Colorado-Oregon Notes

Colorado Postgame Notes

Oregon Postgame Notes

QUICKLY Oregon now leads the series by a 12-8 count, claiming the last six in a row and all five with both as members of the Pac-12 … With ESPN sliding the kickoff back five minutes from the originally intended 8:07 p.m. start, plus the 61-minute delay due to lightning in the area, the 9:08 kickoff and the 12:31 a.m. finish were the latest in Folsom Field history (ESPN also televised the previous latest: Sept. 15, 2007 vs. Florida State – 8:15 p.m.; that game also was the latest to end at Folsom Field, at 11:46 p.m.) … Thus, this was the first game in Boulder to start on one day of the week and end on the next (it has happened in CU games in the eastern time zone, most recently at Toledo in 2009) … In fact, on CU's 45-yard drive to cut the Oregon lead to 31-24, the Buffs gained 38 yards on Saturday and the final 7 on Sunday … Light rain fell during a game at Folsom for the first time since 2006 (second half vs. Texas Tech) …The 24 points CU scored against Oregon were its most in the series since a 51-43 win over the Ducks in the 1998 Aloha Bowl … The game was tied at 17 at halftime; since joining the Pac-12, Oregon had outscored CU in the first half by 164-19 (35-0, 56-0, 43-16, 30-3) in the four previous games …

There was a moment of silence before the national anthem for the victims of Thursday's shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Ore.; both teams wore decals in tribute to the nine who died at the hands of the 26-year old gunman, who was killed by police (he is not in the count of those who died).

INDIVIDUAL LINER NOTES

CB Ahkello Witherspoon (INT). His interception in the end zone in the first quarter was the first of his career; he also became the seventh Buff to pick off a pass in 2015, the most in a season since seven players had interceptions in 2010.

PK Diego Gonzalez (3-3 PAT, 1-1 FG, 52 long). He is now 9-of-12 in field goals, including a pair of 52-yarders. Will Oliver was 2-of-5 from 50 yards-plus in 2013, otherwise you have to go back to 2007 to find a CU kicker who made two (Kevin Eberhart, 2-of-2); the last to make more than two in a year was Mason Crosby (5-of-7 in 2005).

QB Sefo Liufau (42-25-1, 231, 1 TD). He is closing in on 6,000 career passing yards (5,981); he is now second by himself in TD passes with 45 (snapping a tie with Joel Klatt, 2002-05); he had 233 yards of total offense to give him 6,305 to move into fourth place (passing Tyler Hansen, 6,183). He had 55 plays to give him 1,059, also passing Hansen into fourth (1,051).

WR Shay Fields (5-31, 1 TD). He became the first Buff to corral multiple TD catches this season with his second tonight against Oregon.

WR Nelson Spruce (6-87, 0 TD). He had his longest reception of the year – 42 yards – as he continued to add to his school marks in career receptions (236) and yards (2,657). He is with 24 of becoming the Pac-12's all-time leader in catches. He still is chasing the career TD mark (he has 20, two shy of McKnight's record), and he has caught at least one pass in 30 straight games (multiple in 25 straight).

Tonight's Captains: Awuzie, Liufau, Olugbode, Spruce

Players Mentioned

Shay Fields

Diego Gonzalez

Sefo Liufau

Will Oliver

Nelson Spruce

Ahkello Witherspoon

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