Colorado football falls to No. 24 BYU at home
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In the Colorado Buffaloes' recent home loss to the No. 23 BYU Cougars, an offensive chant broke out from some of Colorado's fans at Folsom Field. During the cl
Now together in the Big 12, the Cougars and Buffaloes have played two memorable matchups against each other in the past year.
BYU's Kalani Sitake told BYU Radio ahead of Saturday's road tilt that running back Sione Moa, who had been ruled out for the game with an undisclosed injury, had suffered an emergency setback in the week leading up to the road trip to Boulder.
BYU QB Bear Bachmeier refused to be rattled by a noisy and irreverent Colorado crowd, leading the Cougars to a 27-21 win over the Buffaloes
Headlined by Isaiah Glasker’s play, BYU’s defense hung in long enough for quarterback Bear Bachmeier to find himself on the road.
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BYU scored 17 unanswered points, lost the lead, then regained it for good with the “tornado reverse” play, a misdirection handoff to Cody Hagen that the speedster from Draper took 32 yards for the game-winning touchdown.
It had been more than four decades since BYU last took the field in Boulder, a trip that featured Jim McMahon orchestrating the offense in royal blue.