NCAA Football: Colorado at Arizona - Source: Imagn
For the first time in a decade, the Colorado Buffaloes are bowl-bound. Quarterback Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter connected for a pair of touchdowns as the Buffaloes secured a 34-23 home win over the Cincinnati Bearcats in Big 12 action on Saturday to improve to 6-2 (4-1).
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The Bearcats dropped to 5-3 (3-2 Big 12).
Let's take a look at the box score and see how the game went.
The Cincinnati Bearcats struggled to extend drives as they were held to 3-of-10 on third downs and 1-of-3 on fourth down attempts. The passing game struggled as Brendan Sorsby only completed 53.3% of his passes.
The Colorado Buffaloes were able to move the football, averaging 10.4 yards per pass attempt. Shedeur Sanders had five incompletions throughout the game and the team went 7-for-13 on third-down opportunities. Even with Travis Hunter being banged up, he was a dominant force to lead the victory. The Buffs also managed 123 rushing yards, marking back-to-back games with over 100 rushing yards.
3:51 4Q: Brendan Sorsby 6 Yard Passing TD to Joe Royer (Two Point Conversion Failed) | 31-23 Colorado
1:39 4Q: Alejandro Mata 47 Yard Field Goal | 34-23 Colorado
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