Colorado Football: Revisiting Buffs last bowl game

We enter the final frame and after the two teams trade punts, Cody Hawkins threw a terrible pass that was intercepted by Darren Mustin deep in Colorado territory.

With the ball at their 22-yard line, the CU defense did an excellent job to hold Alabama to a field goal. Tiffin was good from 26 yards out to give the Tide a little more breathing room.

With just over four minutes to play and down two scores, Cody Hawkins knew he needed to make something happen. He started with a 27-yard pass to Devree before hitting Patrick Williams for a 28-yard gain. The Buffs were already down to the 14-yard line of Alabama and three plays later, Devree caught his second touchdown of the game. Colorado had trimmed the deficit to six points after being down by 27.

With 3:51 left to play, Colorado elected to kick the ball and play defense. Alabama put together a solid drive in which they converted a 3rd-and-7 when Wilson scrambled for 10 yards. Alabama was able to evaporate nearly every second off the clock, but Colorado got the ball back for one final play.

With just one second left on the clock, the Buffs completed a pass and tried to lateral it around. You never see that work, and it didn’t here either. Alabama was able to escape with a 30-24 victory.

It was a tough loss for the Buffs, especially considering the team hasn’t played in a bowl game since. But seeing the way the team fought back on that day reminds us of the fighting spirit that the current squad embodies.

It’s been a long, tough road to return to prominence, but the Buffs will play in a bowl game again soon and that…. that is something we can all look forward to.