Forget about winning a home game. The Colorado football team has enough trouble just trying to score points in Folsom Field these days.
The Buffaloes' stuck in the mud offense flopped once again and this time it came in a very winnable game against a Washington team that seemed to struggle almost as badly at times. The Huskies handed the Buffs their seventh consecutive loss 38-3 in front of perhaps the smallest crowd to see a game in Boulder in three decades.
CU announced it had sold approximately 45,000 tickets before the game but there appeared to be no more than 30,000 fans in the stadium, and that might be generous.
Who could blame CU fans for not showing up when the offense has scored three points at home in the past 10 quarters played here and the defense has been one of the worst in the nation most of the season?
The loss was the 10th?of the season for CU. It is just the fifth time in the program's history the Buffs have suffered double-digit losses in a single season.
The Buffs must beat Utah at home next week in the season finale to avoid becoming the first CU team in history to go winless during an entire season at Folsom Field.
Colorado's defense played considerably better than it had last week when it was run over at Arizona. It kept the team in the game but couldn't overcome turnovers by the offense and special teams that gave Washington prime field position on multiple occasions.
The Buffs held an opponent scoreless in the first quarter for the first time since last season's finale at Utah and nearly shut out the Huskies through the first half. But Washington quarterback Keith Price was able to lead a late first-half scoring drive culminating in wide receiver Cody Bruns' first career touchdown catch that gave the Huskies a 7-0 lead at the intermission.
Sophomore Connor Wood started at quarterback for the first time in his career but made two poor decisions that led to interceptions and he was replaced by junior Jordan Webb before halftime. Webb couldn't do much better.
The game got away from the Buffs again in the third quarter, keeping alive a seven-game streak of anticlimactic fourth quarters played with fans streaming up the aisles and the sound of bands echoing through the empty seats.
The Buffs handed the Huskies points early in the third quarter. CU wide receiver Nelson Spruce was hit by a bouncing punt that Washington's Kevin Smith grabbed as he was going out of bounds and flipped up in the air. Washington safety Will Shamburger recovered.
The Huskies scored three plays later when Price hit Kasen Williams for a 17-yard touchdown pass.
CU left tackle David Bakhtiari was beaten by Washington's Josh Shirley on third down on the Buffs' next possession. Shirley Webb and forced a fumble in the process. Washington recovered and the Huskies scored two plays later when Price hit Kendyl Taylor with a 23-yard screen pass.
Colorado finally scored with 6 minutes, 15 seconds left in the third quarter when a drive stalled after a holding penalty and Will Oliver kicked a 37-yard field goal. Oliver's kick broke the Buffs' scoreless streak of more than eight quarters at home. CU hadn't scored at Folsom Field since the second quarter of the Arizona State game on Oct. 11.
But the Buffs couldn't muster any more than that and the like numerous previous opponents the Huskies poured it on late with two more touchdowns and a field goal.
Eleven down, one to go.
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