CU ends season with upset against Utah

Written by Sara Kassabian in Football, Front Page, Sports on Nov 26, 2011 2:05 / comments

The Buffs ended a 24-game road losing streak today after defeating Utah 17-14 in Salt Lake City.

Students, including the CU Joker, cheer at the beginning of the season at Folsom Field against Cal. (Robert R. Denton/CU Independent)

This was the football team’s first road win since 2007, according to the Associated Press.

The upset against the Utes was a bright point in a rough season for the Buffs, who finished their first season in the Pac-12 with a 3-10 record.

During the half-time break the Buffs were leading 10-0, but the Utes quickly caught up as the game continued into the second half. Utah missed the opportunity to tie the game after a failed attempt at a 26-yard field goal, according to the AP.

Contact CU Independent Editor-in-Chief Sara Kassabian at Sara.kassabian@colorado.edu.

About Sara Kassabian

Sara is a senior news-editorial major and the editor-in-chief of the CU Independent. She has previously edited the opinion, news and entertainment sections of the publication, and worked as a managing editor last spring. Sara has been working in journalism for six years, writing about everything from politics to pornography. She is pursuing a minor in philosophy and is participating in the International Media certificate program. Outside of classes and chasing down leads, Sara likes to collect vinyl records, read books, tell stories, lurk the Boulder Humane Society website and be generally enthusiastic. She hopes to someday apply her education to a career that requires writing, editing or reading in her own private library.

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