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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Colorado 41, Oregon 38
When: 5:30 PM ET, Saturday, September 24, 2016
Where: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon
Temperature: 68°
Head Official: Mark Duddy
Attendance: 53974

Colorado rallied to beat Oregon 41-38 in Pac-12 Conference football Saturday afternoon at Autzen Stadium.

The Buffaloes (3-1) scored the winning touchdown on a 31-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Steven Montez to wide receiver Bryce Bobo with 8:53 left in the fourth quarter. Cornerback Akhello Witherspoon sealed the win with an interception in the end zone with 48 seconds left after Oregon drove to the 7-yard line.

Montez threw for 333 yards and three scores while running for 135 yards and a touchdown. Wide receiver Devin Ross had seven catches for 153 yards and a touchdown for Colorado.

Oregon (2-2) scored three touchdowns in the final eight minutes of the third quarter to turn a 33-17 deficit into a 38-33 lead.

Quarterback Dakota Prukop threw for 293 yards and two touchdowns while wide receiver Darren Carrington had five catches for 68 yards and two scores. Running back Tony Brooks-James ran 16 times for 120 yards and a score.

Colorado got a field goal at the end of the first half to take a 26-17 lead at halftime and scored on its first drive of the second half when Montez threw a 48-yard touchdown pass to Ross to stretch the margin to 33-17.

Oregon safety Brenden Schooler intercepted Montez to set up Oregon's next score. Brooks-James scored on a 1-yard run to get the Ducks within 33-24 with 7:02 left in third quarter.

Oregon put together a 10-play, 74-yard drive near the end of the third quarter that cut CU's lead to 33-31 when running back Kani Benoit scored on a 3-yard run.

The Ducks took their first lead of the day at 38-33 in the final minute of the third quarter when Prukop tossed an 18-yard scoring pass to Carrington.

The Buffaloes responded when Montez tossed a 31-yard touchdown pass to Bryce Bobo and added the two-point conversion to go ahead 41-38.

Oregon went three-and-out on its opening drive before Colorado drove 80 yards for a touchdown. Running back Phillip Lindsay scored on a 1-yard run to put the Buffaloes ahead 7-0.

The Buffs forced another punt and pushed their lead to 10-0 when kicker Chris Graham connected on a 29-yarder.

Oregon answered with a 1-yard touchdown run by running back Taj Griffin to get within 10-7 midway through the first quarter.

Colorado answered with its third straight scoring drive to start the game when Montez found Shay Fields for a 7-yard touchdown pass that put the Buffs ahead 16-7 after the extra point was blocked.

The Buffaloes stretched the lead to 23-7 when Montez scored on a three-yard run early in the second quarter.

Oregon attempted a fake punt and linebacker Danny Mattingly ran for 29 yards and a first down. Two plays later, Prukop threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Carrington to get Oregon within 23-14.

Oregon got within 23-17 on a 41-yard field goal by kicker Aidan Schneider. Colorado's Graham booted a 33-yard field goal on the final play of the first half to put the Buffs ahead 26-17 at halftime.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Colorado   Oregon
Steven Montez Player Tony Brooks-James
21 Attempts 16
135 Yards 120
6.4 Avg Yards 7.5
1 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Receiving
Colorado   Oregon
Devin Ross Player Dwayne Stanford
7 Receptions 6
153 Yards 95
21.9 Avg Yards 15.8
1 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Colorado 593 260 333 5 2 1 3.0 0
Oregon 508 215 293 5 1 2 3.0 1