SportsDirect Inc. staff
Nov 30, 2013
Utah 24, Colorado 17: Kelvin York rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns as the host Utes defeated the Buffaloes in Pac-12 play.
Adam Schulz passed for 233 yards and a touchdown to Jake Murphy for Utah (5-7, 2-7), which ended a five-game losing streak. Utes linebacker Trevor Reilly had 14 tackles and sealed the victory with an interception with 1:54 remaining.
Sefo Liufau passed for 241 yards and two touchdowns for the Buffaloes (4-8, 1-8). The loss was Coloradoกฏs fifth in six games.
The Utes set the tone with two first-quarter touchdowns จC Murphyกฏs 16-yard reception and Yorkกฏs 6-yard run. York added a 1-yard scoring run in the second quarter as Utah took a 21-0 halftime lead.
Colorado got on the board on Liufauกฏs 34-yard touchdown pass to Scott Fernandez with 9:15 left in the third quarter and Will Oliver tacked on a 19-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter. The Buffaloes cut their deficit to 24-17 on Liufauกฏs 14-yard touchdown pass to Nelson Spruce with 2:30 remaining and Colorado got the ball back with 2:01 left before Reilly intercepted Liufau on the ensuing play.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Reillyกฏs interception was only Utahกฏs third of the season. กญ Colorado standout WR Paul Richardson had just four catches for 54 yards and wraps up the season with school-best single-season totals of 83 receptions and 1,343 yards. กญ Utes WR Dres Anderson had seven receptions for 94 yards to finish the season with 1,002 yards to become the seventh player in school history to post a 1,000-yard receiving campaign.