First Half Action
| Colorado | Kansas | |
| 9 | First downs | 7 |
| 19 | Rushes | 22 |
| 64 | Rushing yards | 58 |
| 17-10-2 | Passing (comp-att-int) |
13-8-0 |
| 75 | Passing yards | 111 |
| 36 | Total offensive plays |
35 |
| 139 | Total offense | 169 |
| 0 | Return yards | 31 |
| 2-42.5 | Punting | 4-38.8 |
| 1-1 | Fumbles-lost | 1-1 |
| 3-17 | Penalties-yds | 1-0 |
| 16:35 | Time of possession |
13:25 |
Kansas jumped to a quick 14-0 lead, but then disaster struck. … Starting QB Jason Swanson was hurt and came out just after the second score, and on the first play at the helm, third-stringer John Nielsen completed a shovel pass to John Randle, but Randle fumbled, and CU returned the gift for a defensive touchdown.
Colorado Leaders
Rushing: Bobby Purify 11-42
Passing: Joel Klatt 10-for-17 for 75 yards, 2 interceptions.
Receiving: Lawrence Vickers 3-16, Mike Duren 2-23.
Kansas leaders
Rushing: John Randle 14-46.
Passing: Jason Swanson 3-for-5 for 67 yards; John Nielsen 5-for-8 for 44
yards.
Receiving: Mark Simmons 2-48.
Final Totals
| Colorado | Kansas | |
| 17 | First downs | 16 |
| 37 | Rushes | 38 |
| 110 | Rushing yards | 92 |
| 31-18-3 | Passing (comp-att-int) |
36-24-1 |
| 153 | Passing yards | 250 |
| 68 | Total offensive plays |
74 |
| 263 | Total offense | 342 |
| 132 | Return yards | 31 |
| 5-47.2 | Punting | 9-38.0 |
| 2-1 | Fumbles-lost | 1-1 |
| 3-17 | Penalties-yds | 2-10 |
| 4-24 | Sacks by (No.-yards) |
2-8 |
| 30:14 | Time of possession |
29:46 |
The teams traded scores before Stephone Robinson’s 48-yard punt-return touchdown gave CU the lead for good with 12 seconds left in the third. … Kansas had seven second-half possessions. Five ended with punts and the last with an interception.
Games to remember
Kansas: Charles Gordon 4 total tackles, 1 sack, 1 fumble recovery, 2 interceptions, 1 pass reception for 22 yards.
Games to forget
Kansas: Jason Swanson 3-for-5 passing before being knocked out of the
game with a shoulder injury in first quarter.
Colorado: Joel Klatt 18-for-31 passing for 153 yards, 2 sacks, 3 interceptions.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING (carries-yards)
Colorado: Bobby Purify 14-52, Lawrence Vickers 4-24, Byron Ellis 8-23, Hugh Charles 5-14, Joel Klatt 3-2, team 2-(minus-2), Blake Mackey 1-(minus-3).
Kansas: John Randle 20-61, Mark Simmons 1-19, Austine Nwabuisi 3-17, Clark Green 1-8, Jason Swanson 1-1, John Nielsen 12-(minus-14).
PASSING (comp.-att.-yards)
Colorado: Klatt 13-for-31 for 153 yards, 3 interceptions.
Kansas: Nielsen 21-for-31 for 183 yards, 1 interception; Swanson 3-for-5 for 67 yards.
RECEIVING (receptions-yards)
Colorado: Vickers 4-50, Mike Duren 4-34, Joe Klopfenstein 3-24, Mackey 2-14, Ron Monteilh 1-12, Charles 1-8, Daniel Jolly 1-6, Jesse Wallace 1-4, Reggie Joseph 1-1.
Kansas: Randle 6-35, Lyonel Anderson 5-60, Simmons 3-52, Gary Heaggans 3-23, Brandon Rideau 2-30, Derek Fine 2-16, Green 2-12, John Gordon 1-22.
PUNTING (No.-average)
Colorado: John Torp 5-47.2.
Kansas: Kyle Tucker 9-38.0.
TACKLING LEADERS
Colorado: Brian Iwuh 11, Thad Washington 9.
Kansas: Kevin Kane 13, Tony Stubbs 12, Nick Reid 6.
| SCORE BY QUARTERS | |||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
| Colorado | 7 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 30 |
| Kansas | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Officials: Hal Dowden (r), Richard Brown (u), Don Kapral (lm), David Oliver (lj), Brad Horchem (bj), Rick Skaggs (fj), Richard Jordan (sj).
Attendance: 38,214.
Time of game: 2:55.
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