Football

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
Briefly
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
Briefly
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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