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Football Delivers Early Road Win

CU Buffs coach and players

Team wins first game played in the Northeast since 1977

CU football opened itsÌý2014 season on big stages — NFL stadiums in Denver and Foxborough, Mass. — winning one and losing one.

After dropping the season opener to Colorado State 31-17 at the Denver Broncos’ home field Aug. 29, the Buffs hit the road for their first game in the Northeast since 1977 and their first ever game against the ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Massachusetts Minutemen. Colorado won 41-38 at Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots.

The three-point victory margin was closer than expected — but a win all the same, and on the road. To quote sophomore free safetyÌýChidobe Awuzie, as reported by theÌýDenver Post, “It feels good to win.â€

CU last had a winning season in 2005, when the team finished 7-5. After UMass, the Buffs were scheduled to play, in order through Oct. 18, Arizona State, Hawaii, California, Oregon State, and USC.

Coach Mike MacIntyre’s Buffs went 4-8 last season, his first in Boulder. MacIntyre has turned around a Division I program before: In 2010 San Jose State went 1-12 under him — improving the record to 10-2 in 2012.

Photography courtesy CU Athletics