DENVER — Colorado's defense produced four turnovers and a touchdown and Alex Fontenot rushed for three touchdowns Friday night to give Mel Tucker a 52-31 win over Colorado State in his CU head coaching debut.
While offense was the name of the game for most of the night — the 83 combined points were the most in series history — the Buffs defense came up with some huge stops that made the difference.
The clincher came late in the fourth quarter, when CU linebacker Jonathan Van Diest sacked CSU quarterback Collin Hill, forcing a fumble.