They say defense wins championship, but for the No. 9 Colorado Buffaloes on Saturday night, defense punched its ticket to a Pac-12 championship with a 27-22 win over No. 22 Utah from Folsom Field.
Colorado's defense forced four turnovers on the night while allowing just one offensive touchdown despite Utah getting in to the red zone five times. Three of those times had the Utes inside the Colorado 5-yard line.
Utah quarterback Troy Williams completed just 13 of a possible 40 passes, while running back Joe Williams, who averaged over 200 yards per game in his last five, was held to just 97 yards on the night.