Overview
- Arizona beat Colorado 52-17 at Folsom Field one week after the Buffs were routed 53-7 by Utah, marking a second straight game surrendering 50 or more points.
- The loss leaves Colorado at 3-6 overall and 1-5 in Big 12 play, requiring three straight wins to reach bowl eligibility.
- Colorado committed a season-high five turnovers and was flagged 13 times for 105 yards, undercutting any chance to keep pace.
- Quarterback play remained unsettled: starter Kaidon Salter went 11-of-15 for 49 yards with a touchdown, an interception and a fumble, Ryan Staub threw two interceptions, and freshman JuJu Lewis finished 9-of-17 for 121 yards with his first career TD before exiting injured.
- The game drew the smallest Folsom Field crowd of the Deion Sanders era at 48,223, the student section cleared out before halftime, and the broadcast aired on FS1 rather than FOX because the World Series reached Game 7.