It was a wild one in Boulder Colorado Thursday night when no. 21 West Virginia came into town to play against the Colorado Buffaloes. West Virginia was just coming off of a loss to East Carolina and was fired up to regain some momentum but the Buffaloes had other plans. It took them four full quarters and a period of overtime, but the Buffaloes defeated the higher ranked team 17-14.

Overall, the Buffaloes offense looked fairly solid. In the first quarter, Colorado QB Cody Hawkins threw two touchdown passes at the end of their first two possessions, taking a 14 point lead. Running back Rodney Stewart tallied 166 yards for day, which was the highest yard total ever posted by a Colorado freshman.

The Mountaineers answered back quickly, however. Just after the second touchdown, West Virginia ran one in for a touchdown to close the lead to 7 at the half. In the third, West Virginian running back Pat White ran another one into the end zone and the 14-14 tie held until overtime.

Colorado won the toss and chose to defend first, stalling the Mountaineers at the 6 yard line where kicker Pat McAfee’s 23-yard field clanged off the uprights. Four offensive plays later, Colorado’s kicker Aric Goodman sent one through the posts to give Colorado it’s first 3-0 start since 2004.