BOULDER – Sefo Liufau passed for 204 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 54 yards and another score in less than a half, as Colorado beat Idaho State 56-7 on Saturday.
Phillip Lindsay ran for two scores as Colorado (2-0) built a 49-0 halftime lead on its way to a second consecutive blowout win.
Liufau, who had 384 yards of offense in the 44-7 win over Colorado State last week to earn Pac-12 Player of the Week honors, had another big game with touchdown passes of 15 and 4 yards. He ended his day with a 19-yard touchdown run late in Colorado’s 35-point second quarter that made it 42-0.
Liufau’s backup Steven Montez connected with Kabion Ento for two more touchdown passes.
Jakori Ford scored for the Bengals (1-1), who had just seven first downs and 96 yards total offense.
Colorado receiver Shay Fields got the best of Bengals defensive back Anthony Ricks in a one-on-one battle in the second quarter. Fields went deep four times with Ricks chasing him. Ricks was flagged for pass interference three times, one of which was declined after Fields caught a 42-yard pass to set up a score. Fields had a 36-yard reception that led to another touchdown.
Colorado State ground game wears down UTSA in 23-14 win
FORT COLLINS – Dalyn Dawkins ran for 68 yards and a score, and Izzy Matthews added 49 yards and a touchdown run, to lead Colorado State past UTSA 23-14 on Saturday.
Dawkins carried the ball in from a yard out to score to put CSU up 10-7 before the first quarter ended.
Matthews later scored on a 6-yard run to extend CSU’s lead to 17-7. Dalton Sturm then led an eight-play, 75-yard scoring drive – capped by his 16-yard pass to Brady Jones – to bring UTSA to within 17-14 with 20 seconds left before the half.
Colorado State’s Bryan Wyatt made a 28-yard field goal to put the Rams up 20-14 as time expired before the break.
Colorado State (1-1) finished with 220 yards rushing.
AIR FORCE ACADEMY – Tim McVey returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown and scored on an 18-yard run, helping Air Force beat Georgia State 48-14 on Saturday for the Falcons’ 14th straight home victory.
Receiver Tyler Williams added two rushing TDs and QB Nate Romine gained 124 yards on the ground for Air Force (2-0), which hasn’t lost at Falcon Stadium since Nov. 21, 2013, against UNLV. It’s the longest home winning streak in team history.
Georgia State (0-2) struggled on special teams, giving up McVey’s kick return, shanking several punts and allowing Air Force to recover an onside kick moments after the Falcons scored to start the second half. The Falcons cashed that bold move in with Williams’ 2-yard score to make it 41-14.
The Panthers couldn’t contain Air Force’s offense. The Falcons scored points on seven of its first nine drives at one point and finished with 531 total yards. They dominated time of possession (45:14 to 14:46).
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