Colorado continues to impress on the field and with their season victories come weekly awards. In fact, this is the sixth time this season a Colorado Football Player has earned either an offensive or defensive Player or Special teams Player of the Week Award.
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Today the PAC 12 announced that Colorado Sophomore Isaiah Oliver was selected as the PAC 12 Special Teams Player of the Week after his outstanding game-changing performance against UCLA last Thursday Night. With Colorado leading UCLA just 13-10 late in the, Oliver returned a punt 68-yards for a touchdown to help the Buffs win their fifth conference game of the season. On the night Oliver returned 5 punts for a total of 124-yards. The punt return was Colorado's first since the 2005 season when Stephan Robinson returned an 81-yarder against Kansas.
Past Award Winners
During the week of October 24th Tedric Thompson was named the PAC 12 Defensive Player of the Week for his outstanding performance against Stanford. In the Buffs 10-5 victory over the Cardinal, Thompson recorded two interceptions, one which he returned for 30-yards. On the season Thompson has 4 interceptions.
In Colorado's 40-16 win over Arizona State Junior Running Back Phillip Lindsay was named PAC 12 Offensive Player of the Week. Lindsay who had not hit the 100-yard mark this season, ran wild for 219-yards and 3 touchdowns. He is currently third in the PAC 12 rushing yardage wise.
Freshman kicker Davis Price was named the Week 5 PAC 12 Special Teams Player of the Week after drilling a 54-yard field goal against Oregon State. The 54-yard field kick is the longest field goal made by a freshman in Colorado school history.
Steven Montez was named the PAC 12 Offensive Player of the Week on September 26th following his performance against Oregon. The RS-Freshman starting in place of Sefo Liufau racked up an incredible 468-yards of total offense. Leading Colorado to a thrilling 41-38 victory over Oregon in Autzen Stadium, Liufau was 23-32 passing for 333-yards with 3 touchdowns and also rushed for 135-yards with a score on the ground.
Senior Quarterback Sefo Liufau was named PAC 12 Offensive Player of the Week on September 5th in the Buffs 44-7 blowout against Colorado State. In the season opener against their in-state rival Liufau was 23 of 33 passing for 318-yards and 1 touchdowns. He finished the game with a 160.6 passing rating and earned 17 total first downs.
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Colorado is 7-2 and 5-1 in PAC 12 Conference Play. Bowl Eligible for the first time since 2007 and now ranked No. 15th in the latest Coaches Poll. The Buffs control their own destiny bowl wise and open as a 14 point favorite this weekend against Arizona. Today, we open Tuesday up with a 3-2-1 column, as we tell you three things we learned, ask two questions, and make one prediction.
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Colorado is ranked No. 16 in the latest AP Top 25 Rankings up from No. 21 last Sunday. Scroll down for a complete look at where each team is ranked in the College Football Playoff Ranking, Coaches Poll, and AP Top 25.
