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Kansas' defense surrendered its first touchdown since the Oklahoma game -- a streak of six quarters -- when CU quarterback Joel Klatt hit tight end Joe Klopfenstein with a four-yard pass at the 11:36 mark of the third quarter. Iowa State's only TD last week was on a fumble return. ...
Brandon Watkins, listed as the Jayhawks' third-string tight end, made his first career start, but regular Lyonel Anderson also played on the first series and finished with five receptions good for a game-high 60 yards. ...
Ronnie Amadi opened at right cornerback in place of Theo Baines for the second straight week. Baines, who started the first seven games, has been nursing a knee injury and has missed the last two contests. ...
In the first half, Colorado converted five of nine first-half third downs, but gained only 139 yards to the Jayhawks' 180, and the Buffs were guilty of three turnovers -- two interceptions (by Charles Gordon and Rodney Harris) and a fumble (recovered by Gordon). Gordon had another theft in the fourth quarter and took over the Big 12 Conference lead with six. ...
KU was guilty of only two turnovers, but one led to a touchdown -- Randle's fumble in the first quarter that CU's Dominique Brooks returned 41 yards for a score. ...
Middle linebacker Kevin Kane, who had a career-high 12 tackles at Iowa State last week, eclipsed that with 13 stops Saturday. ...
Kansas gave up its first punt return for a touchdown when Colorado's Stephone Robinson rambled 48 yards into the end zone with :12 remaining in the third quarter. ...
Flags rarely flew. Colorado was whistled just three times and Kansas twice. The Jayhawks lost only 10 yards to penalties, a season low. In fact, after being plagued by flags in the first seven games, Kansas has had only five in the last two. ...
Kansas finished with 342 yards of offense to Colorado's 236, and the Buffs had twice as many turnovers (four to two), but KU couldn't overcome CU's fumble-recovery TD and punt return for a score. ...
KU players came out wearing mineshaft-blue leggings to match their jerseys. ...
Kickoff temperature was an unseasonable 69 degrees under sunny skies with a 6 mph breeze out of the southwest. ... KU officials announced the attendance 38,214. KU has averaged about 41,500 fans a game going into Saturday's home finale against Texas.