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The 10th installment in a 12-game series in marking the 50th anniversary of CU's 1971 season, when the Buffaloes finished 10-2, won the Bluebonnet Bowl to finish third in the nation behind Nebraska and Oklahoma, the only teams that defeated CU that fall. Through nine games, the Buffs were 7-2 and ranked No. 12 in the nation; CU split four games against teams ranked in the top 10, all on the road (wins at No. 9 LSU and at No. 6 Ohio State; losses at No. 2 Oklahoma and No. 1 Nebraska). In week nine, CU scored the last 28 points to pull away from Kansas, and were looking to finish the regular season with two straight home games (for the first and only time in '71). Up first, CU's final Big Eight league game of the season against Oklahoma State, coming off a home loss to Kansas State.
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