Buffs have plentyto playfor

B OULDE R» Like his teammates, Colorado linebacker Drew Lewis was disappointed after the Buffaloes’ 2713 loss at Washington on Saturday.

As the senior walked out of Husky Stadium, however, he knew this was no time for the Buffaloes to get down on themselves.

“We still have a lot to play for,” Lewis said on his way to the team bus.

The Buffaloes (52, 22 Pac12) are riding a twogame losing streak, going winless during the toughest stretch of their schedule. Yet, being in the volatile South division and having three of the next five games at Folsom Field, the Buffs are in no position to hit the panic button.

“It’s tough to go out and lose two games on the road, but we’ve done it against some great teams,” Lewis said moments earlier during his postgame press conference. “I think we’re going to learn from this experience.”

“We have good football players out there,” coach Mike MacIntyre said. “We had some opportunities to make some plays, but we didn’t. We need to find a way to make those.”

This week, the Buffs play the worst team in the Pac12, Oregon State, at Folsom Field. That’s followed by a date with the worst team in the South division, Arizona.

The Buffs play the Pac12’s two hottest teams, Washington State and Utah, backtoback next month at home.

Rec Pts Pv 1. Alabama (61) 80 1,525 1 2. Clemson 70 1,454 3 3. Notre Dame 70 1,400 4 4. LSU 71 1,327 5 5. Michigan 71 1,250 6 6. Texas 61 1,186 7 7. Georgia 61 1,136 8 8. Oklahoma 61 1,065 9 9. Florida 61 998 11 10. UCF 70 996 10 11. Ohio St. 71 985 2 12. Kentucky 61 754 14 13. West Virginia 51 747 13 14. Wash. St. 61 692 25 15. Washington 62 677 15 16. Texas A&M 52 622 17 17. Penn State 52 528 18 18. Iowa 61 489 19 19. Oregon 52 450 12 20. Wisconsin 52 357 23 21. South Florida 70 291 21 22. N.C. State 51 186 16 23. Utah 52 180 NR 24. Stanford 52 144 NR 25. App. St. 51 79 NR Others receiving votes: Texas Tech 54, Utah St. 50, San Diego St. 48, Fresno St. 35, Miami 34, Virginia 25, Houston 19, Purdue 17, Michigan St. 8, Cincinnati 7, Auburn 5, Mississippi St. 2, Boston College 2, UAB 1.