There hasn’t been much to be excited about in Boulder in regard to the Colorado Buffaloes’ football program lately.
So, with an overtime victory to notch its first Big 12 win in over a year, the Buffaloes faithful decided it fitting to rush the field on Saturday afternoon.
Deion Sanders’ Colorado squad came into their game against the Kansas State Wildcats 2-5 at the bottom of the barrel in the Big 12. To date, the team hadn’t won a conference game since Oct. 11, 2025, and they owned a five-game losing streak after beginning the year on a high note.
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The game was tied at 21 apiece when four quarters finished, forcing an overtime period that saw Kansas State kick a field goal to take a three-point lead.
If Colorado was able to find the end zone on the ensuing possession, they would snap that losing streak and finally get that first conference win of the year.
On third-and-9, quarterback Isaac Wilson pulled back the ball on an RPO scheme and looked to throw into the end zone. He fired a bullet to tight end Charlie Williams, who snagged the football out of the air and walked into the end zone for an 11-yard score — his only catch of the game.
With the six points, Colorado sent the stadium into a frenzy as it walked off Kansas State and improved to 4-4 on the season.
As Sanders went to shake hands with Kansas State, fans hopped over the wall and stormed the field, most of them decked out in Halloween costumes.
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Fans appeared ready to storm the field in regulation, but Kansas State’s touchdown with two seconds left tied the game and kept them behind the wall. Colorado eventually won, though, allowing fans to rush the field and, as is customary, tear down the goalposts while celebrating the spooky home victory.
Colorado has matched its win total from last season in the fourth year of the Deion Sanders era. But despite the victory, Sanders’ name has been mentioned among coaches on the hot seat, making the modest milestone far from what he and his staff envisioned.
The Buffaloes still have four games remaining this season, and they will need to win three of them to become bowl-eligible. If that happens, perhaps Sanders is safe moving forward into next year.
If not… well, you do the math. There’s no telling what Colorado plans to do with Sanders, but the Buffaloes have struggled to regain their winning ways since his son, quarterback Shedeur Sanders, Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter and others left for the NFL.
Next week, the Buffaloes will look to build a win streak against Arizona State before facing Houston, Cincinnati and UCF to end the year.
Meanwhile, Kansas State has similarly struggled in conference play, going 1-4 in the Big 12.