ORLANDO, Fla. — As Colorado walked off the field following its best win of the Deion Sanders era — a 48-21 domination of UCF on a steamy Saturday afternoon — one staffer had a pointed message.
“Keep telling them to make us 16-point underdogs!”
Colorado played its most complete game to date, finding balance on offense while shutting down the No. 1 run offense in the country, holding UCF nearly 200 yards below its average. The 27-point triumph is Colorado’s largest road conference win since a 34-0 victory over Oklahoma State in 2005.
It also marked the Buffaloes’ second win under Sanders as a double-digit underdog, though the line did close at 12.5 points.
Sanders batted away any notion his team played with extra motivation as such a large underdog against the undefeated Knights.
“We’re underdogs every week,” he said. “Ain’t nobody want to see us win except for our fan base. That’s just the nature of the game. We’re not mad about it. We know who we are.”
So does the rest of the country.