Looking back at the best Pac-12 games between USC and Colorado
USC quarterback Sam Darnold warms up before a 2016 game against Arizona State.
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Sam Darnold was the spoilsport in Colorado’s only Pac-12 loss of the charmed 2016 season. Playing their first game as a ranked team since Nov. 7, 2005, the Buffaloes lived up to their ranking on defense with four takeaways, but Darnold overcame two Fumbles and an interception with three touchdown passes. It was Colorado’s only conference loss in its best Pac-12 season, which ended with a South Division title. USC, which lost to Stanford and Utah earlier in the season, finished second in the division standings but got the last laugh with a thrilling Rose Bowl win over Penn State.
