Beatty did not see action as he recovers from a concussion

As to the first failed effort, a fourth-and-goal at the one in the first quarter, when Demetrius Sumler was stopped for no gain, Colorado head coach Dan Hawkins said, "It's a statement play for your offense and your offensive line. Nine times out of ten if you don't get it, it will help you in the field position game, and we didn't get either one of those (Iowa State took the ball from its own one yard line to the Colorado 30-yard line before fumbling)".As to the Buffs' failure in the red zone against Iowa State, Hawkins had no answers. "It was a little bit of both (lack of execution and good defense)," said Hawkins. "One score in four trips combined with turnovers is what kills you."Now 3-7, 2-4 on the season, all of the talk about a winning season, a bowl bid, and a Big 12 North title has officially come to an end.

What is left for the Buffs is two games, on the road in five days against a ranked Oklahoma State team, and a finale at home against a Nebraska team which is a win over Kansas State (next Saturday) from winning the Big 12 North. Iowa State, on the other hand, is now 6-5, bowl-eligible for the first time since 2005. It took Dan Hawkins, taking over a team with four Big 12 North titles in five seasons, 18 games to get to the six win mark.Is there anything standing in the way of a 3-9 finishJust pride."Football is similar to life. You need to battle back and finish strong," said Scotty McKnight " We need to bounce back and win the next two games.

You have to have pride." Senior linebacker Marcus Burton, who now has two games left in his Colorado career, agreed. "Basically we came in with a lot of heart and we can't look forward to a bowl game anymore," said Burton, who had eight tackles against Iowa State, "but hopefully we can finish the season with a good record."- Game Notes Three players got their first career starts against Iowa State. On the Buffs' first offensive play, junior Corey Nabors lined up in the backfield, with senior running back Kevin Moyd lining up at wide receiver (The Buffs' first play was a Kevin Moyd run, which lost two yards). Beatty, did not see action as he recovers from a concussion).- Markques Simas has had back-to-back 100-yard receiving games (135 v Texas A&M; 128 v Iowa State) Only two Buffs have had three such games - Charles E. His 1,715 receiving yards ranks him 7th all time in that category; his 151 catches is 3rd all-time (just one behind Phil Savoy's 152).