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(WAC). The game was the final competition of the 2004 football season for each team and resulted in a 33–28 Colorado victory.

Scoring summary

;First quarter *Colorado Mason Crosby 26 yard field goal. 3–0 Colorado *UTEP Howard Jackson 7 yard touchdown run. 7–3 UTEP *UTEP Josh Chamois 1 yard touchdown run. 14–3 UTEP ;Second quarter *Colorado Hugh Charles 1 yard touchdown run. 14–10 UTEP *Colorado Mason Crosby 54 yard field goal. 14–13 UTEP *UTEP Jordan Palmer 17 yard touchdown pass to Jayson Boyd. 21–13 UTEP ;Third quarter *Colorado Mason Crosby 37 yard field goal. 21–16 UTEP *Colorado Mason Crosby 20 yard field goal. 21–19 UTEP ;Fourth quarter *UTEP Jordan Palmer 4 yard touchdown pass to Johnnie Lee Higgins, Jr. 28–19 UTEP *Colorado Joel Klatt 78 yard touchdown pass to Joe Klopfenstein. 28–26 UTEP *Colorado Joel Klatt 39 yard touchdown pass to Evan Judge. 33–28 Colorado

Statistics

References

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