Colorado outlasts No. 24 Arizona State 34-31

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Colorado lost two of its best players in the first quarter and the attrition kept coming as one player after another went down. The Buffaloes rallied around those who were left and pulled a rare road victory. Steven Montez threw for 337 yards and had three touchdown passes to Tony Brown , and Colorado beat a ranked road opponent team for the first time in 17 years with a 34-31 win over No. 24 Arizona State on Saturday night. "We were really confident in ourselves, no matter if we're 1, 2, or 3s," said Montez, who completed 23 of 30 passes. "We're confident on everyone on that sideline. They can come in when their numbers' called and perform at a high level and they did." Arizona State (3-1, 0-1 Pac-12) won its first three games behind its defense, allowing 21 combined points.