The grass was a little greener for the Buffs back on Sept. 11 when they matched up with Texas A&M in Denver. While Colorado put up a valiant effort, the then-ranked No. 5 Aggies scored a fourth quarter touchdown to beat the Buffs, 10-7.
Since then, it has been mostly turmoil for both programs. Colorado still hasn’t won a game and Texas A&M lost two of its next three, including a 26-22 loss to Mississippi State. The Aggies slipped from being ranked fifth to being unranked when they welcomed No. 1 Alabama in Week 6.
Texas A&M, however, appeared unfazed by the mammoth task ahead. QB Zach Calzada, who the Buffs held to under 200 passing yards, found Ainias Smith with three minutes remaining to tie Alabama at 38. After A&M forced Alabama to punt, the Aggies gave Seth Small a 28-yard field goal opportunity and he nailed the game winner as time expired.
A three-point loss to Texas A&M is now something Colorado and Alabama can bond over,
Both had/are having close finishes against Texas A&M, pretty clear Colorado and Alabama are neck and neck.
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) October 10, 2021
The loss marked Alabama’s first since 2019 and snapped an exactly 100-game streak of beating unranked opponents. Alabama’s previous loss to an unranked opponent came against Louisiana-Monroe in 2007. Surprisingly enough, the Crimson Tide’s first win of that 100-game streak came when they beat Colorado 30-24 in the 2007 Independence Bowl.