Zach Charbonnet ran for 104 yards and three touchdowns on nine carries to power UCLA to a 45–17 victory over host Colorado in the Pac-12 opener Saturday in Boulder, Colo.
Charbonnet averaged 11.6 yards per attempt and didn’t play in the fourth quarter. Quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson went 19-of-23 passing for 234 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions, in addition to rushing for 56 yards on seven carries.
Jake Bobo had four receptions for 53 yards.
UCLA (4–0, 1–0) jumped out to a 21–3 lead over the Buffaloes (0–4, 0–1) and never looked back en route to outgaining Colorado 515–309 and holding the Buffaloes to 5–for–17 on third-down conversions. Colorado has been outscored 173–47 this season….