Following the completion of their regular season, the Buffaloes accepted a bid to play in the Liberty Bowl for the second consecutive year.
Following a 26–14 defeat to the rival LSU Tigers, the Green Wave accepted a bid to play in the Liberty Bowl.
In an early defensive struggle, Tulane threatened to score first after Rick Kingrea intercepted a Paul Arendt pass and returned it to the Colorado six-yard line.
[3] Colorado evened the score 3–3 in the second quarter on a 32-yard David Haney field goal to cap a 15-play, 63-yard drive.
[3] In the second half the Green Wave scored touchdowns on a pair of David Abercrombie runs to win the game 17–3.