Robert Newhouse had 35 carries for 168 yards for Houston.
Charlie Davis had 202 yards on 37 carries for Colorado.
[1] The Buffaloes finished third in the final AP Poll.
The Cougars (who finished 17th in the final poll) returned to the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl in 1973, en route to four more bowls in the decade.
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