LOS ANGELES — University of Colorado football players reported that jewelry was stolen from their dressing room during the Buffaloes' game against host UCLA, officials said Monday.
Following Colorado's 28-16 loss at the Rose Bowl on Saturday night, multiple players found that personal jewelry left in their locker room had disappeared, Pasadena police spokesperson Lisa Derderian said.
Several pieces of miscellaneous personal and football items were also taken, according to a report made to officers at 9:22 p.m. Saturday, Pasadena police said. The game ended at 8:06 p.m.
UCLA said in a statement Monday that its "athletic department confirmed that a report was filed to the Pasadena Police Department following the UCLA-Colorado football game regarding items that were reportedly missing from the Colorado locker room."
The university added that it "is in communication with law enforcement, Rose Bowl Stadium officials and the University of Colorado (CU) on the matter."
A spokesperson for the Rose Bowl, the famed off-campus venue where UCLA has played its home football games since 1982, said stadium personnel are also cooperating with Pasadena police.
“We are aware of players having personal belongings taken from the CU visiting locker room during Saturday’s game against UCLA at the Rose Bowl," CU said in a statement Monday.
"We are in contact with both the UCLA and Pasadena police. The Pasadena Police Department is the lead agency handling the investigation.”
Colorado, 4-4 overall and 1-4 in Pac-12 play, has become one of the country's highest-profile teams with the arrival of coach Deion Sanders, who went to Boulder on the heels of a 1-11 season last year.
Despite losing four of their past five games, the Buffaloes are still drawing increased interest across college football because of this season's major turnaround.
Saturday's game against Colorado drew 71,343 fans, by far UCLA's biggest home crowd of the season.
Colorado's Folsom Field has been packed all year, with the team averaging 53,392 fans per home game. That's a huge boost from last year's 42,487 average.
