Big 12

Colorado Buffaloes

Boulder, Colorado

Season

Colorado

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 66 34

Points / Game 33.0 17.0

Total Offense

Total Yards 885 660

Plays 149 135

Yards / Play 5.94 4.89

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 87 59

Rushing Yards 363 178

Yards / Attempt 4.17 3.02

Rushing Touchdowns 4 0

Passing

Pass Completions 40 39

Pass Attempts 62 76

Completion % 64.5% 51.3%

Net Passing Yards 522 482

Yards / Attempt 8.42 6.34

Passing Touchdowns 5 3

Interceptions Thrown 0 1

First Downs

First Downs 45 40

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 13 13

3rd Down Attempts 30 30

3rd Down % 43.3% 43.3%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 4 0

4th Down Attempts 5 2

4th Down % 80.0% 0.0%

Turnovers

Turnovers 2 3

Fumbles Lost 2 2

Interceptions Thrown 0 1

Fumbles Recovered 2 2

Defense

Sacks 6 4

Tackles for Loss 17 12

Interceptions 1 —

Interception Return Yards 0 —

Interception Return Touchdowns 0 —

Penalties

Penalties 19 15

Penalty Yards 167 104

Possession

Possession Time 64:14 55:46

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 4 4

Kick Return Yards 79 169

Yards / Return 19.75 42.25

Kick Return Touchdowns 0 1

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 4 3

Punt Return Yards 13 7

Yards / Return 3.25 2.33

Punt Return Touchdowns 0 0

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 2.92

Success Rate 41.7%

PPA 0.256

Explosiveness 1.378

Opportunities 13

Drives 24

Plays 151

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 12.2%

Power Success 90.0%

Line Yards 3.14

Second-Level Yards 0.89

Open-Field Yards 0.78

Line Yards Total 257

Second-Level Yards Total 73

Open-Field Yards Total 64

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 41.5%

PPA 0.168

Explosiveness 0.996

Play Rate 54.3%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 42.2%

PPA 0.357

Explosiveness 1.892

Play Rate 42.4%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 45.5%

Standard Downs PPA 0.122

Standard Downs Explosiveness 1.050

Standard Downs Rate 65.6%

Passing Downs Success Rate 34.6%

Passing Downs PPA 0.510

Passing Downs Explosiveness 2.198

Passing Downs Rate 34.4%

Field Position

Average Start 69.4

Average Predicted Points 1.472

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 15.2%

Front Seven Havoc 10.6%

Defensive Back Havoc 4.6%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive 0.970

Adjusted Success Rate 5.1%

Adjusted PPA 0.219

Adjusted Explosiveness 0.172

Adjusted Points / Opportunity -0.014

Adjusted Stuff Rate 7.2%

Adjusted Power Success 28.2%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed 3.3%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 1.80

Success Rate Allowed 34.3%

PPA Allowed 0.010

Explosiveness Allowed 1.397

Opportunities Faced 15

Drives Faced 24

Plays Faced 134

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 38.9%

Power Success Allowed 33.3%

Line Yards Allowed 2.40

Second-Level Yards Allowed 1.30

Open-Field Yards Allowed 0.41

Line Yards Total Allowed 130

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 70

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 38.9%

PPA Allowed -0.152

Explosiveness Allowed 0.748

Play Rate Faced 40.3%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 32.5%

PPA Allowed 0.176

Explosiveness Allowed 1.942

Play Rate Faced 57.5%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 35.4%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed -0.162

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 0.995

Standard Downs Rate Faced 61.2%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 32.7%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed 0.281

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 2.083

Passing Downs Rate Faced 38.8%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 72.2

Average Predicted Points -1.224

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 25.4%

Front Seven Havoc 16.4%

Defensive Back Havoc 9.0%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive 1.503

Adjusted Success Rate 11.9%

Adjusted PPA 0.209

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.239

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 2.059

Adjusted Stuff Rate 22.3%

Adjusted Power Success 31.1%

Adjusted Havoc 15.2%