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2026 · THROUGH WK 8

Big 12 · 2-4 · 0-3 CONF · ATS 2-4 · O/U 2-3

Colorado Buffaloes

HC Deion Sanders (4th yr) · OC Brennan Marion · DC Chris Marve

STARTS IN 11 PERSONNEL (2 OF 4) · BASE D 4-2-5 · SHOTGUN 95%

Power rating0.270th
CFP odds0%—
PLAYOFFOUT→OUT
Proj. wins4.5of 12
Fan pulse—1 of 30 scored

Big 12 · 2-4 · 0-3 CONF · ATS 2-4 · O/U 2-3

Colorado

Buffaloes · HC Deion Sanders (4th yr) · starts in 11 (2 of 4) · base D 4-2-5

Power rating0.270th
CFP odds · outlook0%—OUT→OUT
Proj. wins4.5of 12
Fan pulse—1 of 30 scored

Colorado

2-4 · 0-3 Big 12

POWER RATING0.270th in FBS
CFP ODDS0%no change
PROJ. WINS4.5of 12 games
PLAYOFF OUTLOOKOUT→OUT

4 losses now · CFP 0% in sims · CCG 0% · title 0%

FAN PULSE—1 of 30 scored

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Schedule & resultsSchedule

POSTGAME WE = HOW OFTEN THIS BOX SCORE WINS · FUTURE ROWS SHOW PREGAME WPCLOSING LINES · FUTURE ROWS SHOW PROJECTED LINEFUTURE LINES PROJECTED

Colorado schedule and results
Wk
Opponent
Result
Line
ATS
Net EPA
Off SR
Def SR
Win prob
Plays
s/play
1at Georgia Techat Georgia TechW14–13+6.5+6.5W+0.0937%37%47%7527.3
2Weber StateWeber StateW52–21−38.5−38.5L+0.8651%30%95%7125.3
3at Northwesternat NorthwesternL7–41+3.5+3.5L−0.6743%51%2%6223.3
4at Baylorat BaylorL13–23+8.5+8.5L+0.0535%35%28%8024.7
5Texas TechTexas TechL7–29+13.5+13.5L−0.1041%30%10%8024.0
6BYE
7UtahUtahL24–27+15.5+15.5W−0.0138%41%44%5326.9
8at Oklahoma Stateat Oklahoma StateNEXTSAT 7:00 FS1SAT 7:00+13.5+13.5————41%140—
9Kansas StateKansas StateOCT 31OCT 31+0.8 proj+0.848%
10at Arizona Stateat Arizona StateNOV 7NOV 7−0.2 proj−0.251%
11HoustonHoustonNOV 13NOV 13+10 proj+1027%
12at Cincinnatiat CincinnatiNOV 21NOV 21+3.7 proj+3.741%
13UCFUCFNOV 28NOV 28+0.6 proj+0.649%

Success rate by down & distance

1st0%n 167%n 637%n 14725%n 4
2nd75%n 2047%n 1539%n 7036%n 14
3rd50%n 2253%n 1519%n 2120%n 10
4th33%n 6—n 00%n 20%n 2

Formation & personnelFormation

PBP TAGS · 353 OF 355 PLAYS353 OF 355 PLAYS TAGGED

Formation splits
LookLook · usage
Usage
Pass %Pass
EPA/playEPA
SR
Shotgun95%95%52%−0.0240%
Under center5%5%16%−0.3842%
No-huddle87%87%50%0.0042%
Huddle13%13%57%−0.2924%
StartersSTARTERS
112 of 4 games122 of 4BASE D4-2-54 of 6
112 of 44-2-5base D · 4 of 6

In shotgun on 95 % of tagged snaps, passing 52 % of the time (−0.02 EPA a play; −0.38 under center). No-huddle on 87 %. Starts in 11 personnel in 2 of 4 games. Base defense 4-2-5 (4 of 6).

Next game

SAT 7:00 FS1 · BOONE PICKENS STADIUMSAT 7:00 FS1

at Oklahoma StateLINE+13.5MODEL+3.9WP41%

TOP INJURY · OFFICIAL REPORT

P
Bo HughleyOL · SR
OL · top injury
NEXT UPJ. McFadden
79%TO PLAY
−0.1IMPACT PTS

% to play = 1 − P(out) · expected return not reported

LINE · MODEL · WPIMPACT −0.1 PTS

Refs

JUDGMENT FLAGS OVER EXPECTED · 2026FLAGS OVER EXPECTED / G · 2026

Judgment flags over expected by crew conference
Crews from
FOE / G
90% range
Games
Read
Big 12 crews−0.5 to +0.4 · 29 games−0.1−0.5 to +0.429NOISE
Pac-12 crews−0.4 to +0.6 · 21 games+0.1−0.4 to +0.621NOISE
Big Ten crews— · 2 games−0.4—2NOISE
ACC crews— · 1 game−0.9—1NOISE
Mountain West crews— · 1 game+0.6—1NOISE
SEC crews— · 1 game−0.7—1NOISE
FRIENDLIEST CREWFRIENDLIESTKevin Boitmann−0.6 / g · 3 games · noise−0.6 / g · 3 g · noise
TOUGHEST CREWTOUGHESTHenry Johns+1.6 / g · 4 games · noise+1.6 / g · 4 g · noise

+ = more judgment flags on Colorado than expected · 2026 only: crews known for 6 of 7 games · no lean before 8 gamesJudgment flags only, 2026 · crews known for 6 of 7 games · + = more on Colorado than expected · no lean before 8 games

Key players

Unit statsEfficiency

OPP-ADJUSTED · RANK OF 138 FBSFBS RANK · OPP-ADJUSTED

Colorado offense statistics
MetricStat
ColoradoCOLO
RankRK
FBS avgVS FBS
EPA / play−0.03106th+0.06
Success rate41.0%80th42.3%
Explosiveness1.2796th1.30
Rush EPA / play−0.01120th+0.07
Pass EPA / play+0.0977th+0.11
Passing downs SR31.1%69th31.1%
Line yards3.1488th3.21
Sack rate allowed5.0%72nd5.3%
3rd-down conversion37%100th41%
Points / opportunity3.25124th4.27
Red zone TD rate50%119th63%
Seconds / play25.625th28.0