American college football season
The 2022 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado Boulder as a member of the Pac-12 Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Buffaloes played their home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado . After losing the first five games of the season, third-year head coach Karl Dorrell and defensive coordinator Chris Wilson were fired on October 2; offensive coordinator Mike Sanford Jr. was named the interim head coach of the Buffaloes for the remainder of the season, who named Clay Patterson as the offensive coordinator and Gerald Chatman as the defensive coordinator.[ 1]
The Buffaloes finished the season with only one win over California in overtime, their first one-win season since 2012 and their fourth since 1917 . This was one of the worst seasons in program history as Colorado lost all but three games by at least 25 points.[ 2]
After the season on December 3, Deion Sanders was hired as the head coach for 2023. A Hall of Fame cornerback in the National Football League (NFL), he was previously the head coach for three years at Jackson State of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).
The Colorado Buffaloes and the Pac-12 announced the 2022 football schedule on December 16, 2021.[ 3] [ 4]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 8:00 p.m. TCU * ESPN L 13–3847,868 September 10 1:30 p.m. at Air Force * CBS L 10–4133,647 September 17 1:30 p.m. at Minnesota * ESPN2 L 7–4942,101 September 24 12:00 p.m. UCLA P12N L 17–4542,848 October 1 7:30 p.m. at Arizona P12N L 20–4336,591 October 15 12:00 p.m. California P12N W 20–13 OT 50,471 October 22 6:00 p.m. at Oregon State P12N L 9–4227,679 October 29 5:30 p.m. Arizona State ESPNU L 34–4240,334 November 5 1:30 p.m. No. 8 Oregon ESPN L 10–4942,089 7:30 p.m. at No. 8 USC FS1 L 17–5561,206 November 19 6:00 p.m. at No. 17 Washington P12N L 7–5467,969 November 26 2:00 p.m. No. 14 Utah P12N L 21–6333,474
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2022 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 0 Victor Venn Fr WR 1 Montana Lemonious-Craig So WR 2 R. J. Sneed II GS WR 3 Chase Penry So WR 4 Jordyn Tyson Fr QB 5 J. T. Shrout So WR 6 Daniel Arias Sr QB 7 Owen McCown Fr RB 8 Alex Fontenot Sr QB 8 Oakie Salave'a Fr QB 9 Drew Carter So WR 10 Jaylon Jackson Sr WR 13 Maurice Bell Sr QB 14 Maddox Kopp Fr WR 15 Chase Sowell Fr QB 16 Colton Allen Fr TE 18 Caleb Fauria Fr RB 20 Deion Smith Jr RB 21 Jayle Stacks So RB 22 Anthony Hankerson Fr WR 23 Grant Page Fr WR 25 Jack Hestera Fr RB 27 Dominick Mastro So RB 33 Christian Sarem Fr TE 38 Brady Russell Sr RB 44 Charlie Offerdahl Fr OL 51 Jack Seavall So OL 52 Luke Eckardt Fr OL 53 Noah Fenske So OL 55 Van Wells Fr OL 56 Jackson Anderson Fr OL 60 Jake Wiley So OL 64 Austin Johnson So OT 65 Alex Harkey So OL 68 Edgar Amaya Fr OL 69 Gerad Christian-Lichtenhan So OL 70 Casey Roddick Jr OT 72 Travis Gray Fr OL 73 Ben Reznik Fr OL 74 John Ramirez Fr OT 75 Tommy Brown GS OL 76 Frank Fillip Jr OT 77 Carter Edwards Fr OL 79 Camden Dempsey Fr WR 80 Ty Robinson So WR 81 Chernet Estes Fr TE 82 Austin Smith Fr WR 83 Michael Harrison So WR 84 Cole Boscia Fr TE 86 Zach Courtney Fr TE 87 Erik Olsen Fr TE 88 Brady Kopetz Fr TE 89 Louis Passarello Fr
Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 0 Kaylin Moore So OLB 1 Guy Thomas Sr S 2 Jaylen Striker Jr S 3 Jeremy Mack Jr. So OLB 4 Jamar Montgomery Sr S 5 Tyrin Taylor So CB 6 Nikko Reed So ILB 7 Marvin Ham II So ILB 8 Josh Chandler-Semedo GS S 9 Dylan Dixson Fr OLB 10 Eoghan Kerry Fr ILB 12 Quinn Perry Sr DL 13 Justin Jackson Sr CB 15 Simeon Harris Fr S 16 Jordan Woolverton Fr S 17 Xavier Smith Fr ILB 20 Robert Barnes GS CB 21 Joshua Wiggins Fr CB 22 Toren Pittman So S 23 Isaiah Lewis Sr CB 25 Keyshon Mills Fr CB 26 Jason Oliver Fr CB 27 Nigel Bethel Jr. Jr OLB 28 Ben Finneseth Fr ILB 29 Isaac Hurtado So CB 30 Braden Keith Fr LB 31 Caiden Robertson So ILB 32 Aubrey Smith Fr OLB 33 Joshka Gustav So DB 34 Dante Capolungo Fr ILB 35 Mister Williams Fr S 37 Trey Ortega III So CB 38 Mac Willis So S 39 Austin Dahlke Fr OLB 40 Shakaun Bowser Fr S 41 Anthony Lyle Sr CB 42 Liam McGannon Fr S 43 Trevor Woods So OLB 44 Devin Grant Fr OLB 47 Kaden Ludwick Fr OLB 48 Zion Magalei Fr ILB 51 Thomas Notarainni Fr LB 52 Jack Remington Fr DE 54 Terrance Lang Sr DL 56 Mason Maddox Fr DE 90 Chance Main GS DL 91 Na'im Rodman Jr DL 92 Aaron Austin Fr DL 93 Ryan Williams Fr DL 95 Tyas Martin Fr DL 97 Allan Baugh Fr DL 99 Jalen Sami Jr
Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 36 Cole Becker So P 45 Noah Hubbard Fr P 49 Trent Carrizosa Fr LS 57 Cameron Warchuk Fr LS 85 Derek Bedell So K 98 Cristiano Palazzo Fr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Mike Sanford Jr. – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks (until Oct. 2) Phil McGeoghan – Assistant head coach/wide receivers (until Oct.2)’ ‘ Chris Wilson – Defensive coordinator/defensive line (until Oct. 2) Gerald Chatman – Defensive coordinator/defensive line (until Oct.2)’ ‘ Clay Patterson – Offensive coordinator/tight ends (until Oct.2) Chris Reinert – Special teams coordinator Kyle DeVan – Offensive line/run game coordinator Brett Maxie – Safeties/defensive pass game coordinator Mark Smith – Inside linebackers/recruiting coordinator Rod Chance – Cornerbacks Darian Hagan – Running backs Jeff Smart – Linebackers Shannon Turley – Director, strength and conditioning Connor Gorny – Assistant, strength and conditioning Darius Reese – Assistant, strength and conditioning Jacob Ricketts – Assistant, strength and conditioning Scott Sacuskie – Assistant, strength and conditioning Brandon Gibson – Quality control, offense Nicholas Gilbert – Quality control, offense Michael Downing – Quality control, defense Nate Dodson – Graduate assistant John Gardner – Graduate assistant Cordale Grundy – Graduate assistant Kolter Smith – Graduate assistant' Bryan McGinnis – Director, football operations Emily Funke – Assistant director of football operations Chandler Dorrell – Director, player personnel Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 11/6/22
TCU Horned Frogs (0–0) vs Colorado Buffaloes (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter Total Horned Frogs 0 7 10 21 38 Buffaloes 3 3 0 7 13
at Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
Date : September 2, 2022Game time : 8:00 p.m.Game weather : Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)Game attendance : 47,868Referee : Matt RichardsTV announcers (ESPN ) : Brian Custer (play-by-play), Dustin Fox (analyst), Taylor McGregor (sideline)
Game information First quarter (4:44) COL – Cole Becker 37-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 4:37; Colorado 3–0 ) Second quarter (14:36) TCU – Derius Davis 60-yard punt return, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 6 plays, 11 yards, 3:16; TCU 7–3 ) (7:38) COL – Cole Becker 43-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 6:58; TCU 7–6 ) Third quarter (11:56) TCU – Emari Demercado 43-yard run, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 3:04; TCU 14–6 ) (3:45) TCU – Griffin Kell 33-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 6:35; TCU 17–6 ) Fourth quarter (10:55) TCU – Kendre Miller 3-yard run, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:23; TCU 24–6 ) (7:55) TCU – Derius Davis 27-yard run, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 2 plays, 32 yards, 0:50; TCU 31–6 ) (3:15) TCU – Sam Jackson 7-yard run, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, 2:45; TCU 38–6 ) (1:13) COL – Jordyn Tyson 23-yard pass from J. T. Shrout, Cole Becker kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:02; TCU 38–13 )
Statistics TCU COL First downs 17 20 Total yards 413 348 Rushes/yards 30–275 29–113 Passing yards 138 235 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–23–0 26–41–0 Time of possession 26:42 33:18
Colorado Buffaloes (0–1) at Air Force Falcons (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter Total Buffaloes 0 10 0 0 10 Falcons 13 7 7 14 41
at Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, CO
Date : September 10, 2022Game time : 1:30 p.m.Game weather : Cloudy, 55 °F (13 °C)Game attendance : 33,647Referee : Mike McCabeTV announcers (CBS ) : Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analyst), Sherree Burch (sideline)
Game information First quarter (14:27) AFA – Brad Roberts 14-yard run, Matthew Dapore kick (Drive: 1 play, 14 yards, 0:04; Air Force 7–0 ) (9:42) AFA – Matthew Dapore 54-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 3:41; Air Force 10–0 ) (0:17) AFA – Matthew Dapore 47-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 3:04; Air Force 13–0 ) Second quarter (12:55) AFA – Brad Roberts 20-yard run, Matthew Dapore kick (Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards, 1:55; Air Force 20–0 ) (10:55) COL – Deion Smith 25-yard run, Cole Becker kick (Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 2:00; Air Force 20–7 ) (0:41) COL – Cole Becker 41-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:15; Air Force 20–10 ) Third quarter (2:31) AFA – Haaziq Daniels 1-yard run, Anthony Rodriguez kick (Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:34; Air Force 27–10 ) Fourth quarter (11:12) AFA – Brad Roberts 46-yard run, Anthony Rodriguez kick (Drive: 1 play, 46 yards, 0:12; Air Force 34–10 ) (3:03) AFA – John Lee Eldridge III 11-yard run, Anthony Rodriguez kick (Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 7:03; Air Force 41–10 )
Statistics COL AFA First downs 8 25 Total yards 162 443 Rushes/yards 32–111 70–435 Passing yards 51 8 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 5–21–1 1–5–0 Time of possession 21:38 38:22
Team Category Player Statistics Colorado Passing J. T. Shrout 5/21, 51 yards, INT Rushing Deion Smith 11 carries, 59 yards, TD Receiving Daniel Arias 2 receptions, 36 yards Air Force Passing Haaziq Daniels 1/5, 8 yards Rushing Brad Roberts 24 carries, 174 yards, 3 TD Receiving Dane Kinamon 1 reception, 8 yards
Colorado Buffaloes (0–2) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter Total Buffaloes 0 0 0 7 7 Golden Gophers 14 21 7 7 49
at Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN
Date : September 17, 2022Game time : 2:30 p.m. CSTGame weather : Partly cloudy, 77 °F (25 °C)Game attendance : 42,101Referee : Ron SnodgrassTV announcers (ESPN ) : Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
Game information First quarter (9:32) MINN – Mohamed Ibrahim 5-yard run, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:28; Minnesota 7–0 ) (8:44) MINN – Mohamed Ibrahim 2-yard run, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 2 plays, 11 yards, 0:42; Minnesota 14–0 ) Second quarter (9:08) MINN – Mohamed Ibrahim 18-yard run, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 5:00; Minnesota 21–0 ) (1:37) MINN – Chris Autman-Bell 39-yard pass from Tanner Morgan, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 8 plays, 91 yards, 3:08; Minnesota 28–0 ) (0:08) MINN – Dylan Wright 16-yard pass from Tanner Morgan, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 0:57; Minnesota 35–0 ) Third quarter (3:46) MINN – Clay Geary 8-yard pass from Tanner Morgan, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 6:29; Minnesota 42–0 ) Fourth quarter (14:14) MINN – Bryce Williams 22-yard run, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 2:30; Minnesota 49–0 ) (8:55) COL – Austin Smith 4-yard pass from J. T. Shrout, Cole Becker kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:19; Minnesota 49–7 )
Statistics COL MINN First downs 14 29 Total yards 226 500 Rushes/yards 34–136 52–334 Passing yards 90 166 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10–24–0 12–20–1 Time of possession 23:53 36:07
Team Category Player Statistics Colorado Passing Owen McCown 4/7, 52 yards Rushing Deion Smith 10 carries, 70 yards Receiving Jaylon Jackson 1 reception, 28 yards Minnesota Passing Tanner Morgan 11/16, 157 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Mohamed Ibrahim 23 carries, 202 yards, 3 TD Receiving Chris Autman-Bell 3 receptions, 58 yards, TD
UCLA Bruins (3–0) vs Colorado Buffaloes (0–3) – Game summary
Quarter Total Bruins 14 7 17 7 45 Buffaloes 0 10 0 7 17
at Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
Date : September 24, 2022Game time : 12:00 p.m.Game weather : Sunny, 72 °F (22 °C)Game attendance : 42,848Referee : Michael MothershedTV announcers (Pac-12 Network ) : Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play), Lincoln Kennedy (analyst)
Game information First quarter (6:18) UCLA – Matt Sykes 24-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson, Nicholas Barr-Mira kick (Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:37; UCLA 7–0 ) (0:46) UCLA – Zach Charbonnet 35-yard run, Nicholas Barr-Mira kick (Drive: 7 plays, 95 yards, 1:46; UCLA 14–0 ) Second quarter (12:12) COL – Cole Becker 35-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 3:34; UCLA 14–3 ) (9:00) UCLA – Zach Charbonnet 13-yard run, Nicholas Barr-Mira kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:12; UCLA 21–3 ) (0:19) COL – Owen McCown 2-yard run, Cole Becker kick (Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:38; UCLA 21–10 ) Third quarter (13:23) UCLA – Zach Charbonnet 46-yard run, Nicholas Barr-Mira kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:37; UCLA 28–10 ) (7:48) UCLA – Nicholas Barr-Mira 44-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:18; UCLA 31–10 ) (6:03) UCLA – Colson Yankoff 2-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson, Nicholas Barr-Mira kick (Drive: 2 plays, 30 yards, 0:48; UCLA 38–10 ) Fourth quarter (14:56) UCLA – Colson Yankoff 3-yard pass from Ethan Garbers, Joseph Firebaugh Jr. kick (Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 1:06; UCLA 45–10 ) (2:59) COL – Jordyn Tyson 8-yard pass from Owen McCown, Cole Becker kick (Drive: 14 plays, 85 yards, 6:36; UCLA 45–17 )
Statistics UCLA COL First downs 25 19 Total yards 515 309 Rushes/yards 34–249 34–51 Passing yards 266 258 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–29–0 26–42–1 Time of possession 25:53 34:07
Team Category Player Statistics UCLA Passing Dorian Thompson-Robinson 19/23, 234 yards, 2 TD Rushing Zach Charbonnet 9 carries, 104 yards, 3 TD Receiving Jake Bobo 4 receptions, 53 yards Colorado Passing Owen McCown 26/42, 258 yards, TD, INT Rushing Charlie Offerdahl 14 carries, 47 yards Receiving Daniel Arias 4 receptions, 82 yards
Colorado Buffaloes (0–4) at Arizona Wildcats (2–2) – Game summary
Quarter Total Buffaloes 7 6 7 0 20 Wildcats 13 13 10 7 43
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
Date : October 1, 2022Game time : 6:30 p.m. PSTGame weather : Cloudy, 81 °F (27 °C)Game attendance : 36,591Referee : Steven StrimlingTV announcers (Pac-12 Network ) : J. B. Long (play-by-play), Max Browne (analyst)
Game information First quarter (9:58) ARIZ – Michael Wiley 8-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:02; Arizona 7–0 ) (6:35) COL – Owen McCown 1-yard run, Cole Becker kick (Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:23; Tied 7–7 ) (1:19) ARIZ – Jacob Cowing 3-yard pass from Jayden de Laura (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:16; Arizona 13–7 ) Second quarter (8:16) ARIZ – Dorian Singer 5-yard pass from Jayden de Laura (Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:11; Arizona 19–7 ) (3:42) ARIZ – Tanner McLachlan 8-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:48; Arizona 26–7 ) (1:05) COL – Daniel Arias 14-yard pass from Owen McCown (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 0:50; Arizona 26–13 ) Third quarter (8:10) ARIZ – Tetairoa McMillan 23-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:52; Arizona 33–13 ) (4:57) COL – Anthony Hankerson 7-yard run, Cole Becker kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:13; Arizona 33–20 ) (1:22) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 29-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:35; Arizona 36–20 ) Fourth quarter (8:57) ARIZ – Michael Wiley 5-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 4:32; Arizona 43–20 )
Statistics COL ARIZ First downs 19 36 Total yards 340 673 Rushes/yards 31–154 34–178 Passing yards 186 495 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–30–0 34–49–0 Time of possession 24:43 35:17
Team Category Player Statistics Colorado Passing Owen McCown 14/30, 186 yards, TD Rushing Anthony Hankerson 12 carries, 68 yards, TD Receiving Jordyn Tyson 1 reception, 42 yards Arizona Passing Jayden de Laura 33/46, 484 yards, 6 TD Rushing Michael Wiley 16 carries, 77 yards Receiving Jacob Cowing 12 receptions, 180 yards, TD
California Golden Bears (3–2) vs Colorado Buffaloes (0–5) – Game summary
Quarter Total Golden Bears 0 0 7 6 0 13 Buffaloes 0 3 0 10 7 20
at Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
Date : October 15, 2022Game time : 12:00 p.m.Game weather : Cloudy, 65 °F (18 °C)Game attendance : 50,471Referee : Matthew RichardsTV announcers (Pac-12 Network ) : J. B. Long (play-by-play), Max Browne (analyst)
Game information First quarter None
Second quarter (4:11) COL – Cole Becker 31-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 4:39; Colorado 3–0 ) Third quarter (5:49) CAL – J. Michael Sturdivant 14-yard pass from Jack Plummer, Dario Longhetto kick (Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 3:04; California 7–3 ) Fourth quarter (14:25) COL – Anthony Hankerson 1-yard run, Cole Becker kick (Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 1:42; Colorado 10–7 ) (10:20) CAL – Dario Longhetto 27-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 2:04; Tied 10–10 ) (4:30) COL – Cole Becker 24-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards, 5:50; Colorado 13–10 ) (0:00) CAL – Dario Longhetto 34-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 4:30; Tied 13–13 ) Overtime
(0:00) COL – Montana Lemonious-Craig 22-yard pass from J. T. Shrout, Cole Becker kick (Drive: 3 plays, 35 yards; Colorado 20–13 )
Statistics COL CAL First downs 17 19 Total yards 328 297 Rushes/yards 35–118 22–35 Passing yards 210 262 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–34–1 29–52–1 Time of possession 29:54 30:06
Team Category Player Statistics Colorado Passing Owen McCown 13/21, 104 yards, INT Rushing Deion Smith 12 carries, 48 yards Receiving Montana Lemonious-Craig 8 receptions, 119 yards, TD California Passing Jack Plummer 29/52, 262 yards, TD, INT Rushing Jaydn Ott 16 carries, 47 yards Receiving Mavin Anderson 6 receptions, 61 yards
Colorado Buffaloes (1–5) at Oregon State Beavers (5–2) – Game summary
Quarter Total Buffaloes 0 3 6 0 9 Beavers 7 14 14 7 42
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
Game information First quarter (8:09) OSU – Damien Martinez 4-yard run, Atticus Sappington kick (Drive 9 plays, 40 yards, 4:59; Oregon State 7–0 ) Second quarter (13:30) OSU – Silas Bolden 16-yard pass from Ben Gulbranson, Atticus Sappington kick (Drive 11 plays, 82 yards, 6:07; Oregon State 14–0 ) (8:44) COL – Cole Becker 44-yard field goal (Drive 8 plays, 33 yards, 4:34; Oregon State 14–3 ) (1:45) OSU – Damien Martinez 3-yard run, Atticus Sappington kick (Drive 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:47; Oregon State 21–3 ) Third quarter (12:30) OSU – Jack Velling 60-yard pass from Ben Gulbranson, Atticus Sappington kick (Drive 8 plays, 80 yards, 5:34; Oregon State 28–3 ) (12:19) OSU – Alex Austin 42-yard interception return, Atticus Sappington kick (1 play, 0 yards, 0:11; Oregon State 35–3 ) (2:38) COL – Jayle Stacks 1-yard run (Drive 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:42; Oregon State 35–9 ) Fourth quarter (7:38) OSU – Jack Colletto 2-yard run, Atticus Sappington kick (Drive 11 plays, 87 yards, 5:17; Oregon State 42–9 )
Statistics COL OSU First downs 17 26 Total yards 290 427 Rushes/yards 28–84 44–270 Passing yards 206 202 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–29–2 14–22–0 Time of possession 25:39 34:21
Team Category Player Statistics Colorado Passing J. T. Shrout 13/29, 206 yards, 2 INT Rushing Jayle Stacks 8 carries, 50 yards, TD Receiving Jordyn Tyson 3 receptions, 92 yards Oregon State Passing Ben Gulbranson 14/22, 202 yards, 2 TD Rushing Damien Martinez 22 carries, 178 yards, 3 TD Receiving Jack Velling 1 reception, 60 yards, TD
Arizona State Sun Devils (2–5) vs Colorado Buffaloes (1–6) – Game summary
Quarter Total Sun Devils 14 14 7 7 42 Buffaloes 3 14 3 14 34
at Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
Date : October 29, 2022Game time : 5:30 p.m.Game weather : Sunny, 50 °F (10 °C)Game attendance : 54,949Referee : Steve StrimlingTV announcers (ESPNU ) : Drew Carter (play-by-play), Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
Game information First quarter (10:37) ASU – Xazavian Valladay 3-yard run, Carter Brown kick (Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 3:23; Arizona State 7–0 ) (5:51) COL – Cole Becker 49-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 4:46; Arizona State 7–3 ) (2:39) ASU – Jalin Conyers 12-yard pass from Trenton Bourguet, Carter Brown kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:12; Arizona State 14–3 ) Second quarter (10:52) COL – Montana Lemonious-Craig 7-yard pass from J. T. Shrout, Cole Becker kick (Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:14; Arizona State 14–10 ) (7:59) ASU – Xazavian Valladay 42-yard run, Carter Brown kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:43; Arizona State 21–10 ) (3:16) COL – Jordyn Tyson 58-yard pass from J. T. Shrout, Cole Becker kick (Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards, 1:57; Arizona State 21–17 ) (0:55) ASU – Xazavian Valladay 1-yard run, Carter Brown kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:21; Arizona State 28–17 ) Third quarter (8:11) ASU – Jalin Conyers 5-yard pass from Trenton Bourguet, Carter Brown kick (Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 3:51; Arizona State 35–17 ) (3:47) COL – Cole Becker 27-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 1:56; Arizona State 35–20 ) Fourth quarter (12:40) ASU – Jalin Conyers 20-yard pass from Trenton Bourguet, Carter Brown kick (Drive: 7 plays, 88 yards, 3:37; Arizona State 42–20 ) (8:12) COL – Deion Smith 1-yard run, Cole Becker kick (Drive: 14 plays, 71 yards, 4:21; Arizona State 42–27 ) (3:50) COL – Jordyn Tyson 88-yard punt return, Cole Becker kick (Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 4:22; Arizona State 42–34 )
Statistics ASU COL First downs 22 20 Total yards 557 359 Rushes/yards 33–122 35–137 Passing yards 435 222 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 32–43–1 13–34–1 Time of possession 33:21 26:39
Team Category Player Statistics Arizona State Passing Trenton Bourguet 32/43, 435 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Xazavian Valladay 23 carries, 118 yards, 3 TD Receiving Elijhah Badger 8 receptions, 137 yards Colorado Passing J. T. Shrout 13/34, 222 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Deion Smith 24 carries, 111 yards, TD Receiving Jordyn Tyson 5 receptions, 115 yards, TD
No. 8 Oregon Ducks (7–1) vs Colorado Buffaloes (1–7) – Game summary
Quarter Total No. 8 Ducks 14 14 14 7 49 Buffaloes 0 7 3 0 10
at Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
Date : November 5, 2022Game time : 1:30 p.m.Game weather : Partly cloudy, 55 °F (13 °C)Game attendance : 42,089Referee : Matt RichardsTV announcers (ESPN ) : Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)
Game information First quarter (12:14) ORE – Josh Conerly Jr. 4-yard pass from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:46; Oregon 7–0 ) (2:25) ORE – Bo Nix 18-yard pass from Bucky Irving, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 4:55; Oregon 14–0 ) Second quarter (12:43) ORE – Noah Sewell 1-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:30; Oregon 21–0 ) (12:14) COL – Jordyn Tyson 81-yard pass from J. T. Shrout, Cole Becker kick (Drive: 3 plays, 81 yards, 0:29; Oregon 21–7 ) (0:53) ORE – Moliki Matavao 16-yard pass from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 3:09; Oregon 28–7 ) Third quarter (11:51) COL – Cole Becker 44-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 3:09; Oregon 28–10 ) (8:17) ORE – Bo Nix 1-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, 0:31; Oregon 35–10 ) (3:25) ORE – Noah Whittington 9-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 2:24; Oregon 42–10 ) Fourth quarter (12:53) ORE – Bo Nix 1-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 2:32; Oregon 49–10 )
Statistics COL ORE First downs 20 21 Total yards 367 479 Rushes/yards 36–120 39–195 Passing yards 247 284 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–34–2 22–27–0 Time of possession 31:24 28:36
Team Category Player Statistics Colorado Passing J. T. Shrout 17/34, 247 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Anthony Hankerson 11 carries, 54 yards Receiving Jordyn Tyson 5 receptions, 137 yards, TD Oregon Passing Bo Nix 20/24, 274 yards, 2 TD Rushing Bucky Irving 11 carries, 120 yards Receiving Kris Hutson 4 receptions, 80 yards
Colorado Buffaloes (1–8) at No. 8 USC Trojans (8–1) – Game summary
Quarter Total Buffaloes 3 0 7 7 17 No. 8 Trojans 2 24 15 14 55
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
Date : November 11, 2022Game time : 6:30 p.m. PSTGame weather : Clear, 71 °F (22 °C)Game attendance : 61,206Referee : Mike McCabeTV announcers (FS1 ) : Alex Faust (play-by-play), Petros Papadakis (analyst)
Game information First quarter (7:18) USC – Team safety (Drive: 1 plays, −12 yards, 0:06; USC 2–0 ) (1:24) COL – Cole Becker 28-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:58; Colorado 3–2 ) Second quarter (10:09) USC – Caleb Williams 2-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 6:07; USC 9–3 ) (7:55) USC – Caleb Williams 4-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:49; USC 16–3 ) (1:58) USC – Brenden Rice 32-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:37; USC 23–3 ) (0:00) USC – Denis Lynch 34-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 0:45; USC 26–3 ) Third quarter (5:49) COL – Alex Fontenot 3-yard run, Cole Becker kick (Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 4:37; USC 26–10 ) (4:50) USC – Tahj Washington 61-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Will Rose two-point run (Drive: 2 plays, 60 yards, 0:50; USC 34–10 ) (0:27) USC – Austin Jones 12-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:09; USC 41–10 ) Fourth quarter (11:34) USC – Raleek Brown 25-yard pass from Miller Moss, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:32; USC 48–10 ) (7:22) COL – J. T. Shrout 8-yard run, Cole Becker kick (Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:12; USC 48–17 ) (0:36) USC – Darwin Barlow 3-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:46; USC 55–17 )
Statistics COL USC First downs 14 27 Total yards 259 351 Rushes/yards 35–135 41–185 Passing yards 124 346 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–21–1 20–33–1 Time of possession 25:30 34:30
Team Category Player Statistics Colorado Passing J. T. Shrout 11/21, 124 yards, INT Rushing Alex Fontenot 20 carries, 108 yards, TD Receiving Jack Hestera 3 receptions, 39 yards USC Passing Caleb Williams 14/26, 268 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Austin Jones 11 carries, 74 yards Receiving Kyle Ford 3 receptions, 73 yards
at No. 17 Washington [ edit ] Colorado Buffaloes (1–9) at No. 17 Washington Huskies (8–2) – Game summary
Quarter Total Buffaloes 0 0 7 0 7 No. 17 Huskies 14 19 14 7 54
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
Date : November 19, 2022Game time : 6:00 p.m. PSTGame weather : Clear, 38 °F (3 °C)Game attendance : 67,969Referee : Jim WharrieTV announcers (Pac-12 Network ) : Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
Game information First quarter (5:18) WASH – Wayne Taulapapa 8-yard run, Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 5:51; Washington 7–0 ) (2:19) WASH – Jalen McMillan 27-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 2 plays, 38 yards, 0:46; Washington 14–0 ) Second quarter (10:33) WASH – Wayne Taulapapa 2-yard run, Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 4:46; Washington 21–0 ) (1:32) WASH – Team safety (Drive: 4 plays, -31 yards, 0:23; Washington 23–0 ) (0:15) WASH – Cameron Davis 4-yard run, Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 1:10; Washington 30–0 ) (0:00) WASH – Peyton Henry 33-yard field goal (Drive: 2 plays, 0 yards, 0:11; Washington 33–0 ) Third quarter (8:51) WASH – Cameron Davis 6-yard run, Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 4 plays, 43 yards, 1:27; Washington 40–0 ) (2:11) WASH – Richard Newton 2-yard run, Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:48; Washington 47–0 ) (1:45) COL – Montana Lemonius-Craig 69-yard pass from J. T. Shrout, Cole Becker kick (Drive: 2 plays, 69 yards, 0:18; Washington 47–7 ) Fourth quarter (8:10) WASH – Sam Adams II 15-yard pass from Dylan Morris, Addison Shrock kick (Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 5:57; Washington 54–7 )
Statistics COL WASH First downs 10 29 Total yards 202 575 Rushes/yards 33–79 43–280 Passing yards 123 295 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 7–22–1 23–38–1 Time of possession 27:13 32:47
Team Category Player Statistics Colorado Passing J. T. Shrout 6/18, 120 yards, TD, INT Rushing Alex Fontenot 11 carries, 71 yards Receiving Montana Lemonius-Craig 1 reception, 69 yards, TD Washington Passing Michael Penix Jr. 19/31, 229 yards, TD Rushing Wayne Taulapapa 11 carries, 107 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jalen McMillan 8 receptions, 98 yards, TD
No. 14 Utah Utes (8–3) vs Colorado Buffaloes (1–10) – Game summary
Quarter Total No. 14 Utes 14 28 14 7 63 Buffaloes 0 0 14 7 21
at Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
Date : November 26, 2022Game time : 2:00 p.m.Game weather : Sunny, 58 °F (14 °C)Game attendance : 33,474Referee : Francisco VillarTV announcers (Pac-12 Network ) : Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
Game information First quarter (6:35) UTAH – Micah Bernard 8-yard run, Jadon Redding kick (Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 4:02; Utah 7–0 ) (2:20) UTAH – Ja'Quinden Jackson 10-yard run, Jadon Redding kick (Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 1:51; Utah 14–0 ) Second quarter (12:34) UTAH – Ja'Quinden Jackson 2-yard run, Jadon Redding kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:04; Utah 21–0 ) (4:43) UTAH – Thomas Yassmin 41-yard pass from Cameron Rising, Jadon Redding kick (Drive: 2 plays, 54 yards, 0:55; Utah 28–0 ) (0:52) UTAH – Money Parks 9-yard pass from Cameron Rising, Jadon Redding kick (Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:04; Utah 35–0 ) (0:03) UTAH – Dalton Kincaid 29-yard pass from Cameron Rising, Jadon Redding kick (Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 0:25; Utah 42–0 ) Third quarter (11:47) COL – Alex Fontenot 1-yard run, Cole Becker kick (Drive: 2 plays, 11 yards, 0:38; Utah 42–7 ) (10:49) UTAH – Ja'Quinden Jackson 66-yard run, Jadon Redding kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:48; Utah 49–7 ) (5:37) UTAH – Makai Cope 21-yard pass from Bryson Barnes, Jadon Redding kick (Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 3:12; Utah 56–7 ) (2:59) COL – Anthony Hankerson 23-yard run, Cole Becker kick (Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 2:32; Utah 56–14 ) Fourth quarter (8:34) UTAH – Jaylon Glover 5-yard run, Jadon Redding kick (Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 5:31; Utah 63–14 ) (2:46) COL – Frank Fillip 1-yard pass from Maddox Kopp, Cole Becker kick (Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 5:42; Utah 63–21 )
Statistics UTAH COL First downs 32 12 Total yards 662 185 Rushes/yards 43–383 25–62 Passing yards 279 123 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–24–1 15–28–0 Time of possession 35:20 24:40
Team Category Player Statistics Utah Passing Cameron Rising 17/19, 234 yards, 3 TD Rushing Ja'Quinden Jackson 10 carries, 117 yards, 3 TD Receiving Dalton Kincaid 5 receptions, 102 yards, TD Colorado Passing Maddox Kopp 15/28, 123 yards, TD Rushing Anthony Hankerson 8 carries, 46 yards, TD Receiving Brady Russell 4 receptions, 39 yards
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