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Colorado's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
Sat 8/30	Colorado vs Georgia Tech
Sat 9/6	Colorado vs Delaware
Sat 9/13	Colorado at Houston
Sat 9/20	Colorado vs Wyoming
Sat 9/27	Colorado vs BYU
Sat 10/4	Colorado at TCU
Sat 10/11	Colorado vs Iowa State
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/25	Colorado at Utah
Sat 11/1	Colorado vs Arizona
Sat 11/8	Colorado at West Virginia
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/22	Colorado vs Arizona State
Sat 11/29	Colorado at Kansas State

Record Prediction: 7.4 - 4.6 (#32)
Schedule Rating: 55.78 (#48)
Future 2026 Schedule

Colorado's 2024 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
Thu 8/29	Colorado vs North Dakota State	-9.0	59.0	W 31 - 26
Sat 9/7	Colorado at Nebraska	+6.5	55.0	L 10 - 28
Sat 9/14	Colorado at Colorado State	-7.5	58.5	W 28 - 9
Sat 9/21	Colorado vs Baylor	-2.5	52.5	W 38 - 31
Sat 9/28	Colorado at UCF	+12.5	60.5	W 48 - 21
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/12	Colorado vs Kansas State	+3.5	54.5	L 28 - 31
Sat 10/19	Colorado at Arizona	+2.5	57.5	W 34 - 7
Sat 10/26	Colorado vs Cincinnati	-6.0	57.0	W 34 - 23
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/9	Colorado at Texas Tech	-5.0	62.0	W 41 - 27
Sat 11/16	Colorado vs Utah	-13.5	43.5	W 49 - 24
Sat 11/23	Colorado vs Kansas	-2.5	59.0	L 21 - 37
Fri 11/29	Colorado vs Oklahoma State	-14.5	66.5	W 52 - 0
Sat 12/28	Colorado vs BYU	-3.0	55.5	L 14 - 36

2024 Schedule Rating: 39.40 (#57)
2024 Record: 9 - 4 (9 - 4 - 0) (B12: 7 - 3)

Opponents: 0 Elite, 6 Good, 3 Avg, 2 Bad, 1 Poor

Reg Season Opponents: 0 Elite, 4 Good, 6 Avg, 1 Bad, 1 Poor

2025 class: 209.08 points #37
2024 class: 130.00 points #119
2023 class: 218.10 points #30
2022 class: 192.38 points #47
2021 class: 167.11 points #65

Average Class Ranking: # #60
Average Recruiting Points: 183.33

Class Averages
Big 12 Class: 200.62 #49
Power 5 Class: 224.59 #49
FBS Class: 179.02 #69

2020 class: 203.17 points #36
2019 class: 194.55 points #44
2018 class: 187.11 points #53
2017 class: 203.78 points #35
2016 class: 160.42 points #69

Average Class Ranking: # #47
Average Recruiting Points: 189.81

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Kaidon Salter	147	261	56%	1886	15	6	7.2
Ryan Staub	0	4	0%	0	0	0	0.0

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Kaidon Salter	114	587	7	5.1	41
Isaiah Augustave	85	384	4	4.5	37
Dallan Hayden	64	196	1	3.1	27
Micah Welch	43	186	4	4.3	25

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Joseph Williams	30	588	5	19.6	72
Drelon Miller	32	277	3	8.7	49
Omarion Miller	10	216	1	21.6	58
Dallan Hayden	17	132	0	7.8	38

Returning Production
Overall Returning Production: 50% (#88)
Offense Returning Production: 44% (#98)
Defense Returning Production: 55% (#64)

Transfer Portal
2025 Portal Class (#26)
17 Commits, 86.2 Avg Rating
0% of 2025 Roster are from Transfer Portal

Team Talent
2025 Talent Rating: 716.00 (#68)
2024 (#54) | 2023 (#40) | 2022 (#61) | 2021 (#47)

Average Big 12 Talent Rating is 774.38

Average Power Five Talent: 862.84
Average FBS Talent: 688.93

2025 Roster
High School: | JUCO:
Blue Chip Ratio: 0.16
Blue Chip Players:

2024 Roster
High School: | JUCO:
Blue Chip Ratio: 0
Blue Chip Players:

2023 Roster
High School: | JUCO:
Blue Chip Ratio: 0
Blue Chip Players:

2022 Roster
High School: | JUCO:
Blue Chip Ratio: 0
Blue Chip Players:

2025 - 2022 Records (vs Spread)
2025 Record: 0 - 0 (0 - 0 - 0)
2025 Conf Record: 0 - 0

2024 Record: 9 - 4 (9 - 4 - 0)
2024 Conf Record: 7 - 3

2023 Record: 4 - 8 (7 - 4 - 1)
2023 Conf Record: 1 - 8

2022 Record: 1 - 11 (2 - 10 - 0)
2022 Conf Record: 1 - 8

Four Year Record: 14 - 23
Four Year Record vs. Spread: 18 - 18 - 1
Four Year Conference Record: 9 - 19

2021 - 2018 Records (vs Spread)
2021 Record: 4 - 8 (6 - 6 - 0)
2021 Conf Record: 0 - 0

2020 Record: 4 - 2 (4 - 2 - 0)
2020 Conf Record: 3 - 1

2019 Record: 5 - 7 (6 - 6 - 0)
2019 Conf Record: 3 - 6

2018 Record: 5 - 7 (5 - 7 - 0)
2018 Conf Record: 2 - 7

Eight Year Record: 32 - 47
Eight Year Record vs. Spread: 39 - 39 - 1
Eight Year Conference Record: 21 - 39

Colorado Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2024	Alamo Bowl	Colorado vs BYU	-3.0	55.5	L 14 - 36
2020	Alamo Bowl	Colorado vs Texas	+9.5	63.5	L 23 - 55
2016	Alamo Bowl	Colorado vs Oklahoma State	-2.0	64.0	L 8 - 38

COLO's OC Pat Shurmur - DC Robert Livingston
Power Ranking Stats (2024)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2024	.24 (35)	44% (47)	4.34 (28)	31.4 (21)	41%	40%	.09 (22)	38% (28)	3.3 (22)	30.2 (102)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2023	.21 (58)	41% (77)	4.24 (33)	28.7 (96)	38%	67%	.3 (123)	47% (128)	4.29 (113)	28.4 (57)

More Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2024	13	26:03 (115)	19.7 (65)	41%	40%	7.1 (118)	62.8 (117)	0.9 (25)	1.8	6.7 (18)	2.8 (13)	2

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2023	12	27:34 (126)	21.2 (69)	38%	67%	8.9 (132)	71.2 (125)	0.9 (11)	1.8	5.5 (77)	2.3 (46)	1

Overall Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2024 Offense	13	32.9	38.7	32.2	44.5% (47)	4.34 (28)	0.9	20	368	66	302	2.7	37% (133)	63% (2)	44% (73)	45% (34)	17% (96)	.24 (35)
2024 Defense	13	23.1	22.5	18.4	38.4% (28)	3.3 (22)	1.8	-	-	-	-	-	53% (93)	47% (46)	40% (43)	36% (17)	20% (14)	.09 (22)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2023 Offense	12	28.2	35.5	20.8	41.4% (77)	4.24 (33)	0.9	21	364	69	295	2.3	35% (131)	65% (1)	36% (127)	44% (45)	17% (90)	.21 (58)
2023 Defense	12	34.8	33.8	35.8	47.4% (128)	4.29 (113)	1.8	-	-	-	-	-	48% (45)	51% (95)	48% (115)	48% (128)	16% (82)	.3 (123)

Run Game Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2024 Offense	13	37% (133)	44% (73)	24.2	66	2.7	15 (96)	.08 (94)	2.76 (111)	82% (16)	11% (104)	0.86 (121)
2024 Defense	13	53% (93)	40% (43)	-	-	-	-	.06 (37)	2.87 (46)	78% (98)	12% (19)	1.06 (100)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2023 Offense	12	35% (131)	36% (127)	29.8	68.9	2.3	12 (116)	-.01 (127)	3.08 (75)	73% (76)	12% (111)	0.94 (98)
2023 Defense	12	48% (45)	48% (115)	-	-	-	-	.24 (114)	3.14 (78)	88% (130)	10% (68)	1.03 (87)

Pass Game Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2024 Offense	13	63% (2)	45% (34)	25.9	35.2	302	8.6	11.7	35 (3)	8 (40)	.34 (32)	1.6 (53)	33% (96)	35% (27)	.47 (18)	6% (78)	2.1 (54)
2024 Defense	13	47% (46)	36% (17)	-	-	-	-	-	-	12 (39)	.13 (24)	1.6 (61)	35% (24)	29% (49)	.24 (41)	8% (18)	1.9 (31)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2023 Offense	12	65% (1)	44% (45)	26.9	39.5	294.7	7.5	11	29 (18)	4 (2)	.32 (53)	1.5 (87)	34% (106)	34% (34)	.52 (15)	5% (40)	2.2 (22)
2023 Defense	12	51% (95)	48% (128)	-	-	-	-	-	-	10 (67)	.39 (116)	1.5 (49)	30% (99)	39% (131)	.51 (128)	6% (84)	2 (66)

Team Notes

Injury Notes

Staff/Schedule Notes

Power Ratings Overall: 9.68 #40
Offense: 17.86 #53
Defense: 8.18 #37
SP+ Overall: 3.9 #48
SP+ Offense: 30.0 #41
SP+ Defense: 26.1 #54

Returning Prod COLO lost their '24 starting QB (100%) #1
OL Starters back: 3, Prod: 78% #23
Rush Prod: 100% #1 | Rec Prod: 29% #101
Returning Production: 50% #88
Offense: 44% #98 | Defense: 55% #64
Front 7 Back: 64% - Secondary: 58%

Roster Team Talent #68 Blue Chips: 16% #30
Offense Talent #62 Defense Talent #61
Crootin: Class #37 4 YR Rank #60
Portal Class #26 17 players, 86 Avg
46% of Roster from Portal, 18% TY
30 New Players, 33% of '25 Roster #61

2025 Schedule Record Prediction: 7.4 - 4.6 #32
Schedule Rating: 55.78 #48
View COLO's 2025 Predicted Schedule Results
Opps: Elite: 0, Good: 6, Avg: 3, Bad: 2, Poor: 1

Scoring Scoring: 32.9 - 23.1 (28 - 35 LY)
Scoring at Home: 39 - 23 | Road: 32 - 18
OC: Pat Shurmur - in his second season
DC: Robert Livingston - in his second season

Records 2024 Record: 9 - 4 (9 - 4 - 0) (B12: 7 - 3)
2023 Record: 4 - 8 (7 - 4 - 1) (B12: 1 - 8)
2022 Record: 1 - 11 (2 - 10 - 0) (B12: 1 - 8)
4 Yr Record: 14 - 23 | 8 Yr Record: 32 - 47)