FINAL SCORE
Texas Longhorns at Colorado Buffaloes game details
Saturday, October 30, 2004 at 3:30 PM ET
Folsom Field
Put the final score in perspective.
Texas finished 24 points ahead. The teams combined for 38 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Texas 14, Colorado 7. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Colorado outscored its opponent in 1 and Texas in 2. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 23 | 13 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 7-16 | 1-11 |
| 4th down efficiency | 2-3 | 1-2 |
| Total Yards | 397 | 221 |
| Passing | 88 | 238 |
| Comp/Att | 8/15 | 21/37 |
| Yards per pass | 4.7 | 5.9 |
| Rushing | 326 | 3 |
| Rushing Attempts | 66 | 18 |
| Yards per rush | 4.9 | 0.2 |
| Penalties | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 4 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 2 |
| Interceptions thrown | 2 | 2 |
| Possession | 23:19 | 13:15 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Texas Longhorns
passing
| Vince Young | 8/15 | 71 | 4.7 | 0 | 2 | 64.7 |
rushing
| Cedric Benson | 32 | 141 | 4.4 | 2 | 18 |
| Ramonce Taylor | 11 | 84 | 7.6 | 0 | 36 |
| Vince Young | 15 | 68 | 4.5 | 2 | 18 |
| Will Matthews | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 7 |
| Albert Hardy | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Tony Jeffery | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Chance Mock | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
receiving
| Limas Sweed | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 21 |
| David Thomas | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Tony Jeffery | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Cedric Benson | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 8 |
interceptions
puntReturns
| Aaron Ross | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 20 | 0 |
kicking
| Dusty Mangum | 1/1 | 100.0 | 33 | 4/4 | 7 |
punting
| Richmond McGee | 3 | 135 | 45.0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Colorado Buffaloes
passing
| Joel Klatt | 17/28 | 142 | 5.1 | 0 | 2 | 31.2 |
| James Cox | 4/9 | 76 | 8.4 | 0 | 0 | 92.0 |
rushing
| Bobby Purify | 12 | 13 | 1.1 | 0 | 9 |
| Byron Ellis | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
| James Cox | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Joel Klatt | 3 | -17 | -5.7 | 0 | 3 |
receiving
| Joe Klopfenstein | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | 45 |
| Blake Mackey | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Dusty Sprague | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 | 14 |
| Tyler Littlehales | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Evan Judge | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Mike Duren | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Bobby Purify | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Lawrence Vickers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
puntReturns
| Stephone Robinson | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 |
kicking
| Mason Crosby | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
punting
| John Torp | 6 | 305 | 50.8 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 9:10 | COL 37 yard INT return TD | 0 – 6 |
| 1 | 9:10 | COL extra point is good | 0 – 7 |
| 2 | 5:50 | 1 yard rushing touchdown | 6 – 7 |
| 2 | 5:32 | TEX extra point is good | 7 – 7 |
| 2 | 1:05 | 2 yard rushing touchdown | 13 – 7 |
| 2 | 0:52 | TEX extra point is good | 14 – 7 |
| 3 | 12:30 | 9 yard rushing touchdown | 20 – 7 |
| 3 | 12:21 | TEX extra point is good | 21 – 7 |
| 3 | 8:50 | 6 yard rushing touchdown | 27 – 7 |
| 3 | 8:39 | TEX extra point is good | 28 – 7 |
| 3 | 2:23 | TEX field goal is good | 31 – 7 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 12:26 PM UTCData methodology