FINAL SCORE
Colorado Buffaloes at Colorado State Rams game details
Saturday, September 19, 2015 at 7:00 PM ET
Empower Field at Mile High · Attendance 66,253
Put the final score in perspective.
Colorado finished 3 points ahead. The teams combined for 51 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Colorado 10, Colorado State 14. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Colorado State outscored its opponent in 1 and Colorado in 2. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Colorado | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
 Colorado State | 14 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 18 | 27 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 3-13 | 8-18 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Total Yards | 345 | 500 |
| Passing | 220 | 282 |
| Comp/Att | 15/29 | 25/39 |
| Yards per pass | 7.6 | 7.2 |
| Rushing | 125 | 218 |
| Rushing Attempts | 32 | 49 |
| Yards per rush | 3.9 | 4.4 |
| Penalties | 6-65 | 8-65 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 2 |
| Possession | 23:17 | 36:43 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Colorado Buffaloes
passing
| Sefo Liufau | 15/28 | 220 | 7.9 | 2 | 0 | 60.6 |
| Nelson Spruce | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 |
rushing
| Christian Powell | 15 | 58 | 3.9 | 0 | 9 |
| Phillip Lindsay | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 0 | 10 |
| Shay Fields | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Sefo Liufau | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Donovan Lee | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Devin Ross | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Michael Adkins II | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Patrick Carr | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Shay Fields | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 1 | 65 |
| Nelson Spruce | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 0 | 18 |
| Devin Ross | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 1 | 24 |
| Dylan Keeney | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Phillip Lindsay | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Christian Powell | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Lee Walker | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
interceptions
| Kenneth Olugbode | 1 | 60 | 1 |
| Ken Crawley | 1 | 12 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Donovan Lee | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 33 | 0 |
kicking
| Diego Gonzalez | 2/4 | 50.0 | 52 | 3/3 | 9 |
punting
| Alex Kinney | 7 | 274 | 39.1 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Colorado State Rams
passing
| Nick Stevens | 25/39 | 282 | 7.2 | 1 | 2 | 55.3 |
rushing
| Dalyn Dawkins | 20 | 118 | 5.9 | 1 | 42 |
| Jasen Oden Jr. | 25 | 80 | 3.2 | 1 | 9 |
| Nick Stevens | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 10 |
| Deionte Gaines | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
receiving
| Rashard Higgins | 8 | 125 | 15.6 | 1 | 37 |
| Dalyn Dawkins | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 0 | 36 |
| Deionte Gaines | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 0 | 33 |
| Joe Hansley | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 13 |
| Sammie Long IV | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 13 |
| Kivon Cartwright | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Jasen Oden Jr. | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Xavier Williams | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bisi Johnson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
kickReturns
| Deionte Gaines | 3 | 91 | 30.3 | 51 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Joe Hansley | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
kicking
| Wyatt Bryan | 1/4 | 25.0 | 24 | 3/3 | 6 |
punting
| Hayden Hunt | 3 | 133 | 44.3 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 7:47 | Dalyn Dawkins 13 Yd Run (Wyatt Bryan Kick) | 0 – 7 |
| 1 | 2:44 | Rashard Higgins 25 Yd pass from Nick Stevens (Wyatt Bryan Kick) | 0 – 14 |
| 2 | 13:06 | Diego Gonzalez 52 Yd Field Goal | 3 – 14 |
| 2 | 4:44 | Shay Fields 65 Yd pass from Sefo Liufau (Diego Gonzalez Kick) | 10 – 14 |
| 3 | 11:28 | Devin Ross 24 Yd pass from Sefo Liufau (Diego Gonzalez Kick) | 17 – 14 |
| 3 | 6:54 | Wyatt Bryan 24 Yd Field Goal | 17 – 17 |
| 4 | 8:50 | Kenneth Olugbode 60 Yd Interception Return (Diego Gonzalez Kick) | 24 – 17 |
| 4 | 4:29 | Jasen Oden Jr. 1 Yd Run (Wyatt Bryan Kick) | 24 – 24 |
| 5 | 0:00 | Diego Gonzalez 32 Yd Field Goal | 27 – 24 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 2:17 PM UTCData methodology