FINAL SCORE
BYU Cougars at Colorado Buffaloes game details
Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
Alamodome · Attendance 64,261
Put the final score in perspective.
BYU finished 22 points ahead. The teams combined for 50 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was BYU 20, Colorado 0. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Colorado outscored its opponent in 0 and BYU in 3. 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 | 22 | 9 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 8-14 | 3-9 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Total Yards | 331 | 210 |
| Passing | 151 | 208 |
| Comp/Att | 12/23 | 16/23 |
| Yards per pass | 6.6 | 9.0 |
| Rushing | 180 | 2 |
| Rushing Attempts | 42 | 19 |
| Yards per rush | 4.3 | 0.1 |
| Penalties | 9-80 | 8-65 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 3 | 2 |
| Possession | 35:56 | 24:04 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
BYU Cougars
passing
| Jake Retzlaff | 12/21 | 151 | 7.2 | 0 | 2 | 30.8 |
| Gerry Bohanon | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 15.9 |
| Parker Kingston | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
rushing
| LJ Martin | 16 | 88 | 5.5 | 2 | 23 |
| Jake Retzlaff | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 0 | 23 |
| Sione Moa | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 1 | 13 |
| Pokaiaua Haunga | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 | 14 |
| Gerry Bohanon | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Keelan Marion | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| LJ Martin | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 28 |
| Ryner Swanson | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Parker Kingston | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 |
| Darius Lassiter | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Mata'ava Ta'ase | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Sione Moa | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Chase Roberts | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Keelan Marion | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Pokaiaua Haunga | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
fumbles
defensive
| Isaiah Glasker | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Batty | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Taggart | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakob Robinson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner Wall | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Siale Esera | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raider Damuni | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Kelly | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mory Bamba | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Faletau Satuala | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Prassas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Lutui | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marque Collins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Slade | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Weylin Lapuaho | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Therrian Alexander III | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Paulo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LJ Martin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sonny Makasini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker Kingston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
interceptions
kickReturns
| Enoch Nawahine | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 30 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Parker Kingston | 4 | 105 | 26.3 | 64 | 1 |
kicking
| Will Ferrin | 3/3 | 100.0 | 54 | 3/3 | 12 |
punting
| Sam Vander Haar | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Colorado Buffaloes
passing
| Shedeur Sanders | 16/23 | 208 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 18.6 |
rushing
| Micah Welch | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Isaiah Augustave | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 6 |
| LaJohntay Wester | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallan Hayden | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shedeur Sanders | 9 | -34 | -3.8 | 0 | 11 |
receiving
| Travis Hunter | 4 | 106 | 26.5 | 1 | 58 |
| LaJohntay Wester | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 0 | 25 |
| Dallan Hayden | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 0 | 38 |
| Jimmy Horn Jr. | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 3 |
| Will Sheppard | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sav'ell Smalls | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dre'lon Miller | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
defensive
| Shilo Sanders | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chidozie Nwankwo | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LaVonta Bentley | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam'Ron Silmon-Craig | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samuel Okunlola | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Hunter | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carter Stoutmire | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Brown | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Colton Hood | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taje McCoy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tawfiq Thomas | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B.J. Green II | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jaylen Wester | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ McKinney | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Cokes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arden Walker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Finneseth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anquin Barnes Jr. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Gant | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Horn Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cristiano Palazzo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sav'ell Smalls | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Hardge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gage Goldberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
kickReturns
| Jimmy Horn Jr. | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Omarion Miller | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
kicking
| Alejandro Mata | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
punting
| Mark Vassett | 4 | 170 | 42.5 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 7:10 | LJ Martin 1 Yd Run (Will Ferrin Kick) | 7 – 0 |
| 1 | 2:19 | Will Ferrin 51 Yd Field Goal | 10 – 0 |
| 2 | 5:32 | Parker Kingston 64 Yd Punt Return (Will Ferrin Kick) | 17 – 0 |
| 2 | 0:00 | Will Ferrin 54 Yd Field Goal | 20 – 0 |
| 3 | 8:03 | Sione I Moa 13 Yd Run (Will Ferrin Kick) | 27 – 0 |
| 3 | 6:14 | Travis Hunter 43 Yd pass from Shedeur Sanders (Alejandro Mata Kick) | 27 – 7 |
| 4 | 10:27 | LJ Martin 9 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) | 33 – 7 |
| 4 | 5:28 | Will Ferrin 31 Yd Field Goal | 36 – 7 |
| 4 | 2:17 | Sav'ell Smalls 2 Yd pass from Shedeur Sanders (Alejandro Mata Kick) | 36 – 14 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 9:22 PM UTCData methodology