CFB TEAM RESEARCH · Big 12

Colorado

Season leadership, recruiting classes, advanced metrics, player leaders and results.

SEASON SNAPSHOT

2026 regular season

2-3Record
18.6PPG
25.4PPG Allowed
1-1Home
1-2Away
0-0Neutral
0-2Conference
5Games
1-4-0ATS · W-L-P
2-3-0O/U · O-U-P

2026 regular season · 5 completed games · Big 12. Postseason and bowls are excluded. Scoring ranks compare 138 FBS teams with recorded results: PPG #124; PPG allowed #87. ATS coverage 5/5; totals coverage 5/5. Betting lines are source-reported; closing status and observation timestamps are not verified. Missing lines are excluded from market records. View source data.

SEASON RESULTSeason in progress

Overall record including postseason: 2-3. Regular-season snapshot excludes bowls and playoffs.

SEASON LEADERSHIP

Coaching staff

HEAD COACHDeion SandersSeason head coach · coaching record not supplied

Head-coaching records: CollegeFootballData. Coordinator history is not supplied by this source. Multiple coaches are shown when credited with games.

RECRUITING CLASS

Incoming signing class

#67National recruiting class rank
193.36Recruiting class points

2026 signing class · CollegeFootballData team recruiting rankings. This is the incoming recruiting class, not a roster or transfer-portal ranking.

ADVANCED METRICS

Offense and defense

PPA per play-0.00FBS #121 of 138
PPA per play-0.00FBS #38 of 138
Success rate40.2%FBS #105 of 138
Success rate37.1%FBS #38 of 138
Explosiveness1.20FBS #92 of 138
Explosiveness1.17FBS #45 of 138
Points per scoring opportunity2.07FBS #133 of 138
Points per scoring opportunity2.92FBS #35 of 138
Power success rate58.3%FBS #126 of 138
Power success rate60.0%FBS #22 of 138
Stuff rate17.2%FBS #70 of 138
Stuff rate29.5%FBS #3 of 138
Line yards per rush2.94FBS #90 of 138
Line yards per rush2.39FBS #15 of 138
Second-level yards0.93FBS #113 of 138
Second-level yards0.97FBS #58 of 138
Open-field yards0.80FBS #105 of 138
Open-field yards0.81FBS #47 of 138
Passing success rate42.3%FBS #83 of 138
Passing success rate34.7%FBS #22 of 138
Passing PPA0.14FBS #98 of 138
Passing PPA0.22FBS #89 of 138
Passing explosiveness1.58FBS #60 of 138
Passing explosiveness1.82FBS #125 of 138
Rushing success rate38.7%FBS #111 of 138
Rushing success rate41.1%FBS #64 of 138
Rushing PPA-0.13FBS #133 of 138
Rushing PPA-0.15FBS #14 of 138
Rushing explosiveness0.77FBS #121 of 138
Rushing explosiveness0.65FBS #7 of 138
Standard downs success rate43.4%FBS #119 of 138
Standard downs success rate42.1%FBS #34 of 138
Standard downs PPA-0.05FBS #119 of 138
Standard downs PPA-0.09FBS #31 of 138
Standard downs explosiveness1.01FBS #83 of 138
Standard downs explosiveness0.91FBS #30 of 138
Passing downs success rate33.6%FBS #61 of 138
Passing downs success rate27.9%FBS #59 of 138
Passing downs PPA0.09FBS #110 of 138
Passing downs PPA0.16FBS #57 of 138
Passing downs explosiveness1.67FBS #125 of 138
Passing downs explosiveness1.93FBS #50 of 138
Havoc allowed16.8%FBS #110 of 138
Havoc rate20.7%FBS #15 of 138
Total yards per game394.20FBS #68 of 138
Total yards per game347FBS #67 of 138
Passing yards per game253.40FBS #50 of 138
Passing yards per game215.60FBS #81 of 138
Rushing yards per game140.80FBS #94 of 138
Rushing yards per game131.40FBS #59 of 138
Turnovers11FBS #135 of 138
Turnovers forced5FBS #81 of 138
3rd-down conversions26FBS #62 of 138
3rd-down conversions27FBS #88 of 138
3rd-down conversion rate35.6%FBS #101 of 138
3rd-down conversion rate37.5%FBS #70 of 138

CFBD season statistics, including postseason where supplied. Advanced metrics exclude garbage time. PPA is predicted points added per play. Explosiveness is the provider’s successful-play metric, not an explosive-play percentage. FBS ranks compare the same source metric and season; ties share ranks.

SEASON LEADERS

Players who led the team

Passing Leader

Julian Lewis

FBS #110 · 733 season total

61CMP95ATT733Yards6TD2INT64.21%CMP%145.65NCAA rating

Rushing Leader

Micah Welch

FBS #165 · 218 season total

42Carries218Yards2TD5.19Yards/carry

Receiving Leader

Joseph Williams

FBS #17 · 454 season total

32REC454Yards5TD14.19Yards/REC

Tackles Leader

Randon Fontenette

FBS #34 · 40 season total

40Total25Solo15Assists2.50TFL1Sacks

Sacks Leader

Lamont Lester Jr.

FBS #14 · 4 season total

4Sacks6TFL1QB hurries9Tackles

Defensive Interceptions Leader

Jason Stokes Jr.

FBS #64 · 1 season total

1INT4Passes defended0Defensive TDs0Return yards5Tackles

Full-season player totals include bowls and playoffs. Each category starts with its main metric and uses secondary statistics only to break team ties. FBS ranks use combined player totals across FBS teams; tied totals share ranks. Defensive TDs follow the provider’s defensive-return touchdown totals. A dash means the provider did not return that statistic. CFBD is the primary source; 2015 defensive statistics are supplemented from ESPN.

FULL SEASON SCHEDULE

Results and market lines

WkDateSiteOpponentResultScoreSpreadATSTotalO/U
12026-09-04AGeorgia TechW14–13+6.5W52.5U
22026-09-12HWeber StateW52–21-38.5L57.5O
32026-09-19ANorthwesternL7–41+3.5L47.5O
42026-09-26ABaylorL13–23+8.5L54U
52026-10-03HTexas TechL7–29+13.5L50.5U
72026-10-17HUtah——————
82026-10-24AOklahoma State——————
92026-10-31HKansas State——————
102026-11-07AArizona State——————
112026-11-14HHouston——————
122026-11-21ACincinnati——————
132026-11-28HUCF——————

H = home · A = away · N = neutral · Post = postseason. Source-reported spreads and totals; unverified closing status. Conference championships follow the source's regular-season classification.

Sources: CollegeFootballData; logos and team identity: ESPN. Historical conferences follow each season's game records.