Colorado Buffaloes @ UCF Knights
Final
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Buffaloes | 14 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 48 |
 UCF Knights | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Scoring
Q1 3:49COLOTravis Hunter 23 Yd pass from Shedeur Sanders (Alejandro Mata Kick)7–0
COLOTravis Hunter 23 Yd pass from Shedeur Sanders (Alejandro Mata Kick)7–0Q1 3:38UCFRJ Harvey 75 Yd pass from KJ Jefferson (Colton Boomer Kick)7–7
UCFRJ Harvey 75 Yd pass from KJ Jefferson (Colton Boomer Kick)7–7Q1 0:10COLOWill Sheppard 47 Yd pass from Shedeur Sanders (Alejandro Mata Kick)14–7
COLOWill Sheppard 47 Yd pass from Shedeur Sanders (Alejandro Mata Kick)14–7Q2 12:21COLODallan Hayden 14 Yd Run (Alejandro Mata Kick)21–7
COLODallan Hayden 14 Yd Run (Alejandro Mata Kick)21–7Q2 8:41UCFKJ Jefferson 7 Yd Run (Colton Boomer Kick)21–14
UCFKJ Jefferson 7 Yd Run (Colton Boomer Kick)21–14Q2 0:42COLOAlejandro Mata 36 Yd Field Goal 24–14
COLOAlejandro Mata 36 Yd Field Goal 24–14Q2 0:00COLOAlejandro Mata 46 Yd Field Goal 27–14
COLOAlejandro Mata 46 Yd Field Goal 27–14Q3 9:11COLOMicah Welch 1 Yd Run (Alejandro Mata Kick)34–14
COLOMicah Welch 1 Yd Run (Alejandro Mata Kick)34–14Q3 3:58UCFXavier Townsend 15 Yd pass from KJ Jefferson (Colton Boomer Kick)34–21
UCFXavier Townsend 15 Yd pass from KJ Jefferson (Colton Boomer Kick)34–21Q3 1:32COLOLaJohntay Wester 10 Yd pass from Shedeur Sanders (Alejandro Mata Kick)41–21
COLOLaJohntay Wester 10 Yd pass from Shedeur Sanders (Alejandro Mata Kick)41–21Q4 5:05COLOCam'Ron Silmon-Craig 95 Yd Fumble Return (Alejandro Mata Kick)48–21
COLOCam'Ron Silmon-Craig 95 Yd Fumble Return (Alejandro Mata Kick)48–21Passing
Colorado Buffaloes
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shedeur Sanders | 28/35 | 290 | 8.3 | 3 | 1 | 89.5 |
UCF Knights
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KJ Jefferson | 20/35 | 284 | 8.1 | 2 | 2 | 39.2 |
Rushing
Colorado Buffaloes
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Augustave | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | 21 |
| Dallan Hayden | 11 | 33 | 3.0 | 1 | 14 |
| Micah Welch | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 1 | 15 |
| Shedeur Sanders | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Charlie Offerdahl | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Dre'lon Miller | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
UCF Knights
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJ Harvey | 16 | 77 | 4.8 | 0 | 13 |
| KJ Jefferson | 20 | 76 | 3.8 | 1 | 23 |
| Johnny Richardson | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 9 |
| Peny Boone | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Xavier Townsend | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 10 |
Receiving
Colorado Buffaloes
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Sheppard | 4 | 99 | 24.8 | 1 | 47 |
| Travis Hunter | 9 | 89 | 9.9 | 1 | 29 |
| Jimmy Horn Jr. | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 | 15 |
| LaJohntay Wester | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 1 | 23 |
| Micah Welch | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Sav'ell Smalls | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Terrell Timmons Jr. | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dre'lon Miller | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | 6 |
UCF Knights
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJ Harvey | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 1 | 75 |
| Trent Whittemore | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 0 | 54 |
| Xavier Townsend | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 1 | 22 |
| Kobe Hudson | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 23 |
| Randy Pittman Jr. | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Ja'Varrius Johnson | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Johnny Richardson | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Peny Boone | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Evan Morris | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
Defense
Colorado Buffaloes
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikhai Hill-Green | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Arden Walker | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carter Stoutmire | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylen Wester | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam'Ron Silmon-Craig | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Samuel Okunlola | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ McKinney | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taje McCoy | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Finneseth | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amari McNeill | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston Hodge | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Gant | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Hunter | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Colton Hood | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Cokes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chidozie Nwankwo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anquin Barnes Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Yates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallan Hayden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tawfiq Thomas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braden Keith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rayyan Buell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RJ Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B.J. Green II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Davis-Swain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UCF Knights
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Barr | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ladarius Tennison | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mac McWilliams | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Quadric Bullard | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braeden Marshall | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Antione Jackson | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Hunter | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nyjalik Kelly | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deshawn Pace | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryon Threats | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Alexander | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Malachi Lawrence | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BJ Adams | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xe'ree Alexander | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesiah Pierre | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Barber | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Arnold | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Wells | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamaal Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Nixon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team stats
| Colorado Buffaloes | UCF Knights | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | 1st Downs | 24 |
| 5-11 | 3rd down efficiency | 6-18 |
| 0-1 | 4th down efficiency | 3-5 |
| 418 | Total Yards | 461 |
| 290 | Passing | 284 |
| 28/35 | Comp/Att | 20/35 |
| 8.3 | Yards per pass | 8.1 |
| 128 | Rushing | 177 |
| 29 | Rushing Attempts | 44 |
| 4.4 | Yards per rush | 4.0 |
| 10-75 | Penalties | 7-80 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 2 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 2 |
| 29:57 | Possession | 30:03 |
Drives 26
Q1
COLOInterception3 plays · -10 yds · 0:54COLO 25 → COLO 15UCFInterception10 plays · 25 yds · 4:49COLO 30 → COLO 5COLOTouchdown11 plays · 80 yds · 5:28COLO 20 → UCF 0UCFTouchdown1 play · 75 yds · 0:11UCF 25 → COLO 0COLOTouchdown8 plays · 75 yds · 3:28COLO 25 → UCF 0UCFPunt3 plays · -2 yds · 0:42UCF 26 → UCF 24Q2
COLOTouchdown5 plays · 50 yds · 2:0150 → UCF 0UCFTouchdown8 plays · 68 yds · 3:33UCF 32 → COLO 0COLODowns7 plays · 40 yds · 2:49COLO 25 → UCF 35UCFPunt6 plays · 12 yds · 2:08UCF 35 → UCF 47COLOField Goal8 plays · 68 yds · 3:02COLO 14 → UCF 18UCFPunt3 plays · -1 yds · 0:29UCF 16 → UCF 15COLOField Goal2 plays · 7 yds · 0:08UCF 35 → UCF 28Q3
UCFMissed FG9 plays · 38 yds · 4:02UCF 25 → COLO 37COLOTouchdown4 plays · 63 yds · 1:42COLO 37 → UCF 0UCFInterception3 plays · 11 yds · 1:09UCF 25 → UCF 36COLOPunt3 plays · -9 yds · 2:44UCF 38 → UCF 47UCFTouchdown3 plays · 92 yds · 1:20UCF 8 → COLO 0COLOTouchdown6 plays · 65 yds · 2:26COLO 35 → UCF 0UCFFumble3 plays · 38 yds · 1:14UCF 25 → COLO 37COLOPunt3 plays · -8 yds · 1:56COLO 37 → COLO 29Q4
UCFDowns14 plays · 37 yds · 4:52COLO 46 → COLO 9COLOPunt3 plays · 6 yds · 1:33COLO 9 → COLO 15UCFFumble Return Touchdown7 plays · 50 yds · 1:52UCF 45 → COLO 5UCFDowns10 plays · 24 yds · 3:12UCF 45 → COLO 31COLOEnd of Game3 plays · 11 yds · 1:46COLO 31 → COLO 42Box score and scoring summary from ESPN, refreshed through the game. Team and player stats here are the official live feed — not our projections.