Colorado at Kansas State

Saturday, October 29, 2005

Colorado beat Kansas State 23–⁠20. It was their 61st meeting; after it, Colorado led the series 43–⁠17–⁠1.

AwayColorado7–⁠6 in 2005
23
HomeKansas State5–⁠6 in 2005
20

Final at Bill Snyder Family Stadium, ManhattanAttendance 43,890

At kickoff
68°F, wind 16 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Manhattan 6 SSW, 11 km from the stadium, 10 minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Colorado7130323
Kansas State3710020

Standouts

  • PassingJoel Klatt17 of 34, 272 yards, 1 TDColorado
  • ReceivingEvan Judge6 catches, 108 yards, 1 TDColorado

Player stats

Colorado

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Joel Klatt17/3427210
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Hugh Charles1467023
Lawrence Vickers122418
John Torp117017
Byron Ellis2504
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Evan Judge6108132
Quinn Sypniewski485064
Patrick Williams230027
Dusty Sprague326011

Kansas State

RushingCarYdsTDLong
Carlos Alsup842023
Victor Mann52508
Thomas Clayton82116
Parrish Fisher37012
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jermaine Moreira685038
Jordy Nelson575035
Rashaad Norwood327013
Davin Dennis124024

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

ColoradoKansas State
363Total yards292
302Passing yards234
91Rushing yards81
8.0Yards per pass5.3
2.5Yards per rush2.2
17First downs22
5–⁠17Third downs3–⁠15
1–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠2
2Turnovers3
0–⁠0Penalties0–⁠0
18:06Possession18:34

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Colorado 56% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Colorado leads 45–⁠22–⁠1 in 68 meetings, counting the seven since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Kansas State 24, Colorado 14
2024Kansas State 31, Colorado 28
2010Colorado 44, Kansas State 36
2009Kansas State 20, Colorado 6
2008Colorado 14, Kansas State 13
2007Kansas State 47, Colorado 20

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