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Stanford at Colorado

Saturday, November 7, 2015

No. 9 Stanford beat Colorado 42–⁠10. It was their ninth meeting; after it, Stanford led the series 6–⁠3.

Away9Stanford12–⁠2 in 2015
42
HomeColorado4–⁠9 in 2015
10

Final at Folsom Field, BoulderTV: PAC12Attendance 40,142

At kickoff
45°F, clear, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Boulder Municipal Airport (KBDU), 5 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Terry Leyden; umpire Mike Stephens; head linesman Kirk Mattson; line judge Tim Messuri; side judge Clay Reynard; field judge Shane Standley; back judge Steve Hudson; center judge Douglas WilsonGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Stanford7217742
Colorado703010

Standouts

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Player stats

Stanford

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kevin Hogan17/2316921
Keller Chryst0/3000
Christian McCaffrey1/12810
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Christian McCaffrey23147040
Bryce Love358147
Kevin Hogan940120
Barry Sanders61806
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Michael Rector466143
Austin Hooper362128
Trenton Irwin120020
Christian McCaffrey31509
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Dallas Lloyd100
Justin Reid110

Colorado

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Sefo Liufau10/1812501
Cade Apsay3/52301
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Sefo Liufau743017
Donovan Lee71718
Patrick Carr716011
Phillip Lindsay51406
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Nelson Spruce575036
Bryce Bobo429012
Devin Ross123023
Dylan Keeney111011
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Tedric Thompson1710

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

Team stats

StanfordColorado
472Total yards231
197Passing yards148
275Rushing yards83
7.3Yards per pass6.4
5.7Yards per rush2.8
25First downs15
10–⁠16Third downs2–⁠11
2–⁠2Fourth downs0–⁠1
1Turnovers2
7–⁠55Penalties3–⁠21
38:01Possession21:59

Efficiency

StanfordColorado
51%Success rate43%
0.38EPA per play0.04
1.33Explosiveness0.86
0.36Rushing EPA0.09
0.42Passing EPA0.02
32%Passing-down success23%
0.11First-down EPA0.05
0.06Second-down EPA0.05
1.10Third-down EPA0.08
4%Havoc by its defense1%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Stanford 83% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Stanford −16, over/under 55.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Stanford 86%, Colorado 14%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Colorado end zoneStanford end zoneQ1 StanfordTouchdown, 15 playsQ1 ColoradoTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 StanfordPunt, 5 playsQ1 ColoradoPunt, 3 playsQ1 StanfordTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 ColoradoMissed FG, 10 playsQ2 StanfordTouchdown, 12 playsQ2 ColoradoInterception, 4 playsQ2 StanfordTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 ColoradoResult not recordedQ3 ColoradoField goal, 8 playsQ3 StanfordTouchdown, 1 playQ3 ColoradoPunt, 3 playsQ3 StanfordInterception, 4 playsQ3 ColoradoTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ3 StanfordTouchdown, 13 playsQ4 ColoradoPunt, 3 playsQ4 StanfordPunt, 3 playsQ4 ColoradoInterception, 5 playsQ4 StanfordPunt, 3 playsQ4 ColoradoPunt, 3 playsQ4 StanfordPunt, 6 playsQ4 ColoradoEnd of game, 6 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Colorado drives left to right, Stanford right to left.
  1. Q1 StanfordTouchdown, 15 plays, 81 yards
  2. Q1 ColoradoTouchdown, 6 plays, 75 yards
  3. Q1 StanfordPunt, 5 plays, 16 yards
  4. Q1 ColoradoPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  5. Q1 StanfordTouchdown, 6 plays, 62 yards
  6. Q2 ColoradoMissed FG, 10 plays, 55 yards
  7. Q2 StanfordTouchdown, 12 plays, 80 yards
  8. Q2 ColoradoInterception, 4 plays, 12 yards
  9. Q2 StanfordTouchdown, 7 plays, 57 yards
  10. Q2 ColoradoResult not recorded, 0 yards
  11. Q3 ColoradoField goal, 8 plays, 64 yards
  12. Q3 StanfordTouchdown, 1 play, 47 yards
  13. Q3 ColoradoPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  14. Q3 StanfordInterception, 4 plays, 16 yards
  15. Q3 ColoradoTurnover on downs, 4 plays, −2 yards
  16. Q3 StanfordTouchdown, 13 plays, 95 yards
  17. Q4 ColoradoPunt, 3 plays, −13 yards
  18. Q4 StanfordPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  19. Q4 ColoradoInterception, 5 plays, 21 yards
  20. Q4 StanfordPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  21. Q4 ColoradoPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  22. Q4 StanfordPunt, 6 plays, 10 yards
  23. Q4 ColoradoEnd of game, 6 plays, 17 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Tied at 7
Stanford Touchdown, 15 plays
14:401st & 10 at own 19Christian McCaffrey run for 9 yds to the Stanf 28
14:142nd & 1 at own 28Christian McCaffrey run for no gain to the Stanf 28
13:523rd & 1 at own 28Remound Wright run for 3 yds to the Stanf 31 for a 1ST down
13:061st & 10 at own 31Kevin Hogan pass incomplete to Devon Cajuste
12:552nd & 10 at own 31Kevin Hogan pass complete to Trenton Irwin for 20 yds to the Colo 49 for a 1ST down
12:231st & 10 at opp 49Barry Sanders run for 2 yds to the Colo 47
11:442nd & 8 at opp 47Kevin Hogan pass incomplete to Austin Hooper
11:193rd & 8 at opp 47Kevin Hogan pass complete to Michael Rector for 7 yds to the Colo 40
10:504th & 1 at opp 40Christian McCaffrey run for 3 yds to the Colo 37 for a 1ST down
10:341st & 10 at opp 37Christian McCaffrey run for a loss of 2 yards to the Colo 39
9:482nd & 12 at opp 39Kevin Hogan run for 5 yds to the Colo 34
9:043rd & 7 at opp 34Kevin Hogan pass complete to Austin Hooper for 9 yds to the Colo 25 for a 1ST down
8:351st & 10 at opp 25Kevin Hogan pass complete to Bryce Love for 12 yds to the Colo 13 for a 1ST down
7:491st & goal at opp 1Remound Wright 1 Yd Run (Conrad Ukropina Kick)Stanford 7, Colorado 0
Colorado Touchdown, 6 plays
7:411st & 10 at own 25Donovan Lee run for 8 yds to the Colo 33
7:222nd & 2 at own 33Donovan Lee run for 1 yd to the Colo 34
6:593rd & 1 at own 34Patrick Carr run for 11 yds to the Colo 45 for a 1ST down
6:451st & 10 at own 45Sefo Liufau run for 15 yds to the Stanf 40 for a 1ST down
6:271st & 10 at opp 40Sefo Liufau pass complete to Nelson Spruce for 36 yds to the Stanf 4 for a 1ST down
6:071st & goal at opp 4Donovan Lee 4 Yd Run (Diego Gonzalez Kick)Tied at 7
Stanford Punt, 5 plays
5:501st & 10 at own 47Christian McCaffrey run for 7 yds to the Colo 46
5:192nd & 3 at opp 46Kevin Hogan pass complete to Dalton Schultz for 2 yds to the Colo 44
4:413rd & 1 at opp 44Wright, Remound rush for 1 yard to the COLORADO43, PENALTY COLORADO offside (Jackson III, Leo) 6 yards to the COLORADO38, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN STANFORD.
4:031st & 10 at opp 38Kevin Hogan run for a loss of 2 yards to the Colo 40 Kevin Hogan fumbled, recovered by Stanf Kevin Hogan
3:332nd & 12 at opp 40Christian McCaffrey run for 9 yds to the Colo 31
2:593rd & 3 at opp 31Kevin Hogan sacked by Jimmie Gilbert for a loss of 6 yards to the Colo 37
Colorado Punt, 3 plays
2:011st & 10 at own 20Patrick Carr run for 1 yd to the Colo 21
1:552nd & 9 at own 21Sefo Liufau pass complete to Nelson Spruce for 4 yds to the Colo 25
1:503rd & 5 at own 25COLORADO Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the Colo 20
1:143rd & 10 at own 20Sefo Liufau pass incomplete to Dylan Keeney
Stanford Touchdown, 6 plays
0:011st & 10 at own 38Christian McCaffrey run for 2 yds to the Stanf 40
Q2 14:522nd & 8 at own 40Christian McCaffrey run for 5 yds to the Stanf 45
Q2 14:053rd & 3 at own 45Kevin Hogan run for 20 yds to the Colo 35 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:291st & 10 at opp 35Christian McCaffrey run for a loss of 2 yards to the Colo 37
Q2 13:022nd & 12 at opp 37STANFORD Penalty, Delay of Game (-5 Yards) to the Colo 42
Q2 12:342nd & 17 at opp 42Kevin Hogan sacked by Derek McCartney for a loss of 1 yard to the Colo 43
Q2 11:533rd & 18 at opp 43Kevin Hogan pass complete to Michael Rector for 43 yds for a TD, (Conrad Ukropina KICK)Stanford 14, Colorado 7
2nd quarter4 drives, then Stanford 28, Colorado 7
Colorado Missed FG, 10 plays
11:101st & 5 at own 26Donovan Lee run for a loss of 5 yards to the Colo 21
10:502nd & 10 at own 21Sefo Liufau pass complete to Nelson Spruce for 14 yds to the Colo 35 for a 1ST down
10:201st & 10 at own 35Sefo Liufau run for 4 yds to the Colo 39
9:552nd & 6 at own 39Patrick Carr run for 3 yds to the Colo 42
9:303rd & 3 at own 42Sefo Liufau pass complete to Nelson Spruce for 10 yds to the Stanf 48 for a 1ST down
9:081st & 10 at opp 48Sefo Liufau pass complete to Devin Ross for 23 yds to the Stanf 25 for a 1ST down
8:451st & 10 at opp 25Sefo Liufau pass complete to Bryce Bobo for 6 yds to the Stanf 19
8:262nd & 4 at opp 19Sefo Liufau pass incomplete to Nelson Spruce
8:193rd & 4 at opp 19Sefo Liufau pass incomplete to Bryce Bobo
Stanford Touchdown, 12 plays
8:041st & 10 at own 20Christian McCaffrey run for 3 yds to the Stanf 23
7:272nd & 7 at own 23Christian McCaffrey run for 40 yds to the Colo 37 for a 1ST down
6:571st & 10 at opp 37Kevin Hogan pass complete to Daniel Marx for 5 yds to the Colo 32
6:222nd & 5 at opp 32Barry Sanders run for 4 yds to the Colo 28
5:593rd & 1 at opp 28Remound Wright run for 2 yds to the Colo 26 for a 1ST down
5:211st & 10 at opp 26Kevin Hogan pass complete to Bryce Love for a loss of 3 yards to the Colo 29
5:092nd & 13 at opp 29Kevin Hogan pass complete to Michael Rector for 8 yds to the Colo 21
4:163rd & 5 at opp 21Kevin Hogan run for 7 yds to the Colo 14 for a 1ST down
3:461st & 10 at opp 14Christian McCaffrey run for 2 yds to the Colo 12
3:042nd & 8 at opp 12Christian McCaffrey run for 3 yds to the Colo 9
2:313rd & 5 at opp 9Kevin Hogan pass complete to Christian McCaffrey for 3 yds to the Colo 6
1:514th & 2 at opp 6Kevin Hogan pass complete to Dalton Schultz for 6 yds for a TD, (Conrad Ukropina KICK)Stanford 21, Colorado 7
Colorado Interception, 4 plays
1:361st & 10 at own 20Sefo Liufau pass complete to Dylan Keeney for 11 yds to the Colo 31 for a 1ST down
1:241st & 10 at own 31Sefo Liufau pass complete to Donovan Lee for 1 yd to the Colo 32
1:162nd & 9 at own 32Sefo Liufau pass incomplete to Devin Ross
Stanford Touchdown, 7 plays
1:001st & 10 at own 43Kevin Hogan pass complete to Christian McCaffrey for 9 yds to the Colo 48
0:432nd & 1 at opp 48Kevin Hogan pass incomplete to Trenton Irwin, broken up by Jered Bell
0:373rd & 1 at opp 48Christian McCaffrey run for 12 yds to the Colo 36 for a 1ST down
0:291st & 10 at opp 36Hogan, Kevin pass incomplete to Irwin, Trenton, PENALTY COLORADO pass interference (Crawley, Ken) 10 yards to the COLORADO26, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN STANFORD.
0:231st & 10 at opp 26Kevin Hogan pass complete to Austin Hooper for 25 yds to the Colo 1 for a 1ST down
0:103rd & 0 at opp 1Timeout COLORADO, clock 00:10
0:013rd & goal at opp 1Kevin Hogan run for 1 yd for a TD, (Conrad Ukropina KICK)Stanford 28, Colorado 7
0:003rd & 10 at own 35Conrad Ukropina kickoff for 30 yds , Aaron Howard return for a loss of 2 yards to the Colo 33
3rd quarter6 drives, then Stanford 35, Colorado 10
Colorado Field goal, 8 plays
14:541st & 10 at own 25Liufau, Sefo pass incomplete to Spruce, Nelson, PENALTY STANFORD roughing passer (Scarlett, Brennan) 15 yards to the COLORADO40, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN COLORADO.
14:401st & 10 at own 40Sefo Liufau pass complete to Nelson Spruce for 11 yds to the COLORADO 49 for a 1ST down STANFORD Penalty, Defensive Holding ( Yards) declined for a 1ST down
14:301st & 10 at opp 49Sefo Liufau run for 17 yds to the Stanf 32 for a 1ST down
14:101st & 10 at opp 32Patrick Carr run for 5 yds to the Stanf 27
13:462nd & 5 at opp 27Sefo Liufau run for 11 yds to the Stanf 16 for a 1ST down
13:201st & 10 at opp 16Patrick Carr run for 4 yds to the Stanf 12
12:512nd & 6 at opp 12Sefo Liufau run for 3 yds to the Stanf 9
12:083rd & 3 at opp 9Sefo Liufau run for a loss of 2 yards to the Stanf 11
11:364th & 5 at opp 11Diego Gonzalez 29 yd FG GOODStanford 28, Colorado 10
Stanford Touchdown, 1 play
11:334th & 5 at own 35Chris Graham on-side kick recovered by STANFORD at the Colo 47
11:231st & 10 at opp 47Bryce Love run for 47 yds for a TD, (Conrad Ukropina KICK)Stanford 35, Colorado 10
Colorado Punt, 3 plays
10:571st & 10 at own 25Phillip Lindsay run for no gain to the Colo 25
10:162nd & 10 at own 25Sefo Liufau sacked by Kevin Anderson for a loss of 5 yards to the Colo 20
9:513rd & 15 at own 20Sefo Liufau pass complete to Donovan Lee for 9 yds to the Colo 29
Stanford Interception, 4 plays
9:051st & 10 at own 43Christian McCaffrey run for 2 yds to the Stanf 45
8:482nd & 8 at own 45Kevin Hogan pass complete to Michael Rector for 8 yds to the Colo 47 for a 1ST down
8:051st & 10 at opp 47Christian McCaffrey run for 6 yds to the Colo 41
Colorado Turnover on downs, 4 plays
7:041st & goal at opp 3Patrick Carr run for a loss of 2 yards to the Stanf 5
6:302nd & goal at opp 5Sefo Liufau pass incomplete to Nelson Spruce
6:193rd & goal at opp 5Sefo Liufau pass incomplete to Bryce Bobo
Stanford Touchdown, 13 plays
6:041st & 10 at own 5Christian McCaffrey run for 8 yds to the Stanf 13
5:292nd & 2 at own 13Christian McCaffrey run for 4 yds to the Stanf 17 for a 1ST down
5:031st & 10 at own 17Christian McCaffrey run for 9 yds to the Stanf 26
4:192nd & 1 at own 26Kevin Hogan pass complete to Francis Owusu for 5 yds to the Stanf 31 for a 1ST down
3:491st & 10 at own 31Kevin Hogan pass incomplete to Michael Rector
3:392nd & 10 at own 31Kevin Hogan pass complete to Christian McCaffrey for 3 yds to the Stanf 34
3:033rd & 7 at own 34Kevin Hogan run for 11 yds to the Stanf 45 for a 1ST down
2:401st & 10 at own 45Christian McCaffrey run for 3 yds to the Stanf 48
1:492nd & 7 at own 48Kevin Hogan run for 5 yds to the Colo 47
1:193rd & 2 at opp 47Christian McCaffrey run for 6 yds to the Colo 41 for a 1ST down
0:301st & 10 at opp 41Kevin Hogan pass complete to Francis Owusu for 7 yds to the Colo 34
0:052nd & 3 at opp 34Christian McCaffrey run for 6 yds to the Colo 28 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:521st & 10 at opp 28Christian McCaffrey pass complete to Austin Hooper for 28 yds for a TD, (Conrad Ukropina KICK)Stanford 42, Colorado 10
4th quarter7 drives, then Stanford 42, Colorado 10
Colorado Punt, 3 plays
14:211st & 10 at own 35Cade Apsay sacked by Mike Tyler for a loss of 7 yards to the Colo 28
14:012nd & 17 at own 28Patrick Carr run for a loss of 6 yards to the Colo 22
13:363rd & 23 at own 22Cade Apsay pass incomplete to Patrick Carr
Stanford Punt, 3 plays
12:541st & 10 at opp 46Barry Sanders run for 3 yds to the Colo 43
12:332nd & 7 at opp 43Burns, Ryan rush for 7 yards to the COLORADO36, PENALTY STANFORD illegal shift 5 yards to the COLORADO48, NO PLAY.
12:122nd & 12 at opp 48Keller Chryst pass incomplete to Barry Sanders
11:533rd & 12 at opp 48Barry Sanders run for 6 yds to the Colo 42
Colorado Interception, 5 plays
11:061st & 10 at own 15Donovan Lee run for a loss of 2 yards to the Colo 13
10:352nd & 12 at own 13Cade Apsay pass complete to Bryce Bobo for 12 yds to the Colo 25 for a 1ST down
10:171st & 10 at own 25Donovan Lee run for 7 yds to the Colo 32
9:582nd & 3 at own 32Donovan Lee run for 4 yds to the Colo 36 for a 1ST down
Stanford Punt, 3 plays
9:151st & 10 at own 37Barry Sanders run for 2 yds to the Stanf 39
8:362nd & 8 at own 39Keller Chryst run for a loss of 2 yards to the Stanf 37 Keller Chryst fumbled, recovered by Stanf Keller Chryst
8:023rd & 10 at own 37Keller Chryst pass incomplete to Francis Owusu
Colorado Punt, 3 plays
7:401st & 10 at own 22Phillip Lindsay run for 3 yds to the Colo 25
7:162nd & 7 at own 25Cade Apsay pass complete to Bryce Bobo for 6 yds to the Colo 31
6:543rd & 1 at own 31Phillip Lindsay run for a loss of 1 yard to the Colo 30
Stanford Punt, 6 plays
5:551st & 10 at own 12Bryce Love run for 16 yds to the Stanf 28 STANFORD Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the Stanf 18
5:241st & 4 at own 18Barry Sanders run for 1 yd to the Stanf 19
5:012nd & 3 at own 19Ryan Burns run for 3 yds to the Stanf 22 for a 1ST down
4:341st & 10 at own 22Bryce Love run for a loss of 5 yards to the Stanf 17
3:502nd & 15 at own 17Ryan Burns run for 5 yds to the Stanf 22
2:473rd & 10 at own 22Keller Chryst pass incomplete to Trenton Irwin, broken up by Ahkello Witherspoon
Colorado End of game, 6 plays
2:221st & 10 at own 22Cade Apsay pass complete to Bryce Bobo for 5 yds to the Colo 27
2:062nd & 5 at own 27Phillip Lindsay run for 6 yds to the Colo 33 for a 1ST down
1:421st & 10 at own 33Cade Apsay run for 18 yds to the Stanf 49 for a 1ST down
1:201st & 10 at opp 49Cade Apsay sacked by Sam Shober for a loss of 8 yards to the Colo 43
0:502nd & 18 at own 43Phillip Lindsay run for 6 yds to the Colo 49
0:103rd & 12 at own 49Cade Apsay sacked by Mike Tyler for a loss of 10 yards to the Colo 39

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

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Stanford leads 7–⁠6 in 13 meetings, counting the four since this game.

Recent meetings
2023Stanford 46, Colorado 43
2020Colorado 35, Stanford 32
2019Colorado 16, Stanford 13
2016Colorado 10, Stanford 5
2015Stanford 42, Colorado 10
2012Stanford 48, Colorado 0

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