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Northern Colorado at Colorado

Friday, September 3, 2021

Colorado beat Northern Colorado 35–⁠7. It was their 12th meeting; Colorado leads the series 10–⁠2.

AwayNorthern Colorado3–⁠8 in 2021
7
HomeColorado4–⁠8 in 2021
35

Final at Folsom Field, BoulderTV: PAC12Attendance 44,153

At kickoff
72°F, clear, wind 7 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Boulder Municipal Airport (KBDU), 5 km from the stadium
Official
Michael MothershedGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northern Colorado00707
Colorado01471435

Standouts

  • RushingJarek Broussard15 carries, 94 yards, 1 TDColorado
  • ReceivingKassidy Woods4 catches, 88 yards, 1 TDNorthern Colorado
  • DefenseJace Bobo14 tackles, 1 for lossNorthern Colorado

Player stats

Northern Colorado

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Dylan McCaffrey24/4223611
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Tru Wilson616011
Dylan McCaffrey99010
Dylan Thomas1303
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Kassidy Woods488134
Tru Wilson869019
Darren DeLaCroix230017
Jaren Mitchell31809
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jace Bobo14100
Xander Gagnon5000
R.J. Potts5000
Jerone Jackson4000
Joe Golden3110
David Hoage1110

Colorado

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Brendon Lewis10/1510210
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jarek Broussard1594130
Ashaad Clayton851135
Brendon Lewis844012
Alex Fontenot840111
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
La’Vontae Shenault223023
Montana Lemonious-Craig223117
Alec Pell117017
Chase Penry116016
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Chris Miller4000
Nate Landman4000
Mekhi Blackmon4001
Guy Thomas3110
Na’im Rodman3110
Jalen Sami2210

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

Team stats

Northern ColoradoColorado
256Total yards383
236Passing yards102
20Rushing yards281
5.6Yards per pass6.8
1.1Yards per rush5.7
15First downs22
3–⁠14Third downs6–⁠10
0–⁠2Fourth downs0–⁠0
1Turnovers0
6–⁠50Penalties12–⁠118
29:16Possession30:44
2Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

Northern ColoradoColorado
27%Success rate56%
−0.09EPA per play0.38
1.31Explosiveness1.00
−0.20Rushing EPA0.48
−0.05Passing EPA0.12
13%Passing-down success44%
−0.13First-down EPA0.09
0.22Second-down EPA0.51
0.10Third-down EPA0.94
5%Havoc by its defense18%

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)

Colorado 90% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Colorado −37.5, over/under 56.5.

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 Colorado >99%, Northern Colorado <1%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Colorado end zoneNorthern Colorado end zoneQ1 Northern ColoradoPunt, 5 playsQ1 ColoradoPunt, 3 playsQ1 Northern ColoradoPunt, 3 playsQ1 ColoradoPunt, 3 playsQ1 Northern ColoradoPunt, 4 playsQ1 ColoradoTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 Northern ColoradoPunt, 3 playsQ2 ColoradoPunt, 3 playsQ2 Northern ColoradoPunt, 3 playsQ2 ColoradoTouchdown, 5 playsQ2 Northern ColoradoInterception, 12 playsQ2 ColoradoEnd of half, 2 playsQ3 ColoradoMissed FG, 8 playsQ3 Northern ColoradoPunt, 4 playsQ3 ColoradoTouchdown, 16 playsQ3 Northern ColoradoTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 ColoradoTouchdown, 6 playsQ4 Northern ColoradoTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ4 ColoradoTouchdown, 6 playsQ4 Northern ColoradoTurnover on downs, 13 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, Northern Colorado right to left.
  1. Q1 Northern ColoradoPunt, 5 plays, 35 yards
  2. Q1 ColoradoPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  3. Q1 Northern ColoradoPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  4. Q1 ColoradoPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  5. Q1 Northern ColoradoPunt, 4 plays, 16 yards
  6. Q1 ColoradoTouchdown, 7 plays, 28 yards
  7. Q2 Northern ColoradoPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  8. Q2 ColoradoPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  9. Q2 Northern ColoradoPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  10. Q2 ColoradoTouchdown, 5 plays, 56 yards
  11. Q2 Northern ColoradoInterception, 12 plays, 60 yards
  12. Q2 ColoradoEnd of half, 2 plays, 6 yards
  13. Q3 ColoradoMissed FG, 8 plays, 40 yards
  14. Q3 Northern ColoradoPunt, 4 plays, 19 yards
  15. Q3 ColoradoTouchdown, 16 plays, 90 yards
  16. Q3 Northern ColoradoTouchdown, 7 plays, 75 yards
  17. Q4 ColoradoTouchdown, 6 plays, 54 yards
  18. Q4 Northern ColoradoTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 22 yards
  19. Q4 ColoradoTouchdown, 6 plays, 55 yards
  20. Q4 Northern ColoradoTurnover on downs, 13 plays, 66 yards
  21. Q4 ColoradoEnd of game, 6 plays, 20 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Tied at 0
Northern Colorado Punt, 5 plays
14:541st & 10 at own 16Dylan McCaffrey pass complete to Tru Wilson for 15 yds to the NoCol 31 for a 1ST down
14:541st & 10 at own 31Dylan McCaffrey pass complete to Kassidy Woods for 14 yds to the NoCol 45 for a 1ST down
14:541st & 10 at own 45Tru Wilson run for a loss of 2 yards to the NoCol 43
14:54Cole Becker kickoff for 65 yds , Dylan Thomas return for 16 yds to the NoCol 16
11:492nd & 12 at own 43Dylan McCaffrey pass complete to Tru Wilson for 8 yds to the Colo 49
11:493rd & 4 at opp 49Dylan McCaffrey pass incomplete
11:394th & 4 at opp 49Caleb Brickhouse punt for 39 yds
Colorado Punt, 3 plays
11:391st & 10 at own 10Jarek Broussard run for 1 yd to the Colo 11
11:392nd & 9 at own 11Jarek Broussard run for 3 yds to the Colo 14
11:393rd & 6 at own 14COLORADO Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the Colo 9
11:393rd & 11 at own 9Brendon Lewis pass complete to Jarek Broussard for 7 yds to the Colo 16
9:184th & 4 at own 16Josh Watts punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Uryan Hudson at the NoCol 43
Northern Colorado Punt, 3 plays
9:181st & 10 at own 43Tru Wilson run for no gain to the NoCol 43
9:182nd & 10 at own 43run for 3 yds to the NoCol 46
9:183rd & 12 at own 41Dylan McCaffrey run for no gain to the NoCol 41
6:304th & 12 at own 41Caleb Brickhouse punt for 35 yds , Dimitri Stanley returns for 22 yds to the Colo 46
Colorado Punt, 3 plays
6:301st & 10 at own 46Jarek Broussard run for no gain to the Colo 46
5:502nd & 10 at own 46Brendon Lewis pass incomplete
5:503rd & 10 at own 46Brendon Lewis run for 8 yds to the NoCol 46
5:114th & 2 at opp 46Josh Watts punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Uryan Hudson at the NoCol 8
Northern Colorado Punt, 4 plays
5:111st & 10 at own 8Dylan McCaffrey pass complete to Kassidy Woods for 17 yds to the NoCol 25 for a 1ST down
5:111st & 10 at own 25Tru Wilson run for 3 yds to the NoCol 28
5:112nd & 7 at own 28NORTHERN COLO Penalty, False Start (Max Pierce) to the NoCol 23
5:112nd & 12 at own 23Dylan McCaffrey pass complete to Dylan Thomas for 1 yd to the NoCol 24
5:113rd & 11 at own 24Dylan McCaffrey pass incomplete
2:314th & 11 at own 24Caleb Brickhouse punt for 38 yds , Dimitri Stanley returns for 19 yds to the NoCol 43 NORTHERN COLO Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Caleb Brickhouse) to the NoCol 28
Colorado Touchdown, 7 plays
2:311st & 10 at opp 28Jarek Broussard run for 3 yds to the NoCol 25
2:312nd & 7 at opp 25Brendon Lewis sacked by Joe Golden for 0 yards to the NoCol 33
2:313rd & 15 at opp 33COLORADO Penalty, False Start (Brenden Rice) to the NoCol 38
0:523rd & 20 at opp 38#12 B.Lewis pass to the right incomplete intended for #5 L.Shenault thrown to the UNC12. PENALTY UNC Personal Foul on #95 J.Golden enforced 15 yards from the UNC38 to the UNC23 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
0:521st & 10 at opp 23Jarek Broussard run for 1 yd to the NoCol 22
0:012nd & 9 at opp 22Brendon Lewis pass complete to Brady Russell for 7 yds to the NoCol 15
Q2 15:003rd & 2 at opp 15Jarek Broussard run for 12 yds to the NoCol 3 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & goal at opp 3Jarek Broussard run for 2 yds to the NoCol 1
Q2 13:512nd & goal at opp 1Jarek Broussard run for 1 yd for a TD, (Cole Becker KICK)Colorado 7, Northern Colorado 0
2nd quarter6 drives, then Colorado 14, Northern Colorado 0
Northern Colorado Punt, 3 plays
13:511st & 10 at own 25Dylan McCaffrey pass incomplete
13:512nd & 10 at own 25Dylan McCaffrey pass complete to Dylan Thomas for 1 yd to the NoCol 26
13:513rd & 9 at own 26Dylan McCaffrey pass incomplete
13:51Cole Becker kickoff for 64 yds
12:454th & 9 at own 26Caleb Brickhouse punt for 47 yds , Dimitri Stanley returns for 27 yds to the NoCol 46
Colorado Punt, 3 plays
12:451st & 10 at opp 46Alex Fontenot run for 3 yds to the NoCol 43
12:452nd & 7 at opp 43Brendon Lewis pass complete to La’Vontae Shenault for no gain to the NoCol 43
12:453rd & 7 at opp 43Brendon Lewis pass complete to Alex Fontenot for 2 yds to the NoCol 41
10:534th & 5 at opp 41Josh Watts punt for 41 yds for a touchback
Northern Colorado Punt, 3 plays
10:531st & 10 at own 20Dylan McCaffrey pass incomplete
10:532nd & 10 at own 20Zain Zincola run for a loss of 4 yards to the NoCol 16
10:533rd & 11 at own 19Tru Wilson run for 8 yds to the NoCol 27
9:124th & 3 at own 27Caleb Brickhouse punt for 29 yds, downed at the Colo 44
Colorado Touchdown, 5 plays
9:121st & 10 at own 44Brendon Lewis pass complete to Montana Lemonious-Craig for 6 yds to the 50 yard line
9:122nd & 4 at the 50Jarek Broussard run for 5 yds to the NoCol 45 for a 1ST down
9:121st & 10 at opp 45COLORADO Penalty, False Start (La’Vontae Shenault) to the 50 yard line
9:121st & 15 at the 50Jarek Broussard run for 30 yds to the NoCol 20 for a 1ST down
9:121st & 10 at opp 20Ashaad Clayton run for 3 yds to the NoCol 17
7:022nd & 7 at opp 17Brendon Lewis pass complete to Montana Lemonious-Craig for 17 yds for a TD, (Cole Becker KICK)Colorado 14, Northern Colorado 0
Northern Colorado Interception, 12 plays
7:021st & 10 at own 25NORTHERN COLO Penalty, Offensive Holding (Kevin Williams Jr.) to the NoCol 21
7:022nd & 14 at own 21Dylan McCaffrey pass complete to Jonah Morris for 7 yds to the NoCol 28
7:023rd & 4 at own 43Dylan McCaffrey pass complete to Tru Wilson for 19 yds to the Colo 38 for a 1ST down
7:02Cole Becker kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:023rd & 7 at own 28COLORADO Penalty, Defensive Holding (Christian Gonzalez) to the NoCol 34 for a 1ST down
7:023rd & 1 at own 34run for 3 yds to the NoCol 37 for a 1ST down
7:021st & 10 at own 37Dylan McCaffrey pass complete to Dylan Thomas for no gain to the NoCol 37
7:022nd & 10 at own 37Dylan McCaffrey pass complete to Jaren Mitchell for 6 yds to the NoCol 43
2:201st & 10 at opp 38Dylan McCaffrey pass complete to Tru Wilson for 4 yds to the Colo 34
2:202nd & 6 at opp 34Dylan McCaffrey pass incomplete
2:203rd & 6 at opp 34Dylan McCaffrey run for 10 yds to the Colo 24 for a 1ST down
2:201st & 10 at opp 24Dylan McCaffrey pass complete to Sam Flowers for 9 yds to the Colo 15
1:092nd & 1 at opp 15COLORADO Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Mekhi Blackmon) to the Colo 1 for a 1ST down
Colorado End of half, 2 plays
1:091st & 10 at own 5Jarek Broussard run for 4 yds to the Colo 9
0:002nd & 6 at own 9Jarek Broussard run for 2 yds to the Colo 11
3rd quarter4 drives, then Colorado 21, Northern Colorado 7
Colorado Missed FG, 8 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 25Jarek Broussard run for 17 yds to the Colo 42 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 42Jarek Broussard run for 2 yds to the Colo 44
15:002nd & 8 at own 44Brendon Lewis run for 10 yds to the NoCol 46 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 46Jarek Broussard run for 11 yds to the NoCol 35 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 35COLORADO Penalty, Personal Foul (Kary Kutsch) to the NoCol 45
15:00Ben Raybon kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:162nd & 20 at opp 45Brendon Lewis run for 10 yds to the NoCol 35
12:163rd & 10 at opp 35Brendon Lewis pass incomplete
12:034th & 10 at opp 35Cole Becker 53 yd FG MISSED
Northern Colorado Punt, 4 plays
12:031st & 10 at own 35Dylan McCaffrey pass complete to Darren DeLaCroix for 13 yds to the NoCol 48 for a 1ST down
12:031st & 10 at own 48Dylan McCaffrey pass complete to Zach Angelillo for 6 yds to the Colo 46
12:032nd & 4 at opp 46Dylan McCaffrey pass incomplete
12:033rd & 4 at opp 46Dylan McCaffrey pass incomplete
10:354th & 4 at opp 46Caleb Brickhouse punt for 36 yds
Colorado Touchdown, 16 plays
10:351st & 10 at own 10Brendon Lewis run for 11 yds to the Colo 21 for a 1ST down
10:351st & 10 at own 21Brendon Lewis run for 4 yds to the Colo 25
10:352nd & 6 at own 25Brendon Lewis pass incomplete
10:353rd & 6 at own 25Brendon Lewis pass complete to Chase Penry for 16 yds to the Colo 41 for a 1ST down
10:351st & 10 at own 41Ashaad Clayton run for 6 yds to the Colo 47
10:352nd & 4 at own 47Ashaad Clayton run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
10:353rd & 1 at the 50Ashaad Clayton run for 2 yds to the NoCol 48 for a 1ST down
10:351st & 10 at opp 48Brendon Lewis sacked by David Hoage for 0 yards to the Colo 49
10:352nd & 13 at own 49Alex Fontenot run for 3 yds to the NoCol 48
5:393rd & 10 at opp 48Brendon Lewis run for 12 yds to the NoCol 36 for a 1ST down
5:391st & 10 at opp 36Alex Fontenot run for 9 yds to the NoCol 27
5:392nd & 1 at opp 27Alex Fontenot run for 3 yds to the NoCol 24 for a 1ST down
5:391st & 10 at opp 24Alex Fontenot run for 3 yds to the NoCol 21
5:392nd & 7 at opp 21Brendon Lewis pass complete to Dimitri Stanley for 7 yds to the NoCol 14 for a 1ST down
5:391st & 10 at opp 14Alex Fontenot run for 11 yds to the NoCol 3 for a 1ST down
3:101st & goal at opp 3Alex Fontenot run for 3 yds for a TD, (Cole Becker KICK)Colorado 21, Northern Colorado 0
Northern Colorado Touchdown, 7 plays
3:101st & 10 at own 25Dylan McCaffrey pass incomplete
3:102nd & 10 at own 25Dylan McCaffrey pass incomplete
3:103rd & 10 at own 25Dylan McCaffrey pass complete to Tru Wilson for 9 yds to the NoCol 34
3:10Cole Becker kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:104th & 1 at own 34NORTHERN COLO Penalty, False Start (TEAM) to the NoCol 29
3:104th & 6 at own 29COLORADO Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Jalen Sami) to the NoCol 44 for a 1ST down
3:101st & 10 at own 44Dylan McCaffrey pass complete to Jaren Mitchell for 3 yds to the NoCol 47
3:102nd & 7 at own 47Dylan McCaffrey pass complete to Tru Wilson for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
3:101st & 10 at opp 35Tru Wilson run for 1 yd to the Colo 34
0:002nd & 9 at opp 34Dylan McCaffrey pass complete to Kassidy Woods for 34 yds for a TD, (Ben Raybon KICK)Colorado 21, Northern Colorado 7
4th quarter5 drives, then Colorado 35, Northern Colorado 7
Colorado Touchdown, 6 plays
14:511st & 10 at own 46Brendon Lewis pass incomplete
14:512nd & 10 at own 46Ashaad Clayton run for 35 yds to the NoCol 19 for a 1ST down
14:511st & 10 at opp 19Ashaad Clayton run for no gain to the NoCol 19
14:512nd & 10 at opp 19Brendon Lewis pass complete to Alec Pell for 17 yds to the NoCol 2 for a 1ST down
14:511st & goal at opp 2Ashaad Clayton run for 1 yd to the NoCol 1
14:51Ben Raybon kickoff for 63 yds , Brenden Rice return for 44 yds to the Colo 46
12:292nd & goal at opp 1Ashaad Clayton run for 1 yd for a TD, (Cole Becker KICK)Colorado 28, Northern Colorado 7
Northern Colorado Turnover on downs, 6 plays
12:211st & 15 at own 33run for 6 yds to the NoCol 39
12:212nd & 9 at own 39Dylan McCaffrey pass complete to Darren DeLaCroix for 17 yds to the Colo 44 for a 1ST down
12:211st & 10 at opp 44Dylan McCaffrey pass incomplete
12:212nd & 10 at opp 44Dylan McCaffrey sacked by Jalen Sami for 0 yards to the Colo 48
12:213rd & 14 at opp 48Tru Wilson run for 3 yds to the Colo 45
12:21Cole Becker kickoff for 65 yds , Jullen Ison return for 23 yds to the NoCol 38 , return for no gain to the NoCol 38
9:224th & 11 at opp 45Dylan McCaffrey pass incomplete
Colorado Touchdown, 6 plays
9:221st & 10 at own 45Deion Smith run for 21 yds to the NoCol 34 for a 1ST down
9:221st & 10 at opp 34Deion Smith run for a loss of 1 yard to the NoCol 35
9:222nd & 11 at opp 35Brendon Lewis pass incomplete
9:223rd & 11 at opp 35Brendon Lewis pass complete to La’Vontae Shenault for 23 yds to the NoCol 12 for a 1ST down
9:221st & 10 at opp 12Deion Smith run for 7 yds to the NoCol 5
7:272nd & 3 at opp 5Deion Smith run for 5 yds for a TD, (Cole Becker KICK)Colorado 35, Northern Colorado 7
Northern Colorado Turnover on downs, 13 plays
7:271st & 10 at own 25Dylan McCaffrey pass complete to Tru Wilson for 6 yds to the NoCol 31
7:272nd & 4 at own 31Dylan McCaffrey pass complete to Kassidy Woods for 23 yds to the Colo 46 for a 1ST down
7:271st & 10 at opp 46Dylan McCaffrey pass complete to Zain Zincola for 7 yds to the Colo 39
7:272nd & 3 at opp 39Dylan McCaffrey pass complete to Dylan McCaffrey for 9 yds to the Colo 30 for a 1ST down
7:271st & 10 at opp 30Dylan McCaffrey pass incomplete
7:272nd & 10 at opp 30Dylan McCaffrey run for 3 yds to the Colo 27
7:27Cole Becker kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:263rd & 7 at opp 27Dylan McCaffrey pass incomplete
5:164th & 7 at opp 27#12 D.McCaffrey pass to the right incomplete intended for #13 J.Mitchell broken up by #42 T.Woods at the COL0; QB hurried by #4 J.Montgomery. PENALTY COL Holding on #21 K.Moore enforced 10 yards from the COL27 to the COL17 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
5:161st & 10 at opp 17Dylan McCaffrey sacked by Guy Thomas for 0 yards to the Colo 21
5:162nd & 14 at opp 21COLORADO Penalty, Roughing the Passer on G.Thomas enforced half the distance from the goal (Guy Thomas) to the Colo 8 for a 1ST down
5:161st & goal at opp 8Dylan McCaffrey pass incomplete
5:162nd & goal at opp 8Dylan McCaffrey pass incomplete
5:163rd & goal at opp 8run for a loss of 1 yard to the Colo 9
3:254th & goal at opp 9Dylan McCaffrey pass incomplete
Colorado End of game, 6 plays
3:251st & 10 at own 9Joe Davis run for 5 yds to the Colo 14
3:252nd & 5 at own 14Joe Davis run for 6 yds to the Colo 20 for a 1ST down
3:251st & 10 at own 20Joe Davis run for 5 yds to the Colo 25
3:252nd & 5 at own 25Joe Davis run for 4 yds to the Colo 29
3:253rd & 1 at own 29Joe Davis run for 2 yds to the Colo 31 for a 1ST down

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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Colorado leads 10–⁠2 in 12 meetings.

Recent meetings
2021Colorado 35, Northern Colorado 7
2017Colorado 41, Northern Colorado 21
1934Northern Colorado 13, Colorado 7
1933Colorado 24, Northern Colorado 0
1930Colorado 27, Northern Colorado 7
1929Colorado 19, Northern Colorado 0

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