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Colorado at Utah

Friday, November 26, 2021

No. 16 Utah beat Colorado 28–⁠13. It was their 68th meeting; after it, Utah led the series 33–⁠32–⁠3.

AwayColorado4–⁠8 in 2021
13
Home16Utah10–⁠4 in 2021
28

Final at Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake CityTV: FOXAttendance 51,538

At kickoff
44°F, mostly cloudy, wind 3 mph from the northwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Salt Lake City International Airport (KSLC), 10 km from the stadium
Official
Francisco VillarGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Colorado337013
Utah01414028

Standouts

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Player stats

Colorado

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Brendon Lewis9/238400
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Alex Fontenot1028012
Deion Smith619016
Brendon Lewis1415013
Dimitri Stanley1202
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Dimitri Stanley348029
Brady Russell21207
Daniel Arias1909
Matt Lynch1606
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Isaiah Lewis11000
Carson Wells8000
Devin Grant8200
Robert Barnes7000
Mark Perry6001

Utah

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Cameron Rising14/2317931
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Tavion Thomas25142121
T.J. Pledger13103031
Cameron Rising417011
Britain Covey2405
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Britain Covey572133
Dalton Kincaid455128
Brant Kuithe235119
Solomon Enis112012
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Nephi Sewell10100
Devin Lloyd9110
Cole Bishop7100
Mika Tafua3110
Aliki Vimahi1110
Van Fillinger1110

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

Team stats

ColoradoUtah
148Total yards444
84Passing yards179
64Rushing yards265
3.7Yards per pass7.8
2.0Yards per rush5.9
9First downs23
7–⁠16Third downs6–⁠12
0–⁠2Fourth downs1–⁠3
0Turnovers1
4–⁠25Penalties2–⁠20
25:53Possession34:07
0Sacks (by defense)4

Efficiency

ColoradoUtah
30%Success rate44%
−0.19EPA per play0.19
0.86Explosiveness1.54
0.04Rushing EPA0.24
−0.46Passing EPA0.11
18%Passing-down success52%
−0.11First-down EPA−0.01
−0.37Second-down EPA0.45
0.43Third-down EPA0.80
12%Havoc by its defense28%

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)

Utah 87% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Utah −24, over/under 52.5.

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 Utah 95%, Colorado 5%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Utah end zoneColorado end zoneQ1 UtahInterception, 4 playsQ1 ColoradoField goal, 4 playsQ1 UtahMissed FG, 14 playsQ1 ColoradoMissed FG, 10 playsQ1 UtahTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 ColoradoPunt, 3 playsQ2 UtahTouchdown, 5 playsQ2 ColoradoPunt, 3 playsQ2 UtahTurnover on downs, 7 playsQ2 ColoradoField goal, 9 playsQ3 UtahTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 ColoradoPunt, 5 playsQ3 UtahTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 ColoradoPunt, 6 playsQ3 UtahPunt, 4 playsQ3 ColoradoTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ4 UtahTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ4 ColoradoPunt, 3 playsQ4 UtahPunt, 7 playsQ4 ColoradoTurnover on downs, 7 playsQ4 UtahEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Utah drives left to right, Colorado right to left. Our source’s drive data for this game doesn’t add up to the final score, so a score may be missing here; the scoring by quarter above is complete.
  1. Q1 UtahInterception, 4 plays, 11 yards
  2. Q1 ColoradoField goal, 4 plays, 0 yards
  3. Q1 UtahMissed FG, 14 plays, 56 yards
  4. Q1 ColoradoMissed FG, 10 plays, 50 yards
  5. Q1 UtahTouchdown, 7 plays, 70 yards
  6. Q2 ColoradoPunt, 3 plays, −18 yards
  7. Q2 UtahTouchdown, 5 plays, 39 yards
  8. Q2 ColoradoPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  9. Q2 UtahTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 38 yards
  10. Q2 ColoradoField goal, 9 plays, 39 yards
  11. Q3 UtahTouchdown, 7 plays, 68 yards
  12. Q3 ColoradoPunt, 5 plays, −8 yards
  13. Q3 UtahTouchdown, 5 plays, 50 yards
  14. Q3 ColoradoPunt, 6 plays, 17 yards
  15. Q3 UtahPunt, 4 plays, 6 yards
  16. Q3 ColoradoTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 37 yards
  17. Q4 UtahTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 51 yards
  18. Q4 ColoradoPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  19. Q4 UtahPunt, 7 plays, 36 yards
  20. Q4 ColoradoTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 8 yards
  21. Q4 UtahEnd of game, 1 play, −1 yard

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Colorado 3, Utah 0
Utah Interception, 4 plays
15:00Cole Becker kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Cameron Rising pass incomplete
15:002nd & 10 at own 25TJ Pledger run for 10 yds to the Utah 35 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 35Tavion Thomas run for 1 yd to the Utah 36
13:292nd & 9 at own 36Cameron Rising pass intercepted return for no gain to the Utah 15
Colorado Field goal, 4 plays
13:291st & 10 at opp 15Alex Fontenot run for no gain to the Utah 15
13:292nd & 10 at opp 15Brendon Lewis pass incomplete
13:293rd & 10 at opp 15Brendon Lewis pass incomplete
12:324th & 10 at opp 15Cole Becker 33 yd FG GOODColorado 3, Utah 0
Utah Missed FG, 14 plays
12:32Cole Becker kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:321st & 10 at own 25Tavion Thomas run for a loss of 1 yard to the Utah 24
12:322nd & 11 at own 24Tavion Thomas run for 14 yds to the Utah 38 for a 1ST down
12:321st & 10 at own 38Cameron Rising pass incomplete
12:322nd & 10 at own 38TJ Pledger run for 6 yds to the Utah 44
12:323rd & 4 at own 44Cameron Rising pass complete to Britain Covey for 11 yds to the Colo 45 for a 1ST down
12:321st & 10 at opp 45Cameron Rising pass complete to Micah Bernard for 4 yds to the Colo 41
12:322nd & 6 at opp 41COLORADO Penalty, False Start (5 Yards) to the Colo 46
12:322nd & 11 at opp 46Cameron Rising pass complete to Britain Covey for 4 yds to the Colo 42
12:323rd & 7 at opp 42Tavion Thomas run for 7 yds to the Colo 35 for a 1ST down
12:321st & 10 at opp 35Tavion Thomas run for 2 yds to the Colo 33
12:322nd & 8 at opp 33Tavion Thomas run for 10 yds to the Colo 23 for a 1ST down
12:321st & 10 at opp 23TJ Pledger run for 6 yds to the Colo 17
12:322nd & 4 at opp 17TJ Pledger run for a loss of 3 yards to the Colo 20
12:323rd & 7 at opp 20Tavion Thomas run for 1 yd to the Colo 19
4:154th & 6 at opp 19Jadon Redding 37 yd FG BLOCKED blocked by
Colorado Missed FG, 10 plays
4:151st & 10 at own 20Brendon Lewis run for 2 yds to the Colo 22
4:152nd & 8 at own 22Alex Fontenot run for 2 yds to the Colo 24
4:153rd & 6 at own 24Brendon Lewis run for 13 yds to the Colo 37 for a 1ST down
2:052nd & 6 at own 41Timeout COLORADO, clock 02:05
2:051st & 10 at own 37Brendon Lewis run for 4 yds to the Colo 41
2:052nd & 6 at own 41Alex Fontenot run for a loss of 2 yards to the Colo 39
2:053rd & 8 at own 39UTAH Penalty, Offsides (Devin Lloyd) declined for a 1ST down
2:051st & 10 at opp 32Dimitri Stanley run for 2 yds to the Utah 30
0:253rd & 8 at opp 30Timeout UTAH, clock 00:25
0:252nd & 8 at opp 30Brendon Lewis pass incomplete
0:253rd & 8 at opp 30Brendon Lewis pass incomplete
0:144th & 8 at opp 30Cole Becker 48 yd FG MISSED
Utah Touchdown, 7 plays
0:141st & 10 at own 30Cameron Rising pass incomplete
0:002nd & 10 at own 30Tavion Thomas run for 6 yds to the Utah 36
Q2 15:003rd & 4 at own 36Cameron Rising pass complete to Dalton Kincaid for 6 yds to the Utah 42 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at own 42Tavion Thomas run for no gain to the Utah 42
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at own 42Cameron Rising pass complete to Solomon Enis for 12 yds to the Colo 46 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 46TJ Pledger run for 27 yds to the Colo 19 for a 1ST down
Q2 12:231st & 10 at opp 19Cameron Rising pass complete to Brant Kuithe for 19 yds for a TD, (Jadon Redding KICK)Utah 7, Colorado 3
2nd quarter5 drives, then Utah 14, Colorado 6
Colorado Punt, 3 plays
12:231st & 10 at own 25COLORADO Penalty, False Start (Jake Wiley) to the Colo 20
12:23Jordan Noyes kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:231st & 15 at own 20Daniel Arias run for no gain to the Colo 20
12:232nd & 15 at own 20Brendon Lewis sacked by Devin Lloyd for 0 yards to the Colo 12
12:233rd & 23 at own 12Brendon Lewis pass incomplete
11:004th & 23 at own 12WATTS, Josh punt 42 yards to the UU 46, fair catch by COVEY, Britain. PENALTY Before the snap, CU Illegal Formation enforced 5 yards from the CU 12 to the CU 7. NO PLAY (replay the down).
10:474th & 28 at own 7Josh Watts punt for 48 yds , Britain Covey returns for 16 yds to the Colo 39
Utah Touchdown, 5 plays
10:471st & 10 at opp 39Cameron Rising run for a loss of 3 yards to the Colo 42 fumbled, recovered by Utah Cameron Rising
10:473rd & 4 at opp 33Tavion Thomas run for 2 yds to the Colo 31
10:474th & 2 at opp 31Tavion Thomas run for 3 yds to the Colo 28 for a 1ST down
10:472nd & 13 at opp 42Tavion Thomas run for 9 yds to the Colo 33
8:081st & 10 at opp 28Cameron Rising pass complete to Dalton Kincaid for 28 yds for a TD, (Jadon Redding KICK)Utah 14, Colorado 3
Colorado Punt, 3 plays
8:02Jordan Noyes kickoff for 53 yds , Chase Penry return for 8 yds to the Colo 20
8:021st & 10 at own 20Brendon Lewis pass complete to Dimitri Stanley for 4 yds to the Colo 24
8:022nd & 6 at own 24run for a loss of 1 yard to the Colo 21 fumbled, recovered by Colo Brendon Lewis
8:023rd & 9 at own 21Brendon Lewis pass incomplete
6:404th & 9 at own 21Josh Watts punt for 45 yds , Britain Covey returns for 5 yds to the Utah 39
Utah Turnover on downs, 7 plays
5:542nd & 2 at own 47Timeout UTAH, clock 05:54
5:541st & 10 at own 39Tavion Thomas run for 8 yds to the Utah 47
5:542nd & 2 at own 47Cameron Rising pass incomplete
5:543rd & 2 at own 47Tavion Thomas run for 21 yds to the Colo 32 for a 1ST down
5:541st & 10 at opp 32Tavion Thomas run for 4 yds to the Colo 28
5:542nd & 6 at opp 28Britain Covey run for 5 yds to the Colo 23
5:543rd & 1 at opp 23TJ Pledger run for a loss of 1 yard to the Colo 24
3:144th & 2 at opp 24Cameron Rising run for 1 yd to the Colo 23
Colorado Field goal, 9 plays
3:141st & 10 at own 23Alex Fontenot run for 3 yds to the Colo 26
3:142nd & 7 at own 26Brendon Lewis pass complete to Matt Lynch for 6 yds to the Colo 32
3:143rd & 1 at own 32Alex Fontenot run for 2 yds to the Colo 34 for a 1ST down
3:141st & 10 at own 34Alex Fontenot run for 6 yds to the Colo 40
3:142nd & 4 at own 40Brendon Lewis pass complete to Chris Carpenter for 3 yds to the Colo 43
0:171st & 10 at opp 45Timeout COLORADO, clock 00:17
0:173rd & 1 at own 43Alex Fontenot run for 12 yds to the Utah 45 for a 1ST down
0:171st & 10 at opp 45Brendon Lewis pass complete to Brady Russell for 7 yds to the Utah 38
0:033rd & 3 at opp 38Timeout COLORADO, clock 00:03
0:032nd & 3 at opp 38Brendon Lewis pass incomplete
0:003rd & 3 at opp 38Cole Becker 56 yd FG GOODUtah 14, Colorado 6
3rd quarter6 drives, then Utah 28, Colorado 13
Utah Touchdown, 7 plays
14:45Nikko Reed 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Cole Becker Kick)Utah 14, Colorado 13
14:37Cole Becker kickoff for 62 yds , Britain Covey return for 29 yds to the Utah 32
14:371st & 10 at own 32Tavion Thomas run for 6 yds to the Utah 38
14:372nd & 4 at own 38Tavion Thomas run for 13 yds to the Colo 49 for a 1ST down
14:371st & 10 at opp 49Cameron Rising pass complete to Britain Covey for 11 yds to the Colo 38 for a 1ST down
14:371st & 10 at opp 38Cameron Rising run for 8 yds to the Colo 30
14:372nd & 2 at opp 30Cameron Rising pass complete to Brant Kuithe for 16 yds to the Colo 14 for a 1ST down
14:371st & 10 at opp 14Tavion Thomas run for 2 yds to the Colo 12
12:082nd & 8 at opp 12Tavion Thomas 12 Yd Run (Jadon Redding Kick)Utah 21, Colorado 13
Colorado Punt, 5 plays
12:031st & 10 at own 16Brendon Lewis run for 1 yd to the Colo 17
12:03Jordan Noyes kickoff for 65 yds , Chase Penry return for 16 yds to the Colo 16
12:032nd & 9 at own 17Brendon Lewis pass complete to Daniel Arias for 9 yds to the Colo 26 for a 1ST down
12:031st & 10 at own 26Brendon Lewis pass incomplete
12:032nd & 10 at own 26LEWIS, Brendon scrambles to the left for a gain of 6 yards to the CU 32 (SEWELL, Nephi), out of bounds. PENALTY CU Holding on WILEY, Jake enforced 10 yards from the CU 26 to the CU 16 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
12:032nd & 20 at own 16Alex Fontenot run for no gain to the Colo 16
12:033rd & 20 at own 16Brendon Lewis sacked by Mika Tafua for 0 yards to the Colo 8
9:114th & 28 at own 8Josh Watts punt for 48 yds , Britain Covey returns for 6 yds to the 50 yard line
Utah Touchdown, 5 plays
9:111st & 10 at the 50Britain Covey run for a loss of 1 yard to the Utah 49
9:112nd & 11 at own 49Cameron Rising pass complete to Britain Covey for 33 yds to the Colo 18 for a 1ST down
9:111st & 10 at opp 18TJ Pledger run for 4 yds to the Colo 14
9:112nd & 6 at opp 14TJ Pledger run for 1 yd to the Colo 13
6:453rd & 5 at opp 13Britain Covey 13 Yd pass from Cameron Rising (Jadon Redding Kick)Utah 28, Colorado 13
Colorado Punt, 6 plays
6:45Jordan Noyes kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:451st & 10 at own 25Brendon Lewis run for 9 yds to the Colo 34
6:452nd & 1 at own 34COLORADO Penalty, False Start (Dimitri Stanley) to the Colo 29
6:452nd & 6 at own 29Alex Fontenot run for 5 yds to the Colo 34
6:453rd & 1 at own 34Brendon Lewis run for 7 yds to the Colo 41 for a 1ST down
6:451st & 10 at own 41Brendon Lewis pass complete to Brady Russell for 5 yds to the Colo 46
3:263rd & 9 at own 42Timeout COLORADO, clock 03:26
3:262nd & 5 at own 46Deion Smith run for a loss of 4 yards to the Colo 42
3:263rd & 9 at own 42COLORADO Penalty, Offensive Holding (Jake Wiley) declined
3:054th & 9 at own 42Josh Watts punt for 44 yds , Britain Covey returns for 4 yds to the Utah 18
Utah Punt, 4 plays
3:051st & 10 at own 18Cameron Rising pass complete to Dalton Kincaid for 11 yds to the Utah 29 for a 1ST down
3:051st & 10 at own 29UTAH Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (-16 Yards) to the Utah 13
3:052nd & 25 at own 14Cameron Rising pass complete to Dalton Kincaid for 10 yds to the Utah 24
3:053rd & 15 at own 24Cameron Rising pass incomplete
1:134th & 15 at own 24Michael Williams punt for 50 yds , Chase Penry returns for 14 yds to the Colo 40
Colorado Turnover on downs, 8 plays
1:131st & 10 at own 40Deion Smith run for 16 yds to the Utah 44 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 44Deion Smith run for 2 yds to the Utah 42
Q4 15:002nd & 8 at opp 42Deion Smith run for 1 yd to the Utah 41
Q4 15:003rd & 7 at opp 41Brendon Lewis pass complete to Dimitri Stanley for 15 yds to the Utah 26 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 26Deion Smith run for 2 yds to the Utah 24
Q4 15:002nd & 8 at opp 24Alex Fontenot run for no gain to the Utah 24
Q4 15:003rd & 8 at opp 24Brendon Lewis run for 1 yd to the Utah 23
Q4 11:404th & 7 at opp 23Brendon Lewis pass incomplete
4th quarter4 drives, then Utah 28, Colorado 13
Utah Turnover on downs, 8 plays
11:401st & 10 at own 23Tavion Thomas run for a loss of 1 yard to the Utah 22
11:402nd & 11 at own 22Cameron Rising pass complete to Micah Bernard for 1 yd to the Utah 23
11:403rd & 10 at own 23Cameron Rising run for 11 yds to the Utah 34 for a 1ST down
11:401st & 10 at own 34TJ Pledger run for 31 yds to the Colo 35 for a 1ST down
11:401st & 10 at opp 35Cameron Rising pass incomplete
11:402nd & 10 at opp 35TJ Pledger run for 7 yds to the Colo 28
11:403rd & 3 at opp 28TJ Pledger run for 2 yds to the Colo 26
7:394th & 1 at opp 26Cameron Rising pass incomplete
Colorado Punt, 3 plays
7:391st & 10 at own 26Brendon Lewis pass incomplete
7:392nd & 10 at own 26Brendon Lewis pass complete to Alex Fontenot for 6 yds to the Colo 32
7:393rd & 4 at own 32Brendon Lewis sacked by Van Fillinger for 0 yards to the Colo 23
6:154th & 13 at own 23Josh Watts punt for 48 yds, fair catch by Britain Covey at the Utah 29
Utah Punt, 7 plays
6:151st & 10 at own 29Tavion Thomas run for no gain to the Utah 29
6:152nd & 10 at own 29Tavion Thomas run for 20 yds to the Utah 49 for a 1ST down
6:151st & 10 at own 49TJ Pledger run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line
6:152nd & 9 at the 50TJ Pledger run for 12 yds to the Colo 38 for a 1ST down
6:151st & 10 at opp 38Tavion Thomas run for 2 yds to the Colo 36
2:383rd & 7 at opp 35Timeout COLORADO, clock 02:38
2:382nd & 8 at opp 36Tavion Thomas run for 1 yd to the Colo 35
2:383rd & 7 at opp 35Cameron Rising pass incomplete
2:254th & 7 at opp 35Cameron Rising punt for 20 yds, downed at the Colo 15
Colorado Turnover on downs, 7 plays
2:251st & 10 at own 15Brendon Lewis pass incomplete
2:252nd & 10 at own 15Brendon Lewis run for 9 yds to the Colo 24
2:253rd & 1 at own 24Deion Smith run for 2 yds to the Colo 26 for a 1ST down
2:251st & 10 at own 26Brendon Lewis pass incomplete
2:252nd & 10 at own 26Brendon Lewis sacked by Aliki Vimahi for 0 yards to the Colo 19
0:454th & 13 at own 23Timeout COLORADO, clock 00:45
0:453rd & 17 at own 19Brendon Lewis run for 4 yds to the Colo 23
0:374th & 13 at own 23Brendon Lewis pass incomplete

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

Every Colorado–Utah game

Utah leads 37–⁠33–⁠3 in 73 meetings, counting the five since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Utah 27, Colorado 24
2025Utah 53, Colorado 7
2024Colorado 49, Utah 24
2023Utah 23, Colorado 17
2022Utah 63, Colorado 21
2021Utah 28, Colorado 13

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