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Colorado at Utah

Saturday, November 25, 2023

Utah beat Colorado 23–⁠17. It was their 70th meeting; after it, Utah led the series 35–⁠32–⁠3.

AwayColorado4–⁠8 in 2023
17
HomeUtah8–⁠5 in 2023
23

Final at Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake CityTV: PAC12Attendance 51,595

At kickoff
37°F, partly cloudy, wind 11 mph from the northwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Salt Lake City International Airport (KSLC), 10 km from the stadium, six minutes before kickoff
Official
Justin ElliottGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Colorado0100717
Utah767323

Standouts

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

Player stats

Colorado

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ryan Staub17/2419510
Jimmy Horn Jr.1/13010
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Sy’veon Wilkerson732011
Anthony Hankerson51606
Dylan Edwards1101
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Travis Hunter8107133
Dylan Edwards439130
Michael Harrison238025
Kaleb Mathis223014
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
LaVonta Bentley91.510
Shilo Sanders9000
Shane Cokes9000
Demouy Kennedy8100

Utah

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Luke Bottari6/106100
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jaylon Glover17107030
Ja’Quinden Jackson2168011
Sione Vaki768019
Money Parks118018
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Mikey Matthews219014
Landen King118018
Luca Caldarella116016
Munir McClain110010
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Levani Damuni10000
Cole Bishop7110
JaTravis Broughton5000
Karene Reid5000
Connor O’Toole4110

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

Team stats

ColoradoUtah
262Total yards329
225Passing yards61
37Rushing yards268
9.0Yards per pass6.1
2.2Yards per rush5.1
13First downs21
3–⁠9Third downs7–⁠13
2–⁠2Fourth downs2–⁠2
1Turnovers0
7–⁠59Penalties2–⁠15
20:56Possession39:04
1Sacks (by defense)2

Efficiency

ColoradoUtah
36%Success rate49%
0.31EPA per play0.24
1.78Explosiveness1.01
−0.02Rushing EPA0.22
0.49Passing EPA0.35
31%Passing-down success36%
−0.25First-down EPA0.08
0.65Second-down EPA0.02
0.44Third-down EPA0.62
10%Havoc by its defense7%

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 85% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Utah −21.5, over/under 43.5.

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 93%, Colorado 7%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Utah end zoneColorado end zoneQ1 ColoradoFumble, 10 playsQ1 UtahTouchdown, 8 playsQ1 ColoradoPunt, 6 playsQ1 UtahField goal, 9 playsQ2 ColoradoTouchdown, 5 playsQ2 UtahField goal, 11 playsQ2 ColoradoField goal, 8 playsQ2 UtahEnd of half, 1 playQ3 UtahPunt, 3 playsQ3 ColoradoPunt, 3 playsQ3 UtahTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 ColoradoPunt, 3 playsQ3 UtahField goal, 14 playsQ4 ColoradoTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 UtahResult not recorded, 12 plays
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.
  1. Q1 ColoradoFumble, 10 plays, 33 yards
  2. Q1 UtahTouchdown, 8 plays, 58 yards
  3. Q1 ColoradoPunt, 6 plays, 19 yards
  4. Q1 UtahField goal, 9 plays, 60 yards
  5. Q2 ColoradoTouchdown, 5 plays, 59 yards
  6. Q2 UtahField goal, 11 plays, 61 yards
  7. Q2 ColoradoField goal, 8 plays, 52 yards
  8. Q2 UtahEnd of half, 1 play, 3 yards
  9. Q3 UtahPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  10. Q3 ColoradoPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  11. Q3 UtahTouchdown, 8 plays, 62 yards
  12. Q3 ColoradoPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  13. Q3 UtahField goal, 14 plays, 56 yards
  14. Q4 ColoradoTouchdown, 8 plays, 84 yards
  15. Q4 UtahResult not recorded, 12 plays, 44 yards

Play by play

1st quarter4 drives, then Utah 7, Colorado 0
Colorado Fumble, 10 plays
15:00Cole Becker kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Sy’veon Wilkerson run for 3 yds to the COLO 28
15:002nd & 7 at own 28Sy’veon Wilkerson run for 3 yds to the COLO 31
15:003rd & 4 at own 31Ryan Staub pass complete to Kaleb Mathis for 9 yds to the COLO 40 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 40Sy’veon Wilkerson run for 2 yds to the COLO 42
15:002nd & 8 at own 42Sy’veon Wilkerson run for 11 yds to the UTAH 47 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 47Sy’veon Wilkerson run for no gain to the UTAH 47
15:002nd & 10 at opp 47Ryan Staub pass complete to Jimmy Horn Jr. for 8 yds to the UTAH 39
15:003rd & 2 at opp 39Ryan Staub run for 1 yd to the UTAH 38
15:004th & 1 at opp 38Anthony Hankerson run for 3 yds to the UTAH 35 for a 1ST down
9:131st & 10 at opp 35Ryan Staub sacked for a loss of 7 yards to the UTAH 42
Utah Touchdown, 8 plays
9:131st & 10 at own 42Ja’Quinden Jackson run for 8 yds to the 50 yard line
9:132nd & 2 at the 50Ja’Quinden Jackson run for 5 yds to the COLO 45 for a 1ST down
9:131st & 10 at opp 45Ja’Quinden Jackson run for a loss of 1 yard to the COLO 46
9:132nd & 11 at opp 46Jaylon Glover run for 6 yds to the COLO 40
9:133rd & 5 at opp 40Jaylon Glover run for 30 yds to the COLO 10 for a 1ST down
9:131st & goal at opp 10GLOVER, Jaylon rush up the middle for a gain of 4 yards to the BUF6 (KENNEDY, Demouy). PENALTY UTE Holding on FANO, Spencer enforced 10 yards from the BUF10 to the BUF20. NO PLAY (replay the down).
9:131st & goal at opp 20run for a loss of 1 yard to the COLO 21
9:132nd & goal at opp 21Sione Vaki run for 19 yds to the COLO 2
4:033rd & goal at opp 2Luke Bottari run for 2 yds for a TD (Cole Becker KICK)Utah 7, Colorado 0
Colorado Punt, 6 plays
4:03Cole Becker kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:031st & 10 at own 25Ryan Staub sacked by Cole Bishop for a loss of 8 yards to the COLO 17
4:032nd & 18 at own 17Sy’veon Wilkerson run for 9 yds to the COLO 26
4:033rd & 9 at own 26Ryan Staub pass complete to Kaleb Mathis for 14 yds to the COLO 40 for a 1ST down
4:031st & 10 at own 40Ryan Staub pass incomplete
4:032nd & 10 at own 40Sy’veon Wilkerson run for 4 yds to the COLO 44
4:033rd & 6 at own 44Ryan Staub pass incomplete
1:034th & 6 at own 44Mark Vassett punt for 43 yds
Utah Field goal, 9 plays
1:031st & 10 at own 24Ja’Quinden Jackson run for 2 yds to the UTAH 26
0:002nd & 8 at own 26Ja’Quinden Jackson run for no gain to the UTAH 26
Q2 15:003rd & 8 at own 26Colorado Penalty, Offsides (5 Yards) to the UTAH 31
Q2 15:003rd & 3 at own 31Luke Bottari pass complete to Mikey Matthews for 14 yds to the UTAH 45 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at own 45Ja’Quinden Jackson run for 4 yds to the UTAH 49
Q2 15:002nd & 6 at own 49Colorado Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (15 Yards) to the COLO 23 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 23Jaylon Glover run for 2 yds to the COLO 21
Q2 15:002nd & 8 at opp 21run for 4 yds to the COLO 17
Q2 15:003rd & 4 at opp 17Ja’Quinden Jackson run for 1 yd to the COLO 16
Q2 11:174th & 3 at opp 16Cole Becker 34 yd FG GOODUtah 10, Colorado 0
2nd quarter4 drives, then Utah 13, Colorado 10
Colorado Touchdown, 5 plays
11:07Cole Becker kickoff for 65 yds
11:071st & 10 at own 41Ryan Staub pass complete to Travis Hunter for 2 yds to the COLO 43
11:072nd & 8 at own 43run for 4 yds to the COLO 47
11:073rd & 4 at own 47Ryan Staub pass complete to Michael Harrison for 13 yds to the UTAH 40 for a 1ST down
11:071st & 10 at opp 40Ryan Staub pass complete to Jimmy Horn Jr. for 10 yds to the UTAH 30 for a 1ST down
8:171st & 10 at opp 30Jimmy Horn Jr. pass complete to Dylan Edwards for 30 yds for a TD (Alejandro Mata KICK)Utah 10, Colorado 7
Utah Field goal, 11 plays
8:17Jace Feely kickoff for 58 yds
8:171st & 10 at own 35Ja’Quinden Jackson run for 6 yds to the UTAH 41
8:172nd & 4 at own 41Ja’Quinden Jackson run for 4 yds to the UTAH 45 for a 1ST down
8:171st & 10 at own 45Ja’Quinden Jackson run for 6 yds to the COLO 49
8:172nd & 4 at opp 49Sione Vaki run for 5 yds to the COLO 44 for a 1ST down
8:171st & 10 at opp 44Colorado Penalty, Roughing the Passer on MCLENDON II, Derrick enforced (15 Yards) to the COLO 19 for a 1ST down
8:171st & 10 at opp 19Ja’Quinden Jackson sacked by LaVonta Bentley for a loss of 5 yards to the COLO 24
8:172nd & 15 at opp 24Jaylon Glover run for 19 yds to the COLO 5 for a 1ST down
8:171st & goal at opp 5Jaylon Glover run for 2 yds to the COLO 3
8:172nd & goal at opp 3Luke Bottari run for 1 yd to the COLO 2
8:173rd & goal at opp 2Luke Bottari pass complete to Money Parks for a loss of 2 yards to the COLO 4
1:384th & goal at opp 4Cole Becker 22 yd FG GOODUtah 13, Colorado 7
Colorado Field goal, 8 plays
1:32Cole Becker kickoff for 55 yds
1:321st & 10 at own 19Ryan Staub pass complete to Travis Hunter for 16 yds to the COLO 35 for a 1ST down
1:321st & 10 at own 35Anthony Hankerson run for 6 yds to the COLO 41
1:322nd & 4 at own 41Ryan Staub pass complete to Travis Hunter for 11 yds to the UTAH 48 for a 1ST down
1:321st & 10 at opp 48Ryan Staub pass complete to Travis Hunter for 16 yds to the UTAH 32 for a 1ST down
0:372nd & 7 at opp 29Timeout Colorado, clock 00:37
0:371st & 10 at opp 32Anthony Hankerson run for 3 yds to the UTAH 29
0:372nd & 7 at opp 29Ryan Staub pass incomplete
0:263rd & 7 at opp 29Ryan Staub pass incomplete
0:204th & 7 at opp 29Alejandro Mata 47 yd FG GOODUtah 13, Colorado 10
Utah End of half, 1 play
0:16Cristiano Palazzo kickoff for 48 yds
0:001st & 10 at own 26Ja’Quinden Jackson run for 3 yds to the UTAH 29
3rd quarter5 drives, then Utah 20, Colorado 10
Utah Punt, 3 plays
14:56Alejandro Mata kickoff for 34 yds
14:561st & 10 at own 36Sione Vaki run for 3 yds to the UTAH 39
14:562nd & 7 at own 39Ja’Quinden Jackson run for 2 yds to the UTAH 41
14:563rd & 5 at own 41Luke Bottari pass incomplete
13:144th & 5 at own 41Jack Bouwmeester punt for 50 yds , Dylan Edwards returns for no gain Colorado Penalty, Personal Foul (Taijh Alston) to the COLO 14
Colorado Punt, 3 plays
13:112nd & 10 at own 14Timeout Colorado, clock 13:11
13:111st & 10 at own 14Ryan Staub pass incomplete
13:112nd & 10 at own 14Anthony Hankerson run for no gain to the COLO 14
13:113rd & 10 at own 14Ryan Staub pass complete to Dylan Edwards for 5 yds to the COLO 19
11:374th & 5 at own 19Mark Vassett punt for 43 yds, downed at the UTAH 38
Utah Touchdown, 8 plays
11:371st & 10 at own 38Luke Bottari pass complete to Landen King for 18 yds to the COLO 44 for a 1ST down
11:371st & 10 at opp 44Ja’Quinden Jackson run for 4 yds to the COLO 40
11:372nd & 6 at opp 40Sione Vaki run for 2 yds to the COLO 38
11:373rd & 4 at opp 38Luke Bottari pass incomplete
11:374th & 4 at opp 38Luke Bottari pass complete to Luca Caldarella for 16 yds to the COLO 22 for a 1ST down
11:371st & 10 at opp 22Money Parks run for 18 yds to the COLO 4 for a 1ST down
11:371st & goal at opp 4Ja’Quinden Jackson run for 3 yds to the COLO 1
11:372nd & goal at opp 1Colorado Penalty, Offsides (Arden Walker) to the COLO 1
7:102nd & goal at opp 1Luke Bottari run for 1 yd for a TD (Cole Becker KICK)Utah 20, Colorado 10
Colorado Punt, 3 plays
7:10Cole Becker kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:101st & 10 at own 25Ryan Staub pass complete to Dylan Edwards for 1 yd to the COLO 26
5:443rd & 8 at own 27Timeout Colorado, clock 05:44
5:442nd & 9 at own 26Dylan Edwards run for 1 yd to the COLO 27
5:443rd & 8 at own 27Ryan Staub pass complete to Dylan Edwards for 3 yds to the COLO 30
4:564th & 5 at own 30Mark Vassett punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Mikey Matthews at the UTAH 31
Utah Field goal, 14 plays
4:561st & 10 at own 31Jaylon Glover run for 8 yds to the UTAH 39
4:562nd & 2 at own 39Jaylon Glover run for 1 yd to the UTAH 40
4:563rd & 1 at own 40Ja’Quinden Jackson run for 3 yds to the UTAH 43 for a 1ST down
4:561st & 10 at own 43Sione Vaki run for 17 yds to the COLO 40 for a 1ST down
4:561st & 10 at opp 40Luke Bottari pass incomplete
4:562nd & 10 at opp 40Jaylon Glover run for 4 yds to the COLO 36
4:563rd & 6 at opp 36Jaylon Glover run for 3 yds to the COLO 33
0:004th & 3 at opp 33Luke Bottari pass complete to Mikey Matthews for 5 yds to the COLO 28 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 28Jaylon Glover run for 8 yds to the COLO 20
Q4 15:002nd & 2 at opp 20Jaylon Glover run for 5 yds to the COLO 15 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 15Jaylon Glover run for 5 yds to the COLO 10
Q4 15:002nd & 5 at opp 10Luke Bottari run for 2 yds to the COLO 8
Q4 15:003rd & 3 at opp 8Jaylon Glover run for no gain to the COLO 8
Q4 15:004th & 3 at opp 8Utah Penalty, Delay Of Game (-5 Yards) to the COLO 13
Q4 11:314th & 8 at opp 13Cole Becker 31 yd FG GOODUtah 23, Colorado 10
4th quarter2 drives, then Utah 23, Colorado 17
Colorado Touchdown, 8 plays
11:23Cole Becker kickoff for 51 yds
11:231st & 10 at own 16Ryan Staub run for 2 yds to the COLO 18
11:232nd & 8 at own 18Ryan Staub pass complete to Travis Hunter for 33 yds to the UTAH 49 for a 1ST down
11:231st & 10 at opp 49Ryan Staub pass incomplete
11:232nd & 10 at opp 49STAUB, Ryan pass deep to the left complete for 21 yards to HORN JR., Jimmy caught at the UTE29 and advanced to the UTE28 (BATTLE, Miles). PENALTY BUF Ineligible Receiver Downfield on Pass on WASHINGTON, Savion enforced 5 yards from the UTE49 to the BUF46 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
11:232nd & 15 at own 46Ryan Staub pass complete to Travis Hunter for 6 yds to the UTAH 48
11:233rd & 9 at opp 48Ryan Staub pass complete to Travis Hunter for 5 yds to the UTAH 43
11:234th & 4 at opp 43Ryan Staub pass complete to Michael Harrison for 25 yds to the UTAH 18 for a 1ST down
11:231st & 10 at opp 18Ryan Staub pass incomplete
7:312nd & 10 at opp 18Ryan Staub pass complete to Travis Hunter for 18 yds for a TD (Alejandro Mata KICK)Utah 23, Colorado 17
Utah Result not recorded, 12 plays
7:25Alejandro Mata kickoff for 53 yds
7:251st & 10 at own 25Luke Bottari pass incomplete
6:353rd & 1 at own 34Timeout Utah, clock 06:35
6:352nd & 10 at own 25Sione Vaki run for 9 yds to the UTAH 34
6:353rd & 1 at own 34Luke Bottari run for 5 yds to the UTAH 39 for a 1ST down
6:351st & 10 at own 39Jaylon Glover run for 8 yds to the UTAH 47
6:352nd & 2 at own 47Jaylon Glover run for a loss of 1 yard to the UTAH 46
6:353rd & 3 at own 46run for 5 yds to the COLO 49 for a 1ST down
6:351st & 10 at opp 49Ja’Quinden Jackson run for 11 yds to the COLO 38 for a 1ST down
6:351st & 10 at opp 38Ja’Quinden Jackson run for 5 yds to the COLO 33
6:352nd & 5 at opp 33Jaylon Glover run for 3 yds to the COLO 30
1:411st & 10 at opp 27Timeout Colorado, clock 01:41
1:413rd & 2 at opp 30run for 3 yds to the COLO 27 for a 1ST down
1:411st & 10 at opp 27Kneel down by UTE at BUF29 (team loss of 2).
1:412nd & 12 at opp 29Kneel down by UTE at BUF31 (team loss of 2).
0:003rd & 14 at opp 31Colorado Penalty, Delay Of Game (Shilo Sanders) to the COLO 26

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 three 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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