Game notes: UCF at Colorado
Saturday, November 28, kickoff time not yet set, Folsom Field.The game page.
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The matchup
- UCF (3–3, 1–2 in conference) at Colorado (2–4, 0–3 in conference), Saturday, November 28, kickoff time not yet set, Folsom Field.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their second meeting; Colorado leads the series 1–0.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, September 28, 2024: Colorado 48, UCF 21.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
UCF
- UCF is 3–3 (1–2 in conference games), 0–2 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 73–6 vs. Bethune-Cookman; L 7–12 at Pittsburgh; W 44–30 vs. Georgia State; W 21–13 vs. TCU; L 17–27 at No. 20 Houston; L 28–42 at No. 18 Oklahoma State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- UCF has lost two straight, since beating TCU 21–13 (Sept. 26, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- UCF is No. 91 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Scott Frost is 27–17 in his 11th season at UCF and 43–48 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Scott Frost is 0–2 against Colorado.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Duke Watson (RB): 483 rushing yards, 3 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Keyone Jenkins (QB): 806 passing yards, 8 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Tackett Curtis (LB): 39 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2003, UCF lost to No. 15 Miami (OH) 56–21.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Colorado
- Colorado is 2–4 (0–3 in conference games), 0–2 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 14–13 at Georgia Tech; W 52–21 vs. Weber State; L 7–41 at Northwestern; L 13–23 at Baylor; L 7–29 vs. No. 12 Texas Tech; L 24–27 vs. No. 11 Utah.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Colorado has lost four straight, since beating Weber State 52–21 (Sept. 12, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Colorado is No. 112 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Deion Sanders is 18–25 in his fourth season at Colorado.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Deion Sanders is 1–0 against UCF.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Joseph Williams (WR): 37 catches, 508 yards, 5 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Isaac Wilson (QB): 699 passing yards, 4 TD.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Randon Fontenette (DB): 50 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2003, Colorado lost to No. 25 Nebraska 31–22.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Scott Frost and Deion Sanders as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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