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2018 Colorado

5–⁠7 (2–⁠7 Pac-12), coached by Mike MacIntyre, then Kurt Roper (interim, game 12).

Schedule and results

Colorado in 2018, game by game: won vs. Colorado State 45–13; won at Nebraska 33–28; won vs. New Hampshire 45–14; won vs. UCLA 38–16; won vs. Arizona State 28–21; lost at USC 20–31; lost at No. 15 Washington 13–27; lost vs. Oregon State 34–41; lost at Arizona 34–42; lost vs. No. 10 Washington State 7–31; lost vs. No. 21 Utah 7–30; lost at California 21–33+32−24Won 45–13 vs. Colorado State+32Colorado StateWon 33–28 at Nebraska+5NebraskaWon 45–14 vs. New Hampshire+31New HampshireWon 38–16 vs. UCLA+22UCLAWon 28–21 vs. Arizona State+7Arizona StateLost 20–31 at USC-11USCLost 13–27 at No. 15 Washington-14No. 15 WashingtonLost 34–41 vs. Oregon State-7Oregon StateLost 34–42 at Arizona-8ArizonaLost 7–31 vs. No. 10 Washington State-24No. 10 Washington StateLost 7–30 vs. No. 21 Utah-23No. 21 UtahLost 21–33 at California-12California
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsColorado StateW 45–⁠1353%
Sep 8atNebraskaW 33–⁠2851%
Sep 15vsNew HampshireW 45–⁠1483%
Sep 28vsUCLAW 38–⁠1674%
Oct 6vsArizona StateW 28–⁠2161%
Oct 13atUSCL 20–⁠3136%
Oct 20at15WashingtonL 13–⁠2728%
Oct 27vsOregon StateL 34–⁠4185%
Nov 2atArizonaL 34–⁠4241%
Nov 10vs10Washington StateL 7–⁠3133%
Nov 17vs21UtahL 7–⁠3034%
Nov 24atCaliforniaL 21–⁠3337%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to California 33–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 11th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 98th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 21
  2. Wk 7: 19
Record
5–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠7 11th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 19
Points
325–⁠327
Coach
Mike MacIntyre, then Kurt Roper (interim, game 12)
Elo
1436 −58 this season
SP+ rating
-0.7 No. 79 of 130; offense No. 85, defense No. 58, special teams No. 87
SRS
−1.5 No. 75 of 130 in FBS
Returning
59% of last season’s EPA, No. 79 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 53 roster talent No. 53 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Klayton Adams and Darrin Chiaverini
Defensive coordinator
D.J. Eliot
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense99th of 130
  • Defense65th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted102nd of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted61st of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0338%1.3899th of 130
Defense0.1142%1.1665th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.09 def		38% off
40% def		—102nd off
61st def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.7own 2819% allowed
Defense3.4own 2916% caused

CORE rating -5.2, 96th of 130 (offense -6.2, defense -1.0).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsSteven Montez QB2,848 yds
Passing touchdownsSteven Montez QB19 TD
Rushing yardsTravon McMillian RB1,009 yds
Rushing touchdownsTravon McMillian RB7 TD
Receiving yardsLaviska Shenault Jr. WR1,011 yds
Receiving touchdownsLaviska Shenault Jr. WR6 TD
TacklesNate Landman LB104 tkl
SacksMustafa Johnson DE7.5 sacks
InterceptionsNate Landman LB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2018 class

Dimitri Stanley ATH★★★No. 438
Dylan Thomas WR★★★No. 663
Daniel Arias WR★★★No. 717
Blake Stenstrom PRO★★★No. 802
Israel Antwine DT★★★No. 852

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.861
Running backs13.00.854
Receivers23.00.867
Offensive line23.00.838
Defensive line23.00.851
Linebackers42.80.816
Defensive backs23.00.842
Athletes and specialists33.00.856
Whole class172.90.844

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2019

The 2019 draft
Rd 6Juwann Winfree WRDenver Broncos

Roster 114

The 2018 roster

114 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2018 line; 64 have a stat line. See the roster

2018 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington State7–⁠211–⁠210
Washington7–⁠210–⁠413
Stanford6–⁠39–⁠4
Utah6–⁠39–⁠5
Oregon5–⁠49–⁠4
Arizona State5–⁠47–⁠6
California4–⁠57–⁠6
USC4–⁠55–⁠7
Arizona4–⁠55–⁠7
UCLA3–⁠63–⁠9
Colorado2–⁠75–⁠7
Oregon State1–⁠82–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.