CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

2024 Colorado

9–⁠4 (7–⁠2 Big 12), coached by Deion Sanders, finished No. 25 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Colorado in 2024, game by game: won vs. North Dakota State 31–26; lost at Nebraska 10–28; won at Colorado State 28–9; won vs. Baylor 38–31; won at UCF 48–21; lost vs. No. 18 Kansas State 28–31; won at Arizona 34–7; won vs. Cincinnati 34–23; won at Texas Tech 41–27; won vs. Utah 49–24; lost vs. Kansas 21–37; won vs. Oklahoma State 52–0; lost vs. No. 17 BYU 14–36+52−22Won 31–26 vs. North Dakota State+5North Dakota St…Lost 10–28 at Nebraska-18NebraskaWon 28–9 at Colorado State+19Colorado StateWon 38–31 vs. Baylor+7BaylorWon 48–21 at UCF+27UCFLost 28–31 vs. No. 18 Kansas State-3No. 18 Kansas StateWon 34–7 at Arizona+27ArizonaWon 34–23 vs. Cincinnati+11CincinnatiWon 41–27 at Texas Tech+14Texas TechWon 49–24 vs. Utah+25UtahLost 21–37 vs. Kansas-16KansasWon 52–0 vs. Oklahoma State+52Oklahoma StateLost 14–36 vs. No. 17 BYU-22No. 17 BYU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsNorth Dakota StateW 31–⁠2649%
Sep 7atNebraskaL 10–⁠2832%
Sep 14atColorado StateW 28–⁠941%
Sep 21vsBaylorW 38–⁠3152%
Sep 28atUCFW 48–⁠2129%
Oct 12vs18Kansas StateL 28–⁠3137%
Oct 19atArizonaW 34–⁠732%
Oct 26vsCincinnatiW 34–⁠2357%
Nov 9atTexas TechW 41–⁠2744%
Nov 16vsUtahW 49–⁠2470%
Nov 23vsKansasL 21–⁠3757%
Nov 29vsOklahoma StateW 52–⁠077%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvs17BYUAlamo BowlL 14–⁠3647%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to BYU 36–⁠14 in the Alamo Bowl; No. 25 in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Big 12.

In program history: The 48th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 10: 23
  2. Wk 11: 21
  3. Wk 12: 18
  4. Wk 13: 16
  5. Wk 14: 23
  6. Wk 15: 20
  7. Wk 16: 20
  8. Final: 25

Heisman TrophyTravis Hunter, WR/CB; also the Walter Camp, Biletnikoff, Hornung and Bednarik

Johnny Unitas Golden Arm AwardShedeur Sanders, QB

Consensus All-AmericanTravis Hunter, WR/CB

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠2 shared first in Big 12
AP final
No. 25 peak No. 16
Points
428–⁠300
Coach
Deion Sanders
Elo
1579 +171 this season
SP+ rating
8.1 No. 39 of 134; offense No. 27, defense No. 45, special teams No. 117
SRS
12.7 No. 18 of 134 in FBS
Returning
67% of last season’s EPA, No. 26 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 81 roster talent No. 31 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Pat Shurmur
Defensive coordinator
Robert Livingston
Offense
Multiple spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense36th of 134
  • Defense8th of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted38th of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted8th of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1644%1.3536th of 134
Defense-0.0437%1.218th of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.17 off
-0.03 def		46% off
36% def		—38th off
8th 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
Offense4.3own 3118% allowed
Defense3.3own 3020% caused

CORE rating 17.2, 15th of 134 (offense 1.8, defense -15.3).

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 yardsShedeur Sanders QB4,134 yds
Passing touchdownsShedeur Sanders QB37 TD
Rushing yardsIsaiah Augustave RB384 yds
Rushing touchdownsIsaiah Augustave RB4 TD
Receiving yardsTravis Hunter WR1,258 yds
Receiving touchdownsTravis Hunter WR15 TD
TacklesCam’Ron Silmon-Craig S86 tkl
SacksB.J. Green II DE7.5 sacks
InterceptionsTravis Hunter WR4 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Jordan Seaton OT★★★★★No. 17
Dre’lon Miller WR★★★★No. 101
Kam Mikell ATH★★★★No. 121
Brandon Davis-Swain DL★★★★No. 240
Eric Brantley Jr. DL★★★No. 616

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs23.00.874
Receivers14.00.952
Offensive line15.00.993
Defensive line23.50.898
Linebackers13.00.840
Defensive backs13.00.848
Athletes and specialists14.00.945
Whole class93.60.903

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 2025

The 2025 draft
Rd 1Travis Hunter CBJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 5Shedeur Sanders QBCleveland Browns
Rd 6LaJohntay Wester WRBaltimore Ravens
Rd 6Jimmy Horn Jr. WRCarolina Panthers

Roster 110

The 2024 roster

110 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 65 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 41

The 2024 portal
Quency Wiggins DL★★★★from LSU
Samuel Okunlola DL★★★★from Pittsburgh
B.J. Green DL★★★★from Arizona State
Will Sheppard WR★★★★from Vanderbilt
Preston Hodge S★★★★from Liberty
Rayyan Buell DL★★★★from Ohio
Tyler Johnson OL★★★★from Houston
Dayon Hayes DL★★★from Pittsburgh
LaJohntay Wester WR★★★from Florida Atlantic
Cordale Russell WR★★★from TCU
Dylahn McKinney CB★★★from Oklahoma State
Dallan Hayden RB★★★from Ohio State

And 29 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 41

Cormani McClain CB★★★★to Florida
Dylan Edwards RB★★★★to Kansas State
Anthony Hankerson RB★★★to Oregon State
Chamon Metayer TE★★★to Arizona State
Eric Brantley DE★★★to Florida Atlantic
Kyndrich Breedlove CB★★★to Purdue
Michael Harrison TE★★★to San Diego State
Myles Slusher S★★★no new school on file
Adam Hopkins CB★★★to Charlotte
Alton McCaskill RB★★★to Arizona State
Demouy Kennedy LB★★★no new school on file
Gerad Christian-Lichtenhan OT★★★to Oregon State

And 29 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-Big 12

3 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2024 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2024 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU7–⁠211–⁠213
Arizona State7–⁠211–⁠37
Iowa State7–⁠211–⁠315
Colorado7–⁠29–⁠425
TCU6–⁠39–⁠4
Texas Tech6–⁠38–⁠5
Kansas State6–⁠49–⁠4
Baylor6–⁠48–⁠5
West Virginia5–⁠46–⁠7
Kansas4–⁠55–⁠7
Cincinnati3–⁠65–⁠7
Houston3–⁠64–⁠8
Utah3–⁠75–⁠7
UCF2–⁠74–⁠8
Arizona2–⁠84–⁠8
Oklahoma State0–⁠93–⁠9

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