Colorado Buffaloes @ Northwestern Wildcats — Sep 19, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 September 19, 2026
Buffaloes Colorado COLO 1-1, 1-1 Away
7
Final
41
Wildcats Northwestern NW 1-0, 1-0 Home
1 2 3 4 T
COLO 0 0 7 0 7
NW 7 14 14 6 41
Top Performers
Passing Yards
J. Lewis QB COLO
168 PASS
A.
A. Chiles QB NW
241 PASS
Rushing Yards
J. Smith COLO
91 RUSH
C.
C. Komolafe SAF NW
49 RUSH
Receiving Yards
J. Williams WR COLO
88 REC
G.
G. Wilde WR NW
85 REC
Passing
Colorado
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
J. Lewis 19/29 168 1 2 1 63.6
Northwestern
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
A. Chiles 17/22 241 3 0 1 151.7
Rushing
Colorado
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
D. Henderson 7 23 3.3 0 9
D. Taylor 7 34 4.9 0 16
M. Welch 7 14 2.0 0 5
J. Lewis 3 7 2.3 0 15
Q. Gibson 1 11 11.0 0 11
J. Smith 8 91 11.4 0 35
Northwestern
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
C. Komolafe 11 49 4.5 0 11
J. Himon 4 28 7.0 0 18
D. Wagner 2 24 12.0 0 21
A. Chiles 9 2 0.2 2 4
G. Sawchuk 12 48 4.0 0 21
R. Preckel 1 1 1.0 0 1
M. Romain 4 5 1.3 0 4
N. Marchiol 1 19 19.0 0 19
D. Anderson 3 14 4.7 0 15
Receiving
Colorado
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
D. Moore 7 10 56 8.0 0 16 0
D. Taylor 2 2 15 7.5 0 9 0
M. Welch 1 1 3 3.0 0 3 0
C. Williams 1 2 3 3.0 0 3 0
J. Williams 5 10 88 17.6 1 50 0
J. Smith 2 2 1 0.5 0 5 0
Q. Farrakhan 1 1 2 2.0 0 2 0
Z. Atkins 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Northwestern
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
R. Ahumaraeze 2 3 40 20.0 0 24 0
C. Komolafe 3 3 27 9.0 0 11 0
J. Himon 3 4 46 15.3 3 25 0
L. Dehnicke 2 3 27 13.5 0 21 0
D. Wagner 2 2 16 8.0 0 12 0
G. Sawchuk 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
G. Wilde 5 5 85 17.0 0 32 0
F. Covey 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Defense
Colorado
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
R. Fontenette 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Anene 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Martinez 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
G. Lampron 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
J. Stokes 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Northwestern
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
M. Kilbane 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
K. McKinzie 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Colorado
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
E. Arnold 0/0 1/1 1 0
Northwestern
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
J. Kleather 2/2 5/5 11 0
Returns
Colorado
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
D. Taylor 2 37 18.5 0 22 0
C. Netwon 1 18 18.0 0 18 0
B. Finneseth 1 18 18.0 0 18 0
K. Salter 1 8 8.0 0 8 0
Northwestern
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
J. Himon 2 54 27.0 0 37 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Colorado
Northwestern
348 Total Yards 423
18 First Downs 21
7 Passing 9
8 Rushing 10
2 Penalty 2
4/12 3rd Down Eff. 5/13
168 Passing Yards 241
180 Rushing Yards 182
4 Turnovers 1
9-80 Penalties 8-60
23:07 Possession 36:53
0/1 Red Zone 6/6
Play-by-Play
Q4 0 - 6 7 - 41
7 - 41 3:06
J. Kleather FG
7 - 38 13:09
J. Kleather FG
Q3 7 - 14 7 - 35
7 - 35 3:15
J. Kleather XP
7 - 34 3:15
J. Himon TD
7 - 28 6:27
J. Kleather XP
7 - 27 6:27
J. Himon TD
XP E. Arnold
7 - 21 10:24
TD J. Williams
6 - 21 10:24
Q2 0 - 14 0 - 21
0 - 21 0:59
J. Kleather XP
0 - 20 0:59
A. Chiles TD
0 - 14 7:59
J. Kleather XP
0 - 13 7:59
J. Himon TD
Q1 0 - 7 0 - 7
0 - 7 0:43
J. Kleather XP
0 - 6 0:43
A. Chiles TD
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: NW +34 Times Tied: 0
Highlights
Colorado 7 - 41 Northwestern
September 19, 2026
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 19, 2026
Time
11:30 pm
Duration
1h 0m