Utah Utes @ Colorado Buffaloes — Oct 18, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 October 18, 2026
Utes Utah UTAH 5-0, 2-0 Away
27
Final
24
Buffaloes Colorado COLO 1-4, 0-2 Home
1 2 3 4 T
UTAH 7 6 7 7 27
COLO 0 0 17 7 24
Top Performers
Passing Yards
D.
D. Dampier QB UTAH
278 PASS
I.
I. Wilson QB COLO
256 PASS
Rushing Yards
W.
W. Parker RB UTAH
98 RUSH
J. Smith COLO
73 RUSH
Receiving Yards
C.
C. Whittemore UTAH
88 REC
D. Moore WR COLO
70 REC
Passing
Utah
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
D. Dampier 24/41 278 3 2 3 83.2
Colorado
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
I. Wilson 18/30 256 2 2 0 82.1
Rushing
Utah
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
H. Andrews 3 26 8.7 0 21
W. Parker 23 98 4.3 0 14
D. Dampier 8 -8 -1.0 0 5
D. Bray 4 13 3.3 0 7
B. Ficklin 1 2 2.0 0 2
Colorado
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
J. Smith 13 73 5.6 0 26
I. Wilson 7 41 5.9 0 17
M. Welch 1 2 2.0 0 2
D. Taylor 3 22 7.3 1 18
Receiving
Utah
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
H. Andrews 1 1 8 8.0 1 8 0
W. Parker 2 2 11 5.5 0 6 0
B. Pegan 8 13 86 10.8 2 16 0
L. Simmons 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
C. Whittemore 3 5 88 29.3 0 43 0
K. Shoels 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
D. Bray 1 1 15 15.0 0 15 0
B. Ficklin 3 4 13 4.3 0 6 0
R. Johnson 2 5 28 14.0 0 23 0
N. Bennee 4 6 29 7.3 0 13 0
Colorado
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J. Smith 1 2 68 68.0 1 68 0
Q. Gibson 2 2 18 9.0 0 12 0
D. Moore 5 7 70 14.0 1 48 0
J. Williams 5 11 54 10.8 0 15 0
D. Taylor 2 2 21 10.5 0 14 0
E. Campbell 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
C. Williams 0 2 0 - 0 0 0
H. Williams 1 1 4 4.0 0 4 0
Q. Farrakhan 3 3 25 8.3 0 15 0
Defense
Utah
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
J. Bennee 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Reynolds 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Hall 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Evans 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
E. Day 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
N. Ritchie 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
P. Fitzgerald 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Kaufusi 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Moe 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Holtzclaw 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Davis 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Dillon 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Reed 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Elliss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Polu 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Colorado
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
D. Manuel 6 2 4 0.5 0 1 1 1 0
G. Lampron 11 5 6 1 2 0 0 0 0
R. Johnson 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Lefau 11 8 3 1 2 0 0 0 0
C. Thomas 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Fontenette 9 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
N. Mitchell 9 7 2 0 1 1 20 1 0
V. Taufatofua 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Anene 5 1 4 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
B. Carter 7 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
I. Ezeogu 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Y. Talib 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. Goldberg 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Hopper 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Utah
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
D. Curtis 2/2 3/3 9 0
Colorado
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
E. Arnold 1/1 3/3 6 0
Returns
Utah
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
D. Bray 1 26 26.0 0 26 0
Colorado
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
Q. Gibson 1 15 15.0 0 15 1
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
Utah
Colorado
409 Total Yards 394
26 First Downs 18
14 Passing 9
9 Rushing 6
3 Penalty 3
8/17 3rd Down Eff. 4/10
278 Passing Yards 256
131 Rushing Yards 138
2 Turnovers 2
7-61 Penalties 10-93
37:00 Possession 23:00
5/6 Red Zone 3/3
Play-by-Play
Q4 7 - 7 27 - 24
27 - 24 1:21
E. Arnold XP
27 - 23 1:21
D. Moore TD
XP D. Curtis
27 - 17 3:43
TD B. Pegan
26 - 17 3:43
Q3 7 - 17 20 - 17
XP D. Curtis
20 - 17 1:06
TD B. Pegan
19 - 17 1:06
13 - 17 4:24
E. Arnold FG
13 - 14 9:45
E. Arnold XP
13 - 13 9:45
D. Taylor TD
13 - 7 13:20
E. Arnold XP
13 - 6 13:20
J. Smith TD
Q2 6 - 0 13 - 0
FG D. Curtis
13 - 0
FG D. Curtis
10 - 0 8:58
Q1 7 - 0 7 - 0
XP D. Curtis
7 - 0 9:39
TD H. Andrews
6 - 0 9:39
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 1 Biggest Lead: UTAH +13 Times Tied: 1
Highlights
Utah 27 - 24 Colorado
October 18, 2026
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 18, 2026
Time
2:15 am
Duration
1h 0m