season

Colorado

What the offense calls, how often it works, and how every unit grades out against the rest of the country.

2-3 5 games tracked Offense D+ Defense A-

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Season grades

Compare with 2025

Offense 110th of 137

D+

2025 D 116th of 136

Points added per play: -0.01opponents usually allow +0.132025: +0.04
Plays that work: 40%usual for these opponents 41%2025: 35%

Defense 22nd of 137

A-

2025 C 80th of 136

Points allowed per play: -0.02opponents usually get +0.172025: +0.16
Plays that work against it: 36%usual for these opponents 44%2025: 43%

Special teams

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Not graded yet. Kicks, punts and returns come next.

2025 is the whole season: Colorado finished 3-9. 2026 is only the games played so far, so early numbers swing more.

Each game is compared with what that opponent usually does, then ranked against every FBS team. Garbage time is left out. These ranks are this site's own index, not an official poll. See every team

Keys for improvement

47%of short yardage runs converted

Offense

Convert short yardage

Colorado converts 47% of its runs on third or fourth and 2 or less, against 71% for all teams. That ranks 122nd of 130.

31%of middle eight plays work

Offense

Own the middle eight

In the last four minutes of the first half and the first four of the second, Colorado's plays work 31% of the time, against 43% for all teams. That ranks 125th of 137.

32%all teams 48%

Defense

Stopping the run in the red zone

Opponents' runs in the red zone work 32% of the time, against 48% for all teams (7 of 22 plays).

All keys, best and worst situations, and the players behind them

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Games

Week	Opponent	Score	Offense	Defense
1	at Georgia Tech	W14-13	D+	B-	Replay
2	vs Weber State	W52-21	A-	C	Replay
3	at Northwestern	L7-41	D+	C	Replay
4	at Baylor	L13-23	C-	B+	Replay
5	vs Texas Tech	L7-29	D	A+	Replay
7	vs Utah	Not played			Tracker
8	at Oklahoma State	Not played			Tracker
9	vs Kansas State	Not played			Tracker
10	at Arizona State	Not played			Tracker
11	vs Houston	Not played			Tracker
12	at Cincinnati	Not played			Tracker
13	vs UCF	Not played			Tracker

What Colorado calls

59%

How often a defense is right by guessing the usual call. That makes this the 120th most predictable offense of 137. The middle team is at 62%.

1st & 7+130 plays

Run 46% Pass 54%

Runs work 33% of the time (all teams 40%). Passes work 43% (all teams 48%).

2nd & 1-318 plays

Run 61% Pass 39%

Runs work 82% of the time (all teams 67%). Passes work 57% (all teams 55%).

2nd & 4-613 plays

Run 69% Pass 31%

Runs work 33% of the time (all teams 49%). Passes work 75% (all teams 50%).

2nd & 7+69 plays

Run 48% Pass 52%

Runs work 30% of the time (all teams 29%). Passes work 50% (all teams 37%).

3rd & 1-319 plays

Run 74% Pass 26%

Runs work 50% of the time (all teams 68%). Passes work 60% (all teams 53%).

3rd & 4-612 plays

Run 42% Pass 58%

Runs work 40% of the time (all teams 44%). Passes work 57% (all teams 42%).

3rd & 7+27 plays

Run 18% Pass 82%

Runs work 20% of the time (all teams 22%). Passes work 18% (all teams 25%).

Run, quarterback runs included Pass Where all teams split

Situations with fewer than 10 plays are left off. See every situation in a table

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