Colorado-Cincinnati Notes

vs
Houston

Sep 12 (Fri)

5:30 PM

  • Colorado became bowl eligible and now sits at 6-2 on the season for the first time since the 2016.  Coach Prime called 99-year-old super fan Peggy in front of the whole team after the game to tell her she's going to a bowl game. "Now we want to make sure she goes to the best bowl possible, that means a lot to us, it really does," Coach Prime said in his press conference.
  • Travis Hunter set career highs for receiving yards (153) and pass breakups (4).  In all, he... 
    • played 132 snaps, 68-of-71 on offense, all 61 on defense and three on special teams
    • finished with 9 receptions (on 9 targets) for 153 yards and 2 touchdowns on offense 
    • had 4 pass breakups and two tackles on defense 
    • now has 60 receptions for 757 yards and 8 touchdowns this season
    • now has 7 pass break-ups on the season to go with 21 tackles, two interceptions and a forced fumble
    • had his eighth career 100-yard receiving game, including his fifth this season, tied for the fifth most in a CU career and one off the CU season record
    • now has 137 receptions for 1,478 yards and 13 receiving touchdowns at Colorado, already No. 16 for receiving yards, No. 14 for receptions and No. 11 for receiving touchdowns in CU history 
  • Shedeur Sanders completed 25-of-30 passes for 323 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions for a QB rating of 195.8. He ...
    • set a new CU record for most consecutive completions to start a game with 15
    • completed 80% of his passes for the third time this season, a CU record 
    • now has the top two completion percentage games with a minimum of 30 attempts in the last two home games, completing 34-of-40 (85%) vs. K-State and 25-of-30 (83%) vs. Cincinnati
    • had his 19th career 300-yard passing game, 10th at CU and fifth this season, matching his own CU record for a season and becoming the third player with 10 career 300-yard passing games
    • had his 10th career game with 30 attempts and no interceptions, third of the season, matching the CU career record
    • is now 518-of-730 passing for 5,821 yards and 50 touchdowns at Colorado, ranking No. 6 for career passing yards and No. 4 for career touchdowns in CU history
  • Isaiah Augustave had 22 carries for 91 yards and a touchdown, scoring a touchdown in his third straight game.  It's a CU season high for carries and yards.  It's his second-highest rushing total of his career, having a 100-yard game while at Arkansas.  
  • Alejandro Mata was again perfect in the kicking game, hitting 4-of-4 PATs and 2-of-2 field goals for the second straight game, including matching his career best with a 47-yarder in the fourth quarter to make it a two-score game.  Mata is now 32-of-32 on PATs and 9-of-12 on field goals this year and has hit seven straight field goals. 
  • BONUS: PBU Party.  CU had eight pass break-ups on 14 Cincinnati incompletions, the most since having 11 at Stanford in 2020.Â