Colorado-Oklahoma State Notes - University of Colorado Athletics

Houston

Sep 12 (Fri)

5:30 PM

Travis Hunter (10 rec, 116 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT, 2 PBU, 112 Snaps; 68 Offensive, 46 Defensive)
- He is the first player with three touchdowns and an interception since at least 1996 in college football.
- He is the first player with multiple games with multiple touchdowns and an interception in the same game since at least 1996. He now has two of the four known games in that time frame.
- He had his fourth game of the season scoring a touchdown and having an interception.
- His three touchdown receptions ties the school record set six times previously, including once himself, bookending the regular season after having three against North Dakota State. He is the first player in CU history to have three receiving touchdowns in a game twice.
- He had his seventh 100-yard receiving game of the season, already the school record, and the 10^th of his career, third most in CU history.
- He had his fifth multi-receiving TD game of the season, already the school record and sixth of his career, matching the CU career record.
- His season numbers are 92 receptions for 1,152 yards and 14 touchdowns, 15 total touchdowns, 4 interceptions, 11 pass breakups.
  - His 14 touchdown receptions is a new CU record by two, breaking Nelson Spruce's school record of 12 set in 2014.
  - He now has 15 total touchdowns and has averaged 19.2 yards per touchdown on the season, setting a new CU record with a minimum of 15 touchdowns scored.
  - He is the second player to catch 90 passes in a season in CU history; his 92 receptions is the second-most in school history behind Spruce's total of 106, also in 2014.
  - His 1,152 yards is the fifth most in school history.
- His CU career totals are now 149 receptions for 1,873 yards and 19 touchdowns with 7 interceptions and 16 pass breakups.
  - He's now tied for 8th in CU history with 149 career receptions.
  - He's now in 12^th place in CU history for career receiving yards.
  - He's now in 8th place in CU history with 19 career receiving touchdowns.
- He also surpassed the 2,000 receiving yard plateau in his overall collegiate career, counting Jackson State, he has 168 receptions for 2,061 yards and 23 touchdowns.
Shedeur Sanders (34-of-41, 82.9%, for 438 yards, 5 TDs, 1 INT, QBR 208.0)
- He won the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, it was announced before the game.
- It's his fifth career game with a QB rating over 200 and second this season.
- It's his fourth career 400-yard passing game and second of the season.
- It's his seventh 300-yard passing game this season, already the CU record, and 12^th in his CU career and 21st in his overall career.
- It's his fourth game this season completing over 80 percent of his passes, eighth over 70 percent and all 12 over 60 percent, all CU records.
- He is now 338-of-454, 74.4%, for 3,936 yards, 35 TDs, 8 INT, QBR 169.2)
  - He set the new CU record for passing yards, having already held the record for yards in a regular season, surpassing Koy Detmer's record of 3,527 set in 1996.
  - He set a new CU record for completions in a season, surpassing Sefo Liufau's total of 325 in 2014.
  - He extended his CU record for passing touchdowns to 35 and touchdowns responsible for to 39.
  - His completion percentage of 74.4 is on pace to break his own record of 69.3 set last season.
  - His QB rating of 169.2 is on pace to break his own school record of 152.7 set last season.
- In his CU career, he is now 635-of-884, 71.8%, for 7,156 yards with 62 TDs and 11 INT with 70 overall touchdowns)
  - He is the sixth quarterback in CU history to throw for 7,000 yards and is now fifth on the all-time list.
  - He moved into third place for career touchdown passes with 62 and is just one away from the CU record of 63 set by both Cody Hawkins and Steven Montez.
- In his collegiate career, he is now 1,251-of-1,785, 70.1%, for 14,145 yards with 132 TDs and 25 INT, QBR of 156.0
  - He is the 16^th quarterback in Division I (FBS + FCS) history to throw for 14,000 yards and is currently 15th on the list.
  - His 132 passing touchdowns ranks 10^th in DI history.
  - Of quarterbacks with 14,000 or more passing yards, he has the fewest interceptions with 25.
  - Of quarterbacks with 14,000 or more passing yards, he ranks second in completion percentage behind Colt Brennan's mark of 70.4% for Hawaii from 2005-07.
LaJohntay Wester (11 rec, 175 yards, 2 TDs)
- His 11 receptions and 175 yards are both bests this season/at CU for Wester.
- The 11 receptions is his sixth career game with 11-plus receptions.
- His 175 yards ranks second-best in his career.
- It's his sixth multi-touchdown game in his career and third of the season.
- He now has 70 receptions for 880 yards and 10 touchdowns on the season.
  - His 70 receptions ranks ninth all-time at CU and along with Hunter, they are the first duo to both reach 70 receptions in the season.
  - His 880 yards ranks 15^th for a season in CU history.
  - His 10 touchdowns ranks tied for forth in CU history and along with Hunter, they are the first duo to both reach 10 receiving touchdowns in the same season.
  - Along with Jimmy Horn's 198 yard receiving game earlier in the season, those two are the first time CU has had two receivers with 175-plus yards in a game in the same season since 1992 (Michael Westbrook, Charles E. Johnson).
- He now has 322 career catches for 3,583 yards and 31 touchdowns.
  - His 322 career catches ranks tied for sixth in FBS history.
Defense (52-0 Shutout, 70 rushing yards allowed, 4 turnovers, 2 interceptions, 2 forced fumbles, 9 pass break-ups, 8 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, 3 quarterback hurries)
- It was CU's first shutout since beating Arizona 34-0 on Oct. 16, 2021.
- It was CU's largest shutout win since a 58-0 win over Minnesota on Sept. 21, 1991.
- It was CU's largest win since a 52-point win over Northeast Louisiana (66-14) on Sept. 16, 1995.
- It was CU's largest conference win since defeating Kansas State 64-3 on Nov. 17, 1990.
- It was a season high for pass break-ups with nine, the previous high being eight against Cincinnati.
- It was CU's sixth game with three-plus sacks on the season.
- It was CU's ninth game with three-plus quarterback hurries this season.
- It's the second time CU has held its opponent to fewer than 100 yards, also allowing just 31 against Utah.
- It's the fourth game CU has forced four or more turnovers this season and the sixth-time with 3-plus takeaways.
Team
- CU clinched at least a share of the Big 12 Regular Season Championship (the league doesn't recognize regular season champions since the return of the championship game in 2017), but it is still the first time CU accomplished a non-divisional regular season title since 1991.
- CU is now 9-3 on the season, the 15^th time in school history with nine-plus wins, the first time since 2016 and just the second times in the last 22 seasons.
- CU finished with a 7-2 league record, the eighth time CU has won 7-plus conference games, first since 2016 and just the second time in the last 22 seasons.
- Despite losing the ability to control its own destiny last week, CU did what it had to do Friday, and still has a chance at a Big 12 Championship game appearance next week in Dallas. CU can advance to the game if...
  - BYU loses to Houston and any one of the following.
    - Texas Tech beats West Virginia
    - Kansas State beats Iowa State
    - Arizona beats Arizona State
  - Arizona beats Arizona State AND Kansas State beats Iowa State