Colorado-BYU Notes - University of Colorado Athletics

Houston

Sep 12 (Fri)

5:30 PM

No. 23/20 Colorado vs. No. 17/17 BYU
Valero Alamo Bowl // Dec. 28, 2024 // San Antonio, Texas (Alamodome)

The following are game notes from CU’s 36-14 loss to BYU in the Valero Alamo Bowl, hosted December 28, 2024, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

The announced attendance was 64,261, a sellout and the second-largest crowd without a Texas-based team in Alamo Bowl history. CU has played in front of a sold out crowd in 10 of 13 games this season and has sold out 21 of 25 games in the Coach Prime era. The last two seasons are first and second for most sellouts in a season and almost double the previous record of six entering the Coach Prime Era.

With the loss, CU falls to:

9-4 on the season
12-19 in bowl games
13-12 under Coach Prime
8-4-1 against BYU all-time
1-1 against BYU in bowl games and neutral site venues
732-548-36 all-time
2-5 in dome stadiums,
0-4 in the Alamo Bowl and at the Alamodome

Shedeur Sanders (16-of-23, 208 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INT)

He finished this season 353-of-477 (74.0%) for 4,134 yards with 37 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, and 41 total touchdowns including four rushing.
He finishes his CU career 651-of-907 (71.2%) for 7,364 yards with 64 touchdowns and 13 interceptions.
He finishes his collegiate career 1,267-of-1,807 (70.1%) for 14,353 yards with 134 touchdowns and 27 interceptions.
He became CU’s all-time leader in touchdown passes with 64, despite only playing two seasons at CU.
On CU’s career chart, he finishes in fifth place for most passing yards, passing attempts and completions, as CU’s all-time leader for completion percentage, passing touchdowns, interception percentage, touchdown/interception ratio and QB rating. Additionally, he leaves CU with career passing records for 250-yard games, games with two-plus, three-plus, four-plus and five-plus touchdowns, games completing 70 and 80 percent of his passes, and many more.
On CU’s season charts, he leaves CU with the most and third most passing yards, most and third-most completions, second and fourth most pass attempts, most and third most touchdowns, top two marks for completion percentage and QB rating, most 250-yard, 300-yard, 400-yard and 500-yard games, games with one, two, three and four touchdown passes, and games completing 50, 60, 70 and 80 percent of his passes.

Travis Hunter (4 rec, 106 yards, 1 TD, 4 tackles, 103 snaps)

He finished the season with 96 catches for 1,258 yards and 15 receiving touchdowns, 16 overall touchdowns including on rushing TD.
He finished the season on defense with 36 tackles, 1 TFL, 4 interceptions and 11 PBUs.
He finishes his CU career with 153 catches for 1,989 yards and 20 touchdown receptions and 21 overall touchdowns.
He finishes his collegiate career with 171 receptions for 2,167 yards and 24 touchdowns and 26 overall touchdowns ine one pick six (at Jackson State) and one rushing touchdown.
He played in 103 of a possible 107 snaps on offense and defense against BYU, brining his total to 1,487 on the season, not including plays negated by penalty. Overall he played in 1,557 snaps on the season. In his two seasons at CU, despite missing what amounted to almost five games due to injury, he played in 2,625 snaps.
His 96 receptions are second most in a season in CU history and his 1,258 yards ranks third. He holds the record with 15 touchdown receptions, most 100-yard games and multi-touchdown games.
His 16 total touchdowns ranks tied for eighth most.

Other Notables

LaJohntay Wester caught four passes for 51 yards to finish his season with 74 receptions for 931 yards and 10 touchdowns, giving CU it’s first receiver duo ever with 10-plus touchdowns apiece. He finishes his career with 326 receptions for 3,634 yards.
Sav’ell Smalls caught his first career touchdown, the final pass of Shedeur Sanders’ career.
Cam’Ron Silmon-Craig finished with six tackles, 1.5 for a loss and an interception, and finishes his career with 251 tackles, nine interceptions, 10 quarterback hurries, 10 pass breakups, two forced fubmles, five fumble recoveries including two touchdowns on fumble returns.
Shilo Sanders finished with eight tackles and a pass breakup, finishing his career with 227 tackles, 13 pass breakups, six interceptions, seven forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries, with three defensive touchdowns. He technically picked off two passes in the game, one on a play called back due to penalty and the other on a BYU two-point conversion in the fourth quarter.
Chidozie Nwankwo finished with seven tackles, a sack, 1.5 tackles for loss, a forced fumble and quarterback hurry, finishing the season with 32 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss, one quarterback hurry and a forced fumble.
D.J. McKinney had his third interception of the season and third of his career.
Anquin Barnes Jr. had his first career interception.
Will Sheppard has one catch for four yards, but did get his 200th career reception and finishes his collegiate career with 200 catches for 2,688 yards and 27 touchdowns.