Colorado 7, Northwestern 41 · Box Score

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Final · Week 3 · Sat, Sep 19, 2026

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COLO	0	0	7	0	7
NU	7	14	14	6	41

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Team stats

COLO		NU
18	First downs	21
348	Total yards	423
168	Passing yards	241
19-29	Comp-Att	17-22
5.8	Yards per pass	11.0
180	Rushing yards	182
33	Rushes	51
5.5	Yards per rush	3.6
4-12	3rd down	5-13
0-3	4th down	1-1
9-80	Penalties-yards	8-60
4	Turnovers	1
2	Fumbles lost	1
2	Interceptions thrown	0
23:07	Time of possession	36:53
1	Sacks	1
7	Tackles for loss	4
4	QB hurries	3
0	Passes defended	3
0	Defensive TDs	0
63	Kick return yards	54
1	Punt return yards	4
1	Passing TDs	3
0	Rushing TDs	2
1	Kicking points	11

Advanced stats

COLO		NU
-0.09	EPA per play	+0.26
43%	Success rate	54%
1.13	Explosiveness	0.97
-0.05	Rushing EPA per play	-0.07
48%	Rushing success rate	44%
-0.17	Passing EPA per play	+0.92
35%	Passing success rate	74%
54%	Standard downs success	54%
8%	Passing downs success	57%
3.83	Line yards per rush	2.52
1.44	Second-level yards	0.83
2.04	Open-field yards	0.56
11%	Stuff rate	19%
40%	Power success	71%
14%	Havoc caused	22%
4	Scoring chances	7
1.75	Points per chance	5.86
Own 25	Avg. starting field position	Own 34
5	Explosive plays	8
1%	Postgame win expectancy	99%

Offense unless noted. EPA, success rate, explosiveness and the rushing numbers leave out garbage time. The better number in each row is bold. Hover or tap-and-hold a stat for what it means.

Scoring summary

Q10:43
NorthwesternTD
(00:43) #0 A.Chiles rush left for 1 yard gain to the CU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:43 #90 J.Kleather kick attempt good (H: #94 H.Helms, LS: #60 E.Boutorwick)
Drive: 7 plays, 44 yds
0-7
Q27:59
NorthwesternTD
(08:01) Shotgun #0 A.Chiles pass complete short left to #6 J.Himon II caught at CU10, for 18 yards to the CU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:59, 1ST DOWN #90 J.Kleather kick attempt good (H: #94 H.Helms, LS: #60 E.Boutorwick)
Drive: 2 plays, 18 yds
0-14
Q20:59
NorthwesternTD
(00:59) Shotgun #0 A.Chiles rush left for 3 yards gain to the CU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:59 #90 J.Kleather kick attempt good (H: #94 H.Helms, LS: #60 E.Boutorwick)
Drive: 11 plays, 72 yds
0-21
Q310:24
ColoradoTD
(10:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 J.Lewis pass complete short right to #8 J.Williams caught at CU46, for 50 yards to the NU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:24, 1ST DOWN #46 E.Arnold kick attempt good (H: #21 D.Greaves, LS: #45 L.Whiting)
Drive: 4 plays, 66 yds
7-21
Q36:27
NorthwesternTD
(06:27) #0 A.Chiles pass complete short middle to #6 J.Himon II caught at CU10, for 25 yards to the CU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:27, 1ST DOWN #90 J.Kleather kick attempt good (H: #94 H.Helms, LS: #60 E.Boutorwick)
Drive: 8 plays, 60 yds
7-28
Q33:15
NorthwesternTD
(03:15) #0 A.Chiles pass complete short right to #6 J.Himon II caught at CU02, for 3 yards to the CU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:15 #90 J.Kleather kick attempt good (H: #94 H.Helms, LS: #60 E.Boutorwick)
Drive: 4 plays, 47 yds
7-35
Q413:09
NorthwesternFG
(13:12) #90 J.Kleather field goal attempt from 36 yards GOOD (H: #94 H.Helms, LS: #60 E.Boutorwick), clock 13:09
Drive: 9 plays, 61 yds
7-38
Q43:06
NorthwesternFG
(03:08) #90 J.Kleather field goal attempt from 21 yards GOOD (H: #94 H.Helms, LS: #60 E.Boutorwick), clock 03:06
Drive: 11 plays, 66 yds
7-41

Score shown COLO-NU.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	QBR
Julian Lewis	19/29	168	5.8	1	2	38.8

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	Long
Jaquail Smith	8	91	11.4	35
Dekalon Taylor	7	34	4.9	16
Damian Henderson II	7	23	3.3	9
Micah Welch	7	14	2.0	5
Quentin Gibson	1	11	11.0	11
Julian Lewis	3	7	2.3	15

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Joseph Williams	5	88	17.6	1	50
DeAndre Moore Jr.	7	56	8.0	0	16
Dekalon Taylor	2	15	7.5	0	9
Micah Welch	1	3	3.0	0	3
Charlie Williams	1	3	3.0	0	3
Quanell Farrakhan Jr.	1	2	2.0	0	2
Jaquail Smith	2	1	0.5	0	5

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	Sacks	TFL	QB Hur
Randon Fontenette	13	9	0	0.5	0
Naeten Mitchell	11	6	0	0	0
Gideon Lampron	10	4	0	0	0
Liona Lefau	6	2	0	0	0
Quency Wiggins	4	4	0	1	1
Tyler Martinez	4	2	1	1	0
Cree Thomas	4	2	0	0	0
Santana Hopper	3	3	0	2	0
Boo Carter	3	1	0	0	1
Dylan Manuel	3	0	0	0	0
Yamil Talib	2	2	0	0	0
Toby Anene	2	1	0	0.5	0
Jah Jah Boyd	2	1	0	0	0
Immanuel Ezeogu	2	1	0	0	1
Jason Stokes Jr.	2	1	0	0	0
Lamont Lester Jr.	2	1	0	1	1
Bo Hughley	1	1	0	0	0
Kylan Salter	1	1	0	1	0
Joseph Williams	1	1	0	0	0
Samu Taumanupepe	1	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

Player	Fum	Lost	Rec
Damian Henderson II	1	1	0
Micah Welch	1	1	0
Naeten Mitchell	0	0	1

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Elliot Arnold	0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Damon Greaves	4	161	40.3	0	2	45

Kick returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Dekalon Taylor	2	37	18.5	22
Ben Finneseth	1	18	18.0	18
Kylan Salter	1	8	8.0	8

Punt returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Dekalon Taylor	1	1	1.0	1	0