Sat, Oct 31, 2:00 PM ET· Folsom Field· Elevation 5,361 ft
Rest 7d / 7dTravel 465 mi / 0 miForecast: 58°F · wind 4 mph · Partially cloudy
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2026 · TraditionalKansas State · 6 of 9
464.7
Yards / game
394.2
2.89
Points / drive
1.62
4.2
TDs / game
2.5
59.3
3rd-down %
36.1
61.8
RZ TD %
47.1
-0.3
Turnover margin
-1.0
2.2
Sacks / game
2.3
7.5
TFL / game
8.8
14.5
Havoc / game
17.7
45.5 / 54.5
Pass / Rush split
49.6 / 50.4
2026 · Situational matchup
When Kansas State has the ball
Kansas State's early-down offense ranks 57th of 138. Colorado's early-down defense ranks 45th of 138.
Kansas State's passing-down offense ranks 12th of 138. Colorado's passing-down defense ranks 117th of 138.
Kansas State's third-down offense ranks 9th of 138. Colorado's third-down defense ranks 100th of 138.
Kansas State's red-zone offense ranks 104th of 138. Colorado's red-zone defense ranks 22nd of 138.
When Colorado has the ball
Colorado's early-down offense ranks 91st of 138. Kansas State's early-down defense ranks 42nd of 138.
Colorado's passing-down offense ranks 105th of 138. Kansas State's passing-down defense ranks 116th of 138.
Colorado's third-down offense ranks 127th of 138. Kansas State's third-down defense ranks 111th of 138.
Colorado's red-zone offense ranks 128th of 138. Kansas State's red-zone defense ranks 66th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
▼Offense form0.026 last 3 vs 0.077 season (-0.052)
▼Defense form0.221 last 3 vs -0.107 season (+0.328)
▼Offense form-0.187 last 3 vs -0.093 season (-0.094)
Defense formabout the same(-0.061 last 3 vs -0.047 season)
Away
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingAvery Johnson — 1301 yd, 10 TD
RushingAvery Johnson — 462 yd, 3 TD
ReceivingJaron Tibbs — 268 yd, 3 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingJulian Lewis — 733 yd, 6 TD
RushingJaQuail Smith — 259 yd, 0 TD
ReceivingJoseph Williams — 508 yd, 5 TD
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Kansas State offense
57thof 1380.042274 plays
vs
Colorado defense · allowed
45thof 138-0.054Kansas State defense · allowed
42ndof 138-0.061vs
Colorado offense
91stof 138-0.029282 plays
Passing downs
Kansas State offense
12thof 1380.324130 plays
vs
Colorado defense · allowed
117thof 1380.198160 plays
Kansas State defense · allowed
116thof 1380.193144 plays
vs
Colorado offense
105thof 138-0.091147 plays
Third down
Kansas State offense
9thof 1380.46286 plays
vs
Colorado defense · allowed
100thof 1380.11389 plays
Kansas State defense · allowed
111thof 1380.18279 plays
vs
Colorado offense
127thof 138-0.24283 plays
Red zone
Kansas State offense
104thof 138-0.09597 plays
vs
Colorado defense · allowed
22ndof 138-0.25163 plays
Kansas State defense · allowed
66thof 138-0.05036 plays · small sample
vs
Colorado offense
128thof 138-0.37345 plays · small sample
Field advancement
Kansas State offense
15thof 13860.3%vs
Colorado defense · allowed
69thof 13843.6%Kansas State defense · allowed
30thof 13836.3%vs
Colorado offense
110thof 13841.9%Away
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Kansas State Offense vs Colorado DefenseKansas State · 6 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.12#49
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#460.10
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.101#38
350 plays
EPA/Play
#49-0.047
allowed · 373 plays
-0.071#100
163 plays
EPA/Pass
#840.022
allowed · 181 plays
0.250#2
187 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#31-0.113
allowed · 192 plays
49.1%#41
350 plays
Success Rate
#2641.6%
allowed · 373 plays
42.9%#89
Pass Success Rate
#4540.7%
allowed
54.5%#9
Rush Success Rate
#3343.4%
allowed
60.3%#15
Available Yards %
#6943.6%
allowed
70.2#65
Net Field Position
#12967.9
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.042#57
274 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#45-0.054
allowed
6.5#37
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#477.5
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Kansas State Defense vs Colorado OffenseKansas State · 11 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.01#66
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#114-0.23
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.046#100
allowed · 287 plays
EPA/Play
#123-0.115
360 plays
0.019#82
allowed · 116 plays
EPA/Pass
#90-0.046
174 plays
0.065#100
allowed · 171 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#130-0.180
186 plays
44.9%#62
allowed · 287 plays
Success Rate
#12143.1%
360 plays
36.6%#9
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#9442.5%
45.6%#52
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#11843.5%
36.3%#30
allowed
Available Yards %
#11041.9%
74.3#17
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#13474.7
-0.061#42
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#91-0.029
282 plays
8.4#5
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#206.3
2026 · Situational EPAEven · 3-3-0
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.106
359 plays
Non-garbage · Off
-0.115
360 plays
0.064
305 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
-0.047
373 plays
-0.095
97 plays
Red Zone · Off
-0.373
45 plays · small sample
-0.050
36 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.251
63 plays
0.462
86 plays
3rd Down · Off
-0.242
83 plays
0.182
79 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
0.113
89 plays