Sat, Oct 3, 7:30 PM ET· Folsom Field· Elevation 5,361 ft· Texas Tech -13 · O/U 50.5
Early-season ratings are provisional. Opponent adjustment relies on a thin schedule graph until teams are connected through more games; expect movement through late September.
Rest 7d / 7dTravel 482 mi / 0 miForecast: 72°F · wind 8 mph · Partially cloudy
Market context
Texas Tech -13 · O/U 50.5
opened Texas Tech -13.5, now Texas Tech -13
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
Texas Tech as road favorite
2026 overall: 1-3 ATS (4 games) · 3-1 O/U (4 games)
2026 as road favorite: 0-1 ATS (1 game) · 1-0 O/U (1 game)
Last season (2025): 3-1 ATS (4 games) · 1-3 O/U (4 games)
Since 2020: 7-6 ATS (13 games) · 4-9 O/U (13 games)
Colorado as home underdog
2026 overall: 1-3 ATS (4 games) · 1-2-1 O/U (4 games)
2026 as home underdog: none in this role
Last season (2025): 2-3 ATS (5 games) · 2-3 O/U (5 games)
Since 2020: 12-10 ATS (22 games) · 12-9-1 O/U (22 games)
Away
Home
2026 · TraditionalTexas Tech · 6 of 9
429.5
Yards / game
399.0
2.60
Points / drive
1.81
4.3
TDs / game
2.8
47.9
3rd-down %
35.1
71.4
RZ TD %
45.5
-0.5
Turnover margin
-0.5
2.5
Sacks / game
2.0
6.0
TFL / game
8.0
15.8
Havoc / game
15.8
44.2 / 55.8
Pass / Rush split
45.5 / 54.5
2026 · Situational matchup
When Texas Tech has the ball
Texas Tech's early-down offense ranks 81st of 138. Colorado's early-down defense ranks 38th of 138.
Texas Tech's passing-down offense ranks 28th of 138. Colorado's passing-down defense ranks 108th of 138.
Texas Tech's third-down offense ranks 24th of 138. Colorado's third-down defense ranks 89th of 138.
Texas Tech's red-zone offense ranks 76th of 138. Colorado's red-zone defense ranks 53rd of 138.
When Colorado has the ball
Colorado's early-down offense ranks 59th of 138. Texas Tech's early-down defense ranks 54th of 138.
Colorado's passing-down offense ranks 72nd of 138. Texas Tech's passing-down defense ranks 60th of 138.
Colorado's third-down offense ranks 117th of 138. Texas Tech's third-down defense ranks 67th of 138.
Colorado's red-zone offense ranks 126th of 138. Texas Tech's red-zone defense ranks 32nd of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
Offense formabout the same(0.028 last 3 vs 0.030 season)
Defense formabout the same(-0.074 last 3 vs -0.101 season)
Offense formabout the same(-0.038 last 3 vs -0.030 season)
Defense formabout the same(-0.032 last 3 vs -0.068 season)
Away
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingWill Hammond — 968 yd, 4 TD
RushingJ'Koby Williams — 285 yd, 3 TD
ReceivingKenny Johnson — 290 yd, 1 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingJulian Lewis — 733 yd, 6 TD
RushingMicah Welch — 213 yd, 2 TD
ReceivingJoseph Williams — 361 yd, 4 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
Texas Tech offense
81stof 138-0.009203 plays
vs
Colorado defense · allowed
38thof 138-0.112Texas Tech defense · allowed
54thof 138-0.075vs
Colorado offense
59thof 1380.033186 plays
Passing downs
Texas Tech offense
28thof 1380.22581 plays
vs
Colorado defense · allowed
108thof 1380.125109 plays
Texas Tech defense · allowed
60thof 138-0.038107 plays
vs
Colorado offense
72ndof 1380.039100 plays
Third down
Texas Tech offense
24thof 1380.31248 plays · small sample
vs
Colorado defense · allowed
89thof 1380.11260 plays
Texas Tech defense · allowed
67thof 138-0.00761 plays
vs
Colorado offense
117thof 138-0.17157 plays · small sample
Red zone
Texas Tech offense
76thof 1380.02340 plays · small sample
vs
Colorado defense · allowed
53rdof 138-0.12539 plays · small sample
Texas Tech defense · allowed
32ndof 138-0.26621 plays · small sample
vs
Colorado offense
126thof 138-0.34227 plays · small sample
Field advancement
Texas Tech offense
82ndof 13847.8%vs
Colorado defense · allowed
70thof 13842.0%Texas Tech defense · allowed
45thof 13836.5%vs
Colorado offense
107thof 13842.3%Away
Home
Texas Tech Offense vs Colorado DefenseColorado · 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)
0.03#68
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#400.12
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.038#63
247 plays
EPA/Play
#48-0.078
allowed · 231 plays
-0.029#84
115 plays
EPA/Pass
#960.047
allowed · 114 plays
0.097#44
132 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#21-0.201
allowed · 117 plays
53.4%#17
247 plays
Success Rate
#2940.7%
allowed · 231 plays
55.7%#14
Pass Success Rate
#5740.9%
allowed
51.5%#41
Rush Success Rate
#4342.8%
allowed
47.8%#82
Available Yards %
#7042.0%
allowed
69.9#63
Net Field Position
#12867.4
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
-0.009#81
203 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#38-0.112
allowed
7.7#116
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#507.6
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Texas Tech Defense vs Colorado OffenseTexas Tech · 10 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)
0.19#21
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#101-0.12
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.070#51
allowed · 244 plays
EPA/Play
#103-0.055
239 plays
-0.098#50
allowed · 146 plays
EPA/Pass
#570.068
105 plays
-0.029#64
allowed · 98 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#125-0.151
134 plays
43.0%#54
allowed · 244 plays
Success Rate
#11543.1%
239 plays
39.4%#46
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#10141.0%
44.6%#56
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#10444.8%
36.5%#45
allowed
Available Yards %
#10742.3%
73.4#38
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#12874.7
-0.075#54
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#590.033
186 plays
7.0#88
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#186.1
2026 · Situational EPATexas Tech · 5 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.019
240 plays
Non-garbage · Off
-0.055
239 plays
-0.056
241 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
-0.078
231 plays
0.023
40 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Off
-0.342
27 plays · small sample
-0.266
21 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.125
39 plays · small sample
0.312
48 plays · small sample
3rd Down · Off
-0.171
57 plays · small sample
-0.007
61 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
0.112
60 plays