Colorado vs. UCF football history: H2H, Records, and more ahead of Week 5 CFB Matchup
The Colorado Buffaloes are looking for their third straight victory, this time over the UCF Knights on Saturday. Coach Deion Sanders' team currently has a record of 3-1, having stumbled in Week 2 against coach Matt Rhule's Nebraska Cornhuskers. For their part, the Knights are 3-0, having already taken an open week early in the year.
Last week, the Buffs defeated Baylor 38-31 in a high-scoring Big 12 matchup that saw quarterback Shedeur Sanders go on a roll, throwing for 341 yards and two touchdowns. However, once again, Shedeur was highly sacked. The Bears were able to take down the Buffs signal-caller eight times.
The battle at the line of scrimmage remains an issue for the Colorado Buffaloes, only recording 91 yards. Travis Hunter was the school's best receiver, with 130 yards in seven receptions, although no touchdowns.
Meanwhile, the UCF Knights also won in Week 4, in their case against a 35-34 game against TCU. KJ Jefferson managed to record 230 yards and two touchdowns against the Horned Frogs, nonetheless staying pretty far away from TCU QB Josh Hoover's numbers (402 yards and four touchdowns).
The real difference maker for the Knights was running back RJ Harvey, who ran for 180 yards and had two rushing touchdowns. In total, UCF ran for 289 yards.
Colorado vs. UCF series head-to-head
This will be the opening game of the Colorado versus UCF series, as the schools have never faced each other before. From now on, we can expect to see the matchup often, as both schools are in the Big 12 following CU's realignment move this season.
For this week's game, UCF is highly favored, with ESPN's predictor giving it an 82.2% chance of winning. ESPN has the Knights as 13.5-point favorites.
How to watch Colorado vs. UCF? Streaming options for Week 5 Big 12 clash
The game will air on Fox at 3:30 p.m. ET. Fox can be streamed through Hulu + Live TV, DirecTV Stream, FuboTV, YouTube and Now TV. Fox games can also be streamed through the Fox Sports App.