Colorado vs. Kansas: Box score, stats and summary feat. Devin Neal (Week 13)
We had an upset in Week 13 as the Kansas Jayhawks picked up a 37-21 neutral-site victory over the No. 16 Colorado Buffaloes.
Kansas dominated on the ground as running back Devin Neal had 287 yards and four TDs. There wasn't much for Colorado to celebrate outside of strong performances by Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders.
The Buffaloes (8-3, 6-2 Big 12) fell out of the Big 12 championship game picture and are third in the conference.
Meanwhile, the Jayhawks (5-6, 4-4) kept their bowl dreams alive. A win next week will guarantee Kansas a bowl game.
Let’s look at the box score and discuss how this game went.
Colorado vs. Kansas box score
Colorado vs. Kansas box score
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Kansas Jayhawks box score
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Colorado vs. Kansas Game Summary
The Colorado Buffaloes struggled offensively. They had possession for 19:49 and only tallied 15 first downs, thanks to going 3-of-7 on third downs and failing to convert on both fourth down tries.
The offense totaled 308 yards (266 passing, 42 rushing), showing little balance with just 13 rushing attempts. They also committed eight penalties for 65 yards.
The Kansas Jayhawks had a spectacular showing. They went 9-of-14 on third downs and 2-of-2 on fourth down.
Kansas had 520 yards of offense (189 passing, 331 rushing) and averaged 5.8 yards per rushing attempt to continue moving the chains. The Colorado defense had no answers, and Devin Neal took the game over.
Below is the scoring breakdown for this game.
- 11:44 1Q: Jalon Daniels 51 Yard Passing TD to Devin Neal | 7-0 Kansas
- 2:39 1Q: Tabor Allen 24 Yard Field Goal | 10-0 Kansas
- 9:02 2Q: Devin Neal 9 Yard Rushing TD | 17-0 Kansas
- 7:18 2Q: Shedeur Sanders 51 Yard Passing TD to Travis Hunter | 17-7 Kansas
- 3:47 2Q: Tabor Allen 23 Yard Field Goal | 20-7 Kansas
- 1:51 2Q: Shedeur Sanders 19 Yard Passing TD to Drelon Miller | 20-14 Kansas
- 0:07 2Q: Tabor Allen 25 Yard Field Goal | 23-14 Kansas
- 11:59 3Q: Shedeur Sanders 26 Yard Passing TD to Travis Hunter | 23-21 Kansas
- 7:18 3Q: Devin Neal 1 Yard Rushing TD | 30-21 Kansas
- 11:47 3Q: Devin Neal 2 Yard Rushing TD | 37-21 Kansas