Colorado vs. UCF: Box score, stats and summary ft. Travis Hunter (Week 5)

The Week 5 game between the Colorado Buffaloes and the UCF Knights was delayed due to poor weather, but fans were treated to a classic once it got underway.

The Buffs raced out the gates and took a 27-14 lead into halftime. Deion Sanders' side continued the onslaught in the second half and sealed a 48-21 win to improve to 4-1 (2-0 Big 12).

Colorado vs. UCF box score

Team	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	Final Score
Colorado	14	13	14	7	48
UCF	7	7	7	0	21

Colorado box score

Quarterback:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Passing Completions	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Interceptions
Shedeur Sanders	5	15	0	28-35	290	3	1

Rushing & Receiving:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TDs
Isaiah Augustave	4	39	0	0	0	0
Dallan Hayden	11	33	1	0	0	0
Shedeur Sanders	5	15	0	0	0	0
Charlie Offerdahl	3	11	0	0	0	0
Will Sheppard	0	0	0	4	99	1
Travis Hunter	0	0	0	9	89	1
Jimmy Horn Jr.	0	0	0	5	41	0
LaJohntay Wester	0	0	0	3	34	1
Micah Welch	5	26	1	2	13	0
Sav'ell Smalls	0	0	0	1	11	0
Terrell Timmons Jr.	0	0	0	1	4	0
Drelon Miller	1	4	0	3	-1	0

Defense:

Player	Interceptions	Fumble Recoveries
DJ McKinney	0	1
Cam'Ron Silmon-Craig	0	1
Travis Hunter	1	0
Preston Hodge	1	0

Kicking:

Player	Extra Points Made/Attempted	Field Goals Made/Attempted	Long
Alejandro Mata	6-6	2-2	46

UCF box score

Quarterback:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Passing Completions	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Interceptions
KJ Jefferson	20	76	1	20-35	284	2	2

Rushing & Receiving:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TDs
Evan Morris	0	0	0	1	2	0
Ja'Varrius Johnson	0	0	0	2	10	0
Trent Whittemore	0	0	0	1	54	0
Peny Boone	2	7	0	1	9	0
Johnny Richardson	4	11	0	2	10	0
Randy Pittman Jr.	0	0	0	3	18	0
Kobe Hudson	0	0	0	2	39	0
KJ Jefferson	20	76	1	0	0	0
Xavier Townsend	2	6	0	4	50	1
RJ Harvey	16	77	0	4	92	1

Defense:

Player	Interceptions	Fumble Recoveries
Deshawn Pace	1	0

Kicking:

Player	Extra Points Made/Attempted	Field Goals Made/Attempted	Long
Colton Boomer	3-3	0-1	N/A

Colorado vs. UCF Game Summary

The Colorado Buffaloes went to the Bounce House and were all over the top rushing offense in the country. The defense forced four turnovers (two interceptions, two fumble recoveries) and ensured the UCF Knights had no chance to come back.

Travis Hunter had a massive game. He registered one interception and caught nine passes for 89 yards and a TD. Hunter's display solidified his case for the Heisman Trophy.

The UCF Knights simply had no answer for the Buffaloes. The team went 6-of-18 on third-down attempts and coughed up the football four times as they were handed their first loss of the year to fall to 3-1 (1-1).

Below is the scoring summary of this game.

3:49 1Q: Shedeur Sanders 23 Yard Passing TD to Travis Hunter | Colorado 7-0
3:38 1Q: KJ Jefferson 75 Yard Passing TD to RJ Harvey | 7-7
0:10 1Q: Shedeur Sanders 47 Yard Passing TD to Will Sheppard | 14-7 Colorado
12:21 2Q: Dallan Hayden 14 Yard Rushing TD | 21-7 Colorado
8:41 2Q: KJ Jefferson 7 Yard Rushing TD | 21-14 Colorado
0:42 2Q: Alejandro Mata 36 Yard Field Goal | 24-14 Colorado
0:00 2Q: Alejandro Mata 46 Yard Field Goal | 27-14 Colorado
9:11 3Q: Micah Welch 1 Yard Rushing TD | 34-14 Colorado
3:58 3Q: KJ Jefferson 15 Yard Passing TD to Xavier Townsend | 34-21 Colorado
1:32 3Q: Shedeur Sanders 10 Yard Passing TD to LaJohntay Wester | 41-21 Colorado
5:05 4Q: Cam'Ron Silmon-Craig Fumble Return TD | 48-21 Colorado