Colorado Buffaloes vs. Utah Utes

Oct 25, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
COLO	0	0	0	7	7
UTAH	17	26	3	7	53

Game Recap

Freshman QB Byrd Ficklin shines in first start as Utah runs over Colorado for 53-7 victory. Byrd Ficklin passed for two touchdowns and ran for another in his first career start to lead Utah to a 53-7 win over Colorado on Saturday night.

Scoring Summary

COLOUTAH

Q114:23Byrd Ficklin 63 Yd Run (Dillon Curtis Kick).07
Q14:51Dillon Curtis 53 Yd Field Goal.010
Q12:53Wayshawn Parker 58 Yd Run (Dillon Curtis Kick).017
Q214:30Team Safety.019
Q212:50JJ Buchanan 22 Yd pass from Byrd Ficklin (Dillon Curtis Kick).026
Q23:42NaQuari Rogers 2 Yd Run (Dillon Curtis Kick).033
Q22:08Larry Simmons 20 Yd pass from Byrd Ficklin (Dillon Curtis Kick).040
Q20:00Dillon Curtis 23 Yd Field Goal.043
Q31:42Dillon Curtis 45 Yd Field Goal.046
Q49:03Ryan Staub 1 Yd Run (Alejandro Mata Kick).746
Q43:12Nate Johnson 56 Yd Run (Dillon Curtis Kick).753

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Touchdown — 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:37
07
Punt — 3 plays, -6 yards, 1:01
07
Punt — 3 plays, -1 yard, 0:43
07
Punt — 6 plays, 2 yards, 3:12
07
Field Goal — 11 plays, 40 yards, 4:30
010
Punt — 3 plays, 1 yard, 1:45
010
Touchdown — 1 play, 58 yards, 0:13
017
Interception — 4 plays, 11 yards, 1:26
017

2nd Quarter

Punt — 5 plays, 11 yards, 1:35
017
Safety — 3 plays, -10 yards, 0:22
019
Touchdown — 4 plays, 72 yards, 1:39
026
Punt — 5 plays, 12 yards, 1:47
026
Touchdown — 16 plays, 60 yards, 7:21
033
Punt — 3 plays, 0 yards, 1:00
033
Touchdown — 2 plays, 13 yards, 0:34
040
Punt — 3 plays, 5 yards, 0:27
040
Punt — 3 plays, 5 yards, 0:34
040
Punt — 3 plays, 5 yards, 0:26
040
Field Goal — 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:41
043

3rd Quarter

Downs — 8 plays, 49 yards, 4:03
043
Punt — 8 plays, 34 yards, 4:25
043
Punt — 3 plays, 0 yards, 1:02
043
Field Goal — 8 plays, 27 yards, 3:48
046

4th Quarter

Punt — 4 plays, 27 yards, 1:51
046
Missed FG — 5 plays, 51 yards, 1:56
046
Touchdown — 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:52
746
Punt — 3 plays, 5 yards, 2:21
746
Downs — 8 plays, 50 yards, 2:37
746
Touchdown — 2 plays, 70 yards, 0:53
753
Punt — 3 plays, -12 yards, 1:16
753
End Of Game — 3 plays, 17 yards, 1:47
753

Team Stats

COLO

UTAH

7Points53

140Total Yards587

102Pass Yards165

38Rush Yards422

26:22Time of Possession33:38

12First Downs25

1Touchdowns6

0(0)Field Goals(Attempts)3(4)

1Turnovers0

15Penalty Yards80

Game Details

Saturday, October 25, 2025 · 10:25 PM

Rice-Eccles Stadium · Salt Lake City, UT

attendance: 51,949 (101.0%)