Colorado vs. Texas Tech: Box score, stats and summary feat. Shedeur Sanders (Week 11)

Deion Sanders and his Colorado (6-2, 4-1 Big 12) team made a trip to Lubbock on Saturday to play Texas Tech (6-3, 4-2 Big 12) in a high-stake encounter. It was a game many had their eyes on due to the postseason implications.

The Buffaloes were off last week, but the team saw its path to the Big 12 championship game become clearer after Iowa State and Kansas State suffered defeats to Texas Tech and Houston, respectively. This made the Week 11 encounter even more crucial.

The Red Raiders are not far off the top and also have a chance at the conference championship game if they win out and more top teams suffer upsets. They have an offense that has won them games this season and the Saturday game was a stern test for them.

Colorado vs. Texas Tech box score

Team	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	Final Score
Colorado	0	10	21	10	41
Texas Tech	13	0	7	7	27

Colorado box score

Quarterback

Player	Pass Completion	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Interceptions
Shedeur Sanders	30/43	291	3	9	16	1	0

Rushing

Player	Carries	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Isaiah Augustave	10	32	3.2	0	13
Dallan Hayden	6	17	2.8	0	7
Drelon Miller	1	-1	-1.0	0	0

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Travis Hunter	9	99	11.0	1	24
LaJohntay Wester	6	82	13.7	1	23
Will Sheppard	8	79	9.9	1	19
Isaiah Augustave	3	21	7.0	0	10
Sav'ell Smalls	1	10	10.0	0	10
Drelon Miller	1	5	5.0	0	5
Dallan Hayden	2	-5	-2.5	0	1

Defense

Player	Interception	Sacks
Amari McNeil	0	1.5
Adrien Walker	0	2
Keaten Wade	0	1.5
BJ Green II	0	1

Kicking

Player	Extra Point Made/Attempted	Field Goal Made/Attempted	Long
Alejandro Mata	5/5	2/2	33

Texas Tech box score

Quarterback

Player	Pass Completion	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Interceptions
Behren Morton	24/40	275	2	11	-24	0	1

Rushing

Player	Carries	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Tahj Brooks	31	137	4.4	1	25
J'Koby Williams	4	12	3.0	0	6

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Josh Kelly	8	106	13.3	0	35
Jalin Conyers	3	50	16.7	2	21
Coy Eakin	4	40	10.0	0	27
Tahj Brooks	3	37	12.3	0	17
Caleb Douglas	3	16	5.3	0	9
Peyton Morgan	1	14	14.0	0	14
Jordan Brown	1	7	7.0	0	7
Johncarlos Miller II	1	5	5.0	0	5

Defense

Player	Interception	Sacks
Jacob Rodriguez	0	1
Trevon McAlpine	0	1
Harvey Dryson III	0	1

Kicking

Player	Extra Point Made/Attempted	Field Goal Made/Attempted	Long
Gino Garcia	3/3	2/3	53

Colorado vs. Texas Tech Summary

Texas Tech started the game brilliantly, scoring a touchdown just a few minutes in. Quarterback Behren Morton found Jalin Conyers with a touchdown pass from 17 yards with 13:50 left on the clock.

The Red Raiders extended the lead a little further with a field goal halfway through the first quarter. Gino Garcia hit the target from 52 yards with 7:04 left after a series of eight plays for 32 yards.

Texas Tech made sure the encounter was under their control just before the end of the first quarter with another field goal. Gino Garcia had a shorter attempt this time, hitting the target from 39 yards with 2:28 left.

Colorado came back stronger in the second quarter of the game with Shedeur Sanders throwing a touchdown pass. The quarterback found LaJohntay Webster from 23 yards with 7:33 left.

The Buffaloes drew the contest much closer just before halftime with a field goal. Alejandro Mata had it good from 25 yards to make it a three-point game with 0:30 left in the second quarter.

Colorado took the lead with a rushing touchdown in the third quarter of the game in Lubbock. Shedeur Sanders rushed seven yards to the end zone on a drive of nine plays for 75 yards with 11:00 left.

Texas Tech retook the lead with a rushing touchdown of its own. Tahj Brooks rushed for two yards to the end zone to give the game back to the Red Raiders with 7:52 left in the third quarter.

Things got more fascinating when Colorado retook the lead with a touchdown in the third quarter of the game. Shedeur Sanders threw a five-yard touchdown pass to Will Sheppard with 4:25 left.

The Buffaloes extended the lead in the closing stages of the third quarter. Shedeur Sanders found Travis Hunter this time with a touchdown pass from 24 yards with 1:18 left on the clock.

Texas Tech scored a passing touchdown in the closing stages of the game on Saturday to keep things tense. Behren Morton once again found Jalin Conyers from 21 yards with just 2:12 left in the game.

While the Red Raiders were looking to tie the game in the final minute, Behren Morton was sacked on the six-yard line, leading to a fumble. Shilo Sanders recovered it for a touchdown to give the Buffaloes the win.

The win placed Colorado in a good position as it aims to reach the Big 12 championship game. With three games to go, a 10-2 finish now looks highly possible for the Buffaloes this season.