Colorado vs. Kansas State: Box score, stats and game summary ft. Shedeur Sanders

No. 18 Kansas State held off a determined effort by Colorado to post a 31-28 win on Saturday. Buffs QB Shedeur Sanders passed for 388 yards, but K-State moved to 5-1 with the win, while Colorado fell to 4-2. This game leaves each of these teams with a single conference loss, meaning both are still competitive in the Big 12 race.

Colorado's big-play offense, with Shedeur Sanders passing to Travis Hunter, has been as advertised. Dual-threat QB Avery Johnson has had consistency issues but remains a dangerous threat for Big 12 defenses.

The Wildcats were a 3.5-point favorite, even playing on the road. With their win, they are likely to climb a few spots in the polls and could be honing in on a possible College Football Playoff berth.

Colorado vs. Kansas State Box Score

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Total
Colorado	7	0	7	14	28
Kansas State	7	7	10	7	31

Colorado Passing Stats

Passer	Completions	Attempts	Pass Yds.	TDs
Shedeur Sanders	34	40	388	3

Colorado Rushing and Receiving Stats

Player	Rushes	Yards	Rush TDs	Receptions	Yards	Rec. TDs
Dallan Hayden	7	11	0	3	19	0
Shedeur Sanders	9	-50	0	0	0	0
LaJohntay Wester	0	0	0	5	58	2
Travis Hunter	0	0	0	3	26	0
Jimmy Horn Jr.	0	0	0	3	20	0
Omarion Miller	0	0	0	8	145	0
Drelon Miller	0	0	0	5	27	0
Will Sheppard	0	0	0	5	83	1
Isaiah Augustave	3	10	1	1	4	0
Terrell Timmons Jr.	0	0	0	1	6	0

Colorado Kicking Stats

Player	XP-XPA	FG-FGA	Long
Alejandro Mata	4 for 4	0 for 0

Kansas State Passing Stats

Passer	Completions	Attempts	Yards	TDs
Avery Johnson	15	23	224	2
Ta'Quan Roberson	2	3	14	0

Kansas State Rushing and Receiving Stats

Player	Rushes	Yards	Rush TDs	Receptions	Yards	Rec. TDs
DJ Giddens	25	182	0	2	38	0
Dylan Edwards	7	21	1	3	27	0
Avery Johnson	7	-15	1	0	0	0
Dante Cephas	0	0	0	2	16	0
Will Swanson	0	0	0	1	5	0
Garrett Oakley	0	0	0	2	17	0
Jadon Jackson	1	0	0	1	14	0
Jayce Brown	0	0	0	6	121	2

Kansas State Kicking Stats

Player	XP-XPA	FG-FGA	Long
Chris Tennant	4 for 4	1 for 1	48

Game Summary

Colorado cashed in its second possession, using a short field to score first on a 25-yard pass from Sanders to LaJohntay Wester. Kansas State answered by scoring on four of its next five possessions. The Jayhawks used a balanced attack to put up touchdown drives covering 75, 60, and 81 yards.

While Sanders hit Will Sheppard for a seven-yard score to draw within 21-14 in the third quarter, K-State answered with a 48-yard field goal to stretch the lead to 24-14.

But then Colorado struck, first with a long scoring drive early in the fourth quarter that ended with Isaiah Augustave scoring from 2 yards out to pull within 24-21. After an interception delivered a short field, Sanders found LaJohntay Wester from 11 yards out to take a 28-24 lead with just 3:12 in the game.

Kansas State went back to work, motoring 84 yards in three plays, with a 50-yard bomb from Johnson to Jayce Brown delivering the 31-28 edge with 2:14 to play.

Kansas State plays at West Virginia next week, while Colorado will travel to Arizona. The Buffs lost several players throughout the game to injury, including star WR/DB Travis Hunter.

• Colorado: LaJohntay Wester 25-yard TD pass from Shedeur Sanders, (Mata XPT), 7-0, 7:06 left in 1st quarter
• Kansas State: Avery Johnson 8-yard TD run, (Tennant XPT), 7-7, 0:44 left in 1st quarter
• Kansas State: Dylan Edwards 1-yard TD run, (Tennant XPT), 14-7, 1:52 left in 2nd quarter
• Kansas State: Jayce Brown 1-yard TD pass from Avery Johnson (Tennant XPT), 21-7, 6:55 left in 3rd quarter
• Colorado: Will Sheppard 7-yard TD pass from Shedeur Sanders (Mata XPT), 21-14, 4:44 left in 3rd quarter
• Kansas State: Chris Tennant 48-yard field goal, 24-14, 0:28 left in 3rd quarter
• Colorado: Isaiah Augustave, 2-yard TD run, (Mata XPT), 24-21, 6:48 left in 4th quarter.
• Colorado: LaJohntay Wester, 11-yard TD pass from Shedeur Sanders, (Mata XPT), 28-24, 3:12 left in 4th quarter
• Kansas State: Jayce Brown 50-yard TD pass from Avery Johnson (Tennant XPT), 31-28, 2:14 left in 4th quarter