Colorado Buffaloes @ Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets — Sep 4, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 September 4, 2026
Buffaloes Colorado COLO 1-0, 1-0 Away
14
Final
13
Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech GT 0-1, 0-1 Home
1 2 3 4 T
COLO 0 7 0 7 14
GT 0 10 0 3 13
Top Performers
Passing Yards
J.
J. Lewis QB COLO
124 PASS
A.
A. Mendoza QB GT
237 PASS
Rushing Yards
D.
D. Henderson RB COLO
65 RUSH
J.
J. Haynes RB GT
64 RUSH
Receiving Yards
D.
D. Moore WR COLO
37 REC
J.
J. Allen WR GT
113 REC
Passing
Colorado
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
J. Lewis 14/27 124 1 0 1 76.8
Georgia Tech
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
A. Mendoza 17/23 237 0 0 3 106.6
Rushing
Colorado
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
D. Taylor 4 22 5.5 0 16
M. Welch 13 58 4.5 1 15
D. Scudero 1 -5 -5.0 0 0
J. Lewis 4 -12 -3.0 0 2
J. Williams 1 6 6.0 0 6
D. Henderson 12 65 5.4 0 12
J. Smith 10 42 4.2 0 9
R. Young 3 10 3.3 0 6
Georgia Tech
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
M. Hosley 6 14 2.3 0 7
J. Haynes 19 64 3.4 0 11
A. Mendoza 3 -22 -7.3 0 0
J. Allen 1 0 0.0 0 0
Receiving
Colorado
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
D. Taylor 2 2 24 12.0 0 17 0
D. Scudero 3 4 11 3.7 0 8 0
C. Williams 2 2 28 14.0 1 20 0
J. Williams 2 5 23 11.5 0 16 0
D. Moore 4 9 37 9.3 0 15 0
K. Perry 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Q. Gibson 1 1 1 1.0 0 1 0
Georgia Tech
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
T. Harris 1 1 4 4.0 0 4 0
J. Haynes 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
D. Penson 3 5 73 24.3 0 42 0
J. Allen 8 9 113 14.1 0 30 0
I. Fuhrmann 1 1 10 10.0 0 10 0
K. Roche 4 6 37 9.3 0 16 0
Defense
Colorado
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
B. Carter 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Fontenette 7 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0
T. Anene 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Martinez 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. J. Boyd 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Lefau 7 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Thomas 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. Lampron 7 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
N. Mitchell 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Manuel 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
C. Crawford 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Hopper 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Lester 5 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 0
M. Vickers 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Tamanupepe 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgia Tech
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
T. Harris 9 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Hill 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
S. Riley 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. McCoy 11 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Lightsey 6 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
K. Efford 14 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
V. C. Jackson 6 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Thomas 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. White 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N. Carter 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Duclona 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Manley 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Jones 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
J. Walker 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Speakman 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Hoffler 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Spaulding 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Boyd 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Mbakwe 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Colorado
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
D. Gerlach 0/1 2/2 2 1
Georgia Tech
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
A. Birr 2/4 1/1 7 1
Returns
Colorado
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
D. Taylor 1 12 12.0 0 12 0
Georgia Tech
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
R. Smith 2 130 65.0 1 100 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Colorado
Georgia Tech
307 Total Yards 288
21 First Downs 17
7 Passing 10
13 Rushing 4
3 Penalty 1
7/17 3rd Down Eff. 5/13
124 Passing Yards 237
183 Rushing Yards 51
0 Turnovers 1
6-60 Penalties 9-49
34:09 Possession 25:51
2/4 Red Zone 2/4
Play-by-Play
Q4 7 - 3 14 - 13
XP D. Gerlach
14 - 13 0:37
TD C. Williams
13 - 13 0:37
7 - 13 1:40
A. Birr FG
Q2 7 - 10 7 - 10
7 - 10 2:03
A. Birr FG
7 - 7 12:52
A. Birr XP
7 - 6 12:52
R. Smith TD
XP D. Gerlach
7 - 0 13:06
TD M. Welch
6 - 0 13:06
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: COLO +7 Times Tied: 2
Highlights
Colorado 14 - 13 Georgia Tech
September 4, 2026
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 4, 2026
Time
12:00 am
Duration
1h 0m