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Colorado vs Baylor

Final · Week 5 · Sat Sep 26 · 12:00 PM ET · McLane Stadium

Colorado BuffaloesColorado2-2

FinalSep 26, 2026

Baylor BearsBaylor3-1

TVESPN2

Closing line

US sportsbook at kickoff

Moneyline

COLO+275

BAY−345

Spread

COLO +8.5−115

BAY −8.5−105

Total O/U

Over 54.5−110

Under 54.5−110

Spread: Baylor −8.5 covered.
Total O/U: under 54.5 (36 points).

Recap

Baylor beat Colorado 23-13 at McLane Stadium in Waco on Sep 26, 2026 to move to 3-1.

Baylor has won 3 straight.

Score by quarter

Colorado Buffaloes and Baylor Bears, score by quarter
Team	1	2	3	4	T
COLO	3	0	3	7	13
BAY	0	10	3	10	23

Scoring plays

First Quarter

COLOField Goal · 3:22Elliott Arnold 24 Yd Field Goal3-0

Second Quarter

BAYField Goal · 13:28Rhett Armstrong 37 Yd Field Goal3-3
BAYTouchdown · 7:04Gavin Freeman 3 Yd pass from DJ Lagway (Rhett Armstrong Kick)3-10

Third Quarter

BAYField Goal · 7:14Rhett Armstrong 27 Yd Field Goal3-13
COLOField Goal · 2:17Elliott Arnold 46 Yd Field Goal6-13

Fourth Quarter

COLOTouchdown · 11:04Joseph Williams 17 Yd pass from Isaac Wilson (Elliott Arnold Kick)13-13
BAYTouchdown · 9:02Jadon Porter 33 Yd pass from DJ Lagway (Rhett Armstrong Kick)13-20
BAYField Goal · 4:28Rhett Armstrong 54 Yd Field Goal13-23

Team stats

COLOBAY

1st Downs: 24; 22
Total Yards: 363; 337
Passing: 280; 221
Rushing: 83; 116
3rd down efficiency: 3-15; 6-17
Turnovers: 1; 1
Possession: 31:26; 28:34

Top performers

Colorado BuffaloesBaylor Bears

Passing

Isaac Wilson12/25, 156 YDS, 1 TD

DJ Lagway19/39, 221 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

Micah Welch9 CAR, 35 YDS

Dawson Pendergrass17 CAR, 84 YDS

Receiving

Joseph Williams11 REC, 127 YDS, 1 TD

Gavin Freeman6 REC, 59 YDS, 1 TD

Sacks

Toby Anene1

Bo Onu2

Tackles

Liona Lefau9

Travion Barnes10

Player stats

Colorado · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
Isaac Wilson	12/25	156	6.2	1	48.1
Julian Lewis	11/16	75	4.7	0	41.1
Joseph Williams	1/1	49	49.0	0	--

Colorado · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Micah Welch	9	35	3.9	14
JaQuail Smith	10	33	3.3	12
Richard Young	8	31	3.9	11
Kam Perry	1	7	7.0	7
DeKalon Taylor	2	5	2.5	4
Isaac Wilson	5	-11	-2.2	12
Julian Lewis	4	-17	-4.3	6

Colorado · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Joseph Williams	11	127	11.5	1	27
Quanell Farrakhan Jr.	7	117	16.7	0	49
Quentin Gibson	2	18	9.0	0	11
DeKalon Taylor	2	12	6.0	0	7
Fisher Clements	1	7	7.0	0	7
Kam Perry	1	-1	-1.0	0	0

Colorado · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
JaQuail Smith	1	1	0

Colorado · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Liona Lefau	9	6	0	1.5	0	0
Gideon ESPN Lampron	8	6	0	1	1	1
Randon Fontenette	6	4	0	0	1	0
Naeten Mitchell	6	4	0	0	0	0
Boo Carter	5	5	0	1	1	0
Toby Anene	4	3	1	2	0	1
Kylan Salter	4	3	0	0.5	0	1
Santana Hopper	3	2	0	0.5	0	2

Colorado · Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Jason Stokes Jr.	1	0	0

Colorado · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Quentin Gibson	1	16	16.0	16	0
DeKalon Taylor	1	11	11.0	11	0

Colorado · Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Boo Carter	1	0	0.0	0	0

Colorado · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Elliott Arnold	2/2	100.0	46	1/1	7

Colorado · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Damon Greaves	8	396	49.5	0	1	58

Baylor · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
DJ Lagway	19/39	221	5.7	2	1	45.9

Baylor · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Dawson Pendergrass	17	84	4.9	17
Caden Knighten	9	19	2.1	6
Ryelan Morris	4	11	2.8	7
DJ Lagway	2	3	1.5	6
Jayden McGowan	1	2	2.0	2
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0
Michael Turner	1	-2	-2.0	0

Baylor · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Gavin Freeman	6	59	9.8	1	21
Jayden McGowan	2	34	17.0	0	34
Jadon Porter	1	33	33.0	1	33
Dre'lon Miller	3	31	10.3	0	23
Hawkins Polley	1	28	28.0	0	28
Louis Brown IV	1	23	23.0	0	23
Michael Turner	2	8	4.0	0	5
Tony Livingston	1	3	3.0	0	3
Ryelan Morris	2	2	1.0	0	7

Baylor · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Kyland Reed	0	0	1

Baylor · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Travion Barnes	10	7	0	2	0
Micah Gifford	8	5	0	1	0
Devon Jordan	7	5	0	1	1
Daniel Cobbs	4	4	1	2	1
Colby McCalister	4	4	0	0	0
LeVar Thornton Jr.	4	4	0	0	1
Kyland Reed	4	3	0	1	0
Bo Onu	4	2	2	2	1

Baylor · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Caden Knighten	2	42	21.0	27	0

Baylor · Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jayden McGowan	7	130	18.6	36	0

Baylor · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Rhett Armstrong	3/3	100.0	54	2/2	11

Baylor · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Palmer Williams	7	353	50.4	2	4	63

Game info

VenueMcLane Stadium, Waco, TX

Attendance40,015

TVESPN2 · national

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