CFB Schedule college football
Wk 12 · 2026

Colorado Buffaloes at Cincinnati Bearcats — Sat, Nov 21

Sat, Nov 21 · Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati
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What is at stake

A Big 12 game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.

Efficiency · 2025 ratings

-5.4#96
Efficiency margin
+1.8#55
23.3
Offense (pts/100)
28.2
28.7
Defense (pts/100)
26.4
64.3
Pace (plays/g)
58.8
5.00
Yards / play
6.74
6.14
Yards / play allowed
5.86
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.

Team stats · 2025 per game

20.9
Points / game
31.8
30.5
Points allowed
24.8
328
Yards / game
421
426
Yards allowed
403
203
Pass yds allowed
230
222
Rush yds allowed
174
1.42
Turnovers / game
1.00
From completed 2025 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Colorado form

L 14-24at KSUL 17-42vs ASUL 22-29at WVUL 17-52vs ARIZL 7-53at UTAH
2025 season

Cincinnati form

L 23-45at TCUL 14-26vs BYUL 24-30vs ARIZL 14-45at UTAHW 41-20vs BAY
2025 season

Colorado this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

Cincinnati this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.

Common opponents · 4

OpponentColoradoCincinnati
Texas Tech
Big 12
vs Wk 5 · scheduled previewvs Wk 8 · scheduled preview
Utah
Big 12
vs Wk 7 · scheduled previewvs Wk 9 · scheduled preview
Kansas St
Big 12
vs Wk 9 · scheduled previewvs Wk 4 · scheduled preview
Houston
Big 12
vs Wk 11 · scheduled previewat Wk 10 · scheduled preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Colorado leads the series 1–0 · Colorado won the last one
1 meeting in 2006–2026 · average margin 11.0 points toward Colorado
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20242024-10-26Cincinnati 2334 Coloradoat COLOColorado

Colorado leaders 2025 season

PassingKaidon Salter QB #3127/204, 1414 YDS, 10 TD, 7 INT
Julian Lewis QB #1052/94, 589 YDS, 4 TD
RushingMicah Welch RB #2996 CAR, 384 YDS, 4 TD
Kaidon Salter QB #3103 CAR, 356 YDS, 5 TD
Dallan Hayden RB #770 CAR, 326 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingOmarion Miller WR #445 REC, 808 YDS, 8 TD
Joseph Williams WR #837 REC, 489 YDS, 4 TD
Sincere Brown WR #922 REC, 376 YDS, 2 TD
Dre'lon Miller WR #120 REC, 158 YDS, 1 TD
Defense
TacklesTawfiq Byard S #479
Jeremiah Brown LB #4269
Preston Hodge CB #455
SacksArden Walker DE #532.5
Keaten Wade DE #272.5
Jeremiah Brown LB #422
InterceptionsJohn Slaughter DB #132
DJ McKinney CB #21
Tawfiq Byard S #41

Cincinnati leaders 2025 season

PassingBrendan Sorsby QB #2207/336, 2800 YDS, 27 TD, 5 INT
Brady Lichtenberg QB #164/6, 56 YDS, 1 TD
RushingTawee Walker RB #3120 CAR, 709 YDS, 4 TD
Brendan Sorsby QB #2100 CAR, 580 YDS, 9 TD
Evan Pryor RB #2176 CAR, 522 YDS, 3 TD
ReceivingCyrus Allen WR #449 REC, 665 YDS, 12 TD
Caleb Goodie WR #229 REC, 484 YDS, 2 TD
Jeff Caldwell WR #932 REC, 478 YDS, 6 TD
Joe Royer TE #1129 REC, 416 YDS, 4 TD
Defense
TacklesJake Golday LB #11104
Trevon Gola-Callard S #671
Christian Harrison DB #166
SacksJalen Hunt DL #903.5
Jake Golday LB #113.5
Mikah Coleman DL #142
InterceptionsMatthew McDoom CB #01
Christian Harrison DB #11
These are season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.