College Football
#76

Colorado Buffaloes

Big 12 · 2-4

Folsom Field · 50,183 seats

Colorado Buffaloes rank #76 among FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.018 points per play (Elo 1421), a 2-4 record in the Big 12, and 50% of that rating still riding on preseason priors.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.018
#76 in FBS
Offense
-0.008
higher is better
Defense
-0.026
lower is better
SOS
+0.048
mean opp. rating
Elo
1421
Off EPA/play
+0.008
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.062
lower is better
Off success
+0.007
Def success
-0.022
Off explosive
+0.014
Def explosive
-0.001
Rush EPA
-0.026
offense
Pass EPA
+0.036
offense
Pts / drive
1.88
10.8 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
2.71
inside opp 40

Offense and Defense are the net rating's own split (offense − defense reconciles to net rating exactly); everything else is opponent-adjusted, per play. Defensive numbers are from the defense's perspective: negative means opponents produced less than expected. SOS is the mean net rating of every opponent on the schedule.

What drives our rating

No black box: these are the actual model inputs behind Colorado's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior-0.033

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior season rating-0.054

Last season's final rating, for comparison

Offseason adjustment+0.021

This season's prior minus last season's final rating — our offseason risers/fallers number

Prior remaining50%

How much of today's rating still rides on that prior — fades as real games arrive

Returning production14%

Share of last season's production (PPA) back on the roster

Recruiting talent+0.44σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal+3.7 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeNo

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Quarterback

No Huddle-Shotgun Colorado1 starts

Rating trajectory

Weekly net rating across the season — starts at the preseason prior and moves as real games replace it.

+0.02-0.03Wk 1Wk 8

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1@Georgia TechW 14–13———
2vsWeber StateW 52–21———
3@NorthwesternL 7–41———
4@BaylorL 13–23———
5vsTexas TechL 7–29———
7vsUtahL 24–27———
8@Oklahoma StateOct 24———
9vsKansas StateOct 31———
10@Arizona StateNov 7———
11vsHoustonNov 14———
12@CincinnatiNov 21———
13vsUCFNov 28———