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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Colorado
Buffaloes
Big 12
22
44% win prob
Away
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
Northwestern
Wildcats
Big Ten
26
56% win prob
Home
POINT SPREAD
Northwestern by 3.95
TOTAL POINTS
48
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
Colorado
Northwestern
|
80
B-
|
Overall |
85
B
|
|
82
B-
|
Power |
83
B-
|
|
82
B-
|
Offensive |
75
C
|
|
79
C+
|
Defensive |
89
B+
|
|
94
A
|
SoS (Current) |
98
A+
|
|
94
A
|
SoS (Future) |
98
A+
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Colorado
Northwestern
| 72 | Overall | 49 |
| 62 | Power | 58 |
| 61 | Offensive | 87 |
| 70 | Defensive | 34 |
| 17 | SoS (Current) | 3 |
| 17 | SoS (Future) | 3 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Colorado
Northwestern
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
3-9 (25%) |
Overall |
7-6 (53.8%) |
|
3-4 (42.9%) |
Home |
5-1 (83.3%) |
|
0-5 (0%) |
Away |
1-4 (20%) |
|
0-3 (0%) |
Versus FBS Top 25 |
0-5 (0%) |
|
2-8 (20%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
3-6 (33.3%) |
|
1-1 (50%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
4-0 (100%) |
|
0-5 (0%) |
Last 5 Games |
2-3 (40%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Colorado
Northwestern
| #30 Iowa St | Best Win | #36 Penn State |
| #92 West Virginia | Worst Loss | #52 Nebraska |
| 24 pts vs #133 Delaware | Largest MOV | 35 pts vs #262 Louisiana-Monroe |
| 46 pts vs #12 Utah | Largest MOD | 21 pts vs #17 Southern Cal |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Colorado
Northwestern
| 20.9 | Points per Game | 23.4 |
| 30.5 | Points Against | 19.8 |
| 23.9 | Home PPG | 28.7 |
| 27 | Home PA | 16.2 |
| 16.8 | Away PPG | 15.2 |
| 35.4 | Away PA | 26 |
| 97-56 | Opponent Record | 92-76 |
| 56.1 | Avg Opponent Rank | 90.4 |
| L 5 | Longest Streak | W 4 |
| L 5 | Current Streak | W 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Colorado
Northwestern
| Nov 29 at Kansas St (6-6) L 14-24 | Dec 26 Central Michigan (7-6) W 34-7 |
| Nov 22 vs Arizona St (8-5) L 17-42 | Nov 29 at (16) Illinois (9-4) L 13-20 |
| Nov 8 at West Virginia (4-8) L 22-29 | Nov 22 vs Minnesota (8-5) W 38-35 |
| Nov 1 vs Arizona (9-4) L 17-52 | Nov 15 (20) Michigan (9-4) L 22-24 |
| Oct 25 at (12) Utah (11-2) L 7-53 | Nov 7 at (17) Southern Cal (9-4) L 17-38 |
| Oct 11 vs Iowa St (8-4) W 24-17 | Oct 25 at Nebraska (7-6) L 21-28 |
| Oct 4 at (23) TCU (9-4) L 21-35 | Oct 18 vs Purdue (2-10) W 19-0 |
| Sep 27 vs (7) Brigham Young (12-2) L 21-24 | Oct 11 at Penn State (7-6) W 22-21 |
| Sep 20 vs Wyoming (4-8) W 37-20 | Oct 4 vs Louisiana-Monroe (3-9) W 42-7 |
| Sep 12 at Houston (10-3) L 20-36 | Sep 27 vs UCLA (3-9) W 17-14 |
| Sep 6 vs Delaware (7-6) W 31-7 | Sep 13 vs (2) Oregon (13-2) L 14-34 |
| Aug 29 vs Georgia Tech (9-4) L 20-27 | Sep 5 vs Western Illinois (4-8) W 42-7 |
