Colorado State
2-0Pac-12 · Jim Mora, year 1 (2-0) · Canvas Stadium · 36,500 · 38,147 avg in 2026
LastW 58–24 vs Southern Utah · Sat Sep 12 · Hauss Hejny 325 pass yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
Nextvs BYU · Sat Sep 19 · 7:30 pm ET · Canvas Stadium · BYU by 17.5 · series 27-39-3, lost the last 7 · Game preview
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
All 90 stats
FBS rankings · 2026 season · all stats vs 136 FBS programs
| Player | # | G | Cmp/Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | INT | Rate | ZPR | QBR | Adj ANY/A | Sack% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.45 EPA/play | 8 | 2 | 41 / 63 | 65.1 | 539 #35 FBS | 8.6 | 9 #2 FBS | 1 | 180.9 | 56 | 70.7 | 10.4 | 1.6 | |
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| Player | # | G | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Stuff% | 10+% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.02 EPA/play | 11 | 2 | 22 | 77 | 3.5 | 0 | 20 | — | — | |
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| Player | # | G | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +1.31 EPA/play | 6 | 2 | 9 | 140 | 15.6 | 2 #24 FBS | 49 | |
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| +0.72 EPA/play | 15 | 2 | 8 | 119 | 14.9 | 2 #24 FBS | 38 | |
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| +0.70 EPA/play | — | 2 | 9 | 108 | 12 | 3 #9 FBS | 57 | |
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| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | TFL | Sack | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-Gap Base | 96 | — | 13 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
Two-Gap BaseStout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number. 12 of 27 IDLs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate11.5% bottom 37th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Jackson Murray's full player page | |||||||
| 77 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | |
| 99 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 93 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sack | PD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced Linebacker | 2 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 #5 FBS |
Balanced LinebackerSolid in every phase without a signature dimension. 46 of 84 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Tackle volume16 bottom 22th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles TFL rate0.0% bottom 16th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like View Oumar Diomande's full player page | |||||||||
| 23 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 56 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | Tot | PD | INT | TFL | Sack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hybrid Nickel | 15 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 1 |
Hybrid NickelMoves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB. The most common profile in its group this season — 22 of 46 classified this way. Played in 2 of 3 games this season · junior View TreShawn Moore's full player page | |||||||
| Press Corner | 6 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
Press CornerLong and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line. 6 of 24 CBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Height6'2" 90th percentile · FBS corners, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Elijah Brown's full player page | |||||||
| 13 | 2 | 10 | 2 #43 FBS | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 #5 FBS | 1 | 0 | |
| 16 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | FG M/A | FG% | XP M/A | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 2 | 3/4 | 75 | 12/12 | 21 | 51 | |
| 35 | — | 5/5 | 100 | 6/6 | 21 | 47 |
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 2 | 6 | 252 | 42 | 46 | 1 | 0 |
Net average is unavailable — CFBD's punting feed carries gross yards only, with no return-yardage or touchback deduction.
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +1.31 EPA/play | 6 | 2 | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 0 | 30 |
2026 stat leaders · Colorado State
through 2 games
2026 stat leaders · Colorado StateOumar Diomande leads Colorado State with 16 tackles through 2 games.
How They Play · 2025Colorado State fields a limited pass-first offense behind a porous, gives up the big play defense.
Percentile vs all FBS, based on this season's per-game production. Bar = where this team ranks — right is better.
Colorado State reads strongest in explosive plays (top 55%) and rushing epa (top 63%); the crux lives in passing epa allowed, where Colorado State sits at the 0th percentile.
offense · strengths lead
defense · higher bar = harder to play against
hidden math · special situations
Home-field advantage · Colorado State · 2018–present · FBS opponents
Colorado State is worth +4.0 points more at home than on the road.
Middle of FBS, 46th percentile of 133 programs
42% at home, 22% away against FBS opponents since 2018 (17–23 home, 9–32 away). Interval ±3.7.
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge — per-team modelling was tested and did not survive scrutiny (why) — and the books use about 3. Against the closing line, Colorado State has beaten the number by −0.5 more at home than away over 71 games — inside the ±6.7 that many games can resolve. Results here cannot tell the flat number apart from the building, and that is the honest reading of nearly every FBS stadium.
Canvas Stadium seats 36,500 and has averaged 83% full (30,413, 28 games reported). Visitors face the 26th-longest trip of 135 FBS venues: a median 606 miles since 2018. The map isn't translating, though — the split above still reads middle of fbs. 13% of the 2026 roster (21 of 157 located players) grew up inside 100 miles of the stadium.
Edge = half the gap between average home margin and average road margin, FBS opponents only, non-neutral games since 2018; the interval is 95%. Market line: closing spread, seasons with lines on file. Trip length is straight-line miles from the visiting team's campus to the venue, measured across all 47 home games since 2018.
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Scheme claims
Fourth-quarter reliability, corrected
Colorado State's 4th-quarter offense, before and after garbage time
Raw Q4 EPA/play ranks 66th percentile in FBS. Strip out snaps taken with a blowout margin and it climbs to the 80th — the correction is the finding, not a footnote.
Standard downs vs. passing downs
Does Colorado State hold up once the down-and-distance turns against them?
82nd percentile success on standard downs, 91st on passing downs — little dropoff between the two — a schedule-independent identity.
View all FBS teams as a table
| Team | Standard-downs percentile | Passing-downs percentile |
|---|---|---|
| App State | 44th | 90th |
| Arizona | 92nd | 86th |
| Arkansas | 60th | 80th |
| Auburn | 75th | 55th |
| Ball State | 12th | 24th |
| Baylor | 40th | 96th |
| Boise State | 58th | 46th |
| Boston College | 27th | 56th |
| Buffalo | 7th | 14th |
| California | 9th | 25th |
| Central Michigan | 16th | 6th |
| Charlotte | 73rd | 83rd |
| Clemson | 1st | 19th |
| Coastal Carolina | 61st | 52nd |
| Colorado | 35th | 77th |
| Colorado State | 82nd | 91st |
| Delaware | 70th | 31st |
| Duke | 20th | 29th |
| Eastern Michigan | 52nd | 10th |
| Florida Atlantic | 43rd | 87th |
| Florida International | 46th | 43rd |
| Florida State | 28th | 65th |
| Georgia Southern | 24th | 45th |
| Georgia Tech | 58th | 44th |
| Hawai'i | 18th | 41st |
| Iowa State | 4th | 23rd |
| Jacksonville State | 65th | 82nd |
| Kansas | 70th | 35th |
| LSU | 33rd | 98th |
| Liberty | 14th | 59th |
| Louisiana | 19th | 92nd |
| Louisville | 96th | 70th |
| Memphis | 69th | 65th |
| Michigan | 2nd | 62nd |
| Michigan State | 62nd | 29th |
| Middle Tennessee | 87th | 68th |
| Missouri | 36th | 85th |
| Navy | 98th | 59th |
| Nevada | 77th | 52nd |
| New Mexico State | 45th | 75th |
| Norfolk State | 16th | 9th |
| North Dakota State | 86th | 27th |
| North Texas | 49th | 68th |
| Ohio | 38th | 17th |
| Ohio State | 90th | 40th |
| Oklahoma State | 41st | 49th |
| Ole Miss | 94th | 50th |
| Oregon | 35th | 33rd |
| Oregon State | 10th | 38th |
| Pittsburgh | 30th | 76th |
| Purdue | 83rd | 88th |
| Rutgers | 30th | 71st |
| Sacramento State | 23rd | 14th |
| Sam Houston | 78th | 61st |
| San Diego State | 4th | 40th |
| San José State | 54th | 22nd |
| South Alabama | 50th | 73rd |
| South Florida | 91st | 52nd |
| Stanford | 76th | 15th |
| Syracuse | 48th | 64th |
| TCU | 93rd | 8th |
| Tennessee | 65th | 78th |
| Texas | 72nd | 94th |
| Texas A&M | 85th | 72nd |
| Texas Tech | 88th | 48th |
| Troy | 22nd | 59th |
| Tulane | 31st | 2nd |
| Tulsa | 56th | 1st |
| UAB | 65th | 81st |
| UNLV | 51st | 7th |
| USC | 97th | 99th |
| UTSA | 99th | 29th |
| Utah State | 4th | 93rd |
| Vanderbilt | 80th | 12th |
| Wake Forest | 56th | 97th |
| Washington | 81st | 4th |
| Washington State | 8th | 3rd |
| Western Kentucky | 25th | 34th |
| Western Michigan | 39th | 20th |
| Wisconsin | 13th | 18th |
| Wyoming | 65th | 36th |
Pass defense by zone
Pass-depth identity
What this team throws, and gives up, by depth.
On short throws (≤19 air yards), Colorado State’s passing game completes a completion rate above the FBS mean (68.3% vs 68.3% league-wide, shrunk toward the mean for its 60-play sample) — mid-pack, 18 of 41 qualifying offenses.
We won’t show a deep-ball (20+ air yards) leaderboard here, on either side of the ball: even a full season of charted plays gives most teams well under 30 deep attempts — too thin to tell a real tendency from noise, so we won’t guess. Same refusal for yards-after-catch allowed and where a team’s attempts land by zone: both measured and both came back statistically indistinguishable from season-to-season noise.
Ratings
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Matched on how the programs are built — tier, prestige band, kind of fanbase, conference, voice and roster size — not on this season's stats. A calibration, not a prediction.
Conditions
62°F average kickoff temp; 4% of games had measurable precipitation; 7 mph average wind.
Based on 70 home games with weather data.