Colorado 2026 — The Chapter Being Written

Record 3-5

Final result In-progress

AP final — post-bowls

SP+ -2.0 last-week

Era —

The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below

Who carried it

Isaac WilsonQB1,164 passing yards
Julian LewisQB733 passing yards
Jaquail SmithRB361 rushing yards
Micah WelchRB220 rushing yards
Joseph WilliamsWR732 receiving yards
DeAndre Moore Jr.WR478 receiving yards
Quanell Farrakhan Jr.WR249 receiving yards
Gideon LampronLB77 tackles
Randon FontenetteDB69 tackles
Naeten MitchellDB60 tackles
Lamont Lester Jr.DL5 sacks
Toby AneneDE3.5 sacks
Liona LefauLB2 sacks

Season leaders, 2026.

Defining moments

The statement

The 2026 season's largest margin: Colorado 52, Weber State 21. A 31-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Colorado 7, Northwestern 41. A 34-point margin the season is remembered by.

"Go Buffs"

— Colorado fanbase voice · 2026· synthesized

What it meant

2026 is a middle chapter for Colorado — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.