Statistical Comparison - Colorado Buffaloes Vs Washington Huskies

Advantage	Conf	National	Actual	Category	Actual	National	Conf
	Rank	Rank				Rank	Rank
	11	109	94.5	Rushing Offense	149.4	60	5
	8	43	254.83	Passing Offense	241.8	49	9
	11	90	349.33	Total Offense	391.2	63	9
	11	93	21.5	Scoring Offense	34	36	6
	7	49	133	Rushing Defense	104	23	3
	10	108	147.12	Pass Efficiency Defense	132.83	70	5
	7	64	383.33	Total Defense	427	101	11
	11	100	33.33	Scoring Defense	29.4	83	8
	2	40	37.56	Net Punting	36.94	55	6
	10	99	4.33	Punt Returns	7.57	64	7
	12	116	17.34	Kickoff Returns	26.81	11	1
	6	T-60	0	Turnover Margin	1	15	2
	7	93	250.33	Pass Defense	323	117	12
	9	62	134.64	Passing Efficiency	172.45	7	2
	3	16	2.83	Sacks	1.6	84	10
	5	70	5.67	Tackles For Loss	4.2	110	11
	12	97	2.67	Sacks Allowed	2.2	80	9

Some Facts

Washington is 4-1 on the year with their only loss coming to Nebraska in Lincoln. The game between CU and the Huskies will kick off Saturday at 1:30 p.m. and will air live on ROOT Sports. The Huskies are coming off a bye. The week prior, Washington defeated Utah 31-14 on the road. Washington is just outside the top 25 in both polls, coming in at 27th overall in each. Washington ranks 15th in the nation in turnover margin at 1.00 per game. Washington enters this week’s game having won seven out of eight games.

History - Colorado vs Washington (pieces from the UW SID):

Colorado and Washington have played each other 10 times in their history, but not since 2000 in Boulder when the Huskies beat CU 17-14.

Key Players - Washington (UW SID quoted in certain bios)

Washington Offense - Washington has scored 30 or more points in all five games this season led by QB Keith Price and RB Chris Polk.

QB Keith Price - He remains second in the nation with 17 touchdown passes. He is one of the nation's top passers in terms of efficiency with a rating of 173.7. Price is 97-142 with only four interceptions and 1,209 yards. 

RB Chris Polk - Polk is one of the top running backs in the country. He has rushed for 100 yards in four of five games this year and has 15 career 100-yard games. Polk is second on the UW career rushing yards list with 3,172 yards. This year, Polk has 611 yards and three scores. He is averaging over 122.2 yards per game which ranks him second in the conference and eighth nationally.

LB Cort Dennison - Started at ILB in all 5 games and is ranked third in Pac-12 with 8.8 tackles per game.