Colorado Buffaloes Vs. Utah Utes: A Statistical Preview

Advantage	Conf	National	Actual	Category	Actual	National	Conf
	Rank	Rank				Rank	Rank
	11	109	110.09	Rushing Offense	127	97	9
	12	99	182.18	Passing Offense	196.36	96	11
	12	118	292.27	Total Offense	323.36	108	11
	12	120	16.27	Scoring Offense	25.27	83	8
	12	116	227.64	Rushing Defense	129.64	26	3
	12	120	178.36	Pass Efficiency Defense	134.56	69	8
	12	118	502.36	Total Defense	358.45	35	5
	12	120	46.36	Scoring Defense	24.18	43	6
	5	24	39.11	Net Punting	39.33	21	3
	11	93	5.56	Punt Returns	5.36	95	12
	9	88	19.64	Kickoff Returns	24.22	25	2
	12	114	-1.36	Turnover Margin	00	56	7
	11	106	274.73	Pass Defense	228.82	53	3
	12	116	103.18	Passing Efficiency	128.82	74	7
	11	80	1.73	Sacks	2.36	34	6
	9	54	5.91	Tackles For Loss	5.64	64	10
	11	119	4.27	Sacks Allowed	2.27	85	6

If the stats don't lie, which they usually don't, we are going to be in for one special display of ineptitude on Friday.

Quarterback Travis Wilson and running back John White IV have started to get it going a bit over the past month, but the Utes offense is the worst non-Colorado offense in the Pac-12 by a pretty big margin. Of course, the Buffaloes have a special talent for making opposing offense look much better than they really are.

The Utes defense has the ability to be strong. They aren't don't get a lot of sacks or turnovers, but they do keep the yards down. With Christian Powell looking questionable due to lingering effects from a concussion, Nick Hirschman will have to carry even more weight on his shoulders.