Overview
- Freshman Bear Bachmeier went 19-of-27 for 179 yards with two touchdown passes to Chase Roberts and added 98 rushing yards in the road win.
- Colorado opened a 14-0 lead on early scores by Kaidon Salter and Dre'lon Miller before BYU’s Cody Hagen put the Cougars ahead for good on a 32-yard end-around early in the fourth quarter.
- Linebacker Isaiah Glasker sealed it with an interception at the 0:50 mark after Sam Vander Haar’s punt pinned Colorado at its 4-yard line, offsetting a missed 55-yard BYU field goal with 8:07 left.
- Colorado was flagged six times for 67 yards and drew criticism over late-game management, with Deion Sanders saying the moment felt "too big" for some players.
- The result moved BYU to 4-0 and 1-0 in the Big 12 ahead of hosting West Virginia on Friday, while Colorado fell to 2-3 and 0-2 before a trip to TCU.