Colorado Dominates Oklahoma State 52-0 in Week 14 Blowout
Colorado delivered a dominant performance against Oklahoma State in Week 14, shutting out the visiting Cowboys 52-0. The Buffaloes controlled the game from start to finish, scoring 21 points in the first quarter and never looking back.
The Colorado defense was suffocating, forcing multiple turnovers including an interception return for a touchdown by DJ McKinney in the fourth quarter. Oklahoma State's offense struggled throughout, with quarterback Maealiuaki Smith managing just 70 passing yards. Receiver Kyler Pearson led the Cowboys' receiving corps with 7 catches, but it was nowhere near enough to generate offensive momentum.
Colorado's Shedeur Sanders orchestrated the dominant offensive display, connecting with LaJohntay Wester on a 69-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter and finding Travis Hunter for key conversions. Isaiah Hardge led the rushing attack with 8 carries as the Buffaloes controlled the line of scrimmage.
The outcome was never in doubt after Colorado's explosive first-quarter scoring burst. The Buffaloes' defense held Oklahoma State scoreless across all four quarters in a complete shutdown performance that resulted in a convincing cover of the 16.5-point spread.
AI-generated recap · Aug 29, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Colorado | 21 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 52 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Oklahoma State | Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 12-34 | 34-42 |
| Pass Yards | 77 | 438 |
| Rush Yards | 70 | 33 |
| Total Yards | 147 | 471 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| 3rd Down | 3-15 | 5-12 |
| Penalties | 9-79 | 9-70 |
| Possession | 27:31 | 32:29 |
Player Leaders
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Play-by-Play
Daniel Gerlach kickoff for 60 yds , Kyler Pearson return for 19 yds to the OKST 24
Maealiuaki Smith pass complete to Brennan Presley for a loss of 2 yards to the OKST 22
Maealiuaki Smith sacked by Arden Walker for a loss of 6 yards to the OKST 16
Maealiuaki Smith pass intercepted Travis Hunter return for 6 yds to the OKST 24
Shedeur Sanders pass complete to Will Sheppard for 16 yds to the OKST 8 for a 1ST down
Micah Welch run for 7 yds to the OKST 1
Micah Welch 1 Yd Run (Alejandro Mata Kick)
Daniel Gerlach kickoff for 65 yds , Kyler Pearson return for 19 yds to the OKST 19
Ollie Gordon II run for a loss of 1 yard to the OKST 18
Maealiuaki Smith run for a loss of 2 yards to the OKST 16
Maealiuaki Smith pass complete to Brennan Presley for 12 yds to the OKST 28
Wes Pahl punt for 37 yds, fair catch by LaJohntay Wester at the COLO 35
Shedeur Sanders pass complete to Travis Hunter for 5 yds to the COLO 40
Micah Welch run for 2 yds to the COLO 42
Shedeur Sanders pass complete to LaJohntay Wester for 8 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Shedeur Sanders pass complete to LaJohntay Wester for 6 yds to the OKST 44
Shedeur Sanders run for 17 yds to the OKST 27 for a 1ST down
Micah Welch run for a loss of 2 yards to the OKST 29
Shedeur Sanders sacked by Kendal Daniels for a loss of 14 yards to the OKST 43 Colorado Penalty, Intentional Grounding (Shedeur Sanders) to the OKST 43
Sanders, Shedeur pass complete to Murphy, Malakai for 21 yards to the OKLAST22, PENALTY OKLAST holding (Black, Korie) 10 yards to the OKLAST33, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN COLO.
Hunter, Travis pass sacked for loss of 16 yards to the OKLAST49 (Black, Korie), PENALTY OKLAST substitution infraction (TEAM) 5 yards to the OKLAST28, NO PLAY.
Shedeur Sanders run for no gain to the OKST 28 for a 1ST down Oklahoma State Penalty, Personal Foul (Justin Wright) to the OKST 14 for a 1ST down
Micah Welch run for no gain to the OKST 14
Shedeur Sanders pass complete to Travis Hunter for 4 yds to the OKST 10
LaJohntay Wester 10 Yd pass from Shedeur Sanders (Alejandro Mata Kick)
Daniel Gerlach kickoff for 63 yds , Cale Cabbiness return for 18 yds to the OKST 20
Maealiuaki Smith pass incomplete to De'Zhaun Stribling
Maealiuaki Smith pass complete to Brennan Presley for 8 yds Brennan Presley fumbled, forced by Carter Stoutmire, recovered by COLO Shilo Sanders
Shedeur Sanders pass complete to Travis Hunter for 2 yds to the OKST 26
Shedeur Sanders pass complete to Drelon Miller for 15 yds to the OKST 11 for a 1ST down
Travis Hunter 11 Yd pass from Shedeur Sanders (Alejandro Mata Kick)
Daniel Gerlach kickoff for 60 yds , Cale Cabbiness return for 33 yds to the OKST 38
Maealiuaki Smith pass incomplete to De'Zhaun Stribling
Colorado Penalty, Defensive Offside (Shane Cokes) to the OKST 43
Maealiuaki Smith pass complete to De'Zhaun Stribling for 7 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Maealiuaki Smith pass incomplete to De'Zhaun Stribling
Maealiuaki Smith pass incomplete to Josh Ford
Maealiuaki Smith pass incomplete to Rashod Owens
Hudson Kaak punt for 50 yds for a touchback
Shedeur Sanders pass complete to LaJohntay Wester for 6 yds to the COLO 26 for a 1ST down Oklahoma State Penalty, Personal Foul (Justin Wright) to the COLO 41 for a 1ST down
Sanders, Shedeur pass incomplete, PENALTY COLO holding (Seaton, Jordan) 10 yards to the COLO31, NO PLAY.
Shedeur Sanders pass complete to Dallan Hayden for 1 yd to the COLO 32
Shedeur Sanders run for 9 yds to the COLO 41
Shedeur Sanders run for 4 yds to the COLO 45
Oklahoma State Penalty, Defensive Offside (Trey Rucker) to the 50 yard line
Colorado Penalty, False Start (Kareem Harden) to the COLO 45
Mark Vassett punt for 30 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the OKST 25
Maealiuaki Smith pass incomplete to Brennan Presley
Ollie Gordon II run for 4 yds to the OKST 29
Maealiuaki Smith pass incomplete to Ollie Gordon II
Wes Pahl punt for 48 yds, fair catch by LaJohntay Wester at the COLO 23
Micah Welch run for 1 yd to the COLO 24
Shedeur Sanders pass complete to LaJohntay Wester for no gain to the COLO 24
Shedeur Sanders pass incomplete to Travis Hunter
Mark Vassett punt for 58 yds , Kyler Pearson returns for 4 yds to the OKST 22
Maealiuaki Smith pass incomplete to Rashod Owens
Maealiuaki Smith pass incomplete to De'Zhaun Stribling
Maealiuaki Smith sacked by Keaten Wade and Chidozie Nwankwo for a loss of 2 yards to the OKST 20
Wes Pahl punt for 29 yds, downed at the OKST 49 Oklahoma State Penalty, Illegal Formation (TEAM) to the OKST 44
Shedeur Sanders pass complete to Will Sheppard for 5 yds to the OKST 39
Colorado Penalty, False Start (Cash Cleveland) to the OKST 44
Shedeur Sanders sacked by David Kabongo for a loss of 15 yards to the COLO 41
Shedeur Sanders pass complete to Will Sheppard for no gain to the COLO 41
Mark Vassett punt for 46 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the OKST 13
Rodney Fields Jr. run for no gain to the OKST 13
Maealiuaki Smith pass complete to De'Zhaun Stribling for 3 yds to the OKST 16
Maealiuaki Smith pass incomplete to Rodney Fields Jr.
Hudson Kaak punt for 45 yds, fair catch by LaJohntay Wester at the COLO 39
Shedeur Sanders pass complete to LaJohntay Wester for 7 yds to the COLO 46
Micah Welch run for 5 yds to the OKST 49 for a 1ST down
Shedeur Sanders pass complete to Isaiah Hardge for 39 yds to the OKST 10 for a 1ST down
Shedeur Sanders sacked by Justin Kirkland for a loss of 8 yards to the OKST 18
Shedeur Sanders sacked by Kendal Daniels for a loss of 5 yards to the OKST 23
Shedeur Sanders sacked by Iman Oates for a loss of 11 yards to the OKST 34
Shedeur Sanders pass incomplete to Travis Hunter
Maealiuaki Smith pass incomplete to De'Zhaun Stribling
Smith, Maealiuaki pass incomplete to Stribling, De'Zhaun, PENALTY OKLAST personal foul (Gordon II, Ollie) 15 yards to the OKLAST19, NO PLAY.
Maealiuaki Smith pass incomplete to Brennan Presley
Maealiuaki Smith pass complete to Brennan Presley for 6 yds to the OKST 25
Wes Pahl punt for 48 yds, fair catch by LaJohntay Wester at the COLO 27 Colorado Penalty, Offensive Holding (Ivan Yates) to the COLO 17
Micah Welch run for a loss of 6 yards to the COLO 11
Shedeur Sanders pass complete to LaJohntay Wester for 9 yds to the COLO 20
Shedeur Sanders pass incomplete to Drelon Miller
Mark Vassett punt for 45 yds , Kyler Pearson returns for 10 yds to the OKST 45
Maealiuaki Smith pass complete to Brennan Presley for 3 yds to the OKST 48
Maealiuaki Smith pass incomplete to Rashod Owens
Maealiuaki Smith pass incomplete to De'Zhaun Stribling
Oklahoma State Penalty, Delay of Game (TEAM) to the OKST 43
Hudson Kaak punt for 42 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the COLO 15
Micah Welch run for 12 yds to the COLO 27 for a 1ST down
Shedeur Sanders pass complete to Will Sheppard for 27 yds to the OKST 46 for a 1ST down
Shedeur Sanders pass incomplete to Travis Hunter
Charlie Offerdahl run for 11 yds to the OKST 35 for a 1ST down
End of 2nd Quarter
Dallan Hayden run for 1 yd to the COLO 26
Shedeur Sanders pass incomplete to Dallan Hayden
Oklahoma State Penalty, Defensive Offside (5 Yards) to the COLO 31
LaJohntay Wester 69 Yd pass from Shedeur Sanders (Alejandro Mata Kick)
Cristiano Palazzo kickoff for 60 yds , Kyler Pearson return for 12 yds to the OKST 17 Kyler Pearson fumbled, forced by Kaleb Mathis, recovered by OKST Kale Smith
Maealiuaki Smith run for 6 yds to the OKST 23
Ollie Gordon II run for 7 yds to the OKST 30 for a 1ST down
Maealiuaki Smith run for no gain to the OKST 30
Maealiuaki Smith run for a loss of 5 yards to the OKST 25 Maealiuaki Smith fumbled, recovered by COLO Chidozie Nwankwo
Isaiah Hardge run for 5 yds to the OKST 20
Isaiah Hardge run for 3 yds to the OKST 17
Shedeur Sanders pass complete to Travis Hunter for 9 yds to the OKST 8 for a 1ST down
Travis Hunter 8 Yd pass from Shedeur Sanders (Alejandro Mata Kick)
Cristiano Palazzo kickoff for 65 yds , Cale Cabbiness return for 20 yds to the OKST 20
Smith, Maealiuaki pass incomplete to Shotomide-King, Ayo, PENALTY COLO offside 5 yards to the OKLAST25, NO PLAY.
Maealiuaki Smith run for 5 yds to the OKST 30 for a 1ST down
Maealiuaki Smith pass complete to Ollie Gordon II for 18 yds to the OKST 48 for a 1ST down
Maealiuaki Smith pass complete to Brennan Presley for 3 yds to the COLO 49
Ollie Gordon II run for no gain to the COLO 49
Maealiuaki Smith pass complete to Brennan Presley for 6 yds to the COLO 43
Maealiuaki Smith pass incomplete to Brennan Presley
Shedeur Sanders pass complete to Micah Welch for 12 yds to the OKST 45 for a 1ST down
Micah Welch run for 12 yds to the OKST 33 for a 1ST down
Shedeur Sanders pass complete to Will Sheppard for 14 yds to the OKST 19 for a 1ST down
Shedeur Sanders pass complete to Travis Hunter for 13 yds to the OKST 6 for a 1ST down
Sanders, Shedeur pass complete to Wester, LaJohntay for 6 yards to the OKLAST0, PENALTY COLO pass interference (Sheppard, Will) 15 yards to the OKLAST21, NO PLAY.
Shedeur Sanders pass complete to Travis Hunter for 10 yds to the OKST 11
Micah Welch run for 4 yds to the OKST 7
Shedeur Sanders sacked by DeSean Brown for a loss of 8 yards to the OKST 15
Alejandro Mata 33 Yd Field Goal
Maealiuaki Smith pass complete to Brennan Presley for 6 yds to the OKST 31
Sesi Vailahi run for 1 yd to the OKST 32
Maealiuaki Smith pass incomplete to Brennan Presley
Hudson Kaak punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Isaiah Hardge at the COLO 22
Micah Welch run for 3 yds to the COLO 25
Shedeur Sanders pass complete to LaJohntay Wester for 12 yds to the COLO 37 for a 1ST down
Shedeur Sanders pass complete to Will Sheppard for 5 yds to the COLO 42
Shedeur Sanders pass complete to Micah Welch for 6 yds to the COLO 48 for a 1ST down
Shedeur Sanders pass complete to LaJohntay Wester for 33 yds to the OKST 19 for a 1ST down
Shedeur Sanders pass complete to Dallan Hayden for 6 yds to the OKST 13
Shedeur Sanders pass intercepted Jeff Roberson return for no gain to the OKST 8
TEAM run for a loss of 6 yards to the OKST 2 TEAM fumbled, recovered by OKST
DJ McKinney 13 Yd Interception Return (Cristiano Palazzo Kick)
Colorado Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (DJ McKinney) to the COLO 20
Cristiano Palazzo kickoff for 69 yds , Kyler Pearson return for 19 yds to the OKST 30
Alan Bowman pass incomplete to Brennan Presley
Alan Bowman sacked by BJ Green II for a loss of 6 yards to the OKST 24
Alan Bowman pass incomplete to Rodney Fields Jr.
Wes Pahl punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Isaiah Hardge at the COLO 31
Shedeur Sanders pass complete to Charlie Offerdahl for 1 yd to the COLO 32
Shedeur Sanders pass incomplete to Travis Hunter
Shedeur Sanders pass complete to Travis Hunter for 31 yds to the OKST 37 for a 1ST down
Charlie Offerdahl run for a loss of 1 yard to the OKST 38
Shedeur Sanders pass complete to LaJohntay Wester for 15 yds to the OKST 23 for a 1ST down
Travis Hunter 23 Yd pass from Shedeur Sanders (Alejandro Mata Kick)
Cristiano Palazzo kickoff for 64 yds , Kyler Pearson return for 22 yds to the OKST 23
Alan Bowman pass incomplete to Camron Heard
Alan Bowman run for a loss of 4 yards to the OKST 19
Alan Bowman pass incomplete to Camron Heard
Hudson Kaak punt for 48 yds , Isaiah Hardge returns for 17 yds to the 50 yard line
Charlie Offerdahl run for 2 yds to the OKST 48
Charlie Offerdahl run for 4 yds to the OKST 44
Ryan Staub pass incomplete
Mark Vassett punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Kyler Pearson at the OKST 9
Trent Howland run for 5 yds to the OKST 14
Trent Howland run for 15 yds to the OKST 29 for a 1ST down
Rodney Fields Jr. run for 4 yds to the OKST 33
Rodney Fields Jr. run for 2 yds to the OKST 35
Trent Howland run for 16 yds to the COLO 49 for a 1ST down
Trent Howland run for 12 yds to the COLO 37 for a 1ST down
Sesi Vailahi run for 2 yds to the COLO 35
Sesi Vailahi run for 7 yds to the COLO 28
Rodney Fields Jr. run for 2 yds to the COLO 26 for a 1ST down
Rodney Fields Jr. run for 5 yds to the COLO 21
Trent Howland run for no gain to the COLO 21
Alan Bowman pass complete to Kyler Pearson for 7 yds to the COLO 14 for a 1ST down
Trent Howland run for 1 yd to the COLO 13
Trent Howland run for 10 yds to the COLO 3 for a 1ST down
Trent Howland run for a loss of 2 yards to the COLO 5
Trent Howland run for no gain to the COLO 5