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Football › 2026 Season › at Georgia Tech
Thursday, September 3, 2026 · Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta, Ga.
Colorado 14, Georgia Tech 13 WIN
Attendance: 52,113 Kickoff: 8:20 PM ET TV: ESPN Duration: 3:23 85°, Overcast, Wind 0 0 mph
Scoring by Quarter
1 2 3 4 Final
Colorado 0 7 0 7 14
Georgia Tech 0 10 0 3 13
Scoring Summary
Qtr Clock Team Scoring Play Colorado Georgia Tech
2 13:06 Colorado Micah Welch 5 yd run (Daniel Gerlach kick) 5 plays, 35 yds, 1:45 7 0
2 12:52 Georgia Tech Rahkeem Smith 100 yd kickoff return (Aidan Birr kick) 7 7
2 02:03 Georgia Tech Aidan Birr 22 yd field goal 12 plays, 92 yds, 5:35 7 10
4 01:40 Georgia Tech Aidan Birr 29 yd field goal 13 plays, 68 yds, 5:55 7 13
4 00:37 Colorado Charlie Williams 20 yd pass from Julian Lewis (Daniel Gerlach kick) 8 plays, 75 yds, 1:03 14 13
Drive Chart
Team Qtr Obtained Start Result End Pl Yds TOP
Colorado 1 Kickoff Own 12, 14:56 Punt Own 39, 11:29 7 27 3:27
Georgia Tech 1 Punt Own 40, 11:29 Missed FG Opp 17, 06:23 10 43 5:06
Colorado 1 Missed FG Own 20, 06:23 Punt Own 27, 05:29 3 7 0:54
Georgia Tech 1 Punt Own 26, 05:29 Fumble Own 26, 05:23 1 0 0:06
Colorado 1 Fumble Opp 26, 05:23 Downs Opp 1, 01:34 8 25 3:49
Georgia Tech 1 Downs Own 1, 01:34 Punt Own 9, 14:51 3 8 1:43
Colorado 2 Punt Opp 35, 14:51 Touchdown Opp 0, 13:06 5 35 1:45
Colorado 2 Kickoff Own 25, 12:52 Punt Opp 38, 07:38 8 37 5:14
Georgia Tech 2 Punt Own 4, 07:38 Field Goal Opp 4, 02:03 12 92 5:35
Colorado 2 Kickoff Own 25, 02:03 Punt Own 16, 01:07 3 -9 0:56
Georgia Tech 2 Punt Own 43, 01:07 Punt Own 20, 00:18 3 -23 0:49
Colorado 2 Punt Own 27, 00:18 Punt Own 27, 00:00 3 0 0:18
Georgia Tech 3 Kickoff Own 20, 14:54 Punt Opp 41, 11:55 6 39 2:59
Colorado 3 Punt Own 5, 11:55 Punt Opp 38, 04:23 15 52 7:32
Georgia Tech 3 Punt Own 25, 04:23 Punt Own 44, 01:42 5 19 2:41
Colorado 3 Punt Own 19, 01:42 Missed FG Opp 20, 07:35 17 61 9:07
Georgia Tech 4 Missed FG Own 21, 07:35 Field Goal Opp 11, 01:40 13 68 5:55
Colorado 4 Kickoff Own 25, 01:40 Touchdown Opp 0, 00:37 8 75 1:03
Georgia Tech 4 Kickoff Own 25, 00:37 Missed FG Opp 27, 00:00 5 48 0:37
Team Statistics
Colorado Georgia Tech
First Downs 21 17
  Rushing 13 4
  Passing 7 10
  Penalty 1 3
Rushes-Yards 49-183 30-51
Passing Yards 124 237
Comp-Att-Int 14-27-0 17-24-0
Total Plays 76 54
Total Yards 307 288
Third Downs 7 of 17 5 of 13
Fourth Downs 2 of 3 0 of 0
Punts-Yards 6-245 4-149
Punting Average 40.8 37.3
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-1
Penalties-Yards 6-60 9-49
Time of Possession 34:09 25:51
Red Zone (Scores-Trips) 2-4 2-3
  Red Zone TDs 2 0
Sacked-Yards Lost 1-1 3-22
Points off Turnovers — —
Onside Kicks (Made-Att) — —
Colorado Passing
Player C-AYdsTDInt LongSacked-YdsRating
Julian Lewis 14-27 124 1 0 20 1-1 102.7
Colorado Rushing
Player AttGainLossNetTDLong
Damian Henderson II 11 62 0 62 0 12
Micah Welch 15 64 6 58 1 15
JaQuail Smith 10 42 0 42 0 9
DeKalon Taylor 4 24 2 22 0 16
Richard Young 3 10 0 10 0 6
Joseph Williams 1 6 0 6 0 6
Julian Lewis 4 4 16 -12 0 2
Team 1 0 5 -5 0 0
Colorado Receiving
Player RecYdsTDLong
DeAndre Moore Jr. 4 37 0 15
Danny Scudero 3 11 0 8
Charlie Williams 2 28 1 20
DeKalon Taylor 2 24 0 17
Joseph Williams 2 23 0 16
Quentin Gibson 1 1 0 1
Colorado Scoring
Player TDFGPAT2PtSafPts
Micah Welch 1 0-— 0-— 0 0 6
Charlie Williams 1 0-— 0-— 0 0 6
Daniel Gerlach 0 0-1 2-2 0 0 2
Colorado Defense
Player UAATot TFL-YdsSacks-Yds Int-YdsPBUQBH FFFR-YdsBlkd
Randon Fontenette 3 5 8 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0
Gideon Lampron 5 2 7 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0
Liona Lefau 2 5 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0
Naeten Mitchell 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0
Cree Thomas 3 3 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0
Lamont Lester Jr. 4 1 5 3.5-22 3-22 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0
Toby Anene 2 3 5 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0-0 0
Tyler Martinez 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0
Dylan Manuel 2 0 2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0
Jah Jah Boyd 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0
Boo Carter 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1-0 1
Makari Vickers 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0
RJ Johnson 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0
Chauncey Gooden 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0
Samu Taumanupepe 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0
Santana Hopper 0 1 1 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0
Colorado Punting
Player NoYdsAvgLong In2050+Blkd
Damon Greaves 6 245 40.8 59 2 1 0
Colorado Field Goals
Player Made-Att 1-1920-2930-3940-4950+ Long
Daniel Gerlach 0-1 — — — — — 0
Colorado Returns
Player PRYdsTDLong KRYdsTDLong
DeKalon Taylor — — — — 1 12 0 12
Boo Carter 2 7 0 8 — — — —
Colorado Kickoffs
Player NoYdsAvgTBOB
Daniel Gerlach 3 195 65.0 1 0
Notes
A dash (—) indicates a statistic not yet available for that season or player; 0 is a verified zero.
Tackles for loss follow the NCAA convention: assisted tackles for loss are counted as one-half.