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Games Scored In

Consecutive—50, Mason Crosby, Aug. 30, 2003-Nov. 24, 2006.

Season—13, Pat Brougham, 2002.

Career—50, Mason Crosby, 2003-06.

Points Scored

Quarter—24, James Mayberry vs. Northwestern in Boulder, Sept. 30, 1978 (third quarter); Eric Bieniemy vs. Nebraska at Lincoln, Nov. 3, 1990 (fourth quarter).

Half—27, Byron White vs. Colorado Mines in Boulder, Oct. 30, 1937 (first half; four touchdowns, three PAT kicks).

Game—36, Chris Brown vs. Nebraska in Boulder, Nov. 23, 2001 (six touchdowns).

Season—162, Rashaan Salaam, 1994 (27 TDs).

Career—326, Mason Crosby, 2003-06 (0 TD, 71 FG, 113 PAT).

Points Scored By Class/Season

Freshman—86, James Stefanou, 2017.

Sophomore—108, Darian Hagan, 1989.

Junior—162, Rashaan Salaam, 1994.

Senior—130, Byron White, 1937.

Graduate Transfer—48, Travon McMillian, 2018.

Points Scored Against One Opponent

46—Mason Crosby (PK) vs. Iowa State, 2003-06 (12 FG, 10 PAT)

42—Byron White (B) vs. Utah, 1935-37 (6 TD, 3 PAT, 1 FG)

42—John Bayuk (RB) vs. Arizona, 1954-56 (7 TD)

42—J.J. Flannigan (TB) vs. Kansas State, 1987-89 (7 TD)

42—Phillip Lindsay (TB) vs. Arizona State, 2014-17 (7 TD)

36—Eric Bieniemy (TB) vs. Kansas, 1987-90 (6 TD)

36—Chris Brown (TB) vs. Nebraska, 2001-02 (6 TD)

36—Phillip Lindsay (TB) vs. Arizona, 2014-17 (6 TD)

35—Byron White (B) vs. Colorado Mines, 1935-37 (5 TD, 5 PAT)

33—Will Oliver (PK) vs. California, 2011-14 (15 PAT, 6 FG)

30—Shay Fields (WR) vs. Arizona, 2014-17 (5 TD)

Touchdowns Scored

Quarter—4, James Mayberry vs. Northwestern in Boulder, Sept. 30, 1978 (third quarter); Eric Bieniemy vs. Nebraska at Lincoln, Nov. 3, 1990 (fourth quarter).

Half—4, Byron White vs. Colorado Mines in Boulder, Oct. 30, 1937 (first half); James Mayberry vs. Northwestern in Boulder, Sept. 30, 1978 (second half); Eric Bieniemy vs. Nebraska at Lincoln, Nov. 3, 1990 (second half); Rashaan Salaam vs. Oklahoma in Boulder, Oct. 15, 1994 (first half).

Game—6, Chris Brown vs. Nebraska in Boulder, Nov. 23, 2001.

Season—27, Rashaan Salaam, 1994.

Career—45, Eric Bieniemy, 1987-90.

Touchdowns Scored By Class/Season

Freshman—8, Herchell Troutman, 1994.

Sophomore—17, Darian Hagan, 1989.

Junior—24, Rashaan Salaam, 1994.

Senior—19, Bobby Anderson, 1969.

Graduate Transfer—8, Travon McMillian, 2018.

Passing For A Touchdown and Scoring Touchdowns By Rushing and Receiving

Game—Craig Ochs vs. Oklahoma State in Boulder, Oct. 28, 2000 (22 run in first quarter; 29 pass from Javon Green in first quarter; 8 pass to Roman Hollowell in fourth quarter).

Passing For A Touchdown and Scoring A Touchdown By Receiving

Game—Javon Green vs. Oklahoma State in Boulder, Oct. 28, 2000; Craig Ochs vs. Oklahoma State in Boulder, Oct. 28, 2000; Sefo Liufau vs. Arizona at Tucson, Nov. 8, 2014; Steven Montez vs. Oregon State at Corvallis, Oct. 14, 2017.

Season—12 times: Frank Bernardi, 1954 (1 passing, 3 receiving); Boyd Dowler, 1956 (3,1); Boyd Dowler, 1957 (2,2); Boyd Dowler, 1958 (1,3), Cliff Branch, 1971 (1,3); David Williams, 1973 (3,2); O.C.Oliver, 1986 (1,2); Lamont Warren, 1993 (2,1); Craig Ochs, 2000 (7,1); Javon Green, 2000 (1,4); Paul Richardson, 2013 (1,10); Sefo Liufau, 2014 (28,1); Steven Montez, 2017 (3,1).

Rushing and Receiving Touchdowns, Same Game

Several times; Last 8—Dylan Edwards at TCU, Sept. 2, 2023 (1 rushing, 3 receiving); Laviska Shenault vs. Arizona State in Boulder, Oct. 6, 2018 (2 rushing, 2 receiving); Phillip Lindsay vs. UCLA at Pasadena, Sept. 30, 2017 (1,1); George Frazier at California, Sept. 27, 2014 (1,1); Hugh Charles vs. Texas Tech at Lubbock, Oct. 27, 2007 (1,1); Demetrius Sumler vs. Baylor at Waco, Oct. 6, 2007 (2,1); Cortlen Johnson vs. Iowa State at Ames, Nov. 10, 2001 (1,1); Craig Ochs vs. Oklahoma State in Boulder, Oct. 28, 2000 (2,1).

Most Touchdowns Scored Rushing & Thrown Passing

Game (min. 2 of each)—4 (2 & 2), on seven occasions. Last: Sam Noyer vs. Stanford at Palo Alto, Nov. 14, 2020.

Multiple Touchdowns, Rushing & Receiving, Same Game

2—Laviska Shenault vs. Arizona State in Boulder, Oct. 6, 2018 (2 rushing/2 receiving)

Shortest Elapsed Time Between Two Touchdowns By The Same Player

0:03 — James Mayberry vs. Northwestern in Boulder, Sept. 30, 1978 (3rd quarter).

(Back in the day when the clock did not start until the player stepped out of the end zone, Northwestern fumbled the ball in the end zone, picked it up, fumbled it forward into CU‘s hands at the 1... one second ticked off, Mayberry scored on next play.)

Shortest Elapsed Time Between Three Touchdowns By The Same Player

3:09 — Chris Brown vs. Nebraska in Boulder, Nov. 23, 2001 (4th quarter)

5:20 — James Mayberry vs. Northwestern in Boulder, Sept. 30, 1978 (3rd quarter).

7:06 — Eric Bieniemy, vs. Nebraska at Lincoln, Nov. 2, 1990 (4th quarter).

Shortest Elapsed Time Between Four Touchdowns By The Same Player

10:26 — James Mayberry vs. Northwestern in Boulder, Sept. 30, 1978 (3rd quarter).

13:12 — Eric Bieniemy, vs. Nebraska at Lincoln, Nov. 2, 1990 (4th quarter).

Points Accounted For

Game—42, Sefo Liufau vs. California at Berkeley, Sept. 27, 2014 (7 TD); 36, Chris Brown vs. Nebraska in Boulder, Nov. 23, 2001 (6 TD); 34, Byron White vs. Denver at Denver, Nov. 25, 1937 (rushed for two touchdowns, passed for two, returned an interception for one and converted four PATs); 30, on five occasions (John Hessler 2, Koy Detmer, Paul McClung, Mike Moschetti).

Season—190, Shedeur Sanders, 2023 (31 TDs, 2 2Pt.-PAT)

Career—450, Steven Montez, 2016-19 (74 TD, 3 2Pt.-PAT); 436, Sefo Liufau 2013-16 (72 TD, 2 2Pt.-PAT).

Highest Average Gain Per Touchdown

Season—48.8 (11 TD plays, 537 yards), Mike Pritchard, 1990.

Career—43.3 (17 TD plays, 736 yards), Charles E. Johnson, 1990-93.

Career (20 or more)—40.0 (21 TD plays, 841 yards), Paul Richardson, 2010-13.

Two-Point Conversions Attempted

Game—2, on 168 occasions. Last: Sanders to Weaver in 2OT / Sanders to Harrison vs. Colorado State, Sept. 2, 2023.

Season—9, Gale Weidner, 1959 (made 0).

Career—18, Gale Weidner, 1959-61 (made 0).

Two-Point Conversions Made

Game—2, 69 times. Last: Steven Montez to Bryce Bobo vs. Oregon State at Corvallis, Oct. 14, 2017.

Season—2, on six occasions: (of 0), Mel Semenko, 1960; (of 2), Clyde Crutchmer, 1973; (of 5), John Hessler, 1997; (of 0), Derek McCoy, 2001; (of 0), Derek McCoy, 2002; (of 0), D.D. Goodson, 2013.

Career—4 (of 0), Derek McCoy, 2000-03.

Most Players Scoring In One Game

10—vs. Wyoming in Boulder, Oct. 26, 1940. Touchdowns scored by Paul McClung (2), Leo Stasica (2), Harold Carver, Hugh Gardner, Vern Lockard, Vern Miller and Leonard Scott; Conversions scored by Ray Jenkins (3), John Pudlik (3), Bob Barnes and McClung).

From the Colorado football record book. Where the published book contained arithmetic or typographical defects, figures have been corrected on this page.