Conversions (Downs)
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Longest Conversions Made
1st-&-30, Darian Hagan 36 pass to M.J. Nelson vs. Iowa State at Ames, Oct. 14, 1989.
3rd-&-29, Bernie McCall 29 pass to George Lewark vs. Kansas in Boulder, Nov. 13, 1965 (TD).
2nd-&-26, Mike Moschetti 28 run vs. Baylor in Boulder, Sept. 26, 1998 (TD).
2nd-&-25, Frank Cesarek 28 pass to Ken Blair vs. Iowa State at Ames, Oct. 20, 1962.
1st-&-25, Paul Arendt 27 pass to Dennis Schnorr vs. Air Force at Colorado Springs, Nov. 21, 1970.
2nd-&-25, Ken Johnson 26 pass to J.V. Cain vs. Oklahoma State in Boulder, Nov. 13, 1971.
1st-&-25, Darian Hagan 71 run vs. Colorado State in Boulder, Sept. 9, 1989 (TD).
2nd-&-25, Vance Joseph 25 pass to Mark Henry vs. Kansas State in Boulder, Nov. 17, 1990 (TD).
2nd-&-25, Joel Klatt 27 pass to Hugh Charles vs. Colorado State in Boulder, Sept. 3, 2005.
3rd-&-25, Cody Hawkins 27 pass to Riar Geer vs. West Virginia at Morgantown, Oct. 1, 2009.
Best Third Down Efficiency
Game—73.3 (11 of 14), vs. Iowa State at Ames, Oct. 16, 1954.
Season—53.9 (83 of 154), in 1989.
Worst Third Down Efficiency
Game—0.0 (0 of 15), vs. Oregon in Boulder, Oct. 5, 2013; (0 of 13), vs. Kansas State at Manhattan, Nov. 6, 1999.
Season—29.6 (40 of 135), in 1961.
Longest Third Down Conversions Made
3rd-&-29, Bernie McCall 29 pass to George Lewark vs. Kansas in Boulder, Nov. 13, 1965 (TD).
3rd-&-25, Cody Hawkins 27 pass to Riar Geer vs. West Virginia at Morgantown, Oct. 1, 2009.
3rd-&-24, Kordell Stewart 38 pass to Charles Johnson vs. Iowa State in Boulder, Nov. 21, 1992.
3rd-&-24, Koy Detmer 33 pass to Phil Savoy vs. Nebraska at Lincoln, Nov. 29, 1996.
3rd-&-23, Jeff Austin 81 pass to Emery Moorehead vs. Miami, Fla. In Boulder, Sept. 25, 1976 (TD).
3rd-&-23, Joel Klatt 37 pass to D.J. Hackett vs. Iowa State at Ames, Nov. 15, 2003.
Longest Third Down Conversions Attempted
3rd-&-53, vs. Washington State in Boulder, Sept. 19, 1981 (gained 8 on a run).
3rd-&-49, vs. Missouri in Boulder, Nov. 5, 1981 (incomplete pass).
3rd-&-41, vs. Utah at Salt Lake City, Nov. 25, 2018 (gained 13 on a pass).
3rd-&-40, vs. Miami-Fla. In Boulder, Sept. 25, 1976 (incomplete pass).
3rd-&-39, vs. Kansas State in Boulder, Sept. 27, 1958 (incomplete pass).
3rd-&-39, vs. Southern California at Los Angeles, Oct. 8, 2016 (gained 7 on a pass).
Consecutive Third Down Conversions Made
10—vs. Kansas at Lawrence, Nov. 12, 1966.
Consecutive Third Down Conversions Missed
17—Sept. 28 to Oct. 12, 2013 (three games).
Most Third Down Conversions Made
Game—14 (of 21), vs. Oklahoma State at Stillwater, Nov. 16, 1974; (of 23), on two occasions (vs. California, 1975, and vs. Kansas State, 1992).
Season—92 (of 188), in 1990.
Most Third Down Conversions Attempted
Game—26 (made 11), vs. Indiana in Boulder, Sept. 27, 1980.
Season—202 (made 81), in 2014.
Fewest Third Down Conversions Attempted
Game—5 (made 2), vs. Utah at Salt Lake City, Nov. 15, 1958.
Season—130 (made 57), in 1994.
Best Fourth Down Efficiency
Game—100.0 (5 of 5), vs. Baylor in Waco, Nov. 13, 1999.
Season—72.7 (8 of 11), in 1993.
Most Fourth Down Conversions Made
Game—6 (of 8), vs. Indiana in Boulder, Sept. 27, 1980.
Season—21 (of 41), in 1962.
Longest Fourth Down Conversions Made
4th & 20, Carroll Hardy 23 pass to Frank Bernardi vs. Utah at Salt Lake City, Nov. 13, 1954.
4th & 20, Chuck Page 21 pass to Jo Jo Collins vs. Oklahoma in Boulder, Nov. 10, 1984.
Longest Fourth Down Conversions Attempted
4th-&-49, vs. Missouri in Boulder, Nov. 7, 1981 (gained 2 on a run).
4th-&-28, vs. Illinois at Champaign, Sept. 15, 1990 (gained 19 on a pass).
4th-&-28, vs. Massachusetts at Foxborough, Sept. 6, 2014 (sacked for loss of 10).
4th-&-25, vs. Iowa State in Boulder, Nov. 18, 1978 (incomplete pass).
4th-&-25, vs. Nebraska in Boulder, Nov. 22, 1997 (gained 22 on a pass).
Consecutive Fourth Down Conversions Made
12—vs. Missouri (1), Texas A&M (2), Iowa State (2), Oklahoma State (4), Nebraska (2) and Colorado State (1), Oct. 25, 2008 to Sept. 6, 2009.
9—vs. Oregon State (3), Kansas State (4) and Oklahoma State (2), Sept. 26 to Oct. 10, 1964.
9—vs. UCLA (2), Arizona (4), Oregon State (1) and Washington State (2), Sept. 30 to Oct. 21, 2017.
Most Fourth Down Conversions Attempted
Game—8 (made 6), vs. Indiana in Boulder, Sept. 27, 1980; (made 4), vs. Iowa State at Ames, Oct 20, 1962.
Season—41 (made 21), in 1962.