Week 3 · 2026
Colorado at Northwestern
Sat 09/19/2026 07:30 PMLanny and Sharon Martin Stadium
66°Rain and Fog/Mist5 mph NE · 94% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station
Colorado
7
3–5
Northwestern
41
6–2
Attendance
—
not yet reported
Colorado12 drives · 1 scoring · avg start own 25
Northwestern13 drives · 7 scoring · avg start own 34
1st quarter | |||||
| 14:56 | NU | own 17opp 18 | 7 plays, 19 yd | Punt | 0–0 |
| 12:21 | COLO | own 18opp 6 | 8 plays, 41 yd | Punt | 0–0 |
| 9:34 | NU | own 6opp 29 | 9 plays, 28 yd | Punt | 0–0 |
| 5:18 | COLO | own 29own 44 | 2 plays, 15 yd | Turnover | 0–0 |
| 4:58 | NU | opp 44goal line | 9 plays, 44 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 0–7 |
| 0:38 | COLO | own 28opp 20 | 10 plays, 52 yd | Turnover | 0–7 |
2nd quarter | |||||
| 12:45 | NU | own 20opp 25 | 6 plays, 6 yd | Punt | 0–7 |
| 10:35 | COLO | own 25own 18 | 6 plays, 3 yd | Turnover | 0–7 |
| 8:36 | NU | opp 18goal line | 3 plays, 18 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 0–14 |
| 7:54 | COLO | own 22opp 28 | 8 plays, 50 yd | On downs | 0–14 |
| 5:18 | NU | own 28goal line | 14 plays, 72 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 0–21 |
| 0:59 | COLO | own 25opp 12 | 8 plays, 23 yd | Punt | 0–21 |
| 0:03 | NU | own 12own 10 | 2 plays, -2 yd | End of period | 0–21 |
3rd quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | COLO | own 25own 49 | 6 plays, 24 yd | On downs | 0–21 |
| 13:07 | NU | opp 49opp 34 | 3 plays, 15 yd | Turnover | 0–21 |
| 11:50 | COLO | own 34goal line | 4 plays, 66 yd | Touchdown +7 COLO | 7–21 |
| 10:19 | NU | own 40goal line | 9 plays, 60 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 7–28 |
| 6:19 | COLO | own 20own 47 | 7 plays, 27 yd | On downs | 7–28 |
| 4:31 | NU | opp 47goal line | 4 plays, 47 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 7–35 |
| 3:09 | COLO | own 21opp 21 | 8 plays, 17 yd | Punt | 7–35 |
| 1:16 | NU | own 21own 35 | 10 plays, 61 yd | Field goal +3 NU | 7–38 |
4th quarter | |||||
| 13:09 | COLO | own 25opp 31 | 10 plays, 26 yd | Turnover | 7–38 |
| 10:19 | NU | own 31own 35 | 13 plays, 66 yd | Field goal +3 NU | 7–41 |
| 3:06 | COLO | own 25opp 30 | 6 plays, 4 yd | Punt | 7–41 |
| 1:44 | NU | own 30own 24 | 4 plays, -6 yd | End of period | 7–41 |
Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is Colorado–Northwestern after the drive.
Previous 2 meetings vs. Colorado
Northwestern 1–1 vs Colorado
- 1978 · wk 5Northwestern 7 @ Colorado 55
- 1951 · wk 3Colorado 14 @ Northwestern 35
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