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Colorado Buffaloes Football

Sefo Liufau leads Colorado in career passing yards (9,763) and Eric Bieniemy in rushing yards (4,236). In College Football 27, the Buffaloes' projected starters average 81.6 OVR, 37th of 138 FBS teams.

Conference: Big 12 ConferenceUpdated Nov 9, 2026
CFB 27 starter avg
81.6
37th of 138
Players 80+ OVR
13
0 rated 90+
Best unit
Wide receiver
87 avg · 7th nationally
Record books
14
career leaderboards

All-time career leaders

Colorado football records

All Colorado records
Colorado Buffaloes career record holders
RecordHolderTotalYears
Career Passing YardsSefo Liufau9,7632013–2016
Career Passing TouchdownsShedeur Sanders642023–2024
Career Interceptions ThrownCody Hawkins412007–2010
Career Rushing YardsEric Bieniemy4,2361987–1990
Career Rushing TouchdownsEric Bieniemy441987–1990
Career ReceptionsNelson Spruce2942012–2015
Career Receiving YardsNelson Spruce3,3472012–2015
Career Receiving TouchdownsNelson Spruce232012–2015
Career TacklesBarry Remington5141982–1986
Career CompletionsSefo Liufau8882013–2016
Career Pass AttemptsSefo Liufau1,4122013–2016
Career Rushing AttemptsRodney Stewart8092008–2011
Career Total TouchdownsEric Bieniemy451987–1990
Career PointsMason Crosby3262003–2006

Across multiple leaderboards

Notable Colorado players

  • Eric Bieniemy1987–1990

    No. 1 rushing yards (4,236) · No. 1 rushing touchdowns (44) · No. 1 total touchdowns (45)

  • Sefo Liufau2013–2016

    No. 1 passing yards (9,763) · No. 1 completions (888) · No. 1 pass attempts (1,412)

  • Bobby Anderson1967–1969

    No. 2 rushing touchdowns (39) · No. 2 total touchdowns (40) · No. 5 rushing attempts (620)

  • Steven Montez2016–2019

    No. 2 passing yards (9,710) · No. 2 passing touchdowns (63) · No. 2 completions (824)

  • Cody Hawkins2007–2010

    No. 1 interceptions thrown (41) · No. 2 passing touchdowns (63) · No. 3 passing yards (7,731)

  • Darian Hagan1988–1991

    No. 6 rushing touchdowns (28) · No. 6 total touchdowns (28) · No. 11 passing yards (4,105)

  • Phillip Lindsay2014–2017

    No. 2 rushing yards (3,770) · No. 3 rushing attempts (764) · No. 3 total touchdowns (39)

  • Joel Klatt2002–2005

    No. 3 interceptions thrown (33) · No. 4 passing yards (7,708) · No. 4 completions (690)

  • Rashaan Salaam1992–1994

    No. 2 rushing touchdowns (39) · No. 3 total touchdowns (39) · No. 4 rushing yards (3,275)

  • Shedeur Sanders2023–2024

    No. 1 passing touchdowns (64) · No. 5 passing yards (7,364) · No. 5 completions (651)

  • Tyler Hansen2008–2011

    No. 6 completions (506) · No. 6 pass attempts (872) · No. 7 interceptions thrown (28)

  • Chris Brown2001–2002

    No. 5 rushing touchdowns (35) · No. 5 total touchdowns (35) · No. 7 rushing yards (2,817)

All-time series

Colorado rivalries

Colorado Buffaloes rivalries and all-time series records
OpponentRivalryAll-time seriesFirst metStreak
Colorado StateRocky Mountain ShowdownColorado leads 74–241893W7
Nebraska—Nebraska leads 50–211898L1
UtahRumble in the RockiesUtah leads 36–331903L1

College Football 27

Colorado in CFB 27

Full CFB 27 roster
Highest-rated Colorado Buffaloes players in College Football 27
PlayerPosClassOVR
Gideon ESPN LampronMLBSr89
Joseph WilliamsWRJr88
Santana HopperDTSr88
Danny ScuderoWRSr87
Boo CarterCBJr86
DeAndre Moore Jr.WRSr86
Randon FontenetteSSSr86
Justin EaglinCBSr83

Planning a Colorado dynasty? See the Colorado CFB 27 dynasty outlook for unit-by-unit ratings and the starters you lose after year one.

Tracked on CFB Clipboard

Public Colorado dynasties

Fan-run College Football dynasties with Colorado as the current program, shared publicly by their coaches.

Conference

Big 12 programs

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Sources & notes

  • CFB Clipboard — Career leaderboards researched and compiled by CFB Clipboard.
  • EA Sports College Football 27 rivalry data — All-time series records as they ship in the game, before any dynasty games are played.
  • EA Sports College Football 27 roster ratings — Ratings from “EA roster mroster_434_206.db” roster update, imported 2026-11-09 via Teamcrafters. Ratings change with each roster update.

Last updated Nov 9, 2026.