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Colorado Buffaloes 27-24 Kansas State Wildcats: Game Analysis & Model Review

A 27-24 win for the Colorado Buffaloes over the Kansas State Wildcats in college football, Saturday, October 31: the box score, the top performers and how Goalorithm's model called it.

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Published October 31, 2026 · By the Goalorithm model desk

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Game report

The Colorado Buffaloes beat the Kansas State Wildcats 27-24 in college football on Saturday, October 31. The Colorado Buffaloes ran for 222, while the Kansas State Wildcats ran for 121; the Colorado Buffaloes finished with 1 turnover and the Kansas State Wildcats with 0.

The Colorado Buffaloes won by three points. The Kansas State Wildcats had 226 net passing yards, and the Colorado Buffaloes had 185.

The numbers

The Colorado Buffaloes totaled 407 yards: 185 net passing yards and 222 rushing yards. The Kansas State Wildcats totaled 347 yards, with 226 net passing yards and 121 rushing yards.

The Colorado Buffaloes and the Kansas State Wildcats each had 19 first downs. The Colorado Buffaloes possessed the ball for 28:04, and the Kansas State Wildcats for 31:56. The Colorado Buffaloes converted 50% of third downs; the Kansas State Wildcats converted 43.8%.

The Colorado Buffaloes had 1 turnover, and the Kansas State Wildcats had 0.

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For the Colorado Buffaloes, Isaac Wilson completed 14 of 21 passes for 185 yards, with a touchdown. Richard Young ran for 120 yards on 24 carries, with 2 touchdowns, and Joseph Williams caught 5 passes for 89 yards, for the Colorado Buffaloes. On defense, the Colorado Buffaloes’ Gideon ESPN Lampron had 2 sacks.

For the Kansas State Wildcats, Blake Barnett completed 18 of 28 passes for 224 yards, with 3 touchdowns. Rodney Fields Jr. ran for 65 yards on 12 carries, while Josh Manning caught 6 passes for 73 yards, with a touchdown, for the Kansas State Wildcats. On defense, the Kansas State Wildcats’ Jayden Bryant had a sack; Luis Rodriguez made 1 of 3 field goals for the Kansas State Wildcats.

How the model called it

Goalorithm’s pregame probabilities were estimates, not certainties. The model gave the Colorado Buffaloes 13.2% to win and the Kansas State Wildcats 86.8%.

The model’s favorite was the Kansas State Wildcats to win. It gave the Colorado Buffaloes 13.2%; the result went against the model's favorite. The model had the Kansas State Wildcats by 14.6 points, but the Colorado Buffaloes won by three points.

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How this was written: an AI writer drafts the words from Goalorithm's own data. Every figure is filled in from our model and game records, never by the writer, and nothing we don't hold is guessed. Probabilities are model estimates, not certainties.

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Colorado Buffaloes vs Kansas State Wildcats

Sat, Oct 31 · 2:00 PM ET

Final

27–24

The model before the game

Colorado Buffaloes
13.2%
Kansas State Wildcats
86.8%

The result went against the model's favourite.

The numbers

Colorado BuffaloesStatisticKansas State Wildcats
1turnovers0
19first downs19
407total yards347
222rushing yards121
185net passing yards226
28:04time of possession31:56
50%third-down conversion rate43.8%
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Sat, Oct 31 · 10:30 PM ET

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