Utah had a field goal blocked and a kickoff returned for a touchdown, flipping back to the poor special teams play they’d had all season but had reversed against the Ducks. I don’t put much stock in these things, but for what it’s worth there were other trends that resumed in this game as well. But again, this represents just one play’s worth of difference and is likely just noise. OC Ludwig’s formational tendencies, if anything, were exacerbated: 80% run when under center, which is up six percentage points, and 21% run when in the shotgun, which is down seven. The Utes did have a better yards per passing attempt average and a better explosive rushing rate against Colorado, but these come down to a single play apiece and probably just represent statistical noise. Their per-play efficiency rates at both rushing and passing were identical to their averages over the first ten games, as were their rushing yards per carry and their explosive passing rate.
Utah’s offensive performance came back down to earth against Colorado.
This article completes the process after charting the Utes’ final game against Colorado last Saturday. The summary of the first ten is here, and the write-up of their 11 th game against Oregon is here. I’ve charted all 12 of Utah’s games this year.