Colorado State routs Southern Utah 58-24

Team pages: Southern Utah · Colorado State

Southern Utah1-224
Colorado State2-058Final
Sat, Sep 12 · Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, Colo. · Crowd 35,749CBS Sports Network

Colorado State routed Southern Utah 58-24.

We had Colorado State favored. It won.

Next: Southern Utah lost to St. Thomas (MN) 28-26, Sat Sep 19

Next: Colorado State lost to BYU 41-23, Sat Sep 19

How it swung

Before kickoff, our ratings gave Colorado State an 82% chance, and the closing betting line (Colorado State was a 19.5-point favorite) put it at 94%.

75-yard TD runColorado State · Q4 12:31
FinalColorado State 58-24 Southern UtahColorado State wonMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.
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50%10%25%Q1Q2Q3Q4Lowest 0%Lost24-58Scores75-yard TD run
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No single play moved the chance by 20 points.

No single play moved the chance by 20 points.

Colorado State’s chance to win after every play.
How to read this chartStarts from the pregame line (Colorado State -19.5), at 93% for Colorado State (the play-by-play feed's kickoff number, moved to match the line; our model's and the betting line's own numbers are in “The betting line, and the fans”). Dots are the biggest swings; ticks under the chart are scores. Outlined diamonds mark rare plays.

Watch the plays

The bar and the arrow show Colorado State’s chance to win after each play; the logo is the team the play helped.

  1. Q1, 14:13Hejny 68-yd TD pass to RossColorado State goes ahead 7-0Q1, 14:13 · Colorado State 7, Southern Utah 0▲4%Colorado State’s chance to win, 93% to 97%▲4%Colorado State’s chance to win, 93% to 97%Watch from this playCBS Sports College Football
  2. Q1, 14:05Burns 20-yd pass to BailsfumbledQ1, 14:05 · Colorado State 7, Southern Utah 07-0score after the play7-0score after the playWatch from this playCBS Sports College Football
  3. Q1, 13:21Hejny 38-yd TD pass to SmithColorado State leads 14-0Q1, 13:21 · Colorado State 14, Southern Utah 014-0score after the play14-0score after the playWatch from this playCBS Sports College Football
  4. Q1, 9:10Burns 18-yd TD pass to Spjutcuts it to 14-7Q1, 9:10 · Colorado State 14, Southern Utah 714-7score after the play14-7score after the playWatch from this playCBS Sports College Football
  5. Q1, 0:04Hejny intercepted by Vance at the SUU12Q1, 0:04 · Colorado State 17, Southern Utah 7▼2%Colorado State’s chance to win, 98% to 96%▼2%Colorado State’s chance to win, 98% to 96%Watch from this playCBS Sports College Football
  6. Q2, 12:58Brown 1-yd TD runColorado State leads 24-7Q2, 12:58 · Colorado State 24, Southern Utah 7▲2%Colorado State’s chance to win, 98% to 100%▲2%Colorado State’s chance to win, 98% to 100%Watch from this playCBS Sports College Football
  7. Q2, 12:25Burns 32-yd pass to SpjutfumbledQ2, 12:25 · Colorado State 24, Southern Utah 724-7score after the play24-7score after the playWatch from this playCBS Sports College Football
  8. Q2, 9:57Chalk 58-yd TD runcuts it to 24-14Q2, 9:57 · Colorado State 24, Southern Utah 14▼2%Colorado State’s chance to win, 99% to 97%▼2%Colorado State’s chance to win, 99% to 97%Watch from this playCBS Sports College Football
  9. Q2, 4:12Chalk 3-yd TD runcuts it to 24-21Q2, 4:12 · Colorado State 24, Southern Utah 21▼2%Colorado State’s chance to win, 96% to 94%▼2%Colorado State’s chance to win, 96% to 94%Watch from this playCBS Sports College Football
  10. Q2, 3:24Brown 73-yd TD runColorado State leads 31-21Q2, 3:24 · Colorado State 31, Southern Utah 21▲2%Colorado State’s chance to win, 94% to 96%▲2%Colorado State’s chance to win, 94% to 96%Watch from this playCBS Sports College Football
  11. Q2, 1:54Hejny 17-yd TD pass to HarperColorado State leads 38-21Q2, 1:54 · Colorado State 38, Southern Utah 21▲2%Colorado State’s chance to win, 97% to 99%▲2%Colorado State’s chance to win, 97% to 99%Watch from this playCBS Sports College Football
  12. Q2, 0:32Hejny 33-yd TD pass to SmithColorado State leads 45-21Q2, 0:32 · Colorado State 45, Southern Utah 2145-21score after the play45-21score after the playWatch from this playCBS Sports College Football
  13. Q2, 0:27Burns intercepted by Blocker at the SUU41Q2, 0:27 · Colorado State 45, Southern Utah 2145-21score after the play45-21score after the playWatch from this playCBS Sports College Football
  14. Q3, 9:20Burns intercepted by Diomande at the CSU28Q3, 9:20 · Colorado State 48, Southern Utah 2148-21score after the play48-21score after the playWatch from this playCBS Sports College Football
  15. Q4, 13:24Burns sacked for a 9-yd lossQ4, 13:24 · Colorado State 51, Southern Utah 2151-21score after the play51-21score after the playWatch from this playCBS Sports College Football
  16. Q4, 12:31Hejny 75-yd TD runColorado State leads 58-24Q4, 12:31 · Colorado State 58, Southern Utah 2458-24score after the play58-24score after the playWatch from this playCBS Sports College Football

Every drive

Colorado State scored on 10 of its 15 drives; Southern Utah on 4 of its 15.

Colorado State’s drives are teal, Southern Utah’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.

own goalgoal lineQ1Colorado State: Touchdown, from 75 yards out to 0TouchdownSouthern Utah: Fumble, from 75 yards out to 55FumbleColorado State: Touchdown, from 45 yards out to 0TouchdownSouthern Utah: Touchdown, from 67 yards out to 0TouchdownColorado State: Field goal, from 75 yards out to 22Field goalSouthern Utah: Punt, from 71 yards out to 62PuntColorado State: Interception, from 87 yards out to 59InterceptionSouthern Utah: Punt, from 88 yards out to 74PuntQ2Colorado State: Touchdown, from 81 yards out to 0TouchdownSouthern Utah: Turned over on downs, from 75 yards out to 37DownsColorado State: Punt, from 63 yards out to 60PuntSouthern Utah: Touchdown, from 71 yards out to 0TouchdownColorado State: Punt, from 75 yards out to 52PuntSouthern Utah: Touchdown, from 81 yards out to 0TouchdownColorado State: Touchdown, from 75 yards out to 0TouchdownSouthern Utah: Punt, from 75 yards out to 88PuntColorado State: Touchdown, from 18 yards out to 0TouchdownSouthern Utah: Punt, from 75 yards out to 77PuntColorado State: Touchdown, from 70 yards out to 0TouchdownSouthern Utah: Interception, from 75 yards out to 75InterceptionColorado State: Field goal, from 41 yards out to 33Field goalSouthern Utah: End of half, from 75 yards out to 75End of halfQ3Southern Utah: Interception, from 80 yards out to 20InterceptionColorado State: Field goal, from 68 yards out to 5Field goalSouthern Utah: Field goal, from 75 yards out to 20Field goalQ4Colorado State: Touchdown, from 75 yards out to 0TouchdownSouthern Utah: Punt, from 90 yards out to 86PuntColorado State: Turned over on downs, from 46 yards out to 5DownsSouthern Utah: Punt, from 95 yards out to 68PuntColorado State: End of game, from 75 yards out to 58End of game

Box score

Colorado State 58, Southern Utah 24

Colorado State covered −19.5 by 14.5. The total, 82, went over 57.5.

Southern UtahColorado StateTotal yardsSouthern Utah 442Colorado State 678442678Passing yardsSouthern Utah 236Colorado State 382236382Rushing yardsSouthern Utah 206Colorado State 296206296First downsSouthern Utah 18Colorado State 221822TurnoversSouthern Utah 4Colorado State 141Time of possessionSouthern Utah 33:18Colorado State 26:4233:1826:42
Team totalsSouthern UtahColorado State
Total yards442678
Passing13 of 25, 236 yds22 of 37, 382 yds
Rushing39 for 206 yds32 for 296 yds
First downs1822
Third down6 of 148 of 15
Fourth down0 of 00 of 1
Turnovers41
Penalties6 for 42 yds2 for 20 yds
Time of possession33:1826:42

Southern Utah leaders

  • Passing Will Burns 12 of 23, 233 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
  • Rushing Floyd Chalk IV 17 for 144 yds, 2 TD; Hubert Thomas 4 for 23 yds
  • Receiving Mark Bails 4 for 138 yds; David Spjut 5 for 80 yds, 1 TD

Colorado State leaders

  • Passing Hauss Hejny 18 of 30, 325 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
  • Rushing Jayden Brown 9 for 171 yds, 2 TD; Hauss Hejny 5 for 85 yds, 1 TD
  • Receiving Jackson Harper 6 for 102 yds, 1 TD; Terrence Smith Jr. 4 for 90 yds, 2 TD

No rain through the game

77° at kickoff · no rain recorded

September game-day temperatures at Canvas Stadium

Win chance with rain, wind and thunder from the nearest airport, by game timeQ1Q2Q3Q4Colorado State favoredSouthern Utah favored100%Win chanceColorado StateRaininches per 10 min0.1 inNo rain recordedWindmph, average and gusts20 mph40 mphHourly wind only at this airport
Win chance with rain, wind and thunder from the nearest airport, by game timeQ1Q2Q3Q4Colorado State favoredSouthern Utah favoredRain · inches per 10 min0.1 inNo rain recordedWind · miles per hour2040Hourly wind only at this airport

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First quarter, 14:49 left5:03 p.m.
Southern Utah 0, Colorado State 0 · Colorado State 93% to win
no rain · 77°
Hejny 7-yd pass to Smith
Where this weather comes fromMeasured at Fort Collins (awos) airport, 9.1 miles away. Rain is NOAA's radar-and-gauge estimate at the stadium and wind is an airport reading; neither is measured on the field. Game times come from the play-by-play, good to a minute or two. Source: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet; rain radar from NOAA MRMS, through Iowa State University. Field direction from OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before kickoff

Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.

Recent games

Last two games

Southern Utah · 1-1

Rated 144th in our preseason ratings, 149th now.

1-1 in its last two — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.

W 47-42 vs Weber State #241 of 668

won by 5 as a 14.5-point favorite

L 21-28 @ Montana #99 of 668

lost by 7 as a 15.5-point underdog

Southern Utah lost 21-28 at Montana. Chance to win started at 12%, low under 1%, high 39%.

Last three games · 2025 season

Colorado State · 2-10

Rated 79th in our preseason ratings, 83rd now.

Three straight losses.

L 21-42 vs Air Force #149 of 667

lost by 21 as a 2.5-point underdog

Colorado State lost 21-42 vs Air Force. Chance to win started at 50%, low under 1%, high 50%.

L 21-49 @ Boise StateTop 25 #48 of 667

lost by 28 as a 17.5-point underdog

Colorado State lost 21-49 at Boise State. Chance to win started at 9%, low under 1%, high 16%.

L 17-20 @ New Mexico #97 of 667

lost by 3 as a 15.5-point underdog

Colorado State lost 17-20 at New Mexico. Chance to win started at 12%, low under 1%, high 36%.

L 10-42 vs UNLV #76 of 667

lost by 32 as a 4.5-point underdog

Colorado State lost 10-42 vs UNLV. Chance to win started at 46%, low under 1%, high 71%.

L 0-28 @ Wyoming #100 of 667

lost by 28 as a 5.5-point underdog

Colorado State lost 0-28 at Wyoming. Chance to win started at 28%, low under 1%, high 32%.

L 19-31 vs Hawai'i #114 of 667

lost by 12 as a 2.5-point favorite

Colorado State lost 19-31 vs Hawai'i. Chance to win started at 66%, low 2%, high 66%.

W 49-21 vs Fresno State #112 of 667

won by 28 as a 5.5-point underdog

Colorado State won 49-21 vs Fresno State. Chance to win started at 42%, low 34%, high better than 99%.

L 24-45 @ San Diego State #79 of 667

lost by 21 as a 4.5-point underdog

Colorado State lost 24-45 at San Diego State. Chance to win started at 26%, low under 1%, high 39%.

L 3-20 vs Washington State #123 of 667

lost by 17 as a 6.5-point favorite

Colorado State lost 3-20 vs Washington State. Chance to win started at 78%, low under 1%, high 82%.

L 16-17 vs UTSA #60 of 667

lost by 1 as a 5.5-point underdog

Colorado State lost 16-17 vs UTSA. Chance to win started at 43%, low 4%, high 56%.

W 21-17 vs Northern Colorado #252 of 667

won by 4 as a 34.5-point favorite

Colorado State won 21-17 vs Northern Colorado. Chance to win started at 99%, low 69%, high better than 99%.

L 21-38 @ WashingtonTop 25 #40 of 667

lost by 17 as a 22.5-point underdog

Colorado State lost 21-38 at Washington. Chance to win started at 6%, low under 1%, high 16%.

Week by week

Colorado State

  • Wk 1Wvs Wyoming35-13

Southern Utah

Wk 1: L 21-28 at Montana▼7MontanaWk 1: W 47-42 vs Weber State▲5Weber State
  • Wk 1Lat Montana21-28
  • Wk 1Wvs Weber State47-42

Line, fans and home field

The betting line, and the fans

Our model and the betting line don’t fully agree on Colorado State’s chances here.

50-50Model · 82%Line · 94%Southern UtahColorado State

Colorado State favored by 19.5 · Total 57.5

How games like this usually go

Colorado State by 19.5, and it went to form

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Half of games8 in 10 gamesThis game

The band is where a favorite’s chance ran in the 251 games since 2025 with a favorite of 14.5 to 21.5 points.

The market

The spread moved 1 point toward Southern Utah.

opened −20.5now −19.5

The total rose 1 point.

opened 56.5now 57.5

Spread: −20.5 → −19.5 · Total: 56.5 → 57.5

The books’ cut: 4.2%, the margin built into the odds

Weather at kickoff

Warm and dry. Feels like 74° at kickoff.

Southern Utah at Colorado State · Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026 · Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins

  • 74°feels like at kickoff
  • Dryno rain at kickoff
  • 99weather score, Comfortable
  • Tiedfor the best of the day's 5 kickoff times

At kickoff, Sept. 12, 2026.

Weather score: 0 to 100, higher is better, for the first 3 hours and 20 minutes of the game. Ideal is 100, Comfortable 90 to 99, Mixed 75 to 89, Rough 50 to 74, Harsh under 50.

Kickoff times that Saturday

Games in this time zone used 5 kickoff times that day, local time (kickoffs within 30 minutes of each other count as one). This game, ringed, was tied for the best of the day's five kickoff times. At Canvas Stadium that day, a 7 pm or 8 pm kickoff would have scored 100, against 99 at 5 pm.

  • 1:30 pm: 98, Comfortable
  • 4 pm: 96, Comfortable
  • 5 pm: 99, Comfortable (this game)
  • 7 pm: 100, Ideal
  • 8 pm: 100, Ideal

Weather score at each kickoff time.

Tap a dot to read that kickoff time.

At kickoff, Sept. 12, 2026. Wind is not drawn here; gusts are in each score.

Home field

Colorado State is worth +3.8 points (±3.6) more at home than on the road since 2018 — middle of FBS, 44th percentile.

40% at home, 21% on the road against FBS opponents (17-25 home, 9-34 away).

Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads -1.3 at home vs. away over 91 games — inside the ±6.2 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.

5,014 ft of altitude — real, and smaller than the folklore: high venues run a point or two better against the number, noisily. The visitors travel about 472 miles to get here.

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