November 5, 2022 Week 10 · Regular Season Belt defended

Oregon defends the belt, 49–10, on the road at Colorado.

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AP poll, week 10: Oregon No. 8 at Colorado unranked · No. 1 that week: Georgia. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

Oregon came in 49 days into reign #320, which began with a win over BYU, with 5 defenses already behind it; this was its 6th defense. It was the last defense: Washington took the belt in the very next belt game, on November 12, 2022.

For Colorado this was its 6th shot at the belt; it had held the belt twice before.

This is the only time Colorado and Oregon have met with the belt on the line.

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Recap

Oregon dominated Colorado from start to finish, establishing control early with back-to-back touchdown passes from Bo Nix to Josh Conerly Jr. and an unconventional score on a pass from Bucky Irving to Nix in the first quarter. The Ducks continued their aerial assault throughout the first half, with Nix finding multiple receivers in the end zone before halftime, while Colorado managed only a single 81-yard touchdown connection between J.T. Shrout and Jordyn Tyson to stay within shouting distance. The third quarter proved decisive as Oregon's defense forced two interceptions from Shrout, with Christian Gonzalez returning one 36 yards and another 41 yards, leading directly to short-field touchdowns that put the game completely out of reach. Oregon's relentless offensive execution and Colorado's three turnovers made this a one-sided affair in Boulder, and the Ducks' belt defense was never seriously threatened.

Bo Nix's early touchdown passes to Conerly Jr. and the creative Bucky Irving-to-Nix TD in Q1 established Oregon's offensive dominance immediately
Shrout's two third-quarter interceptions to Christian Gonzalez set up easy Oregon touchdowns and effectively ended any Colorado comeback hopes
Moliki Matavao's 16-yard touchdown reception late in the first half extended Oregon's lead to 28-7 and demonstrated their suffocating offensive efficiency

Written by Claude from the box score and play-by-play on this page — a plain-English recap of the numbers below, not a substitute for them.

Full Box Score

Team stats

CFBD box score

ColoradoOregon

Total yards367479

Rushing yards120195

Passing yards247284

First downs2021

3rd down conv.8/155/11

Turnovers30

Penalties–yards6–474–40

Time of possession31:2428:36

Full team box score from CFBD’s /games/teams data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have team-level stats that far back.

Play By Play

Key plays

CFBD play-by-play

When	Team	Yards	Play
Q1 12:14	Oregon	+4 yd	Bo Nix pass complete to Josh Conerly Jr. for 4 yds for a TD, (Camden Lewis KICK)
Q1 14:08	Oregon	+58 yd	Bo Nix pass complete to Kris Hutson for 58 yds Kris Hutson fumbled, forced by Trevor Woods, recovered by Oregn
Q1 2:25	Oregon	+18 yd	Bucky Irving pass complete to Bo Nix for 18 yds for a TD, (Camden Lewis KICK)
Q1 0:10	Oregon	+41 yd	Bo Nix pass complete to Troy Franklin for 41 yds to the Colo 13 for a 1ST down
Q2 12:43	Oregon	+1 yd	Noah Sewell run for 1 yd for a TD, (Camden Lewis KICK)
Q2 12:14	Colorado	+81 yd	J.T. Shrout pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 81 yds for a TD, (Cole Becker KICK)
Q2 4:02	Colorado	+40 yd	Cole Becker 40 yd FG MISSED
Q2 2:19	Oregon	+23 yd	Bo Nix pass complete to Patrick Herbert for 23 yds to the Colo 43 for a 1ST down
Q2 1:39	Oregon	+25 yd	Bo Nix pass complete to Terrance Ferguson for 25 yds to the Colo 18 for a 1ST down
Q2 0:53	Oregon	+16 yd	Bo Nix pass complete to Moliki Matavao for 16 yds for a TD, (Camden Lewis KICK)
Q3 11:51	Colorado	+44 yd	Cole Becker 44 yd FG GOOD
Q3 11:45	Oregon	+65 yd	Bucky Irving run for 65 yds to the Colo 10 for a 1ST down
Q3 8:48	Colorado	+36 yd	J.T. Shrout pass intercepted Christian Gonzalez return for 36 yds to the Colo 2
Q3 8:17	Oregon	+1 yd	Bo Nix run for 1 yd for a TD, (Camden Lewis KICK)
Q3 5:49	Colorado	+41 yd	J.T. Shrout pass intercepted Christian Gonzalez return for 41 yds to the Colo 25
Q3 3:25	Oregon	+9 yd	Noah Whittington run for 9 yds for a TD, (Camden Lewis KICK)
Q3 0:01	Oregon	+25 yd	Bo Nix pass complete to Dont'e Thornton for 25 yds to the Colo 20 for a 1ST down
Q4 12:53	Oregon	+1 yd	Bo Nix run for 1 yd for a TD, (Camden Lewis KICK)

Scoring plays, turnovers, and gains of 20+ yards, pulled from CFBD’s play-by-play. This section only appears for belt games with play-by-play on file (2003 onward).

Box Score

Player stats

CFBD player stats

Passing

Colorado

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
JT Shrout	17/34	247	7.3	1	2	31.0

Oregon

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
Bo Nix	20/24	274	11.4	2	88.9
Mar'Keise Irving	1/1	18	18.0	1	100.0
Ty Thompson	1/2	-8	-4.0	0	0.5

Rushing

Colorado

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Anthony Hankerson	11	54	4.9	12
Alex Fontenot	7	41	5.9	27
Deion Smith	5	27	5.4	12
Jayle Stacks	6	15	2.5	6
JT Shrout	3	3	1.0	9
Drew Carter	1	-4	-4.0	0
Team	3	-16	-5.3	0

Oregon

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Mar'Keise Irving	11	120	10.9	0	65
Noah Whittington	8	37	4.6	1	9
Bo Nix	9	16	1.8	2	6
Sean Dollars	6	15	2.5	0	6
Kilohana Haasenritter	2	9	4.5	0	7
Noah Sewell	1	1	1.0	1	1
Ty Thompson	2	-3	-1.5	0	1

Receiving

Colorado

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jordyn Tyson	5	137	27.4	1	81
Alex Fontenot	3	31	10.3	0	15
Brady Russell	4	27	6.8	0	8
R.J. Sneed	2	22	11.0	0	17
Anthony Hankerson	1	15	15.0	0	15
Montana Lemonious-Craig	2	15	7.5	0	9

Oregon

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Kris Hutson	4	80	20.0	0	58
Troy Franklin	1	41	41.0	0	41
Terrance Ferguson	3	40	13.3	0	25
Moliki Matavao	2	26	13.0	1	16
Noah Whittington	5	26	5.2	0	11
Patrick Herbert	1	23	23.0	0	23
Bo Nix	1	18	18.0	1	18
Dont'E Thornton	2	17	8.5	0	25
Sean Dollars	1	9	9.0	0	9
Josh Conerly Jr.	1	4	4.0	1	4
Mar'Keise Irving	1	0	0.0	0	0

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Defense

Colorado

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Trevor Woods	10	9	0	0	0
Josh Chandler	9	7	0	0	0
Quinn Perry	5	2	0	1	0
Jalen Sami	5	1	0	0	1
Tyrin Taylor	4	4	0	0	0
Jaylen Striker	4	3	1	0	0
Kaylin Moore	4	3	0	0	0
Robert Barnes	4	2	0	0	0
Terrance Lang	4	1	0	0	0
Jamar Montgomery	3	3	1	0	1
Chance Main	2	2	0	0	0
Mister Williams	2	1	0	0	0
Guy Thomas	1	1	0	0	0
Tommy Brown	1	1	0	0	0
Ryan Williams	1	1	0	0	0
Justin Jackson	1	1	0	0	0
Devin Grant	1	1	1	0	0
Nikko Reed	1	1	0	0	0
Na'im Rodman	1	0	0	0	0
Mason Maddox	1	0	0	0	0

Oregon

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Bryan Addison	6	4	0	1	0
Keyon Ware-Hudson	4	4	1	0	1
Bennett Williams	4	2	0	2	0
Keith Brown	4	2	0	0	0
Jamal Hill	3	3	0	0	0
Steve Stephens	3	2	0	0	0
Treven Ma'ae	3	2	0	0	0
JJ Greenfield	3	2	0	0	0
Jeffrey Bassa	3	2	0	0	0
Christian Gonzalez	3	2	0	0	0
Jordon Riley	2	2	0	0	0
Trikweze Bridges	2	2	0	1	0
Justin Flowe	2	2	0	0	0
Bradyn Swinson	2	2	0	0	0
Brandon Dorlus	2	1	1	0	0
Dontae Manning	2	1	0	0	0
Noah Sewell	2	1	0	1	0
Khamari Terrell	2	0	0	0	0
Jake Shipley	1	1	0	0	0
Daymon David	1	1	0	0	0
Anthony Jones	1	1	0	0	0
Jahlil Florence	1	1	0	0	0
Casey Rogers	1	0	0	0	0
Ben Roberts	1	0	0	0	1

Fumbles

Colorado

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Team	3	1	0
JT Shrout	2	0	0

Oregon

Player	FUM	REC
Darren Barkins	0	2
Team	1	0
Kris Hutson	1	0

Interceptions

Colorado

No recorded stats in this category.

Oregon

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Christian Gonzalez	2	77	0

Kick Returns

Colorado

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Nikko Reed	1	19	19.0	19	0
Charlie Offerdahl	1	18	18.0	18	0

Oregon

No recorded stats in this category.

Kicking

Colorado

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Cole Becker	1/2	50.0	44	1/1	4

Oregon

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Camden Lewis	0/0	0.0	0	7/7	7

Punting

Colorado

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Trent Carrizosa	1	41	41.0	0	0	41

Oregon

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Alex Bales	2	65	32.5	0	1	43

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data, split out by team. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back. Linked player names go to that player’s stat line in every other belt game they’ve appeared in.

Sources Box score at ESPN · Game record: College Football Data (id 401404030) · This game in the downloadable dataset

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