The difficulty of Colorado’s 2025 football schedule is well documented. We’ve outlined that the Buffaloes own the Big 12’s toughest conference schedule and one of the most challenging overall.
The team hosts Big 12 title contenders BYU, Iowa State, and Arizona State, and also travels to face a couple more in TCU and Kansas State. Not to mention traveling to a likely top 25 program in Utah.
Many, including myself, think that Colorado would do exceptionally well to get to the six-win bowl eligibility mark, and anything more would be a huge surprise. Repeating the nine-win season seems like an unlikely scenario.
Unrelated to football, how does Colorado football compare to its 2025 opponents academically?
In the last few weeks, we’ve outlined Colorado’s place in the Big 12 in both the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate and the latest U.S News & World Report rankings. Those placements: No. 14 (961) and No. 2 (No. 98 nationally), respectively.
We went through each game on Colorado’s 2025 schedule, comparing both academic rankings. How would the Buffaloes fare if games were decided in the classroom and not on the field?
Week 1 vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Academic Progress Rate: 969
U.S. News Ranking: No. 33
Georgia Tech is the top academic school that Colorado faces all season. The Yellow Jackets are the only school on the Buffaloes’ schedule within the top 50 of the U.S. News rankings. Georgia Tech’s APR does not blow Colorado out of the water, but Colorado being ranked No. 98 in the U.S. News rankings is a far cry from a top-40 ranking. On the field, this game should be a close one, but according to SP+, the Yellow Jackets might still have a slight edge.
Week 2 vs. Delaware Blue Hens
Academic Progress Rate: 970
U.S. News Ranking: No. 86
Delaware is moving up to the FBS this year and will compete in Conference USA. However, the…
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