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Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders Made College Football History on Saturday

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Matt Wadleigh | Last updated Nov 17, 2024 6:16 AM ET

The No. 17 Colorado Buffaloes inched closer to a College Football Playoff spot with a commanding 49-24 win over Utah in Week 12.

Shedeur Sanders threw three touchdowns, Travis Hunter scored a rushing touchdown and boosted his Heisman Trophy campaign, and the Buffs' impressive season added another page to its book.

Both Sanders and Hunter followed Deion Sanders from Jackson State to Colorado. Sanders threw for 3,401 yards with 36 touchdowns at Jackson State, but the former 3-star recruit has been a superstar in Boulder.

It has been the Sanders-Hunter show in Boulder, and it took place once again on Saturday.

In the win, Sanders put his name into college football record books by throwing a touchdown pass in his 46th (!!) consecutive game, as Colorado beat writer Brian Howell of Buff Zone pointed out.

With that TD pass, Shedeur Sanders has now thrown a TD pass in 46 consecutive games. That ties the NCAA record previously set by:
Mike Reilly, C. Washington (2005-08)
Rakeem Cato, Marshall (2011-14)
Bart Williams, Grand Valley State (2016-18)#cubuffs
— Brian Howell (@BrianHowell33) November 16, 2024

The previous record was set by Central Washington's Mike Reilly, Rakeem Cato from Marshall and Bart Williams from Grand Valley State.

That is an impressive feat, especially when you consider that the first college football game was 155 years ago.

To make things more impressive for Sanders, he set a Colorado single-season record with his sixth game throwing for 300 or more yards.

Shedeur Sanders finished 30-for-41 for 340 yards, three TD and one INT. This was his 6th 300-yard game of the season, setting a Colorado single-season record #cubuffs
— Brian Howell (@BrianHowell33) November 16, 2024

To go one step further, Sanders set another Colorado record by throwing a touchdown in 21 straight games, meaning every game he has played at Colorado has included a touchdown pass.

Shedeur Sanders has broken the #CUBuffs record for consecutive games with a TD pass. He's now thrown a TD in all 21 games at CU, passing Sefo Liufau. He also ties all-time NCAA record of 46 consecutive games with a TD pass. That streak dates back to his second college game.
— Tyler King (@King_TylerB) November 16, 2024

These records just add to Sanders' incredible season, and there is a reason he has been pegged as the potential first QB taken in the 2025 NFL draft.

Sanders threw 27 touchdowns last year at Colorado after transferring from Jackson State. After Week 12, Sanders already has 27 touchdown passes, putting him on pace to shatter last year's numbers.

Sanders is also one touchdown pass away from breaking the Colorado record, as Brian Howell added.

Shedeur Sanders has 27 TD passes this season, matching what he had in 2023. That's one shy of the Colorado single-season record of 28 by Sefo Liufau in 2014. #cubuffs
— Brian Howell (@BrianHowell33) November 16, 2024

The unreal season for Sanders and the Buffs continues, and Deion Sanders' son has now etched his name into college football history.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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