Colorado football: Top 10 passing leaders in Buffaloes history

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Sep 21, 2019; Tempe, AZ, USA; Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Steven Montez (12) throws to running back Alex Fontenot (8) against the Arizona State Sun Devils during the first half at Sun Devil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports /

Colorado football career passing leader No. 2: Steven Montez (2015-19)

9,710 passing yards
63 passing touchdowns
62.4% completion
7.4 yards per attempt

Long gone are the days of the triple-option at Colorado. By about 2013 when Mike MacIntyre took over as the head coach of the Buffs, Colorado was all about throwing the ball around in the thin Colorado air. Steven Montez benefited greatly from that philosophy even though he ended his career in Mel Tucker’s one season as head coach.

Montez didn’t play as a freshman, but played in Year 2 and barely got over 1,000 passing yards in nine games. Then in 2017 He grabbed the reins of the offense and ripped off three straight seasons with at least 2,800 passing yards and 17 passing touchdowns.

Adding in his rushing yardage, he was accounting for over 3,000 yards of offense for an impressive three-year stretch, but the team went exactly 5-7 all three years.

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