Game notes: San Diego State at Colorado State
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The matchup
- San Diego State (3–4, 2–1 in conference) at Colorado State (2–4, 0–2 in conference), Saturday, October 24, 6:30 p.m. ET, Canvas Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
- Forecast for kickoff: 60°F, slight chance rain showers, 22% chance of rain, SE wind 8 mph.NWSThe National Weather Service’s forecast for the kickoff hour at the stadium.
The series
- It will be their 39th meeting; San Diego State leads the series 23–15.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Friday, October 3, 2025: San Diego State 45, Colorado State 24.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1978: San Diego State 34, Colorado State 31.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Colorado State is 7–11 at home against San Diego State.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: San Diego State 45–24 (at San Diego State); 2023: Colorado State 22–19 (at Colorado State); 2020: San Diego State 29–17 (at San Diego State); 2019: San Diego State 24–10 (at Colorado State); 2016: Colorado State 63–31 (at San Diego State).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
San Diego State
- San Diego State is 3–4 (2–1 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 53–20 vs. Portland State; L 10–28 at UCLA; L 13–26 vs. James Madison; L 16–41 at Toledo; W 31–29 vs. Texas State; L 14–66 at Oregon State; W 26–23 vs. Fresno State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- San Diego State is No. 94 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Sean Lewis is 15–17 in his third season at San Diego State and 39–48 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Sean Lewis is 1–0 against Colorado State.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Javion Kinnard (RB): 432 rushing yards, 1 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jayden Denegal (QB): 896 passing yards, 7 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Sione Hala (LB): 62 tackles, 2 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, San Diego State beat UNLV 34–6.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Colorado State
- Colorado State is 2–4 (0–2 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 35–13 vs. Wyoming; W 58–24 vs. Southern Utah; L 23–41 vs. No. 11 BYU; L 45–59 at UTSA; L 26–56 vs. Oregon State; L 27–66 at Texas State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Colorado State has lost four straight, since beating Southern Utah 58–24 (Sept. 12, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Colorado State is No. 127 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Jim Mora is 2–4 in his first season at Colorado State and 75–57 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Jim Mora faces San Diego State as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Ksaan Farrar (QB): 936 passing yards, 5 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jayden Brown (RB): 431 rushing yards, 3 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Oumar Diomande (LB): 54 tackles, 2 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2009, Colorado State lost to San Diego State 42–28.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Sean Lewis and Jim Mora as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- National Weather Service: The kickoff-hour forecast. Public domain (US government work).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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