Game notes: Colorado State at Utah State
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The matchup
- Colorado State (2–4, 0–2 in conference) at Utah State (2–4, 1–1 in conference), Saturday, October 31, 3:30 p.m. ET, Maverik 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’).
The series
- It will be their 81st meeting; Colorado State leads the series 40–38–2.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Friday, November 29, 2024: Colorado State 42, Utah State 37.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1902: Colorado State 24, Utah State 5.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Utah State is 21–21–1 at home against Colorado State.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2024: Colorado State 42–37 (at Colorado State); 2023: Utah State 44–24 (at Utah State); 2022: Utah State 17–13 (at Colorado State); 2021: Utah State 26–24 (at Utah State); 2019: Utah State 34–24 (at Utah State).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
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 is 0–2 against Utah State.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 2015, Colorado State lost to San Diego State 41–17.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.
Utah State
- Utah State is 2–4 (1–1 in conference games), 0–3 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 17–29 vs. Idaho State; L 14–16 at No. 19 Washington; L 0–33 at No. 17 Utah; W 21–10 vs. Troy; L 18–37 at No. 22 Boise State; W 17–16 vs. Washington State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Utah State is No. 103 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Bronco Mendenhall is two wins from 150 as a head coach (148 so far).resultsA sitting FBS head coach within two wins of a multiple of 50 career wins, counting the head-coaching seasons on file.
- Bronco Mendenhall is 8–11 in his second season at Utah State and 148–99 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Bronco Mendenhall is 6–1 against Colorado State.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Grady Brosterhous (QB): 914 passing yards, 7 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Eli Wood (WR): 36 catches, 472 yards, 5 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Asher Cunningham (LB): 51 tackles, 1.5 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, Utah State lost to San Diego State 38–7.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
- Bronco Mendenhall is 0–1 against Jim Mora’s teams as a head coach.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).
- 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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