Game notes: Boise State at Colorado State
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The matchup
- Boise State (5–1, 2–0 in conference) at Colorado State (2–4, 0–2 in conference), Saturday, November 7, 6 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’).
The series
- It will be their 15th meeting; Boise State leads the series 13–1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 22, 2025: Boise State 49, Colorado State 21.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 2011: Boise State 63, Colorado State 13.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Colorado State is 1–6 at home against Boise State.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Boise State 49–21 (at Boise State); 2023: Colorado State 31–30 (at Colorado State); 2022: Boise State 49–10 (at Boise State); 2021: Boise State 28–19 (at Colorado State); 2020: Boise State 52–21 (at Boise State).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Boise State
- Boise State is 5–1 (2–0 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: L 27–34 at No. 2 Oregon; W 38–20 vs. Memphis; W 38–24 vs. South Dakota; W 32–7 at Western Michigan; W 37–18 vs. Utah State; W 38–31 at Fresno State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Boise State has won five straight, since losing 34–27 to Oregon (Sept. 5, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Boise State is No. 17 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Spencer Danielson is 29–9 in his fourth season at Boise State.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Spencer Danielson is 1–0 against Colorado State.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Dylan Riley (RB): 835 rushing yards, 6 TD, No. 4 in FBS in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Maddux Madsen (QB): 1,296 passing yards, 13 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Boen Phelps (LB): 35 tackles, 1 sack, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 1998, Boise State beat New Mexico State 55–51.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 Boise 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 2015, Colorado State beat Wyoming 26–7.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
- It is the first meeting of Spencer Danielson 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).
- 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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