Game notes: Colorado State at Washington State
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The matchup
- Colorado State (2–4, 0–2 in conference) at Washington State (1–6, 0–3 in conference), Saturday, November 14, 10:30 p.m. ET, Gesa Field.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 fifth meeting; Washington State leads the series 3–1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, September 27, 2025: Washington State 20, Colorado State 3.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 2013: Colorado State 48, Washington State 45.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Last four meetings: 2025: Washington State 20–3 (at Colorado State); 2023: Washington State 50–24 (at Colorado State); 2022: Washington State 38–7 (at Washington State); 2013: Colorado State 48–45 (neutral site).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 1–2 against Washington 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 beat UNLV 49–35.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.
Washington State
- Washington State is 1–6 (0–3 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 10–24 at No. 17 Washington; L 7–34 at Kansas State; W 48–7 vs. Duquesne; L 24–34 vs. Arizona; L 6–26 vs. Fresno State; L 16–17 at Utah State; L 30–48 at Oregon State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Washington State has lost four straight, since beating Duquesne 48–7 (Sept. 19, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Washington State is No. 106 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Kirby Moore is 1–6 in his first season at Washington State.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Kirby Moore faces Colorado 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.
- Caden Pinnick (QB): 952 passing yards, 3 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Branden Ganashamoorthy (WR): 26 catches, 343 yards, 3 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Keith Brown (LB): 51 tackles, 1 sack, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, Washington State lost to No. 11 Oregon 43–29.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 Jim Mora and Kirby Moore 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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