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Colorado vs. BYU

Thursday, December 29, 1988, Freedom Bowl

BYU beat Colorado 20–⁠17. It was their 12th meeting; after it, Colorado led the series 8–⁠3–⁠1.

Neutral siteColorado8–⁠4 in 1988
17
Neutral siteBYU9–⁠4 in 1988
20

FinalTV: MizlouAttendance 35,941The game on Wikipedia

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Colorado 56% to win. BYU won as Elo’s underdog.

The series

Every Colorado–BYU game

Colorado leads 8–⁠5–⁠1 in 14 meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2025BYU 24, Colorado 21
2024BYU 36, Colorado 14Alamo Bowl
1988BYU 20, Colorado 17Freedom Bowl
1981BYU 41, Colorado 20
1947Colorado 9, BYU 7
1946BYU 10, Colorado 7

Around this game

Colorado

BYU