Adams State vs. Western Colorado

Adams State and Western Colorado have 7 meetings on file, the first in 1934; Western Colorado leads the series 7–⁠0 in the games on file. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Western Colorado 7–⁠0, and Western Colorado has won the last 7. The winner takes home the Colorado Classic Trophy. Western Colorado holds it.

Adams State wins
0
Western Colorado wins
7
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1934
Longest streak
7 Western Colorado
Current streak
7 Western Colorado
Last 10 meetings
Western Colorado 7–⁠0
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1930s0–⁠1
2020s0–⁠6
Average margin
31 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Adams State
0–⁠3 Adams State’s record at home
At Western Colorado
4–⁠0 Western Colorado’s record at home
Shutouts
2

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Colorado Classic Trophy

Played for since
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Who holds it comes from the games on file: the winner of the latest regular-season meeting (bowl rematches aren’t played for it); a tie leaves it with the holder (the usual rule; the article doesn’t say). From Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games (CC BY-SA).

Games that tell the story

  1. Western Colorado’s biggest win2026: Western Colorado 70, Adams State 21by 49 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Adams State and Western Colorado, 1934 on13001500170019401960198020002020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Sep 26, 2026Western Colorado 70, Adams State 21at Western Colorado
Sep 20, 2025Western Colorado 45, Adams State 6at Adams State
Sep 21, 2024Western Colorado 38, Adams State 0at Western Colorado
Nov 11, 2023Western Colorado 45, Adams State 24at Adams State
Nov 12, 2022Western Colorado 52, Adams State 10at Western Colorado
Sep 18, 2021Western Colorado 24, Adams State 10at Adams State
Nov 25, 1934Western Colorado 14, Adams State 0at Western Colorado

Every game is listed as played on the field.