Arizona State vs. Colorado

Arizona State and Colorado have 15 meetings on file, the first in 2006; officially, Arizona State leads 9–⁠4; as played, 11–⁠4 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Arizona State 6–⁠4. The NCAA vacated Arizona State’s two wins (2021 and 2022); they don’t count officially. This page counts every game as it was played.

Official series
Arizona State leads 9–⁠4
Arizona State wins on file
11
Colorado wins on file
4
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2006
Longest streak
7 Arizona State
Current streak
1 Arizona State
Last 10 meetings
Arizona State 6–⁠4
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s2–⁠0
2010s6–⁠3
2020s3–⁠1
Average margin
19.2 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Arizona State
6–⁠2 Arizona State’s record at home
At Colorado
2–⁠5 Colorado’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Arizona State’s biggest win2013: Arizona State 54, Colorado 13by 41 points
  2. Colorado’s biggest win2016: Colorado 40, Arizona State 16by 24 points
  3. Upset2019: Colorado 34, Arizona State 31Colorado had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsArizona StateSeriesColorado
2013–⁠2017Todd Graham4–⁠1Mike MacIntyre

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Arizona State’s side (Graham 4–⁠1 against MacIntyre). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Arizona State and Colorado, 2006 on1300150017002010201520202025

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.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Trenton Bourguet Arizona State32 of 43, 435 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT2022 Passing
Phillip Lindsay Colorado26 carries, 219 yards, 3 TD2016 Rushing
Raleek Brown Arizona State22 carries, 255 yards, 1 TD2025 Rushing

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

On television

2025ESPN21.1 million viewers

Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.

Every game

Nov 7, 2026Colorado at Arizona State upcomingat Arizona State
Nov 22, 2025Arizona State 42, Colorado 17at Colorado
Oct 7, 2023Colorado 27, Arizona State 24at Arizona State
Oct 29, 2022Arizona State 42, Colorado 34vacatedat Colorado
Sep 25, 2021Arizona State 35, Colorado 13vacatedat Arizona State
Sep 21, 2019Colorado 34, 24Arizona State 31at Arizona State
Oct 6, 201821Colorado 28, Arizona State 21at Colorado
Nov 4, 2017Arizona State 41, Colorado 30at Arizona State
Oct 15, 2016Colorado 40, Arizona State 16at Colorado
Oct 10, 2015Arizona State 48, Colorado 23at Arizona State
Sep 13, 201416Arizona State 38, Colorado 24at Colorado
Oct 12, 2013Arizona State 54, Colorado 13at Arizona State
Oct 11, 2012Arizona State 51, Colorado 17at Colorado
Oct 29, 201123Arizona State 48, Colorado 14at Arizona State
Sep 8, 2007Arizona State 33, Colorado 14at Arizona State
Sep 16, 200622Arizona State 21, Colorado 3at Colorado

Every game is listed as played on the field; a win the NCAA later vacated is marked “vacated”; the official series above counts them the NCAA’s way.