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Arizona State vs. Colorado State

Arizona State and Colorado State have 21 meetings on file, the first in 1950; Arizona State leads the series 20–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Arizona State 9–⁠1, and Arizona State has won the last 5.

Arizona State wins
20
Colorado State wins
1
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1950
Longest streak
15 Arizona State
Current streak
5 Arizona State
Last 10 meetings
Arizona State 9–⁠1
Most recent
2000

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1950s3–⁠0
1960s6–⁠0
1970s6–⁠1
1980s3–⁠0
1990s1–⁠0
2000s1–⁠0
Average margin
26 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Arizona State
15–⁠0 Arizona State’s record at home
At Colorado State
1–⁠5 Colorado State’s record at home
Shutouts
3

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Arizona State’s biggest win1969: Arizona State 79, Colorado State 7by 72 points
  2. Colorado State’s biggest win1977: Colorado State 25, Arizona State 14by 11 points

Coach against coach

YearsArizona StateSeriesColorado State
1959–⁠1961Frank Kush3–⁠0Tuffy Mullison
1962–⁠1969Frank Kush4–⁠0Milo Lude
1973–⁠1977Frank Kush4–⁠1Sarkis Arslanian

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Arizona State’s side (Kush 3–⁠0 against Mullison). 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 State, 1950 on13001500170019501960197019801990200020102020

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 16, 2000Arizona State 13, Colorado State 10at Arizona State
Sep 15, 199025Arizona State 31, Colorado State 20at Arizona State
Sep 17, 1988Arizona State 28, Colorado State 17at Arizona State
Nov 17, 1984Arizona State 45, Colorado State 14at Arizona State
Nov 21, 198120Arizona State 52, Colorado State 7at Arizona State
Nov 19, 1977Colorado State 25, 12Arizona State 14at Colorado State
Nov 20, 1976Arizona State 21, Colorado State 19at Arizona State
Oct 18, 197511Arizona State 33, Colorado State 3at Colorado State
Nov 23, 1974Arizona State 26, Colorado State 21at Arizona State
Sep 29, 197313Arizona State 67, Colorado State 14at Arizona State
Oct 9, 197112Arizona State 42, Colorado State 0at Colorado State
Sep 19, 197020Arizona State 38, Colorado State 9at Arizona State
Nov 22, 1969Arizona State 79, Colorado State 7at Arizona State
Oct 31, 1964Arizona State 34, Colorado State 6at Arizona State
Oct 5, 1963Arizona State 50, Colorado State 7at Colorado State
Sep 29, 1962Arizona State 35, Colorado State 0at Arizona State
Sep 30, 1961Arizona State 14, Colorado State 6at Colorado State
Sep 17, 1960Arizona State 39, Colorado State 0at Arizona State
Oct 17, 1959Arizona State 24, Colorado State 9at Colorado State
Sep 27, 1952Arizona State 40, Colorado State 14at Arizona State
Nov 18, 1950Arizona State 21, Colorado State 13at Arizona State

Every game is listed as played on the field.