California vs. Colorado

California and Colorado have 12 meetings on file, the first in 1968; California leads the series 7–⁠5 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s California 6–⁠4.

California wins
7
Colorado wins
5
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1968
Longest streak
3 California
Current streak
1 Colorado
Last 10 meetings
California 6–⁠4
Most recent
2022

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s1–⁠0
1970s0–⁠2
1980s1–⁠0
2010s4–⁠2
2020s1–⁠1
Average margin
13.9 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At California
5–⁠0 California’s record at home
At Colorado
5–⁠2 Colorado’s record at home
Shutouts
1

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

Games that tell the story

  1. California’s biggest win2010: California 52, Colorado 7by 45 points
  2. Colorado’s biggest win2013: Colorado 41, California 24by 17 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of California and Colorado, 1968 on130015001700197019801990200020102020

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

Jared Goff California24 of 42, 458 yards, 7 TD, 1 INT2014 Passing
Sefo Liufau Colorado46 of 67, 455 yards, 7 TD, 1 INT2014 Passing
Tyler Hansen Colorado28 of 49, 474 yards, 3 TD2011 Passing
Paul Richardson Colorado11 catches, 284 yards, 2 TD2011 Receiving
Nelson Spruce Colorado19 catches, 179 yards, 3 TD2014 Receiving

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

Photos

  • Cal in a huddle during a home game against the Colorado Buffaloes. The Golden Bears won 52-7.
    Cal in a huddle during a home game against the Colorado Buffaloes. The Golden Bears won 52–⁠7.Photo: BrokenSphere, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 2010 game
  • Cal in a huddle during a home game against the Colorado Buffaloes. The Golden Bears won 52-7.
    Cal in a huddle during a home game against the Colorado Buffaloes. The Golden Bears won 52–⁠7.Photo: BrokenSphere, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 2010 game
  • Cal in a huddle during a home game against the Colorado Buffaloes. The Golden Bears won 52-7.
    Cal in a huddle during a home game against the Colorado Buffaloes. The Golden Bears won 52–⁠7.Photo: BrokenSphere, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 2010 game
  • Cal kicks a field goal during a home game against the Colorado Buffaloes. The Golden Bears won 52-7.
    Cal kicks a field goal during a home game against the Colorado Buffaloes. The Golden Bears won 52–⁠7.Photo: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 2010 game

From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).

Every game

Oct 15, 2022Colorado 20, California 13at Colorado
Oct 23, 2021California 26, Colorado 3at California
Nov 24, 2018California 33, Colorado 21at California
Oct 28, 2017Colorado 44, California 28at Colorado
Sep 27, 2014California 59, Colorado 56at California
Nov 16, 2013Colorado 41, California 24at Colorado
Sep 10, 2011California 36, Colorado 33at Colorado
Sep 11, 2010California 52, Colorado 7at California
Sep 11, 1982California 31, Colorado 17at Colorado
Sep 13, 1975Colorado 34, California 27at Colorado
Sep 9, 19722Colorado 20, California 10at Colorado
Sep 28, 1968California 10, Colorado 0at California

Every game is listed as played on the field.