Colorado State vs. Denver
Colorado State and Denver have 58 meetings on file, the first in 1902; Colorado State leads the series 28–25–5 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Colorado State 6–4. Share
- Colorado State wins
- 28
- Denver wins
- 25
- Ties
- 5
- Earliest on file
- 1902
- Longest streak
- 6 Denver
- Current streak
- 1 Denver
- Last 10 meetings
- Colorado State 6–4
- Most recent
- 1960
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 3–6 | ||||||||||
| 1910s | 6–4 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 7–3 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 3–4–3 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 2–4–2 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 7–3 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 0–1 |
- Average margin
- 12.9 points; 20 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Colorado State
- 9–6 Colorado State’s record at home
- At Denver
- 19–19–5 Denver’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 21
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Colorado State’s biggest win1915: Colorado State 34, Denver 3by 31 points
- Denver’s biggest win1911: Denver 49, Colorado State 0by 49 points
- Upset1921: Denver 21, Colorado State 14Denver had a 18% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1904: Denver 18, Colorado State 0Denver had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1907: Denver 5, Colorado State 0Denver had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | Colorado State | Series | Denver |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920–1922 | Harry Hughes | 2–1 | Fred Murphy |
| 1925–1928 | Harry Hughes | 3–1 | Fred Dawson |
| 1929–1931 | Harry Hughes | 2–1 | Jeff Cravath |
| 1936–1938 | Harry Hughes | 0–2–1 | William Saunders |
| 1956–1960 | Tuffy Mullison | 3–2 | John Roning |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Colorado State’s side (Hughes 2–1 against Murphy). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
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.
From the newspapers

1915 · Arizona republican, Arizona, Nov 26, 1915

1923 · The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, Nov 11, 1923

1930 · New Britain herald, Connecticut, Oct 13, 1930

1932 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 15, 1932

1938 · Imperial Valley press, California, Oct 9, 1938
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
Every game
Every game is listed as played on the field.