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Colorado State vs. Fresno State

Colorado State and Fresno State have 18 meetings on file, the first in 1992; Colorado State leads the series 11–⁠7 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Colorado State 7–⁠3.

Colorado State wins
11
Fresno State wins
7
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1992
Longest streak
4 Colorado State
Current streak
1 Colorado State
Last 10 meetings
Colorado State 7–⁠3
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1990s4–⁠2
2000s3–⁠2
2010s3–⁠1
2020s1–⁠2
Average margin
16.6 points; 7 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Colorado State
5–⁠2 Colorado State’s record at home
At Fresno State
5–⁠5 Fresno State’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠0 Colorado State first
Shutouts
1

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Colorado State’s biggest win1997: Colorado State 41, Fresno State 3by 38 points
  2. Fresno State’s biggest win1999: Fresno State 44, Colorado State 13by 31 points
  3. Upset2019: Colorado State 41, Fresno State 31Colorado State had a 17% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1993: Colorado State 34, Fresno State 32Colorado State had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset2006: Colorado State 35, Fresno State 23Colorado State had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsColorado StateSeriesFresno State
1993–⁠1996Sonny Lubick3–⁠0Jim Sweeney
1997–⁠2006Sonny Lubick3–⁠3Pat Hill

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Colorado State’s side (Lubick 3–⁠0 against Sweeney). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Colorado State and Fresno State, 1992 on1300150017001995200020052010201520202025

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

Gartrell Johnson Colorado State27 carries, 285 yards, 2 TD2008 Rushing
Owen Long Colorado State17 tackles, 1 sack, 2 for loss2025 Defense

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

Every game

Nov 21, 2026Colorado State at Fresno State upcomingat Fresno State
Oct 10, 2025Colorado State 49, Fresno State 21at Colorado State
Nov 23, 2024Fresno State 28, Colorado State 22at Fresno State
Oct 29, 2020Fresno State 38, Colorado State 17at Fresno State
Oct 26, 2019Colorado State 41, Fresno State 31at Fresno State
Nov 5, 2016Colorado State 37, Fresno State 0at Colorado State
Nov 28, 2015Colorado State 34, Fresno State 31at Fresno State
Oct 6, 2012Fresno State 28, Colorado State 7at Colorado State
Dec 20, 2008Colorado State 40, Fresno State 35University Stadium (NM)New Mexico Bowl
Sep 30, 2006Colorado State 35, Fresno State 23at Fresno State
Oct 4, 2003Colorado State 34, Fresno State 10at Colorado State
Oct 4, 2002Fresno State 32, 25Colorado State 30at Fresno State
Oct 13, 20018Fresno State 25, Colorado State 22at Colorado State
Oct 9, 1999Fresno State 44, Colorado State 13at Fresno State
Nov 8, 1997Colorado State 41, Fresno State 3at Colorado State
Nov 9, 1996Colorado State 42, Fresno State 20at Fresno State
Nov 19, 199410Colorado State 44, Fresno State 42at Fresno State
Oct 9, 1993Colorado State 34, Fresno State 32at Colorado State
Sep 19, 1992Fresno State 52, Colorado State 21at Fresno State

Every game is listed as played on the field.