Colorado State vs. Kansas State

Colorado State and Kansas State have 5 meetings on file, the first in 1953; Kansas State leads the series 4–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Kansas State 4–⁠1, and Kansas State has won the last 4.

Colorado State wins
1
Kansas State wins
4
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1953
Longest streak
4 Kansas State
Current streak
4 Kansas State
Last 10 meetings
Kansas State 4–⁠1
Most recent
1995

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1950s1–⁠1
1960s0–⁠2
1990s0–⁠1
Average margin
18.8 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Colorado State
1–⁠1 Colorado State’s record at home
At Kansas State
2–⁠0 Kansas State’s record at home
Neutral sites
0–⁠1 Colorado State first
Shutouts
2

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Colorado State’s biggest win1953: Colorado State 14, Kansas State 13by 1 points
  2. Kansas State’s biggest win1995: Kansas State 54, Colorado State 21by 33 points
  3. Upset1967: Kansas State 17, Colorado State 7Kansas State had a 19% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Colorado State and Kansas State, 1953 on1300150017001960197019801990200020102020

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

Named most valuable

Brian Kavanagh and Mario Smith1995

Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

Every game

Dec 29, 199510Kansas State 54, Colorado State 21Neutral siteHoliday Bowl
Sep 21, 1968Kansas State 21, Colorado State 0at Kansas State
Sep 23, 1967Kansas State 17, Colorado State 7at Colorado State
Sep 18, 1954Kansas State 29, Colorado State 0at Kansas State
Sep 26, 1953Colorado State 14, Kansas State 13at Colorado State

Every game is listed as played on the field.