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Colorado State vs. Northern Colorado

Colorado State and Northern Colorado have 20 meetings on file, the first in 1905; Colorado State leads the series 20–⁠0 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Colorado State 10–⁠0, and Colorado State has won the last 20.

Scheduled 2029 at Colorado State; 2032 at Colorado State; 2033 at Colorado State; 2035 at Colorado State. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Colorado State wins
20
Northern Colorado wins
0
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1905
Longest streak
20 Colorado State
Current streak
20 Colorado State
Last 10 meetings
Colorado State 10–⁠0
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s1–⁠0
1920s4–⁠0
1930s5–⁠0
1940s3–⁠0
1970s1–⁠0
1980s2–⁠0
2010s2–⁠0
2020s2–⁠0
Average margin
18.9 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Colorado State
11–⁠0 Colorado State’s record at home
At Northern Colorado
0–⁠9 Northern Colorado’s record at home
Shutouts
5

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Colorado State’s biggest win1977: Colorado State 48, Northern Colorado 10by 38 points

Coach against coach

YearsColorado StateSeriesNorthern Colorado
1928–⁠1931Harry Hughes3–⁠0William Saunders
1932–⁠1936Harry Hughes3–⁠0J.W. Hancock

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Colorado State’s side (Hughes 3–⁠0 against Saunders). 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 Northern Colorado, 1905 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

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 6, 2025Colorado State 21, Northern Colorado 17at Colorado State
Sep 7, 2024Colorado State 38, Northern Colorado 17at Colorado State
Sep 17, 2016Colorado State 47, Northern Colorado 21at Colorado State
Sep 10, 2011Colorado State 33, Northern Colorado 14at Colorado State
Sep 20, 1986Colorado State 46, Northern Colorado 14at Colorado State
Nov 5, 1983Colorado State 41, Northern Colorado 20at Colorado State
Sep 24, 1977Colorado State 48, Northern Colorado 10at Colorado State
Nov 3, 1945Colorado State 25, Northern Colorado 14at Colorado State
Sep 29, 1945Colorado State 33, Northern Colorado 0at Northern Colorado
Nov 14, 1942Colorado State 14, Northern Colorado 6at Northern Colorado
Nov 14, 1936Colorado State 12, Northern Colorado 6at Northern Colorado
Sep 29, 1934Colorado State 12, Northern Colorado 0at Northern Colorado
Oct 1, 1932Colorado State 12, Northern Colorado 0at Northern Colorado
Nov 28, 1931Colorado State 21, Northern Colorado 7at Colorado State
Oct 18, 1930Colorado State 26, Northern Colorado 0at Northern Colorado
Oct 6, 1928Colorado State 26, Northern Colorado 6at Colorado State
Oct 1, 1927Colorado State 33, Northern Colorado 0at Northern Colorado
Nov 7, 1925Colorado State 43, Northern Colorado 18at Colorado State
Nov 15, 1924Colorado State 22, Northern Colorado 7at Northern Colorado
Oct 21, 1905Colorado State 6, Northern Colorado 5at Northern Colorado

Every game is listed as played on the field.