Colorado State vs. UTEP

Colorado State and UTEP have 36 meetings on file, the first in 1963; Colorado State leads the series 26–⁠10 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Colorado State 9–⁠1, and Colorado State has won the last 2.

Colorado State wins
26
UTEP wins
10
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1963
Longest streak
10 Colorado State
Current streak
2 Colorado State
Last 10 meetings
Colorado State 9–⁠1
Most recent
2024

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s2–⁠4
1970s9–⁠1
1980s6–⁠4
1990s7–⁠0
2010s1–⁠1
2020s1–⁠0
Average margin
20 points; 9 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Colorado State
15–⁠3 Colorado State’s record at home
At UTEP
7–⁠11 UTEP’s record at home
Shutouts
3

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Colorado State’s biggest win1993: Colorado State 52, UTEP 0by 52 points
  2. UTEP’s biggest win1987: UTEP 45, Colorado State 6by 39 points
  3. Upset1986: UTEP 21, Colorado State 19UTEP had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1971: Colorado State 24, UTEP 7Colorado State had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsColorado StateSeriesUTEP
1965–⁠1969Milo Lude0–⁠4Robert Dobbs
1974–⁠1976Sarkis Arslanian3–⁠0Gil Bartosh
1977–⁠1980Sarkis Arslanian4–⁠0Bill Michael
1982–⁠1985Leon Fuller4–⁠0Bill Yung
1986–⁠1988Leon Fuller0–⁠3Bob Stull
1989–⁠1992Earle Bruce4–⁠0David Lee
1993–⁠1998Sonny Lubick4–⁠0Charlie Bailey

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Colorado State’s side (Lude 0–⁠4 against Dobbs). 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 UTEP, 1963 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

Jameill Showers UTEP26 of 43, 365 yards, 5 TD2013 Passing

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

Every game

Sep 21, 2024Colorado State 27, UTEP 17at Colorado State
Sep 28, 2013Colorado State 59, UTEP 42at Colorado State
Oct 22, 2011UTEP 31, Colorado State 17at UTEP
Oct 3, 1998Colorado State 20, UTEP 17at UTEP
Nov 4, 1995Colorado State 56, UTEP 10at Colorado State
Oct 15, 199413Colorado State 47, UTEP 9at Colorado State
Nov 13, 1993Colorado State 52, UTEP 0at UTEP
Oct 10, 1992Colorado State 42, UTEP 24at Colorado State
Oct 5, 1991Colorado State 23, UTEP 18at UTEP
Sep 22, 1990Colorado State 38, UTEP 20at Colorado State
Nov 11, 1989Colorado State 52, UTEP 0at UTEP
Oct 15, 1988UTEP 34, Colorado State 14at UTEP
Sep 19, 1987UTEP 45, Colorado State 6at Colorado State
Nov 22, 1986UTEP 21, Colorado State 19at UTEP
Sep 14, 1985Colorado State 41, UTEP 24at Colorado State
Nov 10, 1984Colorado State 59, UTEP 31at Colorado State
Oct 22, 1983Colorado State 31, UTEP 15at UTEP
Oct 30, 1982Colorado State 38, UTEP 13at Colorado State
Oct 24, 1981UTEP 35, Colorado State 29at UTEP
Nov 8, 1980Colorado State 37, UTEP 7at Colorado State
Oct 13, 1979Colorado State 17, UTEP 3at UTEP
Oct 7, 1978Colorado State 39, UTEP 29at Colorado State
Oct 8, 1977Colorado State 31, UTEP 14at UTEP
Oct 23, 1976Colorado State 28, UTEP 7at Colorado State
Nov 8, 1975Colorado State 21, UTEP 17at UTEP
Nov 16, 1974Colorado State 56, UTEP 24at Colorado State
Oct 27, 1973Colorado State 76, UTEP 24at UTEP
Nov 18, 1972Colorado State 35, UTEP 22at Colorado State
Nov 20, 1971Colorado State 24, UTEP 7at UTEP
Oct 17, 1970UTEP 41, Colorado State 37at Colorado State
Nov 1, 1969UTEP 17, Colorado State 16at Colorado State
Nov 23, 1968UTEP 23, Colorado State 19at UTEP
Nov 11, 1967UTEP 17, Colorado State 0at UTEP
Oct 9, 1965UTEP 35, Colorado State 10at UTEP
Nov 26, 1964Colorado State 35, UTEP 8at UTEP
Oct 26, 1963Colorado State 21, UTEP 14at Colorado State

Every game is listed as played on the field.