Colorado State vs. West Texas

Colorado State and West Texas first met in 1965 and have played 8 times; West Texas leads the series 4–⁠3–⁠1. Over the last 8 meetings it’s West Texas 4–⁠3.

Colorado State wins
3
West Texas wins
4
Ties
1
First meeting
1965
Longest streak
2 West Texas
Current streak
0 tie
Last 10 meetings
West Texas 4–⁠3
Most recent
1977

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s2–⁠3
1970s1–⁠1–⁠1
Average margin
12 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Colorado State
3–⁠1 Colorado State’s record at home
At West Texas
3–⁠0–⁠1 West Texas’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Colorado State’s biggest win1971: Colorado State 36, West Texas 14by 22 points
  2. West Texas’s biggest win1972: West Texas 41, Colorado State 14by 27 points

Coach against coach

YearsColorado StateSeriesWest Texas
1965–⁠1969Milo Lude2–⁠3Joe Kerbel

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Colorado State’s side (Lude 2–⁠3 against Kerbel). 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 West Texas, 1965 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.

Every game

Nov 12, 1977West Texas 21, Colorado State 21at West Texas
Sep 23, 1972West Texas 41, Colorado State 14at West Texas
Nov 13, 1971Colorado State 36, West Texas 14at Colorado State
Oct 18, 1969Colorado State 27, West Texas 7at Colorado State
Nov 16, 1968West Texas 22, Colorado State 17at Colorado State
Oct 7, 1967West Texas 24, Colorado State 14at West Texas
Nov 12, 1966Colorado State 35, West Texas 26at Colorado State
Oct 16, 1965West Texas 15, Colorado State 12at West Texas

Every game is listed as played on the field.