Colorado vs. Denver

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

1. Colorado’s biggest win1904: Colorado 57, Denver 0by 57 points
2. Denver’s biggest win1927: Denver 48, Colorado 0by 48 points
3. Upset1919: Colorado 26, Denver 7Colorado had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Upset1908: Denver 14, Colorado 10Denver had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Colorado’s side (Witham 2–⁠1 against Murphy). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

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.

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  1906 · The Salt Lake herald, Salt Lake City [Utah], Oct 14, 1906

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  1915 · Norwich bulletin, Connecticut, Nov 22, 1915

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  1916 · Western liberal, Lordsburg, N.M., Oct 27, 1916

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  1918 · Bisbee daily review, Nov 29, 1918

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  1919 · Pine Bluff daily graphic, Pine Bluff, Ark., Oct 19, 1919

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

Every game is listed as played on the field.

• Colorado vs. Colorado State88 meetings, Colorado 64–⁠22–⁠2
• Colorado vs. Missouri75 meetings, Colorado 31–⁠41–⁠3
• Colorado vs. Utah73 meetings, Colorado 33–⁠37–⁠3
• Colorado vs. Nebraska72 meetings, Colorado 21–⁠49–⁠2
• Denver vs. Colorado State58 meetings, Denver 25–⁠28–⁠5
• Denver vs. Colorado College49 meetings, Denver 23–⁠25–⁠1
• Denver vs. Wyoming44 meetings, Denver 31–⁠11–⁠2
• Denver vs. Utah43 meetings, Denver 10–⁠28–⁠5