Colorado vs. Fresno State

Colorado and Fresno State have 6 meetings on file, the first in 1965; Colorado leads the series 4–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Colorado 4–⁠2, and Fresno State has won the last 2.

Colorado wins
4
Fresno State wins
2
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1965
Longest streak
4 Colorado
Current streak
2 Fresno State
Last 10 meetings
Colorado 4–⁠2
Most recent
2012

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s1–⁠0
1980s1–⁠0
1990s2–⁠0
2000s0–⁠1
2010s0–⁠1
Both ranked
1 meeting: Colorado 1, Fresno State 0
Average margin
20.2 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Colorado
3–⁠0 Colorado’s record at home
At Fresno State
1–⁠0 Fresno State’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠1 Colorado first

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Colorado’s biggest win1988: Colorado 45, Fresno State 3by 42 points
  2. Fresno State’s biggest win2012: Fresno State 69, Colorado 14by 55 points
  3. Ranked showdown1993: Colorado 41, Fresno State 30No. 25 Fresno State at No. 17 Colorado

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Colorado and Fresno State, 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

Sep 15, 2012Fresno State 69, Colorado 14at Fresno State
Aug 26, 2001Fresno State 24, Colorado 22Folsom Field
Sep 12, 199816Colorado 29, Fresno State 21at Colorado
Dec 25, 199317Colorado 41, 25Fresno State 30Neutral siteAloha Bowl
Sep 10, 1988Colorado 45, Fresno State 3at Colorado
Sep 25, 1965Colorado 10, Fresno State 7at Colorado

Every game is listed as played on the field.