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Colorado vs. Houston

Colorado and Houston first met in 1971 and have played 2 times; the series is tied 1–⁠1. Over the last 2 meetings it’s even at 1–⁠1.

Scheduled 2027 at Houston. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Colorado wins
1
Houston wins
1
Ties
0
First meeting
1971
Longest streak
1 Colorado
Current streak
1 Houston
Last 10 meetings
even at 1–⁠1
Most recent
2025

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Colorado and Houston, 1971 on13001500170019801990200020102020

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.

On television

2025ESPN2.9 million viewers

Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.

Photos

  • Random game shots University of Colorado Buff vs. University of Houston Cougars Space City Financial Stadium Houston, TX 9-12-25 Big 12 Conference big12
    Random game shots University of Colorado Buff vs. University of Houston Cougars Space City Financial Stadium Houston, TX 9-12-25 Big 12 Conference big12Photo: 2C2K Photography, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 2025 game
  • Random game shots University of Colorado Buff vs. University of Houston Cougars Space City Financial Stadium Houston, TX 9-12-25 Big 12 Conference big12
    Random game shots University of Colorado Buff vs. University of Houston Cougars Space City Financial Stadium Houston, TX 9-12-25 Big 12 Conference big12Photo: 2C2K Photography, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 2025 game
  • Random game shots University of Colorado Buff vs. University of Houston Cougars Space City Financial Stadium Houston, TX 9-12-25 Big 12 Conference big12
    Random game shots University of Colorado Buff vs. University of Houston Cougars Space City Financial Stadium Houston, TX 9-12-25 Big 12 Conference big12Photo: 2C2K Photography, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 2025 game
  • Random game shots University of Colorado Buff vs. University of Houston Cougars Space City Financial Stadium Houston, TX 9-12-25 Big 12 Conference big12
    Random game shots University of Colorado Buff vs. University of Houston Cougars Space City Financial Stadium Houston, TX 9-12-25 Big 12 Conference big12Photo: 2C2K Photography, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 2025 game

From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).

Every game

Nov 13, 2026Houston at Colorado upcomingat Colorado
Sep 12, 2025Houston 36, Colorado 20at Houston
Dec 31, 19717Colorado 29, 15Houston 17Neutral siteAstro-Bluebonnet Bowl

Every game is listed as played on the field.