Colorado vs. Iowa State

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

1. Colorado’s biggest win1956: Colorado 52, Iowa State 0by 52 points
2. Iowa State’s biggest win1962: Iowa State 57, Colorado 19by 38 points
3. Upset1964: Colorado 14, Iowa State 7Colorado had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Ranked showdown1972: Colorado 34, Iowa State 22No. 18 Iowa State at No. 13 Colorado

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Colorado’s side (Ward 3–⁠3 against Stuber). 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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  1946 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Sep 22, 1946

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  1947 · The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, Sep 28, 1947

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  1953 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Nov 1, 1953

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  1954 · Evening star, Oct 17, 1954

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.

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

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
• Iowa State vs. Kansas State109 meetings, Iowa State 55–⁠50–⁠4
• Iowa State vs. Kansas104 meetings, Iowa State 46–⁠52–⁠6
• Iowa State vs. Missouri103 meetings, Iowa State 33–⁠61–⁠9
• Iowa State vs. Nebraska102 meetings, Iowa State 16–⁠84–⁠2