Colorado vs. Michigan
Colorado and Michigan have 5 meetings on file, the first in 1974; Michigan leads the series 4–1 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Michigan 4–1, and Michigan has won the last 3. Share
- Colorado wins
- 1
- Michigan wins
- 4
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1974
- Longest streak
- 3 Michigan
- Current streak
- 3 Michigan
- Last 10 meetings
- Michigan 4–1
- Most recent
- 2016
The series at a glance
- Both ranked
- 3 meetings: Colorado 1, Michigan 2; 1 both in the top 10
- Average margin
- 16 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Colorado
- 0–1 Colorado’s record at home
- At Michigan
- 3–1 Michigan’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 1
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Colorado’s biggest win1994: Colorado 27, Michigan 26by 1 points
- Michigan’s biggest win1974: Michigan 31, Colorado 0by 31 points
- Upset1996: Michigan 20, Colorado 13Michigan had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown1994: Colorado 27, Michigan 26No. 7 Colorado at No. 4 Michigan
- Ranked showdown1996: Michigan 20, Colorado 13No. 11 Michigan at No. 5 Colorado
- Ranked showdown1997: Michigan 27, Colorado 3No. 8 Colorado at No. 14 Michigan
Both programs through the years
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.
Stars of the series
Biggest days
| Jabrill Peppers Michigan | 9 tackles, 1 sack, 3.5 for loss, 1 TD | 2016 Defense |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
On television
ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from this game twice: 1997, 1996.
College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of its locations (CC BY-SA).
Photos
Photo: Brad Muckenthaler, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Brad Muckenthaler, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Brad Muckenthaler, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 
Ty Issac for the 2016 Michigan Wolverines football team in a 45–28 victory over 2016 Colorado Buffaloes football team at Michigan Stadium on September 17, 2016.Photo: Brad Muckenthaler, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).
Every game
| Sep 17, 2016 | 4Michigan 45, Colorado 28 | at Michigan | ||
| Sep 13, 1997 | 14Michigan 27, 8Colorado 3 | at Michigan | ||
| Sep 14, 1996 | 11Michigan 20, 5Colorado 13 | at Colorado | ||
| Sep 24, 1994 | 7Colorado 27, 4Michigan 26 | at Michigan | ||
| Sep 21, 1974 | 6Michigan 31, Colorado 0 | at Michigan |
Every game is listed as played on the field.