Colorado vs. Ohio State

Colorado and Ohio State have 5 meetings on file, the first in 1971; Ohio State leads the series 4–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Ohio State 4–⁠1, and Ohio State has won the last 4.

Colorado wins
1
Ohio State wins
4
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1971
Longest streak
4 Ohio State
Current streak
4 Ohio State
Last 10 meetings
Ohio State 4–⁠1
Most recent
2011

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s1–⁠1
1980s0–⁠2
2010s0–⁠1
Both ranked
2 meetings: Colorado 1, Ohio State 1; 1 both in the top 10
Average margin
13.8 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Colorado
0–⁠1 Colorado’s record at home
At Ohio State
2–⁠1 Ohio State’s record at home
Neutral sites
0–⁠1 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 win1971: Colorado 20, Ohio State 14by 6 points
  2. Ohio State’s biggest win1985: Ohio State 36, Colorado 13by 23 points
  3. Ranked showdown1971: Colorado 20, Ohio State 14No. 10 Colorado at No. 6 Ohio State
  4. Ranked showdown1976: Ohio State 27, Colorado 10No. 12 Colorado at No. 11 Ohio State

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Colorado and Ohio State, 1971 on130015001700190019801990200020102020

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

Named most valuable

Rod Gerald Ohio State1976
Tom Cousineau Ohio State1976

Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

Photos

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

Every game

Sep 24, 2011Ohio State 37, Colorado 17at Ohio State
Sep 20, 1986Ohio State 13, Colorado 10at Ohio State
Sep 21, 19857Ohio State 36, Colorado 13at Colorado
Jan 1, 197711Ohio State 27, 12Colorado 10Neutral siteOrange Bowl
Sep 25, 197110Colorado 20, 6Ohio State 14at Ohio State

Every game is listed as played on the field.