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Colorado vs. Oklahoma State

Colorado and Oklahoma State have 48 meetings on file, the first in 1920; Colorado leads the series 27–⁠20–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–⁠5.

Colorado wins
27
Oklahoma State wins
20
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1920
Longest streak
8 Colorado
Current streak
1 Colorado
Last 10 meetings
even at 5–⁠5
Most recent
2024

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1920s1–⁠0
1930s1–⁠0
1960s5–⁠5
1970s6–⁠4
1980s3–⁠6–⁠1
1990s7–⁠1
2000s3–⁠3
2010s0–⁠1
2020s1–⁠0
Both ranked
2 meetings: Colorado 0, Oklahoma State 2
Average margin
16.2 points; 15 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Colorado
14–⁠8 Colorado’s record at home
At Oklahoma State
11–⁠13–⁠1 Oklahoma State’s record at home
Neutral sites
0–⁠1 Colorado first
Shutouts
6

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Colorado’s biggest win2024: Colorado 52, Oklahoma State 0by 52 points
  2. Oklahoma State’s biggest win1980: Oklahoma State 42, Colorado 7by 35 points
  3. Upset1967: Oklahoma State 10, Colorado 7Oklahoma State had a 15% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1972: Oklahoma State 31, Colorado 6Oklahoma State had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1978: Oklahoma State 24, Colorado 20Oklahoma State had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  6. Ranked showdown2016: Oklahoma State 38, Colorado 8No. 13 Oklahoma State at No. 11 Colorado
  7. Ranked showdown1997: Oklahoma State 33, Colorado 29No. 24 Colorado at No. 20 Oklahoma State

Coach against coach

YearsColoradoSeriesOklahoma State
1963–⁠1968Eddie Crowder2–⁠4Phil Cutchin
1969–⁠1971Eddie Crowder3–⁠0Floyd Gass
1974–⁠1978Bill Mallory4–⁠1Jim Stanley
1979–⁠1981Chuck Fairbanks1–⁠2Jimmy Johnson
1984–⁠1994Bill McCartney7–⁠4Pat Jones
1995–⁠1997Rick Neuheisel2–⁠1Bob Simmons

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Colorado’s side (Crowder 2–⁠4 against Cutchin). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Colorado and Oklahoma State, 1920 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

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

Shedeur Sanders Colorado34 of 41, 438 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT2024 Passing
LaJohntay Wester Colorado11 catches, 175 yards, 2 TD2024 Receiving

Named most valuable

James Washington Oklahoma State2016
Vincent Taylor Oklahoma State2016

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

Every game

Oct 24, 2026Colorado at Oklahoma State upcomingat Oklahoma State
Nov 29, 202423Colorado 52, Oklahoma State 0at Colorado
Dec 29, 201613Oklahoma State 38, 11Colorado 8AlamodomeAlamo Bowl
Nov 19, 200912Oklahoma State 31, Colorado 28at Oklahoma State
Nov 15, 200811Oklahoma State 30, Colorado 17at Colorado
Oct 1, 2005Colorado 34, Oklahoma State 0at Oklahoma State
Oct 9, 200422Oklahoma State 42, Colorado 14at Colorado
Oct 27, 200125Colorado 22, Oklahoma State 19at Oklahoma State
Oct 28, 2000Colorado 37, Oklahoma State 21at Colorado
Oct 11, 199720Oklahoma State 33, 24Colorado 29at Oklahoma State
Oct 12, 19969Colorado 35, Oklahoma State 13at Colorado
Nov 4, 199510Colorado 45, Oklahoma State 32at Oklahoma State
Nov 5, 19947Colorado 17, Oklahoma State 3at Colorado
Nov 6, 199323Colorado 31, Oklahoma State 14at Oklahoma State
Nov 7, 199216Colorado 28, Oklahoma State 0at Colorado
Nov 9, 199114Colorado 16, Oklahoma State 12at Oklahoma State
Nov 10, 19904Colorado 41, Oklahoma State 22at Colorado
Nov 11, 19892Colorado 41, Oklahoma State 17at Oklahoma State
Oct 8, 198813Oklahoma State 41, Colorado 21at Colorado
Oct 10, 198719Oklahoma State 42, Colorado 17at Oklahoma State
Nov 1, 1986Colorado 31, Oklahoma State 14at Oklahoma State
Nov 2, 198512Oklahoma State 14, Colorado 11at Colorado
Oct 27, 198410Oklahoma State 20, Colorado 14at Oklahoma State
Oct 29, 1983Oklahoma State 40, Colorado 14at Colorado
Oct 16, 1982Oklahoma State 25, Colorado 25at Oklahoma State
Oct 17, 1981Colorado 11, Oklahoma State 10at Colorado
Nov 8, 1980Oklahoma State 42, Colorado 7at Oklahoma State
Nov 10, 1979Oklahoma State 21, Colorado 20at Colorado
Oct 14, 1978Oklahoma State 24, 13Colorado 20at Oklahoma State
Oct 8, 19776Colorado 29, Oklahoma State 13at Colorado
Oct 16, 1976Colorado 20, Oklahoma State 10at Oklahoma State
Nov 8, 197514Colorado 17, Oklahoma State 7at Colorado
Nov 16, 1974Colorado 37, 18Oklahoma State 20at Oklahoma State
Nov 17, 1973Oklahoma State 38, Colorado 24at Colorado
Sep 30, 1972Oklahoma State 31, 3Colorado 6at Oklahoma State
Nov 13, 197112Colorado 40, Oklahoma State 6at Colorado
Nov 14, 1970Colorado 30, Oklahoma State 6at Oklahoma State
Nov 15, 1969Colorado 17, Oklahoma State 14at Colorado
Nov 9, 1968Oklahoma State 34, Colorado 17at Oklahoma State
Oct 28, 1967Oklahoma State 10, 3Colorado 7at Colorado
Oct 8, 1966Oklahoma State 11, Colorado 10at Oklahoma State
Oct 9, 1965Colorado 34, Oklahoma State 11at Colorado
Oct 10, 1964Oklahoma State 14, Colorado 10at Oklahoma State
Oct 12, 1963Colorado 25, Oklahoma State 0at Colorado
Oct 13, 1962Oklahoma State 36, Colorado 16at Oklahoma State
Sep 30, 1961Colorado 24, Oklahoma State 0at Colorado
Nov 19, 1960Colorado 13, Oklahoma State 6at Oklahoma State
Oct 6, 1933Colorado 6, Oklahoma State 0at Oklahoma State
Nov 25, 1920Colorado 40, Oklahoma State 7at Oklahoma State

Every game is listed as played on the field.