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Colorado vs. Oregon State

Colorado and Oregon State have 14 meetings on file, the first in 1931; Oregon State leads the series 8–⁠6 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–⁠5, and Oregon State has won the last 2.

Colorado wins
6
Oregon State wins
8
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1931
Longest streak
3 Oregon State
Current streak
2 Oregon State
Last 10 meetings
even at 5–⁠5
Most recent
2023

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1930s0–⁠1
1960s0–⁠2
1980s2–⁠0
2010s3–⁠3
2020s1–⁠2
Average margin
15.6 points; 8 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Colorado
4–⁠4 Colorado’s record at home
At Oregon State
4–⁠2 Oregon State’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

  1. Colorado’s biggest win2016: Colorado 47, Oregon State 6by 41 points
  2. Oregon State’s biggest win1963: Oregon State 41, Colorado 6by 35 points
  3. Upset2018: Oregon State 41, Colorado 34Oregon State had a 15% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Colorado and Oregon State, 1931 on13001500170019401960198020002020

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

Sean Mannion Oregon State27 of 52, 414 yards, 6 TD, 1 INT2013 Passing
Damien Martinez Oregon State22 carries, 178 yards, 3 TD2022 Rushing
Brandin Cooks Oregon State9 catches, 168 yards, 2 TD2013 Receiving

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Photos

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

Every game

Nov 4, 202316Oregon State 26, Colorado 19at Colorado
Oct 22, 2022Oregon State 42, Colorado 9at Oregon State
Nov 6, 2021Colorado 37, Oregon State 34at Colorado
Oct 27, 2018Oregon State 41, Colorado 34at Colorado
Oct 14, 2017Colorado 36, Oregon State 33at Oregon State
Oct 1, 2016Colorado 47, Oregon State 6at Colorado
Oct 24, 2015Colorado 17, Oregon State 13at Oregon State
Oct 4, 2014Oregon State 36, Colorado 31at Colorado
Sep 28, 2013Oregon State 44, Colorado 17at Oregon State
Sep 24, 1988Colorado 28, Oregon State 21at Colorado
Sep 24, 1983Colorado 38, Oregon State 14at Colorado
Sep 26, 1964Oregon State 14, Colorado 7at Colorado
Sep 28, 1963Oregon State 41, Colorado 6at Oregon State
Sep 26, 1931Oregon State 16, Colorado 0at Oregon State

Every game is listed as played on the field.