Colorado vs. Washburn

Colorado and Washburn first met in 1905 and have played 2 times; Colorado leads the series 1–⁠0–⁠1. Over the last 2 meetings it’s Colorado 1–⁠0.

Colorado wins
1
Washburn wins
0
Ties
1
First meeting
1905
Longest streak
1 Colorado
Current streak
0 tie
Last 10 meetings
Colorado 1–⁠0
Most recent
1906

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Colorado and Washburn, 1905 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.

From the newspapers

  • The The Topeka state journal's story of the 1905 game: GAME.TO THELAST Washburn Puts Up Splendid Game Against Colorado. Would Have Been Close Save for Bad Luck. FINAL SCORE 80 TO 5. Sons Of IchabOd Get Touchdown Near End. Their PIucky Fight Wins Adj miration of MOuntaineers. Offensive Football of a Good Quality.

    1905 · The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, Nov 19, 1905

  • The The Topeka state journal's story of the 1906 game: ENDED INA DRAW No Score, Result Of Washburn- Colorado Football Game. Contest Vas Hard and Bril- liant One. NEAR THE GOAL LINE. Sons of Ichabod We're on the Three Yard Line. MountaiReers Failed to Kick Field Goals. EAR THE GOAL LINE.

    1906 · The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, Oct 22, 1906

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.

Every game

Oct 20, 1906Washburn 0, Colorado 0at Washburn
Nov 18, 1905Colorado 30, Washburn 5at Colorado

Every game is listed as played on the field.