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Colorado vs. Washington State

Colorado and Washington State have 14 meetings on file, the first in 1981; Washington State leads the series 8–⁠6 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Washington State 7–⁠3, and Washington State has won the last 4.

Colorado wins
6
Washington State wins
8
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1981
Longest streak
4 Washington State
Current streak
4 Washington State
Last 10 meetings
Washington State 7–⁠3
Most recent
2023

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1980s2–⁠1
1990s1–⁠0
2000s1–⁠1
2010s2–⁠5
2020s0–⁠1
Both ranked
1 meeting: Colorado 1, Washington State 0
Average margin
17.1 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Colorado
3–⁠4 Colorado’s record at home
At Washington State
4–⁠3 Washington State’s record at home
Shutouts
2

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Colorado’s biggest win1996: Colorado 37, Washington State 19by 18 points
  2. Washington State’s biggest win2023: Washington State 56, Colorado 14by 42 points
  3. Upset1982: Colorado 12, Washington State 0Colorado had a 20% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2004: Colorado 20, Washington State 12Colorado had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset2012: Colorado 35, Washington State 34Colorado had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  6. Ranked showdown2016: Colorado 38, Washington State 24No. 20 Washington State at No. 12 Colorado

Coach against coach

YearsColoradoSeriesWashington State
2015–⁠2018Mike MacIntyre1–⁠3Mike Leach

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Colorado’s side (MacIntyre 1–⁠3 against Leach). 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 Washington State, 1981 on1300150017001990200020102020

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

Jason Hill Washington State6 catches, 206 yards, 1 TD2004 Receiving

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

Every game

Nov 17, 2023Washington State 56, Colorado 14at Washington State
Oct 19, 2019Washington State 41, Colorado 10at Washington State
Nov 10, 201810Washington State 31, Colorado 7at Colorado
Oct 21, 201715Washington State 28, Colorado 0at Washington State
Nov 19, 201612Colorado 38, 20Washington State 24at Colorado
Nov 21, 201524Washington State 27, Colorado 3at Washington State
Sep 22, 2012Colorado 35, Washington State 34at Washington State
Oct 1, 2011Washington State 31, Colorado 27at Colorado
Sep 11, 2004Colorado 20, Washington State 12at Washington State
Sep 13, 2003Washington State 47, 17Colorado 26at Colorado
Aug 31, 19965Colorado 37, Washington State 19at Colorado
Sep 26, 1987Colorado 26, Washington State 17at Colorado
Sep 18, 1982Colorado 12, Washington State 0at Washington State
Sep 19, 1981Washington State 14, Colorado 10at Colorado

Every game is listed as played on the field.