Colorado vs. Wisconsin

Colorado and Wisconsin have 6 meetings on file, the first in 1965; Colorado leads the series 4–⁠1–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Colorado 4–⁠1.

Colorado wins
4
Wisconsin wins
1
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1965
Longest streak
4 Colorado
Current streak
1 Wisconsin
Last 10 meetings
Colorado 4–⁠1
Most recent
2002

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s0–⁠0–⁠1
1970s2–⁠0
1990s2–⁠0
2000s0–⁠1
Both ranked
2 meetings: Colorado 2, Wisconsin 0; 1 both in the top 10
Average margin
13.8 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Colorado
2–⁠0 Colorado’s record at home
At Wisconsin
0–⁠2–⁠1 Wisconsin’s record at home
Neutral sites
0–⁠1 Colorado first
Overtime
1 game went to overtime

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in. Overtime games from the games’ Wikipedia articles.

Games that tell the story

  1. Colorado’s biggest win1994: Colorado 55, Wisconsin 17by 38 points
  2. Wisconsin’s biggest win2002: Wisconsin 31, Colorado 28by 3 points
  3. Upset2002: Wisconsin 31, Colorado 28Wisconsin had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Ranked showdown1994: Colorado 55, Wisconsin 17No. 10 Wisconsin at No. 7 Colorado
  5. Ranked showdown1995: Colorado 43, Wisconsin 7No. 14 Colorado at No. 21 Wisconsin

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Colorado and Wisconsin, 1965 on130015001700197019801990200020102020

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.

Every game

Dec 28, 2002Wisconsin 31, 12Colorado 28overtimeKelly/Shorts StadiumAlamo Bowl
Sep 2, 199514Colorado 43, 21Wisconsin 7at Wisconsin
Sep 17, 19947Colorado 55, 10Wisconsin 17at Colorado
Sep 28, 1974Colorado 24, 11Wisconsin 21at Colorado
Sep 22, 197319Colorado 28, Wisconsin 25at Wisconsin
Sep 18, 1965Wisconsin 0, Colorado 0at Wisconsin

Every game is listed as played on the field.