Denver vs. Wyoming
Denver and Wyoming first met in 1909 and have played 44 times; Denver leads the series 31–11–2. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Wyoming 7–2, and Wyoming has won the last 3. Share
- Denver wins
- 31
- Wyoming wins
- 11
- Ties
- 2
- First meeting
- 1909
- Longest streak
- 20 Denver
- Current streak
- 3 Wyoming
- Last 10 meetings
- Wyoming 7–2
- Most recent
- 1960
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1910s | 7–1 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 7–1–1 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 8–0 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 6–1 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 2–7–1 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 0–1 |
- Average margin
- 16.1 points; 15 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Denver
- 21–6–2 Denver’s record at home
- At Wyoming
- 5–10 Wyoming’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 18
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Denver’s biggest win1909: Denver 56, Wyoming 0by 56 points
- Wyoming’s biggest win1959: Wyoming 45, Denver 0by 45 points
- Upset1919: Wyoming 36, Denver 6Wyoming had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | Denver | Series | Wyoming |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920–1922 | Fred Murphy | 2–1–1 | John Corbett |
| 1936–1938 | William Saunders | 3–0 | Dutch Witte |
| 1957–1960 | John Roning | 1–3 | Bob Devaney |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Denver’s side (Murphy 2–1–1 against Corbett). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
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

1910 · Los Angeles herald, Oct 9, 1910

1911 · The Salt Lake tribune. (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, Utah, Nov 19, 1911

1913 · Cheyenne record, Colorado, Nov 13, 1913

1914 · Omaha daily bee, Omaha [Neb.], Nov 22, 1914

1919 · Albuquerque morning journal, Albuquerque, N.M., Oct 26, 1919
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 8, 1960 | Wyoming 41, Denver 2 | at Wyoming | ||
| Nov 21, 1959 | Wyoming 45, Denver 0 | at Denver | ||
| Oct 4, 1958 | Wyoming 15, Denver 12 | at Wyoming | ||
| Nov 28, 1957 | Denver 14, Wyoming 13 | at Denver | ||
| Sep 29, 1956 | Wyoming 27, Denver 0 | at Wyoming | ||
| Nov 24, 1955 | Denver 6, Wyoming 3 | at Denver | ||
| Oct 2, 1954 | Wyoming 23, Denver 21 | at Wyoming | ||
| Nov 26, 1953 | Denver 13, Wyoming 13 | at Denver | ||
| Nov 27, 1952 | Wyoming 21, Denver 14 | at Denver | ||
| Sep 29, 1951 | Wyoming 20, Denver 14 | at Wyoming | ||
| Nov 23, 1950 | 12Wyoming 42, Denver 12 | at Denver | ||
| Nov 24, 1949 | Wyoming 25, Denver 6 | at Denver | ||
| Nov 27, 1948 | Denver 13, Wyoming 0 | at Denver | ||
| Nov 8, 1947 | Denver 27, Wyoming 7 | at Denver | ||
| Nov 9, 1946 | Denver 19, Wyoming 6 | at Wyoming | ||
| Oct 17, 1942 | Denver 17, Wyoming 14 | at Denver | ||
| Oct 18, 1941 | Denver 40, Wyoming 0 | at Wyoming | ||
| Oct 19, 1940 | Denver 41, Wyoming 9 | at Denver | ||
| Oct 13, 1939 | Denver 32, Wyoming 7 | at Denver | ||
| Oct 22, 1938 | Denver 6, Wyoming 0 | at Wyoming | ||
| Nov 13, 1937 | Denver 21, Wyoming 6 | at Denver | ||
| Oct 24, 1936 | Denver 25, Wyoming 14 | at Denver | ||
| Oct 11, 1935 | Denver 14, Wyoming 0 | at Denver | ||
| Oct 27, 1934 | Denver 9, Wyoming 0 | at Denver | ||
| Nov 5, 1932 | Denver 7, Wyoming 0 | at Denver | ||
| Nov 15, 1930 | Denver 19, Wyoming 7 | at Denver | ||
| Oct 12, 1929 | Denver 19, Wyoming 6 | at Denver | ||
| Nov 3, 1928 | Denver 26, Wyoming 7 | at Denver | ||
| Oct 8, 1927 | Denver 7, Wyoming 0 | at Denver | ||
| Oct 11, 1924 | Denver 7, Wyoming 0 | at Denver | ||
| Nov 3, 1923 | Denver 45, Wyoming 0 | at Denver | ||
| Nov 4, 1922 | Denver 7, Wyoming 0 | at Denver | ||
| Oct 29, 1921 | Denver 9, Wyoming 9 | at Denver | ||
| Nov 13, 1920 | Denver 3, Wyoming 0 | at Wyoming | ||
| Oct 9, 1920 | Wyoming 10, Denver 7 | at Denver | ||
| Oct 25, 1919 | Wyoming 36, Denver 6 | at Denver | ||
| Nov 3, 1917 | Denver 18, Wyoming 0 | at Wyoming | ||
| Oct 14, 1916 | Denver 19, Wyoming 10 | at Wyoming | ||
| Oct 23, 1915 | Denver 19, Wyoming 7 | at Wyoming | ||
| Nov 21, 1914 | Denver 31, Wyoming 0 | at Wyoming | ||
| Nov 8, 1913 | Denver 26, Wyoming 0 | at Wyoming | ||
| Nov 18, 1911 | Denver 6, Wyoming 0 | at Wyoming | ||
| Oct 8, 1910 | Denver 17, Wyoming 3 | at Denver | ||
| Oct 9, 1909 | Denver 56, Wyoming 0 | at Denver |
Every game is listed as played on the field.