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Northern Colorado vs. Sacramento State

Northern Colorado and Sacramento State have 17 meetings on file, the first in 2006; Sacramento State leads the series 15–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Sacramento State 8–⁠2, and Sacramento State has won the last 7.

Northern Colorado wins
2
Sacramento State wins
15
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2006
Longest streak
8 Sacramento State
Current streak
7 Sacramento State
Last 10 meetings
Sacramento State 8–⁠2
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s0–⁠4
2010s2–⁠7
2020s0–⁠4
Average margin
15.4 points; 10 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Northern Colorado
1–⁠7 Northern Colorado’s record at home
At Sacramento State
8–⁠1 Sacramento 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. Northern Colorado’s biggest win2016: Northern Colorado 27, Sacramento State 19by 8 points
  2. Sacramento State’s biggest win2019: Sacramento State 50, Northern Colorado 0by 50 points
  3. Upset2015: Northern Colorado 27, Sacramento State 20Northern Colorado had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Northern Colorado and Sacramento State, 2006 on1300150017002010201520202025

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

Oct 18, 2025Sacramento State 40, Northern Colorado 35at Sacramento State
Oct 14, 2023Sacramento State 21, Northern Colorado 13at Northern Colorado
Oct 8, 2022Sacramento State 55, Northern Colorado 7at Sacramento State
Oct 30, 2021Sacramento State 27, Northern Colorado 24at Northern Colorado
Sep 14, 2019Sacramento State 50, Northern Colorado 0at Sacramento State
Sep 15, 2018Sacramento State 28, Northern Colorado 25at Northern Colorado
Nov 4, 2017Sacramento State 50, Northern Colorado 21at Sacramento State
Oct 22, 2016Northern Colorado 27, Sacramento State 19at Northern Colorado
Oct 3, 2015Northern Colorado 27, Sacramento State 20at Sacramento State
Oct 11, 2014Sacramento State 43, Northern Colorado 38at Northern Colorado
Oct 5, 2013Sacramento State 37, Northern Colorado 21at Sacramento State
Oct 8, 2011Sacramento State 14, Northern Colorado 0at Northern Colorado
Oct 9, 2010Sacramento State 42, Northern Colorado 7at Sacramento State
Nov 7, 2009Sacramento State 38, Northern Colorado 35at Northern Colorado
Nov 15, 2008Sacramento State 45, Northern Colorado 25at Sacramento State
Nov 10, 2007Sacramento State 20, Northern Colorado 17at Northern Colorado
Oct 28, 2006Sacramento State 14, Northern Colorado 9at Sacramento State

Every game is listed as played on the field.