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Northern Colorado vs. Western Colorado

Northern Colorado and Western Colorado first met in 1923 and have played 15 times; Northern Colorado leads the series 11–⁠4. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Northern Colorado 9–⁠1.

Northern Colorado wins
11
Western Colorado wins
4
Ties
0
First meeting
1923
Longest streak
9 Northern Colorado
Current streak
1 Northern Colorado
Last 10 meetings
Northern Colorado 9–⁠1
Most recent
2015

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1920s3–⁠3
1930s7–⁠1
2010s1–⁠0
Average margin
16 points; 7 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Northern Colorado
7–⁠1 Northern Colorado’s record at home
At Western Colorado
3–⁠4 Western Colorado’s record at home
Shutouts
8

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Northern Colorado’s biggest win1928: Northern Colorado 54, Western Colorado 0by 54 points
  2. Western Colorado’s biggest win1925: Western Colorado 18, Northern Colorado 7by 11 points
  3. Upset1934: Northern Colorado 40, Western Colorado 0Northern Colorado had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Northern Colorado and Western Colorado, 1923 on13001500170019401960198020002020

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

Sep 5, 2015Northern Colorado 42, Western Colorado 34at Northern Colorado
Oct 23, 1937Western Colorado 7, Northern Colorado 0at Northern Colorado
Oct 24, 1936Northern Colorado 12, Western Colorado 10at Western Colorado
Oct 26, 1935Northern Colorado 17, Western Colorado 7at Northern Colorado
Oct 6, 1934Northern Colorado 40, Western Colorado 0at Western Colorado
Nov 4, 1933Northern Colorado 6, Western Colorado 0at Northern Colorado
Nov 26, 1932Northern Colorado 19, Western Colorado 6at Western Colorado
Nov 14, 1931Northern Colorado 12, Western Colorado 0at Northern Colorado
Nov 22, 1930Northern Colorado 14, Western Colorado 0at Northern Colorado
Oct 19, 1929Northern Colorado 6, Western Colorado 0at Northern Colorado
Nov 17, 1928Northern Colorado 54, Western Colorado 0at Western Colorado
Oct 29, 1927Western Colorado 6, Northern Colorado 2at Western Colorado
Nov 6, 1926Northern Colorado 48, Western Colorado 0at Northern Colorado
Oct 24, 1925Western Colorado 18, Northern Colorado 7at Western Colorado
Nov 10, 1923Western Colorado 12, Northern Colorado 7at Western Colorado

Every game is listed as played on the field.