Western Colorado Mountaineers
Rocky MountainGunnison, COMountaineer Bowl
2026: 7–0 (5–0 Rocky Mountain). Last: beat Fort Lewis 55–0 at home. Next: at Black Hills State, Saturday, Oct 24, 3 p.m. ET.
- W 52–21at West Texas
- W 23–21Angelo State
- W 30–9Chadron State
- W 31–17at Colorado Mesa
- W 70–21Adams State
- W 52–24at New Mexico Highlands
- W 55–0Fort Lewis
- Oct 24at Black Hills State
- Oct 31South Dakota Mines
- Nov 7Colorado School of Mines
- Nov 14at CSU Pueblo
Western Colorado has played football since at least 1922 and is 78–115 in the 193 games on record. The most-played rival is BYU: 20 meetings, BYU leads 20–0. This season, they’re 7–0.
On this date in 2024Western Colorado beat South Dakota Mines 35–24 at home.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 78–115 .404; how we count
- Postseason
- 1–1 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1393
- Seasons
- 42 since 1922, 193 games
2026 season 7–0
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | atWest Texas | W 52–21 | 57% |
| Sep 3 | vsAngelo State | W 23–21 | 78% |
| Sep 12 | vsChadron State | W 30–9 | 77% |
| Sep 19 | atColorado Mesa | W 31–17 | 64% |
| Sep 26 | vsAdams State | W 70–21 | 96% |
| Oct 3 | atNew Mexico Highlands | W 52–24 | 77% |
| Oct 17 | vsFort Lewis | W 55–0 | 92% |
| Oct 24 | atBlack Hills State | Preview | 72% |
| Oct 31 | vsSouth Dakota Mines | Preview | 85% |
| Nov 7 | vsColorado School of Mines | Preview | 73% |
| Nov 14 | atCSU Pueblo | Preview | 41% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Program strength since 1922
Best seasons everHead coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
| John Van Liew | 1927 | 1–6 |
Most-played series
All rivalries- BYU
0–20 in 20
- 1933 L 0–13
- 1934 L 0–46
- 1935 L 2–21
- 1936 L 12–26
- 1937 L 0–21
- 1939 L 6–18
- 1941 L 0–26
- 1946 L 2–13
- 1947 L 0–45
- 1951 L 7–67
Lost the last 10.
- Colorado School of Mines
6–12 in 18
- 1933 L 13–19
- 1934 L 3–6
- 1935 L 0–20
- 1936 W 13–0
- 1937 W 26–0
- 2021 L 14–20
- 2022 L 20–30
- 2023 L 7–42
- 2024 W 38–28
- 2025 W 40–17
Won the last two.
Next: Nov 7
- Northern Colorado
4–11 in 15
- 1929 L 0–6
- 1930 L 0–14
- 1931 L 0–12
- 1932 L 6–19
- 1933 L 0–6
- 1934 L 0–40
- 1935 L 7–17
- 1936 L 10–12
- 1937 W 7–0
- 2015 L 34–42
Lost the last one.
| Opponent | Games | WCOL record |
|---|---|---|
| BYU | 20 | 0–20 |
| Colorado School of Mines | 18 | 6–12 |
| Northern Colorado | 15 | 4–11 |
| Colorado College | 14 | 1–13 |
| Idaho State | 10 | 2–8 |
| Chadron State | 7 | 6–1 |
| Adams State | 7 | 7–0 |
| Utah State | 7 | 0–7 |
The trophy it holds: Colorado Classic Trophy (Adams State). Who holds each comes from the games on file; the trophies from Wikipedia.
Every opponent (40)
Every program Western Colorado has played, A to Z, with Western Colorado’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Adams State 7–0
- Angelo State 1–0
- Arizona State 0–1
- Bemidji State 0–1
- Black Hills State 5–0
- BYU 0–20
- Central Washington 2–1
- Chadron State 6–1
- Colorado 0–4
- Colorado College 1–13
- Colorado Mesa 6–0
- Colorado School of Mines 6–12
- Colorado State 0–2
- CSU Pueblo 3–2
- Denver 0–3
- Fort Lewis 6–0
- Fort Lewis College 2–0
- Idaho State 2–8
- Lincoln (CA) 1–0
- Midwestern State 2–0
- Montana 0–2
- Montezuma 1–0
- Nebraska Kearney 0–1
- New Mexico 1–3
- New Mexico Highlands 6–0
- New Mexico Military 0–1
- New Mexico State 1–3
- Northern Arizona 2–4
- Northern Colorado 4–11
- Portland State 0–1
- Regis (CO) 3–2
- South Dakota Mines 4–1
- Stephen F. Austin 0–1
- UT Permian Basin 1–2
- Utah 0–1
- Utah State 0–7
- Weber State 0–1
- West Texas 4–2
- Western New Mexico 1–0
- Wyoming 0–4
Conferences
- Independent 1924
- Rocky Mountain Conference since 2014
Western Colorado’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time).
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 1 since 1957
- First-round picks
- 0
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7–0 | 5–0 | 1393 | ||||
| 2025 | 10–3 | 7–2 | 1385 | ||||
| 2024 | 11–2 | 8–1 | 1390 | ||||
| 2023 | 10–2 | 8–1 | 1329 | ||||
| 2022 | 7–4 | 7–2 | 1243 | ||||
| 2021 | 10–2 | 8–1 | 1292 | ||||
| 2020 | 0–1 | 1110 | |||||
| 2019 | 0–1 | 1117 | |||||
| 2018 | 0–1 | 1122 | |||||
| 2015 | 0–1 | 1143 | |||||
| 2013 | 0–1 | 1140 | |||||
| 2011 | 0–1 | 1141 | |||||
| 2010 | 0–1 | 1163 | |||||
| 2009 | 0–1 | 1156 | |||||
| 2005 | 0–1 | 1144 | |||||
| 2004 | 0–1 | 1165 | |||||
| 1958 | 0–1 | 1180 | |||||
| 1957 | 0–1 | 1190 | |||||
| 1956 | 0–1 | 1204 | |||||
| 1951 | 0–1 | 1213 | |||||
| 1949 | 1–0 | 1252 | |||||
| 1948 | 2–1 | 1246 | |||||
| 1947 | 0–2 | 1170 | |||||
| 1946 | 0–2 | 1195 | |||||
| 1941 | 0–2 | 1262 |
Every season back to 1922 (17 more)
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 0–1 | 1365 | |||||
| 1937 | 5–3 | 3–1 | 1327 | ||||
| 1936 | 1–6 | 1–5 | 1228 | ||||
| 1935 | 1–6 | 0–4 | 1179 | ||||
| 1934 | 2–5 | 0–3 | 1194 | ||||
| 1933 | 0–5 | 0–5 | 1241 | ||||
| 1932 | 1–5 | 0–5 | 1236 | ||||
| 1931 | 1–6 | 1–5 | 1249 | ||||
| 1930 | 0–6 | 0–5 | 1219 | ||||
| 1929 | 2–5 | 0–5 | 1239 | ||||
| 1928 | 0–7 | 0–6 | 1171 | ||||
| 1927 | 1–6 | 1–5 | John Van Liew | 1227 | |||
| 1926 | 0–8 | 0–7 | 1209 | ||||
| 1925 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 1312 | ||||
| 1924 | 2–4 | 1195 | |||||
| 1923 | 1–3 | 1192 | |||||
| 1922 | 0–1 | 1192 |
No season on file for 1938, 1940, 1942–45, 1950, 1952–55, 1959–2003, 2006–08, 2012, 2014, 2016–17: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 42 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.