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Colorado vs. Colorado State. First played in 1893; the results here start in 1902.

Colorado leads 64–22–2 in the Rocky Mountain Showdown through 2024. Colorado won the last meeting, 28–9, in 2024.

All-time64–22–2Colorado's record, 88 meetings since 1902
Last 108–2Colorado's record
Since 200016–6Colorado's record
Current streak7Colorado wins in a row
First meeting1893per the schools

Who's won the Rocky Mountain Showdown lately?

  1. 2012Colorado State22–17
  2. 2013Colorado41–27
  3. 2014Colorado State31–17
  4. 2015Colorado27–24
  5. 2016Colorado44–7
  6. 2017Colorado17–3
  7. 2018Colorado45–13
  8. 2019Colorado52–31
  9. 2023Colorado43–35
  10. 2024Colorado28–9

Colorado has won 7 straight, since 2015. Over the last 10 meetings, Colorado is 8–2.

What's the Rocky Mountain Showdown trophy?

Centennial Cup: awarded to the winner.

How did the Rocky Mountain Showdown start?

Colorado beat Colorado Agricultural, now Colorado State, 70-6 in Boulder on February 10, 1893. The teams played almost every year from 1899 to 1958, then periodically after 1983, and every year from 1995 through 2019. From 1998 to 2019 most of the games were played in Denver at Mile High Stadium and later Empower Field. The game has been played on campus sites since 2019, and the 2020 game was canceled during the COVID-19 pandemic.

What are the most famous Rocky Mountain Showdown games?

  • 2007: OvertimeColorado won 31-28 in overtime.Final: Colorado 31–28
  • 2015: Overtime againColorado won 27-24 in overtime.Final: Colorado 27–24
  • 2023: Double overtime in BoulderColorado won 43-35 in two overtimes.Final: Colorado 43–35

How has the Rocky Mountain Showdown series swung?

565628281902: Colorado 11–61903: Colorado 5–01904: Colorado 46–01906: tie, 0–01907: Colorado 17–131908: Colorado 8–01909: Colorado 57–01910: Colorado 44–01911: Colorado 31–01912: Colorado State 21–01913: Colorado 16–71914: Colorado 33–61915: Colorado State 23–61916: Colorado State 32–141917: Colorado 6–01918: Colorado 16–131919: Colorado State 49–71920: tie, 7–71921: Colorado 10–01922: Colorado 7–01923: Colorado 6–31924: Colorado 36–01925: Colorado State 12–01926: Colorado State 3–01927: Colorado State 39–71928: Colorado 13–71929: Colorado 6–01930: Colorado 7–01931: Colorado State 19–61932: Colorado State 7–61933: Colorado State 19–61934: Colorado 27–91935: Colorado 19–61936: Colorado 9–71937: Colorado 47–01938: Colorado 31–61939: Colorado 13–01940: Colorado 33–141941: Colorado 26–131942: Colorado 34–71945: Colorado 21–61946: Colorado 18–01947: Colorado 14–71948: Colorado State 29–251949: Colorado State 14–71950: Colorado 31–61951: Colorado 28–131952: Colorado 61–01953: Colorado 13–71954: Colorado 46–01955: Colorado State 10–01956: Colorado 47–71957: Colorado 20–01958: Colorado State 15–141983: Colorado 31–31985: Colorado 23–101986: Colorado State 23–71987: Colorado 29–161988: Colorado 27–231989: Colorado 45–201992: Colorado 37–171995: Colorado 42–141996: Colorado 48–341997: Colorado 31–211998: Colorado 42–141999: Colorado State 41–142000: Colorado State 28–242001: Colorado 41–142002: Colorado State 19–142003: Colorado 42–352004: Colorado 27–242005: Colorado 31–282006: Colorado State 14–102007: Colorado 31–282008: Colorado 38–172009: Colorado State 23–172010: Colorado 24–32011: Colorado 28–142012: Colorado State 22–172013: Colorado 41–272014: Colorado State 31–172015: Colorado 27–242016: Colorado 44–72017: Colorado 17–32018: Colorado 45–132019: Colorado 52–312023: Colorado 43–352024: Colorado 28–9192019401960198020002020 Colorado won ↑Colorado State won ↓ 565628281902: Colorado 11–61903: Colorado 5–01904: Colorado 46–01906: tie, 0–01907: Colorado 17–131908: Colorado 8–01909: Colorado 57–01910: Colorado 44–01911: Colorado 31–01912: Colorado State 21–01913: Colorado 16–71914: Colorado 33–61915: Colorado State 23–61916: Colorado State 32–141917: Colorado 6–01918: Colorado 16–131919: Colorado State 49–71920: tie, 7–71921: Colorado 10–01922: Colorado 7–01923: Colorado 6–31924: Colorado 36–01925: Colorado State 12–01926: Colorado State 3–01927: Colorado State 39–71928: Colorado 13–71929: Colorado 6–01930: Colorado 7–01931: Colorado State 19–61932: Colorado State 7–61933: Colorado State 19–61934: Colorado 27–91935: Colorado 19–61936: Colorado 9–71937: Colorado 47–01938: Colorado 31–61939: Colorado 13–01940: Colorado 33–141941: Colorado 26–131942: Colorado 34–71945: Colorado 21–61946: Colorado 18–01947: Colorado 14–71948: Colorado State 29–251949: Colorado State 14–71950: Colorado 31–61951: Colorado 28–131952: Colorado 61–01953: Colorado 13–71954: Colorado 46–01955: Colorado State 10–01956: Colorado 47–71957: Colorado 20–01958: Colorado State 15–141983: Colorado 31–31985: Colorado 23–101986: Colorado State 23–71987: Colorado 29–161988: Colorado 27–231989: Colorado 45–201992: Colorado 37–171995: Colorado 42–141996: Colorado 48–341997: Colorado 31–211998: Colorado 42–141999: Colorado State 41–142000: Colorado State 28–242001: Colorado 41–142002: Colorado State 19–142003: Colorado 42–352004: Colorado 27–242005: Colorado 31–282006: Colorado State 14–102007: Colorado 31–282008: Colorado 38–172009: Colorado State 23–172010: Colorado 24–32011: Colorado 28–142012: Colorado State 22–172013: Colorado 41–272014: Colorado State 31–172015: Colorado 27–242016: Colorado 44–72017: Colorado 17–32018: Colorado 45–132019: Colorado 52–312023: Colorado 43–352024: Colorado 28–9192019602000 Colorado won ↑Colorado State won ↓

Each bar is one meeting. Bars above the line are Colorado wins and bars below it are Colorado State wins; the taller the bar, the bigger the margin (bars stop at 56 points). The empty stretch from 1959 to 1982 is when the series wasn't played. Over the last 10 meetings Colorado is 8–2. Colorado swept the 1900s, 6–0. The widest margins are Colorado 61–0 in 1952 and Colorado State 49–7 in 1919.

How do Colorado and Colorado State compare this season?

ColoradoColorado StateSP+ overall93rd103rdSP+ offense103rd55thSP+ defense71st131stSuccess rate125th42ndSuccess rate allowed93rd138thExplosive play rate100th79thBig Uglies: offensive line110th16thBig Uglies: defensive front9th138thTakeaways a game93rd6thGiveaways a game134th26th1st (best)138th

Colorado is the better team this season by SP+ (93rd to 103rd), and it's ahead on 4 of these 10 stats. Each row is one stat: the dots are each team's national rank out of 138, printed by the dot, and further left is better.

National rankColoradoColorado State
SP+ overall93rd103rd
SP+ offense103rd55th
SP+ defense71st131st
Success rate125th42nd
Success rate allowed93rd138th
Explosive play rate100th79th
Big Uglies: offensive line110th16th
Big Uglies: defensive front9th138th
Takeaways a game93rd6th
Giveaways a game134th26th

Compare them on 75+ stats in the head-to-head

What are the records in the Rocky Mountain Showdown?

Biggest Colorado win
1952, 61–0
Biggest Colorado State win
1919, 49–7
Longest streaks
Colorado, 12 straight (1934–1947); Colorado State, 3 straight (1925–1927)
Most points
Colorado, 61 in 1952
Ties
2

Who has the most yards in the Rocky Mountain Showdown?

Best single gameMost in the series
PassingJustin Holland (Colorado State), 403 passing yards in 2004, with 2 TDsSefo Liufau (Colorado), 779 passing yards in 3 games (2014–2016)
RushingBobby Purify (Colorado), 189 rushing yards in 2004, with 1 TDPhillip Lindsay (Colorado), 257 rushing yards in 3 games (2015–2017)
ReceivingLaviska Shenault Jr. (Colorado), 211 receiving yards in 2018, with 1 TDNelson Spruce (Colorado), 330 receiving yards in 4 games (2012–2015)

From the box scores of the 18 meetings since 2004 on CollegeFootballData.com. Older games don't have player stats.

Rocky Mountain Showdown results: every game since 1902

YearWinnerScoreHome
2024Colorado28–9Colorado State
2023Colorado43–35Colorado
2019Colorado52–31Neutral
2018Colorado45–13Neutral
2017Colorado17–3Neutral
2016Colorado44–7Neutral
2015Colorado27–24Neutral
2014Colorado State31–17Neutral
2013Colorado41–27Neutral
2012Colorado State22–17Neutral
2011Colorado28–14Neutral
2010Colorado24–3Neutral
2009Colorado State23–17Colorado
2008Colorado38–17Neutral
2007Colorado31–28Colorado
2006Colorado State14–10Colorado State
2005Colorado31–28Colorado
2004Colorado27–24Colorado
2003Colorado42–35Colorado State
2002Colorado State19–14Colorado
2001Colorado41–14Colorado State
2000Colorado State28–24Colorado State
1999Colorado State41–14Colorado State
1998Colorado42–14Colorado
1997Colorado31–21Colorado
1996Colorado48–34Colorado State
1995Colorado42–14Colorado
1992Colorado37–17Colorado
1989Colorado45–20Colorado
1988Colorado27–23Colorado State
1987Colorado29–16Colorado State
1986Colorado State23–7Colorado
1985Colorado23–10Colorado
1983Colorado31–3Colorado
1958Colorado State15–14Colorado
1957Colorado20–0Colorado State
1956Colorado47–7Colorado
1955Colorado State10–0Colorado State
1954Colorado46–0Colorado
1953Colorado13–7Colorado State
1952Colorado61–0Colorado
1951Colorado28–13Colorado
1950Colorado31–6Colorado State
1949Colorado State14–7Colorado
1948Colorado State29–25Colorado
1947Colorado14–7Colorado State
1946Colorado18–0Colorado
1945Colorado21–6Colorado State
1942Colorado34–7Colorado State
1941Colorado26–13Colorado
1940Colorado33–14Colorado State
1939Colorado13–0Colorado
1938Colorado31–6Colorado State
1937Colorado47–0Colorado
1936Colorado9–7Colorado State
1935Colorado19–6Colorado
1934Colorado27–9Colorado
1933Colorado State19–6Colorado State
1932Colorado State7–6Colorado
1931Colorado State19–6Colorado State
1930Colorado7–0Colorado
1929Colorado6–0Colorado State
1928Colorado13–7Colorado
1927Colorado State39–7Colorado State
1926Colorado State3–0Colorado
1925Colorado State12–0Colorado State
1924Colorado36–0Colorado
1923Colorado6–3Colorado State
1922Colorado7–0Colorado
1921Colorado10–0Colorado State
1920Tie7–7Colorado State
1919Colorado State49–7Colorado State
1918Colorado16–13Colorado
1917Colorado6–0Colorado State
1916Colorado State32–14Colorado
1915Colorado State23–6Colorado
1914Colorado33–6Colorado State
1913Colorado16–7Colorado
1912Colorado State21–0Colorado State
1911Colorado31–0Colorado
1910Colorado44–0Colorado State
1909Colorado57–0Colorado
1908Colorado8–0Colorado State
1907Colorado17–13Colorado
1906Tie0–0Colorado
1904Colorado46–0Colorado
1903Colorado5–0Colorado State
1902Colorado11–6Colorado

Results from CollegeFootballData.com. The schools' official series records can differ by a game or two (vacated wins, disputed early games).

Questions about the Rocky Mountain Showdown

Who leads the Rocky Mountain Showdown series?

Colorado leads 64–22–2 through the 2024 game, with 2 ties, in the 88 meetings on record since 1902.

Who won the last Rocky Mountain Showdown?

Colorado beat Colorado State 28–9 on Sep 14, 2024 at Canvas Stadium.

When was the first Rocky Mountain Showdown?

1893, by the schools' count. Our game-by-game results start in 1902.

What's the trophy for the Rocky Mountain Showdown?

Centennial Cup: awarded to the winner.

What's the biggest win in the Rocky Mountain Showdown?

Colorado won by 61 in 1952, 61–0. Colorado State won by 42 in 1919, 49–7.

What's the longest winning streak in the Rocky Mountain Showdown?

Colorado won 12 straight from 1934 to 1947. Colorado State won 3 straight from 1925 to 1927.

Who has won the Rocky Mountain Showdown lately?

Colorado has won 7 straight, since 2015. Over the last 10 meetings, Colorado is 8–2.

Who has the most passing yards in a Rocky Mountain Showdown game?

Justin Holland (Colorado State), 403 passing yards in 2004, with 2 TDs, the most in one game since 2004. The most in the series: Sefo Liufau (Colorado), 779 passing yards in 3 games (2014–2016).

Who has the most rushing yards in a Rocky Mountain Showdown game?

Bobby Purify (Colorado), 189 rushing yards in 2004, with 1 TD, the most in one game since 2004. The most in the series: Phillip Lindsay (Colorado), 257 rushing yards in 3 games (2015–2017).

Who has the most receiving yards in a Rocky Mountain Showdown game?

Laviska Shenault Jr. (Colorado), 211 receiving yards in 2018, with 1 TD, the most in one game since 2004. The most in the series: Nelson Spruce (Colorado), 330 receiving yards in 4 games (2012–2015).

What is the Rocky Mountain Showdown?

The Rocky Mountain Showdown is the Colorado–Colorado State rivalry, first played in 1893. Colorado leads 64–22–2 through 2024, and the winner takes home the Centennial Cup.

What happened in the 2007 Rocky Mountain Showdown?

Overtime: Colorado won 31-28 in overtime. Final: Colorado 31–28.

What happened in the 2015 Rocky Mountain Showdown?

Overtime again: Colorado won 27-24 in overtime. Final: Colorado 27–24.

What happened in the 2023 Rocky Mountain Showdown?

Double overtime in Boulder: Colorado won 43-35 in two overtimes. Final: Colorado 43–35.

Where can I watch Colorado vs. Colorado State, and what time is it?

Colorado and Colorado State don't play each other in 2026. The last meeting was in 2024, a 28–9 Colorado win.

When is the next Rocky Mountain Showdown?

Colorado and Colorado State don't play each other in 2026. The last meeting was in 2024, a 28–9 Colorado win.

What was the score of the last Colorado vs. Colorado State game?

Colorado won 28–9 on Sep 14, 2024.

What's the Colorado vs. Colorado State record in the last 10 years?

Colorado is 5–0 in the 5 meetings since 2016.

Colorado vs. Colorado State player stats: who starred in the 2024 game?

For Colorado State, Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi threw for 209 yards; Avery Morrow ran for 67 yards; Jamari Person had 51 receiving yards. For Colorado, Shedeur Sanders threw for 310 yards and 4 TDs; Micah Welch ran for 65 yards; Travis Hunter had 100 receiving yards and 2 TDs.

Who won the 2024 Rocky Mountain Showdown?

Colorado beat Colorado State 28–9 on Sep 14, 2024 at Canvas Stadium.

Who won the 2023 Rocky Mountain Showdown?

Colorado beat Colorado State 43–35 on Sep 17, 2023 at Folsom Field.

Who won the 2019 Rocky Mountain Showdown?

Colorado beat Colorado State 52–31 on Aug 31, 2019 at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.

Who won the 2018 Rocky Mountain Showdown?

Colorado beat Colorado State 45–13 on Sep 1, 2018 at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.

Who won the 2017 Rocky Mountain Showdown?

Colorado beat Colorado State 17–3 on Sep 2, 2017 at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.

When was the last time Colorado won the Rocky Mountain Showdown?

2024, 28–9, the most recent meeting.

When was the last time Colorado State won the Rocky Mountain Showdown?

2014, 31–17. Colorado has won all 7 meetings since.

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