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The Colorado State vs Wyoming rivalry, better known as the Border War, is one of the most popular rivalries in college football. The Colorado State Rams of the Colorado State University and the Wyoming Cowboys of the University of Wyoming compete against each other to get their hands on the Bronze Boot Trophy.
Both, the Colorado State Rams and the Wyoming Cowboys are a part of the Mountain West Conference in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The Colorado State Rams play their home games at Canvas Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado while the Wyoming Cowboys play their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. The rivalry between these two teams has been taking place in these stadiums 116 times as of 2024 since they first encountered each other in 1899.
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Colorado State vs Wyoming Football Rivalry History
The Border War, or the Colorado State-Wyoming rivalry in college football can be traced back to November 30, 1899, when the two teams encountered each other for the first time. In that game, Colorado State, then called Colorado Agricultural, defeated Wyoming 12-0. Since then, the rivalry between the two teams has continued over the years and the two teams have competed 116 times as of 2024. Colorado State leads the rivalry with a record of 60-51-5, as of 2024. The team also achieved the largest victory of their career with a record of 61-0 against Wyoming on November 27, 1913. However, Wyoming has the longest winning streak in the rivalry, with 10 wins from 1956 to 1965.
Since 1968, the objective of this rivalry has been to win the Bronze Boot Trophy by Colorado State and Wyoming. In this regard, however, Wyoming has achieved the most wins with 31 wins while Colorado State has 26 wins to their name.
Colorado State vs Wyoming Football Rivalry Head-to-Head Stats
The table below displays the head-to-head stats in the rivalry between the Colorado State Rams and the Wyoming Cowboys as of 2024 -
Stats | Colorado State Rams | Wyoming Cowboys | Ties |
Total Games | 116 | 116 | - |
First Meeting Score (1899) | 12 | 0 | - |
All-time Series | 60 | 51 | 5 |
Largest Victory | 61-0 (November 27, 1913) | 56-35 (November 4, 1989) | - |
Longest Winning Streak | 5 (1912 to 1916, 1931 to 1935 and 1941 to 1948) | 10 (1956 to 1965) | - |
The Bronze Boot Trophy Winnings | 26 | 31 |
Colorado State vs Wyoming Rivalry Year-by-Year Winner
The following table displays all the scores from the rivalries between the Colorado State Rams and the Wyoming Cowboys from 1899 to 2024 -
No. | Date | Location | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Score |
1 | November 30, 1899† | Laramie | Colorado Agricultural | 12 | Wyoming | 0 |
2 | November 24, 1900 | Fort Collins | Colorado Agricultural | 16 | Wyoming | 0 |
3 | November 14, 1903 | Fort Collins | Colorado Agricultural | 17 | Wyoming | 0 |
4 | November 24, 1904 | Laramie | Tie | 6 | Tie | 6 |
5 | November 25, 1905 | Fort Collins | Colorado Agricultural | 34 | Wyoming | 5 |
6 | November 14, 1908 | Laramie | Colorado Agricultural | 20 | Wyoming | 0 |
7 | October 16, 1909 | Fort Collins | Colorado Agricultural | 32 | Wyoming | 3 |
8 | November 24, 1910 | Laramie | Wyoming | 10 | Colorado Agricultural | 0 |
9 | November 30, 1911 | Fort Collins | Wyoming | 27 | Colorado Agricultural | 0 |
10 | November 28, 1912 | Laramie | Colorado Agricultural | 33 | Wyoming | 0 |
11 | November 27, 1913 | Fort Collins | Colorado Agricultural | 61 | Wyoming | 0 |
12 | October 24, 1914 | Laramie | Colorado Agricultural | 48 | Wyoming | 10 |
13 | November 6, 1915 | Laramie | Colorado Agricultural | 48 | Wyoming | 0 |
14 | September 30, 1916 | Fort Collins | Colorado Agricultural | 40 | Wyoming | 0 |
15 | October 6, 1917 | Laramie | Wyoming | 6 | Colorado Agricultural | 0 |
16 | September 27, 1919 | Laramie | Colorado Agricultural | 28 | Wyoming | 0 |
17 | October 4, 1919 | Fort Collins | Colorado Agricultural | 14 | Wyoming | 0 |
18 | October 2, 1920 | Laramie | Colorado Agricultural | 13 | Wyoming | 0 |
19 | October 16, 1920 | Fort Collins | Colorado Agricultural | 42 | Wyoming | 0 |
20 | October 1, 1921 | Fort Collins | Tie | 7 | Tie | 7 |
21 | October 14, 1922 | Laramie | Colorado Agricultural | 60 | Wyoming | 0 |
22 | September 29, 1923 | Fort Collins | Colorado Agricultural | 33 | Wyoming | 0 |
23 | November 26, 1925 | Fort Collins | Colorado Agricultural | 40 | Wyoming | 0 |
24 | October 4, 1929 | Laramie | Colorado Agricultural | 20 | Wyoming | 7 |
25 | November 8, 1930 | Fort Collins | Wyoming | 21 | Colorado Agricultural | 6 |
26 | November 7, 1931 | Laramie | Colorado Agricultural | 26 | Wyoming | 6 |
27 | November 24, 1932 | Fort Collins | Colorado Agricultural | 23 | Wyoming | 0 |
28 | September 30, 1933 | Laramie | Colorado Agricultural | 7 | Wyoming | 0 |
29 | November 3, 1934 | Fort Collins | Colorado Agricultural | 16 | Wyoming | 0 |
30 | September 28, 1935 | Laramie | Colorado A&M | 12 | Wyoming | 3 |
31 | October 17, 1936 | Laramie | Tie | 0 | Tie | 0 |
32 | October 16, 1937 | Fort Collins | Wyoming | 7 | Colorado A&M | 0 |
33 | October 1, 1938 | Fort Collins | Tie | 0 | Tie | 0 |
34 | November 4, 1939 | Fort Collins | Colorado A&M | 22 | Wyoming | 0 |
35 | October 5, 1940 | Laramie | Tie | 0 | Tie | 0 |
36 | October 4, 1941 | Fort Collins | Colorado A&M | 27 | Wyoming | 0 |
37 | September 26, 1942 | Fort Collins | Colorado A&M | 10 | Wyoming | 0 |
38 | October 5, 1946 | Laramie | Colorado A&M | 7 | Wyoming | 0 |
39 | November 22, 1947 | Fort Collins | Colorado A&M | 21 | Wyoming | 6 |
40 | October 16, 1948 | Laramie | Colorado A&M | 21 | Wyoming | 20 |
41 | October 1, 1949 | Fort Collins | Wyoming | 8 | Colorado A&M | 0 |
42 | October 7, 1950 | Laramie | Wyoming | 34 | Colorado A&M | 0 |
43 | October 13, 1951 | Fort Collins | Colorado A&M | 14 | Wyoming | 7 |
44 | October 11, 1952 | Laramie | Colorado A&M | 14 | Wyoming | 0 |
45 | October 10, 1953 | Laramie | Wyoming | 21 | Colorado A&M | 14 |
46 | October 9, 1954 | Fort Collins | Wyoming | 34 | Colorado A&M | 0 |
47 | October 8, 1955 | Laramie | Colorado A&M | 14 | Wyoming | 13 |
48 | October 6, 1956 | Fort Collins | Wyoming | 20 | Colorado A&M | 12 |
49 | October 12, 1957 | Laramie | Wyoming | 27 | Colorado State | 13 |
50 | October 18, 1958 | Fort Collins | Wyoming | 7 | Colorado State | 6 |
51 | October 10, 1959 | Laramie | Wyoming | 29 | Colorado State | 0 |
52 | October 15, 1960 | Fort Collins | Wyoming | 40 | Colorado State | 8 |
53 | October 14, 1961 | Laramie | Wyoming | 18 | Colorado State | 7 |
54 | October 27, 1962 | Fort Collins | Wyoming | 28 | Colorado State | 7 |
55 | October 12, 1963 | Laramie | Wyoming | 21 | Colorado State | 3 |
56 | September 19, 1964 | Laramie | Wyoming | 31 | Colorado State | 7 |
57 | September 25, 1965 | Fort Collins | Wyoming | 33 | Colorado State | 14 |
58 | October 29, 1966 | Fort Collins | Colorado State | 12 | #10 Wyoming | 10 |
59 | September 30, 1967 | Laramie | Wyoming | 13 | Colorado State | 10 |
60 | November 2, 1968 | Fort Collins | Wyoming | 46 | Colorado State | 14 |
61 | October 4, 1969 | Laramie | #19 Wyoming | 39 | Colorado State | 3 |
62 | October 10, 1970 | Fort Collins | Wyoming | 16 | Colorado State | 6 |
63 | October 2, 1971 | Laramie | Wyoming | 17 | Colorado State | 6 |
64 | October 14, 1972 | Fort Collins | Wyoming | 28 | Colorado State | 9 |
65 | October 20, 1973 | Laramie | Wyoming | 35 | Colorado State | 3 |
66 | November 2, 1974 | Fort Collins | Colorado State | 11 | Wyoming | 6 |
67 | October 4, 1975 | Laramie | Colorado State | 3 | Wyoming | 0 |
68 | October 30, 1976 | Fort Collins | Colorado State | 19 | Wyoming | 16 |
69 | October 29, 1977 | Laramie | Wyoming | 29 | Colorado State | 13 |
70 | October 28, 1978 | Fort Collins | Wyoming | 13 | Colorado State | 3 |
71 | September 29, 1979 | Laramie | Colorado State | 20 | Wyoming | 16 |
72 | November 1, 1980 | Fort Collins | Colorado State | 28 | Wyoming | 25 |
73 | October 31, 1981 | Laramie | Wyoming | 55 | Colorado State | 21 |
74 | September 11, 1982 | Fort Collins | Colorado State | 9 | Wyoming | 3 |
75 | November 19, 1983 | Laramie | Wyoming | 42 | Colorado State | 17 |
76 | October 27, 1984 | Fort Collins | Wyoming | 43 | Colorado State | 34 |
77 | October 26, 1985 | Laramie | Colorado State | 30 | Wyoming | 19 |
78 | October 25, 1986 | Fort Collins | Colorado State | 20 | Wyoming | 15 |
79 | October 31, 1987 | Laramie | Wyoming | 20 | Colorado State | 15 |
80 | October 29, 1988 | Fort Collins | #10 Wyoming | 48 | Colorado State | 14 |
81 | November 4, 1989 | Laramie | Wyoming | 56 | Colorado State | 35 |
82 | November 3, 1990 | Fort Collins | Colorado State | 17 | #19 Wyoming | 8 |
83 | October 26, 1991 | Laramie | Wyoming | 35 | Colorado State | 28 |
84 | October 24, 1992 | Fort Collins | Wyoming | 31 | Colorado State | 14 |
85 | November 20, 1993 | Laramie | Colorado State | 41 | Wyoming | 21 |
86 | November 5, 1994 | Fort Collins | #14 Colorado State | 35 | Wyoming | 24 |
87 | October 28, 1995 | Laramie | Colorado State | 31 | Wyoming | 24 |
88 | November 16, 1996 | Fort Collins | #23 Wyoming | 25 | Colorado State | 24 |
89 | October 18, 1997 | Laramie | Colorado State | 14 | Wyoming | 7 |
90 | November 7, 1998 | Fort Collins | Wyoming | 27 | Colorado State | 19 |
91 | October 23, 1999 | Laramie | Colorado State | 24 | Wyoming | 13 |
92 | November 16, 2000 | Fort Collins | Colorado State | 37 | Wyoming | 13 |
93 | September 29, 2001 | Laramie | Colorado State | 42 | Wyoming | 14 |
94 | October 12, 2002 | Fort Collins | Colorado State | 44 | Wyoming | 36 |
95 | November 1, 2003 | Laramie | Wyoming | 35 | Colorado State | 28 |
96 | October 22, 2004 | Fort Collins | Colorado State | 30 | Wyoming | 7 |
97 | October 22, 2005 | Fort Collins | Colorado State | 39 | Wyoming | 31 |
98 | October 21, 2006 | Laramie | Wyoming | 24 | Colorado State | 0 |
99 | November 23, 2007 | Fort Collins | Colorado State | 36 | Wyoming | 28 |
100 | November 22, 2008 | Laramie | Colorado State | 31 | Wyoming | 20 |
101 | November 27, 2009 | Fort Collins | Wyoming | 17 | Colorado State | 16 |
102 | November 20, 2010 | Laramie | Wyoming | 44 | Colorado State | 0 |
103 | December 3, 2011 | Fort Collins | Wyoming | 22 | Colorado State | 19 |
104 | November 3, 2012 | Laramie | Wyoming | 45 | Colorado State | 31 |
105 | October 19, 2013 | Laramie | Colorado State | 52 | Wyoming | 22 |
106 | October 25, 2014 | Fort Collins | Colorado State | 45 | Wyoming | 31 |
107 | November 7, 2015 | Laramie | Colorado State | 26 | Wyoming | 7 |
108 | October 1, 2016 | Fort Collins | Wyoming | 38 | Colorado State | 17 |
109 | November 4, 2017 | Laramie | Wyoming | 16 | Colorado State | 13 |
110 | October 26, 2018 | Fort Collins | Wyoming | 34 | Colorado State | 21 |
111 | November 22, 2019 | Laramie | Wyoming | 17 | Colorado State | 7 |
112 | November 5, 2020 | Fort Collins | Colorado State | 34 | Wyoming | 24 |
113 | November 6, 2021 | Laramie | Wyoming | 31 | Colorado State | 17 |
114 | November 12, 2022 | Fort Collins | Wyoming | 14 | Colorado State | 13 |
115 | November 3, 2023 | Laramie | Wyoming | 24 | Colorado State | 15 |
116 | November 15, 2024 | Fort Collins | Colorado State | 24 | Wyoming | 10 |
FAQs on Colorado State vs Wyoming Football Rivalry
A. Wyoming is the biggest rival of Colorado State Football.
A. The CSU Wyoming rivalry is 116 years old as of 2024.
A. The Colorado State Rams won the Border War in 2024.
A. The Bronze Boot came from Captain Dan J. Romero, the CSU ROTC professor who fought in the Vietnam War in 1966 to 1967.
A. The Colorado State Rams are the rivals of the Wyoming Cowboys.