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Colorado Colorado State

The Rocky Mountain Showdown is an American college football rivalry game played annually by the Colorado Buffaloes football team of the University of Colorado and the Colorado State Rams football team of Colorado State University. The winner of the game receives the Centennial Cup. The series began in 1893 and was played annually (with a few exceptions) until 1958. The series was resurrected in 1983 and played periodically until it was cemented as an annual rivalry in 1995. Colorado leads the all-time series, 61–20–2. The Colorado Buffaloes are in the Pac-12 Conference, while the Colorado State Rams compete in the Mountain West Conference.

Since 1998, the game has usually been played in Denver, Colorado, at Mile High Stadium and its replacement, Sports Authority Field at Mile High, although the 2004, 2005 and 2009 games were played at Folsom Field in Boulder. Sports Authority Field at Mile High is considered neutral ground for both teams and has a greater capacity than either university's home stadium (Folsom Field and Hughes Stadium). This is especially true of Hughes Stadium, which has less than half the capacity of Sports Authority Field, and seats approximately 20,000 fewer than Folsom Field. Since the annual game was renewed in 1995, it has been played only once at Hughes Stadium, in 1996.

In August 2009, both universities agreed to extend the Showdown until 2020, with the 2010–2019 games all to be played at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. The game was played in Boulder as planned in 2009, and CSU will have the option of returning the series to Hughes Stadium in Fort Collins in 2020.[1]

Colorado victories are shaded ██ gold. Colorado State victories shaded in ██ green. Ties are white.

Game results

Date Winner Score Location
February 10, 1893 Colorado 70–6 Ft. Collins
October 7, 1893 Colorado 44–6 Boulder
October 27, 1894 Colorado 67–0 Ft. Collins
October 15, 1899 Colorado 63–0 Ft. Collins
October 15, 1900 Colorado 29–0 Boulder
October 18, 1902 Colorado 11–6 Ft. Collins
October 10, 1903 Colorado 5–0 Gamble Field, Boulder
November 13, 1904 Colorado 46–0 Gamble Field, Boulder
November 10, 1906 Tie 0–0 Ft. Collins
October 19, 1907 Colorado 17–13 Gamble Field, Boulder
October 24, 1908 Colorado 8–0 Ft. Collins
October 23, 1909 Colorado 57–0 Ft. Collins
November 12, 1910 Colorado 44–0 Ft. Collins
November 11, 1911 Colorado 31–0 Gamble Field, Boulder
October 12, 1912 Colorado State 21–0 Colorado Field, Ft. Collins
October 25, 1913 Colorado 16–7 Gamble Field, Boulder
October 17, 1914 Colorado 33–6 Colorado Field, Ft. Collins
October 9, 1915 Colorado State 23–6 Gamble Field, Boulder
November 30, 1916 Colorado State 32–14 Gamble Field, Boulder
October 6, 1917 Colorado 6–0 Colorado Field, Ft. Collins
November 28, 1918 Colorado 16–13 Gamble Field, Boulder
October 11, 1919 Colorado State 49–7 Colorado Field, Ft. Collins
November 20, 1920 Tie 7–7 Gamble Field, Boulder
November 19, 1921 Colorado 10–0 Colorado Field, Ft. Collins
November 4, 1922 Colorado 7–0 Gamble Field, Boulder
November 28, 1923 Colorado 6–3 Colorado Field, Ft. Collins
November 22, 1924 Colorado 36–0 Colorado Stadium, Boulder
November 14, 1925 Colorado State 12–0 Colorado Field, Ft. Collins
November 13, 1926 Colorado State 3–0 Colorado Stadium, Boulder
November 19, 1927 Colorado State 39–7 Colorado Field, Ft. Collins
November 10, 1928 Colorado 13–7 Colorado Stadium, Boulder
November 16, 1929 Colorado 6–0 Colorado Field, Ft. Collins
October 25, 1930 Colorado 7–0 Colorado Stadium, Boulder
October 24, 1931 Colorado State 19–6 Colorado Field, Ft. Collins
October 22, 1932 Colorado State 7–6 Colorado Stadium, Boulder
October 21, 1933 Colorado State 19–6 Colorado Field, Ft. Collins
October 27, 1934 Colorado 27–9 Colorado Stadium, Boulder
October 26, 1935 Colorado 19–6 Colorado Stadium, Boulder
October 24, 1936 Colorado 9–7 Colorado Field, Ft. Collins
October 23, 1937 Colorado 47–0 Colorado Stadium, Boulder
October 22, 1938 Colorado 31–6 Colorado Field, Ft. Collins
October 21, 1939 Colorado 13–0 Colorado Stadium, Boulder
October 19, 1940 Colorado 33–14 Colorado Field, Ft. Collins
October 18, 1941 Colorado 26–13 Colorado Stadium, Boulder
October 24, 1942 Colorado 34–7 Colorado Field, Ft. Collins
October 13, 1945 Colorado 21–6 Colorado Field, Ft. Collins
November 28, 1946 Colorado 18–0 Folsom Field, Boulder
October 25, 1947 Colorado 14–7 Colorado Field, Ft. Collins
November 20, 1948 Colorado State 29–25 Folsom Field, Boulder
November 26, 1949 Colorado State 14–7 Folsom Field, Boulder
November 25, 1950 Colorado 31–6 Colorado Field, Ft. Collins
September 22, 1951 Colorado 28–13 Folsom Field, Boulder
November 29, 1952 Colorado 61–0 Folsom Field, Boulder
November 28, 1953 Colorado 13–7 Colorado Field, Ft. Collins
September 25, 1954 Colorado 46–0 Folsom Field, Boulder
November 26, 1955 Colorado State 10–0 Colorado Field, Ft. Collins
October 13, 1956 Colorado 47–7 Folsom Field, Boulder
November 9, 1957 Colorado 20–0 Colorado Field, Ft. Collins
November 22, 1958 Colorado State 15–14 Folsom Field, Boulder
September 17, 1983 Colorado 31–3 Folsom Field, Boulder
September 7, 1985 Colorado 23–10 Folsom Field, Boulder
September 6, 1986 Colorado State 23–7 Folsom Field, Boulder
October 3, 1987 Colorado 29–16 Hughes Stadium, Ft. Collins
October 1, 1988 Colorado 27–23 Hughes Stadium, Ft. Collins
September 9, 1989 Colorado 45–20 Folsom Field, Boulder
September 5, 1992 Colorado 37–17 Folsom Field, Boulder
September 9, 1995 Colorado 42–14 Folsom Field, Boulder
September 7, 1996 Colorado 48–34 Hughes Stadium, Ft. Collins
September 6, 1997 Colorado 31–21 Folsom Field, Boulder
September 5, 1998 Colorado 42–14 Mile High Stadium, Denver
September 4, 1999 Colorado State 41–14 Mile High Stadium, Denver
September 2, 2000 Colorado State 28–24 Mile High Stadium, Denver
September 1, 2001 Colorado 41–14 INVESCO Field at Mile High, Denver
August 31, 2002 Colorado State 19–14 INVESCO Field at Mile High, Denver
August 30, 2003 Colorado 42–35 INVESCO Field at Mile High, Denver
September 4, 2004 Colorado 27–24 Folsom Field, Boulder
September 3, 2005 Colorado 31–28 Folsom Field, Boulder
September 9, 2006 Colorado State 14–10 INVESCO Field at Mile High, Denver
September 1, 2007 Colorado 31–28OT INVESCO Field at Mile High, Denver
August 31, 2008 Colorado 38–17 INVESCO Field at Mile High, Denver
September 6, 2009 Colorado State 23–17 Folsom Field, Boulder
September 4, 2010 Colorado 24–3 INVESCO Field at Mile High, Denver
September 17, 2011 Colorado 28–14 Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver
September 2, 2012 Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver
August 31, 2013 Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver
August 30, 2014 Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver
September 19, 2015 Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver
September 3, 2016 Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver
September 2, 2017 Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver
September 1, 2018 Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver
August 31, 2019 Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver
September 5, 2020 TBD

References

  1. ^ Boniface, Dan (August 31, 2009). "Rocky Mountain Showdown to spend a decade at Invesco". KUSA. Archived from the original on September 16, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/61jgJjti7. 

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