Colorado–Kansas State football rivalry

The Colorado–Kansas State football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the University of Colorado Buffaloes and Kansas State University Wildcats. The rivalry dates from their first college football game in 1912, and has continued across all sports, including basketball since their time in the Big Eight Conference joining in 1947. The rivalry intensified while the two schools were conference foes and members of the Big 12 Conference from 1996 to 2010. The rivalry was renewed in 2016 and was slated for a home-and-home series in 2027 and 2028. [1] On July 1, 2024, Colorado rejoined the Big 12,[2] rekindling the rivalry. The teams will meet at Folsom on Oct 12, 2024.

Colorado–Kansas State football rivalry
First meetingNovember 16, 1912
Kansas State 14, Colorado 6
Latest meetingOctober 12, 2024
Kansas State 31, Colorado 28
Statistics
Meetings total67
All-time seriesColorado leads, 45–21–1
Largest victoryColorado, 64–3 (1990)
Longest win streakColorado, 10 (1954–1963)
Current win streakKansas State, 1 (2024)
Locations of Colorado and Kansas State

Series history

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Colorado leads the series 45–21–1. As former Big 8 and Big 12 rivals, the teams played annually against each other in all sports from 1948 to 2010.[3]

In 2016, Colorado football announced a renewed rivalry series between Kansas State in a home-and-home series in 2027 and 2028.[4] Following Colorado's announcement that it would rejoin the Big 12 starting in 2024, the two will likely play as regular conference opponents, earlier than the series that was previously scheduled.[5] On November 1, 2023, the Big 12 announced the opponents for the 2024 through 2027 seasons, with Colorado and Kansas State scheduled to meet in 2024, 2025, and 2026.[6]

Game results

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Colorado victoriesKansas State victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinning teamLosing team
1 November 16, 1912 Manhattan Kansas State 14 Colorado 6
2 October 14, 1939 Manhattan Kansas State 20 Colorado 0
3 October 5, 1940 Boulder Colorado 7 Kansas State 6
4 October 23, 1948 Boulder Colorado 51 Kansas State 7
5 October 1, 1949 Manhattan Kansas State 27 Colorado 13
6 September 30, 1950 Boulder Colorado 34 Kansas State 6
7 October 20, 1951 Manhattan Colorado 20 Kansas State 7
8 November 15, 1952 Boulder Colorado 34 Kansas State 14
9 October 17, 1953 Manhattan Kansas State 28 Colorado 14
10 November 20, 1954 Boulder Colorado 38 Kansas State 14
11 October 15, 1955 Manhattan Colorado 34 Kansas State 13
12 September 29, 1956 Boulder Colorado 34 Kansas State 0
13 October 19, 1957 Manhattan Colorado 42 Kansas State 14
14 September 27, 1958 Boulder Colorado 13 Kansas State 3
15 October 10, 1959 Manhattan Colorado 20 Kansas State 17
16 October 1, 1960 Boulder Colorado 27 Kansas State 7
17 October 21, 1961 Manhattan Colorado 13 Kansas State 0
18 September 29, 1962 Boulder Colorado 6 Kansas State 0
19 October 5, 1963 Manhattan Colorado 21 Kansas State 7
20 October 3, 1964 Boulder Kansas State 16 Colorado 14
21 October 2, 1965 Manhattan Colorado 36 Kansas State 0
22 October 1, 1966 Boulder Colorado 10 Kansas State 0
23 November 18, 1967 Manhattan Colorado 40 Kansas State 6
24 October 19, 1968 Boulder Colorado 37 Kansas State 14
25 November 22, 1969 Boulder Colorado 45 Kansas State 32
26 October 3, 1970 Manhattan Kansas State 21 #8 Colorado 20
27 October 2, 1971 Boulder #6 Colorado 31 Kansas State 21
28 October 7, 1972 Manhattan #12 Colorado 38 Kansas State 17
29 November 24, 1973 Boulder Kansas State 17 Colorado 14
30 November 23, 1974 Manhattan Kansas State 33 Colorado 19
31 November 22, 1975 Boulder #9 Colorado 33 Kansas State 7
32 November 20, 1976 Manhattan #15 Colorado 35 Kansas State 28
33 November 19, 1977 Boulder Colorado 23 Kansas State 0
34 November 11, 1978 Manhattan Kansas State 20 Colorado 10
No.DateLocationWinning teamLosing team
35 November 24, 1979 Boulder Colorado 21 Kansas State 6
36 November 22, 1980 Manhattan Kansas State 17 Colorado 14
37 November 21, 1981 Boulder Colorado 24 Kansas State 21
38 November 20, 1982 Manhattan Kansas State 33 Colorado 10
39 November 19, 1983 Boulder Colorado 38 Kansas State 21
40 November 17, 1984 Manhattan Kansas State 38 Colorado 6
41 November 23, 1985 Boulder Colorado 30 Kansas State 0
42 November 22, 1986 Manhattan Colorado 49 Kansas State 3
43 November 21, 1987 Manhattan Colorado 41 Kansas State 0
44 November 19, 1988 Boulder Colorado 56 Kansas State 14
45 November 18, 1989 Manhattan #2 Colorado 59 Kansas State 11
46 November 17, 1990 Boulder #2 Colorado 64 Kansas State 3
47 October 26, 1991 Manhattan #16 Colorado 10 Kansas State 0
48 October 24, 1992 Boulder #9 Colorado 54 Kansas State 7
49 October 23, 1993 Manhattan Tie16Tie16
50 October 22, 1994 Boulder #2 Colorado 35 #19 Kansas State 21
51 November 18, 1995 Manhattan #9 Colorado 27 #7 Kansas State 17
52 November 16, 1996 Boulder #6 Colorado 12 #9 Kansas State 0
53 November 15, 1997 Manhattan #10 Kansas State 37 Colorado 20
54 October 10, 1998 Boulder #5 Kansas State 16 #14 Colorado 9
55 November 6, 1999 Manhattan #6 Kansas State 20 Colorado 14
56 September 30, 2000 Boulder #5 Kansas State 44 Colorado 21
57 October 6, 2001 Manhattan Colorado 16 #12 Kansas State 6
58 October 5, 2002 Boulder Colorado 35 #13 Kansas State 31
59 October 18, 2003 Manhattan Kansas State 49 Colorado 20
60 November 13, 2004 Boulder Colorado 38 Kansas State 31
61 October 29, 2005 Manhattan Colorado 23 Kansas State 20
62 November 4, 2006 Boulder Kansas State 34 Colorado 21
63 October 13, 2007 Manhattan Kansas State 47 Colorado 20
64 October 18, 2008 Boulder Colorado 14 Kansas State 13
65 October 24, 2009 Manhattan Kansas State 20 Colorado 6
66 November 20, 2010 Boulder Colorado 44 Kansas State 36
67 October 12, 2024 Boulder #18 Kansas State 31 Colorado 28
Series: Colorado leads 45–21–1[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Old Big 12 rivalry rekindled as CU Buffs take on Kansas State". Buffzone.com. June 23, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  2. ^ Straka, Dean (July 27, 2023). "Colorado approves return to Big 12: Buffaloes set to depart Pac-12 in 2024 after 13 seasons with conference". CBS Sports.
  3. ^ "Teams you love to hate: The five best Colorado football rivalries". colorafobuffaloeswire.com. May 24, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  4. ^ "CU Buffs, Kansas State to renew football rivalry in 2027". buffzone.com. June 23, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  5. ^ Searfoss, Jimmie (July 30, 2023). "Colorado's future non-conference plans after joining the Big 12". 247Sports.
  6. ^ Kelley, Kevin (November 1, 2023). "Big 12 football schedule: Opponents, format set for 2024 through 2027 season". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  7. ^ "Winsipedia - Colorado Buffaloes vs. Kansas State Wildcats football series history". Winsipedia.