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 met again at Folsom on Oct 12, 2024.

First meetingNovember 16, 1912
Kansas State 14, Colorado 6

Latest meetingNovember 29, 2025
Kansas State 24, Colorado 14

Next meetingOctober 31, 2026

Meetings total68

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Colorado–Kansas State football rivalry
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Colorado Buffaloes Kansas State Wildcats
First meeting	November 16, 1912 Kansas State 14, Colorado 6
Latest meeting	November 29, 2025 Kansas State 24, Colorado 14
Next meeting	October 31, 2026
Meetings total	68
All-time series	Colorado leads, 45–22–1
Largest victory	Colorado, 64–3 (1990)
Longest win streak	Colorado, 10 (1954–1963)
Current win streak	Kansas State, 2 (2024–present)

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Locations of Colorado and Kansas State

Series history

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

Colorado victories	Kansas State victories	Tie games

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No.	Date	Location	Winning team		Losing 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
35	November 24, 1979	Boulder	Colorado	21	Kansas State	6

No.	Date	Location	Winning team		Losing team
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	Tie	16	Tie	16
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
68	November 29, 2025	Manhattan	Kansas State	24	Colorado	14
Series: Colorado leads 45–22–1^[7]

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