Air Force–Colorado State football rivalry

The Air Force–Colorado State football rivalry is an American college football rivalry in Colorado between the U.S. Air Force Academy Falcons and Colorado State University Rams. The Ram–Falcon Trophy is awarded to the winner of the game.

First meetingNovember 30, 1957
Colorado State, 20–7

Latest meetingNovember 28, 2025
Air Force, 42–21

TrophyRam–Falcon Trophy (since 1980)

Meetings total63

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Air Force–Colorado State football rivalry
Statistics
Air Force Falcons Colorado State Rams
First meeting	November 30, 1957 Colorado State, 20–7
Latest meeting	November 28, 2025 Air Force, 42–21
Trophy	Ram–Falcon Trophy (since 1980)
Meetings total	63
All-time series	Air Force leads, 40–22–1 (.643)^[1]
Trophy series	Air Force leads, 29–16 (.644)
Largest victory	Air Force, 69–0 (1963)
Longest win streak	Air Force, 7 (1983–1989, 2006–2012, 2016–2023)
Current win streak	Air Force, 1 (2025)

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Ram–Falcon Trophy

60km
37miles

Air Force

Colorado State

Locations of Air Force and Colorado State

The origin of the Ram–Falcon Trophy is traced back to Shelly Godkin, a former ROTC commander at Colorado State. The trophy was carved by local Fort Collins artist, Bill Wrage, who donated several artistic works to Colorado State University.^[2] It was first awarded in 1980, when formerly independent Air Force joined Colorado State in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC); CSU won 21–9 on September 6. Both teams moved to the new Mountain West Conference in 1999; Air Force leads the trophy series 29–16 (.644).

Recent Results

Air Force is 15–3 in the series since Troy Calhoun became the head coach at Air Force in 2007.

Air Force has also never lost in Canvas Stadium, winning all five games held in Canvas since the stadium opened in 2017 by a combined score of 190–104.

Series Results

Rankings are from the AP Poll.

Air Force victories	Colorado State victories	Tie games

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No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	November 30, 1957	Denver	Colorado State	20–7
2	October 11, 1958	Denver	Air Force	36–6
3	September 24, 1960	Denver	Air Force	32–8
4	November 4, 1961	Denver	Air Force	14–9
5	September 22, 1962	Colorado Springs	Air Force	34–0
6	September 28, 1963	Colorado Springs	Air Force	69–0
7	October 3, 1964	Colorado Springs	Air Force	14–6
8	October 22, 1966	Colorado Springs	Colorado State	41–21
9	October 28, 1967	Colorado Springs	Tie	17–17
10	October 19, 1968	Fort Collins	Air Force	31–0
11	October 25, 1969	Colorado Springs	#20 Air Force	28–7
12	October 3, 1970	Colorado Springs	#10 Air Force	37–22
13	October 23, 1971	Fort Collins	#20 Air Force	37–22
14	October 7, 1972	Fort Collins	#19 Air Force	52–13
15	October 25, 1975	Fort Collins	Colorado State	47–10
16	October 16, 1976	Colorado Springs	Colorado State	27–3
17	October 14, 1978	Colorado Springs	Colorado State	31–13
18	October 27, 1979	Fort Collins	Colorado State	20–6
19	September 6, 1980	Fort Collins	Colorado State	21–9
20	October 3, 1981	Colorado Springs	Air Force	28–14
21	October 16, 1982	Colorado Springs	Colorado State	21–11
22	September 3, 1983	Fort Collins	Air Force	34–13
23	September 29, 1984	Colorado Springs	Air Force	52–10
24	October 19, 1985	Fort Collins	#10 Air Force	35–19
25	September 27, 1986	Colorado Springs	Air Force	24–7
26	September 26, 1987	Fort Collins	Air Force	27–19
27	September 3, 1988	Fort Collins	Air Force	29–23
28	September 30, 1989	Fort Collins	#24 Air Force	46–21
29	September 1, 1990	Colorado Springs	Colorado State	35–33
30	September 7, 1991	Fort Collins	Air Force	31–26
31	October 17, 1992	Colorado Springs	Colorado State	32–28
32	September 11, 1993	Fort Collins	Colorado State	8–5

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
33	September 3, 1994	Colorado Springs	Colorado State	34–21
34	September 16, 1995	Colorado Springs	Colorado State	27–20
35	November 2, 1996	Colorado Springs	Colorado State	42–41
36	September 20, 1997	Fort Collins	Air Force	24–0
37	September 17, 1998	Colorado Springs	Air Force	30–27
38	November 18, 1999	Fort Collins	Colorado State	41–21
39	November 11, 2000	Colorado Springs	Air Force	44–40
40	November 8, 2001	Fort Collins	Colorado State	28–21
41	October 31, 2002	Colorado Springs	#24 Colorado State	31–12
42	October 16, 2003	Fort Collins	Colorado State	30–20
43	November 20, 2004	Colorado Springs	Air Force	47–17
44	September 29, 2005	Fort Collins	Colorado State	41–23
45	October 12, 2006	Colorado Springs	Air Force	24–21
46	October 13, 2007	Fort Collins	Air Force	45–21
47	November 8, 2008	Colorado Springs	Air Force	38–17
48	October 31, 2009	Fort Collins	Air Force	34–16
49	October 9, 2010	Colorado Springs	#25 Air Force	49–27
50	November 26, 2011	Fort Collins	Air Force	45–21
51	September 29, 2012	Colorado Springs	Air Force	42–21
52	November 30, 2013	Fort Collins	Colorado State	58–13
53	November 28, 2014	Colorado Springs	Air Force	27–24
54	October 17, 2015	Fort Collins	Colorado State	38–23
55	November 12, 2016	Colorado Springs	Air Force	49–46
56	October 28, 2017	Fort Collins	Air Force	45–28
57	November 22, 2018	Colorado Springs	Air Force	27–19
58	November 16, 2019	Fort Collins	Air Force	38–21
59	November 13, 2021	Fort Collins	Air Force	35–21
60	November 19, 2022	Colorado Springs	Air Force	24–12
61	October 28, 2023	Fort Collins	#19 Air Force	30–13
62	October 19, 2024	Colorado Springs	Colorado State	21–13
63	November 28, 2025	Fort Collins	Air Force	42–21
Series: Air Force leads 40–22–1^[1]

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Ram–Falcon Trophy

Recent Results

Series Results

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