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Colorado State

2026 Season Performance

#111
Rank
2-3
Record
-13.8
Points
0.516
SOS

Current Form

L3 streak
COLD
Last 3 0-3
Last 5 2-3

Key Games

Best W vs #111 Wyoming 35-13
Worst L @ #73 UTSA 45-59

Record Splits

Home 2-2
Away 0-1
Conference 0-1
Non-Conf 2-2
FCS Opponents 1

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
6
games left
#86.5
avg opponent rank
#21
toughest left
26.55
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
7
10-16
@
#100 Texas State
2-3
+4.68
8
10-24
vs
#120 San Diego State
2-4
+2.76
9
10-31
@
#105 Utah State
2-4
+4.54
10
11-07
vs
#21 Boise State
5-1
+4.51
11
11-15
@
#130 Washington State
1-5
+3.88
12
11-22
@
#43 Fresno State
4-2
+6.18

“Win worth” is base points scaled by location and the opponent’s current strength. It excludes margin and quality-win bonuses, which depend on a result that hasn’t happened.

Rank Progression

#10
#41
#72
#103
#135
Pre
#125
W3
#70
W6
#111
W9
#103
W12
#100
W15
#102

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
09/05
W
NR vs #111 Wyoming
35-13
+12.6
+13.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-1.9 7.1
Margin Scaling
+3.7 10.8
Against the Spread (-2.75, +19.25)
+3.0 13.8
Total 13.8 pts
+1.3
2
09/12
W
#15 vs #89 Southern Utah
58-24
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
3
09/19
L
#51 vs #26 BYU
23-41
-8.0
-9.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+2.8 -7.6
Loss Record Modifier
+2.1 -5.5
Margin Scaling
-2.1 -7.6
Recency Weighting
-1.4 -9.0
Against the Spread (+17.5, -0.5)
-0.1 -9.1
Total -9.1 pts
-1.1
4
09/26
L
#70 @ #73 UTSA
45-59
-6.0
-5.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.4 -5.6
Loss Record Modifier
+0.9 -4.7
Margin Scaling
-1.2 -5.9
Against the Spread (+14.25, +0.25)
+0.1 -5.8
Total -5.8 pts
+0.1
5
10/03
L
#84 vs #59 Oregon State
26-56
-15.5
-15.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.1 -10.3
Loss Record Modifier
+0.5 -9.8
Margin Scaling
-2.3 -12.1
Against the Spread (+7, -23)
-3.0 -15.1
Total -15.1 pts
+0.4
Total
2-3 Record
-16.9
-16.2
+0.6

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
45-72
Record
38%
Win Rate
#100
Avg Rank
#15
Best Rank
0.470
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#62
2017
#77
2018
#117
2019
#112
2020
#97
2021
#107
2022
#123
2023
#101
2024
#68
2025
#131
2026
#102

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Pac-12 2-3 (40%) #102 #15 -11.7 0.533 -
2025 Mountain West 2-10 (17%) #131 #78 -77.6 0.498 -
2024 Mountain West 8-4 (67%) #68 #63 33.4 0.482 -
2023 Mountain West 5-7 (42%) #101 #74 -26.8 0.412 -
2022 Mountain West 3-9 (25%) #123 #98 -63.2 0.451 -
2021 Mountain West 3-9 (25%) #107 #65 -46.6 0.510 -
2020 Mountain West 1-3 (25%) #97 #70 -15.7 0.434 -
2019 Mountain West 4-8 (33%) #112 #96 -41.7 0.460 -
2018 Mountain West 3-9 (25%) #117 #59 -64.6 0.479 -
2017 Mountain West 7-5 (58%) #77 #40 10.2 0.428 -
2016 Mountain West 7-5 (58%) #62 #49 33.4 0.484 -