Wk 1 · 2026
Wyoming Cowboys at Colorado State Rams — Sat, Sep 5
Sat, Sep 5 ·
Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, CO
· USA Net FINAL
Weather
No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
at
6:00pET
CSU -2.5 · total 46.5 DraftKings opened -3.5 · 1 toward WYO
Ratings differential CSU by 10.0
What is at stake
Border War. An Army ROTC cadet runs the Bronze Boot — a combat boot worn in Vietnam by a CSU alum — the 65 miles between the campuses, and the trophy is the oldest live tradition in the Rockies. Realignment split the schools in 2026, so this is now a non-conference game they chose to keep. They play for the Bronze Boot. A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Wyoming form
W 16-13at SJSUL 0-28at NDSUW 27-10vs HAWL 10-24at CMUW 21-13vs UNCO
2026 season
Colorado St form
L 26-56vs ORSTL 45-59at UTSAL 23-41vs BYUW 58-24vs SUUW 35-13vs WYO
2026 season
Wyoming this season
Straight up3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Against the spread2-4 · 33% (6 games)
Over / under1-5 · 17% (6 games)
Colorado St this season
Straight up2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Against the spread3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Over / under5-0 · 100% (5 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 0
These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Wyoming leads 13–8 · Colorado St won the last one
21 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
2.7 points toward Wyoming
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-09-05 | Wyoming 13 — 35 Colorado St | at CSU | Colorado St |
| 2025 | 2025-10-25 | Colorado St 0 — 28 Wyoming | at WYO | Wyoming |
| 2024 | 2024-11-15 | Wyoming 10 — 24 Colorado St | at CSU | Colorado St |
| 2023 | 2023-11-03 | Colorado St 15 — 24 Wyoming | at WYO | Wyoming |
| 2022 | 2022-11-12 | Wyoming 14 — 13 Colorado St | at CSU | Wyoming |
| 2021 | 2021-11-06 | Colorado St 17 — 31 Wyoming | at WYO | Wyoming |
| 2020 | 2020-11-05 | Wyoming 24 — 34 Colorado St | at CSU | Colorado St |
| 2019 | 2019-11-22 | Colorado St 7 — 17 Wyoming | at WYO | Wyoming |
| 2018 | 2018-10-26 | Wyoming 34 — 21 Colorado St | at CSU | Wyoming |
| 2017 | 2017-11-04 | Colorado St 13 — 16 Wyoming | at WYO | Wyoming |
| 2016 | 2016-10-01 | Wyoming 38 — 17 Colorado St | at CSU | Wyoming |
| 2015 | 2015-11-07 | Colorado St 26 — 7 Wyoming | at WYO | Colorado St |
| 2014 | 2014-10-25 | Wyoming 31 — 45 Colorado St | at CSU | Colorado St |
| 2013 | 2013-10-19 | Colorado St 52 — 22 Wyoming | at WYO | Colorado St |
| 2012 | 2012-11-03 | Colorado St 31 — 45 Wyoming | at WYO | Wyoming |
| 2011 | 2011-12-03 | Wyoming 22 — 19 Colorado St | at CSU | Wyoming |
| 2010 | 2010-11-20 | Colorado St 0 — 44 Wyoming | at WYO | Wyoming |
| 2009 | 2009-11-27 | Wyoming 17 — 16 Colorado St | at CSU | Wyoming |
| 2008 | 2008-11-22 | Colorado St 31 — 20 Wyoming | at WYO | Colorado St |
| 2007 | 2007-11-23 | Wyoming 28 — 36 Colorado St | at CSU | Colorado St |
| 2006 | 2006-10-21 | Colorado St 0 — 24 Wyoming | at WYO | Wyoming |
Wyoming leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Tyler Hughes QB #6 | 82/136, 822 YDS, 3 TD, 7 INT |
| Bart Edmiston P #18 | 1/1, 7 YDS | |
| Rushing | Samuel Harris RB #1 | 65 CAR, 324 YDS, 2 TD |
| Markell Holman RB #8 | 58 CAR, 322 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Tyler Hughes QB #6 | 77 CAR, 276 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Jake Wilson TE #89 | 19 REC, 197 YDS, 1 TD |
| Kyle Frendt TE #83 | 8 REC, 155 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Charlie Coenen WR #19 | 9 REC, 94 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Eric Richardson WR #2 | 8 REC, 88 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Jones Thomas S #23 | 42 |
| Ethan Stuhlsatz LB #42 | 42 | |
| Gary Rutherford LB #26 | 33 | |
| Sacks | Esaia Bogar DE #11 | 3.5 |
| Jayden Williams (DT) DT #98 | 2.5 | |
| Tyler Hughes QB #6 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Jones Thomas S #23 | 2 |
| Therman Williams S #25 | 1 |
Colorado St leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | K'saan Farrar QB #2 | 63/103, 649 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| Hauss Hejny QB #8 | 47/73, 619 YDS, 10 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Mel Brown RB | 41 CAR, 409 YDS, 3 TD |
| Durell Robinson RB #11 | 62 CAR, 266 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Hauss Hejny QB #8 | 13 CAR, 128 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | RJ Vick WR #0 | 24 REC, 367 YDS, 4 TD |
| Terrence Smith Jr. WR #15 | 17 REC, 242 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Cedric Ross RB #22 | 7 REC, 178 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Jackson Harper WR #6 | 16 REC, 177 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Oumar Diomande LB #32 | 51 |
| Tre'Shawn Moore S #15 | 37 | |
| Jaseim Mitchell LB #23 | 31 | |
| Sacks | Jack Moran DL #77 | 1.5 |
| Elijah Brown CB #6 | 1.5 | |
| Stephon Wright DL #9 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | CJ Blocker CB #17 | 3 |
| Oumar Diomande LB #32 | 2 | |
| D'Angelo Hagans Jr. CB #5 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.