Colorado

FBS

Big 12 · Boulder, Denver, Colorado

National titles: 1990

682-530-35

All-time

0.547

Win %

National titles

Conf titles

Major bowls

Playoff apps

Weeks at #1

Heismans

Greatest games

Colorado's top games of all time by Game Score.

#	Date	Season	Bowl	Match	Designation	Game Score
1	Jan 1, 1990	1989	Orange Bowl	#1 Colorado 6-21 #4 Notre Dame Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida Major Bowl	Major Bowl	1.06
2	Nov 4, 1989	1989		#2 Colorado 27-21 #3 Nebraska Folsom Field, Denver, Colorado Conf Game	Conf Game	1.06
3	Jan 1, 1991	1990	Orange Bowl	#1 Colorado 10-9 #5 Notre Dame Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida Major Bowl	Major Bowl	0.99
4	Oct 29, 1994	1994		#2 Colorado 7-24 #3 Nebraska Lincoln Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Conf Game	Conf Game	0.95
5	Jan 1, 2002	2001	Fiesta Bowl	#3 Colorado 16-38 #2 Oregon Sun Devil Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona Major Bowl	Major Bowl	0.87
6	Nov 29, 1996	1996		#5 Colorado 12-17 #4 Nebraska Lincoln Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Conf Game	Conf Game	0.85
7	Oct 4, 1975	1975		#19 Colorado 20-21 #1 Oklahoma Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Conf Game	Conf Game	0.83
8	Oct 26, 1957	1957		Colorado 13-14 #1 Oklahoma Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Conf Game	Conf Game	0.77
9	Nov 3, 1956	1956		Colorado 19-27 #1 Oklahoma Folsom Field, Denver, Colorado Conf Game	Conf Game	0.76
10	Sep 24, 1994	1994		#7 Colorado 27-26 #4 Michigan Michigan Stadium, Detroit, Michigan		0.76

Season by season (major seasons)

Year	School	Record	Conference	Div	Conf	Champ App	Conf Champ	AP	Coach	High	Bowl	Natl
2026	Colorado	0-0	Big 12
2025	Colorado	3-9	Big 12		1-8
2024	Colorado	9-4	Big 12		7-2			#25	#25	#16	Alamo Bowl
2023	Colorado	4-8	Pacific-12		1-8					#18
2022	Colorado	1-11	Pacific-12		1-8
2021	Colorado	4-8	Pacific-12	South	3-6
2020	Colorado	4-2	Pacific-12	South	3-1					#21	Alamo Bowl (L)
2019	Colorado	5-7	Pacific-12	South	3-6
2018	Colorado	5-7	Pacific-12	South	2-7					#19
2017	Colorado	5-7	Pacific-12	South	2-7
2016	Colorado	10-4	Pacific-12	South	8-1	✓		#17	#15	#9	Alamo Bowl (L)
2015	Colorado	4-9	Pacific-12	South	1-8
2014	Colorado	2-10	Pacific-12	South	0-9
2013	Colorado	4-8	Pacific-12	South	1-8
2012	Colorado	1-11	Pacific-12	South	1-8
2011	Colorado	3-10	Pacific-12	South	2-7
2010	Colorado	5-7	Big 12	North	2-6
2009	Colorado	3-9	Big 12	North	2-6
2008	Colorado	5-7	Big 12	North	2-6
2007	Colorado	6-7	Big 12	North	4-4						Independence Bowl (L)
2006	Colorado	2-10	Big 12	North	2-6
2005	Colorado	7-6	Big 12	North	5-3	✓				#22	Champs Sports Bowl (L)
2004	Colorado	8-5	Big 12	North	4-4	✓					Houston Bowl (W)
2003	Colorado	5-7	Big 12	North	3-5					#17
2002	Colorado	9-5	Big 12	North	7-1	✓		#20	#21	#7	Alamo Bowl (L)
2001	Colorado	10-3	Big 12	North	7-1	✓	★	#9	#9	#3	Fiesta Bowl (L)MajorBCS
2000	Colorado	3-8	Big 12	North	3-5					#23
1999	Colorado	7-5	Big 12	North	5-3					#14	Insight.com Bowl (W)
1998	Colorado	8-4	Big 12	North	4-4					#14	Aloha Bowl (W)
1997	Colorado	5-6	Big 12	North	3-5					#8
1996	Colorado	10-2	Big 12	North	7-1			#8	#8	#5	Holiday Bowl (W)
1995	Colorado	10-2	Big Eight		5-2			#5	#4	#4	Cotton Bowl (W)
1994	Colorado	11-1	Big Eight		6-1			#3	#3	#2	Fiesta Bowl (W)MajorBC
1993	Colorado	8-3-1	Big Eight		5-1-1			#16	#16	#7	Aloha Bowl (W)
1992	Colorado	9-2-1	Big Eight		5-1-1			#13	#13	#7	Fiesta Bowl (L)MajorBC
1991	Colorado	8-3-1	Big Eight		6-0-1		★	#20	#20	#12	Blockbuster Bowl (L)
1990	Colorado	11-1-1	Big Eight		7-0		★	#1	#2	#1	Orange Bowl (W)Major	National
1989	Colorado	11-1	Big Eight		7-0		★	#4	#4	#1	Orange Bowl (L)Major
1988	Colorado	8-4	Big Eight		4-3					#19	Freedom Bowl (L)
1987	Colorado	7-4	Big Eight		4-3
1986	Colorado	6-6	Big Eight		6-1						Bluebonnet Bowl (L)
1985	Colorado	7-5	Big Eight		4-3						Freedom Bowl (L)
1984	Colorado	1-10	Big Eight		1-6
1983	Colorado	4-7	Big Eight		2-5
1982	Colorado	2-8-1	Big Eight		1-5-1
1981	Colorado	3-8	Big Eight		2-5
1980	Colorado	1-10	Big Eight		1-6
1979	Colorado	3-8	Big Eight		2-5
1978	Colorado	6-5	Big Eight		2-5					#13
1977	Colorado	7-3-1	Big Eight		3-3-1					#3
1976	Colorado	8-4	Big Eight		5-2		★	#16	#16	#12	Orange Bowl (L)Major
1975	Colorado	9-3	Big Eight		5-2			#16		#9	Bluebonnet Bowl (L)
1974	Colorado	5-6	Big Eight		3-4
1973	Colorado	5-6	Big Eight		2-5					#10
1972	Colorado	8-4	Big Eight		4-3			#16	#14	#2	Gator Bowl (L)
1971	Colorado	10-2	Big Eight		5-2			#3	#7	#3	Bluebonnet Bowl (W)
1970	Colorado	6-5	Big Eight		3-4				#16	#8	Liberty Bowl (L)
1969	Colorado	8-3	Big Eight		5-2			#16		#16	Liberty Bowl (W)
1968	Colorado	4-6	Big Eight		3-4
1967	Colorado	9-2	Big Eight		5-2				#13	#3	Bluebonnet Bowl (W)
1966	Colorado	7-3	Big Eight		5-2
1965	Colorado	6-2-2	Big Eight		4-2-1				#20
1964	Colorado	2-8	Big Eight		1-6
1963	Colorado	2-8	Big Eight		2-5
1962	Colorado	2-8	Big Eight		1-6
1961	Colorado	9-2	Big Eight		7-0		★	#7	#7	#6	Orange Bowl (L)Major
1960	Colorado	6-4	Big Eight		5-2					#18
1959	Colorado	5-5	Big Seven		3-3
1958	Colorado	6-4	Big Seven		4-2					#9
1957	Colorado	6-3-1	Big Seven		3-3					#18
1956	Colorado	8-2-1	Big Seven		4-1-1			#20	#18	#18	Orange Bowl (W)Major
1955	Colorado	6-4	Big Seven		3-3					#14
1954	Colorado	7-2-1	Big Seven		3-2-1					#11
1953	Colorado	6-4	Big Seven		2-4
1952	Colorado	6-2-2	Big Seven		2-2-2
1951	Colorado	7-3	Big Seven		5-1
1950	Colorado	5-4-1	Big Seven		2-4
1949	Colorado	3-7	Big Seven		1-4
1948	Colorado	3-6	Big Seven		2-3
1947	Colorado	4-5	Mountain States		3-3
1946	Colorado	5-4-1	Mountain States		3-2-1
1945	Colorado	5-3	Mountain States		3-1
1944	Colorado	6-2	Mountain States		2-0		★
1943	Colorado	5-2	Mountain States		2-0		★
1942	Colorado	7-2	Mountain States		5-1		★
1941	Colorado	3-4-1	Mountain States		3-2-1
1940	Colorado	5-3-1	Mountain States		4-1-1
1939	Colorado	5-3	Mountain States		5-1		★
1938	Colorado	3-4-1	Mountain States		3-2-1
1937	Colorado	8-1	Rocky Mountain		7-0		★	#17		#16	Cotton Bowl (L)Major
1936	Colorado	4-3	Rocky Mountain		4-2
1935	Colorado	5-4	Rocky Mountain		5-1		★
1934	Colorado	6-1-2	Rocky Mountain		6-1		★
1933	Colorado	7-2	Rocky Mountain		5-2
1932	Colorado	2-4	Rocky Mountain		2-4
1931	Colorado	5-3	Rocky Mountain		3-2
1930	Colorado	6-1-1	Rocky Mountain		5-1-1
1929	Colorado	5-1-1	Rocky Mountain		4-1-1
1928	Colorado	5-1	Rocky Mountain		5-1
1927	Colorado	4-5	Rocky Mountain		4-4
1926	Colorado	3-5-1	Rocky Mountain		2-5-1
1925	Colorado	6-3	Rocky Mountain		5-2
1924	Colorado	8-1-1	Rocky Mountain		5-0-1		★
1923	Colorado	9-0	Rocky Mountain		8-0		★
1922	Colorado	4-4	Rocky Mountain		2-3
1921	Colorado	4-1-1	Rocky Mountain		4-0-1
1920	Colorado	4-1-2	Rocky Mountain		3-1-2
1919	Colorado	2-3-1	Rocky Mountain		2-3-1
1918	Colorado	2-3	Rocky Mountain		1-2
1917	Colorado	6-2	Rocky Mountain		4-2
1916	Colorado	1-5-1	Rocky Mountain		1-5
1915	Colorado	1-6	Rocky Mountain		1-5
1914	Colorado	5-1	Rocky Mountain		4-1
1913	Colorado	5-1-1	Rocky Mountain		4-0-1		★
1912	Colorado	6-3	Rocky Mountain		3-2
1911	Colorado	6-0	Rocky Mountain		5-0		★
1910	Colorado	6-0	Rocky Mountain		4-0		★
1909	Colorado	6-0	Rocky Mountain		3-0		★
1908	Colorado	5-2	Independent
1907	Colorado	5-3	Independent
1906	Colorado	2-3-4	Independent
1905	Colorado	8-1	Independent
1904	Colorado	6-2-1	Independent
1903	Colorado	8-2	Independent
1902	Colorado	5-1	Independent

Award winners

52 major award winners and consensus All-Americans.

Year	Player	Pos	Award
2024	Travis Hunter	WR/CB	Chuck Bednarik Award
2024	Travis Hunter	KR/AP	Consensus All-American
2024	Travis Hunter	WR/CB	Fred Biletnikoff Award
2024	Travis Hunter	WR/CB	Heisman Trophy★
2024	Shedeur Sanders	QB	Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
2024	Travis Hunter	WR/CB	Lott Trophy
2024	Travis Hunter	WR/CB	Walter Camp Award
2023	Travis Hunter	KR/AP	Consensus All-American
2016	Mike MacIntyre	Coach	AFCA Coach of the Year Award
2010	Nate Solder	OL	Consensus All-American
2007	Jordan Dizon	LB	Consensus All-American
2005	Mason Crosby	PK	Consensus All-American
2002	Mark Mariscal	P	Consensus All-American
2002	Mark Mariscal	P	Ray Guy Award
2001	Andre Gurode	OL	Consensus All-American
2001	Dan Graham	TE	Consensus All-American
2001	Daniel Graham	TE	John Mackey Award
1996	Chris Naeole	OL	Consensus All-American
1996	Matt Russell	LB	Consensus All-American
1996	Matt Russell	LB	Dick Butkus Award
1995	Bryan Stoltenberg	C	Consensus All-American
1994	Chris Hudson	DB	Consensus All-American
1994	Michael Westbrook	WR	Consensus All-American
1994	Rashaan Salaam	RB	Consensus All-American
1994	Rashaan Salaam	RB	Doak Walker Award
1994	Rashaan Salaam	RB	Heisman Trophy★
1994	Chris Hudson	DB	Jim Thorpe Award
1994	Rashaan Salaam	RB	Walter Camp Award
1992	Deon Figures	DB	Consensus All-American
1992	Deon Figures	DB	Jim Thorpe Award
1991	Jay Leeuwenburg	OL	Consensus All-American
1990	Alfred Williams	LB	Consensus All-American
1990	Eric Bieniemy	RB	Consensus All-American
1990	Joe Garten	OL	Consensus All-American
1990	Alfred Williams	LB	Dick Butkus Award
1990	Eric Bieniemy	RB	Heisman Finalist
1989	Bill McCartney	Coach	AFCA Coach of the Year Award
1989	Alfred Williams	LB	Consensus All-American
1989	Joe Garten	OL	Consensus All-American
1989	Tom Rouen	P	Consensus All-American
1988	Keith English	P	Consensus All-American
1986	Barry Helton	P	Consensus All-American
1985	Barry Helton	P	Consensus All-American
1972	Cullen Bryant	DB	Consensus All-American
1970	Don Popplewell	C	Consensus All-American
1969	Bob Anderson	B	Consensus All-American
1968	Mike Montler	G	Consensus All-American
1967	Dick Anderson	DB	Consensus All-American
1961	Joe Romig	G	Consensus All-American
1960	Joe Romig	G	Consensus All-American
1937	Byron White	B	Consensus All-American
1937	Byron White	HB	Heisman Finalist