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Colorado

latest conference era: Big 12

Loaded Seasons23
Latest Season2026
Peak Power2024 | +23.4
Best Finish#31 in 2024
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Program Arc

Win rate shows the results layer. End-of-season power shows the strength layer. A serious history page needs both.

Bars: win rate Line: public power vs average team
100% 50% 0% PWR +23.4 PWR +2.3 2017: 5-7, margin -21, power +4.8, resume 54 / 100, final rank #762018: 5-7, margin -2, power +4.3, resume 70 / 100, final rank #882019: 5-7, margin -100, power +5.0, resume 73 / 100, final rank #752020: 4-2, margin -19, power +2.3, resume 75 / 100, final rank #532021: 4-8, margin -95, power +9.3, resume 67 / 100, final rank #922022: 1-11, margin -349, power +10.1, resume 51 / 100, final rank #2182023: 4-8, margin -80, power +14.8, resume 89 / 100, final rank #1192024: 9-4, margin +128, power +23.4, resume 95 / 100, final rank #312025: 3-9, margin -115, power +16.9, resume 41 / 100, final rank #942026: 2-1, margin -2, power +14.0, resume 93 / 100, final rank #125 2017: 5-7, margin -21, power +4.8, resume 54 / 100, final rank #76+4.82018: 5-7, margin -2, power +4.3, resume 70 / 100, final rank #88+4.32019: 5-7, margin -100, power +5.0, resume 73 / 100, final rank #75+5.02020: 4-2, margin -19, power +2.3, resume 75 / 100, final rank #53+2.32021: 4-8, margin -95, power +9.3, resume 67 / 100, final rank #92+9.32022: 1-11, margin -349, power +10.1, resume 51 / 100, final rank #218+10.12023: 4-8, margin -80, power +14.8, resume 89 / 100, final rank #119+14.82024: 9-4, margin +128, power +23.4, resume 95 / 100, final rank #31+23.42025: 3-9, margin -115, power +16.9, resume 41 / 100, final rank #94+16.92026: 2-1, margin -2, power +14.0, resume 93 / 100, final rank #125+14.0 20175-720185-720195-720204-220214-820221-1120234-820249-420253-920262-1

Historical Snapshot

A fast read on what this program usually is, what its peak looks like, and how the latest season compares.

Loaded Seasons 23

The number of fully modeled seasons currently attached to this program.

Program Baseline +18.4

A recent multi-year closing-power average. This is the kind of anchor that should matter in preseason priors.

Current Vs. Baseline -4.4

How the current season's closing power stacks up against the program's recent standard.

Gap To Peak 9.5

How far the current season finished below the strongest loaded team in program history.

Peak Loaded Season 2024 | +23.4

The strongest closing power this program has posted in the loaded archive.

Best Power Since Since 2025

This is the program's best power season since 2025.

Best Resume Since Since 2024

This is the program's best resume season since 2024.

Best Finish 2024 | #31

The highest loaded all-level board finish currently attached to this program.

Best Resume Season 2016 | 97 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season currently attached to this program in the loaded archive.

Current Season Standing Resume #3 | Power #4

Where the current season sits inside this program's loaded history on the two main scales.

Program Percentile Resume 91th | Power 87th

A cleaner fan-facing answer to the question: is this near the top of the program's arc or just another solid year?

Best Record 2016 | 10-4

The cleanest results season in the loaded archive, regardless of whether it was also the strongest by power.

Current Context

The premium fan question is not only "how good is this team?" It is "how good is this season relative to the program I know?"

Current board #125 Where the latest loaded season sits on today's all-level board.
Latest season 2026 2-1
Program baseline +18.4 Recent multi-year closing-power standard.
Gap to peak 9.5 How far the latest season sits below the program's strongest loaded team.

Program Signals

The clearest historical takeaways, written for scan speed.

Strongest Loaded Team

2024 Season

Ended at power +23.4, record 9-4, and final loaded-board rank #31.

Best Loaded Resume

2016 Season

Resume 97 / 100 with 10 wins and a 71% win rate.

Year-Over-Year Swing

-2.9 power

From 2025 to 2026, the program moved from +16.9 to +14.0.

Best Record

10-4

The cleanest loaded season by results came in 2016, with a margin of +131.

Best Resume Season

2016 | 97 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season in the loaded archive for this program.

Latest Vs. Standard

-4.4

Positive means the latest season closed above the program's recent baseline. Negative means it finished below the standard.

Season Explorer

Every loaded season, with conference era attached to the correct year and filters built for the questions fans actually ask.

23 seasons visible
Season Conference Lens Record Final Rank End Power End Resume Margin Season Page
2026 Big 12FBS CurrentThis season anchors the current board. 2-1 #125 +14.0 93 -2 Open season page
2025 Big 12FBS In rangeA season that landed inside the normal historical band. 3-9 #94 +16.9 41 -115 Program view
2024 Big 12FBS Peak powerStrongest loaded closing power for the program. 9-4 #31 +23.4 95 +128 Program view
2023 Pac-12FBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 4-8 #119 +14.8 89 -80 Program view
2022 Pac-12FBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 1-11 #218 +10.1 51 -349 Program view
2021 Pac-12FBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 4-8 #92 +9.3 67 -95 Program view
2020 Pac-12FBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 4-2 #53 +2.3 75 -19 Program view
2019 Pac-12FBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 5-7 #75 +5.0 73 -100 Program view
2018 Pac-12FBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 5-7 #88 +4.3 70 -2 Program view
2017 Pac-12FBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 5-7 #76 +4.8 54 -21 Program view
2016 Pac-12FBS Best resumeBest body-of-work season in the loaded archive. 10-4 #53 +7.7 97 +131 Program view
2015 Pac-12FBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 4-9 #89 +3.4 57 -37 Program view
2014 Pac-12FBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 2-10 #121 +1.3 58 -126 Program view
2013 Pac-12FBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 4-8 #213 -1.9 59 -154 Program view
2012 Pac-12FBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 1-11 #245 -6.3 34 -338 Program view
2011 Pac-12FBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 3-10 #200 -1.2 47 -218 Program view
2010 Big 12FBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 5-7 #111 +1.3 54 -79 Program view
2009 Big 12FBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 3-9 #106 +1.6 58 -79 Program view
2008 Big 12FBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 5-7 #150 +1.2 60 -109 Program view
2007 Big 12FBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 6-7 #75 +3.8 72 -28 Program view
2006 Big 12FBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 2-10 #129 +2.0 45 -71 Program view
2005 Big 12FBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 7-6 #73 +3.4 85 -2 Program view
2004 Big 12FBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 8-5 #66 +4.4 89 -28 Program view