The Zeitgeist List · rivalries
Rumble in the Rockies
See both programs’ full 91-year Zeitgeist History, side by side →3 players crossed straight to the rival since 2021 — the turncoat ledger →
Utah leads the all-time series 36–33–3. They've met 72 times since 1903. Utah once took 9 straight.
Stature & the series, 1903–2025
Both programs’ standing over time in their colors, with every meeting beneath — read down to see who was bigger and who won.
all-time
33–36–3
Utah leads
streak
1
Utah in a row
longest run
9
Utah
biggest win
54
Colorado, 1951
first met
1903
72 meetings
biggest crowd
54,646
2024
The coaching duels
Dallas Ward vs Jack Curtice7–0–1
Jim Yeager vs Ike Armstrong2–4
Bunny Oakes vs Ike Armstrong3–0–1
Frank Potts vs Ike Armstrong2–1
Dallas Ward vs Ike Armstrong1–1
The draft ledger
Every NFL Draft pick either program has produced since the modern era began, decade by decade.
draft picks
152–99
Colorado leads
1st-rounders
23–11
since
1967
first CFBD-carried draft class
1960s4–4
1970s39–3
1980s14–7
1990s46–10
2000s26–23
2010s15–32
2020s8–20
Best picks, either side
2005Alex Smith QuarterbackRd 1, pick 1#1 overall
1974Bo Matthews Running BackRd 1, pick 2#2 overall
1995Michael Westbrook Wide ReceiverRd 1, pick 4#4 overall
1974J.V. Cain Tight EndRd 1, pick 7#7 overall
1980Mark Haynes Defensive BackRd 1, pick 8#8 overall
2003Jordan Gross Offensive TackleRd 1, pick 8#8 overall
Recent meetings
2025Utah53–7
2024Colorado49–24
2023Utah23–17
2022Utah63–21
2021Utah28–13
2020Utah38–21
2019Utah45–15
2018Utah30–7
2017Utah34–13
2016Colorado27–22
2015Utah20–14
2014Utah38–34
2013Utah24–17
2012Utah42–35