Colorado State 35-13 Wyoming (Sep 5, 2026) Final Score

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Sat, Sep 5 · Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, Colo. · Crowd 40,546

Colorado State beat Wyoming 35-13.

We had Colorado State favored. It won.

Next: Wyoming beat Northern Colorado 21-13, Sat Sep 12

Next: Colorado State beat Southern Utah 58-24, Sat Sep 12

Top comment in the game thread

What a catch lmao

Q1 11:53 · r/CFB game thread · Sat, Sep 5

How it swung

Before kickoff, our ratings gave Colorado State a 66% chance, and the closing betting line (Colorado State was a 2.5-point favorite) put it at 58%.

Favored the whole way: Colorado State never fell below 62%.

Wyoming never had better than a 38% chance.

FinalColorado State 35-13 WyomingColorado State wonMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.

The play that swung it

1Q3 4:00Hejny 57-yd TD pass to Vick, Colorado State leads 21-13Colorado State 74% → 85% (+11)

The play that swung it

1Q3 4:00Hejny 57-yd TD pass to Vick, Colorado State leads 21-13Wyoming 26% → 15% (−11)

What fans said, play by play

The line in bold above each quote is written by our model from the thread’s comments and the play-by-play.

Q1 11:53Harper makes a lucky catch for a first down, surprising fans who thought it was an interceptionQuoted at the top of the page.
Q1 11:31A receiver made a lucky catch that almost resulted in an interception.What a catch lmaor/CFB game thread

Colorado State’s chance to win after every play.

How to read this chart

Starts from the pregame line (Colorado State -2.5), at 69% for Colorado State (the play-by-play feed's kickoff number, moved to match the line; our model's and the betting line's own numbers are in “The betting line, and the fans”). Dots are the biggest swings; ticks under the chart are scores. Under the scores, r/CFB comments per minute from fans with a Colorado State or Wyoming flair (111 and 38); both sides share one scale, regulation only. A gold diamond marks a play fans were reacting to.

Every drive

Colorado State scored on 5 of its 11 drives; Wyoming on 3 of its 11.

Colorado State’s drives are teal, Wyoming’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.

“Gotta love the deep ball tuddy!”

A Colorado State fan

When fans got loud

Busy

Fans had the most to say in the fourth quarter.

Jump to the loudest stretch

The jump was busy; the crowd was quiet.

Box score

Colorado State 35, Wyoming 13

Colorado State covered −2.5 by 19.5. The total, 48, went over 45.5.

Team totals	Wyoming	Colorado State
Total yards	273	396
Passing	12 of 19, 130 yds	24 of 34, 242 yds
Rushing	34 for 143 yds	33 for 154 yds
First downs	17	18
Third down	0 of 8	7 of 15
Fourth down	0 of 1	2 of 2
Turnovers	4	0
Penalties	6 for 47 yds	4 for 36 yds
Time of possession	30:41	29:19

Wyoming leaders

Passing Tyler Hughes 12 of 19, 130 yds, 3 INT
Rushing Samuel Harris 16 for 63 yds; Tyler Hughes 11 for 52 yds, 1 TD
Receiving Jake Wilson 2 for 51 yds; Nico Hamilton 1 for 18 yds

Colorado State leaders

Passing Hauss Hejny 23 of 33, 214 yds, 5 TD
Rushing Jayden Brown 8 for 57 yds; Durell Robinson 12 for 52 yds
Receiving Reginald Vick Jr 6 for 75 yds, 3 TD; Tommy Maher 3 for 43 yds

No rain through the game

94° at kickoff · no rain recorded

Warmer than 9 in 10 of the 51 other games played at Canvas Stadium since 2016 (airport temperature during the game window). The usual here around this date is 75°, with about 7 in 10 games between 61° and 85°.

September game-day temperatures at Canvas Stadium

Drag along the chart, or step through the game.

First quarter, 14:48 left4:09 p.m.

Wyoming 0, Colorado State 0 · Colorado State 69% to win

no rain · 94°

Hejny 7-yd run

Where this weather comes from

Measured at Fort Collins (awos) airport, 9.1 miles away. Rain is NOAA's radar-and-gauge estimate at the stadium and wind is an airport reading; neither is measured on the field. Game times come from the play-by-play, good to a minute or two. Source: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet; rain radar from NOAA MRMS, through Iowa State University. Field direction from OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before kickoff

Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.

This is Border War (Bronze Boot) — see the full head-to-head history →

Recent games

Last three games · 2025 season

Wyoming · 4-8

Rated 111th in our preseason ratings.

L 7-27 @ Hawai'i #108 of 667

lost by 20 as an 8.5-point underdog

L 7-13 vs Nevada #149 of 667

lost by 6 as a 6.5-point favorite

L 3-24 @ Fresno State #100 of 667

lost by 21 as a 2.5-point underdog

L 7-24 @ San Diego State #50 of 667

lost by 17 as a 10.5-point underdog

W 28-0 vs Colorado State #140 of 667

won by 28 as a 5.5-point favorite

L 21-24 @ Air Force #145 of 667

lost by 3 as a 3.5-point underdog

W 35-28 vs San José State #116 of 667

won by 7 as a 1.5-point underdog

L 17-31 vs UNLV #62 of 667

lost by 14 as a 4.5-point underdog

L 20-37 @ Colorado #45 of 667

lost by 17 as a 12.5-point underdog

L 6-31 vs UtahTop 25 #30 of 667

lost by 25 as a 24.5-point underdog

W 31-7 vs Northern Iowa #196 of 667

won by 24 as a 13.5-point favorite

W 10-0 @ Akron #154 of 667

won by 10 as a 4.5-point favorite

Last three games · 2025 season

Colorado State · 2-10

Rated 79th in our preseason ratings.

L 21-42 vs Air Force #149 of 667

lost by 21 as a 2.5-point underdog

L 21-49 @ Boise StateTop 25 #48 of 667

lost by 28 as a 17.5-point underdog

L 17-20 @ New Mexico #97 of 667

lost by 3 as a 15.5-point underdog

L 10-42 vs UNLV #76 of 667

lost by 32 as a 4.5-point underdog

L 0-28 @ Wyoming #100 of 667

lost by 28 as a 5.5-point underdog

L 19-31 vs Hawai'i #114 of 667

lost by 12 as a 2.5-point favorite

W 49-21 vs Fresno State #112 of 667

won by 28 as a 5.5-point underdog

L 24-45 @ San Diego State #79 of 667

lost by 21 as a 4.5-point underdog

L 3-20 vs Washington State #123 of 667

lost by 17 as a 6.5-point favorite

L 16-17 vs UTSA #60 of 667

lost by 1 as a 5.5-point underdog

W 21-17 vs Northern Colorado #252 of 667

won by 4 as a 34.5-point favorite

L 21-38 @ WashingtonTop 25 #40 of 667

lost by 17 as a 22.5-point underdog

Matchups

Biggest mismatch: Colorado State’s rushing EPA against Wyoming, 87 points

Each row ranks the two sides among all teams. The longer the line, the bigger the mismatch.

Colorado State’s rushing EPA against Wyoming’s defense
Colorado State offense, 97th percentile · Wyoming defense, 10th
Wyoming’s explosive plays against Colorado State’s defense
Wyoming offense, 0th percentile · Colorado State defense, 61st
Wyoming’s success rate against Colorado State’s defense
Wyoming offense, 65th percentile · Colorado State defense, 0th

Season profile, all the rows

Season profile

WyomingColorado State

EPA/play, offense

EPA/play, defense

Success rate, offense

Success rate, defense

Explosive-play rate, offense

Explosive-play rate, defense

Rush EPA, offense

Rush EPA, defense

Pass EPA, offense

Pass EPA, defense

The series

Colorado State leads the series 57-52-5

114 meetings since 1903 · Wyoming won the last meeting

2025Wyoming 28-0
2024Colorado State 24-10
2023Wyoming 24-15
2022Wyoming 14-13
2021Wyoming 31-17

Each line is Colorado State’s chance to win through that meeting. Older meetings have no play by play, so no line.

Line, fans and home field

The betting line, and the fans

Colorado State fans are feeling it more than most fanbases this week (84th among FBS fanbases), in line with the numbers.

Colorado State favored by 2.5 · Total 45.5

How games like this usually go

Colorado State by 2.5, and it went to form

Half of games8 in 10 gamesThis game

The band is where a favorite’s chance ran in the 252 games since 2025 with a favorite of under 3.5 points.

The market

The spread moved 1.5 points toward Wyoming.

The books’ cut: 4.1%, the margin built into the odds

Weather at kickoff

Hot and dry. Feels like 90° at kickoff.

Wyoming at Colorado State · Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026 · Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins

90°feels like at kickoff
Dryno rain at kickoff
64weather score, Rough
2ndroughest of the day's 6 kickoff times

At kickoff, Sept. 5, 2026.

Weather score: 0 to 100, higher is better, for the first 3 hours and 20 minutes of the game. Ideal is 100, Comfortable 90 to 99, Mixed 75 to 89, Rough 50 to 74, Harsh under 50.

Later kickoff times scored higher that Saturday

Games in this time zone used 6 kickoff times that day, local time (kickoffs within 30 minutes of each other count as one). This game, ringed, was the second roughest of the day's six kickoff times. At Canvas Stadium that day, a 8 pm kickoff would have scored 100, against 64 at 4 pm.

The roughest kickoff time is the lowest of the day's times. It can still be Mixed or Comfortable.

11 am: 59, Rough
4 pm: 64, Rough (this game)
5 pm: 77, Mixed
6 pm: 90, Comfortable
7 pm: 98, Comfortable
8 pm: 100, Ideal

Weather score at each kickoff time.

Tap a dot to read that kickoff time.

At kickoff, Sept. 5, 2026. Wind is not drawn here; gusts are in each score.

Home field

Colorado State is worth +3.8 points (±3.6) more at home than on the road since 2018 — middle of FBS, 44th percentile.

40% at home, 21% on the road against FBS opponents (17-25 home, 9-34 away).

Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads -1.3 at home vs. away over 91 games — inside the ±6.2 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.

5,014 ft of altitude — real, and smaller than the folklore: high venues run a point or two better against the number, noisily. The visitors travel about 57 miles to get here.

Last meeting in our History pages

Wyoming 28, Colorado State 0Oct 25, 2025

Our History pages cover 11 of their meetings since 2015.

Colorado State beats Wyoming 35-13