Northern Colorado at Wyoming
Fan take
Northern Colorado fans
Wyoming fans
How they got here
Last two games
Northern Colorado · 0-2
Picked #255 in the preseason · now #254 — about right.
Two straight losses.
L 23–38 vs South Dakota #138 of 669
lost by 15 as a 20.5-point underdog
L 29–30 vs Weber State #240 of 669
lost by 1 as a 3-point favorite
Last three games · 2025 season
Wyoming · 4-8
Picked #111 in the preseason · now #110 — about right.
Three straight losses.
L 7–27 @ Hawai'i #88 of 668
lost by 20 as a 8.5-point underdog
L 7–13 vs Nevada #149 of 668
lost by 6 as a 6.5-point favorite
L 3–24 @ Fresno State #95 of 668
lost by 21 as a 2.5-point underdog
L 7–24 @ San Diego State #40 of 668
lost by 17 as a 9.5-point underdog
W 28–0 vs Colorado State #144 of 668
won by 28 as a 6-point favorite
L 21–24 @ Air Force #96 of 668
lost by 3 as a 3.5-point underdog
W 35–28 vs San José State #105 of 668
won by 7 as a 1.5-point underdog
L 17–31 vs UNLV #74 of 668
lost by 14 as a 4.5-point underdog
L 20–37 @ Colorado #84 of 668
lost by 17 as a 12.5-point underdog
L 6–31 vs UtahTop 25 #45 of 668
lost by 25 as a 24.5-point underdog
W 31–7 vs Northern Iowa #181 of 668
won by 24 as a 13.5-point favorite
W 10–0 @ Akron #149 of 668
won by 10 as a 5-point favorite
What’s at stake
Northern Colorado
- Northern Colorado needs 6 more wins in the final 9 to reach bowl eligibility.
- A win would be one of Northern Colorado’s biggest of the season — a 144-spot gap in the power ratings.
Wyoming
- Wyoming hasn’t beaten a ranked opponent since 2023.
The series
Wyoming leads the series 17-5-2
24 meetings since 1905 · Wyoming has won the last 10
- 2026Wyoming 21–13
- 2022Wyoming 33–10
- 2013Wyoming 35–7
- 1949Wyoming 103–0
- 1948Wyoming 48–0
Best players
Wyoming
- Ethan Stuhlsatz (LB) · 26 tackles
- Gary Rutherford (LB) · 14 tackles
- Jones Thomas (S) · 13 tackles
The line, and the room
The model and the market don’t fully agree on Wyoming’s chances here.
Home −23.5 · O/U 44.5
Conditions
78°F · 15 mph wind · Light Rain
Wyoming is worth +4.2 points (±3.6) more at home than on the road since 2018 — middle of FBS, 52nd percentile.
58% at home, 33% on the road against FBS opponents (22–16 home, 15–31 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 +5.1 at home vs. away over 73 games — inside the ±5.9 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.
7,218 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 77 miles to get here.
Northern Colorado 13 – Wyoming 21
Called it — picked Wyoming to win.
Recent games
Wyoming
- Wk 1Lat Colorado State13-35
Northern Colorado
- Wk 1Lvs Weber State29-30
- Wk 1Lvs South Dakota23-38
Trajectory
Wyoming won 21-13, as picked pregame.