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Air Force–Colorado State football rivalry

American college football rivalry

Air Force–Colorado State football rivalry

American college football rivalry

FieldValue
wideyes
nameAir Force–Colorado State football rivalry
team1Air Force Falcons
team1logoAir Force Falcons logo.svg
team2Colorado State Rams
team2logoColorado State Rams wordmark.svg
firstmeetingNovember 30, 1957
Colorado State, 20–7
mostrecentNovember 28, 2025
Air Force, 42–21
total63
seriesAir Force leads,
largestvictoryAir Force, 69–0 (1963)
longeststreakAir Force, 7
(1983–1989, 2006–2012, 2016–2023)
currentstreakAir Force, 1 (2025)
trophyRam–Falcon Trophy (since 1980)
trophy seriesAir Force leads,

Colorado State, 20–7 Air Force, 42–21 (1983–1989, 2006–2012, 2016–2023) The Air Force–Colorado State football rivalry is an American college football rivalry in Colorado between the U.S. Air Force Academy Falcons and Colorado State University Rams. The Ram–Falcon Trophy is awarded to the winner of the game.

Ram–Falcon Trophy

The Ram-Falcon Trophy

| mark-coord1 = | label-pos1 = left | label-color1 = black | mark-coord2 = | label-pos2 = right | label-color2 = black The origin of the Ram–Falcon Trophy is traced back to Shelly Godkin, a former ROTC commander at Colorado State. The trophy was carved by local Fort Collins artist, Bill Wrage, who donated several artistic works to Colorado State University.
It was first awarded in 1980, when formerly independent Air Force joined Colorado State in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC); CSU won 21–9 on September 6. Both teams moved to the new Mountain West Conference in 1999; Air Force leads the trophy series .

Recent Results

Air Force is 15–3 in the series since Troy Calhoun became the head coach at Air Force in 2007.

Air Force has also never lost in Canvas Stadium, winning all five games held in Canvas since the stadium opened in 2017 by a combined score of 190–104.

Series Results

Rankings are from the AP Poll.

| November 30, 1957 | Denver | Colorado State | 20 | Air Force | 7 | October 11, 1958 | Denver | Air Force | 36 | Colorado State | 6 | September 24, 1960 | Denver | Air Force | 32 | Colorado State | 8 | November 4, 1961 | Denver | Air Force | 14 | Colorado State | 9 | September 22, 1962 | Colorado Springs | Air Force | 34 | Colorado State | 0 | September 28, 1963 | Colorado Springs | Air Force | 69 | Colorado State | 0 | October 3, 1964 | Colorado Springs | Air Force | 14 | Colorado State | 6 | October 22, 1966 | Colorado Springs | Colorado State | 41 | Air Force | 21 | October 28, 1967 | Colorado Springs| Air Force | 17 | Colorado State | 17 | October 19, 1968 | Fort Collins | Air Force | 31 | Colorado State | 0 | October 25, 1969 | Colorado Springs | #20 Air Force | 28 | Colorado State | 7 | October 3, 1970 | Colorado Springs | #10 Air Force | 37 | Colorado State | 22 | October 23, 1971 | Fort Collins | #20 Air Force | 37 | Colorado State | 22 | October 7, 1972 | Fort Collins | #19 Air Force | 52 | Colorado State | 13 | October 25, 1975 | Fort Collins | Colorado State | 47 | Air Force | 10 | October 16, 1976 | Colorado Springs | Colorado State | 27 | Air Force | 3 | October 14, 1978 | Colorado Springs | Colorado State | 31 | Air Force | 13 | October 27, 1979 | Fort Collins | Colorado State | 20 | Air Force | 6 | September 6, 1980 | Fort Collins | Colorado State | 21 | Air Force | 9 | October 3, 1981 | Colorado Springs | Air Force | 28 | Colorado State | 14 | October 16, 1982 | Colorado Springs | Colorado State | 21 | Air Force | 11 | September 3, 1983 | Fort Collins | Air Force | 34 | Colorado State | 13 | September 29, 1984 | Colorado Springs | Air Force | 52 | Colorado State | 10 | October 19, 1985 | Fort Collins | #10 Air Force | 35 | Colorado State | 19 | September 27, 1986 | Colorado Springs | Air Force | 24 | Colorado State | 7 | September 26, 1987 | Fort Collins | Air Force | 27 | Colorado State | 19 | September 3, 1988 | Fort Collins | Air Force | 29 | Colorado State | 23 | September 30, 1989 | Fort Collins | #24 Air Force | 46 | Colorado State | 21 | September 1, 1990 | Colorado Springs | Colorado State | 35 | Air Force | 33 | September 7, 1991 | Fort Collins | Air Force | 31 | Colorado State | 26 | October 17, 1992 | Colorado Springs | Colorado State | 32 | Air Force | 28 | September 11, 1993 | Fort Collins | Colorado State | 8 | Air Force | 5 | September 3, 1994 | Colorado Springs | Colorado State | 34 | Air Force | 21 | September 16, 1995 | Colorado Springs | Colorado State | 27 | #21 Air Force | 20 | November 2, 1996 | Colorado Springs | Colorado State | 42 | Air Force | 41 | September 20, 1997 | Fort Collins | Air Force | 24 | #23 Colorado State | 0 | September 17, 1998 | Colorado Springs | Air Force | 30 | Colorado State | 27 | November 18, 1999 | Fort Collins | Colorado State | 41 | Air Force | 21 | November 11, 2000 | Colorado Springs | Air Force | 44 | Colorado State | 40 | November 8, 2001 | Fort Collins | Colorado State | 28 | Air Force | 21 | October 31, 2002 | Colorado Springs | #24 Colorado State | 31 | Air Force | 12 | October 16, 2003 | Fort Collins | Colorado State | 30 | Air Force | 20 | November 20, 2004 | Colorado Springs | Air Force | 47 | Colorado State | 17 | September 29, 2005 | Fort Collins | Colorado State | 41 | Air Force | 23 | October 12, 2006 | Colorado Springs | Air Force | 24 | Colorado State | 21 | October 13, 2007 | Fort Collins | Air Force | 45 | Colorado State | 21 | November 8, 2008 | Colorado Springs | Air Force | 38 | Colorado State | 17 | October 31, 2009 | Fort Collins | Air Force | 34 | Colorado State | 16 | October 9, 2010 | Colorado Springs | #25 Air Force | 49 | Colorado State | 27 | November 26, 2011 | Fort Collins | Air Force | 45 | Colorado State | 21 | September 29, 2012 | Colorado Springs | Air Force | 42 | Colorado State | 21 | November 30, 2013 | Fort Collins | Colorado State | 58 | Air Force | 13 | November 28, 2014 | Colorado Springs | Air Force | 27 | #21 Colorado State | 24 | October 17, 2015 | Fort Collins | Colorado State | 38 | Air Force | 23 | November 12, 2016 | Colorado Springs | Air Force | 49 | Colorado State | 46 | October 28, 2017 | Fort Collins | Air Force | 45 | Colorado State | 28 | November 22, 2018 | Colorado Springs | Air Force | 27 | Colorado State | 19 | November 16, 2019 | Fort Collins | Air Force | 38 | Colorado State | 21 | November 13, 2021 | Fort Collins | Air Force | 35 | Colorado State | 21 | November 19, 2022 | Colorado Springs | Air Force | 24 | Colorado State | 12 | October 28, 2023 | Fort Collins | #19 Air Force | 30 | Colorado State | 13 | October 19, 2024 | Colorado Springs | Colorado State | 21 | Air Force | 13 | November 28, 2025 | Fort Collins | Air Force | 42 | Colorado State | 21

References

References

  1. "CSU Faces Air Force in Thursday Night Showdown".
  2. "Winsipedia – Air Force Falcons vs. Colorado State Rams football series history".
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