Rivalry leaderboard
Air Force-Colorado State Greatest Games
The series' top 25 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 39/100
- Overtime
- 0
Series context
- Completed meetings
- 62
- Series record
- Air Force 39-22-1 Colorado State
- Tracked years
- 1957-2024
- Trophy
- Ram-Falcon Trophy
Series ranking
The rivalry's top 25 games
7 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 1970Week 6
Colorado State at Air Force
Colorado State 22, Air Force 37
Winner: Air Force
Unranked Colorado State vs. No. 7 Air Force · 15-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 20/35 · Overtime 0/15
39
Game score
- 1971Week 7
Air Force at Colorado State
Air Force 17, Colorado State 12
Winner: Air Force
No. 20 Air Force vs. Unranked Colorado State · 5-point margin
Ranking 6/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
36
Game score
- 1985Week 8
Air Force at Colorado State
Air Force 35, Colorado State 19
Winner: Air Force
No. 10 Air Force vs. Unranked Colorado State · 16-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 19/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
- 1998Week 4
Colorado State at Air Force
Colorado State 27, Air Force 30
Winner: Air Force
Unranked Colorado State vs. No. 23 Air Force · 3-point margin
Ranking 3/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
- 1967Week 8
Air Force at Colorado State
Air Force 17, Colorado State 17
Result: Tie
Unranked Air Force vs. Unranked Colorado State · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
- 1996Week 11
Colorado State at Air Force
Colorado State 42, Air Force 41
Winner: Colorado State
Unranked Colorado State vs. Unranked Air Force · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1995Week 4
Colorado State at Air Force
Colorado State 27, Air Force 20
Winner: Colorado State
Unranked Colorado State vs. No. 21 Air Force · 7-point margin
Ranking 5/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
- 1990Week 2
Colorado State at Air Force
Colorado State 35, Air Force 33
Winner: Colorado State
Unranked Colorado State vs. Unranked Air Force · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
- 1993Week 3
Air Force at Colorado State
Air Force 5, Colorado State 8
Winner: Colorado State
Unranked Air Force vs. Unranked Colorado State · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
- 2000Week 12
Colorado State at Air Force
Colorado State 40, Air Force 44
Winner: Air Force
Unranked Colorado State vs. Unranked Air Force · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
31
Game score
- 1992Week 8
Colorado State at Air Force
Colorado State 32, Air Force 28
Winner: Colorado State
Unranked Colorado State vs. Unranked Air Force · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
31
Game score
- 1991Week 2
Air Force at Colorado State
Air Force 31, Colorado State 26
Winner: Air Force
Unranked Air Force vs. Unranked Colorado State · 5-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
30
Game score
- 1961Week 8
Colorado State at Air Force
Colorado State 9, Air Force 14
Winner: Air Force
Unranked Colorado State vs. Unranked Air Force · 5-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
30
Game score
- 1988Week 2
Air Force at Colorado State
Air Force 29, Colorado State 23
Winner: Air Force
Unranked Air Force vs. Unranked Colorado State · 6-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
29
Game score
- 2001Week 12
Air Force at Colorado State
Air Force 21, Colorado State 28
Winner: Colorado State
Unranked Air Force vs. Unranked Colorado State · 7-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
28
Game score
- 1987Week 5
Air Force at Colorado State
Air Force 27, Colorado State 19
Winner: Air Force
Unranked Air Force vs. Unranked Colorado State · 8-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
27
Game score
- 1964Week 4
Colorado State at Air Force
Colorado State 6, Air Force 14
Winner: Air Force
Unranked Colorado State vs. Unranked Air Force · 8-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
27
Game score
- 2003Week 9
Air Force at Colorado State
Air Force 20, Colorado State 30
Winner: Colorado State
Unranked Air Force vs. Unranked Colorado State · 10-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
25
Game score
- 1982Week 7
Colorado State at Air Force
Colorado State 21, Air Force 11
Winner: Colorado State
Unranked Colorado State vs. Unranked Air Force · 10-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
25
Game score
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.
Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.