Program history
Colorado Record vs Ranked Teams
Every opponent's AP Top 25 rank is taken from the time of the game—not the final poll—with all-time, site, decade, and season splits.
Big 12Folsom Field
- Overall record
- 65-197-2
- Win percentage
- 25%
- Current streak
- 1W
AP-ranked opponent summary
All Top 25
65-197-2
264 games · 25%
Against Top 10
19-106-1
126 games · 15.5%
Against Top 5
8-58
66 games · 12.1%
Streaks
1W
Current ranked-opponent streak · longest win streak 6
Record by site
| Site | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 32-82 | 114 | 28.1% |
| Road | 22-99-2 | 123 | 18.7% |
| Neutral | 11-16 | 27 | 40.7% |
Record by decade
| Decade | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 2-16 | 18 | 11.1% |
| 2010s | 4-32 | 36 | 11.1% |
| 2000s | 12-35 | 47 | 25.5% |
| 1990s | 26-23-1 | 50 | 53% |
| 1980s | 5-32 | 37 | 13.5% |
| 1970s | 11-27 | 38 | 28.9% |
| 1960s | 4-15 | 19 | 21.1% |
| 1950s | 1-12-1 | 14 | 10.7% |
| 1940s | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1930s | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
Record by season
| Season | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 2024 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2023 | 1-5 | 6 | 16.7% |
| 2022 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 2021 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2020 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2019 | 2-2 | 4 | 50% |
| 2018 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2017 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2016 | 2-3 | 5 | 40% |
| 2015 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2014 | 0-5 | 5 | 0% |
| 2013 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2012 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2011 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 2010 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2009 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2008 | 1-4 | 5 | 20% |
| 2007 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 2006 | 0-5 | 5 | 0% |
| 2005 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 2004 | 1-4 | 5 | 20% |
| 2003 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 2002 | 2-4 | 6 | 33.3% |
| 2001 | 5-1 | 6 | 83.3% |
| 2000 | 0-5 | 5 | 0% |
| 1999 | 2-2 | 4 | 50% |
| 1998 | 2-3 | 5 | 40% |
| 1997 | 1-5 | 6 | 16.7% |
| 1996 | 2-2 | 4 | 50% |
| 1995 | 5-2 | 7 | 71.4% |
| 1994 | 6-1 | 7 | 85.7% |
| 1993 | 3-3 | 6 | 50% |
| 1992 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1991 | 1-2-1 | 4 | 37.5% |
| 1990 | 3-1 | 4 | 75% |
| 1989 | 3-1 | 4 | 75% |
| 1988 | 1-4 | 5 | 20% |
| 1987 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1986 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 1985 | 0-5 | 5 | 0% |
| 1984 | 0-5 | 5 | 0% |
| 1983 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1982 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1981 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1980 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1979 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1978 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1977 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1976 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 1975 | 2-3 | 5 | 40% |
| 1974 | 2-4 | 6 | 33.3% |
| 1973 | 1-5 | 6 | 16.7% |
| 1972 | 2-2 | 4 | 50% |
| 1971 | 2-2 | 4 | 50% |
| 1970 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1969 | 2-3 | 5 | 40% |
| 1968 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1967 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1966 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1965 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1964 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1963 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1962 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1961 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1960 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1959 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1958 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1957 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1956 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1955 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1954 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1953 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1952 | 0-1-1 | 2 | 25% |
| 1951 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1950 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1947 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1946 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1941 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1937 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
Highest-ranked wins
Win over No. 2
Nebraska, 2001
62-36 · Home · Colorado was No. 14
Win over No. 2
Oklahoma, 1972
20-14 · Home · Colorado was No. 9
Win over No. 3
Oklahoma, 2007
27-24 · Home · Colorado was unranked
Win over No. 3
Texas, 2001
39-37 · Road · Colorado was No. 9
Win over No. 3
Texas A&M, 1995
29-21 · Home · Colorado was No. 7
Win over No. 3
Nebraska, 1989
27-21 · Home · Colorado was No. 2
Win over No. 4
Michigan, 1994
27-26 · Road · Colorado was No. 7
Win over No. 5
Notre Dame, 1990
10-9 · Neutral · Colorado was No. 1
Win over No. 6
Ohio State, 1971
20-14 · Road · Colorado was No. 10
Win over No. 7
Kansas State, 1995
27-17 · Road · Colorado was No. 9
All 264 qualifying games
| Season | Result | Opponent at game time | Team rank | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | W 24-17 | No. 22 Iowa State | Unranked | Home |
| 2025 | L 21-24 | No. 25 BYU | Unranked | Home |
| 2024 | L 14-36 | No. 17 BYU | No. 20 | Neutral |
| 2024 | L 28-31 | No. 18 Kansas State | Unranked | Home |
| 2023 | L 31-34 | No. 23 Arizona | Unranked | Home |
| 2023 | L 19-26 | No. 16 Oregon State | Unranked | Home |
| 2023 | L 16-28 | No. 23 UCLA | Unranked | Road |
| 2023 | L 41-48 | No. 8 USC | Unranked | Home |
| 2023 | L 6-42 | No. 10 Oregon | No. 19 | Road |
| 2023 | W 45-42 | No. 17 TCU | Unranked | Road |
| 2022 | L 21-63 | No. 14 Utah | Unranked | Home |
| 2022 | L 7-54 | No. 15 Washington | Unranked | Road |
| 2022 | L 17-55 | No. 8 USC | Unranked | Road |
| 2022 | L 10-49 | No. 8 Oregon | Unranked | Home |
| 2021 | L 13-28 | No. 16 Utah | Unranked | Road |
| 2021 | L 29-52 | No. 7 Oregon | Unranked | Road |
| 2021 | L 7-10 | No. 5 Texas A&M | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2020 | L 23-55 | No. 21 Texas | No. 21 | Neutral |
| 2019 | L 15-45 | No. 6 Utah | Unranked | Road |
| 2019 | L 3-45 | No. 13 Oregon | Unranked | Road |
| 2019 | W 34-31 | No. 24 Arizona State | Unranked | Road |
| 2019 | W 34-31 | No. 25 Nebraska | Unranked | Home |
| 2018 | L 7-30 | No. 21 Utah | Unranked | Home |
| 2018 | L 7-31 | No. 10 Washington State | Unranked | Home |
| 2018 | L 13-27 | No. 15 Washington | Unranked | Road |
| 2017 | L 24-38 | No. 15 USC | Unranked | Home |
| 2017 | L 0-28 | No. 15 Washington State | Unranked | Road |
| 2017 | L 10-37 | No. 7 Washington | Unranked | Home |
| 2016 | L 8-38 | No. 13 Oklahoma State | No. 11 | Neutral |
| 2016 | L 10-41 | No. 4 Washington | No. 9 | Neutral |
| 2016 | W 27-22 | No. 21 Utah | No. 9 | Home |
| 2016 | W 38-24 | No. 20 Washington State | No. 12 | Home |
| 2016 | L 28-45 | No. 4 Michigan | Unranked | Road |
| 2015 | L 3-27 | No. 24 Washington State | Unranked | Road |
| 2015 | L 10-42 | No. 9 Stanford | Unranked | Home |
| 2015 | L 31-35 | No. 24 UCLA | Unranked | Road |
| 2014 | L 10-44 | No. 3 Oregon | Unranked | Road |
| 2014 | L 20-38 | No. 21 Arizona | Unranked | Road |
| 2014 | L 37-40 | No. 25 UCLA | Unranked | Home |
| 2014 | L 28-56 | No. 22 USC | Unranked | Road |
| 2014 | L 24-38 | No. 16 Arizona State | Unranked | Home |
| 2013 | L 29-47 | No. 23 USC | Unranked | Home |
| 2013 | L 23-45 | No. 17 UCLA | Unranked | Road |
| 2013 | L 16-57 | No. 2 Oregon | Unranked | Home |
| 2012 | L 0-48 | No. 15 Stanford | Unranked | Home |
| 2012 | L 14-70 | No. 2 Oregon | Unranked | Road |
| 2012 | L 6-50 | No. 11 USC | Unranked | Road |
| 2011 | L 17-42 | No. 21 USC | Unranked | Home |
| 2011 | L 14-48 | No. 23 Arizona State | Unranked | Road |
| 2011 | L 2-45 | No. 9 Oregon | Unranked | Home |
| 2011 | L 7-48 | No. 7 Stanford | Unranked | Road |
| 2010 | L 17-45 | No. 16 Nebraska | Unranked | Road |
| 2010 | L 10-43 | No. 11 Oklahoma | Unranked | Road |
| 2010 | L 0-26 | No. 24 Missouri | Unranked | Road |
| 2009 | L 28-31 | No. 12 Oklahoma State | Unranked | Road |
| 2009 | W 34-30 | No. 17 Kansas | Unranked | Home |
| 2009 | L 14-38 | No. 2 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 2008 | L 17-30 | No. 11 Oklahoma State | Unranked | Home |
| 2008 | L 0-58 | No. 16 Missouri | Unranked | Road |
| 2008 | L 14-30 | No. 16 Kansas | Unranked | Road |
| 2008 | L 14-38 | No. 5 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 2008 | W 17-14 | No. 21 West Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 2007 | L 24-30 | No. 21 Alabama | Unranked | Home |
| 2007 | L 10-55 | No. 9 Missouri | Unranked | Home |
| 2007 | L 14-19 | No. 15 Kansas | Unranked | Home |
| 2007 | W 27-24 | No. 3 Oklahoma | Unranked | Home |
| 2006 | L 14-37 | No. 23 Nebraska | Unranked | Road |
| 2006 | L 3-24 | No. 20 Oklahoma | Unranked | Road |
| 2006 | L 13-28 | No. 25 Missouri | Unranked | Road |
| 2006 | L 13-14 | No. 9 Georgia | Unranked | Road |
| 2006 | L 3-21 | No. 22 Arizona State | Unranked | Home |
| 2005 | L 10-19 | No. 22 Clemson | No. 22 | Home |
| 2005 | L 3-70 | No. 2 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 2005 | L 17-42 | No. 2 Texas | No. 24 | Road |
| 2005 | L 3-23 | No. 12 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 2004 | W 33-28 | No. 24 UTEP | Unranked | Road |
| 2004 | L 3-42 | No. 2 Oklahoma | Unranked | Road |
| 2004 | L 7-31 | No. 8 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 2004 | L 26-29 | No. 17 Texas A&M | Unranked | Road |
| 2004 | L 14-42 | No. 22 Oklahoma State | Unranked | Home |
| 2003 | L 22-31 | No. 25 Nebraska | Unranked | Home |
| 2003 | W 21-16 | No. 22 Missouri | Unranked | Home |
| 2003 | L 20-34 | No. 1 Oklahoma | Unranked | Home |
| 2003 | L 7-47 | No. 10 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 2002 | L 28-31 | No. 23 Wisconsin | No. 12 | Road |
| 2002 | L 7-29 | No. 8 Oklahoma | No. 12 | Home |
| 2002 | L 11-27 | No. 2 Oklahoma | No. 13 | Road |
| 2002 | W 35-31 | No. 13 Kansas State | Unranked | Home |
| 2002 | W 31-17 | No. 20 UCLA | Unranked | Road |
| 2002 | L 3-40 | No. 17 USC | No. 18 | Home |
| 2001 | L 16-38 | No. 2 Oregon | No. 3 | Road |
| 2001 | W 39-37 | No. 3 Texas | No. 9 | Road |
| 2001 | W 62-36 | No. 2 Nebraska | No. 14 | Home |
| 2001 | W 31-21 | No. 25 Texas A&M | No. 20 | Home |
| 2001 | W 16-6 | No. 12 Kansas State | Unranked | Road |
| 2001 | W 41-14 | No. 24 Colorado State | Unranked | Road |
| 2000 | L 32-34 | No. 9 Nebraska | Unranked | Road |
| 2000 | L 14-28 | No. 25 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 2000 | L 21-44 | No. 5 Kansas State | Unranked | Home |
| 2000 | L 14-17 | No. 9 Washington | Unranked | Home |
| 2000 | L 14-17 | No. 11 USC | Unranked | Road |
| 1999 | W 62-28 | No. 25 Boston College | No. 14 | Neutral |
| 1999 | L 30-33 | No. 3 Nebraska | Unranked | Home |
| 1999 | L 14-20 | No. 6 Kansas State | Unranked | Road |
| 1999 | W 38-24 | No. 24 Oklahoma | Unranked | Home |
| 1998 | W 51-43 | No. 21 Oregon | No. 24 | Neutral |
| 1998 | L 14-16 | No. 13 Nebraska | Unranked | Road |
| 1998 | L 14-38 | No. 13 Missouri | Unranked | Road |
| 1998 | W 19-17 | No. 25 Texas Tech | No. 17 | Home |
| 1998 | L 9-16 | No. 4 Kansas State | No. 19 | Home |
| 1997 | L 24-27 | No. 2 Nebraska | Unranked | Home |
| 1997 | L 20-37 | No. 10 Kansas State | Unranked | Road |
| 1997 | L 29-33 | No. 20 Oklahoma State | No. 24 | Road |
| 1997 | L 10-16 | No. 21 Texas A&M | No. 16 | Home |
| 1997 | L 3-27 | No. 14 Michigan | No. 8 | Road |
| 1997 | W 31-21 | No. 24 Colorado State | No. 8 | Home |
| 1996 | W 33-21 | No. 13 Washington | No. 8 | Neutral |
| 1996 | L 12-17 | No. 4 Nebraska | No. 5 | Road |
| 1996 | W 12-0 | No. 9 Kansas State | No. 6 | Home |
| 1996 | L 13-20 | No. 11 Michigan | No. 5 | Home |
| 1995 | W 38-6 | No. 12 Oregon | No. 7 | Neutral |
| 1995 | W 27-17 | No. 7 Kansas State | No. 9 | Road |
| 1995 | L 21-44 | No. 2 Nebraska | No. 7 | Home |
| 1995 | L 24-40 | No. 24 Kansas | No. 4 | Home |
| 1995 | W 38-17 | No. 10 Oklahoma | No. 4 | Road |
| 1995 | W 29-21 | No. 3 Texas A&M | No. 7 | Home |
| 1995 | W 43-7 | No. 21 Wisconsin | No. 14 | Road |
| 1994 | W 41-24 | No. 17 Notre Dame | No. 4 | Neutral |
| 1994 | L 7-24 | No. 3 Nebraska | No. 2 | Road |
| 1994 | W 35-21 | No. 19 Kansas State | No. 2 | Home |
| 1994 | W 45-7 | No. 22 Oklahoma | No. 4 | Home |
| 1994 | W 34-31 | No. 16 Texas | No. 5 | Road |
| 1994 | W 27-26 | No. 4 Michigan | No. 7 | Road |
| 1994 | W 55-17 | No. 10 Wisconsin | No. 7 | Home |
| 1993 | W 41-30 | No. 25 Fresno State | No. 17 | Neutral |
| 1993 | L 17-21 | No. 6 Nebraska | No. 20 | Home |
| 1993 | W 27-10 | No. 9 Oklahoma | No. 20 | Road |
| 1993 | L 29-35 | No. 3 Miami | No. 13 | Home |
| 1993 | L 37-41 | No. 20 Stanford | No. 7 | Road |
| 1993 | W 45-21 | No. 24 Baylor | No. 10 | Home |
| 1992 | L 22-26 | No. 6 Syracuse | No. 10 | Neutral |
| 1992 | W 25-18 | No. 20 Kansas | No. 13 | Road |
| 1992 | L 7-52 | No. 8 Nebraska | No. 8 | Road |
| 1991 | L 25-30 | No. 8 Alabama | No. 15 | Neutral |
| 1991 | T 19-19 | No. 9 Nebraska | No. 15 | Road |
| 1991 | W 34-17 | No. 12 Oklahoma | No. 22 | Road |
| 1991 | L 14-16 | No. 23 Baylor | No. 12 | Home |
| 1990 | W 10-9 | No. 5 Notre Dame | No. 1 | Neutral |
| 1990 | W 27-12 | No. 13 Nebraska | No. 4 | Road |
| 1990 | W 20-14 | No. 17 Washington | No. 12 | Home |
| 1990 | L 22-23 | No. 15 Illinois | No. 20 | Road |
| 1989 | L 6-21 | No. 4 Notre Dame | No. 1 | Neutral |
| 1989 | W 27-21 | No. 3 Nebraska | No. 2 | Home |
| 1989 | W 45-28 | No. 21 Washington | No. 5 | Road |
| 1989 | W 38-7 | No. 10 Illinois | No. 8 | Home |
| 1988 | L 17-20 | No. 20 BYU | No. 19 | Neutral |
| 1988 | L 0-7 | No. 7 Nebraska | No. 19 | Road |
| 1988 | L 14-17 | No. 8 Oklahoma | Unranked | Home |
| 1988 | L 21-41 | No. 13 Oklahoma State | Unranked | Home |
| 1988 | W 24-21 | No. 19 Iowa | Unranked | Road |
| 1987 | L 7-24 | No. 5 Nebraska | Unranked | Home |
| 1987 | L 6-24 | No. 1 Oklahoma | Unranked | Road |
| 1987 | L 17-42 | No. 12 Oklahoma State | Unranked | Road |
| 1986 | L 9-21 | No. 14 Baylor | Unranked | Neutral |
| 1986 | L 0-28 | No. 3 Oklahoma | Unranked | Home |
| 1986 | W 20-10 | No. 9 Nebraska | Unranked | Home |
| 1986 | L 21-24 | No. 10 Arizona | Unranked | Home |
| 1985 | L 17-20 | No. 12 Washington | Unranked | Neutral |
| 1985 | L 0-31 | No. 7 Oklahoma | Unranked | Road |
| 1985 | L 11-14 | No. 12 Oklahoma State | Unranked | Home |
| 1985 | L 7-17 | No. 5 Nebraska | Unranked | Road |
| 1985 | L 13-36 | No. 7 Ohio State | Unranked | Home |
| 1984 | L 17-42 | No. 6 Oklahoma | Unranked | Home |
| 1984 | L 14-20 | No. 7 Oklahoma State | Unranked | Road |
| 1984 | L 7-24 | No. 4 Nebraska | Unranked | Home |
| 1984 | L 16-33 | No. 17 UCLA | Unranked | Home |
| 1984 | L 14-55 | No. 19 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1983 | L 19-69 | No. 1 Nebraska | Unranked | Road |
| 1982 | L 10-45 | No. 17 Oklahoma | Unranked | Home |
| 1982 | L 14-40 | No. 7 Nebraska | Unranked | Home |
| 1982 | L 6-34 | No. 9 UCLA | Unranked | Home |
| 1981 | L 0-49 | No. 19 Oklahoma | Unranked | Road |
| 1981 | L 10-17 | No. 14 Iowa State | Unranked | Road |
| 1981 | L 7-27 | No. 16 UCLA | Unranked | Road |
| 1981 | L 20-41 | No. 11 BYU | Unranked | Home |
| 1980 | L 7-45 | No. 8 Nebraska | Unranked | Home |
| 1980 | L 7-45 | No. 16 Missouri | Unranked | Road |
| 1980 | L 42-82 | No. 12 Oklahoma | Unranked | Home |
| 1979 | L 10-38 | No. 2 Nebraska | Unranked | Road |
| 1979 | L 24-49 | No. 3 Oklahoma | Unranked | Road |
| 1978 | L 16-20 | No. 20 Iowa State | Unranked | Home |
| 1978 | L 7-28 | No. 1 Oklahoma | Unranked | Home |
| 1978 | L 14-52 | No. 4 Nebraska | Unranked | Home |
| 1977 | L 14-52 | No. 3 Oklahoma | Unranked | Road |
| 1977 | L 15-33 | No. 12 Nebraska | No. 15 | Road |
| 1976 | L 10-27 | No. 11 Ohio State | No. 12 | Neutral |
| 1976 | L 7-16 | No. 11 Missouri | No. 19 | Road |
| 1976 | W 42-31 | No. 17 Oklahoma | No. 14 | Home |
| 1976 | L 12-24 | No. 3 Nebraska | Unranked | Home |
| 1975 | L 21-38 | No. 9 Texas | No. 10 | Neutral |
| 1975 | W 24-21 | No. 17 Kansas | No. 10 | Road |
| 1975 | L 21-63 | No. 4 Nebraska | No. 10 | Road |
| 1975 | W 31-20 | No. 10 Missouri | No. 12 | Home |
| 1975 | L 20-21 | No. 1 Oklahoma | No. 19 | Road |
| 1974 | W 37-20 | No. 18 Oklahoma State | Unranked | Road |
| 1974 | L 15-31 | No. 9 Nebraska | Unranked | Home |
| 1974 | L 14-49 | No. 2 Oklahoma | Unranked | Home |
| 1974 | W 24-21 | No. 11 Wisconsin | Unranked | Home |
| 1974 | L 0-31 | No. 6 Michigan | Unranked | Road |
| 1974 | L 14-42 | No. 9 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1973 | L 24-38 | No. 18 Oklahoma State | Unranked | Home |
| 1973 | L 15-17 | No. 18 Kansas | Unranked | Road |
| 1973 | L 16-28 | No. 11 Nebraska | Unranked | Road |
| 1973 | W 17-13 | No. 12 Missouri | No. 17 | Home |
| 1973 | L 7-34 | No. 3 Oklahoma | Unranked | Road |
| 1973 | L 6-17 | No. 11 LSU | No. 19 | Road |
| 1972 | L 3-24 | No. 6 Auburn | No. 13 | Neutral |
| 1972 | L 10-33 | No. 3 Nebraska | No. 15 | Home |
| 1972 | W 20-14 | No. 2 Oklahoma | No. 9 | Home |
| 1972 | W 34-22 | No. 18 Iowa State | No. 13 | Home |
| 1971 | W 29-17 | No. 15 Houston | No. 7 | Neutral |
| 1971 | L 7-31 | No. 1 Nebraska | No. 9 | Road |
| 1971 | L 17-45 | No. 2 Oklahoma | No. 6 | Road |
| 1971 | W 20-14 | No. 6 Ohio State | No. 10 | Road |
| 1970 | W 49-19 | No. 11 Air Force | Unranked | Road |
| 1970 | L 13-29 | No. 4 Nebraska | Unranked | Home |
| 1969 | W 47-33 | No. 20 Alabama | No. 18 | Neutral |
| 1969 | L 7-20 | No. 20 Nebraska | Unranked | Road |
| 1969 | W 31-24 | No. 14 Missouri | No. 18 | Home |
| 1969 | L 30-42 | No. 11 Oklahoma | Unranked | Road |
| 1969 | L 3-27 | No. 2 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1968 | L 14-27 | No. 3 Kansas | Unranked | Road |
| 1967 | W 31-21 | No. 8 Miami | No. 9 | Neutral |
| 1967 | L 0-23 | No. 8 Oklahoma | Unranked | Road |
| 1966 | L 19-21 | No. 8 Nebraska | Unranked | Home |
| 1965 | L 7-20 | No. 9 Missouri | Unranked | Home |
| 1965 | L 13-38 | No. 3 Nebraska | Unranked | Road |
| 1964 | L 3-21 | No. 5 Nebraska | Unranked | Home |
| 1964 | L 0-21 | No. 2 USC | Unranked | Road |
| 1963 | L 0-35 | No. 6 Oklahoma | Unranked | Road |
| 1963 | L 0-14 | No. 1 USC | Unranked | Home |
| 1962 | L 0-57 | No. 6 Missouri | Unranked | Road |
| 1961 | L 7-25 | No. 3 LSU | No. 6 | Neutral |
| 1961 | W 7-6 | No. 10 Missouri | No. 8 | Home |
| 1960 | L 6-16 | No. 2 Missouri | Unranked | Road |
| 1959 | L 12-42 | No. 13 Oklahoma | Unranked | Road |
| 1958 | L 7-23 | No. 6 Oklahoma | Unranked | Home |
| 1957 | L 6-9 | No. 19 Missouri | Unranked | Home |
| 1957 | L 13-14 | No. 2 Oklahoma | No. 18 | Road |
| 1956 | W 27-21 | No. 13 Clemson | No. 19 | Neutral |
| 1956 | L 19-27 | No. 1 Oklahoma | No. 18 | Home |
| 1956 | L 0-35 | No. 18 Oregon | Unranked | Home |
| 1955 | L 21-56 | No. 3 Oklahoma | No. 14 | Road |
| 1954 | L 6-13 | No. 2 Oklahoma | Unranked | Home |
| 1953 | L 20-27 | No. 9 Oklahoma | Unranked | Road |
| 1952 | L 12-21 | No. 8 Kansas | Unranked | Road |
| 1952 | T 21-21 | No. 12 Oklahoma | Unranked | Road |
| 1951 | L 14-55 | No. 14 Oklahoma | Unranked | Road |
| 1950 | L 18-27 | No. 2 Oklahoma | Unranked | Home |
| 1947 | L 0-47 | No. 10 Army | Unranked | Road |
| 1946 | L 0-76 | No. 3 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1941 | L 6-21 | No. 19 Missouri | Unranked | Road |
| 1941 | L 6-34 | No. 2 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 1937 | L 14-28 | No. 15 Rice | No. 16 | Neutral |
Methodology and coverage
A game qualifies when the opponent was ranked in the AP Top 25 at kickoff. Regular-season games use the poll recorded for that game week; postseason games use the last regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Final-season rankings never change qualification. Top 5 is a subset of Top 10, and Top 10 is a subset of Top 25. Games without a final score or a matching game-time poll row are excluded. Records use the final scores stored in the database and are not adjusted for wins or losses that were later vacated.
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