Hey everyone, it’s your boy back again with another deep dive into my data-tracking adventures. Today, I’m looking at something that’s been on my mind for a while: the “Colorado vs Colorado State Record”. Yeah, I know, sounds pretty niche, but trust me, the process was a wild ride.
So, I started by gathering all the basic info I could find. You know, just browsing around, seeing what’s up. I stumbled upon this site called “Winsipedia” or something like that. It had some cool infographics and seemed to have the gist of what I was looking for: the history of the Colorado Buffaloes vs. Colorado State Rams football games. I learned that Colorado is way ahead with 67 wins, while Colorado State has 22, and they’ve tied twice. Apparently, they first played way back in 1893! Who knew?
But I wanted more than just the overall record. I needed to see some trends. I dug deeper and found some stats on the last five games. Colorado State actually won 4 out of those 5, which was surprising. It showed they were scoring around 20.8 points per game, with their opponents at 24. I also saw something about their “Against the Spread” win percentage being 60%, whatever that means.
Then I got into the head-to-head results. I found that Colorado State had won 6 games with an average of 21 points, while Colorado had won 15 games, averaging 30 points. I guess that explains why Colorado is still leading overall.
- I read somewhere that the longest win streak for Colorado Buffaloes was 12 games. That’s insane!
- The rivalry is apparently called “The Rocky Mountain Showdown.” Sounds epic.
- And get this, the last time Colorado State was ranked was in 2014. They also had a good run that year, winning nine games in a row.
I kept digging and found more details about specific games. Like in 2014, Colorado State beat Colorado 31-17. They even have a picture of them celebrating that win. So I compiled all this data, trying to make sense of it all. I was looking at win percentages, points per game, historical records, you name it.
Finally, I put everything together in a simple format. I listed out the total games played, the overall record, the first and last game dates, and those interesting stats about the recent games and win streaks. I even noted down the score of that 2014 game. It was a lot of work, but I felt like I had a pretty good grasp of the whole Colorado vs. Colorado State rivalry by the end.
My Final Thoughts
This whole process was like solving a puzzle. I started with just a simple question, and it led me down this rabbit hole of football history and stats. It was messy, and I definitely had to piece things together from different places, but it was super satisfying to see it all come together. And hey, I learned a ton about this rivalry, which was pretty cool. That’s it for today’s data adventure. I hope you guys found it interesting. Catch you in the next one!
