An unranked CSU team has pulled off the upset of a highly-ranked CU team twice – in much more recent history.
The No. 18-ranked Colorado Buffaloes enter the renewed Rocky Mountain Showdown Saturday as three-touchdown favorites over unranked Colorado State.
Colorado also has a pretty convincing all-time series edge, having won 67 games against CSU while losing just 22. The Rocky Mountain Showdown ended in a tie twice, in 1906 and 1920.In 1999, the Rams trounced the No. 14-ranked Buffs 41-14 in the penultimate year at Mile High Stadium. According to an account in the Rocky Mountain Collegian, the aftermath turned into a “riot” with upset Buffs fans “throwing cups beer and attacking police and the Colorado sideline.
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