| Colorado State–Wyoming football rivalry | |
| Colorado State logo | Wyoming logo |
| Teams | Colorado State Rams Wyoming Cowboys |
| First Meeting | 1899 |
| Trophy Originated | 1968 |
| Last Meeting | 2012 |
| Next Meeting | TBD |
| All Time Series | Colorado State, 55–44–5 |
| Trophy Series | Wyoming, 24–21 |
The Colorado State–Wyoming football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Colorado State Rams football team of Colorado State University and Wyoming Cowboys football team of the University of Wyoming. The Bronze Boot is awarded to the winner of the game. This rivalry has evolved into one of the most bitterly contested in college football. The teams have waged the "Border War" more than one hundred times since the schools began playing in 1899, playing every year except 1901, 1902, 1906, 1907, 1918, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1943, 1944, and 1945. In fact, this is one of the oldest interstate rivalries west of the Mississippi River, and the oldest west of the Missouri. The series is the oldest rivalry for both schools and the "Border War" has been played in three different centuries.
Bronze Boot[]
In 1968, the ROTC detachments of the respective schools initiated the Bronze Boot, a traveling trophy awarded to the winner of the “Border War” each year. The boot was worn in the Vietnam War by Cpt. Dan J. Romero, an Adams State College graduate and Army ROTC instructor at CSU between 1967 and 1969. Each year leading up to the Colorado State–Wyoming game, the game ball is carried in a running shuttle relay by the ROTC detachment of the visiting team down US 287 to the Wyoming-Colorado state border, where the home team's ROTC detachment receives it and runs the game ball to the stadium hosting the game. The trophy is guarded by the ROTC unit of the past year's winning school during the game.
Series results[]
Wyoming leads the trophy game series 24–21. Colorado State leads the all-time series 55–44–5.
Colorado State victories are shaded ██ CSU Green. Wyoming victories are shaded ██ Wyoming brown.
| Date | Site | Winning team | Losing team | Series | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2, 1968 | Fort Collins | Wyoming | 46 | Colorado State | 14 | WYO 1–0 |
| October 4, 1969 | Laramie | Wyoming | 39 | Colorado State | 3 | WYO 2–0 |
| October 10, 1970 | Fort Collins | Wyoming | 16 | Colorado State | 6 | WYO 3–0 |
| October 2, 1971 | Laramie | Wyoming | 17 | Colorado State | 6 | WYO 4–0 |
| October 14, 1972 | Fort Collins | Wyoming | 28 | Colorado State | 9 | WYO 5–0 |
| October 20, 1973 | Laramie | Wyoming | 35 | Colorado State | 3 | WYO 6–0 |
| November 2, 1974 | Fort Collins | Colorado State | 11 | Wyoming | 6 | WYO 6–1 |
| October 4, 1975 | Laramie | Colorado State | 3 | Wyoming | 0 | WYO 6–2 |
| October 30, 1976 | Fort Collins | Colorado State | 19 | Wyoming | 16 | WYO 6–3 |
| October 29, 1977 | Laramie | Wyoming | 29 | Colorado State | 13 | WYO 7–3 |
| October 28, 1978 | Fort Collins | Wyoming | 13 | Colorado State | 3 | WYO 8–3 |
| September 29, 1979 | Laramie | Colorado State | 20 | Wyoming | 16 | WYO 8–4 |
| November 1, 1980 | Fort Collins | Colorado State | 28 | Wyoming | 25 | WYO 8–5 |
| October 31, 1981 | Laramie | Wyoming | 55 | Colorado State | 21 | WYO 9–5 |
| September 11, 1982 | Fort Collins | Colorado State | 9 | Wyoming | 3 | WYO 9–6 |
| November 19, 1983 | Laramie | Wyoming | 42 | Colorado State | 17 | WYO 10–6 |
| October 27, 1984 | Fort Collins | Wyoming | 43 | Colorado State | 34 | WYO 11–6 |
| October 26, 1985 | Laramie | Colorado State | 30 | Wyoming | 19 | WYO 11–7 |
| October 25, 1986 | Fort Collins | Colorado State | 20 | Wyoming | 15 | WYO 11–8 |
| October 31, 1987 | Laramie | Wyoming | 20 | Colorado State | 15 | WYO 12–8 |
| October 29, 1988 | Fort Collins | Wyoming | 48 | Colorado State | 14 | WYO 13–8 |
| November 4, 1989 | Laramie | Wyoming | 56 | Colorado State | 35 | WYO 14–8 |
| November 3, 1990 | Fort Collins | Colorado State | 17 | Wyoming | 8 | WYO 14–9 |
| October 26, 1991 | Laramie | Wyoming | 35 | Colorado State | 28 | WYO 15–9 |
| October 24, 1992 | Fort Collins | Wyoming | 31 | Colorado State | 14 | WYO 16–9 |
| November 20, 1993 | Laramie | Colorado State | 41 | Wyoming | 21 | WYO 16–10 |
| November 5, 1994 | Fort Collins | Colorado State | 35 | Wyoming | 24 | WYO 16–11 |
| October 28, 1995 | Laramie | Colorado State | 31 | Wyoming | 24 | WYO 16–12 |
| November 16, 1996 | Fort Collins | Wyoming | 25 | Colorado State | 24 | WYO 17–12 |
| October 18, 1997 | Laramie | Colorado State | 14 | Wyoming | 7 | WYO 17–13 |
| November 7, 1998 | Fort Collins | Wyoming | 27 | Colorado State | 19 | WYO 18–13 |
| October 23, 1999 | Laramie | Colorado State | 24 | Wyoming | 13 | WYO 18–14 |
| November 16, 2000 | Fort Collins | Colorado State | 37 | Wyoming | 13 | WYO 18–15 |
| September 29, 2001 | Laramie | Colorado State | 42 | Wyoming | 14 | WYO 18–16 |
| October 12, 2002 | Fort Collins | Colorado State | 44 | Wyoming | 36 | WYO 18–17 |
| November 1, 2003 | Laramie | Wyoming | 35 | Colorado State | 28 | WYO 19–17 |
| October 22, 2004 | Fort Collins | Colorado State | 30 | Wyoming | 7 | WYO 19–18 |
| October 22, 2005 | Fort Collins | Colorado State | 39 | Wyoming | 31 | Tied 19–19 |
| October 21, 2006 | Laramie | Wyoming | 24 | Colorado State | 0 | WYO 20–19 |
| November 23, 2007 | Fort Collins | Colorado State | 36 | Wyoming | 28 | Tied 20–20 |
| November 22, 2008 | Laramie | Colorado State | 31 | Wyoming | 20 | CSU 21–20 |
| November 27, 2009 | Fort Collins | Wyoming | 17 | Colorado State | 16 | Tied 21–21 |
| November 20, 2010 | Laramie | Wyoming | 44 | Colorado State | 0 | WYO 22–21 |
| December 3, 2011 | Fort Collins | Wyoming | 22 | Colorado State | 19 | WYO 23–21 |
| November 3, 2012 | Laramie | Wyoming | 45 | Colorado State | 31 | WYO 24–21 |
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