Next meeting 2017 Meetings total 108 | Trophy Bronze Boot | |
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First meeting November 30, 1899
Colorado State 12, Wyoming 0 Latest meeting October 1, 2016
Wyoming 38, Colorado State 17 All-time series Colorado State leads, 58–45–5 | ||
The Border War is the name of a college rivalry between the athletic teams of Colorado State University and the University of Wyoming, the Colorado State Rams and Wyoming Cowboys and Cowgirls.
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Background
Colorado State University is a public university in Fort Collins, Colorado, and the University of Wyoming is a public university in Laramie, Wyoming. The two campuses are around 65 miles apart via U.S. Route 287.
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 along US 287 to the Colorado–Wyoming 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
Colorado State victories are shaded ██ green. Wyoming victories are shaded ██ brown. Ties are white.
Men's basketball
The "Border War" between Colorado State and Wyoming also extends to men's basketball. The ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia considers Colorado State to be Wyoming's "fiercest rival". Wyoming has a 131–92 series lead over Colorado State as of January 7, 2015.
Notable men's basketball games
Men's basketball results
Rankings are from the AP Poll. Source for results:
Women's basketball
The first women's basketball game between Colorado State and Wyoming was on January 29, 1975 in Laramie, with a 69-46 win for Colorado State. As of January 7, 2015, the series is tied 45–45, after Colorado State beat Wyoming 58-55 for the Rams' first win at Laramie since 2002.