University of Wyoming Athletics

The annual Wyoming-Colorado State football game has evolved into one of the most bitterly contested rivalries in college football. The teams have waged the "Border War" ninety-seven 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. The series is the oldest rivalry for both schools and the "Border War" has been played in three different centuries.
 
In 1968, the ROTC detachments of the respective schools initiated the Bronze Boot, a traveling trophy awarded to the winner of the contest each year. The Boot was originally worn in Vietnam by CSU ROTC instructor Dan J. Romero.
 
Each year leading up to the Wyoming-Colorado State game, the game ball is carried on foot in a shuttle relay by the ROTC detachment of the visiting team 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.
 
Following is a list of the Boot Series scores:
 
Year - Outcome - Site
1968 - Wyoming 46, Colorado State 14 - Ft. Collins
1969 - Wyoming 39, Colorado State 3 - Laramie
1970 - Wyoming 16, Colorado State 6 - Ft. Collins
1971 - Wyoming 17, Colorado State 6 - Laramie
1972 - Wyoming 28, Colorado State 9 - Ft. Collins
1973 - Wyoming 35, Colorado State 3 - Laramie
1974 - Colorado State 11, Wyoming 6 - Ft. Collins
1975 - Colorado State 3, Wyoming 0 - Laramie
1976 - Colorado State 19, Wyoming 16 - Ft. Collins
1977 - Wyoming 29, Colorado State 13 - Laramie
1978 - Wyoming 13, Colorado State 3 - Ft. Collins
1979 - Colorado State 20, Wyoming 16 - Laramie
1980 - Colorado State 28, Wyoming 25 - Ft. Collins
1981- Wyoming 55, Colorado State 21 - Laramie
1982 - Colorado State 9, Wyoming 3 - Ft. Collins
1983 - Wyoming 42, Colorado State 17 - Laramie
1984 - Wyoming 43, Colorado State 34 - Ft. Collins
1985 - Colorado State 30, Wyoming 19 - Laramie
1986 - Colorado State 20, Wyoming 15 - Ft. Collins
1987 - Wyoming 20, Colorado State 15 - Laramie
1988 - Wyoming 48, Colorado State 14 - Ft. Collins
1989 - Wyoming 56, Colorado State 35 - Laramie
1990 - Colorado State 17, Wyoming 8 - Ft. Collins
1991 - Wyoming 35, Colorado State 28 - Laramie
1992 - Wyoming 31, Colorado State 14 - Ft. Collins
1993 - Colorado State 41, Wyoming 21 - Laramie
1994 - Colorado State 35, Wyoming 24 - Ft. Collins
1995 - Colorado State 31, Wyoming 24 - Laramie
1996 - Wyoming 25, Colorado State 24 - Ft. Collins
1997 - Colorado State 14, Wyoming 7 - Laramie
1998 - Wyoming 27, Colorado State 19 - Ft. Collins
1999 - Colorado State 24, Wyoming 13 - Laramie
2000 - Colorado State 37, Wyoming 13 - Ft. Collins
2001 - Colorado State 42, Wyoming 14 - Laramie
2002 - Colorado State 44, Wyoming 36 - Ft. Collins
2003 - Wyoming 35, Colorado State 28 - Laramie
2004 - Colorado State 30, Wyoming 7 - Ft. Collins
2005 - Colorado State 39, Wyoming 31 - Ft. Collins
2006 - Wyoming 24, Colorado State 0 - Laramie
2007 - Colorado State 36, Wyoming 28 - Ft. Collins
2008 - Colorado State 31, Wyoming 20 - Laramie
2009 - Wyoming 17, Colorado State 16 - Ft. Collins
2010 - Wyoming 44, Colorado State 0 - Laramie
2011 - Wyoming 22, Colorado State 19 - Ft. Collins
2012 - Wyoming 45, Colorado State 31 - Laramie
2013 - Colorado State 52, Wyoming 22 - Laramie
2014 - Colorado State 45, Wyoming 31 - Ft. Collins
2015 - Colorado State 26, Wyoming 7 - Laramie
2016 - Wyoming 38, Colorado State 17 - Ft. Collins
Wyoming 25 wins, CSU 24 Wins.