The Wyoming Cowboys head south for the 116th edition of “The Border War” on Friday evening inside Canvas Stadium in Fort Collins. It marks the 125th anniversary of the first meeting coming back in 1899.

The contest will be televised on CBS Sports Network with Chris Lewis on the call with Donte Whitner analyzing the action. The game will also be available on the 26 stations of The Cowboy Sports Network with Keith Kelley on the call, Kevin McKinney on color and Erick Pauley on the sidelines.

The annual Bronze Boot Run will take place on Thursday, Nov. 14 beginning at War Memorial Stadium. Early in the morning the University of Wyoming ROTC detachment will run the game ball to the state border on U.S. Highway 287.

The Bronze Boot Run Ceremony will take place at noon at the state border with the two athletics directors, Tom Burman from Wyoming and John Weber from Colorado State, and the two head coaches, Jay Sawvel from Wyoming and Jay Norvell from Colorado State, participating in the ceremony.

BORDER WAR HISTORY

Wyoming and Colorado State Meet in the 116th Edition of “The Border War.” The series is the oldest rivalry for both schools. Here are some notes on “The Border War” rivalry.

”The Border War” series has been played in three different centuries, dating back to Nov. 30, 1899, when CSU won the first meeting 12-0 in Fort Collins, Colo.

This year is the 125th anniversary of that first meeting.

Since 1968, the two schools have battled for the “Bronze Boot” traveling trophy. This year will be the 57th meeting in the “Bronze Boot” portion of the series. Wyoming leads the Bronze Boot portion of the series 31-25.

The Bronze Boot trophy was created from an actual boot worn in Vietnam by Dan Romero, a CSU ROTC instructor.

Since the end of World War II, Wyoming and CSU have played every season for 79 consecutive seasons from 1946 to this season.

Over the past 78 consecutive meetings, dating back to the 1946 season, Wyoming leads 46-32-0.

Colorado State leads the overall series 59-51-5.

ANDERSON NAMED MW FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK 

Wyoming redshirt freshman quarterback Kaden Anderson was named the Mountain West Freshman of the Week on Monday morning. It marks the first time this season a Cowboy has earned a weekly Player of the Week honor from the conference.

Anderson, a native of Southlake, Texas, made his first career start leading the Cowboys to a 49-45 win at New Mexico. He threw for a career high 342 yards in the contest. It was the most passing yards by a Cowboy since Cam Coffman had 366 yards against New Mexico in 2015.

RAMS BRING STRONG DEFENSE

The Rams (6-3 overall, 4-0 Mountain West) are bowl eligible for the first time since 2017 after a 38-21 victory at Nevada on Nov. 2. CSU, which does not play No. 13 Boise State or UNLV during the regular season, can reach the Mountain West championship game for the first time by winning its final three games.

Defensively, the Rams are allowing 24.1 points (62nd) and 408.2 yards (104th) per game. Those numbers have improved dramatically since non-conference losses at Texas (52-0) and Oregon State (39-31). During the 4-0 start to conference play, CSU allowed only 16.0 points per game.