Colorado State to play at Indiana in 2026, moves Wisconsin game to 2027

By Kevin Kelley -

The Colorado State Rams will play at the Indiana Hoosiers in 2026, the school announced on Tuesday.

Colorado State will travel to take on Indiana at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Ind., on Sept. 5, 2026. The game will mark the first-ever meeting between the two schools on the gridiron.

The Colorado State Rams were previously scheduled to play at Wisconsin on Sept. 5, 2026. That contest has now been rescheduled for Sept. 18, 2027 at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisc.

Colorado State now has three non-conference opponents scheduled for the 2026 season. Other opponents include the Texas Tech Red Raiders on the road on Sept. 19 and the Vanderbilt Commodores at home on Sept. 26.

With Wisconsin moved to 2027, Colorado State now has two non-conference opponents scheduled that season. The Rams are slated to open the season at home against the Arizona Wildcats on Sept. 4.

Below is a look at Colorado State’s future non-conference opponents through the 2027 season:

2021

  • Sept. 4 – South Dakota State
  • Sept. 11 – Vanderbilt
  • Sept. 18 – at Toledo
  • Sept. 25 – at Iowa

2022

  • Sept. 3 – at Michigan
  • Sept. 10 – Middle Tennessee
  • Sept. 17 – at Washington State
  • Sept. 24 – Sacramento State

2023

  • Sept. 2 – Washington State
  • Sept. 16 – at Colorado
  • Sept. 23 – at Middle Tennessee
  • Sept. 30 – Dixie State

2024

  • Aug. 31 – at Texas
  • Sept. 7 – Northern Colorado
  • Sept. 14 – Colorado
  • Sept. 21 – UTEP

2025

  • Sept. 6 – Texas Tech
  • Sept. 27 – at Vanderbilt

2026

  • Sept. 5 – at Indiana
  • Sept. 19 – at Texas Tech
  • Sept. 26 – Vanderbilt

2027

  • Sept. 4 – Arizona
  • Sept. 18 – at Wisconsin

Football Schedules

Comments (3)

Was this done to clear 9/5/2026 on Wisconsin’s schedule for another game? Maybe a game against Notre Dame?