Colorado-North Dakota State Football Game Moved To Thursday

BOULDER – The Colorado Buffaloes season opening football game against North Dakota State has been moved to Thursday, August 29, officials announced Monday.  Time and television selection for the game slated for Folsom Field are still to be determined. 

This will be the first gridiron matchup between the Buffaloes and Bison, one of the top FCS programs in the nation with 17 National Championships and 37 conference championships to their credit.  The Bison have won nine Division I FCS titles since 2011 and will be in the first year under coach Tim Polasek, who was the offensive coordinator and QB coach at Wyoming the previous three seasons and has 10 years of prior experience on the NDSU staff.  

The Buffaloes were one of the nation's most improved teams in 2024, finishing the season 4-8 with five of the eight losses decided by one score.  The Buffs improved from 126th to 58th in scoring offense and from 117th to 16th in passing offense from 2022 to 2023.  Colorado was the most watched team in the nation through the final week of the regular season and finished sixth after the bowl season and playoffs concluded.  

Start time and television information will be announced at the end of May. Time and TV for CU's matchups at Nebraska (Sept. 7) and at Colorado State (Sept. 14) are also expected around the same time. 

Colorado is 31-20-2 on Thursday games in its history but have played just five in the past 32 seasons, including two at home, with the most recent home game against Arizona State in the 2012 season.  The Buffs are 7-3 in home Thursday games with modern era wins against Stanford in 1990 and West Virginia in 2008.