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Colorado State Football Team History

Colorado State Rams

Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
Founded: 1870
Stadium: Sonny Lubiak Field at Hughes Stadium
Capacity: 34,400
Colors: Green & Gold
Coach: Sark Arslanian
Conference: Western Athletic-

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1890 <-- 1979 <- 1980 -> 1981 --> 2024

1980 Season Highlights

Sark Arslanian enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Colorado State.

1980 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 6	vs. Air Force	21	9	W
Sat., Sep. 13	vs. West Virginia	24	52	L
Sat., Sep. 20	@ Arizona	15	13	W
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. Nevada Las Vegas	15	56	L
Sat., Oct. 4	@ Iowa State	0	69	L
Sat., Oct. 11	@ New Mexico	31	26	W
Sat., Oct. 18	@ San Diego State	26	7	W
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Utah	21	21	T
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Wyoming	28	25	W
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Texas El Paso	37	7	W
Sat., Nov. 15	@ Brigham Young	14	45	L

1980 Season Totals
Record	6-4 -1
Points Scored	232
Scoring Average	21.1
Points Allowed	330
Defense Average	30.0
Opponents Record	58-67
Conference Record	5-1
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	3-2 -1

1980 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1980 Western Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Brigham Young	12-1	606	243	Won 46-45	5-1	292	80	Lavell Edwards
Colorado State	6-4-1	232	330		5-1-1	178	140	Sark Arslanian
New Mexico	4-7	246	364		3-3	140	167	Joe Morrison
San Diego State	4-8	161	294		4-3	113	154	Claude Gilbert
Wyoming	6-5	316	243		3-4	180	166	Pat Dye
Utah	5-5-1	259	293		2-3-1	148	150	Wayne Howard
Air Force	2-9-1	161	290		1-2	44	41	Ken Hatfield
Texas El Paso	1-11	143	424		0-6	56	253	Bill Michael

1980 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1980 All Western Athletic Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.