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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: Steve Fairchild
Conference: Mountain West-

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1890 <-- 2007 <- 2008 -> 2009 --> 2024

2008 Season Highlights

Steve Fairchild enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Colorado State.

2008 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sun., Aug. 31	vs. Colorado	17	38	L	@ Denver, CO
Sat., Sep. 6	vs. Sacramento State	23	20	W
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. Houston	28	25	W
Sat., Sep. 27	@ California	7	42	L
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. Nevada Las Vegas	41	28	W
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Texas Christian	7	13	L
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Utah	16	49	L
Sat., Oct. 25	@ San Diego State	38	34	W
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Brigham Young	42	45	L
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Air Force	17	38	L
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. New Mexico	20	6	W
Sat., Nov. 22	@ Wyoming	31	20	W
Sat., Dec. 20	Fresno State	40	35	W	@ Albuquerque, NM	New Mexico Bowl

2008 Season Totals
Record	7-6
Points Scored	327
Scoring Average	25.2
Points Allowed	393
Defense Average	30.2
Opponents Record	86-65
Conference Record	4-4
Home Record	4-3
Away Record	2-3

2008 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2008 Mountain West- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Brigham Young	10-3	445	285		6-2	262	196	Bronco Mendenhall
Colorado State	7-6	327	393	Won 40-35	4-4	212	233	Steve Fairchild
New Mexico	4-8	253	273		2-6	146	137	Rocky Long
Utah	13-0	480	224	Won 31-17	8-0	298	125	Kyle Whittingham
Texas Christian	11-2	437	147	Won 17-16	7-1	264	68	Gary Patterson
Air Force	8-5	348	289	Lost 28-34	5-3	205	180	Troy Calhoun
Nevada Las Vegas	5-7	307	391		2-6	196	274	Mike Sanford
Wyoming	4-8	152	333		1-7	86	248	Joe Glenn
San Diego State	2-10	231	446		1-7	136	344	Chuck Long

2008 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2008 All Mountain West Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.