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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: Leon Fuller
Conference: Western Athletic-

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1890 <-- 1985 <- 1986 -> 1987 --> 2024

1986 Season Highlights

Leon Fuller enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Colorado State.

1986 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 6	@ Colorado	23	7	W
Sat., Sep. 13	@ Arizona	10	37	L
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. Northern Colorado	46	14	W
Sat., Sep. 27	@ Air Force	7	24	L
Fri., Oct. 3	@ Brigham Young	24	20	W
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Hawaii	31	7	W
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Wyoming	20	15	W
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. San Diego State	26	27	L
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Utah	28	38	L
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. New Mexico	32	27	W
Sat., Nov. 22	@ Texas El Paso	19	21	L

1986 Season Totals
Record	6-5
Points Scored	266
Scoring Average	24.2
Points Allowed	237
Defense Average	21.5
Opponents Record	60-59
Conference Record	3-4
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	2-4

1986 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1986 Western Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Brigham Young	8-5	310	236	Lost 10-31	5-2	183	123	Lavell Edwards
Colorado State	6-5	266	237		3-4	156	172	Leon Fuller
New Mexico	4-8	317	338		2-4	187	201	Joe Lee Dunn
San Diego State	8-4	292	279	Lost 38-39	6-1	168	149	Dennis E. Denny Stolz
Air Force	6-5	229	215		4-2	134	119	Fisher DeBerry
Wyoming	6-6	299	272		4-3	198	153	Dennis Erickson
Texas El Paso	4-8	309	391		2-5	154	203	Bob Stull
Utah	2-9	278	444		1-6	225	285	Jim Fassel

1986 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1986 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

The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.