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: Sonny Lubick Conference: Western Athletic-
1997 Season Highlights
Sonny Lubick enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Colorado State.
The Rams won the Western Athletic Conference Championship.
1997 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 30 vs.
Nevada
45
13
W
Sat., Sep. 6 @
Colorado
21
31
L
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Utah State
35
24
W
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Air Force
0
24
L
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Hawaii
63
0
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @
San Jose State
55
20
W
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Wyoming
14
7
W
Sun., Oct. 26 vs.
Tulsa
44
8
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Nevada Las Vegas
45
19
W
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Fresno State
41
3
W
Sat., Nov. 22 @
San Diego State
38
17
W
Sat., Dec. 6 @
New Mexico
41
13
W
@ Las Vegas, NV
Mon., Dec. 29
Missouri
35
24
W
@ San Diego, CA
Holiday Bowl
1997 Season Totals
Record 11-2
Points Scored 477
Scoring Average 36.7
Points Allowed 203
Defense Average 15.6
Opponents Record 72-82
Conference Record 8-1
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 6-1
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
17 11-2-0
AP
16 11-2-0
Coaches
16 11-2-0
USA Today/ESPN
1997 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1997 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
Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.