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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 <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1977 --> 2024

1976 Season Highlights

Sark Arslanian enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Colorado State.

1976 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 11	@ Oregon	3	17	L
Sat., Sep. 18	@ Brigham Young	18	42	L
Sat., Sep. 25	vs. Wichita State	24	3	W
Sat., Oct. 2	vs. New Mexico	20	33	L
Sat., Oct. 9	@ Utah State	10	7	W
Sat., Oct. 16	@ Air Force	27	3	W
Sat., Oct. 23	vs. Texas El Paso	28	7	W
Sat., Oct. 30	vs. Wyoming	19	16	W
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. Idaho	31	14	W
Sat., Nov. 13	@ Arizona	6	23	L
Sat., Nov. 20	@ Arizona State	19	21	L

1976 Season Totals
Record	6-5
Points Scored	205
Scoring Average	18.6
Points Allowed	186
Defense Average	16.9
Opponents Record	42-60
Conference Record	2-4
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	2-4

1976 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1976 Western Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Brigham Young	9-3	372	231	Lost 21-49	6-1	232	136	Lavell Edwards
New Mexico	4-7	229	235		3-4	156	152	Bill Mondt
Colorado State	6-5	205	186		2-4	110	142	Sark Arslanian
Wyoming	8-4	278	250	Lost 7-41	6-1	172	137	Fred Akers
Arizona State	4-7	223	241		4-3	161	137	Frank Kush
Arizona	5-6	283	273		3-4	189	150	Jim Young
Utah	3-8	245	361		3-3	172	190	Tom Lovat
Texas El Paso	1-11	172	356		0-7	83	231	Gil Bartosh

1976 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1976 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 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.