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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 <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024

1978 Season Highlights

Sark Arslanian enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Colorado State.

1978 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 16	vs. Utah State	20	21	L
Sat., Sep. 23	@ Brigham Young	6	32	L
Sat., Sep. 30	@ Utah	6	30	L
Sat., Oct. 7	vs. Texas El Paso	39	29	W
Sat., Oct. 14	@ Air Force	31	13	W
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Nevada Las Vegas	6	33	L
Sat., Oct. 28	vs. Wyoming	3	13	L
Sat., Nov. 4	@ San Diego State	31	34	L
Sat., Nov. 11	@ New Mexico	26	15	W
Sat., Nov. 18	vs. West Virginia	50	14	W
Thu., Nov. 23	@ Pacific	20	13	W

1978 Season Totals
Record	5-6
Points Scored	238
Scoring Average	21.6
Points Allowed	247
Defense Average	22.5
Opponents Record	53-62
Conference Record	2-4
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	3-3

1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1978 Western Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Brigham Young	9-4	320	199	Lost 16-23	5-1	194	69	Lavell Edwards
New Mexico	7-5	284	205		3-3	126	107	Bill Mondt
Colorado State	5-6	238	247		2-4	111	153	Sark Arslanian
Utah	8-3	291	182		4-2	144	104	Wayne Howard
Wyoming	5-7	253	245		4-2	158	134	Bill Lewis
San Diego State	4-7	242	257		2-4	128	158	Claude Gilbert
Texas El Paso	1-11	151	424		1-5	81	217	Bill Michael

1978 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1978 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

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