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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 <-- 1982 <- 1983 -> 1984 --> 2024

1983 Season Highlights

Leon Fuller enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Colorado State.

1983 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 3	vs. Air Force	13	34	L
Sat., Sep. 10	@ Hawaii	0	34	L
Sat., Sep. 17	@ Colorado	3	31	L
Sat., Sep. 24	@ Iowa State	17	21	L
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Utah	31	28	W
Sat., Oct. 8	@ Arizona	21	52	L
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. San Diego State	17	15	W
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Texas El Paso	31	15	W
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. New Mexico	25	24	W
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. Northern Colorado	41	20	W
Sat., Nov. 12	@ Brigham Young	6	24	L
Sat., Nov. 19	@ Wyoming	17	42	L

1983 Season Totals
Record	5-7
Points Scored	222
Scoring Average	18.5
Points Allowed	340
Defense Average	28.3
Opponents Record	63-61
Conference Record	4-3
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	1-6

1983 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1983 Western Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Brigham Young	11-1	505	247	Won 21-17	7-0	310	93	Lavell Edwards
New Mexico	6-6	239	233		4-2	148	122	Joe Lee Dunn
Colorado State	5-7	222	340		4-3	140	182	Leon Fuller
Air Force	10-2	367	221	Won 9-3	4-2	177	136	Ken Hatfield
Wyoming	7-5	331	327		4-3	172	189	Al Kincaid
Utah	5-6	296	289		3-4	204	185	Charles R. Chuck Stobart
San Diego State	2-9-1	221	352		1-6	134	229	Doug Scovil
Texas El Paso	2-10	210	359		0-7	110	259	Bill Yung

1983 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1983 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

In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.