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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1979 <- 1980 -> 1981 --> 2024
1980 Season Highlights
 Sark Arslanian enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Colorado State.
 
1980 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 6  vs. Air Force  21   9   W       
 Sat., Sep. 13  vs. West Virginia  24   52   L       
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ Arizona  15   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Nevada Las Vegas  15   56   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Iowa State  0   69   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ New Mexico  31   26   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ San Diego State  26   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Utah  21   21   T       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Wyoming  28   25   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Texas El Paso  37   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Brigham Young  14   45   L       
 
1980 Season Totals
  Record6-4 -1
  Points Scored232
  Scoring Average21.1
  Points Allowed330
  Defense Average30.0
  Opponents Record58-67
  Conference Record5-1
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record3-2 -1
1980 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1980 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brigham Young 12-1606243Won  46-455-129280  Lavell Edwards
Colorado State 6-4-1232330 5-1-1178140  Sark Arslanian
New Mexico 4-7246364 3-3140167  Joe Morrison
San Diego State 4-8161294 4-3113154  Claude Gilbert
Wyoming 6-5316243 3-4180166  Pat Dye
Utah 5-5-1259293 2-3-1148150  Wayne Howard
Air Force 2-9-1161290 1-24441  Ken Hatfield
Texas El Paso 1-11143424 0-656253  Bill Michael

1980 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1980 All Western Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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