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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: Sonny Lubick
Conference: Western Athletic-

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1890 <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024

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 Western Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Colorado State	11-2	477	203	Won 35-24	8-1	341	111	Sonny Lubick
New Mexico	9-4	404	274	Lost 14-20	6-3	271	198	Dennis Franchione
Brigham Young	6-5	250	254		4-4	175	167	Lavell Edwards
Air Force	10-3	279	190	Lost 13-41	6-2	201	129	Fisher DeBerry
Rice	7-4	306	285		5-3	205	189	Ken Hatfield
Fresno State	6-6	318	288		5-3	208	166	Pat Hill
Utah	6-5	253	200		5-3	199	127	Ron McBride
Wyoming	7-6	322	227		4-4	175	130	Dana Dimel
Southern Methodist	6-5	247	237		4-3	157	145	Mike Cavan
San Diego State	5-7	257	333		4-4	171	199	Ted Tollner
San Jose State	4-7	225	387		4-4	191	277	Dave Baldwin
Texas El Paso	4-7	162	311		3-5	128	201	Charlie Bailey
Nevada Las Vegas	3-8	281	332		2-6	205	260	Jeff Horton
Tulsa	2-9	258	426		2-5	179	263	Dave Rader
Hawaii	3-9	189	308		1-7	96	238	Fred vonAppen
Texas Christian	1-10	172	325		1-5	100	192	Pat Sullivan

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

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.