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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: Don Mullison
Conference: Mountain States Athletic-

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1890 <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2024

1961 Season Highlights

Don Mullison enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Colorado State.

1961 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 16	@ Utah	0	40	L
Sat., Sep. 23	@ Arizona	6	28	L
Sat., Sep. 30	vs. Arizona State	6	14	L
Sat., Oct. 7	@ San Jose State	0	14	L
Sat., Oct. 14	@ Wyoming	7	18	L
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Utah State	3	49	L
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Montana	19	22	L
Sat., Nov. 4	@ Air Force	9	14	L
Sat., Nov. 11	@ Brigham Young	16	30	L
Sat., Nov. 18	vs. New Mexico	8	20	L

1961 Season Totals
Record	0-10
Points Scored	74
Scoring Average	7.4
Points Allowed	249
Defense Average	24.9
Opponents Record	54-33
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	0-3
Away Record	0-7

1961 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1961 Mountain States Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
New Mexico	7-4	215	197	Won 28-12				Bill Weeks
Brigham Young	2-8	130	289					Hal Mitchell
Colorado State	0-10	74	249					Don Mullison
Utah	6-4	176	134		2-3	89	71	Raymond R. Ray Nagel
Utah State	9-1-1	396	102	Lost 9-24				John Ralston
Wyoming	6-1-2	171	74					Robert S. Bob Devaney

1961 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1961 All Mountain States Athletic Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).