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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  <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1977 --> 2024
1976 Season Highlights
 Sark Arslanian enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Colorado State.
 
1976 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 11  @ Oregon  3   17   L       
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ Brigham Young  18   42   L       
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Wichita State  24   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. New Mexico  20   33   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Utah State  10   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Air Force  27   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Texas El Paso  28   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Wyoming  19   16   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Idaho  31   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Arizona  6   23   L       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Arizona State  19   21   L       
 
1976 Season Totals
  Record6-5
  Points Scored205
  Scoring Average18.6
  Points Allowed186
  Defense Average16.9
  Opponents Record42-60
  Conference Record2-4
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record2-4
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1976 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brigham Young 9-3372231Lost  21-496-1232136  Lavell Edwards
New Mexico 4-7229235 3-4156152  Bill Mondt
Colorado State 6-5205186 2-4110142  Sark Arslanian
Wyoming 8-4278250Lost  7-416-1172137  Fred Akers
Arizona State 4-7223241 4-3161137  Frank Kush
Arizona 5-6283273 3-4189150  Jim Young
Utah 3-8245361 3-3172190  Tom Lovat
Texas El Paso 1-11172356 0-783231  Gil Bartosh

1976 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1976 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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.