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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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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
  Record11-2
  Points Scored477
  Scoring Average36.7
  Points Allowed203
  Defense Average15.6
  Opponents Record72-82
  Conference Record8-1
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record6-1
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 11-2477203Won  35-248-1341111  Sonny Lubick
New Mexico 9-4404274Lost  14-206-3271198  Dennis Franchione
Brigham Young 6-5250254 4-4175167  Lavell Edwards
Air Force 10-3279190Lost  13-416-2201129  Fisher DeBerry
Rice 7-4306285 5-3205189  Ken Hatfield
Fresno State 6-6318288 5-3208166  Pat Hill
Utah 6-5253200 5-3199127  Ron McBride
Wyoming 7-6322227 4-4175130  Dana Dimel
Southern Methodist 6-5247237 4-3157145  Mike Cavan
San Diego State 5-7257333 4-4171199  Ted Tollner
San Jose State 4-7225387 4-4191277  Dave Baldwin
Texas El Paso 4-7162311 3-5128201  Charlie Bailey
Nevada Las Vegas 3-8281332 2-6205260  Jeff Horton
Tulsa 2-9258426 2-5179263  Dave Rader
Hawaii 3-9189308 1-796238  Fred vonAppen
Texas Christian 1-10172325 1-5100192  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.


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