1976 Colorado State Rams football team

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1976 Colorado State Rams football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (2–4 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Hughes Stadium
Seasons
  1975
1977  
1976 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
BYU + 6 1 09 3 0
Wyoming + 6 1 08 4 0
Arizona State 4 3 04 7 0
Utah 3 3 03 8 0
Arizona 3 4 05 6 0
New Mexico 3 4 04 7 0
Colorado State 2 4 06 5 0
UTEP 0 7 01 11 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1976 Colorado State Rams football team was an American football team that represented Colorado State University in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In its fourth season under head coach Sark Arslanian, the team compiled a 6–5 record (2–4 against WAC opponents). Colorado State's junior quarterback, Dan Graham, passed for 816 yards, 2 touchdown's and 5 interceptions.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 11at Oregon *L 3–17
September 18at BYU L 18–42
September 25 Wichita State *W 24–3 [1]
October 2 New Mexico
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
L 20–33
October 9at Utah State *W 10–7
October 16at Air Force *W 27–3
October 23 UTEP
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 47–10
October 30 Wyoming
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)
W 19–16
November 6 Idaho
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 31–14
November 13at Arizona L 6–23
November 20at Arizona State L 19–21
  • *Non-conference game

[2]

Team players in the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Keith KingDefensive Back377 San Diego Chargers

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References

  1. "CSU rolls over Wichita State 24–3". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. September 26, 1976. Retrieved December 17, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "1976 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2019.