2010 Colorado State Rams football team

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2010 Colorado State Rams football
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Conference Mountain West Conference
Record3–9 (2–6 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Pat Meyer (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorLarry Kerr (13th season)
Home stadium Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium
Seasons
  2009
2011  
2010 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 TCU $  8 0   13 0  
Utah  7 1   10 3  
Air Force  5 3   9 4  
San Diego State  5 3   9 4  
BYU  5 3   7 6  
Colorado State  2 6   3 9  
UNLV  2 6   2 11  
Wyoming  1 7   3 9  
New Mexico  1 7   1 11  
  • $ Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
As of January 11, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by third year head coach Steve Fairchild and played their home games in Hughes Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado. They played in the Mountain West Conference. On August 17, true freshman Pete Thomas was named the starting quarterback, making him the first freshman starter since Caleb Hanie in 2004. They finished the season with a record of 3–9 (1–7 MWC).

Schedule

The Rams played the following games: [1]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 412:00 p.m.vs. Colorado * mtn. L 3–2460,989 [2]
September 118:30 p.m.at Nevada * ESPNU L 6–5118,098 [3]
September 181:30 p.m.at Miami (OH) * ESPN3 L 10–3116,691 [4]
September 252:00 p.m. Idaho *W 36–3423,925 [5]
October 212:00 p.m.No. 5 TCU
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
the mtn.L 0–2722,553 [6]
October 912:00 p.m.at No. 25 Air Force mtn.L 27–4941,547 [7]
October 1612:00 p.m. UNLV
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
mtn.W 43–1030,753 [8]
October 234:00 p.m.at No. 9 Utah mtn.L 6–5945,029 [9]
October 304:00 p.m. New Mexico
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
mtn.W 38–1418,266 [10]
November 68:00 p.m.at San Diego State mtn.L 19–2434,689 [11]
November 1312:00 p.m. BYU
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
mtn.L 10–4916,501 [12]
November 2012:00 p.m.at Wyoming mtn.L 0–4417,011 [13]

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References

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