2013 Colorado State Rams football team

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2013 Colorado State Rams football
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New Mexico Bowl champion
Conference Mountain West Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record8–6 (5–3 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Dave Baldwin (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Co-defensive coordinators
  • Marty English (2nd season)
  • Al Simmons (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium
Seasons
  2012
2014  
2013 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
Utah State x  7 1   9 5  
Boise State  6 2   8 5  
Colorado State  5 3   8 6  
Wyoming  3 5   5 7  
New Mexico  1 7   3 9  
Air Force  0 8   2 10  
West Division
Fresno State x$  7 1   11 2  
San Diego State  6 2   8 5  
UNLV  5 3   7 6  
San Jose State  5 3   6 6  
Nevada  3 5   4 8  
Hawaii  0 8   1 11  
Championship: Fresno State 24, Utah State 17
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rams were led by second-year head coach Jim McElwain and played their home games at Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium. They were members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 8–6, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in third place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they defeated Washington State.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 14:00 p.m.vs. Colorado * CBSSN L 27–4159,601
September 75:00 p.m.at Tulsa *CBSSNL 27–3022,875
September 141:30 p.m.No. 14 (FCS) Cal Poly *W 34–1714,146
September 215:00 p.m.at No. 1 Alabama * ESPN2 L 6–31101,821
September 281:30 p.m. UTEP *
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
CBSSNW 59–4219,517
October 121:30 p.m. San Jose State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
CBSSNL 27–3426,022
October 1912:00 p.m.at Wyoming RTRM W 52–2224,953
October 2610:00 p.m.at Hawaii W 35–2829,752
November 26:00 p.m. Boise State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
CBSSNL 30–4221,133
November 91:30 p.m. Nevada
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
Campus Insiders W 38–1715,234
November 165:00 p.m.at New Mexico RTRMW 66–4219,376
November 231:30 p.m.at Utah State CBSSNL 0–1320,284
November 3012:00 p.m. Air Force
ESPN3 W 58–1315,546
December 2112:00 p.m.vs. Washington State *
ESPN W 48–4527,104

Game summaries

vs Colorado

1234Total
Rams01014327
Buffaloes101031841

At Tulsa

1234Total
Rams7137027
Golden Hurricane14031330

Cal Poly

1234Total
No. 14 (FCS) Mustangs377017
Rams13140734

At Alabama

1234Total
Rams00606
No. 1 Crimson Tide71001431

UTEP

1234Total
Miners70211442
Rams141492259

San Jose State

1234Total
Spartans31471034
Rams7170327

At Wyoming

1234Total
Rams1410141452
Cowboys078722

At Hawaii

1234Total
Rams14210035
Warriors71001128

Boise State

1234Total
Broncos7217742
Rams10701330

Nevada

1234Total
Wolf Pack0710017
Rams33181438

At New Mexico

1234Total
Rams1417142166
Lobos71421042

At Utah State

1234Total
Rams00000
Aggies037313

Air Force

1234Total
Falcons0001313
Rams131721758

Washington State (New Mexico Bowl)

1234Total
Cougars21143745
Rams101371848

Players in the 2014 NFL draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Weston Richburg C 243 New York Giants
Crockett Gilmore TE 399 Baltimore Ravens
Shaquil Barrett LB UDFA*N/A Denver Broncos

* = undrafted free agent.

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