List of Colorado State Rams football seasons

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The Colorado State Rams football team represents Colorado State University in the Mountain West Conference at the NCAA Division I FBS level in college football. Colorado State has played in over 1,000 games in over a century of play, including 17 bowl games. The following are the yearly results, game-by-game yearly results, and detailed bowl results of the team. The Rams had interruptions occur from 1895–1898 and 1943–1944. [1] [2] [3]

Yearly results

YearCoachOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs Coaches#AP°
Colorado Football Association (1893–1908)
1892–93 No coach2–2
1893 No coach1–3
1894 No coach0–1
1899 W. J. Forbes 1–2–1
1900 George Toomey 1–3
1901 C. J. Griffith 1–3
1902 C. J. Griffith1–3–2
1903 C. J. Griffith6–1
1904 John H. McIntosh 0–4–1
1905 John H. McIntosh3–4
1906 Claude Rothgeb 1–2–1
1907 Claude Rothgeb0–4
1908 Claude Rothgeb1–3
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (1909–1937)
1909 Claude Rothgeb1–2
1910 George Cassidy 0–5
1911 Harry W. Hughes 0–6
1912 Harry W. Hughes3–2T–3rd
1913 Harry W. Hughes3–23rd
1914 Harry W. Hughes3–44th
1915 Harry W. Hughes7–01st
1916 Harry W. Hughes6–0–11st
1917 Harry W. Hughes0–7–18th
1918 Harry W. Hughes0–23rd
1919 Harry W. Hughes7–11st
1920 Harry W. Hughes6–1–11st
1921 Harry W. Hughes2–3–1T–4th
1922 Harry W. Hughes5–2–12nd
1923 Harry W. Hughes5–2–1T–2nd
1924 Harry W. Hughes4–2T–2nd
1925 Harry W. Hughes9–11st
1926 Harry W. Hughes6–2–1T–4th
1927 Harry W. Hughes7–11st
1928 Harry W. Hughes6–23rd
1929 Harry W. Hughes5–48th
1930 Harry W. Hughes3–5–1T–5th
1931 Harry W. Hughes5–4T–2nd
1932 Harry W. Hughes4–3–15th
1933 Harry W. Hughes5–1–1T–1st
1934 Harry W. Hughes6–2–1T–1st
1935 Harry W. Hughes3–4–19th
1936 Harry W. Hughes4–4–17th
1937 Harry W. Hughes1–711th
Mountain States Conference (1938–1947)
1938 Harry W. Hughes1–5–27th
1939 Harry W. Hughes2–76th
1940 Harry W. Hughes3–4–26th
1941 Harry W. Hughes4–2–1T–4th
1942 Julius Wagner 4–3T–4th
1945 Julius Wagner2–5–1T–2nd
1946 Julius Wagner2–7T–2nd
1947 Bob Davis 5–4–15th
Skyline Conference (1948–1961)
1948 Bob Davis8–32ndL Raisin
1949 Bob Davis9–12nd
1950 Bob Davis6–32nd
1951 Bob Davis5–4–14th
1952 Bob Davis6–43rd
1953 Bob Davis4–55th
1954 Bob Davis3–76th
1955 Bob Davis8–21st
1956 Don Mullison 2–7–15th
1957 Don Mullison3–7T–6th
1958 Don Mullison6–44th
1959 Don Mullison6–42nd
1960 Don Mullison2–8T–7th
1961 Don Mullison0–107th
Independent(1962–1967)
1962 Mike Lude 0–10
1963 Mike Lude3–7
1964 Mike Lude5–6
1965 Mike Lude4–6
1966 Mike Lude7–3
1967 Mike Lude4–5–1
Western Athletic Conference (1968–1998)
1968 Mike Lude2–81–26th
1969 Mike Lude4–60–48th
1970 Jerry Wampfler 4–71–35th
1971 Jerry Wampfler3–81–47th
1972 Jerry Wampfler1–101–47th
1973 Sark Arslanian 5–62–48th
1974 Sark Arslanian4–6–12–3–16th
1975 Sark Arslanian6–54–23rd
1976 Sark Arslanian6–52–47th
1977 Sark Arslanian9–2–15–23rd
1978 Sark Arslanian5–62–4T–5th
1979 Sark Arslanian4–7–13–4T–5th
1980 Sark Arslanian6–4–15–1–12nd
1981 Sark Arslanian / Chester Caddas 0–120–89th
1982 Leon Fuller 4–73–56th
1983 Leon Fuller5–74–4T–5th
1984 Leon Fuller3–83–57th
1985 Leon Fuller5–74–45th
1986 Leon Fuller6–54–4T–4th
1987 Leon Fuller1–111–78th
1988 Leon Fuller1–101–7T–8th
1989 Earle Bruce 5–5–14–3T–5th
1990 Earle Bruce9–46–12ndW Freedom
1991 Earle Bruce3–82–6T–8th
1992 Earle Bruce5–73–5T–7th
1993 Sonny Lubick 5–65–3T–4th
1994 Sonny Lubick10–27–11stL Holiday 1416
1995 Sonny Lubick8–46–2T–1stL Holiday
1996 Sonny Lubick7–56–2T–2nd (Pacific)
1997 Sonny Lubick11–27–11st (Pacific)W Holiday 1617
1998 Sonny Lubick8–45–33rd (Mountain)
Mountain West Conference (1999–present)
1999 Sonny Lubick8–45–2T–1stL Liberty
2000 Sonny Lubick10–27–11stW Liberty 1514
2001 Sonny Lubick7–55–22ndW New Orleans
2002 Sonny Lubick10–46–11stL Liberty
2003 Sonny Lubick7–64–33rdL San Francisco
2004 Sonny Lubick4–73–46th
2005 Sonny Lubick6–65–33rdL Poinsettia
2006 Sonny Lubick4–81–78th
2007 Sonny Lubick3–92–68th
2008 Steve Fairchild 7–64–45thW New Mexico
2009 Steve Fairchild3–90–89th
2010 Steve Fairchild3–92–6T–6th
2011 Steve Fairchild3–91–6T–6th
2012 Jim McElwain 4–83–57th
2013 Jim McElwain8–65–33rd (Mountain)W New Mexico
2014 Jim McElwain10–36–22nd (Mountain)L Las Vegas
2015 Mike Bobo 7–65–35th (Mountain)L Arizona
2016 Mike Bobo7–65–3T–4th (Mountain)L Famous Idaho Potato
2017 Mike Bobo7–65–33rd (Mountain)L New Mexico
2018 Mike Bobo3–92–65th (Mountain)
2019 Mike Bobo4–83–55th (Mountain)
2020 Steve Addazio 1–31–310th
2021 Steve Addazio3–92–65th (Mountain)
2022 Jay Norvell 3–93-55th (Mountain)
2023 Jay Norvell5–73-59th
Total:540-616-33 [4]
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

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References

  1. ↑ "Colorado State Rams Football Record by Year".
  2. ↑ James Howell's College Football Scores Accessed August 26, 2015
  3. ↑ ColoradoAggies.com - Head Football Coaches 1899–2012 Accessed August 26, 2015
  4. ↑ Winsipedia, Colorado State Accessed July 27, 2023 (needs regular updates)
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