1976 Colorado State Rams football team

1976 Colorado State Rams football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (2–4 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
1976 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
BYU + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Wyoming + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Arizona State 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Utah 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Arizona 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
New Mexico 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
UTEP 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Oregon*
L 3–1737,800[1]
September 18at BYU
L 18–4233,013[2]
September 25Wichita State*
W 24–324,680[3]
October 2New Mexico
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
L 20–3321,719[4]
October 9at Utah State*
W 10–77,868[5]
October 16at Air Force*
W 27–325,363[6]
October 23UTEP
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 47–1018,652[7]
October 30Wyomingdagger
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)
W 19–1632,572[8]
November 6Idaho*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 31–1417,536[9]
November 13at Arizona
L 6–2344,716[10]
November 20at Arizona State
L 19–2148,294[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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Roster

1976 Colorado State Rams football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 11 Mark Bell So
TE 88 Mark Bell So
TE 83 Rick Dennison Fr
QB 7 Dan Graham Jr
RB 25 Ben Norman Jr
WR 20 Harry Washington Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 99 Al Baker Jr
DE 76 Mike Bell So
DB 31 Keith King Sr
LB 90 Mark Nichols Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Keith King Defensive Back 3 77 San Diego Chargers

References

  1. ^ "Oregon whips Colorado State". Santa Cruz Sentinel. September 12, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "BYU stomps CSU, 42–18". Albuquerque Journal. September 19, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "CSU rolls over Wichita State 24–3". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. September 26, 1976. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mazzone leads Lobos to victory". The Billings Gazette. October 3, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "CSU rallies for victory". The Daily Sentinel. October 10, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Colorado State rips Air Force". The Marshall News Messenger. October 17, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "QB Graham lifts CSU past UTEP". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. October 24, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Drake's four field goals subdue Wyoming, 19–16". The Arizona Republic. October 31, 1976. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Rams rip past Idaho; It's 31–14". The Spokesman-Review. November 7, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Kickers have field day in AU win". Albuquerque Journal. November 14, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Sun Devils score win over Rams". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 21, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1976 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
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