1983 Colorado State Rams football team

1983 Colorado State Rams football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record5–7 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSonny Lubick (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorGary Sloan (2nd season)
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
1983 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 BYU $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 13 Air Force 5 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Wyoming 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
New Mexico 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Hawaii 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Utah 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
4 – 4 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
San Diego State 1 – 6 – 1 2 – 9 – 1
UTEP 0 – 8 – 0 2 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Leon Fuller, the Rams compiled a 5–7 record.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 3Air Force
L 13–3428,652[3]
September 10at Hawaii
L 0–3443,266[4]
September 17at Colorado*
KWGNL 3–3149,783[5]
September 24at Iowa State*
L 17–2149,817[6]
October 1Utah
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 31–2818,312[7]
October 8at No. 10 Arizona*
L 21–5240,309[8]
October 15San Diego State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 17–1522,979[9]
October 22at UTEP
W 31–1515,401[10]
October 29New Mexico
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 25–2418,787[11]
November 5Northern Colorado*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 41–2023,877[12]
November 12at No. 8 BYU
L 6–2464,651[13]
November 19at Wyoming
L 17–4215,551[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1983 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 24, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 Colorado State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado State University. 2020. p. 188. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "Air Force Falcons bomb Colorado State". Camarillo Star. September 4, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bows rout Colorado State". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. September 12, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Buffaloes crush foe for 1st win". The Grand Island Independent. September 18, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cyclones 'suck it in,' nudge CSU". The Sioux City Journal. September 25, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "CSU stuns Utah, 31–28". The Patriot-News. October 2, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wildcats attack early, late, batter Rams in 52–21 win". The Arizona Republic. October 9, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Aztecs beaten at wire". The Los Angeles Times. October 16, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Battering Rams fell UTEP". The El Paso Times. October 23, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "CSU gets by Lobos". Carlsbad Current-Argus. October 30, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Nugent leads Rams ramble". The Daily Herald. November 6, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "BYU captures 8th straight loop title; down Rams". South Idaho Press. November 13, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Surging Pokes delay rebirth for CSU, 42–17". Casper Star-Tribune. November 20, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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