1996 Colorado State Rams football team

1996 Colorado State Rams football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionPacific Division
Record7–5 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Lay (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorLarry Kerr (4th season)
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
1996 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 5 BYU x$   8 – 0     14 – 1  
Utah   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Rice   6 – 2     7 – 4  
SMU   4 – 4     5 – 6  
New Mexico   3 – 5     6 – 5  
TCU   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Tulsa   2 – 6     4 – 7  
UTEP   0 – 8     2 – 9  
Pacific Division
No. 22 Wyoming x   7 – 1     10 – 2  
San Diego State   6 – 2     8 – 3  
  6 – 2     7 – 5  
Air Force   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Fresno State   3 – 5     4 – 7  
San Jose State   3 – 5     3 – 9  
Hawaii   1 – 7     2 – 10  
UNLV   1 – 7     1 – 11  
Championship: BYU 28, Wyoming 25 OT
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Sonny Lubick, the Rams compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the WAC's Mountain Division. Colorado State played home games at Hughes Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31Chattanooga*
W 61–1927,171[1]
September 7No. 5 Colorado*
L 34–4836,371
September 14at Oregon*
L 28–3539,605
September 21UNLV
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 35–1624,011
September 28at No. 8 Nebraska*
L 9–6575,575
October 5at Hawaii
W 28–1632,010
October 12at Tulsa
L 14–2024,556
October 19San Jose State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 36–1327,041
October 26San Diego State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 31–2425,013
November 2Air Force
W 42–4151,116
November 9at Fresno State
W 42–2035,009
November 16at No. 23 Wyoming
L 24–2533,701
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Colorado State pounds UT Chattanooga". The Jackson Sun. September 1, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1996 Colorado State Rams schedule and results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
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