1976 Colorado State Rams football team

1976 Western Athletic Conference football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions;

1976 Colorado State Rams football
1976 Colorado State Rams football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
1976 record	6–5 (2–4 WAC)
Head coach	Sark Arslanian (4th season);
Home stadium	Hughes Stadium
	Seasons ← 1975 1977 →

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[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 11	at Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, Oregon	L 3–17
September 18	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 18–42
September 25	Wichita State*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 24–3	^[1]
October 2	New Mexico	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 20–33
October 9	at Utah State*	Maverik Stadium Logan, Utah	W 10–7
October 16	at Air Force*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 27–3
October 23	UTEP	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 47–10
October 30	Wyoming	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 19–16
November 6	Idaho	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 31–14
November 13	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, Arizona	L 6–23
November 20	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona	L 19–21
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL[]

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

References[]

^ "CSU rolls over Wichita State 24–3". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. September 26, 1976. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1976 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2019.

[1] "CSU rolls over Wichita State 24–3". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. September 26, 1976. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "1976 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2019.

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v t Colorado State Rams football
Venues	Durkee Field (1899–1911) Colorado Field (1912–1967) Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium (1968–2016) Canvas Stadium (2017–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Air Force (Ram–Falcon Trophy) Colorado (Rocky Mountain Showdown) Wyoming (Border War)
Culture & lore	CAM the Ram Fight Song
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders School records Consensus All-Americans Hall of Fame inductees
Conference affiliation	Colorado Football Association (1893–1908) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (1909–1937) Skyline Conference (1938–1961) Independent (1962–1967) Western Athletic Conference (1968–1998) Mountain West Conference (1999–present)
Seasons	1892–93 1893 1894 1895–1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

1976 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t	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
Colorado State	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
UTEP	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	11	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions