1977 Colorado State Rams football team

1977 Western Athletic Conference football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

1977 Colorado State Rams football
1977 Colorado State Rams football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
1977 record	9–2—1 (5–2 WAC)
Head coach	Sark Arslanian (5th season);
Home stadium	Hughes Stadium
	Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

The 1977 Colorado State Rams football team was an American football team that represented Colorado State University in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In its fifth season under head coach Sark Arslanian, the team compiled a 9–2—1 record (5–2 against WAC opponents).

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Pacific*	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, California	W 20–3
September 17	at Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, Hawaii	W 20–16
September 24	Northern Colorado*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 48–10
October 1	Utah	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 44–3	23,401
October 8	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas	W 31–14
October 15	BYU	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 17–63	29,110
October 22	New Mexico	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 14–9
October 29	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, Wyoming	L 13–29
November 5	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, Arizona	W 35–14
November 12	at West Texas State*	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, Texas	T 21–21		^[1]
November 19	Arizona State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 25–14	16,706
November 26	Utah State*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 13–10
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL[]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Al Baker	Defensive End	2	40	Detroit Lions

References[]

^ "West Texas surprises CSU, 21–21". Fort Collins Coloradoan. November 13, 1977. Retrieved May 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1977 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

[1] "West Texas surprises CSU, 21–21". Fort Collins Coloradoan. November 13, 1977. Retrieved May 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "1977 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

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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

1977 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 20 BYU +	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No. 18 Arizona State +	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Colorado State	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	1
Wyoming	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	1
Arizona	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	7	–	0
New Mexico	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	7	–	0
Utah	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
UTEP	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll