1981 Colorado State Rams football team

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1981 Colorado State Rams football
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ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1981 record0–12 (0–8 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Western Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 BYU $ 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
Hawaii 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Utah 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Wyoming 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
New Mexico 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 7 – 1
Air Force 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
San Diego State 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
UTEP 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Colorado State 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 12 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Colorado State Rams football team was an American football team that represented Colorado State University in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team compiled a 0–12 record (0–8 against WAC opponents).[1]

Head coach Sark Arslanian was fired after the Rams opened the season with a 0–6 record, ending his nine-year tenure with a 46–46–4 record.[2] Defensive coordinator Chester Caddas was named as the team's interim head coach and led the team to an 0–6 record, finishing the season winless.[2] Caddas was replaced by Texas defensive coordinator Leon Fuller after the 1981 season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12San Diego State
L 14–3025,287[3]
September 19at Tennessee*
L 0–4293,972
September 26at West Virginia*
L 3–4948,716
October 3at Air Force
L 14–2820,300[4]
October 10Mississippi State*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
L 27–37
October 17Utah
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
L 13–2415,933
October 24at UTEP
L 29–35
October 31at Wyoming
L 21–55
November 7BYU
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
L 14–63
November 14New Mexico
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
L 16–28
November 21at Arizona State*
L 7–52
November 28at Hawaii
L 6–59
  • *Non-conference game

[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "2018 Colorado State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado State University. 2018. pp. 165, 169. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Sarkis 'Sark' Arslanian, fired this week as Colorado State..." UPI. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  3. ^ Hank Wesch (September 20, 1981). "Aztec Aerial Circus Blitzes Rams 30-14". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. H-1. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  4. ^ "Air Force 28, Colorado State 14". The Tampa Tribune. October 4, 1981. p. 6D. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1981 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
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