1997 Colorado State Rams football team

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1997 Colorado State Rams football
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WAC champion
WAC Pacific Division champion
Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 35-24 vs. Missouri
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 17
1997 record11–2 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Fairchild (1st as OC, 5th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorLarry Kerr (5th season)
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
(Capacity: 30,000)
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
New Mexico x   6 2     9 4  
Rice   5 3     7 4  
SMU   5 3     6 5  
Utah   5 3     6 5  
BYU   4 4     6 5  
UTEP   3 5     4 7  
Tulsa   2 6     2 9  
TCU   1 7     1 10  
Pacific Division
No. 17 Colorado State x$   7 1     11 2  
Air Force   6 2     10 3  
Fresno State   5 3     6 6  
Wyoming   4 4     7 6  
San Diego State   4 4     5 7  
San Jose State   4 4     4 7  
UNLV   2 6     3 8  
Hawaii   1 7     3 9  
Championship: Colorado State 41, New Mexico 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season[1] The Rams were led by fifth-year head coach Sonny Lubick and played their home games at Hughes Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado. Colorado State competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference in the Pacific Division. They won that division with a 7–1 conference record, earning them a spot in the 1997 WAC Championship Game, where they defeated New Mexico to earn their third WAC title in four years. They were invited to the 1997 Holiday Bowl, where they defeated Missouri, and were ranked 17th in the final AP Poll of the season, the second ranked finish in school history and first since 1994.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
August 30Nevada*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 45–13
September 6at No. 8 Colorado*No. 24
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)
L 21–31
September 13at Utah State*No. 25
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 35–24
September 20Air ForceNo. 23
L 0–24
October 4Hawaii
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 63–0
October 11at San Jose State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 55–20
October 18at WyomingW 14–7
October 26Tulsa
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 44–8
November 1at UNLV
W 45–19
November 8Fresno State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 41–3
November 22at San Diego StateNo. 25
  • Qualcomm Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 38–17
December 6vs. New MexicoNo. 20
W 41–13
December 29vs. No. 19 Missouri*No. 18
W 35–24
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2]

Roster[]

1997 Colorado State Rams football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 15 Matt Newton Fr
RB 36 Kevin McDougal So
G 61 Blaine Saipaia So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 38 John Howell Fr
DL 90 Greg Pollard So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Brian Schneider STC/TE

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1998-01-15

References[]

  1. ^ "1997 Colorado State Rams Stats".
  2. ^ "1997 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results".
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