2019 Colorado State Rams football team

2019 Mountain West Conference football standings
	Mountain Division
	West Division
	Championship: Boise State 31, Hawaii 10
	$ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions; y – Championship game participant; Rankings from AP Poll

2019 Colorado State Rams football
2019 Colorado State Rams football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
	Mountain Division
2019 record	4–8 (3–5 MW)
Head coach	Mike Bobo (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Dave Johnson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	John Jancek (2nd season)
Home stadium	Canvas Stadium; (Capacity: 41,000)
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

The 2019 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rams were led by fifth-year head coach Mike Bobo and played their home games at Sonny Lubick Field at Canvas Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado as members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. The Rams finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in fifth place in the Mountain Division.

On December 4, head coach Mike Bobo agreed to step down as head coach.^[1] He finished at Colorado State with a five-year record of 28–35.

Previous season[]

The Rams finished the 2018 season 3–9, 2–6 in Mountain West play to finish in fifth place in the Mountain Division.

Preseason[]

Award watch lists[]

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
John Mackey Award^[2]	Cameron Butler	TE	JR
John Mackey Award^[2]	Trey McBride	TE	SO
Ray Guy Award^[3]	Ryan Stonehouse	P	JR
Wuerffel Trophy^[4]	Adam Prentice	RB	JR

Mountain West media days[]

The Mountain West media days were held from July 23−24, 2019 at Green Valley Ranch in Henderson, NV.

Media poll[]

The preseason poll was released at the Mountain West media days on July 23, 2019. The Rams were predicted to finish in fifth place in the MW Mountain Division.^[5]

Mountain
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Boise State	120 (15)
2	Utah State	108 (6)
3	Air Force	73
4	Wyoming	66
5	Colorado State	52
6	New Mexico	22

West
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Fresno State	122 (17)
2	San Diego State	106 (3)
3	Nevada	74
4	Hawaii	67 (1)
5	UNLV	51
6	San Jose State	21

Preseason All-Mountain West Team[]

The Rams had one player selected to the preseason All−Mountain West Team.^[6]

Specialists

Ryan Stonehouse – P

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	8:00 p.m.	vs. Colorado*	Broncos Stadium at Mile High Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	ESPN	L 31–52	66,997
September 7	2:00 p.m.	Western Illinois*	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO	AT&T RM	W 38–13	19,435
September 14	2:00 p.m.	at Arkansas*	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	SECN	L 34–55	55,583
September 21	8:15 p.m.	Toledo*	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ESPN2	L 35–41	24,464
September 28	5:30 p.m.	at Utah State	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	CBSSN	L 24–34	20,017
October 5	8:00 p.m.	San Diego State	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ESPN2	L 10–24	29,767
October 11	6:00 p.m.	at New Mexico	Dreamstyle Stadium Albuquerque, NM	CBSSN	W 35–21	15,393
October 26	5:30 p.m.	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	ESPNU	W 41–31	32,890
November 2	1:30 p.m.	UNLV	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO	AT&T RM	W 37–17	24,103
November 16	5:00 p.m.	Air Force	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy)	ESPN2	L 21–38	24,914
November 22	7:30 p.m.	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (Border War)	ESPN2	L 7–17	21,152
November 29	1:30 p.m.	No. 20 Boise State	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO	CBSSN	L 24–31	12,324
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Schedule Source:^[7]

Game summaries[]

vs. Colorado[]

Colorado State Rams vs. Colorado Buffaloes (Rocky Mountain Showdown)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	14	3	7	31
Buffaloes	7	17	14	14	52

at Broncos Stadium at Mile High, Denver, CO

Date: August 30, 2019
Game time: 8:00 PM MDT
TV: ESPN
ESPN – Colorado State Rams vs. Colorado Buffaloes (Rocky Mountain Showdown) Preview^[8]

Game information

First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter

Passing

CSU –
CU –

Rushing

CSU –
CU –

Receiving

CSU –
CU –

Western Illinois[]

Western Illinois Leathernecks at Colorado State Rams

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leathernecks	3	3	0	7	13
Rams	14	14	7	3	38

at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, CO

Date: September 7, 2019
Game time: 2:00 PM MDT
ESPN – Western Illinois Leathernecks at Colorado State Rams Preview^[9]

Game information

First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter

Passing

WIU –
CSU –

Rushing

WIU –
CSU –

Receiving

WIU –
CSU –

at Arkansas[]

Colorado State Rams at Arkansas Razorbacks

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	14	10	10	0	34
Razorbacks	24	3	7	21	55

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, AR

Date: September 14, 2019
Game time: 3:00 PM CDT
TV: SECN
ESPN – Colorado State Rams at Arkansas Razorbacks Preview^[10]

Game information

First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter

Passing

CSU –
ARK –

Rushing

CSU –
ARK –

Receiving

CSU –
ARK –

Toledo[]

Toledo Rockets at Colorado State Rams

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	7	7	21	6	41
Rams	7	6	14	8	35

at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, CO

Date: September 21, 2019
Game time: TBA
TV: ESPN Nets
ESPN – Toledo Rockets at Colorado State Rams Preview^[11]

Game information

First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter

Passing

TOL –
CSU –

Rushing

TOL –
CSU –

Receiving

TOL –
CSU –

at Utah State[]

Colorado State Rams at Utah State Aggies

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	14	3	0	24
Aggies	7	17	3	7	34

at Maverik Stadium, Logan, UT

Date: September 28, 2019
Game time: 5:30 PM MDT
TV: CBSSN
ESPN – Colorado State Rams at Utah State Aggies Preview^[12]

Game information

First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter

Passing

CSU –
USU –

Rushing

CSU –
USU –

Receiving

CSU –
USU –

San Diego State[]

San Diego State Aztecs at Colorado State Rams

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	3	7	7	7	24
Rams	3	0	0	7	10

at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, CO

Date: October 5, 2019
Game time: TBA
TV: ESPN Nets
ESPN – San Diego State Aztecs at Colorado State Rams Preview^[13]

Game information

First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter

Passing

SDSU –
CSU –

Rushing

SDSU –
CSU –

Receiving

SDSU –
CSU –

at New Mexico[]

Colorado State Rams at New Mexico Lobos

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	14	7	7	35
Lobos	6	8	0	7	21

at Dreamstyle Stadium, Albuquerque, NM

Date: October 11, 2019
Game time: 6:00 PM MDT
TV: CBSSN
ESPN – Colorado State Rams at New Mexico Lobos Preview^[14]

Game information

First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter

Passing

CSU –
UNM –

Rushing

CSU –
UNM –

Receiving

CSU –
UNM –

at Fresno State[]

Colorado State Rams at Fresno State Bulldogs

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	14	7	3	17	41
Bulldogs	7	7	14	3	31

at Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, CA

Date: October 26, 2019
Game time: 4:30 p.m. PDT
TV: ESPN Nets
ESPN – Colorado State Rams at Fresno State Bulldogs Preview^[15]

Game information

First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter

Passing

CSU –
FRES –

Rushing

CSU –
FRES –

Receiving

CSU –
FRES –

UNLV[]

UNLV Rebels at Colorado State Rams

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	0	0	3	14	17
Rams	21	3	3	10	37

at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, CO

Date: November 2, 2019
Game time: 1:38 p.m. MDT
Game weather: Temperature: 44 °F (7 °C) • Weather: Clear and Sunny • Wind: E 5 MPH
Game attendance: 24,103
Referee: Michael VanderVelde
TV announcers (AT&T RM): Drew Goodman, Sherdrick Bonner, Brad Thompson (sideline) and Taylor McGregor (sideline)
ESPN – UNLV Rebels at Colorado State Rams Preview^[16]

Game information

First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter

Passing

UNLV –
CSU –

Rushing

UNLV –
CSU –

Receiving

UNLV –
CSU –

Air Force[]

Air Force Falcons at Colorado State Rams (Battle for the Ram–Falcon Trophy)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	10	0	28	38
Rams	14	0	0	7	21

at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, CO

Date: November 16, 2019
Game time: TBA
TV: ESPN Nets
ESPN – Air Force Falcons at Colorado State Rams (Ram–Falcon Trophy) Preview^[17]

Game information

First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter

Passing

AFA –
CSU –

Rushing

AFA –
CSU –

Receiving

AFA –
CSU –

at Wyoming[]

Colorado State Rams at Wyoming Cowboys (The Border War)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	7	0	0	7
Cowboys	0	7	7	3	17

at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, WY

Date: November 22, 2019
Game time: 7:30 PM MST
TV: ESPN2
ESPN – Colorado State Rams at Wyoming Cowboys (Border War) Preview^[18]

Game information

First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter

Passing

CSU –
WYO –

Rushing

CSU –
WYO –

Receiving

CSU –
WYO –

Boise State[]

Boise State Broncos at Colorado State Rams

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Broncos	7	17	0	7	31
Rams	7	7	7	3	24

at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, CO

Date: November 29, 2019
Game time: 1:30 PM MST
TV: CBSSN
ESPN – Boise State Broncos at Colorado State Rams Preview^[19]

Game information

First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter

Passing

BSU –
CSU –

Rushing

BSU –
CSU –

Receiving

BSU –
CSU –

Source:^[20]

References[]

^ https://sentinelcolorado.com/sports/mike-bobo-steps-down-as-football-coach-at-colorado-state/^{[bare URL]}
^ "2019 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
^ "2019 Ray Guy Award Pre−Season Watch List". July 24, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
^ "2019 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List". July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
^ "Boise State, Fresno State Picked to Win 2019 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles". TheMW.com. July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
^ "2019 Mountain West Football Preseason All−Conference Team". July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
^ "2019 Football Schedule". CSURams.com.
^ "Colorado State vs. Colorado – Game Summary – August 30, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
^ "Western Illinois at Colorado State – Game Summary – September 7, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
^ "Colorado State at Arkansas – Game Summary – September 14, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
^ "Toledo at Colorado State – Game Summary – September 21, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
^ "Colorado State at Utah State – Game Summary – September 28, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
^ "San Diego State at Colorado State – Game Summary – October 5, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
^ "Colorado State at New Mexico – Game Summary – October 12, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
^ "Colorado State at Fresno State – Game Summary – October 26, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
^ "UNLV at Colorado State – Game Summary – November 2, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
^ "Air Force at Colorado State – Game Summary – November 16, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
^ "Colorado State at Wyoming – Game Summary – November 23, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
^ "Boise State at Colorado State – Game Summary – November 30, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
^ "Profile of the Colorado State Rams". Winsipedia. Retrieved February 14, 2019.

[1] ttps://sentinelcolorado.com/sports/mike-bobo-steps-down-as-football-coach-at-colorado-state/^{[bare URL]}

[2] "2019 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.

[3] "2019 Ray Guy Award Pre−Season Watch List". July 24, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.

[4] "2019 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List". July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.

[5] "Boise State, Fresno State Picked to Win 2019 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles". TheMW.com. July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.

[6] "2019 Mountain West Football Preseason All−Conference Team". July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.

[7] "2019 Football Schedule". CSURams.com.

[8] "Colorado State vs. Colorado – Game Summary – August 30, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.

[9] "Western Illinois at Colorado State – Game Summary – September 7, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.

[10] "Colorado State at Arkansas – Game Summary – September 14, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.

[11] "Toledo at Colorado State – Game Summary – September 21, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.

[12] "Colorado State at Utah State – Game Summary – September 28, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.

[13] "San Diego State at Colorado State – Game Summary – October 5, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.

[14] "Colorado State at New Mexico – Game Summary – October 12, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.

[15] "Colorado State at Fresno State – Game Summary – October 26, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.

[16] "UNLV at Colorado State – Game Summary – November 2, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.

[17] "Air Force at Colorado State – Game Summary – November 16, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.

[18] "Colorado State at Wyoming – Game Summary – November 23, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.

[19] "Boise State at Colorado State – Game Summary – November 30, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.

[20] "Profile of the Colorado State Rams". Winsipedia. Retrieved February 14, 2019.

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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)
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2019 Colorado State Rams football

Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	Mountain Division
2019 record	4–8 (3–5 MW)
Head coach	Mike Bobo (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dave Johnson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	John Jancek (2nd season)
Home stadium	Canvas Stadium (Capacity: 41,000)
Uniform

Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Mountain West Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Mountain Division
No. 23 Boise State xy$		8	–	0		12	–	2
No. 22 Air Force		7	–	1		11	–	2
Utah State		6	–	2		7	–	6
Wyoming		4	–	4		8	–	5
Colorado State		3	–	5		4	–	8
New Mexico		0	–	8		2	–	10
West Division
Hawaii xy		5	–	3		10	–	5
San Diego State x		5	–	3		10	–	3
Nevada		4	–	4		7	–	6
San Jose State		2	–	6		5	–	7
UNLV		2	–	6		4	–	8
Fresno State		2	–	6		4	–	8
Championship: Boise State 31, Hawaii 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll