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1973 Colorado State Rams football team

The 1973 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Sark Arslanian, the Rams compiled a 5–6 record.[1][2]

1973 Colorado State Rams football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (2–4 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDoug Gerhart (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorCharles Armey (1st season)
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Arizona State + 6 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Arizona + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Utah 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
BYU 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
New Mexico 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wyoming 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Colorado State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
UTEP 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Arizona
L 0–3117,217[3]
September 15at BYU
W 21–1328,285[4]
September 22New Mexico State*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 31–2725,124[5]
September 29at No. 13 Arizona State
L 14–6750,984[6]
October 6at Idaho*
W 33–305,720[7]
October 13Utah State* 
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
L 18–3427,103[8]
October 20at Wyoming
L 3–3519,229[9]
October 27at UTEP
W 76–247,350[10]
November 3Toledo*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 21–1413,798[11]
November 10No. 15 Houston*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
L 20–2817,532[12]
November 24New Mexico
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
L 13–3013,727[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "1973 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 24, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 Colorado State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado State University. 2020. p. 187. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "Arizona's ball control stymies Colorado State". The Billings Gazette. September 9, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Colorado State captures 21–13 upset over BYU". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. September 16, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "CSU upstages N. Mexico St". The Arizona Daily Star. September 23, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Explosive again, Devils romp, 67–14". The Arizona Republic. September 30, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Barrows, Bob (October 14, 1973). "Rams 'pass' Idaho 33–30". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 19.
  8. ^ "Aggies, 34–18". The Sunday Oregonian. October 14, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wyoming spanks CSU's Rams 35–3". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. October 21, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Rams trap UTEP in 76–24 cave-in". The Arizona Republic. October 28, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Colorado State defeats Toledo". The Spokesman-Review. November 4, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Houston dumps Colorado State". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 11, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "New Mexico rips CSU Rams". The El Paso Times. November 25, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1973 NCAA Football Statistics (Colorado State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
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