2013 Colorado State Rams football team

The 2013 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rams were led by second-year head coach Jim McElwain and played their home games at Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium. They were members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 8–6, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in third place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they defeated Washington State.

2013 Colorado State Rams football
New Mexico Bowl champion
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record8–6 (5–3 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Baldwin (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorMarty English (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorAl Simmons (2nd season)
Home stadiumSonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium
Seasons
← 2012
2014 →
2013 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
Utah State x   7 1     9 5  
Boise State   6 2     8 5  
Colorado State   5 3     8 6  
Wyoming   3 5     5 7  
New Mexico   1 7     3 9  
Air Force   0 8     2 10  
West Division
Fresno State x$   7 1     11 2  
San Diego State   6 2     8 5  
UNLV   5 3     7 6  
San Jose State   5 3     6 6  
Nevada   3 5     4 8  
Hawaii   0 8     1 11  
Championship: Fresno State 24, Utah State 17
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 14:00 p.m.vs. Colorado*CBSSNL 27–4159,601
September 75:00 p.m.at Tulsa*CBSSNL 27–3022,875
September 141:30 p.m.No. 14 (FCS) Cal Poly*W 34–1714,146
September 215:00 p.m.at No. 1 Alabama*ESPN2L 6–31101,821
September 281:30 p.m.UTEP*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
CBSSNW 59–4219,517
October 121:30 p.m.San Jose State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
CBSSNL 27–3426,022
October 1912:00 p.m.at WyomingRTRMW 52–2224,953
October 2610:00 p.m.at HawaiiW 35–2829,752
November 26:00 p.m.Boise State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
CBSSNL 30–4221,133
November 91:30 p.m.Nevada
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
Campus InsidersW 38–1715,234
November 165:00 p.m.at New MexicoRTRMW 66–4219,376
November 231:30 p.m.at Utah StateCBSSNL 0–1320,284
November 3012:00 p.m.Air Force
ESPN3W 58–1315,546
December 2112:00 p.m.vs. Washington State*
ESPNW 48–4527,104

Game summaries

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vs Colorado

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 10 14 3 27
Buffaloes 10 10 3 18 41

At Tulsa

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 7 13 7 0 27
Golden Hurricane 14 0 3 13 30

Cal Poly

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 (FCS) Mustangs 3 7 7 0 17
Rams 13 14 0 7 34

At Alabama

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 0 6 0 6
No. 1 Crimson Tide 7 10 0 14 31

UTEP

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1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 7 0 21 14 42
Rams 14 14 9 22 59

San Jose State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 3 14 7 10 34
Rams 7 17 0 3 27

At Wyoming

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 14 10 14 14 52
Cowboys 0 7 8 7 22

At Hawaii

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 14 21 0 0 35
Warriors 7 10 0 11 28

Boise State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 7 21 7 7 42
Rams 10 7 0 13 30

Nevada

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wolf Pack 0 7 10 0 17
Rams 3 3 18 14 38

At New Mexico

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 14 17 14 21 66
Lobos 7 14 21 0 42

At Utah State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 0 0 0 0
Aggies 0 3 7 3 13

Air Force

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1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 0 0 0 13 13
Rams 13 17 21 7 58

Washington State (New Mexico Bowl)

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 21 14 3 7 45
Rams 10 13 7 18 48

Players in the 2014 NFL Draft

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Weston Richburg C 2 43 New York Giants
Crockett Gilmore TE 3 99 Baltimore Ravens
Shaquil Barrett LB UDFA* N/A Denver Broncos

* = undrafted free agent.

References

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