1985 Colorado State Rams football team

The 1985 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Leon Fuller, the Rams compiled a 5–7 record.[1][2]

1985 Colorado State Rams football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record5–7 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Lay (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorGary Sloan (4th season)
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Air Force + 7 1 0 12 1 0
No. 16 BYU + 7 1 0 11 3 0
Utah 5 3 0 8 4 0
Hawaii 4 3 1 4 6 2
Colorado State 4 4 0 5 7 0
San Diego State 3 4 1 5 6 1
New Mexico 2 6 0 3 8 0
Wyoming 2 6 0 3 8 0
UTEP 1 7 0 1 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Colorado*L 10–2340,665
September 14UTEPW 41–2422,781
September 21at No. 9 LSU*TigerVisionL 3–1778,491[3]
September 28at San Diego StateL 23–4814,755
October 5No. 15 BYU
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
L 7–4226,881
October 12at New MexicoW 45–2818,713
October 19No. 10 Air Force
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)
L 19–3531,127
October 26at WyomingW 30–1913,702
November 2at HawaiiL 14–3443,451
November 9Southern Miss*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 35–173,812[4]
November 16Utah
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 21–198,511
November 23at No. 4 Miami (FL)*L 3–2435,035
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References edit

  1. ^ "1985 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on June 23, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 Colorado State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado State University. 2020. p. 189. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "LSU defense guts Colo. State 17–3". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 22, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "CSU Rams overcome cold start". The Daily Sentinel. November 10, 1985. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.