1980 Colorado State Rams football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–4–1 (5–1–1 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAl Sandahl (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorChester Caddas (2nd season)
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 BYU $ 6 – 1 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
Colorado State 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Hawaii 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Wyoming 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
San Diego State 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
New Mexico 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Utah 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Air Force 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 9 – 1
UTEP 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Colorado State Rams football team was an American football team that represented Colorado State University in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its eighth season under head coach Sark Arslanian, the team compiled a 6–4–1 record (5–1–1 against WAC opponents).[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Steve Fairchild with 2,578 passing yards, Alvin Lewis with 1,047 rushing yards, and Tony Goolsby with 838 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6Air Force
W 21–926,017[3]
September 13West Virginia*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
L 24–5223,972[4]
September 20at Arizona*
W 15–1348,511
September 27UNLV*dagger
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
L 15–5626,017
October 4at Iowa State*
L 0–6948,511
October 11at New Mexico
W 31–2619,154
October 18at San Diego State
W 26–728,050[5]
October 25at Utah
T 21–2123,562
November 1Wyoming
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)
W 28–2531,087
November 8UTEP
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 37–717,629
November 15at No. 13 BYU
L 14–4540,515
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[6]

Team players in the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Alvin Lewis Running back 6 151 Denver Broncos
Larry Jones Running back 10 270 Houston Oilers

References

  1. ^ "2018 Colorado State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado State University. 2018. pp. 165, 169. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "1980 Colorado State Rams Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  3. ^ "CSU's Fairchild bombs Air Force". The Billings Gazette. Associated Press. September 7, 1980. p. 4G. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "West Virginia has way too much for CSU". The Daily Sentinel. September 14, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Steve Dolan (October 19, 1980). "Aztecs Go Back to Black but Not to Winning, 26-7". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ^ "1980 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
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