2013 Colorado State Rams football

New Mexico Bowl champion
New Mexico Bowl, W 48–45 vs. Washington State
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	Mountain Division
Record	8–6 (5–3 MW)
Head coach	Jim McElwain (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Dave Baldwin (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Marty English (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Al Simmons (2nd season)
Home stadium	Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium
Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

2013 Mountain West Conference football standings
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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

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	4:00 p.m.	vs. Colorado*	Sports Authority Field at Mile High Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	CBSSN	L 27–41	59,601
September 7	5:00 p.m.	at Tulsa*	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	CBSSN	L 27–30	22,875
September 14	1:30 p.m.	No. 14 (FCS) Cal Poly*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO		W 34–17	14,146
September 21	5:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Alabama*	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	ESPN2	L 6–31	101,821
September 28	1:30 p.m.	UTEP*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	CBSSN	W 59–42	19,517
October 12	1:30 p.m.	San Jose State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	CBSSN	L 27–34	26,022
October 19	12:00 p.m.	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (Battle for the Bronze Boot)	RTRM	W 52–22	24,953
October 26	10:00 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI		W 35–28	29,752
November 2	6:00 p.m.	Boise State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	CBSSN	L 30–42	21,133
November 9	1:30 p.m.	Nevada	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	Campus Insiders	W 38–17	15,234
November 16	5:00 p.m.	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	RTRM	W 66–42	19,376
November 23	1:30 p.m.	at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	CBSSN	L 0–13	20,284
November 30	12:00 p.m.	Air Force	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (Battle for the Ram–Falcon Trophy)	ESPN3	W 58–13	15,546
December 21	12:00 p.m.	vs. Washington State*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (New Mexico Bowl)	ESPN	W 48–45	27,104
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Game summaries

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

v t e Colorado State Rams football
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 Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders School records Consensus All-Americans Hall of Fame inductees
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