2019 Colorado State Rams football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record4–8 (3–5 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Johnson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Jancek (2nd season)
Home stadiumCanvas Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 23 Boise State xy$   8 – 0     12 – 2  
No. 22 Air Force   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Utah State   6 – 2     7 – 6  
Wyoming   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Colorado State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
New Mexico   0 – 8     2 – 10  
West Division
Hawaii xy   5 – 3     10 – 5  
San Diego State x   5 – 3     10 – 3  
Nevada   4 – 4     7 – 6  
San Jose State   2 – 6     5 – 7  
UNLV   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Fresno State   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Championship: Boise State 31, Hawaii 10
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rams were led by fifth-year head coach Mike Bobo and played their home games at Sonny Lubick Field at Canvas Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado as members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. The Rams finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in fifth place in the Mountain Division.

On December 4, head coach Mike Bobo agreed to step down as head coach.[1] He finished at Colorado State with a five-year record of 28–35.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
John Mackey Award[2] Cameron Butler TE JR
Trey McBride TE SO
Ray Guy Award[3] Ryan Stonehouse P JR
Wuerffel Trophy[4] Adam Prentice RB JR

Mountain West media days

The Mountain West media days were held from July 23−24, 2019 at Green Valley Ranch in Henderson, NV.

Media poll

The preseason poll was released at the Mountain West media days on July 23, 2019. The Rams were predicted to finish in fifth place in the MW Mountain Division.[5]

Mountain
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Boise State 120 (15)
2 Utah State 108 (6)
3 Air Force 73
4 Wyoming 66
5 Colorado State 52
6 New Mexico 22
West
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Fresno State 122 (17)
2 San Diego State 106 (3)
3 Nevada 74
4 Hawaii 67 (1)
5 UNLV 51
6 San Jose State 21

Preseason All-Mountain West Team

The Rams had one player selected to the preseason All−Mountain West Team.[6]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 308:00 p.m.vs. Colorado*
ESPNL 31–52 66,997
September 72:00 p.m.Western Illinois*
AT&T RMW 38–13 19,435
September 142:00 p.m.at Arkansas*
SECNL 34–5555,583
September 218:15 p.m.Toledo*
  • Canvas Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
ESPN2L 35–41 24,464
September 285:30 p.m.at Utah State
CBSSNL 24–34 20,017
October 58:00 p.m.San Diego Statedagger
  • Canvas Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
ESPN2L 10–2429,767
October 116:00 p.m.at New Mexico
CBSSNW 35–21 15,393
October 265:30 p.m.at Fresno State
ESPNUW 41–31 32,890
November 21:30 p.m.UNLV
  • Canvas Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
AT&T RMW 37–17 24,103
November 165:00 p.m.Air Force
ESPN2L 21–38 24,914
November 227:30 p.m.at Wyoming
ESPN2L 7–17 21,152
November 291:30 p.m.No. 20 Boise State
  • Canvas Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
CBSSNL 24–31 12,324
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time
Schedule Source:[7]

Game summaries

Vs. Colorado

See also: 2019 Colorado Buffaloes football team and Rocky Mountain Showdown
Colorado State Rams vs. Colorado Buffaloes (Rocky Mountain Showdown)
Period 1 2 34Total
Rams 7 14 3731
Buffaloes 7 17 141452

at Broncos Stadium at Mile High, Denver, CO

Game information

Western Illinois

See also: 2019 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team
Western Illinois Leathernecks at Colorado State Rams
Period 1 2 34Total
Leathernecks 3 3 0713
Rams 14 14 7338

at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, CO

Game information

At Arkansas

See also: 2019 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
Colorado State Rams at Arkansas Razorbacks
Period 1 2 34Total
Rams 14 10 10034
Razorbacks 24 3 72155

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, AR

Game information

Toledo

See also: 2019 Toledo Rockets football team
Toledo Rockets at Colorado State Rams
Period 1 2 34Total
Rockets 7 7 21641
Rams 7 6 14835

at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, CO

Game information

At Utah State

See also: 2019 Utah State Aggies football team
Colorado State Rams at Utah State Aggies
Period 1 2 34Total
Rams 7 14 3024
Aggies 7 17 3734

at Maverik Stadium, Logan, UT

Game information

San Diego State

See also: 2019 San Diego State Aztecs football team
San Diego State Aztecs at Colorado State Rams
Period 1 2 34Total
Aztecs 3 7 7724
Rams 3 0 0710

at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, CO

Game information

At New Mexico

See also: 2019 New Mexico Lobos football team
Colorado State Rams at New Mexico Lobos
Period 1 2 34Total
Rams 7 14 7735
Lobos 6 8 0721

at Dreamstyle Stadium, Albuquerque, NM

Game information

At Fresno State

See also: 2019 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
Colorado State Rams at Fresno State Bulldogs
Period 1 2 34Total
Rams 14 7 31741
Bulldogs 7 7 14331

at Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, CA

Game information

UNLV

See also: 2019 UNLV Rebels football team
UNLV Rebels at Colorado State Rams
Period 1 2 34Total
Rebels 0 0 31417
Rams 21 3 31037

at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, CO

Game information

Air Force

See also: 2019 Air Force Falcons football team and Air Force–Colorado State football rivalry
Air Force Falcons at Colorado State Rams (Battle for the Ram–Falcon Trophy)
Period 1 2 34Total
Falcons 0 10 02838
Rams 14 0 0721

at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, CO

Game information

At Wyoming

See also: 2019 Wyoming Cowboys football team and Border War (Colorado State–Wyoming rivalry)
Colorado State Rams at Wyoming Cowboys (The Border War)
Period 1 2 34Total
Rams 0 7 007
Cowboys 0 7 7317

at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, WY

Game information

Boise State

See also: 2019 Boise State Broncos football team
Boise State Broncos at Colorado State Rams
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 20 Broncos 7 17 0731
Rams 7 7 7324

at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, CO

Game information
Source:[20]

References

  1. ^ "Mike Bobo steps down as football coach at Colorado State - Sentinel Colorado". December 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Ray Guy Award Pre−Season Watch List". July 24, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List". July 25, 2019. Archived from the original on July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  5. ^ "Boise State, Fresno State Picked to Win 2019 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles". TheMW.com. July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  6. ^ "2019 Mountain West Football Preseason All−Conference Team". July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  7. ^ "2019 Football Schedule". CSURams.com.
  8. ^ "Colorado State vs. Colorado – Game Summary – August 30, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  9. ^ "Western Illinois at Colorado State – Game Summary – September 7, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  10. ^ "Colorado State at Arkansas – Game Summary – September 14, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  11. ^ "Toledo at Colorado State – Game Summary – September 21, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  12. ^ "Colorado State at Utah State – Game Summary – September 28, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  13. ^ "San Diego State at Colorado State – Game Summary – October 5, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  14. ^ "Colorado State at New Mexico – Game Summary – October 12, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  15. ^ "Colorado State at Fresno State – Game Summary – October 26, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  16. ^ "UNLV at Colorado State – Game Summary – November 2, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  17. ^ "Air Force at Colorado State – Game Summary – November 16, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  18. ^ "Colorado State at Wyoming – Game Summary – November 23, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  19. ^ "Boise State at Colorado State – Game Summary – November 30, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  20. ^ "Profile of the Colorado State Rams". Winsipedia. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
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