2017 Colorado State Rams football team

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American college football season

The 2017 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rams were led by third-year head coach Mike Bobo and played their home games at the newly built Sonny Lubick Field at Colorado State Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado as members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference.[1] They finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for second place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they lost to Marshall.

Previous season[edit]

The Rams finished the 2016 season 7–6, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl where they lost to Idaho.

Preseason[edit]

In the preseason media poll that was revealed at the Mountain West Media Summit on July 25, 2017, the Rams were picked to finish second in the Mountain Division behind Boise State.[2] WR Michael Gallup and OL Jake Bennett Mountain West Football Preseason All-Conference Team.[3]

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Schedule[edit]

Colorado State announced their 2017 football schedule on March 2, 2017.[4]

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 26 1:00 p.m. Oregon State* CBSSN W 58–27 37,583
6:00 p.m. vs. Colorado* P12N L 3–17 73,932
September 9 1:30 p.m. Abilene Christian*
  • Colorado State Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
 Stadium W 38–10 27,038
September 16 5:00 p.m. at No. 1 Alabama* ESPN2 L 23–41 101,821
September 30 10:00 p.m. at Hawaii Spectrum OC16/Stadium W 51–21 25,687
October 7 2:30 p.m. at Utah State ATTSNRM W 27–14 18,004
October 14 8:15 p.m. Nevadadagger
  • Colorado State Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
 ESPN2 W 44–42 36,765
October 20 8:15 p.m. at New Mexico ESPN2 W 27–24 17,358
October 28 1:00 p.m. Air Force CBSSN L 28–45 33,074
November 4 5:00 p.m. at Wyoming CBSSN L 13–16 22,840
November 11 8:30 p.m. Boise State
  • Colorado State Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
 CBSSN L 52–59 OT 32,166
November 18 1:30 p.m. San Jose State
  • Colorado State Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
 CBSSN W 42–14 25,743
December 16 2:30 p.m. vs. Marshall* ESPN L 28–31 26,087
  • *Non-conference game
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  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

Source:[5]

Game summaries[edit]

Oregon State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Beavers 10 10 0 7 27
Rams 7 17 10 24 58

vs Colorado[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes 10 7 0 0 17
Rams 0 3 0 0 3

Abilene Christian[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 0 10 0 10
Rams 10 7 14 7 38

At Alabama[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 10 0 13 23
No. 1 Crimson Tide 17 7 14 3 41

At Hawaii[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 14 17 13 7 51
Rainbow Warriors 0 7 7 7 21

At Utah State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 17 7 0 3 27
Aggies 0 7 0 7 14

Nevada[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Wolf Pack 14 7 21 0 42
Rams 14 14 10 6 44

At New Mexico[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 21 0 6 27
Lobos 7 3 7 7 24

Air Force[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 21 3 14 45
Rams 14 7 7 0 28

At Wyoming[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 3 7 0 3 13
Cowboys 0 6 3 7 16

Boise State[edit]

1 2 3 4 OT Total
Broncos 3 14 21 14 7 59
Rams 21 14 7 10 0 52

San Jose State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 7 0 0 7 14
Rams 14 14 7 7 42

vs Marshall[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 0 21 10 0 31
Rams 0 14 0 14 28

Source:[6]

Players in the 2018 NFL Draft[edit]

References[edit]


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