1976 Colorado State Rams football team

The 1976 Colorado State Rams football team was an American football team that represented Colorado State University in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In its fourth season under head coach Sark Arslanian, the team compiled a 6–5 record (2–4 against WAC opponents). Colorado State's junior quarterback, Dan Graham, passed for 816 yards, 2 touchdown's and 5 interceptions.

1976 Colorado State Rams football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (2–4 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
BYU + 6 1 0 9 3 0
Wyoming + 6 1 0 8 4 0
Arizona State 4 3 0 4 7 0
Utah 3 3 0 3 8 0
Arizona 3 4 0 5 6 0
New Mexico 3 4 0 4 7 0
Colorado State 2 4 0 6 5 0
UTEP 0 7 0 1 11 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Oregon*L 3–1737,800
September 18at BYUL 18–4233,013
September 25Wichita State*W 24–324,680[1]
October 2New Mexico
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
L 20–3321,719
October 9at Utah State*W 10–77,868
October 16at Air Force*W 27–325,363
October 23UTEP
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 47–1018,652
October 30Wyoming 
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)
W 19–1632,572
November 6Idaho*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 31–1417,536
November 13at ArizonaL 6–2344,716
November 20at Arizona StateL 19–2148,294
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

[2]

Team players in the NFL edit

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Keith King Defensive Back 3 77 San Diego Chargers

References edit

  1. ^ "CSU rolls over Wichita State 24–3". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. September 26, 1976. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1976 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2019.