1986 Colorado State Rams football team

The 1986 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. Int their fifth season under head coach Leon Fuller, the Rams compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fourth in the WAC. Colorado State played home games at Hughes Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado.

1986 Colorado State Rams football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Lay (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorPhil Bounds (1st season)
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Diego State $ 7 1 0 8 4 0
BYU 6 2 0 8 5 0
Air Force 5 2 0 6 5 0
Hawaii 4 4 0 7 5 0
Colorado State 4 4 0 6 5 0
Wyoming 4 4 0 6 6 0
New Mexico 2 5 0 4 8 0
UTEP 2 6 0 4 8 0
Utah 1 7 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Colorado State's senior quarterback, Kelly Stouffer, passed for 2,604 yards and 7 touchdowns. Other statistical leaders included Steve Bartalo with 1,419 rushing yards and J. D. Brookhart with 581 receiving yards.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 6at Colorado*W 23–745,109
September 13at Arizona*L 10–3749,003
September 20Northern Colorado*W 46–1426,107
September 27at Air Force
L 7–2441,213
October 3at BYUW 24–2064,633
October 18Hawaii
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 31–728,310
October 25Wyoming
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 20–1531,856
November 1San Diego State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
L 26–2714,127
November 8at UtahL 28–3822,650
November 15New Mexico
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 32–713,107
November 22at UTEPL 19–2112,467
  • *Non-conference game

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Roster

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1986 Colorado State Rams football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 12 Kelly Stouffer Sr
RB 41 Steve Bartalo Sr
WR 80 Sanjay Beach Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 1 Steve DeLine Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Kelly Stouffer Quarterback 1 6 St. Louis Cardinals[4][5]
Steve Bartalo Running back 6 143 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Steve DeLine Kicker 7 189 San Francisco 49ers

References

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  1. ^ "1986 Colorado State Rams Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "1986 Colorado State Rams schedule and results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  3. ^ 1986 Colorado State Rams football schedule. CSURams.com. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  4. ^ Zimmerman, Paul (April 11, 1988). "A lonely road to the NFL". Sports Illustrated. p. 63.
  5. ^ "SEAHAWKS TRADE FOR STOUFFER". The Washington Post. April 21, 1988.