1981 Colorado State Rams football team
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The 1981 Colorado State Rams football team was an American football team that represented Colorado State University in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team compiled a 0–12 record (0–8 against WAC opponents).[1]
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Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Record | 0–12 (0–8 WAC) |
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Offensive coordinator | Al Sandahl (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Chester Caddas (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Hughes Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 BYU $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Head coach Sark Arslanian was fired after the Rams opened the season with a 0–6 record, ending his nine-year tenure with a 46–46–4 record.[2] Defensive coordinator Chester Caddas was named as the team's interim head coach and led the team to an 0–6 record, finishing the season winless.[2] Caddas was replaced by Texas defensive coordinator Leon Fuller after the 1981 season.
Schedule edit
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 12 | San Diego State | L 14–30 | 25,257–25,287 | [3] | |
September 19 | at Tennessee* | L 0–42 | 93,972 | [4] | |
September 26 | at West Virginia* | L 3–49 | 48,716 | [5] | |
October 3 | at Air Force | L 14–28 | 20,300 | [6] | |
October 10 | No. 19 Mississippi State* |
| L 27–37 | 24,761 | [7] |
October 17 | Utah |
| L 13–24 | 15,933 | |
October 24 | at UTEP | L 29–35 | 11,300 | ||
October 31 | at Wyoming | L 21–55 | 23,327 | ||
November 7 | BYU |
| L 14–63 | 17,851 | |
November 14 | New Mexico |
| L 16–28 | 10,149 | |
November 21 | at No. 20 Arizona State* | L 7–52 | 61,00 | ||
November 28 | at Hawaii | L 6–59 | 32,955 | ||
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References edit
- ^ "2018 Colorado State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado State University. 2018. pp. 165, 169. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ a b "Sarkis 'Sark' Arslanian, fired this week as Colorado State..." UPI. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ Hank Wesch (September 20, 1981). "Aztec Aerial Circus Blitzes Rams 30-14". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. H-1. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ "Vols romp by erring Rams, 42–0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 20, 1981. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia romps 49–3". The Times Recorder. September 27, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Air Force 28, Colorado State 14". The Tampa Tribune. October 4, 1981. p. 6D. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miss. State gets a scare but beats Colorado State 37–27". The Clarion-Ledger. October 11, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1981 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 13, 2020.