1968 Colorado State Rams football team

American college football season

1968 Colorado State Rams football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record2–8 (1–4 WAC)
Head coach
  • Mike Lude (7th season)
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
Seasons
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1968 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wyoming $ 6 1 0 7 3 0
Arizona State 5 1 0 8 2 0
Arizona 5 1 0 8 3 0
UTEP 3 3 0 4 5 1
Utah 2 3 0 3 7 0
Colorado State * 1 4 0 2 8 0
BYU 1 5 0 2 8 0
New Mexico 0 7 0 0 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * Games against Texas Tech and Air Force counted in the conference standings.

The 1968 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh season under head coach Mike Lude, the Rams compiled an overall record of 2–8 and a conference mark of 1–4, placing sixth in the WAC. The games against Texas Tech and Air Force counted in the conference standings even though neither of those teams was a member of the WAC.[1][2][3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at New Mexico
W 21–1316,992
September 21at Kansas State*L 0–2122,641
September 28North Texas State*L 12–1722,000[4]
October 5at Texas TechL 13–4335,111
October 12at Wichita State*W 37–158,226
October 19Air Force
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)
L 0–3128,906
October 26Pacific (CA)*dagger
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
L 0–3112,003
November 2Wyoming
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)
L 14–4622,500
November 23West Texas State*
  • Colorado Field
  • Fort Collins, CO
L 17–227,604
November 30at UTEP
L 19–2313,125
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "Football Standings". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. December 2, 1968. p. 20. Retrieved July 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "1968 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "2020 Colorado State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado State University. 2020. p. 186. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  4. ^ "Eagles stop CSU's bid for stadium victory". Fort Collins Coloradoan. September 29, 1968. p. D1. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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