1973 Colorado State Rams football team

American college football season

1973 Colorado State Rams football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (2–4 WAC)
Head coach
  • Sark Arslanian (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorDoug Gerhart (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorCharles Armey (1st season)
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Arizona State + 6 1 0 11 1 0
Arizona + 6 1 0 8 3 0
Utah 4 2 0 7 5 0
BYU 3 4 0 5 6 0
New Mexico 3 4 0 4 7 0
Wyoming 3 4 0 4 7 0
Colorado State 2 4 0 5 6 0
UTEP 0 7 0 0 11 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Sark Arslanian, the Rams compiled a 5–6 record.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8ArizonaL 0–3117,217
September 15at BYUW 21–1328,285
September 22New Mexico State*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 31–2725,124
September 29at No. 13 Arizona StateL 14–6750,984
October 6at Idaho*W 33–305,720[3]
October 13Utah State*dagger
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
L 18–3427,103
October 20at Wyoming
L 3–3519,229
October 27at UTEP
W 76–247,350
November 3Toledo*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 21–1413,798
November 10No. 15 Houston*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
L 20–2817,532
November 24New Mexico
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
L 13–3013,727
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1973 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 24, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 Colorado State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado State University. 2020. p. 187. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  3. ^ Barrows, Bob (October 14, 1973). "Rams 'pass' Idaho 33-30". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 19.
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