1975 Colorado State Rams football team

American college football season

1975 Colorado State Rams football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (4–2 WAC)
Head coach
  • Sark Arslanian (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorJohn Beake (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorCharles Armey (3rd season)
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Arizona State $ 7 0 0 12 0 0
No. 18 Arizona 5 2 0 9 2 0
Colorado State 4 2 0 6 5 0
BYU 4 3 0 6 5 0
New Mexico 4 3 0 6 5 0
Utah 1 4 0 1 10 0
Wyoming 1 6 0 2 9 0
UTEP 0 6 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Colorado State Rams football team was an American football team that represented Colorado State University in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In its second season under head coach Sark Arslanian, the team compiled a 6–5 record (4–2 against WAC opponents). Colorado State's senior quarterback, Mark Driscoll, passed for 1,246 yards and 4 touchdowns.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at No. 12 Texas*L 0–4646,400
September 20BYUW 21–1727,491
September 27at New Mexico
W 27–1624,743
October 4at Wyoming
W 3–020,576[1]
October 11at Oregon State*W 17–820,688
October 18No. 11 Arizona Statedagger
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
L 3–3328,191
October 25Air Force*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)
W 47–1020,058
November 1at Tennessee*L 7–2871,579[2]
November 8at UTEP
W 21–1711,150
November 15No. 12 Arizona
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
L 9–3119,887
November 22Utah State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
L 17–2811,872
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1975 Colorado State Rams football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 78 Al Baker So
WR 11 Mark Bell Fr
QB 12 Mark Driscoll Sr
WR 19 Jeff Schrecengost Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 88 Mark Bell Fr
DT 78 Mike Bell Fr
DB 48 Jerome Dove Sr
LB 3 Kevin McLain Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Team players in the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Kevin McLain Linebacker 1 26 Los Angeles Rams
Jerome Dove Defensive Back 8 220 Oakland Raiders
Melvin Washington Defensive Back 11 292 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

References

  1. ^ Chuck Harkins (October 5, 1975). "Rams unsaddle Pokes, 3-0". Casper Star-Tribune. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Rebounding Vols ram Colorado St., 28–7". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 2, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1975 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
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