| 1986 Colorado State Rams football |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
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| Record | 6–5 (4–4 WAC) |
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| Head coach | |
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| Offensive coordinator | Dave Lay (2nd season) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Phil Bounds (1st season) |
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| Home stadium | Hughes Stadium |
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Seasons |
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 |
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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.
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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 6 | at Colorado* | | W 23–7 | 45,109 |
| September 13 | at Arizona* | | L 10–37 | 49,003 |
| September 20 | Northern Colorado* | | W 46–14 | 26,107 |
| September 27 | at Air Force | | L 7–24 | 41,213 |
| October 3 | at BYU | | W 24–20 | 64,633 |
| October 18 | Hawaii | - Hughes Stadium
- Fort Collins, CO
| W 31–7 | 28,310 |
| October 25 | Wyoming | - Hughes Stadium
- Fort Collins, CO
| W 20–15 | 31,856 |
| November 1 | San Diego State | - Hughes Stadium
- Fort Collins, CO
| L 26–27 | 14,127 |
| November 8 | at Utah | | L 28–38 | 22,650 |
| November 15 | New Mexico | - Hughes Stadium
- Fort Collins, CO
| W 32–7 | 13,107 |
| November 22 | at UTEP | | L 19–21 | 12,467 |
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Roster
| 1986 Colorado State Rams football team roster |
| Players | Coaches |
| Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
 Injured Redshirt
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Team players in the NFL
References
- ^ "1986 Colorado State Rams Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ "1986 Colorado State Rams schedule and results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ^ 1986 Colorado State Rams football schedule. CSURams.com. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ^ Zimmerman, Paul (April 11, 1988). "A lonely road to the NFL". Sports Illustrated. p. 63.
- ^ "SEAHAWKS TRADE FOR STOUFFER". The Washington Post. April 21, 1988.
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