2008 Colorado State Rams football team
American college football season
| 2008 Colorado State Rams football | |
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New Mexico Bowl champion | |
New Mexico Bowl, W 40–35 vs. Fresno State | |
| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| Record | 7–6 (4–4 MW) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Greg Peterson (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Larry Kerr (11th season) |
| Home stadium | Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Utah $ | 8 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 TCU | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 BYU | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2008 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium in Fort Collins, CO and were led by first year coach Steve Fairchild. They were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in Mountain West play to finish in fifth place. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they defeated Fresno State.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 10:00 a.m. | vs. Colorado* | FSN | L 38–17 | 68,133[1] | |
| September 6 | 1:30 p.m. | Sacramento State* | W 23–20 | 20,051[2] | ||
| September 20 | 8:00 p.m. | Houston* |
| W 28–25 | 21,539[3] | |
| September 27 | 3:00 p.m. | at California* | CSNCA | L 42–7 | 63,970[4] | |
| October 8 | 11:30 a.m. | UNLV |
| mtn | W 41–28 | 19,703[5] |
| October 11 | 2:30 p.m. | TCU |
| CBSCS | L 13–7 | 27,130[6] |
| October 18 | 7:15 p.m. | at No. 14 Utah | mtn | L 49–16 | 44,793[7] | |
| October 25 | 7:30 p.m. | at San Diego State | mtn | W 38-34 | 17,185[8] | |
| November 1 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 17 BYU |
| mtn | L 45–42 | 20,222[6] |
| November 8 | 4:30 p.m. | at Air Force | mtn | L 38–17 | 39,052[9] | |
| November 15 | 10:30 a.m. | New Mexico |
| mtn | W 20–6 | 17,401[10] |
| November 22 | 12:00 p.m. | at Wyoming |
| mtn | W 31–20 | 18,569[11] |
| December 20 | 12:30 p.m. | vs. Fresno State* |
| ESPN | W 40–35 | 24,735[12] |
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Roster
| 2008 Colorado State Rams football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Offense
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References
- ^ "Colorado State vs Colorado (Aug 31, 2008)". CBS Interactive.com. September 6, 2008. Archived from the original on December 28, 2008. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
- ^ "Sacramento State vs Colorado State (Sep 06, 2008". CBS Interactive.com. September 6, 2008. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
- ^ "Houston vs Colorado State (Sep 20, 2008)". CBS Interactive.com. September 6, 2008. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
- ^ "Colorado State vs California (Sep 27, 2008)". CBS Interactive.com. September 27, 2008. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
- ^ "UNLV vs Colorado State (Oct 04, 2008)". CBS Interactive. October 8, 2008. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
- ^ a b "TCU vs Colorado State (Oct 11, 2008)". CBS Interactive. October 11, 2008. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
- ^ "Houston vs Colorado State (Sep 20, 2008)". CBS Interactive.com. October 18, 2008. Retrieved December 18, 2008.
- ^ "Colorado State vs San Diego State (Oct 25, 2008)". CBS Interactive.com. October 25, 2008. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
- ^ "Colorado State vs Air Force (Nov 08, 2008)". CBS Interactive. November 8, 2008. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
- ^ "New Mexico vs Colorado State (Nov 15, 2008)". November 10, 2008. Retrieved November 27, 2008.
- ^ "Colorado State vs Wyoming (November 22, 2008)". ESPN. November 22, 2008. Archived from the original on November 25, 2007. Retrieved November 27, 2008.
- ^ "2008 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE". December 20, 2008. Archived from the original on December 17, 2007. Retrieved January 4, 2009.
