2019 Colorado State Rams football team

Colorado State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season

2019 Colorado State Rams football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record4–8 (3–5 MW)
Head coach
  • Mike Bobo (5th season)
Offensive coordinatorDave Johnson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Jancek (2nd season)
Home stadiumCanvas Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
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2019 Mountain West Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 23 Boise State xy$   8 – 0     12 – 2  
No. 22 Air Force   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Utah State   6 – 2     7 – 6  
Wyoming   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Colorado State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
New Mexico   0 – 8     2 – 10  
West Division
Hawaii xy   5 – 3     10 – 5  
San Diego State x   5 – 3     10 – 3  
Nevada   4 – 4     7 – 6  
San Jose State   2 – 6     5 – 7  
UNLV   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Fresno State   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Championship: Boise State 31, Hawaii 10
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rams were led by fifth-year head coach Mike Bobo and played their home games at Sonny Lubick Field at Canvas Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado as members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. The Rams finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in fifth place in the Mountain Division.

On December 4, head coach Mike Bobo agreed to step down as head coach.[1] He finished at Colorado State with a five-year record of 28–35.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
John Mackey Award[2] Cameron Butler TE JR
Trey McBride TE SO
Ray Guy Award[3] Ryan Stonehouse P JR
Wuerffel Trophy[4] Adam Prentice RB JR

Mountain West media days

The Mountain West media days were held from July 23−24, 2019 at Green Valley Ranch in Henderson, NV.

Media poll

The preseason poll was released at the Mountain West media days on July 23, 2019. The Rams were predicted to finish in fifth place in the MW Mountain Division.[5]

Mountain
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Boise State 120 (15)
2 Utah State 108 (6)
3 Air Force 73
4 Wyoming 66
5 Colorado State 52
6 New Mexico 22
West
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Fresno State 122 (17)
2 San Diego State 106 (3)
3 Nevada 74
4 Hawaii 67 (1)
5 UNLV 51
6 San Jose State 21

Preseason All-Mountain West Team

The Rams had one player selected to the preseason All−Mountain West Team.[6]

Specialists

Ryan Stonehouse – P

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 308:00 p.m.vs. Colorado*ESPNL 31–52 66,997
September 72:00 p.m.Western Illinois*AT&T RMW 38–13 19,435
September 142:00 p.m.at Arkansas*SECNL 34–5555,583
September 218:15 p.m.Toledo*
  • Canvas Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
ESPN2L 35–41 24,464
September 285:30 p.m.at Utah StateCBSSNL 24–34 20,017
October 58:00 p.m.San Diego Statedagger
  • Canvas Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
ESPN2L 10–2429,767
October 116:00 p.m.at New MexicoCBSSNW 35–21 15,393
October 265:30 p.m.at Fresno StateESPNUW 41–31 32,890
November 21:30 p.m.UNLV
  • Canvas Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
AT&T RMW 37–17 24,103
November 165:00 p.m.Air Force
ESPN2L 21–38 24,914
November 227:30 p.m.at Wyoming
ESPN2L 7–17 21,152
November 291:30 p.m.No. 20 Boise State
  • Canvas Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
CBSSNL 24–31 12,324
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time
Schedule Source:[7]

Game summaries

Vs. Colorado

Colorado State Rams vs. Colorado Buffaloes (Rocky Mountain Showdown)
Period 1 2 34Total
Rams 7 14 3731
Buffaloes 7 17 141452

at Broncos Stadium at Mile High, Denver, CO

  • Date: August 30, 2019
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. MDT
  • TV: ESPN
  • ESPN – Colorado State Rams vs. Colorado Buffaloes (Rocky Mountain Showdown) Preview[8]
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Passing
  • CSU –
  • CU –
Rushing
  • CSU –
  • CU –
Receiving
  • CSU –
  • CU –

Western Illinois

Western Illinois Leathernecks at Colorado State Rams
Period 1 2 34Total
Leathernecks 3 3 0713
Rams 14 14 7338

at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, CO

  • Date: September 7, 2019
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. MDT
  • ESPN – Western Illinois Leathernecks at Colorado State Rams Preview[9]
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Passing
  • WIU –
  • CSU –
Rushing
  • WIU –
  • CSU –
Receiving
  • WIU –
  • CSU –

At Arkansas

Colorado State Rams at Arkansas Razorbacks
Period 1 2 34Total
Rams 14 10 10034
Razorbacks 24 3 72155

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, AR

  • Date: September 14, 2019
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 87 °F (31 °C) • Wind: S 9 mph
  • Game attendance: 55,583
  • Referee: Marc Curles
  • TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), D. J. Shockley (color), Dawn Davenport (sideline)
  • ESPN – Colorado State Rams at Arkansas Razorbacks Preview[10]
Game information
First Quarter
  • (14:42) CSU – Marvin Kinsey Jr. 75 yard rush, Cayden Camper kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:18; Colorado State 7–0)
  • (13:00) ARK – Trey Knox 24 yard pass from Nick Starkel, Connor Limpert kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:42; Tied 7–7)
  • (7:54) ARK – Chase Harrell 14 yard pass from Nick Starkel, Connor Limpert kick (Drive: 11 yards, 82 yards, 3:34; Arkansas 14–7)
  • (5:54) ARK – Rakeem Boyd 59 yard rush, Connor Limpert kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:25; Arkansas 21–7)
  • (3:27) CSU – Warren Jackson 14 yard pass from Collin Hill, Cayden Camper kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:32; Arkansas 21–14)
  • (1:02) ARK – Connor Limpert 54 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards, 2:25; Arkansas 24–14)
Second Quarter
  • (11:41) ARK – Connor Limpert 22 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 34 yards, 3:13; Arkansas 27–14)
  • (7:31) CSU – Collin Hill 1 yard rush, Cayden Camper kick (Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 1:55; Arkansas 27–21)
  • (0:04) CSU – Cayden Camper 46 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 2:37; Arkansas 27–24)
Third Quarter
  • (13:07) ARK – Rakeem Boyd 4 yard rush, Connor Limpert kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:53; Arkansas 34–24)
  • (5:45) CSU – Cayden Camper 21 yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 7:22; Arkansas 34–27)
  • (2:26) CSU – Dante Wright 75 yard pass from Patrick O'Brien, Cayden Camper kick (Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 1:44; Tied 34–34)
Fourth Quarter
  • (8:52) ARK – Devwah Whaley 5 yard rush, Connor Limpert kick (Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 2:43; Arkansas 41–34)
  • (5:32) ARK – Cheyenne O'Grady 62 yard pass from Nick Starkel, Connor Limpert kick (Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 2:10; Arkansas 48–34)
  • (3:31) ARK – LaDarrius Bishop 25 yard fumble return, Connor Limpert kick (Arkansas 55–34)
Passing
  • CSU – Patrick O'Brien – 7/10, 106 yards, 1 TD
  • ARK – Nick Starkel – 20/35, 305 yards, 3 TD
Rushing
  • CSU – Marvin Kinsey Jr. – 20 carries, 180 yards, 1 TD
  • ARK – Rakeem Boyd – 20 yards, 122 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
  • CSU – Dante Wright – 4 receptions, 97 yards, 1 TD
  • ARK – Treylon Burks – 4 receptions, 92 yards

Toledo

Toledo Rockets at Colorado State Rams
Period 1 2 34Total
Rockets 7 7 21641
Rams 7 6 14835

at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, CO

  • Date: September 21, 2019
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV: ESPN Nets
  • ESPN – Toledo Rockets at Colorado State Rams Preview[11]
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Passing
  • TOL –
  • CSU –
Rushing
  • TOL –
  • CSU –
Receiving
  • TOL –
  • CSU –

At Utah State

Colorado State Rams at Utah State Aggies
Period 1 2 34Total
Rams 7 14 3024
Aggies 7 17 3734

at Maverik Stadium, Logan, UT

  • Date: September 28, 2019
  • Game time: 5:30 p.m. MDT
  • TV: CBSSN
  • ESPN – Colorado State Rams at Utah State Aggies Preview[12]
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Passing
  • CSU –
  • USU –
Rushing
  • CSU –
  • USU –
Receiving
  • CSU –
  • USU –

San Diego State

San Diego State Aztecs at Colorado State Rams
Period 1 2 34Total
Aztecs 3 7 7724
Rams 3 0 0710

at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, CO

  • Date: October 5, 2019
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV: ESPN Nets
  • ESPN – San Diego State Aztecs at Colorado State Rams Preview[13]
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Passing
  • SDSU –
  • CSU –
Rushing
  • SDSU –
  • CSU –
Receiving
  • SDSU –
  • CSU –

At New Mexico

Colorado State Rams at New Mexico Lobos
Period 1 2 34Total
Rams 7 14 7735
Lobos 6 8 0721

at Dreamstyle Stadium, Albuquerque, NM

  • Date: October 11, 2019
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. MDT
  • TV: CBSSN
  • ESPN – Colorado State Rams at New Mexico Lobos Preview[14]
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Passing
  • CSU –
  • UNM –
Rushing
  • CSU –
  • UNM –
Receiving
  • CSU –
  • UNM –

At Fresno State

Colorado State Rams at Fresno State Bulldogs
Period 1 2 34Total
Rams 14 7 31741
Bulldogs 7 7 14331

at Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, CA

  • Date: October 26, 2019
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m. PDT
  • TV: ESPN Nets
  • ESPN – Colorado State Rams at Fresno State Bulldogs Preview[15]
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Passing
  • CSU –
  • FRES –
Rushing
  • CSU –
  • FRES –
Receiving
  • CSU –
  • FRES –

UNLV

UNLV Rebels at Colorado State Rams
Period 1 2 34Total
Rebels 0 0 31417
Rams 21 3 31037

at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, CO

  • Date: November 2, 2019
  • Game time: 1:38 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 44 °F (7 °C) • Weather: Clear and Sunny • Wind: E 5 MPH
  • Game attendance: 24,103
  • Referee: Michael VanderVelde
  • TV announcers (AT&T RM): Drew Goodman, Sherdrick Bonner, Brad Thompson (sideline) and Taylor McGregor (sideline)
  • ESPN – UNLV Rebels at Colorado State Rams Preview[16]
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Passing
  • UNLV –
  • CSU –
Rushing
  • UNLV –
  • CSU –
Receiving
  • UNLV –
  • CSU –

Air Force

Air Force Falcons at Colorado State Rams (Battle for the Ram–Falcon Trophy)
Period 1 2 34Total
Falcons 0 10 02838
Rams 14 0 0721

at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, CO

  • Date: November 16, 2019
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 42 °F (6 °C) • Wind: 23 mph • Weather: Cloudy and Windy
  • Game attendance: 24,914
  • Referee: David Alvarez
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (analyst) & Lauren Sisler (sideline)
  • ESPN – Air Force Falcons at Colorado State Rams (Ram–Falcon Trophy) Preview[17]
Game information
First Quarter
  • (09:03) CSU TD – Trey McBride 4-yard pass from Patrick O'Brien, Maxwell Poduska kick
    Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:57; Colorado State 7–0
  • (03:32) CSU TD – Mohamed Kamara 63-yard fumble return, Maxwell Poduska kick
    Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Colorado State 14–0
Second Quarter
  • (06:42) AF TD – Benjamin Waters 31-yard pass from Donald Hammond III, Jake Koehnke kick
    Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:18; Colorado State 14–7
  • (01:05) AF FG – Jake Koehnke 31-yard field goal
    Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, 2:43; Colorado State 14–10
Third Quarter
No scoring
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:44) AF TD – Geraud Sanders 50-yard pass from Donald Hammond III, Jake Koehnke kick
    Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:36; Air Force 17–14
  • (07:21) AF TD – Benjamin Waters 28-yard pass from Donald Hammond III, Jake Koehnke kick
    Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 4:41; Air Force 24–14
  • (06:36) CSU TD – Dante Wright 17-yard pass from Patrick O'Brien, Maxwell Poduska kick
    Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:45; Air Force 24–21
  • (02:32) AF TD – Donald Hammond III 1-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick
    Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:04; Air Force 31–21
  • (01:22) AF TD – Zane Lewis 99-yard interception return, Jake Koehnke kick
    Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Air Force 38–21
Passing
  • AF – Donald Hammond III: 5/11, 126 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
  • CSU – Patrick O'Brien: 28/43, 347 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
  • AF – Kadin Remsberg: 17 carries, 101 yards
  • CSU – Marcus McElroy: 11 carries, 51 yards
Receiving
  • AF – Benjamin Waters: 2 receptions, 59 yards, 2 TD
  • CSU – Warren Jackson: 8 receptions, 88 yards

At Wyoming

Colorado State Rams at Wyoming Cowboys (The Border War)
Period 1 2 34Total
Rams 0 7 007
Cowboys 0 7 7317

at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, WY

  • Date: November 22, 2019
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. MST
  • Game attendance: 21,152
  • TV: ESPN2
  • ESPN – Colorado State Rams at Wyoming Cowboys (Border War) Preview[18]
Game information
First Quarter

No scoring

Second Quarter
  • (11:52) WYO – Tyler Vander Waal 1-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick
    Drive: 11 plays, 93 yards, 5:30; Wyoming 7–0
  • (4:52) CSU – Warren Jackson 4-yard touchdown receptions from Patrick O'Brien, Braxton Davis kick
    Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 7:00; Tied 7–7
Third Quarter
  • (6:04) WYO – Levi Williams 1-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick
    Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 5:41; Wyoming 14–7
Fourth Quarter
  • (3:33) WYO – Cooper Rothe 48-yard field goal
    Drive: 11 plays, 28 yards, 5:44; Wyoming 17–7
Passing
  • CSU – Patrick O'Brien – 17/29, 217 yards, TD, INT
  • WYO – Tyler Vander Waal – 6/13, 56 yards
Rushing
  • CSU – Jaylen Thomas – 14 carries, 23 yards
  • WYO – Xazavian Valladay – 27 carries, 154 yards
Receiving
  • CSU – Warren Jackson – 6 receptions, 95 yards, TD
  • WYO – Austin Conway – 3 receptions, 35 yards

Boise State

Boise State Broncos at Colorado State Rams
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 20 Broncos 7 17 0731
Rams 7 7 7324

at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, CO

  • Date: November 29, 2019
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 24 °F (−4 °C) • Weather: Overcast, Cold • Wind: 10 MPH NW
  • Game attendance: 12,324
  • Referee: M. VanderVelde
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz, Aaron Murray
  • ESPN – Boise State Broncos at Colorado State Rams Preview[19]
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:12) CSU – Jaylen Thomas 3-yard run, Braxton Davis kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:48; Colorado State 7–0)
  • (2:34) BSU – Garrett Collingham 2-yard run, Eric Sachse kick (Drive: 17 plays, 73 yards, 8:32; Tied 7–7)
Second Quarter
  • (14:55) BSU – CT Thomas 5-yard pass from Jaylon Henderson, Eric Sachse kick (Drive: 5 yards, 20 yards, 2:31; Boise State 14–7)
  • (8:47) CSU – Warren Jackson 16-yard pass from Patrick O'Brien, Braxton Davis kick (Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 6:04; Tied 14–14)
  • (1:16) BSU – Garrett Collingham 3-yard pass from Jaylon Henderson, Eric Sachse kick (Drive: 14 plays, 79 yards, 7:25; Boise State 21–14)
  • (0:18) BSU – Eric Sachse 39-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 0:23; Boise State 24–14)
Third Quarter
  • (3:49) CSU – Trey McBride 28-yard pass from Patrick O'Brien, Braxton Davis kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:30; Boise State 24–21)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:26) BSU – Jaylon Henderson 1-yard run, Eric Sachse kick (Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 2:19; Boise State 31–21)
  • (8:02) CSU – Braxton Davis 34-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 3:18; Boise State 31–24)
Passing
  • BSU – Jaylon Henderson – 26/36, 253 yards, 2 TD
  • CSU – Patrick O'Brien – 26/40, 175 yards
Rushing
  • BSU – George Holani – 18 carries, 42 yards
  • CSU – Kentrail Moran – 9 carries, 36 yards, TD
Receiving
  • BSU – John Hightower – 7 receptions, 103 yards
  • CSU – Trey McBride – 9 receptions, 101 yards, TD

Source:[20]

References

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  2. ^ "2019 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Ray Guy Award Pre−Season Watch List". July 24, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List". July 25, 2019. Archived from the original on July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  5. ^ "Boise State, Fresno State Picked to Win 2019 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles". TheMW.com. July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  6. ^ "2019 Mountain West Football Preseason All−Conference Team". July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  7. ^ "2019 Football Schedule". CSURams.com.
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  13. ^ "San Diego State at Colorado State – Game Summary – October 5, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  14. ^ "Colorado State at New Mexico – Game Summary – October 12, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  15. ^ "Colorado State at Fresno State – Game Summary – October 26, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
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  20. ^ "Profile of the Colorado State Rams". Winsipedia. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
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