2016 Colorado State Rams football team

2016 Colorado State Rams football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record7–6 (5–3 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWill Friend (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMarty English (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumSonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
Wyoming xy   6 – 2     8 – 6  
Boise State x   6 – 2     10 – 3  
New Mexico x   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Air Force   5 – 3     10 – 3  
Colorado State   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Utah State   1 – 7     3 – 9  
West Division
No. 25 San Diego State xy$   6 – 2     11 – 3  
Hawaii   4 – 4     7 – 7  
Nevada   3 – 5     5 – 7  
San Jose State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
UNLV   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Fresno State   0 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: San Diego State 27, Wyoming 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rams were led by second-year head coach Mike Bobo and played their home games at Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium. It was their last season before moving to a new stadium in 2017. They were a member of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl where they lost to Idaho.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.vs. Colorado*
ESPNL 7–4469,850
September 102:00 p.m.UTSA*
MW Net/TwitterW 23–1420,673
September 172:00 p.m.Northern Colorado*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
RTRMW 47–2126,718
September 2410:00 a.m.at Minnesota*
ESPNUL 24–3144,854
October 18:15 p.m.Wyoming
ESPNUL 17–3833,500
October 88:00 p.m.Utah Statedagger
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
CBSSNW 31–2432,387
October 158:15 p.m.at No. 15 Boise State
ESPN2L 23–2833,448
October 223:30 p.m.at UNLV
RTRMW 42–2318,362
November 51:30 p.m.Fresno State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
RTRMW 37–023,187
November 128:15 p.m.at Air Force
ESPNUL 46–4923,467
November 198:15 p.m.New Mexico
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
ESPN2W 49–3129,133
November 267:00 p.m.at San Diego State
CBSSNW 63–3134,223
December 225:00 p.m.vs. Idaho*
ESPNL 50–6124,975
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Mountain time
Schedule Source:[1]

Roster[edit]

2016 Colorado State Rams football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 1 Dalyn Dawkins  Jr
WR 4 Michael Gallup Jr
QB 5 Faton Bauta  Sr
FB 5 Jared Bohm Fr
RB 6 Darius May Fr
QB 7 Nick Stevens  Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 2 Robert Awunganyi Fr
DB 3 A'Keitheon Whitner Jr
DL 4 Christian Colon Fr
DB 5 Tyree Simmons Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries[edit]

Vs. Colorado[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 0 0 7 7
Buffaloes 21 10 6 7 44
See also: 2016 Colorado Buffaloes football team and Rocky Mountain Showdown

UTSA[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Roadrunners 7 7 0 0 14
Rams 10 10 0 3 23
See also: 2016 UTSA Roadrunners football team

Northern Colorado[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 14 7 21
Rams 21 17 3 6 47
See also: 2016 Northern Colorado Bears football team

At Minnesota[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 7 0 10 7 24
Golden Gophers 7 10 7 7 31
See also: 2016 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

Wyoming[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 3 21 14 0 38
Rams 7 10 0 0 17
See also: 2016 Wyoming Cowboys football team and Border War (Colorado State–Wyoming rivalry)

Utah State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 14 10 0 0 24
Rams 10 0 14 7 31
See also: 2016 Utah State Aggies football team

At Boise State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 3 0 0 20 23
No. 15 Broncos 0 7 14 7 28
See also: 2016 Boise State Broncos football team

At UNLV[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 14 21 0 7 42
Rebels 0 0 10 13 23
See also: 2016 UNLV Rebels football team

Fresno State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0
Rams 10 13 14 0 37
See also: 2016 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

At Air Force[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 14 10 14 8 46
Falcons 7 21 14 7 49
See also: 2016 Air Force Falcons football team and Ram–Falcon Trophy

New Mexico[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 7 3 7 14 31
Rams 14 14 21 0 49
See also: 2016 New Mexico Lobos football team
  • This was the Rams' final home game at Hughes Stadium.

At San Diego State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 21 21 14 7 63
Aztecs 7 17 0 7 31
See also: 2016 San Diego State Aztecs football team

Vs. Idaho–Famous Idaho Potato Bowl[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 0 20 21 20 61
Rams 0 7 7 36 50
See also: 2016 Idaho Vandals football team and 2016 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2016 Colorado State Rams Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
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