1996 Colorado State Rams football team

1996 Colorado State Rams football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
1996 record	7–5 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach	Sonny Lubick (4th season)
Home stadium	Hughes Stadium
Seasons

1996 WAC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
No. 5 BYU x†		8	–	0					14	–	1
Utah		6	–	2					8	–	4
Rice		6	–	2					7	–	4
SMU		4	–	4					5	–	6
New Mexico		3	–	5					6	–	5
TCU		3	–	5					4	–	7
Tulsa		2	–	6					4	–	7
UTEP		0	–	8					2	–	9
Pacific Division
No. 22 Wyoming x		7	–	1					10	–	2
San Diego State		6	–	2					8	–	3
Colorado State		6	–	2					7	–	5
Air Force		5	–	3					6	–	5
Fresno State		3	–	5					4	–	7
San Jose State		3	–	5					3	–	9
Hawaii		1	–	7					2	–	10
UNLV		1	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: BYU 28, Wyoming 25 OT
† – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
August 31	Chattanooga*	Hughes Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 61–19
September 7	No. 5 Colorado*	Hughes Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	L 34–48
September 14	at Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, Oregon	L 28–35
September 21	UNLV	Hughes Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 35–16
September 28	at No. 8 Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Nebraska	L 9–65
October 5	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 28–16
October 12	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 14–20
October 19	San Jose State	Hughes Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 36–13
October 26	San Diego State	Hughes Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 31–24
November 2	Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy)	W 42–41
November 9	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	W 42–20
November 16	at No. 23 Wyoming	Hughes Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Bronze Boot)	L 24–25
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game