2013 Colorado State Rams football team

2013 Colorado State Rams football
New Mexico Bowl champion
New Mexico Bowl, W 48–45 vs. Washington State
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	Mountain Division
2013 record	8–6 (5–3 MW)
Head coach	Jim McElwain (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Dave Baldwin (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Marty English (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Al Simmons (2nd season)
Home stadium	Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium (Capacity: 32,500)
Seasons

2013 Mountain West Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain
Air Force		0	–	0					0	–	0
Boise State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Colorado State		0	–	0					0	–	0
New Mexico		0	–	0					0	–	0
Utah State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Wyoming		0	–	0					0	–	0
West
Fresno State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Hawaiʻi		0	–	0					0	–	0
Nevada		0	–	0					0	–	0
San Diego State		0	–	0					0	–	0
San Jose State		0	–	0					0	–	0
UNLV		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 7, 2013
As of December 31, 2012 • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rams were led by second-year head coach Jim McElwain and played their home games at Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium. They were members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 8–6, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in third place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they defeated Washington State.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	4:00 p.m.	vs. Colorado*	Sports Authority Field at Mile High Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	CBSSN	L 27–41	59,601
September 7	5:00 p.m.	at Tulsa*	H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	CBSSN	L 27–30	22,875
September 14	1:30 p.m.	No. 14 (FCS) Cal Poly*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO		W 34–17	14,146
September 21	5:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Alabama*	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	ESPN2	L 6–31	101,821
September 28	1:30 p.m.	UTEP*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	CBSSN	W 59–42	19,517
October 12	1:30 p.m.	San Jose State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	CBSSN	L 27–34	26,022
October 19	12:00 p.m.	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (Battle for the Bronze Boot)	RTRM	W 52–22	24,953
October 26	10:00 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI		W 35–28	29,752
November 2	6:00 p.m.	Boise State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	CBSSN	L 30–42	21,133
November 9	1:30 p.m.	Nevada	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO		W 38–17	15,234
November 16	5:00 p.m.	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	RTRM	W 66–42	19,376
November 23	1:30 p.m.	at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	CBSSN	L 0–13	20,284
November 30	12:00 p.m.	Air Force	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (Battle for the Ram–Falcon Trophy)	ESPN3	W 58–13	15,546
December 21	12:00 p.m.	vs. Washington State*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (New Mexico Bowl)	ESPN	W 48–45	27,104
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Game summaries

vs Colorado

	1	2	3	4	OT
Rams	0	10	14	3	27
Buffaloes	10	10	3	18	41

See also: 2013 Colorado Buffaloes football team and Rocky Mountain Showdown

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
22–62–2	2012	CSU, 22–17

at Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	OT
Rams	7	13	7	0	27
Golden Hurricane	14	0	3	13	30

See also: 2013 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–4	1998	CSU, 34–7

Cal Poly

	1	2	3	4	OT
No. 14 (FCS) Mustangs	3	7	7	0	17
Rams	13	14	0	7	34

See also: 2013 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Alabama

	1	2	3	4	OT
Rams	0	0	6	0	6
No. 1 Crimson Tide	7	10	0	14	31

See also: 2013 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

UTEP

	1	2	3	4	OT
Miners	7	0	21	14	42
Rams	14	14	9	22	59

See also: 2013 UTEP Miners football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24–10	2011	UTEP, 31–17

San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	OT
Spartans	3	14	7	10	34
Rams	7	17	0	3	27

See also: 2013 San Jose State Spartans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–3	2012	SJSU, 40–20

at Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	OT
Rams	14	10	14	14	52
Cowboys	0	7	8	7	22

See also: 2013 Wyoming Cowboys football team and Bronze Boot

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
55–44–5	2012	WYO, 45–31

at Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	OT
Rams	14	21	0	0	35
Warriors	7	10	0	11	28

See also: 2013 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–9	2012	CSU, 42–27

Boise State

	1	2	3	4	OT
Broncos	7	21	7	7	42
Rams	10	7	0	13	30

See also: 2013 Boise State Broncos football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2012	BSU, 42–14

Nevada

	1	2	3	4	OT
Wolf Pack	0	7	10	0	17
Rams	3	3	18	14	38

See also: 2013 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–2	2011	NEV, 51–6

at New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	OT
Rams	14	17	14	21	66
Lobos	7	14	21	0	42

See also: 2013 New Mexico Lobos football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
35–25	2012	CSU, 24–20

at Utah State

	1	2	3	4	OT
Rams	0	0	0	0	0
Aggies	0	3	7	3	13

See also: 2013 Utah State Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36–31–2	2012	USU, 31–19

Air Force

	1	2	3	4	OT
Falcons	0	0	0	13	13
Rams	13	17	21	7	58

See also: 2013 Air Force Falcons football team and Ram–Falcon Trophy

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–31–1	2012	AF, 42–21

Washington State (New Mexico Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	OT
Cougars	21	14	3	7	45
Rams	10	13	7	18	48

See also: 2013 Washington State Cougars football team and 2013 New Mexico Bowl

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting