2016 Colorado State Rams football team

2016 Colorado State Rams football
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, L 50–61 vs. Idaho
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	Mountain Division
2016 record	7–6 (5–3 MW)
Head coach	Mike Bobo (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Will Friend (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Marty English (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium (Capacity: 32,500)
Seasons

Template:2016 Mountain West Conference football standings 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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	vs. Colorado*	Sports Authority Field at Mile High Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	ESPN	L 7–44	69,850
September 10	2:00 p.m.	UTSA*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	MW Net/Twitter	W 23–14	20,673
September 17	2:00 p.m.	Northern Colorado*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	RTRM	W 47–21	26,718
September 24	10:00 a.m.	at Minnesota*	TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	ESPNU	L 24–31	44,854
October 1	8:15 p.m.	Wyoming	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (Bronze Boot)	ESPNU	L 17–38	33,500
October 8	8:00 p.m.	Utah State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	CBSSN	W 31–24	32,387
October 15	8:15 p.m.	at No. 15 Boise State	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN2	L 23–28	33,448
October 22	3:30 p.m.	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	RTRM	W 42–23	18,362
November 5	1:30 p.m.	Fresno State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	RTRM	W 37–0	23,187
November 12	8:15 p.m.	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Battle for the Ram–Falcon Trophy)	ESPNU	L 46–49	23,467
November 19	8:15 p.m.	New Mexico	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ESPN2	W 49–31	29,133
November 26	7:00 p.m.	at San Diego State	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	CBSSN	W 63–31	34,223
December 22	5:00 p.m.	vs. Idaho*	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)	ESPN	L 50–61	24,975
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Mountain time

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Roster

2016 Colorado State Rams football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 1 Dawkins, DalynDalyn Dawkins File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr WR 4 Gallup, MichaelMichael Gallup 5.0 !Jr QB 5 Bauta, FatonFaton Bauta File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr FB 5 Bohm, JaredJared Bohm 1.0 !Fr RB 6 May, DariusDarius May 1.0 !Fr QB 7 Stevens, NickNick Stevens File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 2 Awunganyi, RobertRobert Awunganyi 1.0 !Fr DB 3 Whitner, A'KeitheonA'Keitheon Whitner 5.0 !Jr DL 4 Colon, ChristianChristian Colon 1.0 !Fr DB 5 Simmons, TyreeTyree Simmons 7.0 !Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Mike Bobo Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Game summaries

vs. Colorado

	1	2	3	4	OT
Rams	0	0	0	7	7
Buffaloes	21	10	6	7	44

See also: 2016 Colorado Buffaloes football team and Rocky Mountain Showdown

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
22–63–2	2015	COLO, 27–24 OT

UTSA

	1	2	3	4	OT
Roadrunners	7	7	0	0	14
Rams	10	10	0	3	23

See also: 2016 UTSA Roadrunners football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2015	CSU, 33–31

Northern Colorado

	1	2	3	4	OT
Bears	0	0	14	7	21
Rams	21	17	3	6	47

See also: 2016 Northern Colorado Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–2	2011	CSU, 33–14

at Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	OT
Rams	7	0	10	7	24
Golden Gophers	7	10	7	7	31

See also: 2016 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–3	2015	MINN, 23–20 OT

Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	OT
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)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
58–44–2	2015	CSU, 26–7

Utah State

	1	2	3	4	OT
Aggies	14	10	0	0	24
Rams	10	0	14	7	31

See also: 2016 Utah State Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
37–33–2	2015	USU, 33–18

at Boise State

	1	2	3	4	OT
Rams	3	0	0	20	23
No. 15 Broncos	0	7	14	7	28

See also: 2016 Boise State Broncos football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–5	2015	BSU, 41–10

at UNLV

	1	2	3	4	OT
Rams	14	21	0	7	42
Rebels	0	0	10	13	23

See also: 2016 UNLV Rebels football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–6–1	2015	CSU, 49–35

Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	OT
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
Rams	10	13	14	0	37

See also: 2016 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–6	2015	CSU, 34–31

at Air Force

	1	2	3	4	OT
Rams	14	10	14	8	46
Falcons	7	21	14	7	49

See also: 2016 Air Force Falcons football team and Ram–Falcon Trophy

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–33–1	2015	CSU, 38–23

New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	OT
Lobos	7	3	7	14	31
Rams	14	14	21	0	49

See also: 2016 New Mexico Lobos football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
38–25	2015	CSU, 28–21

• This was the Rams' final home game at Hughes Stadium.

at San Diego State

	1	2	3	4	OT
Rams	21	21	14	7	63
Aztecs	7	17	0	7	31

See also: 2016 San Diego State Aztecs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–20	2015	SDSU, 41–17

vs. Idaho–Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

	1	2	3	4	OT
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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–3	2010	CSU, 36–34