2019 Colorado State Rams football team

2019 Colorado State Rams football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	Mountain Division
2019 record	0–0 (0–0 MW)
Head coach	Mike Bobo (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dave Johnson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	John Jancek (2nd season)
Home stadium	Canvas Stadium (Capacity: 41,200)
Seasons

Template:2019 Mountain West Conference football standings The 2019 Colorado State Rams football team represent Colorado State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rams are led by fifth-year head coach Mike Bobo and play 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.

Previous season

The Rams finished the 2018 season 3–9, 2–6 in Mountain West play to finish in fifth place in the Mountain Division.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
John Mackey Award	Cameron Butler	TE	JR
	Trey McBride	TE	SO
Ray Guy Award	Ryan Stonehouse	P	JR
Wuerffel Trophy	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.

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.

Specialists Ryan Stonehouse – P

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	8:00 p.m.	vs. Colorado*	Broncos Stadium at Mile High Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	ESPN
September 7	2:00 p.m.	Western Illinois*	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO
September 14	2:00 p.m.	at Arkansas*	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	SECN
September 21		Toledo*	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ESPN Nets
September 28	5:30 p.m.	at Utah State	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	CBSSN
October 5		San Diego State	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ESPN Nets
October 11	6:00 p.m.	at New Mexico	Dreamstyle Stadium Albuquerque, NM	CBSSN
October 26		at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	ESPN Nets
November 2	1:30 p.m.	UNLV	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO
November 16		Air Force	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy)	ESPN Nets
November 22	7:30 p.m.	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (Border War)	ESPN2
November 29	1:30 p.m.	Boise State	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO	CBSSN
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Game summaries

vs. Colorado

See also: 2019 Colorado Buffaloes football team and Rocky Mountain Showdown

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
22–66–2	2018	L, 13–45

Colorado State Rams vs. Colorado Buffaloes (Rocky Mountain Showdown) 1 2 3 4 Total Rams 0 Buffaloes 0 at Broncos Stadium at Mile High, Denver, CO Date: August 30, 2019 Game time: 8:00 PM MDT TV: ESPN ESPN – Colorado State Rams vs. Colorado Buffaloes (Rocky Mountain Showdown) Preview Game information First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Passing CSU – CU – Rushing CSU – CU – Receiving CSU – CU –

Western Illinois

See also: 2019 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Western Illinois Leathernecks at Colorado State Rams 1 2 3 4 Total Leathernecks 0 Rams 0 at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, CO Date: September 7, 2019 Game time: 2:00 PM MDT ESPN – Western Illinois Leathernecks at Colorado State Rams Preview Game information First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Passing WIU – CSU – Rushing WIU – CSU – Receiving WIU – CSU –

at Arkansas

See also: 2019 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–3	2018	W, 34–27

Colorado State Rams at Arkansas Razorbacks 1 2 3 4 Total Rams 0 Razorbacks 0 at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, AR Date: September 14, 2019 Game time: 3:00 PM CDT TV: SECN ESPN – Colorado State Rams at Arkansas Razorbacks Preview Game information First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Passing CSU – ARK – Rushing CSU – ARK – Receiving CSU – ARK –

Toledo

See also: 2019 Toledo Rockets football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	1973	W, 21–14

Toledo Rockets at Colorado State Rams 1 2 3 4 Total Rockets 0 Rams 0 at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, CO Date: September 21, 2019 Game time: TBA TV: ESPN Nets ESPN – Toledo Rockets at Colorado State Rams Preview Game information First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Passing TOL – CSU – Rushing TOL – CSU – Receiving TOL – CSU –

at Utah State

See also: 2019 Utah State Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
39–34–2	2018	L, 24–29

Colorado State Rams at Utah State Aggies 1 2 3 4 Total Rams 0 Aggies 0 at Maverik Stadium, Logan, UT Date: September 28, 2019 Game time: 5:30 PM MDT TV: CBSSN ESPN – Colorado State Rams at Utah State Aggies Preview Game information First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Passing CSU – USU – Rushing CSU – USU – Receiving CSU – USU –

San Diego State

See also: 2019 San Diego State Aztecs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–20	2016	W, 63–31

San Diego State Aztecs at Colorado State Rams 1 2 3 4 Total Aztecs 0 Rams 0 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 Game information First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Passing SDSU – CSU – Rushing SDSU – CSU – Receiving SDSU – CSU –

at New Mexico

See also: 2019 New Mexico Lobos football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
41–25	2018	W, 20–18

Colorado State Rams at New Mexico Lobos 1 2 3 4 Total Rams 0 Lobos 0 at Dreamstyle Stadium, Albuquerque, NM Date: October 11, 2019 Game time: 6:00 PM MDT TV: CBSSN ESPN – Colorado State Rams at New Mexico Lobos Preview Game information First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Passing CSU – UNM – Rushing CSU – UNM – Receiving CSU – UNM –

at Fresno State

See also: 2019 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–5	2016	W, 37–0

Colorado State Rams at Fresno State Bulldogs 1 2 3 4 Total Rams 0 Bulldogs 0 at Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, CA Date: October 26, 2019 Game time: TBA TV: ESPN Nets ESPN – Colorado State Rams at Fresno State Bulldogs Preview Game information First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Passing CSU – FRES – Rushing CSU – FRES – Receiving CSU – FRES –

UNLV

See also: 2019 UNLV Rebels football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–6–1	2016	W, 42–23

UNLV Rebels at Colorado State Rams 1 2 3 4 Total Rebels 0 Rams 0 at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, CO Date: November 2, 2019 Game time: 1:30 PM MDT ESPN – UNLV Rebels at Colorado State Rams Preview Game information First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Passing UNLV – CSU – Rushing UNLV – CSU – Receiving UNLV – CSU –

Air Force

See also: 2019 Air Force Falcons football team and Air Force–Colorado State football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
21–35–1	2018	L, 19–27

Air Force Falcons at Colorado State Rams (Battle for the Ram–Falcon Trophy) 1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 0 Rams 0 at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, CO Date: November 16, 2019 Game time: TBA TV: ESPN Nets ESPN – Air Force Falcons at Colorado State Rams (Ram–Falcon Trophy) Preview Game information First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Passing AFA – CSU – Rushing AFA – CSU – Receiving AFA – CSU –

at Wyoming

See also: 2019 Wyoming Cowboys football team and Border War (Colorado State–Wyoming rivalry)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
58–47–5	2018	L, 21–34

Colorado State Rams at Wyoming Cowboys (The Border War) 1 2 3 4 Total Rams 0 Cowboys 0 at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, WY Date: November 22, 2019 Game time: 7:30 PM MST TV: ESPN2 ESPN – Colorado State Rams at Wyoming Cowboys (Border War) Preview Game information First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Passing CSU – WYO – Rushing CSU – WYO – Receiving CSU – WYO –

Boise State

See also: 2019 Boise State Broncos football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–8	2018	L, 28–56

Boise State Broncos at Colorado State Rams 1 2 3 4 Total Broncos 0 Rams 0 at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, CO Date: November 29, 2019 Game time: 1:30 PM MST TV: CBSSN ESPN – Boise State Broncos at Colorado State Rams Preview Game information First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Passing BSU – CSU – Rushing BSU – CSU – Receiving BSU – CSU –

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