2013 Colorado State Rams football team

2013 Colorado State Rams football
New Mexico Bowl champion
Conference Mountain West Conference
Division Mountain Division
2013 record 8–6 (5–3 MWC)
Head coach Jim McElwain (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator Dave Baldwin (2nd year)
Co-defensive coordinator Marty English (2nd year)
Co-defensive coordinator Al Simmons (2nd year)
Home stadium Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium
(Capacity: 32,500)
2013 Mountain West football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Mountain Division
Utah State x   7 – 1         9 – 5  
Boise State   6 – 2         8 – 5  
Colorado State   5 – 3         8 – 6  
Wyoming   3 – 5         5 – 7  
New Mexico   1 – 7         3 – 9  
Air Force   0 – 8         2 – 10  
West Division
Fresno State x$   7 – 1         11 – 2  
San Diego State   6 – 2         8 – 5  
UNLV   5 – 3         7 – 6  
San Jose State   5 – 3         6 – 6  
Nevada   3 – 5         4 – 8  
Hawaii   0 – 8         1 – 11  
Championship: Fresno State 24, Utah State 17
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
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# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 4:00 PM vs. Colorado* Sports Authority Field at Mile High • Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown) CBSSN L 27–41   59,601
September 7 5:00 PM at Tulsa* H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK CBSSN L 27–30   22,875
September 14 1:30 PM No. 14 (FCS) Cal Poly* Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO W 34–17   14,146
September 21 5:00 PM at No. 1 Alabama* Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN2 L 6–31   101,821
September 28 1:30 PM UTEP* Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO CBSSN W 59–42   19,517
October 12 1:30 PM San Jose State Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO CBSSN L 27–34   26,022
October 19 12:00 PM at Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY (Battle for the Bronze Boot) RTRM W 52–22   24,953
October 26 10:00 PM at Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 35–28   29,752
November 2 6:00 PM Boise State Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO CBSSN L 30–42   21,133
November 9 1:30 PM Nevada Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO W 38–17   15,234
November 16 5:00 PM at New Mexico University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM RTRM W 66–42   19,376
November 23 1:30 PM at Utah State Romney Stadium • Logan, UT CBSSN L 0–13   20,284
November 30 12:00 PM Air Force Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO (Battle for the Ram–Falcon Trophy) ESPN3 W 58–13   15,546
December 21 12:00 PM vs. Washington State* University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM (New Mexico Bowl) ESPN W 48–45   27,104
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Game notes

vs Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 10 14 3 27
Buffaloes 10 10 3 18 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
22–62–2 2012 CSU, 22–17

@ Tulsa

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 7 13 7 0 27
Golden Hurricane 14 0 3 13 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–4 1998 CSU, 34–7

Cal Poly

1 2 3 4 Total
#14 (FCS) Mustangs 3 7 7 0 17
Rams 13 14 0 7 34
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

@ Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 0 6 0 6
#1 Crimson Tide 7 10 0 14 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 7 0 21 14 42
Rams 14 14 9 22 59
Overall record Last meeting Result
24–10 2011 UTEP, 31–17

San Jose State

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 3 14 7 10 34
Rams 7 17 0 3 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–3 2012 SJSU, 40–20

@ Wyoming

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 14 10 14 14 52
Cowboys 0 7 8 7 22
Overall record Last meeting Result
55–44–5 2012 WYO, 45–31

@ Hawaii

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 14 21 0 0 35
Warriors 7 10 0 11 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–9 2012 CSU, 42–27

Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 7 21 7 7 42
Rams 10 7 0 13 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2012 BSU, 42–14

Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total
Wolf Pack 0 7 10 0 17
Rams 3 3 18 14 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–2 2011 NEV, 51–6

@ New Mexico

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 14 17 14 21 66
Lobos 7 14 21 0 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
35–25 2012 CSU, 24–20

@ Utah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 0 0 0 0
Aggies 0 3 7 3 13
Overall record Last meeting Result
36–31–2 2012 USU, 31–19

Air Force

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 0 0 0 13 13
Rams 13 17 21 7 58
Overall record Last meeting Result
19–31–1 2012 AF, 42–21

Washington State (New Mexico Bowl)

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

Ken Williamson is the referee from the SEC.

1st quarter scoring: WSU – River Cracraft 25-yard pass from Connor Halliday (Andrew Furney kick); WSU – Gabe Marks 1-yard pass from Halliday (Furney kick); CSU – Charles Lovett for 63-yard pass from Garrett Grayson (Jared Roberts kick); WSU – Theron West 28-yard pass from Halliday (Furney kick); CSU – Jared Roberts 25-yard field goal

2nd quarter scoring: CSU – Roberts 19-yard field goal; WSU – Vince Mayle 28-yard pass from Halliday (Furney kick); WSU – Rickey Galvin for 3 yards (Furney kick); CSU – Kapri Bibbs 1-yard run (Roberts kick); CSU – Roberts 30-yard field goal

3rd quarter scoring: WSU – Furney 33-yard field goal; CSU – Bibbs 75-yard run (Roberts kick)

4th quarter scoring: WSU – Isiah Myers 22-yard pass from Halliday (Furney kick); CSU – Jordon Vaden 12-yard pass from Grayson (Roberts kick); CSU – Bibbs 2-yard run (Bibbs run); CSU – Roberts 41-yard field goal

References

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