2016 Colorado State Rams football team

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.

2016 Colorado State Rams football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionMountain Division
2016 record7–6 (5–3 MW)
Head coachMike Bobo (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorWill Friend (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMarty English (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumSonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium
(Capacity: 32,500)
2016 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Mountain Division
Wyoming xy  6 –2     8 –6  
Boise State x  6 –2     10 –3  
New Mexico x  6 –2     9 –4  
Air Force  5 –3     10 –3  
Colorado State  5 –3     7 –6  
Utah State  1 –7     3 –9  
West Division
No. 25 San Diego State xy$  6 –2     11 –3  
Hawaii  4 –4     7 –7  
Nevada  3 –5     5 –7  
San Jose State  3 –5     4 –8  
UNLV  3 –5     4 –8  
Fresno State  0 –8     1 –11  
Championship: San Diego State 27, Wyoming 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.vs. Colorado*
ESPNL 7–4469,850
September 102:00 p.m.UTSA*
MW Net/TwitterW 23–1420,673
September 172:00 p.m.Northern Colorado*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
RTRMW 47–2126,718
September 2410:00 a.m.at Minnesota*
ESPNUL 24–3144,854
October 18:15 p.m.Wyoming
ESPNUL 17–3833,500
October 88:00 p.m.Utah State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
CBSSNW 31–2432,387
October 158:15 p.m.at No. 15 Boise State
ESPN2L 23–2833,448
October 223:30 p.m.at UNLV
RTRMW 42–2318,362
November 51:30 p.m.Fresno State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
RTRMW 37–023,187
November 128:15 p.m.at Air Force
ESPNUL 46–4923,467
November 198:15 p.m.New Mexico
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
ESPN2W 49–3129,133
November 267:00 p.m.at San Diego State
CBSSNW 63–3134,223
December 225:00 p.m.vs. Idaho*
ESPNL 50–6124,975
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Mountain time
Schedule Source:[1]

Roster
2016 Colorado State Rams football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 1 Dalyn Dawkins  Jr
WR 4 Michael Gallup Jr
QB 5 Faton Bauta  Sr
FB 5 Jared Bohm Fr
RB 6 Darius May Fr
QB 7 Nick Stevens  Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 2 Robert Awunganyi Fr
DB 3 A'Keitheon Whitner Jr
DL 4 Christian Colon Fr
DB 5 Tyree Simmons Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

vs. Colorado
1 2 3 4 Total
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 Total
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 Total
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 Total
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 Total
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 Total
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 Total
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 Total
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 Total
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 Total
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 Total
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 Total
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 Total
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

References
  1. "2016 Colorado State Rams Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
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