2018 Colorado State Rams football team

The 2018 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rams were led by fourth-year head coach Mike Bobo and played 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. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in Mountain West play to finish in fifth place in the Mountain Division.

2018 Colorado State Rams football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionMountain Division
2018 record3–9 (2–6 MW)
Head coachMike Bobo (4th season)
Offensive coordinatorDave Johnson (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Jancek (1st season)
Home stadiumCanvas Stadium
(Capacity: 41,200)
2018 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Mountain Division
No. 23 Boise State x  7 –1     10 –3  
No. 22 Utah State  7 –1     11 –2  
Wyoming  4 –4     6 –6  
Air Force  3 –5     5 –7  
Colorado State  2 –6     3 –9  
New Mexico  1 –7     3 –9  
West Division
No. 18 Fresno State x$  7 –1     12 –2  
Nevada  5 –3     8 –5  
Hawaii  5 –3     8 –6  
San Diego State  4 –4     7 –6  
UNLV  2 –6     4 –8  
San Jose State  1 –7     1 –11  
Championship: Fresno State 19, Boise State 16 (OT)
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Rams finished the 2017 season 7–6, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for second place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they lost to Marshall.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Doak Walker Award[1] Izzy Matthews RB SR
John Mackey Award[2] Cameron Butler TE SO
Lou Groza Award[3] Wyatt Bryan K SR
Ray Guy Award[4] Ryan Stonehouse P SO
Wuerffel Trophy[5] Adam Prentice RB SO
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[6] K.J. Carta-Samuels QB SR

Mountain West media days

During the Mountain West media days held July 24–25 at the Cosmopolitan on the Las Vegas Strip, the Rams were predicted to finish in third place in the Mountain Division.[7]

Media poll
Mountain Division
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Boise State132 (22)
2Wyoming95
3Colorado State82
4Utah State78
5Air Force52
6New Mexico23

Preseason All-Mountain West Team

The Rams had one player selected to the preseason all-Mountain West team.[8]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 255:30 p.m.Hawaii
CBSSNL 34–4331,007
August 317:30 p.m.vs. Colorado*
CBSSNL 13–4570,158
September 85:30 p.m.Arkansas*
  • Canvas Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
CBSSNW 34–2731,894
September 152:00 p.m.at Florida*
SECNL 10–4880,021
September 221:00 p.m.No. 16 (FCS) Illinois State*
  • Canvas Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
ATTSNRML 19–3526,259
October 68:30 p.m.at San Jose State
CBSSNW 42–3013,802
October 132:00 p.m.New Mexico
  • Canvas Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
ATTSNRMW 20–1836,514
October 197:00 p.m.at Boise State
ESPN2L 28–5632,299
October 268:00 p.m.Wyoming
CBSSNL 21–3432,125
November 108:30 p.m.at Nevada
ESPNUL 10–4913,755
November 1712:00 p.m.No. 14 Utah State
  • Canvas Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
ATTSNRML 24–2919,226
November 221:30 p.m.at Air Force
CBSSNL 19–2717,432
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

Source:[9]

Game summaries

Hawaii
1 2 3 4 Total
Rainbow Warriors 10 13 14 6 43
Rams 7 0 13 14 34
See also: 2018 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
15–9 2017 W, 51–21

vs Colorado
1 2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes 21 7 17 0 45
Rams 7 3 0 3 13
See also: 2018 Colorado Buffaloes football team and Rocky Mountain Showdown
Overall record Last meeting Result
23–66–2 2017 L, 3–17

Arkansas
1 2 3 4 Total
Razorbacks 7 6 14 0 27
Rams 3 6 8 17 34
See also: 2018 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–3 1990 L, 20–31

at Florida
1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 3 7 0 10
Gators 6 21 0 21 48
See also: 2018 Florida Gators football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Illinois State
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 (FCS) Redbirds 0 14 7 14 35
Rams 6 0 7 6 19
See also: 2018 Illinois State Redbirds football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at San Jose State
1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 14 14 0 14 42
Spartans 0 0 30 0 30
See also: 2018 San Jose State Spartans football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–4 2017 W, 42–14

New Mexico
1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 0 3 8 7 18
Rams 7 7 3 3 20
See also: 2018 New Mexico Lobos football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
40–25 2017 W, 27–24

at Boise State
1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 7 7 14 28
Broncos 21 14 7 14 56
See also: 2018 Boise State Broncos football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–7 2017 L, 52–59OT

Wyoming
1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 0 3 21 10 34
Rams 0 0 7 14 21
See also: 2018 Wyoming Cowboys football team and Border War (Colorado State–Wyoming rivalry)
Overall record Last meeting Result
59–46–4 2017 L, 13–16

at Nevada
1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 0 0 10 10
Wolf Pack 7 21 21 0 49
See also: 2018 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–3 2017 W, 44–42

Utah State
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Aggies 3 7 10 9 29
Rams 0 7 3 14 24
See also: 2018 Utah State Aggies football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
40–33–2 2017 W, 27–14

at Air Force
1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 13 0 6 19
Falcons 7 10 0 10 27
See also: 2018 Air Force Falcons football team and Air Force–Colorado State football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
21–34–1 2017 L, 28–45

Players drafted into the NFL
See also: 2019 NFL Draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
7247Bisi JohnsonWRMinnesota Vikings

References
  1. "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates". July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  2. "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  3. "Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Announces 2018 Preseason Watch List". July 25, 2018. Archived from the original on August 17, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  4. "Ray Guy Award preseason watch list unveiled". July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  5. "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  6. "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced". August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  7. https://themw.com/news/2018/7/24/boise-state-fresno-state-picked-to-win-2018-mountain-west-football-divisional-titles.aspx
  8. https://themw.com/news/2018/7/24/2018-mountain-west-football-preseason-all-conference-team.aspx
  9. 2018 Colorado State Rams football schedule. CSURams.com. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
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