1979 Colorado State Rams football team
Appearance
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Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Record | 4–7–1 (3–4 WAC) |
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Offensive coordinator | Charles Armey (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Chester Caddas (1st season) |
Home stadium | Hughes Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 BYU $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 Colorado State Rams football team was an American football team that represented Colorado State University in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its seventh season under head coach Sark Arslanian, the team compiled a 4–7–1 record (3–4 against WAC opponents).[1]
The team's statistical leaders included Keith Lee with 993 passing yards, Alvin Lewis with 635 rushing yards, and Cecil Stockdale with 361 receiving yards.[2]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 1 | at Arizona* | L 17–33 | 50,323 | ||
September 15 | at No. 17 Arkansas* | L 3–36 | 55,317 | ||
September 22 | at Utah State* | L 6–32 | 17,960 | ||
September 29 | at Wyoming | W 20–16 | 29,021 | [3] | |
October 6 | Utah | L 16–21 | 27,257 | ||
October 13 | at UTEP | W 17–3 | 27,100 | ||
October 20 | San Diego State![]() |
| W 37–3 | 21,950 | [4] |
October 27 | Air Force* |
| W 20–6 | 21,104 | |
November 3 | No. 11 BYU |
| L 7–30 | 25,612 | |
November 10 | New Mexico |
| L 9–24 | 16,273 | |
November 17 | at UNLV* | T 21–21 | 24,607 | ||
November 24 | at Hawaii | L 10–24 | 31,812 | ||
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Team players in the NFL
[edit]Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Keith Lee | Defensive back | 5 | 129 | Buffalo Bills |
Dupree Branch | Defensive back | 8 | 198 | St. Louis Cardinals |
References
[edit]- ^ "2018 Colorado State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado State University. 2018. pp. 165, 169. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ "1979 Colorado State Rams Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
- ^ "Stockdale's grab leads CSU to win". The Daily Sentinel. September 30, 1979. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Steve Dolan (October 21, 1979). "Aztecs Turn Game Over to Colorado State, 37-3". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1979 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 10, 2020.