2019 Colorado State Rams football team

The 2019 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rams were led by fifth-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. The Rams finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in fifth place in the Mountain Division.

2019 Colorado State Rams football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	Mountain Division
2019 record	4–8 (3–5 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)
Uniform

2019 Mountain West Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
No. 23 Boise State xy$		8	–	0					12	–	2
No. 22 Air Force		7	–	1					11	–	2
Utah State		6	–	2					7	–	6
Wyoming		4	–	4					8	–	5
Colorado State		3	–	5					4	–	8
New Mexico		0	–	8					2	–	10
West Division
Hawaii xy		5	–	3					10	–	5
San Diego State x		5	–	3					10	–	3
Nevada		4	–	4					7	–	6
San Jose State		2	–	6					5	–	7
UNLV		2	–	6					4	–	8
Fresno State		2	–	6					4	–	8
Championship: Boise State 31, Hawaii 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

On December 4, head coach Mike Bobo agreed to step down as head coach.[1] He finished at Colorado State with a five-year record of 28–35.

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[2]	Cameron Butler	TE	JR
	Trey McBride	TE	SO
Ray Guy Award[3]	Ryan Stonehouse	P	JR
Wuerffel Trophy[4]	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.[5]

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.[6]

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	L 31–52	66,997
September 7	2:00 p.m.	Western Illinois*	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ATTSNRM	W 38–13	19,435
September 14	2:00 p.m.	at Arkansas*	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	SECN	L 34–55	55,583
September 21	8:15 p.m.	Toledo*	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ESPN2	L 35–41	24,464
September 28	5:30 p.m.	at Utah State	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	CBSSN	L 24–34	20,017
October 5	8:00 p.m.	San Diego State	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ESPN2	L 10–24	29,767
October 11	6:00 p.m.	at New Mexico	Dreamstyle Stadium Albuquerque, NM	CBSSN	W 35–21	15,393
October 26	5:30 p.m.	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	ESPNU	W 41–31	32,890
November 2	1:30 p.m.	UNLV	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ATTSNRM	W 37–17	24,103
November 16	5:00 p.m.	Air Force	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy)	ESPN2	L 21–38	24,914
November 22	7:30 p.m.	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (Border War)	ESPN2	L 7–17	21,152
November 29	1:30 p.m.	No. 20 Boise State	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO	CBSSN	L 24–31	12,324
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Schedule Source:[7]

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	7	14	3	7	31
Buffaloes	7	17	14	14	52

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[8]

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	3	3	0	7	13
Rams	14	14	7	3	38

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[9]

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	14	10	10	0	34
Razorbacks	24	3	7	21	55

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[10]

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	7	7	21	6	41
Rams	7	6	14	8	35

at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, CO

• Date: September 21, 2019
• Game time: TBA
• TV: ESPN Nets
• ESPN – Toledo Rockets at Colorado State Rams Preview[11]

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	7	14	3	0	24
Aggies	7	17	3	7	34

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[12]

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	3	7	7	7	24
Rams	3	0	0	7	10

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[13]

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	7	14	7	7	35
Lobos	6	8	0	7	21

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[14]

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	14	7	3	17	41
Bulldogs	7	7	14	3	31

at Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, CA

• Date: October 26, 2019
• Game time: 4:30 p.m. PDT
• TV: ESPN Nets
• ESPN – Colorado State Rams at Fresno State Bulldogs Preview[15]

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	0	3	14	17
Rams	21	3	3	10	37

at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, CO

• Date: November 2, 2019
• Game time: 1:38 p.m. MDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 44 °F (7 °C) • Weather: Clear and Sunny • Wind: E 5 MPH
• Game attendance: 24,103
• Referee: Michael VanderVelde
• TV announcers (ATTSNRM): Drew Goodman, Sherdrick Bonner, Brad Thompson (sideline) and Taylor McGregor (sideline)
• ESPN – UNLV Rebels at Colorado State Rams Preview[16]

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	10	0	28	38
Rams	14	0	0	7	21

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[17]

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	7	0	0	7
Cowboys	0	7	7	3	17

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[18]

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
No. 20 Broncos	7	17	0	7	31
Rams	7	7	7	3	24

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[19]

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Passing BSU – CSU – Rushing BSU – CSU – Receiving BSU – CSU –

Source:[20]

References

1. https://sentinelcolorado.com/sports/mike-bobo-steps-down-as-football-coach-at-colorado-state/
2. "2019 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
3. "2019 Ray Guy Award Pre−Season Watch List". July 24, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
4. "2019 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List". July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
5. "Boise State, Fresno State Picked to Win 2019 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles". TheMW.com. July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
6. "2019 Mountain West Football Preseason All−Conference Team". July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
7. "2019 Football Schedule". CSURams.com.
8. "Colorado State vs. Colorado – Game Summary – August 30, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
9. "Western Illinois at Colorado State – Game Summary – September 7, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
10. "Colorado State at Arkansas – Game Summary – September 14, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
11. "Toledo at Colorado State – Game Summary – September 21, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
12. "Colorado State at Utah State – Game Summary – September 28, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
13. "San Diego State at Colorado State – Game Summary – October 5, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
14. "Colorado State at New Mexico – Game Summary – October 12, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
15. "Colorado State at Fresno State – Game Summary – October 26, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
16. "UNLV at Colorado State – Game Summary – November 2, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
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20. "Profile of the Colorado State Rams". Winsipedia. Retrieved February 14, 2019.