2015 Colorado State Rams football team

The 2015 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rams were led by first-year head coach Mike Bobo 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 7–6, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in a four way tie for second place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to inaugural Arizona Bowl where they lost to fellow Mountain West member Nevada.

2015 Colorado State Rams football
Arizona Bowl, L 23–28 vs. Nevada
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	Mountain Division
2015 record	7–6 (5–3 MW)
Head coach	Mike Bobo (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Will Friend (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Tyson Summers (1st season)
Home stadium	Canvas Stadium (Capacity: 36,500)

2015 Mountain West Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
Air Force x		6	–	2					8	–	6
New Mexico		5	–	3					7	–	6
Utah State		5	–	3					6	–	7
Boise State		5	–	3					9	–	4
Colorado State		5	–	3					7	–	6
Wyoming		2	–	6					2	–	10
West Division
San Diego State x$		8	–	0					11	–	3
Nevada		4	–	4					7	–	6
San Jose State		4	–	4					6	–	7
Fresno State		2	–	6					3	–	9
UNLV		2	–	6					3	–	9
Hawaii		0	–	8					3	–	10
Championship: San Diego State 27, Air Force 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	2:00 p.m.	Savannah State*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	MWN	W 65–13	24,571
September 12	1:30 p.m.	Minnesota*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	CBSSN	L 20–23 ^OT	32,500
September 19	5:00 p.m.	vs. Colorado*	Sports Authority Field at Mile High Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	CBSSN	L 24–27 ^OT	66,253
September 26	5:00 p.m.	at UTSA*	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	CBSSN	W 33–31	24,705
October 3	5:00 p.m.	at Utah State	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	ESPN3	L 18–33	22,059
October 10	5:00 p.m.	No. 25 Boise State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	CBSSN	L 10–41	26,117
October 17	1:30 p.m.	Air Force	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (Battle for the Ram–Falcon Trophy)	CBSSN	W 38–23	32,546
October 31	1:30 p.m.	San Diego State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	CBSSN	L 17–41	18,125
November 7	1:00 p.m.	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (Bronze Boot)	ESPN3	W 26–7	18,682
November 14	5:00 p.m.	UNLV	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	RTRM	W 49–35	15,641
November 21	3:30 p.m.	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	RTRM	W 28–21	21,643
November 28	7:00 p.m.	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	CBSSN	W 34–31	26,375
December 29	5:30 p.m.	vs. Nevada*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (Arizona Bowl)	ASN	L 23–28	20,425
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Mountain time

Schedule Source:[1]

Game summaries

Savannah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	7	0	6	13
Rams	24	21	13	7	65

See also: 2015 Savannah State Tigers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Golden Gophers	0	6	7	7	3	23
Rams	7	0	3	10	0	20

See also: 2015 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2005	MINN, 56–21

vs. Colorado

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Rams	14	0	3	7	0	24
Buffaloes	0	10	7	7	3	27

See also: 2015 Colorado Buffaloes football team and Rocky Mountain Showdown

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
23–63–2	2014	CSU, 31–17

at UTSA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	9	7	14	3	33
Roadrunners	7	10	7	7	31

See also: 2015 UTSA Roadrunners football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	3	7	0	8	18
Aggies	3	14	6	10	33

See also: 2015 Utah State Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
37–32–2	2014	CSU, 16–13

Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Broncos	17	10	7	7	41
Rams	0	10	0	0	10

See also: 2015 Boise State Broncos football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–4	2014	BSU, 37–24

Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
Air Force	6	7	0	10	23
Rams	14	7	14	3	38

See also: 2015 Air Force Falcons football team and Ram–Falcon Trophy

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–32–1	2014	AF, 27–24

San Diego State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	7	6	14	14	41
Rams	7	3	0	7	17

See also: 2015 San Diego State Aztecs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–19	2012	SDSU, 38–14

at Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	17	6	3	0	26
Cowboys	0	0	0	7	7

See also: 2015 Wyoming Cowboys football team and Border War (Colorado State–Wyoming rivalry)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
57–44–2	2014	CSU, 45–31

UNLV

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	14	7	7	7	35
Rams	14	14	7	14	49

See also: 2015 UNLV Rebels football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–6–1	2012	CSU, 33–11

at New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	14	3	3	8	28
Lobos	7	7	7	0	21

See also: 2015 New Mexico Lobos football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
37–25	2014	CSU, 58–20

at Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	7	13	7	34
Bulldogs	10	14	0	7	31

See also: 2015 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–5	2012	FRES, 28–7

Arizona Bowl–Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	3	16	3	6	28
Rams	0	13	7	3	23

See also: 2015 Nevada Wolf Pack football team and 2015 Arizona Bowl

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–2	2014	CSU, 31–24

The Rams and Wolf Pack are both members of the Mountain West Conference. However, they are in opposite divisions and did not play each other in the regular season in 2015. This is the first time teams from the same conference have met in a non-championship bowl game since the 1979 Orange Bowl.

References

1. "2015 Colorado State Rams Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 8, 2015.