1973 Colorado State Rams football team

1973 Colorado State Rams football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	5–6 (2–4 WAC)
Head coach	Sark Arslanian (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Doug Gerhart (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Charles Armey (1st season)
Home stadium	Hughes Stadium

1973 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 Arizona State +	6	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Arizona +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Utah	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
BYU	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
New Mexico	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Wyoming	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Colorado State	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
UTEP	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Sark Arslanian, the Rams compiled a 5–6 record.^[1][2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Arizona	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 0–31	17,217	[3]
September 15	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 21–13	28,285	[4]
September 22	New Mexico State*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 31–27	25,124	[5]
September 29	at No. 13 Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 14–67	50,984	[6]
October 6	at Idaho*	Idaho Stadium Moscow, ID	W 33–30	5,720	[7]
October 13	Utah State*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 18–34	27,103	[8]
October 20	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (rivalry)	L 3–35	19,229	[9]
October 27	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 76–24	7,350	[10]
November 3	Toledo*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 21–14	13,798	[11]
November 10	No. 15 Houston*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 20–28	17,532	[12]
November 24	New Mexico	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 13–30	13,727	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "1973 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 24, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
2. "2020 Colorado State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado State University. 2020. p. 187. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
3. "Arizona's ball control stymies Colorado State". The Billings Gazette. September 9, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Colorado State captures 21–13 upset over BYU". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. September 16, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "CSU upstages N. Mexico St". The Arizona Daily Star. September 23, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Explosive again, Devils romp, 67–14". The Arizona Republic. September 30, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Barrows, Bob (October 14, 1973). "Rams 'pass' Idaho 33–30". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 19.
8. "Aggies, 34–18". The Sunday Oregonian. October 14, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Wyoming spanks CSU's Rams 35–3". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. October 21, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Rams trap UTEP in 76–24 cave-in". The Arizona Republic. October 28, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Colorado State defeats Toledo". The Spokesman-Review. November 4, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Houston dumps Colorado State". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 11, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "New Mexico rips CSU Rams". The El Paso Times. November 25, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "1973 NCAA Football Statistics (Colorado State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 9, 2024.