1981 Colorado State Rams football team

1981 Colorado State Rams football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record0–12 (0–8 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAl Sandahl (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorChester Caddas (3rd season)
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 BYU $ 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
Hawaii 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Utah 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Wyoming 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
New Mexico 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 7 – 1
Air Force 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
San Diego State 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
UTEP 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Colorado State 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 12 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Colorado State Rams football team was an American football team that represented Colorado State University in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team compiled a 0–12 record (0–8 against WAC opponents).[1]

Head coach Sark Arslanian was fired after the Rams opened the season with a 0–6 record, ending his nine-year tenure with a 46–46–4 record.[2] Defensive coordinator Chester Caddas was named as the team's interim head coach and led the team to an 0–6 record, finishing the season winless.[2] Caddas was replaced by Texas defensive coordinator Leon Fuller after the 1981 season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12San Diego State
L 14–3025,257–25,287[3]
September 19at Tennessee*
L 0–4293,972[4]
September 26at West Virginia*
L 3–4948,716[5]
October 3at Air Force
L 14–2820,300[6]
October 10No. 19 Mississippi State*dagger
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
L 27–3724,761[7]
October 17Utah
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
L 13–2415,933[8]
October 24at UTEP
L 29–3511,300[9]
October 31at Wyoming
L 21–5523,327[10]
November 7BYU
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
L 14–6317,851[11]
November 14New Mexico
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
L 16–2810,149[12]
November 21at No. 20 Arizona State*
L 7–5261,00[13]
November 28at Hawaii
L 6–5932,955[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "2018 Colorado State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado State University. 2018. pp. 165, 169. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Sarkis 'Sark' Arslanian, fired this week as Colorado State..." UPI. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  3. ^ Hank Wesch (September 20, 1981). "Aztec Aerial Circus Blitzes Rams 30-14". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. H-1. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  4. ^ "Vols romp by erring Rams, 42–0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 20, 1981. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "West Virginia romps 49–3". The Times Recorder. September 27, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Air Force 28, Colorado State 14". The Tampa Tribune. October 4, 1981. p. 6D. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Miss. State gets a scare but beats Colorado State 37–27". The Clarion-Ledger. October 11, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Utah rolls past Rams". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 18, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Hey! Miner Billy finally has a ball". The El Paso Times. October 25, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cowboys blitz hapless Colorado State, 55–21". Casper Star-Tribune. November 1, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "BYU's Jim McMahon passes for seven TDs, 538 yards". The Roanoke Times. November 8, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "New Mexico tops winless Colorado State". The Daily Sentinel. November 15, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Sun Devils humiliate CSU, 52–7". The Arizona Daily Sun. November 22, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "UH ram-rods CSU into submission". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. November 29, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "1981 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 13, 2020.