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Colorado State Rams football

Colorado State Rams football
2023 Colorado State Rams football team
First season1893
Athletic directorJoe Parker
Head coachJay Norvell
2nd season, 8–16 (.333)
StadiumCanvas Stadium
(capacity: 41,000[1])
FieldSonny Lubick Field
Year built2017
Field surfaceArtificial turf
LocationFort Collins, Colorado
NCAA divisionDivision I FBS
ConferenceMountain West
DivisionMountain (2013–2019 and 2021–present)
All-time record540–616–33[2] (.468)
Bowl record6–11 (.353)
Conference titles15
RivalriesColorado (rivalry)
Wyoming (rivalry)
Air Force (rivalry)
Consensus All-Americans5[3]
Current uniform
ColorsGreen and gold[4]
   
Fight songStalwart Rams
MascotCAM the Ram
OutfitterUnder Armour
WebsiteCSURams.com

The Colorado State Rams football program (established 1893) represents Colorado State University and is a member of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the Mountain West Conference. [5] The Rams have long-standing rivalries with Colorado, Wyoming, and Air Force. The team is currently led by head coach Jay Norvell, who was hired in December 2021.

The Rams have played their home games at Canvas Stadium since 2017. Previously, the team played 49 seasons (19682016) at Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium. The first game at Canvas Stadium (known as Colorado State Stadium for the 2017 season only) was played on August 26, 2017, when the Rams defeated the Oregon State Beavers 58–27.[6]

  1. ^ "And the name is ... Canvas Stadium". June 5, 2018. Archived from the original on April 12, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "CSU Football Winsipedia". Archived from the original on 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  3. ^ "McBride Adds AP All-American Honors; Reaches Consensus Status". December 13, 2021. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  4. ^ Colorado State Brand Standards (PDF). August 11, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  5. ^ "Colorado State University 2007 Season Review." McGraw Athletic Center, Fort Collins, CO. Release No. 13, 12/31/07. Pg 16.
  6. ^ Worthington, Danika (26 August 2017). "A stadium — and many alumni — return to Colorado State's campus after a long hiatus". The Denver Post. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.