1978 Colorado State Rams football team
American college football season
| 1978 Colorado State Rams football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (2–4 WAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Charles Armey (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Scott Henington (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Hughes Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 Colorado State Rams football team was an American football team that represented Colorado State University in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its sixth season under head coach Sark Arslanian, the team compiled a 5–6 record (2–4 against WAC opponents).
The team's statistical leaders included Steve Fairchild with 905 passing yards, Larry Jones with 898 rushing yards, and Mark R. Bell with 459 receiving yards.[1]
Senior defensive end Mike Bell was consensus first-team All-American[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | Utah State* | L 20–21 | 24,285 | ||
| September 23 | at BYU | L 6–32 | 31,052 | ||
| September 30 | at Utah | L 6–30 | 27,821 | ||
| October 7 | UTEP |
| W 39–29 | 24,173 | |
| October 14 | at Air Force* | W 31–13 | 22,386 | ||
| October 21 | UNLV |
| L 6–33 | 21,585 | |
| October 28 | Wyoming |
| L 3–13 | 28,651 | [3] |
| November 4 | at San Diego State | L 31–34 | 38,494 | [4] | |
| November 11 | at New Mexico |
| W 26–15 | 14,747 | |
| November 18 | West Virginia* |
| W 50–14 | 12,782 | [5] |
| November 25 | at Pacific (CA)* | W 20–13 | 5,000 | ||
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Team players in the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Mike Bell | Defensive end | 1 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Mark E. Bell | Tight end | 4 | 102 | Seattle Seahawks |
| Mark R. Bell | Wide receiver | 5 | 130 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Bill Leer | Center | 11 | 292 | Atlanta Falcons |
References
- ^ "1978 Colorado State Rams Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
- ^ "Where are you now, Mike Bell". Colorado State University Athletics. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Cowboys win battle with Rams 13-3". Casper Star-Tribune. October 29, 1978. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dave Distel (November 5, 1978). "Aztecs Stand Off the Rams, 34-31". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "WVU clobbered again". The Roanoke Times. November 19, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1978 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
