1973 Colorado State Rams football team

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]

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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