1974 Colorado State Rams football team

1974 Colorado State Rams football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record4–6–1 (2–3–1 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDoug Gerhart (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorCharles Armey (2nd season)
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
BYU $ 6 0 1 7 4 1
Arizona 6 1 0 9 2 0
Arizona State 4 3 0 7 5 0
New Mexico 3 4 0 4 6 1
UTEP 3 4 0 4 7 0
Colorado State 2 3 1 4 6 1
Utah 1 5 0 1 10 0
Wyoming 1 6 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1974 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their second season under head coach Sark Arslanian, the Rams compiled a 4–6–1 record.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at New MexicoL 23–3216,308[3]
September 21at Florida State*W 14–730,984[4]
September 28Memphis State*L 18–2023,984[5]
October 5BYU
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
T 33–3317,458[6]
October 12at Utah State*L 23–249,008[7]
October 19Nevada*dagger
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 66–1724,472[8]
October 26at Arkansas*L 9–4344,852[9]
November 2Wyoming
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)
W 11–619,555[10]
November 9at ArizonaL 21–3433,116[11]
November 26UTEP
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 56–2416,883[12]
December 4at Arizona StateL 21–2645,235[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1974 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 2, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 Colorado State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado State University. 2020. p. 189. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "New Mexico victor". The Indianapolis Star. September 15, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Seminoles suffer 14th straight loss". The Bradenton Herald. September 22, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "By a foot Williams' field goal propels Tigers". The Commercial Appeal. September 29, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "BYU, Rams battle to tie". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 6, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Utah State pins defeat on CSU". The Arizona Daily Star. October 13, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Colorado State romps, 66–17". The Daily Herald. October 20, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Porkers romp Rams, 43–9". El Dorado News-Times. October 27, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "CSU nips Wyoming". The Tampa Tribune-Times. November 3, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Cats thump Rams, 34–21". Casper Star-Tribune. November 10, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Rams rip UTEP 56–24". The Daily Sentinel. November 17, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Rams blow lead, rally falls short". Fort Collins Coloradoan. November 24, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.