American college football season
The 1997 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Rams were led by fifth-year head coach Sonny Lubick and played their home games at Hughes Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado. Colorado State competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference in the Pacific Division. They won that division with a 7–1 conference record, earning them a spot in the 1997 WAC Championship Game, where they defeated New Mexico to earn their third WAC title in four years. They were invited to the 1997 Holiday Bowl, where they defeated Missouri, and were ranked 17th in the final AP Poll of the season, the second ranked finish in school history and first since 1994.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 30 | Nevada* | | | W 45–13 | 29,672 | |
September 6 | at No. 8 Colorado* | No. 24 | | L 21–31 | 53,416 | |
September 13 | at Utah State* | No. 25 | | W 35–24 | 22,097 | |
September 20 | Air Force | No. 23 | - Hughes Stadium
- Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)
| L 0–24 | 34,071 | |
October 4 | Hawaii | | - Hughes Stadium
- Fort Collins, CO
| W 63–0 | 30,047 | |
October 11 | at San Jose State | | | W 55–20 | 10,384 | |
October 18 | at Wyoming | | | W 14–7 | 34,745 | |
| Tulsa | | - Hughes Stadium
- Fort Collins, CO
| W 44–8 | 27,542 | |
November 1 | at UNLV | | | W 45–19 | 19,654 | |
November 8 | Fresno State | | - Hughes Stadium
- Fort Collins, CO
| W 41–3 | 27,641 | |
November 22 | at San Diego State | No. 25 | | W 38–17 | 25,704 | |
December 6 | vs. New Mexico | No. 20 | | W 41–13 | 12,706 | [1] |
| vs. No. 19 Missouri* | No. 18 | | W 35–24 | 50,761 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
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AP | — | — | 24 | 25 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
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Coaches | — | | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
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1997 Colorado State Rams football team roster |
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Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 1998-01-15 |
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