2013 Colorado State Rams football team

2013 Colorado State Rams football
New Mexico Bowl Champions
New Mexico Bowl vs. Washington State, W 48–45
Conference	Mountain West Conference Mountain Division
2013 record	8–6 (5–3 MWC)
Head coach	Jim McElwain (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Dave Baldwin (2nd year)
Co-defensive coordinator	Marty English (2nd year)
Co-defensive coordinator	Al Simmons (2nd year)
Home stadium	Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium (Capacity: 32,500)

2013 Mountain West Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
Utah State x		7	–	1					9	–	5
Boise State		6	–	2					8	–	5
Colorado State		5	–	3					8	–	6
Wyoming		3	–	5					5	–	7
New Mexico		1	–	7					3	–	9
Air Force		0	–	8					2	–	10
West Division
Fresno State x$		7	–	1					11	–	2
San Diego State		6	–	2					8	–	5
UNLV		5	–	3					7	–	6
San Jose State		5	–	3					6	–	6
Nevada		3	–	5					4	–	8
Hawaii		0	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: Fresno State 24, Utah State 17
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rams were led by second year head coach Jim McElwain and played their home games at Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium. They were members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 8–6, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in third place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they defeated Washington State.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	4:00 PM	vs. Colorado*		Sports Authority Field at Mile High • Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	CBSSN	L 27–41	59,601
September 7	5:00 PM	at Tulsa*		H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK	CBSSN	L 27–30	22,875
September 14	1:30 PM	#14 (FCS) Cal Poly*		Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO		W 34–17	14,146
September 21	5:00 PM	at #1 Alabama*		Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	ESPN2	L 6–31	101,821
September 28	1:30 PM	UTEP*		Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO	CBSSN	W 59–42	19,517
October 12	1:30 PM	San Jose State		Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO	CBSSN	L 27–34	26,022
October 19	12:00 PM	at Wyoming		War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY (Battle for the Bronze Boot)	RTRM	W 52–22	24,953
October 26	10:00 PM	at Hawaii		Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI		W 35–28	29,752
November 2	6:00 PM	Boise State		Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO	CBSSN	L 30–42	21,133
November 9	1:30 PM	Nevada		Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO		W 38–17	15,234
November 16	5:00 PM	at New Mexico		University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM	RTRM	W 66–42	19,376
November 23	1:30 PM	at Utah State		Romney Stadium • Logan, UT	CBSSN	L 0–13	20,284
November 30	12:00 PM	Air Force		Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO (Battle for the Ram–Falcon Trophy)	ESPN3	W 58–13	15,546
December 21	12:00 PM	vs. Washington State*		University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM (New Mexico Bowl)	ESPN	W 48–45	27,104
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Game notes

vs Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	10	14	3	27
Buffaloes	10	10	3	18	41

See also: 2013 Colorado Buffaloes football team and Rocky Mountain Showdown

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
22–62–2	2012	CSU, 22–17

@ Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	13	7	0	27
Golden Hurricane	14	0	3	13	30

See also: 2013 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–4	1998	CSU, 34–7

Cal Poly

	1	2	3	4	Total
#14 (FCS) Mustangs	3	7	7	0	17
Rams	13	14	0	7	34

See also: 2013 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

@ Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	0	6	0	6
#1 Crimson Tide	7	10	0	14	31

See also: 2013 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

UTEP

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	7	0	21	14	42
Rams	14	14	9	22	59

See also: 2013 UTEP Miners football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24–10	2011	UTEP, 31–17

San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	3	14	7	10	34
Rams	7	17	0	3	27

See also: 2013 San Jose State Spartans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–3	2012	SJSU, 40–20

@ Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	14	10	14	14	52
Cowboys	0	7	8	7	22

See also: 2013 Wyoming Cowboys football team and Bronze Boot

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
55–44–5	2012	WYO, 45–31

@ Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	14	21	0	0	35
Warriors	7	10	0	11	28

See also: 2013 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–9	2012	CSU, 42–27

Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	7	21	7	7	42
Rams	10	7	0	13	30

See also: 2013 Boise State Broncos football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2012	BSU, 42–14

Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	0	7	10	0	17
Rams	3	3	18	14	38

See also: 2013 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–2	2011	NEV, 51–6

@ New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	14	17	14	21	66
Lobos	7	14	21	0	42

See also: 2013 New Mexico Lobos football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
35–25	2012	CSU, 24–20

@ Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	0	0	0	0
Aggies	0	3	7	3	13

See also: 2013 Utah State Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36–31–2	2012	USU, 31–19

Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	0	0	13	13
Rams	13	17	21	7	58

See also: 2013 Air Force Falcons football team and Ram–Falcon Trophy

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–31–1	2012	AF, 42–21

Washington State (New Mexico Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	21	14	3	7	45
Rams	10	13	7	18	48

See also: 2013 Washington State Cougars football team and 2013 New Mexico Bowl

Ken Williamson is the referee from the SEC.

1st quarter scoring: WSU – River Cracraft 25-yard pass from Connor Halliday (Andrew Furney kick); WSU – Gabe Marks 1-yard pass from Halliday (Furney kick); CSU – Charles Lovett for 63-yard pass from Garrett Grayson (Jared Roberts kick); WSU – Theron West 28-yard pass from Halliday (Furney kick); CSU – Jared Roberts 25-yard field goal

2nd quarter scoring: CSU – Roberts 19-yard field goal; WSU – Vince Mayle 28-yard pass from Halliday (Furney kick); WSU – Rickey Galvin for 3 yards (Furney kick); CSU – Kapri Bibbs 1-yard run (Roberts kick); CSU – Roberts 30-yard field goal

3rd quarter scoring: WSU – Furney 33-yard field goal; CSU – Bibbs 75-yard run (Roberts kick)

4th quarter scoring: WSU – Isiah Myers 22-yard pass from Halliday (Furney kick); CSU – Jordon Vaden 12-yard pass from Grayson (Roberts kick); CSU – Bibbs 2-yard run (Bibbs run); CSU – Roberts 41-yard field goal