2016 Colorado State Rams football team

American college football season

2016 Colorado State Rams football

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, L 50–61 vs. Idaho
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	Mountain Division
Record	7–6 (5–3 MW)
Head coach	Mike Bobo (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Will Friend (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Marty English (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium
Uniform

Seasons← 2015 2017 →

2016 Mountain West Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Mountain Division
Wyoming xy	6	–	2	8	–	6
Boise State x	6	–	2	10	–	3
New Mexico x	6	–	2	9	–	4
Air Force	5	–	3	10	–	3
Colorado State	5	–	3	7	–	6
Utah State	1	–	7	3	–	9
West Division
No. 25 San Diego State xy$	6	–	2	11	–	3
Hawaii	4	–	4	7	–	7
Nevada	3	–	5	5	–	7
San Jose State	3	–	5	4	–	8
UNLV	3	–	5	4	–	8
Fresno State	0	–	8	1	–	11
Championship: San Diego State 27, Wyoming 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rams were led by second-year head coach Mike Bobo and played their home games at Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium. It was their last season before moving to a new stadium in 2017. They were a member of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl where they lost to Idaho.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	vs. Colorado*	Sports Authority Field at Mile High Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	ESPN	L 7–44	69,850
September 10	2:00 p.m.	UTSA*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	MW Net/Twitter	W 23–14	20,673
September 17	2:00 p.m.	Northern Colorado*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	RTRM	W 47–21	26,718
September 24	10:00 a.m.	at Minnesota*	TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	ESPNU	L 24–31	44,854
October 1	8:15 p.m.	Wyoming	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (Bronze Boot)	ESPNU	L 17–38	33,500
October 8	8:00 p.m.	Utah State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	CBSSN	W 31–24	32,387
October 15	8:15 p.m.	at No. 15 Boise State	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN2	L 23–28	33,448
October 22	3:30 p.m.	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	RTRM	W 42–23	18,362
November 5	1:30 p.m.	Fresno State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	RTRM	W 37–0	23,187
November 12	8:15 p.m.	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Battle for the Ram–Falcon Trophy)	ESPNU	L 46–49	23,467
November 19	8:15 p.m.	New Mexico	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ESPN2	W 49–31	29,133
November 26	7:00 p.m.	at San Diego State	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	CBSSN	W 63–31	34,223
December 22	5:00 p.m.	vs. Idaho*	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)	ESPN	L 50–61	24,975
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Mountain time

Schedule Source:

Roster

2016 Colorado State Rams football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`1`	Dalyn Dawkins	Jr
WR	`4`	Michael Gallup	Jr
QB	`5`	Faton Bauta	Sr
FB	`5`	Jared Bohm	Fr
RB	`6`	Darius May	Fr
QB	`7`	Nick Stevens	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`2`	Robert Awunganyi	Fr
DB	`3`	A'Keitheon Whitner	Jr
DL	`4`	Christian Colon	Fr
DB	`5`	Tyree Simmons	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Mike Bobo

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Vs. Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	0	0	7	7
Buffaloes	21	10	6	7	44

UTSA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	7	7	0	0	14
Rams	10	10	0	3	23

Northern Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	14	7	21
Rams	21	17	3	6	47

At Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	0	10	7	24
Golden Gophers	7	10	7	7	31

Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	3	21	14	0	38
Rams	7	10	0	0	17

Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	14	10	0	0	24
Rams	10	0	14	7	31

At Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	3	0	0	20	23
No. 15 Broncos	0	7	14	7	28

At UNLV

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	14	21	0	7	42
Rebels	0	0	10	13	23

Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
Rams	10	13	14	0	37

At Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	14	10	14	8	46
Falcons	7	21	14	7	49

New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	7	3	7	14	31
Rams	14	14	21	0	49

This was the Rams' final home game at Hughes Stadium.

At San Diego State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	21	21	14	7	63
Aztecs	7	17	0	7	31

Vs. Idaho–Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	0	20	21	20	61
Rams	0	7	7	36	50

References

"2016 Colorado State Rams Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 13, 2016.

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