# 2013 Colorado State Rams football team

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 | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 4:00 p.m. | vs. Colorado* | Sports Authority Field at Mile HighDenver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown) | CBSSN | L 27–41 | 59,601 |
| September 7 | 5:00 p.m. | at Tulsa* | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | CBSSN | L 27–30 | 22,875 |
| September 14 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 14 (FCS) Cal Poly* | Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO | | W 34–17 | 14,146 |
| September 21 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Alabama* | Bryant–Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL | ESPN2 | L 6–31 | 101,821 |
| September 28 | 1:30 p.m. | UTEP* | Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO | CBSSN | W 59–42 | 19,517 |
| October 12 | 1:30 p.m. | San Jose State | Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO | CBSSN | L 27–34 | 26,022 |
| October 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at Wyoming | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY (Battle for the Bronze Boot) | RTRM | W 52–22 | 24,953 |
| October 26 | 10:00 p.m. | at Hawaii | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI | | W 35–28 | 29,752 |
| November 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Boise State | Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO | CBSSN | L 30–42 | 21,133 |
| November 9 | 1:30 p.m. | Nevada | Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO | Campus Insiders | W 38–17 | 15,234 |
| November 16 | 5:00 p.m. | at New Mexico | University StadiumAlbuquerque, NM | RTRM | W 66–42 | 19,376 |
| November 23 | 1:30 p.m. | at Utah State | Romney StadiumLogan, UT | CBSSN | L 0–13 | 20,284 |
| November 30 | 12:00 p.m. | Air Force | Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO (Battle for the Ram–Falcon Trophy) | ESPN3 | W 58–13 | 15,546 |
| December 21 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. Washington State* | University StadiumAlbuquerque, NM (New Mexico Bowl) | ESPN | W 48–45 | 27,104 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Mountain time |||||||

## Game summaries
### vs Colorado

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

### At Tulsa

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

### Cal Poly

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 14 (FCS) Mustangs | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Rams | 13 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 34 |

### At Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| No. 1 Crimson Tide | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 31 |

### UTEP

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

### San Jose State

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

### At Wyoming

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

### At Hawaii

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

### Boise State

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

### Nevada

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

### At New Mexico

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

### At Utah State

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

### Air Force

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

### Washington State (New Mexico Bowl)

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

## Players in the 2014 NFL Draft

| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Weston Richburg | C | 2 | 43 | New York Giants |
| Crockett Gilmore | TE | 3 | 99 | Baltimore Ravens |
| Shaquil Barrett | LB | UDFA* | N/A | Denver Broncos |
* = undrafted free agent.