# 2019 Colorado State Rams football team

The 2019 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rams were led by fifth-year head coach Mike Bobo and played their home games at Sonny Lubick Field at Canvas Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado as members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. The Rams finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in fifth place in the Mountain Division.
On December 4, head coach Mike Bobo agreed to step down as head coach. He finished at Colorado State with a five-year record of 28–35.

## Preseason
### Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
| John Mackey Award | Cameron Butler | TE | JR |
| John Mackey Award | Trey McBride | TE | SO |
| Ray Guy Award | Ryan Stonehouse | P | JR |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Adam Prentice | RB | JR |

### Mountain West media days

The Mountain West media days were held from July 23−24, 2019 at Green Valley Ranch in Henderson, NV.

#### Media poll

The preseason poll was released at the Mountain West media days on July 23, 2019. The Rams were predicted to finish in fifth place in the MW Mountain Division.
Mountain :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Boise State | 120 (15) |
| 2 | Utah State | 108 (6) |
| 3 | Air Force | 73 |
| 4 | Wyoming | 66 |
| 5 | Colorado State | 52 |
| 6 | New Mexico | 22 |
West :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Fresno State | 122 (17) |
| 2 | San Diego State | 106 (3) |
| 3 | Nevada | 74 |
| 4 | Hawaii | 67 (1) |
| 5 | UNLV | 51 |
| 6 | San Jose State | 21 |

#### Preseason All-Mountain West Team

The Rams had one player selected to the preseason All−Mountain West Team.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. Colorado* | Broncos Stadium at Mile HighDenver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown) | ESPN | L 31–52 | 66,997 |
| September 7 | 2:00 p.m. | Western Illinois* | Canvas StadiumFort Collins, CO | AT&T RM | W 38–13 | 19,435 |
| September 14 | 2:00 p.m. | at Arkansas* | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR | SECN | L 34–55 | 55,583 |
| September 21 | 8:15 p.m. | Toledo* | Canvas StadiumFort Collins, CO | ESPN2 | L 35–41 | 24,464 |
| September 28 | 5:30 p.m. | at Utah State | Maverik StadiumLogan, UT | CBSSN | L 24–34 | 20,017 |
| October 5 | 8:00 p.m. | San Diego State | Canvas StadiumFort Collins, CO | ESPN2 | L 10–24 | 29,767 |
| October 11 | 6:00 p.m. | at New Mexico | Dreamstyle StadiumAlbuquerque, NM | CBSSN | W 35–21 | 15,393 |
| October 26 | 5:30 p.m. | at Fresno State | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | ESPNU | W 41–31 | 32,890 |
| November 2 | 1:30 p.m. | UNLV | Canvas StadiumFort Collins, CO | AT&T RM | W 37–17 | 24,103 |
| November 16 | 5:00 p.m. | Air Force | Canvas StadiumFort Collins, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy) | ESPN2 | L 21–38 | 24,914 |
| November 22 | 7:30 p.m. | at Wyoming | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY (Border War) | ESPN2 | L 7–17 | 21,152 |
| November 29 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 20 Boise State | Canvas StadiumFort Collins, CO | CBSSN | L 24–31 | 12,324 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Mountain time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### Vs. Colorado

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| Buffaloes | 7 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 52 |
at Broncos Stadium at Mile High, Denver, CO
* Date: August 30, 2019
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. MDT
* TV: ESPN
* ESPN – Colorado State Rams vs. Colorado Buffaloes (Rocky Mountain Showdown) Preview
Game information :
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Passing
CSU –
CU –
Rushing
CSU –
CU –
Receiving
CSU –
CU – :

### Western Illinois

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Leathernecks | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Rams | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 38 |
at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, CO
* Date: September 7, 2019
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. MDT
* ESPN – Western Illinois Leathernecks at Colorado State Rams Preview
Game information :
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Passing
WIU –
CSU –
Rushing
WIU –
CSU –
Receiving
WIU –
CSU – :

### At Arkansas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 14 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 34 |
| Razorbacks | 24 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 55 |
at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, AR
* Date: September 14, 2019
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 87 °F (31 °C) • Wind: S 9 mph
* Game attendance: 55,583
* Referee: Marc Curles
* TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), D. J. Shockley (color), Dawn Davenport (sideline)
* ESPN – Colorado State Rams at Arkansas Razorbacks Preview
Game information :
First Quarter
(14:42) CSU – Marvin Kinsey Jr. 75 yard rush, Cayden Camper kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:18; Colorado State 7–0)
(13:00) ARK – Trey Knox 24 yard pass from Nick Starkel, Connor Limpert kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:42; Tied 7–7)
(7:54) ARK – Chase Harrell 14 yard pass from Nick Starkel, Connor Limpert kick (Drive: 11 yards, 82 yards, 3:34; Arkansas 14–7)
(5:54) ARK – Rakeem Boyd 59 yard rush, Connor Limpert kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:25; Arkansas 21–7)
(3:27) CSU – Warren Jackson 14 yard pass from Collin Hill, Cayden Camper kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:32; Arkansas 21–14)
(1:02) ARK – Connor Limpert 54 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards, 2:25; Arkansas 24–14)
Second Quarter
(11:41) ARK – Connor Limpert 22 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 34 yards, 3:13; Arkansas 27–14)
(7:31) CSU – Collin Hill 1 yard rush, Cayden Camper kick (Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 1:55; Arkansas 27–21)
(0:04) CSU – Cayden Camper 46 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 2:37; Arkansas 27–24)
Third Quarter
(13:07) ARK – Rakeem Boyd 4 yard rush, Connor Limpert kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:53; Arkansas 34–24)
(5:45) CSU – Cayden Camper 21 yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 7:22; Arkansas 34–27)
(2:26) CSU – Dante Wright 75 yard pass from Patrick O'Brien, Cayden Camper kick (Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 1:44; Tied 34–34)
Fourth Quarter
(8:52) ARK – Devwah Whaley 5 yard rush, Connor Limpert kick (Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 2:43; Arkansas 41–34)
(5:32) ARK – Cheyenne O'Grady 62 yard pass from Nick Starkel, Connor Limpert kick (Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 2:10; Arkansas 48–34)
(3:31) ARK – LaDarrius Bishop 25 yard fumble return, Connor Limpert kick (Arkansas 55–34)
Passing
CSU – Patrick O'Brien – 7/10, 106 yards, 1 TD
ARK – Nick Starkel – 20/35, 305 yards, 3 TD
Rushing
CSU – Marvin Kinsey Jr. – 20 carries, 180 yards, 1 TD
ARK – Rakeem Boyd – 20 yards, 122 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
CSU – Dante Wright – 4 receptions, 97 yards, 1 TD
ARK – Treylon Burks – 4 receptions, 92 yards :

### Toledo

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rockets | 7 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 41 |
| Rams | 7 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 35 |
at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, CO
* Date: September 21, 2019
* Game time: TBA
* TV: ESPN Nets
* ESPN – Toledo Rockets at Colorado State Rams Preview
Game information :
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Passing
TOL –
CSU –
Rushing
TOL –
CSU –
Receiving
TOL –
CSU – :

### At Utah State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| Aggies | 7 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 34 |
at Maverik Stadium, Logan, UT
* Date: September 28, 2019
* Game time: 5:30 p.m. MDT
* TV: CBSSN
* ESPN – Colorado State Rams at Utah State Aggies Preview
Game information :
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Passing
CSU –
USU –
Rushing
CSU –
USU –
Receiving
CSU –
USU – :

### San Diego State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aztecs | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Rams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, CO
* Date: October 5, 2019
* Game time: TBA
* TV: ESPN Nets
* ESPN – San Diego State Aztecs at Colorado State Rams Preview
Game information :
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Passing
SDSU –
CSU –
Rushing
SDSU –
CSU –
Receiving
SDSU –
CSU – :

### At New Mexico

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Lobos | 6 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Dreamstyle Stadium, Albuquerque, NM
* Date: October 11, 2019
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. MDT
* TV: CBSSN
* ESPN – Colorado State Rams at New Mexico Lobos Preview
Game information :
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Passing
CSU –
UNM –
Rushing
CSU –
UNM –
Receiving
CSU –
UNM – :

### At Fresno State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 14 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 41 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
at Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, CA
* Date: October 26, 2019
* Game time: 4:30 p.m. PDT
* TV: ESPN Nets
* ESPN – Colorado State Rams at Fresno State Bulldogs Preview
Game information :
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Passing
CSU –
FRES –
Rushing
CSU –
FRES –
Receiving
CSU –
FRES – :

### UNLV

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rebels | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| Rams | 21 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 37 |
at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, CO
* Date: November 2, 2019
* Game time: 1:38 p.m. MDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 44 °F (7 °C) • Weather: Clear and Sunny • Wind: E 5 MPH
* Game attendance: 24,103
* Referee: Michael VanderVelde
* TV announcers (AT&T RM): Drew Goodman, Sherdrick Bonner, Brad Thompson (sideline) and Taylor McGregor (sideline)
* ESPN – UNLV Rebels at Colorado State Rams Preview
Game information :
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Passing
UNLV –
CSU –
Rushing
UNLV –
CSU –
Receiving
UNLV –
CSU – :

### Air Force

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 10 | 0 | 28 | 38 |
| Rams | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, CO
* Date: November 16, 2019
* Game time: 5:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: Temperature: 42 °F (6 °C) • Wind: 23 mph • Weather: Cloudy and Windy
* Game attendance: 24,914
* Referee: David Alvarez
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (analyst) & Lauren Sisler (sideline)
* ESPN – Air Force Falcons at Colorado State Rams (Ram–Falcon Trophy) Preview
Game information :
First Quarter
(09:03) CSU TD – Trey McBride 4-yard pass from Patrick O'Brien, Maxwell Poduska kick Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:57; Colorado State 7–0
(03:32) CSU TD – Mohamed Kamara 63-yard fumble return, Maxwell Poduska kick Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Colorado State 14–0
Second Quarter
(06:42) AF TD – Benjamin Waters 31-yard pass from Donald Hammond III, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:18; Colorado State 14–7
(01:05) AF FG – Jake Koehnke 31-yard field goal Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, 2:43; Colorado State 14–10
Third Quarter
No scoring
Fourth Quarter
(13:44) AF TD – Geraud Sanders 50-yard pass from Donald Hammond III, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:36; Air Force 17–14
(07:21) AF TD – Benjamin Waters 28-yard pass from Donald Hammond III, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 4:41; Air Force 24–14
(06:36) CSU TD – Dante Wright 17-yard pass from Patrick O'Brien, Maxwell Poduska kick Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:45; Air Force 24–21
(02:32) AF TD – Donald Hammond III 1-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:04; Air Force 31–21
(01:22) AF TD – Zane Lewis 99-yard interception return, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Air Force 38–21
Passing
AF – Donald Hammond III: 5/11, 126 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
CSU – Patrick O'Brien: 28/43, 347 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
AF – Kadin Remsberg: 17 carries, 101 yards
CSU – Marcus McElroy: 11 carries, 51 yards
Receiving
AF – Benjamin Waters: 2 receptions, 59 yards, 2 TD
CSU – Warren Jackson: 8 receptions, 88 yards :

### At Wyoming

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, WY
* Date: November 22, 2019
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. MST
* Game attendance: 21,152
* TV: ESPN2
* ESPN – Colorado State Rams at Wyoming Cowboys (Border War) Preview
Game information :
First Quarter
No scoring
Second Quarter
(11:52) WYO – Tyler Vander Waal 1-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick Drive: 11 plays, 93 yards, 5:30; Wyoming 7–0
(4:52) CSU – Warren Jackson 4-yard touchdown receptions from Patrick O'Brien, Braxton Davis kick Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 7:00; Tied 7–7
Third Quarter
(6:04) WYO – Levi Williams 1-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 5:41; Wyoming 14–7
Fourth Quarter
(3:33) WYO – Cooper Rothe 48-yard field goal Drive: 11 plays, 28 yards, 5:44; Wyoming 17–7
Passing
CSU – Patrick O'Brien – 17/29, 217 yards, TD, INT
WYO – Tyler Vander Waal – 6/13, 56 yards
Rushing
CSU – Jaylen Thomas – 14 carries, 23 yards
WYO – Xazavian Valladay – 27 carries, 154 yards
Receiving
CSU – Warren Jackson – 6 receptions, 95 yards, TD
WYO – Austin Conway – 3 receptions, 35 yards :

### Boise State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 20 Broncos | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| Rams | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, CO
* Date: November 29, 2019
* Game time: 1:30 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 24 °F (−4 °C) • Weather: Overcast, Cold • Wind: 10 MPH NW
* Game attendance: 12,324
* Referee: M. VanderVelde
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz, Aaron Murray
* ESPN – Boise State Broncos at Colorado State Rams Preview
Game information :
First Quarter
(11:12) CSU – Jaylen Thomas 3-yard run, Braxton Davis kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:48; Colorado State 7–0)
(2:34) BSU – Garrett Collingham 2-yard run, Eric Sachse kick (Drive: 17 plays, 73 yards, 8:32; Tied 7–7)
Second Quarter
(14:55) BSU – CT Thomas 5-yard pass from Jaylon Henderson, Eric Sachse kick (Drive: 5 yards, 20 yards, 2:31; Boise State 14–7)
(8:47) CSU – Warren Jackson 16-yard pass from Patrick O'Brien, Braxton Davis kick (Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 6:04; Tied 14–14)
(1:16) BSU – Garrett Collingham 3-yard pass from Jaylon Henderson, Eric Sachse kick (Drive: 14 plays, 79 yards, 7:25; Boise State 21–14)
(0:18) BSU – Eric Sachse 39-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 0:23; Boise State 24–14)
Third Quarter
(3:49) CSU – Trey McBride 28-yard pass from Patrick O'Brien, Braxton Davis kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:30; Boise State 24–21)
Fourth Quarter
(11:26) BSU – Jaylon Henderson 1-yard run, Eric Sachse kick (Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 2:19; Boise State 31–21)
(8:02) CSU – Braxton Davis 34-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 3:18; Boise State 31–24)
Passing
BSU – Jaylon Henderson – 26/36, 253 yards, 2 TD
CSU – Patrick O'Brien – 26/40, 175 yards
Rushing
BSU – George Holani – 18 carries, 42 yards
CSU – Kentrail Moran – 9 carries, 36 yards, TD
Receiving
BSU – John Hightower – 7 receptions, 103 yards
CSU – Trey McBride – 9 receptions, 101 yards, TD :
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