# 2024 Colorado State Rams football team

The 2024 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Jay Norvell, the Rams played their home games at Canvas Stadium located in Fort Collins, Colorado.
After a victory over Nevada on November 2, the Rams became bowl eligible for the first time since 2017. The Rams were invited to the Arizona Bowl, where they played Miami (OH) and lost 43-17.

## Preseason
### Mountain West media poll

The Mountain West's preseason prediction poll was released on July 10, 2024.
Mountain West media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Boise State | 543 (38) |
| 2 | UNLV | 471 (4) |
| 3 | Fresno State | 460 (4) |
| 4 | Air Force | 384 |
| 5 | Colorado State | 337 |
| 6 | Wyoming | 296 |
| 7 | Utah State | 285 |
| 8 | San Diego State | 251 |
| 9 | Hawaii | 214 |
| 10 | San Jose State | 185 |
| 11 | New Mexico | 85 |
| 12 | Nevada | 77 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 4 Texas* | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX | ESPN | L 0–52 | 99,171 |
| September 7 | 5:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado* | Canvas StadiumFort Collins, CO | Altitude | W 38–17 | 36,573 |
| September 14 | 5:30 p.m. | Colorado* | Canvas StadiumFort Collins, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown) | CBS | L 9–28 | 40,099 |
| September 21 | 3:00 p.m. | UTEP* | Canvas StadiumFort Collins, CO | TruTV | W 27–17 | 29,151 |
| October 5 | 4:30 p.m. | at Oregon State* | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR | The CW | L 31–39 $^{2OT}$ | 36,433 |
| October 12 | 1:30 p.m. | San Jose State | Canvas StadiumFort Collins, CO | TruTV | W 31–24 | 27,280 |
| October 19 | 6:00 p.m. | at Air Force | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO (rivalry) | CBSSN | W 21–13 | 27,598 |
| October 26 | 3:00 p.m. | New Mexico | Canvas StadiumFort Collins, CO | Altitude | W 17–6 | 36,980 |
| November 2 | 5:00 p.m. | at Nevada | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | CBSSN | W 38–21 | 16,019 |
| November 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Wyoming | Canvas StadiumFort Collins, CO (Border War) | CBSSN | W 24–10 | 36,720 |
| November 23 | 8:30 p.m. | at Fresno State | Valley Children's StadiumFresno, CA | CBSSN | L 22–28 | 39,543 |
| November 29 | 1:30 p.m. | Utah State | Canvas StadiumFort Collins, CO | FS1 | W 42–37 | 24,772 |
| December 28 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Miami (OH)* | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ (Arizona Bowl) | The CW | L 17–43 | 40,076 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after October 31) - released prior to gameAll times are in Mountain time |||||||

## Game summaries
### at No. 4 Texas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 4 Longhorns | 7 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas
* Date: August 31
* Game time: 1:30 p.m. MDT/2:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 99,171
* Referee: David Smith
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sideline)
| Statistics | CSU | TEX |
| First downs | 11 | 26 |
| Total yards | 192 | 545 |
| Rushing yards | 118 | 190 |
| Passing yards | 74 | 355 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 29:17 | 30:43 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Colorado State | Passing | Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi | 10/18, 59 yards, INT |
| Colorado State | Rushing | Justin Marshall | 25 carries, 106 yards |
| Colorado State | Receiving | Tory Horton | 5 receptions, 31 yards |
| Texas | Passing | Quinn Ewers | 20/27, 260 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Texas | Rushing | Jerrick Gibson | 10 carries, 67 yards, TD |
| Texas | Receiving | Ryan Wingo | 4 receptions, 70 yards |

### Northern Colorado

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Rams | 10 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, Colorado
* Date: September 7
* Game time: 5:00 p.m. MDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 84 °F (29 °C)
* Game attendance: 36,573
* Referee: Nolan Dumas
* TV announcers (Altitude): Brian Roth (play-by-play) and Mike Sanford Jr. (analyst)
| Statistics | UNC | CSU |
| First downs | 13 | 21 |
| Total yards | 298 | 426 |
| Rushing yards | 107 | 224 |
| Passing yards | 191 | 202 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 27:54 | 32:06 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Northern Colorado | Passing | Peter Costelli | 11/22, 187 yards, 2 TD |
| Northern Colorado | Rushing | Peter Costelli | 10 rushes, 32 yards |
| Northern Colorado | Receiving | Brayden Munroe | 3 receptions, 86 yards, TD |
| Colorado State | Passing | Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi | 18/27, 202 yards, TD |
| Colorado State | Rushing | Keegan Holles | 10 rushes, 89 yards, TD |
| Colorado State | Receiving | Tory Horton | 3 receptions, 65 yards |

### Colorado

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buffaloes | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Rams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, Colorado
* Date: September 14
* Game time: 5:30 p.m. MDT
* Game weather: Sunny; 87 °F (31 °C)
* Game attendance: 40,099
* Referee: Jonathan Noli
* TV announcers (CBS): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (analyst), Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)
| Statistics | COLO | CSU |
| First downs | 23 | 17 |
| Total yards | 419 | 340 |
| Rushing yards | 109 | 130 |
| Passing yards | 310 | 209 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 4 |
| Time of possession | 30:07 | 29:53 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Colorado | Passing | Shedeur Sanders | 36/49, 310 yards, 4 TD |
| Colorado | Rushing | Micah Welch | 9 rushes, 65 yards |
| Colorado | Receiving | Travis Hunter | 10 receptions, 110 yards |
| Colorado State | Passing | Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi | 23/30, 185 yards, TD |
| Colorado State | Rushing | Avery Morrow | 3 rushes, 67 yards |
| Colorado State | Receiving | Jamari Person | 7 receptions, 51 yards |

### UTEP

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Miners | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Rams | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, Colorado
* Date: September 21
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. MDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 29,151
* Referee: Douglas Mercer
* TV announcers (TruTV): J. B. Long (play-by-play) and Mike Golic Jr. (analyst)
| Statistics | UTEP | CSU |
| First downs | 15 | 14 |
| Total yards | 324 | 356 |
| Rushing yards | 48 | 224 |
| Passing yards | 276 | 132 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 26:42 | 33:18 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UTEP | Passing | Cade McConnell | 19/29, 220 yards, 2 TD |
| UTEP | Rushing | Jevon Jackson | 10 rushes, 35 yards |
| UTEP | Receiving | Kenny Odom | 7 receptions, 128 yards, 2 TD |
| Colorado State | Passing | Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi | 14/22, 132 yards, TD, INT |
| Colorado State | Rushing | Avery Morrow | 21 rushes, 156 yards, 2 TD |
| Colorado State | Receiving | Jordan Ross | 1 reception, 36 yards |

### at Oregon State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Rams | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| Beavers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 39 |
at Reser Stadium, Corvallis, Oregon
* Date: October 5
* Game time: 4:30 p.m. MDT/3:30 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 36,433
* Referee: Chris Wiggins
* TV announcers (The CW): Ted Robinson (play-by-play) and Ryan Leaf (analyst)
| Statistics | CSU | OSU |
| First downs | 22 | 26 |
| Total yards | 439 | 398 |
| Rushing yards | 176 | 251 |
| Passing yards | 263 | 147 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 28:40 | 31:20 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Colorado State | Passing | Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi | 20/30, 263 yards, 2 TD |
| Colorado State | Rushing | Avery Morrow | 25 rushes, 140 yards, TD |
| Colorado State | Receiving | Tory Horton | 9 receptions, 158 yards, TD |
| Oregon State | Passing | Gevani McCoy | 16/28, 147 yards, INT |
| Oregon State | Rushing | Anthony Hankerson | 26 rushes, 113 yards, 2 TD |
| Oregon State | Receiving | Trent Walker | 7 receptions, 55 yards |

### San Jose State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
| Rams | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, Colorado
* Date: October 12
* Game time: 1:30 p.m. MDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 77 °F (25 °C)
* Game attendance: 27,280
* Referee: Nolan Dumas
* TV announcers (TruTV): Ari Wolfe (play-by-play) and Darius Walker (analyst)
| Statistics | SJSU | CSU |
| First downs | 21 | 24 |
| Total yards | 448 | 455 |
| Rushing yards | 101 | 186 |
| Passing yards | 347 | 269 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 28:31 | 31:29 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| San Jose State | Passing | Walker Eget | 22/30, 256 yards, INT |
| San Jose State | Rushing | Floyd Chalk IV | 10 rushes, 61 yards, TD |
| San Jose State | Receiving | Nick Nash | 7 receptions, 94 yards, TD |
| Colorado State | Passing | Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi | 22/30, 269 yards, TD, INT |
| Colorado State | Rushing | Avery Morrow | 22 rushes, 100 yards, 2 TD |
| Colorado State | Receiving | Armani Winfield | 6 receptions, 108 yards, TD |

### at Air Force

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Falcons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado
* Date: October 19
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. MDT
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 27,598
* Referee: Kenneth Ray
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play) and Robert Turbin (analyst)
| Statistics | CSU | AFA |
| First downs | 15 | 19 |
| Total yards | 406 | 348 |
| Rushing yards | 205 | 173 |
| Passing yards | 201 | 175 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 28:44 | 31:16 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Colorado State | Passing | Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi | 11/21, 178 yards, TD |
| Colorado State | Rushing | Avery Morrow | 20 rushes, 132 yards |
| Colorado State | Receiving | Caleb Goodie | 3 receptions, 103 yards, TD |
| Air Force | Passing | John Busha | 10/25, 175 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Air Force | Rushing | Dylan Carson | 12 rushes, 60 yards |
| Air Force | Receiving | Tylor Latham | 3 receptions, 51 yards, TD |

### New Mexico

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lobos | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Rams | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, Colorado
* Date: October 26
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. MDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 69 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 36,980
* Referee: Michael Cuttone
* TV announcers (MW Network): Brian Roth (play-by-play) and Mike Sanford Jr. (analyst)
| Statistics | UNM | CSU |
| First downs | 25 | 14 |
| Total yards | 453 | 334 |
| Rushing yards | 134 | 192 |
| Passing yards | 319 | 142 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 29:35 | 30:25 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| New Mexico | Passing | Devon Dampier | 23/40, 319 yards, 2 INT |
| New Mexico | Rushing | Eli Sanders | 15 rushes, 70 yards |
| New Mexico | Receiving | Ryan Davis | 9 receptions, 146 yards |
| Colorado State | Passing | Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi | 11/20, 142 yards, TD |
| Colorado State | Rushing | Avery Morrow | 16 rushes, 89 yards |
| Colorado State | Receiving | Caleb Goodie | 3 receptions, 62 yards, TD |

### at Nevada

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 14 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 38 |
| Wolf Pack | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
at Mackay Stadium, Reno, Nevada
* Date: November 2
* Game time: 5:00 p.m. MDT/4:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 50 °F (10 °C)
* Game attendance: 16,019
* Referee: Patrick Foy
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play) and Robert Turbin (analyst)
| Statistics | CSU | NEV |
| First downs | 15 | 22 |
| Total yards | 327 | 441 |
| Rushing yards | 170 | 189 |
| Passing yards | 157 | 252 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 28:58 | 28:53 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Colorado State | Passing | Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi | 9/15, 157 yards |
| Colorado State | Rushing | Avery Morrow | 18 rushes, 77 yards, 2 TD |
| Colorado State | Receiving | Caleb Goodie | 2 receptions, 66 yards |
| Nevada | Passing | Brendon Lewis | 20/28, 252 yards, TD |
| Nevada | Rushing | Brendon Lewis | 14 rushes, 109 yards, 2 TD |
| Nevada | Receiving | Cortez Braham Jr. | 9 receptions, 141 yards |

### Wyoming

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Rams | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, Colorado
* Date: November 15
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: Clear, 41 °F (5 °C)
* Game attendance: 36,720
* Referee: Patrick Foy
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play) and Donte Whitner (analyst)
| Statistics | WYO | CSU |
| First downs | 10 | 17 |
| Total yards | 237 | 446 |
| Rushing yards | 117 | 248 |
| Passing yards | 120 | 198 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 25:10 | 34:50 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Wyoming | Passing | Kaden Anderson | 13/30, 120 yards |
| Wyoming | Rushing | Jamari Ferrell | 6 rushes, 74 yards |
| Wyoming | Receiving | Jaylen Sargent | 3 receptions, 45 yards |
| Colorado State | Passing | Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi | 14/17, 192 yards, TD |
| Colorado State | Rushing | Justin Marshall | 16 rushes, 104 yards |
| Colorado State | Receiving | Tommy Maher | 1 reception, 53 yards, TD |

### at Fresno State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 7 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
at Valley Children's Stadium, Fresno, California
* Date: November 23
* Game time: 8:30 p.m. MST/7:30 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Sunny, 55 °F (13 °C)
* Game attendance: 39,543
* Referee: Kenneth Ray
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play) and Randy Cross (analyst)
| Statistics | CSU | FRES |
| First downs | 23 | 19 |
| Total yards | 422 | 343 |
| Rushing yards | 120 | 162 |
| Passing yards | 302 | 181 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 34:17 | 25:43 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Colorado State | Passing | Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi | 23/45, 283 yards, TD |
| Colorado State | Rushing | Justin Marshall | 20 rushes, 94 yards, TD |
| Colorado State | Receiving | Jamari Person | 9 receptions, 112 yards, TD |
| Fresno State | Passing | Mikey Keene | 20/28, 181 yards, 2 TD |
| Fresno State | Rushing | Bryson Donelson | 13 rushes, 150 yards, TD |
| Fresno State | Receiving | Mac Dalena | 7 receptions, 75 yards, TD |

### Utah State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 13 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 37 |
| Rams | 0 | 13 | 0 | 29 | 42 |
at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, Colorado
* Date: November 29
* Game time: 1:30 p.m. MST
* Game weather: Sunny, 42 °F (6 °C)
* Game attendance: 24,772
* Referee: Christian Watson
* TV announcers (FS1): Chris Vosters (play-by-play) and Sherdrick Bonner (analyst)
| Statistics | USU | CSU |
| First downs | 24 | 22 |
| Total yards | 485 | 454 |
| Rushing yards | 296 | 84 |
| Passing yards | 189 | 370 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 28:17 | 31:43 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Utah State | Passing | Bryson Barnes | 17/29, 189 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Utah State | Rushing | Bryson Barnes | 24 rushes, 185 yards, TD |
| Utah State | Receiving | Otto Tia | 6 receptions, 81 yards, 3 TD |
| Colorado State | Passing | Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi | 31/46, 370 yards, 4 TD, INT |
| Colorado State | Rushing | Avery Morrow | 21 rushes, 80 yards |
| Colorado State | Receiving | Dane Olson | 5 receptions, 140 yards, TD |

### Miami (OH) (Arizona Bowl)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 6 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 43 |
| Rams | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona
* Date: Saturday, December 28, 2024
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. MST
* TV announcers (The CW): Thom Brennaman (play-by-play), Max Browne (analyst), and Treavor Scales (sideline)
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Miami (OH) | Passing |
| Miami (OH) | Rushing |
| Miami (OH) | Receiving |
| Colorado State | Passing |
| Colorado State | Rushing |
| Colorado State | Receiving |