# 2017 Colorado State Rams football team

The 2017 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rams were led by third-year head coach Mike Bobo and played their home games at the newly built Sonny Lubick Field at Colorado State Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado as members 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 second place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they lost to Marshall.

## Preseason

In the preseason media poll that was revealed at the Mountain West Media Summit on July 25, 2017, the Rams were picked to finish second in the Mountain Division behind Boise State. WR Michael Gallup and OL Jake Bennett Mountain West Football Preseason All-Conference Team.

## Schedule

Colorado State announced their 2017 football schedule on March 2, 2017.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Oregon State* | Colorado State StadiumFort Collins, CO | CBSSN | W 58–27 | 37,583 |
| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. Colorado* | Sports Authority Field at Mile HighDenver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown) | P12N | L 3–17 | 73,932 |
| September 9 | 1:30 p.m. | Abilene Christian* | Colorado State StadiumFort Collins, CO | Stadium | W 38–10 | 27,038 |
| September 16 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Alabama* | Bryant–Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL | ESPN2 | L 23–41 | 101,821 |
| September 30 | 10:00 p.m. | at Hawaii | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI | Spectrum OC16/Stadium | W 51–21 | 25,687 |
| October 7 | 2:30 p.m. | at Utah State | Maverik StadiumLogan, UT | ATTSNRM | W 27–14 | 18,004 |
| October 14 | 8:15 p.m. | Nevada | Colorado State StadiumFort Collins, CO | ESPN2 | W 44–42 | 36,765 |
| October 20 | 8:15 p.m. | at New Mexico | Dreamstyle StadiumAlbuquerque, NM | ESPN2 | W 27–24 | 17,358 |
| October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Air Force | Colorado State StadiumFort Collins, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy) | CBSSN | L 28–45 | 33,074 |
| November 4 | 5:00 p.m. | at Wyoming | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY (Bronze Boot) | CBSSN | L 13–16 | 22,840 |
| November 11 | 8:30 p.m. | Boise State | Colorado State StadiumFort Collins, CO | CBSSN | L 52–59 $^{OT}$ | 32,166 |
| November 18 | 1:30 p.m. | San Jose State | Colorado State StadiumFort Collins, CO | CBSSN | W 42–14 | 25,743 |
| December 16 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Marshall* | Dreamstyle StadiumAlbuquerque, NM (New Mexico Bowl) | ESPN | L 28–31 | 26,087 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Mountain time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### Oregon State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Beavers | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
| Rams | 7 | 17 | 10 | 24 | 58 |

### vs Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buffaloes | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Rams | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### Abilene Christian

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Rams | 10 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 38 |

### At Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 23 |
| No. 1 Crimson Tide | 17 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 41 |

### At Hawaii

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 14 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 51 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |

### At Utah State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 17 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| Aggies | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

### Nevada

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 14 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 42 |
| Rams | 14 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 44 |

### At New Mexico

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
| Lobos | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |

### Air Force

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 7 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 45 |
| Rams | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |

### At Wyoming

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 |

### Boise State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Broncos | 3 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 59 |
| Rams | 21 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 52 |

### San Jose State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Rams | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |

### vs Marshall

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Thundering Herd | 0 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
| Rams | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |

## Roster

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## Players in the 2018 NFL Draft

| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Michael Gallup | WR | 3 | 81 | Dallas Cowboys |