# 2015 Colorado State Rams football team

The 2015 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rams were led by first-year head coach Mike Bobo 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 7–6, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in a four way tie for second place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to inaugural Arizona Bowl where they lost to fellow Mountain West member Nevada.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 5 | 2:00 p.m. | Savannah State* | Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO | MWN | W 65–13 | 24,571 |
| September 12 | 1:30 p.m. | Minnesota* | Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO | CBSSN | L 20–23 $^{OT}$ | 32,500 |
| September 19 | 5:00 p.m. | vs. Colorado* | Sports Authority Field at Mile HighDenver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown) | CBSSN | L 24–27 $^{OT}$ | 66,253 |
| September 26 | 5:00 p.m. | at UTSA* | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX | CBSSN | W 33–31 | 24,705 |
| October 3 | 5:00 p.m. | at Utah State | Maverik StadiumLogan, UT | ESPN3 | L 18–33 | 22,059 |
| October 10 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 25 Boise State | Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO | CBSSN | L 10–41 | 26,117 |
| October 17 | 1:30 p.m. | Air Force | Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO (rivalry) | CBSSN | W 38–23 | 32,546 |
| October 31 | 1:30 p.m. | San Diego State | Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO | CBSSN | L 17–41 | 18,125 |
| November 7 | 1:00 p.m. | at Wyoming | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY (Border War) | ESPN3 | W 26–7 | 18,682 |
| November 14 | 5:00 p.m. | UNLV | Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO | RTRM | W 49–35 | 15,641 |
| November 21 | 3:30 p.m. | at New Mexico | University StadiumAlbuquerque, NM | RTRM | W 28–21 | 21,643 |
| November 28 | 7:00 p.m. | at Fresno State | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | CBSSN | W 34–31 | 26,375 |
| December 29 | 5:30 p.m. | vs. Nevada* | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ (Arizona Bowl) | ASN | L 23–28 | 20,425 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Mountain time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Savannah State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Rams | 24 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 65 |

### Minnesota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Golden Gophers | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| Rams | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 20 |

### Vs. Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Rams | 14 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Buffaloes | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 |

### At UTSA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 9 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 33 |
| Roadrunners | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |

### At Utah State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 18 |
| Aggies | 3 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 33 |

### Boise State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 24 Broncos | 17 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
| Rams | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |

### Air Force

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Air Force | 6 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
| Rams | 14 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 38 |

### San Diego State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aztecs | 7 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 41 |
| Rams | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |

### At Wyoming

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |

### UNLV

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rebels | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Rams | 14 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 49 |

### At New Mexico

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 28 |
| Lobos | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |

### At Fresno State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 7 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 34 |
| Bulldogs | 10 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 31 |

### Arizona Bowl–Nevada

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 3 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 28 |
| Rams | 0 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
The Rams and Wolf Pack are both members of the Mountain West Conference. However, they are in opposite divisions and did not play each other in the regular season in 2015. This is the first time teams from the same conference have met in a non-championship bowl game since the 1979 Orange Bowl.

## Players in the 2016 NFL Draft

| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Rashard Higgins | WR | 5 | 172 | Cleveland Browns |
| Cory James | LB | 6 | 194 | Oakland Raiders |