# 2016 Colorado State Rams football team

The 2016 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rams were led by second-year head coach Mike Bobo and played their home games at Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium. It was their last season before moving to a new stadium in 2017. They were a member 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 fourth place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl where they lost to Idaho.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. Colorado* | Sports Authority Field at Mile HighDenver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown) | ESPN | L 7–44 | 69,850 |
| September 10 | 2:00 p.m. | UTSA* | Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO | MW Net/Twitter | W 23–14 | 20,673 |
| September 17 | 2:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado* | Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO | RTRM | W 47–21 | 26,718 |
| September 24 | 10:00 a.m. | at Minnesota* | TCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN | ESPNU | L 24–31 | 44,854 |
| October 1 | 8:15 p.m. | Wyoming | Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO (Bronze Boot) | ESPNU | L 17–38 | 33,500 |
| October 8 | 8:00 p.m. | Utah State | Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO | CBSSN | W 31–24 | 32,387 |
| October 15 | 8:15 p.m. | at No. 15 Boise State | Albertsons StadiumBoise, ID | ESPN2 | L 23–28 | 33,448 |
| October 22 | 3:30 p.m. | at UNLV | Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV | RTRM | W 42–23 | 18,362 |
| November 5 | 1:30 p.m. | Fresno State | Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO | RTRM | W 37–0 | 23,187 |
| November 12 | 8:15 p.m. | at Air Force | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO (Battle for the Ram–Falcon Trophy) | ESPNU | L 46–49 | 23,467 |
| November 19 | 8:15 p.m. | New Mexico | Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO | ESPN2 | W 49–31 | 29,133 |
| November 26 | 7:00 p.m. | at San Diego State | Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA | CBSSN | W 63–31 | 34,223 |
| December 22 | 5:00 p.m. | vs. Idaho* | Albertsons StadiumBoise, ID (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl) | ESPN | L 50–61 | 24,975 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to gameAll times are in Mountain time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### Vs. Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Buffaloes | 21 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 44 |

### UTSA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Roadrunners | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Rams | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 23 |

### Northern Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Rams | 21 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 47 |

### At Minnesota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| Golden Gophers | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |

### Wyoming

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 3 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
| Rams | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |

### Utah State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Rams | 10 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 31 |

### At Boise State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 23 |
| No. 15 Broncos | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |

### At UNLV

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 14 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 42 |
| Rebels | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 23 |

### Fresno State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rams | 10 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 37 |

### At Air Force

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 14 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 46 |
| Falcons | 7 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 49 |

### New Mexico

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lobos | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Rams | 14 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 49 |
* This was the Rams' final home game at Hughes Stadium.

### At San Diego State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 21 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 63 |
| Aztecs | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 31 |

### Vs. Idaho–Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vandals | 0 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 61 |
| Rams | 0 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 50 |