1981 Colorado State Rams football team
American college football season
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The 1981 Colorado State Rams football team was an American football team that represented Colorado State University in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team compiled a 0–12 record (0–8 against WAC opponents), becoming the first team to ever go 0–12 in a season; only the 2003 Army team has eclipsed them, as they went 0–13.[1]
- Sark Arslanian (9th season; first 6 games)
- Chester Caddas (interim; final 6 games)
| 1981 Colorado State Rams football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 0–12 (0–8 WAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Al Sandahl (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Chester Caddas (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Hughes Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 BYU $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Head coach Sark Arslanian was fired after the Rams opened the season with a 0–6 record, ending his nine-year tenure with a 46–46–4 record.[2] Defensive coordinator Chester Caddas was named as the team's interim head coach and led the team to an 0–6 record, finishing the season winless.[2] Caddas was replaced by Texas defensive coordinator Leon Fuller after the 1981 season.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | San Diego State | L 14–30 | 25,257–25,287 | [3] | |
| September 19 | at Tennessee* | L 0–42 | 93,972 | [4] | |
| September 26 | at West Virginia* | L 3–49 | 48,716 | [5] | |
| October 3 | at Air Force | L 14–28 | 20,300 | [6] | |
| October 10 | No. 19 Mississippi State* |
| L 27–37 | 24,761 | [7] |
| October 17 | Utah |
| L 13–24 | 15,933 | [8] |
| October 24 | at UTEP | L 29–35 | 11,300 | [9] | |
| October 31 | at Wyoming | L 21–55 | 23,327 | [10] | |
| November 7 | BYU |
| L 14–63 | 17,851 | [11] |
| November 14 | New Mexico |
| L 16–28 | 10,149 | [12] |
| November 21 | at No. 20 Arizona State* | L 7–52 | 61,00 | [13] | |
| November 28 | at Hawaii | L 6–59 | 32,955 | [14] | |
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