2011 Colorado State Rams football team
American college football season
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The 2011 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rams were led by fourth year head coach Steve Fairchild and played their home games at Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium. They are members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 1–6 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place.
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record3–9 (1–6 MW)
Headcoach
- Steve Fairchild (4th season)
OffensivecoordinatorPat Meyer (2nd season)
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| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| Record | 3–9 (1–6 MW) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Pat Meyer (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Larry Kerr (14th season) |
| Home stadium | Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 TCU $ | 7 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Boise State | 6 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 4 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 3 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 1 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Head coach Steve Fairchild was fired at end of the season after four year record of 16–33.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 4:00 p.m. | at New Mexico | The Mtn. | W 14–10 | 21,454[1] | |
| September 10 | 12:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado* | The Mtn. | W 33–14 | 25,367 | |
| September 17 | 11:30 a.m. | vs. Colorado* | FSN | L 14–28 | 57,186 | |
| September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | at Utah State* | ESPN3/KCSG | W 35–34 2OT | 22,599 | |
| October 1 | 2:00 p.m. | San Jose State* |
| The Mtn. | L 31–38 | 27,683 |
| October 15 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 5 Boise State |
| The Mtn. | L 13–63 | 30,027 |
| October 22 | 6:00 p.m. | at UTEP* | TWC El Paso | L 17–31 | 31,797 | |
| October 29 | 4:00 p.m. | at UNLV | The Mtn. | L 35–38 | 21,289 | |
| November 12 | 4:00 p.m. | San Diego State |
| The Mtn. | L 15–18 | 16,811 |
| November 19 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 19 TCU | Versus | L 10–34 | 33,650 | |
| November 26 | 4:00 p.m. | Air Force |
| The Mtn. | L 21–45 | 14,107 |
| December 3 | 12:00 p.m. | Wyoming |
| The Mtn. | L 19–22 | 17,207 |
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