2018 Colorado State Rams football team

2018 Colorado State Rams football
2018 Colorado State Rams football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
	Mountain Division
Record	3–9 (2–6 MW)
Head coach	Mike Bobo (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Dave Johnson (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	John Jancek (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Canvas Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rams were led by fourth-year head coach Mike Bobo and played their home games at Sonny Lubick Field at Canvas Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado as members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in Mountain West play to finish in fifth place in the Mountain Division.

Mountain Division

Record3–9 (2–6 MW)

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2018 Mountain West Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Mountain Division
No. 23 Boise State x	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 22 Utah State	7	–	1	11	–	2
Wyoming	4	–	4	6	–	6
Air Force	3	–	5	5	–	7
Colorado State	2	–	6	3	–	9
New Mexico	1	–	7	3	–	9
West Division
No. 18 Fresno State x$	7	–	1	12	–	2
Nevada	5	–	3	8	–	5
Hawaii	5	–	3	8	–	6
San Diego State	4	–	4	7	–	6
UNLV	2	–	6	4	–	8
San Jose State	1	–	7	1	–	11
Championship: Fresno State 19, Boise State 16 (OT)
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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Award	Player	Position	Year
Doak Walker Award^[1]	Izzy Matthews	RB	SR
John Mackey Award^[2]	Cameron Butler	TE	SO
Lou Groza Award^[3]	Wyatt Bryan	K	SR
Ray Guy Award^[4]	Ryan Stonehouse	P	SO
Wuerffel Trophy^[5]	Adam Prentice	RB	SO
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award^[6]	K. J. Carta-Samuels	QB	SR

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 25	5:30 p.m.	Hawaii	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO	CBSSN	L 34–43	31,007
August 31	7:30 p.m.	vs. Colorado*	Broncos Stadium at Mile High Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	CBSSN	L 13–45	70,158
September 8	5:30 p.m.	Arkansas*	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO	CBSSN	W 34–27	31,894
September 15	2:00 p.m.	at Florida*	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	SECN	L 10–48	80,021
September 22	1:00 p.m.	No. 16 (FCS) Illinois State*	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ATTSNRM	L 19–35	26,259
October 6	8:30 p.m.	at San Jose State	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA	CBSSN	W 42–30	13,802
October 13	2:00 p.m.	New Mexico	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ATTSNRM	W 20–18	36,514
October 19	7:00 p.m.	at Boise State	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN2	L 28–56	32,299
October 26	8:00 p.m.	Wyoming	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO (The Border War)	CBSSN	L 21–34	32,125
November 10	8:30 p.m.	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPNU	L 10–49	13,755
November 17	12:00 p.m.	No. 14 Utah State	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ATTSNRM	L 24–29	19,226
November 22	1:30 p.m.	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy)	CBSSN	L 19–27	17,432
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	10	13	14	6	43
Rams	7	0	13	14	34

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	21	7	17	0	45
Rams	7	3	0	3	13

	1	2	3	4	Total
Razorbacks	7	6	14	0	27
Rams	3	6	8	17	34

Preseason

2018 Colorado State Rams football

Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	Mountain Division
Record	3–9 (2–6 MW)
Head coach	Mike Bobo (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dave Johnson (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	John Jancek (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Canvas Stadium
Uniform

Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 (FCS) Redbirds	0	14	7	14	35
Rams	6	0	7	6	19

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	0	0	10	10
Wolf Pack	7	21	21	0	49

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Aggies	3	7	10	9	29
Rams	0	7	3	14	24