College football season
The 1986 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season . Int their fifth season under head coach Leon Fuller , the Rams compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fourth in the WAC. Colorado State played home games at Hughes Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado .
Colorado State's senior quarterback, Kelly Stouffer , passed for 2,604 yards and 7 touchdowns. Other statistical leaders included Steve Bartalo with 1,419 rushing yards and J. D. Brookhart with 581 receiving yards.[ 1]
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 6 at Colorado * W 23–745,109 [ 2]
September 13 at Arizona * L 10–3749,003 [ 3]
September 20 Northern Colorado * W 46–1426,107 [ 4]
September 27 at Air Force L 7–2441,213 [ 5]
October 3 at BYU W 24–2064,633 [ 6]
October 18 Hawaii Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO W 31–728,310 [ 7]
October 25 Wyoming Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO W 20–1531,856 [ 8]
November 1 San Diego State Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO L 26–2714,127 [ 9]
November 8 at Utah L 28–3822,650 [ 10]
November 15 New Mexico Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO W 32–713,107 [ 11]
November 22 at UTEP L 19–2112,467 [ 12]
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Roster
1986 Colorado State Rams football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Team players in the NFL
References
^ "1986 Colorado State Rams Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 3, 2020 .
^ "Colorado State rocks intrastate rival Buffaloes" . The Des Moines Register . September 7, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Interception return lifts Wildcats past Rams" . The Arizona Republic . September 14, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Colorado St. 46, N. Colorado 14" . The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph . September 21, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Air Force strafes CSU" . The Daily Spectrum . September 28, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Colorado State topples BYU" . The Honolulu Advertiser . October 4, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Rams' defense denies Rainbows, 31–7" . Honolulu Star-Bulletin & Advertiser . October 19, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Colorado State pushes mark to 5–2" . The Daily Herald . October 26, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Steve Dolan (November 2, 1986). "Offensive line becomes a casualty list" . The Los Angeles Times . p. III-14. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Utah (1–7) dumps CSU" . The Daily Sentinel . November 9, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "CSU holds at goal, beats Lobos" . Albuquerque Journal . November 16, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Miners nab elusive 3rd win" . The El Paso Times . November 23, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1986 Colorado State Rams schedule and results" . Sports-Reference.com . Retrieved May 2, 2020 .
^ 1986 Colorado State Rams football schedule . CSURams.com . Retrieved May 2, 2020.
^ Zimmerman, Paul (April 11, 1988). "A lonely road to the NFL" . Sports Illustrated . p. 63.
^ "SEAHAWKS TRADE FOR STOUFFER" . The Washington Post . April 21, 1988.
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