Colorado State Rams

The Colorado State Rams are the athletic teams that represent Colorado State University (CSU) in Fort Collins. Colorado State's athletic teams compete along with 8 other institutions in the Mountain West Conference, which is an NCAA Division I conference and sponsors Division I FBS football. The Conference was formed in 1999, splitting from the former 16-member Western Athletic Conference. CSU has won 9 MWC tournament championships and won or shared 11 regular season titles. Rams football teams won or shared the Mountain West title in 1999, 2000, and 2002.

Football

Colorado State Rams college football

First Season
1893
Team History
Colorado State Rams (1957-present) Colorado Agricultural/A&M Aggies (1899-1956)
Conference
Mountain West Conference (1999-present) Western Athletic Conference (1968-98) Independent (1962-67) Skyline Conference (1938-61) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (1909-37) Colorado Football Association (1893-1908)
Venue
Canvas Stadium (2017-present) Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium (1968-2016) Colorado Field (1912-67) Durkee Field (1899-1911)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Programs by season

1930s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
Colorado A&M Aggies
1930
November 8	vs. Wyoming	Colorado Field
1933
November 30	at Utah	Ute Stadium

1940s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1948
January 1, 1949	vs. Occidental	Raisin Bowl (Fresno, CA)

1950s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1952
October 25	at Utah State	Romney Stadium
Colorado Rams
1957
November 30	at Air Force	DU Stadium
1959
October 24	at Army	Michie Stadium

1960s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1961
September 16	at Utah	Ute Stadium

1970s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1974
October 12	at Utah State	Romney Stadium
October 19	vs. Nevada	Hughes Stadium
1975
November 1	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium
1976
September 11	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium
1977
October 29	at Wyoming	Memorial Stadium
1978
September 16	vs. Utah State	Hughes Stadium
October 14	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium
1979
September 15	at Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium

1980s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1980
October 4	at Iowa State	Cyclone Stadium
November 8	vs. UTEP	Hughes Stadium

1990s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1990
December 29	vs. Oregon	Anaheim Stadium
1996
September 28	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium
1997
September 6	at Colorado	Folsom Field
December 29	vs. Missouri	Qualcomm Stadium
1999
December 31	vs. Southern Miss	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

2000s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2001
December 18	vs. North Texas	Louisiana Superdome
2002
September 7	at UCLA	Rose Bowl

2010s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2016
December 22	vs. Idaho	Albertsons Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks

Media guides

1960s	1966
1970s	1970 • 1978
1980s	1982 • 1985 • 1988
2020s	2021

Men's Basketball

Colorado State Rams men's college basketball

First Season
1901-02
Team History
Colorado State Rams (1957-present)
Conference
Mountain West Conference (1999-present) Western Athletic Conference (1969-99) Independent (1962-67) Skyline Conference (1938-62) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (1910-38)
Venue
Moby Arena (1966-present) South College Gymnasium (1926-66)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Programs by season

1950s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1953-54
March 12, 1954	vs. Santa Clara	Oregon State Coliseum

1960s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1965-66
February 19, 1966	vs. Seattle	Auditorium-Gymnasium
1966-67
January 30, 1967	vs. Utah	Auditorium-Gymnasium

Media guides and yearbooks

Media guides

1970s	1975-76
2020s	2021-22