2011 Colorado State Rams football team

2011 Colorado State Rams football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	3–9 (1–6 MW)
Head coach	Steve Fairchild (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Pat Meyer (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Larry Kerr (14th season)
Home stadium	Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium

2011 Mountain West Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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
September 3	4:00 p.m.	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	The Mtn.	W 14–10	21,454
September 10	12:00 p.m.	Northern Colorado*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	The Mtn.	W 33–14	25,367
September 17	11:30 a.m.	vs. Colorado*	Sports Authority Field at Mile High Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	FSN	L 14–28	57,186
September 24	6:00 p.m.	at Utah State*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	ESPN3/KCSG	W 35–34 2OT	22,599
October 1	2:00 p.m.	San Jose State*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	The Mtn.	L 31–38	27,683
October 15	4:00 p.m.	No. 5 Boise State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	The Mtn.	L 13–63	30,027
October 22	6:00 p.m.	at UTEP*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	TWC El Paso	L 17–31	31,797
October 29	4:00 p.m.	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	The Mtn.	L 35–38	21,289
November 12	4:00 p.m.	San Diego State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	The Mtn.	L 15–18	16,811
November 19	3:30 p.m.	at No. 19 TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	Versus	L 10–34	33,650
November 26	4:00 p.m.	Air Force	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy)	The Mtn.	L 21–45	14,107
December 3	12:00 p.m.	Wyoming	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (Border War)	The Mtn.	L 19–22	17,207
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time