2013 Colorado State Rams football team

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2013 Mountain West Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
Utah State x		7	–	1					9	–	5
Boise State		6	–	2					8	–	5
Colorado State		5	–	3					8	–	6
Wyoming		3	–	5					5	–	7
New Mexico		1	–	7					3	–	9
Air Force		0	–	8					2	–	10
West Division
Fresno State x$		7	–	1					11	–	2
San Diego State		6	–	2					8	–	5
UNLV		5	–	3					7	–	6
San Jose State		5	–	3					6	–	6
Nevada		3	–	5					4	–	8
Hawaii		0	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: Fresno State 24, Utah State 17
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rams were led by second-year head coach Jim McElwain and played their home games at Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium. They were members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 8–6, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in third place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they defeated Washington State.

Schedule

September 14:00 p.m.vs. Colorado*

• Sports Authority Field at Mile High
• Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)

CBSSNL 27–41 59,601 September 75:00 p.m.at Tulsa*

• H. A. Chapman Stadium
• Tulsa, OK

CBSSNL 27–30 22,875 September 141:30 p.m.No. 14 (FCS) Cal Poly*

• Hughes Stadium
• Fort Collins, CO

W 34–17 14,146 September 215:00 p.m.at No. 1 Alabama*

• Bryant–Denny Stadium
• Tuscaloosa, AL

ESPN2L 6–31101,821 September 281:30 p.m.UTEP*

• Hughes Stadium
• Fort Collins, CO

CBSSNW 59–42 19,517 October 121:30 p.m.San Jose State

• Hughes Stadium
• Fort Collins, CO

CBSSNL 27–34 26,022 October 1912:00 p.m.at Wyoming

• War Memorial Stadium
• Laramie, WY (Battle for the Bronze Boot)

RTRMW 52–22 24,953 October 2610:00 p.m.at Hawaii

• Aloha Stadium
• Honolulu, HI

W 35–28 29,752 November 26:00 p.m.Boise State

• Hughes Stadium
• Fort Collins, CO

CBSSNL 30–42 21,133 November 91:30 p.m.Nevada

• Hughes Stadium
• Fort Collins, CO

W 38–17 15,234 November 165:00 p.m.at New Mexico

• University Stadium
• Albuquerque, NM

RTRMW 66–42 19,376 November 231:30 p.m.at Utah State

• Romney Stadium
• Logan, UT

CBSSNL 0–13 20,284 November 3012:00 p.m.Air Force

• Hughes Stadium
• Fort Collins, CO (Battle for the Ram–Falcon Trophy)

ESPN3W 58–13 15,546 December 2112:00 p.m.vs. Washington State*

• University Stadium
• Albuquerque, NM (New Mexico Bowl)

ESPNW 48–45 27,104

Game summaries

vs Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	10	14	3	27
Buffaloes	10	10	3	18	41

See also: 2013 Colorado Buffaloes football team and Rocky Mountain Showdown

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
22–62–2	2012	CSU, 22–17

at Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	13	7	0	27
Golden Hurricane	14	0	3	13	30

See also: 2013 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–4	1998	CSU, 34–7

Cal Poly

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 (FCS) Mustangs	3	7	7	0	17
Rams	13	14	0	7	34

See also: 2013 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	0	6	0	6
No. 1 Crimson Tide	7	10	0	14	31

See also: 2013 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

UTEP

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	7	0	21	14	42
Rams	14	14	9	22	59

See also: 2013 UTEP Miners football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24–10	2011	UTEP, 31–17

San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	3	14	7	10	34
Rams	7	17	0	3	27

See also: 2013 San Jose State Spartans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–3	2012	SJSU, 40–20

at Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	14	10	14	14	52
Cowboys	0	7	8	7	22

See also: 2013 Wyoming Cowboys football team and Bronze Boot

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
55–44–5	2012	WYO, 45–31

at Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	14	21	0	0	35
Warriors	7	10	0	11	28

See also: 2013 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–9	2012	CSU, 42–27

Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	7	21	7	7	42
Rams	10	7	0	13	30

See also: 2013 Boise State Broncos football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2012	BSU, 42–14

Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	0	7	10	0	17
Rams	3	3	18	14	38

See also: 2013 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–2	2011	NEV, 51–6

at New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	14	17	14	21	66
Lobos	7	14	21	0	42

See also: 2013 New Mexico Lobos football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
35–25	2012	CSU, 24–20

at Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	0	0	0	0
Aggies	0	3	7	3	13

See also: 2013 Utah State Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36–31–2	2012	USU, 31–19

Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	0	0	13	13
Rams	13	17	21	7	58

See also: 2013 Air Force Falcons football team and Ram–Falcon Trophy

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–31–1	2012	AF, 42–21

Washington State (New Mexico Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	21	14	3	7	45
Rams	10	13	7	18	48

See also: 2013 Washington State Cougars football team and 2013 New Mexico Bowl

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting