1986 Colorado State Rams football team

1986 Colorado State Rams football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Lay (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorPhil Bounds (1st season)
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
1986 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Diego State $ 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
BYU 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 5 – 0
Air Force 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Hawaii 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Wyoming 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
New Mexico 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
UTEP 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
Utah 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Colorado*
W 23–745,109[2]
September 13at Arizona*
L 10–3749,003[3]
September 20Northern Colorado*
W 46–1426,107[4]
September 27at Air Force
L 7–2441,213[5]
October 3at BYU
W 24–2064,633[6]
October 18Hawaii
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 31–728,310[7]
October 25Wyoming
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 20–1531,856[8]
November 1San Diego State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
L 26–2714,127[9]
November 8at Utah
L 28–3822,650[10]
November 15New Mexico
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 32–713,107[11]
November 22at UTEP
L 19–2112,467[12]
  • *Non-conference game

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Roster

1986 Colorado State Rams football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 12 Kelly Stouffer Sr
RB 41 Steve Bartalo Sr
WR 80 Sanjay Beach Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 1 Steve DeLine Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Kelly Stouffer Quarterback 1 6 St. Louis Cardinals[15][16]
Steve Bartalo Running back 6 143 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Steve DeLine Kicker 7 189 San Francisco 49ers

References

  1. ^ "1986 Colorado State Rams Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "Colorado State rocks intrastate rival Buffaloes". The Des Moines Register. September 7, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Interception return lifts Wildcats past Rams". The Arizona Republic. September 14, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Colorado St. 46, N. Colorado 14". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. September 21, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Air Force strafes CSU". The Daily Spectrum. September 28, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Colorado State topples BYU". The Honolulu Advertiser. October 4, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Rams' defense denies Rainbows, 31–7". Honolulu Star-Bulletin & Advertiser. October 19, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Colorado State pushes mark to 5–2". The Daily Herald. October 26, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Utah (1–7) dumps CSU". The Daily Sentinel. November 9, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "CSU holds at goal, beats Lobos". Albuquerque Journal. November 16, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Miners nab elusive 3rd win". The El Paso Times. November 23, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1986 Colorado State Rams schedule and results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  14. ^ 1986 Colorado State Rams football schedule. CSURams.com. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  15. ^ Zimmerman, Paul (April 11, 1988). "A lonely road to the NFL". Sports Illustrated. p. 63.
  16. ^ "SEAHAWKS TRADE FOR STOUFFER". The Washington Post. April 21, 1988.
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