1975 Colorado State

6–⁠5 (4–⁠2 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Sarkis Arslanian.

Schedule and results

Colorado State in 1975, game by game: lost at No. 12 Texas 0–46; won vs. BYU 21–17; won at New Mexico 27–16; won at Wyoming 3–0; won at Oregon State 17–8; lost vs. No. 11 Arizona State 3–33; won vs. Air Force 47–10; lost at Tennessee 7–28; won at UTEP 21–17; lost vs. No. 12 Arizona 9–31; lost vs. Utah State 17–28+37−46Lost 0–46 at No. 12 Texas-46No. 12 TexasWon 21–17 vs. BYU+4BYUWon 27–16 at New Mexico+11New MexicoWon 3–0 at Wyoming+3WyomingWon 17–8 at Oregon State+9Oregon StateLost 3–33 vs. No. 11 Arizona State-30No. 11 Arizona StateWon 47–10 vs. Air Force+37Air ForceLost 7–28 at Tennessee-21TennesseeWon 21–17 at UTEP+4UTEPLost 9–31 vs. No. 12 Arizona-22No. 12 ArizonaLost 17–28 vs. Utah State-11Utah State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Utah State 28–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 67th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠2 3rd in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
172–⁠234
Coach
Sarkis Arslanian
Elo
1438 −7 this season
SP+ rating
-2.0 No. 78 of 132; offense No. 88, defense No. 67
SRS
−0.4 No. 68 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
John Beake
Defensive coordinator
Charles Armey

Drafted in 1976

The 1976 draft
Rd 1Kevin McLain LBLos Angeles Rams

1975 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona State7–⁠012–⁠02
Arizona5–⁠29–⁠218
Colorado State4–⁠26–⁠5
BYU4–⁠36–⁠5
New Mexico4–⁠36–⁠5
Utah1–⁠41–⁠10
Wyoming1–⁠62–⁠9
UTEP0–⁠61–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.