1976 Colorado State
6–5 (2–4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Sarkis Arslanian. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Air Force 27–3Oct 16
By 24 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at Oregon | L 3–17 | 50% |
| Sep 18 | at BYU | L 18–42 | 34% |
| Sep 25 | vsWichita State | W 24–3 | 63% |
| Oct 2 | vs New Mexico | L 20–33 | 48% |
| Oct 9 | at Utah State | W 10–7 | 45% |
| Oct 16 | at Air Force | W 27–3 | 46% |
| Oct 23 | vs UTEP | W 28–7 | 80% |
| Oct 30 | vs Wyoming | W 19–16 | 57% |
| Nov 6 | vs Idaho | W 31–14 | 73% |
| Nov 13 | at Arizona | L 6–23 | 34% |
| Nov 20 | at Arizona State | L 19–21 | 39% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Arizona State 21–19; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 57th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 2–4 7th in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 205–186
- Coach
- Sarkis Arslanian
- Elo
- 1468 +10 this season
- SP+ rating
- -11.5 No. 109 of 132; offense No. 119, defense No. 85
- SRS
- −6.8 No. 99 of 137 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1977
The 1977 draft| Rd 3 | Keith King DB | San Diego Chargers |
1976 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | 6–1 | 9–3 | |
| Wyoming | 6–1 | 8–4 | |
| Arizona State | 4–3 | 4–7 | |
 Utah | 3–3 | 3–8 | |
| Arizona | 3–4 | 5–6 | |
| New Mexico | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
 Colorado State | 2–4 | 6–5 | |
| UTEP | 0–7 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.