1977 Colorado State
9–2–1 (5–2 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Sarkis Arslanian. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 12 Arizona State 25–14Nov 19
Arizona State was ranked No. 12, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | atPacific | W 20–3 | 59% |
| Sep 17 | at Hawai’i | W 20–16 | 71% |
| Sep 24 | vs Northern Colorado | W 48–10 | 91% |
| Oct 1 | vs Utah | W 44–3 | 78% |
| Oct 8 | at UTEP | W 31–14 | 75% |
| Oct 15 | vs BYU | L 17–63 | 50% |
| Oct 22 | vs New Mexico | W 14–9 | 69% |
| Oct 29 | at Wyoming | L 13–29 | 57% |
| Nov 5 | at Arizona | W 35–14 | 41% |
| Nov 12 | atWest Texas | T 21–21 | 53% |
| Nov 19 | vs 12Arizona State | W 25–14 | 42% |
| Nov 26 | vs Utah State | W 13–10 | 78% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Utah State 13–10; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 9–2–1
- Conference
- 5–2 3rd in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 301–206
- Coach
- Sarkis Arslanian
- Elo
- 1555 +76 this season
- SP+ rating
- 6.5 No. 57 of 140; offense No. 56, defense No. 59
- SRS
- 5.4 No. 51 of 145 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Charles Armey
- Defensive coordinator
- Scott Henington
Drafted in 1978
The 1978 draft| Rd 2 | Al Baker DE | Detroit Lions |
| Rd 7 | Cliff Featherstone DB | San Diego Chargers |
1977 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | 6–1 | 9–2 | 20 |
| Arizona State | 6–1 | 9–3 | 18 |
 Colorado State | 5–2 | 9–2–1 | |
| Wyoming | 4–3 | 4–6–1 | |
| Arizona | 3–4 | 5–7 | |
| New Mexico | 2–5 | 5–7 | |
| Utah | 2–5 | 3–8 | |
| UTEP | 0–7 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.