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1996 Colorado State

7–⁠5 (6–⁠2 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Sonny Lubick.

Schedule and results

Colorado State in 1996, game by game: won vs. Chattanooga 61–19; lost vs. No. 5 Colorado 34–48; lost at Oregon 28–35; won vs. UNLV 35–16; lost at No. 8 Nebraska 9–65; won at Hawai’i 28–16; lost at Tulsa 14–20; won vs. San José State 36–13; won vs. San Diego State 27–18; won at Air Force 42–41; won at Fresno State 42–20; lost vs. No. 23 Wyoming 24–25+42−56Won 61–19 vs. Chattanooga+42ChattanoogaLost 34–48 vs. No. 5 Colorado-14No. 5 ColoradoLost 28–35 at Oregon-7OregonWon 35–16 vs. UNLV+19UNLVLost 9–65 at No. 8 Nebraska-56No. 8 NebraskaWon 28–16 at Hawai’i+12Hawai’iLost 14–20 at Tulsa-6TulsaWon 36–13 vs. San José State+23San José StateWon 27–18 vs. San Diego State+9San Diego StateWon 42–41 at Air Force+1Air ForceWon 42–20 at Fresno State+22Fresno StateLost 24–25 vs. No. 23 Wyoming-1No. 23 Wyoming
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsChattanoogaW 61–⁠1987%
Sep 7vs5ColoradoL 34–⁠4842%
Sep 14atOregonL 28–⁠3534%
Sep 21vsUNLVW 35–⁠1686%
Sep 28at8NebraskaL 9–⁠6520%
Oct 5atHawai’iW 28–⁠1669%
Oct 12atTulsaL 14–⁠2059%
Oct 19vsSan José StateW 36–⁠1383%
Oct 26vsSan Diego StateW 27–⁠1852%
Nov 2atAir ForceW 42–⁠4138%
Nov 9atFresno StateW 42–⁠2058%
Nov 16vs23WyomingL 24–⁠2557%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wyoming 25–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1996.

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
380–⁠336
Coach
Sonny Lubick
Elo
1578 +15 this season
SP+ rating
6.4 No. 44 of 111; offense No. 29, defense No. 66
SRS
2.1 No. 51 of 111 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Dave Lay
Defensive coordinator
Larry Kerr

Drafted in 1997

The 1997 draft
Rd 6Calvin Branch RBOakland Raiders

1996 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU9–⁠014–⁠15
Wyoming7–⁠110–⁠222
San Diego State6–⁠28–⁠3
Utah6–⁠28–⁠4
Rice6–⁠27–⁠4
Colorado State6–⁠27–⁠5
Air Force5–⁠36–⁠5
SMU4–⁠45–⁠6
New Mexico3–⁠56–⁠5
Fresno State3–⁠54–⁠7
TCU3–⁠54–⁠7
San José State3–⁠53–⁠9
Tulsa2–⁠64–⁠7
Hawai’i1–⁠72–⁠10
UNLV1–⁠81–⁠11
UTEP0–⁠82–⁠9

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