2019 Colorado State

4–⁠8 (3–⁠5 Mountain West Conference), coached by Mike Bobo.

Schedule and results

Colorado State in 2019, game by game: lost vs. Colorado 31–52; won vs. Western Illinois 38–13; lost at Arkansas 34–55; lost vs. Toledo 35–41; lost at Utah State 24–34; lost vs. San Diego State 10–24; won at New Mexico 35–21; won at Fresno State 41–31; won vs. UNLV 37–17; lost vs. Air Force 21–38; lost at Wyoming 7–17; lost vs. No. 20 Boise State 24–31+25−21Lost 31–52 vs. Colorado-21ColoradoWon 38–13 vs. Western Illinois+25Western IllinoisLost 34–55 at Arkansas-21ArkansasLost 35–41 vs. Toledo-6ToledoLost 24–34 at Utah State-10Utah StateLost 10–24 vs. San Diego State-14San Diego StateWon 35–21 at New Mexico+14New MexicoWon 41–31 at Fresno State+10Fresno StateWon 37–17 vs. UNLV+20UNLVLost 21–38 vs. Air Force-17Air ForceLost 7–17 at Wyoming-10WyomingLost 24–31 vs. No. 20 Boise State-7No. 20 Boise State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boise State 31–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 83rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠5 8th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
337–⁠374
Coach
Mike Bobo
Elo
1401 +4 this season
SP+ rating
-3.9 No. 78 of 130; offense No. 79, defense No. 78, special teams No. 61
SRS
−9.1 No. 104 of 130 in FBS
Returning
26% of last season’s EPA, No. 124 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 84 roster talent No. 76 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Dave Johnson
Defensive coordinator
John Jancek
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense74th of 130
  • Defense83rd of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted85th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted99th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1044%1.2374th of 130
Defense0.1443%1.2483rd of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.08 off
0.15 def
43% off
43% def
—85th off
99th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.2own 2820% allowed
Defense4.1own 3120% caused

CORE rating -5.0, 89th of 130 (offense -2.1, defense 3.0).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsPatrick O’Brien QB2,803 yds
Passing touchdownsPatrick O’Brien QB13 TD
Rushing yardsMarvin Kinsey Jr. RB703 yds
Rushing touchdownsMarvin Kinsey Jr. RB6 TD
Receiving yardsWarren Jackson WR1,119 yds
Receiving touchdownsWarren Jackson WR8 TD
TacklesJamal Hicks S117 tkl
SacksEllison Hubbard DL5.5 sacks
InterceptionsAndre Neal CB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Brandon Crossley CB★★★No. 724
Ty McCullouch WR★★★No. 878
Tyreese Jackson RB★★★No. 1008
Keevan Bailey CB★★★No. 1091
Jeremiah Pruitte ATH★★★No. 1122

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs22.50.813
Receivers43.00.841
Offensive line23.00.803
Defensive line22.50.805
Linebackers23.00.820
Defensive backs43.00.838
Athletes and specialists13.00.853
Whole class172.90.827

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Roster 111

The 2019 roster

111 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 55 have a stat line. See the roster

2019 Mountain West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State8–⁠012–⁠223
Air Force7–⁠111–⁠222
Utah State6–⁠27–⁠6
San Diego State5–⁠310–⁠3
Hawai’i5–⁠310–⁠5
Wyoming4–⁠48–⁠5
Nevada4–⁠47–⁠6
Colorado State3–⁠54–⁠8
San José State2–⁠65–⁠7
UNLV2–⁠64–⁠8
Fresno State2–⁠64–⁠8
New Mexico0–⁠82–⁠10

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