2024 Colorado State

8–⁠5 (6–⁠1 Mountain West Conference), coached by Jay Norvell.

Schedule and results

Colorado State in 2024, game by game: lost at No. 4 Texas 0–52; won vs. Northern Colorado 38–17; lost vs. Colorado 9–28; won vs. UTEP 27–17; lost at Oregon State 31–39; won vs. San José State 31–24; won at Air Force 21–13; won vs. New Mexico 17–6; won at Nevada 38–21; won vs. Wyoming 24–10; lost at Fresno State 22–28; won vs. Utah State 42–37; lost vs. Miami (OH) 17–43+21−52Lost 0–52 at No. 4 Texas-52No. 4 TexasWon 38–17 vs. Northern Colorado+21Northern Colora…Lost 9–28 vs. Colorado-19ColoradoWon 27–17 vs. UTEP+10UTEPLost 31–39 at Oregon State-8Oregon StateWon 31–24 vs. San José State+7San José StateWon 21–13 at Air Force+8Air ForceWon 17–6 vs. New Mexico+11New MexicoWon 38–21 at Nevada+17NevadaWon 24–10 vs. Wyoming+14WyomingLost 22–28 at Fresno State-6Fresno StateWon 42–37 vs. Utah State+5Utah StateLost 17–43 vs. Miami (OH)-26Miami (OH)
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31at4TexasL 0–⁠5214%
Sep 7vsNorthern ColoradoW 38–⁠1787%
Sep 14vsColoradoL 9–⁠2859%
Sep 21vsUTEPW 27–⁠1764%
Oct 5atOregon StateL 31–⁠3919%
Oct 12vsSan José StateW 31–⁠2432%
Oct 19atAir ForceW 21–⁠1344%
Oct 26vsNew MexicoW 17–⁠663%
Nov 2atNevadaW 38–⁠2159%
Nov 15vsWyomingW 24–⁠1068%
Nov 23atFresno StateL 22–⁠2839%
Nov 29vsUtah StateW 42–⁠3768%
Dec 28vsMiami (OH)Arizona BowlL 17–⁠4337%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Miami (OH) 43–⁠17 in the Arizona Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
317–⁠335
Coach
Jay Norvell
Elo
1477 +54 this season
SP+ rating
-5.7 No. 93 of 134; offense No. 92, defense No. 85, special teams No. 90
SRS
−8.2 No. 101 of 134 in FBS
Returning
64% of last season’s EPA, No. 31 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 69 roster talent No. 97 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Matt Mumme
Defensive coordinator
Freddie Banks
Offense
West Coast
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense86th of 134
  • Defense57th of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted89th of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted71st of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0740%1.3086th of 134
Defense0.0944%1.2257th of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.06 off
0.11 def
39% off
44% def
—89th off
71st 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
Offense3.5own 2816% allowed
Defense4.0own 2917% caused

CORE rating -3.2, 80th of 134 (offense -4.9, defense -1.7).

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 yardsBrayden Fowler-Nicolosi QB2,755 yds
Passing touchdownsBrayden Fowler-Nicolosi QB14 TD
Rushing yardsAvery Morrow RB1,006 yds
Rushing touchdownsAvery Morrow RB9 TD
Receiving yardsCaleb Goodie WR436 yds
Receiving touchdownsCaleb Goodie WR4 TD
TacklesBuom Jock LB97 tkl
SacksGabe Kirschke DL6 sacks
InterceptionsChase Wilson LB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Jordan Ross WR★★★No. 481
Landon Bell ATH★★★No. 784
Darius Curry QB★★★No. 1175
Jalen Dupree RB★★★No. 1183
Chance Harrison ATH★★★No. 1487

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.862
Running backs13.00.861
Receivers33.00.865
Offensive line53.00.830
Defensive line33.00.834
Defensive backs33.00.828
Athletes and specialists33.00.857
Whole class193.00.843

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.

Drafted in 2025

The 2025 draft
Rd 5Tory Horton WRSeattle Seahawks

Roster 110

The 2024 roster

110 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 56 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 11

The 2024 portal

Transfers out 19

T.J. Crandall CB★★★to West Virginia
Grady Kelly DL★★★to Florida State
Justus Ross-Simmons WR★★★to Syracuse
Louis Brown WR★★★to San Diego State
Clay Millen QB★★★to Florida
Mekhi Fox WR★★★★no new school on file
Brandon Guzman CB★★★to Campbell
Brian Crespo-Jaquez OT★★★no new school on file
Clay Nanke DE★★★no new school on file
Corey Lambert Jr. S★★★no new school on file
Jackson Stratton QB★★★to Iowa
Jakob Belton OL★★★to Portland State

And 7 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2024 Mountain West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State7–⁠012–⁠28
UNLV6–⁠111–⁠323
Colorado State6–⁠18–⁠5
Fresno State4–⁠36–⁠7
San José State3–⁠47–⁠6
New Mexico3–⁠45–⁠7
Air Force3–⁠45–⁠7
Hawai’i3–⁠45–⁠7
Utah State3–⁠44–⁠8
San Diego State2–⁠53–⁠9
Wyoming2–⁠53–⁠9
Nevada0–⁠73–⁠10

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