1978 Colorado State Rams football team
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| 1978 record | 5–6 (2–4 WAC) |
| Head coach | Sark Arslanian (6th season) |
| Home stadium | Hughes Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[{{{school}}}|UTEP]] | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 Colorado State Rams football team was an American football team that represented Colorado State University in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its sixth season under head coach Sark Arslanian, the team compiled a 5–6 record (2–4 against WAC opponents).
The team's statistical leaders included Steve Fairchild with 905 passing yards, Larry Jones with 898 rushing yards, and Mark R. Bell with 459 receiving yards.[1]
Senior defensive end Mike Bell was consensus first-team All-American[2]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 16 | [[{{{school}}}|Utah State]]* | L 20–21 | ||
| September 23 | at BYU | L 6–32 | 31,052 | |
| September 30 | at Utah | L 6–30 | 27,821 | |
| October 7 | [[{{{school}}}|UTEP]] |
| W 39–29 | |
| October 14 | at Air Force* | W 31–13 | ||
| October 21 | [[{{{school}}}|UNLV]] |
| L 6–33 | |
| October 28 | Wyoming |
| L 3–13 | |
| November 4 | at San Diego State | L 31–34 | 38,494[3] | |
| November 11 | at New Mexico |
| W 26–15 | |
| November 18 | West Virginia* |
| W 50–14 | 12,782 |
| November 25 | at Pacific (CA)* | W 20–13 | ||
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Team players in the NFL[edit]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Mike Bell | Defensive end | 1 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Mike Bell | Defensive end | 4 | 102 | Seattle Seahawks |
| Mark Bell | Wide receiver | 5 | 130 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Bill Leer | Center | 11 | 292 | Atlanta Falcons |
References[edit]
- ↑ "1978 Colorado State Rams Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
- ↑ "Where are you now, Mike Bell". Colorado State University Athletics. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ↑ Dave Distel (November 5, 1978). "Aztecs Stand Off the Rams, 34-31". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "1978 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
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