2010 Colorado State Rams football team

The 2010 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by third year head coach Steve Fairchild and played their home games in Hughes Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado. They played in the Mountain West Conference. On August 17, true freshman Pete Thomas was named the starting quarterback, making him the first freshman starter since Caleb Hanie in 2004. They finished the season with a record of 3–9 (1–7 MWC).

2010 Colorado State Rams football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	3–9 (2–6 MW)
Head coach	Steve Fairchild (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Pat Meyer (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Larry Kerr (13th season)
Home stadium	Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium
Seasons ← 2009 2011 →

2010 Mountain West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 TCU $		8	–	0					13	–	0
Utah		7	–	1					10	–	3
Air Force		5	–	3					9	–	4
San Diego State		5	–	3					9	–	4
BYU		5	–	3					7	–	6
Colorado State		2	–	6					3	–	9
UNLV		2	–	6					2	–	11
Wyoming		1	–	7					3	–	9
New Mexico		1	–	7					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria As of January 11, 2011 Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

The Rams played the following games:^[1]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	12:00 p.m.	vs. Colorado*	Invesco Field at Mile High Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	mtn.	L 3–24	60,989^[2]
September 11	8:30 p.m.	at Nevada*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPNU	L 6–51	18,098^[3]
September 18	1:30 p.m.	at Miami (OH)*	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN3	L 10–31	16,691^[4]
September 25	2:00 p.m.	Idaho*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO		W 36–34	23,925^[5]
October 2	12:00 p.m.	No. 5 TCU	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	the mtn.	L 0–27	22,553^[6]
October 9	12:00 p.m.	at No. 25 Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy)	mtn.	L 27–49	41,547^[7]
October 16	12:00 p.m.	UNLV	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	mtn.	W 43–10	30,753^[8]
October 23	4:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Utah	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	mtn.	L 6–59	45,029^[9]
October 30	4:00 p.m.	New Mexico	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	mtn.	W 38–14	18,266^[10]
November 6	8:00 p.m.	at San Diego State	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	mtn.	L 19–24	34,689^[11]
November 13	12:00 p.m.	BYU	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	mtn.	L 10–49	16,501^[12]
November 20	12:00 p.m.	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (The Border War)	mtn.	L 0–44	17,011^[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

References

1. "2010 CSU Football Schedule". Colorado State Official Athletic Site. from the original on March 29, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
2. "Colorado Buffaloes vs. Colorado State Rams Box Score". ESPN.com. from the original on September 7, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
3. "Colorado State Rams vs. Nevada Wolf Pack Box Score". ESPN.com. from the original on September 15, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
4. "Colorado State Rams vs. Miami (OH) RedHawks Box Score". ESPN.com. from the original on September 22, 2010. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
5. "Idaho Vandals vs. Colorado State Rams Box Score". ESPN.com. from the original on September 29, 2010. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
6. "TCU Horned Frogs vs. Colorado State Rams Box Score". ESPN.com. from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
7. "Colorado State Rams vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN.com. from the original on October 12, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
8. "UNLV Rebels vs. Colorado State Rams Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
9. "Colorado State Rams vs. Utah Utes Box Score". ESPN.com. from the original on October 25, 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
10. "New Mexico Lobos vs. Colorado State Rams Box Score". ESPN.com. from the original on November 3, 2010. Retrieved October 31, 2010.
11. "Colorado State Rams vs. San Diego State Aztecs Box Score". ESPN.com. from the original on November 10, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
12. "Brigham Young Cougars vs. Colorado State Rams Box Score". ESPN.com. from the original on November 17, 2010. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
13. "Colorado State Rams vs. Wyoming Cowboys Box Score". ESPN.com. from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2010.