2017 Colorado State Rams football team

The 2017 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rams were led by third-year head coach Mike Bobo and played their home games at the newly built Sonny Lubick Field at Colorado State Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado as members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference.^[1] They finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for second place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they lost to Marshall.

2017 Colorado State Rams football
New Mexico Bowl, L 28–31 vs. Marshall
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	Mountain Division
Record	7–6 (5–3 MW)
Head coach	Mike Bobo (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Will Friend (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Marty English (5th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Colorado State Stadium
Uniform
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2017 Mountain West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
No. 22 Boise State xy$		7	–	1					11	–	3
Colorado State		5	–	3					7	–	6
Wyoming		5	–	3					8	–	5
Utah State		4	–	4					6	–	7
Air Force		4	–	4					5	–	7
New Mexico		1	–	7					3	–	9
West Division
Fresno State xy		7	–	1					10	–	4
San Diego State		6	–	2					10	–	3
UNLV		4	–	4					5	–	7
Nevada		3	–	5					3	–	9
Hawaii		1	–	7					3	–	9
San Jose State		1	–	7					2	–	11
Championship: Boise State 17, Fresno State 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

In the preseason media poll that was revealed at the Mountain West Media Summit on July 25, 2017, the Rams were picked to finish second in the Mountain Division behind Boise State.^[2] WR Michael Gallup and OL Jake Bennett Mountain West Football Preseason All-Conference Team.^[3]

Schedule

Colorado State announced their 2017 football schedule on March 2, 2017.^[4]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 26	1:00 p.m.	Oregon State*	Colorado State Stadium Fort Collins, CO	CBSSN	W 58–27	37,583
September 1	6:00 p.m.	vs. Colorado*	Sports Authority Field at Mile High Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	P12N	L 3–17	73,932
September 9	1:30 p.m.	Abilene Christian*	Colorado State Stadium Fort Collins, CO	Stadium	W 38–10	27,038
September 16	5:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Alabama*	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	ESPN2	L 23–41	101,821
September 30	10:00 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	Spectrum OC16/Stadium	W 51–21	25,687
October 7	2:30 p.m.	at Utah State	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	ATTSNRM	W 27–14	18,004
October 14	8:15 p.m.	Nevada	Colorado State Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ESPN2	W 44–42	36,765
October 20	8:15 p.m.	at New Mexico	Dreamstyle Stadium Albuquerque, NM	ESPN2	W 27–24	17,358
October 28	1:00 p.m.	Air Force	Colorado State Stadium Fort Collins, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy)	CBSSN	L 28–45	33,074
November 4	5:00 p.m.	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (Bronze Boot)	CBSSN	L 13–16	22,840
November 11	8:30 p.m.	Boise State	Colorado State Stadium Fort Collins, CO	CBSSN	L 52–59 ^OT	32,166
November 18	1:30 p.m.	San Jose State	Colorado State Stadium Fort Collins, CO	CBSSN	W 42–14	25,743
December 16	2:30 p.m.	vs. Marshall*	Dreamstyle Stadium Albuquerque, NM (New Mexico Bowl)	ESPN	L 28–31	26,087
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Source:^[5]

Game summaries

Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers	10	10	0	7	27
Rams	7	17	10	24	58

See also: 2017 Oregon State Beavers football team

vs Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	10	7	0	0	17
Rams	0	3	0	0	3

See also: 2017 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Abilene Christian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	10	0	10
Rams	10	7	14	7	38

See also: 2017 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

At Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	10	0	13	23
No. 1 Crimson Tide	17	7	14	3	41

See also: 2017 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

At Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	14	17	13	7	51
Rainbow Warriors	0	7	7	7	21

See also: 2017 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

At Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	17	7	0	3	27
Aggies	0	7	0	7	14

See also: 2017 Utah State Aggies football team

Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	14	7	21	0	42
Rams	14	14	10	6	44

See also: 2017 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

At New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	21	0	6	27
Lobos	7	3	7	7	24

See also: 2017 New Mexico Lobos football team

Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	21	3	14	45
Rams	14	7	7	0	28

See also: 2017 Air Force Falcons football team

At Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	3	7	0	3	13
Cowboys	0	6	3	7	16

See also: 2017 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Boise State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Broncos	3	14	21	14	7	59
Rams	21	14	7	10	0	52

See also: 2017 Boise State Broncos football team

San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	7	0	0	7	14
Rams	14	14	7	7	42

See also: 2017 San Jose State Spartans football team

vs Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	0	21	10	0	31
Rams	0	14	0	14	28

See also: 2017 Marshall Thundering Herd football team and 2017 New Mexico Bowl

Roster

2017 Colorado State Rams football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 1 Dalyn Dawkins   Sr WR 2 Robert Awunganyi So QB 2 Justice McCoy Fr WR 3 EJ Scott Fr WR 4 Michael Gallup Sr RB 5 Marvin Kinsey Jr. So RB 6 Darius May   Fr QB 7 Nick Stevens   Sr WR 8 Detrich Clark Sr WR 9 Warren Jackson Fr QB 10 J.C. Robles   So WR 11 Preston Williams Jr QB 12 Judd Erickson Fr QB 15 Collin Hill So TE 16 Cameron Butler Fr WR 18 Darius Wise Fr WR 19 Tyler Smith Fr WR 23 Marcus Wilson   Jr RB 24 Izzy Matthews Jr WR 26 Alex Tennant   So WR 27 Trey Smith   Jr RB 28 Rashaad Boddie   Fr TE 30 Dalton Fackrell Sr RB 32 Marcus McElroy Fr WR 38 Brenden Fulton   So RB 40 Justin Falls   Jr FB 42 Charles Dunkelman   Fr FB 45 Nate Ryken   Jr FB 46 Adam Prentice   So RB 49 Drue Harris So OL 51 Colby Meeks Jr OL 60 Trae Moxley   Sr OL 61 Zack Golditch   Sr OL 62 Alonso Archuleta   Fr OL 63 Nathon Putallaz   So OL 64 Scott Brooks Fr OL 65 Luis Lebron Fr OL 66 Kieran Firment Fr OL 68 Jackson McCullough   Fr OL 69 Barry Wesley Fr OL 70 Joctavis Phillips Fr OL 71 Jeff Taylor So OL 72 Nicho Garcia   Jr OL 73 Tyler Bjorklünd Jr OL 74 Salofi Gaoa   So OL 76 John Blasco Jr. Fr OL 77 Jake Bennett   Sr OL 78 Ben Knox   Jr TE 80 John Freismuth   Jr WR 81 Bisi Johnson Jr TE 82 Isiah Pannunzio   Fr WR 86 Chandler Birrell   So TE 88 Griffin Hammer Fr WR 89 Chandler Draschlin   So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 4 Christian Colon   Fr S 7 Jamal Hicks So S 8 Jake Schlager   Sr S 9 Jadon Walker Fr CB 10 Kevin Nutt Jr. Sr S 11 Jordan Fogal Sr LB 12 Deonte Clyburn   Sr LB 13 Trey Sutton   Fr CB 14 Anthony Hawkins So LB 15 Kiel Robinson   Sr CB 17 Shun Johnson Sr S 18 Braylin Scott Jr CB 20 Christian Cumber Fr LB 22 Houston Haynes   Sr CB 25 Darius Campbell Fr S 26 Kavapele Maka   Jr S 29 Justin Sweet   Sr LB 31 Max McDonald So LB 33 Emmanuel Jones Fr LB 34 Anthony Giusti Jr LB 42 Patrick Elsenbast   Sr LB 43 Evan Colorito   Sr CB 45 Dante Carnessale   Fr S 47 Levi Osborn   Sr DL 47 Anthony Smith   Fr S 49 Connor Donohue   Fr LB 50 Corte Tapia Fr LB 51 Patrick Moody Fr LB 52 Tre Thomas   Jr LB 53 Caleb Smith   Jr DL 54 Arjay Jean So LB 55 Josh Watson   Jr LB 57 Emmanuel Walker Fr LB 58 Tanner Clem Fr DL 79 Lassine Kone Fr DL 90 Jamori Fox   So DL 91 Jakob Buys   Sr DL 92 Livingston Paogofie Fr LB 93 Conrad Harker   So DL 94 Darnell Thompson Sr DL 95 Richard King   So DL 97 Toby McBride So DL 98 Ellison Hubbard Fr DL 99 Colton Foster   Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 35 Josh Kerin Fr K 37 Tavis Guerra Sr P 41 Ryan Stonehouse Fr LS 58 Trent Sieg   Sr K 67 Joe Deline   Fr K 83 Braxton Davis Jr LS 85 Nathan Lucas   Jr K 96 Wyatt Bryan   Jr	Head coach Mike Bobo Coordinators/assistant coaches Will Friend (Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line) Marty English (Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers) Jamie Bryant (Special Teams Coordinator / Safeties) Bryan Applewhite (Running Backs) Joe Cox (Tight Ends) Terry Fair (Cornerbacks) Ronnie Letson (Quarterbacks) Ricky Logo (Defensive Line) Alvis Whitted (Wide Receivers) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt Roster Last update: August 26, 2017

Source:^[6]

Players in the 2018 NFL Draft

Main article: 2018 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Michael Gallup	WR	3	81	Dallas Cowboys

See also: List of Colorado State Rams in the NFL Draft

References

1. Frei, Terry (April 20, 2017). "Countdown to kickoff at Colorado State's new on-campus stadium continues in Fort Collins". The Denver Post. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
2. TEGNA. "Boise State and San Diego State picked to meet in 2017 MW Championship Game". KTVB. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
3. "2017 Mountain West Football Preseason All-Conference Team - Mountain West Conference". themw.com. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
4. "Colorado State's 2017 football schedule is set". MileHighSports.com. March 2, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
5. 2017 Colorado State Rams football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
6. 2017 Coaching Staff 2017-04-29 at the Wayback Machine. CSURams.com. Retrieved May 4, 2017.