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1978 Colorado State Rams football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (2–4 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCharles Armey (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorScott Henington (2nd season)
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
UTEP 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Utah State*
L 20–2124,285[3]
September 23at BYU
L 6–3231,052[4]
September 30at Utah
L 6–3027,821[5]
October 7UTEP
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 39–2924,173[6]
October 14at Air Force*
W 31–1322,386[7]
October 21UNLV*dagger
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
L 6–3321,585[8]
October 28Wyoming
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)
L 3–1328,651[9]
November 4at San Diego State
L 31–3438,494[10]
November 11at New Mexico
W 26–1514,747[11]
November 18West Virginia*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 50–1412,782[12]
November 23at Pacific (CA)*
W 20–135,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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Team players in the NFL

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Mike Bell Defensive end 1 2 Kansas City Chiefs
Mark E. Bell Tight end 4 102 Seattle Seahawks
Mark R. Bell Wide receiver 5 130 St. Louis Cardinals
Bill Leer Center 11 292 Atlanta Falcons

References

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  1. ^ "1978 Colorado State Rams Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  2. ^ "Where are you now, Mike Bell". Colorado State University Athletics. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "Utah State flys by CSU". The Billings Gazette. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "BYU overwhelms CSU 32–6". The Daily Sentinel. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Utes blast Rams, 30–6". The Daily Herald. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Colorado State tops UTEP, 39–29". The Odessa American. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Lee, Colorado State hold off Air Force". The Palm Beach Post. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "CSU loses, 33–6". Casper Star-Tribune. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cowboys win battle with Rams 13–3". Casper Star-Tribune. October 29, 1978. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ 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.Open access icon
  11. ^ "CSU upsets New Mexico 26–15". The Daily Sentinel. November 12, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "WVU clobbered again". The Roanoke Times. November 19, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Close but no cigar as UOP loses to Colorado State". The Modesto Bee. November 24, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1978 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
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