1983 Colorado State Rams football team

1983 Colorado State Rams football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	5–7 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach	Leon Fuller (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Sonny Lubick (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Gary Sloan (2nd season)
Home stadium	Hughes Stadium

1983 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 BYU $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Air Force	5	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Wyoming	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
New Mexico	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Hawaii	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Utah	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Colorado State	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
San Diego State	1	–	6	–	1			2	–	9	–	1
UTEP	0	–	8	–	0			2	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Leon Fuller, the Rams compiled a 5–7 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	Air Force	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)		L 13–34	28,652
September 10	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI		L 0–34	43,266
September 17	at Colorado*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (rivalry)	KWGN	L 3–31	49,783
September 24	at Iowa State*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		L 17–21	49,817
October 1	Utah	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO		W 31–28	18,312
October 8	at No. 10 Arizona*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ		L 21–52	40,309
October 15	San Diego State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO		W 17–15	22,979
October 22	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX		W 31–15	15,401
October 29	New Mexico	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO		W 25–24	18,787
November 5	Northern Colorado*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO		W 41–20	23,877
November 12	at No. 8 BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT		L 6–24	64,651
November 19	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (rivalry)		L 17–42	15,551
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game