1981 Colorado State Rams football team

The 1981 Colorado State Rams football team was an American football team that represented Colorado State University in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team compiled a 0–12 record (0–8 against WAC opponents).^[1]

Head coach Sark Arslanian was fired after the Rams opened the season with a 0–6 record, ending his nine-year tenure with a 46–46–4 record.^[2] Defensive coordinator Chester Caddas was named as the team's interim head coach and led the team to an 0–6 record, finishing the season winless.^[2] Caddas was replaced by Texas defensive coordinator Leon Fuller after the 1981 season.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	San Diego State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 14–30	25,257–25,287	[3]
September 19	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 0–42	93,972	[4]
September 26	at West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 3–49	48,716	[5]
October 3	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)	L 14–28	20,300	[6]
October 10	No. 19 Mississippi State*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 27–37	24,761	[7]
October 17	Utah	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 13–24	15,933	[8]
October 24	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 29–35	11,300	[9]
October 31	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (rivalry)	L 21–55	23,327	[10]
November 7	BYU	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 14–63	17,851	[11]
November 14	New Mexico	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 16–28	10,149	[12]
November 21	at No. 20 Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 7–52	61,00	[13]
November 28	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 6–59	32,955	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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