1981 Colorado State Rams football team

American college football season

1981 Colorado State Rams football

Conference| Western Athletic Conference
Record| 0–12 (0–8 WAC)
Head coach|

* Sark Arslanian (9th season; first 6 games)
* Chester Caddas (interim; final 6 games)

Offensive coordinator| Al Sandahl (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator| Chester Caddas (3rd season)
Home stadium| Hughes Stadium

Seasons

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1982 ->

1981 Western Athletic Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 13 BYU $  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 11  | - | 2  | - | 0
Hawaii | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 0
Utah | 4  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 1
Wyoming | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
New Mexico | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 1
Air Force | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
San Diego State | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
UTEP | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 10  | - | 0
Colorado State | 0  | - | 8  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 12  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

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.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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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|
October 24| at UTEP|

* Sun Bowl
* El Paso, TX

| L 29–35| 11,300|
October 31| at Wyoming|

* War Memorial Stadium
* Laramie, WY (rivalry)

| L 21–55| 23,327|
November 7| BYU|

* Hughes Stadium
* Fort Collins, CO

| L 14–63| 17,851|
November 14| New Mexico|

* Hughes Stadium
* Fort Collins, CO

| L 16–28| 10,149|
November 21| at No. 20 Arizona State*|

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| L 7–52| 61,00|
November 28| at Hawaii|

* Aloha Stadium
* Halawa, HI

| L 6–59| 32,955|

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## References

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1. ^ "2018 Colorado State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado State University. 2018. pp. 165, 169. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
2. ^ a b "Sarkis 'Sark' Arslanian, fired this week as Colorado State..." UPI. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
3. ^ Hank Wesch (September 20, 1981). "Aztec Aerial Circus Blitzes Rams 30-14". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. H-1. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
4. ^ "Vols romp by erring Rams, 42–0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 20, 1981. Retrieved August 18, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "West Virginia romps 49–3". The Times Recorder. September 27, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Air Force 28, Colorado State 14". The Tampa Tribune. October 4, 1981. p. 6D. Retrieved October 20, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Miss. State gets a scare but beats Colorado State 37–27". The Clarion-Ledger. October 11, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "1981 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 13, 2020.

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Colorado State Rams football

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* Durkee Field (1899–1911)
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* Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium (1968–2016)
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