Colorado State Rams football
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The Colorado State Rams football program (established 1893) represents Colorado State University and is a member of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the Mountain West Conference. [6] The Rams have long-standing rivalries with Colorado, Wyoming, and Air Force. The team is currently led by head coach Jay Norvell, who was hired in December 2021.
Colorado State Rams football | |||
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First season | 1893 | ||
Athletic director | John Weber[1] | ||
Head coach | Jay Norvell 2nd season, 8–16 (.333) | ||
Stadium | Canvas Stadium (capacity: 41,000[2]) | ||
Field | Sonny Lubick Field | ||
Year built | 2017 | ||
Field surface | Artificial turf | ||
Location | Fort Collins, Colorado | ||
NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
Conference | Mountain West | ||
Division | Mountain (2013–2019 and 2021–present) | ||
All-time record | 540–616–33[3] (.468) | ||
Bowl record | 6–11 (.353) | ||
Conference titles | 15 | ||
Rivalries | Colorado (rivalry) Wyoming (rivalry) Air Force (rivalry) | ||
Consensus All-Americans | 5[4] | ||
Current uniform | |||
Colors | Green and gold[5] | ||
Fight song | Stalwart Rams | ||
Mascot | CAM the Ram | ||
Outfitter | Under Armour | ||
Website | CSURams.com |
The Rams have played their home games at Canvas Stadium since 2017. Previously, the team played 49 seasons (1968–2016) at Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium. The first game at Canvas Stadium (known as Colorado State Stadium for the 2017 season only) was played on August 26, 2017, when the Rams defeated the Oregon State Beavers 58–27.[7]