1986 Colorado State Rams football team

The 1986 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. Int their fifth season under head coach Leon Fuller, the Rams compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fourth in the WAC. Colorado State played home games at Hughes Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado.

1986 Colorado State Rams football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	6–5 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach	Leon Fuller (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dave Lay (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Phil Bounds (1st season)
Home stadium	Hughes Stadium
Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

1986 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
San Diego State $	7	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
BYU	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	5	–	0
Air Force	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Hawaii	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Colorado State	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Wyoming	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
New Mexico	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	8	–	0
UTEP	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	8	–	0
Utah	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Colorado State's senior quarterback, Kelly Stouffer, passed for 2,604 yards and 7 touchdowns. Other statistical leaders included Steve Bartalo with 1,419 rushing yards and J. D. Brookhart with 581 receiving yards.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 6	at Colorado*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	W 23–7	45,109
September 13	at Arizona*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 10–37	49,003
September 20	Northern Colorado*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 46–14	26,107
September 27	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 7–24	41,213
October 3	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 24–20	64,633
October 18	Hawaii	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 31–7	28,310
October 25	Wyoming	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 20–15	31,856
November 1	San Diego State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 26–27	14,127
November 8	at Utah	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 28–38	22,650
November 15	New Mexico	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 32–7	13,107
November 22	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 19–21	12,467
*Non-conference game

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Roster

1986 Colorado State Rams football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 12 Kelly Stouffer Sr RB 41 Steve Bartalo Sr WR 80 Sanjay Beach Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 1 Steve DeLine Sr	Head coach Leon Fuller Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Kelly Stouffer	Quarterback	1	6	St. Louis Cardinals[4][5]
Steve Bartalo	Running back	6	143	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Steve DeLine	Kicker	7	189	San Francisco 49ers

References

1. "1986 Colorado State Rams Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
2. "1986 Colorado State Rams schedule and results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
3. 1986 Colorado State Rams football schedule. CSURams.com. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
4. Zimmerman, Paul (April 11, 1988). "A lonely road to the NFL". Sports Illustrated. p. 63.
5. "SEAHAWKS TRADE FOR STOUFFER". The Washington Post. April 21, 1988.