2015 Colorado State Rams football team

The 2015 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rams were led by first-year head coach Mike Bobo and played their home games at Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium. They were members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in a four way tie for second place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to inaugural Arizona Bowl where they lost to fellow Mountain West member Nevada.

2015 Colorado State Rams football
Arizona Bowl, L 23–28 vs. Nevada
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	Mountain Division
Record	7–6 (5–3 MW)
Head coach	Mike Bobo (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Will Friend (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Tyson Summers (1st season)
Home stadium	Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium
Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Mountain West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
Air Force x		6	–	2					8	–	6
New Mexico		5	–	3					7	–	6
Utah State		5	–	3					6	–	7
Boise State		5	–	3					9	–	4
Colorado State		5	–	3					7	–	6
Wyoming		2	–	6					2	–	10
West Division
San Diego State x$		8	–	0					11	–	3
Nevada		4	–	4					7	–	6
San Jose State		4	–	4					6	–	7
Fresno State		2	–	6					3	–	9
UNLV		2	–	6					3	–	9
Hawaii		0	–	8					3	–	10
Championship: San Diego State 27, Air Force 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	2:00 p.m.	Savannah State*	Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	MWN	W 65–13	24,571
September 12	1:30 p.m.	Minnesota*	Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	CBSSN	L 20–23 OT	32,500
September 19	5:00 p.m.	vs. Colorado*	Sports Authority Field at Mile High Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	CBSSN	L 24–27 OT	66,253
September 26	5:00 p.m.	at UTSA*	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	CBSSN	W 33–31	24,705
October 3	5:00 p.m.	at Utah State	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	ESPN3	L 18–33	22,059
October 10	5:00 p.m.	No. 25 Boise State	Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	CBSSN	L 10–41	26,117
October 17	1:30 p.m.	Air Force	Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)	CBSSN	W 38–23	32,546
October 31	1:30 p.m.	San Diego State	Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	CBSSN	L 17–41	18,125
November 7	1:00 p.m.	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (Border War)	ESPN3	W 26–7	18,682
November 14	5:00 p.m.	UNLV	Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	RTRM	W 49–35	15,641
November 21	3:30 p.m.	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	RTRM	W 28–21	21,643
November 28	7:00 p.m.	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	CBSSN	W 34–31	26,375
December 29	5:30 p.m.	vs. Nevada*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (Arizona Bowl)	ASN	L 23–28	20,425
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Game summaries

Savannah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	7	0	6	13
Rams	24	21	13	7	65

See also: 2015 Savannah State Tigers football team

Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Golden Gophers	0	6	7	7	3	23
Rams	7	0	3	10	0	20

See also: 2015 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

Vs. Colorado

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Rams	14	0	3	7	0	24
Buffaloes	0	10	7	7	3	27

See also: 2015 Colorado Buffaloes football team and Rocky Mountain Showdown

At UTSA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	9	7	14	3	33
Roadrunners	7	10	7	7	31

See also: 2015 UTSA Roadrunners football team

At Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	3	7	0	8	18
Aggies	3	14	6	10	33

See also: 2015 Utah State Aggies football team

Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Broncos	17	10	7	7	41
Rams	0	10	0	0	10

See also: 2015 Boise State Broncos football team

Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
Air Force	6	7	0	10	23
Rams	14	7	14	3	38

See also: 2015 Air Force Falcons football team and Ram–Falcon Trophy

San Diego State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	7	6	14	14	41
Rams	7	3	0	7	17

See also: 2015 San Diego State Aztecs football team

At Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	17	6	3	0	26
Cowboys	0	0	0	7	7

See also: 2015 Wyoming Cowboys football team and Border War (Colorado State–Wyoming rivalry)

UNLV

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	14	7	7	7	35
Rams	14	14	7	14	49

See also: 2015 UNLV Rebels football team

At New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	14	3	3	8	28
Lobos	7	7	7	0	21

See also: 2015 New Mexico Lobos football team

At Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	7	13	7	34
Bulldogs	10	14	0	7	31

See also: 2015 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Arizona Bowl–Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	3	16	3	6	28
Rams	0	13	7	3	23

See also: 2015 Nevada Wolf Pack football team and 2015 Arizona Bowl

The Rams and Wolf Pack are both members of the Mountain West Conference. However, they are in opposite divisions and did not play each other in the regular season in 2015. This is the first time teams from the same conference have met in a non-championship bowl game since the 1979 Orange Bowl.

Players in the 2016 NFL Draft

Main article: 2016 NFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Rashard Higgins	WR	5	172	Cleveland Browns
Cory James	LB	6	194	Oakland Raiders

See also: List of Colorado State Rams in the NFL draft

References

1. "2015 Colorado State Rams Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 8, 2015.