List of CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves football seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The first team in 1938 was coached by Dale Rea. Colorado State University Pueblo stopped sponsoring football after the 1984 school year and brought it back for 2008.^[1]

Division history

Year	Division
1938–1962	Junior college
1963–1968	NAIA
1969–1975	NCAA College Division (NCAA Division II)
NAIA
2008–present	NCAA Division II

Seasons

Legend
† National champions   ‡ Conference champions   # Division champions   ^ Bowl game berth[2]   * Playoff berth[3]

Season	Coach	Conference	Conference results				Season results			Bowl/playoff result	Final ranking
			Finish	Wins	Losses	Ties	Wins	Losses	Ties[4]		AFCA poll[5]
CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves football seasons
1938	Dale Rea			1	2	0	1	3	2	—	N/A
1939				2	1	0	2	4	0	—	N/A
1940				0	2	0	3	2	1	—	N/A
1941	Jack Johnson			0	2	0	0	6	1	—	N/A
1942	Dan Lawrence			1	2	0	1	4	0	—	N/A
1943–1945	There was no team from 1943 through 1945 due to World War II
1946	Maurice "Red" Elder			—	—	—	5	4	0	—	N/A
1947				3	1	1	3	3	1	—	N/A
1948				4	1	1	7	1	1	—	N/A
1949				2	2	1	5	3	1	—	N/A
1950				3	2	0	4	6	0	—	N/A
1951				1	5	0	1	8	0	—	N/A
1952	Harry Simmons			2	4	0	2	6	1	—	N/A
1953				5	3	0	6	3	0	—	N/A
1954				5	3	0	5	4	0	—	N/A
1955				3	3	1	3	4	1	—	N/A
1956	Joe Prater			5	2	0	5	3	0	—	N/A
1957				3	3	1	4	5	1	—	N/A
1958				2	5	0	3	6	0	—	N/A
1959				2	3	1	4	4	1	—	N/A
1960				4	3	0	6	4	0	—	N/A
1961				3	4	0	4	6	0	—	N/A
1962				3	3	0	7	3	0	—	N/A
1963		Independent		—	—	—	3	5	0	—	N/A
1964		Independent		—	—	—	6	4	0	—	N/A
1965		Independent		—	—	—	8	1	1	—	N/A
1966		Independent		—	—	—	3	7	0	—	N/A
1967		Independent		—	—	—	3	6	1	—	N/A
1968		Independent		—	—	—	4	6	0	—	N/A
1969		RMAC		3	2	0	7	2	0	—	N/A
1970		RMAC		1	4	0	5	5	0	—	N/A
1971		RMAC		1	4	0	4	6	0	—	N/A
1972		GPAC		3	3	0	6	4	0	—	N/A
1973		GPAC		1	4	0	3	7	0	—	N/A
1974	Mike Friedman	GPAC		1	4	0	3	6	0	—	N/A
1975		GPAC		3	2	0	4	5	0	—	N/A
1976		RMAC	3rd/ of 10[6]	5	2	0	6	4	1	—	N/A
1977		RMAC	T–7th/ of 10[6]	2	7	0	3	7	0	—	N/A
1978		RMAC	Ineligible/ of 10[6]	—	—	—	8	2	0	—	N/A
1979		RMAC	2nd/ of 9[6]	6	2	0	8	2	0	—	N/A
1980		RMAC	T–1st/ of 9[6]	7	1	0	9	1	0	—	N/A
1981		RMAC	8th/ of 9[6]	2	6	0	4	6	0	—	N/A
1982		RMAC	2nd/ of 9[6]	7	1	0	9	2	0	Lost to Central Oklahoma, 20-61, in NAIA quarterfinals	N/A
1983		RMAC	2nd/ of 9[6]	6	1	1	6	3	1	—	N/A
1984	Gary Richardson	RMAC	T–5th/ of 9[6][7]	2	6	0	2	8	0	—	N/A
1985–2007	CSU–Pueblo did not sponsor football from 1985 through the 2007 school years.
2008	John Wristen	RMAC	T–6th/ of 10[8]	3	6	—	4	6	—	—	—[9]
2009		RMAC	T–3rd/ of 10[10]	6	3	—	7	4	—	—	—[11]
2010		RMAC	T–3rd/ of 10[12]	7	2	—	9	2	—	—	RV[13]
2011‡*		RMAC	1st/ of 10[14]	9	0	—	11	1	—	Lost to Minnesota-Duluth, 21-24, in NCAA D-II second round	9th[15]
2012‡*		RMAC	1st/ of 10[16]	9	0	—	12	1	—	Lost to West Texas A&M, 13-34, in NCAA D-II quarterfinals	6th[17]
2013‡*		RMAC	1st/ of 10[18]	9	0	—	11	1	—	Lost to Grand Valley State, 30-34, in NCAA D-II second round[19]	7th[20]
2014‡*†		RMAC	T–1st/ of 10[18]	8	1	—	14	1	—	Won against Minnesota State University,Mankato,13-0, in NCAA D-II Championship Game[19]	1st[21]
Total				?	?	7	258	203	15	(only includes regular season games)
				—	—	—	0	1	—	(only includes NAIA playoff games; 1 appearance)
				—	—	—	5	3	—	(only includes NCAA Division II playoff games; 4 appearances)
				?	?	7	263	207	15	(all games)
♦ Denotes a tie for first place and conference co-champion

References

1. "2012 CSU-Pueblo Football Media Guide by Colorado State University-Pueblo Athletics". ISSUU.com. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
2. The yellow color is used only when CSU Pueblo reaches a bowl but does not hold a share in the conference title. In any case that CSU Pueblo has a share of the conference championship, the green color is used.
3. The blue color is used only when CSU Pueblo receives a playoff berth but does not hold a share in the conference title. In any case that CSU Pueblo has a share of the conference championship, the green color is used.
4. Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible.
5. The college football coaches' poll is sponsored by the American Football Coaches Association. Prior to 2000, there was no coaches’ polls for NCAA Division II. The regional poll had been used to rank teams for consideration for the NCAA playoffs.
6. "Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference; Football All-Time Standings" (PDF). Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
7. Mesa had to forfeit five conference wins (versus Southern Colorado, Southern Utah State, Western State, Colorado Mines and Western New Mexico) due to the use of an ineligible player. Western New Mexico was on RMAC probation - their conference record for the season was officially 0-0. However, their games against other league opponents counted on their respective records.
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15. "Pittsburg State Ends 2011 Season at No. 1 in Division II Poll". AFCA. December 19, 2011. Archived from the original on December 15, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
16. "2012 RMAC Football - Standings/Schedules". Rmacsports.org. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
17. "Valdosta State Finishes Season at No. 1 in Division II Poll". AFCA. December 17, 2012. Archived from the original on December 15, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
18. "Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference - 2013 Football Standings". Rmacsports.org. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
19. "Grand Valley St. at. CSU-Pueblo | Box Score | 11/30/2013 - Colorado State Pueblo". Gothunderwolves.com. November 30, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
20. "Northwest Missouri State Finishes 2013 Season at No. 1". AFCA.com. December 23, 2013. Archived from the original on September 8, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
21. "Colorado State-Pueblo Ends 2014 No. 1 in Division II Poll". American Football Coaches Association. December 22, 2014. Archived from the original on December 23, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2014.