1973 Colorado State Rams football team

1973 Colorado State Rams football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	5–6 (2–4 WAC)
Head coach	Sark Arslanian (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Doug Gerhart (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Charles Armey (1st season)
Home stadium	Hughes Stadium

1973 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 Arizona State +	6	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Arizona +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Utah	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
BYU	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
New Mexico	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Wyoming	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Colorado State	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
UTEP	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Sark Arslanian, the Rams compiled a 5–6 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Arizona	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 0–31	17,217
September 15	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 21–13	28,285
September 22	New Mexico State*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 31–27	25,124
September 29	at No. 13 Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 14–67	50,984
October 6	at Idaho*	Idaho Stadium Moscow, ID	W 33–30	5,720
October 13	Utah State*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 18–34	27,103
October 20	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (rivalry)	L 3–35	19,229
October 27	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 76–24	7,350
November 3	Toledo*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 21–14	13,798
November 10	No. 15 Houston*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 20–28	17,532
November 24	New Mexico	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 13–30	13,727
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game