1986 Colorado State Rams football team

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1986 Colorado State Rams football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Lay (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorPhil Bounds (1st season)
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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

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.

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[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 6at Colorado*W 23–745,109
September 13at Arizona*L 10–3749,003
September 20Northern Colorado*W 46–1426,107
September 27at Air Force
L 7–2441,213
October 3at BYUW 24–2064,633
October 18Hawaii
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 31–728,310
October 25Wyoming
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 20–1531,856
November 1San Diego State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
L 26–2714,127
November 8at UtahL 28–3822,650
November 15New Mexico
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 32–713,107
November 22at UTEPL 19–2112,467
  • *Non-conference game

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Roster[edit]

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
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Team players in the NFL[edit]

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[edit]

  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.