1989 Colorado State Rams football team

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1989 Colorado State Rams football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record5–5–1 (4–3 WAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorSteve Szabo (1st season)
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 22 BYU $ 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
Air Force 5 – 1 – 1 8 – 4 – 1
Hawaii 5 – 2 – 1 9 – 3 – 1
Wyoming 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
San Diego State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 1
Colorado State 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Utah 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
UTEP 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 10 – 0
New Mexico 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Earle Bruce, the Rams compiled a 5–5–1 record.[1][2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Tennessee*
L 14–1793,652[3]
September 9at No. 9 Colorado*
L 20–4544,921
September 16Cal State Fullerton*
W 42–1420,098
September 23Eastern Michigan*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
T 35–3522,149
September 30No. 24 Air Force
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)
L 21–4630,955
October 7at New Mexico
W 34–2018,345
October 14No. 25 BYU
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
L 16–4521,198
October 21Hawaii
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 31–1629,774
October 28at Utah
W 50–1020,389
November 4at Wyoming
L 25–5620,412
November 11at UTEP
W 52–028,977
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Roster[edit]

1989 Colorado State Rams football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 27 Greg Primus  Fr
QB 13 Kevin Verduge So
WR 5 Sean Willis Sr
FB 41 Todd Yert Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 2 Selwyn Jones So
LB 89 Eric Tipeconnic Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Steve Szabo
    (Defensive coordinator)
  • Skip Holtz
    (Wide receivers)
  • Tim Salem
    (Special teams coordinator & running backs)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1989 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 24, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 Colorado State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado State University. 2020. p. 189. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "Tennessee Vols hold off stubborn Colorado State". The Times and Democrat. September 3, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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