1969 Colorado State Rams football team

American college football season

1969 Colorado State Rams football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record4–6 (0–4 WAC)
Head coach
  • Mike Lude (8th season)
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
Seasons
← 1968
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1969 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arizona State $ 6 1 0 8 2 0
Utah 5 1 0 8 2 0
BYU 4 3 0 6 4 0
Wyoming 4 3 0 6 4 0
Arizona 3 3 0 3 7 0
UTEP 2 5 0 4 6 0
New Mexico 1 5 0 4 6 0
Colorado State 0 4 0 4 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1969 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In their eighth season under head coach Mike Lude, the Rams compiled a 4–6 record.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at BYU
L 20–2229,317[3]
September 27Wichita State*W 50–2120,751[4]
October 4at No. 19 Wyoming
L 3–3915,140[5]
October 11at Utah State*W 37–338,497[6]
October 18West Texas State*dagger
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 27–717,360[7]
October 25at No. 20 Air Force*L 7–2823,359[8]
November 1UTEP
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
L 16–1711,340[9]
November 15Idaho*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 31–2113,693[10][11]
November 22at Arizona StateL 7–7934,682[12]
November 27at New Mexico State*
L 20–215,280[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1969 Colorado State Rams football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 30 Lawrence McCutcheon So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 45 Earlie Thomas Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 10 Ted Hill So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

References

  1. ^ "1969 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 Colorado State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado State University. 2020. p. 186. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "Five Liljenquist field goals give BYU 22–20 WAC victory". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. September 21, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Colorado State rips Wichita State, 50–21". The Kansas City Star. September 28, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cowboys smother Rams 39–3". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 5, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "CSU edges Utah State in thriller". The Arizona Republic. October 12, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Colorado State charges past West Texas St". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 19, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Slow-starting Air Force whips Colorado State". The Sacramento Bee. October 26, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "UTEP edges Colorado State". The Odessa American. November 2, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Wilson, Mike (November 16, 1969). "Colorado State tops Idaho". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 13.
  11. ^ Payne, Bob (November 16, 1969). "Quick strikes beat Idaho". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  12. ^ "Record romp". The News Tribune. November 23, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "New Mexico State edges past Rams". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 28, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1969 NCAA Football Statistics (Colorado State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
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