1986 Colorado State Rams football team

The 1986 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). In its fifth season under head coach Leon Fuller, the team compiled a 6–5 record overall and 4–4 mark against WAC opponents. Colorado State's senior quarterback, Kelly Stouffer, passed for 2,604 yards and 7 touchdown's.

1986 Colorado State Rams football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
1986 record	6–5 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach	Leon Fuller (5th season)
Home stadium	Hughes Stadium

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

Other statistical leaders on the 1986 Colorado State team included Steve Bartalo with 1,419 rushed yards and J. D. Brookhart with 581 receiving yards.[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 6	at Colorado*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	W 23–7	45,109
September 13	at Arizona*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, Arizona	L 10–37	49,003
September 20	Northern Arizona*	Hughes Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 46–14
September 27	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 7–24
October 3	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, Utah	W 24–20
October 18	Hawaii	Hughes Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 31–7
October 25	Wyoming	Hughes Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 20–15
November 1	San Diego State	Hughes Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 26–27	14,127
November 8	at Utah	Rice Stadium Salt Lake City	L 28–38
November 15	New Mexico	Hughes Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 32–27
November 22	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas	L 19–21
*Non-conference game

[2][3]

Roster

1986 Colorado State Rams football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 12 Kelly Stouffer	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Sonny Lubick Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

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

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.