1999 Colorado State Rams football team

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1999 Colorado State Rams football
MW co-champion
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record8–4 (5–2 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Fairchild (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorLarry Kerr (7th season)
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Utah +   5 – 2     9 – 3  
BYU +   5 – 2     8 – 4  
Colorado State +   5 – 2     8 – 4  
Wyoming   4 – 3     7 – 4  
San Diego State   3 – 4     5 – 6  
New Mexico   3 – 4     4 – 7  
Air Force   2 – 5     6 – 5  
UNLV   1 – 6     3 – 8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Sonny Lubick and played its home games at Hughes Stadium. They finished the regular season with an 8–3 record overall and a 5–2 record in the newly formed Mountain West Conference, making them conference co-champions. The team was selected to play in the Liberty Bowl, in which they lost to Southern Miss.[1][2]

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 4vs. No. 14 Colorado*
W 41–1473,438
September 112:00 pmNevada*No. 24
W 38–3325,123[3]
September 16at No. 25 BYUNo. 23
L 13–3463,054
October 2New Mexico State*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, Colorado
W 46–728,856[4]
October 98:00 pmat Fresno State*
L 13–4437,061
October 161:05 pmSan Diego State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, Colorado
L 10–1726,774
October 237:00 pmat Wyoming
W 24–1325,506
October 286:00 pmUtah
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, Colorado
W 31–2425,120
November 6at New Mexico
W 36–2226,710[5]
November 18Air Force
W 41–2132,011[6]
November 272:00 pmat UNLV
W 35–1716,498
December 31vs. No. 16 Southern Miss*
L 17–2356,570

Rankings[edit]

See also: 1999 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP——2423—————————————
Coaches Poll——*—24—————————————
BCSNot released———————Not released

Roster[edit]

1999 Colorado State Rams football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 15 Matt Newton Jr
RB 32 Cecil Sapp Fr
RB 36 Kevin McDougal Sr
G 61 Blaine Saipaia Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 20 Rhett Nelson Fr
DB 38 John Howell Jr
DL 90 Greg Pollard Sr
DL 91 Bryan Save Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2000-08-18

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Football Schedule: 1999-2000". Colorado State University. Archived from the original on March 29, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  2. ^ "Colorado State Yearly Results: 1995-1999". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  3. ^ Sneddon, Steve (September 12, 1999). "'A' for Effort, 'L' for Loss". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 49. Retrieved January 6, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ New Mexico State Athletics Department (October 2, 1999). "New Mexico State vs. Colorado State" – via Wayback Machine.
  5. ^ The Associated Press (November 7, 1999). "Rallying Rams". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. 35. Retrieved January 6, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Colorado State 41, Air Force 21". Reno Gazette-Journal. November 19, 1999. p. 21. Retrieved January 6, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
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