Colorado State University Athletics
Sept. 9 Ag Day and Orange Out against Abilene Christian will kick off at 1:30 p.m.
8/14/2017 11:56:00 AM | Football
Rams’ second game in on-campus stadium will be streamed live via CSURams.com and MW Network
FORT COLLINS, Colo.—The Colorado State football team's home game on Saturday, Sept. 9 against non-conference foe Abilene Christian will have a kickoff time of 1:30 p.m., it was announced today. The second game in the Rams' new on-campus stadium will be the annual Ag Day celebration with 4-H and an Orange Out, celebrating Colorado State University's heritage as a Land Grant institution.
The game will be livestreamed on the Rams' official website, CSURams.com, and distributed via the Mountain West Network and through the MW's digital media partner Stadium on WatchStadium.com.
Colorado State will open its 2017 season against Oregon State on Saturday, Aug. 26 in the stadium's grand-opening game, followed by the annual Rocky Mountain Showdown against Colorado at Sports Authority Field in Denver on Friday, Sept. 1.
Beginning Tuesday, Aug. 15 at 8 a.m., CSU students may begin claiming their tickets for the opening game on Aug. 26, and purchasing their tickets for the Rocky Mountain Showdown at the special student rate of $20 by visiting CSURams.com/studenttickets. The claim schedule for the Sept. 9 game vs. Abilene Christian and the remaining home games at the on-campus stadium will be announced in the coming weeks.
Ag Day, presented in partnership with Colorado State's College of Agricultural Sciences, is one of CSU's most proud traditions. With the on-campus stadium opening this year, Ag Day will be celebrated on the Colorado State University campus for the first time in its 36-year history. The Ag Day barbecue will be held on intramural fields 11 and 12, west of the Lory Student Center, prior to the game. Festivities begin four hours before kickoff, at 9:30 a.m., and the barbecue begins at 11 a.m.
The 2017 Ag Day will be the 36th year of the event, one that began as a small beef barbecue and has grown into a giant tailgate featuring food from Colorado commodity groups, music and interactive demonstrations from College of Agricultural Sciences faculty, staff and students. The event has grown dramatically through the years and now annually draws some 3,500 people for a football-day feast of Colorado-grown food. Ag Day showcases many commodities that have blossomed in Colorado with knowledge gained from CSU research. The event, which started with beef as its primary feature, now traditionally includes a number of other local commodities such as lamb, pork, beans, potatoes, onions, wheat and dairy products, and more.
For the second year, Colorado 4-H and Ag Day will be celebrated together. 4-H is a community of young people across Colorado and the United States learning leadership, citizenship and life skills. 4-H raffle tickets will be sold for a chance to win a Ford F-150 truck, donated by local Ford dealers. The winning ticket will be drawn during 4-H Day festivities, and proceeds from the raffle will support 4-H programs statewide.
Ag Day proceeds also provide critical funding for scholarships granted to deserving students in the College of Agricultural Sciences. Each year, the event typically funds between 15 and 20 student scholarships amounting to $2,000 each. Since 2000 alone, Ag Day has funded more than 200 scholarships totaling more than $420,000 for agricultural students. Tickets for both the football game and barbecue, or just the barbecue, are available by calling the Rams' Sales Team at (800) 491-RAMS (7267) or at the Ag Day website.
In preparation for the inaugural season at the on-campus stadium, the Colorado State athletics department has launched a special football game day website, which provides in-depth information on everything from tickets to parking, tailgating, game-day logistics and much more. The website can be found at www.CSURams.com/footballgameday.
