Colorado State University Athletics
Saturday, October 14
Fort Collins, CO
7:45 p.m.
Colorado State
vs
Boise State
Game Week: Homecoming vs. Boise State
10/9/2023 5:00:00 PM | Football
Everything you need to know for a great game day!
| IT'S HOMECOMING WEEK! |
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| Welcome home, Rams! |
GAME DAY DETAILS
Colorado State (2-3, 0-1 MW) vs. Boise State (3-3, 2-0)
Saturday, Oct. 14 - 7:45 p.m.
Canvas Stadium - Fort Collins, Colo.
Tickets/Parking » Buy Now
Presented by: FNBO and OCR
How to Track the Game:
📺 Television » FS1
(Dan Heille, Dirk Koetter - REMOTE)📻 Radio Tuning » CSU Sports Network
📻 Radio Stream » The Varsity Network App
📊 Live Stats » StatBroadcast Feed
GAME DAY PRIMER
Weekly Press Conference
» Watch Coach Norvell
» Watch Players
» Read
Weekly Game Notes
» Read
CSU Insider Podcast
» Listen
Jay Norvell Coach's Radio Show
» Listen | The Varsity Network App
⏰ Wednesdays - 6 p.m.
📍 C.B. & Potts Collindale
GAME PROMOTIONS AND GUESTS
What to Wear: Wear Green!
» Gear Up for Game Day
Game Promotions:
» Homecoming and Family Weekend
GAME DAY TIMELINE
FRIDAY, Oct. 13
6:00 p.m. - Homecoming Bonfire and Lighting the A
SATURDAY, Sept. 30
3:45 p.m. - Parking/Tailgating Opens
3:45 p.m. - Ram Town Opens!
» Corner of Meridian and Hughes
» Rams Kids Zone Inflatables
» Ram Walk Tailgate
» Food vendors
5:10 p.m. - Meet the Team for the Ram Walk!
» Corner of Meridian and Hughes
6:15 p.m. - Gates Open
7:10 p.m. - Comatose Fires!
» Tailgating Closes
7:30 p.m. - Golden Poms/Band Take the Field
7:35 p.m. - National Anthem
7:40 p.m. - The Rams take the field!
7:45 p.m. - Kick Off!
| GAME DAY GUIDES |
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| GAME DAY AT CANVAS STADIUM All your information for parking, tailgating, stadium entry, and more! |
| CANVAS STADIUM A TO Z Everything You Need to Know About Canvas Stadium |
| GEAR UP FOR GAME DAY Don't want to wait to get to the team store? We've got you covered! |
GAME NOTES
- Colorado State hosts Boise State this week for Homecoming and Family Weekend. There have been 98 Homecoming games played since 1922. Colorado State has a 51-46-1 (.526) record on Homecoming. Over the last 10 homecoming games, the Rams are an even 5-5.
- The Rams are looking to avoid starting 0-2 in conference play for the first time since 2019. To do so, they'll have to defeat Boise State for the first time in program history.
- There has been a stark difference in scoring differential in games vs. the Broncos at home and on the road. In the last six meetings, the Rams have fallen by an average of 7.6 points. On the road, however, that differential has jumped to 32.6.
- The Rams enter year two under head coach Jay Norvell who was named the program's 24th head coach on Dec. 6, 2021. Norvell led his Wolf Pack team onto Sonny Lubick Field in the season finale on Nov. 27 and returned to Fort Collins nine days later as the Rams new head coach.
- Over his five years in Reno, (2017-21) he compiled four-straight seven-plus win seasons and led the Wolf Pack to four bowl games. Colorado State last won seven games in a season in 2017. Norvell is the fourth Colorado State head coach in the last 10 seasons, dating back to Jim McElwain's final season in 2014.
- Colorado State last won a conference championship 21 seasons ago this year. That 2002 team won the third title in four seasons under coach Sonny Lubick, a four-year run that included a combined record of 35-15. However, since then, the program has not been able to replicate that level of sustained success.
- The roster has undergone a radical transformation in just one full season under Norvell and his coaching staff. Of the 112 players currently on the roster, just 19 have been at Colorado State since 2021 or earlier. Of those 19, just 12 were scholarship signees. There are 56 overall newcomers on the 2023 roster including 45 new scholarship players.
- This season marks the 10th consecutive season Colorado State will play at least two P5 opponents in the non-conference schedule, and future schedules have the Rams setup to continue that streak through at least 2028. The Rams are one of seven MW teams this season to do so and hold the longest active streak of seasons with two-plus P5 opponents (next: six seasons).
- The 2023 Rams have been dramatically improved on offense in nearly every major category including Total Offense, Passing Offense, and Sacks Allowed, ranking in the Top 5 in terms of improvement year-over-year.
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Colorado State at UNLV
Saturday, Oct. 21 - 5 p.m. (MW Network)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Tickets can be purchased through the UNLV Athletics Ticket Office.
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