1960 Colorado State Rams football team

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| year = 1960

| team = Colorado State Rams

| sport = football

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| conference = Skyline Conference

| short_conf = Skyline

| record = 2–8

| conf_record = 1–6

| head_coach = Don Mullison

| hc_year = 5th

| captain =

| stadium = Colorado Field

}}

The 1960 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the Skyline Conference during the 1960 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Don Mullison, the Rams compiled a 2–8 record (1–6 against Skyline opponents), finished last in the Skyline Conference, and were outscored by opponents by a total of 240 to 92.{{cite web|title=1960 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=November 3, 2018|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/colorado-state/1960-schedule.html}}{{cite web|title=2017 Colorado State Football Media Guide|publisher=Colorado State University|year=2017|pages=164, 170|accessdate=November 3, 2018|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/csurams.com/documents/2017/8/21/G145_174_2017FBmg.pdf}}

The team's statistical leaders included Jon Crider with 305 passing yards, Brady Keys with 368 rushing yards, and Ward Gates with 209 receiving yards.{{cite web|title=1960 Colorado State Rams Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=November 3, 2018|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/colorado-state/1960.html}}

Schedule

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|September 17|at|Arizona State|Sun Devil Stadium|Tempe, AZ|L 0–39|28,000|{{cite news|title=Sun Devils Demolish Colorado State, 39–0: 28,000 See Jones Pace Win|newspaper=The Arizona Republic|date=September 18, 1960|page=4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25090327/sun_devils_demolish_colorado_state/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|September 24|at|Air Force|DU Stadium|Denver, CO (rivalry)|L 8–32|16,471|{{cite news|title=Falcons Rally in Last, Maul Aggies, 32–8|newspaper=Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph|date=September 25, 1960|page=B4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25090436/falcons_rally_in_last_maul_aggies_328/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 1||BYU|Colorado Field|Fort Collins, CO|W 8–7||{{cite news|title=CSU Edges Cougars; BYU Errors Lend Help To Colorado|newspaper=The Sunday Herald (Provo, UT)|date=October 2, 1960|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25090178/csu_edges_cougars_byu_errors_lend_help/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 8||{{cfb link|year=1960|team=Drake Bulldogs|title=Drake}}|Colorado Field|Fort Collins, CO|W 30–3|6,000|{{cite news|title=Colorado State's Big First Half Wrecks Drake, 30–3|newspaper=The Des Moines Register|date=October 9, 1960|page=8S|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25090067/colorado_states_big_first_half_wrecks/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 15||Wyoming|Colorado Field|Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)|L 8–40|12,500|{{cite news|title=Wyoming's Passing Attack Gets 40–8 Win Over CSU|newspaper=Casper Tribune-Herald & Star|date=October 16, 1960|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25090565/wyomings_passing_attack_gets_408_win/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 22|at|Utah State|Romney Stadium|Logan, UT|L 0–21|4,956–5,061|{{cite news|title=Ags Topple Rams, 21–0; Utah State Grabs Sixth Straight Grid Victory|newspaper=Salt Lake Tribune|date=October 23, 1960|page=12B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25090704/ags_topple_rams_210_utah_state_grabs/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 29||Montana|Colorado Field|Fort Collins, CO|L 14–26|2,800|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-inter-lake-msu-raps-colorado-s/171301961/|newspaper=The Daily Inter Lake|title=MSU raps Colorado State|date=October 30, 1960|accessdate=April 28, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 5||Utah|Colorado Field|Fort Collins, CO|L 6–27|3,500|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lincoln-journal-star-utes-keep-alive-sky/171297895/|newspaper=Lincoln Journal Star|title=Utes keep alive Skyline chances|date=November 6, 1960|accessdate=April 28, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 12|at|New Mexico|University Stadium|Albuquerque, NM|L 6–24|17,219|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-missoulian-new-mexico-lobos-use-misc/171298435/|newspaper=The Missoulian|title=New Mexico Lobos use miscues to whip CSU|date=November 13, 1960|accessdate=April 28, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 24|at|Denver|DU Stadium|Denver, CO|L 12–21|6,729|{{cite news|title=Denver Dumps CSU in Season Finale, 21–14: Escandon Sets Two Records In Loop Tilt|newspaper=Fort Collins Coloradoan|author=Dudley Cress|date=November 25, 1960|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113744559/denver-dumps-csu-in-season-finale-21-14/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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