1981 Colorado State Rams football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1981

| team = Colorado State Rams

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Western Athletic Conference

| short_conf = WAC

| record = 0–12

| conf_record = 0–8

| head_coach = Sark Arslanian

| hc_year = 9th

| hc_games = first 6 games

| head_coach2 = Chester Caddas

| hc_games2 = interim; final 6 games

| off_coach = Al Sandahl

| oc_year = 2nd

| off_scheme =

| def_coach = Chester Caddas

| dc_year = 3rd

| def_scheme =

| captain =

| stadium = Hughes Stadium

}}

The 1981 Colorado State Rams football team was an American football team that represented Colorado State University in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team compiled a 0–12 record (0–8 against WAC opponents).{{cite web|title=2018 Colorado State Football Media Guide|publisher=Colorado State University|year=2018|pages=165, 169|accessdate=May 15, 2018|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/csurams.com/documents/2018/7/18/G_2018.pdf}}

Head coach Sark Arslanian was fired after the Rams opened the season with a 0–6 record, ending his nine-year tenure with a 46–46–4 record.{{cite web|title=Sarkis 'Sark' Arslanian, fired this week as Colorado State...|publisher=UPI|accessdate=December 22, 2021|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/10/22/Sarkis-Sark-Arslanian-fired-this-week-as-Colorado-State/8789372571200/}} Defensive coordinator Chester Caddas was named as the team's interim head coach and led the team to an 0–6 record, finishing the season winless. Caddas was replaced by Texas defensive coordinator Leon Fuller after the 1981 season.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1981

| poll = AP

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| date = September 12

| w/l = l

| opponent = San Diego State

| site_stadium = Hughes Stadium

| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO

| score = 14–30

| attend = 25,257–25,287

| source = {{cite news|title=Aztec Aerial Circus Blitzes Rams 30-14|newspaper=The San Diego Union|location=San Diego, California|author=Hank Wesch|date=September 20, 1981|page=H-1|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives/Archives?d_viewref=doc&p_docnum=-1&f_docref=v2:136E6A0F0DF56B38@HA-CAET-13CEFB71B4F22EE4@2444861-13CAAA4004F63ABD@0&toc=true&p_docref=v2:136E6A0F0DF56B38@HA-CAET-13CEFB71B4F22EE4@2444861-13CEF3244DE86857@126|access-date=January 26, 2017}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 19

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Tennessee

| site_stadium = Neyland Stadium

| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN

| score = 0–42

| attend = 93,972

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107856198/vols-romp-by-erring-rams-420/|work=The Knoxville News-Sentinel|title=Vols romp by erring Rams, 42–0|date=September 20, 1981|accessdate=August 18, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 26

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = West Virginia

| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field

| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV

| score = 3–49

| attend = 48,716

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-recorder-richard-hollins-footb/76012692/|work=The Times Recorder|title=West Virginia romps 49–3|date=September 27, 1981|accessdate=January 28, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 3

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Air Force

| site_stadium = Falcon Stadium

| site_cityst = Colorado Springs, CO

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 14–28

| attend = 20,300

| source = {{cite news |title=Air Force 28, Colorado State 14 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87469011/ |access-date=October 20, 2021 |work=The Tampa Tribune |date=October 4, 1981 |page=6D |via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 10

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Mississippi State

| opprank = 19

| site_stadium = Hughes Stadium

| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO

| score = 27–37

| attend = 24,761

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-miss-state-gets-a-scare/134424074/|work=The Clarion-Ledger|title=Miss. State gets a scare but beats Colorado State 37–27|date=October 11, 1981|accessdate=October 31, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 17

| w/l = l

| opponent = Utah

| site_stadium = Hughes Stadium

| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO

| score = 13–24

| attend = 15,933

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune-utah-rolls-past-ra/158240939/|work=The Salt Lake Tribune|title=Utah rolls past Rams|date=October 18, 1981|accessdate=November 1, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 24

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = UTEP

| site_stadium = Sun Bowl

| site_cityst = El Paso, TX

| score = 29–35

| attend = 11,300

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times-hey-miner-billy-finally-h/158243117/|newspaper=The El Paso Times|title=Hey! Miner Billy finally has a ball|date=October 25, 1981|accessdate=October 31, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 31

| w/l = L

| away = y

| opponent = Wyoming

| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Laramie, WY

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 21–55

| attend = 23,327

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/casper-star-tribune-cowboys-blitz-haples/158241753/|work=Casper Star-Tribune|title=Cowboys blitz hapless Colorado State, 55–21|date=November 1, 1981|accessdate=November 1, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 7

| w/l = l

| opponent = BYU

| site_stadium = Hughes Stadium

| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO

| score = 14–63

| attend = 17,851

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-byus-jim-mcmahon-pass/158219297/|work=The Roanoke Times|title=BYU's Jim McMahon passes for seven TDs, 538 yards|date=November 8, 1981|accessdate=October 31, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 14

| w/l = l

| opponent = New Mexico

| site_stadium = Hughes Stadium

| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO

| score = 16–28

| attend = 10,149

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-sentinel-new-mexico-tops-winle/158242765/|work=The Daily Sentinel|title=New Mexico tops winless Colorado State|date=November 15, 1981|accessdate=November 1, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 21

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Arizona State

| opprank = 20

| site_stadium = Sun Devil Stadium

| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ

| score = 7–52

| attend = 61,00

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-sun-sun-devils-humiliate-c/158243560/|work=The Arizona Daily Sun|title=Sun Devils humiliate CSU, 52–7|date=November 22, 1981|accessdate=November 1, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 28

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Hawaii

| site_stadium = Aloha Stadium

| site_cityst = Halawa, HI

| score = 6–59

| attend = 32,955

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/honolulu-star-bulletin-uh-ram-rods-csu-i/158239907/|newspaper=Honolulu Star-Bulletin|title=UH ram-rods CSU into submission|date=November 29, 1981|accessdate=November 1, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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{{cite web|title=1981 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/colorado-state/1981-schedule.html|access-date=July 13, 2020}}

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