1981 Colorado State Rams football team

1981 Colorado State Rams football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record0–12 (0–8 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAl Sandahl (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorChester Caddas (3rd season)
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 BYU $ 7 1 0 11 2 0
Hawaii 5 1 0 9 2 0
Utah 4 1 1 8 2 1
Wyoming 6 2 0 8 3 0
New Mexico 3 4 1 4 7 1
Air Force 2 3 0 4 7 0
San Diego State 3 5 0 6 5 0
UTEP 1 6 0 1 10 0
Colorado State 0 8 0 0 12 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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).[1]

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.[2] 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.[2] Caddas was replaced by Texas defensive coordinator Leon Fuller after the 1981 season.

  1. ^ "2018 Colorado State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado State University. 2018. pp. 165, 169. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Sarkis 'Sark' Arslanian, fired this week as Colorado State..." UPI. Retrieved December 22, 2021.