1989 Colorado State Rams football team

The 1989 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Earle Bruce, the Rams compiled a 5–5–1 record.^[1][2]

1989 Colorado State Rams football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	5–5–1 (4–3 WAC)
Head coach	Earle Bruce (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Steve Szabo (1st season)
Home stadium	Hughes Stadium
Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

1989 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 22 BYU $	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
Air Force	5	–	1	–	1			8	–	4	–	1
Hawaii	5	–	2	–	1			9	–	3	–	1
Wyoming	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
San Diego State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	1
Colorado State	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Utah	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	8	–	0
UTEP	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	10	–	0
New Mexico	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 14–17	93,652	[3]
September 9	at No. 9 Colorado*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (rivalry)	L 20–45	44,921	[4]
September 16	Cal State Fullerton*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 42–14	20,098	[5]
September 23	Eastern Michigan*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	T 35–35	22,149	[6]
September 30	No. 24 Air Force	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)	L 21–46	30,955	[7]
October 7	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 34–20	18,345	[8]
October 14	No. 25 BYU	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 16–45	21,198	[9]
October 21	Hawaii	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 31–16	29,774	[10]
October 28	at Utah	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 50–10	21,389	[11]
November 4	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (rivalry)	L 25–56	20,412	[12]
November 11	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 52–0	28,977	[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1989 Colorado State Rams football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 27 Greg Primus  Fr QB 13 Kevin Verduge So WR 5 Sean Willis Sr FB 41 Todd Yert Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 2 Selwyn Jones So LB 89 Eric Tipeconnic Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Earle Bruce Coordinators/assistant coaches Steve Szabo (Defensive coordinator) Skip Holtz (Wide receivers) Tim Salem (Special teams coordinator & running backs) Kit Cartwright (Assistant) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt