The 2016 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rams were led by second-year head coach Mike Bobo and played their home games at Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium. It was their last season before moving to a new stadium in 2017. They were a member of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl where they lost to Idaho.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. Colorado* | | ESPN | L 7–44 | 69,850 |
| September 10 | 2:00 p.m. | UTSA* | | MW Net/Twitter | W 23–14 | 20,673 |
| September 17 | 2:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado* | - Hughes Stadium
- Fort Collins, CO
| RTRM | W 47–21 | 26,718 |
| September 24 | 10:00 a.m. | at Minnesota* | | ESPNU | L 24–31 | 44,854 |
| October 1 | 8:15 p.m. | Wyoming | | ESPNU | L 17–38 | 33,500 |
| October 8 | 8:00 p.m. | Utah State | - Hughes Stadium
- Fort Collins, CO
| CBSSN | W 31–24 | 32,387 |
| October 15 | 8:15 p.m. | at No. 15 Boise State | | ESPN2 | L 23–28 | 33,448 |
| October 22 | 3:30 p.m. | at UNLV | | RTRM | W 42–23 | 18,362 |
| November 5 | 1:30 p.m. | Fresno State | - Hughes Stadium
- Fort Collins, CO
| RTRM | W 37–0 | 23,187 |
| November 12 | 8:15 p.m. | at Air Force | | ESPNU | L 46–49 | 23,467 |
| November 19 | 8:15 p.m. | New Mexico | - Hughes Stadium
- Fort Collins, CO
| ESPN2 | W 49–31 | 29,133 |
| November 26 | 7:00 p.m. | at San Diego State | | CBSSN | W 63–31 | 34,223 |
| December 22 | 5:00 p.m. | vs. Idaho* | | ESPN | L 50–61 | 24,975 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
- All times are in Mountain time
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- Schedule Source:[1]
Roster
| 2016 Colorado State Rams football team roster |
| Players | Coaches |
| Offense | Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class | | DB | 2 | Robert Awunganyi | Fr | | DB | 3 | A'Keitheon Whitner | Jr | | DL | 4 | Christian Colon | Fr | | DB | 5 | Tyree Simmons | Sr | | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured Redshirt Roster |
Game summaries
Vs. Colorado
| | | | | | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Buffaloes | 21 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 44 |
UTSA
| | | | | | Total |
| Roadrunners | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Rams | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
Northern Colorado
| | | | | | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Rams | 21 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 47 |
At Minnesota
| | | | | | Total |
| Rams | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| Golden Gophers | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Wyoming
| | | | | | Total |
| Cowboys | 3 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
| Rams | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Utah State
| | | | | | Total |
| Aggies | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Rams | 10 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
At Boise State
| | | | | | Total |
| Rams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 23 |
| No. 15 Broncos | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
At UNLV
| | | | | | Total |
| Rams | 14 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 42 |
| Rebels | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 23 |
Fresno State
| | | | | | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rams | 10 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 37 |
At Air Force
| | | | | | Total |
| Rams | 14 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 46 |
| Falcons | 7 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
New Mexico
| | | | | | Total |
| Lobos | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Rams | 14 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 49 |
- This was the Rams' final home game at Hughes Stadium.
At San Diego State
| | | | | | Total |
| Rams | 21 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 63 |
| Aztecs | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
Vs. Idaho–Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
| | | | | | Total |
| Vandals | 0 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 61 |
| Rams | 0 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 50 |
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