Record: 11-2, .846 W-L% (6th of 112) ▪ Rank: 17th in Final AP Poll
Conference: WAC (Mountain Division)
(Schedule and Results)
*W-L-T adjusted to 12-1 by NCAA.
Coach: Sonny Lubick (11-2)
PS/G: 36.7 (7th of 112) ▪ PA/G: 15.6 (8th of 112)
SRS: 11.31 (17th of 112) ▪ SOS: -2.85 (75th of 112)
Bowl Game: Won Holiday Bowl 35-24 versus Missouri
| Pre | 8/25 | 9/2 | 9/8 | 9/15 | 9/22 | 9/29 | 10/6 | 10/13 | 10/20 | 10/27 | 11/3 | 11/10 | 11/17 | 11/24 | 12/1 | 12/8 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 30, 1997 | Sat | Colorado State | Nevada | Big West | W | 45 | 13 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 6, 1997 | Sat | (24) Colorado State | @ | (8) Colorado | Big 12 | L | 21 | 31 | 1 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 3 | Sep 13, 1997 | Sat | (25) Colorado State | @ | Utah State | Big West | W | 35 | 24 | 2 | 1 | W 1 | |
| 4 | Sep 20, 1997 | Sat | (23) Colorado State | Air Force | WAC | L | 0 | 24 | 2 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 5 | Oct 4, 1997 | Sat | Colorado State | Hawaii | WAC | W | 63 | 0 | 3 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 6 | Oct 11, 1997 | Sat | Colorado State | @ | San Jose State | WAC | W | 55 | 20 | 4 | 2 | W 2 | |
| 7 | Oct 18, 1997 | Sat | Colorado State | @ | Wyoming | WAC | W | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | W 3 | |
| 8 | Oct 26, 1997 | Sun | Colorado State | Tulsa | WAC | W | 44 | 8 | 6 | 2 | W 4 | ||
| 9 | Nov 1, 1997 | Sat | Colorado State | @ | Nevada-Las Vegas | WAC | W | 45 | 19 | 7 | 2 | W 5 | |
| 10 | Nov 8, 1997 | Sat | Colorado State | Fresno State | WAC | W | 41 | 3 | 8 | 2 | W 6 | ||
| 11 | Nov 22, 1997 | Sat | (25) Colorado State | @ | San Diego State | WAC | W | 38 | 17 | 9 | 2 | W 7 | |
| 12 | Dec 6, 1997 | Sat | (20) Colorado State | N | New Mexico | WAC | W | 41 | 13 | 10 | 2 | W 8 | WAC Championship (Las Vegas, NV) |
| 13 | Dec 29, 1997 | Mon | (18) Colorado State | N | (19) Missouri | Big 12 | W | 35 | 24 | 11 | 2 | W 9 | Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA) |