Bowl Results
The CSU Rams' first bowl game was the California Raisin Bowl January 1, 1949 against Occidental College. The Rams lost the game 21 - 20 despite a tremendous performance from Left Half Eddie Hanna.
Under the coaching of Earle Bruce, Sonny Lubick and Steve Fairchild, the CSU Rams have gone to a total of eleven bowl games since the 1990 football season.
Under Sonny Lubick, the CSU Rams played in their two of their biggest bowl games to date. The first was the 1997 Holiday Bowl 35–24 victory over the Missouri Tigers while the second was the 2000 Liberty Bowl 22–17 victory over the Louisville Cardinals. During both of these winning seasons, the CSU Rams were ranked in the top 25 football teams by both the Coaches Poll and the AP Poll.
In the first season under new head coach Steve Fairchild, the CSU Rams were able to beat the Fresno State 40–25 in the 2008 New Mexico Bowl. During this game, running back Gartrell Johnson rushed for over 286 yards and received five passes for 90 yards setting a record for the second most all-purpose yards ever in a single FBS bowl game.
| Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skyline Athletic Conference | |||||||||
| 1949 | Bob Davis | 8–3 | 8–2 | 2nd | L Raisin | ||||
| Western Athletic Conference | |||||||||
| 1990 | Earle Bruce | 9–4 | 6–1 | 2nd | W Freedom | ||||
| 1994 | Sonny Lubick | 10–2 | 7–1 | 1st | L Holiday | 14 | 16 | ||
| 1995 | Sonny Lubick | 8–4 | 6–2 | 1st–T | L Holiday | ||||
| 1997 | Sonny Lubick | 11–2 | 7–1 | 1st | W Holiday | 16 | 17 | ||
| WAC: | 2–2 | ||||||||
| Mountain West Conference | |||||||||
| 1999 | Sonny Lubick | 8–4 | 5–2 | 1st–T | L Liberty | ||||
| 2000 | Sonny Lubick | 10–2 | 6–1 | 1st | W Liberty | 15 | 14 | ||
| 2001 | Sonny Lubick | 10–4 | 5–2 | 2nd | W New Orleans | ||||
| 2002 | Sonny Lubick | 10–4 | 6–1 | 1st | L Liberty | ||||
| 2003 | Sonny Lubick | 7–6 | 4–3 | 3rd | L San Francisco | ||||
| 2005 | Sonny Lubick | 6–6 | 5–3 | 2nd–T | L Poinsettia | ||||
| 2008 | Steve Fairchild | 7–6 | 4–4 | 5th | W New Mexico | ||||
| MWC: | 3–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 5–6 | ||||||||
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