2016 The 2016 Season

Colorado State's 2016 season (7-6) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 7-6
Final Result Bowl season
AP Final post-bowls
SP+ +0.2 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
L @ Colorado 7-44 W vs UTSA 23-14 W vs Nort Col 47-21 L @ Minnes 24-31 L vs Wyoming 17-38 W vs Utah Sta 31-24 L @ Bois Sta 23-28 W @ UNLV 42-23 W vs Fres Sta 37-0 L @ Air For 46-49 W vs New Mex 49-31 W @ San Sta 63-31 L vs Idaho 50-61 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2016.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2016 season's largest margin: Colorado State 37, Fresno State 0. A 37-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Colorado State 7, Colorado 44. A 37-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Colorado State fell to Idaho 50-61 in the postseason.

"Stalwart"
— Colorado State fanbase voice · 2016· synthesized
What It Meant

2016 is a middle chapter for Colorado State — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.