2017 The 2017 Season

Colorado State's 2017 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+ -0.1 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W vs Oreg Sta 58-27 L @ Colorado 3-17 W vs Abil Chr 38-10 L @ Alabama 23-41 W @ Hawai'i 51-21 W @ Utah Sta 27-14 W vs Nevada 44-42 W @ New Mex 27-24 L vs Air For 28-45 L @ Wyoming 13-16 L vs Bois Sta 52-59 W vs San Sta 42-14 L vs Marshall 28-31 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2017.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2017 season's largest margin: Colorado State 58, Oregon State 27. A 31-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Colorado State 23, Alabama 41. A 18-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Colorado State fell to Marshall 28-31 in the postseason.

"Stalwart"
— Colorado State fanbase voice · 2017· synthesized
What It Meant

2017 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.