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2024 Colorado State Rams football team

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2024 Colorado State Rams football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record3–3 (1–0 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Mumme (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorFreddie Banks (3rd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumCanvas Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 15 Boise State   2 0     5 1  
UNLV   2 0     5 1  
San Diego State   2 0     3 3  
Colorado State   1 0     3 3  
San Jose State   2 1     4 2  
Fresno State   1 1     3 3  
New Mexico   1 1     2 4  
Wyoming   1 1     1 5  
Nevada   0 1     3 4  
Hawaii   0 2     2 4  
Utah State   0 2     1 5  
Air Force   0 3     1 5  
Championship: December 6, 2024
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of October 17, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 Colorado State Rams football team will represent Colorado State University as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by third-year head coach Jay Norvell, the Rams play home games at Canvas Stadium located in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Preseason

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Mountain West media poll

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The Mountain West's preseason prediction poll was released on July 10, 2024.[1]

Mountain West media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Boise State 543 (38)
2 UNLV 471 (4)
3 Fresno State 460 (4)
4 Air Force 384
5 Colorado State 337
6 Wyoming 296
7 Utah State 285
8 San Diego State 251
9 Hawaii 214
10 San Jose State 185
11 New Mexico 85
12 Nevada 77

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 311:30 p.m.at No. 4 Texas*ESPNL 0–5299,171
September 75:00 p.m.Northern Colorado*AltitudeW 38–1736,573
September 145:30 p.m.Colorado*
CBSL 9–2840,099
September 213:00 p.m.UTEP*
  • Canvas Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
TruTVW 27–1729,151
October 54:30 p.m.at Oregon State*The CWL 31–39 2OT36,433
October 121:30 p.m.San Jose State
  • Canvas Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
TruTVW 31–2427,280
October 196:00 p.m.at Air ForceCBSSN
October 263:00 p.m.New Mexicodagger
  • Canvas Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
Altitude
November 25:00 p.m.at NevadaCBSSN
November 156:00 p.m.Wyoming
  • Canvas Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)
CBSSN
November 238:30 p.m.at Fresno StateCBSSN
November 291:30 p.m.Utah State
  • Canvas Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
FS1

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Game summaries

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at No. 4 Texas

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Colorado State Rams (0–0) at No. 4 Texas Longhorns (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rams 0 0 000
No. 4 Longhorns 7 24 14752

at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, Texas

  • Date: August 31
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m. MDT/2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 99,171
  • Referee: David Smith
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:36) TEX – Quintrevion Wisner 3-yard run, Bert Auburn kick (Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:43; Texas 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (10:56) TEX – Bert Auburn 45-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:45; Texas 10–0)
  • (5:50) TEX – Matthew Golden 1-yard pass from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburn kick (Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:50; Texas 17–0)
  • (1:55) TEX – Isaiah Bond 7-yard pass from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburn kick (Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 1:37; Texas 24–0)
  • (0:12) TEX – Matthew Golden 11-yard pass from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburn kick (Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 0:46; Texas 31–0)
Third quarter
  • (6:47) TEX – Jerrick Gibson 5-yard run, Bert Auburn kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:35; Texas 38–0)
  • (2:23) TEX – Silas Bolden 5-yard pass from Arch Manning, Bert Auburn kick (Drive: 4 plays, 49 yards, 1:41; Texas 45–0)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:10) TEX – Arch Manning 1-yard run, Bert Auburn kick (Drive: 11 plays, 55 yards, 4:41; Texas 52–0)
Statistics CSU TEX
First downs 11 26
Total yards 192 545
Rushing yards 118 190
Passing yards 74 355
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–24–2 25–33–1
Time of possession 29:17 30:43
Team Category Player Statistics
Colorado State Passing Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi 10/18, 59 yards, INT
Rushing Justin Marshall 25 carries, 106 yards
Receiving Tory Horton 5 receptions, 31 yards
Texas Passing Quinn Ewers 20/27, 260 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Jerrick Gibson 10 carries, 67 yards, TD
Receiving Ryan Wingo 4 receptions, 70 yards

Northern Colorado

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Northern Colorado Bears (0–1) at Colorado State Rams (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 7 0 7317
Rams 10 14 7738

at Canvas StadiumFort Collins, Colorado

  • Date: September 7
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 84 °F (29 °C)
  • Game attendance: 36,573
  • Referee: Nolan Dumas
  • TV: Altitude
Game information
First quarter
  • CSU – Tory Horton 78-yard punt return (Jordan Noyes kick), 13:18. Rams 7–0.
  • CSU – Jordan Noyes 20-yard field goal, 7:14. Rams 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 84 yards, 3:26.
  • UNCO – Fisher Clements 9-yard pass from Peter Costelli (Hunter Green kick), 0:45. Rams 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 33 yards, 1:23.

Second quarter

  • CSU – Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi 2-yard run (Jordan Noyes kick), 10:23. Rams 17–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:22.
  • CSU – Keegan Holles 4-yard run (Jordan Noyes kick), 0:29. Rams 24–7. Drive: 14 plays, 58 yards, 6:22.

Third quarter

  • UNCO – Brayden Munroe 50-yard pass from Peter Costelli (Hunter Green kick), 12:13. Rams 24–14. Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 2:27.
  • CSU – Caleb Goodie 40-yard pass from Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi (Jordan Noyes kick), 8:01. Rams 31–14. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:22.

Fourth quarter

  • UNCO – Hunter Green 53-yard field goal, 4:11. Rams 31–17. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 3:34.
  • CSU – Avery Morrow 8-yard run (Jordan Noyes kick), 0:43. Rams 38–17. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 3:27.
Statistics UNCO CSU
First downs 13 21
Total yards 298 426
Rushing yards 107 224
Passing yards 191 202
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12–23–0 18–27–0
Time of possession 27:54 32:06
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Colorado Passing Peter Costelli 11/22, 187 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Peter Costelli 10 rushes, 32 yards
Receiving Brayden Munroe 3 receptions, 86 yards, TD
Colorado State Passing Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi 18/27, 202 yards, TD
Rushing Keegan Holles 10 rushes, 89 yards, TD
Receiving Tory Horton 3 receptions, 65 yards

Colorado

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Colorado Buffaloes (1–1) at Colorado State Rams (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buffaloes 0 14 7728
Rams 3 0 069

at Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, Colorado

  • Date: September 14, 2024
  • Game time: 5:30 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: Sunny; 87 °F (31 °C)
  • Game attendance: 40,099
  • Referee: Jonathan Noli
  • TV announcers (CBS): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (analyst), Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (07:21) CSU – Jordan Noyes 25-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 04:39; Colorado State 3–0)
Second quarter
  • (05:51) COL – LaJohntay Wester 4-yard pass from Shedeur Sanders, Alejandro Mata kick (Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 05:51; Colorado 7–3)
  • (00:58) COL – LaJohntay Wester 34-yard pass from Shedeur Sanders, Alejandro Mata kick (Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 02:33; Colorado 14–3)
Third quarter
  • (10:11) COL – Travis Hunter 2-yard pass from Shedeur Sanders, Alejandro Mata kick (Drive: 2 plays, 12 yards, 00:31 ; Colorado 21–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:20) COL – Travis Hunter 21-yard pass from Shedeur Sanders, Alejandro Mata kick (Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 01:58; Colorado 28–3)
  • (09:58) CSU – Justin Marshall 5-yard run (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 03:22; Colorado 28–9)
Statistics COLO CSU
First downs 23 17
Total yards 419 340
Rushing yards 109 130
Passing yards 310 209
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23–40–1 22–39–2
Time of possession 30:07 29:53
Team Category Player Statistics
Colorado Passing Shedeur Sanders 36/39, 310 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Micah Welch 9 carries, 65 yards
Receiving Travis Hunter 10 receptions, 110 yards
Colorado State Passing Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi 23/30, 185 yards, TD
Rushing Avery Morrow 3 carries, 67 yards
Receiving Jamari Person 7 receptions, 51 yards

UTEP

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UTEP Miners (0–3) at Colorado State Rams (1–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Miners 0 3 7717
Rams 7 7 10327

at Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, Colorado

  • Date: September 21
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 29,151
  • Referee: Douglas Mercer
  • TV announcers (TruTV): J. B. Long (play-by-play) and Mike Golic Jr. (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • CSU – Avery Morrow 2-yard run (Jordan Noyes kick), 8:52. Rams 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:08.

Second quarter

  • UTEP – Buzz Flabiano 45-yard field goal, 6:12. Rams 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:28.
  • CSU – Avery Morrow 73-yard run (Jordan Noyes kick), 5:24. Rams 14–3. Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:44.

Third quarter

  • CSU – Armani Winfield 5-yard pass from Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi (Jordan Noyes kick), 11:54. Rams 21–3. Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 0:53.
  • CSU – Jordan Noyes 37-yard field goal, 7:32. Rams 24–3. Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards, 3:40.
  • UTEP – Kenny Odom 28-yard pass from Cade McConnell (Buzz Flabiano kick), 4:26. Rams 24–10. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:06.

Fourth quarter

  • UTEP – Kenny Odom 55-yard pass from Cade McConnell (Buzz Flabiano kick), 14:51. Rams 24–17. Drive: 9 plays, 92 yards, 2:49.
  • CSU – Jordan Noyes 39-yard field goal, 1:32. Rams 27–17. Drive: 10 plays, 28 yards, 5:43.
Statistics UTEP CSU
First downs 15 14
Total yards 324 356
Rushing yards 48 224
Passing yards 276 132
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 26–44–1 14–22–1
Time of possession 26:42 33:18
Team Category Player Statistics
UTEP Passing Cade McConnell 19/29, 220 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jevon Jackson 10 rushes, 35 yards
Receiving Kenny Odom 7 receptions, 128 yards, 2 TD
Colorado State Passing Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi 14/22, 132 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Avery Morrow 21 rushes, 156 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jordan Ross 1 reception, 36 yards

at Oregon State

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Colorado State Rams (2–2) at Oregon State Beavers (3–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OT2OTTotal
Rams 7 3 0147031
Beavers 0 14 0107839

at Reser StadiumCorvallis, Oregon

  • Date: October 5
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m. MDT/3:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 36,433
  • Referee: Chris Wiggins
  • TV announcers (The CW): Ted Robinson (play-by-play) and Ryan Leaf (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • CSU – Justin Marshall 12-yard run (Jordan Noyes kick), 10:15. Rams 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 12 yards, 0:07.

Second quarter

  • ORST – Gevani McCoy 29-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 11:04. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 4:44.
  • CSU – Jordan Noyes 25-yard field goal, 5:13. Rams 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 5:51.
  • ORST – Anthony Hankerson 1-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 0:03. Beavers 14–10. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 5:01.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • ORST – Gevani McCoy 7-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 14:52. Beavers 21–10. Drive: 14 plays, 87 yards, 8:51.
  • CSU – Tory Horton 10-yard pass from Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi (pass failed), 7:59. Beavers 21–16. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:53.
  • CSU – Avery Morrow 1-yard run (Tory Horton run), 1:56. Rams 24–21. Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 3:03.
  • ORST – Everett Hayes 44-yard field goal, 0:20. Tied 24–24. Drive: 14 plays, 52 yards, 1:30.

Overtime

  • CSU – Caleb Goodie 17-yard pass from Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi (Jordan Noyes kick). Rams 31–24. Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards.
  • ORST – Gevani McCoy 19-yard run (Everett Hayes kick). Tied 31–31. Drive: 1 play, 19 yards.

Second overtime

  • ORST – Anthony Hankerson 25-yard run (Gevani McCoy pass to Jermaine Terry II). Beavers 38–31. Drive: 8 plays, 14 yards.
Statistics CSU ORST
First downs 22 26
Total yards 439 398
Rushing yards 176 251
Passing yards 263 147
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–30–0 16–28–1
Time of possession 28:40 31:20
Team Category Player Statistics
Colorado State Passing Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi 20/30, 263 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Avery Morrow 25 rushes, 140 yards, TD
Receiving Tory Horton 9 receptions, 158 yards, TD
Oregon State Passing Gevani McCoy 16/28, 147 yards, INT
Rushing Anthony Hankerson 26 rushes, 113 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Trent Walker 7 receptions, 55 yards

San Jose State

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San Jose State Spartans (4–1) at Colorado State Rams (2–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Spartans 7 7 01024
Rams 7 7 71031

at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, Colorado

  • Date: October 12, 2024
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 77 °F (25 °C)
  • Game attendance: 27,280
  • Referee: Nolan Dumas
  • TV announcers (TruTV): Ari Wolfe (play-by-play) and Darius Walker (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • CSU – Avery Morrow 2-yard run (Jordan Noyes kick), 9:56. Rams 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:04.
  • SJSU – Nick Nash 27-yard pass from Emmett Brown (Kyler Halvorsen kick), 5:28. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 4:22.

Second quarter

  • CSU – Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi 23-yard run (Jordan Noyes kick), 14:16. Rams 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 44 yards, 0:39.
  • SJSU – D. J. Harvey 85-yard fumble return (Kyler Halvorsen kick), 0:56. Tied 14–14.

Third quarter

  • CSU – Avery Morrow 2-yard run (Jordan Noyes kick), 1:48. Rams 21–14. Drive: 9 plays, 91 yards, 4:54.

Fourth quarter

  • CSU – Jordan Noyes 58-yard field goal, 8:35. Rams 24–14. Drive: 11 plays, 35 yards, 4:21.
  • SJSU – Floyd Chalk IV 21-yard run (Kyler Halvorsen kick), 5:07. Rams 24–21. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:28.
  • CSU – Armani Winfield 62-yard pass from Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi (Jordan Noyes kick), 2:44. Rams 31–21. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:23.
  • SJSU – Kyler Halvorsen 31-yard field goal, 1:06. Rams 31–24. Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 0:55.
Statistics SJSU CSU
First downs 21 24
Total yards 448 455
Rushing yards 101 186
Passing yards 347 269
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 30–44–1 22–30–1
Time of possession 28:31 31:29
Team Category Player Statistics
San Jose State Passing Walker Eget 22/30, 256 yards, INT
Rushing Floyd Chalk IV 10 rushes, 61 yards, TD
Receiving Nick Nash 7 receptions, 94 yards, TD
Colorado State Passing Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi 22/30, 269 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Avery Morrow 22 rushes, 100 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Armani Winfield 6 receptions, 108 yards, TD

at Air Force

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Colorado State Rams (0–0) at Air Force Falcons (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rams 0 0 000
Falcons 0 0 000

at Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO

  • Date: October 19, 2024
  • Game time: TBD
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics CSU AF
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Colorado State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Air Force Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs. New Mexico

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Game Eight – New Mexico Lobos at Colorado State Rams – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
New Mexico 0 0 000
Colorado State 0 0 000

at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, Colorado

  • Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. MDT
  • TV announcers (MW Network): TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UNM CSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
New Mexico Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Colorado State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Nevada

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Game Nine – Colorado State Rams vs Nevada Wolf Pack – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colorado State 0 0 000
Nevada 0 0 000

at Mackay StadiumReno, NV

  • Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
  • Game time: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics CSU NEV
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Colorado State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Nevada Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Wyoming

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Wyoming Cowboys (0–0) vs Colorado State Rams (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 0 0 000
Rams 0 0 000

at Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO

  • Date: November 16, 2024
  • Game time: TBD
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics WYO CSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Wyoming Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Colorado State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Fresno State

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Colorado State Rams (0–0) at Fresno State Bulldogs (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rams 0 0 000
Bulldogs 0 0 000

at Valley Children's StadiumFresno, CA

  • Date: November 23, 2024
  • Game time: TBD
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics CSU FRES
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Colorado State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Fresno State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Utah State

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Utah State Aggies (0–0) vs Colorado State Rams (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Aggies 0 0 000
Rams 0 0 000

at Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO

  • Date: November 30, 2024
  • Game time: TBD
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics USU CSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Colorado State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

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  1. ^ "Boise State Picked to 2024 Mountain West Football Title". July 10, 2024. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 Colorado State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  3. ^ "2024 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE". Colorado State Athletics. Retrieved January 25, 2024.