The 2001 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the

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. The team was led by ninth-year head coach

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and played its home games at Hughes Stadium. It finished the regular season with a 6–5 record overall and a 5–2 record in

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games. The team was selected to play in the

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, in which it defeated

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Colorado State Rams football The Colorado State Rams football program (established 1893) represents Colorado State University and is a member of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the Mountain West Conference. Since joining the Mountain West, the Rams have been ...