The Colorado State University Pueblo ThunderWolves (shortened to CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves in their athletics context) are the athletic teams at

Colorado State University Pueblo Colorado State University Pueblo (CSU Pueblo) is a public university in Pueblo, Colorado. It is a member of the Colorado State University System (CSU System) and a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). History 1933 to 1959 The idea for startin ...

. The ThunderWolves are a member of the

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. They were previously known as the University of Southern Colorado Indians and then the University of Southern Colorado ThunderWolves. The program includes 7 men's sports: baseball, basketball, football, golf, soccer, tennis, and wrestling. The women's program has 8 sports: basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball and track. Dropped following the 1984 season, football returned in 2008 and the team posted a 4–6 record. The ThunderWolves won the 2014 NCAA Division II Football National Championship, its first in football program history, by blanking previously undefeated Minnesota State University, Mankato 13–0.

Conference affiliations

* 1938–39 to 1962–63 – NJCAA Independent * 1963–64 to 1966–67 – NAIA Independent * 1967–68 to 1971–72 –

- Plains Division * 1972–73 to 1975–76 –

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* 1976–77 to 1989–90 – Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference * 1990–91 to 1995–96 –

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* 1996–97 to Present – Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

History

1980s

In 1984, the school ended its football and baseball programs due to budget cuts.

1990s

In 1994,

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. "Budget cuts forced Southern Colorado to drop its program in 1984. Athletic director Dan DeRose not only brought back baseball but put the team in a new 50-acre, $ 2 million complex that includes Rawlings Field for baseball, a soccer field, a 500-car parking lot and a three-field softball complex. The softball and baseball fields have lights."

2000s

CSU Pueblo saw the return of football in 2008 with the construction and completion of its new football stadium, the Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl.

2010s to present

CSU Pueblo announced further restoration of athletic programs under new president Lesley Di Mare.

Conference affiliations

History

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s to present

Mascot

Football

References