The 1970 Colorado State Rams football team was an American football team that represented Colorado State University in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In its first season under head coach Jerry Wampfler, the team compiled a 4–7 record (1–3 against WAC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 256 to 206.^[1][2]

Colorado State's junior running back, Lawrence McCutcheon, rushed for 1,008 yards and caught 34 passes for 486 yards. Other statistical leaders on the 1970 Colorado State team include quarterback Wayne Smith with 1,861 passing yards and Tim Labus with 573 receiving yards.^[3]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	at New Mexico State*	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 28–9	15,210	[4]
September 19	at No. 20 Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 9–28	43,504	[5]
September 26	at Iowa State*	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	L 6–37	25,000	[6]
October 3	at No. 10 Air Force*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)	L 22–37	29,030	[7]
October 10	Wyoming	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)	L 6–16	24,430	[8]
October 17	UTEP	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 37–41	20,879	[9]
October 24	at West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 21–24	28,000	[10]
October 31	Utah State*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 20–13	20,156	[11]
November 7	BYU	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 26–9	20,034	[12]
November 14	Pacific (CA)*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 17–8	19,758	[13]
November 21	at No. 15 Toledo*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 14–24	14,521	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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