Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Steve Addazio Fired as Head Football Coach at Colorado State

Steve Addazio was fired earlier this month as the head football coach for the Colorado State Rams.  Addazio was 4-16 in two seasons at the helm of the Rams.  Here is a look at the Colorado State football program since 2008 (the first year that of complete data I have).  This time period only covers the last four seasons of head football coach Fairchild (2008-2011), Jim McElwain (2012-2014), Mike Bobo (2015-2019) and Steve Addazio (2020-2021).  After the figure below is a more detailed look at the Colorado State Rams football program during head coach Addazio's tenure based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.  (The vertical school color bars represent seasons where head coaches changed).

Steve Addazio 

2020
Colorado State finished the COVID-19 shortened regular season at 1-3, playing against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS).  Colorado State's only regular season victory was against #74 ranked Wyoming (34-24) and their worst loss was to #68 ranked Boise State (21-52).  Colorado State was the #983 ranked team overall, with the #124 ranked offense and the #11 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
 
2021
After the Rams finished at 3-9, Addazio was fired.  Colorado State played against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS).  Colorado State's best win was against currently ranked #13 Toledo by a score of (22-6) and their current worst loss was to FCS South Dakota State by a score of (23-42).  Colorado State is currently the #90 ranked team overall, with the #97 ranked offense and the #77 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.