Jim McElwain has quit as head football coach at Colorado State to take the same position at Florida. The chart below shows the Colorado State Rams production rank while both Steve Fairchild (2008-2011) and Jim McElwain (2012-2014) were at the helm of the program, with the vertical lines representing coaching changes. After the chart below is some more details during McElwain's time as the head football coach at Colorado State.
Jim McElwain [2012-2014]
2012
The Rams finished the regular season at 4-8 making them post-season bowl ineligible. The Rams played
against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS). Colorado State's best
win was against #96 ranked New Mexico by a score of (24-20) and their worst
regular season loss was to FCS North Dakota State by a
score of (7-22). Colorado State was the
#98 ranked team overall, with the #97 ranked
offense and the #70 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided by www.cfbstats.com.2013
The Rams finished the regular season at 7-6 making them post-season bowl eligible, where they defeated #81 ranked Washington State by a score of (48-45) to finish the season with a won-loss record of 8-6. The Rams played
against an “easier” strength of schedule
(SOS), meaning that their SOS was between one standard and two standard
deviations higher than the average SOS for the "league". Colorado State's best regular season win
was against #75 ranked Wyoming by a
score of (52-22) and their worst regular season loss was to #106 ranked Tulsa by a
score of (27-30). Colorado State was the #37 ranked team overall, with the #17 ranked
offense and the #91 ranked defense from the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.
At the time of McElwain's departure to Florida, the Rams were 10-2. The Rams played
against an “easier” strength of schedule
(SOS). Colorado State's best regular season win
was against #34 ranked Utah State by a
score of (16-13) and their worst regular season loss was to #56 ranked Air Force by a
score of (24-27). Colorado State was the #28 ranked team overall, with the #23 ranked
offense and the #54 ranked defense from the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.