The success of Colorado State’s 2017 season may rest squarely on the shoulders of the defense. For all the video game-type numbers that Mike Bobo’s offense put on the board down the stretch in 2016, it was the defense that gave up a combined 110 points in shootout losses to Air Force and Idaho.
It wasn’t all bad for the Rams defensive unit, however. CSU held opponents scoreless in six halves throughout the campaign, which included a shutout of Fresno State. But when taking into account the fact that the Rams still gave up 30 points per game even with those performances, it was maddening.