Final Game Set To Be Played At Hughes Stadium This Weekend
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) - Some call the CSU Rams against the Wyoming Cowboys in 1990 the greatest game ever played at Hughes Stadium.
CSU linebacker Eric Tippeconnic had a pick-six in the fourth quarter to seal a win over the No. 19 ranked Cowboys.
The Rams celebrated with the bronze boot trophy, and even tore down the goalposts.
That win helped CSU secure their first trip to a bowl in 41 years. They are hoping to secure eligibility for another one this weekend with a win in what will be the final home game at Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium in Fort Collins.
Rams coach Mike Bobo says it would be hard to imagine a more fitting way to say goodbye to the stadium, which is being replaced by a new stadium that's being built on Colorado State University's campus.
"The way I can honor Hughes as a head football coach is to get this team ready to play. And play for 60 minutes, and put forth the best effort, a fight, and playing for each other and playing for everybody that's ever played on that football field or anybody that's ever watched a game," Bobo said on Monday.
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"Everybody's got all the great memories of Hughes."
The Rams (5-5) face the New Mexico Lobos (7-3) on Saturday at 8:15 p.m.