Path To Victory

While there is no such thing as an easy head coaching job in football, some present as more challenging than others. In 1993, one of the more challenging jobs available was to be the next head coach of the Colorado State University Rams. The facilities were among the worst in the Western Athletic Conference (now the Mountain West Conference), with no signs of improvement on the horizon. Colorado State had seen its struggles on the field as well. Prior to 1993, the team had played in only two postseason bowl games in school history and had just a handful of winning seasons in the last 20 years. Sonny Lubick was up to the challenge, and accepted the job as head coach prior to the 1993 season. Lubick was familiar with Colorado State, having served as an assistant from 1982-1984. Since departing the school, Lubick spent three years as a Stanford assistant before joining Dennis Erickson’s