The Colorado Buffaloes and Colorado State Rams sold out Canvas Stadium for the 93rd Rocky Moutain Showdown on Saturday evening, breaking a CSU record in the process.
The official attendance at the game was 40,099, the largest home crowd in Colorado State football history. By the fourth quarter, the home team’s deficit had nearly emptied the Canvas crowd in a 28-9 victory for the Buffs.
CSU struggled to fill its home field last season but a hopeful offseason brought over 36,000 fans last week in its first home game of 2024. The attraction of head coach Deion Sanders’ Buffs and the in-state rivalry, which hadn’t been held in Fort Collins since 1996, helped fuel the big showing.
The Buffs’ first Big 12 game next week against Baylor has already been announced as sold-out. Kickoff at Folsom Field is set for Saturday at 6 p.m. MT on Fox.
Tonight's attendance: 40,099
It's a sellout and the biggest home crowd in #CSURams history
— Tyler King (@King_TylerB) September 15, 2024
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