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Colorado State and Southeastern Conference member Vanderbilt jointly announced today a four-game football series between the two schools to begin in 2020. The Rams will travel to Nashville for the first game in the series Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, with Vanderbilt playing in Fort Collins on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021.

The final two games in the series are scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025 in Nashville and Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026 in Fort Collins.

CSU and Vanderbilt have never met in football. The Commodores are the fourth SEC school with whom the Rams have scheduled future games, joining Alabama (2017), Florida (2018) and Arkansas (2019).

As Colorado State continues to build out its future football schedules, the Rams now have 17 games against opponents in Power 5 conferences between 2016 and 2026.

“We have high goals and aspirations for our program, to provide our students with the experience of playing against the best possible competition during their time as a Ram,” said CSU head coach Mike Bobo. “At home and away, our team and our fans can anticipate an aggressive approach to scheduling future opponents.”

Tickets for the 2016 Farewell Hughes season are available now at CSURams.com/tickets or by calling 800-491-RAMS (7267). Season ticket packages are available for as low as $140 for seven games, including the Sept. 2 Rocky Mountain Showdown vs. Colorado at Sports Authority at Mile High, and the final six games at Hughes Stadium in Fort Collins.

Fans are encouraged to secure season tickets in 2016 to enjoy the historic final season at Hughes Stadium, and position themselves for the priority reseating process for the best seats in the new stadium in the spring of 2017. All 2016 season ticketholders will renew their seats in priority order based on Ram Points totals as of Dec. 31, 2016. For more information on the reseating process and Ram Points please visit the special reseating section on the stadium website.
FUTURE COLORADO STATE NON-CONFERENCE FOOTBALL SCHEDULES 

2017
Sept. 2—vs. Colorado (in Denver)
Sept. 9—ABILENE CHRISTIAN
Sept. 16—at Alabama
Sept. 23—OREGON STATE

2018
Sept. 1—vs. Colorado (in Denver)
Sept. 15—at Florida

2019
Aug. 31—vs. Colorado (in Denver)
Sept. 14—at Arkansas
Sept. 21—TOLEDO

2020
Sept. 5—COLORADO
Sept. 12—at Oregon State
Sept. 26—at Vanderbilt

 2021
Sept. 11—VANDERBILT
Sept. 25—at Toledo

2025
Sept. 6—TEXAS TECH
Sept. 27—at Vanderbilt

2026
Sept. 12—at Texas Tech
Sept. 26—VANDERBILT