Fort Collins, Colorado offered nothing but freezing temperatures and snowy weather for Saturday’s college football matchup between No. 19 Air Force and Colorado State.
According to Weather.com, the projected high for Saturday was 28 degrees Fahrenheit and the low was 22. That’s a very, very cold football game, and the snow surely didn’t help, nicely dusting the field at Canvas Stadium.
The snow, however, did provide a little entertainment with game officials dealing Colorado State an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for throwing snowballs early in the third quarter.
“Unsportsmanlike conduct on the Colorado State bench. Will the audience please refrain from throwing snowballs? It will continue to cost Colorado State.”
"Unsportsmanlike conduct on the Colorado State bench. Will the audience please refrain from throwing snowballs?" 🏈🦓👮♂️❄️☃️ pic.twitter.com/qnJEHqtnd0
As the CBS Sports Network broadcast noted, officials warned Rams fans in the first half to not throw snowballs at the Air Force bench.
That’s not a penalty you often see in college football, but a hilarious one at that.
Here are eight snowy photos from the Air Force-Colorado State game:
Oct 28, 2023; Fort Collins, Colorado, USA; Colorado State Rams kicks a field goal in the second quarter at Sonny Lubick Field at Canvas Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 28, 2023; Fort Collins, Colorado, USA; Colorado State Rams defensive lineman Grady Kelly (90) chases Air Force Falcons quarterback Zac Larrier (9) in the second quarter at Sonny Lubick Field at Canvas Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports
Colorado State wide receiver Justus Ross-Simmons, right, outruns Air Force defensive back Jerome Gaillard Jr. to score a touchdown on a pass reception during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in Fort Collins, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado State wide receiver Justus Ross-Simmons celebrates after a touchdown reception against Air Force during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in Fort Collins, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Snowmen line the wall as fans deal with a winter storm sweeping over the intermountain west as Colorado State hosts Air Force in the first half of an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in Fort Collins, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Air Force wide receiver Dane Kinamon, right, celebrates after his touchdown with running back Dylan Carson, center, and tight end Caleb Rillos in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Colorado State, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in Fort Collins, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Air Force head coach Troy Calhoun, front right, argues for a call with referees in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Colorado State, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in Fort Collins, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Air Force wide receiver Dane Kinamon, right, tumbles into the end zone for a touchdown past Colorado State defensive back Chigozie Anusiem, left, in the first half of an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in Fort Collins, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
