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FORT COLLINS 鈥� Colorado State football coach Mike Bobo and his players were a bit late to the postgame news conference Saturday following a 42-14 victory against San Jose State on Senior Day. And for good reason.

Senior CSU center Jake Bennett bent down on one knee asked to marry his longtime girlfriend, Jenny Evans, on the turf at Sonny Lubick Field following the Rams’ win. She said yes. Bennett told reporters he purchased the ring this past summer and planned the proposal with the help of former CSU offensive lineman Fred Zerblis (2012-16).

鈥淚t was a good win,鈥� Bennett said. 鈥淭hat is the cherry on top.鈥�

But what if the Rams had lost? Would he still have popped the question?

鈥淚 don鈥檛 think so,鈥� Bennett joked, adding he considered doing it last Saturday against Boise State, but knew it would be a tightly contested game.

Senior Day win 鉁�

Then she said yes.

Congrats, !!

— Colorado State Football (@CSUFootball)

Should Bennett be in need of marital help moving forward, he doesn鈥檛 need to look far. CSU senior quarterback Nick Stevens married his longtime girlfriend, Haley Stevens, in May 2016. Stevens鈥� best advice for Bennett and his bride-to-be?

鈥淚 think communication is a big thing,鈥� Stevens said. 鈥淜now when to fight your battles and when not to 鈥� which is always the case. Just love her, and I know he does 鈥� they鈥檙e going to have a great marriage.鈥�

Record attendance. The crowd at CSU鈥檚 on-campus football stadium lacked its typical roar in the Rams鈥� home finale against San Jose State. With fall break in session, the 25,743 fans in the seats marked the lowest turnout of the year. But in a final tally of season-long home attendance numbers, the 2017 Rams and their new digs drew record-breaking crowds.

Through the course of six home games, CSU set two top marks: Most overall attendance (192,369) and largest average crowd (32,062). The Rams also twice cracked the top 10 all-time single-game attendance list: 37,583 vs. Oregon State (third) and 36,765 vs. Nevada (fourth).

鈥淔or us, six games into the new facility, we鈥檙e really pleased,鈥� CSU athletic director Joe Parker said. 鈥淚 think we would have obviously had disappointment if we did not set an attendance record this year. We had some chances even early in the season to probably sell more tickets, particularly for Oregon State, but we made a decision as a first game to make sure we could operate the building.

鈥淚 think we鈥檝e got a fairly aggressive schedule ahead of us in future years. We鈥檝e got a chance to swing for the fences in attendance.鈥�

The previous program record for total season attendance was 187,344 (1994), and the prior high average attendance mark was 31,292 (1998).

2017 attendance for CSU home football games

1. Aug. 21 vs. Oregon State: 37,583

2. Oct. 14 vs. Nevada: 36,765

3. Oct. 28 vs. Air Force: 33,074

4. Nov. 11 vs. Boise State: 32,166

5. Sept. 9 vs. Abilene Christian: 27,038

6. Nov. 18 vs. San Jose State: 25,743

Watson ejected. CSU linebacker Josh Watson was flagged for a targeting penalty late in the fourth quarter Saturday when he launched into a San Jose State receiver with helmet-to-helmet contact near the goal line.

A video review of the penalty was upheld and Watson was ejected for the remainder of the game. Per NCAA rules, he will not be available until the second half of CSU鈥檚 bowl game. Watson, a senior, still tied for the team lead in tackles Saturday(eight), in addition to a sack and one interception against SJSU.

Bobo said: 鈥淚 told (Watson) after the game, 鈥榊ou鈥檙e going to be our secret weapon that we鈥檒l unleash in the second half in the bowl game.'”