Game NO. 8 — MISSOURI TIGERS October 31 / 11:40 A.M
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UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BUFFALOES / SPORTS INFORMATION SERVICE www.CUBuffs.com Fieldhouse Annex #50, 357 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309‐0357 © 2009 CU Athletics Telephone 303/492‐5626 (FAX: 303/492‐3811; E‐mail: [email protected]; [email protected]) David Plati (Associate AD/Sports Information), Curtis Snyder (Associate SID), Andrew Green (Assistant SID), Troy Andre (Assistant SID/Internet Managing Editor), Linda Poncin (Assistant SID), Allie Musso (Assistant SID), Nick Bernal (Graduate Assistant/Football) COLORADO 2009 COLORADO BUFFALO Football Game NO. 8 — MISSOURI TIGERS October 31 / 11:40 a.m. MDT / Folsom Field, Boulder, Colo. RELEASE NUMBER 8 (October 27, 2009) FSN (Regional) | KOA-RADIO | CUBUFFS.COM (Live Stats) QUICKLY SPEAKING… The Colorado Buffaloes (2-5, 1-2 Big 12) return to Boulder this week for their annual Homecoming game, hosting the Missouri Tigers (4-3, 0-3 Big 12) in an 11:40 a.m. MDT kickoff at Folsom Field (53,750) … The game will be televised regionally on Fox Sports Net, with Bill Land (play-by-play), Gary Reasons (analysis) and Emily Jones (sideline reporter) to call the action … Since the start of the 2001 season, Colorado is 16-5 at home versus Big 12 North teams (4-0 vs. ISU; 4-1 vs. KU; 3-1 vs. KSU; 3-1 vs. MU; 2-2 vs. NU) …This will be just the third day game this year for the Buffaloes (Wyoming, Kansas State); the other five have kicked off between 5 and 9 p.m. local time) … The Buffaloes are coming off a 20-6 loss at Kansas State, just the 45th time in the last 299 games (dating to 1985) that CU didn’t score at least 14 points (CU is 3-42 in those games) … CU is 1-0 against Missouri in Halloween Homecoming games, rallying from 20-6 down early in the fourth quarter to win, 21-20, in 1959 … The CU-Texas A&M game was picked up by Fox College Sports for regional broadcast (11:30 a.m. mountain start); CU will now have a minimum 11 games televised this year (eight national/three regional; the Iowa State game is still possible) … About 9,000 seats remain for the Missouri game, the same number of which are left for the Nov. 7 Texas A&M contest …Visit CUBuffs.com/gameday as your one stop for everything, including live stats for all games. DEPTH CHART ON PAGE 54; ROSTER ON PAGES 55-56 Cu on track to start fewest upperclassmen in recent memory Thus far, upperclassmen (juniors and seniors) have started just 54.5 percent of CU’s seven games; the lowest figure in the last 26 years is 58.3 percent in 2003, as precise information is available back to 1999 and rough data eye-balled back to 1984. Of the 154 starts through seven games, 32 have been by seniors, 52 by juniors, 54 by sophomores and 16 by freshmen (14 redshirt/2 true). STAT OF THE WEEK Colorado continues to stifle the opponent on third down, as the enemy is converting at just 32.7 percent on the year (32-of-98); within those numbers are 12-of-49 (24.5%) at Folsom Field; 1-of-13 (7.7%) on third downs inside the Buff 20; and 9-of-16 on 3rd-&-2 or less and 17-of-34 on 3rd-&-4 or less, not distances teams only click around 50 percent. There is still a feast or famine factor, as opponents have gained 491 yards on its’ 32 makes (15.3 per), but have gained a net 0 on the 66 misses (0.0). Colorado is 19th in the nation in third down defense; ahead of the Buffs are five of the seven remaining undefeated teams (all combine to be 96-36), with just two also owning a sub-.500 record (Bowling Green, 16th; Virginia, 17th) and a third at .500 (Air Force, 5th); at 2-5, CU has the worst mark currently in a stat that is one of those that usually reflects success. OBSCURE NOTES OF THE WEEK Colorado is currently averaging 4.0 yards on first down (which stands to be its lowest figure since 1979, when it averaged 3.5 per first down play). The Buffs are gaining more on the average on all other downs: 4.3 on second, 4.2 on third and 6.4 on fourth (just 14 plays). The last time that happened was in 1992, when CU earned 4.4 yards on first down, followed by 6.2 (second), 6.4 (third) and 8.8 (fourth). The Buffs were 9-1-1 that regular season. The Buffs are on schedule to record the most single season quarterback sacks in the Dan Hawkins Era; CU has 19 for 150 yards in losses (7.9 per) through seven games, with that average noticeably higher. In 2008, the Buffs had 26 sacks for 175 yards (6.7 per), with 19-for-130 (6.8) in 2007 and 25- for-172 in 2006 (6.9). CU has at least one sack in every game (at least two in six of the seven); the Buffs have had one or more sacks in 15 straight games, but haven’t had a sack in every game over the course of a single season since 1996. 2009 COLORADO RESULTS (2-5, 1-2 BIG 12) 2009 Date CU* Opponent Opp* TV Result/Time Record Series This-N-That SEPT. 6 NR COLORADO STATE (N) NR FSN L 17-23 3-5 59-20-2 CSU jumps out to 20-3 halftime lead; Buffs rally falls just short Sept. 11 NR at Toledo (N) NR ESPN L 38-54 4-4 0- 1-0 Rockets zoom to 30-3 lead, Buffs pull back to within 13 but can’t complete it SEPT. 19 NR WYOMING NR FCS-C W 24- 0 4-3 24- 2-1 Buff defense smothers Cowboys; Stewart 127 yds, 2 TDs paces offense Oct. 1 NR at West Virginia (N) NR ESPN L 24-35 6-1 1- 1-0 WVU pulls away with two fourth quarter TDs; Stewart: 105 yds/1 TD Oct. 10 NR at Texas (N) 2 ESPN L 14-38 7-0 7-11-0 Buffs lead 14-3 late in first half, but 3 UT returns for scores rally Horns OCT. 17 NR KANSAS (N; FW) 17 FSN W 34-30 5-2 42-24-3 CU zooms to 24-3 lead, Stewart TD, Brown & Brown PBU’s at gun rally Buffs Oct. 24 NR at Kansas State NR FCS-C L 6-20 5-3 44-20-1 Buffs take early 6-3 lead then sputter on offense; KSU 10 points off TO OCT. 31 NR MISSOURI (HC) NR FSN 11:40 a.m. 4-3 31-39-3 Tigers end CU’s 242-game scoring streak, but trot first team D out at end NOV. 7 TEXAS A & M FCS-C 11:30 a.m. 4-3 5- 3-0 Buffs ahead 10-3 at half but A&M scores 21 in 3Q; CU season-high 392 TO Nov. 14 at Iowa State TBA tba 5-3 48-14-1 CU rallies from 11 down (9:14 4Q); Hawkins 4 TDs, Smith/Dykes GS TFL Nov. 19 at Oklahoma State (N) TBA 5:45 p.m. 6-1 26-18-1 Buffs fall behind 13-0 and tried to play catch-up the rest of the way NOV. 27 NEBRASKA ABC 1:30 p.m. 4-3 18-47-2 Henery 57-yard field goal with 1:43 remaining dashes CU postseason hopes Dec. 5 Big 12 Championship Game ABC 6:00 p.m. (Arlington, Texas) Buffs have second most appearances (4) in Big 12 title game (All times mountain. KEY: —Big 12 Conference game; N—Night game; HC—Homecoming; FW—Family Weekend.) 2009 COLORADO BUFFALO FOOTBALL: The Media Page 2 MEDIA SERVICES ¾ Coach Dan Hawkins holds a Tuesday press luncheon in the Dal Ward Athletic Center, starting at 11:30 a.m. with lunch, followed by Hawkins beginning the interview session promptly at Noon. This year’s dates: Sept. 8-15-28 (Monday), Oct. 6-13-20-27, Nov. 3-10-16 (Monday)-23 (Monday), Dec. 1-Dec. TBA (bowl). NOTE that there is no organized press luncheon on Sept. 22 (bye week). The press conference portion of the luncheon is streamed live on www.CUBuffs.com (in the BuffsTV area); all press conferences on CUBuffs.com are free and thus do not require access codes. ¾ Hawkins can be heard Mondays (Aug. 31-Nov. 30) on the Big 12 Teleconference Call at 10:40 a.m. MT. All coaches participate; call the Big 12 office (469-524-1007) for access (media only—you must register). A teleconference replay is available after 3 p.m. MT the same day by phone (706/634-1618) or on www.Big12sports.com. ¾ Video highlights of CU football games are available anytime provided by the Big 12 Conference through XOS, with access managed by Collegiate Images. Contact Bob Burda at the Big 12 office for approval and access (469/524-1007; [email protected]). Special requests can also be made through CU’s BuffVision (Deric Swanson or Eric Pelloni: 303-735-3637). ¾ The Colorado lockerroom (home and road) is closed after games; following the customary 10-minute cooling off period, players will be made available (a list of players will be solicited immediately following the game; no cutoff to request players). ¾ Colorado’s regular season football practices are closed to the general public (exception: Sundays) but are open to the media (exception: Thursdays).