FARI UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BUFFALOES / SPORTS INFORMATION SERVICE www.CUBuffs.com 2150 Stadium Drive (574 Champions Center), 357 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309‐0357 © 2017 CU Athletics Telephone 303/492‐5626 (FAX: 303/492‐3811; E‐mail (FB contacts): [email protected]; [email protected]) David Plati (Associate AD/SID), Jason Clay (Associate SID), Troy Andre (Associate SID/CUBuffs.com M.E.), Linda Sprouse (Associate SID), Andy Schlichting COLORADO (Assistant SID), Maggie Still (Assistant SID), Neill Woelk (Contributing Editor/CUBuffs.com), Ryan Megay (Grad Asst./Football) 2017 COLORADO BUFFALO Football WEEKLY RELEASE, NOTES & STATISTICS BUFFS, UTES TO BATTLE FOR BOWL ELIGIBILITY AS ONLY WINNER WILL QUALIFY SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2017 8:05 p.m. MST Rice-Eccles Stadium (45,807) Salt Lake City, Utah RELEASE NUMBER 12 (November 20, 2017) FOX Sports 1 (National) | KOA-RADIO | CUBUFFS.COM (Live Stats) BUFFALO BITS … The Colorado Buffaloes (5-6, 2-6 Pac-12) wrap up the regular season the six games (the only ones in the 63-game history of the series where the traveling an hour to the west to take on the Utah Utes (5-6, 2-6 Pac-12) in an two have ended against each other) Colorado is coming off a 38-24 loss to 8:05p.m. MST kickoff at Rice-Eccles Stadium ... Both teams need the victory Southern California in its home finale; the Buffs spotted the Trojans a 27-0 to become bowl eligible; the Buffs are trying to go to back-to-back bowls for lead before battling back, closing to with 13 on two occasions but could get no the first time since 2004-05 (2001-02 prior to that) ... Both have lost two in a closer (in the last two games, USC has outscored CU 34-0 in the first half, with row, CU has dropped six of its last eight, the Utes six of their last seven … The the Buffs winning the second half, 41-25) ... Utah suffered a second straight teams are also tied for fifth place in the Pac-12 South, so the victor will either heartbreaker to Washington, as the Huskies scored 10 points in the final 58 finish tied for fourth or be fifth outright depending on the outcome of Friday’s seconds to defeat the Utes in Seattle last Saturday night, 33-30 ... The Buffs Cal-UCLA game ... This will be the 100th career game as a head coach for CU’s are coming off their first and only bye of the season; CU is 26-21 following a Mike MacIntyre (25-37 in 62 games at Colorado; 16-21 in 37 games at San bye dating back to 1947 when CU joined the Big 7 Conference; the Buffs are Jose State), and it will also be No. 100 for Darian Hagan as an assistant coach just 1-4 after a week off as a member of the Pac-12, but the win came last year (two stints, 43-56) ... The Buffaloes lead the all-time series, 32-28-3; the two over UCLA ... The Pac-12 released the 2018 schedules last week; see Colorado’s first played in 1903 and Utah held a 16-12-1 edge after the 1933 games; CU slate next season on page 5 of these notes … CUBuffs.com/media as your leads the series 20-12-2 since ... This is the seventh straight year that CU and one stop for everything, including our on-line media guide and live stats. UU will close the regular season against each other; the Utes have won four of DEPTH CHART ON PAGE 73; ROSTERS ON PAGES 74-76 CU-Utah (FS-1/National): Guy Haberman (play-by-play) / Petros Papadakis (color) / (no sideline reporter) / Mike Principato (producer) STAT OF THE WEEK QB Steven Montez has thrown for over 300 yards four times this year, including in each of the last three games, a CU record for the most consecutive games with 300 yards passing, and his four total games this season is just one off of tying the school record of five that Montez’s predecessor, Sefo Liufau, set in 2014. The only other Colorado quarterback with four 300-yard passing games in a season was Koy Detmer in 1996. Montez is one of only three quarterbacks in the Pac-12 this year to throw for 300-plus in three consecutive outings: UCLA’s Josh Rosen did it in five straight (he has a league high seven 300-yard passing games this year), and Washington State’s Luke Falk also did in three in a row (he and USC’s Sam Darnold have six 300-yard games in 2017). OBSCURE NOTE OF THE WEEK For the second straight year, and the only two times in school history, three different players have at least 500 yards receiving: WR Bryce Bobo (640), WR Shay Fields (623) and WR Devin Ross (508); the same trio did it last year (Fields 845, Ross 765, Bobo 523). Bobo and Fields are just the eighth pair to record 600 or more yards in a single-season. In addition, Bobo (58), Fields (46) and Ross (43) all have 40-plus receptions, just the second time in school annals three players reached the 40 plateau, joining four who did it last year: Ross (66), Fields (52), TB Phillip Lindsay (47) and Bobo (41). 2017 COLORADO SCHEDULE & RESULTS (5-6, 2-6 Pac-12) 2017 Date CU* Opponent Opp* TV Result/Time Record Series This-N-That or ’16 rewind Sept. 1 RV Colorado State (N; Denver) NR PAC12 W 17- 3 7-5 65-22-2 Buffs go up 17-0 early, play first scoreless second half in eight seasons SEPT. 9 RV TEXAS STATE NR PAC12 W 37- 3 2-8 1- 0-0 Second straight game not allowing a TD a first to open a season since 1958 SEPT. 16 RV NORTHERN COLORADO NR PAC12 W 41-21 3-7 10- 2-0 CU wins first meeting with former in-state rival since 1934 game in Greeley SEPT. 23 RV WASHINGTON (N) 7 FS-1 L 10-37 9-2 5-11-1 Game plays out eerily similar to ’16 Pac-12 title game, as UW pulls away in 3Q Sept. 30 RV at UCLA NR ESPN2 L 23-27 5-6 3-10-0 Fourth straight tight game between the two (the four decided by 21 points) OCT. 7 NR ARIZONA (N; FW) NR PAC12 L 42-45 7-4 14- 6-0 Teams combine for 713 rush yards, record 608 by two players (Lindsay: 281) Oct. 14 NR at Oregon State NR PAC12 W 36-33 1-10 5- 5-0 Montez leads 9-play, 82-yard drive for winning score with 1:34 remaining Oct. 21 NR at Washington State (N) 15 ESPN L 0-28 9-2 6- 5-0 Buffs shutout for first time since 2012 (60 games); Lindsay goes over 1K rushing OCT. 28 NR CALIFORNIA (HC) NR PAC12 W 44-28 5-6 4- 5-0 Montez throws for 347 yards and 3 TDs, adds fourth on ground Nov. 4 NR at Arizona State (N) NR PAC12 L 30-41 6-5 1- 8-0 Buffs led for most of the game (nearly 48 minutes), only to see ASU rally late NOV. 11 NR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 15 FOX L 24-38 10-2 0-12-0 Last two games: first half, USC 34-0; second half, CU 41-25 as Trojans prevail Nov. 25 NR at Utah (N) NR FS-1 8:05 p.m. 5-6 32-28-3 Win clinches Pac-12 South title; last six games in series decided by 32 points All times mountain. (KEY: *—AP rank at time of game; —Pac-12 Conference game; N—Night game; HC—Homecoming; FW—Family Weekend.) 2017 COLORADO FOOTBALL The Media Page Page 2 obtain head shots of all CU coaches and athletes as well COLORADO MEDIA SERVICES PRONUNCIATION GUIDE as action shots of key players. Registration is easy: for Head coach Mike MacIntyre holds a Tuesday a login and password, simply log on to Coaches/Staff press luncheon, located in the Champions Center www.cubuffs.com/photodatabase. Registration can also ShaDon BROWN (shay-don) (third floor, room 319). All will start at 11:30 a.m. with Darrin CHIAVERINI (shiv-ah-ree-knee) be found through CUBuffs.com by selecting "Sports Darian HAGAN (hay-gun) lunch, followed by MacIntyre promptly at Noon and Information" from the "Athletics" menu located on the Players select players before and/or afterwards depending on top navigation bar and click on “Enter Media Center.” 57 Sam BENNION (ben-yun) class conflicts. This year’s dates: Aug. 29; Sept. 5-12- The Pac-12 Mountain Network is the 35 Beau BISHARAT (bish-er-rot) 19-26; Oct. 3-10-17-24-31; Nov. 7-21-28; Dec. 5- television home of the Buffaloes; it produces a variety 4 Bryce BOBO (bo-bo) TBA (bowl). The press conference portions are of programming featuring all 12 member institutions. 44 Jacob CALLIER (cal-e-yea) streamed live on www.CUBuffs.com (in the BuffsTV 88 Curtis CHIAVERINI (shiv-ah-ree-knee) area); press conferences on CUBuffs.com do not THE BUFFS ON THE INTERNET 89 Kevin DEMENT (duh-ment) require access codes. (TV Pool Assignments for 9 Javier EDWARDS (ha-vee-air) The official CU site on the Internet can be found 17 KABION ENTO (kay-be-on / N-toe) 2017: KCNC will coordinate all CU press luncheons). at www.CUBuffs.com, which has the most up-to-date 8 Alex FONTENOT (font-en-know) MacIntyre can be heard Tuesdays (Aug.