CSU RAMS 2012 FOOTBALL

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Weekly Release #2 | Sept. 3, 2012 | Contact: Paul Kirk, Director of Media Relations | 970/491-4672 | [email protected] | @PaulKirk_CSU GAME 2 COLORADO STATE RAMS vs. NORTH DAKOTA ST. BISON Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012 • 5:06 p.m. • Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium (32,500) • Fort Collins, Colo. • TV: KTVD-20

FOLLOW @CSUFootball CSURams www.CSURams.com @CoachMcElwain CoachJimMcElwain ColoradoStateUniv @CSUAthletics CSURamRuckus THE RAMS @Ram_Ruckus 2012 SCHEDULE/RESULTS (1-0) DATE OPPONENT TIME/TV RAMS VS. BISON Sep 1 COLORADO W 22-17 Sat. Denver--Sports Authority Field at Mile High FX 1-0 1-0 Sep 8 NORTH DAKOTA ST. 5 pm Head Coach: Jim McElwain (1st year at CSU) Head Coach: Craig Bohl (10th year at NDSU) Sat. Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium KTVD 20 Record at CSU: 1-0 | Overall: 1-0 Record at NDSU: 76-31 | Overall: 76-31 Sep 15 at San Jose State 6 pm Sat. Spartan Stadium ESPN3.com Sep 22 UTAH STATE 5 pm 2012 STATS/RANKINGS Sat. Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium KTVD 20 AVG MW NCAA AVG MVFC NCAA/FCS Sep 29 at Air Force 12 pm 125.0 7 75...... Rushing Offense ...... 246.0 2 18 Sat. Falcon Stadium Altitude 173.0 5 81...... Passing Offense ...... 249.0 4 28 Oct 6 FRESNO STATE 5 pm 298.0 7 85...... Total Offense ...... 495.0 2 16 Sat. Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium KTVD 20 22.0 6 71...... Scoring Offense ...... 52.0 2 9 Oct 13 at San Diego State 4:30 pm 58.0 1 17...... Rushing Defense ...... 22.0 1 5 Sat. Qualcomm Stadium KTVD 20 108.11 2 40...... Pass Efficiency Defense ...... 61.61 1 6 245.0 1 20...... Total Defense ...... 88.0 1 1 Oct 27 HAWAI’I 5 pm Sat. Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium KTVD 20 17.0 2 T-36...... Scoring Defense ...... 0.0 1 1 38.5 4 36...... Net Punting ...... 37.67 6 32 Nov 3 at Wyoming 2:30 pm Sat. War Memorial Stadium KTVD 20 3.0 6 T-68...... Punt Returns ...... 9.0 2 30 26.0 3 T-20...... Kickoff Returns ...... 17.0 6 T-72 Nov 10 UNLV 5 pm +1 3 T-31...... Turnover Margin ...... +2 1 T-11 Sat. Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium KTVD 20 187 2 40...... Pass Defense ...... 66.0 1 7 Nov 17 at Boise State 1:30pm 167.33 3 17...... Passing Efficiency ...... 171.76 1 9 Sat. Bronco Stadium NBC Sports 5.0 1 5...... Sacks ...... 4.0 1 T-9 Nov 24 NEW MEXICO 5 pm 6.0 2 T-48...... Tackles For Loss ...... 9.0 2 15 Sat. Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium ROOT 3.0 8 83...... Sacks Allowed ...... 0.0 1 T-1 BROADCAST INFORMATION MEDIA SCHEDULE CSU MEDIA RELATIONS

TV: KTVD-20 Mon., Sep. 3 12p--Jim McElwain Press Conference Paul Kirk Director of Media Relations PLAY-BY-PLAY: Bill Doleman 12:30p--Players: Marquise Law, Max Morgan [email protected] | (970) 491-4672 Danny Mattie Assistant Media Relations Director ANALYST: Ted Sundquist 3:45-5:45p (approx.) Practice; No availability Tues., Sep. 4 10a--McElwain Mountain West Conference Call [email protected] | (970) 491-5050 RADIO: CSU Radio Network | Nelligan Sports Marketing 3:45-5:45p (approx.)--Practice; Players avail. after Danielle Marshall Assistant Media Relations Director [email protected] | (970) 491-6494 KLZ 560-Denver | KCOL-600 Ft. Collins Wed., Sep. 5 12p--Assistant Coach Press Conf.--Tim Skipper Nic Hallisey Assistant Media Relations Director KSIR 1010-Ft. Morgan | KNZZ 1100-Grand Junction 3:45-5:45p (approx)--Practice; McElwain after [email protected] | (970) 491-5067 PLAY-BY-PLAY: Brian Roth | ANALYSTS: David Anderson Th-F, Sep. 6-7 No practice access; No availability after Stuart Buchanan, Student Asst., [email protected] & Kevin McGlue | SIDELINES: Marty Cesario Sun. Sept. 9 Players Off; No media availability Nick Frank, Student Asst., [email protected] CSU 2012 Quick Facts THIS WEEK

Colorado State University The stage is set for the 1-0 Colorado State Rams to play host to the 2011 champions of the Football Championships Location...... Fort Collins, Colo. 80523 Subdivision, the North Dakota State Bison. NDSU, also 1-0, began defense of its title last Saturday with a 52-0 Enrollment...... 26,735 home victory over Robert Morris. The Bison, of the Missouri Valley Football Conference, are ranked No. 1 in the Nickname, Colors...... Rams, Forest Green & Gold NCAA FCS top 20 and No. 2 in The Sports Network FCS poll. The first meeting ever between CSU and NDSU also Stadium...... Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium will be Rams head coach Jim McElwain’s first game at Hughes Stadium as the Rams’ head man. With Saturday’s Capacity...... 32,500 win over Colorado, McElwain became the school’s first head coach to defeat the Buffaloes in his first try, and first Conference...... Mountain West since 1970 to win his first game as the Rams’ head coach. President...... Dr. Anthony A. Frank Director of Athletics...... Jack Graham ON THE AIR: The game will be televised in HD by Denver’s 9News to air on KDTV-20 (Comcast 657), with Bill Head Coach...... Jim McElwain Doleman (play-by-play) and former Denver Broncos general manager Ted Sundquist (analyst) calling the action. Career Record...... 1-0 (1st year) CSU fans can find the radio broadcast on the Colorado State network originating from AM 560 KLZ in Denver, with Office Phone...... 970/491-6131 Brian Roth (play-by-play), former Rams great David Anderson (analyst), Kevin McGlue (analyst) and Marty Offensive Formation...... Multiple Cesario (sidelines) on the call. The radio broadcast can also be heard on KCOL 600 AM in Ft. Collins, KSIR 1010 Defensive Formation...... Multiple AM in Ft. Morgan and KNZZ 1100 in Grand Junction. The game will be streamed online via the official website of 2011 Record/MW...... 3-9/1-6 (6th) the Rams, www.CSURams.com. For information on this subscription-based service, please visit the website and 2011 Total Lettermen...... 63 set up your account today. Lettermen Returning/Lost in 2012...... 49/14 Starters Returning (O/D) in 2012...... 16 (8/8) THIS WEEK’S TOP NOTES 2011 Starters Lost (O/D)...... 6 (3/3) • The Rams have now won their season opener for the second year in a row and third time in the last four seasons. CSU seeks to win its home opener for the fifth year in a row. The last time the Rams lost their first home game of Athletic Media Relations the season came in 2007 against 10th-ranked California, and the last time CSU dropped a home opener against Director/Football Contact...... Paul Kirk an unranked opponent was in 1993 when Oregon prevailed 23-9 in Sonny Lubick’s first game as Rams coach. Office phone...... 970/491-4672 • CSU’s 22-17 win over Colorado on Saturday was fueled by two Mountain West Player of the Week performances, E-mail...... [email protected] earned by a pair of redshirt-freshmen, LB Cory James and PK Jared Roberts. James’ three sacks were the FAX...... 970/491-1348 most by a Ram in his first college game, while Roberts was 3-3 on field-goal attempts, the first Ram to make three Press Box Phone...... 970/491-8100, 8111 in a game since Ben DeLine was 3-4 in a win over UNLV on Oct. 16, 2010. James also earned National Player Web site...... CSURams.com of the Week for the linebacker position from the College Football Performance Awards.

General Information • Senior P Pete Kontodiakos, a candidate for the Ray Guy Award, booted a 69-yard punt after the Rams’ first pos- First Year of Football...... 1893 session vs. Colorado Saturday, the second-longest punt of his career (76 yards; vs. New Mexico, Oct. 30, 2009). All-Time Record...... 478-536-33 (.472) That punt lies just outside CSU’s all-time top-10 list by one yard. Kontodiakos finished the day with six punts for Home...... 241-190-11 (.559) 287 yards, an average of 47.8 yards. Away...... 224-331-22 (.407) • Junior center Weston Richburg, a watch list candidate for the Lombari Award, Rimington Award and Outland Hughes Stadium...... 123-103-2 (.546) Trophy, keyed a rushing attack that logged 44 attempts for 125 yards in CSU’s season-opening win Saturday. Conference Championships...... 15 CSU ran fewer plays than CU, but with the rushing attack still managed to enjoy a 33:30-26:30 adavantage in Last Championship...... 2002, Mountain West time of possession. Bowl Appearances...... 12 (5-7) First Appearance...... Jan. 1, 1949 • Colorado State was 5-of-8 on third-down conversions in the second half vs. Colorado after going 0-for-7 in the Bowl...... Raisin Bowl (Fresno, Calif.) first half. On the other side of the ball, CSU’s defense allowed just one third-down conversion (on seven attempts) Result...... Occidental 21, Colorado A&M 20 by CU in the second half, after the Buffs converted 4-of-9 attempts in the opening half. CSU finished the game Last Appearance...... 2008 5-of-15, while CU was 5-of-16 in the final tally. Bowl...... New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, N.M.) • The CSU defense recorded five quarterback sacks vs. Colorado, including the three by James, one of which Result...... Colorado State 40, Fresno State 35 forced a fumble). It was the most by CSU’s defense in a single game since the Rams racked up nine in a season- opening victory at New Mexico in 2011. James’ three sacks are the most by an individual in a single game since Coaching & Support Staff Nordly Capi’s 3.5 sacks in that same victory over the Lobos. Billy Napier...... Assistant Head Coach/Quarterbacks • The Rams held the Buffaloes to 58 net rushing yards, the lowest opponent total againt CSU in the last 34 games, Dave Baldwin...... Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends since Weber State rushed for 58 on Sept. 12, 2009. Marty English...... co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Al Simmons...... co-Defensive Coordinator/Secondary • Sophomore QB Garrett Grayson was 14-of-21 for 173 yards and two touchdown passes against Colorado. Jeff Hammerschmidt...... Special Teams Coord./RBs Grayson’s touchdown passes were each long strikes – a 20-yard pass to senior wide receiver Dominique Vin- Derek Frazier...... Offensive Line son just before halftime, and a 32-yarder to freshman wide receiver Joe Hansley midway through the third Greg Lupfer...... Defensive Line quarter. Grayson’s two TDs in the game matched his total from the final four games of 2011 when he took over Tim Skipper...... Linebackers the starting quarterback job. Coupled with his 66-yard touchdown strike last season, three of his four career Alvis Whitted...... Wide Receivers touchdown passes have covered 20 or more yards. Tom Ehlers...... Director of Operations • Sophomore linebacker Max Morgan led the Rams in tackles vs. Colorado with 7 solo stops, including one sack. Mike Kent...... Head Strength & Conditioning Coach He also thwarted the Buffaloes’ last attempt to steal the win from the Rams, tracking down the ball-carrier in the Rashad Harris...... Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach open field after a dump-off pass, and impeding his progress until teammates could arrive to take him down. Drew Hill...... Director of Player Personnel Tim LeRoy...... Director of Recruiting Operations • Colorado State debuted a new look vs. Colorado Saturday with a return to a simpler uniform. The Rams also Rob Ezell...... Graduate Assistant/Offense have added a pumpkin orange “A” on the back of their helmets as a nod to the team’s heritage as the Colorado Phil Serchia...... Graduate Assistant/Offense A&M Aggies. Miles Kochevar...... Graduate Assistant/Defense • The Rams in 2012 under Jim McElwain will have weekly game captains, in lieu of season captains. For Game 1 Joe Morris...... Graduate Assistant/Defense vs. Colorado, the captains were: junior RB Chris Nwoke, junior OL Weston Richburg, senior LB Shaquil Bar- rett, and senior LB James Skelton. 2 COLORADO STATE RAMS FOOTBALL Statistical Rankings THE MATCHUP (2012 stats) SERIES VS. THE BISON: All-time, Overall: First meeting Rushing Avg/Gm NCAA Conf CSU: Donnell Alexander 66 T-97 13 COACHES CAPSULES: NDSU: Sam Ojuri 81 60 8 CSU—Jim McElwain: 1-0, first season as head coach CU—Craig Bohl: 76-31, 10th season as head coach Passing Efficiency (Min. 15 Att./Game) Head to Head: (first meeting) CSU: Garrett Grayson 167.3 17 3 Against Opponent: McElwain’s first meeting vs. NDSU; Bohl 0-0 vs. CSU NDSU: Brock Jensen 191.86 4 1 • Craig Bohl was named the 29th coach in North Dakota State history on Feb. 28, 2003. The former defensive Total Offense coordinator of Nebraska has led the Bison to national prominence. CSU: Garrett Grayson 161 T-97 9 • In 2011, he led the Bison to the program’s first NCAA Division I Football Championship with a 17-6 win over NDSU: Brock Jensen 217 T-44 4 Sam Houston State on Jan. 7, 2012, and the Missouri Valley Football Conference title. NDSU tied the school Receptions: Per Game record for wins with a 14-1 ledger and posted a 7-1 record in the MVFC. CSU: Lou Greenwood 3 - T-16 • A native of Lincoln, Nebraska, he was a reserve in the Cornhusker secondary from 1977 through 1979 under Kivon Cartwright 3 - T-16 Tom Osborne and played on NU’s 1979 Orange Bowl and 1980 Cotton Bowl teams. He holds a bachelor’s NDSU: Ryan Smith 5 T-70 T-12 degree in business administration from Nebraska (1982). Receiving Yards Per Game Notable Connections CSU: Joe Hansley 40 - T-18 • Steve Stanard, an assistant coach under Sonny Lubick, was named the Bison’s linebackers coach in March NDSU: Zach Vraa 76 T-59 T-7 2012… Shaquil Barrett’s former teammate at Nebraska-Omaha, Bryan Shepherd, is a junior cornerback for Interceptions NDSU… Rams tight end Joe Brown, and Bison’s Jacob Davis and Derek Lee all hail from Wichita, Kan. CSU: None - - - NDSU: Christian Dudzik 1 T-3 T-1 CSU ENHANCES GAME-DAY EXPERIENCE Punting (Min. 3.6 Punts/Game) CSU: Pete Kontodiakos 47.83 7 2 Colorado State University director of athletics Jack Graham announced recently a series of changes to enhance the NDSU: None - - - game day experience for fans attending the six home games at Hughes Stadium, beginning Saturday, Sept. 8. Punt Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game) “Our goal is to create a memorable experience for our fans from the time they arrive on a Saturday morning until CSU: Momo Thomas 3 T-51 2 they leave after a victory that night,” said Graham. “One of the great traditions in college sports is a football Saturday, NDSU: Ryan Smith 9 19 2 and we want ours at Hughes Stadium to be filled with the type of pageantry befitting a university of excellence like Colorado State.” Kickoff Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game) CSU: Donnell Alexander 25.33 18 3 Graham would like to engage more fans in support of the football team with a total game-day experience. Among the NDSU: None - - - changes is a revamped Ram Town, an expanded “Ram Walk,” an exciting new team entrance and an earlier opening of stadium parking lots to give fans more time to enjoy the game-day experience. Field Goals CSU: Jared Roberts 3 T-5 1 Selected parking lots will now open at 10 a.m. for a $25 admission charge, plus the single-game parking fee of $10. NDSU: Adam Keller 1 T-29 T-3 Ram Club members receive free admission, provided they have a parking pass. Scoring CSU students carrying student ID card may park free in the Orange lot beginning at 2 p.m. The student pregame CSU: Jared Roberts 10 T-85 9 area, adjacent to the Orange Lot, will be enhanced this year with the addition of a DJ to provide pregame music and NDSU: Adam Keller 10 T-62 10 entertainment. All-Purpose Runners Ram Town, the school’s free fan experience area that includes inflatable activities for youths and corporate and CSU: Donnell Alexander 161 T-39 4 private tailgate areas, has undergone changes to provide even more space for pregame activities. The inflatables NDSU: Ryan Smith 131 T-48 6 have been shifted to open up the large grassy area for fans to congregate and enjoy a picnic, listen to the band and take in the pregame atmosphere. Sacks CSU: Cory James 3 2 1 New this year is an expanded “Ram Walk” that begins north of the stadium at approximately 2:40 p.m. Students are NDSU: Travis Beck 1 T-25 T-2 encouraged to join the band as it makes its way through the east side student area and around the outside of the stadium through Ram Town to welcome the team buses upon their arrival, and line the team walk into the stadium. Tackles CSU: Cory James 7 - T-20 Fans are encouraged to be in their seats by 4:30 p.m. to take in the full pregame experience inside Hughes Stadium. Flags representing each of the eight colleges on the CSU campus will be paraded into the stadium and displayed Shaq Bell 7 - T-20 prominently along the south end zone wall. CSU’s live mascot Cam the Ram will then escort to the middle of the field Max Morgan 7 - T-20 a new “victory flag” signed by the students outside the stadium before each game. Cam’s delivery of the victory flag NDSU: Grant Olson 8 - T-20 will set the stage for the team’s entrance onto the field, which has been enhanced to provide fans an exciting and memorable in-stadium experience. Tackles For Loss CSU: Cory James 4 T-39 1 By Tuesday each week of a home game, a game day agenda detailing the fan activities will be posted on CSURAMS. NDSU: Kyle Emanuel 2 T-34 T-3 com and other campus websites. Fans can check there for the latest information and maps when making their plans, and also stay abreast of news and updates via the following Twitter accounts: @CSUAthletics and @CSUFootball.

COLORADO STATE RAMS FOOTBALL 3 OFFENSE PROJECTED CSU STARTERS DEFENSE QB | GARRETT GRAYSON | 18 LDE | JOHN FROLAND | 57 Sophomore 6-2, 215 Vancouver, Wash. (Heritage) Sophomore 6-5, 260 Snohomish, Wash. (Glacier Peak) • Went 14-of-21 for 173 yds. and two TDs against Colorado on 9/1 • Has played in 13 consecutive games, including 12 starts • After week one, ranks 17th in the nation in passing efficiency • Named to Phil Steele’s first-team preseason all-conference squad • Started three games in 2011 after replacing an injured Pete Thomas • Majoring in construction management RB | CHRIS NWOKE | 6 DT | ALEX TUCCI | 65 Junior 6-0, 216 Highlands Ranch, Colo. (ThunderRidge) Sophomore 6-3, 300 Weston, Fla. (Cypress Bay) • Carried 11 times for 47 yds. (4.3), caught 2-11, in game 1 • Made his first career start on 09/1 at Colorado • Preseason All-MW choice after 1,130-yd. season in 2011 • Helped anchor defensive line that limited Colorado to 58 rush yards • Caught pass in 14 consec. gms...rushed for 232 & 269 yds. ‘11 • Majoring in liberal arts H-Back | JAKE LEVIN | 30 DT | ZACH TIEDGEN | 47 Junior 6-2, 212 Brighton, Colo. (Legacy) Senior 6-4, 265 Highlands Ranch, Colo. (ThunderRidge) • Helped lead a rushing attack that gained 125 yards in week one • Recorded one tackle and a quarterback hurry vs. Colorado on 09/01. • Caught nine passes for 110 yards in 2011 • Played in 11 games with one start in 2011 • Majoring in business marketing at Colorado State • Majoring in business administration TE | CROCKETT GILLMORE | 10 RDE | SHAQUIL BARRETT | 56 Junior 6-6, 253 Bushland, Texas (Bushland) Junior 6-2, 250 Baltimore, Md. (Nebraska-Omaha) • Led the team in rec. in 2011 (45 rec., 468 yards, 4 touchdowns) • 4 tackles, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble & quarterback hurry vs. CU • On John Mackey Award (nation’s top TE) watch list for 2012 • Served as game captain for opening 22-17 win over CU • His older brother Austin is also a TE at CSU • Led the team with 99 tackles in 2011; preseason All-MW 2012 WR | MARQUISE LAW | 9 SLB | CORY JAMES | 31 Senior 6-4, 215 Miami, Fla. (American) Freshman 6-0, 235 Del Rio, Texas (Del Rio) • Started his fourth career game last week against CU • After 1 gm, ranks 2nd in nation in sacks (3.0), 3rd in TFL (4) • Talented blocking wide receiver • 7 tackles, 3 sacks & forced fumble • Majoring in liberal arts at Colorado State • Saw his first action at the collegiate level vs. Colorado on 9/1 WR | DOMINIQUE VINSON | 24 MLB | JAMES SKELTON | 43 Senior 6-0, 175 Huntington Beach, Calif. (Saddleback College) Senior 6-2, 230 Littleton, Colo. (Chatfield) • Had two receptions for 25 yards and a TD on 9/1 at Colorado • Recorded five tackles in the win over Colorado on 9/1 • Played defensive back in 2011; turned wide receiver spring of ‘12 • Finished 2nd on the team in 2011 with 91 tackles • Majoring in liberal arts • Named to multiple second-team All-MW squads LT | JOE CAPRIOGLIO | 77 WLB | AARON DAVIS | 37 Senior 6-6, 315 Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Highlands Ranch) Sophomore 6-0, 215 Los Alamitos, Calif. (Los Alamitos) • Has started 13 career games • Had 5 tackles, 2 QB hurries and one pass break-up in week one • Suffered a season-ending knee injury in week three of 2011 • Played in 11 games as a true freshman in 2011 • Majoring in business administration • Plans to major in business administration LG | BRANDON HAYNES | 75 LCB | BERNARD BLAKE | 23 Junior 6-3, 300 Cedar Hill, Texas (Dallas Jesuit) Sophomore 6-0, 175 Bastrop, Texas (Bastrop) \Made his first career start at Colorado • Recorded two tackles against Colorado on 9/1 Was a key reserve offensive lineman in 2011 • Owns a 4.37 40-yard dash time, the fastest on the team Majoring in history at CSU • Played in 11 games in 2011 with 15 tackles C | WESTON RICHBURG | 70 RCB | MOMO THOMAS | 5 Junior 6-4, 297 Bushland, Texas (Bushland) Senior 5-9, 185 Kissimmee, Fla. (Osceola) • Was named to the All-MW first team by five different media outlets • Paced the secondary with five tackles against CU • Watch List for Outland Trophy, Rimington Trophy, Lombardi Award • 2011 Phil Steele all-conference second-team as a punt returner • Identified as the 17th best interior lineman in the nation by Yahoo • Has played in 40 games, with 33 starts in his career RG | JORDAN GRAGERT | 64 SS | TRENT MATTHEWS | 16 Junior 6-4, 300 Libby, Mont. (Libby) Freshman-RS 6-3, 210 Converse, Texas (Judson) • Named preseason second-team all-conference by Phil Steele • Started in his first career game vs. Colorado on 9/1 • Started every game in 2011 • Registered three tackles and a fumble recovery last week • Majoring in sociology at CSU • Wants to enter the medical field following college RT | JARED BIARD | 78 FS | AUSTIN GRAY | 12 Junior 6-7, 315 League City, Texas (Clear Creek) Sophomore 6-3, 208 Abilene, Texas (Wylie) • Started his first collegiate game against Colorado • Had two tackles against CU • Suffered a season-ending knee injury prior to the 2011 season • Started every game in 2011 • Majoring in history at Colorado State • Moved to safety in spring 2011 after coming in as a wide receiver K | JARED ROBERTS | 94 P | PETE KONTODIAKOS | 41 Sophomore 6-1, 196 Littleton, Colo. (Mullen) Senior 6-3, 225 Tarpon Springs, Fla. (Countryside) • After 1 week, tied for 5th in the nation with three field goals made • One of 3 punters to boot a punt 69 yards or longer in week one • Walk-on who earned scholarship nine days prior to season opener • Ranks 4th in school history with a 42.98 punting average • Booted four kickoffs into the end zone for touchback wk. 1 • Has appeared in every game since his freshman year

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Welcome! The Colorado State athletic media relations office PHOTOGRAPHY GUIDELINES demonstrate a consistent willingness to cover the Rams. Those genuinely appreciates your coverage of CSU football, and • Cameras are restricted from shooting/filming any 11-on-11 pe- passes are not replaceable and should be treated like cash. looks forward to each and every time it can welcome you to riod, as well as selected other periods (athletic media relations Fort Collins. Members of the office, including directorPaul Kirk, staff will notify). STADIUM DIRECTIONS/WILL-CALL assistant directors Danny Mattie, Danielle Marshall and Nic • Photographers and videographers are not allowed to bring • Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium is located two miles Hallisey, as well as the team of student assistants, are available tripods onto the practice field. west of the central campus at the base of the Rocky Mountain to assist with your coverage. The office is happy to help you • Photographers and videographers should remain on the side- foothills, below the “Aggie A.” The stadium is just south of Pros- however it can. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with lines, or behind the end lines. They are not permitted in any pect on Overland Trail. From I-25, media should take the Pros- the policies relevant to your coverage of the football program, drill at any time. pect exit west to the mountains, then turn left on Overland Trail. as outlined on this page. • Photographers should stand a safe distance from the bound- Press box access is on the west side of the stadium via elevator ary to prevent collisions. Also for safety reasons, photographers to the fourth level. Please feel free to contact Paul Kirk via phone (970/491-4672) are asked to stand rather than sit or kneel, and should either • Will call is located at the southwest corner of the south tunnel or e-mail ([email protected]) with questions regarding the hold personal bags and/or camera equipment, or set them be- parking lot. There is no media will call. Provided arrangements media policy. hind a barrier, so they are not a potential injury source for play- are made in advance, passes will be left at this will-call loca- ers or the media. tion. GENERAL POLICIES • Media are not permitted within listening distance of the post- • All interviews with any member of the football program, includ- practice team huddle. Those wishing to shoot/film the huddle VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS ing Jim McElwain, the coaching and football staffs, and student- should remain on the sidelines. Audio/accounts from the huddle • Contact Greg O’Malia (970-491-2590) or Joe Vasos, (970- athletes, must be coordinated through the athletic media rela- should not be recorded or made public in any way. 491-5946), to request video highlights. tions office and director Paul Kirk. • All posed photo shoots must take place at times arranged • True freshmen are not available for interviews at any time. prior to the beginning of practice, working through the athletic • Regarding unique subject matter, such as human-interest media relations office. Posed photo shoots are not permitted angles, members of the media are welcome to approach the during any practice. media relations office at least 48 hours in advance with requests collegepressbox.com is the official media website for Moun- to interview any member of the program, provided the requested CSURAMS.com tain West football. Access and download weekly game notes, individual is not a true-freshman player. Approved requests will • The official Web site of Colorado State athletics is CSURams. quotes, statistics, media guides, headshots, logos and more for be granted. com, featuring the latest news, information, statistics, and ros- the conference and each of its member schools. Login informa- • Members of the media are strictly prohibited from approaching ters for all of the Rams’ 16 athletic programs. Rams fans world- tion will be distributed to accredited media or you can apply for a any coach, staff member or student-athlete by any means, in- wide can also listen to the live play-by-play coverage offered password by sending an email to password@collegepressbox. cluding text messages, e-mail, phone calls (cell, office or home) by the Colorado State Sports Network through the Internet site. com. or social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, without first ap- Fans can click on www.CSURams.com, then click on the radio proaching the athletic media relations office. broadcast icon on the site’s front page for football and men’s • All assistant coaches are unavailable other than designated and women’s basketball live radio coverage. sessions on Wednesdays during regular season game weeks. MEDIA CREDENTIALS GAMEDAY • Credentials must be requested through Paul Kirk in writing • Every member of the program must report to the locker room at least seven days in advance of a game. Approved requests following the game before conducting interviews of any kind. will be mailed or can be picked up in the media relations office, Other than network obligations, CSU does not allow on-field in- or at the game. terviews in the minutes following the final gun. • Head Coach Jim McElwain will meet the media following a 10- PHOTOGRAPHER CREDENTIALS minute cooling-off period in a designated area. The CSU locker • Photo credentials are issued only to accredited photographers. room is closed. Designated student-athletes will be brought to Passes must be displayed at all times. All photographers must MW HEAD COACHES’ TELECONFERENCE the interview area. Assistant coaches or true freshmen are un- remain outside the 25-yard lines on both sides of the field. available. The Mountain West football GAMEDAY SERVICES coaches participate in a weekly REPORTING OF INJURIES • A pregame luncheon is served 90 minutes prior to kickoff in the media teleconference on Tues- • At all times throughout the calendar year, including spring press box. In-game services include statistics and play-by-play day mornings. The calls are practice, Head Coach Jim McElwain will serve as the sole sheets following each quarter and notes and statistics following scheduled every Tuesday during source for injury information. All questions related to injuries the conclusion of the game. the season, beginning Aug. 28. should be directed to McElwain, and not to any other member • Hughes Stadium offers complimentary wireless Internet ac- The call can be heard live via the of the program, including athletic trainers, doctors, the injured cess. Check the seat-assignment label on press row for access MW Web site or by calling the MW communications office student-athlete, or his teammates. information. (719/488-4051) for the call-in number. A replay of each tele- • If McElwain is unavailable, contact Paul Kirk in the media rela- • The south tunnel contains a small photographer room with conference also will be made available on the MW Web site. tions office. a table, chairs and several hard-line, high-speed Internet con- nections. Weekly Tuesday Call schedule (MT) PRACTICE GUIDELINES PARKING 10 a.m. Moderator opens call • All outdoor Colorado State football practices are open for the • Media parking is available at Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes 10:02 a.m. Jim McElwain — Colorado State first few periods, including the stretching and individual sessions, Stadium in selected lots. Please contact the CSU media rela- 10:10 a.m. Norm Chow — Hawai’i unless otherwise noted. At a designated time early in practice, tions office to request a Hughes Stadium parking pass. 10:18 a.m. Troy Calhoun — Air Force the remainder of the session will be closed to the media. • Access to the parking lot immediately west of the McGraw 10:26 a.m. Tim DeRuyter — Fresno State • During the spring, scrimmages are open to the media. Fall Center will require an “A” permit from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. week- 10:34 a.m. Bobby Hauck — UNLV scrimmages are not open. days. A limited number of single-day passes are available 10:42 a.m. Rocky Long — San Diego State • All media should remain on the sidelines, standing a safe dis- through the media relations office. Annual permits can be pur- 10:50 a.m. Dave Christiansen — Wyoming tance from the boundary to prevent collisions. Also for safety chased through the Office of Parking Management Web site: 10:58 a.m. Bob Davie — New Mexico reasons, media are asked to stand rather than sit or kneel, and www.colostate.edu/depts/parking. 11:06 a.m. Chris Ault – Nevada should either hold personal bags or set them behind a barrier, so • The CSU media relations office will provide complimentary 11:14 a.m. Chris Petersen — Boise State they are not a potential injury source for players or the media. annual passes to this lot for select members of the press that

COLORADO STATE RAMS FOOTBALL 5 THIS WEEK IN CSU NOTES FROM LAST WEEK’S GAME FOOTBALL HISTORY Colorado State 22, Colorado 17 -- Sept. 1, 2012 -- Denver, Colo.

by John Hirn • Pete Kontodiakos, with an outstanding day, raised his career punting average to 42.98. Author, Aggies to Rams: The History of Football at • Cory James currently ranks 2nd in the nation in sacks and sacks per game (3 sacks), and is tied for 3rd nationally in tackles Colorado State University for loss (4 TFL). • Garrett Grayson ranks 17th in the nation in passing efficiency with a ranking of 167.3. Other notable QB’s in the top-20: 15. September 3-8, 2012 -- vs. North Dakota State Matt Barkley - USC; 13. Danny O’Brien - Wisconsin; 10. Geno Smith - West Virginia; 7. Derek Carr - Fresno State; 6. Chuckie Keaton - Utah State; 5. Taylor Martinez - Nebraska. September 3, 1994 – On his 20th birthday, Rams running • Two of those QBs in the top 10 are on the Rams’ schedule this season, Carr of Fresno State and Keaton of Utah State. back E.J. Watson rushed for 177 yards as the offense put up • Jared Roberts is tied for 5th nationally in field goals made. The four kickers ahead of him are all tied for 1st with 4 FGM. 471 yards on the day beating Air Force at Falcon Stadium 34-21 to open the great 1994 WAC championship season. Colorado State captured the 2012 Centennial Cup by defeating in-state rival Colorado, 22-17, in the Cinch Jeans Rocky Moun- tain Showdown at Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver. September 4, 1999 – In the second Rocky Mountain Show- • It marks Colorado State’s first victory over Colorado since the 2009 Showdown at CU’s Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo. (23- down played at Denver’s Mile High Stadium, the Rams rock 17). the #14 CU Buffaloes 41-14 in one of the biggest CSU wins • The win is CSU’s first over CU in Denver since the Rams knocked off the Buffs, 14-10, in Game 2 of the 2006 season at then- over their long-time rivals. Ram fans attempting to rush the INVESCO Field at Mile High. • Since the annual rivalry began again in 1995 (the two schools met just once – in 1992 – between 1989 and 1995), Colorado field in their excitement are held back by police with tear gas State has now captured six victories over CU. and pepper spray in a shocking post-game turn of events. • The Rams’ record vs. Colorado in the 12 neutral-site games played in Denver – at Mile High Stadium, INVESCO Field and Sports Authority Field – is now 5-7, including a stretch of three out of four for the Rams from 1999-2002. – 105 years after CSU and CU first met September 5, 1998 • Five of Colorado State’s last six victories over CU have been by six points or fewer, with the exception being the Rams’ 41-14 the two teams play the rivalry’s first-ever neutral site game in victory over then No. 14-ranked CU to open the 1999 season at Mile High Stadium. Denver. The popularity of the annual game between the two schools brings it to Mile High Stadium where record crowds Colorado State Head Coach Jim McElwain, the 20th head coach in program history, becomes the first CSU mentor to win his pack the stadium to see the Rams and Buffaloes battle it debut game since Jerry Wampfler in 1970. out in the state capitol. The rivalry receives its nickname of • Overall, five CSU coaches have now won their debuts with the Rams: Jim McElwain (2012 vs. Colorado, 22-17); Jerry Wamp- Rocky Mountain Showdown after it moves to Denver. fler (1970 at New Mexico State, 28-9); Bob Davis (1947 vs. Colorado Mines, 20-12); Julius “Hans” Wagner (1942 at Wyoming, 10-0); and Clarence Griffith (1901 vs. Denver, 56-5). September 6, 2003 – The Rams travel to Berkley, California McElwain also becomes the only Colorado State coach to win in his first matchup against rival Colorado. to take on the Cal Bears behind senior quarterback Bradlee • Overall, 16 different CSU coaches have led the Rams against the Buffaloes, and seven have picked up wins over the Buffs, but Van Pelt and surprise the Pac 10 School. Van Pelt passes for McElwain is the only one to do it in his first attempt. 317 yards, rushes for 60 and scores two touchdowns, but it • Claude Rothgeb, who coached the Rams from 1906-09, led CSU to a 0-0 tie in his first matchup against CU (Nov. 10, 1906), was kicker Jeff Babcock’s 32-yard field goal with 1:57 left to one of two ties in the series. play that helped CSU beat a Pac 10 school for the first time since Arizona in 1994. Sophomore K Jared Roberts, a native of Littleton, Colo., who was awarded a scholarship just nine days before the opener (Aug. 23), opened up scoring with a 47-yard field goal midway through the first half. Roberts also gave Colorado State its final lead, September 7, 1935 – Legendary Colorado Aggies head 19-17, with 6:39 remaining with a 49-yarder at the 6:36 mark of the fourth quarter. He also added a 32-yarder with 2:56 left in coach Harry Hughes opens his 25th football camp with what the game to cushion the Rams’ lead, 22-17. is now Colorado State University. Hughes celebrates his sil- • Each of Roberts’ first two field goals marked the longest for Colorado State since Jason Smith’s 52-yarder at Utah on Oct. 18, ver anniversary as Aggies coach all season and is given the 2008. nickname “Dean of American Football Coaches” by peers in • Roberts became the first Colorado State kicker with three field goals in a game since Ben DeLine went 3-for-4 in the Rams’ 43-10 victory over UNLV on Oct. 16, 2010. the NCAA.

Colorado State was 5-of-8 on third-down conversions in the second half after going 0-for-7 in the first half. On the other side of September 8, 2001 – The Rams are devastated with injuries the ball, CSU’s defense allowed just one third-down conversion (on seven attempts) by CU in the second half, after the Buffs at running back when junior Cecil Sapp has a season-ending converted 4-of-9 attempts in the opening half. injury of a benign tumor on his left heel removed. The Rams • CSU finished the game 5-of-15, while CU was 5-of-16 in the final tally. also miss running back Rashaan Sanders due to a ham- string injury, but junior Henri Childs steps up to the plate and Colorado State’s defense recorded five quarterback sacks in the win, led by redshirt freshman LB Cory James who notched delivers in a 35-18 victory over Nevada. Childs rushes for three (including a forced fumble). 106 yards and a touchdown in the Rams’ home opener. • It marks the most sacks by CSU’s defense in a single game since the Rams racked up nine in a season-opening victory at New Mexico in 2011. Birthdays: • James’ three sacks are the most by an individual in a single game since Nordly Capi’s 3.5 sacks in that same victory over the Nuku Latu – 23; Moses Moreno – 37; E.J. Watson – 38; Alan Lobos. Ashbaugh – 74 Eight Colorado State players made their first career starts on Saturday: Did you know? Legendary CSU football coach and director • Offense – OL Brandon Haynes, OL Jared Biard and WR Dominique Vinson. of athletics, Harry Hughes, began coaching his Aggies foot- • Defense – LB Aaron Davis, LB Cory James, DL Lanston Tanyi, DL Alex Tucci and CB Bernard Blake. ball team 101 years ago on September 4, 1911. The Rams’ roster featured 17 players who made their Colorado State debut in the opener vs Colorado: Freshman RB Donnell Alexander, sophomore K Jared Roberts, freshman DB Jasen Oden, freshman RB Tommey Morris, freshman DB Nick Januska, freshman WR Joe Hansley, senior RB Mark Woodbury, freshman LB Kevin Davis, freshman LB Nu’uvali Fa’apito, junior LB Jedidiah Teofilo, junior DL Calvin Tonga, junior DL Eli Edwards, senior DL Lanston Tanyi, sophomore DL Alex Tucci, freshman DB Kevin Pierre-Louis, freshman LB Cory James and freshman DB Trent Matthews.

Sophomore QB Garrett Grayson went 14-of-21 (67%) for 173 yards and two touchdown passes. • Grayson’s touchdown passes were each long strikes – a 20-yard pass to senior WR Dominique Vinson just before halftime, and a 32-yarder to freshman WR Joe Hansley midway through the third quarter. • Grayson threw two touchdown passes in the final four games of the 2011 season after taking over for injured starter Pete Thomas, bringing his career total now to four.

6 COLORADO STATE RAMS FOOTBALL NOTES, cont. HEAD COACH JIM McELWAIN

• Three of those touchdown passes have been strikes of 20 yards or longer, including Saturday’s pair Jim McElwain became the 20th head football coach and the 66-yard touchdown strike at TCU last season. in Colorado State program history on Dec. 13, 2011. McElwain, 50, came to Fort Collins from Alabama, where he had served as Nick Saban’s offensive co- Freshman WR Joe Hansley, a native of nearby Highlands Ranch, Colo., recorded his first-career ordinator/quarterbacks coach from 2008-11. McEl- receptions against Colorado. wain played a key role in navigating the team to • His first catch, an eight-yard reception for a first down, came on Colorado State’s second drive of the two national championship victories in the last three game and kept alive CSU’s scoring drive that resulted in a 48-yard field goal to take a 3-0 lead. seasons. Alabama defeated No. 1 LSU in January • Hansley finished with two catches for 40 yards, hauling in a 32-yard touchdown pass from Garrett 2012, several weeks after becoming CSU’s new Grayson with 8:37 left in the third quarter, giving CSU a 16-14 advantage. head coach, after having topped Texas to claim the 2009 championship. Junior RB Chris Nwoke’s streak of consecutive games with a catch is now at 14, after he hauled in a 13-yard pass out of the backfield for a first down late in the second quarter. By leading his Rams team to victory over Colo- • Nwoke recorded a catch in each of the Rams’ 12 games during his sophomore campaign in 2011, rado in his head coaching debut on Sept. 1, and capped his freshman season with three receptions against Wyoming. McElwain became the first CSU mentor since • Nwoke, a preseason all-MW selection, also carried the ball 11 times for 47 yards, all in the first half 1970 to win in his first game since Jerry Wampfler. McElwain also became the only on Saturday. He did not see action in the second half because of an injury to his ankle. Colorado State coach to win in his first matchup against rival Colorado.

With Nwoke limited, three Rams’ running backs recorded their first career carries in today’s game, en CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • McElwain’s offenses at Alabama led the nation by committing only 57 turnovers in his route to 44 total rushing attempts for CSU. fours years. Ohio State was second with 59. • Redshirt freshman Donnell Alexander had eight carries for 66 yards. • Freshman Tommey Morris recorded three carries for just four yards. • Sent two players to the Heisman Trophy ceremony in New York: 2009 winner Mark • Junior TE/H-Back Joe Brown also carried the ball out of the backfield for the first time in his career, Ingram and 2011 finalist Trent Richardson. notching 11 carries for 21 yards, including key totes with the Rams backed up against their own goal • Played key role in Crimson Tide’s 47-6 record from 2008-11. line late in the third quarter. • Ranked among the top units in the Southeastern Conference. • In 2011 `Bama led the SEC with 219.8 rushing yards per game, and finished second Senior P Pete Kontodiakos, a candidate for the Ray Guy Award, booted a 69-yard punt after the with 433.4 total yards per contest, and third in scoring (36 points per game). In 2010, Rams’ first possession of the game. the team was third in both total yards and scoring. • It marks Kontodiakos’ second-longest career punt. (76 yards; vs. New Mexico, Oct. 30, 2009). • The offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach at Fresno State in 2007, McElwain • The 69-yarder narrowly misses CSU’s all-time top-10 list by one yard. improved the Bulldogs’ output from 338.2 total yards per game the year before his • Kontodiakos finished the day with six punts for 287 yards, an average of 47.8 yards. arrival to 419.5 (No. 38 in the nation), and from 23.0 points per contest to 32.9 (No. 32). Fresno State went 9-4 in his only season, including a 40-28 win over Georgia Senior WR Dominique Vinson, a former Rams defensive back, scored a touchdown just before Tech in the Humanitarian Bowl. halftime to cut the CSU deficit to 14-9 (PAT blocked). • In 2006, he coached the quarterbacks of the NFL’s Oakland Raiders, under Pro • The reception, a 20-yarder, was the first of Vinson’s career. Football Hall of Famer Art Shell

Redshirt freshman LB Cory James recorded three sacks in his first career game at Colorado State, • Coaching wide receivers at Michigan State in 2003, McElwain helped lead the team all in the first half. His third sack of the game also resulted in a forced fumble by CU quarterback to the Alamo Bowl, establishing school records with 312 receptions and 3,510 receiv- Jordan Webb. ing yards. • It is the second straight season that a CSU player has recorded three or more sacks in an opener. • In 2004 he coached an All-American, punter Brandon Fields, and the Big Ten’s scor- (Nordly Capi; 3.5 sacks at New Mexico, Sept. 3, 2011) ing leader, kicker Dave Rayner. And prior to his departure for the NFL, Michigan State set a school mark with 24 touchdown receptions in 2005, when five of his Actor John Amos (Roots, The West Wing, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Coming to America), a Colo- wideouts had at least 28 catches. rado State alumnus and former football player, spoke to the Rams at the team hotel Friday night. • Coached against Colorado State in the 2000 Liberty Bowl in his first season with Louisville. Game captains for Colorado State on Saturday were : Junior RB Chris Nwoke, junior OL Weston • In his three seasons with the Cardinals, four of his players earned first-team all- Richburg, senior LB Shaquil Barrett, and senior LB James Skelton. conference honors. Three of his pupils ranked among Louisville’s all-time leading receivers, including future Super Bowl MVP Deion Branch. The temperature at kickoff Saturday was 94 degrees. It marks the warmest starting temperature in the • McElwain started his coaching career at his alma mater, Eastern Washington in 1985 history of the Rocky Mountain Showdown. as a graduate assistant. • During his time on the staff, the Eagles earned a berth in both the 1992 and 1995 Colorado State debuted a new look with a return to a simpler uniform this year. Additionally, the Rams Division I-AA playoffs, and a share of the 1992 Big Sky crown. have added a pumpkin orange “A” on the back of their helmets as a nod to the team’s heritage as the Colorado A&M Aggies. • A 1984 graduate of Eastern Washington. Played quarterback from 1980-83. • McElwain earned his degree in education. • Jim and his wife Karen have three children, JoHanna, Elizabeth & Jerret.

McELWAIN’S COACHING CHRONOLOGY Seasons Team/School Title/Position Coached 1985-94 Eastern Washington Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers 1995-99 Montana State Off. Coord./Wide Receivers/Special Teams 2000-02 Louisville Wide Receivers/Special Teams 2003-05 Michigan State Asst. Head Coach/Wide Recievers/ST 2006 Oakland Raiders Quarterbacks 2007 Fresno State Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 2008-11 Alabama Offensive Coordinator 2012- Colorado State Head Coach

*Use your smartphone to scan the QR code to open Jim McElwain’s full bio on CSURams.com.

COLORADO STATE RAMS FOOTBALL 7 2012 OPPONENT SCHEDULES/RESULTS

COLORADO (1-0) AIR FORCE (1-0) WYOMING (0-1) Sept. 1 vs. Colorado State...... W 22-17 Sept. 1 Idaho State...... W 49-21 Sept. 1 at Texas...... L 17-37 Sept. 8 Sacramento State Sept. 8 at Michigan Sept. 8 Toledo Sept. 15 at Fresno State Sept. 22 at UNLV* Sept. 15 Cal Poly Sept. 22 at Washington State* Sept. 29 Colorado State* Sept. 22 at Idaho Sept. 29 UCLA* Oct. 6 Navy Oct. 6 at Nevada* Oct. 11 Arizona State* Oct. 13 at Wyoming* Oct. 13 Air Force* Oct. 20 USC* Oct. 20 New Mexico* Oct. 20 at Fresno State* Oct. 27 at Oregon* Oct. 26 Nevada* Oct. 27 Boise State* Nov. 3 Stanford* Nov. 3 at Army Nov. 3 Colorado State* Nov. 10 at Arizona* Nov. 10 at San Diego State* Nov. 10 at New Mexico* Nov. 17 Washington* Nov. 16 Hawai’i* Nov. 17 at UNLV* Nov. 23 Utah* Nov. 24 at Fresno State* Nov. 24 San Diego State* *Pac-12 Game *MW Game *MW Game

NORTH DAKOTA STATE (1-0) FRESNO STATE (1-0) UNLV (0-1) Sept. 1 Robert Morris...... W 52-0 Sept. 1 Weber State...... W 37-10 Aug. 30 Minnesota...... L 27-30 (OT) Sept. 8 at Colorado State Sept. 8 at Oregon Sept. 8 Northern Arizona Sept. 22 Prairie View A&M Sept. 15 Colorado Sept. 14 Washington State Sept. 29 at Northern Iowa* Sept. 22 at Tulsa Sept. 22 Air Force* Oct. 6 Youngstown State* Sept. 29 San Diego State* Sept. 29 at Utah State Oct. 13 Indiana State* Oct. 6 at Colorado State* Oct. 6 at Louisiana Tech Oct. 20 at South Dakota Oct. 13 at Boise State* Oct. 13 Nevada* Oct. 27 Southern Illinois* Oct. 20 Wyoming* Oct. 20 at Boise State* Nov. 3 at Missouri State* Oct. 27 at New Mexico* Oct. 27 at San Diego State* Nov. 10 South Dakota State* Nov. 3 Hawai’i* Nov. 3 New Mexico* Nov. 17 at Illinois State* Nov. 10 at Nevada* Nov. 10 at Colorado State* *Missouri Valley Football Conference Game Nov. 24 Air Force* Nov. 17 Wyoming* *MW Game Nov. 24 at Hawai’i* SAN JOSE STATE (0-1) *MW Game Aug. 31 at Stanford...... L 17-20 SAN DIEGO STATE (0-1) Sept. 8 UC Davis Sept. 1 at Washington...... L 12-21 BOISE STATE (0-1) Sept. 15 Colorado State Sept. 8 Army Aug. 31 at Michigan State...... L 13-17 Sept. 22 at San Diego State Sept. 15 North Dakota Sept. 15 Miami (Ohio) Sept. 29 at Navy Sept. 22 San Jose State Sept. 20 BYU Oct. 13 Utah State* Sept. 29 at Fresno State* Sept. 29 at New Mexico* Oct. 20 at UTSA* Oct. 6 Hawai’i* Oct. 6 at Southern Miss Oct. 27 Texas State* Oct. 13 Colorado State* Oct. 13 Fresno State* Nov. 3 at Idaho* Oct. 20 at Nevada* Oct. 20 UNLV* Nov. 10 at New Mexico State* Oct. 27 UNLV* Oct. 27 at Wyoming Nov. 17 BYU Nov. 3 at Boise State* Nov. 3 San Diego State* Nov. 24 Louisiana Tech* Nov. 10 Air Force* Nov. 10 at Hawai’i* *WAC Game Nov. 24 at Wyoming* Nov. 17 Colorado State* *MW Game Dec. 1 at Nevada* UTAH STATE (1-0) *MW Game Aug. 30 Southern Utah...... W 34-3 HAWAI’I (0-1) Sept. 7 Utah Sept. 1 at USC...... L 10-49 NEW MEXICO (1-0) Sept. 15 at Wisconsin Sept. 15 Lamar Sept. 1 Southern...... W 66-21 Sept. 22 at Colorado State Sept. 22 Nevada* Sept. 8 at Texas Sept. 29 UNLV Sept. 28 at BYU Sept. 15 at Texas Tech Oct. 5 at BYU Oct. 6 at San Diego State* Sept. 22 at New Mexico State Oct. 13 at San Jose State* Oct. 13 New Mexico* Sept. 29 Boise State* Oct. 20 New Mexico State* Oct. 27 at Colorado State* Oct. 6 Texas State Oct. 27 at UTSA* Nov. 3 at Fresno State* Oct. 13 at Hawai’i* Nov. 3 Texas State* Nov. 10 Boise State* Oct. 20 at Air Force* Nov. 17 at Louisiana Tech* Nov. 16 at Air Force* Oct. 27 Fresno State* Nov. 24 Idaho* Nov. 24 UNLV* Nov. 3 at UNLV* *WAC Game Dec. 1 South Alabama Nov. 10 Wyoming* *MW Game Nov. 17 Nevada* Nov. 24 at Colorado State* *MW Game 8 COLORADO STATE RAMS FOOTBALL 2012 SEASON NOTES MILESTONE WINS

Senior punter Pete Kontodiakos has the 12th-highest career punting average in the nation among active players (min. 15 games played, 3.6 punts Below is a glance at the major milestone victory per game). His average of 42.98 yards puts him first in the conference in the same category and ranks him fourth all-time at CSU. numbers in Colorado State’s 115-year history of football. The team has an all-time record of 477-536- Player Average Years 33 (.472). Jimmie Kaylor 44.0 2004-07 Mike Deutsch 43.3 1974-77 Deone Horinek 43.2 1998-99 First Win Pete Kontodiakos 42.98 2009-Present Jan. 28, 1893 Longmont Academy, 24-16

The Florida native has also become a smarter punter each year he has been with the program. His net average has increased every year, while also 50th Win decreasing the number of touchbacks that have resulted from his punts. Oct. 23, 1920 Colorado Mines, 27-0

Year Net Avg. 100th Win 2012 38.5 2011 38.7 Oct. 19, 1929 at Colorado Mines, 12-0 2010 37.6 2009 32.3 150th Win Sept. 21, 1946 at Fort Warren, 25-0 Awards and Honors Game 1--vs. Colorado (9/1) 200th Win Mountain West Player of the Week--LB Cory James (defense), K Jared Roberts (special teams) Oct. 8, 1955 at Wyoming, 14-13 College Football Performance Awards, National LB of the Week--Cory James

Jim McElwain: 250th Win • Newly appointed Athletic Director Jack Graham hired Jim McElwain on Dec. 13, 2011. Sept. 27, 1969 Wichita State, 50- 21 • McElwain, who opened up the Bold New Era with a win over in-state rival Colorado, still hasn’t dropped a season-opener at the college level since 2004 as an assistant head coach at Michigan State. 300th Win • McElwain knows the territory of being bowl eligible. He has been to a bowl games in nine of the past 11 years, including two national champion- Oct. 27, 1979 Air Force, 20-6 ships with Alabama (2009, 2011. He compiled a 47-6 record at Alabama. 350th Win FBS champ vs. FCS champ: • McElwain, who helped lead Alabama to a 2011 BCS National Championships, will coach his first game at Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium Oct. 10, 1992 UTEP, 42-24 against the defending FCS champion North Dakota State this week. It will be the first time the Rams and Bison have met. NDSU was ranked No. 1 in the preseason FCS poll. 400th Win Oct. 17, 1998 at New Mexico State, 47-28 Notable game on the schedule: • All coaches stress the equal importance of each game, but another notable game on the 2012 schedule will come Oct. 6 when the Rams host 450th Win Fresno State. McElwain was the Bulldogs’ offensive coordinator in 2007. Sept. 29, 2005 Air Force, 41-23 2012 Preseason honor roll: • Over the summer RB Chris Nwoke, C Weston Richburg, TE Crockett Gillmore and P Pete Kontodiakos were named to preseason watch lists for various awards. • Richburg leads the Rams with three nominations: Rimington Trophy, Outland Trophy, and Rotary Lombardi Award. • Gillmore was named to the John Mackey Award watch list. • Kontodiakos is listed among the players to watch for the Ray Guy Award. • Chris Nwoke, Kontodiakos and Gillmore also earned spots on 2012 College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) offensive awards watch lists. • Nwoke is the only MW running back named to the 2012 CFPA Running Back Trophy watch list. • Gillmore is among the top-42 tight ends on the CFPA Tight End Trophy watch list. • Kontodiakos was named to the 2012 CFPA Punter Award watch list. • Nwoke, Richburg, LB Shaquil Barrett, and Kontodiakos were named to the preseason all-Mountain West team. • In late May, 11 Rams received Phil Steele preseason honors. Nwoke, Richburg, Barrett, Kontodiakos and defensive lineman John Froland earned first-team preseason all-MW accolades, the national college football analyst announced. Linebacker James Skelton and offensive lineman Jordan Gragert received second-team honors and Momo Thomas was the lone Ram on the third-team all-conference squad. Also garnering attention from Phil Steele was offensive lineman Joe Caprioglio and kick returner Lee Clubb.

CSU legend Greg Myers going into the College Football Hall of Fame: • Former Jim Thorpe Award winner Greg Myers, a two-time All-American at Colorado State, was selected for enshrinement in the College Football Hall of Fame in late May. He became the third individual in the history of Colorado State’s football program to earn enshrinement in the Hall of Fame, joining consensus All-American Thurman “Fum” McGraw and former head coach Earle Bruce. • In Fort Collins Myers led the Rams to a pair of league championships (1994-95) and consecutive Holiday Bowl berths. During Myers’ junior season, CSU appeared in the national rankings for 13 weeks, including the highest ranking in program history, No. 10 over the last five polls of the regular season prior to a loss to Michigan. The Rams finished No. 14 in the final 1994 rankings. • Rams head coach Jim McElwain invited Myers to speak to the team on the first day of fall camp on Aug. 4, 2012. McElwain encouraged Myers to bring his Thorpe Award back to campus and gave it a permanent home in the football offices so those in the program could continue to recognize and draw inspiration from Myers’ special accomplishment achieved as a Ram. • New Colorado State head coach Jim McElwain has said often since his hire that he intends to “reach back into our history to help our future.” Specifically, he has invited former players and coaches back to campus to be close to the program, and impart some of their wisdom on his cur- rent team. In addition to former All-American and Thorpe Award winner Greg Myers and his former head coach Sonny Lubick, speaking to the team, McElwain was proud to announce in August the hire of former CSU standout defensive lineman Greg Pollard in the Rams’ student-athlete academic services department.

COLORADO STATE RAMS FOOTBALL 9 2012 SEASON NOTES, cont.

• The 2012 season is the Rams’ first under the leadership of director of athleticsJohn C. “Jack” Graham, who was appointed to his position on Dec. 1, 2011. From the moment he was hired Graham has boldly placed Colorado State’s program on an ambitious path towards national prominence with his visionary leadership. A successful business leader and former Rams quarterback, Graham has integrated the department under the motto, “Dream big, work hard and settle for nothing less than excellence.” Graham, who played quarterback for the Rams from 1973-74, took on the duties of athletic director and quickly went to work. His first major initiative was to conduct a thorough evaluation of all athletic programs and to engage with donors and supporters about their goals for CSU athletics. Graham has been bold in his pursuit of a plan to build an on-campus stadium at CSU, the feasibility of which is being considered at this time by Colorado State University President Tony Frank.

JACK GRAHAM AT A GLANCE Education: Bachelor’s degree, U.S. history; Colorado State, ‘75 Personal Played quarterback for CSU from 1973-74 Drafted by the Miami Dolphins Successful 30-year career in the international insur¬ance and reinsurance markets Founded iCAT Managers, a leader in catastrophic risk insurance products Advisory board member of the National Center of Atmospheric Research Married to wife, Ginger Graham

Graham’s three objectives as AD • Maintain athletic department integrity • Uphold academic excellence • Win

Ag Day coming up Sept. 22 The Colorado State University College of Agricultural Sciences and Ram Athletics invite you to the 31st annual Ag Day, 1:30-4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 22, in the south parking lot of Hughes Stadium in Fort Collins. Ag Day precedes the Rams vs. Utah State Aggies football game, with kickoff at 5 p.m. Ag Day is a great game-day tradition of Colorado-grown food, football, and fun! Each fall, the barbecue draws hundreds of CSU alumni and friends to enjoy our state’s tasty bounty. We’ll celebrate Colorado’s rich agricultural heritage with food from the state’s leading commodity groups before the game kicks off.

Ag Day supports agricultural scholarships Event proceeds fund scholarships for CSU agricultural students. During 2012-2013 alone, 20 CSU students will earn Ag Day scholarships, so people are encouraged to bring friends and family in the shadow of the famed Aggie “A,” and savor a feast of Colorado beef, pork, lamb, potatoes, beans, wheat and dairy products, green salad, watermelon, and soft drinks. Beer will be available for those with ID. You may also give directly to the Ag Day scholarship fund by visiting the secure online giving page. Ag Day meal and football tickets are available online, by mail, in person from the Ag Day ticket office, and on event day. Visit the Ag Day website to buy tickets online or to print a mail-in ticket order form.

Colorado State players and coaches celebrate the team’s 22-17 victory over Colorado on Sept. 1. Photo by Dan Byers

10 COLORADO STATE RAMS FOOTBALL LAST GAME

Colorado State 3 7 7 7 22 VS Colorado 0 14 0 3 17 Game 1; Sat. Sept. 1, 2012; Sports Authority Field at Mile High Denver, Colo.; Time: 3:23; Attendance: 58,607

Rams hold on to beat Buffs, 22-17 CSU gets win in first game of Bold New Era under McElwain

DENVER--In his first game as head coach at CSU, Jim McElwain did not take long to solidify his impact on the program. Colorado State held off a late Colorado charge to claim a 22-17 victory in front of a crowd of 58,607 on Saturday at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. With the victory, McElwain became the first head coach to win his CSU debut since Jerry Wampfler in 1970, and the first coach in the program’s history to win his debut against the rival Buffaloes. Just four head coaches in CSU history had been victorious in their first game before today. “I can’t tell you how proud I am of our guys, the way we hung in there,” McElwain said. “My hat is off to the guys we played, they played their tails off (too). That’s what a rivalry should be.” In his first career start vs. CU--and fourth overall--Garrett Grayson looked composed completing 67 percent of his passes for 173 yards and two touchdowns, including a 20-yard touchdown pass to Dominique Vinson. That score, just before halftime, brought the Rams within five points, at 14-9. “He’s always poised,” said center Weston Richburg of Grayson. “That guy isn’t going to show any emotion or anything, he’s a cool customer in the huddle.” CSU’s young players stepped up in the rivalry game as freshman linebacker Cory James recorded three sacks in his first career game. Redshirt-freshman running back Donnell Alexan- der also made a big impact on the game, leading the Rams in rushing with 66 yards on eight carries, including a 37-yard rush down the left sideline with 5:06 left in the game. The Rams capitalized on the big play with a 32-yard field goal by Jared Roberts to extend the lead to 22-17. Roberts was put on scholarship on Aug. 23 and quickly rewarded his coaches for the faith they showed in him. Roberts made all three of his field goals, including kicks of 47 and 48 yards, to play a significant role in the outcome. Momentum changed drastically in CSU’s favor midway through the third quarter. With the Rams clinging to a 16-14 lead, CU lined up to go for it on fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line. Max Morgan plugged the hole and was able to bring down running back Tony Jones for no gain. CSU never looked back from that point. “It’s a great feeling,” said junior linebacker Shaquil Barrett. “Just to come out there and prove to them that it’s a bold new era and we’re going in a different direction, and to get that win; it just feels good.”

Team Qtr Time Scoring play Conversion Plays-Yards TOP CSU COLO CSU 1st 08:16 ROBERTS, Jared 47 yd field goal 8-25 4:44 3 0 COLO 2nd 12:22 Spruce, Nelson 15 yd pass from Webb, Jordan Oliver, Will kick 9-81 3:00 3 7 COLO 2nd 04:25 McCulloch,Tyler 9 yd pass from Webb, Jordan Oliver, Will kick 10-47 5:14 3 14 CSU 2nd 00:26 VINSON, Dominiq 20 yd pass from GRAYSON, Garret ROBERTS, Jared kick blockd 1-20 0:07 9 14 CSU 3rd 08:37 HANSLEY, Joe 32 yd pass from GRAYSON, Garret ROBERTS, Jared kick 8-89 3:59 16 14 COLO 4th 13:27 Oliver, Will 30 yd field goal 5-22 Individual1:22 Statistics 16 (Final)17 CSU 4th 06:39 ROBERTS, Jared 48 yd field goal CS vs Colorado13-52 (09/01/126:39 19at Denver,17 Colorado) CSU 4th 02:56Team ROBERTS, Statistics Jared (Final) 32 yd field goal 5-54 2:10 22 17 CS vs Colorado (09/01/12 at Denver, Colorado) CS Colorado

CSU COLO Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg FIRST DOWNS 19 17 ALEXANDER, Donn 8 66 0 66 0 37 8.2 Jones, Tony 16 43 0 43 0 8 2.7 R u s h in g 6 4 NWOKE, Chris 11 47 0 47 0 12 4.3 Thomas, Gerald 1 17 0 17 0 17 17.0 P a s s in g 11 10 BROWN, Joe 11 25 4 21 0 7 1.9 Creer, Malcolm 4 17 0 17 0 10 4.2 P e n a lt y 2 3 HANSLEY, Joe 1 4 0 4 0 4 4.0 Powell,Christia 1 3 0 3 0 3 3.0 NET YARDS RUSHING 125 58 MORRIS, Tommey 3 4 0 4 0 3 1.3 Goodson, D.D. 1 1 0 1 0 1 1.0 Rushing Attempts 44 29 LOVETT, Charles 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Webb, Jordan 6 7 30 -23 0 7 -3.8 Average Per Rush 2.8 2.0 TEAM 2 0 5 -5 0 0 -2.5 Totals 29 88 30 58 0 17 2.0 Rushing Touchdowns 0 0 GRAYSON, Garret 7 8 20 -12 0 4 -1.7 Yards Gained Rushing 154 88 Totals 44 154 29 125 0 37 2.8 Yards Lost Rushing 29 30 NET YARDS PASSING 173 187 Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack C o m p le t io n s - A t t e m p t s - I n t 14-21-0 22-41-0 GRAYSON, Garret 14-21-0 173 2 32 3 Webb, Jordan 22-41-0 187 2 19 5 Average Per Attempt 8.2 4.6 Totals 14-21-0 173 2 32 3 Totals 22-41-0 187 2 19 5 Average Per Completion 12.4 8.5 Passing Touchdowns 2 2 Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 298 245 CARTWRIGHT, Kiv 3 30 0 14 Spruce, Nelson 8 64 1 15 Total offense plays 65 70 GREENWOOD, Lou 3 28 0 12 McCulloch,Tyler 4 54 1 19 Average Gain Per Play 4.6 3.5 HANSLEY, Joe 2 40 1 32 Jones, Tony 4 29 0 18 Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-1 4-2 VINSON, Dominiq 2 25 1 20 Thomas, Gerald 3 26 0 14 Penalties: Number-Yards 8-89 7-60 NWOKE, Chris 2 11 0 13 Wood, Alex 1 10 0 10 PUNTS-YARDS 6-287 6-284 LOVETT, Charles 1 20 0 20 Powell,Christia 1 5 0 5 Average Yards Per Punt 47.8 47.3 ALEXANDER, Donn 1 19 0 19 Creer, Malcolm 1 -1 0 0 Net Yards Per Punt 38.5 46.3 Totals 14 173 2 32 Totals 22 187 2 19 Inside 20 2 1 50+ Yards 1 2 Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB T o u c h b a c k s 1 0 KONTODIAKOS, Pe 6 287 47.8 69 2 1 O'Neill,Darragh 6 284 47.3 57 1 0 Fair catch 0 2 Totals 6 287 47.8 69 2 1 Totals 6 284 47.3 57 1 0 KICKOFFS-YARDS 6-394 4-259 Average Yards Per Kickoff 65.7 64.8 Punt Kickoff Intercept Punt Kickoff Intercept Net Yards Per Kickoff 44.0 38.8 Returns No Yds Lg No Yds Lg No Yds Lg Returns No Yds Lg No Yds Lg No Yds Lg T o u c h b a c k s 4 0 THOMAS, Momo 2 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crawley,Kenneth 3 38 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 2-6-0 4-36-0 ALEXANDER, Don 0 0 0 3 76 37 0 0 0 Goodson, D.D. 1 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Average Per Return 3.0 9.0 CLUBB, Lee 0 0 0 1 28 28 0 0 0 Mosley, Marques 0 0 0 2 50 31 0 0 0 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 4-104-0 2-50-0 Totals 2 6 5 4 104 37 0 0 0 Totals 4 36 24 2 50 31 0 0 0 Average Per Return 26.0 25.0 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Field goals Qtr Time Dist Result Field goals Qtr Time Dist Result Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 1-3-0 0-0-0 ROBERTS, Jared 1st 08:16 47 yards Good Oliver, Will 4th 13:27 30 yards Good Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 ROBERTS, Jared 4th 06:39 48 yards Good Possession Time 33:30 26:30 ROBERTS, Jared 4th 02:56 32 yards Good 1st Quarter 10:00 5 : 0 0 2nd Quarter 4 : 5 9 10:01 Kickoffs No. Yards Avg TB OB Kickoffs No. Yards Avg TB OB 3rd Quarter 8 : 3 5 6 : 2 5 ROBERTS, Jared 6 394 65.7 4 0 Castor, Justin 4 259 64.8 0 0 4th Quarter 9 : 5 6 5 : 0 4 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 15 5 of 16 All-purpose Run Rcv KR PR IR Total All-purpose Run Rcv KR PR IR Total Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 3 ALEXANDER, Donn 66 19 76 0 0 161 Jones, Tony 43 29 0 0 0 72 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 3-4 NWOKE, Chris 47 11 0 0 0 58 Spruce, Nelson 0 64 0 0 0 64 T o u c h d o w n s 1-2 2-4 HANSLEY, Joe 4 40 0 0 0 44 McCulloch,Tyler 0 54 0 0 0 54 Field goals 1-2 1-4 CARTWRIGHT, Kiv 0 30 0 0 0 30 Mosley, Marques 0 0 50 0 0 50 Sacks By: Number-Yards 5-30 3-20 PAT Kicks 1-2 2-2 FUMBLES: CS-MORRIS, Tommey 1-1; ALEXANDER, Donn 1-0. Colorado-Webb, Jordan 2-1; Goodson, D.D. Field Goals 3-3 1-1 1-1; Crawley,Kenneth 1-0.

COLORADO STATE RAMS FOOTBALL 11 STATISTICALLY--THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED...

INDIVIDUAL COLORADO STATE OPPONENT 30 Rushing Attempts 30 Gartrell Johnson III vs. New Mexico; Nov. 15, 2008 31 Ronnie Hillman at San Diego State; Nov. 6, 2010 200 Yards Rushing 269 Chris Nwoke vs. Air Force; Nov. 26, 2011 200 Doug Martin vs. Boise State; Oct. 15, 2011 100 Yards Rushing 269 Chris Nwoke vs. Air Force; Nov. 26, 2011 111 Asher Clark vs. Air Force; Nov. 26, 2011 4 Touchdowns Rushing 4 Todd Yert vs. Cal State-Fullerton; Sept. 16, 1989 5 Alvester Alexander, at Wyoming; Nov. 20, 2010 3 Touchdowns Rushing 3 Leonard Mason vs. New Mexico; Oct. 30, 2010 3 Doug Martin vs. Boise State; Oct. 15, 2011 400 Yards Passing 419 Justin Holland vs. Wyoming; Oct. 22, 2005 459 Ryan Lindley vs. San Diego State; Oct. 24, 2009 350 Yards Passing 387 Pete Thomas vs. San Jose State; Oct. 1, 2011 313 Matt Faulkner vs. San Jose State; Oct. 1, 2011 50 Pass Attempts 51 Grant Stucker, at BYU, Sept. 26, 2009 55 Case Keenum vs. Houston; Sept. 20, 2008 40 Pass Attempts 43 Pete Thomas vs. San Jose State; Oct. 1, 2011 41 Jordan Webb vs. Colorado, Sept. 1, 2012 30 Pass Attempts 30 Pete Thomas at UNLV: Oct. 29, 2011 35 Ryan Lindley vs. San Diego State; Nov. 12, 2011 25 Pass Completions 28 Pete Thomas vs San Jose State; Oct. 1, 2011 26 Kellen Moore vs. Boise State; Oct. 15, 2011 20 Pass Completions 22 Pete Thomas at New Mexico; Sept. 3, 2011 21 Jordan Webb vs. Colorado; Sept. 1, 2012 4 Touchdown Passes 4 Grant Stucker, at Idaho, Oct. 3, 2009 6 Ryan Lindley vs. San Diego State; Oct. 24, 2009 400 Yards Total Offense 407 Pete Thomas vs San Jose State; Oct. 1, 2011 402 Colin Kaepernick at Nevada; Sept. 11, 2010 300 Yards Total Offense 301 Garrett Grayson at TCU; Nov. 19, 2011 333 Kellen Moore vs. Boise State; Oct. 15, 2011 10 Receptions 11 Tyson Liggett, at BYU, Sept. 26, 2009 15 DeMarcus Sampson vs. San Diego State; Oct. 24, 2009 200 Receiving Yards 211 Rashaun Greer vs. Houston; Sept. 20, 2008 257 DeMarcus Sampson vs. San Diego State; Oct. 24, 2009 3 Touchdown Receptions 3 Dion Morton at Wyoming; Nov. 22, 2008 3 Zack Kauth vs. Air Force; Nov. 26, 2011 3 Field Goals Made 3 Jared Roberts vs. Colorado, Sept. 1, 2012 3 James Aho, at New Mexico, Nov. 21, 2009 2 Pass Interceptions 2 Darryl Williams at UNLV; Oct. 20, 2007 2 Marcell Gibbons vs. Northern Colorado, Sept. 10, 2011 50-Yard Field Goal 52 Jason Smith at Utah; Oct. 18, 2008 50 Eric Soderberg vs. Air Force; Oct. 31, 2009 60-Yard Punt 69 Pete Kontodiakos vs. Colorado, 9/1/2012 72 Harrison Waid vs San Jose State; Oct, 1, 2011 Kickoff Return For Touchdown 90 John Mosure vs. CU; Aug. 31, 2008 98 Deante’ Purvis at UNLV: Oct. 29, 2011 Punt Return For Touchdown 58 Damon Morton at Fresno State; Sept. 30, 2006 69 Jeremy Kerly at TCU; Oct.17, 2009 Fumble Return For Touchdown 15 Shaquil Barrett at Utah State; Sept. 24, 2011 20 Duke Ihenacho vs San Jose State; Oct. 1, 2011 Interception Return For Touchdown 52 Shaquil Barrett at UNLV: Oct. 29, 2011 69 Tank Carder at TCU; Nov. 19, 2011

TEAM COLORADO STATE OPPONENT 30 First Downs 30 vs. New Mexico; Oct. 30, 2010 32 vs. Boise State; Oct. 15, 2011 400 Yards Rushing 440 at BYU; Nov. 1, 2001 410 at BYU; Nov. 1, 2001 300 Yards Rushing 321 vs. Air Force; Nov. 26, 2011 344 vs. Air Force; Nov. 26, 2011 60 Rushing Attempts 70 at Utah; Oct. 28, 1989 60 vs. Georgia Southern; Nov. 17, 2007 50 Rushing Attempts 50 vs. New Mexico; Oct. 30, 2010 52 vs. San Diego State; Nov. 12, 2011 4 Rushing Touchdowns 4 vs. New Mexico; Oct. 30, 2010 5 vs. Boise State; Oct. 15, 2011 400 Yards Passing 419 vs. Wyoming; Oct. 22, 2005 427 at Utah: Oct. 23, 2010 50 Pass Attempts 51 at BYU; Sept. 26, 2009 55 vs. Houston; Sept. 20, 2008 40 Pass Attempts 43 vs San Jose State; Oct. 1, 2011 41 vs. Colorado; Sept. 1, 2012 30 Pass Completions 31 at BYU; Sept. 26, 2009 31 at New Mexico: Sept. 3, 2011 4 Touchdown Passes 4 vs. Idaho; Oct. 10, 2009 4 vs. Boise State; Oct. 15, 2011 600 Yards Total Offense 619 vs. Fresno State; Dec. 20, 2008 742 vs. Boise State; Oct. 15, 2011 80 Total Plays 83 vs. Northern Colorado; Sept. 10, 2011 87 vs. San Diego State; Nov. 12, 2011 4 Turnovers 4 vs. Air Force; Oct. 13, 2007 4 at Utah State; Sept. 24, 2011 0 Turnovers 0 vs. New Mexico; Oct. 30, 2010 0 at Colorado: Sept. 17, 2011 2 Players In Game/100 Yards Rushing 2 at Nevada; Sept. 28, 2002 2 at Nevada; Sept. 11, 2010 3 Players In Game/100 Yards Rushing 3 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga; Aug. 31, 1996 3 vs. Air Force; Sept. 30, 1989 100-yd. Rusher and 100-yd. Receiver 1 vs. Idaho; Sept. 25, 2010 1 at UNLV; Oct. 20, 2007 10 or Fewer First Downs 8 vs. TCU; Oct. 2, 2010 9 vs. Northern Colorado; Sept. 10, 2011 4 Passes Had Intercepted 4 vs. Air Force; Oct. 13, 2007 5 at New Mexico; Nov. 17, 2001 (CSU record) 100 Yards Or Fewer Rushing 93 at UTEP; Oct. 22, 2011 58 vs. Colorado; Sept. 1, 2012 300 Yards Or Fewer Total Offense 298 vs. Colorado; Sept. 1, 2012 245 vs. Colorado; Sept. 1, 2012 Scored a Safety 1 vs. Northern Colorado; Sept. 10, 2011 1 vs. Wyoming; Dec. 3, 2011 Blocked Punt 1 at Colorado: Sept. 17, 2011 1 vs. Boise State; Oct. 15, 2011 Blocked Field Goal 1 at UNLV; Oct. 29, 2011 1 at UTEP; Oct. 22, 2011 2-Point Conversion 1 vs. San Diego State; Nov. 12, 2011 1 San Diego State; Oct. 24, 2009 35:00 Time Of Possession 35:58 at UTEP; Oct. 22, 2011 40:36 vs. San Diego State; Nov. 12, 2011 50 Points Scored 58 at BYU; Oct. 9, 2003 63 vs. Boise State; Oct. 15, 2011 Shutout 63-0 vs. Hawaii; Oct. 4, 1997 44-0 at Wyoming; Nov. 20, 2010 0 Points Scored 1st Quarter 0 at TCU; Nov. 19, 2011 0 vs. Colorado; Sept. 1, 2012 0 Points Scored, 1st Half 0 at Wyoming, Nov. 20, 2010 0 vs. Northern Colorado; Sept. 10, 2011 0 Points Scored, 3rd Quarter 0 vs. San Diego State; Nov. 12, 2011 0 vs. Colorado; Sept. 1, 2012 0 Points Scored Through 3 Quarters 0 at Wyoming, Nov. 20, 2010 0 vs. Weber State; Sept. 3, 2003 0 Points Scored, 4th Quarter 0 vs. Wyoming, Dec. 3, 2011 0 vs. Boise State; Oct. 15, 2011 0 Points Scored, 2nd Half 0 at Wyoming, Nov. 20, 2010 0 at New Mexico; Sept. 3, 2011. 12 COLORADO STATE RAMS FOOTBALL 2012 STATISTICS

Te a m St a t i st i c s CSU OPP Re s u l ts (*—Mountain West game) Attend Time SCORING 22 17 S 3 vs. Colorado W, 22-17 FX 58,607 3:23 Points Per Game 22.0 17.0 * indicates conference game FIRST DOWNS 19 17 Rushing 6 4 Passing 11 10 Penalty 2 3 Sc o r e b y Qu a rt e rs 1 2 3 4 OT Total RUSHING YARDAGE 125 58 Colorado State 3 6 7 6 -- 22 Yards gained rushing 154 88 Opponents 0 14 0 3 -- 17 Yards lost rushing 29 30 Rushing Attempts 44 29

Average Per Rush 2.8 2.0 Pu n t Re t u r n s No Yds Avg TD Long Average Per Game 125.0 58.0 THOMAS, Momo 2 6 3.0 0 5 TDs Rushing 0 0 Total...... 2 6 3.0 0 5 PASSING YARDAGE 173 187 Comp-Att-Int 14-21-0 22-41-0 Opponents...... 4 36 9.0 0 24 Average Per Pass 8.2 4.6 Average Per Catch 12.4 8.5 Ki c k o f f Re t u r n s No Yds Avg TD Long Average Per Game 173.0 187.0 ALEXANDER, Donnell 3 76 25.3 0 37 TDs Passing 2 2 CLUBB, Lee 1 28 28.0 0 28 TOTAL OFFENSE 298 245 Total...... 4 104 26.0 0 37 Total Plays 65 70 Opponents...... 2 50 25.0 0 31 Average Per Play 4.6 3.5 Average Per Game 298.0 245.0 To t a l Of f e n s e G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 4-104 2-50 GRAYSON, Garret 1 28 -12 173 161 161.0 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-6 4-36 ALEXANDER, Donn 1 8 66 0 66 66.0 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 0-0 0-0 NWOKE, Chris 1 11 47 0 47 47.0 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 26.0 25.0 BROWN, Joe 1 11 21 0 21 21.0 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 3.0 9.0 MORRIS, Tommey 1 3 4 0 4 4.0 HANSLEY, Joe 1 1 4 0 4 4.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 0.0 0.0 TEAM 1 2 -5 0 -5 -5.0 FUMBLES-LOST 2-1 4-2 Total...... 1 65 125 173 298 298.0 PENALTIES-Yards 8-89 7-60 Average Per Game 89.0 60.0 Opponents...... 1 170 58 187 245 245.0 PUNTS-Yards 6-287 6-284 Average Per Punt 47.8 47.3 Net punt average 38.5 46.3 KICKOFFS-Yards 6-394 4-259 Average Per Kick 65.7 64.8 Net kick average 43.0 38.8 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 33:30 26:30 3RD-DOWN Conversions 5/15 5/16 3rd-Down Pct 33% 31% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/1 1/3 4th-Down Pct 0% 33% SACKS BY-Yards 5-30 3-20 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 2 2 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 3-3 1-1 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (2-2) 100% (3-4) 75% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (1-2) 50% (2-4) 50% PAT-ATTEMPTS (1-2) 50% (2-2) 100% ATTENDANCE 0 0 Games/Avg Per Game 0/0 0/0 Neutral Site Games 1/58607

COLORADO STATE RAMS FOOTBALL 13 2012 STATISTICS

Ru s h i n g G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G ALEXANDER, Donn 1 8 66 0 66 8.2 0 37 66.0 NWOKE, Chris 1 11 47 0 47 4.3 0 12 47.0 BROWN, Joe 1 11 25 4 21 1.9 0 7 21.0 HANSLEY, Joe 1 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 4.0 MORRIS, Tommey 1 3 4 0 4 1.3 0 3 4.0 LOVETT, Charles 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 TEAM 1 2 0 5 -5 -2.5 0 0 -5.0 GRAYSON, Garret 1 7 8 20 -12 -1.7 0 4 -12.0 Total...... 1 44 154 29 125 2.8 0 37 125.0

Total...... 1 44 154 29 125 2.8 0 37 125.0 Opponents...... 1 29 88 30 58 2.0 0 17 58.0

Pa s s i n g G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G GRAYSON, Garret 1 167.30 14-21-0 66.7 173 2 32 173.0 Total...... 1 167.30 14-21-0 66.7 173 12 32 173.0 Opponents...... 1 108.07 22-41-0 53.7 187 2 19 187.0

Re c e i v i n g G No Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G CARTWRIGHT, Kiv...... 1 3 30 10.0 0 14 30.0 GREENWOOD, Lou...... 1 3 28 9.3 0 12 28.0 HANSLEY, Joe...... 1 2 40 20.0 1 32 40.0 VINSON, Dominiq...... 1 2 25 12.5 1 20 25.0 NWOKE, Chris...... 1 2 11 5.5 0 13 11.0 LOVETT, Charles...... 1 1 20 20.0 0 20 20.0 ALEXANDER, Donn...... 1 1 19 19.0 0 19 19.0 Total...... 1 14 173 12.4 2 32 173.0 Opponents...... 1 22 187 8.5 2 19 187.0

| PATs | Sc o r i n g TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts ROBERTS, Jared 0 3-3 1-2 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 10 HANSLEY, Joe 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 VINSON, Dominique 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Total...... 2 ...... 3-3 ...... 1-2 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 22 Opponents...... 2 ...... 1-1 ...... 2-2 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 17

Pu n t i n g No Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blkd KONTODIAKOS, Pete 6 287 47.8 69 1 0 2 1 0 Total...... 6...... 287...... 47.8 69 1 0 2 1 0 Opponents...... 6...... 284...... 47.3 57 0 2 1 2 0

Fi e l d Go a l s M-A Pct 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk ROBERTS, Jared 3-3 100.0 0-0 0-0 1-1 2-2 0-0 48 0

14 COLORADO STATE RAMS FOOTBALL 2012 STATISTICS Al l -Pu rp o s e G Rush Rec PR KR IR Tot Avg In t e r c e pt i o n s No Yds Avg TD Long ALEXANDER, Donn 1 66 19 0 76 0 161 161.0 Total...... 0 0 0.0 0 0 NWOKE, Chris 1 47 11 0 0 0 58 58.0 Opponents...... 0 0 0.0 0 0 HANSLEY, Joe 1 4 40 0 0 0 44 44.0 CARTWRIGHT, Kiv 1 0 30 0 0 0 30 30.0 FG Se q u e n c e CSU OPPONENTS CLUBB, Lee 1 0 0 0 28 0 28 28.0 Colorado (47),(48),(32) (30) GREENWOOD, Lou 1 0 28 0 0 0 28 28.0 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made VINSON, Dominiq 1 0 25 0 0 0 25 25.0 BROWN, Joe 1 21 0 0 0 0 21 21.0 LOVETT, Charles 1 0 20 0 0 0 20 20.0 THOMAS, Momo 1 0 0 6 0 0 6 6.0 MORRIS, Tommey 1 4 0 0 0 0 4 4.0 TEAM 1 -5 0 0 0 0 -5 -5.0 GRAYSON, Garret 1 -12 0 0 0 0 -12 -12.0 Total...... 1 125 173 6 104 0 408 408.0 Opponents...... 1 58 187 36 50 0 331 331.0

------Tackles------Sacks Pass Defense Fumbles Blkd De f e n s i v e Le a d e rs GP UT AT TOT TFL/YDS NO-YDS INT-YDS BRUP QBh RCv-YDS FF kick SAF 31 JAMES, Cory 1 6 1 7 4.0-20 3.0-19 . . . . 1 . . 3 BELL, Shaq 1 6 1 7 ...... 40 MORGAN, Max 1 7 . 7 1.0-5 1.0-5 . . 1 . . . . 43 SKELTON, James 1 3 2 5 ...... 37 DAVIS, Aaron 1 4 1 5 . . . 1 2 . . . . 5 THOMAS, Momo 1 4 1 5 ...... 56 BARRETT, Shaqui 1 3 1 4 1.0-6 1.0-6 . . 1 . 1 . . 16 MATTHEWS, Trent 1 2 1 3 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 91 TANYI, Lanston 1 2 . 2 . . . . . 1-3 . . . 26 PIERRE-LOUIS, K 1 2 . 2 ...... 12 GRAY, Austin 1 2 . 2 ...... 23 BLAKE, Bernard 1 2 . 2 ...... 9E ALLENBRAND, Col 1 1 . 1 ...... 45 FA’APITO, Nu’uv 1 1 . 1 ...... 41 KONTODIAKOS, Pe 1 1 . 1 ...... 47 TIEDGEN, Zach 1 . 1 1 ...... 65 TUCCI, Alex 1 1 . 1 ...... 18 BURL, Davis 1 1 . 1 ...... 97 TONGA, Calvin 1 1 . 1 ...... 33 DAVIS, Kevin 1 ...... 1 . . . . Total 1 49 9 58 6-31 5-30 - 1 5 2-3 2 - - Opponents 1 58 13 71 6.0-26 3-20 - 1 2 1-0 2 1 -

COLORADO STATE RAMS FOOTBALL 15 2012 GAME-BY-GAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS, OFFENSE RUSHING C.Nwoke D. Alexander T. Morris G. Grayson J. Brown C. Lovett No Yds TD Lg Avg No Yds TD Lg Avg No Yds TD Lg Avg No Yds TD Lg Avg No Yds TD Lg Avg No Yds TD Lg Avg 09/01 at Colorado 11 47 0 12 4.3 8 66 0 37 8.3 3 4 0 3 1.3 7 -12 0 4 -1.7 11 21 0 7 1.9 1 0 0 - 0.0 09/08 North Dakota State 09/15 at San Jose State 09/22 Utah State 09/29 at Air Force 10/06 Fresno State 10/13 at San Diego State 10/27 Hawaii 11/03 at Wyoming 11/10 UNLV 11/17 at Boise State 11/24 New Mexico Totals 11 47 0 12 4.3 8 66 0 37 8.3 3 4 0 3 1.3 7 -12 0 4 -1.7 11 21 0 7 1.9 1 0 0 - 0.0

ADDITIONAL RUSHING: ADDITIONAL RUSHING: J.Hansley - 1 rush, 4 yards on 9/1 at CU;

PASSING G.Grayson M.McPeek C. Smith Cmp Att Pct Int Yds TD Lg Sack Cmp Att Pct Int Yds TD Lg Sack Cmp Att Pct Int Yds TD Lg Sack 09/01 at Colorado 14 21 66.7 0 173 2 32 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ------09/08 North Dakota State 09/15 at San Jose State 09/22 Utah State 09/29 at Air Force 10/06 Fresno State 10/13 at San Diego State 10/27 Hawaii 11/03 at Wyoming 11/10 UNLV 11/17 at Boise State 11/24 New Mexico Totals 14 21 66.7 0 173 2 32 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 ------

RECEIVING D. Alexander B. Borcky J. Brown K.Cartwright L.Clubb T.Coffman No Yds TD Lg Avg No Yds TD Lg Avg No Yds TD Lg Avg No Yds TD Lg Avg No Yds TD Lg Avg No Yds TD Lg Avg 09/01 atColorado 1 19 0 19 19.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 3 30 0 14 10.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - - - 09/08 North Dakota State 09/15 atSan Jose State 09/22 Utah State 09/29 atAir Force 10/06 Fresno State 10/13 atSan Diego State 10/27 Hawaii 11/03 atWyoming 11/10 UNLV 11/17 atBoise State 11/24 New Mexico Totals 1 19 0 19 19.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 3 30 0 14 10.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - - -

A.Gillmore C.Gillmore L.Greenwood J. Hansley B.Jones M.Law No Yds TD Lg Avg No Yds TD Lg Avg No Yds TD Lg Avg No Yds TD Lg Avg No Yds TD Lg Avg No Yds TD Lg Avg 09/01 atColorado 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 3 28 0 12 9.3 2 40 1 32 20.0 - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0.0 09/08 North Dakota State 09/15 atSan Jose State 09/22 Utah State 09/29 atAir Force 10/06 Fresno State 10/13 atSan Diego State 10/27 Hawaii 11/03 atWyoming 11/10 UNLV 11/17 atBoise State 11/24 New Mexico Totals 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 3 28 0 12 9.3 2 40 1 32 20.0 - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0.0

J.Levin C.Lovett C.Nwoke J. Vaden D. Vinson No Yds TD Lg Avg No Yds TD Lg Avg No Yds TD Lg Avg No Yds TD Lg Avg No Yds TD Lg Avg 09/01 atColorado 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 20 0 20 20.0 2 11 0 13 5.5 - - - - - 2 25 1 20 12.5 09/08 North Dakota State 09/15 atSan Jose State 09/22 Utah State 09/29 atAir Force 10/06 Fresno State 10/13 atSan Diego State 10/27 Hawaii 11/03 atWyoming 11/10 UNLV 11/17 atBoise State 11/24 New Mexico Totals 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 20 0 20 20.0 2 11 0 13 5.5 - - - - - 2 25 1 20 12.5 16 COLORADO STATE RAMS FOOTBALL 2012 GAME-BY-GAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS, DEFENSE

DEFENSE S.Barrett S.Bell B.Blake T.Brown D.Burl A. Davis So Ast Sk Int PBU So Ast Sk Int PBU So Ast Sk Int PBU So Ast Sk Int PBU So Ast Sk Int PBU So Ast Sk Int PBU 09/01 at Colorado 3 1 1.0-6 0-0 0 6 1 0.0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 4 1 0.0-0 0-0 1 09/08 North Dakota State ------09/15 at San Jose State ------09/22 Utah State ------09/29 at Air Force ------10/06 Fresno State ------10/13 at San Diego State ------10/27 Hawaii ------11/03 at Wyoming ------11/10 UNLV ------11/17 at Boise State ------11/24 New Mexico ------Totals 3 1 1.0-6 0-0 0 6 1 0.0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 4 1 0.0-0 0-0 1

E. Edwards D. Elliott N. Fa’apito C. Favors J. Froland A.Gray So Ast Sk Int PBU So Ast Sk Int PBU So Ast Sk Int PBU So Ast Sk Int PBU So Ast Sk Int PBU So Ast Sk Int PBU 09/03 at New Mexico ------2 2 0.0-0 0-0 0 4 2 0.0-0 0-0 0 ------1 1 0.0-0 0-0 0 09/10 Northern Colo 0 1 0.0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0.0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0.0-0 0-0 0 ------1 0 0.0-0 1-11 0 09/17 vs Colorado 1 1 0.0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0.0-0 0-0 0 4 2 0.0-0 0-0 0 ------5 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 09/24 at Utah State 2 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 1 3 0.0-0 0-0 0 2 1 0.0-0 0-0 0 ------5 4 0.0-0 0-0 0 10/01 San Jose State 1 2 0.0-0 0-0 0 1 2 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0.0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 ------4 5 0.0-0 0-0 1 10/15 Boise State 3 1 0.0-0 0-0 0 1 2 0.0-0 0-0 0 ------1 2 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0.0-0 0-0 0 1 3 0.0-0 0-0 0 10/22 at UTEP 0 2 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 1 4 0.5-2 0-0 1 1 2 0.0-0 0-0 2 ------10/29 at UNLV 0 2 0.0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0.0-0 0-0 0 ------11/12 San Diego State 2 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 1 4 0.0-0 0-0 0 3 4 0.0-0 0-0 2 ------1 6 0.0-0 0-0 0 11/19 at TCU 1 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0.0-0 0-0 0 6 4 0.0-0 0-0 1 ------6 3 0.0-0 0-0 0 11/26 Air Force 2 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 5 0.0-0 0-0 0 7 1 0.0-0 0-0 0 ------0 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 12/03 Wyoming 1 1 0.0-0 0-0 0 ------0 4 0.0-0 0-0 0 2 5 0.0-0 1-0 0 ------2 2 0.0-0 0-0 0 Totals 13 10 0.0-0 0-0 0 6 4 0.0-0 0-0 1 8 26 0.5-2 0-0 1 33 26 0.0-0 1-0 5 0 1 0.0-0 0-0 0 26 24 0.0-0 1-11 1

C.James T. Matthews I. Mitchell M.Morgan J. Oden K. Pierre-Lewis So Ast Sk Int PBU So Ast Sk Int PBU So Ast Sk Int PBU So Ast Sk Int PBU So Ast Sk Int PBU So Ast Sk Int PBU 09/01 at Colorado 6 1 3.0-19 0-0 0 2 1 0.0-0 0-0 0 - - - - - 8 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 09/08 North Dakota State 09/15 at San Jose State 09/22 Utah State 09/29 at Air Force 10/06 Fresno State 10/13 at San Diego State 10/27 Hawaii 11/03 at Wyoming 11/10 UNLV 11/17 at Boise State 11/24 New Mexico Totals 6 1 3.0-19 0-0 0 2 1 0.0-0 0-0 0 - - - - - 8 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0.0-0 0-0 0

B. Sargent M.Shaw J.Skelton L. Tanyi M.Thomas C. Tonga So Ast Sk Int PBU So Ast Sk Int PBU So Ast Sk Int PBU So Ast Sk Int PBU So Ast Sk Int PBU So Ast Sk Int PBU 09/01 at Colorado 0 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 3 2 0.0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 4 1 0.0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 09/08 North Dakota State 09/15 at San Jose State 09/22 Utah State 09/29 at Air Force 10/06 Fresno State 10/13 at San Diego State 10/27 Hawaii 11/03 at Wyoming 11/10 UNLV 11/17 at Boise State 11/24 New Mexico Totals 0 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 3 2 0.0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 4 1 0.0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0.0-0 0-0 0

Z. Tiedgen A. Tucci S. Walker C. Wilson So Ast Sk Int PBU So Ast Sk Int PBU So Ast Sk Int PBU So Ast Sk Int PBU 09/01 at Colorado 0 1 0.0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 ------0 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 09/08 North Dakota State 09/15 at San Jose State 09/22 Utah State 09/29 at Air Force 10/06 Fresno State 10/13 at San Diego State 10/27 Hawaii 11/03 at Wyoming 11/10 UNLV 11/17 at Boise State 11/24 New Mexico Totals 0 1 0.0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 ------0 0 0.0-0 0-0 0

ADDITIONAL TACKLES: P. Kontodiakos - 1 solo at CU 9/1; K. Davis - 1 asst. at CU 9/1

COLORADO STATE RAMS FOOTBALL 17 2012 GAME-BY-GAME, TEAM & INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATISTICS OFFENSE First Downs Net Rushing Net Passing QB Total Offense Fum Pen Punts 3rd 4th Time Date/Opp 1 2 3 4 OT F Tot Ru Pa Pe Att Yds TD Att- Cmp- Int Yds TD Sacked Pl Yds Avg No-Lost No/Yds No/Avg Down Down Poss 09/01 at Colorado 3 6 7 6 — 22 19 6 11 2 44 125 0 21 14 0 173 2 3-20 65 298 4.6 2-1 8-89 6-47.8 5-15 0-1 33:30 09/08 North Dakota St. — 09/15 at San Jose State — 09/22 Utah State — 09/29 at Air Force — 10/06 Fresno State — 10/13 at San Diego State — 10/27 Hawaii — 11/03 at Wyoming 11/10 UNLV — 11/17 at Boise State — 11/24 New Mexico —

Totals 3 6 7 6 0 22 19 6 11 2 44 125 0 21 14 0 173 2 3-20 65 298 4.6 2-1 8-89 6-47.8 5-15 0-1 33:30

DEFENSE First Downs Net Rushing Net Passing QB Total Offense Fum Pen Punts 3rd 4th Time Date/Opp 1 2 3 4 OT F Tot Ru Pa Pe Att Yds TD Att- Cmp- Int Yds TD Sacked Pl Yds Avg No-Lost No/Yds No/Avg Down Down Poss 09/01 at Colorado 0 14 0 3 — 17 17 4 10 3 29 58 0 41 22 0 187 2 5-30 70 245 3.5 4-2 7-60 6-47.3 5-16 1-3 26:30 09/08 North Dakota St. — 09/15 at San Jose State — 09/22 Utah State — 09/29 at Air Force — 10/06 Fresno State — 10/13 at San Diego State — 10/27 Hawaii — 11/03 at Wyoming 11/10 UNLV — 11/17 at Boise State — 11/24 New Mexico —

Totals 0 14 0 3 0 17 17 4 10 3 29 58 0 41 22 0 187 2 5-30 70 245 3.5 4-2 7-60 6-47.3 5-16 1-3 26:30

GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS OFFENSE WR TE T G C G T WR QB RB FB 3rd WR 2nd TE 09/01 at Colorado M.Law C.Gillmore J.Caprioglio B.Haynes W.Richburg J.Gragert J.Biard D.Vinson G.Grayson C.Nwoke K.Cartwright 09/08 North Dakota St. 09/15 at San Jose State 09/22 Utah State 09/29 at Air Force 10/06 Fresno State 10/13 at San Diego State 10/27 Hawaii 11/03 at Wyoming 11/10 UNLV 11/17 at Boise State 11/24 New Mexico

DEFENSE DE DT NT DE SLB MLB WLB RCB LCB SS FS 4th LB 09/01 at Colorado J.Froland A.Tucci L.Tanyi S.Barrett A.Davis J.Skelton C.James M.Thomas B.Blake T.Matthews A.Gray 09/08 North Dakota St. 09/15 at San Jose State 09/22 Utah State 09/29 at Air Force 10/06 Fresno State 10/13 at San Diego State 10/27 Hawaii 11/03 at Wyoming 11/10 UNLV 11/17 at Boise State 11/24 New Mexico

LONGEST PLAYS FROM SCRIMMAGE Colorado State Opponent Yards Date, Opp Play Yards Date, Opp Play 37 09/01 at CU D.Alexander rush 19 09/01 at CU J.Webb to T.McCullough 32 09/01 at CU G.Grayson pass to J.Hansley 18 09/01 at CU J.Webb to T.Jones 20 09/01 at CU G.Grayson pass to C.Lovett 17 09/01 at CU G.Thomas rush 20 09/01 at CU G.Grayson pass to D.Vinson 15 09/01 at CU J.Webb to N.Spruce 19 09/01 at CU G.Grayson pass to D.Alexander 14 09/01 at CU J.Webb to G.Thomas

No. plays 20-plus yards: 4 (1 rush, 3 pass) No. plays 20-plus yards: 0 No. plays 40-plus yards:0 No. plays 40-plus yards: 0

18 COLORADO STATE RAMS FOOTBALL 2012 GAME-BY-GAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS, DEFENSE

Pu n t i n g P.Kontodiakos Ki c k i n g J.Roberts No Yds Avg Lg In20 TB —Kickoffs— 09/01 at Colorado 6 287 47.8 69 2 1 FG PAT No TB Pct OB 09/08 North Dakota State 09/01 at Colorado 3-3 1-2 6 4 0.67 0 09/15 at San Jose State 09/08 North Dakota State 09/22 Utah State 09/15 at San Jose State 09/29 at Air Force 09/22 Utah State 10/06 Fresno State 09/29 at Air Force 10/13 at San Diego State 10/06 Fresno State 10/27 Hawaii 11/03 at Wyoming 10/13 at San Diego State 11/10 UNLV 10/27 Hawaii 11/17 at Boise State 11/03 at Wyoming 11/24 New Mexico 11/10 UNLV 11/17 at Boise State Totals 6 287 47.8 69 2 1 11/24 New Mexico

Totals 3-3 1-2 6 4 66.7 1 Pu n t Re t u r n s M.Thomas No Yds TD Lg Avg K. Adams 09/03 at New Mexico 2 23 0 16 11.5 —Kickoffs— 09/10 Northern Colo 3 32 0 25 10.6 FG PAT No TB Pct OB 09/17 vs Colorado 5 62 0 21 12.4 09/01 at Colorado 09/24 at Utah State 1 5 0 5 5.0 09/08 North Dakota State 10/01 San Jose State 3 33 0 22 11.0 09/15 at San Jose State 10/15 Boise State 0 0 0 0 0.0 09/22 Utah State 10/22 at UTEP 2 39 0 22 19.5 09/29 at Air Force 10/29 at UNLV 1 1 0 1 1.0 10/06 Fresno State 11/12 San Diego State 1 12 0 12 12.0 10/13 at San Diego State 11/19 at TCU 2 1 0 1 0.5 10/27 Hawaii 11/26 Air Force 1 2 0 2 2.0 12/03 Wyoming - - - - - 11/03 at Wyoming Totals 21 210 0 25 10.0 11/10 UNLV 11/17 at Boise State ADDITIONAL RETURNS: C.Lovett 1-12 at UNM, 09/03; 11/24 New Mexico T.Coffman 1-17 vs. Wyo 12/3. Totals Ki c k o f f Re t u r n s L.Clubb T.Coffman D. Alexander No Yds TD Lg Avg No Yds TD Lg Avg No Yds TD Lg Avg 09/01 at Colorado 1 28 0 28 28.0 - - - - - 3 76 0 37 25.3 09/08 North Dakota State 09/15 at San Jose State 09/22 Utah State 09/29 at Air Force 10/06 Fresno State 10/13 at San Diego State 10/27 Hawaii 11/03 at Wyoming 11/10 UNLV 11/17 at Boise State 11/24 New Mexico Totals 1 28 0 28 28.0 0 0 0 -- 0.0 3 76 0 37 25.3

COLORADO STATE RAMS FOOTBALL 19 Colorado State Rams Depth Chart (Week 2)

Offense Defense Specialists WR (X) LDE PR 9 Marquise Law, 6-4, 215, SR** 57 John Froland, 6-5, 260, SO* 5 Momo Thomas, 5-9, 185, SR*** 1 Lou Greenwood, 6-0, 181, SR*** 94 Te'Jay Brown, 6-2, 265, JR** 13 Lee Clubb, 5-10, 190, SO* 11 Bobby Borcky, 6-1, 180, JR* DT KR 19 Jordon Vaden, 6-3, 180, FR 65 Alex Tucci, 6-3, 300, SO 7 Donnell Alexander, 5-11, 205, FR LT 96 Curtis Wilson, 6-4, 265, JR* 13 Lee Clubb, 5-10, 190, SO* 77 Joe Caprioglio, 6-6, 315, SR** DT LS 51 Ty Sambrailo, 6-5, 305, SO* 47 Zach Tiedgen, 6-4, 265, SR** 53 Tanner Hedstrom, 6-1, 227, JR** LG 95 Cole Allenbrand, 6-2, 260, SO 95 Cole Allenbrand, 6-2, 260, SO 75 Brandon Haynes, 6-3, 300, JR* RDE 87 Brett Etherton, 6-3, 221, SO 60 Trey Cassidy, 6-3, 290, FR 56 Shaquil Barrett, 6-2, 250, JR* SS C 29 Broderick Sargent, 6-2, 240, SR** 53 Tanner Hedstrom, 6-1, 227, JR** 70 Weston Richburg, 6-4, 297, JR** 4 Steven Michel, 6-1, 225, FR 50 Mason Myers, 6-3, 300, SO* 50 Mason Myers, 6-3, 300, SO* SLB 95 Cole Allenbrand, 6-2, 260, SO 54 Fred Zerblis, 6-3, 295, FR 31 Cory James, 6-0, 235, FR H RG 18 Davis Burl, 6-2, 220, SR*** 14 M.J. McPeek, 6-4, 236, SR 64 Jordan Gragert, 6-4, 300, JR** MLB 41 Pete Kontodiakos, 6-3, 225, SR*** 55 A.J. Frieler, 6-5, 285, FR 43 James Skelton, 6-2, 230, SR*** P RT 40 Max Morgan, 6-1, 225, SO* 41 Pete Kontodiakos, 6-3, 225, SR*** 78 Jared Biard, 6-7, 315, JR WLB 47 Hayden Hunt, 5-11, 196, FR 74 Mason Hathaway, 6-5, 280, SO* 37 Aaron Davis, 6-0, 215, SO* K TE 45 Nu'uvali Fa'apito, 6-0, 221, FR 94 Jared Roberts, 6-1, 196, SO 10 Crockett Gillmore, 6-6, 253, JR** LCB 95 Keenan Adams, 5-10, 185, FR 86 Kivon Cartwright, 6-4, 237, SO* 23 Bernard Blake, 6-0, 175, SO* 39 Austin Gillmore, 6-0, 220, SR* 3 Shaq Bell, 5-11, 195, JR** H-Back RCB 30 Jake Levin, 6-2, 212, JR** 5 Momo Thomas, 5-9, 185, SR*** 34 Joe Brown, 6-3, 225, JR** 15 Marcus Shaw, 5-8, 180, SR*** 44 Joe McKay, 6-1, 235, JR* SS WR (Z) 16 Trent Matthews, 6-3, 210, FR 24 Dominique Vinson, 6-0, 175, SR** 13 Immanuel Mitchell, 5-11, 175, JR* 4 Charles Lovett, 5-8, 182, SO* FS 13 Lee Clubb, 5-10, 190, SO* 12 Austin Gray, 6-3, 208, SO* 25 Joe Hansley, 5-10, 170, FR 26 Kevin Pierre-Louis, 6-1, 212, FR QB 18 Garrett Grayson, 6-2, 215, SO* 14 M.J. McPeek, 6-4, 236, SR AND 15 Conner Smith, 6-5, 220, FR RB 6 Chris Nwoke, 6-0, 216, JR** 7 Donnell Alexander, 5-11, 205, FR 20 Tommey Morris, 6-0, 225, FR 27 Mark Woodbury, 6-1, 200, SR 2012 CSU FOOTBALL ROSTER As of Sept. 3, 2012

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous College) No. Name Pos. 95 Keenan Adams K 5-10 185 FR HS Bainbridge, Ga. (Bainbridge) 1 Lou Greenwood WR 7 Donnell Alexander RB 5-11 205 FR RS Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs South) 2 Thomas Coffman WR 95 Cole Allenbrand DL 6-2 260 SO JC Fort Collins, Colo. (Adams State College) 3 Shaq Bell DB 56 Shaquil Barrett LB 6-2 250 JR 1L Baltimore, Md. (Nebraska-Omaha) 4 Charles Lovett WR 3 Shaq Bell DB 5-11 195 JR 2L Kissimmee, Fla. (Osceola) 4 Steven Michel LB 78 Jared Biard OL 6-7 315 JR VR League City, Texas (Clear Creek) 5 Momo Thomas CB 23 Bernard Blake DB 6-0 175 SO 1L Bastrop, Texas (Bastrop) 6 Chris Nwoke RB 17 Christian Boese QB 6-1 195 FR HS McKinney, Texas (John Paul II) 6 Brandon Henrie DB 11 Bobby Borcky WR 6-1 180 JR 1L Orlando, Fla. (Lake Highland Prep) 7 Donnell Alexander RB 9 Josh Bowman DB 6-0 182 FR HS Abilene, Texas (Cooper) 7 Jared Chrico DB 34 Joe Brown TE 6-3 225 JR 2L Wichita, Kan. (Bishop Carroll) 8 Charles Favors LB 94 Te’Jay Brown DT 6-2 265 JR 1L St. Petersburg, Fla. (St. Petersburg) 8 Craig Leonard QB 18 Davis Burl LB 6-2 220 SR 3L Aurora, Colo. (Grandview) 9 Josh Bowman DB 76 Nick Callender OL 6-5 315 FR HS Hayward, Calif. (St. Mary’s College HS) 9 Marquise Law WR 77 Joe Caprioglio OL 6-6 315 SR 2L Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Highlands Ranch) 10 Crockett Gillmore TE 71 Sam Carlson OL 6-4 270 FR RS Wellington, Colo. (Poudre) 11 Bobby Borcky WR 86 Kivon Cartwright TE 6-4 237 SO 1L Pueblo, Colo. (Pueblo South) 12 Austin Gray DB 60 Trey Cassidy OL 6-3 290 FR RS Angleton, Texas (Angleton) 13 Lee Clubb WR 7 Jared Chirico DB 5-11 175 FR HS Littleton, Colo. (Heritage) 13 Immanuel Mitchell DB 85 Tyler Clark WR 5-11 195 SO VR Pueblo, Colo. (Pueblo South) 14 M.J. McPeek QB 13 Lee Clubb WR 5-10 190 SO 1L Iowa Park, Texas (Iowa Park) 15 Marcus Shaw CB 46 Chase Cochran DB 6-2 215 FR 1L Corvallis, Ore. (Crescent Valley) 15 Conner Smith QB 2 Thomas Coffman WR 5-10 180 SO 1L Austin, Texas (Stephen F. Austin) 16 Trent Matthews DB 37 Aaron Davis LB 6-0 215 SO 1L Los Alamitos, Calif. (Los Alamitos) 16 Tyler Nelson WR 33 Kevin Davis LB 6-3 226 FR HS Fountain, Colo. (Fountain-Fort Carson) 17 Jasen Oden CB 99 Eli Edwards DE 6-1 245 JR JC American Somoa (Cerritos College) 17 Christian Boese QB 19 DeAndre Elliott DB 6-1 180 FR RS Dallas, Texas (Carter) 18 Davis Burl LB 87 Brett Etherton LS 6-3 221 SO VR La Mesa, Calif. (Grossmont) 18 Garrett Grayson QB 45 Nu’uvali Fa’apito LB 6-0 221 FR RS La Quinta, Calif. (La Quinta) 19 DeAndre Elliott DB 8 Charles Favors LB 6-1 220 JR 2L Orlando, Fla. (Dr. Phillips) 19 Jordon Vaden WR 92 Mitch Frentescu DL 6-4 270 FR HS Walnut Creek, Calif. (Las Lomas) 20 Tommey Morris RB 55 A.J. Frieler OL 6-5 285 FR RS Greeley, Colo. (Air Force prep) 22 Nick Januska DB 57 John Froland DL 6-5 260 SO 1L Snohomish, Wash. (Glacier Peak) 22 C.J. Glenn CB 39 Austin Gillmore TE 6-0 220 SR 1L Bushland, Texas (West Texas A&M) 23 Bernard Blake DB 10 Crockett Gillmore TE 6-6 253 JR 2L Bushland, Texas (Bushland) 24 Dominique Vinson WR 22 C.J. Glenn CB 6-0 191 SO TR Windsor, Colo. (Windsor) (N. Colorado) 25 Joe Hansley WR 64 Jordan Gragert OL 6-4 300 JR 2L Libby, Mont. (Libby) 26 Kevin Pierre-Louis DB 12 Austin Gray DB 6-3 208 SO 1L Abilene, Texas (Wylie) 27 Tyler Sandt WR 18 Garrett Grayson QB 6-2 215 SO 1L Vancouver, Wash. (Heritage) 27 Mark Woodbury RB 1 Lou Greenwood WR 6-0 181 SR 3L Conroe, Texas (Conroe) 28 Davon Riddick RB 68 Justin Hansen OL 6-5 310 FR HS Longmont, Colo. (Longmont) 28 Conner Roggy DB 25 Joe Hansley WR 5-10 170 FR HS Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Highlands Ranch) 29 Broderick Sargent DE 74 Mason Hathaway OL 6-5 280 SO 1L Southlake, Texas (Carroll) 30 Jake Levin TE 75 Brandon Haynes OL 6-3 300 JR 1L Cedar Hill, Texas (Dallas Jesuit) 31 Cory James LB 53 Tanner Hedstrom LS 6-1 227 JR 2L Fort Collins, Colo. (Fort Collins) 32 Nolan Peralta LB 6 Brandon Henrie DB 5-9 158 FR HS Thornton, Colo. (Prairie View) 33 Kevin Davis LB 42 Ken Hulbert LB 5-11 215 SO VR Highlands Ranch, Colo. (ThunderRidge) 34 Joe Brown TE 63 Tanner Humphrey DL 6-3 225 FR HS Colorado Springs, Colo. (Palmer) 35 Casey Joy DB 49 Hayden Hunt P 5-11 196 FR HS Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly) 36 Bryan Ohene LB 31 Cory James LB 6-0 235 FR RS Del Rio, Texas (Del Rio) 37 Aaron Davis LB 22 Nick Januska DB 6-2 210 FR HS Ventura, Calif. (Ventura) 38 Danny Nwosu LB 84 Blake Jones TE 6-5 235 SO 1L Tulsa, Okla. (Union) 38 Kyle Shefferly LB 35 Casey Joy DB 5-10 189 SO VR Castle Rock, Colo. (Colorado School of Mines) 39 Austin Gillmore TE 90 Joe Kawulok DL 6-6 250 FR RS Boulder, Colo. (Monarch) 40 Max Morgan LB 41 Pete Kontodiakos P 6-3 225 SR 3L Tarpon Springs, Fla. (Countryside) 41 Pete Kontodiakos P 9 Marquise Law WR 6-4 215 SR 2L Miami, Fla. (American) 42 Ken Hulbert LB 8 Craig Leonard QB 6-4 220 FR HS Fort Collins, Colo. (Jireh Prep) 43 James Skelton LB 30 Jake Levin TE 6-2 212 JR 2L Brighton, Colo. (Legacy) 44 Joe McKay TE 4 Charles Lovett WR 5-8 182 SO 1L Tampa, Fla. (Hillsborough) 45 Nu’uvali Fa’apito LB 16 Trent Matthews DB 6-3 210 FR RS Converse, Texas (Judson) 46 Chase Cochran DB 61 George Maumau DL 5-11 255 FR RS Denver, Colo. (Valor Christian) 47 Zach Tiedgen DL 52 Richard Mbugua LB 6-0 200 FR HS Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Highlands Ranch) 49 Hayden Hunt P 44 Joe McKay TE 6-1 235 JR 1L Akron, Colo. (Akron) 50 Mason Myers OL 14 M.J. McPeek QB 6-4 236 SR VR Aurora, Colo. (Kansas State) 51 Ty Sambrailo OL 4 Steven Michel LB 6-1 225 FR RS Orlando, Fla. (Jones) 52 Richard Mbugua LB 2012 CSU FOOTBALL ROSTER As of Sept. 3, 2012

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous College) No. Name Pos. 13 Immanuel Mitchell DB 5-11 175 JR 1L Corona, Calif. (Eleanor Roosevelt) 53 Tanner Hedstrom LS 40 Max Morgan LB 6-1 225 SO 1L Greeley, Colo. (Greeley West) 54 Fred Zerblis OL 20 Tommey Morris RB 6-0 225 FR HS Odessa, Texas (Permian) 55 A.J. Frieler OL 50 Mason Myers OL 6-3 300 SO 1L Oklahoma City, Okla. (Southmoore) 56 Shaquil Barrett LB 16 Tyler Nelson WR 5-10 155 FR HS Silverthorne, Colo. (Summit) 57 John Froland DL 6 Chris Nwoke RB 6-0 216 JR 2L Highlands Ranch, Colo. (ThunderRidge) 58 Jedidiah Teofilo LB 38 Danny Nwosu LB 6-2 217 FR HS Washington, D.C. (Dunbar) 60 Trey Cassidy OL 72 Kevin O’Brien OL 6-3 274 FR TR Katy, Texas (University of the Incarnate Word) 61 George Maumau DL 17 Jasen Oden CB 5-11 201 FR HS Buffalo, NY (North Carolina Tech) 62 Blake Rains DL 36 Bryan Ohene LB 6-1 208 FR HS Arlington, Texas (Mansfield Summit) 63 Tanner Humphrey DL 32 Nolan Peralta LB 6-3 222 FR HS Murrieta, Calif. (Elsinore) 64 Jordan Gragert OL 26 Kevin Pierre-Louis DB 6-1 212 FR RS Del Rio, Texas (Del Rio) 65 Alex Tucci DL 88 Richard Pixley WR 6-4 185 FR HS Fort Collins, Colo. (Rocky Mountain) 68 Justin Hansen OL 62 Blake Rains DL 6-3 234 FR HS Colorado Springs, Colo. (Doherty) 70 Weston Richburg OL 70 Weston Richburg OL 6-4 297 JR 2L Bushland, Texas (Bushland) 71 Sam Carlson OL 28 Davon Riddick RB 6-0 204 FR RS Abilene, Texas (Cooper) 72 Kevin O’Brien OL 73 Tomas Rivera OL 6-6 315 FR HS Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly) 73 Tomas Rivera OL 94 Jared Roberts K 6-1 196 SO RS Littleton, Colo. (Mullen) 74 Mason Hathaway OL 83 Chris Robinson WR 6-4 170 JR VR Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Stoneman Douglas) 75 Brandon Haynes OL 28 Conner Roggy DB 6-0 195 SO VR Greeley, Colo. (Greeley West) 76 Nick Callender OL 89 Robert Ruiz WR 5-9 163 FR HS El Cajon, Calif. (Valhalla) 77 Joe Caprioglio OL 51 Ty Sambrailo OL 6-5 305 SO 1L Watsonville, Calif. (St. Francis Catholic) 78 Jared Biard OL 27 Tyler Sandt CB 5-11 180 FR RS Parker, Colo. (Ponderosa) 80 Johnny Schupp TE 29 Broderick Sargent DE 6-2 240 SR 2L Chesterfield, Mo. (Parkway Central) 81 Jordan White WR 80 Johnny Schupp TE 6-5 240 FR HS Vacaville, Calif. (Vacaville) 82 Efrem Woldu WR 15 Marcus Shaw CB 5-8 180 SR 3L Dallas, Texas (Duncanville) 83 Chris Robinson WR 38 Kyle Shefferly LB 6-1 205 FR RS Parker, Colo. (Ponderosa) 84 Blake Jones TE 43 James Skelton LB 6-2 230 SR 3L Littleton, Colo. (Chatfield) 85 Tyler Clark WR 15 Conner Smith QB 6-5 220 FR RS Richmond, Texas (Travis) 86 Kivon Cartwright TE 91 Lanston Tanyi DL 6-2 250 SR TR Shelby, N.C. (Appalachian State) 87 Brett Etherton LS 58 Jedidiah Teofilo LB 5-10 244 JR TR American Samoa (New Mexico Military Institute) 88 Richard Pixley WR 5 Momo Thomas CB 5-9 185 SR 3L Kissimmee, Fla. (Osceola) 89 Robert Ruiz WR 47 Zach Tiedgen DL 6-4 265 SR 2L Highlands Ranch, Colo. (ThunderRidge) 90 Joe Kawulok DL 97 Calvin Tonga DL 6-3 330 JR JC Inglewood, Calif. (Arizona Western) 91 Lanston Tanyi LB 65 Alex Tucci DL 6-3 300 SO VR Weston, Fla. (Cypress Bay) 92 Mitch Frentescu DL 19 Jordon Vaden WR 6-3 180 FR HS Henderson, Colo. (Prairie View) 93 Brent Williams LB 24 Dominique Vinson WR 6-0 175 SR 2L Huntington Beach, Calif. (Saddleback College) 94 Te’Jay Brown DT 98 Shaq Walker DL 6-2 320 FR HS Barnesville, Ga. (Lamar County) 94 Jared Roberts K 81 Jordan White WR 6-3 207 FR HS Palm Springs, Calif. (Palm Springs) 95 Keenan Adams K 93 Brent Williams LB 6-4 205 FR RS Los Angeles, Calif. (Taft) 95 Cole Allenbrand DL 96 Curtis Wilson DL 6-4 265 JR 1L Orlando, Fla. (Timber Creek) 96 Curtis Wilson DL 82 Efrem Woldu WR 5-10 185 JR VR Denver, Colo. (Thomas Jefferson) 97 Calvin Tonga DL 27 Mark Woodbury RB 6-1 200 SR VR Chico, Calif. (Pleasant Valley) 98 Shaq Walker DL 54 Fred Zerblis OL 6-3 295 FR HS Grayson, Ga. (Grayson) 99 Eli Edwards DE

Head Coach — Jim McElwain (first season) Assistant coaches — Billy Napier (assistant head coach/quarterbacks), Dave Baldwin (offensive coordinator/tight ends), Marty English (co-defensive coordinator/linebackers), Al Simmons (co-defensive coordinator/secondary), Jeff Hammerschmidt (special teams coordinator/running backs), Derek Frazier (offensive line), Greg Lupfer (defensive line), Tim Skipper (linebackers), Alvis Whitted (wide receivers), Phil Serchia (graduate assistant/offense), Joe Morris (graduate assistant/defense).

Pronunciation Guide Jake Levin – LEV-in COACHES Shaquil Barrett—shuh-KEEL BARE-it George Maumau—mou-mou Jim McElwain—MACK-ul-WAIN Jared Biard—BEARD Steven Michel—MY-kel Greg Lupfer—LOOP-fer Joe Caprioglio—KAP-ree-OH-lee-oh Chris Nwoke—WOH-kay Billy Napier—NAY-pee-er Kivon Cartwright—kee-vonn Danny Nwosu—WOH-soo Tom Ehlers—L-ers Elisara Edwards—ell-uh-SAR-uh Bryan Ohene—oh-HEN-ee Brett Etherton—ETH-er-ton Davon Riddick—duh-VON Nu’uvali Fa’apito—noo-oo-VALL-ee FAH-ah-PEE-toe Tomas Rivera—toe-MOSS Mitch Frentescu—fren-TESS-q Conner Roggy—RO-gee A.J. Frieler—FREE-ler Ty Sambrailo—sam-BRY-lo John Froland—FROH-lund Lanston Tanyi—TAN-yee Nick Januska—juh-NOO-ska Jedidiah Teofilo—TAY-oh-FEE-lo Joe Kawulok—kuh-WALL-ik Zach Tiedgen—TEE-jin Pete Kontodiakos—cunn-DOH-DEE-aw-kiss Alex Tucci—TOO-chee Marquise Law—mar-KEESE Fred Zerblis—ZER-bliss