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Release No. 12 | Nov. 28, 2011 COLORADO STATE ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS | ZAK GILBERT, DANNY MATTIE, DANIELLE MARSHALL, NIC HALLISEY 311 MCGRAW ATHLETIC CENTER | FORT COLLINS, CO 80523-0120 | TELEPHONE 970/491-5067 (FAX 970/491-1348) | CSURAMS.COM | COACHFAIR.COM CSU, WYOMING MEET FOR BORDER WAR Game 12 Bronze Boot on line Saturday in meeting No. 102 This week’s notable storylines… CSU closes its season with the Border War vs. Wyoming, CSU’s latest reg- ular-season game ever played in Fort Collins, two days more than the Dec. 1, 1928, regular-season finale against Colorado College at old Colorado Field, on the east side of campus. It’s CSU’s latest regular-season game since a Wyoming Colorado State Dec. 4, 1987, trip to Melbourne, Australia, where the Rams met BYU. CSU COWBOYS RAMS also closed the 2006 regular season at San Diego State (Dec. 2), the 1964 Record: 7-4, 4-2 MW Record: 3-8, 1-5 MW regular season at Hawaii (Dec. 4), the 1956 regular season at New Mexico Ranking: — Ranking: — On road: 3-2 At home: 1-4 (Dec. 1), the 1940 regular season at Fresno State (Dec. 5), the 1931 regu- Coach: Dave Christiansen Coach: Steve Fairchild lar season against Nebraska in Denver (Dec. 5) and the 1925 regular sea- Record at UW: 17-19 Record at CSU: 16-32 son at Hawaii (Dec. 12). Prior to 2011, the latest CSU-Wyoming battle was Nov. 30, 1911, in Fort 2011 leaders 2011 leaders Collins. Rushing: A.Alexander Rushing: C.Nwoke Saturday is Senior Day, the final college football game for 15 CSU players, (132-591, 4.5 avg., 5 TD) (195-1115, 5.7 avg.,9 TD) including four current starters (Nuku Latu, Ivory Herd, Jake Gdowski and Passing: B.Smith Passing: P.Thomas Paul Madsen) and team captain Mychal Sisson. (222-363-6, 2304, 16 TD) (161-261-8, 1607, 7 TD) Receiving: C.McNeil Receiving:C.Gillmore CSU and Wyoming share the longest continuous rivalry west of the Mis- (42-504, 12.0 avg., 4 TD) (42-451, 10.7 avg., 4 TD) sissippi, with an unofficial 103rd Border War meeting on tap Inside... this week. The teams’ first meeting in 1899 was a CSU forfeit The setting... win, making this week officially the 102nd meeting. CSU does Media Info ..................................................2 Date: Saturday, Dec. 3 not recognize forfeits in all-time won-loss records. This week’s game .......................................3 MW standings ............................................7 Kickoff: 12:06 p.m. MST Head Coach Steve Fairchild is 8-5 with the Rams against Last week’s game .......................................9 Location: Fort Collins, Colo. Wyoming, 1-1 as a starting QB and 7-4 on the staff. Team notes...............................................10 Coaches in the press box .........................10 Site: Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium Individual notes........................................16 Capacity/Surface: 32,500/FieldTurf CSU football media contacts Rosters ...............................................18-19 Series: CSU leads, 54-42-5 Director/Football SID — Zak Gilbert Depth chart .........................................20-21 Telephone/E-mail.......970/491-5067; [email protected] Pronunciation guide .................................20 The Last Time...........................................22 Broadcast information Asst. Director — Danny Mattie CSU W-L record breakdown.....................22 Telephone/E-mail ..........970/491-5050; [email protected] Opponent schedules/results .....................10 Television — The Mtn. Student-assistant — Stuart Buchanan 2011 Statistics .........................................24 DirecTV: Ch. 616 E-mail [email protected] Supplemental/game-by-game stats..........29 DirecTV: Ch. 616-1 (HD) Updated biographies & career stats .........36 Student-assistant — Nick Frank Comcast Digital E-mail [email protected] Cable: Ch. 411 Comcast HD: Ch. 948 2011 Schedule/Results DISH Network: Unavailable Date Opponent Site Time/Final TV Series Notes Play-by-play: Todd Harris S 3 at New Mexico* Albuquerque, N.M. W, 14-10 The Mtn. 34-25-0 N.Capi NCAA record 4 forced fumbles Color Analyst: Todd Christiansen S 10 NORTHERN COLO. Fort Collins, Colo. W, 33-14 The Mtn. 17-0-1 CSU 501 yards offense, 242 rushing Sideline Reporter: Roger Bailey S 17 vs.COLORADO Denver, Colo. L, 14-28 FSN 20-61-2 CU seals game with 10-minute, 4Q TD drive Producer: Mike Helling S 24 at Utah State Logan, Utah W, 35-34+ ESPN3 36-30-2 Rams overcome 14-3 second-half deficit O 1 SAN JOSE STATE Fort Collins, Colo. L, 31-38 The Mtn. 3-3-0 CSU overcomes 24-7 deficit Colorado State Sports Network O 15 #5/6 BOISE STATE* Fort Collins, Colo. L, 13-63 The Mtn. 0-1-0 K.Moore four incompletions, four TDs Flagship station: KLZ, 560-AM, Denver O 22 at UTEP El Paso, Texas L, 17-31 TW cable 24-10-0 Extra non-conference game due to realignment Internet: CSURams.com/allaccess O 29 at UNLV* Las Vegas, Nev. L, 35-38 The Mtn. 13-6-1 Eight lead changes, one tie Voice of the Rams: Brian Roth N 12 SAN DIEGO STATE* Fort Collins, Colo. L, 15-18 The Mtn. 13-17-0 C.Nwoke 232 yards rushing, P.Thomas injured Color Analyst: Kevin McGlue N 19 at #19/19 TCU* Fort Worth, Texas L, 10-34 VERSUS 1-8-0 G.Grayson first career start Engineer: Bob Greenfield N 26 AIR FORCE* Fort Collins, Colo. L, 21-45 The Mtn. 19-30-1 C.Nwoke 269 rushing yards D 3 WYOMING* Fort Collins, Colo 12 p.m. The Mtn. 54-42-5 Rams have won five of last six in Fort Collins All times mountain The Colorado State radio broadcast begins with *—Mountain West opponent; + — double overtime a pregame show two hours prior to kickoff. 2011 home events — Ag Day/Orange Out (Sept. 10), Homecoming & Family Weekend (Oct. 1), Hall of Fame Game LiveStats: CSURams.com (GameTracker) (Oct. 15), Legends Weekend (Nov. 12), Senior Day (Dec. 3). Colorado State Football Media Policies, Information & Services Welcome…The Colorado State athletic media rela- CSURAMS.com Weekly Steve Fairchild shows tions office genuinely appreciates your coverage of The official Web site of Colorado State athletics is Television CSU football, and looks forward to each and every time CSURams.com, featuring the latest news, informa- New in 2011, Head Coach Steve Fairchild joins Voice it can welcome you to Fort Collins. Members of the of- tion, statistics and rosters for all of the Rams’ 16 of the Rams Brian Roth on the Ram Report with fice, including director Zak Gilbert, assistant directors athletic programs. Rams fans worldwide can also Steve Fairchild, produced by the award-winning CSU Danny Mattie and Danielle Marshall, and several stu- listen to the live play-by-play coverage offered by Communications & Creative Services Staff, in con- dent assistants, are available to assist with your cov- the Colorado State Sports Network through the In- junction with NoCo5. The show debuts each week erage. The office is happy to help you however it can. ternet site (CSURams.com/allaccess). on The Mtn. and airs multiple times weekly on Please feel free to contact Zak Gilbert via phone NoCo5, the CSU’s local cable channel, Comcast 11, (970/491-5067) or e-mail ([email protected]) MW Head Coaches Teleconference and CSURams.com. Check local listings for avail- at any time with questions regarding the media policy. The Mountain West football coaches participate in a ability. weekly media teleconference on Tuesday Radio Interviews… mornings. The calls are scheduled every The Coors Light Steve Fairchild Coach’s Show airs All interviews with any member of the Tuesday during the season, beginning Aug. every Wednesday at 6 p.m., offering insight and in- football program, including the coach- 30. The call can be heard live via the MW formation on the Rams with the head coach, and ing staff and student-athletes, must be Web site or by calling the MW communi- play-by-play announcer Brian Roth. The show orig- coordinated through the athletic media cations office (719/488-4051) for the call- inates from The Beach House Grill, 125 S. College in relations office. in number. A replay of each teleconference Fort Collins. Fans can attend the show live or call in Head Coach Steve Fairchild is available either in-per- also will be made available on the MW Web site. with questions by dialing 1-866/888-5449, or e-mail son or by phone, by appointment through his as- Call schedule (MT) them from CSURams.com. The show airs live on the sistant, Linda Krier (970/491-7818). 10 a.m. Moderator opens call Colorado State Sports Network. Telephone interviews with a coach or student-ath- 10:02 a.m. Steve Fairchild — Colorado State lete should be arranged at least 24 hours in advance 10:12 a.m. Rocky Long — San Diego State CSU media availability... of the requested session, through the athletic media 10:22 a.m. Troy Calhoun — Air Force relations office. 10:32 a.m. Mike Locksley — New Mexico Monday, Nov. 28 Phone calls (cell, office or home), text messages or 10:42 a.m. Gary Patterson – TCU 1 p.m. Steve Fairchild weekly press conference, social media contact (FaceBook, Twitter, etc.) to any 10:52 a.m. Dave Christiansen — Wyoming Hall of Fame Room (south con- coach or student-athlete are strictly prohibited, un- 11:02 a.m. Chris Petersen — Boise State course, Moby Arena). less previously arranged through media relations. 11:12 a.m. Bobby Hauck — UNLV 1:30 p.m. Coordinators Larry Kerr (defense), Pat Media should contact media relations, rather than Meyer (offense) and Larry Lewis the individual coaches and/or student-athletes, Weekly football highlights (special teams) available in round- table format in Hall of Fame Room.