BUFFS, HUSKERS to RENEW 120-YEAR OLD RIVALRY SATURDAY in LINCOLN SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2018 1:36 P.M
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RELEASE NUMBER 2 (September 3, 2018) ABC (National) | KOA-RADIO | CUBUFFS.COM (Live Stats) BUFFALO BITS … The Colorado Buffaloes (1-0, 0-0 Pac-12) will resurrect a rivalry that began some the very next day, Nebraska announced it was leaving for the Big Ten ... Both 120 years ago in 1898, traveling to Lincoln to take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers schools made the 2010-11 athletic year their last in the Big 12 ... The schools (0-0, 0-0 Big Ten) in a 1:30 p.m. MDT kickoff at Memorial Stadium this Saturday, agreed to renew the rivalry with a four-game series (2018-19, 2023-24), with the Sept. 8 ... Nebraska was scheduled to opens its season against Akron last Saturday contract signed way back on Sept. 26, 2012 (the visiting team receives 3,000 night under new head coach Scott Frost, but the game was cancelled due to tickets; CU sold out of its allotment almost immediately) ... Nebraska is the second lightning and severe thunderstorms ... This will be the 70th meeting between the former Big 12 colleague the Buffaloes will play; CU squared off against Oklahoma two schools in neighboring states (Nebraska was entirely obtained with half of State in the 2016 Alamo Bowl ... Others scheduled in the future include Texas A&M Colorado in the Louisiana Purchase in 1803), and the first game since both were (2020-21) and Kansas State (2027-28) ... The Buffaloes opened their 129th season in their final year as members of the Big 12 in 2010 ... It will be the earliest in the of intercollegiate football last Friday night in Denver, defeating Colorado State, 45- series the two teams will play and the first time in September; NU was also the 13, in the annual Rocky Mountain Showdown (CU’s fourth straight win against the second game for CU in 1902, and three times previously CU was game three for Rams). The Buffs scored 84 seconds into the game, moved to a 14-0 lead less t the Huskers (1902, 1948, 1950) ... Colorado left the Mountain States Conference han and never looked back ... CU opens with four of its first five games in the state ahead of the 1948 season to join the then-Missouri Valley/Big Six Conference, of of Colorado for the second straight year; it’s fairly common for the Buffs, as since which Nebraska was a charter member; the two would then be league rivals for the 1978 when they started the year with five straight home games, it’ll be the 18th next 63 years in the Big Seven, Big Eight and Big 12 conferences ... In the summer time CU leaves the state just once in the first five games ... CUBuffs.com/media of 2010, CU started the nation-wide domino effect of changing leagues, as on June is all things Buff, including our on-line media guide and live stats. 10, CU officials announced that they would join the then-Pacific 10 Conference; on DEPTH CHART ON PAGE 56; ROSTERS ON PAGES 57-59 CU-NU (ABC/National): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play) / Brock Huard (color) / Allison Williams (sideline reporter) / Jim Zirolli (producer) STATS OF THE WEEK Colorado averaged over eight yards per play of offense for the first time since 2013 (8.0 versus FCS Charleston Southern) when the Buffs had 596 yards on 65 plays, or 9.17 play in the opener against Colorado State. The last time CU averaged over eight yards against an FBS opponent? Have to circle back to Sept. 18, 2004 against North Texas, when CU ran 72 plays for 586 yards, averaging 8.14 per. CU did not allow a sack by CSU, just the fourth time in the last 23 season openers that the opponent failed to get to the quarterback (2014, 2008, 2004). OBSCURE NOTE OF THE WEEK National Coach of Year Winners To Square Off. CU’s Mike MacIntyre was the consensus national coach of the year in 2016; Nebraska’s Scott Frost was the consensus selection last year when he was at Central Florida; the last time the previous two consensus national winners faced each was in 2010, when TCU (Gary Patterson) defeated No. 5 Utah (Kyle Whittingham), 47-7 in Salt Lake City on Nov. 6. 2018 COLORADO SCHEDULE & RESULTS (1-0, 0-0 Pac-12) 2018 Date CU* Opponent Opp* TV Result/Time Record Series This-N-That or ’17 rewind Aug. 31 NR Colorado State (N; Denver) NR CBS-SN W 45-13 0-2 66-22-2 CU has a 300-yard passer, 200-yard receiver and a 100-yard rusher for first time Sept. 8 NR at Nebraska NR ABC 1:36 p.m. 0-0 18-49-2 First meeting between former Big 7/8/12 rivals since 2010 SEPT. 15 NEW HAMPSHIRE PAC12MT 3:00 p.m. 0-1 0- 0-0 UNH furthest east opponent in CU history; two have been longtime skiing rivals SEPT. 28 UCLA (N) FS-1 7:00 p.m. 0-1 3-10-0 Fourth straight tight game between the two (the four decided by 21 points) OCT. 6 ARIZONA STATE (FW) TBA TBA 1-0 1- 8-0 Buffs led for most of the game (nearly 48 minutes), only to see ASU rally late Oct. 13 Southern California TBA TBA 1-0 0-12-0 Last two games: first half, USC 34-0; second half, CU 41-25 as Trojans prevail Oct. 20 at Washington TBA TBA 0-1 5-11-1 Game plays out eerily similar to ’16 Pac-12 title game, as UW pulls away in 3rd Q OCT. 27 OREGON STATE (HC) TBA TBA 0-1 5- 5-0 Montez leads 9-play, 82-yard drive for winning score with 1:34 remaining Nov. 2 at Arizona (N) FS-1 8:30 p.m. 0-1 14- 6-0 Teams combine for 713 rush yards, record 608 by two players (Lindsay: 281) NOV. 10 WASHINGTON STATE (N) TBA TBA 1-0 6- 5-0 Buffs shutout for first time since 2012 (60 games); Lindsay goes over 1K rushing NOV. 17 UTAH TBA TBA 1-0 32-29-3 Utes take 5-2 lead since both join Pac-12; first 6 games were decided by 32 points Nov. 24 at California TBA TBA 1-0 4- 5-0 CU wins in romp, 44-28 in ’17; first season finale in 8 seasons that isn’t vs. Utah Nov. 30 Pac-12 Championship Game FOX 6:00 p.m. at Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif. (KEY: *—AP rank at time of game; —Pac-12 Conference game; N—Night game; HC—Homecoming; FW—Family Weekend. All times mountain) 2018 COLORADO FOOTBALL The Media Page Page 2 CU On-Line Photo Database. The CU SID COLORADO MEDIA SERVICES PRONUNCIATION GUIDE office has a photo database that allows media instant Head coach Mike MacIntyre holds a Tuesday access to obtain photos CU coaches and athletes. For a Coaches/Staff press luncheon, located in the Champions Center login and password, simply log on to ShaDON Brown (shuh-don) (third floor, room 319). All will start at 11:30 a.m. with Darrin CHIAVERINI (shiv-ah-ree-knee) www.cubuffs.com/photodatabase. Registration can also KWAHN Drake (kwon) lunch, followed by MacIntyre promptly at Noon and be found at www.cubuffs.com/media by clicking on Darian HAGAN (hay-gun) select players before and/or afterwards depending on “Enter Media Center.” Players class conflicts. This year’s dates: Aug. 28; Sept. 4-11- The Pac-12 Mountain Network is the 95 Israel ANTWINE (ann-twon) 25; Oct. 2-9-16-23-30; Nov. 6-13-20-27; Dec. 4- television home of the Buffaloes; it produces a variety 5 Daniel ARIAS (air-e-us) TBA (bowl). The press conference portions are of programming featuring all 12 member institutions. 35 Beau BISHARAT (bish-er-rot) streamed live on www.CUBuffs.com (in the BuffsTV 25 MEHKI Blackmon (meh-kai) area); press conferences on CUBuffs.com do not THE BUFFS ON THE INTERNET 23 JAREK BROUSSARD (jerek brew-sard) require access codes. (TV Pool Assignments for 44 Jacob CALLIER (coll-yee-A) The official CU site on the Internet can be found 6 Curtis CHIAVERINI (shiv-ah-ree-knee) 2018: KCNC will coordinate all CU press luncheons). at www.CUBuffs.com, which has the most up-to-date 33 JAVIER Edwards (ha-vee-air) MacIntyre can be heard Tuesdays (Aug. 28-Nov. information, releases, game notes, press conference 17 KABION ENTO (kay-be-on / N-toe) 20) on the Pac-12 Teleconference Call at 11:35 42 NU’UMOTU FALO (new-ooh-mow-too follow) broadcasts (free), articles by former Boulder Camera 76 Frank FILIP (phillip) a.m. MT, with a taped replay available after 4 p.m. MT sportswriter Neill Woelk and podcasts/video by the voice those afternoons.