BUFFS, RAMS MEET AGAIN in DENVER in ANNUAL ROCKY MOUNTAIN SHOWDOWN FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 2018 7:34 P.M
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RELEASE NUMBER 1 (August 27, 2018) CBS-SN (National) | KOA-RADIO | CUBUFFS.COM (Live Stats) BUFFALO BITS … The Colorado Buffaloes (5-7, 2-7 Pac-12 in 2017) The Colorado Buffaloes will August (your annual historical tidbit: open their 129th season of intercollegiate football on Friday, August 1, at Broncos August, then known as Sextilis in Latin as Stadium at Mile High, squaring off against the in-state rival Colorado State Rams the sixth month of the year, was originally (0-1, 0-1 Mountain West in ’18) in the Rocky Mountain Showdown ... The game, 29 days in length; Julius Caesar added the 90th meeting between the two schools approximately 40 miles apart as the two days when he created the Julian proverbial crow flies, will kickoff at 7:34 p.m. mountain and will be televised calendar in 46 BC, creating its modern nationally by the CBS Sports Network (if the previous game, Syracuse at Western length of 31 days (in 8 BC, the month’s Michigan, appears to be running long, kickoff could move back five minutes) ... name was changed to August). It’s the third straight year the Buffs and Rams will open on a Friday night in Denver Otherwise, this year’s game would have fallen on Sept. 2 ... CSU opened its season ... It will be the 34th time over the last 35 seasons that a CU season opener will last Saturday at home against Hawaii, falling 43-34 to the Warriors (the teams be on some kind of local, regional or national television (the lone exception came combined for 1,270 yards) ... CU’s 2018 opponents were a collective 83-72 a year in 2006 against Montana State, though that game was webcast) … The Buffaloes ago (FBS teams 74-67) ... CU opens with four of its first five games in the state of lead the series with the Rams by a 65-22-2 count, which includes an 11-6 edge Colorado for the second straight year; it’s fairly common for the Buffs, as since in games played in Denver (all but three of the games dating back to 1998 have 1978 when they started the year with five straight home games, it’ll be the 18th been played in Denver, which will host one more in the series next year before the time CU leaves the state just once in the first five games ... Colorado enters 2018 2020 game will be played in Fort Collins) ... CU has won nine straight non- with an all-time record of 700-501-36 (a .580 winning percentage), as the conference games in the state ... This will be the eighth game in the month of Buffaloes are 25th on the all-time win list and is 36th in all-time winning August for the Buffaloes, who own a 3-3-1 record in the month (0-1 under percentage ... CUBuffs.com/media is all things Buff, including our on-line media MacIntyre, a 31-17 loss to Colorado State in 2014); CU is 2-2 against the Rams in guide and live stats. DEPTH CHART ON PAGE 57; ROSTERS ON PAGES 58-60 CU-CSU (CBS-SN/National): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play) / Aaron Taylor (color) / John Schriffen (sideline reporter) / Scott Brandwein (producer) STAT OF THE WEEK Colorado will play its 42nd game in an NFL Stadium, the 24th in a current facility, when it opens against CSU at Broncos Stadium at Mile High; the Buffaloes own a 19-21-1 record in such venues, and 13-10 in current stadiums, most games of which have been at Mile High versus CSU (11-6). OBSCURE NOTE OF THE WEEK Friday Night Lights. The Buffaloes will play on three Friday nights this fall, once at home (against UCLA on Sept. 28), once on the road (at Arizona on Nov. 2) and once at a neutral site (the season opener on Aug. 31 against Colorado State in Denver). It will mark the first time in 129 seasons that the Buffaloes will play three regular season games on a Friday; it’s just the second time the Buffs will have as many as three non-Saturday games in the same regular season as well: in 2009, the Buffs play two on a Thursday, two on a Friday and one on a Sunday. 2018 COLORADO SCHEDULE & RESULTS (0-0, 0-0 Pac-12) 2017 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 7:34 p.m. 7-6 65-22-2 Buffs up 17-0 early to win third straight in series (teams play scoreless 2nd half) Sept. 8 at Nebraska ABC 1:30 p.m. 4-8 18-49-2 First meeting between former Big 7/8/12 rivals since 2010 SEPT. 15 NEW HAMPSHIRE PAC12MT 3:00 p.m. 9-5 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. 6-7 3-10-0 Fourth straight tight game between the two (the four decided by 21 points) OCT. 6 ARIZONA STATE (FW) TBA TBA 7-6 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 11-3 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 10-3 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 1-11 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. 7-6 14- 6-0 Teams combine for 713 rush yards, record 608 by two players (Lindsay: 281) NOV. 10 WASHINGTON STATE (N) TBA TBA 9-4 6- 5-0 Buffs shutout for first time since 2012 (60 games); Lindsay goes over 1K rushing NOV. 17 UTAH TBA TBA 7-6 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 5-7 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 18 MEHKI Blackmon (meh-key) 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.