UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BUFFALOES / SPORTS INFORMATION SERVICE www.CUBuffs.com Fieldhouse Annex #50, 357 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309‐0357 © 2010 CU Athletics Telephone 303/492‐5626 (FAX: 303/492‐3811; E‐mail: [email protected]; [email protected]) David Plati (Associate AD/Sports Information), Curtis Snyder (Associate SID), Andrew Green (Assistant SID), Troy Andre (Assistant SID/ Internet Managing Editor), Linda Poncin (Assistant SID), B.G. Brooks (Contributing Editor/CUBuffs.com), Cydney Ricker (Graduate Assistant) COLORADO 2010 COLORADO BUFFALO Football GAME 8—OKLAHOMA SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2010 7:20 p.m. MDT Memorial Stadium (82,112), Norman, Okla. RELEASE NUMBER 8 (October 26, 2010) ESPN2 (National) | KOA-RADIO | CUBUFFS.COM (Live Stats) QUICKLY SPEAKING … The Colorado Buffaloes (3-4, 0-3 Big 12) wrap up play forever against the Big 12 South Division, as the Pac-12 bound Buffs hit the conference road in traveling to Norman to take on the No. 11 Oklahoma Sooners (6-1, 2-1 Big 12) in a 7:20 p.m. MDT kickoff at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium … OU is ranked No. 11 in all three polls (AP, USA Today/Coaches and Harris, but is No. 9 in the BCS Standings) … It’s the first meeting between the two since Colorado rallied from a 24-7 deficit to topple the third-ranked Sooners in Boulder, 27-24, on a 45-yard Kevin Eberhart field goal at the gun on Sept. 29, 2007 … The Buffs are 4-9 all-time on “Halloween Eve,” but that includes a 3-2 record against Oklahoma (1-0 in Norman) … Colorado is out to stop school- record losing streaks of 14 overall road games as well as 10 straight conferences games on the short end of the scoreboard … This will be CU’s second game against a ranked opponent this season (0-1); the Buffs have defeated at least one ranked team in 18 of the last 22 seasons … Injuries Mounting: CU has lost one, possibly two more players for the season after they were injured against Texas Tech: QB Tyler Hansen (ruptured spleen) and ILB Jon Major (knee, MCL sprain); Hansen is out 6-to-8 weeks, while Major will be re-evaluated this week, but he’s out at least for the next two or three games … OT Nate Solder will find out this Thursday if he is one of 15 finalists for the William Campbell Trophy (the “academic” Heisman); if he reaches finalist status, he would receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship from the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame and would get to attend the Hall of Fame festivities this December, which will also include the induction of CU’s Alfred Williams … Since Colorado beat them earlier this season, Hawai'i has won five in a row to improve to 6-2, while Georgia has reeled off three straight and is now 4-4; that’s a combined 8-0 … Visit CUBuffs.com/gameday as your one stop for everything, including our on-line media guide and live stats. DEPTH CHART ON PAGE 54; ROSTER ON PAGES 55-56 CU-OU TV: ESPN2 (National) / Carter Blackburn (play-by-play) / Mile Bellotti (color analyst) / Brock Huard (color analyst) / Jim Zirolli (producer) CU-OU RADIO: Westwood One (National) / Brad Sham (play-by-play) / Eddie George (color analyst / Jason Horowitz (pregame/halftime) / Tim Parker (producer) STAT OF THE WEEK Though carbon paper likely barely exists any more, the Buffaloes and Sooners are eerily similar in the second half when it comes to scoring. Colorado has been outscored 85-84, while Oklahoma has been as well, 97-95. Both are strong third quarter teams, CU owning a 60-28 edge (+32), while OU is up on its foes, 65-30 (+35); but in the fourth quarter, the Buffs are on the short end of 57-24 (-33) as are the Sooners by 67-30 (-37). In addition to the scoring advantage, Colorado’s best quarter offensively is also the third stanza, with 846 yards (120.9 per), almost 40 more than the Buffs allow. OBSCURE NOTE OF THE WEEK The Buffaloes don’t lose very many games once they have taken a two-score lead (9-plus points), and the 27-24 loss to Texas Tech last Saturday, after entering the fourth quarter with a 24-14 lead, was just the 22nd time the Buffs have either lost (18) or were tied (four) after leading by two or more scores dating back to the ’76 season (out of 238 occurrences). But inside that stat is the fact the last time CU didn’t win after taking a two-score lead at home was on Sept. 27, 1986 – 24 years ago – when Arizona rallied for a 24-12 win after trailing 21-12 in the fourth quarter. 2010 COLORADO SCHEDULE & RESULTS (3-4, 0-3 BIG 12) 2010 Date CU* Opponent Opp* TV Result/Time Record Series This-N-That Sept. 4 NR COLORADO STATE NR The Mtn. W 24- 3 2-6 60-20-2 CU defense dominant from start; McKnight sets CU career reception record Sept. 11 NR at California NR FSN L 7-52 4-3 2- 3-0 Cal jumps out to commanding early lead; losing team in series has never led SEPT. 18 NR HAWAI’I NR FCS (C) W 31-13 6-2 1- 1-0 Buffs spot UH 10-0 halftime lead, running game (252 yards) rallies CU to win OCT. 2 NR GEORGIA (N) NR FSN W 29-27 4-4 1- 1-0 Beatty (FF) and Major (FR) seal CU win; Buffs rush attack (237 yds) paces O Oct. 9 NR at Missouri 24 FSN L 0-26 7-0 31-41-3 75th/last meeting goes to MU; CU can’t capitalize on 44 plays in MU territory OCT. 16 NR BAYLOR (FW) NR FCS (C) L 25-31 6-2 9- 7-0 Back-and-forth game (CU led 22:49, BU 23:07) ends on end zone PBU OCT. 23 NR TEXAS TECH (HC) NR none L 24-27 4-3 5- 5-0 Tech takes only lead on FG with 2:08 remaining; QB Hansen lost for season Oct. 30 NR at Oklahoma 11 ESPN2 7:20 pm 6-1 17-39-2 Last meeting in 2007 (Boulder) produced CU 27-24 upset win over No. 3 OU Nov. 6 at Kansas none TBA 2-5 42-24-3 Series game No. 70: KU third school CU will have played 70 times (CSU, MU) NOV. 13 IOWA STATE TBA TBA 4-4 48-15-1 Veterans & Hall of Fame Day/CU will induct 10 into its Athletic HOF NOV. 20 KANSAS STATE TBA TBA 5-2 44-20-1 2009: Buffs take early 6-3 lead then sputter on offense; KSU 10 points off TO Nov. 26 at Nebraska ABC 1:30 pm 6-1 18-48-2 Final Big 12 regular season game for Big 10-bound Nebraska Dec. 4 Big 12 Championship Game ABC 6:00 pm (Cowboys Stadium, Arlington Texas) (All times mountain. KEY: —Big 12 Conference game; N—Night game; HC—Homecoming; FW—Family Weekend.) 2010 COLORADO BUFFALO FOOTBALL / The Media Page Page 2 COLORADO FOOTBALL MEDIA SERVICES ¾ Coach Dan Hawkins holds a Tuesday press luncheon in the Dal Ward Athletic Center, starting at 11:30 a.m. with lunch, followed by Hawkins beginning the interview session promptly at Noon. This year’s dates: Sept. 7-14-28, Oct. 5-12-19-26, Nov. 2-9-16-22 (Monday)-30, Dec. TBA (bowl). NOTE that there is no organized press luncheon on Sept. 21 (bye week). The press conference portion of the luncheon is streamed live on www.CUBuffs.com (in the BuffsTV area); all press conferences on CUBuffs.com are free and thus do not require access codes. ¾ Hawkins can be heard Mondays (Aug. 31-Nov. 30) on the Big 12 Teleconference Call at 10:40 a.m. MT. All coaches participate; call the Big 12 office (469-524-1007) for access (media only—you must register). A teleconference replay is available after 3 p.m. MT the same day by phone (706/634-1618) or on www.Big12sports.com. ¾ Video highlights of CU football games are available anytime provided by the Big 12 Conference. Contact Bob Burda at the Big 12 office for approval and access (469/524- 1007; [email protected]). Special requests can also be made through CU’s BuffVision (Deric Swanson or Eric Pelloni: 303-735-3637). ¾ The Colorado lockerroom (home and road) is closed after games; following the customary 10-minute cooling off period, players will be made available (a list of players will be solicited immediately following the game; no cutoff to request players). ¾ Colorado’s regular season football practices are closed to the general public (exception: those Sundays when the team does practice). The last 15 minutes of the Tuesday and Wednesday practices are open to the media and for any photography/video needs (just follow all parameters listed in CU’s media policies). Thursday practices are closed to all except network TV personnel broadcasting the game. ¾ This year’s standard meeting/practice schedule (mountain time, pre-time change): Sunday (3:15-4:00, 4:00-5:45); Monday (off); Tuesday (6:30-7:30/8:00-10:00), Wednesday (6:30-7:30/8:00-10:00), Thursday (6:30-7:30/8:15-10:00), Friday (9:00-10:00, afternoon/evening meetings). ¾ Interviews with Colorado players are allowed post-practice on Sundays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays (the cutoff moves up Tuesday for the Friday Nebraska game).