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Release No. 9 | Oct. 26, 2009 COLORADO STATE ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS | ZAK GILBERT, DANNY MATTIE, DANIELLE MARSHALL, ANDREW WOERPEL 311 MCGRAW ATHLETIC CENTER | FORT COLLINS, CO 80523-0120 | TELEPHONE 970/491-5067 (FAX 970/491-1348) | CSURAMS.COM | COACHFAIR.COM CSU LOOKS TO GET BACK ON TRACK Game 9 Rams host AFA for Hall of Fame Weekend This week’s notable storylines… CSU bids for its first win since Sept. 19, and first conference victory since the 2008 season finale at Wyoming, Nov. 22. Several legends will be back in town for Hall of Fame Weekend, including Air Force Colorado State former football players Moses Moreno and Kevin Sheesley, among five Class of 2009 inductees. Moreno in three career starts against the Air FALCONS RAMS Force was 2-1, including a 27-20 upset over the No. 21 Falcons in 1995. ’09 Record: 4-4, 3-2 MWC ’09 Record: 3-5, 0-4 MWC The programs renew a heated Front Range rivalry that began in 1957. Ranking: — Ranking: — ‘09 on road: 1-3 ‘09 at home: 2-2 They’ve met every year since Steve Fairchild’s first season as the Rams’ Coach: Troy Calhoun Coach: Steve Fairchild quarterback, 1978. Saturday marks the 48th renewal. Record at AFA: 21-13 Record at CSU: 10-11 Fairchild was 2-0 against the Falcons as a field general (1978, 1980), and 5-4 now as a member of the CSU coaching staff. 2009 leaders 2009 leaders CSU sets out to return the Ram-Falcon Trophy back to Fort Collins for the Rushing: J.Tew Rushing: L.Mason first time since Sept. 29, 2005, a 41-23 Thursday night ESPN triumph at (135-465, 3.4 avg., 5 TD) (107-511, 4.8 avg., 2 TD) home. The Falcons’ current three-game winning streak is their longest Passing: T.Jefferson Passing: G.Stucker in the series since a seven-year run from 1983-89. From 1990-2005, (24-44-1, 319, 2 TD) (112-212-11, 1670, 12 TD) Receiving: K.Fogler Receiving: R.Greer CSU went 10-5 against their rivals. (12-227, 18.9 avg., 4 TD) (29-544, 18.8 avg., 0 TD) Both programs had legendary head coaches lead their teams to new heights before tapping the NFL to hire a former player Inside... & assistant coach from their history. Troy Calhoun played and Media Info ..................................................2 The setting... This week’s game .......................................3 coached at Air Force before the Falcons hired him from the MWC standings..........................................6 Date: Saturday, Oct. 31 Houston Texans to replace Fisher DeBerry. Steve Fairchild Last week’s game .......................................8 Kickoff: 2:06 p.m. MDT played and coached at Colorado State before the Rams hired Team notes...............................................10 Location: Fort Collins, Colo. him from the Buffalo Bills to replace Sonny Lubick. Coaches in the press box .........................10 Site: Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium Individual notes........................................13 CSU quarterback Grant Stucker’s dad, Pat, played for AFA. Opponent schedules/results .....................15 Capacity: 32,500 CSU football media contacts Rosters.....................................................16 Series: Air Force leads, 27-19-1 Director/Football SID — Zak Gilbert Depth chart...............................................18 Telephone..................................................970/491-5067 Pronunciation guide .................................18 Statistics ..................................................20 Broadcast information E-mail......................................zak.gilbert@colostate.edu The Last Time...........................................22 Television — The Mtn. Student assistant — Stuart Buchanan CSU W-L record breakdown.....................22 DirecTV: Ch. 616 E-mail....................................stuart@rams.colostate.edu Game-by-game/miscellaneous stats.........23 Comcast Digital Student assistant — Nick Frank Updated bios/career stats.........................31 Game summaries .....................................49 Cable: Ch. 411 E-mail [email protected] DISH Network: Unavailable 2009 Schedule/Results Play-by-Play: James Bates Color Analyst: Todd Christensen Date Opponent Site Time/Final TV Series Notes Sideline Reporter: Roger Bailey S 6 at Colorado Boulder, Colo. W, 23-17 FSN 20-59-2 CSU’s first Boulder win since 1986 Producer: Steve Kurtenbach S 12 WEBER STATE Fort Collins, Colo. W, 24-23 (none) 3-0-0 G.Miller last-minute fumble recovery Director: Dean Andruk S 19 NEVADA Fort Collins, Colo. W, 35-20 (none) 9-1-0 Rams’ first 3-0 start since 1994 S 26 at No. 19 BYU* Provo, Utah L, 42-23 The Mtn. 27-37-3 CSU outscored 21-0 in first quarter Colorado State Sports Network O 3 at Idaho Moscow, Idaho L, 31-29 ESPNU 3-3-0 Rams can’t hold 20-7 lead Flagship station: KLZ, 560-AM, Denver O 10 UTAH* Fort Collins, Colo. L, 24-17 The Mtn. 22-54-2 CSU three second-half INTs Internet: CSURams.com/allaccess O 17 at No. 12 TCU* Fort Worth, Texas L, 44-6 VERSUS 1-6-0 CSU up 6-0 late in first half Voice of the Rams: Jerry Schemmel O 24 SAN DIEGO ST.* Fort Collins, Colo. L, 42-28 The Mtn. 13-16-0 Mosure 130 ru. yards; CSU up 21-7 at half Color Analyst: Brian Roth O 31 AIR FORCE* Fort Collins, Colo. 2 p.m. The Mtn. 19-27-1 AFA owns longest strk. (3) over CSU since 80s Sideline Reporter: N 7 at UNLV* Las Vegas, Nev. 8 p.m. The Mtn. 12-4-1 Rams six-game overall win strk./12 last 13 Kevin McGlue N 21 at New Mexico* Albuquerque, N.M. 4 p.m. The Mtn. 32-24-0 CSU returns to site of ‘08 bowl win Engineer: Bob Greenfield N 27 WYOMING* Fort Collins, Colo. Noon The Mtn. 54-40-5 Rams own five-gm. home winning strk. The Colorado State radio broadcast begins with All times mountain a pregame show two hours prior to kickoff. *—Mountain West Conference opponent; 2009 home events — Ag Day (Sept. 12), Ram Legends Weekend (Sept. 19), Homecoming & Family Weekend (Oct. LiveStats: CSURams.com (GameTracker) 10), Band Day (Oct. 24), Hall of Fame Game (Oct. 31), Border War (Nov. 27). 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- The Steve Fairchild it can welcome you to Fort Collins. Members of the of- tion, statistics and rosters for all of the Rams’ 16 Show with the head fice, including director Zak Gilbert, assistant directors athletic programs. Rams fans worldwide can also coach of the Rams and Danny Mattie and Danielle Marshall, and several stu- listen to the live play-by-play coverage offered by host Susie Wargin airs dent assistants, are available to assist with your cov- the Colorado State Sports Network through the In- each Sunday at 11 erage. The office is happy to help you however it can. ternet site (CSURams.com/allaccess). p.m., beginning Sept. 13 and continuing throughout Please feel free to contact Zak Gilbert via phone the season on 9NEWS-KUSA, Denver’s No. 1-rated (970/491-5067) or e-mail ([email protected]) MWC Head Coaches Teleconference station. The coach of the Rams and Wargin will re- at any time with questions regarding the media policy. The Mountain West Conference football coaches par- view previous game action and provide insight on ticipate in a weekly media teleconference the upcoming opponent each week. It re-airs on The Interviews… on Tuesday mornings. The calls are sched- Mtn. Tuesdays at 4:30 p.m. MT, Fridays at 5:30 p.m. All interviews with any member of the uled every Tuesday, from Sept. 1-Nov. 24. MT, and additionally as available on a weekly basis. football program, including the coach- The call can be heard live via the MWC ing staff and student-athletes, must be Web site or by calling the MWC communi- Radio coordinated through the athletic media cations office (719/488-4051) for the call- The Coors Light Steve Fairchild Coach’s Show airs relations office. in number. A replay of each teleconference each Wednesday during the season, offering insight Head Coach Steve Fairchild is available either in-per- also will be made available on the MWC Web site. and information on the Rams with the head coach, son or by phone, by appointment through his as- Call schedule (MT) and play-by-play announcer Jerry Schemmel. The sistant, Linda Krier (970/491-7818). 10 a.m. Moderator opens call show originates from The Stonehouse Grille, 125 S. Telephone interviews with a coach or student-ath- 10:02 a.m. Kyle Whittingham — Utah College in Fort Collins, each Wednesday during the lete should be arranged at least 24 hours in advance 10:12 a.m. Brady Hoke — San Diego State season from 7-8 p.m. Fans can attend the show live of the requested session, through the athletic media 10:22 a.m. Troy Calhoun — Air Force or call in with questions by dialing 1-866/888-5449, relations office. 10:22 a.m. Chuck Long — San Diego State or e-mail them from CSURams.com. The show airs Phone calls (cell, office or home) to any coach or 10:32 a.m. Mike Sanford — UNLV live on the Colorado State Sports Network. student-athlete are strictly prohibited, unless previ- 10:42 a.m. Gary Patterson – TCU ously arranged through the athletic media relations 10:52 a.m. Bronco Mendenhall — BYU CSU media availability... office. Media should contact the athletic media rela- 11:02 a.m. Steve Fairchild — Colorado State Monday, Oct. 26 tions office, rather than the individual coaches 11:12 a.m. Mike Locksley — New Mexico 1 p.m.