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15 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 14 BOWL GAME APPEARANCES | 45 WEEKS IN THE POLLS SINCE 1994 | 23 ALL-AMERICANS 245 FIRST-TEAM ALL-conference selections | 3 colleGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME SELECTIONS | 1 JIM THORPE AWARD WINNER 2015 SCHEDULE Colorado State CSU vs. Colorado Colorado At A Glance Saturday, Sept. 5 • Fort Collins, Colo. RAMS Date: Saturday, Sept. 19 BUFFALOES SAVANNAH STATE 1-1 (0-0 MW) 1-1 (0-0 Pac-12) W, 65-13 Time: 5 p.m. MT TV: CBS Sports Network Saturday, Sept. 12 • Fort Collins, Colo. Radio: ESPN 105.5 MINNESOTA Location: Denver, Colo. L, 23-20 (OT) Venue: Sports Authority Saturday, Sept. 19 • 5 p.m. MT Field at Mile High vs. COLORADO Surface: Grass Denver, Colo. • CBS Sports Capacity: 76,125 22-62-2 Saturday, Sept. 26 • 5 p.m. MT Series: at UTSA San Antonio, Texas • CBS Sports A victory Saturday would… Saturday, Oct. 3 • TBA Be CSU’s third victory in the Rocky Mountain Showdown in the past at UTAH STATE four years. The Rams have accomplished that feat three other times Logan, Utah • ESPN Networks (1999-2002, and three wins in a row in 1925-27 and 1931-33). Saturday, Oct. 10 • 5 p.m. MT Give the Rams a win over a Power-5 school for the fourth consecu- BOISE STATE tive season, a streak which would rank second nationally. Fort Collins, Colo. • CBS Sports Mark the fourth consecutive time that a first-year head coach has Saturday, Oct. 24 • 1:30 p.m. MT won his debut Rocky Mountain Showdown (Jon Embree in 2011, Jim AIR FORCE McElwain in 2012 and Mike MacIntyre in 2013). Fort Collins, Colo. • CBS Sports Be CSU’s 23rd in the series, the eight-most by CSU against all oppo- Saturday, Oct. 31 • 1:30 p.m. MT nents. SAN DIEGO STATE Fort Collins, Colo. • CBS Sports Playing FOR... The Rams and Buffaloes have Saturday, Nov. 7 • TBA met 86 times, beginning in at WYOMING 1893 and every season since Laramie, Wyo. • ESPN Networks 1995. It is more than pride and bragging rights on the Saturday, Nov. 14 • 5 p.m. MT line when the two teams meet: Colorado State and UNLV Fort Collins, Colo. • ROOT Sports Colorado are playing for the Centennial Cup. The trophy was introduced to the in-state Saturday, Nov. 21 • 3:30 p.m. MT rivalry game in 1986, with the at NEW MEXICO Rams etching their names as Albuquerque, N.M. • ROOT Sports winners on it first. In that first contest with the Centennial Saturday, Nov. 28 • 7 p.m. MT Cup on the line, the Rams defeated the Buffaloes, 23-7, at FRESNO STATE in Boulder. More recently, Fresno, Calif. • CBS Sports CSU gained possession of the Centennial Cup for the Saturday, Dec. 5 • TBA second time in three years in MOUNTAIN WEST CHAMPIONSHIP 2014, following a 31-17 victory. TBD www.CSURams.com • Twitter: @CSUFootball • Instagram: @CSURamsFB • Phone: 970/491-5067 • Fax: 970/491-1348 • Tickets: 1-800-491-RAMS PREVIEWING THE teams 2 COLORADO STATE FootBALL FOLLOW THE GAME THE TEAMS AT A GLANCE TV (CBS Sports Network) Carter Blackburn ..................................... Play-By-Play COLORADO STate colorado Aaron Taylor ........................................... Color Analyst Rams Buffaloes Jenny Dell ......................................................... Sideline Radio (Colorado State Sports Network) Flagship: KJAC 105.5 ESPN KRFD 100.1 FM/KJME 890 AM/KKVT 100.7 FM Sirius 145/XM 198 • Under the guidance of first-year head coach Mike • Led by Mike MacIntyre, who is 7-19 in Boulder, Gary Miller ................................................. Play-By-Play Bobo, formerly the offensive coordinator at Georgia. including 1-1 against CSU. Brian Roth ................................................ Color Analyst • Return 17 starters from last year’s 10-win team. • After a season-opening loss at Hawai’i, rebounded Kevin McGlue ................................................... Sideline • Looking for third consecutive bowl game berth. with a 48-14 victory over UMass, snapping their nine- • Picked to finish third in the Mountain West’s Moun- game losing streak. tain Division. • Have just three seniors at skills positions, tied for the FOLLOW THE RAMS • Nick Stevens and Coleman Key have split time at fewest in the NCAA FBS. Twitter quarterback.. • WR Nelson Spruce is now CU’s career receptions @CSUFootball @CSURamsGameday • Highlighted by consensus All-America wide receiver leader (219), and needs 122 yards and two touch- @CoachBobo_CSU @CSUAthletics Rashard Higgins, who led the NCAA FBS for yards downs to reach those marks, as well. Instagram (1,750) and touchdowns (17) in 2014 and was one of • QB Sefo Liufau ranks 5th on CU’s career list for pass- @CSURamsFB @CSUAthletics three finalists for the Biletnikoff Award. ing yards, 2nd for touchdowns and 1st for completion Facebook • As a team, return 83 percent of its receiving yardage percentage. Facebook.com/CSURamsFootball from 2014. The team’s pass catchers lead the NCAA • In its win over UMass, CU rushed for 390 yards, the FBS with more than 6,400 career yards combined. most since 2007. Michael Adkins II (119) and Christian • Began the season 1-0 for the fourth time in the past Powell (105) were each over 100 yards. TEAM COMPARISON five seasons. • Through two games, CU has intercepted three pass- CSU CU • In the season opener, scored the fifth-most points es, already reaching its 2014 total. Total Offense ..............................456.0 ................464.5 in school history and won by 52 points, the largest • The Buffs were picked to finish last in the Pac-12 Rushing Offense .........................194.5 ............... 302.5 margin of victory since 1997. South after going winless in conference play in 2014. Passing Offense ......................... 261.5 ................ 162.0 • Defense has not allowed a first-quarter first down. Passing Efficiency ....................152.99 ..............103.93 Scoring Offense ...........................42.5 .................. 34.0 Total Defense ............................ 298.0 ................349.5 Colorado State leaders colorado leaders Rushing Defense .........................131.5 .................123.5 Category Player Total Category Player Total Pass Efficiency Defense ..........96.43 ................110.21 Touchdowns Joe Hansley 2 Touchdowns Michael Adkins 3 Scoring Defense ...........................18.0 ...................21.0 Passing Yards Nick Stevens 340 Passing Yards Sefo Liufau 324 Net Punting ................................... 48.6 .................. 29.3 Passing TDs Nick Stevens 5 Passing TDs Sefo Liufau 1 Punt Returns ....................................8.6 .....................2.0 Rushing Yards Dalyn Dawkins 129 Rushing Yards Rodney Smith 88 Kickoff Returns ........................... 100.0 ...................27.3 Receptions Joe Hansley/Rashard Higgins 7 Receptions Nelson Spruce 14 Turnover Margin ...............................-5 .......................+1 Receiving Yards Joe Hansley 126 Receiving Yards Nelson Spruce 133 Sacks .................................................3.5 .....................2.0 Total Offense Nick Stevens 342 Total Offense Sefo Liufau 441 Tackles For Loss ...........................10.5 .................... 6.0 Tackles Kevin Pierre-Louis 17 Tackles Ken Crawley 12 Sacks Allowed ..................................1.5 .....................2.0 Interceptions DeAndre Elliott 1 Interceptions (3 Players) 1 Forced Fumbles Deonte Clyburn/Joe Kawulok 1 Forced Fumbles (3 Players) 1 NCAA RANK COMPARISON Fumble Recoveries Kevin Davis 1 Fumble Recoveries Ken Crawley 1 Nick Januska Sacks (4 Players) 1 CSU CU Josh Lovingood Tackles for Loss Chidobe Awuzie 3.0 Total Offense ....................................48 ......................43 Sacks Martavius Foster 3.0 Punt Return Avg. Nelson Spruce 2.6 Rushing Offense .............................62 ........................9 Tackles for Loss Martavius Foster 3.5 Kick Return Avg. Phillip Lindsay 27.3 Passing Offense ..............................47 ....................106 Punt Return Avg. Deionte Gaines 26.0 Team Passing Efficiency ...............37 .....................115 Kick Return Avg. Jordon Vaden 100.0 Scoring Offense ..............................27 ..................T-52 Total Defense ..................................39 ..................... 59 Rushing Defense ............................55 ..................T-46 Passing Yards Allowed ..............T-40 .......................81 Team Passing Efficiency Defense ..25 ......................44 Scoring Defense ..............................41 ......................57 Turnover Margin ........................... 123 ..................T-40 3rd Down Conversion Pct. ....... T-32 ......................39 4th Down Conversion Pct. ....... T-63 ..................T-63 3rd Down Conversion Pct. Defense ..23 ......................70 4th Down Conversion Pct. Defense ...84 ..................T-50 Red Zone Offense ...................... T-42 ..................T-84 Red Zone Defense ..................... T-36 ..................T-36 Net Punting ......................................... 1 ..................... 117 Punt Returns ................................T-58 .................T-104 Kickoff Returns ................................... 1 .......................18 First Downs Offense .................. T-43 ...................T-12 First Downs Defense ................. T-53 ..................T-53 Fewest Penalties Per Game ....T-92 ......................53 Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game ...T-95 ......................87 Time Of Possession ......................101 ........................9 coaching comparison 3 COLORADO STATE FootBALL MIKE BOBO | COLORADO STATE MIKE MacIntyre | Colorado Colorado State University

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