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CSU RAMS 2012 FOOTBALL Colorado State University Weekly Game Notes | www.CSURams.com Weekly Release #1 | Aug. 27, 2012 | Contact: Paul Kirk, Director of Media Relations | 970/491-4672 | [email protected] | @PaulKirk_CSU GAME 1 COLORADO STATE RAMS vs. COLORADO BUFFALOES Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012 • 2 p.m. • Sports Authority Field at Mile High (76,152) • Denver, Colo. • TV: FX FOLLOW @CSUFootball CSURams www.CSURams.com @CoachMcElwain CoachJimMcElwain ColoradoStateUniv @CSUAthletics CSURamRuckus THE RAMS @Ram_Ruckus 2012 SCHEDULE/RESULTS DATE OPPONENT TIME/TV RAMS VS. BUFFS Sep 1 COLORADO 2 pm 0-0 0-0 Sat. Denver--Sports Authority Field at Mile High FX Sep 8 NORTH DAKOTA ST. 5 pm Head Coach: Jim McElwain (1st year at CSU) Head Coach: Jon Embree (2nd year at CU) Sat. Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium KTVD 20 Record at CSU: 0-0 | Overall: 0-0 Record at CU: 3-10 | Overall: 3-10 Sep 15 at San Jose State 6 pm Sat. Spartan Stadium ESPN3.com Sep 22 UTAH STATE 5 pm 2011 STATS/RANKINGS Sat. Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium KTVD 20 AVG MW NCAA AVG Pac-12 NCAA Sep 29 at Air Force 12 pm 116.83 6 44 ............... Rushing Offense ...........108.69 9 106 Sat. Falcon Stadium Altitude 184.58 5 90 ............... Passing Offense ...........237.62 9 57 Oct 6 FRESNO STATE 5 pm 351.42 6 87 ............... Total Offense ...........346.31 11 92 Sat. Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium KTVD 20 21.42 6 101 .............. Scoring Offense ............19.77 12 109 Oct 13 at San Diego State 5 pm 233.67 7 116 .............. Rushing Defense ...........183.92 10 89 Sat. Qualcomm Stadium KTVD 20 139.52 6 92 ............... Pass Efficiency Defense ...........156.58 12 115 413.25 5 85 ............... Total Defense ...........439.31 10 102 Oct 27 HAWAI’I 5 pm Sat. Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium KTVD 20 31.25 6 91 ............... Scoring Defense ............36.54 12 109 38.71 1 21 ............... Net Punting ............37.34 8 45 Nov 3 at Wyoming 2:30 pm Sat. War Memorial Stadium KTVD 20 10.33 4 36 ............... Punt Returns .............4.31 10 105 24.06 2 21 ............... Kickoff Returns ............18.57 12 115 Nov 10 UNLV 5 pm -0.33 7 85 ............... Turnover Margin ............ -0.31 8 84 Sat. Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium KTVD 20 179.58 2 13 ............... Pass Defense ...........255.38 8 97 Nov 17 at Boise State 1:30pm 117.96 6 94 ............... Passing Efficiency ...........123.77 12 84 Sat. Bronco Stadium NBC Sports 2.17 2 41 ............... Sacks .............2.23 6 36 Nov 24 NEW MEXICO 5 pm 4.25 7 114 .............. Tackles For Loss .............5.15 8 83 Sat. Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium ROOT 2.92 7 T-106 ............. Sacks Allowed .............2.38 9 87 BROADCAST INFORMATION MEDIA SCHEDULE CSU MEDIA RELATIONS TV: FX (Comcast 39 / HD 739) (DirecTV 248) (DISH 136) Mon., Aug. 27 12p--Jim McElwain | 12:30p--Players Paul Kirk Director of Media Relations PLAY-BY-PLAY: Craig Bolerjack | ANALYST: Joel Klatt 4-5:45p (approx.) Practice; No availability [email protected] | (970) 491-4672 Danny Mattie Asst. Media Relations Director SIDELINES: Petros Papadakis Tues., Aug. 28 10a--Jim McElwain MW Conf. Call 3:50-6p (approx.)--Practice; Players after [email protected] | (970) 491-5050 Asst. Media Relations Director RADIO: CSU Rams Radio Network | AM 560 KLZ | AM 600 KCOL Wed., Aug. 29 12p--Asst. Coaches Media Availability Danielle Marshall [email protected] | (970) 491-6494 PLAY-BY-PLAY: Brian Roth | ANALYST: Kevin McGlue 3:50-6p--Practice; McElwain after Nic Hallisey Asst. Media Relations Director SIDELINES: Marty Cesario Thu., Aug. 30 4-6p--Practice; No availability after [email protected] | (970) 491-5067 Fri., Aug. 31 No practice access; No availability after Stuart Buchanan, Student Asst., [email protected] Sun. Sept. 2 Players Off; No media availability Nick Frank, Student Asst., [email protected] CSU 2012 Quick Facts THIS WEEK Colorado State University The Colorado State Rams lift the curtain on the “Bold New Era” in CSU athletics when they take the field against the Location .............................Fort Collins, Colo. 80523 University of Colorado at 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 1, in the Cinch Jeans Rocky Mountain Showdown in Denver. The Enrollment ..................................................... 26,735 game takes place at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, as the 84th renewal of the longstanding rivalry between Nickname, Colors .........Rams, Forest Green & Gold the two schools. Stadium ...... Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium Capacity......................................................... 32,500 ON THE AIR: The game will be televised nationwide on FX, with Craig Bolerjack (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst) Conference ....................................... Mountain West and Petros Papadakis (analyst) calling the action. CSU fans can find the radio broadcast on the Colorado State President ................................. Dr. Anthony A. Frank network originating from AM 560 KLZ in Denver, with Brian Roth (play-by-play), Kevin McGlue (analyst) and Marty Director of Athletics..............................Jack Graham Cesario (sidelines) on the call. The radio broadcast is streamed online via the official website of the Rams, www. Head Coach........................................ Jim McElwain CSURams.com. For information on this subscription-based service, please visit the website and set up your ac- Career Record ..................................0-0 (1st year) count today. Office Phone .......................................970/491-6131 Offensive Formation .....................................Multiple ABOUT THE RAMS: CSU enters is 115th season of intercollegiate football, and first under new head coach Jim Defensive Formation ....................................Multiple McElwain. The former Alabama offensive coordinator (2008-11) takes over a Rams program that finished last 2011 Record/MW .................................. 3-9/1-6 (6th) season 3-9. CSU returns 16 starters, including four preseason All-Mountain West projections: RB Chris Nwoke, C 2011 Total Lettermen ............................................ 63 Weston Richburg, LB Shaquil Barrett and P Pete Kontodiakos. Nwoke became the starting running back late in Lettermen Returning/Lost in 2012 ................... 49/14 the 2011 season and rolled up 1,130 rushing yards on 200 carries for an impressive 5.7 yards per carry. He rushed Starters Returning (O/D) in 2012 ..................16 (8/8) for nine touchdowns and added 23 receptions for 143 yards (6.2). Richburg has landed on the watch list for the 2011 Starters Lost (O/D) .................................6 (3/3) Outland Trophy, Rimington Trophy and the Rotary Lombardi Award. Athletic Media Relations THIS WEEK’S TOP NOTES Director/Football Contact ............................Paul Kirk • The Rams have won their season opener two of the last three seasons. Last year CSU squeaked out a 14-10 Office phone .......................................970/491-4672 road victory at New Mexico. The next most recent season-opening victory came in 2009 when the Rams charged E-mail [email protected] into Boulder and defeated in-state rival Colorado 23-17. It was CSU’s first victory in Boulder since 1986. FAX .....................................................970/491-1348 Press Box Phone .......................970/491-8100, 8111 • Overall the Rams have posted a 58-55-1 record in season openers, including streaks of nine consecutive wins Web site ........................................... CSURams.com between 1940-1950 (CSU didn’t field a team in 1943-44) and seven in a row from 1994-2000. • McElwain, the 20th head coach in Colorado State football annals, will make his head coaching debut Saturday. General Information The last CSU coach to win his debut with the Rams was Jerry Wampfler, who defeated New Mexico State, 28-9 First Year of Football......................................... 1893 in Las Cruces, on Sept. 12, 1970. All-Time Record ........................... 477-536-33 (.472) Home ............................................241-190-11 (.559) • The only other coaches to win their Colorado State/Colorado A&M debut games were C.J. Griffith in 1901 (vs. Away ............................................ 224-331-22 (.407) Denver) and Julius Wagner in 1942 (at Wyoming). Hughes Stadium ............................ 123-103-2 (.546) Conference Championships ................................. 15 • McElwain hasn’t dropped a season opener at the college level since 2004 as an assistant head coach at Michi- Last Championship ................. 2002, Mountain West gan State. Bowl Appearances ........................................12 (5-7) • McElwain will not only be seeking his first career coaching victory on Saturday vs. Colorado; he will attempt to First Appearance .................................. Jan. 1, 1949 become the first head coach in school history to defeat the Buffaloes in his first year as the head coach at CSU. Bowl ...............................Raisin Bowl (Fresno, Calif.) Result ...................Occidental 21, Colorado A&M 20 CSU’s first-year coaches vs. Colorado Last Appearance............................................... 2008 W.J. Forbes (1899) ..............................L, 0-63 Bowl ............ New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, N.M.) George E. Toomey (1900) ...................L, 0-29 Result ...............Colorado State 40, Fresno State 35 Matt Rothwell (1903) ...........................L, 0-5