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0 FARI UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BUFFALOES / SPORTS INFORMATION SERVICE www.CUBuffs.com 2150 Stadium Drive (574 Champions Center), 357 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0357 © 2019 CU Athletics Telephone 303/492-5626 (E-mail/FB contacts: [email protected]; [email protected]) David Plati (Associate AD/SID), Curtis Snyder (Assistant AD), Troy Andre (Associate SID/CUBuffs.com M.E.), Linda Sprouse (Associate SID), COLORADO Seth Pringle (Assistant SID), Shaun Wicen (Assistant SID), Neill Woelk (Contributing Editor/CUBuffs.com), Tommy Henderson (Graduate Assistant) 2018 COLORADO BUFFALO FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE, NOTES & STATISTICS RELEASE NUMBER 13 (Updated January 20, 2019) CUBUFFS.COM BUFFALO BITS … The Colorado Buffaloes closed out their 129th season of intercollegiate football immediately; quarterback coach Kurt Roper was named interim head coach for with a 5-7 record, which included a 2-7 mark in Pac-12 play ... Looking at the season finale at Cal (see page 3 for further details) … Colorado was atop the preliminary numbers for next season, Colorado will return 66 lettermen for Pac-12 South Division for the first four weeks of league play, but slipped all the 2019, including 12 starters (six each on both offense and defense), along with all way to sixth with the season-ending seven-game losing streak ... Colorado played three kicking specialists; four others with significant starting experience will also the 500th game in Folsom Field’s history against Utah in the home finale on Nov. return, as will 23 others with significant game experience ... All 18 seniors on the 17 ... The Pac-12 released the 2019 conference schedules on Dec. 4 (see below); 2019 roster have all lettered at least once (eight offense, seven defense, three CU’s home schedule will be one of its best in recent history, including the specialists) ... Those numbers are the highest in recent memory if not all-time resumption of two long-time rivalries as Nebraska will visit Boulder for the first due to the NCAA redshirt rule that allowed players to appear in up to four games time since 2009, and Air Force will travel north up I-25 and then U.S. 36 to and not lose a year of eligibility ... The Buffaloes played just five bowl teams in Folsom for the first time since 1973 (or 46 years); the two haven’t played since 2018, the fewest this millennium ... For the third time in its history, CU did not ’74 ... CUBuffs.com/media is all things Buff (on-line media guide, game notes, finish the season with the coach that started it: on Nov. 18, CU athletic director live stats, etc.). Rick George relieved head coach Mike MacIntyre of his duties effective DEPTH CHART ON PAGE 69; ROSTERS ON PAGES 70-72; STATISTICS 73-81 2019 COLORADO SCHEDULE (FW—Family Weekend; HC—Homecoming; Home Team For CU/CSU—Colorado) Date Opponent Site Date Opponent Site Date Opponent Site A 30 (Fri.) Colorado State Denver O 5 ARIZONA (FW) BOULDER N 9 STANFORD (HC) BOULDER S 7 NEBRASKA BOULDER O 11 (Fri.) at Oregon Eugene N 16 —BYE— S 14 AIR FORCE BOULDER O 19 at Washington State Pullman N 23 WASHINGTON BOULDER S 21 at Arizona State Tempe O 25 (Fri.) SOUTHERN CAL BOULDER N 30 at Utah Salt Lake City S 28 —BYE— N 2 at UCLA Pasadena D 6 Pac-12 Championship Game STAT OF THE WEEK 6,400. That’s the two-year total offensive yards accumulated by QB Steven Montez, as he gained 3,313 yards overall in 2017 and added 3,087 this season; that shattered the old mark for back-to-back seasons by nearly 400 yards. QB Sefo Liufau held the old mark of 6,020 (3,336 in 2014, 2,684 in 2015). Overall, there were 30 records either set (24) or tied (six) this season (see page 21 for records set or tied in 2018). OBSCURE NOTES OF THE YEAR 872-871. That was Colorado’s and the opponent offensive snaps in 2018 – just a 1 play difference over 12 games. More often than not, there’s quite a difference; you have to go back 41 seasons to 1977 to find the last time there was a single play separating the offense (834 snaps) and the opponent (833). There was a two-play diff in 1955 (CU 623, Opponents 621); the closest between 1977 and 2018 were five plays, in 1991 (opponent 763, CU 768) and in 2012 (CU 829, opponents 824). 48. Colorado started its third-most freshmen since they became eligible to play in 1972, as they made 48 starts (33 by redshirts and 15 by true frosh). The only seasons where more made starts came in 2012 (74: a record 57 true and 17 redshirts) and in 2007 (49: 29 redshirts/20 true). 2018 COLORADO SCHEDULE & RESULTS (5-7, 2-7 Pac-12) 2018 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 W 45-13 3-9 66-22-2 CU has a 300-yard passer, 200-yard receiver and a 100-yard rusher for first time Sept. 8 NR at Nebraska NR ABC W 33-28 4-8 19-49-2 Buffs rally for 33-28 win in first meeting between former Big 8 rivals since 2010 SEPT. 15 RV NEW HAMPSHIRE ---- PAC12MT W 45-14 4-7 1- 0-0 CU sprints to 28-0 halftime lead, 74 different players see action SEPT. 28 RV UCLA (N) NR FS-1 W 38-16 3-9 4-10-0 22-point win is largest by CU in series (four previous games decided by 21 points) OCT. 6 21 ARIZONA STATE (FW) RV PAC12 W 28-21 7-6 2- 8-0 Shenault’s 4 TDs (2 rushing/2 receiving) lead Buffs to win over the Sun Devils Oct. 13 19 Southern California (N) NR FS-1 L 20-31 5-7 0-13-0 USC takes control with 21 points in last half of second quarter (21-7 at half) Oct. 20 RV at Washington 15 FOX L 13-27 10-4 6-11-1 UW up 14-13 at half; has now outscored CU 67-6 in last three second halves OCT. 27 RV OREGON STATE (HC) NR PAC12 L 34-41 OT 2-10 5- 6-0 Beavers rally from down 31-3 with 14:48 left in 3Q; CU forced OTwith PAT block Nov. 2 NR at Arizona (N) NR FS-1 L 34-42 5-7 14- 7-0 Wild see-saw affair sees combined 59 points in second and third quarters NOV. 10 NR WASHINGTON STATE (N) 9 ESPN L 7-31 11-2 6- 6-0 Buffs score first but WSU takes control in last three quarters, run 94 plays on O NOV. 17 NR UTAH 21 PAC-12 L 7-30 9-5 32-30-3 Utes snap 7-7 halftime tie with 23 second half points Nov. 24 NR at California NR PAC-12 L 21-33 7-6 4- 6-0 Cal zooms to 21-0 lead off three CU turnovers; Buffs battled back to within 27-21 (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 25 MEHKI Blackmon (muh-kai) 23 JAREK BROUSSARD (jerek brew-sard) area); press conferences on CUBuffs.com do not THE BUFFS ON THE INTERNET require access codes. (TV Pool Assignments for 44 Jacob CALLIER (cal-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 every other Tuesday information, releases, game notes, press conference 17 KABION ENTO (kay-be-on / N-toe) (Oct. 2-16-30, Nov. 13) on the Pac-12 42 NU’UMOTU FALO (new-ooh-mow-too follow) broadcasts (free), articles by former Boulder Camera 76 Frank FILLIP (phillip) Teleconference Call at 11:35 a.m. MT, with a taped sportswriter Neill Woelk and podcasts/video by the voice replay available after 4 p.m. MT those afternoons. All 96 MELEKIOLA FINAU (mel-E-key-ola fee-now) of the Buffs, Mark Johnson.