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2017 SCHEDULE Colorado State CSU vs. Oregon State Oregon State At A Glance Saturday, Aug. 26 • 12:30 p.m. MT RAMS Date: Saturday, Aug. 26 BEAVERS 0-0 (0-0 MW) 0-0 (0-0 PAC-12) OREGON STATE Time: 12:30 p.m. MT Fort Collins, Colo. • CBS Sports TV: CBS Sports Network Friday, Sept. 1 • 6 p.m. MT Radio: KARS 102.9 FM vs. COLORADO KDCO 1340 AM & 104.7 FM Denver, Colo. • Pac-12 Network Location: Fort Collins, Colo. Saturday, Sept. 9 • 1:30 p.m. MT Venue: CSU Stadium ABILENE CHRISTIAN Surface: FieldTurf Fort Collins, Colo. Capacity: 36,500

Saturday, Sept. 16 • 5 p.m. MT Series: Tied 1-1 at ALABAMA Tuscaloosa, Ala. • ESPN/ESPN2 COLORADO STATE THE MATCHUP OREGON STATE • Mike Bobo is entering his third year as the head coach at • Gary Andersen is entering his third year as the head coach Saturday, Sept. 30 • 10 p.m. MT Colorado State. He has led the Rams to bowl appearances in at Oregon State. The Beavers are 6-18 under Andersen. each of his first two seasons. • The Beavers went 4-8 last season, with a 3-6 mark in Pac-12 • CSU returns 16 starters from a year ago - 6 on offense, 8 on play. at HAWAI`I defense and a pair of specialists. Honolulu, Hawaii • Oregon State won its last two games of the season, beating • Statistically, the Rams return 93.9 percent of their rushing Arizona 42-17 and coming from behind to beat Oregon yardage, 95.5 percent of their passing yards and 88 percent of 34-24. its total scoring. Saturday, Oct. 7 • 2:30 p.m. MT • Three returning Rams earned All-Mountain West recognition in • The Beavers last bowl appearance was the 2013 Hawai’i 2016 - WR Michael Gallup (first team), OL Jake Bennett (second Bowl, in which they defeated MW foe Boise State 38-23. at UTAH STATE team) and QB Nick Stevens (honorable mention). • The Beavers return leading rusher Ryan Nall, who nearly Logan, Utah • AT&T SportsNet • CSU went 5-1 at home in 2016, the final season at Hughes reached the 1,000-yard plateau last season (951 yards, 13 Stadium. The Rams closed the door on the 49-year-old stadium TDs, 6.5 ypc). His 13 TDs ranked 18th nationally. on Nov. 19, 2016, with a 49-31 win over New Mexico. • Overall, the Beavers ranked 49th in the NCAA in rushing Saturday, Oct. 14 • TBA • After starting three different quarterbacks through the first (191.7 yards per game). three games of 2016, the Rams’ offense got into a rhythm mid- • Oregon State ranked 44th in the nation in passing yards NEVADA way through the year. Over the final six games, CSU averaged allowed a year ago (211.2). Fort Collins, Colo. • ESPN Networks 47.8 points and 533.8 yards per game, figures which ranked • Senior linebacker Manase Hungalu is the team’s returning 2nd and 4th, respectively, in all of FBS from Oct. 16 forward. tackler. He had 83 stops (three for loss) last season. Overall, the Rams ranked 28th in FBS in scoring offense and • Andersen was previously the head coach at Wisconsin Friday, Oct. 20 • 8:15 p.m. MT 30th in total offense; on Oct. 16, they ranked 96th and 75th in (2013-14), where he led the Badgers to the Big Ten Confer- those two categories. at NEW MEXICO • CSU scored 53 of 56 times it reached the red zone (94.6%), a ence West Division championship. He was a semifinalist for the 2013 Maxwell Coach of the Year Award. Albuquerque, N.M. • ESPN2 figure which ranks 4th in FBS and is the best in school history dating back to at least 2005. • CSU scored first in its final eight games, doing so on its first Saturday, Oct. 28 • 1 p.m. MT drive six times. Overall, the Rams out-scored opponents 131-73 in the first quarter in 2016. AIR FORCE Fort Collins, Colo. • CBS Sports

Saturday, Nov. 4 • 5 p.m. MT COLORADO STATE - RETURNING LEADERS OREGON STATE - RETURNING LEADERS Category Player Total Category Player Total at WYOMING Passing Yards Nick Stevens 1,936 Passing Yards Darrel Garretson 617 Laramie, Wyo. • CBS Sports Passing TDs Nick Stevens 19 Passing TDs Darrel Garretson 3 Rushing Yards Dalyn Dawkins 919 Rushing Yards Ryan Nall 951 Saturday, Nov. 11 • 8:30 p.m. MT Rushing TDs Izzy Matthews 13 Rushing TDs Ryan Nall 13 Receptions Michael Gallup 76 Receptions Seth Collins 36 BOISE STATE Receiving Yards Michael Gallup 1,272 Receiving TDs Ryan Nall 2 Fort Collins, Colo. • CBS Sports Receiving TDs Michael Gallup 14 Receiving Yards Seth Collins 418 Total Offense Nick Stevens 1,989 Total Offense Ryan Nall 951 Saturday, Nov. 18 • 1:30 p.m. MT Tackles Josh Watson 90 Tackles Manase Hungalu 83 Interceptions Braylin Scott 3 Interceptions [Three Players] 1 SAN JOSÉ STATE Forced Fumbles [Four Players] 1Forced Fumbles [Three Players] 1 Fort Collins, Colo. • CBS Sports Fumble Recoveries [Three Players] 1 Fumble Recoveries Manase Hungalu 3 Sacks Toby McBride 4.0 Sacks Bright Ogwoegbu 5.5 Saturday, Dec. 2 • TBA Tackles for Loss Evan Colorito 10.0 Tackles for Loss Bright Ogwoegbu 11.0 MW CHAMPIONSHIP Punt Return Avg. N/A N/A Punt Return Avg. Jonathan Willis 10.0 TBD Kick Return Avg. Dalyn Dawkins 24.1 Kick Return Avg. Artavis Pierce 31.0

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FOLLOW THE GAME SERIES HISTORY: COLORADO STATE VS. OREGON STATE TV (CBS Sports Network) Carter Blackburn...... Play-By-Play Aaron Taylor...... Color Analyst THE LAST MEETING Rick Neuheisel...... Color Analyst Jenny Dell...... Sideline COLORADO STATE 17 Saturday, Oct. 11, 1975 Radio (Colorado State Sports Network) Parker Stadium Flagship: KARS 102.9 FM KKVT 97.1 FM (Delta) / KDCO 1340 AM & 104.7 FM Corvallis, Oregon (Denver) / KRDO 1240 AM (Colorado Springs) / KMTS OREGON STATE 8 Attendance: 20,688 96.7 FM (Glenwood Springs) / KKVT 100.7 FM (Grand Junction) / KDCO 92.9 FM (Longmont) / KKVT 98.1 FM & 100.1 FM (Montrose) / KRFD 100.1 FM (Sterling) / KTYV 98.9 FM (Steamboat Springs) / KMTS 96.7 FM (West Glenwood Springs) 1 2 3 4 F Brian Roth ...... Play-By-Play Colorado State 7 0 10 0 17 Mark Driscoll ...... Color Analyst Oregon State 0 0 0 8 8 Kevin McGlue...... Sideline Marty Cesario ...... Sideline SCORING SUMMARY FOLLOW THE RAMS First Quarter Twitter 6:11 CSU G. Butler 3-yard run (C. Kemble kick) @CSUFootball @CSURamsGameday @CoachBobo_CSU @CSUAthletics Third Quarter Instagram 8:35 CSU C. Kemble 26-yard field goal @CSURamsFB @CSUAthletics Fourth Quarter Facebook Facebook.com/CSURamsFootball 0:55 CSU J. McKenzie 1-yard run (C. Kemble kick) Facebook.com/CSURams 10:33 OSU P. Wroblicky 4-yard pass from K. Grossart (2 pt. good, pass)

2016 TEAM COMPARISON TEAM STATISTICS...... CSU...... OSU CSU OSU Total Offense...... 462.5...... 365.5 First Downs...... 23...... 13 Rushing Offense...... 217.8...... 191.7 Rushes-Yards...... 74-317...... 30-35 Passing Offense...... 244.7...... 173.8 Passing Yards...... 72...... 205 Passing Efficiency...... 157.0...... 110.2 Scoring Offense...... 35.3...... 26.2 Passes Att-Comp-Int...... 15-6-0...... 28-18-2 Sacks Allowed...... 1.0...... 2.1 Total Plays-Yards...... 89-389...... 58-240 Total Defense...... 419.2...... 429.2 Punt Returns-Yards...... 4-18...... 2-3 Rushing Defense...... 214.0...... 218.0 Kickoff Return-Yards...... 2-35...... 4-124 Pass Efficiency Defense...... 205.6...... 118.0 Scoring Defense...... 30.4...... 30.5 Int. Return-Yards...... 2-17...... 0-0 Sacks...... 2.2...... 1.5 Punts (Number-Avg)...... 4-42.5...... 6-34.8 Tackles For Loss...... 6.3...... 4.3 Fumbles-Lost...... 5-2...... 2-2 Turnover Margin...... -1...... +1 3rd Down Conversion Pct...... 42.4...... 37.2 Penalties-Yards...... 9-131...... 7-84 4th Down Conversion Pct...... 56.5...... 20.0 3rd Down Conversion Pct. Defense...... 49.0...... 41.8 RUSHING – Colorado State: Harris 27-126; McKenzie 15-60; Kovac 8-36; 4th Down Conversion Pct. Defense...... 45.5...... 52.2 Butler 18-82; Bachman 2-9; Driscoll 4-2. Oregon State: Dodge 10-29; Cuie Red Zone Offense...... 4...... 86.8% Red Zone Defense ...... 125...... 81.8% 3-11; Grossart 13-(-1); Dozie 3-(-6); Taylor 1-0. Net Punting...... 40.6...... 38.1 Punt Returns...... 8.5...... 6.0 PASSING – Colorado State: Driscoll 6-15-0-72. Oregon State: Grossart Kickoff Returns...... 20.3...... 23.4 18-28-2-205. Fewest Penalties Per Game ...... 8.0 Time Of Possession ...... 74...... 30:47 RECEIVING – Colorado State: Keys 3-26; O’Rourke 2-33; McKenzie 1-13. 2016 NCAA RANK COMPARISON Oregon State: Overton 5-45; Wroblicky 5-81; Boustead 3-34; Clark 2-37; CSU OSU Total Offense...... 30...... 51 Dozier 2-12; Taylor 1-(-4). Rushing Offense...... 31...... 49 Passing Offense...... 55...... 110 TACKLES (UA-A) – Colorado State: Arthur 4-0; Pauli 4-3; Paulson 3-7; Passing Efficiency...... 12...... 118 Krum 8-5; Warren 2-2; McClain 8-4; Dove 6-1; King 3-5; Connell 2-0; Nel- Scoring Offense...... 28...... 86 Sacks Allowed...... 8...... 64 son 2-0; Pascoe 2-1; Washington 2-0; Wilk 2-1; Campbell 1-1; Kovac 0-1; Total Defense ...... 81...... 86 Butler 1-0; Keller 0-1. Oregon State: Chamberlain 6-4; Boyd 7-7; Osenga Rushing Defense ...... 98...... 102 6-4; Wilkinson 1-5; Anderson 5-3; Burke 2-9; Dales 2-4; Horn 12-7; Billford Passing Efficiency Defense ...... 107...... 26 Scoring Defense ...... 81...... 82 13-16; Horton 1-1; Sheehy 4-9; Locey 11-6; King 2-1; Ray Jones 0-2; Berg- Sacks...... 53...... 105 strom 1-0; Wesley 3-0; Nairne 8-1; Warren 2-2; Williams 1-0; Woodruff 1-0; Tackles For Loss...... 43...... 121 Winkler 0-1; Halberg 0-1. Turnover Margin...... 73...... 54 3rd Down Conversion Pct...... 47...... 93 4th Down Conversion Pct...... 38...... 127 3rd Down Conversion Pct. Defense...... 123...... 87 4th Down Conversion Pct. Defense...... 48...... 63 SERIES VS. OREGON STATE (1-1-0) Red Zone Offense...... 4...... 49 Date Year Result Score Location Red Zone Defense ...... 125...... 50 Net Punting ...... 10...... 51 Nov. 17 1962 L 14-25 Corvallis Punt Returns ...... 53...... 98 Oct. 11 1975 W 17-8 Corvallis Kickoff Returns...... 76...... 19 Fewest Penalties Per Game ...... 62...... 123 Time Of Possession ...... 74...... 53 THE LAST MEETING 3 COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL

The last time CSU and Oregon State THIS WEEK IN CSU HISTORY played, the Rams’ signal-caller was by John Hirn, ColoradoAggies.com current CSU Rams Radio color analyst Mark Driscoll. The Rams beat Oregon August 22, 2002 - The earliest any regular season football game has ever State in Corvallis, 17-8, on Oct. 11, 1975. been played in school history kicked off against the Virginia Cavaliers in the Jim Thorpe Classic. The eventual 2002 Mountain West Conference champion Rams traveled cross-country to Virginia on a very hot and hu- mid night to take on the ACC foes for the first and only meeting between the two schools.

Led by CSU hall of fame quarterback Bradlee Van Pelt, the Rams took an early 6-0 lead on two Jeff Babcock field goals in the first quarter. Virginia, led by a quarterback duo of senior Matt Schaub and freshman Marques Hagans answered the call following a Chris Pittman fumble at mid-field, scoring Virginia’s first touchdown to take a 7-6 lead. However, 2017 CSU Hall of Fame inductee Cecil Sapp, on the second play after the Cavalier score, made a tremendous 72-yard touchdown run to give the Rams a 12-7 lead. CSU IN SEASON OPENERS • CSU is 60-57-1 (.513) all-time in season openers. With 3:31 left in the half, Van Pelt hit senior receiver Joey Cuppari on a • That includes a 22-15-1 (.592) mark in home openers. The Rams have not 34-yard touchdown reception for a 19-7 advantage at the half. The Rams lost a home opener since 1993 (23-9 loss to Oregon). CSU is 5-0 in home showed dominance in both the offense and defense during the first half, openers since 1995. but Virginia struck back in the third quarter. By the start of the fourth quar- • The last time CSU began its season in August was in 2014, when the Rams ter, both teams were deadlocked at 29-29 thanks to Sapp’s second touch- beat Colorado in Denver, 31-17. down of the day in what turned into a nail-biter of an opening game for • August 26 is the earliest that the Rams have begun a season since 2002, the 2002 season. when they kicked off the college football season with a 35-29 win at No. 22 Virginia. The experience of the Rams paid off after a bad snap and clipping penalty left the Rams in a 1st and 32 situation and backed up to their own two-yard WEEK 0 - HOW DID IT HAPPEN? line. Van Pelt then hit tight end Joel Dreessen and Joey Cuppari on three • CSU originally was slated to begin its 2017 season against Colorado in consecutive passes to gain a first down and preserve a drive that ended Denver for the Rocky Mountain Showdown on Sept. 1. in a Jeff Babcock 46-yard field goal to take a 32-29 lead. Babcock then hit • Upon the release of the MW conference schedule (March 2), CSU learned his fifth field goal of the night thanks to a Dexter Wynn interception that it would play 12 consecutive weeks before its only bye week in the final helped put the Rams in position to take the 35-29 lead. week of the regular season. • Eleven days later, on March 13, it was announced that CSU and Oregon The Cavaliers were not done yet and proceeded to drive the length of State agreed to move its contest (originally scheduled for Sept. 23) to Au- the field with less than two minutes to go in the game. With only seconds gust 26, during ‘Week 0’ of the college football season. The adjustment on the clock, Virginia quarterback Marques Hagans swept to the outside, allowed CSU to have a bye week between its Sept. 16 game at Alabama leapt toward the goal line and fumbled the ball. Rams safety David Vickers and its Sept. 30 matchup at Hawai’i. pounced on the ball to preserve the win. Cecil Sapp was named the Jim • Head Coach Mike Bobo on March 13: “The first thing that stood out to us Thorpe Classic MVP after rushing for 178 yards on 25 attempts and scor- when we saw our conference schedule was that we open conference play ing two touchdowns as the Rams went on to one of the finest seasons in with back-to-back road games and that we would not have a bye until the school history. final week of the regular season. Playing 12 consecutive weeks without a bye is a significant challenge, so we began to look at our non-conference schedule, and the Oregon State game was the logical date. Fortunately, they also saw benefit with their schedule, and we were able to make the switch fairly quickly. We all are excited about the opening of the new stadium and playing football on campus, and now we get to celebrate that historic day sooner than we all expected.” CSU-OREGON STATE CONNECTIONS • Beavers Assistant Coach (tight ends) Dave Baldwin was CSU’s offensive coordinator for three seasons (2012-14), and was the Rams’ interim head coach during the 2014 Las Vegas Bowl. • CSU senior linebacker Evan Colorito is from Beaverton, Ore. - about an hour and a half from Corvallis.

Head Coach Sonny Lubick and star running back Cecil Sapp celebrate the Rams’ 35-29 victory over No. 22 Virginia on Aug. 22, 2002. QUICK HITS 4 COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL

POSITION BREAKDOWN Offensive Lines: Colorado State returns 43 letterwinners from the 2016 squad that • An offensive line thatranked eighth in the nation with just 1.0 qualified for a fourth consecutive bowl game, including 14 start- sacks allowed per game returns two starters and several key ers (six on offense, eight on defense). Among those returning are contributors. All-Mountain West performers Michael Gallup (first team), Jake • Behind the stout unit, the Rams offense 6,012( total yards) had Bennett (second team) and Nick Stevens (honorable mention). its third best statistical season in program history. • Center Jake Bennett (29 career starts) was named preseason Quarterbacks: All-Mountain West and is on the Rimington Trophy Watch • Redshirt senior Nick Stevens boasted the nation’s highest List. pass-efficiency rating from Oct. 11 to the end of the season. • Tackle Zack Golditch enters his third year as a starter and • A year after being named second-team All-MW, Stevens was named preseason fourth team All-Mountain West by Phil earned honorable mention consideration, despite not playing Steele. for the majority of the first half of the season. • In addition to signing seven offensive linemen in February, • Behind Stevens, sophomore Collin Hill started four contests the Rams also return Colby Meeks (23 games played), Trae as a true freshman. His pass-efficiency rating ranked 34thin Moxley (36 games played) and Jeff Taylor(10 games played). FBS when his season ended on Oct. 8 due to a knee injury. • Amongst the newcomers, junior college transfers Tyler Bjork- • Hill ranked in the top fiveamongst FBS freshman quarter- lund and Ben Knox saw significant action in camp. backs in passer efficiency rating (5th), passing yards per game (5th), and passing yards per completion (2nd) at the Defensive Line: time of his injury. • The Rams return multiple starters from 2016 (22 combined starts) in Darnell Thompson, Jakob Buys, Toby McBride and Running Backs: Arjay Jean. • The Rams return all three of their primary backs from 2016 in • A preseason fourth team All-Mountain West selection, Dalyn Dawkins, Izzy Matthews and Marvin Kinsey, Jr., a trio Thompson totaled 29 stops, 3.5 sacks and a pair of quarter- that combined for 2,199 rushing yards and 24 touchdowns. back hurries in 2016. • CSU was the only team in the nation with three running backs • Buys had 25 tackles, 3.0 sacks and two hurries after earning with 500-plus rushing yards and at least three touchdowns a scholarship in 2016 fall camp. apiece. • As a true freshman, McBride recorded 32 tackles (most by a • Dawkins was the Rams’ No. 1 back, finishing with 919 net rush- CSU true freshman since 2010) and a team-high 4.0 sacks. ing yards and 5.7 yards per carry. He had four consecutive • Another true freshman, Jean tallied 4.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 100-yard rushing performances to close the season. sacks, three quarterback hurries and a forced fumble. • Matthews totalled 734 yards and a team-high 13 rushing • Newcomer Ellison Hubbard has impressed in fall camp, with touchdowns. The 13 rushing scores were tied for the sixth- Bobo saying after the first scrimamge, “He was in the backfield most in CSU single-season history and included eight consec- all day and they could not block him. He made a lot of plays utive games with a score to finish the season. and had the opportunity to make a lot more. He’s a guy that • As a true freshman, Kinsey rushed for 546 yards (sev- has a chance to be a very good player for us.” enth-most ever by a CSU true freshman) and scored seven times. Linebackers: • Redshirt freshman Rashaad Boddie has impressed in camp • The linebacking corps returns three starters and five letter- with Bobo describing him as “runaway train.” He combined for winners from the 2016 squad. 73 yards and two touchdowns in the two fall scrimmages. • Junior Josh Watson is the leading tackler amongst returners, • Rushing for a team-high 85 yards and two touchdowns in the having posted 90 tackles and 7.5 tackles for loss as a soph- second scrimmage, true freshman Marcus McElroy could also omore. He earned preseason first team All-Mountain West play his way into the running back rotation. honors from Phil Steele. • In his first season as a starter,Evan Colorito tallied 63 tackles Wide Receivers/Tight Ends: and a team-high 10.0 tackles for loss. • The Rams return three of their top four wide receivers from • Tre Thomas rounds out the returning starters, coming off a last year in Michael Gallup, Olabisi Johnson and Detrich 38-tackle, 7.0-tackles-for-loss sophomore campaign. Clark. • Returners Kiel Robinson (37 career games played), Patrick • Gallup had one of the top single-season performances in Elsenbast (21 games played), Max McDonald (six games school history – totaling 1,272 yards and 14 touchdowns and played) and newcomer Emmanuel Jones--whom Bobo de- was named preseason All-America by Athlon Sports. scribes as someone who, “has been a very impressive guy for • Johnson, who had 613 yards and four touchdowns in 2016, us all camp”--are expected to play big roles in the linebacking set CSU’s all-time record for receiving yards in a game with rotation. 256 in the Potato Bowl to go with two scores. • After serving primarily as a ground threat in 2016--accounting Defensive Backs: for 253 yards of total offense-- Clark figures to play a larger • CSU’s pass defense limited opponents to just 155.0 passing role in the passing game in 2017 as one of the team’s top slot yards per game over the final eight regular-season contests, receivers. a figure that wouldrank fourth in the country over the course • The Rams also added a pair of explosive freshmen at the wide of a full season. receiver position in Warren Jackson and E.J. Scott, both of • The unit returns three starters and eight letterwinners from whom excelled in fall camp, combining for 180 yards in the 2016. two scrimmages. • In his first year starting,Jake Schlager was the Rams’ • At tight end, the Rams return senior Dalton Fackrell and red- third-leading tackler (72), while also intercepting a pass, shirt freshman Isiah Pannunzio from 2016 and converted wide breaking up two more and recovering a fumble. receiver John Freismuth to the position. • True freshmen Robert Awunganyi and Jamal Hicks combined • True freshmen Griffin Hammer--an early enrolee--and Camer- to play in 18 contests, with Hicks posting 25 stops, an inter- on Butler round out the position. ception and two breakups while starting five times. QUICK HITS 5 COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL

• Justin Sweet had 44 tackles and was part of four forced turnovers, including a pick six at Air Force. CAREER PARTICIPATION • In the offseason, the Rams converted wide receiver to cornerback and Anthony Hawkins Player ...... GP/GS landed Utah graduate transfer Jordan Fogal, both of whom have taken reps with the No. 1 Robert Awunganyi ...... 9/0 defense in fall camp. Jake Bennett ...... 29/29 • A true freshman, safety Jadon Walker has been a leading tackler in both fall scrimmages. Wyatt Bryan ...... 26/0 Jakob Buys ...... 34/9 Special Teams: Detrich Clark ...... 13/4 Deonte Clyburn ...... 39/8 • Kicker Wyatt Bryan (11-of-14 on field goals) and long snapperTrent Sieg return, along with Evan Colorito ...... 35/13 the top two kick returners - Detrich Clark (20-418-20.9) and Dalyn Dawkins (7-169-24.1). Braxton Davis ...... 24/0 • In February, the Rams signed high school All-American Ryan Stonehouse who has han- Dalyn Dawkins ...... 24/20 dled all the punting duties in the team’s scrimmages. (Purdue) ...... 12/0 Patrick Elsenbast ...... 20/1 Dalton Fackrell ...... 13/1 CHANGING IT UP Justin Falls ...... 9/0 There were a number of position changes in the offseason, all of hichw stuck between spring (Utah)...... 8/2 and fall camps. Players who switched postions are listed below: Colton Foster ...... 9/0 • Chandler Drachslin (from QB to WR) John Freismuth...... 7/0 • Justin Falls (from LB to FB) Michael Gallup ...... 13/11 Salofi Gaoa...... 1/0 • John Freismuth (from WR to TE) Anthony Giusti ...... 1/0 • Conrad Harker (from TE to LB) Zack Golditch ...... 30/25 • Anthony Hawkins (from WR to DB) Tavis Guerra ...... 2/0 Anthony Hawkins ...... 13/4 Additionally, several others changed their jersey number: Marvin Kinsey, Jr. (No. 5), Jamal Hicks Houston Haynes...... 2/0 Jamal Hicks ...... 9/4 (7), Izzy Matthews (24), Alex Tennant (26), Johnathan Lewis (35), Dante Carnessale (45), Alonso Collin Hill ...... 5/4 Archuleta (62), Nathan Lucas (85), Chandler Birrell (86), Conrad Harker (93). Arjay Jean ...... 12/1 Olabisi Johnson ...... 25/8 STRIVE FOR FIVE Shun Johnson ...... 34/2 The Rams will aim to build upon their recent success and qualify for a bowl game for the fifth Richard King ...... 11/0 Marvin Kinsey, Jr...... 12/0 consecutive season – something that has only been done once before, from 1999-2003. Last Izzy Matthews ...... 24/1 year, the Rams won four of their final five games to qualify for the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Toby McBride ...... 13/1 and guarantee a fourth consecutive winning season. Max McDonald ...... 6/0 Colby Meeks ...... 23/4 All-time, CSU has played in 16 bowl games, including 15 since 1990, in addition to the 1949 Trae Moxley ...... 36/6 Kevin Nutt, Jr...... 37/11 Raisin Bowl. The Rams are looking for their 16th conference title, and first since 2002. Kiel Robinson ...... 37/10 J.C. Robles ...... 1/0 A LOOK AT THE SCHEDULE Nate Ryken ...... 7/0 With 14 starters returning from last year’s bowl team, CSU will challenge itself in 2017, playing a Jake Schlager ...... 43/13 pair of Pac-12 programs (Oregon State, Colorado) and preseason No. 1 Alabama before open- Braylin Scott ...... 23/7 Trent Sieg ...... 39/0 ing up conference play on Sept. 30 at Hawai’i. Trey Smith ...... 13/0 • The 2017 season marks the first time since 2004 that CSU has played three Power-5 Nick Stevens ...... 28/20 teams in non-conference. That year, the Rams faced Colorado, No. 22 Minnesota and No. 1 Justin Sweet ...... 27/3 USC. According to FBSschedules.com, CSU’s 2017 non-conference slate is ranked as the Jeff Taylor...... 10/0 second-toughest in all of college football. Tre Thomas ...... 26/13 Darnell Thompson ...... 18/12 • CSU’s 11 FBS opponents went a combined 84-60 (.583) in 2016, with seven playing in Josh Watson ...... 26/11 bowl games and three competing in their conference title game (Alabama, Colorado, Preston Williams (Tennessee)...... 12/3 Wyoming). Marcus Wilson ...... 6/0 • CSU has a winning record against five of its eight conference opponents (Hawai`i, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah State and Wyoming) and is tied with San José State. • CSU begins conference play with back-to-back road contests for the first time since 1986. On the flip side, CSU will close the regular season with back-to-back home games for the first time since 2011. • With the Oregon State date change, CSU will now play Colorado during Week 2. It marks just the second time in the past six years (2015) that the Rocky Mountain Showdown has not been the season opener. Attendance for the annual rivalry game has increased each of the past five seasons, including the largest crowd since 2003 last fall. • CSU and Abilene Christian have never met on the gridiron. • The Rams will play at Alabama on Sept. 17. In 2013, CSU trailed No. 1 Alabama by just 11 PERCENTAGE RETURNING IN 2017

PASSING RECEIVING RUSHING DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS • Completions: 94.0% • Receptions: 72.0% • Carries: 92.9% • Tackles: 67.0% • Field Goals: 100.0% • Yards: 95.5% • Yards: 74.9% • Yards: 93.9% • TFL: 75.6% • PATs: 100.0% • TDs: 96.6% • Touchdowns: 75.9% • Touchdowns: 100.0% • INTs: 75.0% • Punting: 0.0% • FF: 36.4% • Kick Return Yds: 99.6% • Fumbles Rec.: 66.7% • Punt Return Yds: 0.0% QUICK HITS 6 COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL

points in the fourth quarter. GIDDY UP, GALLUP • The Rams will travel to Hawai`i for the first time since 2013. JUCO transfer Michael Gallup filled the hole left by WRs Rashard CSU is 14-9 all-time against the Rainbow Warriors, winning six Higgins and Joe Hansley in 2016, recording one of the best receiv- in a row. ing seasons in CSU history. Gallup finished his first year with the • CSU has won two of the last three meetings against Utah Rams with 76 catches (3rd in CSU single-season history) for 1,272 State – and is 37-33-2 overall – but is looking for its first win in yards (3rd) and 14 touchdowns (2nd). Gallup scored at least one Logan since a double-overtime thriller in 2011. touchdown in each of his final eight games, including three apiece • The Rams and Wolf Pack will play for the first time since the in the final two. 2015 Arizona Bowl. CSU is 11-3 all-time against Nevada, including a perfect 7-0 in Fort Collins. Over the final eight games (from Oct. 2 forward), Gallup averaged • The Rams have beaten New Mexico seven consecutive times 128.0 receiving yards per game, the fifth-most in FBS during that and hold a 40-25 advantage in the series. span (prior to that point, he ranked 181st). • After losing to Air Force seven years in a row from 2006-12, the Rams and Falcons have split the past four meetings, each He completed his junior season ranked ninth in FBS for receiving won by the home team. Air Force leads the all-time series, touchdowns, 13th for receiving yards (first in Mountain West), 15th 33-21-1. for receiving yards per game (97.8) and 32nd for receptions per • The Rams have played Wyoming more than any other team, game (5.8). holding a 58-45-5 advantage. CSU has won three of the past four meetings, including back-to-back wins in Laramie. #RAMFAM16 • CSU is looking for its first win over Boise State. The Broncos The Rams’ last two signing classes have been the highest rated in are 6-0 against the Rams, playing each of the past six sea- school history. While the impact of #RAMPAGE17 is still to be de- sons. termined, the pivotal role that #RamFam16 played in last season’s • CSU is 4-4 all-time against San José State, winning in the success is inarguable. Below is a look at the accomplishments of most-recent meeting, in 2014 in San Jose. 2016’s first-year players.

A DEEPER LOOK • 14 players who saw action In addition to the Rams’ 2017 slate, CSU has scheduled 20 • 8 true freshmen who played non-conference dates from 2018-28 – 15 of which are against Pow- • First-team all-conference receiver (Michael Gallup) er-5 opponents, with six of them being played in Fort Collins. • CSU’s all-time true freshman sack leader (Toby McBride) • 2018: Sept. 1 vs. Colorado (Denver), Sept. 8 vs. Arkansas, Sept. 15 at Florida, Sept. 22 vs. Illinois State 2017 PRESEASON AWARDS • 2019: Aug. 31 vs. Colorado (Denver), Sept. 7 vs. Western Illi- nois, Sept. 14 at Arkansas, Sept. 21 vs. Toledo Jake Bennett...... All-Mountain West • 2020: Sept. 5 vs. Colorado, Sept. 12 at Oregon State, Sept. 19 ...... Phil Steele All-Mountain West first team vs. Northern Colorado, Sept. 26 at Vanderbilt ...... Athlon Sports All-Mountain West first team • 2021: Sept. 11 vs. Vanderbilt, Sept. 25 at Toledo ...... Outland Trophy Watch List • 2025: Sept. 6 vs. Texas Tech, Sept. 27 at Vanderbilt ...... Rimington Trophy Watch List • 2026: Sept. 12 at Texas Tech, Sept. 26 vs. Vanderbilt Wyatt Bryan...... Athlon Sports All-Mountain West fourth team • 2027: Sept. 4 vs. Arizona Deonte Clyburn...... Athlon Sports All-Mountain West third team • 2028: Sept. 2 at Arizona Evan Colorito...... Phil Steele All-Mountain West second team ...... Athlon Sports All-Mountain West third team STEVENS IN COMMAND Dalyn Dawkins...... Phil Steele All-Mountain West third team After starting last year’s season opener vs. Colorado (9/2), junior ...... Athlon Sports All-Mountain West third team QB Nick Stevens was replaced by Faton Bauta and then one week Michael Gallup...... All-Mountain West later by Collin Hill. Head coach Mike Bobo praised Stevens for his ...... Athlon Sports All-America fourth team work ethic and leadership during the demotion, however, and he ...... Phil Steele All-Mountain West first team got a second chance in October when Hill had season-ending ACL ...... Athlon Sports All-Mountain West first team surgery...... Biletnikoff Award Watch List Zack Golditch...... Wuerffel Trophy Watch List Stevens posted the nation’s best quarterback rating from Oct. 22 ...... Lindy’s Sports All-Mountain West second team forward, completing more than 70 percent of his passes for 19 ...... Athlon Sports All-Mountain West third team touchdowns compared to just three interceptions. He finished the ...... Phil Steele All-Mountain West fourth team year 129-of-201 for 1,936 yards and 19 touchdowns. His 64.2 com- Olabisi Johnson...... Phil Steele All-Mountain West fourth team pletion percentage is the third-best in CSU single-season history ...... Athlon Sports All-Mountain West fourth team Izzy Matthews...... Phil Steele All-Mountain West fourth team while his 19 touchdown passes are tied for seventh. In the Potato ...... Athlon Sports All-Mountain West third team Bowl vs. Idaho (12/22), Stevens had 445 passing yards and five Trae Moxley...... Phil Steele All-Mountain West third team touchdown passes, which both rank second in single-game history. Trent Sieg...... Phil Steele All-Mountain West second team The 445 passing yards were four shy of Scooter Molander’s 1987 Nick Stevens...... Manning Award Watch List record while the five passing touchdowns have been done six ...... Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Watch List times, including twice by Stevens...... Athlon Sports All-Mountain West third team ...... Phil Steele All-Mountain West third team Overall, his season passing efficiency rating (171.3) ranked fifth Justin Sweet...... Phil Steele All-Mountain West fourth team in FBS in 2016, his 9.63 yards-per-pass-attempt average ranked Tre Thomas...... Phil Steele All-Mountain West fourth team fourth, his 15.01 passing yards-per-completion mark ranked sev- Darnell Thompson...... Athlon Sports All-Mountain West third team enth and his 64.2 completion percentage ranked 17th. Entering ...... Phil Steele All-Mountain West fourth team his senior season, Stevens has 41 career touchdown passes, the Josh Watson...... Phil Steele All-Mountain West first team fourth-most in CSU history...... Athlon Sports All-Mountain West second team QUICK HITS 7 COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL

• Mountain West’s true freshman rushing touchdowns leader in 2016 (Marvin Kinsey, Jr.) • The nation’s fifth-ranked true freshman for passer efficiency rating (Collin Hill) CSU’S RECORD WHEN...

Category ...... 2016 ...... Bobo The 2016 class combined for: Overall ...... 7-6...... 14-12 Home ...... 5-1...... 8-4 • 124 games played Away ...... 2-3...... 6-4 • 31 games started Neutral ...... 0-2...... 0-4 • 1,210 passing yards Mountain West ...... 5-3...... 10-6 • 1,502 receiving yards Non-Conference ...... 2-3...... 4-6 Overtime ...... 0-0...... 0-2 • 938 rushing yards Day ...... 4-1...... 8-3 • 26 receiving/rushing touchdowns Night ...... 3-5...... 7-8 • 9 passing touchdowns vs. Top 25 ...... 0-1...... 0-2 • 73 tackles Scores first...... 7-3...... 13-5 • 7.5 sacks Opponent scores first...... 0-3...... 1-7 Leading after 1st quarter ...... 6-3...... 10-5 • 1 interception Trailing after 1st quarter ...... 1-2...... 3-4 Leading at the half ...... 6-0...... 11-2 FRESHMAN IMPACT Trailing at the half ...... 1-6...... 3-10 Among the contributors of #RamFam16 were eight true freshman, all of whom made an immedi- Tied at the half ...... 0-0...... 0-0 ate impact. Leading after 3rd quarter ...... 6-0...... 12-0 • Marvin Kinsey, Jr. – Recorded 549 rushing yards and seven touchdowns before an ACL Trailing after 3rd quarter ...... 0-6...... 1-11 Tied after 3rd quarter ...... 1-0...... 1-1 tear ended his season. The rushing yards total is the seventh-most ever by a CSU fresh- Wins coin toss ...... 2-4...... 5-8 man. Loses coin toss ...... 5-2...... 9-4 • Toby McBride – Had 32 tackles and ranked fourth on the team with 7.0 tackles for loss and Natural grass ...... 1-1...... 1-2 first with 4.0 sacks. The 32 tackles are the most by a CSU true freshman since Shaq Bell Artificial surface...... 6-5...... 13-10 (39) in 2010. September ...... 2-2...... 4-4 October ...... 2-2...... 3-5 • Anthony Hawkins – Played in all 13 games (four starts), rushing 11 times for 81 yards (7.4 November ...... 3-1...... 7-1 average) while catching two passes for 27 yards, including a touchdown. Hawkins switched December ...... 0-1...... 0-2 to cornerback in the spring. Score <20 points ...... 0-2...... 0-5 • Jamal Hicks – Played in nine games (five starts), posting 25 tackles, two breakups and an Score 20+ points ...... 2-2...... 5-5 interception. Score 30+ points ...... 2-0...... 5-0 • Collin Hill – Started four games at quarterback before suffering an ACL injury, completing Score 40+ points ...... 4-2...... 6-2 Opponent Scores <20 points ...... 2-0...... 4-0 75-of-129 passes (58.1 percent) for 1,096 yards and eight touchdowns. Opponent Scores 20+ points ...... 3-3...... 5-7 • Jeff Taylor – Played in nine games as a backup offensive lineman and took multiple snaps Opponent Scores 30+ points ...... 2-3...... 5-5 as a lead-blocker in jumbo sets. Opponent Scores 40+ points ...... 0-3...... 0-5 • Arjay Jean – Posted 4.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and a forced fumble in 12 games (one Gain <20 First Downs ...... 1-2...... 2-4 start). Gain 20+ First Downs ...... 6-4...... 12-8 Opponent Gains <20 First Downs .... 5-1...... 10-3 • Robert Awunganyi – Played in nine games, posting five tackles and a breakup. Opponent Gains 20+ First Downs ... 2-5...... 6-9 More Rushing Yards Than Opponent .. 6-0...... 9-1 #RAMPAGE17 Fewer Rushing Yards Than Opponent .... 1-6...... 5-11 Colorado State Football’s 2017 signing class was the highest ranked in program history. Among Rush For <100 Yards ...... 0-0...... 0-0 CSU’s signing class were several three-star commits, according to various recruiting sites. Rush For 100+ Yards ...... 7-6...... 14-12 247Sports lists 19 of the Rams’ 27 signees as three-star prospects, while Scout named 16 - both Opponent Rushes For <100 Yards .... 3-0...... 4-0 Opponent Rushes For 100+ Yards ... 4-6...... 10-12 are the most in school history. ESPN has 15 while Rivals has 12. Overall, there were 10 consen- More Passing Yards Than Opponent ... 6-4...... 12-8 sus three-star prospects among the four recruiting sites. WR Tyler Smith was named a four-star Fewer Passing Yards Than Opponent ... 1-2...... 2-4 prospect by ESPN, 247 Sports and Scout. Pass For <200 Yards ...... 2-2...... 4-4 Pass For 200+ Yards ...... 5-4...... 10-8 The combined 2016 winning percentage of the Rams’ 21 high school signees is .770 (197-59). Opponent Passes For <200 Yards .... 4-3...... 10-6 Opponent Passes for 200+ Yards .... 3-3...... 4-6 Seven players won conference titles during their senior seasons (Firment, Hubbard, Lebron, Pass For <300 Yards ...... 6-3...... 12-8 Moody, Phillips, Scott and Smith), while four others played in their state championship or Pass For 300+ Yards ...... 1-3...... 2-4 semifinals (Firment, Hubbard, Paogofie and Phillips). Hubbard helped Grayson High School to Opponent Passes For <300 Yards ... 6-4...... 12-9 the 2016 Georgia Class 7A state championship and a No. 4 national ranking. Meanwhile, Corte Opponent Passes For 300+ Yards .... 1-2...... 2-3 Tapia led the Windsor Wizards to a 2015 Colorado 4A title. More Total Yards Than Opponent .... 7-2...... 12-4 Fewer Total Yards Than Opponent .... 0-4...... 2-8 Gain <300 Total Yards ...... 0-1...... 1-2 FALL CAMP QUOTABLES Gain 300+ Total Yards ...... 7-5...... 13-10 Head Coach Mike Bobo: Opponent Gains <300 Total Yards ... 2-1...... 5-1 “The stadium isn’t going to get us ready to play, the opponent isn’t going to get us ready to Opponent Gains 300+ Total Yards ... 5-5...... 9-10 play. We have to focus on today. We did a good job today of doing that, and we have to do that Commit No Turnovers ...... 5-1...... 7-1 every day. That’s coaches and players.” Win Turnover Battle ...... 5-0...... 9-0 Equal Turnovers As Opponent ...... 2-2...... 2-2 Lose Turnover Battle ...... 0-4...... 3-10 “What I see in Jordan Fogal is a guy that knows how to practice. He understands what full Commit <6 Penalties ...... 1-4 ...... 4-5 speed is every snap. He understands where to get in coverage and he understands breaks on Commit 6+ Penalties ...... 6-2...... 10-7 the ball. He’s got instincts. That guy has been somewhere that he needs to compete for play- 3rd Down % <25 ...... 0-1...... 1-2 ing. It’s evident.” 3rd Down % 25-49 ...... 3-4...... 5-8 3rd Down % 50+ ...... 4-1...... 9-2 Opponent 3rd Down % <25 ...... 0-0...... 2-3 “The guy that’s impressed me the most is Marcus McElroy. I’m really impressed with this kid. He Opponent 3rd Down % 25-49 ...... 6-2...... 8-5 has good vision, he has power when he runs, he has good speed. The other day when we did Opponent 3rd Down % 50+ ...... 1-4...... 4-4 some live work with the 3’s, there wasn’t any blocking and he was getting yards every time. He Lead Time of Possession ...... 4-0...... 6-3 got some reps with the 1’s today.” Trail Time of Possession ...... 3-6...... 8-9 QUICK HITS 8 COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL

“Rashaad Boddie has always been a big kid, but he’s still changed his body. #NEXTLEVELRAMS He’s not running as choppy; he’s running more fluid. He’s more comfortable and has confidence, and Coach (Bryan) Applewhite has done a good job with The Colorado State are currently him. Every time someone tries to tackle him, he’s hard to tackle.” represented by 10 players on NFL rosters. “I’ve been really impressed with our top two units up front on the defensive The veterans of the group, Shaquil line. We’ve gotten a little bit bigger. Darnell Thompson is bigger, Jakob Buys is Barrett (Denver Broncos), Kapri Bibbs bigger, Richard King is bigger, Arjay [Jean] has been back in the mix in the last (San Francisco 49ers), Crockett week or so, Toby [McBride] is starting to get a few reps, and Ellison Hubbard as Gillmore (Baltimore Ravens) Weston well. They’ve played pretty well up front. There’s some quickness at the nose Richburg (New York Giants) are all guard position and it’s been tough for our center to handle—which is a good entering their fourth seasons in the thing. I feel good about that group in the way they’ve worked and the way NFL. they’ve prepared.”

Already hailed as one of the game’s premier centers, Rich- “I’ve mentioned Dalyn Dawkins and Bisi Johnson for how hard they practice, burg allowed just 11 total pressures on 611 pass-blocking well Evan Colorito is the same way. Everyday he gets after it and he’s getting snaps (1.8 percent) in 2016. His 90.3 pass-blocking grade from Pro Football Focus was the highest mark by a center. better at the craft of that buck [linebacker] position. He’s more explosive this year and he’s a tough guy. That’s why we call him our bell cow, because every- This offseason saw running back Kapri Bibbs traded day he is bringing it at practice.” from Denver--where he played the first three seasons of his career after signing as an undrafted free agent--to Senior safety Jake Schlager: the the San Francisco 49ers. The highlight of the young “Guys are picking up the system really well and they’re picking it up really fast. running back’s professional career came in Week 9 when There’s a lot of competition right now. You have to go out there and do exact- he scored a 69-yard touchdown on a screen pass, a ly what coach asks you to do, and if you don’t, somebody else will. It makes play which was named NFL.com’s “Can’t-Miss Play of the you go out there and compete every day because you can’t take anything for Week”. granted.” Another undrafted free agent from the 2014 class, Barrett factors to play a pivotal role yet again on the league’s top FAREWELL HUGHES defense. In his two seasons on the Broncos’ active roster, CSU said farewell to its 49-year-old stadium on Nov. 19, 2016, playing the the former Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year has 262nd and final game at Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium. The team went recorded 86 tackles, 7.0 sacks and six pass defenses in 146-114-2 (.562) at the facility that was built in 1968, including winning 16 of its just 32 career games. final 20 contests. The program has since moved in to its $220-million on-campus stadium, located in the heart of CSU’s main campus. Gillmore is currently on the Raven’s injured reserve list. Prior to saying goodbye, the athletics department celebrated the venue Entering their third NFL seasons are offensive lineman throughout the season, creating the Farewell Hughes microsite (www.CSUR- Ty Sambrailo (Denver Broncos) and quarterback Garrett ams.com/farewellhughes) and celebrating each decade at home games Grayson (New Orleans Saints). In his first two seasons, throughout the season. During the final game, upwards of 100 former players Sambrailo has played in 13 games and started seven. Col- and coaches were on hand and were recognized on the field during halftime. orado State’s all-time leading passer, Grayson spent last season on the Saints’ practice squad after landing a spot Following the game, CSU symbolically bid farewell through a special ceremony. on the team’s 53-man roster his rookie year. Flags representing each decade of Hughes Stadium’s lifespan were displayed on the flagpoles on the east side of the stadium, beginning with the 1960s Rounding out the returnees are second-year players through the present. As each decade flag was lowered, one bank of lights was DeAndre Elliott (Seattle Seahawks), Rashard Higgins turned off to represent that decade in the closure of the stadium.Distinguished (Cleveland Browns) and Cory James (Oakland Raiders). alumni and VIP guests – including Fort Collins mayor Wade Troxell, university Elliott joined the Seahawks as an undrafted free agent and president Tony Frank, legendary head coach Sonny Lubick and CSU’s first quickly emerged as one of the team’s top special teamers. coach at Hughes Stadium Mike Lude, among others – helped lower the flags A fifth-round selection of the Browns, Higgins recorded and turn off the banks of lights. six catches for 77 yards as a rookie. Middle linebacker Cory James entered the 2016 season hopeful to make Head coach Mike Bobo then fired the ROTC cannon for the final time at the Oakland’s final roster, but quickly emerged as one of the league’s top defensive rookies. He finished his rookie cam- stadium and the ceremony concluded with a video that cast attention on the paign with 48 tackles and a forced fumble in five starts. new, on-campus stadium, including a live shot of a spotlight shining from the stadium’s construction site. The latest Ram in CSU’s linebacker-pipeline to the NFL, Kevin Davis joined the Los Angeles Rams in April as an undrafted free agent

Player Pos. Team Shaquil Barrett LB Denver Broncos Kapri Bibbs RB San Francisco 49ers Kevin Davis LB St. Louis Rams DeAndre Elliott CB Seattle Seahawks Crockett Gillmore TE Baltimore Ravens Garrett Grayson QB New Orleans Saints Rashard Higgins WR Cleveland Browns Cory James LB Oakland Raiders Weston Richburg OL New York Giants Ty Sambrailo OL Denver Broncos THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED... 9 COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL

INDIVIDUAL COLORADO STATE OPPONENT 30 Rushing Attempts 30 Jasen Oden, Jr. at UTSA; Sept. 26, 2015 33 I. Saunders, Idaho; Dec. 22, 2016 300 Yards Rushing 312 Kapri Bibbs vs. Nevada; Nov. 9, 2013 (CSU record) - - 200 Yards Rushing 230 Dee Hart vs. New Mexico; Nov. 22, 2014 217 J. McNichols, Boise State; Oct. 15, 2016 100 Yards Rushing 118 Dalyn Dawkins vs. Idaho; Dec. 22, 2016 147 I. Saunders, Idaho; Dec. 22, 2016 4 Touchdowns Rushing 5 Dee Hart vs. New Mexico; Nov. 22, 2014 4 Tim McVey, Air Force; Nov. 12, 2016 3 Touchdowns Rushing 5 Dee Hart vs. New Mexico; Nov. 22, 2014 3 I. Saunders, Idaho; Dec. 22, 2016 400 Yards Passing 445 Nick Stevens vs. Idaho; Dec. 22, 2016 410 Connor Halliday, Washington State; Dec. 21, 2013 350 Yards Passing 445 Nick Stevens vs. Idaho; Dec. 22, 2016 381 Matt Lineham, Idaho; Dec. 22, 2016 50 Pass Attempts 58 Garrett Grayson at Boise State; Sept. 6, 2014 51 Joe Gray, San Jose State; Nov. 1, 2014 40 Pass Attempts 41 Collin Hill vs. Wyoming; Oct. 1, 2016 45 Mitch Leidner, Minnesota; Sept. 12, 2015 35 Pass Attempts 36 Nick Stevens vs. Idaho; Dec. 22, 2016 35 Brett Rypien, Boise State; Oct. 10, 2015 30 Pass Completions 31 Garrett Grayson at Boise State; Sept. 6, 2014 37 Connor Halliday, Washington State; Dec. 21, 2013 25 Pass Completions 25 Nick Stevens vs. Colorado; Sept. 19, 2015 26 Joe Gray, San Jose State; Nov. 1, 2014 20 Pass Completions 21 Nick Stevens vs. Idaho; Dec. 22, 2016 21 Matt Lineham, Idaho; Dec. 22, 2016 4 Touchdown Passes 5 Nick Stevens vs. Idaho; Dec. 22, 2016 4 Matt Lineham, Idaho; Dec. 22, 2016 400 Yards Total Offense 450 Nick Stevens vs. Idaho; Dec. 22, 2016 432 Grant Hedrick, Boise State; Sept. 6, 2014 300 Yards Total Offense 450 Nick Stevens vs. Idaho; Dec. 22, 2016 385 Matt Lineham, Idaho; Dec. 22, 2016 10 Receptions 13 Michael Gallup vs. Air Force; Nov. 12, 2016 10 Jerricho Richardson, Nevada; Oct. 12, 2014 200 Receiving Yards 265 Olabisi Johnson vs. Idaho; Dec. 22, 2016 208 Paul Richardson, Colorado; Sept. 1, 2013 3 Touchdown Receptions 3 Michael Gallup vs. Idaho; Dec. 22, 2016 3 Kendal Keys, UNLV; Nov. 14, 2015 3 Field Goals Made 3 Wyatt Bryan vs. UTSA; Sept. 10, 2016 3 Diego Gonzalez, Colorado; Sept. 2, 2016 2 Pass Interceptions 2 Tyree Simmons vs. New Mexico; Nov. 22, 2014 2 Marcell Gibbons, Northern Colorado; Sept. 10, 2011 50-Yard Field Goal 53 Wyatt Bryan vs. Northern Colorado; Sept. 17, 2016 51 Jason Sanders, New Mexico; Nov. 19, 2016 60-Yard Punt 66 Hayden Hunt vs. New Mexico; Nov. 19. 2016 65 Peter Mortell, Minnesota; Sept. 12, 2015 Kickoff Return For Touchdown 96 Kevin Nutt, Jr. at Fresno State; Nov. 28, 2015 96 Elijah Mitchell, Nevada; Dec. 29, 2015 Punt Return For Touchdown 91 Robert Ruiz at San Diego State; Nov 26, 2016 69 Jeremy Kerly, TCU; Oct. 17, 2009 Fumble Return For Touchdown 0 Kevin Davis vs. Savannah State; Sept. 5, 2015 53 Greg Henderson, Colorado; Sept. 1, 2013 Interception Return For Touchdown 27 Justin Sweet vs. Air Force; Nov. 12, 2016 55 Damontae Kazee, San Diego State; Oct. 31, 2015

TEAM COLORADO STATE OPPONENT 30 First Downs 30 vs. Nevada; Dec. 29, 2015 30 Idaho; Dec. 22, 2016 400 Yards Rushing 412 vs. New Mexico; Nov. 19. 2016 485 Air Force; Nov. 12, 2016 300 Yards Rushing 412 vs. New Mexico; Nov. 19. 2016 485 Air Force; Nov. 12, 2016 60 Rushing Attempts 70 at Utah; Oct. 28, 1989 68 Air Force; Nov. 12, 2016 50 Rushing Attempts 50 vs. UNLV; Oct. 22, 2016 51 Idaho; Dec. 22, 2016 4 Rushing Touchdowns 5 vs. New Mexico; Nov. 19. 2016 5 Idaho; Dec. 22, 2016 400 Yards Passing 445 vs. Idaho; Dec. 22, 2016 410 Washington State; Dec. 21, 2013 50 Pass Attempts 58 at Boise State; Sept. 6, 2014 51 San Jose State; Nov. 1, 2014 40 Pass Attempts 41 vs. Wyoming; Oct. 1, 2016 45 Minnesota; Sept. 12, 2015 30 Pass Completions 31 at Boise State; Sept. 6, 2014 37 Washington State; Dec. 21, 2013 4 Touchdown Passes 5 vs. Idaho; Dec. 22, 2016 4 Idaho; Dec. 22, 2016 600 Yards Total Offense 600 vs. Idaho; Dec. 22, 2016 606 Idaho; Dec. 22,2016 80 Total Plays 84 vs. Nevada; Dec. 29, 2015 82 Idaho; Dec. 22, 2016 4 Turnovers Forced 4 at Wyoming; Nov. 7, 2015 4 Colorado; Sept. 2, 2016 0 Turnovers Given Up 0 at San Diego State; Nov. 26, 2016 0 Idaho; Dec. 22, 2016 2 Players In Game/100 Yards Rushing 3 Matthews(104)/Dawkins (103) at San Diego State; Nov. 26, 2016 2 Air Force; Nov. 12, 2016 3 Players In Game/100 Yards Rushing 3 vs. New Mexico; Nov. 19. 2016 3 Air Force; Sept. 30, 1989 100-yd. Rusher and 100-yd. Receiver Dawkins (118)/ Gallup (108)/ Johnson (265) vs. Idaho; Dec 22, 2016 Idaho; Dec 22, 2016 2 Players In Game/100 Yards Receiving Johnson (265)/ Gallup (108) vs. Idaho; Dec. 22, 2016 - - 10 or Fewer First Downs 9 at Tulsa; Sept. 7, 2013 9 Northern Colorado; Sept. 10, 2011 4 Passes Had Intercepted 4 vs. Air Force; Oct. 13, 2007 5 New Mexico; Nov. 17, 2001 (CSU record) 100 Yards Or Fewer Rushing 12 vs. Utah; Dec. 20, 2014 83 Savannah State; Sept. 5, 2015 300 Yards Or Fewer Total Offense 256 vs. Boise State; Oct. 10, 2015 232 Fresno State; Nov. 2, 2016 Scored a Safety 1 at UTSA; Sept. 26, 2015 1 Hawai’i; Nov. 8, 2014 Blocked Punt 1 at Nevada; Oct. 12, 2014 1 UTSA; Sept. 26, 2015 Blocked Field Goal 1 at New Mexico; Nov. 21, 2015 1 North Dakota State, Sept. 8, 2012 2-Point Conversion 1 vs. Idaho; Dec. 22, 2016 1 Hawai’i; Oct. 26, 2013 35:00 Time Of Possession 39:37 vs. UNLV; Oct. 22, 2016 36:05 Idaho; Dec. 22, 2016 50 Points Scored 50 vs. Idaho; Dec. 22, 2016 61 Idaho; Dec. 22, 2016 Shutout 37-0 vs. Fresno State; Nov. 5, 2016 13-0 Utah State; Nov. 23, 2013 0 Points Scored 1st Quarter 0 vs. Idaho; Dec. 22, 2016 0 Idaho; Dec. 22, 2016 0 Points Scored, 1st Half 0 vs. Colorado; Sept. 2, 2016 0 Fresno State; Nov. 5, 2016 0 Points Scored Through 3 Quarters 0 vs. Colorado; Sept. 2, 2016 0 Fresno State; Nov. 5, 2016 0 Points Scored, 4th Quarter 0 vs. Boise State; Oct. 10, 2015 0 Fresno State; Nov. 5, 2016 0 Points Scored, 2nd Half 0 vs. Boise State; Oct. 10, 2015 0 Fresno State; Nov. 5, 2016 QUICK HITS 10 COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL

2016 HIGHLIGHTS • Colorado State won four of its final five regular-season contests to qualify for bowla game for the fourth year in a row after a 3-4 start to the season. CSU is one of three Mountain West schools to play in a bowl game in each of the past four seasons. • WR Michael Gallup, P Hayden Hunt and OL Fred Zerblis were named to the All-Mountain West first team in December, joining second-team members Jake Bennett (OL) and Kevin Davis (LB) and honorable mention selections Nick Callender (OL), Nick Stevens (QB) and Paul Thurston (OL). • CSU went 5-1 at home in 2016, the final season at Hughes Stadium. The Rams closed the door on the 49-year-old stadium on Nov. 19, 2016, with a 49-31 win over New Mexico. • 8 of CSU’s 11 2016 regular-season FBS opponents competed in a bowl game. Overall, CSU’s 13 opponents combined for a 73-60 (.549) record, good for the 35th-toughest schedule in FBS. The Rams’ six losses came to teams with a combined mark of 56-24 (.700). • After starting three different quarterbacks through the first three games of the season, the Rams’ offense got into a rhythm -mid way through the year. Over the final six games, CSU averaged 47.8 points and 533.8 yards per game, figures which rank 2nd and 4th, respectively, in all of FBS from Oct. 16 forward. Overall, the Rams rank 28th in FBS in scoring offense and 30th in total offense; on Oct. 16, they ranked 96th and 75th in those two categories. • CSU posted six shutouts in a half in 2016, including an entire-game shutout vs. Fresno State (11/5), the Rams’ first since 1997. • CSU scored 53 of 56 times it reached the red zone (94.6%), a figure which ranked 4th in FBS and is the best in school history dating back to at least 2005. • In addition to blocking for the third-best offense in school history, the Rams’ offensive line surrendered just 13 sacks, a figure which ranks 8th in FBS. • A trio of CSU running backs rushed for more than 500 yards, with each crossing the 100-yard mark vs. New Mexico (11/19). In that contest, CSU totaled 412 rushing yards, the most in 15 seasons and the 8th-best mark in school history. Overall, CSU’s 2,831 net rushing yards and 5.3 yards-per-carry average rank fifth and second, respectively, in school history. • After turning the ball over 27 times in 2015, CSU made one of the largest jumps in FBS, giving up the ball just 12 times, including 7 interceptions. The 12 turnovers lost rank 17th (compared to 116th in 2015) and the 7 interceptions (13th in FBS) are a school record. • The Rams’ defense limited two of the top rushing attacks in back-to-back weeks. New Mexico entered the Nov. 19 contest leading the nation with 347.8 rushing yards per game, but were out-rushed by the Rams by 127 yards. A week later, CSU stuffed Mountain West champion San Diego State and the NCAA’s all-time career rushing leader Donnel Pumphrey. Entering the game ranked second in FBS with 168.6 rushing yards per game, CSU held Pumphrey to 53 yards. • CSU ranked 2nd in the Mountain West and 43rd nationally with 6.3 tackles for loss per game. A total of 22 players had a TFL in 2016, with 14 recording a sack – 11 of which had never done so prior to 2016. • CSU scored first in its final eight games, doing so on its first drive six times. Overall, the Rams out-scored opponents 131-73 in the first quarter in 2016. • CSU had two of the top yards-per-play averages in school history, averaging 11.1 vs. New Mexico (2nd) and 9.1 vs. Idaho (7th).

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GREEN AND GLOBAL - SERVICE AND LEARNING Robert Awunganyi Shun Johnson EXPERIENCE IN JAMAICA AW-wun-gone-YEE SHAWN • 13 student-athletes and four staff members traveled toPeters - Tyler Bjorklund Lassine Kone field, Jamaicafrom May 18-28. bee-YORK-lund LOSS-uh-nay cone • The athletes experienced cultural immersion, social action Detrich Clark Luis Lebron and community-based learning. Students were hosted by local DEE-trick LOO-ee luh-BRON families, with 2-4 students per home. Christian Colon Kavapele Maka • Participating football players: Deonte Clyburn, Zack Golditch, cuh-LONE kaw-vuh-PELL-ay MAW-kuh Houston Haynes, Levi Osborn, Nate Ryken. Dalyn Dawkins Marcus McElroy day-lin mick-ELL-roy • CSU’s student-athletes have seen their opportunities expand John Freismuth Isiah Pannunzio dramatically in recent years. The most visible expansion of the FRIES-mith eye-ZAY-uh puh-NUN-zee-oh student-athlete experience has come in the way of invest- Salofi Gaoa Livingston Paogofie ments in nutrition, facilities and academic support to further suh-LOW-fee now-OH-uh puh-GO-fee fulfill the department’s mission toEducate, Engage and Excel. Nicho Garcia Joctavis Phillips • The trip was organized by Dr. Albert Bimper, CSU’s senior nee-cho joc-TAY-viss associate athletic director for diversity and inclusion. Anthony Giusti Kiel Robinson • Bimper was a 2006 CSU graduate and four-year starting cen- JUICE-tee KY-ul ter on the football team (2002-05). Tavis Guerra J.C. Robles tav-iss GEE-air-uh roh-bless Arjay Jean Corte Tapia AR-jay jeen KORT TAP-ee-uh Olabisi Johnson Alvis Whitted oh-luh-BEE-see wit-id 11 COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL The Automated ScoreBook Colorado State Combined Team Statistics (as of Aug 20, 2017) All games 2016 STATISTICS Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral Sep 2, 2016 vs Colorado L 7-44 69850 All games 7-6 5-1 2-3 0-2 Sep 10, 2016 UTSA W 23-14 20673 Conference 5-3 3-1 2-2 0-0 Sep 17, 2016 NORTHERN COLORADO W 47-21 26718 Non-Conference 2-3 2-0 0-1 0-2 Sep 24, 2016 at Minnesota L 24-31 44854 * Oct 01, 2016 WYOMING L 17-38 33500 Team Statistics CS OPP * Oct 08, 2016 UTAH STATE W 31-24 32387 FIRST DOWNS 292 269 * Oct 15, 2016 at #15 Boise State L 23-28 33448 R u s h in g 144 131 * Oct 22, 2016 at UNLV W 42-23 18362 P a s s in g 130 121 * Nov 05, 2016 FRESNO STATE W 37-0 23187 P e n a l ty 18 17 * Nov 12, 2016 at Air Force L 46-49 23467 RUSHING YARDAGE 2831 2782 * Nov 19, 2016 NEW MEXICO W 49-31 29133 Rushing Attempts 539 577 * Nov 26, 2016 at San Diego State W 63-31 34223 Average Per Rush 5.3 4.8 Dec 22, 2016 vs Idaho L 50-61 24975 Average Per Game 217.8 214.0 TDs Rushing 30 34 Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g PASSING YARDAGE 3181 2668 DAWKINS, Dalyn 12 161 952 33 919 5.7 4 61 76.6 C o m p - A t t- In t 218-361-7 185-315-8 MATTHEWS, Izzy 13 153 747 13 734 4.8 13 41 56.5 Average Per Pass 8.8 8.5 KINSEY, Marvin 12 93 566 20 546 5.9 7 75 45.5 Average Per Catch 14.6 14.4 CLARK, Detrich 13 36 255 8 247 6.9 3 35 19.0 Average Per Game 244.7 205.2 BAUTA, Faton 9 19 126 2 124 6.5 0 24 13.8 TDs Passing 29 18 HAWKINS, Anthony 13 11 82 1 81 7.4 0 17 6.2 TOTAL OFFENSE 6012 5450 STEVENS, Nick 10 15 88 35 53 3.5 2 19 5.3 Average Per Play 6.7 6.1 HILL, Collin 5 26 126 77 49 1.9 1 51 9.8 Average Per Game 462.5 419.2 PETERS, Bryce 12 11 48 5 43 3.9 0 13 3.6 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 35-711 32-628 RUIZ, Robert 13 1 15 0 15 15.0 0 15 1.2 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 21-179 17-113 GALLUP, Michael 13 4 20 5 15 3.8 0 12 1.2 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 8-85 7-102 JOHNSON, Olabisi 13 1 13 0 13 13.0 0 13 1.0 FUMBLES-LOST 18-8 16-6 HUNT, Hayden 13 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 0.5 PENALTIES-Yards 79-704 79-629 Total 13 539 3044 213 2831 5.3 30 75 217.8 PUNTS-AVG 56-44.1 63-41.8 Opponents 13 577 3125 343 2782 4.8 34 81 214.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 9 :1 8 3 0 :4 2 3RD-DOWN Conversions 73/172 95/194 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g 4TH-DOWN Conversions 13/23 10/22 STEVENS, Nick 10 171.31 129-201-5 64.2 1936 19 73 193.6 HILL, Collin 5 146.87 75-129-2 58.1 1096 8 60 219.2 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg BAUTA, Faton 9 85.78 12-29-0 41.4 114 1 45 12.7 SCOTT, Braylin 3 38 12.7 0 36 HUNT, Hayden 13 343.60 1-1-0 100.0 29 0 29 2.2 SWEET, Justin 1 27 27.0 1 27 CLARK, Detrich 13 480.40 1-1-0 100.0 6 1 6 0.5 SCHLAGER, Jake 1 7 7.0 0 7 Total 13 157.04 218-361-7 60.4 3181 29 73 244.7 DAVIS, Kevin 1 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 13 143.65 185-315-8 58.7 2668 18 74 205.2 VADEN, Jordon 1 13 13.0 0 13 HICKS, Jamal 1 0 0.0 0 0 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g GALLUP, Michael 13 76 1272 16.7 14 65 97.8 Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk JOHNSON, Olabisi 13 28 613 21.9 4 73 47.2 HUNT, Hayden 56 2469 44.1 66 4 19 26 17 0 RUIZ, Robert 13 23 350 15.2 3 44 26.9 DAWKINS, Dalyn 12 20 162 8.1 1 34 13.5 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg NWOSU, Danny 13 14 155 11.1 1 25 11.9 RUIZ, Robert 21 174 8.3 1 91 PERALTA, Nolan 13 11 91 8.3 2 19 7.0 Team 0 5 0.0 0 0 CLARK, Detrich 13 9 90 10.0 1 27 6.9 Total 21 179 8.5 1 91 MATTHEWS, Izzy 13 8 56 7.0 0 12 4.3 Opponents 17 113 6.6 0 38 MASTERS, Elroy 12 7 108 15.4 1 45 9.0 FACKRELL, Dalton 13 7 66 9.4 0 17 5.1 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg WILLIAMS, Xavier 2 4 91 22.8 0 50 45.5 CLARK, Detrich 20 418 20.9 0 46 WILSON, Marcus 7 4 15 3.8 1 5 2.1 DAWKINS, Dalyn 7 169 24.1 0 35 KINSEY, Marvin 12 2 47 23.5 0 49 3.9 NUTT, Kevin 6 117 19.5 0 24 HAWKINS, Anthony 13 2 27 13.5 1 14 2.1 PERALTA, Nolan 1 3 3.0 0 3 LONG, Sammie 8 2 4 2.0 0 6 0.5 AWUNGANYI, Robert 1 4 4.0 0 4 Total 13 218 3181 14.6 29 73 244.7 Total 35 711 20.3 0 46 Opponents 13 185 2668 14.4 18 74 205.2 Opponents 32 628 19.6 0 48

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g BRYAN, Wyatt 11-14 78.6 0-0 2-3 6-6 2-4 1-1 53 0 GALLUP, Michae 13 15 1272 0 0 0 1287 99.0 DAVIS, Braxton 0-1 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 DAWKINS, Dalyn 12 919 162 0 169 0 1250 104.2 MATTHEWS, Izz 13 734 56 0 0 0 790 60.8 PAT CLARK, Detrich 13 247 90 0 418 0 755 58.1 Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts JOHNSON, Olabi 13 13 613 0 0 0 626 48.2 GALLUP, Michael 14 - - - 1 - - - 86 Total 13 2831 3181 179 711 85 6987 537.5 BRYAN, Wyatt - 11-14 53-55 - - - - - 86 Opponents 13 2782 2668 113 628 102 6293 484.1 MATTHEWS, Izzy 13 ------78 KINSEY, Marvin 7 ------42 Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g DAWKINS, Dalyn 5 ------30 STEVENS, Nick 10 216 53 1936 1989 198.9 JOHNSON, Olabisi 4 - - - 1 - - - 26 HILL, Collin 5 155 49 1096 1145 229.0 CLARK, Detrich 4 ------24 DAWKINS, Dalyn 12 161 919 0 919 76.6 RUIZ, Robert 4 ------24 MATTHEWS, Izzy 13 153 734 0 734 56.5 STEVENS, Nick 2 - - - - 2-3 - - 12 KINSEY, Marvin 12 93 546 0 546 45.5 PERALTA, Nolan 2 ------12 Total 13 900 2831 3181 6012 462.5 HAWKINS, Anthony 1 ------6 Opponents 13 892 2782 2668 5450 419.2 HILL, Collin 1 ------6 WILSON, Marcus 1 ------6 SWEET, Justin 1 ------6 MASTERS, Elroy 1 ------6 Total 61 11-15 56-58 - 2 2-3 - - 459 Opponents 53 9-11 50-52 - - 0-1 - - 395

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Colorado State 131 123 97 108 0 459 Opponents 73 126 107 89 0 395

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 33 DAVIS, Kevin 13 66 44 110 10.5-54 3.0-30 1-0 2 4 1-0 4 . . 55 WATSON, Josh 13 40 50 90 7.5-26 1.5-9 . 1 5 . . . . 8B SCHLAGER, Jake 13 49 23 72 2.0-3 . 1-7 2 . 1-0 . . . 43 COLORITO, Evan 13 41 22 63 10.0-34 2.0-15 . 1 3 1-0 1 . . 29 SWEET, Justin 13 29 15 44 3.5-15 2.0-11 1-27 6 . 1-0 1 . . Total 13 538 374 912 82-324 29-193 8-85 32 29 6-0 11 . . Opponents 13 518 399 917 61-208 13-114 7-102 32 19 8-0 13 . . DEPTH CHART 12 COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL

Colorado State Rams 2017 Depth Chart OFFENSE GP GS CS QB 7 Nick Stevens 6-3 215 SR*** Murrieta, Calif. (Vista Murrieta) 28 20 3 15 Collin Hill 6-5 210 SO* Moore, S.C. (Dorman) 5 4 0 RB 1 Dalyn Dawkins OR 5-9 185 SR** Louisville, Ky. (Purdue) 24 20 1 24 Izzy Matthews 6-0 220 JR** Redding, Calif. (Enterprise) 24 1 0 28 Rashaad Boddie OR 6-0 225 FR Sammamish, Wash. (Skyline) 0 0 0 5 Marvin Kinsey, Jr. 6-1 190 SO Atlanta, Ga. (Riverwood) 12 0 0 FB 46 Adam Prentice 6-0 230 SO* Fresno, Calif. (Clovis) 0 0 0 45 Nate Ryken OR 6-1 235 JR* Berthoud, Colo. (Berthoud) 7 0 0 42 Charles Dunkelman 5-10 225 FR Loveland, Colo. (Loveland) 0 0 0 WR 81 Olabisi Johnson 6-0 195 JR** Lakewood, Colo. (Bear Creek) 26 8 3 27 Trey Smith OR 6-0 195 JR* Castle Rock, Colo. (Douglas County) 13 0 0 3 E.J. Scott 6-1 185 FR Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern) 0 0 0 WR 4 Michael Gallup 6-1 200 SR* Monroe, Ga. (Butler County CC) 13 11 10 9 Warren Jackson 6-5 205 FR Mission Hills, Calif. (Bishop Alemany) 0 0 0 FL 8 Detrich Clark 5-10 180 SR* Montezuma, Ga. (Eastern Arizona JC) 13 4 0 23 Marcus Wilson OR 5-10 190 JR* Aurora, Colo. (Valor Christian) 7 0 0 18 Darius Wise 5-9 165 FR Midland, Pa. (Beaver Area) 0 0 0 TE 30 Dalton Fackrell OR 6-4 240 SR* South Jordan, Utah (Snow College) 13 1 0 16 Cameron Butler 6-2 225 FR Columbia, S.C. (Ridge View) 0 0 0 80 John Freismuth OR 6-5 225 JR Loveland, Colo. (Loveland) 7 0 0 82 Isiah Pannunzio 6-2 235 FR Pueblo, Colo. (Pueblo South) 0 0 0 LT 61 Zack Golditch OR 6-5 295 SR** Aurora, Colo. (Gateway) 30 25 21 60 Trae Moxley 6-6 330 SR*** Carbondale, Colo. (Roaring Fork) 36 6 0 73 Tyler Bjorklund 6-4 290 JR Santa Clarita, Calif. (College of the Canyons) 0 0 0 LG 60 Trae Moxley OR 6-6 330 SR*** Carbondale, Colo. (Roaring Fork) 36 6 0 51 Colby Meeks 6-3 310 JR** Orlando, Fla. (Dr. Phillips) 23 4 0 70 Joctavis Phillips 6-4 310 FR West Monroe, La. (Neville) 0 0 0 C 77 Jake Bennett 6-3 290 SR*** Lakewood, Colo. (Bear Creek) 29 29 29 51 Colby Meeks OR 6-3 310 JR** Orlando, Fla. (Dr. Phillips) 23 4 0 71 Jeff Taylor 6-1 305 SO* Jonesboro, Ga. (Jonesboro) 10 0 0 RG 72 Nicho Garcia 6-5 285 JR Overland Park, Kansas (Highland CC) 0 0 0 71 Jeff Taylor 6-1 305 SO* Jonesboro, Ga. (Jonesboro) 10 0 0 RT 78 Ben Knox OR 6-6 325 JR DeLand, Fla. (Independence CC) 0 0 0 61 Zack Golditch 6-5 295 SR** Aurora, Colo. (Gateway) 30 25 21 74 Salofi Gaoa 6-6 285 SO Fort Collins, Colo. (Rocky Mountain) 1 0 0 DEFENSE GP GS CS LDE 91 Jakob Buys 6-4 280 SR*** Arvada, Colo. (Ralston Valley) 34 9 0 97 Toby McBride 6-3 255 SO* Fort Morgan, Colo. (Fort Morgan) 13 1 1 NT 94 Darnell Thompson 6-4 280 SR* Raleigh, N.C. (Highland CC) 18 12 2 99 Colton Foster 6-3 295 JR** Bakersfield, Calif. (Frontier) 11 0 0 DT 95 Richard King 6-4 275 SO* Aurora, Colo. (Rangeview) 11 0 0 98 Ellison Hubbard 6-1 267 FR Loganville, Ga. (Grayson) 0 0 0 Buck 43 Evan Colorito 6-4 245 SR*** Beaverton, Ore. (Beaverton) 35 13 13 33 Emmanuel Jones 6-4 245 FR Cartersville, Ga. (Woodland) 0 0 0 SLB 52 Tre Thomas 6-2 215 JR** Denver, Colo. (Overland) 26 13 7 15 Kiel Robinson 6-2 230 SR*** San Marcos, Calif. (Mission Hills) 37 11 0 MLB 55 Josh Watson 6-2 240 JR** Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs South) 26 11 11 42 Patrick Elsenbast OR 6-0 210 SR** Littleton, Colo. (Chatfield) 21 1 0 51 Patrick Moody 6-1 225 FR Vero Beach, Fla. (Vero Beach Senior) 0 0 0 WLB 15 Kiel Robinson 6-2 230 SR*** San Marcos, Calif. (Mission Hills) 37 11 0 31 Max McDonald 6-1 220 SO Fort Collins, Colo. (Rocky Mountain 6 0 0 LCB 10 Kevin Nutt, Jr. 5-10 190 SR*** Fresno, Calif. (Edison) 37 11 9 29 Justin Sweet 5-10 185 SR*** Las Vegas, Nev. (Bishop Gorman) 27 3 0 RCB 14 Anthony Hawkins 5-10 185 SO* Arlington, Texas (Bowie) 13 4 0 2 Robert Awunganyi 6-0 170 SO* Riverside, Calif. (John Burroughs) 9 0 0 FS 11 Jordan Fogal 5-10 181 SR San Leandro, Calif. (Utah) 0 0 0 8 Jake Schlager 5-11 195 SR*** McCook, Neb. (McCook) 43 12 2 SS 7 Jamal Hicks 6-1 185 SO* Gardena, Calif. (Narbonne) 9 5 3 26 Kavapele Maka 6-1 185 JR San Mateo, Calif. (College of San Mateo) 0 0 0 SPECIALISTS GP GS CS PR 81 Olabisi Johnson 6-0 195 JR** Lakewood, Colo. (Bear Creek) 25 8 3 8 Detrich Clark 5-10 180 SR* Montezuma, Ga. (Eastern Arizona JC) 13 4 0 KR 8 Detrich Clark 5-10 180 SR* Montezuma, Ga. (Eastern Arizona JC) 13 4 0 1 Dalyn Dawkins 5-9 185 SR** Louisville, Ky. (Purdue) 24 20 1 LS 58 Trent Sieg 6-3 240 SR*** Eaton, Colo. (Eaton) 38 0 0 59 Nathan Lucas 6-2 230 JR Colorado Springs, Colo. (Pine Creek) 1 0 0 H 59 Nathan Lucas OR 6-2 230 JR Colorado Springs, Colo. (Pine Creek) 1 0 0 41 Ryan Stonehouse 5-11 170 FR Santa Ana, Calif. (Mater Dei) 0 0 0 P 41 Ryan Stonehouse 5-11 170 FR Santa Ana, Calif. (Mater Dei) 0 0 0 96 Wyatt Bryan OR 6-1 175 JR** Larkspur, Colo. (Douglas County) 26 0 0 67 Joe DeLine 6-0 200 FR Steamboat Springs, Colo. (Steamboat Springs) 0 0 0 K 96 Wyatt Bryan 6-1 175 JR** Larkspur, Colo. (Douglas County) 26 0 0 83 Braxton Davis 6-0 170 JR** Fort Collins, Colo. (Poudre) 24 0 0 * Letters earned GP = games played; GS = games started; CS = consecutive starts QUICK FACTS 13 COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL

SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTORY Facebook ...... Facebook.com/CSURamsFootball Colorado State Football Media Contacts Twitter ...... @CSUFootball Paul Kirk, Assistant A.D. for Communications ...... @CSUAthletics (covers all 16 sports) O: (970) 491-5067 | [email protected] | @PaulKirk_CSU ...... @CSURamsGameday (in-game updates for all 16 sports) Zach Balside, Assistant Director of Communications ...... @PaulKirk_CSU (Assistant A.D./Football SID) C: (970) 310-3906 | [email protected] | @ZachBalSIDe ...... @CoachBobo_CSU (Head Coach) ...... @CoachWillFriend (Offensive Coord./Offensive Line) 311 McGraw Athletic Center | Fort Collins, CO 80523 ...... @CoachMEnglish (Defensive Coord./Linebackers) ...... @CSUCoachBryant (Special Teams Coord./Safeties) ...... @BryanApplewhite (Running Backs) First Year of Football ...... 1893 ...... @Coach_Cox_CSU (Tight Ends) All-Time Record ...... 513-565-33 (.476) ...... @CoachFairCSU (Cornerbacks) Home ...... 268-204-11 (.566) ...... @RonnieLetson (Quarterbacks) Away ...... 229-336-22 (.409) ...... @CoachLogo (Defensive Line) Neutral...... 16-25-0 (.390) ...... @CoachWhitted (Wide Receivers) CSU Stadium (On-Campus Stadium)...... 0-0-0 (.000) ...... @CoachRyanDavis (Strength & Conditioning Conference Championships ...... 15 Instagram ...... @CSURamsFB Mountain West Championships (Last) ...... 3 (2002) YouTube ...... YouTube.com/CSURamsAthletics Bowl Appearances (Record) ...... 16 (6-10) First Appearance ...... Jan. 1, 1949 COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY Bowl ...... Raisin Bowl (Fresno, Calif.) Location ...... Fort Collins, Colo. Result ...... Occidental 21, Colorado A&M 20 Founded ...... 1870 Last Apperance ...... Dec. 22, 2016 Enrollment ...... 33,198 Bowl ...... Famous Idaho Potato Bowl President ...... Dr. Anthony A. Frank Result ...... Idaho 61, Colorado State 50 Director of Athletics ...... Joe Parker NCAA Affiliation ...... FBS Division I ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS/FOOTBALL CONTACTS Athletics Conference ...... Mountain West Assistant Athletics Director ...... Paul Kirk (@PaulKirk_CSU) Nickname ...... Rams Office ...... (970) 491-5067 Official Mascot ...... CAM the Ram Cell ...... (970) 988-3482 Colors ...... Green (PMS 357) and Gold (PMS 617) Email ...... [email protected] Stadium (capacity) ...... CSU Stadium (36,000 [41,000 SRO]) Stadium Surface ...... FieldTurf (Sonny Lubick Field) Assistant Communications Director ...... Zach Balside (@ZachBalSIDe) Cell ...... (970) 310-3906 COACHING STAFF Email ...... [email protected] Head Coach: ...... Mike Bobo (3rd Season) Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line:...... Will Friend (3rd Season) Athletics Communications Office ...... (970) 491-5067 Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers: ...... Marty English (6th Season) Athletics Department ...... (970) 491-5300 Special Teams Coordinator/Safeties: ...... Jamie Bryant (3rd Season) Ticket Office ...... (970) 491-RAMS (7267) Running Backs: ...... Bryan Applewhite (3rd Season) CSU Stadium Press Box ...... (970) 491-8100 Tight Ends: ...... Joe Cox: (2nd Season) ...... (970) 491-8111 Cornerbacks: ...... Terry Fair (3rd Season) Quarterbacks: ...... Ronnie Letson (3rd Season) Defensive Line: ...... Ricky Logo (3rd Season) Wide Receivers: ...... Alvis Whitted (6th Season) Special Teams Analyst: ...... Ben Larson (1st Season) Defensive Quality Control: ...... George Helow (2nd Season) Offensive Quality Control:...... Ricky Santo (5th season) Defensive Graduate Assistant: ...... John Faircloth (2nd season) Defensive Graduate Assistant: ...... Sean Richardson (1st season) Offensive Graduate Assistant:...... Kevin O’Brien (2nd season) Offensive Graduate Assistant:...... Nolan Peralta (1st season)

TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Record/MW Finish ...... 7-6/T-5th Mountain Division Offensive Scheme ...... Pro Style Defensive Scheme ...... 3-4 Lettermen Returning ...... 43 Lettermen Lost ...... 21 2016 Signees ...... 28 Offensive Starters Returning ...... 6 Bennett, Dawkins, Gallup, Golditch, Johnson, Stevens Defensive Starters Returning ...... 8 Buys, Colorito, Hicks, Nutt, Schlager, Thomas, Thompson, Watson MEDIA POLICIES 14 COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL

2017 CSU FOOTBALL MEDIA COVERAGE GUIDELINES able to the media in the interview room after a reasonable athletic Communications office. cooling-off period. Head Coach Mike Bobo will conduct his • Media should contact the Athletics Communications office, rath- • We appreciate your coverage of Colorado State Athletics, and postgame press conference after a brief cooling-off period, and er than the individual coaches and/or student-athletes, when look forward to working with you to accommodate you and requested players from the interview list will be made available needing personal contact information, such as phone numbers your organization within the framework of the following media following Coach Bobo’s press conference. Assistant coaches or or e-mail addresses. policy. The policies are jointly established by Head Coach Mike true freshmen players are not available. Bobo and the Athletics Communications office. 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All photographers must • Members of the media are strictly prohibited from directly and friends where such interviews will enhance a feature story. remain outside the 25-yard lines on both sides of the field. contacting any coach, staff member or student-athlete by any means, including text messages, e-mail, phone calls (cell, office INJURIES GAME-DAY SERVICES or home) or social media, without first approaching the Athletics • At all times throughout the calendar year, including spring • A pregame meal is served 90 minutes prior to kickoff in the Communications office. practice, Head Coach Mike Bobo will serve as the sole source press box. In-game services include statistics and play-by-play • For all practices, no live reporting of practice details is permissi- for injury information. All questions related to injuries should be information following each quarter and notes and statistics ble, nor live streaming of any method. Upon conclusion of prac- directed to Bobo, and not to any other member of the program, following the conclusion of the game. tice, questions based on observations made during practice including athletic trainers, doctors, the injured student-athlete, • Colorado State’s stadium offers complimentary wireless Internet may be asked of Coach Bobo, and reported on as answered. or his teammates. access in the press box, interview room and photo workroom. • Designated student-athletes from the interview list will be made • If Bobo is unavailable, please contact Paul Kirk. Ethernet lines also are available in the photo workroom, located available on specified days during the spring and preseason just inside the southwest tunnel at field level, near the visiting practice periods, and on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during the PRACTICE GUIDELINES team locker room. Check the seat-assignment label on press regular season. • All Colorado State football practices are open for the first few row for wireless access information. • Head Coach Mike Bobo will be available following most practic- periods unless otherwise noted. es. Exceptions include, during preseason camp, night practices • Videography, provided it is not live-streamed, is allowed during PARKING on two-practice days. the media viewing period, but no sound may be recorded. • A limited amount of media parking is available in lots to be • All interviews take place in the interview room of the stadium, • No live reporting of practice details is permissible, nor live determined at the new on-campus stadium. Please contact located at field level, one level down from the media entrance streaming of any method. Upon conclusion of practice, ques- the CSU Communications office to request a gameday parking on the west side of the stadium. Media are not permitted to en- tions based on observations made during the media viewing pass. ter the football offices, or the training room, locker room, weight period may be asked of Coach Bobo, and reported on as • Parking in all campus parking lots requires a permit from 7:30 room or meeting rooms unless arrangements have been made answered by the coach. a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays. A limited number of single-day through the Communications office. • During the spring, all regular practices (not scrimmages) are passes are available through the Communications office. • Media may not photograph or report on individuals or groups open to the media. Annual permits can be purchased through the Office of Parking participating in workouts outside of organized team sessions • All media should remain on the sidelines, standing a safe Management Web site: http://pts.colostate.edu, and many lots within campus practice or competition locations. distance from the boundary to prevent collisions. Also for safety offer a payment kiosk to purchase a daily pass. reasons, media are asked to stand rather than sit or kneel, • The CSU Communications office will provide complimentary PRESEASON CAMP and should either hold personal bags or set them behind a annual passes to the Moby/McGraw Center lot and spaces and • Coordinators will be made available on Media Day (date TBD). barrier, so they are not a potential injury source for players or a designated lot near the on-campus stadium for select media No other assistant coach access is available during preseason the media. organizations and members of the press who demonstrate a camp. consistent willingness to cover the Rams. Those passes are not PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEOGRAPHY GUIDELINES replaceable and should be treated like cash. REGULAR-SEASON GAME WEEKS • Cameras are restricted from shooting/filming any 11-on-11 period, • On Mondays, Head Coach Mike Bobo will conduct a weekly as well as selected other periods (Athletics Communications STADIUM DIRECTIONS/WILL CALL press conference in the stadium interview room. Bobo will staff will notify). Photography must be tight, “iso” shots that do • Colorado State’s on-campus stadium is located between Pitkin begin speaking at 12 p.m., followed by Offensive Coordinator/ not reveal alignments or strategy. and Lake Streets, just west of Shields Street in Fort Collins. The Offensive Line Coach Will Friend and Defensive Coordinator/ • No sound may be captured during the shooting of practice mailing address is 751 W. Pitkin Street. From I-25, media should Linebackers Coach Marty English at approximately 12:35 and video. take the Prospect exit, turn left, and proceed west toward the 12:45. • Photographers are allowed to shoot individual drills and group mountains. Media parking is in lot 570, the Lake Street Garage, • Following practice on Tuesday and Wednesday, student-ath- activity as directed by the Athletics Communications staff. No off the intersection of Prospect Rd. and Center Ave. Media letes on the interview list will be made available, with either photography is allowed of players receiving treatment from entrance is on the west side of the stadium and and press box offensive or defensive players being available Tuesday and medical staff, or of injured players, whether participating in access is via elevator just inside that entrance. those from the other side of the ball on Wednesday. Regarding individual workouts or observing practice. • Ticket will call is located at the main stadium ticket windows on unique subject matter, such as human-interest angles, members • Photographers and videographers are not allowed to bring Pitkin Street, at the Northwest corner of the stadium. Media will of the media are welcome to approach the Communications of- tripods onto the practice field. call is located at the media entrance to the stadium, near the fice at least 48 hours in advance with requests to interview any • Photographers and videographers should remain on the southwest corner of the west tower. member of the program, provided the requested individual is sidelines, or behind the end lines. They are not permitted in any not a true-freshman player. Approved requests will be granted, drill or in close proximity to any team or position-group huddles VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS but those interviews need to take place on Tuesday following at any time. • Please contact the CSU Athletics Communications office to practice. • Photographers should stand a safe distance from the boundary request video highlights. Broadcast-quality video highlights and • On Wednesday, Bobo will be available following practice. to prevent collisions. Also for safety reasons, photographers are soundbites will be emailed to media frequently throughout the • Following Wednesday availability, there is no further access to asked to stand rather than sit or kneel, and should either hold year by the Athletics Communications staff. members of the program until the end of the game Saturday, personal bags and/or camera equipment, or set them behind a except for contractual broadcast obligations. barrier, so they are not a potential injury source for players or WEEKLY RELEASES the media. • The weekly game release will be available by approximately 12 GAMEDAY • All posed photo shoots must take place at times arranged prior noon each Monday during the season on the school’s official • Every member of the program must report to the locker room to the beginning of practice, working through the Athletics Web site, CSURams.com. News releases also are e-mailed following the game before conducting interviews. Other than Communications office. Posed photo shoots are not permitted to media outlets upon request, and available via Twitter at @ network TV and radio obligations, CSU does not allow on-field during any practice CSUFootball. interviews in the minutes following the game’s conclusion. • Postgame press conferences take place in the home and TELEPHONE INTERVIEWS COLORADO STATE MEDIA E-MAIL LIST visiting team interview rooms, located just off the elevator from • Head Coach Mike Bobo is available for phone interviews • To receive e-mail updates on the Rams, e-mail Paul Kirk at paul. the press box at field level. From the field, enter the southwest as time permits. Media should call to make an appointment [email protected] with a message stating that you would like tunnel and proceed right and down the hall to reach the inter- through Paul Kirk ([email protected]). to receive the news releases via e-mail. view rooms on your left. • Phone calls (cell, office or home) to any coach or student-athlete • Head Coach Mike Bobo and requested players will be avail- are strictly prohibited, unless previously arranged through the The stadium’s design embraces Colorado’s natural beauty, topography and visual connections to the Rocky Mountains from campus and ensures functionality for both game-day and non-game day usage.

he new on-campus stadium at Colorado State ality for both game-day and non-game day usage. The University brings Rams football games back to Alumni and Academic Center has been integrated into Tcampus for the first time in 50 years, and mag- the design to bring students and faculty into the build- nifies the engagement opportunities for the entire uni- ing year-round, and the stadium clubs, VIP areas and versity. The $220 million, 727,000-square-foot facility other unique meeting spaces provide opportunities for combines all of the Rams’ football training facilities and hundreds of non-game day events year-round. offices on the west side. The $18.5 million east side of the building includes the Iris & Michael Smith Alumni Center, general classroom space and the Collaborative for Student Achievement. Two spectacular VIP areas— The New Belgium Porch in the north end zone and the Orthopaedic & Spine Center of the Rockies Field Club behind the Rams’ bench at midfield—are unique in all of college football.

The stadium’s design embraces Colorado’s natural beauty, topography and visual connections to the Rocky Mountains from campus and ensures function- STADIUM FACTS CAPACITY: 41,000, with seating for 36,500 nutrition area and hydrotherapy space complete with 4 plunge pools PREMIUM SEATING: 23 private suites, 884 club seats and 224 loge box seats; sold out in October 2016 o Meeting Rooms: 150 seat theater-style team meeting room with position meeting rooms in the same hallway STUDENT SEATING: 10,000 seats on the east side lower bowl o Offices: Office space for football staff VIDEOBOARD & RIBBON BOARDS: Main board mea- o Player/Recruit Lounge: 3,700 square feet of custom sures 50.5’ x 84’ (4,242 square feet), largest in the MW and space provides student-athletes space to gather along the Front Range; nearly the size of a basketball court. 1,270 feet of ribbon board around the stadium will display FIELD: Sonny Lubick Field is a Synthetic PowerBlade Pro in-game stats, sponsor elements, out-of-town scores and System playing surface manufactured by Shaw Sports Turf other visual elements to enhance the fan experience. TOTAL GROSS SQUARE FOOTAGE: 727,000 HALL OF CHAMPIONS: Located on the west side at the o 644,132—Stadium main entry, the 6,300-square-foot space features displays of Colorado State’s rich athletics history, and leads into the o 23,144—Iris & Michael Smith Alumni Center OCR Field Club. o 59,831—Academic space FOOTBALL OPERATIONS: CSU’s football operations are incorporated into the building, with the following included: TOTAL AREA: 17.56 acres on the CSU campus o Weight Room: 9,100-square-foot weight room, with BUILDING HEIGHT: 123 feet at highest point accessibility and views in from the player and recruit MATERIALS: Colorado sandstone, metal panel and glass lounges and the football administration offices make up the primary material palette, tying into the existing o Sports Medicine: Sports medicine offices, taping area, architecture on campus; majority of materials come from locations within 500 miles of the stadium site HONORING HISTORY, BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE

The new Multipurpose Stadium aims to be a place that will showcase CSU’s athletics legacy, while also providing a new home for future accomplishments on the field.

The Hall of Champions, located on the west side of the facility, is the 6,300-square-foot point-of-pride for all of the tremendous student-athletes that have competed in a varsity-level sport The Old Main Bell, gone missing in 1919, was returned to campus in April at CSU. of 2017. Its new home is at the stadium, above the Iris & Michael Smith Alumni Center. The Old Main Bell has returned to campus, after going missing in 1919. The bell was rung by freshmen to designate the beginning of classes, and its rich sound was heard campus-wide after CSU victories on the gridiron. It is now located above the Iris & Michael Smith Alumni Center on the northeast side of the stadium.

CSU is also poised to immediately create memories at the new stadium, as several media outlets (Phil Steele, ESPN, Ath- lon, among others) consider the Rams contenders for the Mountain West title in 2017. The field at the new stadium will continue to be named after CSU coaching legend Sonny Lubick, pictured here with current Head Coach Mike Bobo.

CONSTRUCTION FACTS • Cubic Yards of concrete: 40,530. Enough to pave College Ave. one foot deep from Old Town Fort Collins (Jefferson St.) to Drake Road. • Pounds of rebar: 6,640,000 lbs., equal to nine 747 airplanes or 41,370 full kegs of beer • Tons of Structural Steel: 2,900, or 23,200 CAM the Rams • Square feet of Stone: 54,000, or enough to cover the entire playing surface of the stadium • Square feet of site concrete: 164,100, or 3.75 acres • Lineal Feet of Hand Rails: 20,000 lineal feet, enough to encircle The Oval 9.5 times • Dirt: 70,000 cubic yards of dirt excavated

PROJECT TEAM Architect: Populous Construction Manager: Mortenson Owner’s Representative: ICON Venue Group TIMELINE

Dec. 15, 2014: CSU System Board of Gov- ernors approves President Dr. Tony Franks recommendation to build a multipurpose on-campus stadium

March 19, 2015: CSU System secures more than $239 million in financing from investors through a bond sale to fund construction. All bonds sold in just 90 minutes

May 18, 2015: Site prep began and con- CSU held a ceremonial groundbreaking at the stadium site on Sept. 12, struction fence was erected 2015. The Rams hosted Minnesota for a football game at Hughes Stadium later that day. Sept. 12, 2015: Ceremonial groundbreaking at construction site

Oct. 2015: Major excavation began in preparation to drill the first of 666 cais- sons that formed the deep foundation of the stadium

Aug. 2, 2016: Topping-out beam-raising ceremony

Oct. 2016: Premium Seating sold out

April 13, 2017: First sections of playing surface installed

CSU hosted a topping-out beam-raising ceremony on Aug. 2, 2016 April 22, 2017: Green & Gold spring football game hosted on campus at Lagoon Field

June 9, 2017: Substantial completion; CSU took occupancy

June 16, 2017: “Rocky Mountain Rumble” statue installed on the north side of the facility

July 3, 2017: First special event, a wed- ding, hosted at the multipurpose stadium

Aug. 26, 2017: First football game, Colo- The “Rocky Mountain Rumble” statue features two Rams locking horns, rado State vs. Oregon State and is located on the north end of the facility.

The videoboard at the new stadium is one of many amentities that will enhance fan experience at the new stadium.

The main board measures in at 50.5’ x 84’ (4,242 square feet), making it the largest in the MW and along the Front Range at nearly the size of a basketball court. ALPHABETICAL NUMERIC No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Prev. School) No. Name Pos. 2 Awunganyi, Robert CB 6-0 170 So. Riverside, Calif. (John Burroughs HS) 1 Dalyn Dawkins RB 77 Bennett, Jake OL 6-3 290 Sr.* Lakewood, Colo. (Bear Creek HS) 2 Robert Awunganyi CB 86 Birrell, Chandler WR 6-0 195 So.* Peachtree City, Ga. (McIntosh HS) 2 Justice McCoy QB 73 Bjorklund, Tyler OL 6-4 290 Jr. Santa Clarita, Calif. (College of the Canyons) 3 E.J. Scott WR 76 Blasco Jr., John OL 6-7 305 Fr. Tacoma, Wash. (Stadium HS) 4 Christian Colon DL 28 Boddie, Rashaad RB 6-0 225 Fr.* Sammamish, Wash. (Skyline HS) 4 Michael Gallup WR 64 Brooks, Scott OL 6-3 275 Fr. Moorpark, Calif. (Moorpark HS) 5 Marvin Kinsey, Jr. RB 96 Bryan, Wyatt K 6-1 175 Jr.* Larkspur, Colo. (Douglas County HS) 6 Darius May RB 16 Butler, Cameron TE 6-2 225 Fr. Columbia, S.C. (Ridge View HS) 7 Jamal Hicks S 91 Buys, Jakob DL 6-4 280 Sr.* Arvada, Colo. (Ralston Valley HS) 7 Nick Stevens QB 25 Campbell, Darius CB 5-10 165 Fr. Marrero, La. (John Ehret HS) 8 Detrich Clark WR 45 Carnessale, Dante CB 5-11 165 Fr.* El Cajon, Calif. (Valhalla HS) 8 Jake Schlager S 8 Clark, Detrich WR 5-10 180 Sr. Montezuma, Ga. (Eastern Arizona JC) 9 Warren Jackson WR 58 Clem, Tanner LB 6-2 215 Fr. Conifer, Colo. (J.K. Mullen HS) 9 Jadon Walker S 12 Clyburn, Deonte LB 6-0 230 Sr.* Louisville, Ky. (Saint Xavier HS) 10 Kevin Nutt, Jr. CB 4 Colon, Christian DL 6-3 340 Fr.* Charlotte, N.C. (Independence HS) 10 J.C. Robles QB 43 Colorito, Evan LB 6-4 250 Sr.* Beaverton, Ore. (Beaverton HS) 11 Jordan Fogal S 20 Cumber, Christian CB 6-0 180 Fr. Denver, Colo. (J.K. Mullen HS) 11 Preston Williams WR 83 Davis, Braxton K 6-0 170 Jr. Fort Collins, Colo. (Poudre HS) 12 Deonte Clyburn LB 1 Dawkins, Dalyn RB 5-9 185 Sr.* Louisville, Ky. (Purdue) 12 Judd Erickson QB 67 DeLine, Joe K 6-0 200 Fr.* Steamboat Springs, Colo. (Steamboat Springs HS) 13 Trey Sutton LB 49 Donohue, Connor S 6-1 195 Fr.* Diamond Bar, Calif. (Diamond Bar HS) 14 Anthony Hawkins CB 89 Drachslin, Chandler WR 6-3 195 So.* Riverside, Calif. (Riverside Polytechnic HS) 15 Collin Hill QB 42 Dunkelman, Charles FB 5-10 225 Fr.* Loveland, Colo. (Loveland HS) 15 Kiel Robinson LB 42 Elsenbast, Patrick LB 6-0 210 Sr.* Littleton, Colo. (Chatfield HS) 16 Cameron Butler TE 12 Erickson, Judd QB 6-5 200 Fr. Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Mountain Vista HS) 17 Shun Johnson CB 30 Fackrell, Dalton TE 6-4 240 Sr. South Jordan, Utah (Snow College) 18 Braylin Scott S 40 Falls, Justin RB 5-10 195 Jr.* Denver, Colo. (Southern Utah) 18 Darius Wise WR 66 Firment, Kieran OL 6-4 315 Fr. Oakdale, Pa. (West Allegheny HS) 19 Tyler Smith WR 11 Fogal, Jordan S 5-10 180 Sr. San Leandro, Calif. (Utah) 20 Christian Cumber CB 99 Foster, Colton DL 6-3 295 Jr.* Bakersfield, Calif. (Frontier HS) 22 Houston Haynes LB 90 Fox, Jamori DL 6-1 320 So.* Marietta, Ga. (Ellsworth CC) 23 Marcus Wilson WR 80 Freismuth, John TE 6-5 225 Jr.* Loveland, Colo. (Loveland HS) 24 Izzy Matthews RB 39 Fulton, Brenden WR 5-9 180 So.* Greeley, Colo. (Northridge HS) 25 Darius Campbell CB 4 Gallup, Michael WR 6-1 200 Sr. Monroe, Ga. (Butler County CC) 26 Kavapele Maka S 74 Gaoa, Salofi OL 6-6 285 So.* Fort Collins, Colo. (Rocky Mountain HS) 26 Alex Tennant WR 72 Garcia, Nicho OL 6-5 285 Jr.* Overland Park, Kan. (Highland CC) 27 Trey Smith WR 34 Giusti, Anthony LB 6-0 220 Jr. Novato, Calif. (City College of San Francisco) 28 Rashaad Boddie RB 61 Golditch, Zack OL 6-5 295 Sr.* Aurora, Colo. (Gateway HS) 29 Justin Sweet S 37 Guerra, Tavis K 5-11 205 Sr. Whittier, Calif. (Fullerton College) 30 Dalton Fackrell TE 88 Hammer, Griffin TE 6-4 225 Fr. South Elgin, Ill. (St. Charles North) 31 Max McDonald LB 96 Harker, Conrad DL 6-8 265 So.* Lincoln, Neb. (Oklahoma State) 32 Marcus McElroy RB 49 Harris, Drue RB 5-11 220 So. Fountain, Colo. (Army) 33 Emmanuel Jones LB 14 Hawkins, Anthony CB 5-10 185 So. Arlington, Texas (Bowie HS) 34 Anthony Giusti LB 22 Haynes, Houston LB 6-4 205 Sr.* Palmdale, Calif. (Pierce CC) 37 Tavis Guerra K 7 Hicks, Jamal S 6-1 185 So. Gardena, Calif. (Narbonne HS) 39 Brenden Fulton WR 15 Hill, Collin QB 6-5 210 So. Moore, S.C. (Dorman HS) 40 Justin Falls RB 98 Hubbard, Ellison DL 6-1 270 Fr. Loganville, Ga. (Grayson HS) 41 Ryan Stonehouse P 9 Jackson, Warren WR 6-5 205 Fr. Mission Hills, Calif. (Bishop Alemany HS) 42 Charles Dunkelman FB 54 Jean, Arjay DE 6-4 240 So. North Miami Beach, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) 42 Patrick Elsenbast LB 81 Johnson, Olabisi WR 6-0 195 Jr. Lakewood, Colo. (Bear Creek HS) 43 Evan Colorito LB 17 Johnson, Shun CB 5-11 170 Sr. Denver, Colo. (Denver South HS) 45 Dante Carnessale CB 33 Jones, Emmanuel LB 6-4 245 Fr. Cartersville, Ga. (Woodland HS) 45 Nate Ryken FB 95 King, Richard DL 6-4 275 So.* Aurora, Colo. (Rangeview HS) 46 Adam Prentice FB 5 Kinsey Jr., Marvin RB 6-1 190 So. Atlanta, Ga. (Riverwood HS) 47 Levi Osborn S 78 Knox, Ben OL 6-6 325 Jr.* DeLand, Fla. (Independence CC) 47 Anthony Smith DL 79 Kone, Lassine DL 6-2 330 Fr. Denver, Colo. (Manual HS) 49 Connor Donohue S 65 Lebron, Luis OL 6-4 350 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. (Sandalwood HS) 49 Drue Harris RB 59 Lucas, Nathan LS 6-2 230 Jr.* Colorado Springs, Colo. (Pine Creek HS) 50 Corte Tapia LB 26 Maka, Kavapele S 6-1 185 Jr.* San Mateo, Calif. (College of San Mateo) 51 Colby Meeks OL 24 Matthews, Izzy RB 6-0 220 Jr. Redding, Calif. (Enterprise HS) 51 Patrick Moody LB 6 May, Darius RB 6-1 195 Fr.* New Orleans, La. (McDonogh 35 HS) 52 Tre Thomas LB 97 McBride, Toby DL 6-3 255 So. Fort Morgan, Colo. (Fort Morgan HS) 53 Caleb Smith LB 2 McCoy, Justice QB 6-1 185 Fr. New Orleans, La. (Saint Augustine HS) 54 Arjay Jean DE 68 McCullough, Jackson OL 6-6 280 Fr.* San Diego, Calif. (Cathedral Catholic HS) 55 Josh Watson LB 31 McDonald, Max LB 6-1 220 So. Fort Collins, Colo. (Rocky Mountain HS) 57 Emmanuel Walker LB 32 McElroy, Marcus RB 5-10 210 Fr. Denver, Colo. (J.K. Mullen HS) 58 Tanner Clem LB No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Prev. School) No. Name Pos. 51 Meeks, Colby OL 6-3 310 Jr. Orlando, Fla. (Dr. Phillips HS) 58 Trent Sieg LS 51 Moody, Patrick LB 6-1 225 Fr. Vero Beach, Fla. (Vero Beach Senior HS) 59 Nathan Lucas LS 60 Moxley, Trae OL 6-6 330 Sr.* Carbondale, Colo. (Roaring Fork HS) 60 Trae Moxley OL 10 Nutt Jr., Kevin CB 5-10 190 Sr. Fresno, Calif. (Edison HS) 61 Zack Golditch OL 47 Osborn, Levi S 5-9 175 Sr.* West Covina, Calif. (Mt. San Antonio College) 63 Nathon Putallaz OL 82 Pannunzio, Isiah TE 6-2 235 Fr.* Pueblo, Colo. (Pueblo South HS) 64 Scott Brooks OL 92 Paogofie, Livingston DL 6-1 260 Fr. Arlington, Texas (Bowie HS) 65 Luis Lebron OL 70 Phillips, Joctavis OL 6-4 310 Fr. West Monroe, La. (Neville HS) 66 Kieran Firment OL 46 Prentice, Adam FB 6-0 230 So.* Fresno, Calif. (Clovis HS) 67 Joe DeLine K 63 Putallaz, Nathon OL 6-2 300 So.* Johnstown, Colo. (Chadron State) 68 Jackson McCullough OL 15 Robinson, Kiel LB 6-2 230 Sr.* San Marcos, Calif. (Mission Hills HS) 69 Barry Wesley OL 10 Robles, J.C. QB 6-5 215 So.* Visalia, Calif. (El Diamante HS) 70 Joctavis Phillips OL 45 Ryken, Nate FB 6-1 235 Jr.* Berthoud, Colo. (Berthoud HS) 71 Jeff Taylor OL 8 Schlager, Jake S 5-11 195 Sr* McCook, Neb. (McCook HS) 72 Nicho Garcia OL 18 Scott, Braylin S 6-3 185 Jr. Bakersfield, Calif. (Liberty HS) 73 Tyler Bjorklund OL 3 Scott, E.J. WR 6-1 185 Fr. Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern HS) 74 Salofi Gaoa OL 58 Sieg, Trent LS 6-3 240 Sr.* Eaton, Colo. (Eaton HS) 76 John Blasco, Jr. OL 47 Smith, Anthony DL 6-2 270 Fr.* Las Vegas, Nev. (Desert Pines HS) 77 Jake Bennett OL 53 Smith, Caleb LB 6-3 255 Jr.* Inglewood, Calif. (Santa Monica HS) 78 Ben Knox OL 27 Smith, Trey WR 6-0 195 Jr.* Castle Rock, Colo. (Douglas County HS) 79 Lassine Kone DL 19 Smith, Tyler WR 5-11 180 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. (McEachern HS) 80 John Freismuth TE 7 Stevens, Nick QB 6-3 215 Sr.* Murrieta, Calif. (Vista Murrieta HS) 81 Olabisi Johnson WR 41 Stonehouse, Ryan P 5-11 170 Fr. Santa Ana, Calif. (Mater Dei HS) 82 Isiah Pannunzio TE 13 Sutton, Trey LB 6-0 230 Fr.* Miami, Fla. (Westminster Christian HS) 83 Braxton Davis K 29 Sweet, Justin S 5-10 185 Sr.* Las Vegas, Nev. (Bishop Gorman HS) 86 Chandler Birrell WR 50 Tapia, Corte LB 6-2 235 Fr. Windsor, Colo. (Windsor HS) 88 Griffin Hammer TE 71 Taylor, Jeff OL 6-1 305 So. Jonesboro, Ga. (Jonesboro HS) 89 Chandler Drachslin WR 26 Tennant, Alex WR 6-3 200 So.* Littleton, Colo. (Montana State) 90 Jamori Fox DL 52 Thomas, Tre LB 6-2 215 Jr.* Denver, Colo. (Overland HS) 91 Jakob Buys DL 94 Thompson, Darnell DL 6-4 280 Sr. Raleigh, N.C. (Highland (Kan.) CC) 92 Livingston Paogofie DL 57 Walker, Emmanuel LB 6-0 200 Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Vista Ridge HS) 94 Darnell Thompson DL 9 Walker, Jadon S 6-0 175 Fr. Lithia Springs, Ga. (Chapel Hills HS) 95 Richard King DL 55 Watson, Josh LB 6-2 240 Jr.* Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs South HS) 96 Wyatt Bryan K 69 Wesley, Barry OL 6-6 310 Fr. Morrison, Colo. (Bear Creek HS) 96 Conrad Harker DL 11 Williams, Preston WR 6-4 210 Jr. Lovejoy, Ga. (Tennessee) 97 Toby McBride DL 23 Wilson, Marcus WR 5-10 190 Jr.* Aurora, Colo. (Valor Christian HS) 98 Ellison Hubbard DL 18 Wise, Darius WR 5-9 165 Fr. Midland, Pa. (Beaver Area HS) 99 Colton Foster DL * Indicates player has utilized a redshirt season

Coaching Staff

Mike Bobo - Head Coach Ben Larson - Special Teams Analyst Will Friend - Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line George Helow - Defensive Quality Control Marty English - Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Ricky Santo - Offensive Quality Control Jamie Bryant - Special Teams Coordinator/Safeties John Faircloth - Defensive Graduate Assistant Bryan Applewhite - Running Backs Kevin O’Brien - Offensive Graduate Assistant Joe Cox - Tight Ends Nolan Peralta - Offensive Graduate Assistant Terry Fair - Cornerbacks Sean Richardson - Defensive Graduate Assistant Ronnie Letson - Quarterbacks John Michael Clay - Assistant Strength & Conditioning Ricky Logo - Defensive Line Michael Ray - Assistant Strength & Conditioning Alvis Whitted - Wide Receivers Tom Ehlers - Director of Football Operations Ryan Davis - Head Football Strength & Conditioning Anthoney Hill - Director of Player Development & Community/Alumni Relations Geoff Martzen - Director of Player Personnel Emily Laff - Director of Recruiting Ashley Reid - Director of Football Administration/Community Relations