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15 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 17 BOWL GAME APPEARANCES | 45 WEEKS IN THE POLLS SINCE 1994 | 27 ALL-AMERICANS 253 FIRST-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS | 3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME SELECTIONS | 1 JIM THORPE AWARD WINNER 2018 SCHEDULE HAWAI’I HAWAI’I AT CSU COLORADO STATE AT A GLANCE Saturday, Aug. 25 • 5:30 p.m. MT WARRIORS RAMS 0-0 (0-0 MW) Date: Saturday, Aug. 25 0-0 (0-0 MW) HAWAI`I Fort Collins, Colo. • CBS Sports Network Time: 5:30 p.m. MT TV: Friday, Aug. 31 • 7:30 p.m. MT Radio: KARS 102.9 FM vs. COLORADO Denver, Colo. • CBS Sports Network KDCO 1340 AM & 104.7 FM National Radio: Westwood One Saturday, Sept. 8 • 5:30 p.m. MT Location: Fort Collins, Colo. ARKANSAS Fort Collins, Colo. • CBS Sports Network Venue: Canvas Stadium Surface: Shaw Sports Turf Saturday, Sept. 15 • 2 p.m. MT Capacity: 36,500 (41,000 SRO) at FLORIDA Gainesville, Fla. • SEC Network HAWAI’I THE MATCHUP COLORADO STATE Saturday, Sept. 22 • 1 p.m. MT • CSU and Hawai’i will face off in Fort Collins for the first time since 2014. The Rams won that contest 49-20. • This game will mark the earliest that CSU has ever played a conference game, and just the second time ILLINOIS STATE that the Rams have played a league game in August (Nevada, Aug. 31, 1997). Fort Collins, Colo. • AT&T SportsNet • CSU begins its season in August for the second year in a row. The Rams hosted Oregon State on Aug. 26 of last year in the first FBS college football game of the season. CSU will play two games in August for just Saturday, Oct. 6 • 8:30 p.m. MT the second time ever. The Rams also played two games in August in 2002, when they went on the road to beat No. 22 Virginia on Aug. 22 and then followed with a win over No. 7 Colorado on Aug. 31. at SAN JOSÉ STATE • That Aug. 22 matchup at Virginia is the earliest in a year that CSU has ever played. This matchup versus San Jose, Calif. • CBS Sports Network Hawai’i will be the second-earliest and is the earliest home game for the Rams. • The Rams are 8-2 all-time in August. CSU won its first six August contests, beginning with a 32-24 victory Saturday, Oct. 13 • 2 p.m. MT over Arkansas State on Aug. 31, 1991. • Some of CSU’s most memorable wins have occured in August. CSU defeated a Nick Saban-led No. 23 NEW MEXICO Michigan State squad (ranked No. 23 at the time) on the road, 23-16, on Aug. 29, 1998. The Rams’ two wins Fort Collins, Colo. • AT&T SportsNet over ranked Virginia and Colorado squads to kick off the 2002 season were the program’s last two wins over ranked teams. CSU played its first on-campus football game in nearly 50 years on Aug. 26, 2017, open- Friday, Oct. 19 • 7 p.m. MT ing Canvas Stadium with a 58-27 win over Oregon State. • Head coach Mike Bobo is entering his fourth season at the helm of the CSU football program. He owns a at BOISE STATE 21-18 overall record and a 15-9 mark in Mountain West play. Boise, Idaho • ESPN2 • Defensively, CSU returns three of its top four tacklers (linebacker Josh Watson, safety Jordan Fogal and linebacker Max McDonald), as well as its interception leader in cornerback Anthony Hawkins. Friday, Oct. 26 • 8 p.m. MT • On the offensive side, running back Izzy Matthews returns with a hefty amount of experience and the fifth- most (26) career rushing TDs in program history. Senior wide receiver Olabisi Johnson, nicknamed by head WYOMING coach Mike Bobo as “The Standard,” also returns and owns CSU’s single-game receiving yards record (265 Fort Collins, Colo. • CBS Sports Network vs. Idaho in the 2016 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl). Saturday, Nov. 10 • TBA at NEVADA HAWAI’I - RETURNING LEADERS COLORADO STATE - RETURNING LEADERS Reno, Nev. • ESPN Networks Category Player Total Category Player Total Passing Yards Cole McDonald 22 Passing Yards -- N/A Saturday, Nov. 17 • 12 p.m. MT Passing TDs Cole McDonald 1 Passing TDs -- N/A Rushing Yards Cole McDonald 138 Rushing Yards Izzy Matthews 613 UTAH STATE Rushing TDs Cole McDonald 1 Rushing TDs Izzy Matthews 8 Fort Collins, Colo. • AT&T SportsNet Receptions John Ursua 47 Receptions Olabisi Johnson 41 Receiving Yards John Ursua 667 Receiving Yards Olabisi Johnson 595 Thursday, Nov. 22 • 1:30 p.m. MT Receiving TDs John Ursua 5 Receiving TDs Cameron Butler 3 at AIR FORCE Total Offense Cole McDonald 160 Total Offense Izzy Matthews 613 Tackles Jahlani Tavai 124 Tackles Josh Watson 109 USAFA, Colo. • CBS Sports Network Interceptions Solomon Matautia 3 Interceptions Anthony Hawkins 3 Forced Fumbles Solomon Matautia 2 Forced Fumbles [Five Players] 1 Saturday, Dec. 2 • TBA Fumble Recoveries [Three Players] 1 Fumble Recoveries [Three Players] 1 MW CHAMPIONSHIP Sacks Jahlani Tavai 5.5 Sacks Richard King 2.5 TBD Tackles for Loss Jahlani Tavai 11.0 Tackles for Loss Emmanuel Jones 6.0 Punt Return Avg. John Ursua 5.5 Punt Return Avg. Olabisi Johnson 8.7 Kick Return Avg. [One returnee with one return] Kick Return Avg. [Two returnees had 1 return each] www.CSURams.com • Twitter: @CSUFootball • Instagram: @CSURamsFB • Phone: 970/491-5067 • Fax: 970/491-1348 • Tickets: 1-800-491-RAMS 2 COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL CSU SCHEDULE/RESULTS & NOTES DATE OPPONENT RESULT/TIME (MT) RECORD NOTES Aug. 25 Hawai’i 5:30 p.m. 0-0 (0-0 MW) CSU is 15-9 all-time against Hawai’i, including a 51-21 victory on the island last season... This date will mark the earliest the Rams have ever started conference play, and the second time they’ve played a league foe in August (Nevada, Aug. 31, 1997). Aug. 31 vs. Colorado 7:30 p.m. For the second season in a row and third time in the last four years, the Rocky Rocky Mountain Mountain Showdown will not be the Rams’ season-opening contest... Attendance for Showdown (Denver) the annual rivalry game has increased each of the past five seasons, including the largest crowd since 2003 last fall. Sept. 8 Arkansas 5:30 p.m. CSU is 0-3 all-time against Arkansas, with the most recent meeting coming in 1990 in Fayetteville... The Razorbacks have never played the Rams in Fort Collins. CSU has hosted an SEC team only once before – a 1981 showdown against No. 19 Mississippi State. Sept. 15 at Florida 2 p.m. This is be the first meeting between the programs... The Gators will be playing in their first season under head coach Dan Mullen... The Rams are 1-5 all-time against current members of the SEC East. Sept. 22 Illinois State 1 p.m. This will be the first meeting between CSU and Illinois State of the Missouri Valley Ag Day Football Conference... The Redbirds have had success against FBS foes, including a 9-7 win over Big Ten foe Northwestern in 2016. Oct. 6 at San Jose State 8:30 p.m. CSU is 5-4 all-time against San José State, with the Rams winning 42-14 over the Spartans to close the 2017 regular season. Oct. 13 New Mexico 2 p.m. The Rams have beaten New Mexico eight consecutive times and hold a 41-25 Homecoming & advantage in the series... CSU held off a late Lobos rally to win 27-24 in Albuquerque Family Weekend last year. Oct. 19 at Boise State 7 p.m. CSU is seeking its first win against Boise State in its eighth matchup all-time against the Broncos. Oct. 26 Wyoming 8 p.m. The Rams have played Wyoming more than any other team, and hold a 57-46-5 advantage in the series. Nov. 10 at Nevada TBA CSU is 11-3 all-time against Nevada, including a 44-42 win in Fort Collins last season... CSU is 4-2 all-time in Reno. Nov. 17 Utah State 12 p.m. The Rams defeated Utah State 27-14 last season in Logan to improve to 39-33-2 Senior Day all-time in the series... The Rams posted seven sacks in the win last year, the most since recording nine at New Mexico in 2011. Nov. 22 at Air Force 1:30 p.m. Air Force has won the last two meetings between the programs and holds a 34-21-1 lead in the all-time series... This game is CSU’s first on Thanksgiving Day since losing to Tulsa on the road on Nov. 25, 1965. CSU PROJECTED STARTERS -- NOTES QB: #1 KJ Carta-Samuels, 6-2, 225, RS SR (Washington) LDE: #33 Emmanuel Jones, 6-4, 266, SO (Woodland HS) Grad transfer that played in 25 games over 4 seasons at UW... Moved to DE this offseason... Played in all 12 regular season Career stats: 24-of-47 for 310 yards and 3 TDs. games last year, recording 35 tackles, 6 TFLs and 2 sacks... MIKE BOBO RB: #24 Izzy Matthews, 6-0, 210, SR (Enterprise HS) Made one start at OLB. Head Coach On the 2018 Doak Walker Award watch list... Enters NT: #94 Devin Phillips, 6-1, 318, FR (Neville HS) 2018 T-5th in CSU history in career rush TDs (26, Bradlee Ranked as a 4-star recruit by ESPN and rated No. 245 overall in Van Pelt, Kevin McDougal). the country (member of the ESPN300). • 4th Year at CSU FB: #46 Adam Prentice, 6-0, 236, RS JR (Clovis HS) DT: #98 Ellison Hubbard, 6-1, 285, SO (Grayson HS) Highest-graded FB in the FBS in 2017 according to PFF Played in all 13 games last season, registering 20 total tackles • 21st Year Coaching College..