UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BUFFALOES / SPORTS INFORMATION SERVICE www.CUBuffs.com Fieldhouse Annex #50, 357 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0357 © 2014 CU Athletics Telephone 303/492-5626 (FAX: 303/492-3811; E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]) David Plati (Associate AD/Sports Information), Curtis Snyder (Associate SID), Andrew Green (Assistant SID), Troy Andre (Assistant SID/Internet Managing COLORADO Editor), Linda Sprouse (Assistant SID), Ashley Braun (Assistant SID), B.G. Brooks (Contributing Editor/CUBuffs.com), Josh Casey (Graduate Assistant) 2014 COLORADO BUFFALO Football WEEKLY RELEASE, NOTES & STATISTICS 2014 SEASON NOTES BUFFS IMPROVING, LOOKING TOWARD 2015 FOR POSTSEASON RETURN RELEASE NUMBER 13 (January 22, 2015) CUBUFFS.COM QUICKLY SPEAKING … The Colorado Buffaloes closed out their 125th season of intercollegiate football with a 2-10 record, which included an 0-9 mark in Pac-12 action ... The Buffs lost four conference games by a combined 15 points, the smallest margin for four league setbacks since the 1964 season, when CU dropped four by 12 points (and five by 21) ... The Buffs ended 2014 on an eight-game skid, with 12 straight losses in Pac-12 conference games play ... Colorado will open the 2015 season at Hawai’i on Thursday, Sept. 3, one of 39 games on opening weekend that will feature FBS teams playing one another (50 open against FCS programs) ... Colorado played eight bowl teams in 2014, including seven colleagues from the Pac-12 (two played each other: Utah defeated CSU in the Las Vegas Bowl); they combined to go 5-4 as Oregon played two postseason games (the NCAA will count the CPF title game as a bowl game in its records) … When Utah rallied for the fourth quarter win in the season finale, it was just CU’s 23rd loss in 189 games dating back to 1985 when leading after three quarters (163-23-3) ... CU had six players in the NFL’s championship games, three on Green Bay and one of the other three, with two making it to Super Bowl XLIX ... Steve Hatchell (’70), former equipment manager and co-SID at Colorado in the early 70’s, was presented with the Bert McGrane Award the morning after the national championship game for his service to the FWAA ... Visit CUBuffs.com/gameday as your one stop for everything, including our on- line media guide and live stats. FINAL DEPTH CHART ON PAGE 61; ROSTER ON PAGES 62-63 SPRING FOOTBALL Looking ahead to spring football, Colorado will move things up about a month: the spring game set for March 15 (it will be televised nationally by the Pac-12 Networks with a 2 p.m. MST start; it will be the earliest spring drills have ever been held at CU, as they will start Friday, February 13). The tentative practice dates: February 13-14-16-18-20-23-25-27-March 2-4-6-9-11-13-15. Pro-Timing Day has been set for the afternoon of March 11. STAT OF THE WEEK Colorado scored 342 points this season, its most since tallying 370 in 2002; with 305 points last year, it’s the first time the Buffs have scored 300-plus in back-to-back years since 2002-03. The 28.5 average is the most per game since the ’01 team averaged 33.0 per outing. CU has reached 300 points just three times in the last 11 seasons, scoring 331 points in ’07 in addition to the 305 last year. The 42 offensive touchdowns were the most since 43 in 2003. OBSCURE NOTE OF THE WEEK PK Mason Crosby (’06) became the Green Bay Packers’ all-time leading scorer (regular and postseason combined); he has scored 1,037 points in 128 regular season games and 101 in 13 playoff games for a total of 1,138. He needs just 18 points to pass Ryan Longwell’s regular-season only record 1,054 he set in 144 games. Crosby, of course, is CU’s all-time leading scorer with 307 points. How many players have led a professional team and their college alma mater in scoring (regular season and playoffs combined)? The list is short (six including Crosby): PK Jason Elam, Denver Broncos/Hawai’i (1,870/395); PK Stephen Gostkowski, New England Patriots/Memphis (1,292/369); PK Martin Gramatica, Tampa Bay Buccaneers/Kansas State (640/349), WR Jerry Rice, San Francisco 49ers/Mississippi Valley State (1,244/310); and PK Jeff Wilkins, St. Louis Rams/Youngstown State (1,300/373). 2014 COLORADO RESULTS (2-10, 0-9 PAC-12) 2014 Date CU* Opponent Opp* TV Result/Time Record Series This-N-That or ’13 rewind Aug. 29 NR Colorado State (N; Denver) NR FS-1 L 17-31 10-3 62-22-2 Buffs jump up 10-0, 17-7; Rams score game’s final 24 points over last 21 minutes Sept. 6 NR at Massachusetts NR ESPN3 W 41-38 3-9 1- 0-0 CU rallies from 11 down in 3Q to win in first trip to U.S. Northeast since 1977 SEPT. 13 NR ARIZONA STATE (N) 16 ESPNU L 24-38 10-3 0- 6-0 ASU up 17-0 early, holds off CU charge (Buffs outgain ASU 523-204 last 3 qtrs) SEPT. 20 NR HAWAI’I (FW) NR P12N W 21-12 4-9 2- 2-0 Buffs allow no touchdowns for first time in 51 games (2010 opener vs. CSU) Sept. 27 NR at California NR P12N L 56-59 (2OT) 5-7 3- 5-0 CU sets and/or ties 32 school records, FBS record 14 TD passes (7 by each team) OCT. 4 NR OREGON STATE NR P12N L 31-36 5-7 2- 5-0 OSU goes up 14-0 early, hangs on for dear life as Buffs end game at Beaver 40 Oct. 18 NR at Southern California 22 P12N L 28-56 9-4 0- 9-0 USC jumps out to early 28-0 lead, Buffs forced to play catch-up rest of game OCT. 25 NR UCLA (HC) 25 P12N L 37-40 (2OT)10-3 2- 8-0 Buffs rally from 31-14 down in 4Q to send game into OT; Hundley run wins it NOV. 1 NR WASHINGTON NR P12N L 23-38 8-6 5- 9-1 CU in control until 3 TO’s in 3 minutes in the 3rd quarter shifts mo to Washington Nov. 8 NR at Arizona 21 P12N L 20-38 10-4 13- 4-0 UA converts 4 CU TO’s into 28 points; took lead for good late in first half (20-17) Nov. 22 NR at Oregon 3 P12N L 10-44 13-2 8-11-0 Ducks score 13 in 1Q (after 86 in last three first stanzas), use big 2Q to pull away NOV. 29 NR UTAH NR P12N L 34-38 9-4 31-27-3 Utes ride “pick-six” in 4th qtr to rally for win; last four games decided by 21 pts (All times mountain. KEY: *—AP rank at time of game; —Pac-12 Conference game; N—Night game; HC—Homecoming; FW—Family Weekend.) 2014 COLORADO FOOTBALL The Media Page Page 2 COLORADO FOOTBALL MEDIA SERVICES THE BUFFALOES ON THE INTERNET Head coach Mike MacIntyre holds a Tuesday press luncheon, with this Colorado has its information available to both the media and fans alike on the year’s location in the Flatirons Club inside Balch Fieldhouse (access the room Internet. Visit the official CU site at www.CUBuffs.com for the latest by the back stairway on the north side of the building). All will start at 11:30 information, releases, game notes, press conference broadcasts (free) and a.m. with lunch, followed by MacIntyre promptly at Noon and select players articles by former Rocky Mountain News sportswriter B.G. Brooks. Go to afterwards depending on class conflicts. This year’s dates: Aug. 26; Sept. 2-9- www.CUBuffs.com/media and click on Enter Media Center: it will link you 16-23-30; Oct. 14-21-28; Nov. 4-18-25; Dec. 2-TBA (bowl); no presser to everything you’ll need to know about CU football. Breaking news with the ahead of open Saturdays (Oct. 11, Nov. 15). The press conference portion of program will be found here first every time and delivered in full without others the luncheon is streamed live on www.CUBuffs.com (in the BuffsTV area); editing out what they might deem unessential or don’t have room for. press conferences on CUBuffs.com are free and do not require access codes. Stats. A live in-game stats link is available for media only in the press box. (TV Pool Assignments: KCNC 8/26, 9/16, 10/14, 11/04; KDVR 9/09, 9/30, Audio. Colorado football and basketball can be heard for free on the Internet at 10/28, 11/25; KUSA 9/02, 9/23, 10/21, 11/18 (all on own 12/02). either CUBuffs.com or KOA-Radio (or its sister station, KKZN/AM760 for hoops). MacIntyre can be heard Tuesdays (Aug. 26-Nov. 25) on the Pac-12 Links: www.CUBuffs.com, www.850koa.com, www.am760.net. Teleconference Call at 11:25 a.m. MT, with a taped replay available after 4 BuffsTV. Through the Pac-12, “BuffsTV” offers the opportunity to listen and/or p.m. MT those afternoons. All 12 coaches participate; for access numbers to the watch live game action along with weekly features; all can be found here: conference call and the replay, e-mail David Plati ([email protected]) http://www.cubuffs.com/mediaPortal/player.dbml?id=3093348.