Release No. 1 | Aug. 24, 2008

COLORADO STATE ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS | ZAK GILBERT, DANNY MATTIE, JOHN MANUSZAK, DANIELLE MARSHALL, JOSH KRUGER 311 MCGRAW ATHLETIC CENTER | FORT COLLINS, CO 80523-0120 | TELEPHONE 970/491-5067 (FAX 970/491-1348) | CSURAMS.COM

RAMS KICK OFF SEASON WITH BUFFS Game 1 Bitter rivals renew oldest series in annual Qwest Rocky Mountain Showdown

This week’s notable storylines…  makes his debut as a , leading the Rams into a new era. The last time a CSU coach made his debut was Sept. 4, 1993, when faced Oregon in Fort Colorado State Collins. BUFFALOES RAMS In the 80th installment of their series, the Buffs and Rams renew Record: 0-0/0-0 Big 12 Record: 0-0/0-0 MWC one of the nation’s most closely contested rivalries of late. Ranking: — Ranking: — The only game — college or NFL — on the national docket Sun- ‘07 record: 6-7/4-4 ‘07 record: 3-9/2-6 day night, it will be televised to a national cable audience on Coach: Coach: Steve Fairchild Fox Sports Net. Record at CU: 8-17 Record at CSU: 0-0 CSU’s Billy Farris will become the first Rams to make a starting debut since beat Wyoming in Fort Returning leaders Returning leaders Ru: D.Sumler (335 yd) Ru: G.Johnson (957 yd) Collins, Oct. 22, 2004. Farris last started a game as a senior at Pa: C.Hawkins (3,015 yd) Pa: B.Farris (91 yd) Woodlawn High School in Baton Rouge, La., (less than 13 Rec: S.McNight (47 ca) Rec: D.Morton (20 ca) miles from the LSU campus) in November of 2003. It’s the “other” major event in the state this week. After origi- nally scheduling their contest for Saturday, the two schools on The setting... April 30 opted to move the game to Sunday night. After a Date: Sunday, Aug. 31 Broncos-Packers preseason game last Friday, and Barack Kickoff: 5:40 p.m. MDT Obama’s acceptance speech this Thursday, some Invesco Field Location: Denver, Colo. personnel will have slept at the stadium several nights this Site: Invesco Field at Mile High week before the Buffs and Rams kick off Sunday. Capacity: 76,125 Series: CU leads 58-19-2 CSU football media contacts Director/Football SID — Zak Gilbert Broadcast information Telephone...... 970/491-5067 Television — Fox Sports Net E-mail...... [email protected] Comcast Cable: Ch. 26 Student assistant — Jeff Jacobson DirecTV: 600 series E-mail...... [email protected] DISH Network: Several channels Student assistant — Stuart Buchanan Play-by-play: Joel Meyers E-mail...... [email protected] Color Analyst: Dave Lapham Sideline Reporter: Jim Knox Producer: Bob Steinfeld 2008 Schedule/Results Director: Phil Mollica Date Opponent Site Mtn. Time TV Series Notes A 31 vs.Colorado^ Denver, Colo. 5:30 p.m. FSN 19-58-2 Last four decided by four points/less Radio — Colorado State Sports Network S 6 Sacramento State Fort Collins, Colo. 1:30 p.m. — 0-0-0 Steve Fairchild’s home debut Flagship station: KLZ, 560-AM, Denver S 20 Houston Fort Collins, Colo. 1:30 p.m. — 0-3-0 Cougars’ first trip to Hughes since ‘73 Internet: CSURams.com (Rams All-Access) S 27 at Cal Berkeley, Calif. 4 p.m. CSNW+ 1-1-0 CSU won last Cal trip, 23-21, in ‘03 Voice of the Rams: Rich Bircumshaw O 4 UNLV* Fort Collins, Colo. Noon The Mtn. 11-4-1 Rams five-game series winning streak Color Analyst: Brian Roth O 11 TCU* Fort Collins, Colo. 1:30 p.m. CBS C 1-4-0 CSU lost four straight in series Sideline Reporter: Kevin O 18 at Utah* Salt Lake City, Utah Noon The Mtn. 22-52-2 Rams bid for first SLC win since 2002 McGlue O 25 at State* San Diego, Calif. 7:30 p.m. The Mtn. 12-15-0 SDSU has won three straight in series Engineer: Bob Greenfield N 1 BYU* Fort Collins, Colo. 4 p.m. The Mtn. 27-36-3 Rams 16-15-3 all-time in Ft.C vs. BYU N 8 at Air Force* Colo. Springs, Colo. 4 p.m. The Mtn. 19-26-1 Rams 8-3 with Fairchild against AFA FSN will air a 30-minute pregame show, begin- N 15 New Mexico* Fort Collins, Colo. Noon The Mtn. 31-23-0 Walk-off FGs decide last two games ning at 5 p.m.; the Colorado State radio broad- N 22 at Wyoming* Laramie, Wyo. Noon The Mtn. 54-40-5 Rams won Bronze Boot in 2007 finale cast begins with a pregame show two hours *— opponent; ^—Invesco Field at Mile High; + — Comcast Sports Net West prior to kickoff. 2008 Home events — Ag Day (Sept. 6), Hall of Fame & Ram Legends Weekend (Sept. 20); Spirit of America Day (Oct. 4); Homecoming & Family Weekend (Oct. 11); Band Day (Nov. 15). GameTracker: CSURams.com Colorado State Football Media Policies, Information & Services Welcome…The Colorado State athletic media rela- the Colorado State Sports Network through the In- tions office genuinely appreciates your coverage of ternet site. Fans can click on www.CSURams.com, This week’s CSU football, and looks forward to each and every time then click on the radio broadcast icon on the site’s it can welcome you to Fort Collins. Members of the of- front page for football and men’s and women’s bas- media availability... fice, including director Zak Gilbert, assistant directors ketball live radio coverage. 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COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL NOTES | AUG. 24, 2008 | GAME 1 | RAMS AT COLORADO This week’s game — Colorado Nation’s most heated in-state rivalry this decade: Bit- ter rivals since their first meeting on Feb. 4, 1893, the two schools line up And in the opposite for the 80th time Sunday night. corner... The Buffs have won four of the last six years, but all six of those games have been decided by seven points or less, and by a combined 25 points, RAMS vs. BUFFS including CU's 31-28 overtime win at Invesco All-time, overall: 19-58-2 last September. Five points or less has been All-time, in Denver: 4-4-0 the difference in five of those battles. Game Notes All-time, at Invesco Field: 2-3-0  And, since 2000 when Steve Fairchild last All-time, in Fort Collins: 6-24-1 squared off against CU — a 28-24 Rams win All-time, in Boulder: 9-30-1 at the late Mile High Stadium, a touchdown or less has separated the First meeting: Feb. 4, 1893, in Fort Collins; CU won, 70-6 schools on seven occasions. Last meeting, overall: Sept. 1, 2007, Denver; CU won, 31-28 (ot)  If CSU wins Sunday, the series will be split over a 10-game stretch since Last meeting, in Denver: Sept. 1, 2007, Denver; CU won, 31-28 (ot) 1999. The Rams against the Buffs during that stretch: Sept. 4 1999 W 41-14 Denver Series streaks: CU has won four of the last five, including the Rams’ Sept. 2 2000 W 28-24 Denver 14-10 triumph that broke a three-game Buffs winning streak in 2006. Sept. 1 2001 L 14-41 Denver However, over the last nine games, CSU has four wins, its most in the Aug. 31 2002 W 19-14 Denver historic series over a similar stretch since the old Colorado A&M Aug. 30 2003 L 35-42 Denver squads collected six wins over a nine-game period from 1925-33. Sept. 4 2004 L 24-27 Boulder Sept. 3 2005 L 28-31 Boulder COACHES CAPSULES Sept. 9 2006 W 14-10 Denver CSU — Steve Fairchild: 0-0, ---, first season overall as head coach Sept. 1 2007 L 28-31 Denver (ot) CU — Dan Hawkins: 61-28, .625, seven overall years as head coach; 8-17, .320, two seasons at Colorado  One of the nation's most closely contested rivalries this decade, perhaps Head to Head: (first meeting) matched only by LSU-Auburn, who have seen their last four games de- Against Opponent: Fairchild 0-0 vs. CU; Hawkins 1-1 vs. CSU cided by 14 combined points.  The networks have taken notice. This will be the 14th consecutive year Dan Hawkins was named the 23rd head football coach in University of the CU-CSU game will be televised on a national (10) or regional (four) Colorado history on Dec. 16, 2005, officially taking over the reins of basis. The last two games televised by FSN have come down to the wire the program on New Year’s Day 2006. and beyond: in 2004, the Buffaloes held off the Rams with a late goal- He is the 13th active winningest head coach with an overall career line stand to win 27-24 in Boulder, and last year in Denver, CU tied the mark of 100-40-1 (.708 winning percentage) in 12 seasons, which is game with a late field goal and won the first overtime game ever played the ninth best mark for those coaches with at least 100 games under 3 between the two on another Eberhart kick, 31-28. their belts. Hawkins, 47, came to Colorado from Boise State, where he compiled Sunday night football: CU and CSU will square off Sunday as the a 53-11 record in five seasons as head coach. That included three 11- only game in the country — college or NFL — being played during an ex- plus win seasons, and 31-game winning streaks in both Western clusive national-television window. Athletic Conference play as well as at home on Boise State’s famous In late April, the institutions opted to move the annual Qwest Rocky blue artificial turf field. His teams won or shared four WAC titles, in- Mountain Showdown back one day, to both accommodate a national tel- cluding three outright under his direction. evision audience and provide some relief for emergency service per- In the modern history of Division I-A football, only (Mar- sonnel working the Democratic National Convention. shall, 58-9), (Oklahoma, 55-11) and (South- Though a game time had not been set, had it been played on Saturday, ern California, 54-10) won more games in their first five seasons with upwards of 40,000 visitors expected in Denver for the DNC exiting than Hawkins’ 53 at Boise State (a number also matched by Miami’s the city and surrounding areas, moving the game back a day will provide Larry Coker). additional time to help the security force and police and fire departments recover from a pressure-packed week. TOP INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES VS. CU  FSN expressed interest in televising the contest if the schools were will- RB Kyle Bell in his return game from an ACL injury that robbed him ing to push the game back a day to Sunday; the game was likely not of his 2006 season, collected a career-high 40 carries (for 135 yards going to be selected by any of CU's television part- and one TD) in the 2007 contest. ners had it remained on Saturday. LB Curtis Cornelson made his Division I debut last year against CU, After the game, both schools will have a short week. They each play the starting and posting a career-best five tackles. following Saturday (Sept. 6) and in their respective home openers at SS Mike Pagnotta in helping the Rams to a 14-10 victory over the that: CSU hosts Sacramento State at Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Sta- Buffs in 2006, had a lifetime-best four tackles for loss, including a ca- dium in Fort Collins, while Colorado hosts Eastern Washington at Folsom reer-high two sacks. Then, last year at Invesco Field, Pagnotta inter- Field in Boulder, with both kickoffs set for 1:30 p.m. cepted CU quarterback . DE Jake Pottorff, at the time a linebacker before his conversion this Big deal for the Rams: It’s no wonder the Rams look forward to the fall, recovered a fumble in the 2007 Rocky Mountain Showdown. annual clash with their southern neighbors. The two campuses are just 54 TE Kory Sperry enjoyed arguably the best game of his college career miles apart, and the majority of the CSU community knows the rivalry very last year, one week before his season-ending knee injury. Sperry well. caught a career-high three touchdowns, and matched a career best According to recent research, 80 percent of Colorado State’s 25,500 en- with eight catches (for 103 yards). Previously against CU, Sperry in rollment is from Colorado. 2006 had a touchdown among four catches for 9 yards, and in 2005 About 53 percent of the Rams’ football roster also is from the state. No had seven grabs for 62 yards and a score. doubt, most of those players grew up following both college teams.

COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL NOTES | AUG. 24, 2008 | GAME 1 | RAMS AT COLORADO THIS WEEK’S GAME continued Fairchild against the Buffs: The last time CSU faced Colorado with Fairchild was Sept. 2, 2000, a 28-24 Rams triumph in the last college Team game played at Mile High Stadium. The venue was demolished following that year to make room for Invesco Field. comparisons... Fairchild’s only lifetime meetings with the Buffs have been as a CSU as- sistant coach under Sonny Lubick. He did not see them as an assistant at any of his previous stops, or as a CSU quarterback. Colorado State Colorado The Rams were 2-4 with Fairchild as an assistant coach, including back- 2007 FINAL RANKINGS Total NCAA MWC Total NCAA Big 12 to-back wins in 1999 and 2000. Rushing Offense ...... 166.67 44 3 144.23 68 8 Passing Offense ...... 212.17 69 6 234.31 54 10 Total Offense ...... 378.83 71 4 378.54 72 10 Sunday makes five showdowns for Sperry: Starting CSU Scoring Offense ...... 25.33 75 5 27.31 62 10 tight end Kory Sperry has never played a game after rehabilitating a torn an- Rushing Defense ...... 207.25 107 8 128.00 31 5 terior cruciate ligament. He has, however, played a game against the CU Pass Efficiency Defense . . .136.40 87 8 129.59 73 6 Buffs. In fact, Sunday will mark the fifth time he’s dressed for the annual Total Defense ...... 415.17 80 8 389.31 64 6 Rocky Mountain Showdown. Scoring Defense ...... 30.75 85 8 29.46 78 7 Just one week after catching a career-high three TDs last year against Net Punting ...... 34.94 60 9 34.87 61 6 CU, earning the weekly John Mackey Award as the nation’s top Week 1 Punt Returns ...... 6.35 96 7 10.28 38 4 Kickoff Returns ...... 23.05 27 3 22.82 29 5 tight end despite a heartbreaking loss, the knee injury against No. 10 Cal Turnover Margin ...... 0.00 T-55 5 -0.31 83 8 ended Sperry’s season. Pass Defense ...... 207.92 29 4 261.31 103 9 Sperry, who dressed but didn’t play in a 27-24 loss to CU as a true fresh- Passing Efficiency ...... 138.84 23 1 117.96 82 10 man in ‘04, successfully petitioned the Mountain West Conference for a Sacks ...... 1.92 68 6 1.62 95 10 medical hardship last fall, earning another date with the Buffs. Tackles For Loss ...... 5.17 103 7 5.23 100 12 The tight end, again a candidate for the John Mackey postseason award, Sacks Allowed ...... 3.08 105 9 1.31 17 4 has caught at least one touchdown in each of his three games against the Buffs. His 19 receptions, 174 yards and five career TDs represent his 2007 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS & RANKINGS Rushing Avg/Gm NCAA Conf most against any opponent. CSU: Gartrell Johnson III ...... 79.75 60 6 Sperry’s career totals against CU: CU: Hugh Charles ...... 88.17 45 4 Year Rec Yds Avg TD Result Passing Efficiency (Min. 15 Att./Game) 2005 7 62 8.9 1 L, 31-28 CSU: Caleb Hanie ...... 144.58 19 1 2006 4 9 2.3 1 W, 14-10 CU: Cody Hawkins ...... 119.84 80 9 2007 8 103 12.9 3 L, 31-28 (ot) Total Offense Totals 19 174 9.2 5 CSU: Caleb Hanie ...... 205.08 67 5 CU: Cody Hawkins ...... 230.46 50 10 Receptions Per Game Seven degrees of Barack Obama: The state of Colorado’s 4 CSU: Damon Morton ...... 3.33 14 most prominent visitor this week began his initial college studies at Occi- CU: Scott McKnight ...... 3.62 24 dental, the school that barely defeated Fum McGraw, Eddie Hanna and Col- Receiving Yards Per Game orado State (then known as Colorado A&M) in CSU’s first bowl, the Raisin CSU: Damon Morton ...... 64.50 83 6 Bowl, on Jan. 1, 1949. Despite two long touchdowns by Hanna, the Ag- CU: Josh Smith ...... 44.64 23 gies lost, 21-20. CSU: Zac Bryson ...... 0.17 T-17 Darryl Williams ...... 0.17 T-17 Quarterback debuts: CSU quarterback Billy Farris will become the CU: Terrence Wheatley ...... 0.45 24 2 first Rams field general to make his starting debut since true freshman Punting (Min. 3.6 Punts/Game) ...... Caleb Hanie led the team to a 30-7 triumph over Wyoming in Fort Collins, CSU: Jimmie Kaylor ...... 43.15 18 3 Oct. 22, 2004. CU: Matt DiLallo ...... 39.84 72 5 Farris last started a game as a senior at Woodlawn High School in Baton Punt Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game) ...... Rouge, La., (less than 13 miles from the LSU campus) in November of CU: Chase McBride ...... 9.58 43 4 2003. Kickoff Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game) While Farris has played in just nine games and thrown only 39 passes, CSU: Dion Morton ...... 26.76 23 1 CU: Terrence Wheatley ...... 24.84 39 6 the Rams will surrounded him with one of the deepest backfields in the Field Goals nation, led by seniors Gartrell Johnson and Kyle Bell, and one of the con- CSU: Jason Smith ...... 1.33 T-40 6 ference’s most experienced lines. Farris also has a dangerous target in CU: Kevin Eberhart ...... 1.23 T-49 5 tight end Kory Sperry, who recently joined the John Mackey Award watch Scoring list. Sperry caught three TDs against CU in 2007. CSU: Jason Smith ...... 6.75 100 9 CU: Kevin Eberhart ...... 6.85 T-96 13 Head coach debuts: Steve Fairchild, the 19th head coach in Col- All-Purpose Runners orado State football annals, will make his head coaching debut Sunday. CSU: Damon Morton ...... 132.00 52 4  CU: Hugh Charles ...... 148.42 26 4 The last CSU coach to win his debut with the Rams was , Sacks who defeated New Mexico State, 28-9 in Las Cruces, on Sept. 12, 1970. CSU: Tommie Hill ...... 0.46 T-7 The only other coaches to win their Colorado State/Colorado A&M debut CU: George Hypolite ...... 0.50 T-78 3 games were C.J. Griffith in 1901 (vs. Denver) and Julius Wagner in 1942 Tackles (at Wyoming). CSU: Jeff Horinek ...... 7.83 T-9 Sunday marks the beginning of a new era. The highly regarded Sonny CU: Jordon Dizon ...... 12.46 2 1 Lubick, Fairchild’s mentor and predecessor, began his tenure with a 23- Tackles For Loss 9 loss to Oregon, at Hughes Stadium, on Sept. 4, 1993. Fairchild was an CSU: Joey Rucks ...... 0.67 19 CU: Jordon Dizon ...... 0.85 T-10 assistant coach in that game.

COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL NOTES | AUG. 24, 2008 | GAME 1 | RAMS AT COLORADO THIS WEEK’S GAME continued CSU’s memorable moments in Tickets remain available: While CSU student tickets have long the Showdown series... been sold out, students and the general public can still purchase great seats courtesy John Hirn, ColoradoAggies.com to Sunday’s showdown. Tickets are available at ticketmaster.com, or as part of season-ticket packages on CSURams.com. While the University of Colorado holds a significant advantage in the all- Traveling trophies: Colorado State has three Front Range rivalries time series, the school in Fort Collins has enjoyed several memorable that are celebrated annually with “Trophy Games.” All of the traveling tro- moments over the 115-year-old series. phies are presented to the victorious coach following each year’s game. The Centennial Cup signifies the rivalry between the state’s two largest The oldest and most historic football rivalry in both institutions’ his- public institutions, Colorado State and the University of Colorado. tory will renew on Sunday. Although the two schools have not com- The Bronze Boot symbolizes Colorado State’s series with Wyoming. It peted in the same conference since 1947, this historic rivalry brings was established in 1968 by ROTC detachments at both schools. It is a out the collegiate football fan in all Coloradoans. bronzed combat boot originally worn in Vietnam by Dan Romero, a grad- uate of Colorado State. Since its inception, Wyoming has a 19-15 ad- In August and September, Colorado Aggies.com will have as a special vantage in Bronze Boot games. feature three historic football games against the University of Colorado. The Ram-Falcon Trophy originated in 1980 to highlight the competition Although the Aggies/Rams did not win all of these historic games, their and sportsmanship in the series between Colorado State and Air Force. significance to this rivalry is celebrated as they reach milestone an- The wood-carved trophy was produced by local artist Bill Wrage. The Air niversaries in 2008. Force ROTC detachment on the CSU campus initiated the creation of the trophy, which is held in possession of the winning program following Following are CSU’s most memorable 20th Century moments in the the game each year until the following contest. The Ram-Falcon Trophy storied Rocky Mountain Showdown series. is displayed on the sidelines of the stadium of the team in possession of the award from the previous season. To date, the Ram-Falcon series is 1901 — Aggies win first game as a result of a forfeit by CU coach tied, 13-13. . 1912 — In the second game ever played at Colorado Field, the Ag- In attendance: Like a Lakers game, Sunday night will have its share gies upset the defending champion CU football team and make their of local household names and notable faces in the crowd. Among them: first honest run at the RMAC championship. Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, a CSU alum who graduated in 1978, Steve 1919 — In a game filmed for newsreels, the Aggies blow out CU in Fairchild’s first year as the Rams’ starting quarterback. Ritter, a super their third championship season. See footage from this game on delegate in the Democratic Party, will be a busy man this week. In Feb- YouTube following "Fum's Song." ruary, Fairchild, Athletic Director Paul Kowalczyk and Ritter held a private 1925 to 1933 — Aggies win six of nine games and twice win three meeting at the governor’s state capitol office, where the leaders dis- years in a row. cussed, among other items, the exciting things happening at Colorado 1936 — First time teargas is used to break up fights between CU 5 State and this week’s Democratic National Convention. Ritter’s son, Au- and CSU fans. gust, also is a Colorado State student. 1948 — Aggies beat CU in Boulder to secure Raisin Bowl bid. Fans U.S. Senator Wayne Allard and his wife, Joan, both CSU graduates. Al- tear down CU's goal posts. lard also is a product of Fort Collins High School. 1955 — scores all 10 points in upset over CU as A&M At least 65 former CSU players, who will watch the contest from a suite wins the Skyline championship. at Invesco Field. 1986 — Fum McGraw sings "Fum's Song" in the locker room before Former All-American tight end Keli McGregor, now the president of the CU game, pumping the team up so much that they come out onto defending National League champion . and beat CU, 23-7. Captain Ed Rhoades, Fairchild’s blind-side protector on the Rams’ of- 1987 — The second largest crowd in Hughes Stadium history brings fensive line in 1980. Rhoades, who remains in contact with Fairchild, re- CU back to Fort Collins for the first time since 1957. cently retired after a distinguished career in the U.S. Navy, where among 1998 — The first neutral site game in the rivalry is played at Mile othr duties, he served as the commanding officer of the U.S.S. Peleliu. High Stadium. During his long service, on behalf of his country in 2007, Rhoades pre- 1999 — Rams defeat Buffs 41-14 as the Denver Police pepper-spray sented a series of gifts to Aaron Kumana, the man who rescued John F. the CSU band. Kennedy from Japanese capture following the sinking of PT-109, Kennedy’s vessel, in 1943. Captain Terry Slatic, Rhoades’ teammate on the CSU offensive line in the early 1980s, who returned to his Fresno, Calif., home in May after an eight-month tour in Iraq, and four months of training Marines in Utah. Slatic, the oldest captain in the U.S. Marine Corps, had joined the serv- ice after his CSU playing career, then left to raise a family with his wife, Kim. But fueled by his love for country, Slatic returned to the Marines in 2006.

Happy birthday: Colorado State’s assistant director of media rela- tions Danny Mattie turns another year older Sunday. Mattie, the MVP of the media relations staff, has held the office together during a stressful transition over the past 18 months.

COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL NOTES | AUG. 24, 2008 | GAME 1 | RAMS AT COLORADO Overtime FG lifts Buffs over Rams in Rocky Mountain Showdown DENVER (AP) -- Just like brothers going at it in the backyard, this Rocky Moun- tain Showdown came down to the very end, and Kevin Eberhart's 35-yard field goal in overtime gave Colorado a 31-28 victory over Colorado State on Saturday. Eber- hart sent the game into OT with a 22-yarder with 13 seconds left. The Rams won the coin flip, but Terrence Wheatley intercepted Caleb Hanie's pass in the end zone and Eberhart calmly hit his game-winning kick. COLORADO STATE ...... 28 The last five games between the rivals have been decided by 25 points, and none by more than a touchdown. Freshman Cody Hawkins, son of Colorado coach Dan Hawkins, who has never lost COLORADO ...... 31 a game in 60 starts dating back to youth leagues, completed 18 of 31 passes for 201 yards, two touchdowns and one . Game 1; Sat., Sept. 1, 2008; INVESCO Field at Mile High; Senior Kyle Bell returned to the backfield for the Denver, Colo.; Time: 3:35; Attendance: 68,133 Rams after missing last season with a knee injury and Last Meeting rushed a career-high 40 times for 135 yards and a Colorado State...... 7 7 14 0 0 — 28 touchdown, and Hanie (20-of-27) threw three touch- Colorado...... 14 3 8 3 3 — 31 down passes to tight end Kory Sperry and wasn't picked off until his final pass of the afternoon. 1st 12:52 CU McKnight 24 yd pass from Hawkins (Eberhart kick) The Rams (0-1) scored two quick touchdowns coming out of halftime to take a 6 plays, 83 yards, TOP 2:08 0 - 7 28-17 lead. 06:56 CS Sperry 6 yd pass from Hanie (Smith kick) Sperry, who caught TD strikes of 2 and 6 yards in the first half, hauled in a 37- 12 plays, 77 yards, TOP 5:51 7 - 7 yarder from Hanie to put the Rams ahead 21-17. He dragged defender Brad Jones 05:18 CU DeVree 10 yd pass from Hawkins (Eberhart kick) the final 10 yards into the end zone to give the Rams their first lead. 4 plays, 46 yards, TOP 1:32 7 - 14 Jason Smith then squibbed a line drive on the ensuing kickoff that ricocheted off 2nd 12:22 CS Sperry 4 yd pass from Hanie (Smith) Buffs special teams captain R.J. Brown, who had turned his head at Smith ap- 17 plays, 60 yards, TOP 7:49 14 - 14 00:01 CU Eberhart 38 yd field goal proached the ball. Jermaine Walters recovered for the Rams and Colorado State 5 plays, 25 yards, TOP 0:37 14 - 17 drove 47 yards and went up 28-17 on Bell's 13-yard run. 3rd 12:05 CS Sperry 37 yd pass from Hanie (Smith kick) Smith squibbed it again, but this time, Wheatley returned it 68 yards before Smith 7 plays, 77 yards, TOP 2:52 21 - 17 corralled him at the Rams' 21. Colorado, however, failed to score as Eberhart's 41- 10:05 CS Bell 13 yd run (Smith kick) yard attempt sailed wide right. 5 plays, 47 yards, TOP 1:57 28 - 17 The Buffs' game-tying drive was set up by Chase McKnight's 43-yard punt re- 00:34 CU Sumler 3 yd run (Geer pass from Hawkins) turn and a pass interference call on Rams cornerback Joey Rucks on fourth-and-4 14 plays, 86 yards, TOP 5:55 28 - 25 4th 00:13 CU Eberhart 22 yd field goal from the Colorado State 28 with 1:16 remaining. 7 plays, 29 yards, TOP 1:55 28 - 28 Neither team seemed to mind the 10 a.m. kickoff as both drove right down the OT 15:00 CU Eberhart 35 yd field goal field for touchdowns on their first two possessions. 4 plays, 7 yards, TOP 0:00 28 - 31 Sperry's TD catches capped the Rams' methodical drives. He finished with eight 6 catches for 103 yards but could have had a much better day had Haney not thrown TEAM TOTALS CSU CU FIRST DOWNS ...... 25 18 over the wrong shoulder on what would have been a 54-yard score early in the fourth Rushing ...... 11 6 quarter. Passing ...... 13 10 Penalty ...... 1 2 NET YARDS RUSHING ...... 157 129 COLORADO STATE COLORADO Rushing Attempts ...... 56 28 RUSHING No Yds TD Lg Avg RUSHING No Yds TD Lg Avg Average Per Rush ...... 2.8 4.6 Bell, Kyle ...... 40 135 1 14 3.4 Sumler,Demetriu 16 85 1 14 5.3 Rushing Touchdowns ...... 1 1 Hanie, Caleb ...... 11 11 0 9 1.0 Williams,Patric ...... 2 24 0 24 12.0 Yards Gained Rushing ...... 194 137 JOHNSON, Gartrell ...... 3 11 0 6 3.7 Moyd, Kevin ...... 1 9 0 9 9.0 Yards Lost Rushing ...... 37 8 Mosure, John ...... 1 1 0 1 1.0 Robinson,Stepho ...... 2 7 0 6 3.5 NET YARDS PASSING ...... 229 201 TEAM ...... 1 -1 0 0 -1.0 Ellis, Byron ...... 3 4 0 2 1.3 Completions-Attempts-Int ...... 20-27-1 18-32-1 Hawkins, Cody ...... 3 2 0 4 0.7 Average Per Attempt ...... 8.5 6.3 TEAM ...... 1 -2 0 0 -2.0 Average Per Completion ...... 11.4 11.2 Totals...... 56 157 1 14 2.8 Totals...... 28 129 1 24 4.6 Passing Touchdowns ...... 3 2 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS ...... 386 330 PASSING Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Long Sack PASSING Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Long Sack Total offense plays ...... 83 60 Hanie, Caleb ...... 20-27-1 229 3 37 3 Hawkins, Cody ...... 18-31-1 201 2 32 1 Average Gain Per Play ...... 4.7 5.5 TEAM ...... 0-1-0 0 0 0 0 Fumbles: Number-Lost ...... 1-0 3-2 Totals...... 20-27-1 229 3 37 3 Totals...... 18-32-1 201 2 32 1 Penalties: Number-Yards ...... 6-49 4-30 RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg PUNTS-YARDS ...... 4-166 2-73 Sperry, Kory ...... 8 103 3 37 McKnight,Scotty ...... 8 106 1 32 Average Yards Per Punt ...... 41.5 36.5 Walker, Johnny ...... 5 74 0 22 Williams,Patric ...... 5 59 0 31 Net Yards Per Punt ...... 26.0 36.5 Roberts, Luke ...... 3 22 0 8 Charles, Hugh ...... 1 15 0 15 Inside 20 ...... 1 2 Bell, Kyle ...... 2 16 0 11 DeVree, Tyson ...... 1 10 1 10 50+ Yards ...... 1 0 Morton, Damon ...... 1 12 0 12 Sanders, Joe ...... 1 9 0 9 Touchbacks ...... 0 0 JOHNSON, Gartrell ...... 1 2 0 2 Jagoras, Samson ...... 1 4 0 4 Fair catch ...... 0 2 Ellis, Byron ...... 1 -2 0 0 KICKOFFS-YARDS ...... 5-274 6-336 Totals...... 20 229 3 37 Totals...... 18 201 2 32 Touchbacks ...... 0 0 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD ...... 0-0-0 3-62-0 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Average Per Return ...... 0.0 20.7 Kaylor, Jimmie ...... 4 166 41.5 53 1 0 DiLallo,Matthew ...... 2 73 36.5 37 2 0 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD ..6-114-0 5-145-0 Totals...... 4 166 41.5 53 1 0 Totals...... 2 73 36.5 37 2 0 Average Per Return ...... 19.0 29.0 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD ...... 1-3-0 1-0-0 Punts Kickoffs Intercept Punts Kickoffs Intercept Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD ....0-0-0 0-0-0 ALL RETURNS No Yds Lg No Yds Lg No Yds Lg ALL RETURNS No Yds Lg No Yds Lg No Yds Lg Miscellaneous Yards ...... 0 0 Bryson, Zac . . . .0 0 0 2 21 16 0 0 0 Ellis, Byron . . . .0 0 0 1 15 15 0 0 0 Possession Time ...... 37:01 22:59 Pagnotta, Mike .0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 Wheatley,Terren .0 0 0 3 135 68 1 0 0 Third-Down Conversions ...... 11 of 19 6 of 14 Hill, George . . . .0 0 0 4 93 28 0 0 0 Brown, R.J. . . . .0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 Fourth-Down Conversions ...... 1 of 3 0 of 0 McBride, Chase .3 62 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances ...... 3-4 4-4 TEAM ...... 0 0 0 1 -7 0 0 0 0 Sacks By: Number-Yards ...... 1-6 3-24 Totals...... 0 0 0 6 114 28 1 3 3 Totals...... 3 62 43 5 145 68 1 0 0 PAT Kicks ...... 4-4 2-2 Field Goals ...... 0-0 3-4

COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL NOTES | AUG. 24, 2008 | GAME 1 | RAMS AT COLORADO Steve Fairchild CSU’S 19TH HEAD COACH | 27TH SEASON IN COACHING | 12TH SEASON AT CSU On Dec. 12, 2007, the brought back one of their own, naming Steve Fairchild the 19th head coach in the 115 seasons of the STEVE FAIRCHILD AT A GLANCE... school’s football program.  Hired by Paul Kowalczyk as the 19th head football coach in Colorado State “Steve Fairchild has a long-standing history of suc- history on Dec. 12, 2007. cess at Colorado State,” said Director of Athletics Paul  Begins his third stint at Colorado State, after three years as a CSU quarterback Kowalczyk, “both as a student-athlete and coach. I (1978-80) and eight seasons as an assistant coach (1993-2000). Enters his know that he has great passion for this university, this program and this community.” 12th year at the university.  “We are pleased that Steve Fairchild, with his sig- The school was a combined 37-12 with him on its coaching staff last decade. nificant coaching expertise and history at Colorado During that eight-year stretch, CSU won five conference championships, went State, is going to return to his roots as a champion for to five bowl games and ended three seasons ranked among the nation’s top 16 our football program,” said CSU President Larry Ed- teams. ward Penley. “His positive reputation precedes him.  Spent seven years in the NFL, five of which were as an . Helped the St. Louis Rams I've talked with several people who know him as both to consecutive playoff appearances, as well as the 2003 NFC West championship. a seasoned leader and a man of character and in-  A CSU team captain and second-team all-conference choice behind Jim McMahon in 1980, earned tegrity. Paul Kowalczyk has done an outstanding job Player of the Week honors after throwing for 406 yards and three TDs against in managing this search quickly and quietly, while Wyoming. dedicating himself to finding someone who is a great fit for CSU and committed to the success and well- being of our student-athletes. Steve will carry on the Coaching Background great traditions of Ram football while leading the pro- Seasons Team/School Title/Position Coached gram to a new era of success.” 1982-83 San Diego Mesa CC Off. Coordinator/QBs/RBs Fairchild, 50, returns to his alma mater from the 1984-85 Ferris State Off. Coordinator/QBs/RBs , where he had tutored some 1986 San Diego State TEs/Recruiting Coordinator of the game's most productive young stars since leaving CSU after the 2000 season. Fairchild becomes 1987-89 New Mexico Offensive Coordinator/QBs the second current Mountain West Conference head 1990-92 San Diego State coach to leave the NFL for his school, following Air 1993-96 Colorado State Quarterbacks Force's Troy Calhoun. 1997-2000 Colorado State Offensive Coordinator/QBs And like Calhoun, Fairchild starred as a quarter- 2001-02 (NFL) Running Backs back at his school. He first came to CSU in 1978 as a 2003 St. Louis Rams (NFL) Offensive Coordinator/QBs junior-college All-American, and in his first CSU sea- 2004-05 St. Louis Rams (NFL) Offensive Coordinator son led the Rams in passing while splitting starting 2006-07 Buffalo Bills (NFL) Offensive Coordinator duties with Keith Lee. Coaches opted to redshirt him 2008 Colorado State Head Coach in 1979, then made him the full-time starter in 1980, 7 when he served as a team captain and earned sec- of our list since the beginning.” ond-team all-conference honors behind Jim McMahon. The Rams that year lost only Despite a vow to remain in Buffalo until season's end, Fairchild understood the need once over their final six games — to national powerhouse BYU. Included in that stretch to focus on recruiting during a critical time and quickly moved to assemble key mem- was Fairchild's best game, a 28-25 win vs. Wyoming Nov. 1, when he completed 28 of bers of his first CSU coaching staff, hiring three immediately after the school named 35 passes for 406 yards and three TDs to earn Sports Illustrated Player of the Week him as head coach. honors. That staff surely will mirror one of Fairchild's characteristics, an ability to bring out Following his playing days, Fairchild launched a coaching career that in 2008 will the best in younger players, especially quarterbacks, a common thread throughout his enter its 27th season, 16 of which have been as a coordinator and 20 of which have career since the day he graduated as CSU's field general. been at the college level. “At both the professional and college levels,” Kowalczyk said, “he has had a repu- And eight of those years were at Colorado State, where Sonny Lubick made him a tation of developing young players and helping them reach their maximum potential. member of his original coaching staff, in 1993. Fairchild coached quarterbacks from That is an attractive trait in our program.” 1993-96, then replaced Dave Lay and served as offensive coordinator from 1997-2000. At Colorado State, he tutored , who led the Rams through a storybook During Fairchild's tenure, the Rams were a combined 37-12 and experienced un- 1994 season that included two TDs in a win at No. 4 Arizona and its Desert Swarm de- precedented offensive success, including: fense, and ended with CSU's first conference title since 1955 and a berth in the Holi-  The school's all-time scoring record (442 points) and touchdowns mark (59) in day Bowl opposite Michigan. Hill left CSU as the school's career total offense leader. 1997, Fairchild's first season as coordinator; Fairchild then coached Moreno as the QB guided the Rams to a pair of WAC cham-  Five of the six conference championships secured during the Lubick era; pionships (1995, '97) and two more trips.  Five bowl games in eight years; And before getting an opportunity to coach in the NFL, Fairchild's last CSU pupil  Three end-of-season Top 25 rankings in national polls: 1994 (15th), 1997 (16th) was Matt Newton, who helped corral the first two Mountain West Conference titles and and 2000 (14th); consecutive appearances.  Three conference Offensive Players of the Year: (1997), Kevin Mc- In the NFL as offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach with the St. Louis Rams Dougal (1999) and Matt Newton (2000); (2003-05), Fairchild helped QB Marc Bulger become a Pro Bowl MVP in 2003.  A 1998 offensive line that boasted both a first-team All-American (Anthony Ce- Fairchild's St. Louis offense achieved three straight Top 10 rankings (2003-05), fin- sario) and an Academic All-American (Mike Newell); ished second in scoring (2003), was second in passing efficiency (2005) and con-  Four NFL draft choices, Calvin Branch (1997), Moreno (1998), Cesario (1999) and tributed to consecutive playoff appearances (2003-04). Darran Hall (1999); and In his first year as Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator (2006), he helped J.P. Losman  Multiple 1,000-yard rushers in consecutive seasons (1996-97), making CSU the to a 3,000-yard passing season and the NFL's 11th-best . Earlier, after first Division I-A school to hold that distinction. making a difficult decision to leave CSU, he served as running backs coach for the Bills (2001-02), and oversaw Travis Henry's Pro Bowl season in 2001. “When you examine history,” Kowalczyk said, “when Steve was an assistant at CSU, Prior to rejoining CSU in 1993, Fairchild served as quarterbacks coach at San Diego we typically had the most prolific offense and top performers in the conference.” State (1990-92), offensive coordinator at New Mexico (1987-89), recruiting coordina- A man of commitment, at the time of accepting CSU’s offer to become head coach, tor/tight ends coach at San Diego State (1986), offensive coordinator at Ferris State Fairchild did not want to leave his NFL team, the Buffalo Bills, until the season ended, (1984-85) and offensive coordinator at Mesa Community College (1982-83) in San refusing to abandon his Buffalo head coach, , or his players. The Bills were Diego. in the thick of the AFC playoff race, with three regular-season games remaining, when At SDSU, he coached a pair of NFL draft choices in quarterback Dan McGwire (cho- Fairchild was hired by the Rams. sen in the first round, 16th overall, in 1991), and tight end Rob Awalt (third round, “We would never jeopardize his current commitment,” Kowalczyk said in announc- 62nd overall, 1987), and also helped the Aztecs to the 1991 . ing the hiring. “We knew from the outset and were comfortable with the dedication he At New Mexico, he coached Terrance Mathis, who became the NCAA's career re- has to his team and his fellow staff members. It is that type of value system — com- ceiving yardage leader and was selected in the sixth round (141st overall) of the 1990 mitment, integrity, honesty, accountability and responsibility — that had him at the top NFL Draft.

COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL NOTES | AUG. 24, 2008 | GAME 1 | RAMS AT COLORADO Team Notes Press on…Steve Fairchild’s theme for his first Colorado State football New coaching staff…Every spring in , players come team is Press On. Throughout the team’s meeting areas and offices are and go. But for the first time since 1993 at Colorado State, the Rams have banners presenting the theme: a new coaching staff. Many of those coaches aren’t new, though. Includ- ing Head Coach Steve Fairchild, half of CSU’s full-time coaches have re- PERSISTENCE and DETERMINATION will define Colorado State Foot- turned to Fort Collins. A list of those individuals and their previous ties to ball for the 2008 season. CSU:

Regardless of past occurrences, regardless of current situations and New coach Title Previous CSU connection regardless of future events…we will PRESS ON! Steve Fairchild Head Coach Played QB, 1978-80; Assistant coach, 1993-2000 “Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; Anthoney Hill Running backs Played QB, 1990-94; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius Student assistant, 1998 will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; Larry Kerr Asst. head coach/ Assistant coach, 1993-2002 the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination Def. coordinator alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘PRESS ON’ has solved and always Tight ends Student assistant, 2000-01; will solve the problems of the Human Race.” Graduate assistant, 2002; —Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the Assistant coach, 2005-07 Pat Meyer Offensive line Played OL, 1990-94 The theme isn’t just lip service, either. Fairchild has tried to carry the theme Quarterbacks Played QB, 1995-96; from words to actions. Working with team advisor and chaplain Johnny Graduate assistant, 1997-98 Square, a former CSU player, the Rams’ coaches, players and staff are being asked to submit an index card with something each individual has Position changes…Since the end of the 2007 regular season, six chosen to sacrifice as a gesture of pressing on in everyday life. The index players have changed positions. Miles Tamminga, a sophomore, shifts cards have everything from candy and soft drinks to favorite TV shows. from tight end to fullback. Amadeus Waters, a transfer from New Mexico, The cards also name an accountability partner, to keep each individual on moves from running back to safety. A linebacker in ‘07, Jake Mechler track with his commitment. moves to defensive tackle. Jake Gdowski moves across the line to become an offensive guard, and this fall, Jake Pottorff moved from linebacker to de- Last season…Colorado State finished last season with a 3-9 record, fensive end, while Lester Arnold moved from running back to cornerback. including a 2-6 mark in conference play. Officially, the school finished in eighth place among the nine Mountain West Conference teams, but the No longer on the roster…T Marvin Arnold, OL Mike Babb, LS Rams’ season-ending win over arch-rival Wyoming (2-6) actually gave CSU Steve Bryan, TE Nick Eaton, LB Wade Henderson, WR Nathan Henry, DB Ja- the MWC’s seventh-best conference record, when factoring in the head- maal Johnson, DB Michael Johnson, OL Brian Lepak, DT Devin 8 to-head tiebreaker. CSU was 3-3 over the season’s final half, including wins McWilliams, WR Chaz Miles, WR Phillip Morelli, QB Nick Neuenfeldt, LB in its last two games, the school’s first winning streak since Sept. 30-Oct. Sedric Patterson, WR Brett Willis and DB Lane Winter will no longer par- 7, 2006. The Rams finished fourth in the MWC in total offense (378.8 yards ticipate in football activities for various reasons, including injury. per game), third in rushing (166.7) and sixth in passing (212.2). On the other side of the ball, CSU’s defense ranked eighth in the league (415.2), 2008 personnel capsule…Fairchild, an offensive coach since his eighth against the run (207.2) and fourth against the pass (212.2). days as CSU’s field general, inherits on offense what figures to be a strong running game. The Rams return four of the five starting offensive linemen Coaching change…On Nov. 18, with average home attendance its who laid asphalt for honorable mention all-conference RB Gartrell Johnson, lowest since 1992 and a string of four non-winning seasons, the school a senior-to-be. And with former 1,000-yard rusher Kyle Bell, CSU could made the difficult decision to relieve Sonny Lubick as head coach. Lubick sport one of the nation’s stronger ground attacks. The Rams, however, leaves Colorado State after the most successful era by a football coach in need to replace the conference’s leading passer in Caleb Hanie and three school annals. In 15 years, he guided CSU to six conference titles and nine stellar WRs, all lost to graduation. Fairchild also returns TE Kory Sperry, the bowl games. On Dec. 12, CSU named Steve Fairchild the program’s 19th team’s top NFL prospect before a knee injury ended his 2007 season in head coach. Fairchild, most recently the Buffalo Bills’ offensive coordina- Game 2. tor, was an all-conference quarterback at CSU in 1980 and coached under On defense, the Rams return a second medical hardship in starting safety Lubick from 1993-2000, a period during which the Rams enjoyed un- Klint Kubiak, hospitalized prior to Game 3 last year. All-heart Mike Pag- precedented program success. notta, also hampered by injury in ‘07, returns to full health at the other

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Tim Duffie Jason Gallimore Anthoney Hill Shaun Hunter Greg Peterson Cornerbacks Coach Defensive Assistant Running Backs Coach Offensive Graduate Assistant Offensive Coordinator/Receivers

COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL NOTES | AUG. 24, 2008 | GAME 1 | RAMS AT COLORADO TEAM NOTES continued Other coaching changes…Including CSU, 18 major-college pro- grams changed head coaches following the 2007 season. The complete safety spot. MLB Jeff Horinek, another honorable mention all-conference list: choice, rounds out a talented senior class. Lost to graduation are three starting defensive linemen and both starting cornerbacks. School Former Coach New Coach Previous Post All told, the Rams return 14 starters, eight on offense and six on de- Arkansas Head coach, fense. Lost are 10 starters, four on offense and six on defense. On special teams, the Rams lose honorable mention all-conference P Baylor Guy Morriss Art Briles Head coach, Jimmie Kaylor, but return K Jason Smith, who enjoyed a solid 2007 sea- Houston son. CSU will need to find a new punt returner, losing both Johnny Walker Colorado St. Sonny Lubick Steve Fairchild Off. coordinator, and Damon Morton, but the Rams return Morton’s brother, Dion, a Phil Buffalo Bills Steele preseason all-Mountain West kick returner. Duke Ted Roof Off.coordinator, Tennessee Former players as coach…Steve Fairchild is CSU’s third head Georgia Tech Chan Gailey Paul Johnson Head coach, football coach who previously played for the school. He joins Julius “Hans” Navy Wagner (1942, ’45-46) and Don Mullison (1956-61). Both also are in the Hawaii June Jones Greg McMackin Def. coordinator, school’s hall of fame. Hawaii Houston Art Briles Kevin Sumlin Off. coordinator, MWC coaches in first year…Several schools across the coun- Oklahoma try, including Boston College and Air Force, have proven that a head coach Michigan Rich Rodriguez Head coach, with NFL experience can take over for a prominent predecessor and lead his West Virginia team to a in Year 1. In fact, just two hours south of Fort Collins, Mississippi Houston Nutt Head coach, Troy Calhoun resurrected an Air Force program that had struggled in its Arkansas last three seasons under Fisher DeBerry. Calhoun guided the Falcons to Navy Paul Johnson Ken Niumatalolo Asst. head coach, the best first-year record by an active Mountain West coach: Navy Nebraska Bill Callahan Bo Pelini Def. coordinator, Year Name, School Record Pct. Bowl Game LSU 2007 Troy Calhoun, Air Force 9-4-0 .692 Armed Forces N. Illinois Joe Novak Head coach, 2005 Kyle Whittingham, Utah 7-5-0 .583 Emerald Southern Illinois 2005 Bronco Medenhal, BYU 6-6-0 .500 Las Vegas SMU Phil Bennett June Jones Head coach, 2001 Gary Patterson, TCU 6-6-0 .500 galleryfurniture.com Hawaii 2003 Joe Glenn, Wyoming 4-8-0 .333 - S. Miss Jeff Bower Larry Fedora Off. coordinator, 2006 Chuck Long, SDSU 3-9-0 .250 - Southern Miss 1998 *Rocky Long, New Mex. 3-9-0 .250 - Texas A&M Dennis FranchioneMike Sherman Off. coordinator 2005 Mike Sanford, UNLV 2-9-0 .182 - 9 *—Western Athletic Conference UCLA Off. coordinator Balt. Ravens In their first year…No CSU head coach has taken his team to a bowl West VirginiaRich Rodriguez Bill Stewart Assoc. head coach, game in his first year at the reins of the football program. The best any West Virginia first-year coach has fared was Matt Rothwell in 1903. He reeled off five Wash. State Bill Doba Paul Wulff Head coach, straight wins, including a 17-0 shutout over Wyoming, to finish his only E. Washington year as head coach at 5-1-0. The best conference record by a first-year head coach was Sonny Lubick’s 5-3-0 mark in 1993. The complete list of What to look for in 2008…Several CSU players are approaching CSU coaches and what they accomplished in their initial seasons: notable milestones in the school record books: Conf. Year Name Record Conference Rec. Finish Bowl RB Kyle Bell, on the school’s all-time career rushing list: 1899 W.J. Forbes 1-2-1 Colo. Football - - - Needs 200 yards to pass No. 9 (2,274), 407 to pass 1900 1-3-0 Colo. Football - - - No. 8 Oscar Reed (2,481), 408 to pass No. 7 Cecil Sapp (2,482), 428 to 1901 C.J. Griffith 2-2-0 Colo. Football - - - pass No. 6 Alvin Lewis (2,502), 824 to pass No. 5 Kevin McDougal 1903 Matt Rothwell 5-1-0 Colo. Football - - - (2,898), 843 to pass No. 4 Lawrence McCutcheon (2,917) and 1,261 to 1904 John McIntosh 0-4-1 Colo. Football - - - pass No. 3 Ron Harris (3,335). Bell enters 2008 with 2,075. 1906 1-2-1 Colo. Football - - - Needs 12 rushing attempts to pass No. 7 Alvin Lewis (493), 17 to pass 1910 0-5-0 Rocky Mtn. - - - No. 6 Larry Jones (498), 23 to pass No. 5 Cecil Sapp (504), 112 to pass 1911 Harry Hughes 0-6-0 Rocky Mtn. - - - No. 4 Damon Washington (593) and 168 to pass No. 3 Lawrence Mc- 1942 Julius Wagner 4-3-0 Skyline 2-3-0 T4 - Cutcheon (649). Bell enters 2008 No. 8 on that list with 482. 1947 Bob Davis 5-4-1 Skyline 2-3-1 5 - Needs four rushing touchdowns to pass No. 9 Oscar Reed (17), six to 1956 Don Mullison 2-7-1 Skyline 2-4-1 5 - pass No. 8 Ron Harris (19), nine to pass No. 7 E.J. Watson (22) and 10 1962 0-10-0 Skyline - - - to pass No. 5 Damon Washington and Lawrence McCutcheon (23). Bell 1970 Jerry Wampfler 4-7-0 Western Athletic1-3-0 6 - enters 2008 tied for No. 10 on the all-time list with 14. 1973 5-6-0 Western Athletic2-4-0 7 - Needs one 100-yard rushing game to pass No. 8 Alvin Lewis and Bradlee 1982 4-7-0 Western Athletic3-5-0 6 - Van Pelt (8), three to pass No. 6 Lawrence McCutcheon and E.J. Watson 1989 5-5-1 Western Athletic4-3-0 5 - (10), six to pass No. 3 Ron Harris, Kevin McDougal and Cecil Sapp (13), 1993 Sonny Lubick 5-6-0 Western Athletic5-3-0 T4 - and seven to pass No. 2 Damon Washington (14). Bell enters 2008 tied for eighth on the list with eight. Congratulations…To cornerbacks coach Tim Duffie and his wife Au- tumn, proud parents of a son, Memphis Cruz, born Aug. 13 in Fort Collins.

COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL NOTES | AUG. 24, 2008 | GAME 1 | RAMS AT COLORADO TEAM NOTES continued No. 1 Mark R. Bell (23). Sperry enters 2008 No. 7 on the list with 14. Needs four 100-yard receiving games to pass No. 8 Jeff Raikes, Eric DE Tommie Hill on the school’s all-time career sacks list: Olsen, Paul Turner and Chris Pittman (5), five to pass No. 6 Pete Reb- Needs six sacks to pass No. 9 Sean Moran (16), eight to pass No. 7 stock and Johnny Walker (6) and six to pass No. 4 Jeff Champine and Adrian Ross and Steve Hodge (18), nine to pass No. 6 Eric Shaller (19), Geoff Turner (7). Sperry Enters 2008 with two. 10 to pass No. 5 Robert Chirico (20) and 12 to pass No. 4 (22). Hill enters 2008 with 10½. Colorado State ‘49ers’…In 2007, including their heartbreaking overtime loss at Colorado Sept. 1, the Rams played 49 quarters. And 12 LB Jeff Horinek on the school’s all-time career tackles list: CSU players saw action in all 49 stanzas: Needs 89 total tackles to pass No. 10 Erik Olson (312), 97 to pass No. G/C Nick Allotta 9 Dale Carr (32), 98 to pass No. 8 Gary Thompson (321), 110 to pass RB/FB Gartrell Johnson No. 7 Brian Schneider (333) and 113 to pass No. 6 Kevin McLain (336). TE Chris Kawulok Horinek enters 2008 with 224 career stops. DE Jesse Nading T Adrian Martinez RB Gartrell Johnson, on the school’s all-time career rushing list: WR/KR Damon Morton Needs 969 yards to pass No. 10 Larry Jones (2,271), 972 to pass No. 9 WR Luke Roberts Bradlee Van Pelt (2,274), 1,179 to pass No. 8 Oscar Reed (2,481), 1,180 CB Joey Rucks to pass No. 7 Cecil Sapp (2,482) and 1,200 to pass No. 6 Alvin Lewis DT Matt Rupp (2,502). Kyle Bell enters 2008 with 2,075. Johnson enters 2008 with DT Erik Sandie 1,303. DT Blake Smith Needs 118 rushing attempts to pass No. 10 Bradlee Van Pelt (420), 169 G Shelley Smith to pass No. 9 Kevin McDougal (471), 191 to pass No. 7 Alvin Lewis (493), 196 to pass No. 6 Larry Jones (498) and 202 to pass No. 5 Cecil Johnson as a starter…Prior to the Oct. 13, 2007, Air Force game, Sapp (504). Kyle Bell enters 2008 No. 8 on that list with 482. Johnson the Rams’ coaching staff opted to start Gartrell Johnson at running back enters the year with 303. and shift Kyle Bell to a reserve role, a difficult move. Needs six rushing touchdowns to pass No. 9 Oscar Reed (17), eight to But after shifting from a starter to a reserve prior to Game 6, Bell in seven pass No. 8 Ron Harris (19), 11 to pass No. 7 E.J. Watson (22) and 12 to games averaged 4.6 yards per carry (65-296), with 30 yards vs. Air Force pass No. 5 Damon Washington and Lawrence McCutcheon (23). Bell en- (Oct. 13), 68 significant yards in the win at UNLV (Oct. 20), five totes for ters 2008 tied for No. 10 on the all-time list with 14. Johnson enters the 47 yards, including his longest run since the ‘05 , 22 yards season with 12. vs. Utah (Oct. 27), 28 yards on five carries at BYU (Nov. 3), 37 yards at New Needs four 100-yard rushing games to pass No. 8 Kyle Bell, Alvin Lewis Mexico (Nov. 10), 56 on 12 carries and one TD vs. Georgia Southern (Nov. and Bradlee Van Pelt (8), six to pass No. 6 Lawrence McCutcheon and 17), and 10 totes for 30 yards vs. Wyoming (Nov. 23). Prior to the move, E.J. Watson (10), and nine to pass No. 3 Ron Harris, Kevin McDougal Bell in five games as a starter, averaged 3.4 yards per carry (115-395). and Cecil Sapp (13). Johnson enters 2008 with five. Johnson, despite only a handful of carries over the season’s first five 10 contests, averaged 126.1 yards per game as a starter (conference leader WR/KR Dion Morton, on the school’s all-time career returns list: Chad Hall, MWC Offensive Player of the Year, averaged 117.9). After Already ranks fourth with a 26.8-yard career kickoff-return average, trail- coaches named him the starting RB prior to Game 6, Johnson had 883 ing only Randy Beverly (29.6), Brady Keys (27.9) and Dexter Wynn yards on 161 carries (5.5 avg.) and six TDs in seven contests. He had four (27.2). Morton’s 26.8-yard average in his first season as a kickoff re- carries of at least 34 yards, each since coaches moved him into the start- turner led the Mountain West and ranked 23rd in the nation. ing lineup: 34 in Game 6, 45 in Game 7, 44 in Game 8, and 43 in Game 10. As a team, only Air Force and Utah averaged more yards per game on the K Jason Smith, on the school’s all-time career scoring list: ground in the Mountain West Conference after CSU coaches changed their Enters the year ranked No. 3 on the field-goal percentage chart, having lineup. converted 33 of 45 attempts (.733). Only Derek Franz (.756) and Jeff Babcock (.750) have higher percentages. Heartbreakers…The heart-pulverizing loss at New Mexico last sea- Needs six field goals to pass No. 3 Mike Brown and Jon Poole (38), 10 son (Nov. 10) marked the fifth time in 2007 Colorado State was in a posi- to pass No. 2 Steve DeLine (42) and 19 to pass No. 1 Jeff Babcock (51). tion to win in the fourth quarter, and lost: Smith enters 2008 No. 5 with 33. at Colorado (Sept. 1), 31-28 overtime loss; Rams lead by 11 in fourth Needs nine points to pass No. 7 Cecil Sapp (174), 18 to pass No. 6 Jon quarter but allow key punt return and sustain badly timed pass interfer- Poole (183), 47 to pass No. 5 Steve DeLine (212), 63 to pass No. 4 Todd ence call late in fourth quarter, then can’t score on overtime possession. Yert (228), 89 to pass No. 3 Mike Brown (254) and 115 to pass No. 2 Jeff vs. No. 10 Cal (Sept. 8), 34-28 loss; Rams storm back from 34-14 Babcock (280). Smith enters 2008 No. 8 with 166 points. fourth-quarter deficit on a pair of long passes and an onside kick recov- Could become the first CSU player to serve as both punter and place- ery, but can’t get another miraculous play late. kicker since Jeff Babcock in 2004. at Houston (Sept. 22), 38-27 loss; After holding a commanding 17-3 halftime advantage, CSU leads 27-24 with 9:20 left, but can’t corral QB TE Kory Sperry, on the school’s all-time career receiving list: Case Keenum on the ensuing game-deciding drive. Needs 25 receptions to pass No. 10 Davis (127), 27 to pass No. vs. San Diego State (Oct. 6), 24-20 loss; Caleb Hanie finds Damon Mor- 9 Chris Pittman (129), 29 to pass No. 8 Pete Rebstock (131), 30 to pass ton on a perfect, 40-yard TD pass into the wind to put CSU up 20-17 No. 7 Steve Bartalo (132), 46 to pass No. 6 Willie Miller (148) and 51 to with 2:29 left, but a Rams defender slips on the ensuing possession, al- pass No. 5 Keli McGregor (153). Sperry enters with 103. lowing the Aztecs to complete a long pass and set up the game-winning Needs 450 yards to pass No. 10 Chris Pittman (1,720), 603 to pass No. TD in the final seconds. 9 J.D. Brookhart (1,873), 678 to pass No. 8 Paul Turner (1,948), 724 to At New Mexico (Nov. 10), 26-23 loss; Rams claw back to tie score at pass No. 7 Todd Tyrrell (1,994), 739 to pass No. 6 Pete Rebstock (2,009) 23-23, then lose field-position battle, allowing a big punt return and walk- and 943 to pass No. 5 Johnny Walker (2,213). Sperry enters 2008 with off field goal, losing to the Lobos on a last-second kick for the second 1,271. straight year. Needs two touchdown catches to pass No. 6 Greg Primus (15), five to pass No. 4 Paul Turner and Willie Miller (18), seven to pass No. 3 David Anderson (20), eight to pass No. 2 Jeff Champine (21) and 10 to pass

COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL NOTES | AUG. 24, 2008 | GAME 1 | RAMS AT COLORADO TEAM NOTES continued from 17 months to less than four weeks. Fairchild, who didn’t even set foot on campus until Jan. 4, still had boxes Turnover ratio…The Rams won the turnover battle in four of their to unpack in his office on signing day. His first order of business was to last six games, and finished even in the other two contests, respective wins recruit coaches, and the CSU coaching staff wasn’t even finalized until vs. Georgia Southern and Wyoming. The last time CSU played a game with only 14 days before that Wednesday, when Fairchild hired former Rams a negative turnover ratio was a home loss to Air Force, Oct. 13. quarterback Anthoney Hill. Overall, the Rams finished the year with an even turnover margin, tied Still, that staff was able to somehow sign 25 players, one of CSU’s for fifth in the conference. largest classes in recent history. One year ago, the Rams announced 23 additions on signing day. Kickoff-return touchdowns…The Rams have returned 281 kick- offs without a touchdown, since Sept. 29, 2001, when Dexter Wynn scored Colorado’s Team…The might be America’s team, on a kickoff return at Wyoming. but if recruiting is any indication, Colorado State is Colorado’s team. While a new coaching staff has shifted the Rams’ connections and changed the Mountain West record…Colorado State is 37-29 in 66 MWC team’s recruiting pipelines across the country, one aspect remains con- games since 1999, when the conference was formed. sistent: The team believes it cannot win without consistently securing tal- The Rams are 20-13 at home and 17-16 on the road in MWC action. ent from its own backyard. Colorado State has the third-most MWC victories among the nine cur- The Rams’ 2008 signees by state: rent members since the league was formed in 1999. Colorado ...... 11 California...... 8 CSU leads Mtn. charge…DIRECTV customers now will have ac- Texas...... 3 cess to Mountain West Conference games and other athletic events through Florida...... 2 The Mtn. — the Mountain West Sports Network — according to a new Montana...... 1 contract spearheaded by Colorado State University President Larry Edward Penley. CSU’s 11 players from Colorado are its most from the state in 11 years. Penley was chairman of the board of directors of the Mountain West On the heels of 10 home-state additions in 2007, the Rams signed 21 Conference in 2007 when the board hired outside counsel to obtain more such players over a 366-day period. TV coverage from cable and satellite companies. Since Sonny Lubick arrived in 1993, the Rams now have signed 108 The CBS College Sports Network, formerly CSTV, and Comcast broad- players from Colorado: cast Mountain West Conference games via The Mtn., which has been car- 2008...... 11 ried exclusively on Comcast digital cable. The channel has not been 2007...... 10 available on satellite television until now. 2006...... 6 “We wanted to increase the pressure on providers and communicate di- 2005...... 7 rectly to those providers the importance of access to our fans,” Penley 2004...... 9 said. “We know that companies respond to customers. If customers say, 2003...... 3 ‘I want to have access to this’ — if you're a DIRECTV customer — that 2002...... 2 11 matters to the provider.” 2001...... 6 The Mountain West chose to broadcast its games on the Mtn., Versus 2000...... 4 and CSTV (College Sports Television), beginning in 2006. The conference 1999...... 8 board of directors had hoped the managers of CSTV would set agreements 1998...... 8 with various satellite providers and cable providers, but that didn't happen 1997...... 11 as quickly as it should have, Penley said. 1996...... 6 “We've actually been pleased that fans have access to more sports than 1995...... 6 they did before via CSTV and Versus, but because we don't have The Mtn. 1994...... 6 as widely available as we want, there have been too many games at this 1993...... 5 stage that fans are missing,” Penley said. “The leadership of these univer- Totals ...... 108 sities — the board members in the Mountain West Conference — wants our fans to be able to see the games. We want them to have access not only Making CSU visible…In addition to Colorado, Fairchild is commit- to football and , but volleyball, cross country and a whole set of ted to building recruiting relationships in the nation’s areas that have con- other sports for each of our schools. It's important to CSU. It's important sistently proven to produce some of college football’s best players. Those to all the schools.” areas are Southern California and the Bay Area, Florida and Texas. All but “The arrangement that has now been finalized is exciting for fans every- one player in the Rams’ 2008 class comes from those states. where because we will now have total coverage, including satellite cover- age,” said Director of Athletics Paul Kowalczyk. “Fans anywhere will have In Texas…The Rams are committed to recruiting more players from the chance to see our student-athletes in competition and allow us to tell Texas, for several reasons. First, a general rule in recruiting is to target the our story about the entire university on a global scale.” largest population base nearest your home — and that’s Texas. The Dallas- Fort Worth area is only an hour and 40-minute flight from Denver, and First class is first class…Steve Fairchild on Feb. 6 announced his teams practice year-round, thanks to the weather. The Mountain West also initial recruiting class as Colorado State head coach…The class includes has some exposure in the state, with TCU. 21 current high-school seniors and four junior-college players…Some of This year the Rams signed three from Texas, their most in recent mem- the high-school players are expected to delay their enrollment until 2009 ory. From 2004-07, the Rams signed only five from the state, including and another, S/WR Drew Reilly, is expected to miss at least two seasons on a quarterback who wound up starting as a true freshman, Caleb Hanie an LDS mission. from Forney, Texas.

Condensation…The football recruiting process begins in the fall of a Road warrior…Fairchild at one point over the whirlwind month prior player’s junior year, giving schools nearly a year and-a-half to schedule on- to signing day was in Florida, Texas and California — all within a single campus and in-home visitations, complete scouting evaluations, strategize 24-hour stretch. He also had a stop that day planned for Arizona, but can- and prioritize future needs, and interview a prospect’s coaches. Due to the celled. He visited an estimated 30 high schools from Jan. 5-Feb. 5. recent coaching change at CSU, the Rams had to condense that process

COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL NOTES | AUG. 24, 2008 | GAME 1 | RAMS AT COLORADO 2008 COLORADO STATE ROSTERS

Head Coach — Steve Fairchild, first season. Roster as of Aug. 24 Assistant coaches — Larry Kerr (assistant head coach, and linebackers), Scott Brown (defensive line), Tim Duffie (cornerbacks), Jason Gallimore (defensive assistant), Anthoney Hill (running backs), Shaun Hunter (graduate assistant), Larry Lewis (special teams coordinator and safeties), Marc Lubick (tight ends), Pat Meyer (offensive line), Greg Peterson (offensive coordinator, recruiting coordinator and wide receivers), Daren Wilkinson (quarter- backs and assistant recruiting coordinator). NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No Name Pos Ht Wt Cl Exp Hometown (High School/Previous College) Clock Yrs 71 Albritton, Scott ...... LS 1 Gardner, Ryan WR 6-1 180 Jr. JC Fairfield, Calif./Diablo Valley College 2/2 31 Allen, Jamon ...... CB 2 Kelly, Alex QB 6-2 196 Fr. HS Fort Collins, Colo./Rocky Mountain 5/4 26 Arnold, Lester ...... CB 2 Wilkinson, DeAngelo CB 5-10 182 So. 1L Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman 3/3 34 Bell, Kyle ...... RB 3 Gipson, Chris LB 5-11 240 Fr. HS Dallas, Texas/Kimball 5/4 55 Benedict, Scott ...... OL 3 Yemm, Matt WR 5-11 183 Fr. RS Fort Collins, Colo./Fort Collins 4/4 40 Biddle, Jacob ...... LB 4 Owens, Brandon CB 6-0 173 Fr. RS Bakersfield, Calif./ Ridgeview 4/4 17 Borcky, T.J...... QB 5 Johnson III, Gartrell RB 6-0 225 Sr. 3L Miami Springs, Fla./Miami Springs 1/1 56 Brewer, Ricky ...... LB 5 Wood, Jordan DB 5-11 190 Fr. HS Daly City, Calif./Archbishop Riordan 5/4 20 Burl, Cameron ...... WR 6 Kubiak, Klay QB 6-0 199 Fr. RS Englewood, Colo./Regis 4/4 39 Burl, Davis ...... S 6 Sisson, Mychal LB 5-11 214 Fr. RS Duncanville, Texas/Duncanville 4/4 7 Mosure, John RB 5-10 199 So. 1L Miami, Fla./Columbus 3/3 79 Caprioglio, Joe ...... OL 8 Steele, Byron WR 6-3 193 Fr. HS Arlington, Texas/Lamar 5/4 68 Carter, Scott ...... DT 9 Clark, John LB 6-3 225 Sr. 1L Hanford, Calif./Fresno City College 1/1 9 Clark, John ...... LB 9 Law, Marquise WR 6-4 193 Fr. HS Miami, Fla./American 5/4 28 Clements, Andy ...... S 10 Horinek, Jeff LB 6-3 236 Sr. 3L Atwood, Kan./Atwood 1/1 99 Collins, Steve ...... DE 11 Oppenneer, Nick CB 5-10 176 Jr. 1L Littleton, Colo./Columbine 2/2 32 Connor, Micheal ...... RB 12 Myers, Mike RB 6-1 207 Sr. 3L Riverside, Calif./Martin Luther King 1/1 55 Cornelson, Curtis ...... LB 13 Good, Derek RB 5-10 189 Fr. RS Berthoud, Colo./Berthoud 4/4 61 Daniels, Eugene ...... DL 13 Pagnotta, Mike S 6-0 200 Sr. 3L Cave Junction, Ore./Illinois Valley 1/1 14 DeLine, Ben ...... K 14 DeLine, Ben K 6-0 170 Fr. HS Steamboat Springs, Colo./Steamboat Springs 5/4 44 Diehl, Luke ...... LB 14 Square, Alex RB 5-9 170 Jr. 1L Fort Collins, Colo./Poudre 2/2 42 Donaldson, Zach ...... S 15 Farris, Billy QB 6-3 223 Sr. VR Baton Rouge, La./Woodlawn 1/1 12 16 Galusha, Jake S 5-10 199 Sr. 2L Omaha, Neb./New Mexico State 1/1 15 Farris, Billy ...... QB 17 Borcky, T.J. QB 6-4 197 Fr. RS Orlando, Fla./Lake Highland Prep 4/4 61 Forristall, Nate ...... OL 18 Stucker, Grant QB 6-2 205 Jr. VR Parker, Colo./Ponderosa 2/2 27 Gabler, Josh ...... S 19 Gee, Norman TE 6-5 259 Jr. TR Severna Park, Md./Duke 2/2 16 Galusha, Jake ...... S 20 Burl, Cameron WR 5-8 157 Fr. RS Aurora, Colo./Cherry Creek 4/4 1 Gardner, Ryan ...... WR 20 Kubiak, Klint DB 6-0 200 Jr. 2L Englewood, Colo./Regis 2/2 25 Gaye, Jonathan ...... RB 22 Klingerman, Jason FB/TE 6-1 260 Fr. HS Valley Center, Calif./Valley Center 5/4 58 Gdowski, Jake ...... OL 22 Smith, Elijah-Blu CB 5-11 184 Fr. RS Los Angeles, Calif./Crenshaw 4/4 19 Gee, Norman ...... TE 23 Liggett, Tyson WR 5-9 179 So. VR Limon, Colo./Limon 3/3 3 Gipson, Chris ...... LB 23 McKay, Jarrad S 6-0 197 Fr. RS Wheat Ridge, Colo./Lakewood 4/4 13 Good, Derek ...... RB 24 Macon, Cory DE 6-6 244 So. VR Anchorage, Alaska/East Anchorage 3/3 84 Greer, Rashaun ...... WR 25 Gaye, Jonathan RB 6-0 178 Fr. HS Highlands Ranch, Colo./Mullen 5/4 25 Waters, Amadeus S 5-10 213 So. VR Kyle, Texas/ New Mexico 3/3 65 Griffith, Ryan ...... OL 26 Arnold, Lester CB 5-10 186 Fr. RS San Diego, Calif./Point Loma 4/4 87 Harter, Cody ...... K 26 Wilson, Adam S 6-1 202 Fr. HS Orcutt, Calif./Righetti 5/4 86 Hartz, Anthony ...... P 27 Gabler, Josh S 6-0 204 Jr. VR Longmont, Colo./Skyline 2/2 35 Herd, Ivory ...... S 28 Clements, Andy S 5-11 185 Fr. HS Littleton, Colo./Chatfield 5/4 97 Hickey, Jeff ...... DE 29 Sargent, Broderick LB 6-2 200 Fr. HS Chesterfield, Mo./Parkway Central 5/4 83 Hickman, Jyrone ...... WR 30 Tamminga, Miles TE 6-2 234 So. VR Denver, Colo./Thomas Jefferson 3/3 91 Hill, Tommie ...... DE 30 Thomas, Gerard DB 5-9 165 Fr. HS Kissimmee, Fla./Osceola 5/4 10 Horinek, Jeff ...... LB 31 Allen, Jamon CB 5-11 178 So. TR Highlands Ranch, Colo./Fort Hays State 3/3 5 Johnson III, Gartrell ...... RB 31 Morton, Dion WR 5-10 159 Jr. 2L Riverside, Calif./John W. North 2/2 89 Johnson, Alex ...... WR 32 Connor, Micheal RB 5-10 195 Fr. HS Lubbock, Texas/Frenship 5/4 33 Johnson, Sevaro ...... DT 32 Zick, Scott DB 6-0 187 So. VR Fort Collins, Colo./Fort Hays State 3/3 33 Johnson, Sevaro DT 6-3 300 Jr. JC Oakland, Calif./Laney College 2/2 88 Kawulok, Chris ...... TE 34 Bell, Kyle RB 6-2 234 Sr. 3L Keenesburg, Colo./Weld Central 1/1 52 Kawulok, Michael ...... LB 35 Herd, Ivory S 5-11 188 Fr. RS Vista, Calif./Rancho Buena Vista 4/4 2 Kelly, Alex ...... QB 36 Pauga, Zac TE 6-0 240 So. 1L Lakewood, Colo./Green Mountain 3/3 22 Klingerman, Jason ...... FB/TE 36 Stratton, Alex S 6-2 190 Fr. HS Cheyenne, Wyo./Cheyenne East 5/4 6 Kubiak, Klay ...... QB 37 Smith, Jason K/P 6-2 202 Sr. 3L Centennial, Colo./Arapahoe 1/1 20 Kubiak, Klint ...... DB 38 Shaw, Marcus CB 5-8 170 Fr. HS Dallas, Texas/Duncanville 5/4 59 Landers, Jake ...... OL 39 Burl, Davis S 6-2 205 Fr. HS Aurora, Colo./Grandview 5/4 93 Landers, Wade ...... DE 39 Stecklein, Gary S 5-11 201 Fr. HS Thornton, Colo./Skyview 4/4 40 Biddle, Jacob LB 6-0 227 Fr. RS Wimberley, Texas/Wimberley 4/4

COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL NOTES | AUG. 24, 2008 | GAME 1 | RAMS AT COLORADO No Name Pos Ht Wt Cl Exp Hometown (High School/Previous College) Clock Yrs 41 Pottorff, Jake DE 6-4 245 Jr. 2L Greeley, Colo./West 2/2 92 Latu, Nuku ...... DT 42 Donaldson, Zach S 6-1 203 Fr. RS Fort Collins, Colo./Fort Collins 4/4 9 Law, Marquise ...... WR 43 Leffert, Colin RB 5-10 185 Fr. HS Golden, Colo./Golden 5/4 43 Leffert, Colin ...... RB 44 Diehl, Luke LB 6-1 214 Fr. RS Sedalia, Colo./Douglas County 4/4 23 Liggett, Tyson ...... WR 45 Peitz, Eric TE 6-5 245 So. 1L Crofton, Neb./ Crofton 4/3 24 Macon, Cory ...... DE 45 Rupp, Matt DT 6-3 286 Sr. 2L Laguna Beach, Calif./Santa Margarita 1/1 76 Madsen, Paul ...... OL 46 Whittier, Ty DT 6-5 260 So. VR Wellington, Colo./Poudre 3/3 60 Martinez, Adrian ...... OL 47 Tiedgen, Zach DE 6-4 220 Fr. HS Highlands Ranch, Colo./ThunderRidge 5/4 72 McDermott, Tyler ...... OL 49 Mechler, Jake DT 6-3 283 So. VR Richardson, Texas/Richardson 3/3 23 McKay, Jarrad ...... S 50 Seward, Kelly LB 6-2 245 So. TR Yuma, Colo./Hutchison College 3/3 49 Mechler, Jake ...... DT 51 Williams, Alex LB 6-2 231 So. VR Sidney, Neb./Sidney 3/3 63 Mellott, Jordan ...... OL 52 Kawulok, Michael LB 6-3 209 Fr. HS Boulder, Colo./Monarch 5/4 53 Pemberton, Cole OL 6-7 322 Jr. 2L Highlands Ranch, Colo./Mountain Vista 2/2 66 Miller, Guy ...... DT 53 Skelton, James LB 6-2 190 Fr. HS Littleton, Colo./Chatfield 5/4 62 Morehead, James ...... DT 54 Smith, Connor OL 6-3 284 So. TR Spring Branch, Texas/Northwestern 3/3 31 Morton, Dion ...... WR 55 Benedict, Scott OL 6-4 292 Jr. 2L Aurora, Colo./Rangeview 2/2 7 Mosure, John ...... RB 55 Cornelson, Curtis LB 6-1 234 Sr. 1L Bakersfield, Calif./Bakersfield CC 1/1 12 Myers, Mike ...... RB 56 Brewer, Ricky LB 6-2 210 So. 1L Denver, Colo./Mullen 3/3 11 Oppenneer, Nick ...... CB 57 Walter, Tim OL 6-6 289 Jr. 2L Manhattan Beach, Calif./Loyola 2/2 4 Owens, Brandon ...... CB 58 Gdowski, Jake OL 6-3 284 Fr. RS Grand Island, Neb/ Grand Island 4/4 13 Pagnotta, Mike ...... S 59 Landers, Jake OL 6-3 300 Fr. HS Durango, Colo./Durango 5/4 36 Pauga, Zac ...... TE 60 Martinez, Adrian OL 6-4 300 Jr. 2L San Clemente, Calif./San Clemente 2/2 45 Peitz, Eric ...... TE 61 Daniels, Eugene DL 6-3 234 Fr. RS Fort Hood, Texas/Shoemaker 4/4 53 Pemberton, Cole ...... OL 61 Forristall, Nate OL 6-4 280 Fr. RS Glenwood Springs, Colo./Glenwood Springs 4/4 62 Morehead, James DT 6-6 290 Jr. 2L Highlands Ranch, Colo./ThunderRidge 2/2 41 Pottorff, Jake ...... DE 63 Mellott, Jordan OL 6-4 283 Fr. HS Erie, Colo./Centaurus 5/4 45 Rupp, Matt ...... DT 65 Griffith, Ryan OL 6-4 267 So. VR Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Los Osos 3/3 29 Sargent, Broderick ...... LB 66 Miller, Guy DT 6-3 293 So. 1L Scott City, Kan./Scott 3/3 82 Seibel, Zach ...... WR 67 Tashiro, Josh OL 6-2 315 Fr. HS Brighton, Colo./Thornton 4/4 77 Serchia, Phil ...... OL 68 Carter, Scott DT 6-3 275 Fr. RS Highlands Ranch, Colo./Mountain Vista 4/4 50 Seward, Kelly ...... LB 71 Albritton, Scott LS 6-4 223 So. JC San Diego, Calif./Santa Barbara City College 3/3 81 Seymore, Adam ...... TE 72 McDermott, Tyler OL 6-2 265 Fr. RS Lake Worth Fla./Palm Beach Central 4/4 38 Shaw, Marcus ...... CB 74 Smith, Shelley OL 6-4 290 Jr. 1L Phoenix, Ariz./Westview 2/2 6 Sisson, Mychal ...... LB 13 75 Stratton, Dane OL 6-5 295 Sr. 3L Cheyenne, Wyo./Cheyenne East 1/1 53 Skelton, James ...... LB 76 Madsen, Paul OL 6-4 276 Fr. RS Pleasanton, Calif./San Ramon Valley 4/4 54 Smith, Connor ...... OL 77 Serchia, Phil OL 6-3 298 Sr. VR Thousand Oaks, Calif./Ventura College 1/1 78 Starr, Mark OL 6-5 284 So. 1L Goodland, Kan./Goodland 3/3 22 Smith, Elijah-Blu ...... CB 79 Caprioglio, Joe OL 6-6 247 Fr. HS Highlands Ranch, Colo./Highlands Ranch 5/4 37 Smith, Jason ...... K/P 80 Sperry, Kory TE 6-6 250 Sr. 3L Vineland, Colo./Pueblo County 1/1 74 Smith, Shelley ...... OL 81 Seymore, Adam TE 6-4 246 So. 1L Alta Loma, Calif./Alta Loma 3/3 80 Sperry, Kory ...... TE 82 Seibel, Zach WR 6-0 195 Fr. TR Highlands Ranch, Colo./Mesa State 4/4 14 Square, Alex ...... RB 83 Hickman, Jyrone WR 6-3 204 Jr. JC Pahokee, Fla./Scottsdale College 2/2 78 Starr, Mark ...... OL 84 Greer, Rashaun WR 6-1 200 Jr. VR North Las Vegas, Nev./Mojave 2/2 39 Stecklein, Gary ...... S 85 Swain, Blake WR 6-1 178 Fr. HS Aurora, Colo./Denver East 5/4 8 Steele, Byron ...... WR 86 Hartz, Anthony P 6-0 185 Jr. JC Oakland, Calif./Santa Barbara College 2/2 90 Stewart, Sam ...... DE 87 Harter, Cody K 5-11 180 Fr. HS Aurora, Colo./Smoky Hill 5/4 36 Stratton, Alex ...... S 88 Kawulok, Chris TE 6-3 247 Sr. 3L Boulder, Colo./Monarch 1/1 75 Stratton, Dane ...... OL 88 Tedford, Ben DE 6-6 228 Fr. HS Littleton, Colo./Columbine 5/4 89 Johnson, Alex WR 6-2 190 Fr. HS Englewood, Colo./Cherry Creek 5/4 18 Stucker, Grant ...... QB 90 Stewart, Sam DE 6-3 260 Jr. JC Garden Grove, Calif./Santa Ana College 2/2 85 Swain, Blake ...... WR 91 Hill, Tommie DE 6-6 245 Sr. 3L Englewood, Colo./Arapahoe 1/1 30 Tamminga, Miles ...... TE 92 Latu, Nuku DT 6-2 281 Fr. RS Gilbert, Ariz./Highland 4/4 67 Tashiro, Josh ...... OL 93 Landers, Wade DE 6-6 258 Sr. 3L Durango, Colo./Durango 1/1 88 Tedford, Ben ...... DE 97 Hickey, Jeff DE 6-3 236 So. VR Broomfield, Colo./Hawaii 2/2 30 Thomas, Gerard ...... DB 98 Tigges, Jacob DT 6-2 267 Fr. RS Broken Arrow, Okla./Union 4/4 47 Tiedgen, Zach ...... DE 99 Collins, Steve DE 6-3 237 Fr. RS Loveland, Colo./Loveland 4/4 98 Tigges, Jacob ...... DT 57 Walter, Tim ...... OL #L — number of varsity letters earned entering 2008; HS — high school; RS — used allotted redshirt year as a freshman in 2007; TR — transferred to CSU; VR — var- 25 Waters, Amadeus ...... S sity reserve performer; NOTE — Clock years indicate remaining number of years available to play/number of years eligible entering 2008. 46 Whittier, Ty ...... DT 2 Wilkinson, DeAngelo ...... CB 51 Williams, Alex ...... LB 26 Wilson, Adam ...... S 5 Wood, Jordan ...... DB 3 Yemm, Matt ...... WR 32 Zick, Scott ...... DB

COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL NOTES | AUG. 24, 2008 | GAME 1 | RAMS AT COLORADO COLORADO STATE DEPTH CHART UNOFFICIAL/ASOFAUG. 24, 2008 OFFENSE

WR 84 Rashaun Greer 6-1 200 Jr VR North Las Vegas,Nev./Mojave 1 Ryan Gardner 6-1 180 Jr. JC Fairfield, Calif./Diablo Valley College 3 Matt Yemm 5-11 183 Fr RS Fort Collins, Colo./Fort Collins WT 78 Mark Starr 6-5 284 So 1L Goodland, Kan./Goodland 76 Paul Madsen OR 6-4 276 Fr RS Pleasanton, Calif./San Ramon Valley 65 Ryan Griffith 6-4 267 So VR Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Los Osos WG 74 Shelley Smith 6-4 290 Jr 1L Phoenix, Ariz./Westview 58 Jake Gdowski 6-3 284 Fr RS Grand Island, Neb./Grand Island OC 57 Tim Walter 6-6 289 Jr 2L Manhattan Beach, Calif./Loyola 77 Phil Serchia 6-3 296 Sr VR Thousand Oaks, Calif./Ventrua College 72 Tyler McDermott 6-2 265 Fr RS Lake Worth, Fla./Palm Beach Central SG 60 Adrian Martinez 6-4 300 Jr 2L San Clemente, Calif./San Clemente 55 Scott Benedict 6-4 298 Jr 2L Aurora, Colo./Rangeview 54 Connor Smith 6-3 284 So TR Spring Branch, Texas/Northwestern ST 53 Cole Pemberton 6-7 322 Jr 2L Highlands Ranch, Colo./Mtn. Vista 75 Dane Stratton 6-5 295 Sr 3L Cheyenne, Wyo./Cheyenne East 61 Nate Forristall 6-4 280 Fr RS Glenwood Springs, Colo./Glenwood Springs WR 31 Dion Morton 5-10 159 Jr 2L Riverside, Calif./North 9 Marquise Law OR 6-4 193 Fr HS Miami, Fla./American 83 Jyrone Hickman 6-3 204 Jr JC Pahokee, Fla./Scottsdale College TE 80 Kory Sperry 6-6 250 Sr 3L Vineland, Colo./Pueblo County 88 Chris Kawulok 6-3 247 Sr 3L Boulder, Colo./Monarch 45 Eric Peitz 6-5 245 So 1L Crofton, Neb./Crofton 81 Adam Seymore 6-4 246 So 1L Alta Loma, Calif./Alta Loma 19 Norman Gee 6-5 259 Jr TR Severna Park, Md./Duke 14 QB 15 Billy Farris 6-3 223 Sr VR Baton Rouge, La./Woodlawn 6 Klay Kubiak 6-0 199 Fr RS Englewood, Colo./Regis 18 Grant Stucker 6-2 205 Jr VR Parker, Colo./Ponderosa RB 5 Gartrell Johnson OR 6-0 225 Sr 3L Miami Springs, Fla./Miami Springs 34 Kyle Bell 6-2 234 Sr 3L Keenesburg, Colo./Weld Central 12 Mike Myers 6-1 207 Sr 3L Riverside, Calif./Martin Luther King 7 John Mosure 5-10 199 So 1L Miami, Fla./Columbus 14 Alex Square 5-9 170 Jr 1L Fort Collins, Colo./Poudre FB 36 Zac Pauga 6-0 240 So 1L Lakewood, Colo./Green Mountain 45 Eric Peitz 6-5 245 So 1L Crofton, Neb./Crofton 30 Miles Tamminga 6-2 234 So VR Denver, Colo./Thomas Jefferson

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Players Scott Albritton...... awl-BRITT-in Klay Kubiak...... KOOB-ee-ack Mychal Sisson ...... SISS-in Jamon Allen...... JAY-min Klint Kubiak...... KOOB-ee-ack Miles Tamminga...... TAMM-in-jah Joe Capriolglio...... KAP-ree-OH-lee-oh Nuku Latu...... NOO-koo LAH-too Gerard Thomas ...... jurr-ARD Andy Clements...... KLEMM-ints Marquise Law ...... mar-KEECE Zach Tiedgen ...... TEE-jin Curtis Cornelson...... corr-NELL-son Tyson Liggett...... LIGG-itt Jacob Tigges...... TIGG-is Ben DeLine ...... duh-LINE Cory Macon ...... MAKE-in Ty Whittier ...... WHITT-ee-er Luke Diehl ...... DEEL Jake Mechler...... MECK-ler Josh Gabler...... GABB-ler Jordan Mellot ...... MELL-it Coaches/Staff Jake Galusha ...... guh-LOOSH-ah Dion Morton...... DEE-on Terry DeZeeuw ...... duh-ZAY-o Jake Gdowski...... guh-DOW-skee John Mosure ...... MOH-zyur Tom Ehlers ...... L-ers Norman Gee...... JEE Nick Oppenneer...... awp-in-EER Paul Kowalczyk...... kuh-WALL-check Jyrone Hickman ...... jy-ROWN Mike Pagnotta...... pag-NAWT-ah Marc Lubick...... LOOB-ik Jeff Horinek...... herr-INN-ik Zac Pauga ...... pah-OON-gah Gartrell Johnson ...... gar-TRELL Eric Peitz...... PYTS Sevaro Johnson ...... SEVV-err-oh Jake Pottorff...... POTT-orf Chris Kawulok ...... kuh-WALL-ik Zach Seibel ...... SY-bell Michael Kawulok ...... kuh-WALL-ik Phil Serchia...... SERSH-uh

COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL NOTES | AUG. 24, 2008 | GAME 1 | RAMS AT COLORADO COLORADO STATE DEPTH CHART UNOFFICIAL/ASOFAUG. 24, 2008 DEFENSE

RE 91 Tommie Hill 6-6 245 Sr 3L Englewood, Colo./Arapahoe 24 Cory Macon 6-6 244 So VR Anchorage, Alaska/East 99 Steve Collins 6-3 237 Fr RS Loveland, Colo./Loveland 61 Eugene Daniels 6-3 234 Fr RS Fort Hood, Texas/Shoemaker DT 46 Ty Whittier OR 6-5 260 So VR Fort Collins, Colo./Poudre 62 James Morehead 6-6 290 Jr 2L Highlands Ranch, Colo./ThunderRidge 33 Sevaro Johnson 6-3 300 Jr JC Oakland, Calif./Laney College 49 Jake Mechler 6-3 283 So VR Richardson, Texas/Richardson NG 45 Matt Rupp 6-3 286 Sr 3L Laguna Beach, Calif./Santa Margarita 66 Guy Miller 6-3 295 So 1L Scott City, Kan./Scott City 92 Nuku Latu 6-2 281 Fr RS Gilbert, Ariz./Highland 98 Jacob Tigges 6-2 267 Fr RS Broken Arrow, Okla./Union LE 41 Jake Pottorff 6-4 245 Jr 2L Greeley, Colo./Greeley West 93 Wade Landers 6-6 254 Sr 3L Durango, Colo/Durango 90 Sam Stewart 6-3 260 Jr JC Garden Grove, Calif./Santa Ana College WLB 56 Ricky Brewer 6-2 210 So 1L Denver, Colo./Mullen 9 John Clark 6-3 225 Sr 1L Fresno, Calif./Fresno City College 40 Jacob Biddle 6-0 227 Fr RS Wimberley, Texas/Wimberley MLB 10 Jeff Horinek 6-3 236 Sr 3L Atwood, Kan./Atwood 55 Curtis Cornelson 6-1 234 Sr 1L Bakersfield, Calif./Bakersfield CC 54 Alex Williams 6-1 231 So VR Sidney, Neb./Sidney SLB 6 Mychal Sisson 5-11 214 Fr RS Duncanville, Texas/Duncanville 52 Michael Kawulok 6-3 209 Fr HS Boulder, Colo./Monarch 44 Luke Diehl 6-1 214 Fr RS Sedalia, Colo./Douglas County RCB 11 Nick Oppeneer 5-10 175 Jr 1L Littleton, Colo./University of Mary 30 Gerard Thomas 5-9 165 Fr HS Kissimmee, Fla./Osceola 35 Ivory Herd 5-11 188 Fr RS Vista, Calif./Rancho Buena Vista 15 22 Elijah-Blu Smith 5-11 184 Fr RS Los Angeles, Calif/Crenshaw LCB 4 Brandon Owens 6-0 173 Fr RS Bakersfield, Calif./Ridgeview 32 Scott Zick 6-0 187 So VR Fort Collins, Colo./Fort Collins 31 Jamon Allen 5-11 178 So TR Highlands Ranch, Colo./Fort Hays State FS 20 Klint Kubiak 6-0 200 Jr 2L Englewood, Colo./Regis 42 Zach Donaldson 6-1 203 Fr RS Fort Collins, Colo./Fort Collins 26 Adam Wilson 6-4 202 Fr HS Santa Maria, Calif./Righetti SS 13 Mike Pagnotta 6-0 200 Sr 3L Cave Junction, Ore./Illinois Valley 16 Jake Galusha 5-10 199 Sr 2L Omaha, Neb./New Mexico State 27 Josh Gabler 6-0 204 Jr VR Longmont, Colo./Skyline

SPECIAL TEAMS P 37 Jason Smith 6-2 202 Sr 3L Centennial, Colo./Arapahoe 86 Anthony Hartz 6-0 185 Jr JC Oakland, Calif./Santa Barbara College 87 Cody Harter 5-11 180 Fr HS Aurora, Colo./Smoky Hill PK 37 Jason Smith 6-2 202 Sr 3L Centennial, Colo./Arapahoe 14 Ben DeLine 6-0 170 Fr HS Steamboat Springs, Colo./Steamboat Springs LS 71 Scott Albritton 6-4 223 So JC San Diego, Calif./Santa Barbara City College 50 Kelly Seward 6-2 245 So TR Yuma, Colo./Hutchison College H 11 Nick Oppenneer 5-10 176 Jr 1L Littleton, Colo./University of Mary 3 Matt Yemm 5-11 183 Fr RS Fort Collins, Colo./Fort Collins KR 7 John Mosure 5-10 199 So 1L Miami, Fla./Columbus 12 Mike Myers 6-1 207 Sr 3L Riverside, Calif./Martin Luther King 25 Amadeus Waters 5-10 213 So VR Kyle, Texas/New Mexico PR 31 Dion Morton 5-10 159 Jr 2L Riverside, Calif./North 14 Alex Square 5-9 170 Jr 1L Fort Collins, Colo./Poudre 30 Gerard Thomas 5-9 165 Fr HS Kissimmee, Fla./Osceola

COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL NOTES | AUG. 24, 2008 | GAME 1 | RAMS AT COLORADO 2007 STATISTICS WON 3, LOST 9 (2-6 MOUNTAIN WEST) RUSHING G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G JOHNSON, Gartrell ...... 12 181 991 34 957 5.3 6 45 79.8 BELL, Kyle ...... 12 180 713 22 691 3.8 4 22 57.6 MYERS, Michael ...... 12 28 153 5 148 5.3 3 22 12.3 RESULTS (*—Mountain West game) Attend Time MORTON, Damon ...... 12 10 143 0 143 14.3 0 43 11.9 S 1 vs. Colorado FSN L, 31-28 (ot) 68,133 3:35 MOSURE, John ...... 11 14 50 10 40 2.9 0 10 3.6 S 8 California CSTV L, 34-28 27,805 3:04 MORTON, Dion ...... 9 2 14 1 13 6.5 0 14 1.4 S22 at Houston CSTV L, 38-27 22,468 3:27 FARRIS, Billy ...... 3 5 28 17 11 2.2 0 13 3.7 S29 at TCU* The Mtn. L, 24-12 32,807 3:15 WALKER, Johnny ...... 12 1 7 0 7 7.0 0 7 0.6 O 6 San Diego State* The Mtn. L, 24-20 27,930 3:01 HANIE, Caleb ...... 12 92 242 236 6 0.1 2 24 0.5 O13 Air Force* The Mtn. L, 45-21 25,150 2:53 KAYLOR, Jimmie ...... 12 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -0.2 O20 at UNLV* -- W, 48-23 19,266 3:17 TEAM (kneel-downs) ...... - 7 0 14 -14 -2.0 0 0 -2.3 O27 Utah* The Mtn. L, 27-3 16,718 2:46 Total...... 12 521 2341 341 2000 3.8 15 45 166.7 N 3 at BYU* The Mtn. L, 35-16 64,441 3:01 Opponents...... 12 507 278429724874.9 27 73 207.2 N10 at New Mexico* The Mtn. L, 26-23 27,031 3:04 ASSING G Effic Cmp- Att- Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G N17 Georgia Southern -- W, 42-34 14,332 2:59 P N23 Wyoming* The Mtn. W, 36-28 18,827 3:21 HANIE, Caleb ...... 12 144.58 188- 293- 15 64.2 2455 18 83 204.6 FARRIS, Billy ...... 3 83.22 9- 20- 0 45.0 91 0 15 30.3 TEAM STATISTICS CSU OPP KAYLOR, Jimmie ...... 12 0.00 0- 2- 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 SCORING ...... 304 369 JOHNSON, Gartrell ...... 12 0.00 0- 1- 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Points Per Game ...... 25.3 30.8 MORTON, Damon ...... 12 0.00 0- 1- 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 FIRST DOWNS ...... 238 254 Total...... 12 138.88 197- 317- 1562.1 2546 1883212.2 Rushing ...... 118 135 Opponents...... 12 136.36 209- 333-7 62.8 2495 1557 207.9 Passing ...... 106 110 Penalty ...... 14 9 G No Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G RUSHING YARDAGE ...... 2000 2487 RECEIVING Yards gained rushing ...... 2341 2784 MORTON, Damon ...... 12 40 774 19.4 6 83 64.5 Yards lost rushing ...... 341 297 WALKER, Johnny ...... 12 36 525 14.6 2 64 43.8 Rushing Attempts ...... 521 507 ROBERTS, Luke ...... 12 30 426 14.2 3 53 35.5 Average Per Rush ...... 3.8 4.9 MORTON, Dion ...... 9 20 183 9.1 1 37 20.3 Average Per Game ...... 166.7 207.2 HILL, George ...... 12 13 150 11.5 0 44 12.5 TDs Rushing ...... 15 27 JOHNSON, Gartrell ...... 12 12 103 8.6 2 31 8.6 PASSING YARDAGE ...... 2546 2495 PAUGA, Zac ...... 12 11 102 9.3 0 19 8.5 16 Att-Comp-Int ...... 317-197-15 333-209-7 SPERRY, Kory ...... 3 10 119 11.9 3 37 39.7 Average Per Pass ...... 8.0 7.5 BELL, Kyle ...... 12 10 43 4.3 0 11 3.6 Average Per Catch ...... 12.9 11.9 MOSURE, John ...... 11 5 46 9.2 1 21 4.2 Average Per Game ...... 212.2 207.9 KAWULOK, Chris ...... 12 4 33 8.2 0 15 2.8 TDs Passing ...... 18 15 STARR, Mark ...... 12 3 20 6.7 0 11 1.7 TOTAL OFFENSE ...... 4546 4982 PEITZ, Eric ...... 10 2 16 8.0 0 11 1.6 Total Plays ...... 838 840 MYERS, Michael ...... 12 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.5 Average Per Play ...... 5.4 5.9 Total...... 12 1972546 12.9 1883212.2 Average Per Game ...... 378.8 415.2 Opponents...... 12 209 2495 11.9 1557 207.9 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS ...... 57-1314 43-1012 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS ...... 20-127 25-307 |——— PATs ———| INT RETURNS: #-YARDS ...... 7-182 15-113 SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts KICK RETURN AVERAGE ...... 23.1 23.5 SMITH, Jason ...... 0 16-20 33-33 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 81 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE ...... 6.3 12.3 JOHNSON, Gartrell ...... 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48 INT RETURN AVERAGE ...... 26.0 7.5 MORTON, Damon ...... 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36 FUMBLES-LOST ...... 9-7 28-15 BELL, Kyle ...... 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 PENALTIES-YARDS ...... 63-521 65-552 ROBERTS, Luke ...... 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Average Per Game ...... 43.4 46.0 SPERRY, Kory ...... 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 PUNTS-YARDS ...... 52-2244 50-2036 MYERS, Michael ...... 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Average Per Punt ...... 43.2 40.7 HANIE, Caleb ...... 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-2 0 0 12 Net punt average ...... 34.9 35.0 WALKER, Johnny ...... 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME ...... 30:28 29:31 MOSURE, John ...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS ...... 76/183 71/166 NADING, Jesse ...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 3rd-Down Pct ...... 42% 43% BRYSON, Zac ...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS ...... 8/21 11/16 WILLIAMS, Darryl ...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 4th-Down Pct ...... 38% 69% MORTON, Dion ...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 SACKS BY-YARDS ...... 23-163 37-245 RUPP, Matt ...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 MISC YARDS ...... 0 0 LAMB, Jared ...... 0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 1 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED ...... 37 45 Total...... 3716-20 34-34 0-0 0 0-2 0 0 304 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ...... 16-20 18-22 Opponents...... 45 18-22 43-44 0-0 1 1-1 0 0 369 ON-SIDE KICKS ...... 2-2 1-4 RED-ZONE SCORES ...... 29-36 81% 43-53 81% PUNTING No Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS ...... 18-36 50% 33-53 62% KAYLOR, Jimmie ...... 52 2244 43.2 61 6 10 19 0 PAT-ATTEMPTS ...... 34-34 100% 43-44 98% Total...... 52 2244 43.2 61 6 10 19 0 ATTENDANCE ...... 130762 166013 Opponents...... 502036 40.7 62 8 15 12 0 Games/Avg Per Game ...... 6/21794 5/33203 Neutral Site Games ...... 1/68133 FIELD GOALS M-A Pct 1-19 20-2930-39 40-4950-99 Lg Blk SCORE BY QUARTERS 123 4 OT — Total SMITH, Jason ...... 16-20 80.0 1-1 7-7 5-6 3-6 0-0 47 0 Colorado State ...... 65 82 64 93 0 — 304 Opponents ...... 100 70 90 106 3 — 369 COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL NOTES | AUG. 24, 2008 | GAME 1 | RAMS AT COLORADO PUNT RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long |——Tackles——| |-Sacks-||—Pass Def—| |-Fumbles-| Blkd GP UT AT Total ForLossNo-Yards Int-Yds PD QBHRcv-Yds FF Kick Saf WALKER, Johnny ...... 10 67 6.7 0 17 DEFENSE MORTON, Damon ...... 9 60 6.7 0 17 51 HORINEK, Jeff ...... 12 46 48 94 4.5-11 0.5-3 . 3 1 . . . . PATTERSON, Sedric ...... 1 0 0.0 0 0 29 RUCKS, Joey ...... 12 52 13 65 8.0-18 . . 7 . . . . . Total...... 20 127 6.3 017 56 BREWER, Ricky . . . .10 31 33 64 3.0-12 0.5-3 . 1 . . 2 . . Opponents...... 25307 12.3 043 39 WILLIAMS, Darryl . . .12 33 28 61 3.0-13 1.0-7 2-48 10 . 1-0 3 . . 41 POTTORFF, Jake . . . .12 30 31 61 2.0-10 1.0-9 . 1 . 2-0 1 . . No Yds Avg TD Long KICKOFF RETURNS 13 PAGNOTTA, Mike . . . .8 28 30 58 1.0-4 0.5-3 1-3 ...... MORTON, Damon ...... 25 607 24.3 0 45 59 NADING, Jesse . . . . .12 19 37 56 6.5-32 3.5-14 1-31 1 2 3-0 . . . MORTON, Dion ...... 17 455 26.8 0 74 10 BRYSON, Zac ...... 12 24 24 48 3.5-23 2.0-21 2-100 1 . . . . . HILL, George ...... 11 218 19.8 0 28 91 HILL, Tommie ...... 12 26 21 47 6.0-40 5.5-38 . 2 3 1-6 2 . . BRYSON, Zac ...... 2 21 10.5 0 16 95 SANDIE, Erik ...... 12 21 24 45 4.5-12 1.0-6 . . 2 2-0 2 . . KAWULOK, Chris ...... 1 13 13.0 0 13 15 GALUSHA, Jake . . . .10 31 9 40 5.0-29 2.0-19 1-0 4 . . 1 . . TEAM ...... 1 0 0.0 0 0 17 WALTERS, Jermaine .12 26 10 36 . . . 2 1 1-0 . . . Total...... 571314 23.1 0 74 97 SMITH, Blake ...... 12 16 17 33 7.5-36 3.0-20 . 2 1 1-0 1 . . Opponents...... 43 1012 23.5 1 98 93 LANDERS, Wade . . . .12 13 14 27 1.5-1 . . . 1 1-0 . . . 38 PAULY, Nathan ...... 7 13 13 26 2.0-3 ...... NTERCEPTIONS No Yds Avg TD Long I 30 JUEDES, Steve . . . . .11 16 9 25 ...... 1 . . WILLIAMS, Darryl ...... 2 48 24.0 1 30 45 RUPP, Matt ...... 12 6 18 24 2.0-11 1.5-10 . . . 2-48 1 . . BRYSON, Zac ...... 2 100 50.0 1 99 55 CORNELSON, Curtis .12 10 12 22 . . . . 1 . . . . GALUSHA, Jake ...... 1 0 0.0 0 0 9 CLARK, John ...... 10 5 14 19 1.0-10 1.0-10 . . . 1-0 1 . . PAGNOTTA, Mike ...... 1 3 3.0 0 3 44 VOMHOF, Bob ...... 11 6 7 13 . . . 2 . . . . . NADING, Jesse ...... 1 31 31.0 1 31 20 KUBIAK, Klint ...... 3 9 3 12 ...... Total...... 7 18226.0 399 37 SMITH, Jason ...... 12 3 2 5 ...... Opponents...... 15 113 7.5 127 31 MORTON, Dion ...... 9 3 1 4 ...... OTAL FFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G 3D PATTERSON, Sedric .11 3 1 4 ...... T O 58 MADRID, Joey . . . . .11 1 2 3 ...... HANIE, Caleb ...... 12 385 6 2455 2461 205.1 34 BELL, Kyle ...... 12 3 . 3 ...... JOHNSON, Gartrell ...... 12 182 957 0 957 79.8 42 VANHORN, Kyle . . . . .1 1 2 3 0.5-1 ...... BELL, Kyle ...... 12 180 691 0 691 57.6 3H SANCHEZ, Aaron . . . .10 1 1 2 ...... MYERS, Michael ...... 12 28 148 0 148 12.3 66 MILLER, Guy ...... 12 . 2 2 ...... MORTON, Damon ...... 12 11 143 0 143 11.9 11 OPPENNEER, Nick . . .6 . 2 2 . . . 1 . . . . . FARRIS, Billy ...... 3 25 11 91 102 34.0 82 ROBERTS, Luke . . . .12 2 . 2 ...... MOSURE, John ...... 11 14 40 0 40 3.6 8 KAYLOR, Jimmie . . . .12 2 . 2 ...... MORTON, Dion ...... 9 2 13 0 13 1.4 24 MACON, Cory ...... 3 2 . 2 ...... WALKER, Johnny ...... 12 1 7 0 7 0.6 53 PEMBERTON, Cole . .10 1 . 1 ...... KAYLOR, Jimmie ...... 12 3 -2 0 -2 -0.2 62 MOREHEAD, James . .5 1 . 1 ...... TEAM ...... 6 7 -14 0 -14 -2.3 46 WHITTIER, Ty ...... 4 . 1 1 0.5-2 ...... Total...... 12 838 2000 2546 4546378.8 2 WILKINSON, DeAngelo .5 . 1 1 ...... Opponents...... 12 840 24872495 4982415.2 84 GREER, Rashaun . . . .6 1 . 1 ...... 17 ALL-PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KR IR Tot Avg 71 BRYAN, Steve ...... 2 1 . 1 ...... 88 KAWULOK, Chris . . . .12 . 1 1 ...... MORTON, Damon . . . .12 143 774 60 607 0 1584 132.0 60 MARTINEZ, Adrian . .12 . 1 1 ...... JOHNSON, Gartrell . . .12 957 103 0 0 0 1060 88.3 7 WALKER, Johnny . . .12 1 . 1 ...... BELL, Kyle ...... 12 691 43 0 0 0 734 61.2 TMTEAM ...... 6 1 . 1 ...... MORTON, Dion ...... 9 13 183 0 455 0 651 72.3 87 MORTON, Damon . . .12 1 . 1 ...... WALKER, Johnny . . . .12 7 525 67 0 0 599 49.9 Total...... 12 489 432 921 62-268 23-163 7-182 371215-5415 .. ROBERTS, Luke ...... 12 0 426 0 0 0 426 35.5 Opponents...... 12 490487 97785.5-354 37-245 15-113 29 4 6-37 6 .. HILL, George ...... 12 0 150 0 218 0 368 30.7 MYERS, Michael . . . . .12 148 6 0 0 0 154 12.8 BRYSON, Zac ...... 12 0 0 0 21 100 121 10.1 SPERRY, Kory ...... 3 0 119 0 0 0 119 39.7 PAUGA, Zac ...... 12 0 102 0 0 0 102 8.5 MOSURE, John ...... 11 40 46 0 0 0 86 7.8 WILLIAMS, Darryl . . . .12 0 0 0 0 48 48 4.0 KAWULOK, Chris . . . . .12 0 33 0 13 0 46 3.8 NADING, Jesse ...... 12 0 0 0 0 31 31 2.6 STARR, Mark ...... 12 0 20 0 0 0 20 1.7 PEITZ, Eric ...... 10 0 16 0 0 0 16 1.6 FARRIS, Billy ...... 3 11 0 0 0 0 11 3.7 HANIE, Caleb ...... 12 6 0 0 0 0 6 0.5 PAGNOTTA, Mike ...... 8 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.4 KAYLOR, Jimmie . . . . .12 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 TEAM ...... 6 -14 0 0 0 0 -14 -2.3 Total...... 12 2000 2546 127 1314 182 6169 514.1 Opponents...... 12 24872495 307 1012 1136414 534.5 FG SEQUENCE CSU OPPONENTS Colorado ...... - (38),41,(22),(35) Cal ...... - (47),(41) Houston ...... (40),(31) (46) TCU ...... (47),(27) (19) San Diego State ...... (39),(20) (33) Air Force ...... - (52) UNLV ...... 42,(25),45,(17) (44),56 Utah ...... (24) (45),(37),48 BYU ...... 30, (25) - New Mexico ...... 42,(37),(23),(32) (34),(39),(46),(43) Georgia Southern ...... - (35),(35) Wyoming ...... (29),(41),(39) 27 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL NOTES | AUG. 24, 2008 | GAME 1 | RAMS AT COLORADO