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0 FARI UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BUFFALOES / SPORTS INFORMATION SERVICE www.CUBuffs.com 2150 Stadium Drive (574 Champions Center), 357 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0357 © 2018 CU Athletics Telephone 303/492-5626 (E-mail/FB contacts: [email protected]; [email protected]) David Plati (Associate AD/SID), Curtis Snyder (Assistant AD), Troy Andre (Associate SID/CUBuffs.com M.E.), Linda Sprouse (Associate SID), COLORADO Seth Pringle (Assistant SID), Shaun Wicen (Assistant SID), Neill Woelk (Contributing Editor/CUBuffs.com), Tommy Henderson (Graduate Assistant) GAME 11 2018 COLORADO BUFFALO FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE, NOTES & STATISTICS BUFFS TO WRAP 2018 HOME SEASON WITH 500th GAME IN FOLSOM FIELD’S HISTORY SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2018 11:31 a.m. MST Folsom Field (50,183) Boulder, Colo. RELEASE NUMBER 11 (November 12, 2018) Pac-12 Networks (National) | KOA-RADIO | CUBUFFS.COM (Live Stats) BUFFALO BITS … The Colorado Buffaloes (5-5, 2-5 Pac-12) have their 2018 home finale this a row after opening 5-0; the first four of those were decided by a combined 40 Saturday, Nov. 17, hosting the No. 19 (USA Today/Coaches)/No. 21 (Associated points and include two one-score setbacks in a row ... The Buffaloes need just Press) Utah Utes (7-3, 5-3 Pac-12) in an 11:31 a.m. MST kickoff at Folsom Field one more win to become bowl-eligible for the second time under coach Mike ... Saturday will be CU’s annual Senior Day, honoring 18 seniors who will dress MacIntyre (and for just the second time in the last 11 seasons) ... A win also for a game at Folsom for the final times in their career; they also have the honor guarantees the Buffs a winning home record (3-2 at present) ... Colorado leads of doing so for the 500th game in the stadium’s history, as CU wraps its 95th the all-time series with Utah by a 32-29-2 count, with a 17-12-1 edge in Boulder; season playing “on the hilltop,” the first game of which was on Oct. 11, 1924 ... this was the rivalry in the region for the first half of the last century ... Colorado CU is offering up to 500 tickets for the game at a special $19.24 price, coinciding lost to No. 9 Washington State last Saturday, 31-7; the Buffs scored first but WSU with the first year of the structure, then known as Colorado Stadium ... CU will pulled away for the win, running 94 plays in the game to CU’s 54 ... Utah defeated award six longtime athletic employees and/or supporters Honorary C Awards Oregon at home, 32-25, building a 19-7 lead by halftime only to see the Ducks Saturday (list and bios on page 4)... Saturday also marks the 67th anniversary rally to go ahead 25-22 with 8:15 remaining; a quick 5-play, 60-yard TD drive of CU’s first-ever televised game (Nov. 17, 1951, a 36-14 win at Nebraska) ... earned the Utes the lead back for good less than two minutes later ... CU OL Kary Utah’s starting quarterback, redshirt freshman Jason Shelley Jr., was a second Kutsch will turn 19 on game day ... CUBuffs.com/media is all things Buff (on- cousin to the late Rashaan Salaam, who was a first cousin to Jason Shelley Sr.; line media guide, live stats, etc.). much of his family will be in town for the game (Salaam, of course, won CU’s first DEPTH CHART ON PAGE 68; ROSTERS ON PAGES 69-71; STATISTICS 72-80 and only Heisman Trophy in 1994) ... The Buffaloes have dropped five games in CU-Utah (Pac-12 Networks/National): JB Long (play-by-play) / Jeremy Bloom (color) / Camryn Irwin (sideline reporter) / Gregson Frampton (producer) RICK GEORGE QUOTE This official comment from University of Colorado Athletic Director Rick George, on a rumor circulated Monday evening in Colorado media circles that CU was making a head coaching change in its football program, based on two anonymous sources: “We do not comment on speculation or unsubstantiated rumors with anonymous sources. Let me just say I have made no decisions regarding the future of the football program. As I’ve stated in the past, we continually evaluate all aspects of all of our 17 intercollegiate sport programs.” OBSCURE STAT OF THE WEEK Fair Catch Machines. P Davis Price has 48 punts on the season, exactly half of which (24) have been fair caught. Who’s forcing those? WR Daniel Arias has forced 11 of those, while WR Kabion Ento has forced six (and a seventh on kickoff coverage duty). The 11 forced fair catches is a school record for a single season, topping the 10 by John Walker in 2015. (CU has tracked this statistic for its special team points category since 1987). 2018 COLORADO SCHEDULE & RESULTS (5-5, 2-5 Pac-12) 2018 Date CU* Opponent Opp* TV Result/Time Record Series This-N-That or ’17 rewind Aug. 31 NR Colorado State (N; Denver) NR CBS-SN W 45-13 3-7 66-22-2 CU has a 300-yard passer, 200-yard receiver and a 100-yard rusher for first time Sept. 8 NR at Nebraska NR ABC W 33-28 3-7 1,9-49-2 Buffs rally for 33-28 win in first meeting between former Big 8 rivals since 2010 SEPT. 15 RV NEW HAMPSHIRE ---- PAC12MT W 45-14 4-6 1- 0-0 CU sprints to 28-0 halftime lead, 74 different players see action SEPT. 28 RV UCLA (N) NR FS-1 W 38-16 2-8 4-10-0 22-point win is largest by CU in series (four previous games decided by 21 points) OCT. 6 21 ARIZONA STATE (FW) RV PAC12 W 28-21 6-4 2- 8-0 Shenault’s 4 TDs (2 rushing/2 receiving) lead Buffs to win over the Sun Devils Oct. 13 19 Southern California (N) NR FS-1 L 20-31 5-5 0-13-0 USC takes control with 21 points in last half of second quarter (21-7 at half) Oct. 20 RV at Washington 15 FOX L 13-27 7-3 6-11-1 UW up 14-13 at half; has now outscored CU 67-6 in last three second halves OCT. 27 RV OREGON STATE (HC) NR PAC12 L 34-41 OT 2-8 5- 6-0 Beavers rally from down 31-3 with 14:48 left in 3Q; CU forced OTwith PAT block Nov. 2 NR at Arizona (N) NR FS-1 L 34-42 5-5 14- 7-0 Wild see-saw affair sees combined 59 points in second and third quarters NOV. 10 NR WASHINGTON STATE (N) 9 ESPN L 7-31 9-1 6- 6-0 Buffs score first but WSU takes control in last three quarters, run 94 plays on O NOV. 17 NR UTAH 21 PAC-12 11:31a 7-3 32-29-3 Utes take 5-2 lead since both join Pac-12; first 6 games were decided by 32 points Nov. 24 at California PAC-12 5:10p 6-4 4- 5-0 CU wins in romp, 44-28 in ’17; first season finale in 8 seasons that isn’t vs. Utah (KEY: *—AP rank at time of game; —Pac-12 Conference game; N—Night game; HC—Homecoming; FW—Family Weekend. All times mountain) 2018 COLORADO FOOTBALL The Media Page Page 2 CU On-Line Photo Database. The CU SID COLORADO MEDIA SERVICES PRONUNCIATION GUIDE office has a photo database that allows media instant Head coach Mike MacIntyre holds a Tuesday access to obtain photos CU coaches and athletes. For a Coaches/Staff press luncheon, located in the Champions Center login and password, simply log on to ShaDON Brown (shuh-don) (third floor, room 319). All will start at 11:30 a.m. with Darrin CHIAVERINI (shiv-ah-ree-knee) www.cubuffs.com/photodatabase. Registration can also KWAHN Drake (kwon) lunch, followed by MacIntyre promptly at Noon and be found at www.cubuffs.com/media by clicking on Darian HAGAN (hay-gun) select players before and/or afterwards depending on “Enter Media Center.” Players class conflicts. This year’s dates: Aug. 28; Sept. 4-11- The Pac-12 Mountain Network is the 95 Israel ANTWINE (ann-twon) 25; Oct. 2-9-16-23-30; Nov. 6-13-20-27; Dec. 4- television home of the Buffaloes; it produces a variety 5 Daniel ARIAS (air-e-us) TBA (bowl). The press conference portions are of programming featuring all 12 member institutions. 35 Beau BISHARAT (bish-er-rot) streamed live on www.CUBuffs.com (in the BuffsTV 25 MEHKI Blackmon (meh-kai) 23 JAREK BROUSSARD (jerek brew-sard) area); press conferences on CUBuffs.com do not THE BUFFS ON THE INTERNET require access codes. (TV Pool Assignments for 44 Jacob CALLIER (coll-yee-A) The official CU site on the Internet can be found 6 Curtis CHIAVERINI (shiv-ah-ree-knee) 2018: KCNC will coordinate all CU press luncheons). at www.CUBuffs.com, which has the most up-to-date 33 JAVIER Edwards (ha-vee-air) MacIntyre can be heard every other Tuesday information, releases, game notes, press conference 17 KABION ENTO (kay-be-on / N-toe) (Oct. 2-16-30, Nov. 13) on the Pac-12 42 NU’UMOTU FALO (new-ooh-mow-too follow) broadcasts (free), articles by former Boulder Camera 76 Frank FILLIP (phillip) Teleconference Call at 11:35 a.m. MT, with a taped sportswriter Neill Woelk and podcasts/video by the voice replay available after 4 p.m.