GAME 3—FRESNO STATE BUFFS LOOKING to MAKE THIRD TIME the CHARM in ‘12 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2012 6:04 P.M
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UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BUFFALOES / SPORTS INFORMATION SERVICE www.CUBuffs.com Fieldhouse Annex #50, 357 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0357 © 2012 CU Athletics Telephone 303/492-5626 (FAX: 303/492-3811; E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]) David Plati (Associate AD/Sports Information), Curtis Snyder (Associate SID), Andrew Green (Assistant SID), Troy Andre (Assistant SID/ Internet Managing Editor), Linda Sprouse (Assistant SID), B.G. Brooks (Contributing Editor/CUBuffs.com), Ron Knabenbauer (Graduate Asst.), Marlee Horn (Graduate Assistant) COLORADO 2012 COLORADO BUFFALO Football GAME 3—FRESNO STATE BUFFS LOOKING TO MAKE THIRD TIME THE CHARM IN ‘12 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2012 6:04 p.m. MDT Bulldog Stadium (41,031), Fresno, Calif. RELEASE NUMBER 3 (September 11, 2012) CBS-Sports Network (National) | KOA-RADIO | CUBUFFS.COM (Live Stats) QUICKLY SPEAKING … The Colorado Buffaloes (0-2, 0-0 Pac-12) hit the road for the first time in 2012, heading west to central California for their first-ever visit to Fresno to take on the Fresno State Bulldogs (1-1, 0-0 Mountain West) in a 6:04 p.m. MDT kickoff at Bulldog Stadium … The CBS Sports Network (formerly CSTV) will broadcast the game nationally … The game will be televised by the CBS Sports Network; sideline reporter Lauren Gardner is a CU grad (’07), the second straight game a CU alum will on the broadcast team (Jeremy Bloom was for Sac State) … The Buffs will be looking to win two in a row on the road for the first time since 2004 (at Kansas and Nebraska) … CU is playing two teams from California back-to-back for the first time since 2002, when it faced three straight (San Diego State and USC at home and UCLA away) … Bulldog Stadium has FieldTurf (installed last season); Colorado was 1-3 on the fake stuff in 2011, including a season-ending 17-14 win at Utah … The Buffs are coming off two straight gut-wrenching losses, following up a season-opening 22-17 setback to CSU in Denver with a 30-28 defeat to Sacramento State (on a field goal as time expired); Fresno State traveled to No. 4 Oregon and held its own for the most part in a 42-25 loss … Colorado has played 11 true freshmen in two games so far this season … Visit CUBuffs.com/ gameday as your one stop for everything, including our on-line media guide and live stats. DEPTH CHART ON PAGE 46; ROSTER ON PAGES 47-48 CU-Fresno State TV: CBS Sport Network / James Bates (play-by-play) / Aaron Taylor (color analyst) / Lauren Gardner (sideline reporter) / Scott Brandwein (producer) STAT OF THE WEEK Colorado has opened 2012 with two tough losses by a combined seven points; heartbreak at the top of a season has happened before in school history. In 2000, the Buffs opened 0-3 with the three setbacks by a combined 10 points and would go on and finish 3-8 In 1986, Jon Embree’s senior season, after a 23-7 loss to open the year against CSU, Colorado lost its next three by a combined eight points to fall to 0-4; that team rallied to finish second in the Big 8 and play in the Bluebonnet Bowl. Two years earlier (1984), an 0-2 start came by 10 total points, the latter at Oregon 27-20 when Embree’s roommate, Ed Reinhardt, suffered a life-threatening brain injury. The 28th anniversary of that tragic day is this Saturday (Sept. 15). OBSCURE NOTE OF THE WEEK Colorado has not thrown an interception in its first two games, just the ninth time that has happened since records are available dating back to 1946; the 65 pass attempts are the fourth most thrown without a pick through two games. In 1988, CU did not suffer an interception until the fifth game of the year, and in 1975, 1998 and 2000, opponents didn’t steal a pass until the fourth game. Other years CU went the first two games without throwing a pick were 1993, 1995, 2003 and 2006, with the most attempts coming in 2000, when the Buffs had 93 throws in those first three games and set the school record with 105 attempts before the opponent finally swiped one in game four. 2012 COLORADO SCHEDULE & RESULTS (0-2, 0-0 PAC-12) 2012 Date CU* Opponent Opp* TV Result/Time Record Series This-N-That or ’11 rewind Sept. 1 NR Colorado State (Denver) NR FX L 17-22 1-1 61-21-2 Rams rally to win with two fourth quarter field goals in defensive battle SEPT. 8 NR SACRAMENTO STATE NR P12N L 28-30 1-1 0- 1-0 Buffs lose first game on last second field goal in regulation in 12 years Sept. 15 NR at Fresno State (N) NR CBS-SN 6:04 pm 1-1 4- 1-0 First game between the two in Fresno; four games in Boulder and one in Hawaii Sept. 22 at Washington State FX 2:00 pm 1-1 4- 3-0 Cougars scored two TDs down stretch (2:35, 1:10 left) to spoil CU’s Pac-12 debut SEPT. 29 UCLA (FW) TBA TBA 2-0 2- 5-0 Emotional ties (Neuheisel, Embree’s son Taylor) no longer in picture OCT. 11 ARIZONA STATE (N) ESPN 7:00 pm 2-0 0- 3-0 CU’s season-high five turnovers derail any chance of CU upset in the desert Oct. 20 at Southern California TBA TBA 2-0 0- 6-0 Barkley’s 6 TD passes steal the show in CU’s first-ever home Friday night game Oct. 27 at Oregon TBA TBA 2-0 8- 8-0 Ducks race to 29-0 1Q lead; Smith’s T for safety averts first home SO since ’86 NOV. 3 STANFORD (HC) TBA TBA 2-0 3- 4-0 Cardinal visit Boulder for first time since 1990 when Bieniemy TD won game Nov. 10 at Arizona TBA TBA 2-0 13- 1-0 Buffs win 48-29 in ’11 to get into Pac-12 win column NOV. 17 WASHINGTON TBA TBA 1-1 5- 6-1 UW scores five TDs on first five possessions, CU loses Rippy & Stewart to injury NOV. 23 UTAH FX or FOX 1:00 pm 1-1 31-24-3 Quick start, defensive stands help CU win Utah renewal after a 49-year dormancy Nov. 30 Pac-12 Championship Game FOX 6:20 pm At campus site of division champion with the best record (All times mountain. KEY: *—AP rank at time of game; —Pac-12 Conference game (Cal game is non-league; N—Night game; HC—Homecoming; FW—Family Weekend.) 2012 COLORADO BUFFALOES FOOTBALL / The Media Page Page 2 COLORADO FOOTBALL MEDIA SERVICES THE BUFFALOES ON THE INTERNET Head coach Jon Embree holds a Tuesday press luncheon, but this year it will Colorado has its information available to both the media and fans alike on the move around Boulder and be held at three locations: the Dal Ward Athletic Internet. Visit the official CU site at www.CUBuffs.com for the latest Center Varsity Room (the usual site), a second floor ballroom at the Millennium information, releases, game notes, press conference broadcasts (free) and Harvest House, and in the Glenn Miller Ballroom at the University Memorial articles by former Rocky Mountain News sportswriter B.G. Brooks. Go to Center (UMC). All will start at 11:30 a.m. with lunch (Embree starts promptly at www.CUBuffs.com/media and click on Media Center: it will link you to Noon). This year’s dates: Aug. 28 (DW); Sept. 4 (HH), 11 (DW), 18 (HH) and everything you’ll need to know about CU football. “BuffsTV” offers the 25 (DW); Oct. 9 (UMC), 16 (HH), 23 (DW) and 30 (HH); Nov. 6 (DW), 13 (HH), opportunity to listen and/or watch live game action of several CU athletic teams. 20 (UMC) and 27 (DW); Dec. TBA (bowl). The press conference portion of Breaking news with the program will be found here first every time and the luncheon is streamed live on www.CUBuffs.com (in the BuffsTV area); delivered in full without others editing out what they might deem unessential. press conferences on CUBuffs.com are free and do not require access codes. Audio. Colorado football and basketball can now be heard for free on the (TV Pool Assignments: KCNC 9/04, 9/25, 10/23, 11/13; KDVR 9/18, 10/16, Internet at either CUBuffs.com or KOA-Radio (or its sister station, KKZN/AM760 11/6, 11/27; KUSA 9/11, 10/9, 10/30, 11/20. for hoops). Links: www.CUBuffs.com, www.850koa.com, www.am760.net. Embree can be heard Tuesdays (Aug. 28-Nov. 20) on the Pac-12 Teleconference Call at 11:15 a.m. MT, with a taped replay available after 4 THE BUFFALOES ON THE AIRWAYS p.m. MT those afternoons. All coaches participate; for access numbers to the KOA-Radio in Denver (850 AM) originates the 10-station CU Football Network, conference call and the replay, e-mail David Plati ([email protected]) with sports director Mark Johnson in his ninth year as the play-by-play voice of with audio files available at www.pac-12.org). the Buffs. Larry Zimmer (analysis) is in his 39th season broadcasting Video highlights of CU football games are available through the Pac-12 Colorado football (he handled play-by-play from 1971-81 and 1985-2003). Network and Digital Xchange. There are several restrictions in place for the first Sideline duties will be split by KOA’s Andy Lindahl (third year), KDVR-TV’s and time in 2012; please work with Duane Lindberg at the Pac-12 to coordinate former Buff hoopster Kami Carmann (first year) and former Buff and NFL your needs ([email protected]).