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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 © 2020 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 Managing Editor), Linda Sprouse (Associate SID), COLORADO Seth Pringle (Assistant SID), Shaun Wicen (Assistant SID), Neill Woelk (Contributing Editor/CUBuffs.com), Alex French (Graduate Assistant) GAME 4 2020 COLORADO BUFFALO FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE, NOTES & STATISTICS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2020 5:05 p.m. MST Arizona Stadium (50,782) Tucson, Ariz. RELEASE NUMBER 4 (December 1 ,2020) FS-1 (National) | KOA-RADIO | CUBUFFS.COM (Live Stats) BUFFALO BITS … The Colorado Buffaloes (3-0, 2-0 Pac-12), bowl eligible for the first time (the Buffs were 2-0 in 2016 and 2018 but lost the next time out) and have since the 2016 season, return to Pac-12 action this Saturday, heading been 4-0 just one time (2018) since opening 5-0 in 1998 ... The Buffaloes southwest to Tucson to take on the Arizona Wildcats (0-3, 0-3 Pac-12) in a are 11-10 all-time in the state of Arizona, which includes a 2-2 mark in bowl 5:05 p.m. MST game at Arizona Stadium ... CU has had its last two scheduled games ... Colorado has opened with a pair of one-score games to open the games canceled due to COVID-19 issues the opponent programs (Arizona year (decided by eight points or less), and now have taken part in nine such State in Boulder on Nov. 21 and at Southern California on Nov. 28), but CU games over the last 14 the Buffs are now 6-3 in those games (and have had athletic director arranged for a replacement game against San Diego State 31 total over the last seven seasons); the seven CU played in last year tied for early during USC week when it became apparent that the game could be the fourth-most in the nation ... Karl Dorrell is the sixth head coach in school canceled ... Colorado won the game, 20-10, the 75th straight win when the history to open 3-0 in his first season, and just the second since 1905 (out of opponent scored 13 or fewer points (dating back to a 7-0 loss at Nebraska in 27); he’s the 13th to start 2-0 in conference play … The PDF version of the 1988) ... The Buffaloes have started 3-0 for the third time in the last five 2020 CU Media Guide is now on-line at www.cubuffs.com/FBMG2020 ... seasons, and are one of 13 teams remaining undefeated heading into CUBuffs.com/media is all things Buff (on-line media guide, live stats, etc.). December ... CU is looking to open 3-0 in Pac-12 league play for the first time DEPTH CHART ON PAGE 58; ROSTER PAGES 59-61; STAT PAGES 63-71 TV | CU-UA Alex Faust (play-by-play) / Evan Moore (color) / Mike Principato (on-site producer) (no sideline reporter) STAT(S) OF THE WEEK 15. That’s the number of games that the opponent has been held under 100 yards rushing dating back to the 2016 season, after the Buffaloes held Stanford to 70 yards on 21 attempts and then San Diego State to 79 on 31 tries. So far in 2020, opponent quarterbacks have had the most success running the football, more often escaping a pass rush than a designed play: the four quarterbacks (SDSU used two) have 29 rushes for 190 yards and 2 touchdowns (which 18 yards lost on six sacks, otherwise the true number is 23 for 208). Opponent running backs have been stifled for the most part, combining for 45 carries for 129 yards and two scores. That’s a 9.0 average for the QBs, and 2.9 for the running backs, which have just four rushes in double digits (22, 18, 15 and 11); remove those, and the true running backs have fared even worse on the other 41 attempts (63 yards (1.5 per). Owning The Lead. The Buffaloes have now led for 156:37 this season, tied for 15:08 and have trailed for just 3:15. That translates into Colorado being ahead 87 percent of the time thus far in 2020. Quarterly Report. CU has now scored in all 12 quarters to open a season for the first time since 1998, when the Buffs scored in the first 16. The all-time school record for the most at the start of a season is 22 back in 1993. CU has scored in 13 in a row dating back the fourth quarter of last year’s finale at Utah, with the record for consecutive quarters scored in being 23, set over the 1970-71 seasons. OBSCURE NOTE(S) OF THE WEEK 100/100. With the CU defense holding San Diego State to 155 yards overall, 79 on the ground and 76 through the air, the Buffaloes improved to 47-1 all- time when holding an opponent under 100 yards in both rushing and passing. The Buffs also improved to 105-15-1 since the start of the 1985 season when holding an opponent to under 300 yards of total offense that included fewer than 100 yards rushing. REVISED 2020 COLORADO SCHEDULE & RESULTS (3-0, 2-0 Pac-12) 2020 Date CU* Opponent Opp* TV Result/Time Record Series This-N-That or ’19 rewind NOV. 7 --- UCLA (N) --- ESPN2 W 48-42 2-2 5-11-0 Buffs roll to 35-7 second quarter lead and hang on; Broussard has record night Nov. 14 --- at Stanford --- ESPN W 35-32 1-2 6- 6-0 Noyer runs for two TDs, throws for two: just the eighth time in CU history NOV. 21 RV ARIZONA STATE RV (ESPN2) Canceled 0-1 3- 8-0 Game was cancelled on 11/15 due to COVID-19 issues in the Sun Devil program Nov. 28 --- at Southern California 19 ABC Canceled 3-0 0-14-0 Game was cancelled on 11/26 due to COVID-19 issues in the Trojan program Nov. 28 --- SAN DIEGO STATE --- PAC12 W 20-10 3-3 2- 0-0 SDSU scheduled as replacement opponent; defensive battle (427 total yards) Dec. 5 RV at Arizona (N) --- FS-1 5:05 p.m. 0-3 14- 8-0 Another wild CU-UA game; nine lead changes as Wildcats hold on late, win 35-30 DEC. 11 UTAH (N) FS-1 7:30 p.m. 0-2 32-31-3 CU strikes first but Utah rallied for 17-7 lead at half and pulled away Dec. 18 OR PAC-12 Championship Game (N) FOX 6:00 p.m. Championship game original set for Las Vegas will be at campus site Dec. 19 North Division Opponent TBD TBA TBA One of five crossover games to be determined the week prior KEY: *—AP rank at time of game; —Pac-12 Conference game; N—Night game; All times mountain. GAMES CANCELLED DUE TO PANDEMIC: at Colorado State (Sept. 5), Fresno State (Sept. 12), at Texas A&M (Sept. 19), at Oregon (Sept. 26), Washington State (Nov. 7), at Washington (Nov. 21). In Revised Schedule: Arizona State (Nov. 21), at Southern California (Nov. 28). 2020 COLORADO FOOTBALL The Media Page Page 2 Credentials. CU does not utilize an on-line Satellite Radio: Sirius-XM is the satellite COLORADO MEDIA SERVICES credential system; we prefer the personal touch. Email home of the Buffs; the Arizona game (KOA broadcast) Head coach Karl Dorrell will hold a Monday Dave Plati with request ([email protected]). will be on Sirius & XM 381 (and Internet 971). Zoom Conference call at 11:00 a.m. (Nov. 9-Dec. Collegepressbox.com is the official media 21); the lone exception being Tuesday, Nov. 3 since the website for Division I football. Access and download PRONUNCIATION GUIDE team cannot practice with it being Election Day (hoping weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, Coaches/Staff to return to in-person whenever the pandemic ends or headshots, logos and more for each conference and its Darrin CHIAVERINI (shiv-ah-ree-knee) is under control). It will be more or less an extended member schools. Register for access at: Karl DORRELL (door-el) version of what we have been doing daily Zooms. www.collegepressbox.com/register. Darian HAGAN (hay-gun) Starting with Nov. 9, the press conference portions The Pac-12 Mountain Network is the DEMETRICE Martin (dee-meat-riss) will be streamed live on www.CUBuffs.com. television home of the Buffaloes; it produces a variety Brian MICHALOWSKI (michael-ow-ski) Mitch RODRIGUE (row-dreeg) Note: There was no Front Range Huddle this of programming featuring all 12 member institutions. summer; look for it to resume in 2021 in Denver. Players Season Interview Schedule. With daily THE BUFFS ON THE INTERNET 6 Daniel ARIAS (are-e-us) 25 MEKHI Blackmon (muh-kye as in eye) COVID testing, it eliminates the larger window we had The official CU site on the Internet can be found for interviews (over an hour lost). Dorrell will speak on 23 JAREK BROUSSARD (jerek brew-sard) at www.CUBuffs.com has the most up-to-date 17 Grant CICCARONE (sis-a-roan) Mondays and Wednesdays; players available on information, releases, game notes, press conference 0 ASHAAD Clayton (ah-shod) Tuesdays and Wednesdays (most have heavy academic broadcasts (free), articles by longtime journalist and 57 John DEITCHMAN (dych-mon) schedules which eliminate Thursdays); assistant CUBuffs.com contributing editor Neill Woelk along 50 Travis DROSOS (droh-soas) coaches on all three days if requested in advance.