December 29, 2004 Reliant Stadium • Houston, Texas

® TEXAS-EL PASO MINERS

DT Matt McChesney TB Bobby Purify Colorado Defensive MVP Colorado Team & Offensive MVP BUFFALO BITS

Location: Boulder, Colo. President: Dr. Elizabeth Hoffman (Smith ’68) Athletic Media Relations Population: 101,547 Chancellor: Dr. Richard Byyny Director: David Plati Enrollment: 29,827 (Southern California ’60) Office Telephone: 303/492-5626 Founded: 1876 Faculty Representative (Provost): FAX: 303/492-3811 Colors: Silver, Gold & Black Dr. Phil DiStefano (Ohio State ’68) Press Box: 303/492-3209, 5626 Mascot: Ralphie IV (live buffalo) Vice Chancellor (Student Affairs): Ron Stump Mailing Address: 357 UCB, Stadium: Boulder, CO 80309-0357 (Northern Michigan ’69) Year Opened: 1924 (Nov. 1) E-mail: [email protected] Surface: Grass (SportGrass 1999) Athletic Director: Jack Lengyel (Akron ’57) Website: www.CUBuffs.com Capacity: 53,750 : (Missouri ’69) Assistant (Football): Elevation: 5,440 ft. Record at CU: 41-33 (six seasons) Patrick Gleason (303/859-1769) Games Played (115 seasons): 1,074 Career Record: 84-89-2 (15 seasons) University Telephone Numbers All-Time Record: 642-396-36 (.614) Office Phone: 303/492-5330 Switchboard: 303/492-1411 2004 Overall Record: 7-5 Best Time To Call: 10:00-11:00 M-T-W Athletic Department: 303/492-7931 Conference: Big 12 (1 title) 2:30- 3:15 T-W-Th Football Office: 303/492-5331 Year Joined: 1996 Administrative Assistant: Kathy Brent Sports Medicine: 303/492-3801 All-Time Record: 43-29 (nine seasons) Ticket Office: 303/492-8337 2004 Record: 4-4 (t-1st/North) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Coaches 2004 STANDINGS Dave BORBELY (boar-bull-E) North Division (-12) conference——————— overall———————— (cuh-browl) School (AP/USAT-ESPN Rank) W L Pct. Pts Opp W L Pct. Pts Opp (hank-wits) COLORADO ...... 44.500 169 205 7 5 .583 271 304 John WRISTEN (wrist-N) Iowa State ...... 4 4 .500 148 188 6 5 .545 229 246 Nebraska ...... 3 5 .375 178 243 5 6 .455 275 298 Players Missouri ...... 3 5 .375 142 171 5 6 .455 256 215 Terrance BARREAU (buh-row) Kansas ...... 2 6 .250 161 198 4 7 .364 262 235 Walter BOYE-DOE (boy-doe) Kansas State ...... 2 6 .250 238 259 4 7 .364 326 337 GERETT Burl (jair-it) Nick CLEMENT (cluh-ment) South Division (+12) conference——————— overall———————— Chad CUSWORTH (cuss-worth) School (AP/USAT-ESPN Rank) W L Pct. Pts Opp W L Pct. Pts Opp Brandon DABDOUB (dab-doob) Oklahoma (#2/#2)...... 8 0 1.000 257 117 12 0 1.000 433 164 AKARIKA Dawn (ock-ah-reek-ah) Texas (#6/#5)...... 7 1 .875 263 145 10 1 .909 385 178 Texas A & M (#22/#25)...... 5 3 .625 255 207 7 4 .636 334 254 Jordon DIZON (dye-zonn) Texas Tech (#23/#21)...... 5 3 .625 268 208 7 4 .636 389 283 Mike DUREN (durr-N) Oklahoma State ...... 4 4 .500 252 220 7 4 .636 380 268 James GAREE (gary) Baylor ...... 1 7 .125 149 319 3 8 .273 224 396 Dan GOETTSCH (getch) John GUYDON (guy-dunn) 2004 WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE STANDINGS Brian IWUH (E-woo) conference——————— overall———————— Joe KLOPFENSTEIN (Klof-N-stein) School (AP/USAT-ESPN Rank) W L Pct. Pts Opp W L Pct. Pts Opp Alex LIGON (lee-gone) Boise State (#10/#10) ...... 8 0 1.000 401 196 11 0 1.000 547 264 VAKA MANUPUNA (vah-kuh UTEP ...... 62.750 315 227 8 3 .727 401 268 man-ah-poon-ah) Fresno State...... 5 3 .625 338 165 8 3 .727 445 219 Matt McCHESNEY (muh-chez-knee) Louisiana Tech ...... 5 3 .625 260 220 6 6 .500 308 382 Ron MONTEILH (mon-tay) Hawai’i...... 4 4 .500 238 324 7 5 .583 367 421 Tyler POLUMBUS (as in Columbus) Nevada ...... 3 5 .375 236 318 5 7 .417 356 413 Bobby PURIFY (pure-if-eye) Tulsa ...... 3 5 .375 272 303 4 8 .333 345 398 STEPHONE Robinson (steff-on) SMU...... 3 5 .375 182 290 3 8 .273 202 420 Brendan SCHAUB (shawb) Rice...... 2 6 .250 243 321 3 8 .273 279 377 Quinn SYPNIEWSKI (sip-new-ski) San Jose State...... 1 7 .125 256 377 2 9 .182 312 469 David VEIKUNE (vay-koo-nay) Sam WILDER (wild-er) Colorado Results (7-5, 4-4 Big 12) Date CU* Opponent Opp* TV Result Record Series UTEP (8-3, 6-2 WAC) S4NR COLORADO STATE NR FSN W 27-24 4-7 56-18-2 Date CU* Opponent Opp* Result S 11 NR Washington State (at Seattle)NR ABC W 20-12 5-6 4- 2-0 S2NR at Arizona State NR L 9-41 S18NR NORTH TEXAS NR PPV W 52-21 7-5 1- 0-0 S 11 NR WEBER STATE NR W 32- 0 ✜ O2NR at Missouri NR ABC L 9-17 5-6 30-36-3 S18NR ✜BOISE STATE 23 L 31-47 O 9 NR ✜OKLAHOMA STATE (H)21ABC L 14-42 7-4 25-17-1 O2NR NEW MEXICO STATE NR W 45- 0 O16NR ✜IOWA STATE (FW)NRFSN W 19-14 6-5 46-12-1 O 9 NR ✜at Fresno State NR W 24-21 O23NR ✜at Texas A & M 17 none L 26-29 OT 7-4 4- 2-0 O16 NR ✜HAWAI’I (H)NRW51-20 O 30 NR ✜TEXAS 8 ABC L 7-31 10-1 7- 7-0 ✜ N 6 NR ✜at Kansas NR none W 30-21 4-7 40-21-3 O23 NR at Louisiana Tech NR W 44-27 ✜ N13NR ✜KANSAS STATE NR none W 38-31 4-7 42-17-1 O 30 NR at San Jose State NR W 38-20 N26NR ✜at Nebraska NR ABC W 26-20 5-6 17-43-2 N 13 23 ✜RICE (2 OT) NR W 35-28 D4NR ❖Oklahoma 2 ABC L 3-42 12-0 16-38-2 N20 24 ✜SMU NR W 57-27 D29NR UTEP (Houston Bowl) NR ESPN 2:37p MST 8-3 0- 0-0 N27 24 ✜at Tulsa NR L 35-37 *—AP rank at game time; ✜—Big 12 Conference game; H—Homecoming; D29NR Colorado (Houston Bowl) NR 2:37p MST FW—Family Weekend; ❖—Big 12 Championship game at Kansas City) *—AP rank at game time; ✜—Western Athletic Conference game.

1 HOUSTON BOWL SCHEDULE

Colorado’s EV1.Net Houston Bowl practices TEAM HEADQUARTERS will be closed, except for invited guests. Hyatt Regency Houston, 1200 Louisiana, Houston, TX 77002 (713/654-1234) Photographers will be permitted to shoot PRACTICE SITE: University of Houston (3100 Cullen Road, Houston, 713/743-9370) the first 20 minutes of each practice ses- sion, but the remainders of the Sunday and CU MEDIA CONTACTS: David Plati (Assistant AD), Patrick Gleason (Graduate Monday sessions are closed. Coach Gary Assistant SID), Erich Schubert (Student Assistant SID); Associate SID Colleen Barnett will be available for interviews after Reilly Krueger will be on trip but in a secondary working capacity. each practice session. Player and assistant coach interviews will be handled on a CREDENTIALS per-request basis after practice daily. Credential requests can be done on-line through the Houston Bowl media website, Interviews at the hotel are at the discretion www.houstonbowl.net/media.php. All credentials can be picked up at either the of the coach or player. media hotel (Hotel Derek, 8-10 a.m. Dec. 27), the J.W. Marriott Hotel (prior to the Dec. 28 luncheon) or at Reliant Stadium (West VIP entrance, 2-5 p.m. Dec. 28 and 12 BOULDER SCHEDULE p.m. through halftime on Dec. 29). Thurs., Dec. 16— Meetings/Practice Fri., Dec. 17— Meetings/Practice MEDIA HEADQUARTERS/HOTEL INFO (Bowl Media Day) Houston Hotel Derek (2525 West Loop South, Houston, TX 77027; 866/292-4100 Sat., Dec. 18— Meetings/Practice or 713/961-3000) Mon., Dec. 20— Meetings/Practice BOWL MEDIA CONTACTS: Suzanne Watson and Nina Jackson (832/667-2695; Tues., Dec. 21— Meetings/Practice 667-1694)

HOUSTON SCHEDULE December 25 Saturday December 28 Tuesday 2:40 (p.m.) Team Buses Depart Coors 11:00-12:00 Head Coaches Press Conference Events/Conference Center (J.W. Marriott) 4:30 (MST) CU team charter (Champion Air 727) GARY BARNETT departs Denver (DIA) 12:00- 1:30 Chalk Talk Luncheon with Lee Corso 7:35 (CST) CU team charter arrives Houston (J.W. Marriott) (Hobby) 2:30- 3:30 Walkthrough (Reliant Stadium) 7:55 Bus to Hotel Open to all, also called “Walk & Galk” 9:30 Team Meeting (PLAYER INTERVIEW CUTOFF / 12:00 Team Curfew Last Chance Quick Interviews; December 26 Sunday ESPN excepted) 7:30- 8:30 Position meetings 4:30- 5:00 Special Teams Meetings 9:00-11:00 Practice (University of Houston) 5:00- 5:45 Team Dinner (private) FIRST 20 MINUTES OPEN TO MEDIA 5:30- 9:00 Media Party (Champps) 11:00-11:20 Media Interviews 5:45- 8:00 Offense, Defense, Full Squad Meetings GARY BARNETT/Requested Players 8:00- 9:00 KOA-RADIO/Gary Barnett Show 12:00- 2:00 Team Barbecue Lunch (site TBA) (Hyatt Regency; airs 7 p.m. mountain) 7:00- 9:00 EV1.Net Houston Bowl Welcome Party 9:00-10:00 ESPN Interviews (Hyatt Regency; room TBA) (Dave & Buster’s) BARNETT/HANKWITZ/WATSON/ 7:30 VIP Rockets Game: Houston vs. Los Select Players Angeles Clippers (Toyota Center) 10:45 Lights Out 12:00 Team Curfew December 29 Wednesday December 27 Monday 7:00 Wake-up 9:15-10:30 Position meetings 9:30 Hospital Visit (Memorial Hermann Children’s) 7:30-11:00 Taping Select Coaches & Players 11:30-12:00 Pregame Meal 2:00- 4:00 Practice (University of Houston) 12:40- 1:00 Meetings FIRST 20 MINUTES OPEN TO MEDIA 1:00 Depart for Reliant Stadium (arrive at 1:30) 4:00- 4:20 Media Interviews 3:37 KICKOFF / EV1.Net Houston Bowl GARY BARNETT/Requested Players 8:10 Depart for Houston Airport (Hobby) LAST OPPORTUNITY FOR EXTENSIVE 9:30 (CST) CU team charter departs Houston INTERVIEWS 11:00 (MST) CU charter arrives Denver (DIA) 7:00- 9:00 Grand Celebration Dinner 12:30 Arrive Boulder (Coors Events/ Center) (Hyatt Regency/Imperial Ballroom) 12:00 Team Curfew 2 ADMINISTRATION

DR. ELIZABETH HOFFMAN President

DR. RICHARD BYYNY Chancellor

THE 2004 UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOARD OF REGENTS Back (left to right): Jim Martin, Jerry Rutledge, Paul Schauer; Middle: Tom Lucero, Cindy Carlisle, Dr. Peter Steinhauer; Front: Gail Schwartz, Susan Kirk, Pat Hayes. DR. PHIL DiSTEFANO Provost

RON STUMP JACK LENGYEL JON BURIANEK Vice Chancellor Interim Athletic Director Senior Associate AD 3 HEAD COACH GARY BARNETT

Gary Barnett was officially schedule, by a total of 10 points. CU rebounded to go 3-5 in league named the 22nd head football play, getting its first win at Texas A&M, one of the toughest places coach in University of Colorado to win in the nation, and almost stunned No. 9 Nebraska before history on January 20, 1999, falling on a field goal at the final gun, 34-32. returning to where he spent eight CU opened 2001 with a disappointing 24-22 loss to Fresno State, seasons as an assistant under Bill which went on to have a great year, but Barnett wouldn’t let his McCartney from 1984-91. troops dwell on the defeat. The Buffs bounced right back and Barnett, 58, originally signed a ended a two-year losing streak to CSU, the first of five straight five-year contract to coach the wins. Colorado reappeared in the national rankings five games Buffs through 2003, one of six into the year, eventually zooming to No. 3 in all major polls in earn- multi-year deals allowed the ing a Fiesta Bowl berth against Oregon. Though the Buffs suffered University by the state legislature. a disappointing 38-16 loss to the No. 2 Ducks in the bowl, CU fin- He has since received two exten- ished No. 9 in both polls, it’s best finish since 1996. The 2001 team sions, the latter approved on also boasted five All-Americans, including John Mackey Award August 8, 2002, rolling his deal winner at , and eight All-Big 12 perform- over to include through the 2006 ers, and Barnett was a near-unanimous choice for the season. conference’s coach of the year. He owns an 84-89-2 overall record as a collegiate head coach, The 2002 Buffaloes overcame quite a bit of adversity to repeat the first two years coming at NAIA Fort Lewis in Durango (Colo., at Big 12 North champions, none harder than a group of 18-to-22 going 8-11-1) and the next seven at year olds having to deal with the death of Tom McMahon, the (35-45-1). In six seasons at Colorado he has piloted the Buffaloes team’s popular co-defensive coordinator. Injuries also mounted, to a 41-33 record, bringing his record on the NCAA Division I-A but the Buffs persevered after a 1-2 start to finish the regular level to 76-78-1. His staffs have now coached three league cham- season with a 9-4 mark, the school’s best-ever record after drop- pion teams, two outright and one shared; all three teams were ping two of its first three games. High points included a 31-17 road ranked in the nation’s Top 15, including two in the Top 10. win at UCLA, a thrilling 35-31 home win over Kansas State, and a At Colorado, he has won one Big 12 Conference title (2001) and 28-13 victory at Nebraska, CU’s first win in Lincoln since1990. Two three Big 12 North Division crowns (2001, 2002, 2004). The Buffs CU players earned All-America honors with four garnering All-Big are 29-19 in conference games under Barnett, including a 14-2 mark 12 mention. Colorado came up short in its bid to become the first over the ’01 and ’02 campaigns, the fourth-best two-year record in back-to-back Big 12 champions, falling to Oklahoma in the league’s league history. His last four teams are 17-3 against his fellow Big 12 title game. In the Alamo Bowl, Wisconsin rallied for a 31-28 over- North counterparts, best in the league. time win over the Buffs, as CU finished the year with a 9-5 record. Twice honored as the Big 12 Coach of the Year by the Associated The combination of a youthful team at key positions and one of Press (2001, 2004), Barnett has earned that honor four times in 13 the nation’s toughest schedules in 2003 played major roles in seasons as Division I head coach, as he was also so honored at Colorado finishing 5-7. There were highlights, however: CU Northwestern in both 1995 and 1996. snapped a four-game losing streak in season openers with a 42-35 Colorado was 7-5 in 1999, his first season at the reins of the pro- win over rival Colorado State in Denver; the Buff defense came up gram, finishing third in the Big 12 North Division with a 5-3 mark. big late in holding off UCLA for a 16-14 win; CU rallied and won its His second Buff squad finished 3-8, as a team riddled with injuries only overtime game of the season, 50-47, over Kansas; the Buffs and youth managed to play well at times and had chances to real- gave No. 1 Oklahoma a run for its money before succumbing, 34- istically win at least six of the eight games it lost, including five 20; and a 21-16 win over No. 22 Missouri was Barnett’s fifth straight against ranked teams. But his third CU team came on strong, win- win over his alma mater. ning its last four regular season games including a record-setting In 2003, he was one of four coaches who were finalists for the 62-36 win over Nebraska. That win gave CU a State Farm Eddie Robinson Coach of 7-1 record in the Big 12 North Division and Distinction Award, which is presented to a earned the Buffs their first-ever appearance coach for his football success, serving as a in the Big 12 Championship game, where a role model to his players and for service to week later, Colorado defeated Texas, 39-37, his community. He was also a member of the to win its first league title since sharing the coaching staff for the 2004 Hula Bowl in old Big Eight crown in 1991. Maui. In 1999, his first Buffalo team was ranked He produced one of his best coaching 14th nationally in total offense, averaging jobs in 2004, as the Buffaloes overcame a 424.9 yards per game, and featured a pair of tumultuous off-season, one that included All-Americans in guard Brad Bedell and cor- Barnett missing just over three months nerback Ben Kelly. CU defeated a ranked during the spring semester. After a 3-0 start, team for the 12th straight year when it beat CU slipped to 4-4 which included a 1-4 mark No. 24 Oklahoma, and lost games to No. 3 in Big 12 play; but the Buffs responded with Nebraska and No. 6 Kansas State by a com- wins over Kansas, Kansas State and bined nine points. Nebraska, two coming on the road, to rally The Buffs wrapped up his first season on to a 7-4 regular season mark and 4-4 in the a high note, as CU whipped No. 22 Boston conference. CU won a tiebreaker with Iowa College, 62-28, in the Insight.com Bowl. State to win its third North Division title in Colorado raced to a 45-7 halftime lead in set- four seasons, though succumbed to No. 2 ting numerous records en route to the win, Oklahoma 42-3 in the championship game in dominating in all phases of the game as the Kansas City. The league’s beat media recog- final score would indicate. nized him as their coach of the year, and the The 2000 Buffaloes dropped their first team went bowling for the fourth time in six three games, the non-Big 12 portion of the years under Barnett’s tutelage.

4 Thanks to that 2001 season, Barnett joined a very select group of head coaches who have twice coached the NCAA Most BARNETT vs. THE NATION Improved Team. At Northwestern, his 1994 team was 3-7-1; the ’95 School W L T Pts Opp Wildcats posted a 10-2 record for an NCAA-best six game improve- Air Force...... 2 0 0 44 16 ment. In 2001, Colorado tied for the top spot (also at plus-6), Baylor ...... 2 1 0 101 42 enabling him to join three coaching legends to accomplish the Boston College ...... 2 1 0 84 98 feat on two occasions: Paul “Bear” Bryant pulled it off at Kentucky Central Florida...... 0 1 0 28 59 Colorado State...... 3 3 0 162 161 (1946) and Texas A&M (1955); John McKay at Southern Cal (1962 Duke...... 2 1 0 72 77 and 1972) and at Pittsburgh (1973) and Tennessee Florida State...... 0 1 0 7 47 (1989). And remember—Barnett was also an assistant coach at Fresno State ...... 0 1 0 22 24 Colorado in 1985 when the Buffs tied for the best-improved mark. Hawaii ...... 1 0 0 47 21 Barnett returned to CU in 1999 from Northwestern, where he Illinois ...... 4 3 0 135 146 had served as the Wildcats’ head coach since 1992. He took over Indiana...... 3 2 0 89 83 the Northwestern program on December 18, 1991, after having Iowa...... 3 4 0 156 201 Iowa State...... 5 1 0 187 125 worked eight seasons as running backs and/or Kansas ...... 5 1 0 226 153 coach in Boulder, the last one also as . Kansas State ...... 3 3 0 144 181 In seven seasons at Northwestern, he compiled a 35-45-1 Miami, Ohio ...... 0 2 0 28 30 record, which included the outright title in Michigan...... 2 3 0 55 104 1995 and a shared championship in 1996. He took the Wildcats to Michigan State...... 1 4 0 96 139 their first bowl game in 47 years when the ’95 team played USC in Minnesota ...... 3 1 0 116 100 the Rose Bowl. His 1996 squad went to the Citrus Bowl, marking Missouri...... 5 1 0 184 149 NAIA Opponents ...... 8 10 1 371 357 the first time Northwestern ever went bowling in back-to-back Nebraska ...... 3 3 0 200 167 seasons. North Texas ...... 1 0 0 52 21 In fact, Barnett led Northwestern to two of its first three bowl Notre Dame...... 1 3 0 51 126 appearances in its school history, and coached the Wildcats to Ohio State ...... 0 5 0 41 184 two winning seasons in his tenure (1995 and 1996), matching the Ohio Univ...... 1 0 0 28 7 school’s total in its previous 31 seasons. NU was 10-2 in 1995, with Oklahoma ...... 2 4 0 103 156 an 8-0 mark in Big Ten play, and 9-3 in 1996, posting a 7-1 record in Oklahoma State ...... 2 1 0 73 82 league action. He was named the Big 10 Coach of the Year both Oregon...... 0 1 0 16 38 Penn State ...... 1 5 0 105 203 seasons, and he won 18 citations in all as the Big 10 and/or Purdue ...... 3 2 0 108 123 national Coach of the Year for 1995. Rice ...... 1 1 0 53 48 Northwestern was honored with the 1998 AFCA’s Outstanding San Diego State...... 1 0 0 34 14 Academic Award, as the Wildcats boasted the nation’s highest San Jose State...... 2 0 0 114 50 graduation rate for the class of 1992. All 22 of Barnett’s recruits Stanford...... 0 1 1 65 76 that year graduated, and all doing so in four years. Tennessee ...... 0 1 0 28 48 Northwestern made its first appearance in the national polls in Texas...... 1 3 0 67 137 Texas A&M ...... 2 1 0 83 69 1995 since December 6, 1971 under Barnett. The Wildcats were Texas Tech ...... 1 2 0 68 70 ranked No. 8 in the Associated Press and No. 7 in the USA UCLA ...... 2 0 0 47 31 Today/CNN (coaches) final polls that year, and were No. 15 in the UNLV ...... 1 0 0 41 7 AP and No. 16 in the USAT/CNN final ballots for 1996. USC...... 0 3 0 49 98 Barnett became the first Colorado head coach to come to Wake Forest ...... 1 2 0 73 69 Boulder from an immediate head coaching position in the college Washington ...... 0 2 0 38 48 ranks since 1974, when joined CU after spending five Washington State ...... 1 1 0 46 59 Wisconsin...... 3 5 0 184 249

BARNETT’S BOXSCORE Overall Conference Season School W L T Pct. Pts Opp W L T Pct. Pts Opp Finish/Conf. 1982 Fort Lewis ...... 4 5 1 .450 204 204 3 4 1 .438 176 180 5th/RMAC 1983 Fort Lewis ...... 4 6 0 .400 195 212 4 4 0 .500 160 138 4th/RMAC 1992 Northwestern ...... 3 8 0 .273 170 373 3 5 0 .375 139 247 6th/Big 10 1993 Northwestern ...... 2 9 0 .182 185 335 0 8 0 .000 125 273 10th/Big 10 1994 Northwestern ...... 3 7 1 .318 210 351 2 6 0 .250 140 258 10th/Big 10 1995 Northwestern ...... 10 2 0 .833 311 181 8 0 0 1.000 204 99 1st/Big 10 1996 Northwestern ...... 9 3 0 .750 336 278 7 1 0 .875 215 182 t-1st/Big 10 1997 Northwestern ...... 5 7 0 .417 239 282 3 5 0 .375 141 201 8th/Big 10 1998 Northwestern ...... 3 9 0 .250 214 337 0 8 0 .000 93 251 11th/Big 10 1999 Colorado...... 7 5 0 .545 405 311 5 3 0 .625 242 176 3rd/Big 12* 2000 Colorado...... 3 8 0 .273 252 284 3 5 0 .375 200 222 4th/Big 12* 2001 Colorado...... 10 3 0 .769 412 318 7 1 0 .875 243 190 1st/Big 12* 2002 Colorado...... 9 5 0 .643 398 325 7 1 0 .875 281 175 1st/Big 12* 2003 Colorado...... 5 7 0 .417 319 398 3 5 0 .375 228 255 t-4th/Big 12* 2004 Colorado...... 7 5 0 .583 271 304 4 4 0 .500 169 205 1st/Big 12* Career (15 seasons) ...... 84 89 2 .485 4121 4493 59 60 1 .496 2756 3052 …………… Colorado (6 seasons) ...... 41 33 0 .554 2057 1940 29 19 0 .604 1363 1223 …………… Home: 45-36-2 Road: 35-42 Neutral: 4-11 Vs. Ranked Teams (Top 25): 20-39-1 (Top 5: 2-13; Top 10: 5-25) *—North Division (CU won Big 12 overall title in 2001).

5 years as head coach at Miami, Ohio. came to CU coached the quarterbacks and fullbacks, a position he would hold in 1979 from the , Bill McCartney in 1982 throughout his remaining tenure as a CU assistant. On Dec. 3, from Michigan where he was defensive coordinator, and Rick 1990, he was promoted to offensive coordinator after Gerry Neuheisel was promoted in 1995 from within to succeed DiNardo resigned to become head coach at Vanderbilt. His first McCartney. game as OC was in the 1991 Orange Bowl against Notre Dame, a He got his start in the coaching profession at his alma mater, 10-9 Colorado victory that enabled CU to win its first national the . After lettering as a senior at wide championship in football. receiver for legendary head coach , he graduated from During his eight seasons as an assistant coach at Colorado, he MU with a bachelor’s degree in social studies in 1969. He earned coached some very high profile players, most notably Lee his master’s in education from MU in 1971, working that spring as Rouson, Eric McCarty, Mark Hatcher, the late Sal Aunese, George a graduate assistant under coach . Hemingway, Erich Kissick, Kordell Stewart and the winningest Barnett moved to Colorado that summer and spent the next in CU history, . CU was 59-34-2 during two years as offensive coordinator at in his tenure as an assistant under McCartney, and in his last Colorado Springs. He was named head coach at Air Academy in seasons at Colorado, the Buffaloes did not lose a Big Eight 1973, a position he held for the next nine years. At Air Academy, Conference game (going 20-0-1). his teams reached the state semifinals twice (1980, 1981) and won Northwestern was 3-8, 2-9 and 3-7-1 in his first three seasons in six conference titles. He was considered one of the state’s finest Evanston, with the 8-24-1 mark almost identical to McCartney’s 7- prep coaches before leaving the school to become head coach at 25-1 in his first three years at Colorado before he turned around in Durango. the fortunes of the CU program. He coached the Raiders for two seasons (1982-83), compiling Barnett was born May 23, 1946 in Lakeland, Fla., and graduated an 8-11-1 mark. In 1982, he guided FLC to a 4-5-1 mark, its best from Parkway Central High School in Chesterfield, Mo. He is record in five years, and his 1983 team finished 4-6. The 1984 married to the former Mary Weil, and they have two grown team, made up of players primarily recruited by Barnett, won its children, Courtney and Clay. Courtney graduated from first and only Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference title in football. Northwestern in 1997 and Clay from Georgetown in 2000. An avid McCartney brought Barnett into the Division I-A football ranks golfer and runner, he was the official starter for the 2000 Bolder on February 20, 1984, naming him CU’s running backs coach. A Boulder. He is also active in local charity work, specifically the year later, when McCartney made the dramatic announcement ALS and Lupus foundations. that the Buffaloes would switch to the wishbone offense, Barnett

Q&A WITH GARY BARNETT

Who provided the greatest inspiration to you growing up? “My mother and father.” Who were your favorite sports heroes growing up? “Ken Boyer, Stan Musial and Johnny Unitas.” What did you want to be when you were little? “A major league baseball player.” What made you decide to get into coaching? “I couldn’t live without football. It’s in my blood.” What do you personally get out of coaching? “A lot of headaches, a lot of heartaches but a great sense of fulfillment. I believe in my players, take them to where they cannot take themselves, and want a program that operates with one heartbeat.” Who would you really like to meet, or have met while they were alive? “Nelson Mandela.” What is the most memorable sporting event you have ever attended or been a part of? “The 1996 Rose Bowl (Northwestern-Southern Cal) and the 1991 Orange Bowl (when CU defeated Notre Dame 10-9 to win the national championship.)”

TOP PLAYERS COACHED (when a position coach)—All-Americans (1): Darian Hagan. All-Big Eight Performers (3): Hagan, Eric McCarty, Kordell Stewart. Bowl Game Most Valuable Players (2): Hagan, Charles Johnson. NFL Players/Draft Picks (4): Hagan, , Rouson, Stewart.

RECORD— Barnett is 84-89-2 as a head coach: 41-33 at Colorado, 35-45-1 at Northwestern and 8-11-1 at Fort Lewis. He has been a head coach for 155 Division 1-A games, but has coached in 250 games overall when including his eight years as a CU assistant (during which the Buffs posted a 59-34-2 record). He has coached in 10 bowl games (five New Year’s Day).

6 Gary Barnett / Year-By-Year at Northwestern (1992-98) 1992 (3-8 overall, 3-5 *Big 10) 1995 (10-2 overall, 8-0 *Big 10) 1997 (5-7 overall, 3-5 *Big 10) Date Rank Opponent (Rank) Result Date Rank Opponent (Rank) Result Date Rank Opponent (Rank) Result S5—- #Notre Dame (3) L 7-42 S2—- at Notre Dame (9) W 17-15 A23—- #Oklahoma W 24- 0 S12—- at Boston College L 0-49 S1625at Miami, Ohio L 28-30 S621 at Wake Forest L 20-27 S19—- at Stanford (18) L 24-35 S23—- AIR FORCE W 30- 6 S13—- DUKE W 24-20 O3—- *at Purdue W 28-14 S30—- *INDIANA W 31- 7 S20—- RICE L 30-34 O10—- *INDIANA L 3-28 O725 *at Michigan (7) W 19-13 S27—- *at Purdue L 9-21 O17—- *at Ohio State L 7-31 O1414*at Minnesota W 27-17 O4—- *WISCONSIN L 25-26 O24—- *at Illinois W 27-26 O2111*WISCONSIN (24) W 35- 0 O11—- *at Michigan (6) L 6-23 O31—- *MICHIGAN STATE L 26-27 O288*at Illinois W 17-14 O18—- *MICHIGAN STATE (12) W 19-17 N7—- *MICHIGAN (4) L 7-40 N4 6*PENN STATE (12) W 21-10 O25—- *at Ohio State (9) L 6-49 N14—- *at Iowa L 14-56 N115*IOWA W 31-20 N1—- *PENN STATE (2) L 27-30 N21—- *WISCONSIN W 27-25 N185*at Purdue W 23- 8 N8—- *at Illinois W 34-21 Rose Bowl N15—- *IOWA (22) W 15-14 1993 (2-9 overall, 0-8 *Big 10) J 1 3 Southern Cal(17) L 32-41 Date Rank Opponent (Rank) Result 1998 (3-9 overall, 0-8 *Big 10) S4—- at Notre Dame (7) L 12-27 1996 (9-3 overall, 7-1 *Big 10) Date Rank Opponent (Rank) Result S18—- BOSTON COLLEGE (22) W 22-21 Date Rank Opponent (Rank) Result S5—- NEVADA-LAS VEGAS W 41- 7 S25—-WAKE FOREST W 26-14 S713 at Wake Forest L 27-28 S12—- DUKE L 10-44 O2—- *at Ohio State (7) L 3-51 S14—- at Duke W 38-13 S19—- at Rice W 23-14 O9—- *at Wisconsin (21) L 14-53 S21—- OHIO UNIV. W 28- 7 S26—- *at Wisconsin (14) L 7-38 O16—- *MINNESOTA L 26-28 S2825*INDIANA W 35-17 O3—- *ILLINOIS L 10-13 O23—- *INDIANA L 0-24 O522 *MICHIGAN (6) W 17-16 O10—- *at Iowa L 24-26 O30—- *at Illinois L 13-20 O1215*MINNESOTA W 26-24 O17—- *MICHIGAN L 6-12 N6—- *at Michigan State L 29-31 O1914*at Wisconsin W 34-30 O24—- *OHIO STATE (1) L 10-36 N13—- *IOWA L 19-23 O2611*ILLINOIS W 27-24 O31—- *at Michigan State L 5-29 N20—- *PENN STATE (14) L 21-43 N211 *at Penn State (15) L 9-34 N7—- *PURDUE L 21-56 N918 *at Iowa (23) W 40-13 N14—- *at Penn State (19) L 10-41 1994 (3-7-1 overall, 2-6 *Big 10) N1613*PURDUE W 27-24 N21—- at Hawaii W 47-21 Date Rank Opponent (Rank) Result Citrus Bowl (#—at Soldier Field; ranks listed are Associated S3—- #Notre Dame (3) L 15-42 J111 Tennessee (9) L 28-48 S10—-STANFORD (24) T 41-41 Press) S17—- at Air Force W 14-10 O1—- *OHIO STATE (20) L 15-17 Overall Record: 35-45-1 (.438) O8—- *WISCONSIN (24) L 14-46 Big Ten Conference Record: 23-33-0 (.411) O15—- *at Minnesota W 37-31 O22—- *at Indiana W 20- 7 O29—- *ILLINOIS L 7-28 N5—- *MICHIGAN STATE L 17-35 N12—- *at Iowa L 13-49 N19—- *at Penn State (2) L 17-45 Gary Barnett / Year-By-Year at Fort Lewis (1982-83) 1982 (4-5-1 overall, 3-4-1 *RMAC) 1983 (4-6 overall, 4-4 *RMAC) Overall Record: 8-11-1 (.425). Date Opponent Result Date Opponent Result RMAC Record: 7-8-1 (.469). S11PANHANDLE STATE W 18- 0 S17*at Mesa State L 2-29 Third highest winning percentage in Fort S18at Eastern New Mexico L 10-24 S24EASTERN NEW MEXICO L 7-15 Lewis football history. S25*at Southern Colorado L 30-49 O1*SOUTHERN COLORADO L 6-10 O2*SOUTHERN UTAH STATE L 12-17 O8*at Southern Utah State W 24-14 NOTE: Fort Lewis, playing mostly with O9*at Western State W 24-21 O15*WESTERN STATE W 39-28 Barnett recruits, won its first (and only) O16*COLORADO MINES W 28-14 O22*at Colorado Mines W 14-13 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football O23*at Western New Mexico L 24-25 O29*WESTERN NEW MEXICO L 13-20 title in 1984, one year after he left Durango to O30*ADAMS STATE T 16-16 N5*at Adams State L 18-21 become an assistant coach at Colorado. N6*at New Mexico Highlands W 35-10 N12*NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS W 44- 3 N13*MESA STATE L 7-28 N19at Central Florida L 28-59 Gary Barnett / Year-By-Year as an assistant at Colorado (1984-91) Barnett joined the Colorado staff on Feb. 20, 1984, as then-head coach Bill McCartney hired him to coach the running backs. He eventually was pro- moted to offensive coordinator on Dec. 3, 1990, following Gerry DiNardo’s departure to become head coach at Vanderbilt. A year-by-year look at Barnett as a Colorado assistant: Year Position(s) Coached Record Top Players Coached 1984 Running Backs 1-10-0 Lee Rouson, Eric McCarty, Anthony Weatherspoon 1985 Quarterbacks & Fullbacks 7- 5-0 Mark Hatcher, Craig Keenan, Eric McCarty, Anthony Weatherspoon 1986 Quarterbacks & Fullbacks 6- 6-0 Erich Kissick, Mark Hatcher, Marc Walters 1987 Quarterbacks & Fullbacks 7- 4-0 Sal Aunese, Erich Kissick, Mark Hatcher, Michael Simmons 1988 Quarterbacks & Fullbacks 8- 4-0 Sal Aunese, Darian Hagan, Marc Walters 1989 Quarterbacks & Fullbacks 11- 1-0 Darian Hagan, George Hemingway, Erich Kissick, Michael Simmons 1990 Quarterbacks & Fullbacks 11- 1-1 Darian Hagan, Charles S. Johnson, James Hill, Vance Joseph 1991 *Quarterbacks & Fullbacks 8- 3-1 Darian Hagan, Kordell Stewart, Vance Joseph, James Hill (*—also served as offensive coordinator.) CU was 59-34-2 during his tenure as an assistant coach under Bill McCartney. In his last three seasons at Colorado, the Buffaloes did not lose a Big Eight Conference game (20-0-1). He was named head coach at Northwestern on December 18, 1991, but did accompany CU to Miami to coach in the Blockbuster Bowl against Alabama.

NOTE: For year-by-year as head coach at Colorado, please refer to the record section later in this guide.

7 THE ASSISTANT COACHES

BRIAN CABRAL Inside /Assistant Head Coach

Brian Cabral is in his 16th sea- to Colorado, his alma mater, from Purdue, where he coached the son at the University of Colorado, inside linebackers for two seasons (1987-88). He also is the director his 15th as a full time assistant of CU’s summer football camps. coach, as he joined the Buffalo staff He is a 1978 CU graduate, as he earned a B.S. degree in therapeu- as graduate assistant in 1989. tic recreation. He lettered three seasons for the Buffs at Shortly after CU hired Gary Barnett from 1975 to 1977 under Coach Bill Mallory, as he was a captain and as head coach, he was promoted to played a big role on CU’s Big Eight champion team in 1976. He led CU assistant head coach on February with 13 tackles (12 solo) in the 1977 Orange Bowl against Ohio State. 1, 1999. In addition to coaching As a senior, he was honored as the Big Eight Conference’s player of the inside linebackers, he also the week for a monster 25 tackles in a CU 27-21 win over Stanford and coaches the punt return unit on shared the team’s Sure Tackler Award with Mark Haynes. That 25- special teams. tackle game included 13 solo stops and is still tied for the fourth He was named interim head most in a single game in CU history. coach on February 19, 2004, when Cabral had 297 tackles in his CU career (120 solo, 177 assisted), a head coach Gary Barnett was number that still has him tied for 11th on Colorado’s all-time list. A placed on indefinite paid adminis- unique fact is that he has coached five of the players on the list trative leave. In that role for what ahead of him: Matt Russell, , , amounted to be just over three and Michael Jones. A sixth, Jashon Sykes, is the player he is tied with. months, he continued to coach his position players but also took He was a nine-year NFL veteran, as Atlanta drafted him in the care of day-to-day operational details of the program. fourth round in 1978. He played two seasons with Atlanta, one with In the summer of 2002, he was one of 500 nationwide recipients of Green Bay and six with Chicago. As the captain of the Bears’ special the AFLAC National Assistant Coach-of-the-Year Award. Coaches on teams, he was a member of Chicago’s XX champion team all levels were honored, from youth to professional, and he was one in 1985. He was selected as the Frito-Lay Unsung Hero in the Bears’ of 10 selected regionally to receive the award. win over New England, as he had two solo and two assisted tackles His 15 years as a full-time assistant rank as the third most in CU on special teams. history, as he trails two legendary Franks: Potts and Prentup, both of Known as one of the top linebacker coaches in the nation, his stu- whom assisted Buff head coaches for 18 years. dents have included Matt Russell, the 1996 Butkus Award winner, and His 2001 punt return team led the nation with a 17.4 average, and all-Big Eight performers Greg Biekert, Chad Brown and Ted Johnson, also boasted the nation’s top individual return man in Roman who have gone on to stardom in the . He Hollowell, who averaged 18.0 per return and scored two touchdowns. also recruited Rashaan Salaam, the 1994 winner, and In 2002, Jeremy Bloom averaged 15.0 yards per return and was 13th Chris Naeole, a 1996 All-American. in the nation as a freshman (ranking 21st as a sophomore in ‘03). He was born June 23, 1956, in Fort Benning, Ga, but grew up in Cabral prides himself on the team being composed largely of non- Kailua, Hawaii. He is married to the former Becky Lucas, and they starters, drawing comparison to his roots when he was special teams have three children, Kyle (26), Maile (22) and Mele (17). He is an captain of the . active member in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He has Cabral, 48, tutored the inside linebackers his first year in Boulder authored a book (“Second String Champion”), and his hobbies as a grad assistant, and assumed full-time duties in the same capaci- include surfing, skateboarding and snowboarding. ty in 1990 and has coached the position at CU to this day. He returned Q&A WITH BRIAN CABRAL

Who provided the greatest inspiration to you growing up? “My father, Vince Lombardi and Dick Butkus.” Who was your favorite sports hero growing up? “Duke Kahanomoku.” What did you want to be when you were little? “The second Hawaiian to go to Notre Dame. My father was the first.” What made you decide to get into coaching? “My wife encouraged me.” What do you personally get out of coaching? “The personal challenges of seeing play- ers realize their potential, on and off the field.” Who would you really like to meet, or have met while they were alive? “Jesus Christ.” What is the most memorable sporting event you have ever attended or been a part of? “Super Bowl XX, as a member of the Chicago Bears against the New England Patriots.”

TOP PLAYERS COACHED—All-Americans (2): Roman Hollowell (punt returns), Matt Russell (Butkus Award winner). All-Big Eight/12 Performers (6): Greg Biekert, Chad Brown, Hollowell, Ted Johnson (Butkus Award runner-up), Michael Jones, Russell. Big 12 Defensive Newcomers of the Year (1): Jordon Dizon. NFL Players/Draft Picks (7): Biekert, Brown, Johnson, Ron Merkerson, Hannibal Navies, Russell, Sean Tufts. RECORD—Colorado is 121-57-4 with Cabral as a full-time assistant coach (132-58-4 including his graduate assistant year). Purdue was 7-14-1 when he was on the Boilermaker staff. He has coached in 11 bowl games (six New Year’s Day).

8 MIKE HANKWITZ Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers

Mike Hankwitz was named defen- Hankwitz also coordinated the overall CU special teams effort, and sive coordinator on February 2, 2004, worked hands on specifically with the punt team. During his 10 seasons, marking his return to where he Colorado’s punt team was the nation’s No. 1 rated unit for that span, worked 10 seasons as an assistant twice leading the country in net average (1985 and 1989), producing four between 1985 and 1994. He also consecutive first-team All-America punters in Barry Helton, Keith English, coaches the outside linebackers and and Mitch Berger. the punters in addition to his duties After McCartney retired following the 1994 season and new coach Rick as coordinator. Neuheisel had different ideas for the CU defense, Hankwitz parted ways Hankwitz, 57, is just the eighth with the program on his own terms, landing as defensive coordinator and assistant coach to have two full-time inside linebackers coach for Glenn Mason at Kansas. The Jayhawks had stints at Colorado. He thus was their best season in 90 years in going 10-2 in 1995, including an upset over reunited with Gary Barnett, as the two CU in Boulder; Mason moved north to the University of Minnesota in 1997 worked together for seven seasons in and originally tabbed him as his DC; but Hankwitz instead went south, Boulder (1985-91) as assistants under joining Texas A&M as the defensive coordinator for the vaunted Aggie Bill McCartney. Wrecking Crew defense, a position he held for six seasons before taking He returned to Colorado from the the Arizona job. At A&M, his defenses were top 10 units in total defense, University of Arizona, where he was scoring defense and/or passing defense in 1998 (when the Aggies were the Wildcats’ defensive coordinator Big 12 champs), 2000 and 2001. to start the 2003 season. But after a Hankwitz graduated from the University of Michigan in 1970 with a 1-3 start, head coach was dismissed with Hankwitz pro- bachelor’s degree in physical education. He lettered three times as a line- moted to interim head coach. The Wildcats went 1-7 under Hankwitz; the backer and tight end for the Wolverines, and played in the 1970 Rose Bowl win came over Washington (27-22) while two of the losses were three- after Michigan emerged as the co-champions of the Big 10 Conference. point setbacks to TCU and UCLA. He started his coaching career in the fall of 1970, as he coached Hankwitz has coached in 412 Division I-A football games (389 as a full- Michigan’s junior varsity team. He was a graduate assistant on defense at time coach and 23 as a grad assistant), and other than Arizona’s 2-10 Michigan the next two years before moving on to Arizona in 1973, where overall mark in 2003, the other seven schools all posted winning records under head coach Jim Young he worked that season as outside lineback- during his time on their staffs. ers coach. The following year, coaching the defensive backs was added to He joined the CU staff the first time on March 4, 1985 as outside line- his duties, and in 1976, he was defensive coordinator in the final year of backers coach, the position he mentored his first three seasons in his first stop in Tucson. It was there where he first worked with Mackovic, Boulder. He was promoted to defensive coordinator in 1988 and coached who would later hire him back at the U of A in 2003. the inside linebackers that season; he did not coach a position in 1989 and Hankwitz (and Mackovic) followed Young to Purdue in 1977, where for 1991, but coached the secondary in 1990 and resumed coaching the out- five seasons he coached the outside linebackers and punters. In 1982, he side ‘backers in 1992 through his last game during his first stay in Boulder, moved on to Western Michigan as defensive coordinator and secondary the 1995 Fiesta Bowl. The Buffs were 86-30-4 during this time, including a coach for three years until being hired at Colorado by McCartney, also a 66-15-1 record when he was defensive coordinator. CU won Big Eight titles former Michigan assistant. His 1982 WMU defense ranked No. 1 in the in 1989, 1990 and 1991, and was the consensus national champion in 1990. nation in scoring defense, allowing just 78 points in 11 games. His 1992 defense allowed just 278.0 yards per game (No. 9 in the NCAA), He was born December 14, 1947 in Ludington, Mich., and graduated the only time CU has led its conference in total defense since 1958 as well from Mason County (Scottville, Mich.) Central High School, where he let- as still being the lowest figure over the last 36 seasons. tered in four sports: football, , track and baseball. He is married to the former Cathy Leeds, and the couple has a son, Jacob (10). Q&A WITH MIKE HANKWITZ Who provided the greatest inspiration to you growing up? “My parents.” Who was your favorite sports hero growing up? “Bill Russell.” What did you want to be when you were little? “I wanted to be like my day, I wanted to be a good athlete, and at one time, I really wanted to join the Navy.” What made you decide to get into coaching? “I enjoy competing and the great satisfaction of accomplishment as a team at a high level.” What do you personally get out of coaching? “The relationships with the players, and the reward if helping them become successful, whether they go on to pro football or to other endeavors in life.” Who is the one person in the world you would have really liked to meet: “Abraham Lincoln.” What is the most memorable sporting event you have ever attended? “Coaching in the 1991 Orange Bowl for the national championship with CU, and playing in the 1969 Michigan-Ohio State game.”

TOP PLAYERS COACHED—All-Americans (10): Mitch Berger, Keith English, (1992 Thorpe Award winner), Barry Helton, (1994 Thorpe Award winner), Shane Lechler, Kanavis McGhee, Dat Nguyen (1998 Bednarik and Lombardi awards winner), Tom Rouen, (1990 Butkus Award win- ner). All-Big 10 Performers (1): Keena Turner. All-WAC Performers (1): Dennis Anderson. All-MAC Performers (2): Mark Kujacznski, Ken Luckett. All-Big Eight Performers (11): Berger, Chad Brown, English, Figures, Helton, Tim James, Dave McCloughan, McGhee, Rouen, Williams, Ron Woolfork. All-Big 12 Performers (5): Jason Glenn, , Lechler, Nguyen, Jarrod Penright. NFL Players/Draft Picks (24): Fred Arrington, Roosevelt Barnes, Steve Baumgartner, Berger, C. Brown, Mark Brown, English, Figures, David Frey, Glenn, Helton, Holdman, Greg Jones, McCloughan, McGhee, Dan McMillen, Nguyen, Penright, Sam Rogers, Rouen, Turner, Williams, Ronnie Ward, Woolfork. RECORD—He has coached in 389 Division I-A games as a full-time coach, owning a combined record of 250-132-7 (37-23 as an assistant at Arizona in two stints and 1-7 as its interim head coach; 38-19-1 at Purdue; 18-13-2 at Western Michigan; 93-35-4 in two stints at Colorado; 14-9 at Kansas; and 49- 26 at Texas A&M). Including 23 games at Michigan as a graduate assistant (21-2), he has been a part of 412 Division I-A contests. He has coached in 19 bowl games (seven New Year’s Day). 9 Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks

Shawn Watson joined the NFL draft. Colorado staff as quarterbacks Watson tutored quarterback Mike Moschetti his first year in coach on January 22, 1999, coming Boulder, watching his senior signal-caller set a school record for to CU from Northwestern with head completion percentage for a single season, 61.6 percent. Moschetti coach Gary Barnett after holding a completed 204 of 331 passes for 2,693 yards, with 18 touchdowns and similar position for two seasons at 12 . He also helped bring along redshirt freshman Zac Northwestern. This is his sixth sea- Colvin, who became only the fifth freshman to start a game for CU, son in Boulder. and just the second to lead the team to victory in CU’s 16-12 win at He was named offensive coordi- Iowa State. He’s also been a key element in the development of sev- nator almost exactly a year later, on eral other outstanding CU quarterbacks, including Bobby Pesavento January 19, 2000, replacing Tom and Joel Klatt. Cable who left to become head Watson first attended Illinois on a football scholarship, but then coach at Idaho. In his first game as transferred to Southern Illinois, where he would eventually play two CU’s O-coordinator, the Buffs seasons at strong safety. He began his coaching career at SIU as a gained 532 yards against Colorado graduate assistant in 1982, the same year he earned his bachelor’s State, the most ever by a Buff team degree in health education. He moved on to the University of Illinois in their first game under a new for the next four seasons (1983-86), coaching a host of positions offensive “pilot.” In 2001, CU was while he worked on his master’s degree, also in health education. He 20th in the nation in total offense (434.4 yards per game), but was was a graduate assistant for the first two years, and then was the full- only the third team in Buff history to average both 200 yards rushing time tackles and tight ends coach in 1985 and the ends and wide and passing. receivers coach in 1986. The Illini went to the Rose and Peach bowls Watson, 45, has been adept at tailoring the offense around CU’s during his stay in Champaign. talent. The 2001 and 2002 teams were strong rushing teams, and in After working with wide receivers, tight ends and special teams at 2003, the Buffs were prolific in the passing game, ranking 18th nation- Illinois, he moved on to Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where he ally with 279.3 yards per game, despite the fact that CU entered the would coach the next seven seasons. He was the tight ends coach his year with its quarterbacks having only 10 collegiate snaps at the first three years there (1987-89), then the wide receivers mentor position. (1989-91) and then quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator Barnett hired Watson in 1997 at Northwestern after he spent three for his final two years (1992-93). seasons as head coach at Southern Illinois. During his three years at He was born September 21, 1959 in Carbondale, Ill., and graduat- the helm of the Salukis, SIU compiled an 11-22 record, but produced ed from Carterville (Ill.) High School where he lettered in football, 20 all-conference players. Two of his standout players included Mark basketball and track. He is married to the former Anita Wente and is Gagliano, who led the nation in punting in 1996, and tight end Damon the father of three, Amber (24), Aaron (18) and Adam (16). Jones, who was drafted in the fifth round by Jacksonville in the 1997

Q&A WITH SHAWN WATSON

Who provided the greatest inspiration to you growing up? “My father.” Who was your favorite sports hero growing up? “Vince Lombardi.” What did you want to be when you were little? “A coach.” What made you decide to get into coaching? “My high school coach (Mike Deck) and college coach (Rey Dempsey) both extolled the virtues of the business and really got me interested in it.” What do you personally get out of coaching? “I enjoy the hard work and challenges coaching provides, as well as developing players both on and off the field in a game I love and respect.” Who would you really like to meet, or have met while they were alive? “Jesus Christ.” What is the most memorable sporting event you have ever attended or been a part of? “Chicago Bulls’ games and watching Michael Jordan compete.”

TOP PLAYERS COACHED—All-Americans (5): Coe Bonner, Cap Boso, Mark Gagliano, Damon Jones, David Williams. All-Big 10 Performers (2): Boso, Williams. NFL Players/Draft Picks (2): Boso, Jones.

RECORD—He has been a full-time assistant coach for 209 Division I-A games, along with his 33 as head coach of a Division I-AA program. Colorado is 41-33 in his six years in Boulder; Illinois was 27-18-1 his four years in Champaign-Urbana, while Miami was 28-44-5 in his seven years and Northwestern 8-16 in two years. He has coached in six bowl games (two New Year’s Day).

10 DAVE BORBELY Offensive Line

Dave Borbely is in his third He was set to coach the offensive line at Kansas in the spring year as offensive line coach, as of 2002, but the CU position opened when Steve Marshall left the he joined the Colorado staff on Buffs a little over a month later to join the NFL expansion February 15, 2002. He also coach- Houston Texans. Gary Barnett made quick work to get him to es the offensive field goal/PAT Boulder. unit on special teams. A 1981 graduate of DePauw University, he earned his degree in Borbely, 45, came to CU with history while lettering four times in football, being named the an outstanding resume, topped team’s top lineman twice. His first taste of coaching came at the off by spending four seasons at University of Evansville, where he worked two years (1981-82) as Notre Dame (1998-2001). In South a graduate assistant while earning his master’s degree in second- Bend, he coached the entire ary education. offensive line in 1998 and 1999 He moved on to become the defensive line coach for the and solely the guards and centers freshman team at Penn in 1983 (a part-time position), and then in 2000 and 2001. While with the worked the next two seasons as a graduate assistant at Irish, he coached in two New Tennessee, with both Volunteer teams going to bowl games (‘84 Year’s Day bowls (’99 Gator and Sun and ’86 Sugar). ’01 Fiesta), as was on the same His first full-time coaching position followed at Rice University staff in 1998 as the late CU co-defensive coordinator Tom in the fall of 1986, and it was the first of four successive three- McMahon. His 2000 Notre Dame line, anchored by third-team All- year stints at different programs around the country. He moved American Mike Gandy, helped pave the way for the Irish to aver- from Rice to Temple in 1989, then to Tulane in 1992 and then to age 213.5 yards rushing per game, 14th in the nation. Stanford in 1995 before settling at Notre Dame in 1998. Along the In his first year at Colorado (2002), the Buffs finished sixth in entire way he coached the offensive line, and he was also a coach the NCAA in rushing, largely due to an offensive line, minus two of two Stanford teams that went to the postseason (’95 Liberty NFL draft picks, melding together. He worked with a young line and ’96 Sun bowls). No less than six of the players he has with only one returning starter in 2003 and an offense that coached have been drafted into the National Football League. switched gears from being predominantly a rushing team to a He was born April 5, 1959 in Hammond, Ind., and graduated passing unit, but set the group up well for the future. from Hammond (Ind.) High, where he lettered in football, base- ball and wrestling. He is married to the former Bev Beard, and

Q&A WITH DAVE BORBELY

Who provided the greatest inspiration to you growing up? “My parents.” Who was your favorite sports hero growing up? “Ernie Banks.” What did you want to be when you were little? “A fireman.” What made you decide to get into coaching? “I had a great passion for the game of football as a player, and I couldn’t imagine anything else I wanted to do other than coach.” What do you personally get out of coaching? “I get a great sense of sat- isfaction seeing a group of young men molded into one unit, achieving more as a group than they ever could as individuals.” Who would you really like to meet, or have met while they were alive? “Mick Jagger.” What is the most memorable sporting event you have ever attended or been a part of? “I’ve coached in some great games and places, but it’s a three-way tie: my son Joe’s first football game, my daughter Laura’s first gymnastics practice, and my son Brian’s first hockey game.” TOP PLAYERS COACHED—All-Americans (3): Mike Gandy, Wayne Lucier, Mike Rosenthal. All-Big 12 (2): Justin Bates, Lucier. All-SWC (1): Courtney Hall. AP All-East (1): Dick Beck. All-Big East (2): Tre Johnson, Brian Krulikowski. NFL Players/Draft Picks (11): Brad Bager, Bates, Gandy, Hall, Johnson, Jim Jones, Lucier, James Parrish, Luke Petitgout, Rosenthal, Jerry Wisne. RECORD—He has coached in 220 games as a full-time collegiate assis- tant coach, 244 including his time as a grad assistant at Tennessee. That includes 38 at Colorado, with a record of 21-17. He has coached in seven bowl games (two New Year’s Day).

11 CRAIG BRAY Secondary

Craig Bray is in his first year as and went with Erickson to the University of Wyoming in 1986 a member of the Colorado staff, (solely as the secondary mentor). He then moved on to as he was named secondary Washington State in the same capacity in 1987, and when coach on June 4, 2004. Erickson left for the University of Miami for the 1989 season, he Bray, 53, has 29 years of again followed. But after working the spring as the DB coach, he coaching experience at the colle- returned to the Pacific Northwest to take a coordinators’ position giate level, including 26 years under John L. Smith at Idaho, where he was both the defensive coaching defense with an empha- coordinator and secondary coach. sis on the secondary, with seven He then joined ’s staff at Washington State in 1994, as a coordinator. He worked as and was reunited with Erickson at Oregon State in 2000. the linebackers coach in 2003 at His first full-time position in the profession came as wide the University of Arizona, where receivers coach at Nevada-Reno in 1976; he coached the running he was on the same staff as backs there in 1977 and then switched to defense for the first current CU defensive coordinator time in 1978, as he coached the secondary there for the next two Mike Hankwitz. years (1978-79). He spent the next four seasons (1980-83) as the Prior to his one year in Tucson secondary coach at Northern Arizona. with Arizona, he was the defen- Bray started his coaching career as a student assistant sive coordinator and secondary coach at Oregon State University receivers coach at UNLV in 1975, the same year he earned a for the 2000 through 2002 seasons. His 2000 defense at OSU Bachelor of Science degree in Education. He attended the College ranked as the best in both total and scoring defense in the Pacific of the Siskiyous from 1970-72 and played two years before trans- 10 Conference, as well and ranks of 20th and 16th, respectively, in ferring to UNLV, where he started two years as a in the NCAA. His 2001 squad was the third best defensively in the 1973 and 1974 (the Rebels were 20-4 in his two seasons there in Pac-10, with the 2002 Beavers ranking ninth nationally in rushing Division II ball). defense and 11th in total defense in 2002. He directed a multiple He was born on December 18, 1951 in Yreka, Calif., and gradu- scheme with a 4-3 base defense at Oregon State, similar to what ated from Yreka High School where he lettered in football, bas- Hankwitz installed at CU this past spring. ketball and track. He is married to the former Kaprice Rupp, a for- Bray also coached eight seasons in two stints at Washington mer Washington State University head volleyball coach. The cou- State, in 1987 and 1988 and from 1994 through 1999. He joined ple has two sons, Josh, 23, and Trenton, 21. Josh is a senior at ’s staff at the University of Idaho in 1984, serving Oregon State, while Trenton is a junior middle linebacker on the as defensive backs coach in addition to recruiting coordinator, Beaver’s football team.

Q&A WITH CRAIG BRAY

Who provided the greatest inspiration to you growing up? “My father.” Who was your favorite sports hero growing up? “Willie Mays.” What did you want to be when you were little? “That’s easy… I wanted to be big- ger.”

What made you decide to get into coaching? “I love to teach and motivate. What better way to accomplish that than in a game that you enjoy.” What do you personally get out of coaching? “The relationships with players, and the opportunity to influence young people in a positive way that can really make a difference in their lives.” What is the most memorable sporting event you have ever attended or been a part of? “The 1998 Rose Bowl; it was Washington State’s first appearance in 69 years.”

TOP PLAYERS COACHED—All-Americans (6): Lee Fobbs, Brian Smith, Lamont Thompson, Marcus Trufant, Dennis Weathersby, Jeff Wright. All-Big Sky (7): Cal Loveall, Charlie Oliver, Virgil Paulsen, Dejuan Robinson, Ernst Sanders, Smith, Mark Tidd. All-WAC (1): Eric Coleman. All-Pac 10 (4): Nick Barnett, Thompson, Trufant, Weathersby. NFL Players/Draft Picks (14): Barnett, Terrence Carroll, Coleman, James Hasty, Artie Holmes, Torey Hunter, David Kilson, Dee Moronkola, Ricky Reynolds, Terrell Roberts, Robinson, Thompson, Brian Walker, Weathersby.

RECORD—He has coached in 339 intercollegiate games as a full-time coach, own- ing a combined record of 194-144-1. He’s coached in 174 games on the Division I-A level (6-6 at Wyoming; 50-53-1 in two stints at Washington State; 24-12 at Oregon State; 2-10 at Arizona; and 7-5 at Colorado) and in 165 games in Division I-AA (35-11 at Nevada-Reno; 17-27 at Northern Arizona; and 59-26 over two spans at Idaho). He has coached in five bowl games (two New Year’s Day), and coached in 10 Division I-AA playoff games, eight with Idaho and two at Nevada.

12 TED GILMORE Wide Receivers

Ted Gilmore is in his second He began his coaching career at his alma mater, working as a season on the Colorado staff, as graduate assistant with both receivers and tight ends for three he was hired as wide receivers seasons (1994-96) under Wyoming’s then-head coach, Joe Tiller. coach on February 20, 2003. He was then hired as the full-time receivers coach by the His first year on the CU side- Cowboys for the 1997 and 1998 seasons. He moved on to Kansas lines was a productive one, as he for the 1999 season where he coached the tight ends, and then to coached one of the top single- Houston as its receiver coach for the 2000 season, where he season receiving duos in coached the Cougars’ all-time receptions leader, Orlando Colorado history when seniors Inglesias. He then rejoined Tiller on the Purdue staff in the spring D.J. Hackett and Derek McCoy of 2001. combined for 141 receptions, At Purdue, he coached perhaps the top receiver duo in the 1,896 yards and 18 touchdowns. league in 2002, sophomore Taylor Stubblefield and junior John Gilmore, 37, joined the CU staff Standeford. The pair combined for 152 receptions for 2,096 yards; after serving two years as the Stubblefield was seventh in the NCAA in receptions per game (77 receivers coach at Purdue in 10 games), while Standeford caught 75 passes for 1,307 yards University. He has roots in the and 13 touchdowns, ranking 11th in the nation in yards and tying Rocky Mountain area, as he grad- for third in TD receptions. Purdue was one of the top offensive uated up the road from the University of Wyoming. teams in the nation in 2002, averaging 452.2 yards per game (sev- After transferring to Wyoming from Butler Community College enth in the NCAA), including 255.7 yards passing. (Eldorado, Kan.), he lettered at receiver for the Cowboys in 1988 He was born March 21, 1967 in Wichita, Kan., and graduated and 1989. He caught 40 passes for a team-high 594 yards and from Wichita South High School, where he lettered in football, three touchdowns as a junior, and snared 32 receptions for 445 basketball and track. He is married to the former Jennifer Schey, yards and two scores as a senior, when he earned second-team and the couple has two small children, daughter Taylor (4) and all-Western Athletic Conference honors. He played in one bowl son T.J. (1). Jennifer, a Longmont native, is the daughter of Dave game, a Wyoming loss to Oklahoma State in the Holiday Bowl his Schey, one of the top amateur golfers in Colorado history. junior year. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Wyoming in sociology in 1991.

Q&A WITH TED GILMORE

Who provided the greatest inspiration to you growing up? “My mother.”

Who was your favorite sports hero growing up? “Dr. J (Julius Erving).”

What did you want to be when you were little? “A fireman.”

What made you decide to get into coaching? “ Pure and simple: the love of the game.”

What do you personally get out of coaching? “The day-to-day challenge of dealing with so many different people, and the difference you can make on just one life.”

Who is the one person in the world you would really like to meet: “Dr. J.”

What is the most memorable sporting event you have ever attended? “My older sister’s high school playoff game.”

TOP PLAYERS COACHED—All-Americans (2): Marcus Harris (Biletnikoff Award winner), Taylor Stubblefield. All-WAC (2): Harris, Wendell Montgomery. All-Conference USA (2): Orlando Inglesias, Brian Robinson. All-Big 10 (1): John Standeford. NFL Players/Draft Picks (3): D.J. Hackett, Derek McCoy, Sean McDermott.

RECORD—He has coached in 96 Division I-A games as a full-time coach (48-48), 131 games including his time as a graduate assistant. Colorado is 12-12 in his first two seasons here; Wyoming was 15-9 (37-22 including his GA years), while Kansas was 5-7, Houston 3-8 and Purdue 13-12 when he was on staff. He has coached in two bowl games (none yet on New Year’s Day).

13 SHAWN SIMMS Running Backs

Shawn Simms is in his second first full-time Division I-A job with Miami, Ohio. year as a member of the Colorado After two seasons as outside linebacker coach with Miami football staff, as he was hired on (1989-90), he moved on to Toledo, where he again coached the January 15, 2003 to coach the running backs for four seasons (1991-94). Simms then spent the running backs. 1995 and 1996 seasons as running backs coach at Illinois, where Simms, 41, joined the CU staff he tutored Robert Holcombe, who set single game, season and after coaching the running backs career rushing records for the Fighting Illini. Holcombe went on for two seasons at the University to earn a Super Bowl ring with the ’99 St. Louis Rams. of Pittsburgh. His experience Simms moved on to Ohio State for the 1997 through 1999 sea- includes stops at Illinois and sons, switching sides of the ball in coaching defensive ends, Ohio State. including standout performers James Cotton and Rodney Bailey, Simms earned his bachelor’s future NFL draft picks. He also recruited four players who saw degree in business education plenty of action for the Buckeyes on their 2002 national champi- from Bowling Green in 1986, onship team, including starting defensive end Will Smith. where he lettered as a linebacker Prior to joining the Pittsburgh staff in 2001, he coached the and was an all-Mid America running backs at Rutgers for the 2000 season. At Pitt, he coached Conference performer as a senior junior Brandon Miree, who gained 943 yards in 2002 to help lead in 1984. His first taste of coaching came in 1985 with Heidelberg Pittsburgh to a 9-4 record and near upset of No. 1 Miami. in nearby Tiffin, Ohio, as he coached the linebackers one year He was born February 15, 1963 in Fremont, Ohio, and graduat- and the secondary in another while finishing up his degree at ed from Fremont’s Ross High School, where he lettered in foot- Bowling Green. He then moved on to San Diego State, where ball, basketball, baseball and track. His half brother, Charles spent one season (1987) as a defensive grad assistant; while at Woodson, won the Heisman Trophy in 1997 as a collegian at SDSU, he studied in its master’s program in educational adminis- Michigan and is currently with the Oakland Raiders. He is mar- tration. ried to the former Victoria Trail and the couple has two boys, Tre’ His first full-time position was as running back coach with (7) and Trent (2). Oberlin, where he worked one year (1988), before accepting his

Q&A WITH SHAWN SIMMS

Who provided the greatest inspiration to you growing up? “My mother.”

Who was your favorite sports hero growing up? “I played linebacker, and I loved Hollywood Henderson. I even wore his jersey in high school.”

What did you want to be when you were little? “A professional football player.”

What made you decide to get into coaching? “I really loved my high school football coach, Wayne ‘Pete’ Moore. I wanted to stay in football and I wanted to stick with it somehow. But Pete was a big influence on me.”

What do you personally get out of coaching? “You get competition, and you get to try to coach and teach guys to be their best, become what they want to be, have them evolve into a complete person and a complete player. But most of all, is to provide a good example of someone to look up to and who will do the right things in life.”

Who is the one person in the world you would really like to meet: “Tiger Woods.”

What is the most memorable sporting event you have ever attended? “Having the opportunity to watch my brother () play in the National Football League on a professional level is something special.”

TOP PLAYERS COACHED—All-Big 10 (2): Rodney Bailey, James Cotton. All-ECAC (1): Raymond Kirkley. NFL Players/Draft Picks (3): Bailey, Cotton, Robert Holcumb, Kenny Petersen.

RECORD—In 16 years in the Division I-A ranks, he has coached in 185 games with Miami, Ohio (7-13-2), Toledo (23-19-2), Illinois (7-14-1), Ohio State (27-10), Pittsburgh (16-9) and now Colorado (12-12). He has coached in four bowl games (two New Year’s Day).

14 CHRIS WILSON Defensive Line

Chris Wilson is in his fifth year Ironically, some of his top career games came against at CU, as he joined the Buffalo Colorado, as he had 11 tackles, a pass broken up and a forced staff as defensive line coach on fumble in the ’89 game in Norman won by CU, 20-3; he was OU’s May 26, 2000. He became only the Big Eight defensive player-of-the-week nomination. He had nine second full-time coach hired at tackles in the 1990 game in Boulder and led the Sooners with the school after the conclusion of eight stops in the ’91 contest, both games again won by the Buffs. spring football since 1982. He also He played for both and Gary Gibbs at Oklahoma, coaches the field goal and PAT and played in three bowl games. defensive unit on special teams. The Chicago Bears drafted him in the 12th round in 1992, but Wilson, 35, came to CU from eventually did not make the final roster. He entered the coaching Army, where he had joined the ranks in 1993 as a graduate assistant at Indiana State, and was Cadet staff in January, 2000, as then hired by the Sycamores full-time in the spring of 1994 to defensive line coach when Todd tutor the inside linebackers. He moved on to Northern Illinois in Berry replaced Bob Sutton as 1995, coaching the outside linebackers and coordinating the head coach following Sutton’s team’s nickel package. He was the defensive coordinator and line dismissal in December. Wilson coach for Northeastern Oklahoma A & M in 1996, and then had spent the 1998 and 1999 sea- returned to Indiana State for the 1997 season as outside line- sons with Berry at Illinois State. The Redbirds advanced to the backers coach and recruiting coordinator before joining Berry at NCAA I-AA semifinals in 1999, finishing with an 11-3 record and a Illinois State and then Army. He has also had three minority 6-0 league mark to win the Gateway Conference title. internships with NFL teams, Dallas (1995), Arizona (1997) and A four-year letterman at linebacker for Oklahoma between Miami (1998). 1988-91, he recorded 303 tackles, a number that still stands as Wilson was born January 8, 1969 in Dallas, Texas, and gradu- 14th best in Sooner history. He had 104 tackles as a sophomore, ated from Richardson (Texas) High School, where he lettered in 86 as a junior, despite missing two-plus games to injury, and post- football and track. He is married to the former Tina Brown, a ed 97 as a senior. He was a preseason nominee for the ’91 Butkus schoolteacher, and they have two children, son Caleb (8) and Award. Wilson earned second-team all-Big Eight honors three daughter Colby (4). His hobbies include collecting old music, times and was a third-team All-America selection as a junior by particularly jazz. the Football News. A two-time team captain, he graduated from OU with a degree in communications in 1992.

Q&A WITH CHRIS WILSON

Who provided the greatest inspiration to you growing up? “My mother and grand- father.”

Who was your favorite sports hero growing up? “Lawrence Taylor.”

What did you want to be when you were little? “The President of the U.S.A.”

What made you decide to get into coaching? “It chose me.”

What do you personally get out of coaching? “I love seeing the team as well as the individuals reach their potential.”

Who would you really like to meet, or have met while they were alive? “Jesus Christ.”

What is the most memorable sporting event you have ever attended or been a part of? “The 1988 Orange Bowl for the National Championship when I was a fresh- man at Oklahoma.”

TOP PLAYERS COACHED—All-Americans (2): Damien Gregory, Chad Pegues. All-Big 12 Performers (1): Justin Bannan. NFL Players/Draft Picks (3): Tyler Brayton, Gregory, Pegues.

RECORD—Wilson has coached in 73 Division I-A games, 62 with Colorado (34-28) and 11 with Northern Illinois in 1995 (NIU went 3-8). He coached in 47 games on the Division I-AA level as a full-time coach (58 including his grad assistant year), 25 at Illinois State (16-9) and the balance at Indiana State. He has coached in two bowl games (one New Year’s Day).

15 JOHN WRISTEN Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator

John Wristen, in his sixth year Upon his graduation from “the other” USC in 1983, where he on the Colorado staff, returned to earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education, he worked as his native state with Gary Barnett a student teacher at his alma mater in 1984. He was a free agent when he was named running in the ’ training camp that summer. He got his backs coach on January 22, 1999. start in coaching at Weslaco (Texas) High School in 1985, working In the summer of 2004, he added as the offensive coordinator. He went back to school to earn his recruiting coordinator to his duties, master’s in special education, which he did from Adams State as he handles the inquiry and College (Alamosa, Colo.) in 1987. While attending school at identification areas. He accom- Adams State, he was the head coach at nearby Rocky Ford High panied Barnett to Northwestern School for two years (1986-87). in 1992 after spending the previ- He popped over to Colorado’s western slope for two years, as ous two seasons as a graduate he was the offensive coordinator at Fort Lewis College in assistant for the Buffaloes, when Durango for two years (1988-89), before joining the CU coaching Barnett was a CU assistant. ranks for the first time in 1990 as a graduate assistant. He worked He switched assignments in directly for Barnett at Colorado, helping with the quarterbacks January 2001, as he took over and fullbacks in CU’s national championship season in 1990, and coaching the tight ends. He also assumed coaching the kickoff then with the running backs in 1991. He then followed Barnett to return unit on special teams in 2002. Northwestern when he was named head coach in Dec., 1991. In his first two seasons as a full-time coach in Boulder, he He coached the running backs for seven seasons at helped tutor Cortlen Johnson, who rushed for 1,657 yards in just Northwestern, including Darnell Autry, an All-American and 19 games. In his third season, he coached senior tight end Daniel Heisman Trophy finalist in 1995, and Dennis Lundy. Lundy set Graham, who was selected a unanimous All-American and was many school records under Wristen’s tutelage, only to see Autry named the recipient of the second annual John Mackey Award as break most of them just one year later. the nation’s top tight end. He was born April 15, 1962 in Denver, and graduated from Wristen, 42, has lived all but seven years of his life in Pueblo (Colo.) South High School, where he lettered in football, Colorado. He was a star quarterback at Southern Colorado, let- basketball and track. He is married to the former Sue Forward, tering four years between 1980-83 and earning first-team NAIA and the couple has three children, daughters JoVanna (17) and All-America honors as a senior. Bailey (7) and son Clay (9). His hobbies include golf and fishing.

Q&A WITH JOHN WRISTEN

Who provided the greatest inspiration to you growing up? “My mother, father and grandmother.”

Who was your favorite sports hero growing up? “Johnny Unitas.”

What did you want to be when you were little? “A pro football quarterback.”

What made you decide to get into coaching? “When I knew I couldn’t play any more, plus when I though of all the coaches who gave me so much, I decided that I wanted to give that back.”

What do you personally get out of coaching? “The joy of taking a player where he can’t take himself, both on the field and off. And the relationship with your players.”

Who would you really like to meet, or have met while they were alive? “Garth Brooks.”

What is the most memorable sporting event you have ever attended or been a part of? “The 1996 Rose Bowl (Northwestern versus Southern Cal) and the 1991 Orange Bowl/National Championship (Colorado’s 10-9 win over Notre Dame).”

TOP PLAYERS COACHED—All-Americans (2): Darnell Autry, Daniel Graham (John Mackey Award winner). All-Big Eight/12 Performers (2): Graham, Darian Hagan. All-Big 10 Performers (2): Autry, Matt Hartl. NFL Players/Draft Picks (4): Autry, Hagan, Dennis Lundy, Lamont Warren.

RECORD—Wristen has been a part of 180 games in Division I-A, 81 with Northwestern (35-45-1), 25 with Colorado as a graduate assistant (19-4-2), and 74 with the Buffaloes as a full-time coach (41-33). He has coached in seven bowl games (four New Year’s Day).

16 DAVID HANSBURG Coordinator of Football Operations

David Hansburg is now in his Citrus Bowl. In the spring of ’97, he was hired full-time as the second “tour of duty” on the coordinator of football operations. Colorado football staff, as he Hansburg graduated from Amherst (Mass.) College in 1990, returned to Gary Barnett’s where he lettered in football as a free safety and four times in Buffalo program in January 2002 lacrosse (defenseman) while earning his bachelor’s degree in his- as the coordinator of football tory. He earned his master’s while working in the football office operations. at Northwestern, receiving his degree in higher education admin- Hansburg, 36, held the same istration in 1996. position at Colorado for the 1999 He was the head junior high football coach at Dwight- season before leaving Boulder for Englewood (N.J.) High School for two years (1990-91), and coor- the University of Idaho where he dinated the defense there for the varsity lacrosse team for four was an assistant coach (safeties) seasons (1991-94). In 1992, he was named head coach of the var- for the Vandals in both 2000 and sity football team at DEHS, serving in that capacity for two years. 2001. He also was the special As a head coach, he oversaw the entire program, was the offen- teams coordinator his second sive coordinator and worked specifically with the offensive and year there under former CU defensive backs. He was the youngest head coach in the New offensive coordinator Tom Cable, Jersey High School ranks when he was hired at the age of 23 in who took Hansburg with him when he was named head coach. 1992. He was associated for five years (1994-98) with Northwestern He was born October 1, 1968 in New York City, and graduated under Barnett, working the first three years as a graduate assis- from Roslyn (N.Y.) High School, where he lettered in football, tant coach with the defensive backs. He was present for the lacrosse and track. He is married to the former Holly Kreiman Wildcats’ 1995 and 1996 Big 10 championship seasons, which and they have two children, Paxton (4) and Zoe (2). earned Northwestern appearances in the ’96 Rose Bowl and ‘97

Q&A WITH DAVID HANSBURG

Who provided the greatest inspiration to you growing up? “My family and my friends.”

Who was your favorite sports hero growing up? “Lawrence Taylor.”

What did you want to be when you were little? “A teacher and/or NFL player.”

What made you decide to get into working with college athletes? “I love the game of football. I wanted to be around football every day and this was the best way to do it.”

What do you personally get out of college athletics? “It is great to be a part of a team which becomes like an extended family.”

Who would you really like to meet, or have met while they were alive? “Moses. He tool people where they couldn’t take themselves.”

What is the most memorable sporting event you have ever attended or been a part of? “The Rose Bowl, January 1, 1996 (Northwestern vs. USC).

TOP PLAYERS COACHED—All-Big West (1): Jordan Kramer. NFL Players/ Draft Picks (1): Brad Rice.

RECORD—Idaho was 6-16 in his two years there, as IU was making the tough transition to Division I-A. Colorado is 28-22 in his four seasons on the staff.

17 FOOTBALL SUPPORT STAFF

HUNTER HUGHES Graduate Assistant onships in 1989 and 1990. The Buffs were 11-1 in 1989, losing to Notre Hunter Hughes is in his first year as a graduate Dame in the Orange Bowl, but went 11-1-1 in 1990 with a win over the assistant on the Colorado staff, as he works with the Irish in an Orange Bowl rematch to give CU its first national title in foot- defensive coaches in addition to other administrative ball. CU was 28-5-2 with him as the starting quarterback for three sea- chores. He worked with defensive coordinator Mike sons, including a 20-0-1 mark in Big Eight Conference games as he led the Hankwitz and the outside linebackers this past spring. Buffs to three straight league titles in 1989, 1990 and 1991. Hughes, 35, joined the Colorado staff in July 2003 In 1989, he became just the sixth player in NCAA history at the time as the defensive technical intern. He came to CU from to run and pass for over 1,000 yards in the same season, finishing, as just Brentwood (Tenn.) High School, where he was an a sophomore, fifth in the balloting for the Heisman Trophy. He estab- assistant coach for six years, and the defensive coor- lished the school record for total offense with 5,808 yards (broken three dinator the last four. He was also a member of the fac- years later by Kordell Stewart), and is one of two players ever at CU to ulty at Brentwood, as he taught Algebra I and II. He previously coached amass over 2,000 yards both rushing and passing along with Bobby football (defensive coordinator) and taught Algebra at Overton High Anderson. He was a two-time all-Big Eight performer, and the league’s School in Nashville for three years before moving on to Brentwood. offensive player of the year for 1989 when he also was afforded various He graduated from Middle Tennessee State University (Murphees- All-America honors. He still holds several CU records and was the boro) in 1991 with a degree in physical education. While a student at school’s male athlete-of-the-year for the 1991-92 academic year. MTSU, he was head equipment manager for the football team, as a stu- Hagan played for Toronto, Las Vegas and Edmonton over the course dent rather than a full-time employee traditionally staffed the role; he of five seasons in the , mostly as a defensive maintained the position for three years after graduation while teaching back and special teams performer. He returned to CU to earn his diploma and coaching at Overton. While coaching at Brentwood, he earned his just prior to his last professional season, and graduated with a bachelor’s master’s in sports management from MTSU in 2001. degree in sociology in May 1996. He was hired later that year (December He was born February 27, 1969 in Nashville, Tenn., he graduated from 1) as the Alumni C Club Director, a position he held for 16 months until Father Ryan High School in Nashville in 1987, where he lettered in foot- leaving for an incredible opportunity in private business. ball and wrestling. An uncle (Boots Donnelly) is the athletic director at He was born February 1, 1970 in Lynwood, Calif., and graduated from Middle Tennessee State, and was the Blue Raiders’ head football coach Los Angeles’ Locke High School in 1988, where he lettered in football, for 20 seasons. He is single. basketball, baseball and track. He was drafted in two sports, football (by San Francisco in the fourth round in the 1992 NFL Draft) and baseball TIM RIDDER Graduate Assistant (selected as a shortstop by both Seattle and Toronto). He is the father of Tim Ridder is in his first year as a graduate assis- one son, Darian, Jr. (15). tant on the Colorado staff, as he works with the offen- sive coaches in addition to other administrative ERIC McCREADY Offensive Technical Intern chores. He specifically works with the offensive line Eric McCready was named offensive technical coach, where he has been reunited with Dave Borbely, intern in March 2004, as he has returned to his alma his college coach his senior season at the University of mater to begin what he hopes will eventually be a Notre Dame. climb into the coaching ranks. Ridder, 28, came to Colorado in January 2004 from McCready, 27, joined CU from private business the University of Utah, where he spent one year as a in Atlanta, Ga., where he was Christmas tree sales graduate assistant on ’s staff. He assisted representative. He also sold commercial real estate in with the entire offensive line but had primary duties coaching the tight the Atlanta market, where he had been living since he ends. left CU. He was a three-year letterman at Notre Dame, playing offensive tack- He graduated with a degree in business (market- le, guard and tight end during his career from 1995-98. He was a member ing) in 2001 from CU, where he lettered four times in football between of three bowl teams (1996 Orange, 1997 Independence and 1999 Gator), 1997 and 2000. He played extensively on special teams his first two sea- and won the State Farm Student-Athlete Academic Award for football in sons, then saw more and more action at receiver and finished his CU both 1997 and 1998. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in history career with 38 catches for 435 yards and two touchdowns. He closed his from Notre Dame in 1999 (and took some graduate school courses in career as a favorite target for Buff quarterbacks, with 13 catches for 127 exercise and sports science his one year at Utah). yards and both his scores, with CU defeating Iowa State and Missouri and Signed as a free agent, Ridder spent three seasons as an offensive losing in the final seconds at Nebraska. tackle with the NFL (1999-2001) before suffering a He signed as a free agent with the , but suffered a career-ending knee injury. He was on the Colts’ practice squad for two knee injury in training camp and called it an end to his football career. seasons and then on injured-reserve the third after the knee injury. He was born November 14, 1977 in Shawnee Mission, Kan., and grad- He was born December 17, 1976 in Omaha, Neb., and graduated from uated from Englewood’s (Colo.) Cherry Creek High School in 1976, where Omaha’s Creighton Prep High School in 1995 where he lettered in foot- he lettered in football, basketball and track. He was a high school All- ball, basketball and track. A sister (Theresa) played volleyball at George American as a senior, when he caught 50 passes for 980 yards and 12 Washington, and another sister (Mary) ran track at Colorado State. Three touchdowns. His father (Robert) played basketball at Cornell; one broth- uncles played Division I football, two at Nebraska (Dave and Tom Ridder) er (Mike) played hockey at New Hampshire and professionally with and one (Paul) at Iowa State. He is single. Saginaw; another brother (Rob) played football at Ball State. He is single.

DARIAN HAGAN Defensive Technical Intern Jean Onaga is in her 19th year with the Colorado Darian Hagan was named defensive technical football program, and she handles all secretarial intern on February 11, 2004, marking the third time he duties for the offensive coaches. She graduated from has made the University of Colorado his destination of Kapiolani C.C. in Honolulu, Hawai’i, with a degree in choice. He has designs on becoming an assistant if not business. Onaga’s first season with the Buffaloes was head coach one day, and he had a brief taste of coach- in 1986. A native of Honolulu, she is married (Loren). ing in the spring as he subbed as secondary coach when the staff was minus a full-time assistant. Megan Rogers (not pictured) is in her first year as an Hagan, 34, starred at quarterback for the Buffaloes administrative assistant for the football staff. between 1988 and 1991, leading the school to its first national championship, and following his professional playing career, returned in the mid-1990s to work as CU’s Alumni C Club Director. Kathy Brent is in her fourth year on the Colorado Hagan left CU in the spring of 1998 to work as an area sales manager staff, as she is the administrative assistant to head for the Transit Marketing Group. Three months into his new position, he coach Gary Barnett. She joined the staff in March 2001, was promoted to Southeast Regional Sales Manager. He remained in that returning to Colorado from Seattle, where she had position for over five years until deciding to pursue his dream as a coach lived for the previous seven months. Prior to her jour- and return to his alma mater for the third time. By working as a techni- ney to the Pacific Northwest, she managed a Bed & cal intern, he can learn the intricacies of the profession in a hands-on role Breakfast in Boulder (Gunbarrel Guest House) for in his desire to coach; in April 2004, he was “activated” as a coach to seven years and has otherwise lived in Colorado since work with the defensive backs to fill a vacancy on the assistant staff. 1983. A native of Canyon, Texas, she is the mother of Arguably the best all-around athlete in the history of the CU football two, daughter Amy (a recent CU graduate) and son Matt (a fireman in program, he was an integral part of CU’s run at two national champi- Snowmass). Her hobbies include fly-fishing and touring.

18 MASCOT/NICKNAME

The University of Colorado has one of the more unique mascots soon had the tradition stopped because of the actual physical in all of intercollegiate athletics, a real buffalo named Ralphie. damage it was causing. The live buffalo mascot leads the football team out on the field Around that same time, head coach was both at the start of the game and second half. It is truly one of the approached with the idea the charging buffalo running out on the special sights that exist anywhere in college or professional sports, field before the game with the team behind right her. Crowder especially for opposing teams, who often stop in their tracks watch- thought it was a great idea, and the debut of this great tradition took ing the massive buffalo round the end zone and head directly at place on October 28, 1967, CU’s homecoming game against their sideline. Oklahoma State. Though OSU won the game, 10-7, the tradition was The buffalo first appeared here to stay, though those who in 1934, three weeks after a had some training in such an contest to select an official endeavor as working with a school nickname by the Silver wild animal eventually replaced & Gold newspaper had come to the sophomores. The five soph- an end and “Buffaloes” was the omores appointed themselves winning entry. For the final as the board of directors of a game of the ‘34 season, a group fundraising effort to bring of students paid $25 to rent a Ralphie to the ’67 Bluebonnet buffalo calf along with a real Bowl in Houston, raising the cowboy as his keeper. The calf necessary money through sell- was the son of Killer, a famed ing stock. bison at Trails End Ranch in Ralphie attended every CU Fort Collins. It took the cowboy home football game for 13 and four students to keep years (including all bowls), and the calf under control on the retired at the end of the 1978 sidelines, a 7-0 win at the season. CU’s first Ralphie University of Denver on achieved nationally celebrity Thanksgiving Day. status, and was even kid- Prior to 1934, CU athletic napped in 1970 by some Air teams usually were referred to Force Academy students as as the “Silver and Gold,” but well as being named the other nicknames teams were sometimes called included Silver school’s 1971 Homecoming Queen at the height of the anti-estab- Helmets, Yellow Jackets, Hornets, Arapahoes, Big Horns, Grizzlies lishment era. and Frontiersmen. The student newspaper decided to sponsor a Ralphie’s replacement on the sidelines was Ralphie II, making national contest in the summer of 1934, with a $5 prize to go to the her first-ever appearance at CU’s final home game of the 1978 sea- author of the winning selection. Entries, over 1,000 in all, arrived son. The buffalo’s original name was Moon, short for Moonshine, from almost every state in the union. Athletic Director Harry but the name Ralphie had become so popular and traditional that it Carlson, graduate manager Walter Franklin and Kenneth Bundy of was restored. The Bank of Boulder, a significant contributor through the Silver and Gold were the judges. the years to the Ralphie program, purchased and donated Ralphie II Local articles first reported that Claude Bates of New Madrid, to CU. At the age of 12, and after serving the Buffs for 10 years, Mo., and James Proffitt of Cincinnati, Ohio, were co-winners for the Ralphie II passed away on September 19, 1987, following a 31-17 CU prize as both submitted “Buffaloes” as their entry. But 10 days later, win over Stanford. the newspaper declared Boulder resident Andrew Dickson the win- Ralphie III was pressed into action earlier than anticipated, as ner, after a follow-up revealed his submission of “Buffaloes” had she had been in training for the 1988 season. Originally named actually arrived several days before those of the original winners. “Tequila,” she made her debut on November 7, 1987, when the Buffs Through the years, synonyms which quickly came into use included beat Missouri, 27-10. After over 10 years of service, she passed away “Bisons,” “Buffs,” “Thundering Herd,” “Stampeding Herd,” “Golden in January 1998, at the age of 13. Avalanche,” and “Golden Buffaloes.” Colorado’s latest mascot is Ralphie IV, donated to the university Live buffaloes made appearances at CU games on and off through by media and sports entrepreneur Ted Turner. the years, usually in a pen on the field or sometimes driven around Ralphie IV was born in April 1997 on the Flying D Ranch in in a cage; in the 1940s, the school kept a baby buffalo in a special Gallatin Gateway, Montana, which is a part of Turner Ranches, the pen at the University Riding Academy. The first named buffalo was largest ranch operation in the United States. Named “Rowdy” by “Mr. Chips,” who appeared for the first time at the 1957 CU Days ranch hands, she was separated from her mother when she was kickoff rally, as supporter Mahlon White donated him to the school, about a month old and was literally found in the jaws of a coyote and it was cared for by a men’s honorary. with bite marks around her neck. She survived the attack and was A few years passed between a live mascot on the sideline and the bottle-fed by the hands for four months. She was released back to tradition Colorado fans have come to know so well. In 1966, John the herd but wouldn’t bond with them, so the ranch hands took her Lowery, the father of a CU freshman from Lubbock, Texas, donated back in and fed her grasses and grain. It was then that she was to the school a six-month old buffalo calf from Sedgewick, Colo. donated to CU as a yearling early in the spring of 1998. John Parker, For a while, she was billed as “Rraalph,” but the origin of the who trained and housed both Ralphie II and III, brought her back to name is in some doubt. Some say it was given by the student body Colorado from Montana and supervised all of her early training. after sounds she allegedly made while running and snorting; others Parker retired as Ralphie’s caretaker in May 2000. Long-time CU say it was named for Ralph Jay Wallace, the junior class president at supporters Dale and Lynn Johnson housed Ralphie for the following the time; and the original handlers will tell a third version. year, with Parker’s assistant, Ted Davis, assuming the program Regardless, an astute fan soon discovered that the buffalo was in duties for the 2000 season. fact a female, thus the name alteration to Ralphie. In the summer of 2001, two former Ralphie Handlers and CU grad- The initial tradition was for CU’s five sophomore class officers uates, Ben Frei and Kevin Priola, took over the program. Together to run the buffalo around the stadium in a full loop. They would they coordinate the selection and managing of up to 12 student han- pick her up from caretaker William “Bud” Hays at the Green dlers as well as all aspects of training. Mountain Riding Stables, and would run her for two hours in the Ralphie IV, now full grown and mature, weighs in at about 1,100 morning to tire her a bit to keep her under control by the time the pounds, over three times her weight when she made her debut game started. At the conclusion of the run, the fans would break against Colorado State at Mile High Stadium in Denver on September into the “Buffalo Stomp,” which would literally shake the stadium 5, 1998. She is much stronger and can reach speeds of 25 miles per in deafening fashion as the team took the field. But CU officials hour. Her home is an undisclosed ranch in nearby Henderson. 19 REGULAR SEASON NOTES

➡ QUICKLY The Colorado Buffaloes (7-5, 4-4 Big 12), Big 12 North Big 12 Division Titles: Oklahoma 4, Colorado 3, Kansas State 3, Division champions for the third time in four years, are out to snap Nebraska 3, Texas 3, Texas A&M 2. ➡ a two-game bowl game losing streak against the Texas-El Paso Big 12 Championship Game Records: Oklahoma 3-1, Nebraska Miners (8-3, 6-2 WAC) as the two will do battle in the EV1.Net 2-1, Colorado 1-2, Texas A&M 1-1, Kansas State 1-2, Texas 1-2. Houston Bowl on Wednesday, December 29 in a 2:37 p.m. mountain BOWL CALL Colorado played six bowl teams in 2004, tied for kickoff at Reliant Stadium… UTEP is the designated home team for the 15th most in the nation… and of the 11 teams on the 2005 the game; Colorado will wear its away white jerseys… ESPN will tele- schedule, five of those are participating in bowl contests as well. vise the game nationally, with Mark Jones, Bob Davie and Holly Only one of CU’s non-conference opponents advanced to bowl play Rowe to call the action, with Monarch Sports handing the national (North Texas), the fewest in recent memory. In October, CU lined up radio broadcast (Randy Rosenbloom, John Mazur, Geoff against four consecutive bowl teams (Oklahoma State, Iowa State, Nathanson)… This will be the first meeting between CU and UTEP in Texas A&M and Texas), and then added Oklahoma to the list in the football; the two haven’t crossed paths much through the years title game. Those same four October teams makeup four of the five other than in men’s golf… Colorado will be looking to snap a four bowl teams on the ’05 Colorado sked, joined by Miami-Fla. MOST game losing streak to Texas schools in the game (one loss each to BOWL TEAMS PLAYED (2004): Texas A&M 9, Syracuse 8, Arkansas the four Big 12 South teams from the state)… Colorado is currently 7, Arizona 7, Arizona State 7, Iowa 7, Michigan 7, Louisiana Tech 7, playing the nation’s 19th toughest schedule according to NCAA cal- Northwestern 7, Notre Dame 7, Ohio State 7, Oklahoma State 7, culations; 11 Big 12 schools are currently in the top 48 (eight in the South Florida 7, USC 7, Colorado 6 (with 17 other schools). top 24, including Texas A&M at No. 1 and Baylor at No. 4); the other, Missouri, is No. 94 (UTEP was in at No. 57)… CU’s website, BOWL WINS SINCE 1990 Only three schools have more www.CUBuffs.com features game day updates and live stats for all bowl wins over the last 14 seasons than Colorado. The Buffs check in games, home and road. at 7-4 in 11 games between 1990-2003, trailing only Miami, Fla. (9-4), Florida State (9-5) and Michigan (9-5) in wins. A look at the top IN-THE-POLLS CU was unranked in both the Associated Press schools in bowl wins since 1990: 1. Miami, Fla. 9-4; 2. Florida State 9- (media) and USA Today/ESPN (coaches) polls of Sunday, December 5, Michigan 9-5; 4. Syracuse 7-2, Colorado 7-4, Penn State 7-4, 4, receiving no points in the AP poll and either two 25th place or one Nebraska 7-6, Tennessee 7-7; 9. Alabama 6-3, Florida 6-7, Kansas State 24th for two points in the coaches. Prior to the loss to Oklahoma in 6-5, North Carolina 6-2; 13. Auburn 5-3, Oklahoma 5-3, Ohio State 5-9. the Big 12 Championship game, CU had ascended to highest points all season, 27th in the AP and 29th in the coaches. The Buffs were CARRYOVER The momentum from a bowl win has proved to last ranked on September 7 of last year, having risen to No. 17 in be a charm, as the Buffs are 8-2-1 in season openers following a bowl both after opening 2-0, and prior to the 47-26 loss to Washington victory. A hangover effect seems to linger after a loss; CU is 6-7-1 State. Dating back to the preseason 1989 polls, CU has been ranked after losing in the postseason. in 182 of the last 262 polls (AP; 69%), which includes a tremendous SCORING Colorado scored in 16 consecutive quarters in bowls run of 143 consecutive between 1989 and 1997 (the 10th longest between the 1996 Cotton and the 2002 Fiesta. But going all the way streak of all-time). Since 1989, CU has played the fourth most ranked back to the ’92 Fiesta, Colorado has scored in 30 of its last 35 bowl teams in the nation (83), trailing Florida (89), Florida State (86) and quarters, as the Buffaloes. CU is averaging 35.7 points per game Michigan (85). over its last 10 bowl appearances. ROAD-SWEET-ROAD The Buffaloes have enjoyed a lot of BOWL LINER NOTES Some quick liner notes concerning success on the road over the last 17 seasons. CU has been victori- Colorado and the postseason: ous 55 of the last 83 times in enemy stadiums and is 63-33-1 dating ❑ Colorado has nine non-offensive touchdowns in its last eight back to the 1985 season (a 65.5 winning clip). During this time frame, bowls. The roll call: CU won a school record 10 straight road games (between 1994 and —2002 Alamo (1): Donald Strickland 91 return 1996), before the streak ended in the 96 regular season finale at —2002 Fiesta (0): none Nebraska (it bested the old mark of eight straight set between 1922 —1999 Insight.com (3): Jashon Sykes 29 interception return, and 1924). Over the last 17 seasons, Colorado is 55-27-1 away from Rashidi Barnes 21 interception return, Ben Kelly 88 home (a 66.9 winning percentage), which stands eighth nationally punt return and second among Big 12 Conference teams in this span. The —1998 Aloha (2): Ben Kelly 93 kickoff return, Damen Wheeler Buffaloes own a 44-20-1 mark in 52 intercepted pitch return their last 65 road conference ON THE ROAD (1988-2004) —1996 Holiday (1): Nick Ziegler 31 interception return games (Big 8 & Big 12—five School W L T Pct. —1996 Cotton (1): Marcus Washington 95 interception return losses at Nebraska, two at Miami, Fla. 69 19 0 .784 —1995 Fiesta (0): none Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, —1993 Aloha (1): Donnell Leomiti 28 fumble return Oklahoma and Texas Tech; and Florida State 62 19 0 .765 ❑ Since falling behind to Washington 14-0 in the ’96 Holiday, CU one each at Baylor, OSU, Texas Tennessee 58 18 2 .756 has outscored its last five bowl opponents 66-14 in the first and Texas A&M; the tie was at Michigan 57 23 3 .705 quarter. K-State in 1993). CU is 19-17 on Nebraska 54 25 1 .681 ❑ the Big 12 road since 1996 Ohio State 53 25 2 .675 CU’s 35-0 second quarter lead against Boston College in the ’99 (1-2 in 2004). The chart to the Florida 46 22 1 .674 Insight bested CU’s previous largest lead out of the gate in a bowl right does not include neutral Colorado 55 27 1 .669 game, 20-0 over Clemson in the ’56 Orange. CU’s largest bowl lead site games, despite some being Alabama 51 28 0 .646 ever came early in the fourth quarter against Boston College, anything but (i.e., Colorado vs. Notre Dame 49 28 2 .633 when it led by 48 points (62-14). The previous largest bowl lead Texas at Irving for the ’01 Big Texas 49 33 0 .598 by the Buffs was the final margin in the ’96 Cotton (38-6). 12 title.) ❑ Colorado has been involved in some of the highest scoring bowl games over the last decade. Since winning the national champi- BUFFS IN THE BIG 12 The ninth year of the Big 12 onship with a 10-9 win over Notre Dame in the ’91 Orange, in the Conference is in the books, and despite Colorado’s 42-3 setback to 10 bowls since, CU has outscored its opponent by 357-277 (an No. 2 Oklahoma in the title game on December 4, the Buffaloes are average score of 36-28). The teams combined for 50 or more second only to the Sooners in the number of division titles won. Just points in eight of the games, highlighted by 94 in the ’98 Aloha half of the schools in the conference have won a division title. A (51-43 over Oregon), 80 in the ’99 Insight (62-28 over Boston closer look: College) and 71 in the ’93 Aloha (41-30 over Fresno State).

20 CU vs. UTEP This will mark the first meeting ever between Colorado and THE SET-UP The Miners are obviously playing in their Texas-El Paso on the gridiron. The last time the two met in a major sport was on home state, where they were 5-1 in 2004 (all home games). Sept. 24, 1988 in volleyball, when CU won 3-0 (15-3, 15-8, 15-4) in Albuquerque in the UTEP is 1-3 all-time in Houston, with the games all at Rice. New Mexico Classic. They last met Nov. 19, 1982 in women’s basketball in Boulder, Colorado won its only Big 12 Championship in the Longhorn when CU won 76-45; and in men’s hoops was on Dec. 15, 1981 in Boulder, with CU State, when it defeated Texas 39-37 in Irving in 2001. Since that winning 88-71. The two currently regularly cross paths in golf tournaments. game, the Buffs have dropped five straight games in the Colorado coach Gary Barnett is 0-0 against UTEP; Miner coach Mike Price is 0-1 nation’s second largest state: to Oklahoma in the 2002 Big 12 against Colorado (a 1996 loss when he was at Washington State). title game in Houston; to Wisconsin in the 2002 Alamo Bowl in Series Did You Know—After this game, there will be only two Division I-A schools San Antonio; road games at Baylor and Texas Tech in 2003; and within a 750-mile radius of Boulder that the Buffaloes will not have played—Idaho at Texas A&M this year. The last four losses have been by a (Pocatello) and Nevada-Las Vegas. Arizona State (Tempe) and Boise State are just combined 24 points. Colorado is 12-15 all-time in the state, outside 800 miles away. including a 2-3 mark in Houston: wins in the 1967 and 1971 Bluebonnet bowls, the latter over hometown U of H; losses in CU-UTEP BY THE NUMBERS Here’s a look at some numbers-related the 1975 and 1986 Bluebonnets and the 2002 Big 12 champi- trivia in the Colorado-UTEP series: onship. ➡ Colorado is 1-3 against Texas schools in bowl games and is 0 The number of meetings between the two schools in football. 3-4 in bowl games in the state of Texas. Well, that was easy. How about some numbers-related facts between the two programs: ➡ UTEP is 0-0 against Colorado schools in bowl games and is 5-3 in bowl games in the state of Texas. 0 Common opponents this season; 0-5 The combined record of both when allowing 35 or more points (CU 0-2, UTEP 0-3); FIRST MEETINGS ’Tis the season for first-time match- 2 /14 Colorado and UTEP are two of the 14 Division I-A schools that play football in the ups, as bowls often bring together schools that have never met mountain, or often forgotten, time zone; before. However in 2004, almost 60 percent of the 28 bowl 5 Common opponents so far this decade (Fresno State, Oklahoma, San Diego State, games will feature the first-ever pairings in their makeup (16 San Jose State, Texas A&M); first meetings). Colorado-UTEP is one of those, surprising con- 10 The number of bowl teams both combined to play in 2004 (Colorado 6, UTEP 4); sidering the schools are all of 650 miles apart (see related note 10-1-(-1) The difference in season passing between CU’s Joel Klatt (334-192-15) and UTEP’s above). Some other first-time match-ups are quite surprising, Jordan Palmer (324-191-16). considering histories and or close proximity, like Michigan- 16-of-23 The combined field goals made-attempted from beyond 40 yards by CU’s Crosby Texas (Rose), UCLA-Wyoming (Las Vegas), Iowa-LSU (Capital One), Georgia-Wisconsin (Outback), Arizona State-Purdue (8-of-12) and UTEP’s Schneider (8-of-11); (Sun), Bowling Green-Memphis (GMAC), California-Texas Tech 71 The number of points Colorado has scored as well as the number UTEP has (Holiday) and Iowa State-Miami, Ohio (Independence). And oth- allowed in the fourth quarter this season; ers are geographical pairings that take a bowl game to get the 398 The difference in the attendance for each school’s homecoming game in 2004 two together: Fresno State-Virginia (MPC Computers), Utah- (Colorado 46,521; UTEP 46,123); Pittsburgh (Fiesta), Alabama-Minnesota (Music City), Hawai’i- 1,635 The difference in elevation between Boulder (5,345 feet) and El Paso (3,710). UAB (Hawai’i), Navy-New Mexico (Emerald), Northern Illinois- Troy (Silicon Valley) and Connecticut-Toledo (Motor City). ➡ Colorado is 30-28-1 in all-time first meetings with current TALE OF THE TAPE Here’s a comparative look at Colorado and Division I-A member institutions; Texas-El Paso in several statistical categories through games of December 4 ➡ UTEP is 16-36 in all-time first meetings with current Division (NCAA/national rankings, if applicable, are in parenthesis): I-A member institutions. Category Colorado UTEP All-Time Bowl Record...... 11-14 5-5 UTEP SEASON CAPSULE The Miners tied for the Overall Record, 2004 ...... 7-5 8-3 fifth best turnaround in this season, as UTEP Versus AP Ranked Teams (at time of game) ...... 0-4 0-1 had a seven-game improvement over its 2003 record in going Overall Record, 1989-current ...... 132-58-4 ( 9) 52-131-2 from 2-11 to 8-3. Under new head coach Mike Price, the Miners Versus Ranked Teams...... 40-41-2 1-17 lost two of their first three, 41-9 to Arizona State and 47-31 to In Conference Play ...... 84-34-3 ( 9) 32-93-2 #23 Boise State with a 32-0 win over I-AA Weber State sand- Players On NFL Rosters (as of Dec. 13)...... 27 (12) 6 wiched in the middle. Then UTEP caught fire, reeling off seven Rushing Offense ...... 121.9 (91) 152.1 (62) straight wins, matching its longest winning streak since an 8- Average Per Rush...... 3.6 3.9 game run over the 1937-38 seasons (the Miners won seven Passing Offense...... 205.2 (71) 244.4 (32) straight in 2000 as well). The most impressive one of the lot Completion Percentage...... 57.9 59.0 was a 24-21 verdict at Fresno State—UTEP’s first win there Average Per Attempt ...... 6.4 7.7 since 1938; a week later, the Miners throttled Hawai’i by 51-20 Passing Efficiency ...... 111.4 (88) 139.6 (26) in their homecoming game as QB Jordan Palmer, Carson’s Total Offense ...... 327.1 (94) 396.5 (37) younger brother, threw for 317 yards and five touchdowns. Average Per Play...... 5.0 5.6 Tulsa snapped the streak in the regular season finale, as it Scoring Offense ...... 22.6 (82) 36.5 ( 8) almost blew a 24-7 lead and held off UTEP for a 37-35 win. Rushing Defense...... 172.0 (74) 153.9 (65) ➡ The Miners have a thousand yard rusher (Howard Jackson, Average Per Rush...... 4.0 3.7 1,150) to go with 2,490 passing yards by Palmer; Jackson has Passing Defense ...... 254.6 (101) 195.6 (30) the long rush (55 yards), the long reception (70) and the Average Per Attempt ...... 7.5 5.1 long kickoff return (91) for UTEP in 2004 as he has 1,743 all- Pass Efficiency Defense...... 127.2 (70) 102.3 (11) purpose yards; Total Defense...... 426.6 (101) 349.6 (43) ➡ UTEP has recorded 39 quarterback sacks on the season to Average Per Play...... 5.5 4.8 just 18 by the opponent; Scoring Defense...... 25.3 (59) 24.4 (49) ➡ UTEP has intercepted a pass in 14 consecutive games, a Quarterback Sacks By / Allowed ...... 31 / 20 39 / 18 modern day school record; Net Punting ...... 42.4 ( 1) 38.1 (21) ➡ UTEP has 18 interceptions this season, fifth in the nation Punt Returns...... 7.8 (80) 14.0 (15) trailing only Troy (25), Boise State (21), Kansas (19) and Punt Return Yardage Defense...... 6.7 (21) 7.7 (31) Southern Cal (19). Kickoff Returns...... 20.2 (59) 20.8 (48) ➡ UTEP is 7-1 when scoring first, 8-0 when leading at halftime, Kickoff Return Yardage Defense...... 18.8 (30) 20.7 (66) 6-1 when scoring 35 or more points and 0-3 when allowing Turnovers...... 26 (93) 25 (88) over 30 points. Turnover Margin ...... -0.17 (72) +0.45 (28)

21 IMPROVING DEFENSE Colorado’s defense has shown marked improvement as the season has progressed, something that was expected by the coaching staff. Through 12 games, 75 of 132 starts defensively have been made by underclassmen (or 57%; only 13 total by seniors), a lot to ask in a conference like the Big 12. The numbers back up the argument that improvement has been made, especially against the pass, where the Buffs are allowing an average of 6.4 yards per attempt over the last five games, compared to 8.2 the first two months of the season. CU allowed over 400 yards in each of the first seven games of the season, whereas the four of the last five have all been held under 400. A closer look, with the reminder that CU played two top 5 teams in the second stretch (Oklahoma and Texas): Rushing Passing Total Scoring 2004 Att. Yards Att. Game Att-Com-Int Pct. Yards Att. Game Att. Yards Att. Game TFLs Pts. Avg Games 1-7 299 1183 4.0 169.0 238-133- 4 55.9 1954 8.2 279.1 537 3137 5.8 448.1 49 159 22.7 Games 8-12 214 881 4.1 176.2 172-107-10 62.2 1101 6.4 220.2 386 1982 5.1 396.4 39 145 29.0

HANGING ON Colorado suffered only 18 fumbles, with eight lost, this season, only the fifth time the Buffaloes had fewer than 20 fum- bles. There were only four seasons where the Buffs haven’t had at least 20: 1948 (18 in 9 games), 1960 (17 in 10 games), 1961 (19 in 10 games) and 1993 (18 in 11 games). CU’s lost at least 10 in all but five seasons, with the low of 5 occurring in 1956 (despite 23 fumbles), with 6 in ’93 and 7 in 1989.

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING Here’s where the Buffs ranked statistically in select categories in the Big 12 and the NCAA through games of December 4: TEAM B12 NCAA Category Stat B12 NCAA Category Stat B12 NCAA Category Stat 9th 91st RUSHING OFFENSE...... 121.9 10th 74th RUSHING DEFENSE...... 172.0 9th 80th PUNT RETURNS ...... 7.8 7th 71st PASSING OFFENSE ...... 205.2 11th 101st PASSING DEFENSE ...... 254.6 6th 59th KICKOFF RETURNS...... 20.2 9th 94th TOTAL OFFENSE...... 327.1 12th 101st TOTAL DEFENSE...... 426.6 1st 1st NET PUNTING ...... 42.4 10th 82nd SCORING OFFENSE...... 22.6 8th 59th SCORING DEFENSE...... 25.3 8th 72nd TURNOVER MARGIN ...... -0.17

INDIVIDUAL Rushing Big 12 NCAA Yds/Gm Scoring Big 12 NCAA Pts/Gm Kick Scoring Big 12 NCAA Pts/Gm Bobby Purify...... 6th 43rd 84.8 Mason Crosby ...... 7th 64th 7.1 Mason Crosby...... 3rd 31st 7.1 Lawrence Vickers...... 28th …… 20.7 Bobby Purify...... 24th …… 4.5 Field Goals Big 12 NCAA FG/Gm Passing Big 12 NCAA Yds/Gm All-Purpose Yards Big 12 NCAA Yds/Gm Mason Crosby...... 1st 11th 1.58 Joel Klatt ...... 6th 70th 172.1 Bobby Purify...... 9th 84th 98.5 Interceptions Big 12 NCAA Avg./Gm Pass Efficiency Big 12 NCAA Rating Punting Big 12 NCAA Avg. Lorenzo Sims ...... 3rd 22nd 0.42 Joel Klatt ...... 12th 88th 109.3 John Torp...... 1st 2nd 46.3 Terrence Wheatley...... t-4th t-28th 0.36 Total Offense Big 12 NCAA Yds/Gm Punt Returns Big 12 NCAA Avg. Tackles Big 12 NCAA Avg. Joel Klatt ...... 9th 81st 168.6 Stephone Robinson ..... 8th 70th 7.7 Jordon Dizon ...... 1st/Fr. …… 6.8 Bobby Purify...... 17th …… 84.8 Kickoff Returns Big 12 NCAA Avg. Tackles For Loss Big 12 NCAA Avg. Receiving Big 12 NCAA Yds/Gm Terrence Wheatley...... 4th 46th 22.3 Brian Iwuh...... t-4th t-42nd 13.5 Blake Mackey ...... 20th …… 34.8 Stephone Robinson ..... 10th 99th 17.9 Quarterback Sacks Big 12 NCAA Total Matt McChesney ...... t-2nd …… 7.0

CHART WATCH Here’s where several Buffs rank on some of CU’s all-time statistical through the 2004 season (Colorado does not count bowl stats into career totals to protect past history):

➯ FS J.J. BILLINGSLEY is tied for 78th in total tackles (170), and is tied for 36th in solo tackles (123). ➯ PK MASON CROSBY is third in field goals made (26), is tied for 21st in scoring and is tied for sixth in kick scoring (137 points). ➯ QB ERIK GREENBERG is for 31st in passing yards (737), and is tied for 24th in touchdown passes (6). ➯ WR EVAN JUDGE is 67th in career receptions (29). ➯ QB JOEL KLATT is fifth in passing yards (4,679), is second in completions (425), is second in attempts (695), is first in completion percentage (61.2), is fifth in touchdown passes (30), is tied for sixth in interceptions (25) and is seventh in total offense (4,546). ➯ TE JOE KLOPFENSTEIN is tied for 33rd in career receptions (48), is tied for 58th in career receiving yards (474) and is tied for 15th in receiving TDs (8); those same numbers rank him 8th, 12th and 4th among tight ends. ➯ DE MATT McCHESNEY is tied for 23rd in quarterback sacks (11.0). ➯ WR RON MONTEILH tied for 23rd in career receptions (58), and finished 44th in career receiving yards (562). ➯ TB BOBBY PURIFY finished third in rushing yards (3,016), tied for 30th in receptions (50), was 52nd in receiving yards (508), fourth in all-purpose yards (3,524), and tied for 26th in scoring (126 points) and 16th in rushing touchdowns (20). ➯ P JOHN TORP is third in career punting average (44.62), is fourth in punts inside-the-20 (41) and is ninth in total punts (134). ➯ VB LAWRENCE VICKERS is 42nd in career receptions (43) and is 74th in career receiving yards (404). ➯ HC GARY BARNETT is sixth in games coached (74), sixth in wins (41) and is sixth in conference wins (29).

22 NINTH BEST SINCE ’89 Colorado has the nation’s ninth best record over the last 71 TWO-DEEP GAMES LOST 16 seasons, or since the start of 1989, CU has posted a 132-58-4 record. Over the last 20 sea- A total of 71 games by players in the two-deep sons, CU’s 160-77-4 mark is 15th nationally, from the time coach Bill McCartney reversed have been lost due to injury or illness this CU’s fortunes by switching to the wishbone on offense. The best Division I-A records from season. TB Brandon Caesar (12), CB Vance the start of 1989 through games of December 4: Washington (12), ILB Chris Hollis (11), FS vs. AP Ranked Teams J.J. Billingsley (10) and TE Quinn Rk School G W L T Pct. G W- L-T2004 Sypniewski (9) account for the bulk of the 1 Florida State 198 165 32 1 .836 86 61-24-1 8-3 games. Other prominent players include PK 2 Miami, Fla. 192 157 35 0 .818 70 44-26-0 8-3 Kevin Eberhart (3), WR/KR Bernard 3 Nebraska 199 160 38 1 .807 58 32-25-1 5-6 Jackson (3), WR Dusty Sprague (3), ILB 4Tennessee 198 155 40 3 .790 74 43-28-3 9-3 Walter Boye-Doe (2), ILB Jason Ackermann 5 Michigan 194 148 43 3 .771 85 52-31-2 9-2 (3), WR Evan Judge (1), WR Ron Monteilh 6 Florida 199 152 46 1 .766 89 50-38-1 7-4 7 Ohio State 197 146 48 3 .749 78 41-34-3 7-4 (1) and TE Jesse Wallace (1). This count 8Texas A & M 195 134 59 2 .692 61 26-34-1 7-4 doesn’t include freshman WR Patrick 9 COLORADO 194 132 58 4 .691 83 40-41-2 7-5 Williams, who missed nine games with a bro- 10 Virginia Tech 191 130 59 2 .686 51 23-27-1 10-2 ken bones in both hands; he likely would have (11 Notre Dame 193 131 60 2 .684 77 38-37-2 6-5) cracked CU’s receiver rotation.

PURIFY-BROWN: MIRROR IMAGES Former Colorado tailback Chris Brown is enjoying a breakout season in the NFL, as the first-time starter for the made NFL history in becoming only the second running back since 1970 to rush for at least 100 yards in his first three starts. But let’s flashback to 2001 and 2002, when Brown and current CU senior Bobby Purify were one of the top two rushing duos in the nation. In 2001, the pair combined for 1,862 yards and 21 touchdowns during the regular season (Brown 946/16, Purify 916/5); but in 2002, they real- ly made their mark as they led the nation in rushing yards gained by a duo with 2,483 (also a CU record for a twosome). Brown finished third in the nation that year with 1,744 yards (and 18 TDs), while Purify still had time to gallop for 739 and three scores. Despite competing for the starting role, the two were and remain good friends and talk often, at least a couple of times a week. The irony is that Purify was a recruit who came to CU sort of under the radar, while Brown transferred to Colorado from Northwestern via Fort Scott Community College after the Northwestern coaching staff wanted to move him to wide receiver. Here’s a comparison of Brown and Purify to date; Purify passed Brown into fourth place all-time at Colorado in rushing yards, as Purify has 2,879 to Brown’s 2,690. Purify and Brown are just the second pair to have played together for two seasons and be among CU’s top five rush- ers at any point in Colorado history; the only other time involved the trio of Carroll Hardy, Frank Bernardi and Emerson Wilson in the mid- 1950s. After three games, they were separated by just one carry and one yard; Purify’s shoulder injury and Brown’s big Monday night against Green Bay created some separation, though Bobby said he’d catch him… which he did after 10 games. The duo have mirrored each other all season; after seven games the two were separated by only nine carries and three yards, while after CU’s 10th game, Brown had 11 more carries and Purify eight more yards. Through games of December 11, the separation remained close. A game-by-game look:

Bobby Purify, Colorado CSU WSU UNT MU OSU ISU A&M UT KU KSU BYE NU OU OFF OFF UTEP TOTALS Attempts 26 23 15 22 6 13 20 12 14 24 — 23 12 — — 210 Yards 189 53 112 81 26 69 130 13 52 155 — 130 7 — — 1,017 TD 1031001002—10—— 9 (4.84)

Chris Brown, Tennessee MIA IND JAX SD GB HOU MIN CIN BYE CHI JAX HOU IND KC OAK DEN TOTALS Attempts 16 26 23 15 27 13 14 32 — 20 — — 19 15 220 Yards 100 152 101 55 148 52 55 147 — 62 (INJ)(INJ) 104 91 1,067 TD 01102001—0——01 6 (4.85) 150-Yard Games: Purify 2, Brown 1. 100-Yard Games: Brown 5, Purify 5.

2004 FANTASTIC FINISHES Colorado has been involved in eight games decided by nine points or less this season (going 6-2), five of which featured the outcome still up for grabs as the game entered the final minute.

COLORADO 27, COLORADO STATE 24 COLORADO 20, WASHINGTON STATE 12 Colorado led from start to finish, though CSU came back to briefly This one wasn’t pretty; in fact, CU won a game with its second fewest tie the game at 17 after falling behind 17-0 in the second quarter. But yards (125) ever on offense in a victory. But two defensive scores the Buffs worked back to a 27-17 lead with 6:25 remaining, with CSU broke open a 3-3 game in the third quarter, and CU led by 20-12 as cutting it to 27-24 with 4:35 to play. Washington State took over with 1:13 left and drove to the Buff 4- THE FANTASTIC FINISH: CSU got the ball back and drove as deep as yard line in just eight plays. one could into CU territory, netting a first-and-goal at the CU 1 with THE FANTASTIC FINISH: This one ended eerily in similar fashion as 30 seconds to play. After spiking the ball to stop the clock, freshman the Colorado State game the previous week. WSU quarterback Alex linebacker Jordon Dizon stuffed Marcus Houston for no gain on sec- Brink spiked the ball to stop the clock, and then on second down, ond down, and on third down with time running out, CSU went for dropped back but then darted forward to try to sneak into the end the win instead of the tie. But J.J. Billingsley stayed with the run- zone. But Jordon Dizon was there to smack him, forcing a fumble ning back and brought Tristan Walker down for a 2-yard loss as the that Matt McChesney recovered with two seconds left to cement the clock expired. CU victory.

23 TEXAS A & M 29, COLORADO 26 (OT) THE FANTASTIC FINISH: The least dramatic of the five, Kansas was marching to try to close the gap, and surely would have tried an on- Colorado, a three touchdown underdog coming in, led most of the side kick. But with Kansas facing a 2nd-and-5 at the CU 18, Terrence way, including by a 19-7 margin after opening the third quarter with Wheatley picked off a John Nielson pass in the end zone with 57 sec- a long drive for a score. But the game had five lead changes, three onds remaining to end any last-minute miracle hope by the Jayhawks. after the 11:16 mark of the fourth quarter. THE FANTASTIC FINISH: There were two, one in regulation and the COLORADO 38, KANSAS STATE 31 second in overtime. The Buffs took a 26-23 lead on Bobby Purify’s In a game that could have been an instant classic for ESPN, it wasn’t 1-yard run with 1:05 remaining. But A&M mounted a furious rally, because it wasn’t televised. Those are the breaks, but this was a good with Reggie McNeal driving the Aggies to the CU 9, where the Buffs one. Kansas State battled back three different times to tie the game, stiffened and forced a game tying field goal. In the OT, the Buffs did as it came back from 10-0, 24-10 and 31-24 deficits, tying the game at the same after A&M had another first-and-goal, giving the offense a 31 with 36 seconds left. The game seemed headed for overtime. chance to win it. However, Purify had the ball knocked free after a what would have been a first down run on third down, but A&M THE FANTASTIC FINISH: It was only fitting that in the 10-year recovered and thus won it in thrilling fashion. anniversary of “The Catch,” Colorado’s miracle win at Michigan, that a pass play covering the exact same distance in the game’s final sec- COLORADO 30, KANSAS 21 onds produced a dramatic win for the Buffaloes. The Buffs took over at their 23 with 30 seconds remaining, but Joel Klatt opened with a The Buffs spotted Kansas a 14-0 lead in the first four minutes, and pair of incompletions. Faced with a 3rd-&-10, Lawrence Vickers the game had the initial appearance of looking like anything but dashed up the middle for 13 yards on a draw play, netting CU a first something that could go down to the wire. But Colorado battled down at its 36. From there, and with 0:16 showing on the clock, four back, and took the lead for good on a Stephone Robinson 48-yard receivers took off to get the Buffs into field goal range. Klatt threw a punt return for a score late in the third quarter. And with 4:34 left, laser beam to Ron Monteilh at the KSU 23, where he eluded two Lawrence Vickers scored on a 4-yard run, but the extra point sailed defenders and sprinted into the end zone with the winning score wide, leaving CU ahead by nine, 30-21. with five seconds left.

FIFTH PUNTING TITLE? It won’t be official until after the and had another touchdown save inside the final minute, this time bowl games since the NCAA starting counting bowl stats in 2002, but sticking WSU quarterback Alex Brink, forcing a fumble that team- the Buffaloes are in position to claim an NCAA-best punting title. mate Matt McChesney recovered to preserve the 20-12 win. Colorado enters the postseason with a 42.43 net average, which is ➤ He finished fourth on the team in tackles with 82, a true freshman 1.29 yards ahead of BYU, which is not going to a bowl. CU and BYU record (the previous record of 67 was set just two seasons ago by are two of four schools that have won four NCAA punting crowns, J.J. Billingsley). Billingsley finished seventh overall on the team with one assuredly to assume the all-time lead. Georgia and Ohio in tackles, as did Jashon Sykes as a true frosh in 1998, the high- State have also won four titles, with Michigan and Mississippi claim- est true freshmen had ever finished in tackles on the team until ing three each. Colorado’s last punting title was in 1989 (43.8 net), Dizon’s fourth place effort this year. Dizon also was the team going with titles in 1950, 1952 and 1985; this will be CU’s 12th time in leader after games one through eight. the top 5 and 15th time in the top 10. CU also has finished second ➤ Dizon made 10 starts; that’s tied for the second most in school five times—in 1956, 1986, 1988, 1992 and 2002. history by a true frosh with WR Donnie Holmes (1979) and CB Victor Scott (1980); HB has the record of 11 TRUE FROSH Colorado played six true freshmen in 2004, tied in1987. Dizon’s 10 are a record by a true frosh ILB; Ted Johnson for the 25th most in the nation according to research by the held the old mark of seven (set in 1991). Colorado State sports information office. The list of schools that played the most true frosh: SPRAGUE MADE NOISE TOO WR Dusty Sprague Idaho 17, Duke 13, North Carolina 13, LSU 12, Tulane 12, Arkansas 11, accomplished something of note in the overtime loss at Texas A&M. Georgia Tech 11, New Mexico State 11, UCF 10, East Carolina 10, Michigan He caught eight passes for 101 yards, becoming only the second State 10, Arizona 9, Kentucky 9, Utah State 9, Florida 8, Michigan 8, Ohio freshman (true or redshirt) to have a 100-yard receiving game in State 8, Virginia Tech 8, Connecticut 7, Florida State 7, Illinois 7, Colorado history. The only other, also done in the seventh game of Nebraska 7, N.C. State 7, Wisconsin 7, Ball State 6, Cincinnati 6, Central his career as was the case with Sprague, was by Phil Savoy in 1994, Michigan 6, Colorado 6, Georgia 6, Maryland 6, North Texas 6, Purdue 6, when he caught six passes for 113 yards against Oklahoma State. Boston College 5, Buffalo 5, CSU 5, Northern Illinois 5, Penn State 5. ➤ In nine games, Sprague had 279 receiving yards; the freshman record is 337 set by Chris McLemore on 39 receptions in 1982; DIZON MADE NAME AS A TRUE FROSH however, Sprague’s regular season was cut by three games when ILB Jordon Dizon, a 6-0, 220-pounder from Kauai, Hawaii, became he suffered a fractured clavicle against Texas. just the sixth true freshman to start a season opener in Colorado history when he was out there from the get-go against Colorado KLATT-TASTIC Junior QB Joel Klatt returned to form in the State. He was the first true frosh inside linebacker to start a season win over North Texas, so-to-speak, after a couple nothing out of the opener, and just the third defender overall. The last player to start ordinary outings to open the 2004 campaign. After opening with two the season lid-lifter was OG Clint Moore in 1991 (against Wyoming); incomplete passes, he rifled off the third longest string of comple- others include TB Billy Waddy (1973 at LSU), CB Victor Scott and tions in school history, 13, en route to a 26-of-33 for 371 yards (and OLB Scott Hardison (both 1980 at UCLA) and HB Eric Bieniemy 3 TDs) performance. His 78.8 completion percentage set school (1987 vs. Oregon). How did Dizon fare? He tied for the team lead in marks for games with a minimum of 20, 25 and 30 passes and in the tackles with eight, led the Buffs in solo stops with six, caused an process, he became the ninth player in CU history to eclipse the interception, racked up a touchdown save when he stuffed CSU’s 3,000-yard mark in career passing yards (he currently stands fifth all- Marcus Houston for no gain on second-and-goal from the CU 1 with time with 4,627), as well as topping the 4,000-yard mark in total 30 seconds left in the game; and added a pass deflection, a third offense (he’s seventh on that list). down stop and a quarterback pressure. Was he a one-game wonder? ➡ After starting slow at Texas A&M (2-of-8, 17 yards in the first Hardly—in game two against Washington State, he came back with quarter), he came on to throw for 329 yards in the last three 13 tackles, the third most by a true freshman in Colorado history, quarters, with two touchdowns, on 23-of-34 accuracy.

24 ➡ Klatt’s career completion percentage of 61.4 is currently the 13th TRENDS Since 1985, when the Buffs returned to their tradition- best among active NCAA quarterbacks, while his 203.4 yards per al winning ways after six frustrating years, Colorado is 160-77-4, the game is 18th and his efficiency rating of 125.3 is 28th. 15th best record nationally in this span). In these 241 games, CU ➡ He has nine career 200-yard passing games, four of which have has posted the following records (including bowls): exceeded 300 yards (Koy Detmer holds the school record of six). ♦ with 400-plus yards total offense 97-16-2 ➡ Red Zone Passing: He is 15-of-25 for 105 yards, with 6 touch- ♦ with 500-plus yards total offense 49- 5-0 downs and just 1 interception (and he has not taken a sack). ♦ when leading in time of possession 104-20-3 ➡ Career Fourth Quarter Wins (Trailed/Tied)—5: 2003 Colorado ♦ when making 20-plus first downs 99-26-1 State (tie to W); 2003 UCLA (trailed to W); 2003 Kansas (trailed, ♦ when converting 50 percent or better on 3rd down 62- 7-1 sent into and won in OT); 2004 Colorado State (tie to W); 2004 ♦ when punting three or fewer times 58-11-1 Kansas State (tie to W). ♦ when scoring first 101-20-1 ➡ Klatt’s former minor league baseball teammate, Jake Peavy, ♦ with two or fewer turnovers (27-6-2 with zero) 114-34-2 claimed the 2004 earned run average title in major league base- ♦ when holding opponent to 17 points or less 96-15-1 ball. A pitcher with the San Diego Padres, he finished with a 15-6 ♦ when holding opponent under 100 yards rushing 77- 6-1 record and 2.27 ERA—well ahead of Arizona’s Randy Johnson ♦ when holding opponent under 300 yards total offense 78-11-1 (2.60) and Minnesota’s Johan Santana (2.61). Klatt and Peavy ♦ when leading after three quarters (132-10-3 in last 145) 136-12-3 spent two spring trainings together in the Padres organization ♦ when leading at halftime (115-12-2 in last 128) 131-14-2 (2000, 2001) and were teammates in A-ball at one juncture. ♦ when scoring 24 or more points 129-17-2 ♦ when scoring 14 or more points 157-48-4 ♦ MOST PASSING YARDS ENTERING SENIOR SEASON AT COLORADO when held to 13 points or less 3-29-0 ♦ when passing for more yards than rushing 64-50-2 Rk Player Sr Year Yards ♦ when holding edge in 1st downs & possession time 87-13-2 1 Joel Klatt 2005 4,679 2 Kordell Stewart 1994 4,410 TRENDS II Since 1989, when the Buffs became a regular in the 3 Koy Detmer 1996 3,234 national rankings, Colorado has posted the nation’s ninth best over- 4 Darian Hagan 1991 2,573 all record at 132-58-4. Here’s are some trends during this time frame 5 Steve Vogel 1984 2,480 (194 games, including bowls): ➣ CAREER RECORD: 6,481, Kordell Stewart (1991-94) ➣ when running more plays than the opponent 73-21-3 ➣ with 400-plus yards total offense (43-5 with 500-plus) 83-16-2 60, 61*, 61* No, not Ruth and Maris, but Crosby and Torp, as ➣ when scoring 30 or more points 85- 5-1 in CU’s kicker duo of PK Mason Crosby and P John Torp. Crosby ➣ when leading in possession time (49-39-1 when not) 83-18-3 kicked a CU record 60-yard field goal in the 19-14 win over Iowa ➣ when making 20-plus first downs 86-23-1 State, while Torp had a pair of 61 yard punts from inside the CU 25 ➣ when converting 50 percent or better on 3rd down 48- 6-1 late in the game to help keep Iowa State at bay. He punted six times ➣ when scoring first (68-11-1 the last 80 times) 79-14-1 on the day for a gaudy 51.2 average, a week after he averaged 52.2 ➣ with two or fewer turnovers (21-6-2 with zero) 96-28-2 on five kicks against Oklahoma State. In addition, all five of Crosby’s ➣ when holding opponent to 17 points or less 72- 8-1 kickoffs went for touchbacks, including one after a penalty from the ➣ when holding opponent under 100 yards rushing 61- 6-1 CU20 he booted about 87 yards (37 of 51 this year have done so). It ➣ when holding opponent under 300 yards total offense 57- 6-1 all added up to some of the best kicking play CU has ever had in a ➣ when average field position is CU 30+ (23-2 40+) 94-23-2 single game. ➣ when play selection is 50 percent rushing calls 113-18-2 ➣ when rushing for 200-plus yards 71- 4-1 64 “When I’m sixty-four”… well, no, not the Beatles hit song in the ➣ when rushing for 250-plus yards 50- 1-1 1960s, but no doubt Colorado’s all-time NCAA best of 64-yard touch- ➣ when rushing for 300-plus yards 30- 0-1 down passes in the final seconds to win a game. That was the dis- ➣ when rushing and passing for at least 200 yards 30- 2-0 tance of the pass between Joel Klatt and Ron Monteilh in CU’s 38- ➣ when passing for 200-plus yards 67-31-2 31 win on November 13; Monteilh caught the ball at the KSU 23, elud- ➣ when passing for 300-plus yards (9-0-1 400-plus) 23-11-1 ing two would-be tacklers and scored with five seconds left in the ➣ when passing for more yards than rushing 64-50-2 game. Exactly 10 years earlier, 64 yards was the measure in Ann ➣ when holding edge in 1st downs & possession time 69-12-2 Arbor, Mich., when Kordell Stewart hooked up with Michael ➣ when holding edge in field position 103-16-1 Westbrook, via Blake Anderson tip, to defeat Michigan 27-26 after ➣ when out-rushing the opponent (66-3 the last 69) 105- 5-3 time expired. That play became known both as “The Catch” as well ➣ when owning the edge in return yards 101-22-2 as “The Miracle In Michigan.” This year’s feat does not have a spe- cial tag as of yet. TRENDS III Gary Barnett took over the reins of the CU program in 1999. CU has a 41-33 overall record with him as mentor, and here JUDGE & FLURRY Junior WR Evan Judge, a former walk- are some trends during his tenure (74 games, including bowls): on, led the team in receptions with 29 catches (for 336 yards and 3 TDs), as he became a favorite and reliable target for the quarter- ➪ when scoring 30 or more points 28- 3 backs. However, his progress and accomplishments are no surprise ➪ when taking a lead after trailing (17-5 last 22) 22-11 to those inside the CU program, who for the last couple of years ➪ when leading in possession time (15-20 when not) 26-13 have watched Judge be quite elusive in practice and scrimmages to ➪ with two or fewer turnovers (4-3 with zero) 15- 9 post some nice numbers. The most notable former walk-on who ➪ when CU turnover margin is plus or even (26-4 last 30) 35-13 played wide receiver in Colorado history is Jeff Campbell, who ➪ when converting 50 percent or better on 3rd down 11- 4 caught 28 passes for 802 yards between 1986 and 1989; he was ➪ when scoring first (11-26 when not) 30- 7 placed on scholarship the second day he was in camp but his 802 ➪ when leading at halftime 31- 6 yards is easily the record for any player who walked on the Colorado ➪ when trailing at halftime (3-2 when tied) 7-25 program. Judge has made some history himself: the 29 catches are ➪ when leading after three (3-26 trailing, 4-1 when tied) 34- 6 the most in a CU career by a former walk-on, he is the only other ➪ when holding opponent to 17 points or less 17- 3 walk-on to have recorded over 200 career yards receiving, and the ➪ when holding opponent under 100 yards rushing 19- 5 only other time a walk-on (or former walk-on) led the team in receiv- ➪ when holding opponent under 300 yards total offense 10- 2 ing was Campbell in 1988. ➪ when play selection is 50 percent rushing calls 35-10 25 ➪ when rushing for 200-plus yards 19- 2 UNDERCLASSMEN ROLE In 2002, when CU finished 9-5 ➪ when rushing for 250-plus yards 16- 0 in the school’s only ever 14-game season, underclassmen started a ➪ when rushing for 300-plus yards 8- 0 total of 23 games (14 sophomore/9 freshmen). Fast-forward to 2003, ➪ when rushing for more yards than passing 19- 5 and that total was surpassed after just four games (25), with the ➪ with a 100-yard rusher (21-4 last 25) 24- 9 underclassmen start count for the year at 110 (78 sophomore/32 ➪ when rushing and passing for at least 200 yards 8- 1 freshmen). In CU’s Big 12 championship year in 2001, 90 underclass- ➪ with 400-plus yards total offense 24-11 men made starts, with the 71 starting in 2000 and 107 in 1999 during ➪ with 500-plus yards total offense 15- 3 the Barnett era. Including the two kicking spots (P, PK), the 2002 ➪ when out-rushing the opponent 32- 3 numbers remained 23 out of a possible 336 starts (6.5%) by under- ➪ when allowing 50 or fewer rushing yards 7- 0 classmen; the 2003 numbers jumped to 134 (90 soph/44 frosh) out of ➪ when owning the edge in return yards 29-13 288, or 46.5%. To date in 2004, 103 of the 264 starters have been ➪ in games decided by 7 points or less (8-2 in the last 10) 15-12 underclassmen (39%; 115 of 288 including kickers, or 40%).

RECORD WATCH Here is a listing of records that were set during 2004. The first entry of the year was Mason Crosby matching the season best for the most 50-yard field goals made when he kicked his second of the year at Washington State. NOTE: CU has not adopt- ed the NCAA policy of counting bowl game statistics in its season or career numbers; these will be final either after the regular season. INDIVIDUAL (19/ 18 new, 1 tied; *—denotes three actual records) Most Pass Attempts By A Junior, Season— 334, Joel Klatt RECORD Record: 294, Kordell Stewart, 1993 (157 completions). Most Pass Completions By A Junior, Game— 26, Joel Klatt vs. North Texas in Boulder, September 18 (33 attempts) RECORD Old Record: 162, Mike Moschetti, 1998(276 attempts). Most Pass Completions By A Junior, Season—192, Joel Klatt RECORD Old Record: 162, Mike Moschetti, 1998(276 attempts). Most Passing Yards, Quarter— 196, Joel Klatt, vs. North Texas in Boulder, September 18 (second quarter). RECORD Old Record: 192, Koy Detmer vs. Oklahoma in 1992 (fourth) and vs. NE Louisiana in 1995 (first). *Highest Completion Percentage, Minimum 20, 25 & 30 Attempts, Game— 78.8 (26 of 33), Joel Klatt, vs. North Texas RECORD Old Record (for all 3): 78.1 (25 of 32), Mike Moschetti vs. San Jose State in Boulder, Sept. 11, 1999. Most Total Offense, Quarter— 196, Joel Klatt, vs. North Texas in Boulder, September 18 (second quarter; 196 pass, 0 rush). RECORD Old Record: 192, Koy Detmer vs. NE Louisiana in Boulder, Sept. 16, 1995 (first). Most Receptions By A Redshirt Freshman, Game— 8, Dusty Sprague vs. Texas A&M at College Station, October 23 RECORD Old Record: 7, Michael Westbrook vs. Kansas State at Manhattan, Oct. 26, 1991. Most Receptions By A Running Back, Game—9, Lawrence Vickers vs. Oklahoma State in Boulder, October 9 RECORD Old Record: 8, John Farler vs. Missouri in Boulder, Nov. 6, 1965. Most Touchdown Receptions By A Junior, Game— 2, Joe Klopfenstein vs. North Texas, Evan Judge at Texas A&M TIED RECORD Record: 2, on 14 previous occasions. Most Yards From Scrimmage, Rushing & Receiving, Career (Min. 500 of each)— 3,524, Bobby Purify (3,016/508) RECORD Old Record: 3,212, Herchell Troutman, 1994-97 (2,487/725). Most Punts Inside-the-20, Season— 22, John Torp RECORD Old Record: 21, Keith English, 1988. Most Field Goals Made, Season— 19, Mason Crosby (23 attempts) RECORD Old Record: 18, Jeremy Flores (24 attempts) Longest Field Goal Made— 60, Mason Crosby vs. Iowa State in Boulder, October 16 RECORD Old Record: 58, Jerry Hamilton vs. Iowa State at Ames, Oct. 24, 1981. Most 50-Yard Field Goals Made, Season— 5, Mason Crosby. RECORD Old Record: 2, on five occasions (last: Pat Blottiaux, 1992). Most 50-Yard Field Goals Made, Career— 5, Mason Crosby. RECORD Old Record: 3, by Dave DeLine (1983-86) and Jim Harper (1990-91). Most Tackles By A True Freshman, Season— 82, Jordon Dizon (51 solo, 31 assisted) RECORD Old Record: 67, J.J. Billingsley, 2002 (47 solo, 20 assisted). Most Blocked Kicks, Game— 2, Tyrone Henderson vs. Washington State at Seattle, September 11 (two punts). RECORD Old Record: 1, on several occasions.

TEAM (9/ 7 new, 2 tied) Most Passing Yards, Quarter— 196, vs. North Texas in Boulder, September 18 (second quarter). RECORD Old Record: 192, vs. Oklahoma in 1992 (fourth) and vs. NE Louisiana in 1995 (first). Most Players Making A Reception, Season— 19 TIED RECORD Record: 19, in 1999. Points Scored In Consecutive Games— 196, Nov. 19, 1998 to current. RECORD Field Goal Percentage, Season— 82.6 (19-of-23) RECORD Old Record: 77.8 (7-of-9), in 1978; AND Old Record (Minimum 15 attempts): 76.5 (13-of-17) in 1965 and 1989. Fewest Points Scored, CU & Opponent, Overtime— 3, Colorado (0) vs. Texas A&M (3) at College Station, Oct. 23 RECORD Old Record: 7, (7) vs. Missouri (0) in Boulder in 1999 and (7) vs. Missouri (0) at Columbia, 2002. Most Third Down Conversion Attempts By Opponent, Season— 205 (made 92) RECORD Old Record: 189, in 1971 (made 62). Most Passing Yards Allowed, Season— 2,793 (216 completions) RECORD Old Record: 2,717, in 2000 (208 completions). Consecutive Games Allowing A Touchdown Pass—24, Nov. 2, 2002 to Oct. 16, 2004. RECORD Fewest Fumbles, Season— 18 TIED RECORD Record (11+ Game Season): 18, in 1993.

26 EXPERIENCE ANALYSIS CU started all upperclassmen in School 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Bowls Total almost every game in 2002, as for the season, juniors and seniors Miami, Fla. 3 13 11 5 9 8 1 50 started 93% of the time. But in 2003, the number dropped to 58.3%, Virginia Tech 8 6 7 7 10 6 1 45 and in ’04, it stands at 61.0%. Going into 2004, 56 players had seen Kansas State 9 5 2 12 6 4 0 38 Oklahoma 4 7 6 8 9 3 1 38 previous game experience in their careers, as 32 made at least one COLORADO 5 4 7 7 1 6 4 34 start (21 made at least three). It’s a cyclical pattern, and that shows N.C. State 3 2 4 9 10 5 1 34 up when looking at the breakdown of the starters over the course of Nebraska 6 7 5 6 4 2 3 33 the season. A year-by-year look at starts by class: Southern California 9 4 8 1 8 3 0 33 ✦ 2004 starters (12 games): Seniors (67), Juniors (94), East Carolina 7 5 4 5 4 3 3 31 Sophomores (93), Freshmen (10: redshirts 0, true 10). Fresno State 5 5 3 5 4 6 2 30 Notre Dame 4 6 4 9 3 3 0 29 ✦ 2003 starters (12 games): Seniors (105), Juniors (49), San Jose State 5 7 1 7 5 4 0 29 Sophomores (78), Freshmen (32: redshirts 14, true 18). Texas Tech 3 7 8 5 3 2 1 29 ✦ 2002 starters (14 games): Seniors (155), Juniors (130), Ohio State 1 7 3 3 4 6 2 26 Sophomores (14), Freshmen (9: redshirts 0, true 9). Boise State 2 4 3 4 4 6 1 24 ✦ 2001 starters (13 games): Seniors (102), Juniors (95), TCU 5 3 4 6 3 1 1 23 Sophomores (83), Freshmen (7: redshirts 7, true 0). 2004 LEADERS: Miami-Fla. 8, Indiana 7, Iowa State 7, Troy 7, Tulsa 7, Boise State 6, Colorado 6, Fresno State 6, Hawaii 6, Ohio 6, ✦ 2000 starters (11 games): Seniors (55), Juniors (116), Louisville 6, Ohio State 6, Utah 6, UTEP 6, Virginia Tech 6, 10 tied Sophomores (38), Freshmen (33; redshirts 15, true 18). with 5. ✦ 1999 starters (12 games): Seniors (115), Juniors (42), Sophomores (86), Freshmen (21: redshirts 20, true 1) OUT THERE FROM THE GET-GO OT Sam Wilder cur- rently owns the longest starting streak on the team at 35 (with the USUALLY IN ’EM Colorado’s usually been in those few first 11 of those coming at DT). OG Brian Daniels is next with 21, fol- games it has lost over the last 16 seasons. Of the 58 losses, 32 have lowed by DE James Garee (20). Wilder’s 35 total also leads the team been by eight points or less (including 15 of the 32 losses in the in career starts, followed by DT Matt McChesney (24), Daniels (21), Barnett Era). Teams that have defeated CU by more than eight are QB Joel Klatt (21), FS J.J. Billingsley (18) and DT Brandon Nebraska, Oklahoma, Kansas State and Texas (three times), Kansas Dabdoub (18); Dabdoub (48) and TB Bobby Purify (47) have and Missouri (twice), Baylor, and Colorado State, Florida State, appeared in the most games. Michigan, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Texas Tech, USC and Washington State. CU has really been dominated from the start TWENTY-SIX “SEASONED” IN 2004 In the regular only five times in this stretch (1992 at Nebraska, 1997 at Michigan, season, 26 players hit the field for the very first time as a Colorado 1999 vs. CSU (though CU led in total yardage over 75 percent of the Buffalo, 19 of which took the field for the first time in the opener. In game), 2002 vs. USC and in the 2004 Big 12 title game with Oklahoma. 2003, 24 players had their first taste of action in a CU football uni- K-State (’00), Texas (’01 & ’04), WSU (’03), Florida State (’03) and form, including two scholarship kickers making CU likely the first Oklahoma State (’04) put the game out of reach in the third quarter. team in the nation in a very long time that had two freshmen schol- arship kickers play in the first game of the year. The list (*—mainly 40 RANK 6TH CU’s 40 wins over Associated Press ranked team special teams duty to date only): since the start of he 1989 season are tied for the sixth most in the TRUE FRESHMEN (6): DE Alonzo Barrett, *TB Hugh Charles, ILB nation in this span. Florida State has the most with 61, followed by Jordon Dizon, TB Byron Ellis, WR Reggie Joseph, *WR Patrick Michigan (52), Florida (50), Tennessee (43), Miami, Fla. (43), Ohio Williams. State (41) and Colorado (40). As for the Big 12, after CU, the next REDSHIRT FRESHMEN (10): TB Isaiah Crawford, SS Lionel Harris, schools on this list are Nebraska (32), Texas (28), Texas A&M (26) OL Edwin Harrison, *QB/WR Bernard Jackson, OL Tyler and Oklahoma (26). (The AP poll is used for these figures because the Polumbus, *CB/KR Stephone Robinson, *CB Chris Russell, OLB coaches’ poll omits teams on probation, but AP still ranks those teams.) Joe Sanders, WR Dusty Sprague, QB Brian White. SOPHOMORES (5): CB Gerett Burl, OLB Ben Carpenter, FS Tyrone BUFFS TOP BIG 12 NORTH MARKS The six Big 12 Henderson, *WR Nick Holz, DE Abraham Wright. North Division teams’ struggles recently with their counterparts from the South have been well-documented; in fact, the six were 3- JUNIORS (4): WR Marcus Gonzales, DT John Guydon, *SN Matt 15 this year (all wins versus Baylor) and Colorado has dropped nine Hammond, *FB Brendan Schaub. straight to South schools. But the Buffaloes own the best mark, 17- SENIORS (1): OG Terrance Barreau. 3, against Big 12 North opposition since the 2001 season; other records in the same span: Kansas State 14-6, Nebraska 11-9, Iowa TWELVE FIRST STARTS In 2003, the fourth most players, State 8-12, Missouri 6-14 and Kansas 4-16. 20, since 1984 made their first career starts in a CU uniform in 2003; in 2004, the number has dropped to 12. Six started for the first time CAPITAL RETURNS CU’s success often correlates directly in the opener against Colorado State: OG Terrance Barreau, CB with if it owns a hefty margin in return yards, as was the case in the Gerett Burl, ILB Jordon Dizon, C Mark Fenton, FS Tyrone 2001 and 2002 seasons. The Buffs had an 854-417 edge in 2001 and Henderson and WR Evan Judge. Two others did so against Iowa an 803-607 lead in 2002 in return yards, which includes all return State, QB James Cox and SS Tom Hubbard, while WR Tyler yardage other than those on kickoffs. In 2003, the opponent held a Littlehales started for the first time against Texas. In the home finale 599-453 edge, but this year, CU finished ahead by 574-499. Return against Kansas State, senior WR Mike Duren made his first start, as yards are a staple of the Barnett Era at Colorado, as CU now has did DE Abraham Wright. At Nebraska the following week, WR Blake 4,003in the 74 games he has coached, 962 more than the opponent. Mackey made his first start, subbing for an ill Evan Judge. In 2002, And the Buffs have 34 return touchdowns over the last six seasons 16 players made their first career starts, and the most first starts in (30 regular season, four bowl game), tied for the fifth most in the recent memory came in 1998, when there were 27 first-time starters nation for this span. A closer look, through games of December 4: for the Buffaloes, 17 on offense and 10 on defense. It was the most since 1984, when 29 made their first starts (15 on offense). The annu- al number of first-time starters since 1984:

27 ANNUAL FIRST-TIME STARTERS: 1984 (29), 1985 (9), 1986 (15), 1987 2002 and 2003. Nationally, CU was in the top four between 1996-99 (14), 1988 (16), 1989 (7), 1990 (16), 1991 (23), 1992 (15), 1993 (7), 1994 (fourth in 1996-97-99, third in 1998). The 2004 list (2R—denotes (6), 1995 (11), 1996 (8), 1997 (14), 1998 (27), 1999 (14), 2000 (16), 2001 second-year rookie, #—denotes starter/first-team; +—denotes on (12), 2002 (16), 2003 (20) and 2004 (12). injured reserve; *—denotes on practice squad): DINOSAURS Through 12 games in 2004, senior associate AD Player Pos. Team Exp. Jon Burianek has worked 418 CU football games, including a cur- + OT New England Patriots 3 rent run of 401 in a row (223 of which are at home; he’s seen 438 all Justin Bannan DT Buffalo Bills 3 told). The radio voice of the Buffs, Larry Zimmer, has called 393 Brad Bedell OG 3 games in his career, including 133 in a row (he’s only missed three #Mitch Berger P New Orleans Saints 11 bowl games, two due to contracts forbidding teams to originate #Tyler Brayton DT Oakland Raiders 1 broadcasts, and three regular season games due to travel conflicts). #Chad Brown OLB 11 SID Dave Plati has worked 295, including the last 253 in a row, while #Chris Brown RB Tennessee Titans 1 facilities man John Krueger has worked 253 in all (103 straight). Koy Detmer QB Philadelphia Eagles 7 Brian Cabral is the football staffer with the most “Buff” experience, TE New England Patriots 9 as he has now coached in 194 in a row as an assistant coach; includ- #Daniel Graham TE New England Patriots 2 ing his playing days (46 games), he has been a part of 240 CU games. #Andre Gurode OG 1 Gary Barnett has coached in 169 Buffalo games (95 as an assistant), +D.J. Hackett WR Seattle Seahawks R while Mike Hankwitz, in his second tour as a CU assistant, has Darius Holland DT Denver Broncos 9 notched 132. Equipment man Mike Smith has now worked 121 Ted Johnson LB New England Patriots 9 straight, 170 overall including his time as a student manager, Fred Jones OLB 4 grounds crew member and Ralphie runner. The late Fred Casotti, #Matt Lepsis OT Denver Broncos 7 the school’s longtime SID and associate AD between 1952-87, wit- #Michael Lewis SS Philadelphia Eagles 2 nessed 477 CU football games in person prior to his passing in 2001; #Wayne Lucier C New York Giants 1 included within that was a string of 268 in a row at one time at *Derek McCoy WR Tampa Bay Buccaneers R Folsom Field. And the late F.M. “Dutch” Westerberg is the all-timer; #Chris Naeole OG 7 he saw every CU home game (394 of ‘em) from 1921 until 1999, when #Hannibal Navies LB Green Bay Packers 5 he passed away at the age of 94. Victor Rogers OT 2 #Tom Rouen P Seattle Seahawks 12 THEFTS & SCORES HIT 12 CU players have a penchant Kordell Stewart QB Baltimore Ravens 9 to return their first career interceptions for touchdowns, as since #Donald Strickland CB Indianapolis Colts 1 1992, 12 Buffaloes have scored after stealing their first college pass. Jashon Sykes LB Denver Broncos 2 Three have now done it this season: OLB Brian Iwuh did it off the Sean Tufts LB Carolina Panthers R bat in 2004 when he made his first career pick and returned it 37 In Camps But Waived yards for what proved to be the winning touchdown against Marwan Hage OL Jacksonville Jaguars R Colorado State; a week later, he was injured early against Brody (Heffner) Liddiard LS 4 Washington State, and his sub, Joe Sanders, plucked off a ball and Mark Mariscal P New Orleans Saints 2R raced 51 yards for six, snapping a 3-3 deadlock in the process. Gabe Nyenhuis DE Seattle Seahawks R Against Texas, Terrence Wheatley plucked one off and race 37 yards for six with his first theft. Two did it in 2001: sophomore Medford Retired Moorer picked off his first career pass and returned it 64 yards for a #Sam Rogers OLB 10 touchdown against Texas in the Big 12 Championship game, while #Greg Biekert LB Minnesota Vikings 11 junior Donald Strickland returned his first career pick 31 yards for COACHES a touchdown just one minute into the CSU game. Frosh redshirt CB Name Pos. Team Tie To Colorado Phil Jackson did it in 2000, as he returned his first career INT 28 ST Denver Player, 1989-92 yards for a TD against Washington. SS Rashidi Barnes had his first Greg Brown CB New Orleans Asst. Coach, 1991-93 one in CU’s win over CSU in 1997, returning it 26 yards for a score, Jim Caldwell QB Indianapolis Asst. Coach, 1982-84 rallying the Buffs into a 14-14 tie a little over a minute into the sec- Steve Marshall OL Houston Asst. Coach, 2000-01 ond half. Barnes was the fourth Buff in a 14-game span to return a Rod Perry DB Carolina Player, 1973-74 first career pick for a TD—Marcus Washington had a 95-yard theft for a score in the ’96 Cotton Bowl against Oregon; Vili Maumau had BY TEAM (18 of 32)—New England 4, Seattle 3, Denver 3, Green Bay a 33-yard interception for six (and a Hula dance) at Colorado State 2, Jacksonville 2, Philadelphia 2, Baltimore 1, Buffalo 1, Carolina 1, in 1996; and Nick Ziegler stole one for a 31-yard score against Dallas 1, Detroit 1, Indianapolis 1, Kansas City 1, Miami 1, New Washington in the ‘96 Holiday Bowl. The only Buff in that time frame Orleans 1, N.Y. Giants 1, Oakland 1, Tennessee 1. whose first career interception didn’t go for a score was Damen Wheeler—and it appeared did score against K-State in 1996, but he AND IN CANADA? P Mark Mariscal is a member of the Montreal was called for stepping out of bounds. Ben Kelly didn’t do with an Alouettes, joining the team in mid-September, while OG Marwan interception, but he did take his first career punt return back for a Hage is on the inactive roster with the Hamilton Tiger-cats. TD (against Utah State). In 1992, Dwayne Davis returned one 31 DECADE NUMBERS: Colorado had 46 players drafted between 1993 yards for a TD in a 21-20 win at Minnesota to start this amazing run. and 2002, the seventh most in the nation and second most in the Big 12. Tennessee led the way with 60, followed by Florida State (58), PLAYING ON SUNDAY There are 27 Colorado Buffaloes on Nebraska (53), Ohio State (52), Florida (48), Miami, Fla. (47) and 2004 National Football League team rosters (as of December 4); then Colorado. that’s tied for the second most in the Big 12 Conference behind Texas A&M (31). Nationally, CU is tied for the 12th most players pro- NOTE: How good was CU’s 1994 offense? Ten of the 11 starters were duced with Nebraska; Miami, Fla., leads with 43, followed by Florida drafted into the NFL (Tony Berti, Rae Carruth, Fauria, Irwin, Naeole, State (39) and Notre Dame (38). CU tied for 13th in 2003 with 29, and Rashaan Salaam, Stewart, Bryan Stoltenberg, Derek West and was 10th in 2002, also with 29). The Buffs had 31 report to camps Westbrook), with the 11th signing as a free agent (Lepsis). this past summer, down from 42 in 2003 (which had led the Big 12 All played, and three remain on NFL rosters some 10 years later. Conference). CU led the Big 12 in this area in the first four years of And six of the ’94 defensive starters wound up playing professionally the conference’s existence, was third in 2000 and 2001 and second in as well.

28 DEPTH CHART

OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIALISTS (Multiple) (4-3 Pro Style)

WIDE RECEIVER (z) DEFENSIVE END PUNTER 4 Ron Monteilh, 6-0, 200, Sr.*** 53 Abraham Wright, 6-3, 235, Soph.* 29 John Torp, 6-2, 205, Jr.** 23 Tyler Littlehales, 6-4, 200, Soph.* 51 Alex Ligon, 6-3, 240, Soph.** 23 Tyler Littlehales, 6-4, 200, Soph.* 81 Mike Duren, 5-9, 190, Sr.* 41 J.P. Heaton, 6-1, 195, Soph. 7 Bernard Jackson, 6-0, 190, Fr.-RS NOSE TACKLE 93 Vaka Manupuna, 6-1, 285, Jr.*** WIDE RECEIVER (x) 98 Brandon Dabdoub, 6-1, 290, Sr.**** 16 Mason Crosby, 6-2, 200, Soph.** 82 Evan Judge, 6-2, 205, Jr.*** 99 McKenzie Tilmon, 6-3, 310, Sr.** 39 Kevin Eberhart, 5-10, 185, Soph.* 9 Blake Mackey, 6-3, 200, Soph.* 18 Isaac Garden, 6-0, 180, Fr. 83 Dusty Sprague, 6-4, 190, Fr.-RS* 6 Reggie Joseph, 6-0, 185, Fr.* 60 Matt McChesney, 6-4, 290, Sr.**** KICKOFF RETURN (also DE) 1 Stephone Robinson, 5-9, 185, Fr.-RS* SPLIT TACKLE 62 John Guydon, 6-2, 290, Jr.* 26 Terrence Wheatley, 5-10, 170, Soph.** 74 Sam Wilder, 6-5, 295, Sr.**** 96 Marcus Jones, 6-4, 290, Soph. 31 Gerett Burl, 5-10, 160, Soph.* 77 Tyler Polumbus, 6-8, 275, Fr.-RS* 63 Jack Tipton, 6-3, 290, Soph.* DEFENSIVE END (rush) PUNT RETURN 82 James Garee, 6-6, 265, Jr.*** 1 Stephone Robinson, 5-9, 185, Fr.-RS* SPLIT GUARD 47 Alonzo Barrett, 6-3, 240, Fr.* 81 Mike Duren, 5-9, 190, Sr.* 78 Terrance Barreau, 6-1, 295, Sr.* 6 Reggie Joseph, 6-0, 185, Fr.* 52 Derek Stemrich, 6-6, 285, Sr.*** MIKE (INSIDE) LINEBACKER 63 Jack Tipton, 6-3, 290, Soph.* 49 Thaddaeus Washington, 5-11, 240, HOLDER Soph.** 85 Nick Holz, 5-11, 185, Soph.* CENTER 12 Akarika Dawn, 6-1, 230, Jr.*** 83 Dusty Sprague, 6-4, 190, Fr.-RS* 58 Mark Fenton, 6-4, 290, Soph.** 33 Walter Boye-Doe, 6-2, 235, Soph.** 14 Joel Klatt, 6-1, 205, Jr.*** 78 Terrance Barreau, 6-1, 295, Sr.* WILL (INSIDE) LINEBACKER SNAPPER (Long & Short) TIGHT GUARD 44 Jordon Dizon, 6-0, 220, Fr.* 59 Greg Pace, 5-11, 240, Jr.*** 66 Brian Daniels, 6-5, 300, Soph.** 12 Akarika Dawn, 6-1, 230, Jr.*** 90 Matt Hammond, 6-3, 210, Jr.* 79 Gary Moore, 6-6, 320, Jr.*** 28 Kyle Griffith, 6-2, 220, Jr.*** 62 John Guydon, 6-2, 290, Jr.*

TIGHT TACKLE BUFF (OUTSIDE) LINEBACKER 73 Clint O’Neal, 6-6, 300, Jr.*** 27 Brian Iwuh, 6-0, 220, Jr.*** *—denotes number of letters earned through 76 Edwin Harrison, 6-5, 300, Fr.-RS* 13 Joe Sanders, 6-3, 220, Fr.-RS* 2004; Injured players listed in italics (status 79 Gary Moore, 6-6, 320, Jr.*** 19 Ben Carpenter, 6-3, 220, Soph. questionable or doubtful; probables listed as normal).

TIGHT END LEFT CAPTAINS: 14 Joel Klatt QB; 60 Matt 89 Joe Klopfenstein, 6-6, 250, Jr.*** 22 Lorenzo Sims Jr., 5-11, 180, Soph.** McChesney DT; 42 Bobby Purify TB; 86 Jesse Wallace, 6-3, 245, Sr.*** 26 Terrence Wheatley, 5-10, 170, Soph.** 74 Sam Wilder, OT. 46 Dan Goettsch, 6-5, 240, Soph. (4 Chris Russell, 6-2, 205, Fr.-RS*—injured) INJURED (Out For Season) QUARTERBACK FREE SAFETY INJURED (Out For Season) 14 Joel Klatt, 6-1, 205, Jr.*** 9 Tom Hubbard, 6-5, 215, Jr.* 10 James Cox, 6-3, 215, Soph.* 18 Dominique Brooks, 6-1, 195, Soph.** Jason Ackermann, So., ILB (knee surgery) 3 Brian White, 6-5, 210, Fr.-RS 25 Lionel Harris, 6-0, 190, Fr.-RS J.J. Billingsley, Jr., FS (knee surgery) 13 Erik Greenberg, 6-2, 195, Jr.** Brandon Caesar, Soph., TB (knee surgery) STRONG SAFETY Nick Clement, Sr., DT (torn pec muscle) TAILBACK 3 Tyrone Henderson, 5-10, 180, Soph.* 42 Bobby Purify, 6-0, 215, Sr.***** 18 Dominique Brooks, 6-1, 195, Soph.** Chad Cusworth, Soph., OLB (torn ACL) 2 Hugh Charles, 5-8, 185, Fr.* AND J.T. Eberly, Sr., PK (torn Achilles) 22 Byron Ellis, 6-0, 195, Fr.* RIGHT CORNERBACK Chris Hollis, Jr., ILB (spinal cord contusion) 26 Terrence Wheatley, 5-10, 170, Soph.** Quinn Sypniewski, Sr., TE (leg) V-BACK (FB’s & TB’s) 31 Gerett Burl, 5-10, 160, Soph.* Ryan Walters, Fr., FS (broken thumb) 17 Lawrence Vickers, 6-2, 240, Jr.*** 1 Stephone Robinson, 5-9, 185, Fr.-RS* Vance Washington, Jr., CB (shoulder) 8 Daniel Jolly, 6-0, 235, Soph.** Patrick Williams, Fr., WR (broken hands)

FULLBACK 30 Paul Creighton, 6-5, 245, Soph.** Fifth-Year Seniors: All but one of the 12 (also TE) seniors on the roster are fifth-year seniors 43 Brendan Schaub, 6-4, 240, Jr.* (Tilmon is the lone fourth-year senior).

29 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Exp Hometown (High School/Previous College) Status 84 ADAMS, Justin ...... TE 6- 1 220 Fr. RS Denver, Colo. (Montbello) WO 4/4 78 BARREAU, Terrance...... OL 6- 1 295 Sr. 1L Aurora, Colo. (Gateway/Air Force Prep/Air Force) S 0/0 47 BARRETT, Alonzo...... DE 6- 3 240 Fr. 1L Alabaster, Ala. (Thompson) S 4/3 33 BOYE-DOE, Walter...... ILB 6- 2 235 So. 2L Keller, Texas (Keller) S 3/2 18 BROOKS, Dominique ...... S 6- 1 195 So. 2L Mesquite, Texas (North Mesquite) S 3/2 12 BROWN, Casey ...... QB 6- 5 175 Fr. RS Grand Junction, Colo. (Grand Junction) WO 4/4 34 BROWN, R.J...... ILB 6- 1 220 Fr. RS Honolulu, Hawai’i (Punahou) WO 4/4 31 BURL, Gerett...... CB 5-10 160 So. 1L Libertyville, Ill. (Libertyville/Garden City CC) S 3/2 32 CANTRELL, Maurice ...... ILB 6- 0 220 Fr. RS Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Washington) S 4/4 19 CARPENTER, Ben ...... OLB 6- 3 220 So. VR Des Moines, Iowa (Dowling) WO 2/2 2 CHARLES, Hugh...... TB 5- 8 185 Fr. 1L Southlake, Texas (Keller) S 4/3 51 COLLINS, Garrett...... OL 6- 3 260 Fr. RS Littleton, Colo. (Columbine) S 4/4 10 COX, James ...... QB 6- 3 215 So. 1L Simi Valley, Calif. (Royal) S 2/2 16 CRAWFORD, Cody...... WR 5-11 180 Fr. RS San Diego, Calif. (Torrey Pines) WO 4/4 30 CREIGHTON, Paul ...... FB 6- 5 245 So. 2L Niwot, Colo. (Niwot) S 2/2 16 CROSBY, Mason...... PK 6- 2 200 So. 2L Georgetown, Texas (Georgetown) S 3/2 98 DABDOUB, Brandon ...... DT 6- 1 290 Sr. 4L Metairie, La. (Archbishop Rummel) S 0/0 15 DAME, Jordan...... WR 5- 6 160 Fr. RS Longmont, Colo. (Niwot) WO 4/4 66 DANIELS, Brian...... OL 6- 5 300 So. 2L Evergreen, Colo. (Mullen) S 3/2 12 DAWN, Akarika ...... ILB 6- 1 230 Jr. 3L Sugarland, Texas (Kempner) S 2/1 44 DIZON, Jordon...... ILB 6- 0 220 Fr. 1L Kauai, Hawai’i (Waimea) S 4/3 81 DUREN, Mike...... WR 5- 9 190 Sr. 1L Arvada, Colo. (Arvada West/Nebraska) S 0/0 39 EBERHART, Kevin...... PK 5-10 185 So. 1L Broomfield, Colo. (Broomfield) S 3/3 22 ELLIS, Byron ...... TB 6- 0 195 Fr. 1L Culver City, Calif. (Venice) S 4/3 32 ENGLISH, Brandon ...... TE 6- 4 230 Jr. JC Leawood, Kan. (Blue Valley North/Fort Scott CC) WO 2/2 36 ENRIGHT, Ryan...... TB 5-11 185 Fr. VR Silt, Colo. (Rifle/Air Force Prep) WO 3/3 58 FENTON, Mark...... OL 6- 4 290 So. 2L Inglewood, Calif. (Westchester) S 2/2 57 FORD, Drew...... ILB 6- 3 220 Fr. RS Alamosa, Colo. (Alamosa) WO 5/4 18 GARDEN, Isaac ...... PK 6- 0 180 Fr. RS Encino, Calif. (Taft) WO 3/3 82 GAREE, James...... DE 6- 6 265 Jr. 3L Colorado Springs, Colo. (Mitchell) S 1/1 46 GOETTSCH, Dan...... TE 6- 5 240 So. VR Austin, Minn. (Austin) WO 2/2 48 GOETZ, Daniel ...... WR 6- 0 185 Fr. RS Bellaire, Texas (Bellaire) WO 4/4 47 GONZALES, Marcus ...... WR 6- 4 195 Jr. VR Grand Junction, Colo. (Central/Scottsdale CC) WO 1/1 13 GREENBERG, Erik...... QB 6- 2 195 Jr. 1L Colorado Springs, Colo. (Rampart) S 1/1 28 GRIFFITH, Kyle ...... ILB 6- 2 220 Jr. 3L Broomfield, Colo. (Broomfield) S 2/1 62 GUYDON, John ...... DT 6- 2 290 Jr. 1L Yorba Linda, Calif. (El Dorado/Fullerton CC) S 1/1 90 HAMMOND, Matt ...... SN 6- 3 210 Jr. 1L Sherwood, Ore. (Jesuit) WO 1/1 25 HARRIS, Lionel...... S 6- 0 190 Fr. VR Manvel, Texas (Alvin) S 3/3 76 HARRISON, Edwin ...... OL 6- 4 300 Fr. 1L Houston, Texas (Westbury) S 3/3 41 HEATON, J.P...... P 6- 1 195 So. VR Novato, Calif. (Marin Catholic) WO 2/2 3 HENDERSON, Tyrone...... S 5-10 180 So. 1L Oakland, Calif. (McClymonds) S 2/2 85 HOLZ, Nick...... WR 5-11 185 So. 1L Danville, Calif. (De La Salle) WO 2/2 9 HUBBARD, Tom...... S 6- 5 215 Jr. 1L Limon, Colo. (Limon) S 1/1 27 IWUH, Brian ...... OLB 6- 0 220 Jr. 3L Houston, Texas (Worthing) S 2/1 7 JACKSON, Bernard...... QB 6- 0 190 Fr. VR Corona, Calif. (Santiago) S 3/3 8 JOLLY, Daniel ...... VB 6- 0 235 So. 2L San Antonio, Texas (John Marshall) S 3/2 40 JONES, Brad...... OLB 6- 4 210 Fr. RS Okemos, Mich. (East Lansing) S 4/3 96 JONES, Marcus ...... DT 6- 4 290 So. VR Klein, Texas (Klein) S 2/2 6 JOSEPH, Reggie ...... WR 6- 0 185 Fr. 1L La Place, La. (East St. John) S 4/3 82 JUDGE, Evan ...... WR 6- 2 205 Jr. 3L Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chaparral) S 1/1 14 KLATT, Joel ...... QB 6- 1 205 Jr. 3L Arvada, Colo. (Pomona) S 2/1 89 KLOPFENSTEIN, Joe ...... TE 6- 6 250 Jr. 3L Aurora, Colo. (Grandview) S 2/1 51 LIGON, Alex...... DE 6- 3 240 So. 2L Torrance, Calif. (North Torrance) S 2/2 23 LITTLEHALES, Tyler ...... WR 6- 4 200 So. 1L Boulder, Colo. (Boulder) S 2/2 9 MACKEY, Blake...... WR 6- 3 200 So. 1L Bakersfield, Calif. (Bakersfield) S 2/2 93 MANUPUNA, Vaka...... DT 6- 1 285 Jr. 3L Kaneohe, Hawai’i (St. Louis) S 1/1 54 MARTIN, John...... ILB 6- 2 235 Fr. VR Englewood, Colo. (Cherry Creek) WO 3/3 60 McCHESNEY, Matt...... DT/DE 6- 4 290 Sr. 4L Longmont, Colo. (Niwot) S 0/0 4 MONTEILH, Ron ...... WR 6- 0 200 Sr. 3L Beverly Hills, Calif. (Beverly Hills/Oregon State) S 0/0 79 MOORE, Gary ...... OL 6- 6 320 Jr. 3L Aurora, Colo. (Overland) S 1/1 56 NEWMAN, Greg ...... DE 6- 4 235 Fr. RS Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Westlake) S 4/3 73 O’NEAL, Clint...... OL 6- 5 300 Jr. 1L Weatherford, Texas (Weatherford) S 1/1 59 PACE, Gregory ...... SN 5-11 240 Jr. 1L Hinsdale, Ill. (Central) S 2/1 77 POLUMBUS, Tyler ...... OL 6- 8 275 Fr. 1L Englewood, Colo. (Cherry Creek) S 3/3 42 PURIFY, Bobby...... TB 6- 0 215 Sr. 5L Colorado Springs, Colo. (Palmer) S 0/0 23 REID, Corey...... CB 5- 9 185 Fr. RS Detroit, Mich. (Thurston) S 4/4

30 No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Exp Hometown (High School/Previous College) Status 1 ROBINSON, Stephone ...... CB 5- 9 185 Fr. 1L Denver, Colo. (Mullen) S 3/3 4 RUSSELL, Chris...... CB 6- 2 205 Fr. 1L Nashville, Tenn. (Hillsboro) S 3/3 75 SANDERS, Daniel ...... OL 6- 3 300 Fr. RS Vista, Calif. (El Camino) S 4/4 13 SANDERS, Joe ...... OLB 6- 3 220 Fr. 1L Nashville, Tenn. (Hillsboro) S 3/3 43 SCHAUB, Brendan ...... FB 6- 4 240 Jr. 1L Aurora, Colo. (Overland/Whittier) WO 1/1 2 SHERMAN, Charlie III...... S 6- 1 185 Fr. RS Sacramento, Calif. (Foothill) S 4/4 22 SIMS, Lorenzo, Jr...... CB 5-11 180 So. 2L Fresno, Calif. (Edison) S 3/2 83 SPRAGUE, Dusty...... WR 6- 4 190 Fr. 1L Holyoke, Colo. (Holyoke) S 3/3 52 STEMRICH, Derek...... OL 6- 6 290 Sr. 3L Hesperia, Calif. (Sultana) S 0/0 99 TILMON, McKenzie ...... DT 6- 3 310 Sr. 2L Irving, Texas (MacArthur/NE Oklahoma A&M) S 1/0 63 TIPTON, Jack ...... OL 6- 3 290 So. 1L Arvada, Colo. (Pomona) S 2/2 29 TORP, John...... P 6- 2 205 Jr. 2L Louisville, Colo. (Monarch) S 1/1 94 VEIKUNE, David...... DE 6- 2 245 Fr. RS Wahiawa, Hawai’i (Campbell) S 4/4 17 VICKERS, Lawrence ...... VB 6- 2 240 Jr. 3L Houston, Texas (Forest Brook) S 2/1 86 WALLACE, Jesse...... TE 6- 3 245 Sr. 3L Kansas City, Mo. (Blue Valley Northwest) S 0/0 49 WASHINGTON, Thaddaeus ...... ILB 5-11 240 So. 2L Marrero, La. (John Ehret) S 2/2 26 WHEATLEY, Terrence...... CB 5-10 170 So. 2L Richardson, Texas (Plano East) S 3/2 3 WHITE, Brian ...... QB 6- 5 210 Fr. VR Mission Viejo, Calif. (Trabuco Hills) S 3/3 74 WILDER, Sam ...... OL 6- 5 295 Sr. 4L Dallas, Texas (First Baptist Academy) S 0/0 20 WILSON, Terry...... CB 5-11 190 Fr. RS Chino, Calif. (Junipero Serra) S 4/4 53 WRIGHT, Abraham...... DE 6- 3 235 So. 1L Oklahoma City, Okla. (Southeast/NE Oklahoma A&M) S 2/2 68 ZOELLNER, Carl ...... OL 6- 2 290 Fr. VR Georgetown, Texas (Georgetown/UW-Green Bay) WO 3/3 EXPERIENCE KEY: #L—indicates number of letters earned through 2004; HS—high school; JC—junior college transfer; RS—freshman redshirt in 2004; TR—transfer; VR—varsity reserve performer. STATUS KEY: S—scholarship, WO—walk-on; #/#—clock as of 2005 season, i.e., 2/1: two years available to play one in eligibility. INACTIVE ROSTER PLAYERS No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Exp Hometown (High School) Reason Status 68 BAKER, Tieg ILB 5-11 190 Fr. RS Boulder, Colo. (Boulder) Academics WO 4/4 55 ACKERMANN, Jason ILB 6- 1 220 So. 1L Louisville, Colo. (Boulder Fairview) Injured (knee) S 2/2 21 ANDERSON, A.J. CB 5-11 175 Jr. VR Omaha, Neb. (Central) Academics WO 1/1 30 AWEIDA, Charles CB 5-11 175 So. TR Boulder, Colo. (Fairview/Adams State) Transfer WO 3/3 5 BILLINGSLEY, J.J. S 5-11 190 Jr. 2L Aurora, Colo. (Eaglecrest) Injured (knee) S 2/2 21 CAESAR, Brandon TB 6- 0 215 So. VR Broussard, Quebec (Old Farms Prep, Avon, Conn.) Injured (knee) S 2/2 95 CLEMENT, Nick DT 6- 2 255 Jr. VR Colorado Springs, Colo. (Cheyenne Mountain) Injured (pec) WO 1/1 37 CUSWORTH, Chad OLB 5-11 210 So. VR Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Thunder Ridge) Injured (knee) WO 2/2 35 EBERLY, J.T. PK 6- 2 190 Sr. 1L Littleton, Colo. (Mullen) Injured (Achilles) S 0/0 50 HOLLIS, Chris ILB 6- 1 230 Jr. 2L Denver, Colo. (Aurora Hinkley) Injured (neck) S 2/2 38 McBRIDE, Chase WR 5- 8 170 So. TR Thornton, Colo. (Broomfield/Wyoming) Transfer WO 3/3 10 MILES, Lenny TB 5-11 205 Fr. TR Commerce City, Colo. (Adams City/New Mexico) Transfer WO 3/3 45 SYPNIEWSKI, Quinn TE 6- 7 255 Sr. 3L Granger, Iowa (Johnston) Injured (leg) S 0/0 15 WALTERS, Ryan S 5-11 195 Fr. RS Aurora, Colo. (Grandview) Injured (thumb) S 4/4 7 WASHINGTON, Vance CB 5-10 180 Jr. 2L Friendswood, Texas (Clear Brook) Injured (shoulder) S 2/2 88 WILLIAMS, Patrick WR 6- 2 195 Fr. RS DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto) Injured (hands) S 4/4 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Player Pos. No. Player Pos. No. Player Pos. No. Player Pos. 1 ROBINSON, Stephone ...... CB 18 BROOKS, Dominique ...... S 41 HEATON, J.P...... P 68 ZOELLNER, Carl ...... OL 2 CHARLES, Hugh...... TB 18 GARDEN, Isaac...... PK 42 PURIFY, Bobby...... TB 73 O’NEAL, Clint...... OL 2 SHERMAN, Charlie III...... S 19 CARPENTER, Ben ...... OLB 43 SCHAUB, Brendan ...... FB 74 WILDER, Sam ...... OL 3 HENDERSON, Tyrone...... S 20 WILSON, Terry...... CB 44 DIZON, Jordon ...... ILB 75 SANDERS, Daniel...... OL 3 WHITE, Brian...... QB 22 SIMS, Lorenzo, Jr...... CB 46 GOETTSCH, Dan ...... TE 76 HARRISON, Edwin...... OL 4 MONTEILH, Ron ...... WR 22 ELLIS, Byron ...... TB 47 BARRETT, Alonzo...... DE 77 POLUMBUS, Tyler ...... OL 4 RUSSELL, Chris...... CB 23 LITTLEHALES, Tyler ...... WR 47 GONZALES, Marcus ...... WR 78 BARREAU, Terrance...... OL 6 JOSEPH, Reggie ...... WR 23 REID, Corey...... CB 48 GOETZ, Daniel ...... WR 79 MOORE, Gary ...... OL 7 JACKSON, Bernard ...... QB 25 HARRIS, Lionel ...... S 49 WASHINGTON, Thaddaeus.ILB 81 DUREN, Mike ...... WR 8 JOLLY, Daniel ...... VB 26 WHEATLEY, Terrence ...... CB 51 LIGON, Alex...... DE 82 GAREE, James...... DE 9 HUBBARD, Tom...... S 27 IWUH, Brian...... OLB 51 COLLINS, Garrett...... OL 82 JUDGE, Evan ...... WR 9 MACKEY, Blake...... WR 28 GRIFFITH, Kyle...... ILB 52 STEMRICH, Derek...... OL 83 SPRAGUE, Dusty...... WR 10 COX, James...... QB 29 TORP, John...... P 53 WRIGHT, Abraham...... DE 84 ADAMS, Justin ...... TE 12 DAWN, Akarika...... ILB 30 CREIGHTON, Paul...... FB 54 MARTIN, John...... ILB 85 HOLZ, Nick...... WR 12 BROWN, Casey...... QB 31 BURL, Gerett...... CB 56 NEWMAN, Greg ...... DE 86 WALLACE, Jesse ...... TE 13 SANDERS, Joe...... OLB 32 CANTRELL, Maurice ...... ILB 57 FORD, Drew...... ILB 89 KLOPFENSTEIN, Joe...... TE 13 GREENBERG, Erik ...... QB 32 ENGLISH, Brandon ...... TE 58 FENTON, Mark...... OL 90 HAMMOND, Matt...... SN 14 KLATT, Joel...... QB 33 BOYE-DOE, Walter...... ILB 59 PACE, Gregory ...... SN 93 MANUPUNA, Vaka...... DT 15 DAME, Jordan...... WR 34 BROWN, R.J...... ILB 60 McCHESNEY, Matt ...... DT/DE 94 VEIKUNE, David...... DE 16 CROSBY, Mason...... PK 36 ENRIGHT, Ryan...... TB 62 GUYDON, John ...... DT 96 JONES, Marcus ...... DT 16 CRAWFORD, Cody...... WR 39 EBERHART, Kevin...... PK 63 TIPTON, Jack ...... OL 98 DABDOUB, Brandon ...... DT 17 VICKERS, Lawrence ...... VB 40 JONES, Brad ...... OLB 66 DANIELS, Brian...... OL 99 TILMON, McKenzie...... DT

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78 47 TERRANCE BARREAU, OG ALONZO BARRETT, DE 6-1, 295, Sr., 1L 6-3, 240, Fr., 1L Aurora, Colo. (Gateway/ Alabaster, Ala. (Thompson) Air Force Prep/Air Force)

AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)—He started all 12 games at split AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)—He played in 10 games overall guard, playing 596 snaps from scrimmage as he missed a few plays (no starts), and in 10 on defense as he was the backup rush end for here and there due to injuries. He graded out to 77.3 percent for the the entire season. He saw action for 99 plays from scrimmage, posting season (fourth among the OL starters), with 17 knockdown blocks 14 tackles (10 solo), with four for losses including two quarterback and a team-best seven touchdown blocks clearing the way for backs sacks, which came against North Texas and Kansas. He also had one to get into the end zone. He was called for just three penalties, and quarterback pressure, and his top tackle effort came against North tied for the team low among regulars in allowing just half a quarter- Texas when he posted six, including five solo stops and three tack- back sack. His top game grade came at Nebraska, where he recorded les for loss (earning CU’s defensive lineman of the week honors). A an 81.1 figure. Entering fall camp, he was in the best condition of his member of CU’s 2003 recruiting class, he delayed his enrollment career since leaving the Air Force and was under 300 pounds for the until January 2004 and participated in spring drills with the Buffs first time at Colorado. after moving to and working in Boulder in the previous fall. 2003 (Jr.)—He did not see any action but did dress for six games and practiced all season on the offensive line, mainly at guard. He was HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned first-team Super all-Metro sidetracked early in the year after suffering a knee injury that even- Birmingham honors (all classes), in addition to first-team Super All- tually required arthroscopic surgery in early September. He joined Metro 5A and all-Shelby County accolades, as well as honorable the team in the early summer after being cleared academically once mention all-state honors. SuperPrep named him to its all-Dixie region he was discharged from the Air Force. team, ranking him as the No. 26 player in Alabama (the second defensive end). He earned first-team all-metro and all-county honors 2001-2002: The bulk of his stretch of his two-year obligation to serve as a junior. As a senior, playing defensive end, he was in on 94 tack- the Air Force, he was deployed to Kyrgyzstan (Russia, wedged les (65 solo), with over 20 for losses including 12 quarterback sacks; between and Kazakhstan and China) from January to April, working he also forced six fumbles, recovered two and had five passes in security police detail. Upon his return, he was stationed at broken up. He had 98 tackles as a junior (72 solo), with eight sacks, Seymour Johnson AFB in North Carolina. His two years started in nine pass deflections, seven forced fumbles and one recovery he May 2001 and ran through May 2003. returned for a touchdown. He played as a backup defensive end as a sophomore at Birmingham’s Shade Valley High School. He played AT AIR FORCE: 2000 (Soph.)—He started six games before deciding some tight end as a sophomore and senior, mainly as a blocker (no the Air Force just wasn’t for him, but was emerging as one of the career catches). At Denver’s Thomas Jefferson his freshman year, he Mountain West Conference’s top linemen. He had 95 knockdown played tight end on offense and linebacker on defense on the junior blocks for an 11.9 average in those six games, including a career-high varsity, but was called up to the varsity for the playoffs. Two of his 27 against Brigham Young. He moved from tackle to guard in spring top career games came against rival Pelham; as a junior, he had a drills. career-high 15 tackles in a loss, but as a senior, he had nine tackles, 1999 (Fr.-RS)—He recorded 24 knockdown blocks as a backup offen- two sacks and a forced fumble in a 48-20 win, snapping a 10-year sive tackle, with a high of five in back-to-back games against Utah losing streak. He matched his career high with 15 tackles against Oak and Brigham Young. Prior to football practice in August, he com- Mountain his senior year, adding two sacks, a forced fumble and a pleted Combat Survival Training, when he also completed pass broken up in a 13-10 overtime victory. Thompson was 7-4 his Operations Air Force and was a member of the cadet squadron 10. senior year and 6-5 his junior year under coach Ricky Seale; Shade 1998 (Fr.)—Redshirted; did not see any game action, but practiced Valley was 8-5 his sophomore year for David Stapleton, reaching the the entire fall on the offensive line. state quarterfinals before losing to eventual champion Hoover. He also lettered twice in track, participating in the 400-meter dash, PREP SCHOOL—He attended Air Force Academy Prep for the 1997- discus and shot put. 98 school year, and was the team’s most valuable player on offense, playing guard on a 3-6 team. ACADEMICS—He is majoring in business management at Colorado.

HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned first-team all-state honors, PERSONAL—He was born April 23, 1985 in Aurora, Colo. He lived in when he was named first-team All-Continental League for the third Denver through his freshman year in high school, and attended straight season. He was a second-team all-state performer as a Thomas Jefferson for one year before his father took a job in junior. Also a three-year starter at defensive tackle, he had 10 career Birmingham. His hobbies include playing video games, listening to sacks. His head coach in football at Gateway was Steve Eaton; he music and basketball. An older brother, Jamal, is an offensive tackle also lettered four times in both track and wrestling, placing fifth in for Texas A&M (the two very well could line up against each other the heavyweight division in the state meet in the latter as a senior. the next two years). A cousin, , is a freshman defen- sive back at Arizona; a distant cousin, Ken-Yon Rambo, is a wide ACADEMICS—He is majoring in business (finance) at Colorado, and receiver with the (he played collegiately at Ohio is scheduled to graduate next May. He earned second-team State); and a second cousin, Brandon Gipson, was a defensive back Academic All-Big 12 honors as a senior. at Colorado between 1999 and 2001. He has been a CU fan since he was eight years old, with one of his favorite Buffs growing up being PERSONAL—He was born February 13, 1980 in Denver. Hobbies Rashaan Salaam, the 1994 Heisman Trophy winner; it was a natural, include playing most sports, hunting and fishing. He is interested in as his father’s sister is married to Salaam’s father’s brother. In high the banking industry as a possible career after football. school, he was a member of Jack & Jill of America, a national youth 32 service organization dedicated to improving quality of life, particu- average. larly for African-American children. Recognized as a 2002 Genteel PERSONAL—He was born October 3, 1984 in Koforidua, Ghana Beaux: Young Man of Distinction, he volunteered at Children’s (Africa). His parents are also Ghana natives, and the family moved to Hospital in Birmingnam. the Dallas area when he was four as his father took a job in the states. His hobbies include playing soccer, video games and listen- TACKLES ing to music. An older brother, Howard, will be a junior linebacker Season G Plays UT AT-TOT TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int this fall at Wisconsin. He is active in volunteer work, including the 2004 10 99 10 4— 14 4- 6 2- 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 Special Olympics, Adopt-A-Highway and local blood drives. (Last name is pronounced “boy-doe.”)

TACKLES Season G Plays UT AT-TOT TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int 2003 5 117 12 5—17 0- 0 0- 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 33 2004 6 69 6 7—13 1- 3 0- 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 11 186 18 12—30 1- 3 0- 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 WALTER BOYE-DOE, ILB 6-2, 235, Soph., 2L Keller, Texas (Keller) 18

AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)—He was slowed the first DOMINIQUE BROOKS, S portion of the season due to an ankle injury, but eventually saw action in six games on defense and in seven overall including special 6-1, 195, Soph., 2L teams (no starts). He had 13 tackles (six solo) in 69 snaps from Mesquite, Texas (North Mesquite) scrimmage, the highest ratio of tackles-to-snaps played on the team, along with one tackle for loss and a third down stop. He had four tackles against both Iowa State and Kansas, and added three in the Big 12 title game against Oklahoma. He also earned the Scout Team AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)—He started the first nine Defense Award for two games (Oklahoma State, Texas). He missed games of the season, the first five at strong safety and the next four spring practice while tending to personal (family) matters. at free safety and then came off the bench in the final three as he 2003 (Fr.)—He saw action in 11 games, all on special teams and five played in all 12 games and 647 snaps from scrimmage. He finished on defense including three starts at will linebacker (versus Kansas fourth on the team in tackles with 72 (54 solo), with six third down State, Missouri and Iowa State). He played 117 snaps from scrim- stops, four passes broken up, two quarterback hurries, a forced mage on defense, racking up 17 tackles (12 solo), with a third down fumble and recovery. His fumble recovery was huge, as he returned stop and a quarterback pressure. He had a season-high six tackles (five solo) against Oklahoma, along with five tackles against it 41 yards for a touchdown at Kansas in the first quarter that swung Missouri and three against Kansas State. He was also a key contrib- the game’s momentum after the Jayhawks had stormed to a 14-0 lead utor on the scout team in practice, and was the Scout Team Defense in the game’s first four minutes. He also had seven special team Award winner for both the Washington State and Florida State points on the strength of five tackles (four solo and two inside-the- games. On special teams, he was mainly on the kickoff return unit 20). He had a career high 11 tackles (8 solo) in the overtime loss at and posted four knockdown blocks clearing the way for Jeremy Texas A&M, and posted nine against Oklahoma State, eight against Bloom and the other return men. Missouri and seven versus both North Texas and Texas. He had five or more tackles in nine games, including six against both HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned first-team all-district (5-5A), Washington State and Oklahoma, in both cases all unassisted stops. all Northeast Tarrant County and all-area honors, while earning men- 2003 (Fr.)—He saw action in 10 games, on both defense and special tion on the Texas Top 100 and Lone Start Top 100 lists. Rivals.com teams, and started three contests (Baylor, Kansas, Texas Tech) ranked him as the No. 57 linebacker in the nation. He earned first- when CU opened in its dime defense. He played 326 snaps from team all-district and all-NE county honors as a junior and scrimmage, the second most by any true freshman on the team second-team all-district accolades as a sophomore. Playing inside (topped only by OG Brian Daniels), and posted 24 tackles, which linebacker, he had 105 tackles as a senior (89 solo), with 35 tackles included 20 solo and three for losses with one . He for loss including 15 quarterback sacks. He was estimated to have 45 was always sniffing out the big play, as he led the team with eight hurries, with five passes broken up, two forced fumbles and an inter- third down stops, two touchdown saves and two interceptions on ception (returned for a TD). As a junior at defensive end, he was in the year, both coming in the Missouri game; that made him the 69th on 125 tackles (80 solo, 22 for losses with 12 sacks), 50 hurries, three player at CU to have two in a game, but only the third true freshman blocked kicks, two forced fumbles and an interception. He had 105 to accomplish the feat (the first since 1996). He also had five pass tackles with four sacks and two fumble recoveries as a sophomore, deflections and one quarterback hurry; on special teams, he added when he played defensive tackle. He played some spot fullback as a two solo tackles. He had four tackles, three being unassisted stops, junior and senior, mainly in short yardage, blocking situations. Top in three different games: Washington State, Kansas and Iowa State, career games came his senior year against Western Hills (15 tackles, and against Texas Tech, he had three solo tackles, all for losses. two sacks, including a key one in overtime in a win), cross-town rival Against Missouri, he had four third down stops (two interceptions, Fossil Ridge (18 tackles, two sacks and forced fumble in another OT one tackle, one pass deflection), the most by a CU player since the win) and against Boswell (an interception return for the winning TD 1997 season. in a 21-14 win). Keller was 5-5 his senior year under coach Kevin Atkinson, and was 6-3 his junior season and 4-6 his sophomore year HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned first-team all-Dallas/Fort under Ken Maisel. He also lettered twice in basketball (center; did Worth Area and all-district (10-5A) honors, with Prep Football Report not play as a senior), and in track (sprints). He played club soccer and SuperPrep naming him to their all-Southwest teams and PrepStar from the time he was a youth until his freshman year in high school. tabbing him all-Midlands. Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 33 safety in the nation, SuperPrep had him as the No. 40 player in Texas and ACADEMICS—He is majoring in business (marketing) at Colorado. PFR the No. 57 player in the region (the ninth defensive back). He A member of the “A” honor roll at Keller, he owns a 3.2 grade point 33 played in the Coca-Cola All-Star game, racking up seven tackles. As a AT GARDEN CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE: 2003 (Fr.-RS)—He junior, one of only four who saw action on the team, he was second- started all 10 games at cornerback for GCCC, which posted a 5-5 team all-state and first-team all-area and all-district. As a senior, record under coach Bob Larson. He recorded 48 tackles (36 solo), playing free safety in what Prep Football Report called ”the coun- with two interceptions for 48 yards, returning one for a touchdown, try’s finest secondary,” he had 77 tackles (53 solo), six pass along added eight passes broken up. He enrolled at Garden City after deflections, three interceptions, two forced fumbles, two recoveries being suspended from the team (not university) for violating a and a blocked punt. He had 73 tackles as a junior (43 solo), with eight team rule. interceptions, five passes broken up, two caused fumbles and one recovery. He also returned punts on occasion, averaging just over 25 AT COLORADO 2002 (Fr.)—He saw brief action on special teams yards for nine career returns. Top career games included two efforts against San Diego State in the second game of the season; he suf- as a junior: he had seven tackles and three interceptions in a 37-0 win fered a season-ending shoulder injury that required surgery the of Namaan Forrest, and in an overtime playoff loss to Plano, he had following week in practice and thus received a medical hardship 17 tackles and two passes broken up. In two years on the varsity, waiver for the season. North Mesquite was 8-2 his senior year and 7-4 his junior year under coach Steve Bragg; it lost in the first round of the playoffs both years, HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he garnered PrepStar All-America both times by three points in overtime. He also lettered twice in honors (ranked as the No. 4 DB in the Midwest), while also earning track (sprints, relays), and played two years of basketball. Football Report all-Midwest honors (both pre- and postseason), with Rivals.com ranking him as the No. 53 cornerback in the nation. He ACADEMICS—He is undecided on his major at CU, but is interested earned honorable mention all-state and all-conference honors at tail- in business management. A member of the “A-B” honor roll as a back, and was all-area at both running back and cornerback. He was senior, and also made it once as a junior and sophomore. also all-area as a junior and was all-conference as a sophomore and junior, all at tailback. A three-year starter at running back and two- PERSONAL—He was born May 28, 1985 in Paris, Texas. His hobbies year starter at cornerback, he rushed for 1,000 yards and 12 include video games and he has a keen interest in computers. He touchdowns as a senior, when he was also in on 60 tackles, with nine would like to one day go into the restaurant business. passes deflections, three interceptions and two forced fumbles. He also had about 75 receiving yards on five catches and returned three TACKLES kickoffs for touchdowns. As a s junior, he averaged 9.5 yards per Season G Plays UT AT-TOT TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int carry In rushing for about 900 yards and 10 scores, catching passes 2003 10 326 20 4—24 3-14 1- 7 8 1 0 0 5 2 for 150 yards and another three touchdowns, and added four more 2004 12 647 54 18—72 1- 1 0- 0 6 2 1 1 4 0 scores on kickoff returns. He had 60 tackles on defense, with eight Totals 22 973 74 22—96 4-15 1- 7 14 3 1 1 9 2 passes broken up, two interceptions, a fumble recovery and a forced ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Interception Return Yards: 2-6, 3.0 avg., 5 long (2003). fumble. He rushed for 850 yards and nine touchdowns and caught Fumble Return Yards: 1-41, 41.0 avg., 1 td (2004). Special Team Tackles: 2,0—2 passes for 250 yards and two scores as a sophomore. Top career (2003); 4,1—5 (2004). games included an seven carry, 154-yard, three-touchdown effort against Marion Central, and a 180-yard, 3-TD performance in a win over Antioch, both as a senior. And against Zion Benton, also as a senior, he had 150 yards in kickoff returns, including a TD, and rushed for another 120 yards and a score. Libertyville was 7-4 his senior year, 9-2 his junior season (conference champs both years) and 6-4 his sophomore year under coach Randy Kuceyeski. He also 31 lettered four times in track, participating in sprints and jumps (career best of 21-9 in the long jump, conference champ in the 300 GERETT BURL, CB hurdles as a freshman). ACADEMICS—He is majoring in history at Colorado. 5-10, 160, Soph., 1L Libertyville, Ill. (Libertyville/ PERSONAL—He was born August 8, 1983 in Denver, attending both Garden City CC) elementary and middle school in the Denver metro area. His hobbies include working out, participating in all sports and listening to music. He has an incredible athletic bloodline: his father, Gerald, and AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)—He started the first eight two uncles (Farley, Gerald’s twin, and Gary) ran track at Arizona games at right cornerback and the Nebraska game on the left side in State and were members of the 1977 national champion team. His starting nine games overall and playing in all 12. He suffered a dislo- grandfather, Alex “Bullet” Burl, played running back at Colorado cated finger against the Nebraska, and played with it bandaged in State and one year (1956) with the Chicago Cardinals; he also the Big 12 title game against Oklahoma; he had surgery on December coached track at Manual High School in Denver. Another grandpa, 7 and was scheduled to play in the Houston Bowl. He racked up 37 Eddie Callaway, coached basketball (the first African-American to do tackles (33 solo) on the season, along with the second most pass so in Colorado) and was principal at Manual, and an uncle, Donnie deflections (10) on the team. He also recorded six third down stops, Gatewood, is Montbello High’s (Denver) track coach and played a caused interception and a tackle for loss. He posted his career high football at CSU. Another uncle, Eddie Callaway Jr., coached former of seven tackles (all solo) in the overtime loss at Texas A&M, and Buff Chauncey Billups at George Washington. A cousin, Dominique had five tackles in three other games (Washington State, North Texas Callaway, ran track at Notre Dame and Ohio State and was the and Missouri). He was credited with a punt return for 9 yards when national record holder in the high hurdles, and yet another cousin, he blocked a kick against North Texas, one of eight special team Jan Keith Gatewood, played football at Northwestern. (First name is points he earned on the year; he was in on six tackles (four solo), pronounced jair-it, as in Jaret.) including one inside-the-20, to account for the other points. He had TACKLES a solid spring, with 18 tackles in the three main scrimmages and an Season G Plays UT AT-TOT TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int interception in the finale (the spring game), as he completed all 2004 12 563 33 4—37 1- 3 0- 0 6 0 0 0 10 0 requirements set forth by the coaching staff to return to the team. ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Punt Return Yards: 1-9, 9.0 avg. (2004). Special Team Tackles: 4,2—6 (2004).

34 PERSONAL—He was born January 7, 1986 in Tulsa, Okla. Hobbies include fishing, skiing, hanging out with friends and wakeboarding. He also enjoys flying planes; he earned his solo license in a Cessna 2 172 as a sophomore in high school. One of the team’s speedsters, as he clocked a 4.35 time in the 40-yard dash at a NIKE camp. HUGH CHARLES, TB RUSHING High Games RECEIVING High Games Season G Att Yds Avg. TD Long Att Yds No Yds Avg. TD Long Rec Yds 5-8, 185, Fr., 1L 2004 11 17 49 2.9 0 14 5 17 1 8 8.0 0 8 1 8 Southlake, Texas (Keller) ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Special Team Tackles: 5,1—6 (2004).

AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)—He played in 11 games (no starts), sitting out only the season opener as he saw the bulk of his action on special teams. Had 17 rushes for 49 yards on the season, 10 with five carries for five or more yards, as he never had the chance to show off his speed (one of the three fastest on the team). Ten of his carries were on first down (for 39 yards), and he earned two first JAMES COX, QB downs on the season (one rushing, one receiving). He carried four 6-3, 215, Soph., 1L times for 17 yards against North Texas and had five carries for 14 yards at Kansas, when he also had a reception for eight yards. On Simi Valley, Calif. (Royal) special teams, he finished tied for third in the team point standings with nine on the strength of six tackles (five solo, one inside-the-20), a downed punt and a knockdown block. AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)—He saw action in five games, HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior team captain, he was an All-Southwest including his first career start (coming against Iowa State). He had performer by SuperPrep and Prep Football Report, with PrepStar come off the bench the previous week to complete 15-of-21 passes naming him to its preseason All-Midlands squad. SuperPrep also for 175 yards against Oklahoma State (1 TD/2 INT), but struggled a tabbed him as the No. 56 player (fourth RB) in the Southwest, and bit in his start against ISU, as he was 7-of-16 for 67 yards (1 TD/1 INT). For the year, he completed 28-of-49 passes for 330 yards (2 TD/3 INT) Prep Football Report named him the No. 71 player overall (11th RB) for a passer rating of 114.9, but proved to be pretty adept on his feet, in the Midlands. Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 59 overall player as he was sacked just twice and had three runs of 10 yards or longer in Texas, and the No. 16 running back in the nation. As a senior, he in rushing nine actual times for 46 yards (11 for 37 officially includ- earned first-team all-district (5-5A) honors at both running back and ing the sacks). He enjoyed great success on first down, completing kick returner (he was special teams district MVP), as he averaged 34 10-of-16 throws for 123 yards and eight first downs; his two touch- yards per return on eight attempts, including one touchdown for 92 down passes came on third down plays, including his career first to yards. On the ground, he totaled 1,084 yards with a long run of 54 Dusty Sprague that covered 21 yards against Oklahoma State. He and seven touchdowns on 150 attempts, as he also reeled in 24 entered the fall listed second on the depth chart, as he moved up a passes for 200 yards and three scores. A team captain again during notch over the course of spring practices. his junior year, he garnered first-team all-district honors at kick 2003 (Fr.-RS)—He saw action late in two games (Florida State, Iowa returner and running back. Averaging about 40 yards for six returns, State), completing his first collegiate pass against the Seminoles he scored two touchdowns on dashes of 97 and 82 yards. He had 84 (though going for zero yards). He rushed once for two yards and was rushes for 607 yards and four touchdowns, with a long run of 50, sacked once. He received plenty of reps during the spring and com- while making 18 receptions for 120 yards and two more scores. pleted 15 of 31 passes for 194 yards and two touchdowns in the three During his sophomore campaign, when he was named the 2002 5A main scrimmages (but was sacked 13 times). Sophomore Defensive Back of the Year playing free safety, he racked 2002 (Fr.)—Redshirted; did not see any game action. He practiced up 20 total tackles, with all eight solo stops going for losses, includ- the entire fall at quarterback, and was the Scout Team Offense Award ing four sacks; he also added two pressures and three pass winner on two occasions (the Baylor and the first Oklahoma game). deflections and returned four kickoffs, one for a 91-yard touchdown. Top games: in a 34-31 win over Fossil Ridge his senior year, he HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he garnered SuperPrep all-Far West rushed the ball 18 times for 180 yards and two touchdowns; in a 38- honors (both pre- and postseason) and PrepStar All-West accolades, 24 win against Sam Houston in the first round of the 2003 state with Rivals.com ranking him as the No. 24 quarterback nationally in playoffs, he recorded 140 yards and one score on 16 carries, as he its “dual-threat” category. He also earned first-team all-Ventura also caught one pass for a 10-yard touchdown; in win over County, all-Southern CIF Section and all-Marmonte League honors. Colleyville that same year, he had 138 yards rushing with one touch- He was a second-team all-league and honorable mention all-county down on 17 attempts, along with a 92-yard kick return for a performer as a junior. He had a 21/2-to-1 ratio of touchdown passes to touchdown. Under coach Kevin Atkinson, Keller was 8-2 his senior interceptions (35-14) his junior and senior seasons combined. As a season, as it won the district championship before advancing to the senior, he completed 160-of-296 passes (54 percent) for 1,800 yards second round of the state playoffs; the team went 5-4 his junior year and 18 touchdowns, with just seven interceptions. He also rushed and 4-5 his sophomore season. He also lettered four times in track 101 times for 560 yards and eight scores with a long run of 84, and and was a first-team all-district performer in the 100-meter dash also caught three passes for 90 yards and a touchdown (that cov- (career best of 10.34) and the long jump (25-31/2). He was the only ered 65 yards). As a junior, he completed 56 percent of his passes for prep athlete in the nation to record a jump beyond 25 feet in 2004, 1,780 yards and 17 touchdowns, again throwing only seven picks. He taking district honors with that jump along with winning the triple rushed for 465 yards and 13 touchdowns to compliment his passing jump and being a key member on the 4x100 and 4x200 relay teams. stats. On defense, starting at both safety and cornerback, he had 59 He went on to win the regional championship in the 100 and the long tackles, four pass deflections, three interceptions and two forced jump in addition to finishing second in the triple jump. fumbles as a senior. He played one game on defense as a junior, rack- ing up 10 tackles and two interceptions in barely 20 plays. Top games included a 28-21 loss to Ventura in the third round of the playoffs his ACADEMICS—He is interested in business law as his major at junior year: he completed 20-of-30 passes for 250 yards and two Colorado; he owned a 3.4 grade point average in high school. touchdowns, along with rushing for 80 yards and a third score. In a

35 34-28 overtime loss to Thousand Oaks that same year, he was 19-of- downs, while his top high school moment came against Steamboat 31 for 285 yards and a TD, with 100 rushing yards and two Springs in the 2001 state playoffs, as Niwot won after a tough a goal touchdowns. He wrapped up his prep career by being named the line stand. Niwot was 9-3 his senior year under new coach Ron MVP in the East/West Ventura County All-Star game, completing 11- Tesone, 3-7 his junior year and 2-8 during his sophomore season of-20 passes for 176 yards and a touchdown. Royal was 5-6 his senior (when he played offensive guard). He lettered four years in basket- season (losing in the first round of the playoffs), 7-4-1 his junior year ball at forward, as he exited as Niwot’s all-time leading scorer and (advancing to the third round) and 4-6 his sophomore year under blocked shot leader, earning honorable mention all-state honors as coach Gene Ubelhardt (his freshman team went 10-0). He also let- a senior. He also lettered three times in outdoor track, and was an all- tered twice in basketball (averaged nine points and eight rebounds conference and all-region selection in the 110-meter hurdles. as a junior), and twice in track (sprints: has career bests of 23.4 in the 200 and 54.0 in the 400). He also played baseball. ACADEMICS—He is majoring in psychology at Colorado.

ACADEMICS—He is majoring in communication at Colorado. He was PERSONAL—Born July 22, 1983 in Tecumseh, Neb. Hobbies include a 2001-02 National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of snowboarding, fishing, playing basketball and most outdoor activities. Fame Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.

PERSONAL—He was born December 29, 1983 in Northridge, Calif. His hobbies include riding dirt bikes and snowboarding. A grandfa- ther (Doug Martin) played guard for the Minneapolis Lakers, and an uncle (Doug Martin, Jr.) is the head golf pro at Rancho Vista in Lancaster, Calif. 16

PASSING RUSHING Season G Att-Com-Int Pct. Yds TD Long Att Yds Avg. TD Long MASON CROSBY, PK 2003 2 1- 1- 0 100.0 0 0 0 2 -3 -1.5 0 3 2004 5 49- 28- 3 57.1 330 2 45 11 37 3.4 1 12 6-2, 200, Soph., 2L Totals 7 50- 29- 3 58.0 330 2 45 13 34 2.6 1 12 Georgetown, Texas (Georgetown) ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Sacked/Yards Lost: 1/5 (2003); 2/9 (2004).

AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)—He was the unanimous first- team All-Big 12 placekicker and one of 20 semifinalists for the Lou Groza Award, though the main All-America teams didn’t throw any- 30 thing his way. Rivals.com selected him as a second-team All-American and SI.com tabbed him with honorable mention status. PAUL CREIGHTON, FB He tied for the NCAA lead in field goals made from 50-plus yards with five (with Ohio State’s Mike Nugent, the Groza winner), and con- 6-5, 245, Soph., 2L nected on 19-of-23 on the season (11-for-11 from 40 yards in, and is Niwot, Colo. (Niwot) 15-of-15 in his career on such kicks). He is first in the Big 12 and 11th in the nation in field goals made per game (1.58), and became just the 10th player in NCAA history to make a 60-yard or longer field goal without a tee when he nailed a 60-yarder against Iowa State, the AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)—He played in all 12 games (no longest in the nation in 2004. It was one of four field goals he had in starts), seeing action at both fullback and tight end due to injuries as CU’s 19-14 win; in fact, he also had a 54-yard kick in that game, well as on special teams. He had no traditional stats on offense becoming the first CU player to make two of 50-plus yards in the (rushes, receptions), but he was versatile enough to play both posi- same game. The Groza committee cited him as one of its Three Stars tion in primarily a blocking role and provide several key blocks. On of the Week Award winners for his performance against the special teams, he had two tackles (one solo) and a knockdown block. Cyclones. The five 50-plus yard kicks he made on the year, the first He had switched from tight end to fullback for spring practice, and five of his career, set CU career and season marks. He scored 85 total adapted very well to the change. Primarily used as a blocker in drills, points to lead the team, as he also had another 4-field goal game at he did catch one pass (for 2 yards) in the spring game. Nebraska, and was a deadly weapon on kickoffs. Of his 59 kickoffs, 2003 (Fr.-RS)—He saw action in 11 games (no starts), mostly on spe- only 17 were returned (six inside-the-20), with 41 going for touch- cial teams though he played occasionally in several games at tight backs (26 through the end zone). The opponents average starting end. He had two special team points on the year, on the strength of yardline after all his kicks was the 21, and just the 22 for the 17 one knockdown block and one wedge break. returned. He was CU’s special teams player of the week on four occa- 2002 (Fr.)—Redshirted; did not see any action but practiced all year sions, and the Big 12 Conference’s for the Iowa State and Nebraska at tight end. He earned the Scout Team Offense Award for the Big 12 games. He won the Bill McCartney Award as the most outstanding Championship game against Oklahoma. He joined the team as a special teams player as selected by the coaches for both the fall as recruited walk-on prior to August drills, and was placed on scholar- well as for spring practice, and was one of just 10 players to earn his ship for the spring semester (he was originally going to enroll in way on CU’s prestigious Victory Club. He ends his sophomore year January, but was invited into camp when a space opened for him). already third in field goals made at Colorado (26), and is tied for 21st in scoring and is tied for sixth in kick scoring (137 points). HIGH SCHOOL—He lettered three times in football, playing both 2003 (Fr.)—He set a Colorado record for the most points scored by tight end and defensive end. He garnered all-state honors as a senior, a freshman with 52 (the old record of 48 was shared by two players). as he set school records for all-time receiving yards and sacks in a He was only the second true frosh to handle the placekicking chores season (201/2). He had 33 catches for over 800 yards and eight touch- in a CU season opener in school history, and only the fifth to see any downs on offense as a senior, with 100 total tackles, 20 quarterback action, period. The Big 12 Conference (and the CU coaches) honored sacks, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and three pass him as the Special Teams Player of the Week for October 11, as he deflections. His top games included a win over Sterling as a senior, was 3-of-3 on PAT kicks, 3-of-3 on field goals (23, 41 and 23 yards, the when he had nine tackles and four sacks, one being the game-saver. latter coming with 0:14 on the clock to send the game into overtime) Against Valley, he reeled in six catches for 180 yards and two touch- and kicked off for the first time collegiately, sending eight of nine

36 kickoffs into the end zone for touchbacks (with the one that was returned going for just five yards to the Kansas 18). For the season, he made 7-of-9 field goals, as he was perfect from 44 yards in with his misses coming from 47 and 53 yards; he made 31-of-37 PAT kicks, 98 with three of the misses coming on blocks. His long of 44 yards came in the season finale against Nebraska, while his first career make from 40 yards out against UCLA tied for the fifth longest for the first BRANDON DABDOUB, DT in a CU kicker’s career in Buff history. He made the first five field 6-1, 290, Sr., 4L goals of his career, one shy of the record for the most at the start of Metairie, La. (Archbishop Rummel) a CU career. He kicked off 37 times on the year, with 26 going for touchdowns with just 10 returned for an average starting field posi- tion for the opponent at its own 23. AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)—He saw action in all 12 games HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned first-team all-district honors including one start (Kansas State), playing 243 snaps from (13-5A) at placekicker, punter and free safety, and was all-Central scrimmage. He was in on 27 tackles (18 solo), with four for losses PrepStar Texas at kicker. named him to its all-Midlands team, while including two quarterback sacks, along with three third down stops, Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 3 placekicker in the nation. He was one pressure and one pass broken up. Both of his sacks were at key first-team all-district and second-team all-region at kicker as a junior. junctures against Washington State and Kansas State, when he also As a senior, he converted 7-of-11 field goals (long of 59) and 23-of-25 posted his season high in tackles with six in each game. He also had extra point kicks; he owned a 39.8 average for 40 punts (61 long), four tackles against Texas. He missed all of spring practice with 10 inside-the-20 and five inside-the-5. He also kicked 60-plus recovering from a torn pectoral muscle that he suffered during yard field goals consistently in practice. At free safety, he had 78 March conditioning; he had resumed most normal weight and con- tackles (26 solo), eight for losses, three interceptions, three passes ditioning activity by the end of June and was 100 percent by the start broken up, three forced fumbles and two recoveries. As a junior, he of fall camp. made 8-of-10 field goals (52 long) and 17-of-20 PATs (all misses were 2003 (Jr.)—He played in all 12 games, including nine starts, at defen- blocked). He averaged 37 yards on 60 punts (64 long), with eight sive tackle, finishing the year with 20 tackles (14 solo) in playing 514 inside-the-20. He had 58 tackles (25 solo, 10 for losses), with three snaps from scrimmage. He was second on the team with nine quar- interceptions, four passes broken up, three hurries and two fumble terback pressures, and also had four third down stops, three tackles recoveries. Top career games included a 30-20 loss to Copperas for loss, two pass deflections an interception. The pick was the first Cove as a junior, when he made three field goals (52, 46 and 39 yards) of his career, coming at Texas Tech, and was the first interception by against a team that came in with five straight shutouts. In a 10-3 loss a CU defensive tackle in seven seasons. He registered a career-high to Cedar Park his senior year, he made the longest field goal in Texas seven tackles (three solo) in the season finale against Nebraska, in eight years when he drilled a career-best 59-yarder; it tied him for which included a pair of third downs stops; he had three tackles on the third longest in state history. He also had a 61-yard punt in the three other occasions. He had a pretty solid spring, as he was one of game. And in a 21-7 win over Round Rock as a senior, he had seven 13 players to earn prestigious Spring Victory Club honors. tackles and two interceptions, returning one for a touchdown and 2002 (Soph.)—He saw action in 10 games, including one start that kicking the PAT following the score. Georgetown was 5-5 his senior came against Southern California, as he played 184 snaps overall. He year and 6-4 his junior season under coach Larry Moore. He also had two tackles in three different games, posting nine overall, which earned two letters in soccer (defense/midfielder), earning all-dis- included a quarterback sack against San Diego State. He had entered trict honors as both a sophomore (14 goals) and junior (17 goals). fall drills in a battle for a starting position, coming off an impressive spring. He owned the second best bench press (445 pounds) on the ACADEMICS—He is interested in business (marketing) as his major team in the spring conditioning tests. at Colorado. He was a consistent member of the “A-B” honor roll 2001 (Fr.-RS)—He earned second-team freshman All-America throughout high school (five out of six semesters). honors from The Sporting News, as he played in all 13 games, includ- ing the Fiesta Bowl, and making seven starts. In 299 snaps from PERSONAL—He was born September 3, 1984 in Lubbock, Texas. His scrimmage, he had 21 tackles (12 solo), with one for a loss to go with hobbies include hunting (deer/exotic), fishing, playing basketball a hurry and a pass broken up. In his second start at Kansas State, on and hiking. Father (Jim) was a fullback at Texas-El Paso in the mid- his 20th birthday, he had a season and then career-high five tackles, 1970s, and a grandfather (Harry Crosby) ran track at Marshall. He one behind the line for a loss. He also had four tackles against Texas A&M. spent two years in Fort Collins as a youngster, and attended several 2000 (Fr.)—Redshirted; practiced the entire fall at defensive tackle. CU games during that time and became a Buff fan. In high school, he He was the Scout Team Defense award winner for the Kansas game. was very active in his community, including local mission and church youth group work. Many kickers have interesting rituals or HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned SuperPrep all-Southwest superstitions; his is to hit at least 60 golf balls at a driving range two honors (the No. 18 player out of Louisiana), PrepStar all-Southeast days before a game. honors and Rivals.com Southeast-West Top 100 mention. He also SCORING FG BREAKDOWN was named first-team all-state (Louisiana Football Magazine) and all- Season G EP-EPA FG-FGA 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ Long PTS district (New Orleans Times-Picayune, WWL-TV), with the 2003 12 31-37 7- 9 0-0 4-4 0-0 3-4 0-1 0-0 44 52 Times-Picayune selecting him to its Top 20 Blue Chip list. He was the 2004 12 28-30 19-23 1-1 5-5 5-5 3-5 4-6 1-1 60 85 third ranked defensive lineman in the state and a Purple & Gold Top Totals 24 59-67 26-32 1-1 9-9 5-5 6-9 4-7 1-1 60 137 100 list member, along with making all-Catholic Elite Team, all-metro and all-East Bank. As a junior, he earned all-district honors from the ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Kickoffs: 37 Total, 26 TB, 10 Ret. (2003); 59 Total, 41 TB, 17 Ret. (2004); Special Team Tackles: 2,0—2 (2003). area coaches, along with all-metro, all-East Bank and all-Catholic Elite Team accolades. He played both defensive tackle and end as a senior, racking up 95 total tackles, with 27 for losses including 12 quarterback sacks. He also had eight hurries, six passes broken up, four forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and an interception he returned for a touchdown. His top games included a 12-tackle, two sack and a fumble recovery effort in a 20-3 playoff loss to St. Augustine; 15 tackles, one sack and a forced fumble in a 34-27 over- time win over Jesuit; and 10 tackles, three sacks and an interception

37 returned for a touchdown in a 28-14 win over South Lafauche. team’s most outstanding freshman. He played in 11 games at guard, Playing primarily tackle, he had 65 tackles as a junior, 23 for losses starting the last nine games of the year on the split side as he made including 10 sacks, with seven hurries, five forced fumbles, three his first start of the season at Florida State in game four and was a recoveries, three passes broken up and an interception. He returned fixture in the lineup the remainder of the season. His nine starts set the pick and one of the fumbles for scores, and was the state player- a school record for the most by a true freshman offensive lineman, of-the-week on one occasion (10 tackles, three sacks and the fumble as he broke the old record of eight set by Clint Moore in 1991 (he was return for a TD). Archbishop Rummel was 10-2 in his senior year and only the seventh frosh O-lineman to start at least one game since 7-4 his junior season, losing in the second round of the playoffs both 1973). He graded out at 74.6 percent for the year, ranking third years, under coach Jay Roth. He participated in track for the first among all offensive linemen, as he played 631 snaps, the second time as a senior (shot put). most by a freshman on the team (and high by a true frosh). He was third on the team in knockdown blocks (15), tied for the lead in ACADEMICS—He graduated with a degree in communication in touchdown blocks (5), allowed team lows in both pressures (4) and December 2004. He is interested in broadcast television, and worked quarterback sacks (2) and was flagged for just two penalties; his the summer prior to his senior year at Fox Sports Net in Denver. high game grade was 85.7 percent versus Washington State. At the annual CUSPY’s (CU Sports Performers of the Year Awards banquet), PERSONAL—Born Oct. 6, 1981 in New Orleans, La. His hobbies he was selected as the Male Freshman Athlete of the Year for all include fishing (he’d like to be a tour guide someday), reading, golf sports. (career best of 80), running and lifting weights. An older brother (Alan) played football at Louisiana State. He selected Colorado HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned All-America honors from because he said the Buffs were a childhood favorite. Five high school Parade, PrepStar (Dream Team), Student Sports and SuperPrep, also teammates received scholarships at Division I-A schools. (Last name earning first-team all-Colorado, all-state, all-district and all- pronounced dab-doob.) Centennial League honors. He was one of 17 offensive and/or defensive linemen to make the prestigious 55-man Parade All- TACKLES America team. Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 1 player in Season G Plays UT AT-TOT TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int Colorado, the No. 4 offensive tackle in the nation, and the No. 44 2001 12 299 12 9— 21 1- 3 0- 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 overall player in country. SuperPrep ranked him as the No. 20 player 2002 9 184 6 3— 9 3- 9 1- 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 2003 12 514 14 6— 20 3- 7 0- 0 4 9 0 0 2 1 in its Midlands region (the sixth OL), while Prep Football Report rated 2004 12 243 18 9— 27 4-19 2-15 3 1 0 0 1 0 him No. 24 in the region and the eighth O-lineman. As a junior, he gar- Totals 45 1240 50 27— 77 11-38 3-19 9 12 0 0 4 1 nered all-Colorado, all-state and all-league honors, with Student Sports naming him to its postseason junior All-America team. He was ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Interception Return Yards: 1-0, 0.0 avg. (2003). a second-team all-league selection as a sophomore. He was a three- year starter at offensive tackle, playing both the left and right sides. He averaged six pancake blocks per game as a senior, when he did not allow a single quarterback sack. He averaged four pancakes as a junior, also not allowing a sack. He started two games at tight end as a freshman, when he also played some fullback (he caught four 66 passes and carried just a couple of times). He saw action on defense occasionally at tackle, in two games as a senior in short yardage sit- BRIAN DANIELS, OG uations. Mullen was 10-2 his senior year, 10-3 his junior year, 11-2 his sophomore season and 10-3 his freshman year under coach Jay 6-5, 300, Soph., 2L Madden. MHS reached the state quarterfinals all four years and Evergreen, Colo. (Mullen) advanced to the semifinals his junior campaign. A three-time letter- winner in wrestling, he was ranked No. 1 as a senior and finished third in the state as a junior (heavyweight, 28-4 record). Also the No. 1 ranked power lifter in the state in the high school ranks as a senior, AT COLORADO—This Season (Soph.)—He started all 12 games at he placed second in the state as a junior and lettered three years. He tight side guard, earning honorable mention all-Big 12 honors from also lettered in track as a freshman (shot put). both the Associated Press and the league coaches (the Austin American-Statesman tabbed him a second-team choice). He enters ACADEMICS—He is majoring in business (finance) at Colorado. He the bowl game having made 21 consecutive starts, the third most on earned first-team Academic All-Big 12 honors as a sophomore, the team, as are his 21 total for his career. He graded out the highest boasting a grade point average in excess of 3.5. An honor roll student of all the offensive linemen, as he posted an 82.3 percent grade for throughout high school, he is also a member of the National Honor the season (minus the Big 12 title game, which was not graded; he Society as he owned a 3.8 GPA. played 769 snaps overall). He led the team with 29 knockdown blocks, was called for the fewest penalties (2), allowed the fewest PERSONAL—He was born Oct. 31, 1984 in Denver. His hobbies include skiing, fishing and off-roading. A cousin (Brad Boyer) is a pressures (5), tied for the low in quarterback sacks allowed (1/2), and had the second most touchdown blocks (6). He posted the high junior third baseman for the University of Arizona (he batted .351 as single-game grade of the season by any O-lineman when he recorded a frosh and .259 as a sophomore). He was the first player in an 88.2 percent mark against Oklahoma State. He also played every Colorado’s 2003 class to commit—he did so on signing day in 2002. snap (53) on the field goal and PAT unit on special teams. He was one of the 10 players on the season to earn his way into CU’s prestigious Victory Club, posting a winning productivity grade in at least eight games for the year. In the preseason, Phil Steele’s College Football ranked him as the No. 25 guard in the nation, but the second sopho- more on the list. 2003 (Fr.)— He earned first-team Freshman All-America honors from collegefootballnews.com (second-team from The Sporting News, which did name him first-team freshman all-Big 12), with the CU coaches naming him the recipient of the Lee Willard Award as the

38 a touchdown. As a junior, he had 92 tackles (62 solo), with five quar- terback sacks, two passes broken up, two fumble recoveries and an amazing six blocked kicks. He added four receptions for 60 yards on 12 offense playing tight end. He had 60 tackles (35 solo) and a sack as a sophomore, as he played linebacker exclusively as a soph and junior. Top games as a senior included a 28-21 win over Hightower, AKARIKA DAWN, ILB when he had 20 tackles (15 solo) and two PBU’s, and a 35-7 win over 6-1, 230, Jr., 3L Lamar Consolidated, when he had 17 solo tackles and an intercep- tion he returned for a touchdown. As a junior, in a 30-23 loss to Sugarland, Texas (Kempner) Willowridge, he had 13 tackles, two receptions, two passes broken up and a pair of blocked punts. Kempner was 10-1 his senior year, claiming the 20-5A district title before losing in the regional playoffs, and was 5-5 his junior year and 2-8 his sophomore season under AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)—He saw action in all 12 games, coach Tom Henderson. He also lettered twice in track (hurdles, high including five starts, as he proved versatile in playing both the will jump; he was a regional qualifier in the latter) and once in soccer and mike inside linebacker positions. He had the most tackles on the (goalie). team of any player starting half or less of the games, finishing fifth overall with 71 (44 solo, four for losses). He was the team leader in ACADEMICS—He is majoring in film studies at Colorado, with an third down stops with 13, as he also had four passes broken up, four interest in journalism and broadcast production. He earned aca- quarterback pressures, four quarterback chasedowns (or near demic all-district honors as a high school senior. sacks) and one-and-a-half sacks. He racked up a career-high 10 tack- les (8 solo) in the loss to Texas, and also had nine with two solo PERSONAL—He was born Jan. 10, 1984 in Houston, Texas. His hob- stops in the loss at Missouri. In CU’s overtime setback at Texas A&M, bies include reading, watching movies and participating in sports. he recorded eight stops, five unassisted, including three third down He also plays four musical instruments, speaks fluent Spanish (his stops. He won CU’s defensive lineman of the week for the Colorado fiancé is from Colombia), and likes to vacation in Canada. (First name State game, when he posted eight tackles (six solo), including one is pronounced ock-ah-reek-ah.) for a loss and a pass deflection. Overall, he posted at least five tack- les in nine games, with six against Iowa State when he recorded his TACKLES 11/2 sacks as well as two third down stops. He also added a solo Season G Plays UT AT-TOT TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int tackle and a downed punt on special teams play. This was the first 2002 2 18 1 0— 1 0- 0 0- 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 season that he stopped shuffling between the secondary (safety) 2003 12 448 33 15— 48 4-32 1-12 7 2 0 2 2 1 and linebacker, as was able to settle in at the position during the 2004 12 524 44 27— 71 3-17 11/2-14 13 4 0 0 4 0 1 spring (he had 23 tackles in the three main spring scrimmages, Totals 26 990 78 42—120 7-49 2 /2-26 21 6 0 2 7 1 including a team-high 12 in the spring game). ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Interception Return Yards: 1-0, 0.0 avg. (2003). Fumble 2003 (Soph.)—He played in all 12 games, including five starts: two Returns: 1-8, 8.0 avg., 1 td (2002). Special Team Tackles: 4,2—6 (2002); 3,0—3 each at the mike and will linebacker spots and one at strong safety. (2003); 1,0—1 (2004). In 448 snaps from scrimmage, he logged 48 tackles (33 solo, four for losses including a quarterback sack), along with seven third down stops, two forced fumbles, two pass deflections and an interception (which he made at Iowa State). He had nine tackles (seven solo) in the win over No. 22 Missouri, and posted six each against Baylor and Kansas State. He also was a special teams regular, and scored six 44 special team points on the season with three solo tackles, a forced fumble, a knockdown block and a blocked PAT kick (against Texas Tech). He had entered the fall listed first at strong safety, but moved JORDON DIZON, ILB to inside linebacker early in drills where he eventually opened the season. He still saw some occasional spot duty at safety at various 6-0, 220, Fr., 1L times during the season. Waimea, Hawai’i (Waimea) 2002 (Fr.)—He saw action in all 14 games (no starts), mainly on spe- cial teams but did get in 18 snaps on defense at strong safety. He finished fourth on the team in special team points with 10, on the strength of six tackles, one inside-the-20, two knockdown blocks and a fumble recovery. The latter came against San Diego State, when he AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)—He enjoyed one of the finest sea- scooped the ball up after SDSU’s return man lost the ball at his 8- sons by a true freshman in school history, as he was CU’s first true yard line; he took it in for his first collegiate score. On defense, in his frosh to ever be recognized with the conference’s Defensive limited action he had one tackle (a third down stop at that) and a Newcomer of the Year (Associated Press) and the Defensive pass deflection during the regular season, but against Wisconsin in Freshman of the Year (Big 12 Coaches) awards. The Sporting News the bowl game, he had two tackles, including a sack, both on third and Rivals.com selected him as a second-team Freshman All- down plays to prevent first downs. American, he earned honorable mention all-Big 12 honors from the AP, and TSN also selected him to its Freshman All-Big 12 team. Dizon HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he garnered PrepStar all-Midlands and led all freshmen in the conference in tackles with 82 (51 solo), which SuperPrep all-Southwest honors, with Rivals.com ranking him as the also established a CU true freshman record as he bettered the old No. 42 outside linebacker nationally. He also made the prestigious total by some 15 stops (it was the second most tackles posted by a Texas 100 list and earned first-team All-Greater Houston (Houston frosh, redshirt or true, missing a new mark by just four). He led the Chronicle) and all-district (20-5A) honors; he was an honorable men- team in tackles from game one through game eight, eventually fin- tion all-state selection by the Texas Sportswriters Association. As a ishing third overall, easily the highest ever by a true freshman at CU junior, he earned second-team all-district honors at linebacker, and (two others had previously finished seventh). He also had six tack- was Kempner’s defensive MVP. As a senior, he was in on 98 tackles les for loss, including one sack (against Texas), seven third down (64 solo), with 11 passes broken up, three interceptions, three stops, four passes broken up, two touchdown saves, a forced fumble fumble recoveries and a blocked field goal, seeing action at line- and one recovery. He had two big plays out of the gate, both of his backer as well as both safety positions. On offense, he played some touchdown saves: in the opener against Colorado State, he stuffed tight end as well as receiver and caught four passes for 37 yards and former Buff Marcus Houston at the 1-yard line on a second-and-goal

39 run with less than 30 seconds remaining in a 27-24 Buff victory, and a week later at Washington State, he tackled quarterback Alex Brink at the 2, forcing a fumble that teammate Matt McChesney recovered with five seconds to go to preserve the 20-12 win. He had eight tack- 81 les in the opener (6 solo, along with a caused interception), and his 13 (9 solo) against WSU were the second most in a single-game by a CU true freshman. He had 10 stops (7 solo) against Texas and nine MIKE DUREN, WR versus Missouri as he had at least four tackles in every game, five- 5-9, 190, Sr., 1L plus in 10 games and six or more in eight contests. On special teams Arvada, Colo. (Arvada West/ duty, he racked up seven points on the strength of four knockdown blocks on returns and two assisted tackles, one inside-the-20. When Nebraska) he reported to camp, the coaches had no idea what position he would play; they thought running back or safety would be his first AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)—He saw action in all 12 games, home, but five days into drills after a trial at linebacker, it was evi- including one start (Kansas State), as he was in the regular rotation dent that he was something special at the position. He would at wide receiver (the “Z” position). He caught the seventh most become the first true freshman to start a season opener at inside passes on the team in hauling down 20 for 146 yards. He caught four linebacker in school history, and he went on to start 10 games (he passes in two different games, Kansas and Nebraska; he had his played in all 12), tied for the second most starts ever by a true fresh- career long of 28 yards in the latter, but his yardage total suffered for man at Colorado. He won the Lee Willard Award, presented by the the game as he was credited with a 13-yard loss on catch after the coaches, as the team’s most outstanding freshman, only the third ball got away from him after a grab. On special teams, he had one inside linebacker to ever win the honor. punt return as well as a solo tackle on coverage. He had a terrific HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he was a Prep Football Report and spring, as the coaches named him the Most Improved Offensive PrepStar All-West regional team member, earning second-team all- Player. He led all players in the spring scrimmage receiving stats state and Kauai Interscholastic Federation (KIF) All-Star honors. PFR ranked him as the No. 65 player in the region and the third ranked with 13 catches for 142 yards, including a 33-yard touchdown recep- running back, calling him “potentially the top fullback on the west tion (from Erik Greenberg) in the spring game. coast,” while Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 8 running back 2003 (Jr.)—He saw action in eight games, mainly on special teams. prospect nationally. He earned second-team all-state honors both as He twice won the Scout Team Offense Award, being so honored by a sophomore and junior, when he was also selected as the KIF most the coaches for the Colorado State and Texas Tech games. On the valuable player. He was injured most of the regular season his senior heels of a good spring and solid fall camp start, he was placed on year, rushing once for a 12 yard touchdown run but catching nine scholarship during the second week in August, as the coaches passes for 250 yards and three scores in just over two games (he rewarded him particularly for his dedication on special teams. He played in four preseason games and rushed for about 600 yards). As had a solid spring, establishing himself as a reliable wide out, while a junior, he rushed 150 times for 1,157 yards and 13 touchdowns, he also saw action some action at returning punts and kickoffs. In with a long of 84, while catching 15 passes for 175 yards. He started the three main spring scrimmages, he reeled in five catches for 107 at linebacker on defense and was in on 75 tackles. He also handled yards and one touchdown (a 53-yard grab from Greenberg). some of the punting chores in high school, and in the state semifinal 2002 (Soph.)—He joined the team as a recruited walk-on in August, as a junior, he pinned four punts inside-the-10 yardline. Top games: after transferring from Nebraska’s baseball program. He was used in a 55-0 win over Kapaa as a junior, he rushed for 37 times for 376 solely on special teams in the four games he played in. He was the yards and five touchdowns; in a 42-35 win over Hawaii Prep Academy Scout Team Offense Award winner for the Kansas game. as a senior, he had 40 rushes for 315 yards and five scores; and in a Other Years—He was a member of the University of Nebraska’s win over Woodbridge his senior year, he had 33 carries for 275 yards baseball team in 2000 and 2001 as a scholarship outfielder, but he and four TDs. Waimea was 6-2 his senior year and 6-1 his junior and did not see any game action. sophomore seasons under coach Liko Pereira (not including pre- season games), losing in the state semifinals all three seasons. He HIGH SCHOOL— He lettered four times in football, playing on all also lettered four times in basketball (forward), was a three-time three phases of the game as a running back, defensive back, and Player of the Year/Island (KIF), as well as a three-time honorable punt/kick returner. As a senior he garnered all-state (honorable men- mention all-state performer. He also lettered three times in track tion) and first-team all-Jefferson County League honors. He rushed (sprints, the 100-meter KIF champion as a junior), and once in for 200 yards and 10 touchdowns on 22 attempts, and also gained soccer. 400 yards and 10 scores through the air with 30 receptions. Of the three punts he returned, two went for touchdowns, while his only ACADEMICS—He is undecided on his major at Colorado, but is kick return also yielded a touchdown. As a junior, he earned all-state interested in engineering or business management. He was an honor (honorable mention) accolades and was named to the first-team all- roll member every quarter in high school, with his grade point aver- conference squad. He rushed 150 times for 1,110 yards and 20 age always at 3.5 or higher. touchdowns that season, also netting 20 catches for 300 yards and five touchdowns. Three of his five punt returns were returned for PERSONAL—He was born January 16, 1986 in Kauai, Hawai’i. scores. Arvada West was 5-5 his senior year, 8-3 his junior year and Hobbies include fishing, diving and motocross. His high school, 12-2 his sophomore season, winning the 5A state championship Waimea, is the westernmost high school in the United States, on the under coach Dave Logan. He was a four-year letterman in baseball, island of Kauai, the furthest west of the populated islands in the earning honorable mention all-state and first-team all-conference Hawaiian chain. (Last name is pronounced dye-zonn) honors his junior and senior seasons at shortstop (and was a second team all-conference pick as a sophomore). He also lettered twice in TACKLES track (sprints). Season G Plays UT AT-TOT TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int 2004 12 597 51 31 — 82 6-14 1- 6 7 1 0 1 4 0 ACADEMICS—He earned his degree in communication, graduating ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Special Team Tackles: 0,2—2 (2004). this past December 17. He was named to the academic all-state team as a senior in high school.

PERSONAL—Born Sept. 16, 1981 in Lakewood, Colo. Hobbies include listening to music and recreational shooting. He is the third

40 in a succession of Duren’s to play at Colorado, as father Gary was a defensive back in 1973-74, and older brother Matt a safety in 2000-01. RECEIVING High Games Season G No. Yds Avg. TD Long Rec Yds 58 2004 12 20 146 7.3 0 28 4 34 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Punt Returns: 1-minus 3, -3.0 avg. (2004). Special Team MARK FENTON, C Tackles: 1,0—1 (2004). 6-4, 290, Soph., 2L Inglewood, Calif. (Westchester)

22 AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)—He started all 12 games at center, as he is developing nicely and should return as a contender for honors as a junior. He played the most snaps on offense (788), fin- BYRON ELLIS, TB ishing second among the offensive linemen in knockdown blocks with 26. He had two touchdown blocks, allowed just one quarter- 6-0, 195, Fr., 1L back sack on the year, was flagged for four penalties and allowed Culver City, Calif. (Venice) eight pressures as he graded out to 76.9 percent, third best of the O- line regulars. His top game grade was 84.1 percent against Kansas State, and his seven knockdown blocks in the North Texas game were the team’s single-game best for the year. He also played every AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)—He saw action in nine games (no snap (53) on the field goal and PAT unit on special teams. starts), primarily in some spot situations resting starting tailback 2003 (Fr.-RS)—He saw action in the last 10 games of the season (no Bobby Purify. He had the fourth most carries among all the running starts), as he was in for 70 snaps from scrimmage and another 37 on backs, as he had 19 rushes for 61 yards (3.2 average), with two runs the FG/PAT unit. In his three games on offense, he graded out at 70.0 in double figures (long of 11). He had 17 yards against North Texas, percent (49 plus plays), with one knockdown block; he was called for 12 at Texas A&M and 14 at Kansas. He also caught one pass for three one penalty and did not allow a quarterback sack or pressure. He yards. saw extensive action at Iowa State due to injuries, playing 54 snaps against the Cyclones. He had a solid spring evolving at center and HIGH SCHOOL—A three-year letterman, he was a third team all- went into fall camp atop the depth chart at the position. state selection on offense as a senior, while Rivals.com ranked him 2002 (Fr.)—Redshirted; did not see any game action but practiced in the California Top 100 (No. 78 overall). He was also the Western all fall on the offensive line (mainly at guard). He dressed for nine League and city (L.A. Section) Offensive Player of the Year, along games and was the Scout Team Offense Award winner for the with a first-team league and city performer as both a junior and Missouri game. He shined in the Alamo Bowl practices, using the ses- senior. He will be a participant in the California-Florida All-Star game sions to impress the coaches with his play at center. Enrolled in school in January in time for the spring semester, which means he this summer. As a senior, he rushed 190 times for 1,656 yards and 21 still counts as a member of Colorado’s 2001 class. He participated in touchdowns, averaging 8.7 yards per carry with a long run of 72 spring drills, playing guard throughout. yards. He also caught 12 passes for 165 yards and a score. As a 2001—He delayed his enrollment until January, as despite playing junior, he had 147 attempts for 1,352 yards (9.2 per carry), with 12 well in the California-Texas All-Star game, he underwent a second touchdowns, while catching seven balls for 106 yards and three surgical procedure to repair a broken metatarsal bone in his hand, scores. As a sophomore, he played in three games on the season, as well as to improve on his academics. He was set to report as a including the playoffs in which he scored one touchdown (over the defensive lineman out of high school and was an original member’s span of his career, he has participated in 10 playoff games). Top of CU’s ’01 recruiting class. games: as a senior, in a 61-21 win over Sylmar in the CIF playoffs, he rushed 18 times for 175 yards and two scores, including his career HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned all-Southern California, all- long run of 72 yards; in a 30-20 loss to Carson in the CIF champi- district (city), all-South Bay area, all-West side (Los Angeles Times), onship game, he had 19 attempts for 170 yards and a score; and as a all-Western Conference and all-city honors. He was named to the junior in a 42-37 loss to Laverne Damien, he had 26 rushes for 187 California All-Star team, and played in the California-Florida game yards and two scores. Venice was 13-1 his senior year, reaching the this past June. He played both defensive tackle and center his senior CIF title game, and was 10-3 his junior season, losing in the CIF semi- year, as he racked up 35 tackles (20 solo), with eight for losses, finals under coach Angelo Gasca. He lettered four times in track, including five quarterback sacks on defense, and registered 40 pan- participating in sprints (top time of 22.4 in the 200-meter dash) and cakes and allowed only two sacks on offense. As a junior, he earned relays. first-team all-conference honors on offense, when he made 25 pan- cake blocks. Top games included a convincing win over Palisades his ACADEMICS—He is interested in pre-medicine as his major in at senior year, when he had 11 pancake blocks and at least eight quar- Colorado. He was the valedictorian in the eighth grade (at Marina terback hurries in helping to hold nationally ranked Palisades to 300 del Rey Middle School), and that was just the beginning of a stellar yards under its average on offense. Other top performances includes academic career which saw him take several advanced placement the ’99 Palisade game (also a win), when he had three sacks in one and honors classes his senior year. The owner of a 4.0 grade point quarter, and a win over Crenshaw his junior year when his blocking average as a prep, he is a two-time academic all-city team member helped running back Sam Cunningham rush for 240 yards. and earned the Academic Jacket of Excellence Award (presented to Westchester was 9-2 his senior year, 10-2 his junior season and 9-2 those students with a 3.75 or higher GPA for three years). his sophomore year, qualifying for the CIF playoffs all three seasons, under coach Larry Wein. PERSONAL—He was born March 27, 1986 in Los Angeles, Calif. Hobbies include watching movies and listening to music. ACADEMICS—He is majoring in political science at Colorado.

RUSHING High Games RECEIVING High Games PERSONAL—Born Nov. 14, 1983 in Hawthorne, Calif. Hobbies Season G Att Yds Avg. TD Long Att Yds No Yds Avg. TD Long Rec Yds include playing video games. 2004 9 19 61 3.2 0 11 8 23 1 3 3.0 0 3 1 3

41 tackles. He had a couple of catches (for 25 yards) on offense. Top games as a senior included a 12-tackle, three-sack effort in Mitchell’s 28-7 victory over Palmer and a two-sack performance in a win 82 against Doherty. As a junior in 1999, he racked up 14 tackles in a losing effort to Wasson. Mitchell was 12-2 his senior year, 7-3 his junior campaign and 5-4 his sophomore year under coach Tom JAMES GAREE, DE Sandoval; MHS fell in the second round of the 2000 state playoffs to 6-6, 265, Jr., 3L Fruita Monument. He also lettered in track, competing mostly in the relays (particularly the 4x200). He wrestled his first two years in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Mitchell) high school, competing at the 160-pound class his freshman year and then as a heavyweight as a sophomore (mainly because of a lack of big wrestlers in the program).

AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)—He earned honorable mention ACADEMICS— He is majoring in sociology at Colorado. He was an all-Big 12 honors from the league coaches, as he played steady all honor roll student in high school, maintaining a 3.12 grade point year in starting all 12 games at the rush defensive end spot. He led average. all CU ends in tackles with 60 (37 solo), which included six for losses and two-and-a-half quarterback sacks. He also had three third down PERSONAL— Born May 8, 1982 in Denver. He says the biggest stops and two quarterback pressures as he racked up at least four moment in his high school career was when he officially signed with tackles in 11 games, with a season and career high of nine tackles, six the Buffaloes. Hobbies include playing basketball. (Last name is pro- solo, against Texas. He had six of the same variety (four solo, two nounced Gary.) assists) in three different games: Washington State, Texas A&M and TACKLES Oklahoma, with five on three other occasions. He was one of the 10 Season G Plays UT AT-TOT TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int players on the season to earn his way into CU’s prestigious Victory 2002 4 39 5 0 — 5 1- 6 1- 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 Club, posting a winning productivity grade in at least eight games for 2003 12 518 23 9 — 32 7-45 4-30 3 4 0 1 0 0 the year. The Sporting News selected him to its All-Spring Team, 2004 12 569 37 23— 60 6-20 21/2-17 3 2 0 0 0 0 citing his pass rush abilities, and the coaches named him as the Totals 28 1126 65 32— 97 14-71 71/2-53 6 6 0 1 0 0 recipient of the Dan Stavely Award, presented to the Outstanding ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Special Team Tackles: 0,1—1 (2002); 1,0—1 (2003). Defensive Lineman for the spring. 2003 (Soph.)—He played in all 12 games, but once he cracked the starting lineup for the conference opener at Baylor, he remained in it the rest of the season (eight starts in all). He played 518 snaps from scrimmage, posting 32 tackles (23 solo), tying for the team lead in quarterback sacks with four. His seven overall tackles for loss were 62 the third most on the team, and he also added four hurries, three third stops and a forced fumble. He really came on the second half of the season (27 tackles, six for losses the last seven games), and JOHN GUYDON, DT was CU’s defensive line player of the week for the win over No. 22 6-2, 290, Jr., 1L Missouri, when he had five tackles, three for losses including two quarterback sacks. He had a season high six tackles, all solo, in the Yorba Linda, Calif. (El Dorado/ overtime win over Kansas, with five tackles versus No. 1 Oklahoma Fullerton Community College) and four versus Nebraska. A big spring game was the sign of things to come, as he was in on seven tackles, with all six of his solo stops being quarterback sacks. AT COLORADO—This Season (Jr.)—He returned to defense during 2002 (Fr.-RS)—He saw action in seven games (no starts), including August camp to help improve the depth on the line; for a while, he four on defense. He was in for 39 plays, making five solo stops includ- was listed on both sides of the line but settled in quickly only on the ing a sack (against Baylor). He had three points on special team duty, defensive side. He played in 11 games (no starts), seeing action for as he assisted on a tackle inside-the-20 and had a wedge break. 160 snaps from scrimmage in registering six tackles on the year (five 2001 (Fr.)—The coaching staff named him the winner of the Lee solo), including a quarterback sack and a third down stop. He had Willard Award, presented to the most outstanding freshman. Even two tackles in the win at Kansas, including the sack, and had one though he was redshirted, he really developed on the scout team tackle in four other games (Colorado State, North Texas, Nebraska and was named the scout team player of the week three different and Oklahoma). Following spring drills, he was listed at both guard times (for the Colorado State, San Jose State and Iowa State games). and center (second and third, respectively), as he agreed to move to He was the first frosh redshirt to win the award since 1972, the last the offensive line from defensive tackle during the off-season. season true freshmen were not eligible to play. 2003 (Jr.-RS)—Redshirted; he practiced at defensive tackle most of the fall, but occasionally shifted to offense for scout team duty. He HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned PrepStar, SuperPrep and Prep was the Scout Team player of the week for four games, all in succes- Football Report all-Midlands honors, as he was listed as the No. 62 sion: Florida State (offense), Baylor (defense), Kansas (defense) and overall recruit by PFR and No. 69 by SP. He was tabbed All-Colorado Kansas State (defense). He was still attending junior college in the by the Rocky Mountain News, which also named him first-team all- spring and thus did not enroll at CU for spring drills. state; the Denver Post selected him honorable mention all-state. He played in the all-state game at the University of Northern Colorado JUNIOR COLLEGE—As a sophomore, he earned second-team JUCO this past March. As a senior, he posted 117 tackles (80 solo), with 16 All-America honors and unanimous first-team all-Mission for losses, including 13 sacks. He complemented those with seven Conference honors. SuperPrep ranked him as the No. 79 player on its quarterback hurries, four passes broken up, two forced fumbles, JUCO Top 100 List (the seventh DL), CFN.com ranked him as the No. three recoveries, the first interception of his career and three 43 JUCO (the 11th DL), and JCFootball.com ranking him among eight blocked kicks (two punts, one field goal). He also started on offense D-tackles in its Top 101. He earned second-team all-conference at tight end and caught 12 passes for 200 yards and three touch- honors as a freshman. As a senior, he was second among all Mission downs. As a junior, he made 95 tackles, with eight sacks and three Conference defensive linemen with 60 tackles (23 solo, 19 for losses, forced fumbles, earning first-team all-Metro North Conference two sacks). He also forced two fumbles and recovered two. As a accolades and was named to the Colorado Springs Gazette- freshman, he made 35 tackles (19 solo), with 16 for losses, two sacks Telegraph’s all-area team. He also started as a sophomore at and an interception. His top game came his soph year against rival defensive end, and had three fumble recoveries and around 60 42 Santa Ana: in a 24-21 win, he had 10 tackles, three hurries and a sack Greater Houston honors, in addition to being named to the Texas in helping to limit Santa Ana to just 86 yards on 46 rushes. Fullerton Top 100 Lists by both the Chronicle and the Dallas Morning News (he CC was 3-7 his sophomore year and 6-5 his freshman season under also made several other top player lists). He also claimed a host of coach Gene Murphy. awards, including the George Bush/Kiwanis Club Sports Hero Award and the Houston Touchdown Club Scholar-Athlete Award, and was HIGH SCHOOL—He lettered three years in football, a two-way named as an outstanding high school senior by the Derrick Thomas starter every season. He had 65 tackles as a senior playing as a 250- Foundation. He earned first-team all-district honors as a junior, when pound defensive tackle, along with four sacks and an interception; he was the team’s most valuable lineman and was an All-Greater he racked up 55 stops with sacks and a pick as a junior defensive Houston Underclassmen Team selection; he was also second-team end. He had roughly 40 tackles at tackles as a sophomore. On all-district as a sophomore. A three-year starter at offensive tackles, offense, he started at guard for all three seasons and did not allow a he had 70 dominant (pancake) blocks and 15 touchdown blocks as a quarterback sack. El Dorado was 2-8 his senior year and 6-5 his senior, when he did not allow a sack or get called for a single penalty. junior and sophomore seasons under coach Rick Jones. He also let- He blocked for the district’s leading passer, Michael Nichols (1,800 tered twice in track, throwing the shot put and discus. yards and 20 TDs) and a two-back rotation that gained 1,200 yards. As a junior, he had 65 dominant and 13 touchdown blocks with no ACADEMICS—He is majoring in journalism (broadcast production) sacks allowed while being flagged just one time. He had 60 dominant at Colorado. A 3.0 student in junior college, he was a finalist for a and 10 touchdown blocks as a sophomore, when he allowed just one student-athlete achievement award for southern California junior sack and was penalized once. Thus, he had 195 career pancakes and colleges. 38 touchdown blocks while allowing just one sack and being called for only two penalties. Some top games included a battle against PERSONAL—Born August 18, 1983 in Compton, Calif. His main Lamar his senior year, when he had six pancakes and a touchdown hobby is comedy; he’s performed stand-up in several California block in shutting down John Williams, the Houston Chronicle’s area comedy clubs, and cites comedian Dannon Greene as his mentor. defensive player of the year. He had a career-high eight ‘cakes with He’s also met legendary comedians and actors Tommy Davidson and two TD blocks against Worthing the same year. Westbury was 5-5 Martin Lawrence. Other hobbies include entertainment of all kinds, both his junior and senior seasons, and was 6-4 his sophomore year, music, movies and live performances. He also excels at performing finishing third in the district, under coach George Campbell. He also “Beat Box,” which he has done for a couple of major Southern lettered in outdoor track (shot put). California radio stations. His second cousin, Damian Anderson, played tailback at Northwestern (under current CU coach Gary ACADEMICS—He is undecided on his major but is interested in psy- Barnett) and is now with the in the NFL. A self-pro- chology at Colorado. He was an active member of the National claimed “late bloomer,” he wasn’t recruited out of high school (Last Honor Society, the English Honor Society and the French Honor name is pronounced “guy-dunn”.) Society, and also belonged to the National Science Scholars.

TACKLES PERSONAL—He was born November 18, 1984 in Houston, Texas. His Season G Plays UT AT-TOT TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int grandfather (Calvin Jones) won the Outland Trophy as the nation’s 2004 11 160 5 1 — 6 0- 0 1- 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 outstanding interior lineman as a senior at Iowa in 1955; Jones was the first two-time consensus All-American in Iowa history, and his No. 62 was retired by the Hawkeyes. His hobbies include traveling, as he lists the Bahamas as his favorite place he has ever visited, and skiing. He received the Eagle Scout Badge in 2001 for helping build a 76 library for “The Project Royal,” which helps single moms and kids. In high school, he was a member of Jack & Jill of America, a national youth service organization dedicated to improving quality of life, EDWIN HARRISON, OT particularly for African-American children. He was the recipient of 6-5, 300, Fr., 1L the George Bush/Kiwanis Sports Hero and Touchdown Club awards as a prep. He was also active with his church in both choir and youth Houston, Texas (Westbury) fellowship. His hobbies include playing video games, listening to music and basketball.

AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS)—He saw action for the first time against North Texas and went on to play in the last 10 games of the regular season, his playing time basically increasing as the year progressed. The Sporting News selected him to its Freshman All-Big 3 12 team, as he played 222 snaps from scrimmage at primarily tight- side tackle and graded out to 70.2 percent for the season. He had eight knockdown and two touchdown blocks, did not allow a quar- TYRONE HENDERSON, S terback sack, allowed five pressures and was called for three penalties. His top game grade came at Kansas, when he recorded an 5-10, 180, Soph., 1L 82.6 percent mark. He had a solid spring an entered the fall in com- Oakland, Calif. (McClymonds/ petition for the starting honors. Front Range CC) 2003 (Fr.)—Redshirted; did not see any game action but practiced the entire year on the offensive line. He was the Scout Team Offense Award winner for the Oklahoma game. AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)—He saw action in all 12 games and started 10, as he played both free and strong safety. He saw HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned Prep Football Report and action for 659 snaps from scrimmage and finished sixth on the team SuperPrep all-Southwest honors, with PrepStar naming him to its all- in tackles with 68 (45 solo), including one for a loss. He added four Midlands team. PFR ranked him as the No. 66 player in the region third down stops, two pass deflections and a touchdown save. (the seventh offensive lineman), while SuperPrep placed him No. 108 Against Washington State, he earned his way into the Colorado in the region (the 21st OL) and Rivals.com tabbed him as the No. 30 record book as he blocked two punts to become the first CU player offensive lineman nationally and as the No. 70 player in Texas. He to ever record two blocked kicks in the same game. Those were two earned first-team all-district (18-5A) and Houston Chronicle All- of the three special team points he earned on the year, as he also had 43 one knockdown block. He had a “monster” game against WSU, as he also posted five tackles (four solo) and two third down stops as the coaches rewarded him with both the defensive back and special team player of the week awards. He had at least four tackles in 10 85 games, registering nine on two occasions, against North Texas (seven solo) and at Missouri (five unassisted) and eight twice as well (versus Texas and Oklahoma, five solo each time). He had 14 tackles NICK HOLZ, WR (seven solo) and three passes broken up in the three main spring 5-11, 185, Soph., 1L scrimmages after he re-enrolled at Colorado for the spring semester. Danville, Calif. (De La Salle) 2003 (Fr.-RS)—He was suspended for the fall semester for violating team rules, and attended nearby Front Range Community College for the fall semester. He figured to see substantial playing time had he been at CU, judging by his performance in the spring. He led the AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)— He played in all 12 games on team in tackles in the three main spring scrimmages with 24 (15 solo, special teams and one on offense, as he earned his first letter as he four for losses with a quarterback sack), a total which also included was the first-team holder the entire season. In playing 53 snaps on a team-high 11 in the Black & Gold game. 2002 (Fr.)—Redshirted; did not see any game action but practiced the FG/PAT team, several times he corralled a wayward snap and got all fall in the secondary. He was the Scout Team Defense Award it in place for Mason Crosby to boot through (he was the holder for winner for the Texas Tech game. the nation’s longest field goal, 60 yards, by Crosby versus Iowa State). He also saw action on other special team units, and posted HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned PrepStar All-America three knockdown blocks on return duty. He was one of only 10 play- honors, as the magazine ranked him as the No. 8 “athlete” in its West ers to earn his way on CU’s prestigious Victory Club, as he had a region. Prep Football Report and SuperPrep both named him to their winning production grade in at least eight games on the year. He had All-Far West teams, while Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 54 cor- an active spring and hauled down five passes for 73 yards in the nerback in the nation. He earned first-team all-state, all-metro, three main scrimmages. all-city and all-Oakland Athletic League honors, and was named an 2003 (Fr.-RS)—He did not see any action, but dressed for eight A&G All-Star, listed as one of the Bay Area’s Top 15 recruits and made games. He was the backup holder for a couple of games due to the East Bay’s “Cream of the Crop” Top 20. He earned second-team injuries. all-city and all-league honors and was honorable mention all-A&G as 2002 (Fr.)—Redshirted; practiced at receiver most of the fall after a junior. As a senior, he made 138 tackles (97 solo), with 31 for losses joining the squad as a walk-on after the first day of classes. including five quarterback sacks. He added a whopping 49 passes broken up to go with six interceptions, seven hurries, six forced fum- HIGH SCHOOL—He lettered two times in football at De La Salle, as bles and six recoveries. He was in on 83 tackles as a junior (20 TFL’s, he was named the team’s Most Inspirational Player his senior two sacks), with 27 pass deflections, six hurries, two forced fumbles season. He finished the year with 10 catches for 93 yards, while he and a recovery. He also rushed for 500 yards and four touchdowns, also rushed four times for 21 yards and one touchdown and com- while completing 24-of-50 passes for 400 yards and three more pleted 2-of-3 passes for 10 yards. His junior year, when he was named scores. He caught two two-point conversions both as a junior and the squad’s Most Improved Player, he netted two receptions for 21 senior, and he also punted on occasion as well. He played junior var- yards, ran once for nine yards and gained three yards on 1-for-2 pass- sity as a sophomore. Top games as a senior included 13 tackles (five ing. De La Salle, who holds the nation’s longest winning streak at 138 for losses totaling 30 yards), a forced fumble and a pass deflection in games, was 25-0 during his career under coach Bob Ladoceur. They a 45-28 win over Skyline (he also caught two two-point conversion won the 2001 and 2002 national championships, claiming the state passes), and 10 tackles, three PBU’s and a fumble recovery in a 64-14 and league (NCS) titles both years along the way. He lists his top high win over Piedmont. McClymonds was 11-1 his senior year, winning school moment as beating No. 2 ranked Long Beach Poly for the the Oakland Athletic League title and the Silver Bowl, and was 7-4 his national title in 2002. junior season under coach Alonzo Carter. He also lettered four times in basketball (15 points, six rebounds and five assists per game as a ACADEMICS—He is majoring in communication at Colorado. During senior), four times in track (sprints and relays), twice in cross coun- high school, he was a NCS League Scholar Athlete during both his try and will play baseball the first time as a senior. He posted bests junior and senior years. of 22.0 in the 200-meter run, 49.3 in the 400 and 2:03 in the 800 in track. PERSONAL—He was born March 26, 1984 in Walnut Creek, Calif. An older brother (Jeff) played golf for Fresno State, and his father ACADEMICS—He is majoring in communication at Colorado. A played baseball at Santa Clara. steady 3.0-plus student in high school, he was consistently on McClymonds’ honor roll.

PERSONAL—He was born May 28, 1983 in Oakland, Calif. Hobbies include reading, listening to music, watching sports and shopping; he was also active in his area’s Boys & Girls Club as well as in peer tutoring.

TACKLES Season G Plays UT AT-TOT TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int 2004 11 659 45 23—68 1- 1 0- 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Blocked Kicks: 2 punts (2004).

44 Commissioner’s Honor Roll. He earned CU’s prestigious 4.0 Club Award for a perfect grade point average his second year in college. He was the valedictorian of his senior class at Limon, as he was an 9 honor roll student throughout high school in maintaining a perfect 4.0 grade point average, twice earning prestigious Army Reserve TOM HUBBARD, FS Scholar Athlete honors. 6-5, 215, Jr., 1L PERSONAL—Born February 10, 1983 in Hugo, Colo. Hobbies include hunting and fishing. A brother (Jim) played college football at Limon, Colo. (Limon) Bethany, and a sister (Linn) played small college volleyball. He was the recipient of a National Football Foundation Scholarship for his senior year.

AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)—He saw the first game scrim- TACKLES mage action of his career, earning the reputation of almost always Season G Plays UT AT-TOT TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int being in the right position to make the play as he saw time at mainly 2004 10 473 15 13 — 28 2- 8 0- 0 4 0 0 0 3 1 free safety but had some snaps on the string side as well. He played ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Interception Return Yards: 1-23, 23.0 avg. (2004); in all 12 games, including four starts, with his first start coming in a Special Team Tackles: 4,2—6 (2004). win against Iowa State. In 10 games on defense, he saw action for 473 snaps from scrimmage and racked up 28 tackles (15 solo), with two for losses. He also had four third down stops, three passes broken up and an interception (he returned it 23 yards against Kansas State that set up a CU field goal). He had a career-high seven tackles, with two solo, in the Big 12 title game against Oklahoma, and he had six in the two wins leading up to the game, against K-State (five solo) 27 and at Nebraska (four unassisted). He was the team leader in special team points, as he won the annual competition with 13 on the BRIAN IWUH, OLB strength of six tackles (four solo, two inside-the-20), three knock- down blocks, a recovered onside kick and an interception to thwart 6-1, 220, Jr., 3L a 2-point PAT try by Nebraska. He had a solid fall camp, ending the Houston, Texas (Worthing) sessions second on the depth at free safety and a scholarship in hand, as the coaches awarded him one on September 1. He had eight tackles (all solo) in the three main spring scrimmages. 2003 (Soph.)—He played in six games on special teams only, the first AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)—A second-team All-Big 12 five and the finale as he missed six games with a hand injury. He had performer (Associated Press and Fort Worth Star-Telegram; the one knockdown block on return unit duty. He moved from receiver league coaches named him honorable mention), he finished as the over to defense for spring drills, where he practiced at free safety for team leader in tackles with 98, as well as in solo stops with 74. He the first time. He had five tackles, including three solo and a third became the first linebacker to lead Colorado in tackles since 1999, down stop at his new position in the three main scrimmages. and just the second playing true outside linebacker ever to do so. He 2002 (Fr.-RS)—He was to be moved to receiver (from quarterback) had five games with 10 or more tackles, including three in the last for spring practice, but he injured a knee in conditioning in February four games, with a season-high 13 at Kansas that featured 12 unas- and did not participate in drills. He was 100 percent by August, and sisted. He also had 12 tackles against both Missouri and Oklahoma, made the move then; he dressed for nine games, but did not see any the latter in the Big 12 championship game. In the opener against action. Colorado State, he scored what amounted to be the winning points 2001 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he practiced at quarterback the entire fall. as he made his first career interception and raced 37 yards for a touchdown to give CU a 27-17 lead at the time. In playing the second HIGH SCHOOL—He was the recipient of the 30th annual Fred most snaps on defense (772), he also led the team in tackles for loss Steinmark High School Athlete of the Year Award, presented by the with 14, was fifth in third down stops (9), and added four quarter- Rocky Mountain News (one of the state’s most prestigious prep back hurries, two pass deflections, a fumble recovery (against Iowa honors). As a senior, he earned first-team all-state honors at both State), two touchdown saves, a caused interception and two more quarterback and defensive back. He completed 80-of-155 passes for tackles on special teams play. He was one of only 10 players to earn 1,928 yards and 21 touchdowns as a senior (with only eight inter- his way on CU’s prestigious Victory Club, as he had a winning pro- ceptions), also rushing for 450 yards and seven scores on 50 duction grade in at least eight games on the year, and the coaches attempts. On defense, playing strong safety, he made 60 tackles and also selected him as CU’s defensive back of the week for three games had three interceptions, returning all three for touchdowns. As a (Colorado State, Missouri and Kansas State). He was moved to out- junior, he completed 55-of-130 passes for 1,101 yards and nine side linebacker for spring drills, the new position in CU’s return to a scores, and threw for 850 yards as a sophomore. Limon was 10-3 his 4-3 defensive scheme. For the second straight year, he was the recip- senior year, 9-3 his junior year, 3-5 his sophomore season and 9-1 his ient of the Hale Irwin Award as the outstanding defensive back freshman campaign under coach Dave Grimes. He lettered four (includes linebackers) as selected by the coaches. He was 15 pounds times in baseball (shortstop/pitcher) and was a two-time first-team heavier than he was entering fall drills as a sophomore (and 25 more all-state selection, as he hit five home runs and batted .410 as a than when he reported as a frosh). senior, when he was also 6-1 with a 2.34 earned run average. He let- 2003 (Soph.)—He started four games (all at strong safety) and tered four times as well in track (hurdles, relays), with career bests played in 11 overall, as he had a rough go of it, losing his father and of 14.9 in the 110-meters and 40.01 in the 300-meters (both school an older brother both to cancer four days apart in October. He records); he was second twice in the state meet in the 110 and third played 329 snaps from scrimmage in addition to several plays on three times in the state in the 300. He picked up three more letters in special teams, as he racked up 32 tackles (24 solo) defensively, basketball (guard/forward), averaging 18 points and 10 rebounds including three for losses. He also had two touchdown saves, a per game as a senior when he was first-team all-state. Thus, he forced fumble, one recovery, a third down stop and a pass deflec- earned 15 total varsity letters as a prep standout. tion. He had a season-high seven tackles on two occasions, in the opener against Colorado State and before his family at Baylor, with ACADEMICS—He is majoring in business (a double in accounting another top effort against No. 22 Missouri: he had three tackles, one and finance) at Colorado. A first-team Academic All-Big 12 team for a loss, along with a his forced fumble and recovery to help CU to member as a junior, he is also a four-time member of the Big 12 45 the win. He earned five special team points, as he had two solo tack- les, a fumble recovery, a knockdown block and a blocked PAT kick (the latter coming at Kansas State). He enjoyed a fine spring, as he was named the Hale Irwin Award winner as the outstanding defen- 8 sive back as selected by the coaches, and was one of 13 players to earn prestigious Spring Victory Club honors. He bulked up a bit for the spring, adding 10 pounds of muscle to his frame from the 205 he DANIEL JOLLY, VB played at as a freshman. 6-0, 235, Soph., 2L 2002 (Fr.)—He saw action in 13 games, including starts the last two games of the year (against Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship San Antonio, Texas (John Marshall) game and Wisconsin in the Alamo Bowl); he really matured in CU’s defensive schemes as the season progressed. On defense, he saw most of his action at the weak safety position, in for three games from scrimmage (121 total plays). He had 21 tackles on the season, AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)—He saw action in all 12 games with one pass breakup, but the bulk of those came against the on special teams (mainly the FG/PAT unit, where he played all 53 Sooners in the league title game, when he posted 14 (seven solo, snaps), and in most on offense, usually at fullback and early on at seven assisted). That tied him for the second most ever in a game by tailback. He finished third on the team in rushing with 23 rushes for a true frosh at Colorado. He played in all 12 of his games on special 62 yards (2.7 per), with seven carries of five or more yards. He had teams, missing the UCLA game after having surgery for a broken the bulk of his work in the opener against Colorado State, when he thumb. He returned after missing just one game, and played several had 13 attempts for 42 yards, and he had three rushes for 14 yards in a soft cast as the injury healed. He had six tackles, including four against North Texas. He also caught two passes for 11 yards and solo and one for a loss, against Wisconsin in the bowl game. earned two first downs on the year. He ran with authority at both positions in the spring, gaining 58 yards on 14 carries in the first two HIGH SCHOOL—As the senior team captain, he earned first-team major scrimmages; he missed the spring game as suffered a knee all-league honors (Houston Independent Schools) and second-team sprain midway through the second scrum and sat out the last week all-district (17-5A) honors. He played in Houston’s North-South All- of drills (he was fine by early May). Star game after the season, and was named to the area Blue Chip list. 2003 (Fr.)—He saw action in seven games at tailback (no starts), He was an honorable mention all-district and all-league performer missing the first month of the year after suffering a knee sprain and both as a sophomore and junior. As a senior, playing strong safety, the Missouri game due to illness (flu). He had his first game action in he was in on 91 tackles (six for losses, two sacks), with five passes his home state of Texas, scoring a touchdown on his second colle- broken up, three interceptions and five forced fumbles. He played giate carry. He was a scoring machine, as at one point, he had 11 defensive end as a junior, and made 110 stops, with eight for losses rushes and four touchdowns before finishing the season with six (five sacks), 15 hurries, five fumble recoveries, three forced fumbles scores on 47 rushes. He gained 109 yards for a 2.3 per carry average, and a PBU. Top games as a senior included a 31-24 overtime playoff but many of his attempts came in short yardage situations; he win over Westbury, when he had eight tackles, an interception and earned nine first downs on the season and was 8-for-12 in third- and forced fumble, and in a loss to Madison, when he had 15 tackles, one fourth-and-1 situations. He rushed nine times for 28 yards and a sack and a PBU. He had 16 tackles, his career-high, against Westbury score at Kansas State, and had 13 rushes for 20 yards at Texas Tech, as a sophomore. Worthing was 9-3 his senior year, advancing to the with a multiple TD game (two) in CU’s overtime win over Kansas. He second round of the playoffs, and was 5-5 his junior and 7-3 his soph- arrived on campus in June, and between his workouts back home omore years under coaches Eddy Snow and Coger Coverson. He also and the CU weight room, he had added 10 pounds to his frame since lettered four times in track (sprints and relays, best of 47.4 in the 400 signing day. and 1:53 in the 800), twice in basketball and once in swimming. He was the track team’s MVP as a senior, when he was also captain. HIGH SCHOOL—A three-time first-team all-district (28-5A) per- former, he scored all kinds of honors his senior year. PrepStar named ACADEMICS—He is majoring in economics at Colorado. An honor him to its all-Midlands team, SuperPrep tabbed him all-Southwest roll student in high school, as he maintained a 3.2 GPA. (ranking him as the No. 81 player in Texas, and the fifth running back), while Rivals.com rated him the No. 18 running back nation- PERSONAL—He was born March 8, 1984 in Houston, Texas. Hobbies ally. He was the district most valuable player, and was also named include playing video games, working out and working on cars with the San Antonio player of the year. He was a first-team all-state selec- his grandfather. He has three most famous distant cousins: baseball tion by the Associated Press, with the coaches placing him on their players Reggie Jackson (his grandfather’s third cousin) and Ralph second-team. As a senior, he rushed 292 times for 2,109 yards and 23 Garr, and Outland Trophy winner . He has been an touchdowns, averaging 7.2 yards per carry with a long run of 70 active participant in the Houston area Junior Olympics, as his 4x400 yards. He topped the 100-yard mark 10 times in 11 games, with the relay team has won a gold medal every year since fifth grade. He also only exception against Warren, when he rushed twice for 62 yards belongs to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. (Last name is pro- and two scores in a 42-0 win. As a junior, he rushed for 1,282 yards nounced E-woo.) and 15 scores, and had 963 yards and 13 TDs as a sophomore. He caught 20 passes for 100 yards and two scores as a sophomore; five TACKLES passes for 20 yards as a junior and none as a senior. He also averaged Season G Plays UT AT-TOT TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int 20 yards or more on kick returns all three seasons. He played some 2002 3 121 11 10— 21 1- 5 0- 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 fullback as a freshman, picking up 112 yards on 12 tries. Two of his 2003 10 329 24 8— 32 3- 5 0- 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 top career games came his senior year: against O’Connor in a 28-21 2004 12 772 74 24— 98 14-37 11/2-14 9 4 1 0 2 1 win, he rushed for 300 yards and three touchdowns, including the Totals 25 1222 109 42— 151 18-47 11/2-14 11 5 2 1 4 1 game winner. In a 37-35 win over William Taft, he scampered for 278 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Interception Return Yards: 1-37, 37.0, 1 td (2004); yards and four touchdowns, gaining 198 of the yards in the second Special Team Tackles: 3,1—4 (2002); 2,0—2 (2003); 1,1—2 (2004). half. As a junior, he previously had lit up the Taft defense, going for 225 yards and two scores in a 24-14 victory. John Marshall under coach Mike Carew was 10-2 his senior year, winning the district title before falling in the second round of the playoffs, and was 7-5 his junior year and 14-1 his sophomore season (reaching the state semi- final after winning the city championship with an undefeated regular season). He also lettered once in track (sprints, relays), and played AAU basketball from seventh to ninth grade. With his team ranked in

46 the nation’s top 25 in ninth grade, earning a trip to nationals (he 23 yards) in CU’s three main scrimmages. averaged 20 points and 10 rebounds that year). 2001 (Fr.)—Redshirted; practiced the entire fall at receiver. He was CU’s Scout Team Offense Award winner for the Colorado State game. ACADEMICS—He is undecided on his major at CU, but is interested in communications. A consistent member of the honor roll at John HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned first-team all-region, all-city Marshall, he owns a 3.0 grade point average and is in the “Gifted & and all-East Valley honors, in addition to being selected third-team Talented Program.” all-state. He caught 32 passes for 700 yards (21.8 per catch) and 12 touchdowns as a senior, with a long grab of 96 yards (a school PERSONAL—He was born September 3, 1984 in Fairfield, Calif. record). He set numerous other records his senior year, including Hobbies include the Korean Martial Art “Kuk Sool”, as he started most receiving yards and touchdowns for a single game and season when he was just three and at the time was the youngest to receive and the most punts blocked in a game and season (two and four). As the black belt at age 8 and followed that up by being the youngest to a junior, when he was second-team all-region, he caught nine passes win a world championship (at age 9). He also enjoys computers, for 200 yards and one touchdown. As a freshman, he had 33 tackles video games, electronics and video editing (says he’s a “Tech- (12 for losses) playing defensive tackle, and averaged 23 yards on head”). He likes to just be known simply as “Jolly” (perhaps he’ll three kickoff returns. He lettered three time for coach Ron become the “Sting” or “Bono” of college football). Committed to CU Estabrook, as Chaparral was 14-0 his junior and senior years, claim- around Father’s Day 2002, one of the early ones in the class to do so. ing the state, region and city championships. In fact, his class posted a 44-0 record during his years as a prep. He also lettered twice in bas- RUSHING High Games RECEIVING High Games ketball (forward), averaging 10 points, seven rebounds and five Season G Att Yds Avg. TD Long Att Yds No Yds Avg. TD Long Rec Yds assists as a senior when he earned second-team all-city and second- 2003 7 47 109 2.3 6 10 13 28 1 1 1.0 0 1 1 1 team all-region honors. He was a McDonald’s High School 2004 12 23 62 2.7 0 7 13 42 2 11 5.5 0 6 1 6 All-American nominee as a senior. Totals 19 70 171 2.4 6 10 13 42 3 12 4.0 0 6 1 6 ACADEMICS—He is majoring in business management at Colorado. He earned first-team Academic All-Big 12 team honors as a sopho- more in 2003, and second-team honors as a junior in 2004 and a redshirt frosh in ‘02), and is a four-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll. He won many academic awards in high 82 school, and was a perennial honor roll member. PERSONAL—Born October 2, 1982 in Grand Haven, Mich. Hobbies EVAN JUDGE, WR include sports and watching television; he’s also coached a YMCA youth basketball team. 6-2, 205, Jr., 3L RECEIVING High Games Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chaparral) Season G No. Yds Avg. TD Long Rec Yds 2004 11 29 336 11.6 3 30 5 82 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Rushing: 1-3, 3.0 avg. (2004). Blocked Kicks: 1 punt (2002). AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)—He started 10 games at the “X” receiver position and played in 11 overall, as he missed the Nebraska game due to a viral infection that affected his platelet count. He led the team in receptions with 29, which he gathered in for 336 yards and 3 TDs, as he became a favorite and reliable target for the quarterbacks. Judge made some history with his season, as 14 he became only the second walk-on or former walk-on to lead the team in receiving (Jeff Campbell did so in 1988), and his 29 recep- tions are the 67th most all-time at Colorado but the most-ever by JOEL KLATT, QB walk-on, topping Campbell’s 28. Only he and Campbell are walk-ons 6-1, 205, Jr., 3L to have accumulated in excess of 200 receiving yards as well (Campbell had 802). Judge had 17 catches of 10 or more yards and Arvada, Colo. (Pomona) six of 20 or longer, the latter tying for the most on the team, and earned 21 first downs (20 receiving, 1 rushing on a lateral pass called a run). He caught at least one pass in 10 games and had two or more in seven contests with a high of six (for 50 yards against Oklahoma AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)—He started 11 games and played State). He had five catches for 82 yards and a TD against North in all 12 (he came off the bench against Iowa State), as he continues Texas, and at Texas A&M, he caught two passes for 39 yards, both for to zoom up CU’s charts in every statistic for a quarterback. He will touchdowns, the only multiple TD game by a CU receiver on the year. enter his senior season fifth all-time at Colorado in passing yards Six of his eight third down receptions earned first downs, while (4,679), second in completions (425), second in attempts (695), first seven of his 10 grabs on first down did the same. in completion percentage (61.2), fifth in touchdown passes (30), tied 2003 (Soph.)—He saw action in all 12 games, mainly on special for sixth in interceptions (25) and seventh in total offense (4,546). He teams, but in a few games at receiver. He did not make any recep- struggled at times as offensive line developed chemistry, and while tions, and he had one knockdown block on return team duty. He was he didn’t have the same numbers he posted as a sophomore, he still placed on scholarship during the second week of August camp, as put up some decent statistics. He completed 192-of-334 passes the coaches rewarded him particularly for his dedication on special (57.5%) for 2,065 yards and nine touchdowns, but threw 15 inter- teams. He had six catches for 148 yards a touchdown in the three ceptions, the second most in a single-season at Colorado. It was the main spring scrimmages, his long play a 53-yard scoring grab from 10th time a quarterback threw for 2,000 yards in a season for CU, the Erik Greenberg. second time for Klatt; in fact, only five players have accomplished 2002 (Fr.-RS)—He played in all 14 games, including the Alamo Bowl, the feat: Kordell Stewart did it three times, Klatt, John Hessler and on the punt return unit on special teams. He registered CU’s only Mike Moschetti twice and Koy Detmer once. Klatt set eight school blocked punt of the year, when he beat his man off the edge and got records, including attempts (334), completions (192) and comple- a block against USC in the third quarter. He was credited with a four- tions in a game (26) by a junior, and his 196 yards passing and total yard punt return on the play. In the spring, he had three catches (for offense in the second quarter against North Texas set record for the 47 most of each in quarter by any player. He completed 26-of-33 passes In setting CU single-game records for attempts (54) and completions for 371 yards against UNT, with the 78.8 completion percentage for (38), he led the Buffs to a third game winning or tying drive in the the game setting school marks for 20, 25 and 30 attempts in a game. fourth quarter, completing 4-of-6 passes for 56 yards and ran for six He also passed for over 200 yards on two other occasions: he had more on CU’s 11-play, 89-yard drive that led to Mason Crosby’s 23- 346 at Texas A&M and 222 at Nebraska. Against A&M, he recorded yard field goal. His two 400-plus yard games represent the fourth and his first career reception (18 yards on a throwback from Bernard fifth most passing yards in a game by a walk-on (or former walk-on) Jackson)His career completion percentage of 61.4 is currently the in NCAA Division I history. Against No. 1 Oklahoma, he completed 24- 13th best among active NCAA quarterbacks, while his 203.4 yards of-33 passes for 187 yards and three touchdowns, with his 72.7 per game is 18th and his efficiency rating of 125.3 is 28th. He has nine completion percentage the fifth best in school history in a game career 200-yard passing games, four of which have exceeded 300 where a QB attempted 30 or more passes. He had entered the fall yards (Detmer holds the school record of six). He has six career slightly ahead in the battle to be the starting quarterback, and the fourth quarter comebacks to win or tie games: 2003 Colorado State coaches named him such just after the midway point of camp. He (tie to W); 2003 UCLA (trailed to W); 2003 Kansas (trailed, sent into had a good spring running CU’s offense, and was really adept at lim- and won in OT); 2004 Colorado State (tie to W); 2004 Texas A&M iting mistakes (he threw just one interception and didn’t take a sack (trailed to OT loss); 2004 Kansas State (tie to W). Street & Smith’s in the three main spring scrimmages). selected him as an honorable mention preseason All-American. He 2002 (Fr.)—He played in three games, against Baylor late in some was placed on full scholarship in January, the earliest allowed by the mop-up duty at quarterback, and in two others (Missouri, Iowa NCAA due to situational issues, after being a walk-on for his first two State) on the punt return team as a rusher/blocker. He threw three seasons on the team. passes against the Bears, all falling incomplete. He was one of 11 2003 (Soph.)—In earning honorable mention all-Big 12 honors from “recruited” walk-ons that joined the team for August camp; he the league coaches, he set 19 school records and tied one more in became one of three true freshmen walk-ons to play in 2002, but they being named the newcomer of the year in the state by the Colorado are in a group of only four who have done so dating back to 1986. He Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Football was the Scout Team Offense Award winner for the Colorado State Hall of Fame. He was the John Mack Award winner for CU’s out- game. standing offensive player as selected by the coaches, won the Best Interview Award as selected by the school’s beat media, and was PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL—He played two seasons of minor CU’s offensive back of the week for four games (CSU, UCLA, Kansas league baseball, and was in spring training in 2001 and 2002 with the and Iowa State). For the year, he completed 233-of-358 passes for San Diego Padres. He was selected as a third baseman by the Padres 2,614 yards and 21 touchdowns, setting school marks for attempts with their 11th round pick of the 2000 amateur baseball draft, and and completions while throwing the second most TD passes in a joined Class A Peoria that summer, where he led the team in doubles single year in becoming the third Buff to throw for over 2,500 yards with 12, as he batted .209 with one home run and 15 runs batted in. in a season. His 65.1 completion percentage set school records for He was with Idaho Falls in 2001 (2 HR, 10 RBI, 3 SB) and would have every 50 pass increment over 100 attempts, and he was consistent been on the Eugene roster in 2002 had he stayed with baseball. He across the board, completing 65.4 percent on first down, 66.1 on reported to spring training, but told himself that if he didn’t land on second down and 63.5 on third and fourth down (48 of 66 third and the Fort Wayne team (high A-ball) and would have to remain in fourth down completions earned first downs). He had 426 total Arizona for extended spring training, he would give college football plays, also a school record, for 2,523 yards, the sixth most in school a try. Klatt’s former minor league baseball teammate, Jake Peavy, annals. He earned 128 first downs (11 rush, 117 pass) as he led the claimed the 2004 earned run average title in major league baseball. Buffs to 41 scores in 122 drives he engineered. He threw for 200 or A pitcher with the San Diego Padres, he finished with a 15-6 record more yards six times and completed over 52.0 percent of his passes and 2.27 ERA; the two spent two spring trainings together in the in all but one game (Baylor, when he was 3-of-8, also the lone game Padres organization (2000, 2001) and were teammates in A-ball at he did not have at least one touchdown pass). He scored one touch- one juncture. down rushing (against Kansas), as he rushed 39 times for 97 yards when not accounting for sacks. He enjoyed perhaps one of the best HIGH SCHOOL—He was a two-time, first-team all-Jefferson County debuts as a starting quarterback in Colorado history, if not NCAA performer at quarterback, earning second-team all-state honors as a history in CU’s 42-35 win over Colorado State in Denver. He com- senior. As a senior, he completed 78-of-125 passes (62.4%) for 1,250 pleted 21-of-34 passes for 402 yards and four touchdowns (and no yards and 16 touchdowns. On defense as a junior, he had four inter- interceptions), in posting a single-game quarterback rating of 199.9, ceptions playing in the secondary. Pomona was 5-5 his senior year and the second best rating in CU history for a game with 30 or more 10-3 his junior year, winning the Jefferson County league champi- attempts. The 402 yards passing tied for the sixth most in a single onship, under coach Gary Klatt (his father). He also lettered three game in school history at the time (he topped it with 419 against times in basketball (guard), earning second-team all-conference Kansas), and were the third most in a starting debut, bested only by honors as a senior. In baseball, as primarily a shortstop, he earned Koy Detmer’s 418 against Oklahoma and Kordell Stewart’s 409 first-team all-state and all-conference honors as a senior, helping PHS against Colorado State—both coming in 1992. It was also the first to a runner-up finish in the state tournament. He set several school 300-yard passing game by a Buff quarterback since 2001 and the first records, including ones for home runs (10), runs batted in (46), 400-yard effort since Mike Moschetti set the school record with 465 slugging percentage (1.126) and hits (52). He also set three summer against San Jose State in 1999, with his four touchdown passes mark- school records, in homers (26), RBI’s (99) and in slugging (1.147). ing just the ninth time in school annals that many had been thrown in a single game. He also led the Buffs to a pair of touchdowns in the ACADEMICS—He is majoring in economics at Colorado. two-minute drill: he tossed a 45-yard scoring strike to John Donahoe with 29 seconds left in the first half, and then engineered a 6-play, 75- PERSONAL—He was born February 4, 1982 in Arvada, Colo. Hobbies yard drive that led to the winning score with 0:40 left in the game. He include playing golf and being an avid Boston Red Sox fan. An older garnered all kinds of honors for his effort against the Rams, as The brother (Jason) played collegiate and minor league baseball. Sporting News, SI.com and collegefootballnews.com cited him as the National Player of the Week with the Big 12 Conference naming him PASSING RUSHING Season G Att-Com-Int Pct. Yds TD Long Att Yds Avg. TD Long its Offensive Player of the Week. Prior to suffering a shoulder injury 2002 3 3- 0- 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 against Washington State, he put together a streak of 92 consecutive 2003 11 358-233-10 65.1 2614 21 82t 68 -91 - 1.3 1 13 passes without an interception—the sixth longest in school his- 2004 12 334-192-15 57.5 2065 9 64t 39 -42 - 1.1 2 13 tory—with the skein snapped on his first throw in his next game, in Totals 26 695-425-25 61.2 4679 30 82t 107 -133 - 1.2 3 13 the fourth quarter at Baylor in an attempt to rally CU to victory. After missing two starts (Florida State, Baylor) with a sprained shoulder, ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—NCAA Rating: 140.2 (2003); 109.3 (2004). Sacked/Yards he returned with a vengeance in throwing for 419 yards over Kansas. Lost: 29/188 (2003); 18/108 (2004). Receiving: 1-18, 18.0 avg. (2004).

48 ery as a sophomore. He played guard on offense as sophomore and junior, and played quarterback as a freshman. He also handled place- ment kicks on occasion (usually field goals) and kicked off as well. 89 Top games his senior year came against Broomfield (five catches for 50 yards and a touchdown, 12 tackles and a sack on defense in a 38- 14 win) and versus George Washington (2-30 receiving, 15 tackles, JOE KLOPFENSTEIN, TE including three sacks). Grandview was 9-2 his senior year, advancing 6-6, 250, Jr., 3L to the state playoffs, and was 7-3 his junior and 3-7 his sophomore year under coach Rocky Whitworth. He also lettered once in base- Aurora, Colo. (Grandview) ball (first baseman) and in track (ran the 200 and relays as a senior).

ACADEMICS—He is majoring in sociology at Colorado. He was an honor roll student in high school. AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)—He played in all 12 games with 11 starts (deferring to senior Jesse Wallace for his final home game), PERSONAL—He was born November 9, 1983 in Denver. Hobbies and earned second-team all-Big 12 honors from the league coaches include skiing, participating in several sports, going to the movies and honorable mention accolades from the Associated Press. He tied and lifting weights. (Last name is pronounced Klof-N-stein; the P is for the second most receptions on the team, as he caught 28 passes silent.) for 284 yards and four touchdowns. He caught at least one pass in 11 games (shutout only against No. 2 Oklahoma), and had two or more RECEIVING High Games in eight games and three or more in five contests. Numbers-wise, his Season G No. Yds Avg. TD Long Rec Yds top game came against North Texas, when he caught six passes for 2003 11 20 190 9.5 4 48t 5 63 67 yards and two touchdowns. He also had four grabs for 48 yards at 2004 12 28 284 10.1 4 45 6 80 Totals 23 48 474 9.9 8 48t 6 80 Texas A&M, including a pair of key receptions on CU’s go-ahead touchdown drive with 1:05 left; one was a terrific one-handed snare ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Special Team Tackles: 3,2—5 (2004). and the other brought CU to the 1-yard line (both were 11 yards in length). A 45-yard pass from James Cox against Texas was his long play of the season, and the third longest overall by the Buffaloes on the year. He earned CU’s offensive lineman of the week for two games (North Texas and Nebraska). He will enter his senior season tied for 33rd in career receptions (48), is tied for 58th in career receiving 51 yards (474) and is tied for 15th in receiving TDs (8); those same num- bers rank him 8th, 12th and 4th among tight ends. Street & Smith’s cited him as a preseason honorable mention All-American, while The ALEX LIGON, DE Sporting News ranked him as the No. 4 tight end in the nation. 6-3, 240, Soph., 2L 2003 (Soph.)—He played in 11 games, including 10 starts as he had a breakout-type season (he missed the Texas Tech road trip with a Torrance, Calif. (North Torrance) bad case of the flu, which also kept him from starting the following week against Missouri). He had entered the fall listed third at tight end, but between a combination of his development and injuries at the position, he ascended to starting status for the season opener AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)—He played in all 12 games, against Colorado State. In earning honorable mention all-Big12 including nine starts, as he earned honorable mention all-Big 12 Conference honors from both the Associated Press and the league honors from the Associated Press. In playing the fourth most snaps coaches, he caught 20 passes for 190 yards, four touchdowns and on defense (695), he posted 34 tackles, including 21 solo, 11 for eight first downs on the season, catching at least one pass in nine losses and four-and-a-half quarterback sacks. He added five third games and two or more in six contests. His reception best was five down stops, three quarterback hurries, two passes broken up, two against UCLA (for 25 yards), with his yardage best being 63 yards on forced fumbles and a recovery. He had a monster game at three receptions versus Kansas (including his season long, 48 yards, Washington State, and was rewarded for it by being named the Big 12 which went for a score). His two touchdowns against Washington Defensive Player of the Week (as well as CU’s lineman of the week): State marked the first time a CU tight end caught two in a game since he was in on a career-high seven tackles, six solo, with four for losses Nov. 9, 1996, when Brody Heffner Liddiard had a pair in a 49-42 win including three quarterback sacks, and forced a fumble (against over Iowa State. He had a solid spring, as he led all players on offense Texas). He also had six stops in the opener against Colorado State with 11 receptions; he averaged 12.5 yards per catch (137 yards) and and five each against North Texas and Texas A&M; he had the bulk caught two touchdown passes. of his tackles (28) in the first seven games of the year. 2002 (Fr.)—He saw action in seven regular season games, but did not 2003 (Fr.-RS)—He saw action in 11 games, including one start (at catch any passes. Texas Tech) while missing the Baylor game for precautionary rea- sons recovering from a concussion. In 250 snaps from scrimmage, he HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned PrepStar All-America registered 15 tackles, which included nine solo stops, four for losses honors, with the publication ranking him as the No. 6 tight end in its and three quarterback sacks. His top game was at Iowa State, where Midlands region. Student Sports ranked him as the No. 20 tight end in he played his most snaps (41) in racking up four tackles, three of the country, with Rivals.com ranking No. 27. Prep Football Report and which were unassisted with two of those quarterback sacks. He also SuperPrep both named him to their All-Midlands teams, and closer to recovered a fumble (against Oklahoma) and forced one (at Texas home, he earned first-team all-state (Rocky Mountain News) and all- Tech) to go with three hurries and a pass deflection on the year. He Grand Peaks League honors at defensive end. He was second team added one tackle on special teams coverage duty. all-league at linebacker as a junior, and was an honorable mention 2002 (Fr.)—Redshirted; did not see any game action. He was quite all-league performer at the position as a sophomore. As a senior, he the practice player, as on three different occasions the coaches played slot-back, rushing 16 times for 103 yards and catching 10 named him as the Scout Team Defense player of the week (for the passes for 130 yards a touchdown. He had 53 tackles on defense (21 UCLA, Kansas and first Oklahoma games). solo), with 14 for losses including eight quarterback sacks, seven quarterback pressures and three passes broken up. He had 50 tack- HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned SuperPrep all-Far West and les as a junior (12 TFL’s, seven sacks), five hurries and a forced PrepStar all-West honors, along with first-team all-state (Cal-Hi fumble, and 45 tackles with four sacks, a forced fumble and a recov- Sports), all-CIF, all-area (L.A. Daily Breeze) and all-Ocean League

49 honors, and was second-team all-CIF for all divisions. He was the CIF 2003 (Fr.-RS)—He saw action in five games, including the last three, Division 10 defensive player-of-the-year as both a junior and senior, but did not catch any passes. He caught one pass (for 13 yards) in and also earned first-team all-league honors as a sophomore and the Black & Gold game to end spring drills. junior. As a senior, he was in on 80 tackles, with 20 for losses includ- 2002 (Fr.)—Redshirted; did not see any action. He practiced the ing 11 quarterback sacks, along with 12 hurries, five forced fumbles, entire fall at wide receiver. four fumble recoveries, three passes broken up and two blocked punts playing both outside linebacker and defensive end. As a junior, HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he garnered PrepStar all-American he played linebacker and was in on 147 tackles (the third most in honors, as the magazine ranked him the No. 5 athlete in the mid- school history), with 11 for losses and five sacks; he also had four lands. Both SuperPrep and Prep Football Report named him to their PBU’s, four hurries, three forced fumbles, two recoveries, two all-American teams (pre- and post-season), while Rivals.com ranked blocked kicks and an interception. He had 85 tackles as a sopho- him as the No. 19 wide receiver in the nation. He earned all-Colorado more, also playing linebacker, with 10 for losses, three sacks and six honors as a senior and junior (Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News) PBU’s. He was primarily a blocking tight end on offense, as he caught along with first-team all-state and all-Centennial League (Post, News). one pass his junior (for 36 yards) and senior (16) seasons. Top Designated as one of the state’s Top 12 2001 Blue Chips (Post), he career games: in a 28-14 loss to Beverly Hills as a junior, he had 26 was one of 74 players nationally and one of two Coloradoans to play tackles, five for losses, with three PBU’s; in a 42-33 win over in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, helping the West Inglewood as a senior, he has 12 tackles (three TFL’s, one sack), team to victory. Participating on both sides of the ball throughout three fumble recoveries and a blocked punt; and his sophomore three years on the Boulder varsity squad, he complied 138 total tack- year in a 28-10 win over El Segundo, he had 15 tackles, three for les on defense, six interceptions and 35 passes broken up at safety. losses, and four PBU’s. NTHS was 12-2 his senior year (division As a wide receiver, he gained 1,253 yards and 17 touchdowns on 52 champs and CIF runner-up), 6-4-1 his junior campaign and 7-5-1 his receptions. Also serving as his team’s punter, he finished his career sophomore season under coach Todd Croce; they were the Ocean ranked No. 2 in state history with a 44.2 yards a punt average. As a League champs his sophomore and senior years. He also lettered senior, with limited time on defense, he was in on 20 tackles, had two once in track (shot put). interceptions, 15 PBU’s and returned a fumble for a 98-yard touch- down. With four 100-yard receiving games at wide out, he caught 28 ACADEMICS—He is majoring in communication at Colorado. passes for 636 yards and 10 touchdowns while also gaining 317 yards and eight touchdowns on 30 carries. Averaging 43.4 yards a punt on PERSONAL—He was born August 25, 1984 in Gardena, Calif. His special teams, he also saw time as a returner and averaged 19.5 hobbies include lifting weights, movies and going to his grand- yards a punt return and 30.2 on kickoffs, scoring two touchdowns. mother’s house (his mom was a flight attendant so he spent a lot of As a junior, he made 78 tackles, with six being for loss, had four inter- time there and loves her cooking). He also collects movies, and has ceptions and 12 PBU’s. On offense, he caught 24 passes for 617 yards over 300 in VHS and DVD collection. His father (Alfred) played free and seven touchdowns, while he averaged 45.5 yards a punt on spe- safety at UNLV in 1982-83 and signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as cial teams. When combining his junior and senior year stats, he a free agent, but injuries cut short his attempt to make the team. made 51-of-59 PAT kicks, only had 26 of 64 kickoffs returned, and had Active in his community, as he volunteers at a center for neglected four punts over 75 yards. His top career games included a 17-10 win children over the Christmas holidays. (Last name is pronounced lih- over rival Fairview his junior year when he caught touchdown gone.) passes of 79 and 23 yards, kicked a 32-yard field goal, returned an TACKLES interception 48 yards for a touchdown and boomed a 78-yard punt. Season G Plays UT AT-TOT TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int In a 52-32 win against Smoky Hill his senior year, he had three rush- 2003 11 250 9 6— 15 4-21 3-20 0 3 1 1 1 0 ing touchdowns on five carries for 63 yards, two touchdowns on four 2004 12 695 21 13— 34 11-57 41/2-42 5 3 1 2 2 0 receptions for 166 yards and a 37-yard field goal. His best game as a Totals 23 945 30 19— 49 15-78 71/2-62 5 6 2 3 3 0 punter may have come against Cherry Creek as a senior when he booted a season-long 82-yard punt. Boulder was 5-5 his senior year, ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Special Team Tackles: 1,0—1 (2003). 6-5 his junior season and 2-8 his sophomore year under coach Bob Carskie. He lettered three years in baseball, playing mainly outfield and doing a little pitching. He batted .379 as a year (22-of-58), with eight home runs and 23 runs batted in as he earned first-team All- Boulder County honors. He was recovering from shoulder surgery as a junior, but as a sophomore, he batted .450, had six homeruns and 23 80 RBI when he was a first-team all-league performer and was clocked at throwing a fastball at 90 miles per hour. TYLER LITTLEHALES, WR ACADEMICS—He is majoring in economics at Colorado. He was 6-4, 200, Soph., 1L named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll for his freshman Boulder, Colo. (Boulder) spring semester. PERSONAL—He was born October 20, 1983 in Boulder. His hobbies include lifting weights, hiking and listening to music. He also volun- teers his time as a referee for youth basketball games at the YMCA. AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)—He played in all 12 games, The Colorado Rockies drafted him as an outfielder in the 2002 June including one start (versus Texas, when starter Ron Monteilh was draft, but he would have likely been taken in the first three rounds out with an injury) as he was a regular in receiver rotation. For the had he not wanted to pursue football. His father (Brad) played foot- year, he caught nine balls for 119 yards, a 13.2 average per catch. His ball at the (1966-68) while an uncle (Eddie biggest play of the year came at Nebraska, as he hauled in a 39-yard Littlehales) was a punter at . pass from Joel Klatt on the second play of the game, the impetus for a 14-play, 90-yard drive that let CU take command of the game early. RECEIVING High Games That was his lone 20-plus yard reception of the year, but five of his Season G No. Yds Avg. TD Long Rec Yds nine did go for 10 or more with each earning a first down. He caught 2003 5 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 four passes for 40 yards against Texas in his start, and caught his 2004 12 9 119 13.2 0 39 4 40 other five passes in five different games. He had a solid spring, and Totals 17 9 119 13.2 0 39 4 40 led all receivers with four catches (for 51 yards) in the Black & Gold game.

50 guard), playing as a sophomore and junior. He also ran track for four years.

9 ACADEMICS—He is majoring in communication at Colorado. He made the honor roll as a senior at Bakersfield.

BLAKE MACKEY, WR PERSONAL—He was born September 24, 1983 in Bakersfield, Calif. 6-3, 200, Soph., 1L His hobbies include fishing, watching movies and playing video games, and he’s officiated basketball in the summer. His older Bakersfield, Calif. (Bakersfield) brother, Allen, will be a third-year sophomore this fall on the Buffaloes, as he plays defensive back. A cousin (Jason Howard) in a high jumper at Texas Christian, and another cousin (Brian Howard) also ran track at TCU and is a member of the Santa Monica Track AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)—He enjoyed a breakout Club, one of the west coast’s premier teams. season, especially over the last eight games. He played in all 12 games, including his first two career starts (against Nebraska and RECEIVING High Games Oklahoma when starter Evan Judge was first ill and then not at 100 Season G No. Yds Avg. TD Long Rec Yds percent). He was fifth on the team in receptions, as he caught 26 2003 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 passes for a team-high 417 yards, 16.0 per catch, with one touch- 2004 12 26 417 16.0 1 43 8 129 Totals 14 26 417 16.0 1 43 8 129 down. He had only one catch in the first four games before catching fire against Oklahoma State, hauling down six for 129 yards, the most ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Rushing: 2-minus 2, -2.0 avg. (2004). receiving yards by a Buff in 2004. He had another top outing at Nebraska in his first career start, catching eight balls for 116 yards, including his first career TD, a 6-yard pass from Joel Klatt that opened the scoring in the contest. He averaged 18.5 yards on 11 first down receptions, earning nine first downs in the process, and caught nine balls on third down, six of which earned first downs (his 93 TD grab was also on a third down play). He had 19 plays of 10 yards or longer, third most on the team (Bobby Purify had 35 and Lawrence Vickers 21), though 68 percent of his touches went for VAKA MANUPUNA, DT double figures, the best ratio on the team. He was starting to shine 6-1, 285, Jr., 3L in practice when a shin injury knocked him for the last two weeks of spring drills; he did catch a 16-yard touchdown pass in the first full Kaneohe, Hawai’i (St. Louis) scrimmage. 2003 (Fr.-RS)—He was injured most of the season, as he was finally healthy enough to play in the final two games of the season (though he did not catch any passes). He suffered a lower leg injury in August AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)— He played in all 12 games with drills and it was slow to heal. He caught four passes for 54 yards in 11 starts (deferring to senior Brandon Dabdoub for the Kansas State the three main spring scrimmages. game, his final home game), and earned honorable mention all-Big 12 2002 (Fr.)—Redshirted; did not see any game action. He dressed for honors from the Associated Press. In playing the fifth most snaps on 11 games, and was the Scout Team Offense Award winner for the San defense (671), he racked up 42 tackles, including 28 solo and two- Diego State game. and-a-half quarterback sacks. He had eight tackles for loss overall to go with eight third down stops, two hurries, a forced fumble (at HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he garnered PrepStar and SuperPrep Kansas) and a pass broken up. Manupuna had at least three tackles All-America honors, and an invitation to play in the California- in 10 games, including the final nine of the regular season, and Florida Bowl. He made the prestigious Long Beach Press-Telegram’s matched his career high of five tackles in three different games: Best-in-West team, with seven out of a possible 10 votes from Pac-10 Missouri, Texas and Kansas State (all were solo stops in the UT Conference recruiting coordinators. Rivals.com ranked him as the game, his career best for unassisted tackles). He was one of 10 play- nation’s No. 90 overall player, while The Sporting News ranked him at ers named by the coaches to CU’s prestigious Victory Club, as one No. 91; both had him ranked as the country’s No. 9 receiver. PrepStar must post a winning productivity grade in at least games on the ranked him as the No. 5 receiver in the West region, while SuperPrep season. He had an outstanding spring, as the coaches tabbed him as ranked him No. 21 nationally. He also earned first-team all-state, all- the Most Improved Defensive Player Award winner. He had 12 tack- CIF, all-Central District, all-area and all-league honors. He was a les, three for losses, in CU’s three full scrimmages. second-team all-area selection as a junior. As a senior, he caught 57 2003 (Soph.)—He played in all 12 games, including a pair of starts passes for 910 yards and 11 touchdowns, averaging 16.0 yards per (against Kansas State and No. 1 Oklahoma). He played 314 snaps catch, also returning a few punts and kickoffs on occasion. As a from scrimmage in racking up 11 tackles (9 solo), including two for junior, he caught 29 passes for 750 yards and 13 touchdowns (25.9 losses, and also had four quarterback hurries and a third down stop. per reception), and rushed for about 200 yards and another score. He had a season high three tackles at Texas Tech (all solo stops, one He also returned two kickoffs and one punt for touchdowns, giving for a loss), and played his most snaps, 45, against Oklahoma fol- him 17 total scores. All in all, he had 86 career receptions for 1,660 lowed by 38 versus both Kansas State and Iowa State. He missed six yards and 24 touchdowns, averaging 19.3 yards per catch with eight spring practices as he returned home to be with his family after the 100-yard receiving games. Top games as a senior included a 46-14 sudden death of his mother. He had moved to offensive guard for the win over Bakersfield West, when he caught eight passes for 235 first portion of spring, but when he returned for the last week of yards and three touchdowns, and in a 42-14 win over Clovis, when he practices, was shifted back to defense. snared six passes for 150 yards and two scores. Bakersfield, under 2002 (Fr.-RS)—He played in 10 games including the Alamo Bowl (no coach Tim Hartnett, was 25-1 his two seasons on the varsity, going starts), getting in on special teams in all 10 and playing some defen- 13-0 his senior year to win the Division I Central Section champi- sive tackle in three games. He posted one tackle on the year, a tackle onship, and 12-1 his junior season, losing in the final. He lettered four for loss at that for a couple of yards at UCLA. He saw action for 44 times in track, and was a four-time all-area performer in sprints and snaps on defense. He suffered a torn PCL (posterior cruciate liga- relays. He owns prep career bests of 21.67 in the 200 and 47.7 in the ment) in the final days of spring practice, but the injury didn’t 400, and as a senior, he was the CIF state champion in the 400 (win- require surgery. He was attentive to a rehabilitation program for the ning with a 47.9 time). He also lettered twice in basketball (shooting knee, and was 100 percent by fall camp.

51 2001 (Fr.)—Redshirted; practiced the entire season at defensive pounced on the ball at the Buff 2 to end WSU’s threat to tie the game. tackle. He also had seven tackles and three hurries in that game, and in the loss to Texas, he posted a career-high nine tackles (with seven solo). HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned first-team all-state honors He had eight tackles, one sack and a third down stop against Iowa from both the Honolulu Advertiser and Star-Bulletin. SuperPrep State, as he was CU’s defensive lineman of the week for that per- named him to its All-Far West team, ranked as the No. 72 player over- formance. He battled through ankle injuries much of the season, and all in the region, and he also earned first-team all-Interscholastic suffered an injured elbow early in the Big 12 title game against League of Honolulu (ILH) honors for a second straight year. As a Oklahoma that limited his effectiveness. senior, he registered 37 solo tackles (about 60 overall), with four 2003 (Jr.)—He played in all 12 games, including 10 starts, seeing fumble recoveries, three forced fumbles and three quarterback time at both defensive tackle as well as end; he made eight of his sacks. As a junior, when he also earned all-state mention, he was in starts at tackle. He played 565 snaps on the year, racking up 26 tack- on 28 solo tackles, with seven tackles for loss (three sacks), two les (19 solo, including four for losses and two quarterback sacks). He forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. Started every game his matched his then career high of six tackles in a game twice—book last two years in high school at defensive tackle. He moved to Oahu ending the season as he had five solo and one assist in the opener prior to his junior year; he had also started every game at defensive against Colorado State and two solo with four assists in the finale tackle as a sophomore at Maui High School. Top game as a senior against Nebraska. He was CU’s defensive lineman of the week for the came against Samoana of American Samoa, when he had seven tack- UCLA game, as he had four solo tackles, two for losses with a sack, a les, three for losses, a fumble recovery and a sack. Against Samien third down stop and a fumble recovery. He had a tremendous spring, the same year, he had 10 tackles, two sacks and a fumble recovery. as in CU’s three main scrimmages, he was in on 15 tackles, six for St. Louis was 13-1 his junior and senior seasons and the ILH champi- losses including four-and-a-half sacks. He was one of 13 players to ons under legendary coach Cal Lee, winning the state title his junior earn CU’s prestigious Spring Victory Club honors. year but missing out on a repeat championship his senior year (lost 2002 (Jr.-RS)—He sat out the entire year after suffering a nasty ankle to Kahuku in the finals). injury that required surgery during the season. He also missed spring practice, as he was suspended from CU (by the University for ACADEMICS— He is majoring in ethnic studies at Colorado. violating the school conduct code), but was reinstated in good standing in June. He wound up taking his redshirt year and thus PERSONAL— Born June 30, 1982 in Honolulu, Hawai’i. His hobbies saved a season of eligibility. include studying the history of the people and islands of the South 2001 (Soph.)—He played in 12 games, making two starts (Fresno Pacific, basketball, listening to music (especially Polynesian and State and Missouri) and played 406 snaps. He had 29 tackles (18 reggae), and spending time at the beach. He is also adept at husk- solo), with four tackles for losses (two sacks) and a fumble recovery. ing—coconuts. Given first name is Lafaele. Basically a life-long He was coming on at the end of the season, with some big plays resident of Maui (his family is in Kihei), he attended high school on against both Nebraska and Texas (he had a tackle for loss and a Oahu and stayed with an older brother. (First name is pronounced fumble recovery in the Big 12 title game). He had six tackles in the vah-ka; last name pronounced ma-na-pooh-na). win at Iowa State, and had two sacks (for 24 yards in losses) at Kansas State. A natural end, he was moved inside to play the tackle TACKLES position early in the year, mainly due to the fact that the Buffs only Season G Plays UT AT-TOT TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int had one returning experienced DT. He wound up playing several 2002 3 44 1 0 — 1 1- 2 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 snaps at both positions. He got off to a great start during fall camp 2003 12 314 9 2 — 11 2- 6 0- 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 but suffered a sprained elbow that sidelined him for a week. He had 2004 12 671 28 14 — 42 8-26 21/2-12 8 2 0 1 1 0 also missed one day of practice earlier in camp due to Giardia, a pro- Totals 27 1029 38 16 — 54 11-34 21/2-12 9 6 0 1 1 0 tozoan parasite that is most commonly picked up by drinking out of a stream; he said it just felt like a bad case of the flu. He was sus- pended for the bowl game by Gary Barnett, and thus did not travel to the Fiesta Bowl. 2000 (Fr.)—He saw action in seven games at defensive end (no starts), as he didn’t play until the third game of the season and had his year cut short when he suffered a dislocated elbow at Missouri 60 in the ninth game of the year. His playing time was increasing at the time of his injury, as he ended the year playing 127 snaps and nine MATT McCHESNEY, DT tackles (seven solo). He also had a tackle for loss, a third down stop and a quarterback pressure. He zoomed up the depth chart quickly 6-4, 290, Sr., 4L upon his arrival, securing the second-team spot on the depth chart Longmont, Colo. (Niwot) by mid-August. HIGH SCHOOL—He earned PrepStar, SuperPrep and USA Today (honorable mention) All-America honors as a senior, and also made Prep Football Report’s Top 250 list (the No. 117 player overall in the AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)—He started all 12 games at defen- nation). Rivals.com ranked him No. 20 on its Top 100 DE list in the sive tackle in earning honorable mention all-Big 12 honors from both preseason, while SuperPrep ranked him as the No. 32 defensive end the Associated Press and the league coaches. The coaches named in the nation (and the No. 22 player overall in the Midlands). He him the winner of the Dave Jones Award as the team’s most out- earned 4A first-team all-state honors from the Rocky Mountain News standing defensive player, and he also won the Derek Singleton (the Denver Post selected him honorable mention), but the Post Award for spirit, dedication and enthusiasm. He was one of 10 play- placed him on its top Blue Chip list for the state. He earned first-team ers named by the coaches to CU’s prestigious Victory Club, and CU’s all-area honors his sophomore through senior years, while the beat media also selected him as the recipient of the Best Interview Boulder Daily Camera selected him first-team all-Boulder County as Award. He saw the most single-season action of his career in playing a junior (defense) and senior (offense, though the Camera selected 711 snaps from scrimmage, posting 59 tackles (43 solo) and a team- him second-team on defense). He was a three-time all-conference leading seven quarterback sacks, tied for the most by a Buff over the selection, in the Metro North League his final two years and in the last nine seasons. His 11 career sacks tied for 23rd all-time at Front Range League as a sophomore. As a senior, he posted some Colorado. He led the team in quarterback pressures (9) and tied for monster numbers: he was in on 107 tackles, including 25 for losses second in third down stops (11). He had a key fumble recovery, as it and 111/2 quarterback sacks, along with 11 forced fumbles, five came with five seconds remaining at Washington State, as he fumble recoveries and nine passes broken up. On offense, playing

52 left tackle, he had 25 pancake blocks with about 75 percent of heavily counted on in a unit where he was the only receiver that Niwot’s rushing yards coming on his side of the line. As a junior, he entered the season with any previous career receptions. made 89 tackles, with 17 for losses and nine sacks, forced 14 fum- 2003 (Jr.)—He played in 10 games, including his first career start bles, recovered eight, and had four PBU’s. He also returned an (against Kansas State), but missed the last two due to a shoulder interception and a blocked punt for touchdowns and had about 20 injury. He caught 18 passes on the year for 153 yards (no touch- pancake blocks on offense (tackle). He had 60 tackles, 14 sacks and downs), and was stopped for an 8-yard loss on his lone rushing two caused fumbles as a sophomore, and 55 tackles, nine sacks and attempt (a reverse). He had his top game against Kansas in CU’s five forced fumbles as a freshman. That’s 33 forced fumbles in his overtime win, catching five passes for 45 yards, including a clutch prep career, which saw him start all four years on defense. As a frosh, 18-yard reception on CU’s field goal-tying drive in the final three min- he sacked Longmont’s Joe Chrisman (now at Nebraska) three-and-a- utes. He also caught three passes against Kansas State and half times and knocked him out of the game. Top games included a Oklahoma. The coaches selected him as the recipient of the Most 25-24 win over No. 1 Dakota Ridge his junior year when Niwot was No. Improved Offensive Player Award for the spring, when he was also 2; he had 12 tackles, blocked a punt for a touchdown, and had a PBU one of 13 players to earn CU’s prestigious Spring Victory Club on the last play of the game to help preserve the win. He had a school honors. record 22 tackles in a 48-14 win over Hinkley, also as a junior, and had 2002 (Soph.)—He played in all 14 games including the Alamo Bowl three sacks and a 78-yard interception return for a score in the game (no starts), catching 12 passes for 95 yards during the regular as well. In a 27-24 loss to Centaurus as a senior, he had 11 tackles, season and adding one for 20 yards in the bowl against Wisconsin. three forced fumbles and a recovery. Niwot was 3-7 his senior year, 7- He never really had the chance to break loose after one of his 3 his sophomore and junior seasons, and 5-5 his freshman year under catches, although a nice 36-yard gain against San Diego State was coach Tiny Koehler. He ended his prep career with six tackles and a negated due to a penalty. He had three catches in the opener against quarterback sack in the All-State game in June 2000. Colorado State, and caught two passes in four other games. Four of his 12 catches on the year were against Oklahoma (for a combined ACADEMICS—He is majoring in history at Colorado, and is on 37 yards), and five earned first downs. He was bothered for much of schedule to graduate next May. the spring by a nagging hamstring injury, but it was all but healed by the end of April. PERSONAL—Born November 6, 1981 in Santa Cruz, Calif. His hob- 2001 (Fr.-RS)—Transferred to CU from Oregon State, arriving in bies include snowboarding, motorcycles (Harleys) and working on Boulder during two-a-day practices. He was required to sit out the the family ranch. He was the first commit of the 2000 class, doing so season due to NCAA transfer rules. He had a solid spring at OSU, on March 7 of the previous year, fulfilling a childhood dream of want- where he finished up drills as the No. 2 flanker. ing to play at CU since he was in grade school. AT OREGON STATE: 2000 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he practiced the entire TACKLES season at flanker and was a member of OSU’s scout squad. Season G Plays UT AT-TOT TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int 2000 7 127 7 2— 9 1- 1 0- 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 HIGH SCHOOL—He earned PrepStar and SuperPrep (preseason) All- 2001 12 406 18 11—29 4-27 2-24 2 3 1 0 0 0 America honors as a senior, when he was also first-team all-Westside 2003 12 565 19 7—26 4-20 2-17 2 4 1 0 0 0 2004 12 711 43 16—59 11-44 7-38 11 9 1 0 1 0 (Los Angeles Times), all-Bay League, all-CIF Division II and all-CIF Totals 43 1809 87 36—123 20-92 11-79 16 17 3 0 1 0 Southern Section for all schools. He was an honorable mention selection on the Long Beach Press-Telegram’s prestigious Best In The West team, as he garnered four of the maximum 10 votes. As a senior, he made 58 receptions for 950 yards (16.4 per grab), scoring 13 touchdowns with a long of 68; he also added a pair of touchdowns running the ball. He returned 16 kickoffs for 512 yards as a senior, a healthy 32.0 yards per return. As a junior, he caught 41 passes for 940 4 yards (22.9 average), scoring 13 touchdowns that included one of 99 yards. On defense, he had 20 tackles and returned both of his inter- RON MONTEILH, WR ceptions for scores. On return team duty, he brought back 22 kickoffs for 546 yards (24.8 norm), including a 99-yard return for a 6-1, 200, Sr., 3L score. He had 29 catches for 340 yards and five scores as a sopho- Beverly Hills, Calif. (Beverly Hills/ more (with a long of 77). Top career games included a 12-reception, 192-yard effort against Peninsula High his senior year. Beverly Hills Oregon State) was 6-4 his senior year, 8-3 his junior year and sophomore seasons, and 11-1 his freshman year under coach Carter Paysinger. He let- tered three times in basketball (guard; he averaged 15 points and AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)—He played in 11 games (all eight rebounds as a junior; he did not play as a senior). He also let- starts), missing the Texas game due to a shoulder injury. He tied for tered three times in track (sprints). He owned the school record in the second most receptions on the team, as he had 28 catches for the 100-meters (10.63). He was Beverly Hills’ male athlete of the year 314 yards (11.2 per), 12 first downs and a touchdown. He caught at all four years he attended the school. least one pass in 11 games, but being the lone experienced wideout, he was keyed on by defenses and 18 of his catches went for single ACADEMICS—He is majoring in economics at Colorado, and is on figures in length. However, he will go down in history for making one schedule to graduate next May. He earned honor roll status in his of the most exciting plays to end a game (and home season, as it one year at Oregon State. As a high school senior, he was vice-presi- turned out) in CU’s 38-31 win over Kansas State. With 16 seconds dent of the Black Student Union and was an honor roll student. remaining and the Buffs on their own 36, he caught a pass from Joel Klatt at the K-State 23, eluded two defenders and raced along the PERSONAL—Born January 18, 1982 in Culver City, Calif. Hobbies east sideline into the end zone for the winning points with five sec- include playing basketball and video games, especially John Madden onds to go. Not only was the play the longest of the season by Football (and claims he is one of the best in the country at it). His Colorado, it was also the longest of his career as well as his first mother (Marissa) is a writer. Colorado had recruited him as a prep, career touchdown. That gave him four catches for 106 yards, also but he signed with Oregon State. A former volunteer bereavement marking his first collegiate 100-yard receiving game. Just under half counselor, he has worked with at-risk teens. He was selected as a of his receptions came on first down, when he caught 13 for 183 (14.1 2004 model for the national calendar, Alaye, whose mission is to per), earning five first downs along with his TD play. He concluded increase breast cancer awareness in the African-American commu- his Colorado career ranked 23rd in all-time receptions (58) and fin- nity. His uniquely spelled last name is pronounced mon-tay. ished 44th in career receiving yards (562). His senior leadership was 53 RECEIVING High Games his best career game came against Mullen as a junior, where he Season G No. Yds Avg. TD Long Rec Yds knocked down five passes in a 33-17 losing effort. Posted 22 tackles 2002 13 12 95 7.9 0 12 2 21 as a junior, five for losses, one fumble recovery and the five PBU’s 2003 10 18 153 8.5 0 20 5 45 from that one game. Overland was 7-4 his senior season, losing to 2003 11 28 314 11.2 1 64t 5 106 Totals 33 58 562 9.7 1 64t 5 45 Northglenn in the first round of the state playoffs, 3-7 his junior year and 6-4 his sophomore year under coach Tony Manfredi. In the ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Rushing: 1-minus 8, -8.0 avg. (2003); 1-7, 7.0 avg. (2004). Rocky Mountain News, Manfredi said of Moore, “(He is) one of the most dominating offensive lineman to pass through this state in sev- eral years.”. SuperPrep backed him up in writing, “He is totally dominating along the trenches.” He also lettered three times in bas- ketball, averaging 8.2 points and 6.0 rebounds per game as a junior 79 on the varsity team. He also lettered twice in track, throwing the discus and shot put.

GARY MOORE, OL ACADEMICS— He is majoring in economics at Colorado. 6-6, 320, Jr., 3L PERSONAL— Born November 14, 1982 in Denver. He loves music, Aurora, Colo. (Overland) especially gospel music and sings in his church choir. Hobbies include singing and drawing.

AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)—He saw action in all 12 games (no starts), as he played in 11 on offense and in all on the field goal/PAT unit on special teams (he played all 53 snaps on the unit). He graded out to 74.0 percent for the season on 100 gradable snaps 73 from scrimmage, with two knockdown blocks. He allowed just one quarterback pressure and did not allow a sack or get called for any CLINT O’NEAL, OL penalties. His top game grade with 10 or more plays came against North Texas (75.0). He saw action at both guard and tackle. 6-6, 300, Jr., 3L 2003 (Soph.)—He saw action in all 12 games, including nine of Weatherford, Texas (Weatherford) offense and all on special teams (one start, the first of his career coming at Texas Tech). On offense, he played 277 snaps, grading out to 67.1 percent for the season. He had six knockdown blocks and two touchdown blocks while allowing nine pressures, four quarterback sacks and was called for three penalties. His top game grade of 81.0 AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)—He started all 12 games at tight came against Kansas (61 snaps, 51 plus-plays), while grading out to side offensive tackle, grading out to 75.7 percent for the season for 71.7 percent (61-43) in his start against Texas Tech. He also played 522 gradable plays (he played 546 overall, including the Big 12 all 50 snaps on the field goal/PAT unit on special teams. Championship game, which the coaches did not grade). He recorded 2002 (Fr.-RS)—He was the backup at tight-side tackle the entire 12 knockdown and two touchdown blocks on the season, while season, seeing action in five regular season games as well as the allowing two-and-a-half quarterback sacks and 15 pressures while Alamo Bowl against Wisconsin. He was in for 27 plays from scrim- being flagged four times for penalties. His top game grade came at mage, grading out to 77.8 percent (21 plus plays) during the 13-game Kansas, when he posted the fourth best number on the year by any regular season, and played almost two dozen more in the bowl game. lineman—84.4 percent. He played at 300 pounds, adding 20 pounds He had three knockdown blocks and one downfield block on the of muscle to his frame since between his sophomore and junior sea- year. In an impressive off-season conditioning program, he worked sons. hard to drop 45 pounds from his frame, down to 325 from the 370 he 2003 (Soph.)—He started the first four games of the year at tight weighed when he reported to CU. tackle, and eventually saw action on the split side as well in playing 2001 (Fr.)—Redshirted; practiced the entire season on the offensive in 11 games overall (four total starts). He graded out to 68.2 percent line. Prior to the Kansas game, he sang “God Bless America” at for the year for 343 snaps from scrimmage, with one knockdown Folsom Field in the first game following the tragic Sept. 11 terrorist block and one touchdown block; he allowed nine pressures, three- attacks. He was CU’s Scout Team Offensive Award winner for that and-a-half quarterback sacks and was called for two penalties. His game as well. high game grade was 86.7 against Kansas (15 snaps, 13 plus-plays), followed by 85.0 against Iowa State (20-17). He played an additional HIGH SCHOOL—He earned PrepStar All-American and all-Midlands 13 snaps on special teams (field goal and PAT unit). honors as a senior as the No. 7 defensive lineman in the region and 2002 (Fr.-RS) —He was the backup at the split-side tackle position the No. 29 player overall. Also named all-Midlands by the Prep for the season, and saw action in six games, including the Alamo Football Report and SuperPrep, who respectively named him as the Bowl (no starts). He was in for 24 snaps from scrimmage in the five No. 5 and No. 10 offensive linemen in the region. He was named all- regular season games (grading out with 17 plus plays and seven state by the Rocky Mountain News and honorable mention by the minus), and added about a dozen more in the bowl game against Denver Post, and was also selected to the Colorado blue chip list by Wisconsin. He played at around 270 pounds as a redshirt frosh. both newspapers. He also made the Las Vegas Sun’s Super 11 honor- 2001 (Fr.)—Redshirted; practiced the entire year on the offensive able mention team (showcasing the best 33 players in the west). A line, mainly at tackle. two-time, first-team all-Centennial Conference selection as a junior and senior. He predominantly played offensive guard, but did see HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned pre- and postseason occasional action on defense in short yardage situations, registering PrepStar All-American honors, and was one of 18 offensive linemen four tackles. He tore his MCL late in October of his senior year to earn mention on the Houston Chronicle Texas Top 100 list. He was (against Boulder); he underwent reconstructive knee surgery named to the all-Southwest teams by both Prep Football Report (the shortly thereafter and missed the remainder of the season. Top No. 81 player overall) and SuperPrep (No. 85). PrepStar also ranked games as a senior before the injury included a 24-17 win over him as the No. 12 offensive lineman in the Midlands, while SuperPrep Arapahoe, when he helped pave the way for Overland tailback tabbed him as the No. 43 player in the state of Texas in the presea- Marcus Sias’ 200-yard rushing day, and a 24-21 overtime victory over son. He also earned all-state, all-area and all-district honors as a Smoky Hill that sent the Trailblazers into the playoffs. Defensively, senior, when he graded out to better than 90 percent on his assign-

54 ments, did not allow a quarterback sack and was called for just one prior to leaving for college, he was the MVP at the Chicago Combine penalty in making 55 pancake blocks. He blocked for tailback Mark specifically for specialists. Hinsdale was 9-2 his senior year, winning Pierce, a 2,000-plus yard runner who is headed for Arkansas. Head the league championship, and was 6-3 his junior season under coach coach at Weatherford was Mike Sneed. He transferred to Ken Schreiner. He also lettered twice in wrestling (215-pound classi- Weatherford from Arlington Heights (Fort Worth) High after his fication), as he was a sectional qualifier as a senior, when he was also junior year; he had started at offensive tackle as both a junior (reg- a captain. He was also a team captain for track, as he lettered twice istering 46 pancakes) and a sophomore (30). He did not allow a sack in the shot put; he earned all-conference honors as he was a two- as a junior and was called for only two penalties in being named all- time conference champion. He qualified for the state meet his senior state and all-district, only one of three underclassmen selected to year. Overall, he earned six varsity letters in the three sports. the either team. ACADEMICS— He is majoring in communication at Colorado, and ACADEMICS— He is majoring in history at Colorado. He owned a 3.0 was named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the spring grade point average and was an honor roll student in high school. 2003 semester. An honor roll student in high school, he was also an active committee member on SADD (Students Against Destructive PERSONAL— Born April 27, 1983 in Fort Worth, Texas. He was Decisions). selected for the United States Olympic Academy (on leadership and athletic ability) to teach individuals to be leaders on and off the play- PERSONAL— Born May 3, 1984 in Hinsdale, Ill. Hobbies include ing field and to help bring back to your state the knowledge for water skiing (which he can do barefoot). He has also worked as a programs to help your school be successful. A cousin (Kerry Knox) camp counselor and a youth baseball coach, and has done volunteer played baseball at Texas Christian and was drafted by the San Diego work with the Wellness House Cancer Awareness and Pop Warner Padres. Hobbies include hunting and fishing. He is also a member of Football. His father (Greg, Sr.) played football at the University of FFA (Future Farmers Association), Young Life, the Link Program (for Illinois; an uncle (Bill Dickenson) was a defensive tackle at Cornell; handicapped children), and has worked extensively with the Special and twin cousins are on the water polo team at Miami of Ohio. His Olympics. He was the second player to commit to CU for the 2001 younger brother (John) is also a long snapper in high school. class, doing so less than two weeks after attending the 2000 Buffalo Football Technique School.

42 59 BOBBY PURIFY, TB GREG PACE, SN 6-0, 215, Sr., 5L 5-11, 240, Jr., 3L Colorado Springs, Colo. (Palmer) Hinsdale, Ill. (Central)

AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)— He started 11 games at tailback, AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)—He earned his third letter as he missing one start against Oklahoma State (played sparingly), and played in all 12 games on special teams, serving as the team’s long earned honorable mention all-Big 12 honors from both the and short snapper; he was the first player since the 2000 season to Associated Press and the league coaches. His teammates selected handle both chores for the entire season. He snapped all 69 on the him as the team most valuable player (Zack Jordan Award), and the punt team as well as all 53 for placements, with the 122 snaps com- coaches named him the winner of the John Mack Award as the bined the most since 1990 (when Chris O’Donnell snapped the same team’s most outstanding offensive player. He also won the Buffalo number). He also added two solo tackles covering punts. Heart Award, which is selected by the “fans behind the bench” and 2003 (Soph.)—He played in all 12 games on special teams, as he was given to the player that displays in their estimation the most heart, the snapper for field goals and extra points. He saw action for 50 and was CU’s offensive back of the week for three games (Colorado snaps on the unit, and was perfect on all but one occasion when one State, Kansas State and Nebraska). He was one of 42 candidates on snap was a bit low. He was the only non-kicker or punter on the the official watch list for the Doak Walker Award, and was posting roster who didn’t line up at an offensive or defensive position. very comparable numbers to the top contenders until beset by 2002 (Fr.)—He played in 12 games, including the Alamo Bowl, all on injuries. Purify battled through separations to both shoulders, along special teams as the short snapper on the field goal/PAT unit. When with other assorted maladies, to post the 13th 1,000-yard season in he made his first appearance in the Southern California game, he school history as he finished the year as the conference’s sixth-lead- became the first freshman walk-on to play at Colorado since 1986, ing running back with 1,017 yards (43rd in the NCAA). He finally led when wide receiver Jeff Campbell did so (two other frosh walk-ons the team in rushing (he entered his senior year tied for the second joined him later in the season. He saw action for 60 snaps on the most career yards without doing so), and his 3,016 career total unit, doing well for a true frosh in some pressure situations. He prac- placed him third on CU’s all-time list. He had 10 career 100-yard ticed some at defensive end, but settled pretty much into his games, tying him for seventh most, and his 3,524 all-purpose yards specialist role once the season started. were the fourth most ever at Colorado. With 508 receiving yards, he became the first player in school history to record 2,500 and 3,000 HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned all-conference honors play- yards rushing and 500 yards receiving, and was only the 11th to do ing on the defensive line, when he racked up 70 tackles, 11 for losses, the 3,000/500 double at a Big 12 school. He tied for 30th in recep- including six quarterback sacks. He lettered twice in football, as he tions (50), was 52nd in receiving yards (508) and tied for 26th in also had 50 tackles (eight for losses, four sacks) as a junior. He was scoring (126 points) and 16th in rushing touchdowns (20). Top also his team’s long snapper both seasons, and won several special games as a senior included a season-high 189 in the opener against team awards in the state for his performance at the position as he Colorado State, with 155 against Kansas State and 130 at both Texas attended special camps throughout his high school career specifi- A&M and Nebraska; CU was 4-1 in the five games when he rushed for cally teaching special teams skills. As a senior, AFS listed him as the over 100 yards. He also scored nine touchdowns, caught 14 passes top Division I long-snapping prospect in the nation. In the summer for 165 yards and earned 46 first downs (40 rush, 6 receiving). Due

55 to his receiving a medical redshirt for his fourth-year senior season, 177 yards on 45 carries, a 3.9 average, on the season, with his best and because he played enough plays to letter that same year, he game coming in the snow against Iowa State, when he had 78 yards earned his fifth letter, only the sixth Buff to ever do so and the first on just 11 carries. He earned eight first downs on the year. since Clare Coffin in 1908. He had another fine spring, as the coaches named him the Fred Casotti Award winner as the team’s most out- HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned PrepStar and SuperPrep All- standing offensive back; Street & Smith’s cited him as a preseason America honors, with Rivals.com naming him to its Top 100 running honorable mention All-American and he was on the official watch list backs list (No. 75 nationally) in the preseason, while SuperPrep for the Doak Walker Award. ranked him as its No. 13 skill athlete. He was a first-team all-Colorado 2003 (Sr.-RS)—He had his season cut short due to a nasty high ankle and all-state selection by the Denver Post, while the Rocky Mountain sprain in the third game of the year against Washington State; it News named him second-team all-state; both newspapers placed eventually required surgery and he thus received a medical redshirt him on their state blue chip lists. He earned first-team all-conference for the season. He played in just the three games (two starts), as he honors as a junior and senior (second-team as a sophomore), and he rushed 13 times for 31 yards and two touchdowns in the opener was also honorable mention all-state as a junior (Post). As a senior, against Colorado State, including the game winning score from nine he rushed 269 times for 2,102 yards and 24 touchdowns, averaging yards out with 40 seconds remaining. He had 22 carries for 80 yards 7.8 yards per carry and finishing second in the state overall. He also and a TD the following week versus UCLA, and was running hard caught eight passes for 115 yards, and had seven games where he against Washington State when he went down: he had 17 carries for rushed for over 200 yards (and five for over 250 yards). He played 56 yards, but of his 62 yards on rushing gains, 59 came after he was sporadically on defense as a senior, seeing action at cornerback first hit. He thus had 167 yards for the season, still the second most usually in goal-line situations. He may have led the nation in blocked on the team, with 14 of his 52 carries going for five or more yards kicks—he had seven (five extra points and two field goals). As a (nine 10-plus). He also caught four passes for 27 yards, two of those junior, he led the state’s 5A schools in rushing with 1,865 yards on for 20 yards in the Washington State game. Going in, he was one of 39 295 carries, scoring 23 touchdowns in averaging 6.3 per attempt candidates for the Doak Walker Award, was a preseason second- despite playing tailback in just eight games. He had 14 touchdown team All-Big 12 choice by The Sporting News and Lindy’s Big 12 runs of 50 yards or longer, and had two interceptions playing free Football, while Phil Steele’s College Football had ranked him as the safety and some corner on defense. He rushed 90 times for 700 yards nation’s No. 27 running back entering the season. He was one of 13 and 11 touchdowns as a sophomore. He had a two 300-yard plus players to earn CU’s prestigious Spring Victory Club honors for his games in his career: the first in a rout of Lakewood his junior year, efforts during spring drills. when he had 17 carries for 360 yards and five TDs—and he only 2002 (Jr.)—He earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors from the played in the first half. In a 48-42 win over Coronado as a senior, he league coaches, and the CU coaches named him to CU’s prestigious had 38 carries for 396 yards and five touchdowns; he also had 275 Victory Club. As the second half of the nation’s most prolific 1-2 yards and four touchdowns versus Doherty that same year. Palmer rushing punch (with Chris Brown), he had 739 yards on 132 carries, was 5-5 his senior year, 3-7 his junior season and 2-8 his sophomore a healthy 5.6 average per carry, with three touchdowns. He had a year under coach Rod Baker. He rushed for 71 yards on 16 carries in pair of 100-yard games, which came back-to-back when he rushed the All-State game (June 2000) to end his prep career. He lettered for 119 yards on 19 tries in CU’s overtime win at Missouri, and fol- three times in basketball (guard), averaging 10 points, seven assists lowed that up with 174 yards on 20 carries against Iowa State. He had and eight rebounds per game as a senior. He led his team to the 5A 70-plus yards in five games, and on the year, he had 24 rushes for 10 state championship and a 24-0 record, as he was named the MVP of or more yards and 44 for five or longer. Also dangerous as a receiver, the tournament by the Rocky Mountain News. He also lettered in he was second on the team in receiving as well with 21 catches for track (high jump and relays). He finished sixth in the state in the high 224 yards, a 10.7 average; he scored a receiving TD on a 36-yard jump as a junior, clearing 6-5. catch and run against Texas Tech. He was third on the team in first downs earned with 46 (33 rushing, 13 receiving). Overall, he had 96 ACADEMICS—He is majoring in sociology at Colorado, and is on all-purpose yards, going over 100 yards four times, all against qual- schedule to graduate this December. ity opponents (128 at UCLA, 102 at Oklahoma, 128 at Missouri and 183 vs. Iowa State). A nasty high ankle sprain limited him to just a PERSONAL—Born December 19, 1981 in Long Beach, Calif. He is well couple of plays in the Big 12 championship game and kept him out versed in sign language, which he learned as a sophomore in high of the Alamo Bowl against Wisconsin; otherwise, he appeared in 13 school; he helped coach his younger brother’s Pop Warner football games, including a start at Nebraska. He participated in conditioning team, which had a few deaf youngsters. He has a most famous uncle, drills only in spring ball as he was recovering from shoulder surgery Webster Slaughter, who was a wide receiver at San Diego State who and was thus held out of contact (he had the surgery in January). went on stardom in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns and Houston 2001 (Soph.)—He earned honorable mention all-Big 12 honors from Oilers. And remember the pop-soul group James & Bobby Purify the Associated Press, and also earned his way on to CU’s prestigious from the 1960’s? They were cousins—James is his uncle and Bobby Victory Club by grading out with a winning performance in at least his grandfather. They teamed on such songs as “I’m Your Puppet,” eight games. He played in all 13 games including the Fiesta Bowl, “Let Love Come Between Us,” and a popular remake of “Shake A Tail making one start (Missouri) as he finished second on the team in Feather.” He was the second member of the 2000 class to commit, rushing with 916 yards on 157 carries, a most healthy 5.8 yards per doing so officially on April 7, 1999. carry. He ranked eighth in the Big 12 and 62nd in the NCAA in rush- ing for the season. He scored five touchdowns and also caught 11 RUSHING High Games RECEIVING High Games passes for 92 yards. He had three 100-plus yard games, topped by a Season G Att Yds Avg. TD Long Att Yds No Yds Avg. TD Long Rec Yds 21-for-191 effort against Colorado State; others included a 20-for-154 2000 5 45 177 3.9 0 14 12 78 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 day against Nebraska and a 23-for-109 effort at Oklahoma State. He 2001 12 157 916 5.8 5 51 23 191 11 92 8.4 0 20 4 28 came close on two other occasions with 92 yards against both San 2002 13 132 739 5.6 3 50 20 174 21 224 10.7 1 36t 6 57 2003 3 52 167 3.2 3 18 22 80 4 27 6.8 0 19 2 20 Jose State and Missouri. His long run of the year came in the Big 12 2004 12 209 1017 4.9 9 48 26 189 14 165 11.8 0 35 3 56 title game against Texas, as a 51-yard jaunt helped set up a Buff Totals 45 595 3016 5.1 20 51 26 191 50 508 10.2 1 36t 6 57 touchdown. A member of the “hands” team, he recovered an Iowa State on-side kick attempt late in the game to help preserve CU’s 40- 27 win. He rushed six times for 19 yards in the bowl game, with a long run of 15 yards. 2000 (Fr.)—He had the misfortune of breaking a bone in his foot on the first day of practice, forcing him to miss the first six weeks of the season. He bounced back, though, and played in the final five games of the year, including one start (against Oklahoma State). He gained

56 PERSONAL—He was born December 31, 1984 in Denver. His hobbies include playing basketball, listening to music and lifting weights. An uncle (Thadus Swazer) played college football, starting out at 1 Colorado in 1992 and finishing up at Kansas State. (First name is pro- nounced “steph-on”.) STEPHONE ROBINSON, CB PUNT RETURNS KICKOFF RETURNS 5-9, 185, Fr., 1L Season G No. Yds Avg. TD Long No. Yds Avg. TD Long Denver, Colo. (Mullen) 2004 12 35 269 7.7 1 48t 15 269 17.9 0 27 TACKLES Season G Plays UT AT-TOT TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int 2004 2 7 1 0 —1 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS)—He earned second-team all- ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Special Team Tackles: 3,0—3 (2004). Big 12 honors at kick return specialist from the league coaches, as he was eighth in the conference in punt returns and 10th in kickoff returns. He played in all 12 games on special teams and in two on defense (seven snaps, recording a solo tackle and a pass deflection). He returned 35 punts for 269 yards for a 7.7 average and a touch- down; however, the average was misleading as he often caught balls 13 in traffic without signaling for a fair catch just so he could pickup even a single yard to help with field position (14 of his returns were in this fashion for a net 13 yards; he averaged 12.2 yards on the other JOE SANDERS, OLB 21 returns). The 35 returns were the third most punt returns for a 6-3, 220, Fr., 1L single-season in school history and the most since 1992. He also had 15 kickoff returns for 269 yards (a 17.9 average) with a long of 27. He Nashville, Tenn. (Hillsboro) tied for sixth in special team points with eight on the strength of three solo tackles, two fumble recoveries, a forced fumble, a touch- down save and a first downfield credit. He was the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week (as well as CU’s) for the Kansas game, when he had 98 return yards, including his first career punt return AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS)—He played in all 12 games for a touchdown; his 48-yard sprint for a score put CU ahead for (no starts), seven on defense and in all on special teams. In 74 snaps good late in the third quarter in the 30-21 win. from scrimmage, he had nine tackles (five solo, one for a loss) and He moved from wide receiver to cornerback during fall camp to bol- an interception, one of the biggest plays of the year for the Buffs. ster the depth in the secondary. He missed most of spring practice Subbing for a nicked up Brian Iwuh, he played 36 snaps at after suffering a hamstring pull the third day of drills. Washington State, where with 10 minutes left and CU ahead 10-6, he 2003 (Fr.)—Redshirted; practiced all season at wide receiver and made his first career interception and returned it 51 yards for a returned kicks on scout team duty. He was the Scout Team Offense touchdown, what proved to be the winning points in CU’s 20-12 vic- Award winner for the Kansas State game. tory. He was one of five finalists on Sept. 11 for the ESPN/Pontiac Game Changing Play of the Week for his interception and ensuing HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned all-Midlands honors from TD return. He also had three tackles in that game, and matched that PrepStar, Prep Football Report and SuperPrep, as PFR ranked him as total the following week against North Texas. He switched to the the No. 18 player in the region (the second receiver), and SuperPrep outside from the inside during fall camp, after entering August drills tabbing him No. 36 regionally (and as the third WR). Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 27 receiver in the nation, and called him as a mike ‘backer. He moved from tight end to inside linebacker “arguably the top prospect in Colorado.” He also garnered all- about midway into spring drills, and impressed the coaches enough Colorado (all classes) and all-state (5A) honors from both the to where the switch was made permanent. In two scrimmages on Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News. A two-time first-team all- defense, he had six tackles (three solo), a fumble recovery and an Centennial League pick, he was also first team all-Colorado and interception, the latter coming in the spring game. all-state as a junior. A four-year starter at wide receiver, as a senior, 2003 (Fr.)—He was projected as a tight end in his true freshman he caught 35 passes for 896 yards and eight scores, averaging 25.6 year in college, but shoulder surgery prevented him from taking the yards per catch, and including his kick return yardage, he accounted practice field the entire fall. He was injured in the practices leading for over 1,600 all-purpose yards despite missing the better part of up to the Tennessee-Kentucky All-Star game, and underwent shoul- four games with a sprained ankle. As a junior, he led the state in der surgery in July. receiving with 73 catches for 1,230 yards and 10 touchdowns, while returning four kicks (two punts, two kickoffs) for touchdowns. He HIGH SCHOOL—A standout at both tight end and linebacker, let- averaged over 18 yards per punt return and 30-plus yards on kickoff tering four times during his career. As a senior, he earned PrepStar returns. He caught 20 passes his sophomore year, six for scores, and all-Southeast honors at tight end and was tabbed the No. 5 player in he had 19 receptions as a freshman. He saw some brief time on Tennessee, while Rivals.com ranked him the No. 34 tight end in the defense as a junior (safety/cornerback), making around 25 tackles in country. He was selected as the Nashville Tennessean’s player of the four games. Mullen posted a 40-11 record during his time there; the year in Tennessee, also claiming the defensive player of the year Mustangs were 10-2 his senior year and 9-4 his junior season under honor and was a finalist for the class 4A Mr. Football Award. He was coach Jay Madden, and were 11-2 his sophomore year (reaching the named to the all-state, all-Midstate, all-region (11-4A) and first-team state semis) and 10-3 his freshman year under Mick McCall. He also lettered two years in basketball (guard) and twice in track (sprints all-city at both tight end and linebacker. One of Hillsboro’s captains, and relays). he was also selected defensive MVP for his region, city and team, and was invited to play in the summer 2003 Tennessee-Kentucky All- ACADEMICS—He is undecided on his major at Colorado, but is Star game. His junior year, he was also all-state, all-Midstate, all- interested in business and sports marketing. He was a member of region and all-city fist-teams at both positions, and he garnered all- the French Honor Society in high school, when he owned a 3.57 region and all-city honorable mention honors during his sophomore grade point average and was one of 11 statewide honorees to receive year. As a senior, he caught 25 passes for 480 yards and seven touch- the prestigious National Football Foundation/College Football Hall downs. On defense, he totaled 133 tackles (65 solo), 30 tackles for of Fame Scholar-Athlete Award. loss including three quarterback sacks, four fumble recoveries (one 57 for a 65-yard touchdown), two forced fumbles, two interceptions, 20 quarterback hurries and 15 pass deflections. As a junior on offense, he had 34 receptions for 650 yards and 15 touchdowns; on defense, he was in on 105 tackles, had 15 sacks, three fumble recoveries, one 22 forced fumble, three interceptions, 40 quarterback hurries and 15 pass deflections. During his sophomore year, he caught 15 passes LORENZO SIMS Jr., CB for 280 yards and six touchdowns, adding 63 total tackles (10 for loss), six sacks, three fumble recoveries, one forced fumble and 10 5-11, 180, Soph., 2L passes broken up on defense. He did not play offense as a freshman, Fresno, Calif. (Edison) but started at free safety and was in on 58 tackles, had two sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, five interceptions and 20 pass deflections. Top career games included a state semifinals win over Pearl-Cohn as a junior, when he caught four passes for 120 AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)—He started all 12 games, 11 at yards, including a game-winning 72-yard touchdown. On defense, he left cornerback and the Nebraska game at free safety as he earned added nine tackles (one for loss), two sacks and one forced fumble. honorable mention all-Big 12 honors from the Big 12 coaches. He had That same year, in a 19-13 win over Smyrna, he had two catches for quite the sophomore year, as he was third in the Big 12 and 22nd in 60 yards. On defense, he added nine tackles (two for losses), one the NCAA in interceptions (5, or 0.42 per game), only the 18th player sack, one pass deflection and a game-clinching interception that in Colorado history to record five or more in a single-season. He also was tipped by teammate Chris Russell on a desperation pass to the led the team in snaps played from scrimmage (864), passes broken endzone. His senior season, in a win over Overton, he had three up (11) and fumble recoveries (3), while tying for second in third receptions for 85 yards and one score, in addition to 14 tackles down stops (11). He was in on 56 tackles, including 46 solo, and three (three for losses), one sack and one pass break up. Under coach for losses with a quarterback sack; he also had a hurry and a forced Ron Aydelott, Hillsboro complied an impressive 50-6 record during fumble. His five interceptions came over the course of the last eight his career, as it won its region all four years. Hillsboro was 14-1 his games, including two times back-to-back: versus Oklahoma State senior year (falling short in the state championship game a second and Iowa State and at Nebraska and versus Oklahoma; his pick and ensuing 34 yard return set the Buffs up in Sooner territory for the straight year to Maryville, 29-26), 14-1 his junior season (Maryville only time in the Big 12 Championship game and led to CU’s only won it, 34-27), 13-1 his sophomore year (losing in the state semifi- points in the game—a Mason Crosby field goal. He posted “crooked” nals to Memphis East) and 9-3 his freshman season. He lettered numbers in tackles in every game (two or more in all 12), including three times in basketball, as he earned first-team all-region (11-5A) four or more in nine games and a season- and career high of eight honors at power forward his junior year, averaging 13 points, eight (seven solo) against Missouri. He had three passes broken up, with rebounds and three assists a game. He also lettered once in track a forced fumble and recovery against North Texas, and had his other (sprints and hurdles). interception to go with five solo tackles versus Texas. On special teams, he had seven points on the strength of five tackles (one ACADEMICS—He is majoring in psychology at Colorado. He is a inside-the-20) and a knockdown block. He earned his way on CU’s member of the Nashville chapter Jack & Jill Inc., which is a leader- prestigious Victory Club, as those who make it must post a winning ship group for local high school students. productivity grade in at least eight games, and was CU’s defensive back of the week for the North Texas and Iowa State games. A pro- PERSONAL—He was born March 2, 1985 in Nashville, Tenn. His hob- ductive spring was the sign of things to come, as in the three main bies include bowling, golf, lifting weights and volunteering. He scrimmages, he posted 21 tackles (13 solo), with three pass deflec- belongs to his church’s youth group, where his father serves as pas- tions, two tackles for losses and four third down stops. tor, and traveled to South Africa prior to his junior year in high 2003 (Fr.)—He played in four games as a true freshman, including school (2001) to volunteer at an orphanage. In high school, he was three on defense and a start in CU’s dime package for his first colle- a member of Jack & Jill of America, a national youth service organi- giate action against Washington State. He played 94 snaps in the zation dedicated to improving quality of life, particularly for secondary, registering 10 total tackles (9 solo) with a third down stop and a pass deflection. He had four tackles, three solos, against African-American children. Acted in several commercials at age 9, the Cougars in his start, where he played 38 snaps from scrimmage, with the most notable a “Miss Goldie’s Chicken” ad and a junior golf and against Iowa State, he racked up five solo tackles in 32 plays on spot. He was also in the cable TV movie Proud Heart with defense. actress/singer Lori Morgan. He has known teammate and fellow CU recruit Chris Russell since age 11; and former CU basketball center HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he garnered PrepStar All-American and David Harrison (from Nashville’s Brentwood Academy) since 1998. all-West honors, while he also earned SuperPrep all-Far West and His father (Edwin) played fullback at Connecticut Wesleyan in 1965, Prep Football Report all-West accolades. Rivals.com tabbed him as while his great grandfather played hockey and was the first African- the No. 15 cornerback in the nation (the No. 33 player in California), American to play collegiate lacrosse at Springfield (Mass.) College with SuperPrep naming him the no. 56 player in California (the 11th during the early 1900s. defensive back) and PFR ranking him the 32nd player in the state (No. 3 defensive back). As Edison’s MVP, he earned first-team all- TACKLES state, all-Fresno County and all-North Yosemite district honors, Season G Plays UT AT-TOT TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int while he also was named the all-Valley defensive player of the year 2004 7 74 5 4 — 9 1- 1 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 and all-district MVP. As a junior, he garnered all-league (C section) ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Interception Return Yards: 1-51, 51.0 avg., 51t long, 1 TD and all-district first-team honors, earning his team’s defensive (2004). Special Team Tackles: 1,0—1 (2004). player of the year (an honor he also received as a sophomore). As a senior at both cornerback and safety, he was in on 106 tackles (11 for loss, three quarterback sacks), along with seven interceptions, 15 pass deflections, three forced fumbles and four recovered fumbles. He also blocked two kicks and returned one for a touchdown. His junior year, he totaled 115 tackles (68 solo), four for loss, three sacks, seven interceptions, 12 pass deflections, three fumble recov- eries and five forced fumbles; he added three blocked punts on special teams. His sophomore year, he had 112 total tackles (11 for loss), four sacks, five interceptions, 13 pass breakups, four fumble

58 recoveries and seven forced fumbles; he also had three blocked inside-the-20) and two knockdown blocks. He was a prime candidate punts. He finished his career with 19 interceptions, returning four for to be a holder for placement kicks, but his duties were limited upon touchdowns. Top career games included a 26-23 loss to Clovis West his return to he team. his senior year, when he had 15 tackles, one interception and one 2003 (Fr.)—Redshirted; practiced the entire fall at wide receiver. fumble recovery. During his junior year, in a 42-12 win over Stockdale, he totaled 10 tackles, three interceptions (one returned HIGH SCHOOL—He won the prestigious Fred Steinmark Award, pre- for a touchdown) and a forced fumble. As a sophomore, in a 38-17 sented by the Rocky Mountain News to the state’s most outstanding victory against Lemoore High, he finished with 15 tackles, one inter- senior for accomplishment in sport, academics and citizenship. ception and recovered a fumble. Edison was 11-2 his senior year Many referred to him as the best small school athlete in the state of (winning the Valley Championship), 10-1-1 his junior year (losing in Colorado for 2002-03: as a senior, he earned both first-team all- the second round of the playoffs) and 12-1 his sophomore year Colorado (all classes) and all-state (1A) at defensive back from both (Valley champion) under coach Ray Reyes. He also lettered three the Denver Post and News. He was the LPAA (Lower Platte Athletic times in basketball, averaging 18 points, seven assists, seven Association) player of the year, was all-league at quarterback and rebounds and five steals per game as a senior. free safety, and was the state of Colorado’s representative for the Wendy’s High School Heisman. SuperPrep named him to its All- ACADEMICS—He is interested in criminology as his major at America team (listing him as the No. 30 receiver nationally), while Colorado. A consistent honor roll student (a 3.1 grade point average PrepStar and Prep Football Report tabbed him as an all-Midlands as a prep), he also was named his school’s Student Athlete of the selection. SuperPrep rated him as the No. 24 player in the Midlands, Month at least once during all four years of school. and the third performer in the “athlete” category, while PFR ranked him No. 44 in the region (the sixth receiver). Rivals.com ranked him PERSONAL—He was born August 30, 1985 in Fresno, Calif. Hobbies as the No. 37 receiver in the nation and as the fifth overall best include coaching youth football (ages 5-8) and doing community service through his church. Cousin (Ricky Manning) was a defensive player in Colorado. As a junior, he earned all-state honors at free back at UCLA, while another (DeShawn Stevenson) plays guard for safety and all-conference honors at running back, wide receiver, free the Utah Jazz; second cousin (Bruce Bowen) is a forward for the San safety and kick returner, and as a sophomore, he earned all-league Antonio Spurs. He goes to the same high school that produced honors at wide receiver. His senior year he rushed for 1,340 yards Manning and current Oklahoma defensive back Aaron Miller. and 25 touchdowns, with a long run of 85 yards, threw for 756 yards, Nickname is “Spiderman.” had over 200 yards receiving, and racked up 869 kickoff and 480 punt return yards. On defense (free safety), he had 127 tackles (61 solo), TACKLES with two interceptions, 12 passes broken up and three quarterback Season G Plays UT AT-TOT TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int sacks. Top career games included two from his senior year: in a 48-0 2003 3 94 9 1 — 10 0- 0 0- 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2004 12 864 46 10 — 56 3-21 1-10 11 1 3 1 11 5 win over Jefferson Academy, he rushed 17 times for 180 yards and Totals 15 958 55 11 — 66 3-21 1-10 12 1 3 1 12 5 five touchdowns, along with returning a punt 70 yards; and in a win over Academy of Charter, he had 19 carries for 191 yards and four ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Interception Return Yards: 5-53, 10.6 avg., 34 long score, while completing 7-of-10 passes for 115 yards and two TDs (2004). Special Team Tackles: 3,2—5 (2004). (and did not play in the fourth quarter). Holyoke was 8-3 his senior season and 7-5 his junior season under coach Adam Archibeque, reaching the state playoffs both years. In the Colorado All-State game the summer following his senior year, he starred among ath- letes from all classes, catching six passes for 130 yards and a touchdown. He lettered four times in track, and was the state cham- 83 pion in the 110—meter hurdles as a junior and senior, the long jump champ as a junior, and the runner-up in the 100-meter run, the 300 hurdles and long jump as a senior. He also earned four letters in bas- DUSTY SPRAGUE, WR ketball (guard; an honorable mention all-state performer). 6-4, 190, Fr., 1L ACADEMICS—He is majoring in business (sequence undecided) at Holyoke, Colo. (Holyoke) Colorado, and was a first-team Academic All-Big 12 team member as a redshirt frosh. He was third in his high school class (41 in size) with a 4.078 grade point average. The president of the National Honor Society at Holyoke and class treasurer, he is a member of the Science, Cadenza, Spanish and Drama Clubs, while also being AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS)—He played in nine games (no involved with the FCCLA (Family Career and Community Leaders of starts), missing the Kansas, Kansas State and Nebraska contests America), FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America), FCA and the after suffering a broken clavicle against Texas. He returned faster El Pomar Youth Community Service groups. He was a member than expected and played in the Big 12 championship game versus Holyoke’s Knowledge Bowl championship team while participating Oklahoma, catching one pass for six yards. The Sporting News named in Northeastern Junior College’s Math and Science competition, and him to its Freshman All-Big 12 team, as he was having a fine year also ranked as the school’s outstanding student in math, science and before the injury. On the season, he caught 22 passes for 278 yards Spanish classes. (12.6 per) and a touchdown; the 278 yards were the fourth most ever by a CU freshman. In the overtime loss at Texas A&M, he accom- PERSONAL—He was born August 9, 1984 in Holyoke, Colo. His hob- plished something of note: he caught eight passes for 101 yards, bies include acting, fishing, music, reading and an interest in becoming only the second freshman (true or redshirt) to have a 100- television production. Two brothers (Aaron, Russell) both played yard receiving game in Colorado history (the only other was by Phil college football at Colorado State. Savoy in 1994, when he caught six passes for 113 yards against Oklahoma State). He caught half his passes on third down (11 for RECEIVING High Games 153, 13.9 average, six first downs), and after being shutout in the first Season G No. Yds Avg. TD Long Rec Yds two games of the year, he improved game by game, becoming a 2004 9 22 278 12.6 1 34 8 101 favorite and trusting target for the quarterbacks. His touchdown ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Special Team Tackles: 6,0—6 (2004). came against Oklahoma State (he had two grabs for 27 yards), one of five games where he caught at least two passes. He also tied for third in special team points with nine on the strength of six tackles (one

59 two sacks in a win over rival Hesperia, and when he had three pan- cake blocks in grading to 100 percent on pass plays and at 85 percent on run-block plays in a victory over Burroughs. As a junior, he did 52 not allow a sack on offense and played end on defense. He started the final 21 games of his high school career, as he was a special DEREK STEMRICH, OG teams performer his sophomore year. Sultana was 9-2 his senior campaign, claiming the Mojave River League title, and was 3-7 his 6-6, 285, Sr., 3L junior year and 1-8-1 his sophomore season under coach Pete Hesperia, Calif. (Sultana) Delagardelle. He lettered twice in track and field, participating in the discus (170-0 career best), shot put (51-11) and weight throw (62-4), posting all his career bests as a senior, when he placed ninth in the weight throw at NIKE Indoor Championships. AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)—He played in 11 games (no starts), though his time was limited as he battle with knee injuries ACADEMICS—He graduated from CU with a degree in architecture through his career led to constant swelling and soreness. But when on December 17. He was second-team Academic All-Big 12 both as a he did play, he graded out high; for 107 gradable snaps from senior in 2004 and as a sophomore in 2002. An honor roll student in scrimmage, he scored 90 positive plays, grading out to 84.1 percent high school, he posted a perfect 4.0 the fall semester of his senior for the year (he played 117 snaps all told). He had five knockdown year. blocks and one touchdown block, allowed no quarterback sacks and just one pressure, and was not flagged for a penalty. He missed all of PERSONAL—Born December 12, 1981 in Arcadia, Calif. His hobbies spring practice rehabilitating from knee surgery, and it wasn’t include fishing. (Last name pronounced stem-rick.) known until early in fall drills that he would even be available for duty. 2003 (Jr.)—He started 11 games on the offensive line, the first three at center and the next eight at tight guard (he missed the Texas Tech game with a sprained knee); thus, his first career start at center came in the season opener against Colorado State, while the his first 29 career start at guard was at Florida State. He graded out to 72.9 per- cent for the year, fourth best among the linemen, and was second on JOHN TORP, P the team with 22 knockdown blocks. He had a single-game high grade of 84.4 percent against Kansas, and graded out above 75 per- 6-2, 205, Jr., 2L cent in four games. His five against Colorado State tied for the Lafayette, Colo. (Monarch) second-most knockdowns on the team in a single game. He played 717 snaps overall from scrimmage (plus three more on the FG/PAT unit on special teams), and was called for just one penalty, the fewest among all the O-linemen. He also had two touchdown blocks, AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)—He was the second-team all-Big allowed 12 quarterback pressures as well as three sacks. He missed 12 punter (Associated Press, Big 12 Coaches), though the Austin spring practice recovering from knee surgery that he had following American-Statesman made him their first-team choice; arguably was the 2002 season. the best punter in the nation in 2004, but once eliminated from the 2002 (Soph.)—He saw action in the first eight games of the season Ray Guy Award (for having too many punts returned through nine (no starts), mainly on the FG/PAT unit on special teams (43 snaps). games) and losing out to Baylor senior Daniel Sepulveda (the even- He also got into three games on offense (center), grading out to 87.5 tual Guy winner) for official first-team all-Big 12 honors, All-America percent in 16 snaps from scrimmage. He injured a knee in bowl prac- honors for Torp were pretty much out of the question (ESPN.com tices and had surgery on Dec. 19, thus missing the bowl game. He selected him as the punter on its All-America team, with SI.com tab- had suffered a patella sublexation in the same knee midway through bing him honorable mention). Some used the old altitude argument spring practices, with the injury requiring surgery (which he had in against him (though no opponent punter topped him in six games in late April). He was the speed-strength and conditioning champion in Boulder), but his 43.7 road average alone would have still ranked the spring for the 265 to 280-pound weight class. him 13th in the NCAA. He was first in the Big 12 and second in the 2001 (Fr.-RS)—He saw action in two games at split-guard, playing a NCAA with a 46.4 average, and it gets better looking inside his num- total of five snaps combined against San Jose State and Iowa State. bers: he averaged 49.6 on 19 kicks inside the Buff 25, as well as 47.5 He was twice honored as the Scout Team Offense Award winner, for yards per punt on CU’s side of the field. He had 22 punts inside-the- the Iowa State game and the second Texas game for the Big 12 20 to set a school record (32 percent of his 68 kicks). His punting has Championship. He had plenty of reps during the spring as CU was paved the way for Colorado to lead the nation in net punting with a down to as few as eight healthy offensive linemen at one time, gain- 42.43 average, 1.29 yard ahead of runner-up BYU. He owned an aver- ing invaluable experience out of the situation. age of 42.1 on 15 fourth quarter punts (6 In20, 3 In10), and 2000 (Fr.)—Redshirted; did not see any action. He practiced the year inside-the-CU25, he had five fourth quarter kicks for 255 yards, or on the offensive line. 51.0 per; one of those kicks came late in CU’s 27-24 victory over CSU, as he boomed a 61-yarder to get the Buffs out of a hole at their own HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned first-team all-CIF Division 16 yardline with 4:30 remaining. Only five of his kicks went for VIII honors at defensive tackle, the same position he was afforded touchbacks; nine were downed, 14 fair caught and 40 returned for a all-San Bernardino County, all-area (from the Victor Valley Daily paltry 6.7 average (21st in the NCAA, and lower than those of the Press) and all-Mojave River League honors. The league defensive three Guy Award finalists). He owns four of the top 20 gross punting player-of-the-year as a senior, he was in on about 60 tackles, includ- days in school history, all this season: 52.3 versus Colorado State ing 15 for losses and five quarterback sacks playing defensive end. (10th), 52.2 versus Oklahoma State (12th), 51.2 versus Iowa State Often assigned to either rush or play the gaps, he added eight hur- (18th) and 50.8 versus Texas (20th). He also owns two of the top 20 ries, two forced fumbles, two recoveries and a pass broken up. He net punting games, also both this year: 48.8 against Oklahoma State played guard on offense, allowing just three sacks and had about a (12th) and 46.7 against CSU (19th). He earned his way on CU’s pres- dozen pancake blocks in grading out to 90 percent or better in eight tigious Victory Club, as those who make it must post a winning of 11 games. Top games his final prep season included 10 tackles and productivity grade in at least eight games, and was CU’s special 60 teams player of the week three times (CSU, OSU and Texas). He was one of 36 original players on the Guy Award watch list but his returned punt count prohibited him from making the 10-member semifinalist group. Torp currently owns the highest career average 17 among active punters in the NCAA at 44.62 (USC’s Tom Malone holds down the No. 2 spot at 44.56). LAWRENCE VICKERS, VB 2003 (Soph.)—He played in all 12 games, as he was CU’s regular punter, finishing fourth in the Big 12 and 31st in the nation in punt- 6-2, 240, Jr., 3L ing with a 42.5 average. His 63 punts overall tied for the fifth most Houston, Texas (Forest Brook) ever in a single season at Colorado, with 16 placed inside-the-20 (eight inside-the-10), with 14 traveling 50 yards or longer and four 60- yards plus. He owned a 42.1 average on 21 punts inside CU’s 25, and a 44.0 average for 57 kicks on CU’s side of the 50. While the average AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)—The top fullback in the Big 12 return of his kicks went for 10.2 yards, only 31 of 63 were returned, Conference, but the position doesn’t exist for the all-league team; he with another six fair caught (and just four touchbacks). He executed actually played V-Back, named for his versatility, as he was a solid both his fake punt attempts, the first for a 20-yard run against No. 1 tailback, fullback and receiver. He was one of 10 players named by Oklahoma that was the key play in a 76-yard touchdown march by the coaches to CU’s prestigious Victory Club (which requires a win- the Buffs, and the second a week later for 10 yards in another scor- ning productivity grade in at least eight games), was the recipient of ing drive at Texas Tech. A fairly talented defender, he was in on three the Tom McMahon Award for dedication and work ethic, and was tackles, two being touchdown saves, after return men eluded CU’s CU’s offensive back of the week for the North Texas and Texas A&M aggressors on his kicks. The downside was that four of his punts games. He had quite a season that featured a lot of balance, as he fin- were blocked, leading to a 37.3 net average (Kansas State busted ished second on the team in rushing (248 yards), fourth in through to block two of those). He booted both his career long and receptions (27), sixth in receiving yards (274) and tied for third in short kicks in the same game: in the finale against Nebraska, he got special team points (9, including five tackle points, and one each for off a 69-yard bomb in the first quarter, but with the winds picking up, his last kick of the day went for just four yards, the only negative to a knockdown block, fumble recovery, recovered blocked kick and a an otherwise spectacular day (six punts, also including a 60-yard first down field). He earned 30 first downs (15 by both rushing and boot, and a 44.5 average). He was CU’s special teams player of the receiving), and scored three touchdowns, two via rushing and one week for two games, versus Colorado State (10 punts for a 40.8 when he recovered a blocked punt in the end zone for a score at average with three inside the 20 in the rain) and Missouri (a 50.7 Washington State. Against Oklahoma State, he caught nine passes average on six punts, with three inside-the-20 and punts of 61, 60 and (for 96 yards), the most receptions by a running back in a single 55 yards). game in Colorado history. He received his most rushing work out of 2002 (Fr.-RS)—He was the backup to Mark Mariscal, thus he had an the tailback position, carrying 15 times for 72 yards and a score up-close view of the nation’s 2002 Ray Guy Award winner. He did against OSU and 17 times for 71 yards at Nebraska. One of his biggest punt three times for a 49.7 average, all three placed inside-the-20 plays of the year came on a third-and-10 in the final 30 seconds with a long of 63. His net average on the three kicks was a more than against Kansas State, as he scampered 13 yards on a draw play to set healthy 49.3 up CU’s game winning touchdown pass on the next play. Through his 2001—Redshirted; practiced at both punter and placekicker his first junior year, he is 42nd in career receptions (43) and is 74th in career year on campus. receiving yards (404), while his 373 rushing yards is just outside of the school’s top 90. HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned all-conference honors for 2003 (Soph.)—He played in 11 games on both offense and special the third straight year when he scored 57 points, as he made good of teams, including six starts. While he lined up at fullback most of the 45-of-50 extra points and 4-of-6 field goal tries (with a long of 43). He time, he did see some spot action at tailback. He rushed for 100 also owned a 40.3 average for 25 punts, including a long of 65 and yards and a touchdown on the year (28 attempts), and emerged as a three inside-the-20. As a junior, he was 53-of-56 on PAT kicks and a threat as a receiver, catching 15 passes for 123 yards and a score. He perfect 4-of-4 in field goals, with a long of 45. He averaged 35.8 yards had 10 plays of 10 yards or more (4 rushing, 6 receiving), and earned on 15 punts. Monarch was 9-3 his senior year, winning the league title 15 first downs, nine on the ground. A 3-yard catch for a TD against and making the state playoffs, and was 8-3 his junior and 9-3 his Missouri was his first career touchdown, rushing or receiving; he sophomore seasons under coach Phil Bravo. He also lettered three then scored his first time as a ball carrier the following week on a 1- times in soccer, earning all-conference honors as a sophomore, and yard run at Iowa State, when he had his season single-game high of three times in track (hurdles). He holds four school records in track: 27 yards. His reception high was four against Kansas, while he had 110 and 300 hurdles, long jump and 2x400 relay. 42 yards with two receptions against Texas Tech. 2002 (Fr.)—He saw action in 11 games, including the Alamo Bowl (no ACADEMICS—He is majoring in both political science and econom- starts), seeing time on both offense (at fullback) and on special ics at Colorado, and intends to going to law school after he teams; he was a regular at the end of the year in CU’s Stack-I forma- graduates. In high school, he was an American Mathematic Award tion (two fullbacks). He had seven rushes for 25 yards on the year, winner and earned All-Academic honors as a senior. and also caught one pass for seven yards. He touched the ball the most against Baylor, when he had six rushes for 22 yards and his PERSONAL—Born August 19, 1982 in Seattle, Wash. Hobbies include reception. He had a tackle and a knockdown block on special teams skiing and photography. duty.

PUNTING In had Ret Net Net HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he garnered PrepStar All-America Season G No Yds Avg Long 20 50+ blk Yds Yds Avg. honors, as the magazine ranked him as the No. 8 running back in the 2002 2 3 149 49.7 63 3 1 0 1 148 49.3 Midlands. SuperPrep named him to its all-southwest team, while 2003 12 63 2679 42.5 69 16 14 4 326 2353 37.3 2004 12 68 3151 46.3 63 22 22 0 266 2885 42.4 Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 11 fullback in the nation. He Totals 26 134 5979 44.6 69 41 37 4 593 5386 40.2 earned first-team all-state and first-team all-North Forest League ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Rushing: 3-16, 5.3 avg., 20 long (2003). Passing: 1-1-0, -2 while also being named to the first-team all-Greater Houston area. (2004); Special Team Tackles: 2,1—3 (2003). Earning offensive MVP of his district during 2001, he was named to first-team all-district all four years of his prep career. He was also named to the first-teams of the league and district his junior and 61 sophomore years. Playing running back on the varsity squad and also saw regular action on special teams as well. He caught 12 throughout all four seasons, he finished his career with 4,610 yards passes for 70 yards and three first downs, as he primarily was a sec- rushing and 70 touchdowns on 345 carries (a gaudy 13.4 yards per ondary target underneath when the wide-outs were covered but did carry). He also caught 72 passes for 1,950 yards and 24 touchdowns, make eight of the catches in the last four games. He continued to averaging 27.1 yards per catch. As a senior, he ran for 1,600 yards on improve as a blocker, and was one of 13 players in the spring to earn 151 attempts, scoring 21 touchdowns with a long of 85 yards. He also CU’s prestigious Spring Victory Club honors. caught the second most passes of his career (17) and complied 500 2002 (Soph.)—He played in all 14 games, including the Alamo Bowl, receiving yards and four touchdowns. As a junior, he ran for 960 and made one start (at Kansas). He had two receptions for 29 yards, yards and scored 17 touchdowns on just 89 carries. During his soph- as he was primarily utilized in two-tight end sets and on special omore season he averaged 15.8 yards a carry, rushing 70 times on teams. He recorded his first career touchdown reception, coming on the season for 1,110 yards and 22 touchdowns. As a freshman, the a 1-yard grab from Robert Hodge against Kansas State, which only year he played defense, he started in every game and racked up increased CU’s lead at the time to 35-14 in the third quarter. His other 75 total tackles at free safety, causing 10 fumbles and intercepting catch came against Baylor. seven passes. His top games included a 21-0 win over West Berry his 2001 (Fr.-RS)—He saw action in one game (San Jose State), catching senior year, when he rushed for 248 yards and three touchdowns on one pass for 7 yards. He was the Scout Team Offense Award winner 25 carries. In a 50-47 loss to Jasper in the semifinals of the state play- for the first Texas game. He had a good spring, and caught seven offs his senior year, he rushed 10 times for 192 yards and two passes for 41 yards in the four full spring scrimmages. touchdowns and had seven catches for 200 yards and two more 2000 (Fr.)—Redshirted; practiced at tight end the entire year. scores. Under coach Ron Holmes, Forest Brook went 12-1 his senior year and advanced to the semifinals of the state playoffs; FBHS was HIGH SCHOOL—Played primarily in two-tight end sets, sharing 11-1 his junior season (losing in the second round of the playoffs), time, but came on late according to his high school coach. He earned and was 7-4 his sophomore year. He also lettered three years in bas- first-team all-Eastern Kansas League honors as a senior, when he was ketball, averaging 20 points a game with 10 rebounds, three steals also a team captain. He caught 13 passes for 200 yards and four and three blocks a game as a senior, and lettered twice in track, com- touchdowns, and played sporadically on defense as an end (posting peting in the high jump (career best of 6-7). 11 tackles, two for losses, with five quarterback hurries, a forced fumble, one recovery and a pass broken up). He caught five passes ACADEMICS—He is majoring in sociology at Colorado. for around 80 yards as a junior (no TDs), and had 20 tackles and a quarterback sack on defense. His top games as a senior included PERSONAL—He was born May 8, 1983 in Beaumont, Texas. His hob- wins over Bishop Miege (four catches for 75 yards and a touch- bies include listening to music, watching comedy and hunting. He is down), Shawnee Mission West (five grabs for 50 yards) and Olathe also an avid churchgoer. East (when he caught his first career touchdown pass). Blue Valley Northwest was 10-3 his senior year and 9-3 his junior season under RUSHING High Games RECEIVING High Games coach Steve Harms, winning the district title both years and the Season G Att Yds Avg. TD Long Att Yds No Yds Avg. TD Long Rec Yds league title his senior season (losing in the Kansas state semifinals). 2002 10 7 25 3.6 0 9 6 22 1 7 7.0 0 7 1 7 2003 11 28 100 3.6 1 19 6 27 15 123 8.2 1 29 4 42 He also lettered two times in basketball, as he averaged nine points 2004 12 60 248 4.1 2 26 17 72 27 274 10.1 0 34 9 96 and six rebounds per game as a senior, and lettered twice in track, Totals 33 95 373 3.9 3 26 17 72 43 404 9.4 1 34 9 96 participating in the 100-meter dash and javelin throw as a freshman and sophomore. ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Special Team Tackles: 1,0—1 (2002); 3,0—3 (2003); 3,1—4 (2004). ACADEMICS—He is majoring in both communication and political science at Colorado, and is on schedule to graduate next May. He owned a 3.0 grade point in high school and was an honor roll member all three years.

86 PERSONAL—Born August 20, 1982 in Oakland, Calif. His hobbies include PlayStation (claims that he is the “ultimate monster” at any sport video game), reading and rap music. Two uncles who played JESSE WALLACE, TE in college have gone on to high positions in NFL administration: 6-3, 245, Sr., 3L Lamonte Winston, a wide receiver at San Francisco State, is the director of player development with the Kansas City Chiefs, and Kansas City, Mo. (Blue Valley Kevin Winston, a wide receiver at Indiana University who is now the Northwest) director of player programs with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He par- ticipated for two years in Shoulder Pads & Paragraphs, a Kansas City area program in which high school football players read with area AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)—He was the recipient of CU’s second graders. At CU, he has been a regular participant in “Read Tyronee “Tiger” Bussey Award, presented by the coaching staff to a With The Buffs,” for area fifth-graders. player who persevered over adversity, injury or illness. He had post- spring knee surgery and underwent rehabilitation well into the RECEIVING High Games summer, and with another key injury at the position, he battled Season G No. Yds Avg. TD Long Rec Yds through pain and soreness in playing about half the snaps on 2001 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 1 7 offense. He played in 11 games with seven starts, missing the North 2002 13 2 29 14.5 1 28 1 28 Texas game because of the knee, and caught eight passes for 42 yard 2003 12 12 70 5.8 0 12 3 16 2004 11 8 42 5.3 1 20 2 29 and he was primarily utilized for his blocking skills. He did have a Totals 37 23 148 6.4 2 28 3 29 very important reception, as a 3-yard TD grab from James Cox put the Buffs up 7-0 against Iowa State, and turned out to be CU’s lone ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Special Team Tackles: 1,0—1 (2003). touchdown in a 19-14 win; it was his second career score. He also logged 12 plays on CU’s field goal/PAT unit. 2003 (Jr.)—He played in all 12 games on offense, including six starts,

62 sophomore and around 75 as a freshman to give him just over 400 for his career, to go with 43 forced fumbles. Top career games included a 21-12 win over Selman as a senior, when he 15 tackles, four tackles 49 for loss, two sacks, four forced fumbles and a recovery; a 16-14 win over Neville as a junior, when he had 23 tackles, four TFL’s (two THADDAEUS WASHINGTON, ILB sacks), four forced fumbles, a recovery and an interception; and a 38-21 win over Barbe his sophomore year, when he had 18 tackles, 5-11, 240, Soph., 2L five TFL’s/two sacks and two caused fumbles. Ehret was 5-4 his Marrero, La. (John Ehret) senior year, 13-1 his junior year and 10-3 his sophomore season for coach Billy North, claiming the district championship his soph and junior seasons. He also lettered three times in track (throws; career bests of 132-0 in the discus and 45-0 in the shot put). AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)—He earned honorable men- tion all-Big 12 honors from both the Associated Press as well as the ACADEMICS—He is majoring in sociology at Colorado. He was an conference coaches. He finished second on the team in tackles with honor roll student as a senior in high school. 93, including 54 solo and four tackles for loss; he added 10 third down stops, five passes broken up and a quarterback hurry. He PERSONAL—He was born October 10, 1983 in New Orleans, La. really came on as the season progressed, posting 10 or more tackles Hobbies include listening to gospel music, watching movies, playing in each of the last five games and had 86 in the last nine games (or video games, hunting and fishing. He hails from the same high 9.6 per). He had a career high 12 stops (5 unassisted) in the win at school that produced former CU quarterback Kordell Stewart. Kansas, with two pass deflections, and was one of the few stars for CU against No. 2 Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship game, as he TACKLES Season G Plays UT AT-TOT TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int had 11 tackles (10 solo) before missing most of the fourth quarter 2003 9 123 18 8— 26 2- 2 0- 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 with a concussion. He earned Big 12 defensive player of the week 2004 12 538 54 39— 93 4- 7 0- 0 10 1 0 0 5 2 honors (as well as CU’s) for his tremendous game at Nebraska: he Totals 21 661 72 47— 119 6- 9 0- 0 13 1 0 0 5 2 had 10 tackles (5 solo, including a tackle for loss), two interceptions, two passes broken up, two third down stops, a quarterback hurry ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Interception Return Yards: 2-0, 0.0 avg. (2004); Special Team Tackles: 1,0—1 (2003); 1,0—1 (2004). and a caused interception. He also had 10 tackles against Oklahoma State, Texas and Kansas State. The two picks against Nebraska were the first interceptions of his career, and he became only the fifth line- backer in school history to have two in the same game. On special teams, he earned three points as he had a solo tackle, a knockdown block and the caused interception on a Nebraska two-point conver- sion try. He had a great spring, as he led the Black team with nine 26 tackles in the spring game, and had 21 overall in the three main spring scrimmages (with three for losses, one sack, three third down TERRENCE WHEATLEY, CB stops, an interception and a forced fumble). 2003 (Fr.-RS)—He saw action in 11 games, including nine on 5-10, 170, Soph., 2L defense, with one start (at Florida State). He was in for 123 plays Richardson, Texas (Plano East) from scrimmage, and with 26 total tackles, had the lowest play-to- tackle ratio count on team (he averaged one tackle for every 4.7 plays; the next lowest was 6.1). He had 18 solo tackles, two for losses, and three third down stops, and added another tackle on spe- AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)—He played in all 12 games, cial teams. He had a season-high seven tackles (three solo) against and started the last four, as he was finally 100 percent back from a Washington State, and recorded five against both Florida State and couple of nagging injuries (wrist, groin and hamstring, the latter two Missouri. He was the Scout Team Defense Award winner for the suffered during two-a-days). He played 535 snaps from scrimmage in Colorado State game, which he sat out as punishment for violating a posting 33 tackles (27 solo), with five third down stops and three team rule during the spring (he was suspended for the last two- passes broken up. He was second on the team in interceptions with thirds of drills but was reinstated at the end of the spring). The four, making all over the last five games of the regular season. The coaches praised his work ethic in practice despite his knowing he’d first of his career he made memorable, as he returned it 37 yards for be sitting the game out. a touchdown against Texas, becoming the 12th Buffalo since 1992 to 2002 (Fr.)—Redshirted; did not see any game action but practiced return his first pick for a score. He also had four tackles in that game all fall at inside linebacker. He was the Scout Team Defense Award (all solo), one of six occasions he had four or more in a game. He had winner for two games (USC and the Big 12 Championship game six (each unassisted) in the win over Kansas State, and also had six versus Oklahoma). He was one of the first ’02 recruits to hit Boulder, (five solo) with a pick in the victory at Kansas. The coaching staff and he spent a lot of time in the weight room once here. twice honored him as CU’s defensive back of the week (for the Texas and Kansas games). On special teams, he was a dangerous return HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he garnered Prep Football Report and man, as he averaged 22.3 yards for 16 kickoff returns, including a 59- SuperPrep all-Southwest honors, with SP ranking him as the No. 8 yard effort against Washington State; he was fourth in the Big 12 and player in Louisiana (and the second linebacker). Rivals.com ranked 46th in the NCAA. He also earned six special team points on the him as the No. 30 inside linebacker in the nation, as he was named strength of three tackles (one inside-the-20), a downed punt and a his district’s most valuable player. He was a three-time first-team all- knockdown block. He missed most of spring practice after suffering district (8-5A) and all-Metro New Orleans performer (sophomore a dislocated wrist on the third day of April work and was lost for the through senior seasons), and he garnered first-team all-state honors remainder of the spring; the cast came off in mid-June but was not as a junior and senior. As a senior, he made 107 tackles, including 14 really fully recovered until after the season started. He was the for losses and seven quarterback sacks, with an amazing 20 forced fastest player on the team in the spring conditioning tests, as he fumbles, nine recoveries, two forced fumbles and two blocked field runs the 40-yard dash in 4.38. goals. He had 89 tackles as a junior, with 23 TFL’s and 15 sacks, 11 2003 (Fr.)—He saw action in all 12 games on special teams and in six forced fumbles and three interceptions, and had 131 tackles as a 63 defensively, including two starts (against Baylor and Kansas State). He played 268 snaps at cornerback, registering 24 tackles (19 solo), five pass deflections and two touchdown saves. His first start against Baylor was historical as with the other starting cornerback 74 being redshirt frosh Sammy Joseph, it marked the first time in CU history that a pair of freshmen started at the position in the same SAM WILDER, OT game (not to mention two starting at least one game in the same season). He posted his season high with eight tackles (six solo) 6-5, 295, Sr., 4L against the Bears, and he also had five tackles (all solo) with two Dallas, Texas (First Baptist Academy) pass deflections at Kansas State. He tied for fourth in special team points with seven, on the strength of five tackles, one inside-the-20, and a downed punt. AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)—He earned second-team all-Big HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, Rivals.com tabbed him the No. 56 cor- 12 honors from both the Associated Press as well as the conference nerback in the nation, as he earned all-state honorable mention coaches. He started all 12 games at split-side tackle and graded out honors, all-district (9-5A) first-team honors and was named to the the second highest of all the offensive lineman at 81.5 percent for 726 Dallas Morning News all-area first-team as a cornerback and receiver. gradable snaps (he played 764 overall, as the coaches did not grade He was also named the Plano Star Collin County MVP, and during his the Big 12 title game). CU’s most aggressive lineman, he was junior year, he received all-district second team honors at receiver impressed several pro scouts with his play. He had 13 knockdown and first-team accolades at kick returner. As a senior, he was in on 82 blocks and touchdown block, allowed three-and-a-half sacks and tackles (three for loss), along with making five interceptions, nine nine pressures, pretty solid numbers since he had the main respon- pass deflections, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. On sibility or protecting the quarterback’s blind side. The CU coaches offense, he caught 25 passes for 410 yards and three touchdowns, as presented him with the Regiment Award, which is given to the player he averaged 35 yards per kick return and 15 yards per punt return on they feel has made the greatest contribution with the least recogni- special teams. As a junior, totaled 70 tackles (four for loss), with six tion. He was CU’s offensive lineman of the week for the opener interceptions, 18 pass breakups, three forced fumbles and three against Colorado State, as he had 10 cut blocks and a touchdown recovered fumbles. He played running back sparingly, rushing 23 block in posting a monster grade of 88.4, the best single-game grade times for 200 yards, and added 11 catches for 161 yards and two by any Buff O-lineman in 2004. He also played some on the FG/PAT touchdowns. He also averaged 25 yards per kick return and eight unit on special teams (seeing action for 12 snaps). He had an out- yards on punt returns. Top career games include a 24-21 win over standing spring and the coaches named him as the recipient of the Lake Highlands his junior year, when he rushed 13 times for 114 Joe Romig Award, presented to the team’s most outstanding offen- yards, and added four receptions for 70 yards, including the game sive lineman. winning touchdown. On defense, he had 10 tackles and one inter- 2003 (Jr.)—He started all 12 games at split tackle, a pretty good ception. In a 33-14 win over Plano his senior year, he had 65 yards accomplishment considering he moved over from defensive tackle receiving, nine tackles and one pass deflection, adding a 30-yard two weeks before the season opener. He actually posted his high punt return average. That same year, in a 21-0 victory against game grade of the year the first time out of the blocks, grading to Lewisville, he had 85 yards receiving, including a 79-yard touchdown 80.5 percent against Colorado State (77 snaps, 62 plus plays). For the reception, 10 tackles and two pass breakups in addition to a 35-yard year, he graded out at 72.7 percent for 791 snaps from scrimmage; he kick return average. Plano East was 8-4 his senior season (district had his growing pains, allowing team-highs of seven quarterback champions, but lost in the second round of the playoffs) and 8-3 his sacks and 27 pressures (just four and 11 over the last eight games), junior year (district champs, but losing in first round of the playoffs) but developed as the season progressed as the coaches had desired, under coach John Crawford. He also lettered three times in track and setting him up to be the anchor on the line as a senior. He also had 12 knockdowns and one touchdown block; taken into account that holds school records for the triple jump (49-111/2), long jump (23- he was learning on the run, he was called for only three penalties all 31/2) and 100 meters (10.3). He was the Texas Relay champion in the year (the same number as CU’s four-year senior starter). He had four triple jump winning with a 48-5 his junior year, and he won district knockdown blocks against Baylor for his season high, with his championships in the 100, long jump and triple jump as a junior. He touchdown block against Kansas in CU’s overtime win. also was the district champion in the triple jump as a sophomore. 2002 (Soph.)—He played in all 14 games, making starts in the last 11 including the Alamo Bowl, at defensive tackle. He was moved inside ACADEMICS—He has not declared a major at Colorado, but is inter- from end, and after adjusting to the position, won the starting job for ested in architectural engineering. He was a regular member of the the fourth game of the year. In 617 snaps from scrimmage, he honor roll in high school. recorded 38 tackles, including 26 solo and 10 tackles for loss (with five quarterback sacks, second most on the team). He had seven PERSONAL—He was born May 5, 1985 in Walnut Creek, Calif. His third down stops, five pressures and a fumble recovery. He had a hobbies include playing video games, shooting pool, swimming and career high five tackles, two for losses, in the win over Kansas State, computers. Father (Randolph) ran track at Arizona State. and had four tackles in five other games. He matched his career high with five stops in the bowl game against Wisconsin, with four of the TACKLES Season G Plays UT AT-TOT TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int solo variety including a third down stop. He was suspended from 2003 6 268 19 5 —24 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 school for the spring semester, as he violated the university’s code 2004 12 535 27 6 — 33 1- 1 0- 0 5 0 0 0 3 4 of conduct, but he was reinstated in good standing by summer. Totals 18 803 46 11 — 57 1- 1 0- 0 5 0 0 0 8 4 Though he did not participate in spring practice, he didn’t miss a ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Interception Return Yards: 4-63, 15.8 avg., 1 TD, 37t long beat upon his return in the fall. (2004). Kickoff Returns: 2-57, 29.5 avg., 38 long (2003); 16-357, 22.3 avg., 59 long 2001 (Fr.-RS)—He saw action in eight games, six on defense includ- (2004). Special Team Tackles: 5,0—5 (2003); 3,0—3 (2004). ing the Fiesta Bowl. He played 46 snaps from scrimmage for the regular season, making one solo tackle (at Iowa State) and register- ing one quarterback pressure (against Missouri). He added a tackle against Oregon in the bowl. He had nine tackles and a quarterback sack in the four spring scrimmages. 2000 (Fr.)—Redshirted; was moved from end to tackle early in drills and practiced the remainder of the year there. 64 HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned first-team all-state honors at JUNIOR COLLEGE—He played one season at Northeast Oklahoma defensive tackle and earned mention on the Top 100 list by the A&M (Miami, Okla.), lining up at both defensive end and outside line- Dallas Morning News. He was all-district as a sophomore and as a backer for coach Dale Patterson. He was named to SuperPrep’s JUCO senior, as the Tapps 4A district selected him as the defensive player- Top 100 List, ranked as the No. 62 player overall in the junior college of-the-year as a senior (he was second-team all-state as a ranks, and the No. 5 defensive end; Rivals.com pegged him as the sophomore). He missed his entire junior year in three sports after 59th best non-high school prospect. He was in on 68 tackles (38 tearing his ACL in the final football scrimmage of the summer, but solo), with 14 tackles for loss including eight quarterback sacks and rebounded very well from it in time to play summer baseball prior to a pass broken up, in helping NEO to a 10-2 record, the SWJCFC his senior year. As a senior, he was in on 120 tackles (40 solo), with championship and a No. 11 national ranking by JC Grid-wire. One of 15 tackles for loss including six quarterback sacks. He also had five his top games came in a 34-20 win over Blinn, when he made six passes broken up, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, one of tackles that included three quarterback sacks. He redshirted his which he returned for a touchdown, and a blocked punt (which his first year at NEO (2002), as he made a transition from linebacker to team returned for a score). On offense, he allowed just two sacks defensive end. playing strong side tackle. He was in on 90 tackles as a sophomore, and played right tackle on offense. One of his top games came during HIGH SCHOOL—He lettered three years in football, playing defen- his sophomore year, when FBHS played perennial state champs sive end and linebacker as he was a three-year starter. As a senior, Dallas Christian to the end in a 6-0 loss: he had 13 tackles, two fumble he earned first-team All-District honors as he was in on 110 tackles, recoveries and a sack against Jordan Black, one of the area’s top including 14 for losses and seven-and-a-half quarterback sacks. Top players. First Baptist was 4-6 his senior year and 7-4 his sophomore games included a close win over Guymon as a senior, when he had year under coach Troy Miller. He also lettered as a freshman and eight tackles, one sack and made the only interception he has ever sophomore in basketball, and was quite an accomplished baseball had on any level of football; it came late in the game to preserve the player (first baseman): he hit .550 with six home runs as a sopho- win. Southeast was 5-5 his junior and senior seasons and 6-5 his more. He was a member of Team USA, an all-star team comprised of sophomore year, reaching the state playoffs, under coach Joe Texas high school players, and they played in a goodwill baseball Poslick. tournament in Vera Cruz, Mexico, in the summer of 1999. ACADEMICS—He is majoring in sociology at Colorado. He earned ACADEMICS—He graduated from CU with a degree in economics his A.A. degree from Northeast Oklahoma A&M in December 2003. this past December 17.

PERSONAL—Born January 10, 1982 in Dallas, Texas; he was a “half- PERSONAL—Born October 15, 1984 in Tulsa, Okla. A cousin (Robert time” baby, as he was born during halftime of the ’81 NFC Jones) is a starting cornerback at Oklahoma State (a senior in 2004). Championship game between Dallas and San Francisco (San Fran Hobbies include working out, playing video games and listening to won, 28-27, on the famous Joe Montana to Dwight Clark catch). A music (including some country); he also makes sure to read the great uncle (Ted Wilder) played college football at Iowa. Hobbies Bible at least once a day. He was the third player in a four-year span include skiing and golf (career best of 80). to come to CU from NEO, joining DeAndre Fluellen (2001) and McKenzie Tilmon (2003). TACKLES Season G Plays UT AT-TOT TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int TACKLES 2001 5 46 1 0— 1 0- 0 0- 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Season G Plays UT AT-TOT TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int 2002 13 617 26 12— 38 10-37 5-27 7 5 1 0 0 0 2004 12 455 17 6 — 23 6-31 41/2-30 3 6 0 0 0 0 Totals 18 663 27 12— 39 10-37 5-27 7 6 1 0 0 0

53 ABRAHAM WRIGHT, DE 6-3, 235, Soph., 1L Oklahoma City, Okla. (Southeast/ NE Oklahoma A&M)

AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)—He played in all 12 games, and developed to the point where he ascended into the starting lineup for the last three games of the regular season (Kansas State, Nebraska, Oklahoma). He played 455 snaps from scrimmage and recorded 23 tackles (17 solo), tying for second on the team in quar- terback sacks with four-and-a-half (he had six TFL’s overall). He also had six pressures, the second most on the team, along with three third down stops as he had two or more tackles in eight games. His season high came against Kansas State when he recorded five (three solo), with one for a loss. In the win at Kansas, he had three solo stops that included the first multi-sack game of his career (two, for 12 yards in losses), and his first career sack came at Washington State on the Cougars’ final drive to help keep them at an arm’s length in that win. He enrolled at CU for the spring semester and thus par- ticipated in April drills. 65 2004 IN-REVIEW

NOTES—A Folsom Field record crowd of 54,954 witnessed the game, top- ping the old mark by some 739 set in 2003 against No. 1 Oklahoma… COLORADO 27 Dizon became just the sixth true freshman, and the first at inside line- backer, to start a season opener in CU history, the first since OG Clint COLORADO STATE 24 11 Moore started the opener in 1991… This was CU’s first goal-line stand as time expired since 1985, when safety Mickey Pruitt sacked Oregon QB Game One; September 4, 2004 Chris Miller at the Buff 9 as the clock ran out, preserving a 21-17 Buff vic- tory… CU outgained CSU by 161-9 in the first quarter, but Holland passed for 380 of his 403 yards in the last 24:39, or from the Rams’ last BOULDER — Coming in, it seemed impossible to top what happened first half possession through the end of the game. last year between these two in-state rivals in their 75th meeting, won by Colorado is a classic college football shootout 42-35. CU went ahead with 40 seconds left and CSU’s final drive stalled at midfield; this time around, COLORADO...... 14 3 0 10 — 27 the Buffs held off CSU again, but this time after the Rams had a first and Colorado State ...... 0 7 7 10 — 24 goal at the CU 1 with under a minute remaining en route to a thrilling 27- 24 win. COLORADO — Bobby Purify 1 run (Mason Crosby kick) 7- 0 10:26 1Q Though Colorado led for 50 minutes and 27 seconds of he game, it COLORADO — Joel Klatt 1 run (Mason Crosby kick) 14- 0 2:55 1Q certainly appeared that the Rams were going to steal it away with a TD in COLORADO — Mason Crosby 31 FG 17- 0 4:44 2Q the final seconds and take their only lead of the night when it counted Colorado State — Matt Bartz 1 pass from Justin Holland most. Justin Holland connected with receiver David Anderson for the (Jeff Babcock kick) 17- 7 0:23 2Q ninth time in the game on an 11-yard pass that set CSU up with a first Colorado State — Marcus Houston 1 run (Jeff Babcock kick) 17-14 8:43 3Q down at the Colorado 1 with time ticking down to the 30 second mark, Colorado State — Jeff Babcock 26 FG 17-17 11:42 4Q which is where it stood after Holland spiked the ball to stop the clock. COLORADO — Mason Crosby 55 FG 20-17 6:43 4Q COLORADO — Brian Iwuh 37 interception return On second-and-goal, one-time Buffalo Marcus Houston was stuffed for (Mason Crosby kick) 27-17 6:25 4Q no gain by CU freshman inside linebacker Jordon Dizon. With the Rams Colorado State — Johnny Walker 31 pass from Justin Holland out of time outs, CSU head coach Sonny Lubick decided to go for all the (Jeff Babcock kick) 27-24 4:35 4Q marbles, and with the clock running and under 10 seconds to go, a pitch to back Tristan Walker was sniffed out by CU safety J.J. Billingsley, who Attendance: 54,594 Time: 3:12 Weather: 65 degrees, cloudy skies, stopped him at the CU 3 with corner Lorenzo Sims finishing the tackle as 7 mph winds from the east time ran out on the Rams. The Buffs snapped a 17-17 tie with 6:43 remaining, as Mason Crosby drilled a 55-yard field goal right down the middle, with at least 10 yards TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO COLORADO ST. to spare, to put the Buffs up 20-17. It was the first 50-plus yard field goal First Downs...... 20 23 by a Colorado player in 11 years, and it served to also fire up the CU Third Down Efficiency...... 6-13 5-13 defense. On the first play of CSU’s next possession, Brian Iwuh picked off Fourth Down Efficiency...... 0-0 1-1 a Holland pass and returned it 37 yards for a touchdown and built the Rushes—Net Yards ...... 45-255 28-44 Buff lead back up to 27-17. Passing Yards ...... 117 403 Passes (Att-Comp-Int) ...... 25-13-1 42-29-1 Colorado raced to a 17-0 lead with 4:44 left in the first half on the Total Offense ...... 372 447 strength of first quarter 1-yard touchdown runs by Bobby Purify and Joel Return Yards...... 67 17 Klatt and a 31-yard field goal by Crosby. The Rams got on the board with Punts: No-Average...... 3-52.3 5-39.4 23 seconds left before the half on a 1-yard pass from Holland to tight end Fumbles: No-Lost ...... 1-0 0-0 Matt Bartz, and would finally catch the Buffs with 11:42 left in the fourth Penalties/Yards...... 7/53 6/35 quarter after a 1-yard scoring run by Houston and a 26-yard field goal by Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... 1-1 0-0 Jeff Babcock. Time of Possession...... 30:54 29:06 Drives/Average Field Position...... 10/C26 11/CS21 The Buffs held the Rams to just 44 yards rushing, though Holland did Red Zone: Scores-Attempts (Points)...... 3-5 (17) 3-4 (17) pierce the CU defense for 403 yards through the air. CU countered with 255 rushing yards, its most since the latter half of the 2002 season. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing—Colorado: Purify 26-189, Jolly 13-42, Klatt 2-14, Monteilh 1-7, QUOTE—”The game was coming down to who was playing harder and Vickers 2-4. Colorado State: Houston 20-44, coach was saying, ‘Get a turnover, get a turnover,’ and I was able to make Walker 5-6, Jaunarajs 1-1, Holland 1-minus 1, Hill 1-minus 6. a play. It really lifted up the team and gave us the momentum.” — Colorado OLB Brian Iwuh. Passing—Colorado: Klatt 25-13-1, 117, 0 td. Colorado State: Holland 41-29-1, 403, 2 td; Team 1-0-0, 0. Receiving—Colorado: Purify 3-14, Monteilh 3-13, Wallace 2-29, Vickers 2-17, Judge 1-20, Mackey 1-16, Klopfenstein 1-8. Colorado State: Anderson 9-156, Walker 6-74, Osborn 5-78, Dreessen 4-26, Bartz 3-21, Morton 1-50, Hill 1-minus 2. Punting—Colorado: Torp 3-52.3 (61 long, 2 In20). Colorado State: Babcock 5-39,4 (54 long, 1 In20). Punt Returns—Colorado: Robinson 4-30. Colorado State: Anderson 3-17. Kickoff Returns—Colorado: Wheatley 2-38. Colorado State: Anderson 2-46. Interceptions—Colorado: Iwuh 1-37. Colorado State: Kochevar 1-0. Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Dizon 6,2—8; Dawn 5,3—8; Iwuh 5,3—8; Sims 4,2—6; Ligon 3,3—6; Brooks 4,1—5; McChesney 3,2—5; Henderson 3,1—4; Garee 2,2—4. Colorado State: Stratton 7,5—12; Herbert 9,2—11; Hall 5, 5—10; Adkins 5,3—8; Jones 5,3—8; Lancisero 5,3—8. Quarterback Sacks—Colorado: McChesney 1-0. Colorado State: None. Passes Broken Up—Colorado: Burl 3, Brooks, Dawn, Dizon, Ligon. Colorado State: Herbert 2, Stratton.

66 COLORADO ...... 3 0 7 10 — 20 COLORADO 20 Washington State...... 0 3 3 6 — 12 WASHINGTON STATE 12 22 COLORADO — Mason Crosby 52 FG 3- 0 1:41 1Q Game Two; September 11, 2004 Washington State — Loren Langley 44 FG 3- 3 12:14 1Q COLORADO — Lawrence Vickers recovered blocked punt in end zone (Mason Crosby kick) 10- 3 6:50 3Q SEATTLE — Two games does not a season make, but 120 minutes into Washington State — Loren Langley 35 FG 10- 6 0:23 3Q 2004, Colorado benefited from two goal-line stands in the final seconds, COLORADO — Joe Sanders 51 interception return this time recovering a fumble at its own 2 to preserve a 20-12 victory over (Mason Crosby kick) 17- 6 9:13 4Q host Washington State. Washington State — Jason Hill 60 pass from Alex Brink (pass failed) 17-12 8:04 4Q Holding Colorado State at bay in eerily similar fashion a week earlier, COLORADO — Mason Crosby 41 FG 20-12 4:42 4Q the Cougars were frantically trying to come from 11 down to send the game into overtime, driving 54 yards in eight plays to the CU 4. After Attendance: 56,188 Time: 3:34 Weather: 67 degrees, cloudy skies, 5 mph quarterback Alex Brink spiked the ball to stop the clock, he tried to score winds from the southeast up the middle after being flushed from the pocket. But Jordon Dizon was there to greet him, hitting him square on to force a fumble that Matt McChesney recovered to end the threat and help Colorado to a 2-0 start TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO WASHINGTON ST. for the second straight season. First Downs...... 7 20 Third Down Efficiency...... 3-17 7-23 In a game where defense dominated, only one offensive touchdown Fourth Down Efficiency...... 0-0 0-1 was recorded, but the Buffaloes gladly took two scores produced by their Rushes—Net Yards ...... 37-47 40-15 defense and special teams. The first came with just under seven minutes Passing Yards ...... 78 387 to play in the third quarter with the teams deadlocked in a 3-3 tie. Faced Passes (Att-Comp-Int) ...... 24-12-1 52-19-1 with a 4th-and-6 from its own 32, Kyle Basler had a second punt blocked Total Offense ...... 125 402 by CU free safety Tyrone Henderson; while the first still managed to trav- Return Yards...... 108 61 el 30 yards, this one traveled in the other direction, where the Buffs’ Punts: No-Average...... 10-44.0 10-37.1 Lawrence Vickers recovered it in the end zone for the game’s first touch- Fumbles: No-Lost ...... 3-2 4-2 down. In the process, Henderson became the first player in school Penalties/Yards...... 12/96 9/75 Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... 8-65 2-16 history to have two blocked kicks of any kind in the same game. Time of Possession...... 27:42 32:18 After WSU regrouped and marched for a field goal to cut the lead to Drives/Average Field Position...... 18/C28 19/WS34 10-6 and then forced CU to punt early in the fourth quarter, the Cougars Red Zone: Scores-Attempts (Points)...... 0-0 (0) 1-3 (3) drove from their own 12 to midfield. But Joe Sanders, subbing for the injured Brian Iwuh at the “Buff” outside linebacker spot, read Brink’s eyes INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS perfectly to steal a pass, racing 51 yards for a touchdown and a 17-6 lead. Rushing—Colorado: Purify 23-53, Jolly 3-5, Jackson 1-3, Charles 2-1, Klatt 6-minus 12, Team 2-minus 3. Washington State: Bruhn 16-43, Harrison 4- Not to be thwarted, Brink hit Jason Hill with a 60-yard touchdown 3, Thompson 1-3, Harvey 1-1, Swogger 5-minus 14, Brink 13-minus 21. pass four plays later to cut the margin back down to 17-12, but that’s where it remained when a two-point pass fell incomplete. Special teams Passing—Colorado: Klatt 24-12-1, 78, 0 td. Washington State: Swogger then shined again for Colorado, as Terrence Wheatley returned the ensu- 27-6-0, 77, 0 td; Brink 23-12-1, 251, 1 td; Jordan 1-1-0, 59, 0 td; Team 1-0-0, 0. ing kickoff 59 yards, leading to a 41-yard field goal by Mason Crosby that Receiving—Colorado: Judge 3-44, Duren 3-20, Wallace 2-1, Klopfenstein accounted for what would be the day’s final points with 4:42 remaining. 1-5, Monteilh 1-5, Purify 1-5, Sypniewski 1-minus 2. Washington State: Hill 6-206, Bienemann 4-30, Harvey 3-68, Martin 3-27, Jordan 2-40, Prator 1-16. Crosby opened the scoring in the first quarter with a 52-yard field goal, which tied for the third longest on the road in school history. The Punting—Colorado: Torp 10-44.0 (50 long, 1 In20). Washington State: Cougars tied it on a 44-yard boot by Loren Langley three minutes into the Basler 8-42.6 (55 long, 2 In20, 2 blk), Team 2-15.0. second stanza. Punt Returns—Colorado: Henderson 1-32, Robinson 3-28, Duren 1-minus The Buffs had just 125 yards of offense, its second lowest total in win- 3. Washington State: Bumpus 6-61. ning a game in school history. Even though WSU had 402, it took 92 plays Kickoff Returns—Colorado: Wheatley 2-86, Robinson 1-21. Washington to amass it, with 234 of the yards coming on just five plays as the teams State: Harrison 3-59. combined had 77 plays for zero or minus yardage. Interceptions—Colorado: Sanders 1-51. Washington State: Bohannon 1-0. QUOTE—”It was a great defensive effort, especially at the end. Sure, there are times when the defense is asked to carry the load, but there are just as Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Dizon 9,4—13; Ligon 6,1—7; McChesney 6, many times when the offense has to make up for defensive shortcomings. 1—7; Brooks 6,0—6; Dabdoub 5,1—6; Garee 4,2—6; Henderson 4,1—5; Burl What matters in the end is the W.” — Colorado defensive coordinator 4,1—5; Dawn 2,3—5. Washington State: Davis 7,2—9; Derting 4,3—7; Mike Hankwitz. Bohannon 6,0—6; Teems 5,0—5; Braidwood 4,0—4; five with 3. NOTES—Colorado had just 125 yards of total offense, the second lowest Quarterback Sacks—Colorado: Ligon 3-26, Sims 1-10, Wright 1-9, Iwuh total it has ever posted in winning a game; CU had 62 yards (all rushing) 1-8, Dabdoub 1-6, Manupuna 1-6. Washington State: Braidwood 1-11, in a 7-0 win at Utah in 1958… The Buffs improved to 2-0 against WSU in Pitoitua 1-5. the state of Washington, having not scored an offensive touchdown in Passes Broken Up—Colorado: Dawn 2, Dizon 2, Burl, Sims. Washington either win… With Washington State netting just 15 rushing yards, it State: Pitoitua. marked the first time since 1958 the Buffs held two opponents under 50 yards in back-to-back games… Dizon led the Buffaloes with 13 tackles, the third most ever by a CU true freshman… The eight sacks were the most by CU since setting a Big 12 record with 14 at Missouri in 2000.

67 with minimums of 20, 25 and 30 attempts (78.8%); he also completed 13 straight passes in the first half, third most in CU annals… Gerett Burl’s COLORADO 52 fourth quarter blocked punt was the third by CU in as many games, one shy of the school mark… Thomas’ 247 yards were the third most ever NORTH TEXAS 21 33 posted against Colorado, and the most since KU’s David Winbush set the record (268) in 1998… Eleven different CU players caught passes, while Game Three; September 18, 2004 15 earned first downs.

BOULDER — After a sluggish start, Colorado scored 38 consecutive North Texas...... 14 0 0 7 — 21 points in a 35-minute span as the Buffaloes opened a season 3-0 for the COLORADO...... 14 21 10 7 — 52 first time since 1998 with a 52-21 win over North Texas. The Mean Green opened solid on defense, holding the Buffs to three plays and out on their first possession, and then countered on offense NORTH TEXAS — Jamario Thomas 57 run (Nick Bazaldua kick) 0- 7 14:17 1Q with freshman Jamario Thomas breaking free for a 57-yard touchdown COLORADO — Bobby Purify 11 run (Mason Crosby kick) 7- 7 8:08 1Q run on UNT’s second play to take a 7-0 lead. CU then got its wake-up call NORTH TEXAS — Jamario Thomas 25 run (Nick Bazaldua kick) 7-14 6:02 1Q after the Green recovered an onside kick, as the Buffs held on a fourth COLORADO— Bobby Purify 24 run (Mason Crosby kick) 14-14 3:49 1Q down play to take over on its own 38. It would signal the start of an offen- COLORADO— Joe Klopfenstein 1 pass from Joel Klatt sive explosion for the Buffs that would last into the fourth quarter. (Mason Crosby kick) 21-14 11:02 2Q COLORADO — Bobby Purify 11 run (Mason Crosby kick) 28-14 7:34 2Q Colorado would score on eight of its next nine possessions, starting COLORADO— Evan Judge 21 pass from Joel Klatt with Bobby Purify, who sandwiched 11- and 24-yard touchdown runs (Mason Crosby kick) 35-14 0:59 2Q around another Thomas run of 25 yards that put UNT up 14-7 with 6:02 COLORADO — Mason Crosby 49 FG 38-14 5:55 3Q left in the first quarter. But it was after Purify’s second score where the COLORADO— Joe Klopfenstein 17 pass from Joel Klatt complexion of the game changed. (Mason Crosby kick) 45-14 1:39 3Q UNT fought right back and drove from its own 7 to the CU 8. But on NORTH TEXAS — Johnny Quinn 8 pass from Scott Hall the 14th play of the drive, Lorenzo Sims forced a recovered a fumble by (Nick Bazaldua kick) 45-21 12:41 4Q Andy Blount after a 4-yard reception, giving the ball back to the Buffs. COLORADO— James Cox 3 run (Mason Crosby kick) 52-21 10:39 4Q Quarterback Joel Klatt then engineered a 7-play, 95-yard drive, complet- Attendance: 46,355 Time: 3:07 Weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy skies, 9 ed all five of his passes including a 1-yard touchdown pass to tight Joe mph winds from the southwest Klopfenstein and the offensive fireworks were on in concert with the CU defense tightening. TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO NORTH TEXAS After UNT was held to three-and-out, Purify scored for a third time First Downs...... 34 20 with an 11-yard run, the culmination of a 5-play, 65 yard drive in just 1:15. Third Down Efficiency...... 4-9 9-17 UNT managed one first down on its next series, and pinned CU at its 8 Fourth Down Efficiency...... 0-2 0-1 with solid punt coverage, but CU answered with a 13-play, 92 yards drive, Rushes—Net Yards ...... 37-203 40-258 topped off by a 21-yard TD strike from Klatt to Evan Judge to put CU up Passing Yards ...... 383 249 35-14 at halftime. Passes (Att-Comp-Int) ...... 35-28-0 36-21-0 Total Offense ...... 586 507 It was extended to 38-14 midway in the third on a 49-yard field goal by Return Yards...... 21 0 Mason Crosby, and the final points of the CU run came when Klatt and Punts: No-Average...... 2-39.5 6-35.5 Klopfenstein hooked up again, this time covering 17 yards, to make it 45- Fumbles: No-Lost ...... 1-0 1-1 14 at the 1:39 mark of the third. UNT broke the string with a touchdown Penalties/Yards...... 5/55 6/33 on its next drive, with CU immediately answering that to close the night’s Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... 1-2 1-7 scoring. Time of Possession...... 27:20 32:40 Colorado amassed 586 yards overall, including 383 through the air, Drives/Average Field Position...... 12/C36 14/NT22 while North Texas logged 507 of its own as both schools topped the 200- Red Zone: Scores-Attempts (Points)...... 5-6 (35) 1-4 (7) yard mark both rushing and passing. UNT fell to 0-3 with the loss, while the Buffaloes gave head coach Gary Barnett his first 3-0 start in his 15th INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS year as a college head coach. Rushing—Colorado: Purify 15-112, Crawford 6-35, Charles 4-17, Jolly 3-14, Vickers 1-13, Ellis 5-13, Cox 1-3, Klatt 2-minus 4. North Texas: Thomas 32- QUOTE—”It feels good being 3-0, and it doesn’t matter how we’ve won. All 247, Hall 6-10, Byerly 2-1. that matters is that we’re 3-0 in the record column, and we’re looking forward to playing Missouri and starting Big 12 play.” — Colorado quar- Passing—Colorado: Klatt 33-26-0, 371, 3 td; Cox 2-2-0, 12, 0 td. North terback Joel Klatt. Texas: Hall 31-18-0, 190, 1 td; Byerly 5-3-0, 59, 0 td. Receiving—Colorado: Klopfenstein 6-67, Judge 5-82, Vickers 5-66, NOTES—Klatt set school records for the most passing yards in a quarter Sprague 3-32, Monteilh 2-41, Sypniewski 2-30, Purify 1-27, Duren 1-15, with 196 in the second, as well as for completion percentage in a game Goettsch 1-13, Littlehales 1-11, Joseph 1-minus 1. North Texas: Quinn 6-70, Blount 5-39, Howard 4-54, Muzzy 2-27, Mitchell 2-5, Jackson 1-43, Culbertson 1-11. Punting—Colorado: Torp 2-39.5 (49 long, 1 In20). North Texas: Kadlubar 5-42.6 (50 long, 1 In20, 1 blk), Team 1-0.0. Punt Returns—Colorado: Robinson 1-13, Burl 1-9, Jackson 1-minus 1. North Texas: None. Kickoff Returns—Colorado: None. North Texas: Howard 1-10. Interceptions—Colorado: None. North Texas: None. Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Henderson 7,2—9; Brooks 5,2—7; Barrett 5,1—6; Dawn 4,2—6; Burl 5,0—5; Ligon 4,1—5; Hollis 3,2—5; McChesney 3,1—4; Garee 2,2—4; Dizon 1,3—4. North Texas: Mendoza 2,6—8; Buckles 7,0—7; Harrison 6,1—7; Knowlton 6,1—7; Priestley 5,0—5. Quarterback Sacks—Colorado: Barrett 1-2. North Texas: Awasom 1-7. Passes Broken Up—Colorado: Sims 3, Burl 2, Dawn, Robinson. North Texas: Harrison.

68 QUOTE—“You go on the road and you play against a good team, and in an environment like this, you can’t make the kind of mistakes we made. And MISSOURI 17 we made them, but we were still in the game, but we just didn’t have enough 44 today.” — Colorado head coach Gary Barnett. COLORADO 9 NOTES—Colorado’s streak of scoring 20 or more points came to and end, Game Four; October 2, 2004 as the 11-game mark was third most in school history… Both Purify and Klatt moved into seventh place on the respective all-time rushing and passing yard lists… Missouri limited the Buffs to just 43 yards on 23 first down plays (1.9 per), keeping CU in second-and-long most of the day… COLUMBIA, Mo. — Brad Smith did what he does best, mixing up the Colorado dropped to 5-4 in Big12 Conference openers, and lost the run and the pass, as the junior quarterback helped Missouri snap a five- league lid-lifter in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1987-88… game losing streak to Colorado as the Tigers defeated the Buffaloes, 17- The 17 points by Mizzou were the fewest by the winner in the series since 9, in the Big 12 Conference opener for both teams. CU’s 6-0 win in 1992 in Columbia. Smith passed for 189 yards and a touchdown, rushed for another 76 yards for 265 yards overall on offense, as he engineered long scoring drives to open each half. In a game where defense and mistakes were COLORADO ...... 3 6 0 0 — 9 aplenty, as perhaps the effects of both teams coming off a bye week took Missouri ...... 7 3 7 0 — 17 a small toll. The Tigers took a 7-0 lead with an impressive 12-play, 80-yard march MISSOURI — Damien Nash 3 run (Joe Tantarelli kick) 0- 7 9:30 1Q to open the game, with Damien Nash scoring on a 3-yard run to cap the COLORADO — Mason Crosby 21 FG 3- 7 1:53 1Q drive that include nine rushes and three passes. On CU’s first possession, MISSOURI — Joe Tantarelli 45 FG 3-10 12:25 2Q quarterback Joel Klatt was intercepted by Marcus King, who made a div- COLORADO— Bobby Purify 4 run (kick blocked) 9-10 10:16 2Q ing stab at the Colorado 49 to set the Tigers up in primo shape. But the MISSOURI — Sean Coffey 51 pass from Brad Smith Buff defense held, a sign of things to come for the rest of the afternoon, (Joe Tantarelli kick) 9-17 11:24 3Q and the Buffs got the ball back at its 27 following a punt. Attendance: 60,108 Time: 3:12 Weather: 58 degrees, clear skies, variable The Buffaloes drove 69 yards in 15 plays to the Missouri 4 before the winds series stalled, but Mason Crosby got the Buffs on the board with a 24- yard field goal to cut the lead to 7-3. MU then countered with a field goal to go back up by seven, with CU responding with its most dominant pos- session of the game. Klatt directed a 5-play, 80-yard drive, completing TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO MISSOURI passes to Evan Judge and Dusty Sprague with Bobby Purify rushing three First Downs...... 13 22 times, including a 32-yard gallop, CU’s long play of the game, and a 4-yard Third Down Efficiency...... 5-12 11-20 burst over the left side for a touchdown. Crosby’s extra point try was Fourth Down Efficiency...... 0-1 1-1 blocked however, leaving the score at 10-9. Rushes—Net Yards ...... 28-80 55-228 Colorado could not get untracked in the third quarter, earning just Passing Yards ...... 171 189 Passes (Att-Comp-Int) ...... 28-18-3 25-16-0 one first down and gaining all of 24 yards, while doing its best to keep Total Offense ...... 251 417 Missouri at bay. The Tigers scored on their first drive, with Sean Coffey Return Yards...... 12 2 eluding several tacklers on a 51-yard reception from Smith to up the Punts: No-Average...... 5-37.0 4-33.3 score to 17-9. Missouri then drove inside the Buff 25 on its next two pos- Fumbles: No-Lost ...... 0-0 1-1 sessions, only to miss field goals both times. Penalties/Yards...... 7/45 7/70 Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... 2-21 2-8 The Missouri defense pinned its collective ears back in the fourth Time of Possession...... 25:35 34:25 quarter, as Colorado twice drove into Tiger territory, the first time end- Drives/Average Field Position...... 11/C33 12/M29 ing at the MU 40 with a punt and the second with an interception in the Red Zone: Scores-Attempts (Points)...... 2-3 (9) 1-2 (7) end zone, the latter with 6:44 remaining. Klatt connected with Evan Judge on the classic corner fade pass for an apparent touchdown, but INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Missouri’s Shirdonya Mitchell wrestled the ball away as Judge fell to the Rushing—Colorado: Purify 22-81, Vickers 2-7, Crawford 1-0, Klatt 3-minus ground and the officials ruled it an interception, though it appeared both 8. Missouri: Nash 25-102, Smith 17-76, Woods 12-52, Team 1-minus 2. players had possession simultaneously for a brief time. The Buffs got the ball back more time after that, but could not advance it beyond its 36 and Passing—Colorado: Klatt 28-18-3, 171, 0 td. Missouri: Smith 25-16-0, 189, Missouri was able to run out the clock to secure the win. 1 td; Receiving—Colorado: Monteilh 5-24, Judge 4-37, Duren 3-18, Sprague 2-46, Klopfenstein 2-25, Purify 1-15, Littlehales 1-6. Missouri: Omboga 4-46, Colorado ran just 56 plays, amassing 251 yards of total offense, while Sesay 4-30, Nash 3-12, Coffey 2-58, Rucker 2-36, Ekwerekwu 1-7. Mizzou controlled the clock with 34:25 of possession time in running 80 plays for 417 yards. Punting—Colorado: Torp 5-37.0 (42 long, 1 In20). Missouri: Hoenes 2-35.0 (36 long), Harvey 2-31.5 (35 long). Punt Returns—Colorado: Robinson 3-12. Missouri: Omboga 2-0. Kickoff Returns—Colorado: Wheatley 2-48, Robinson 1-17. Missouri: Mitchell 1-21. Interceptions—Colorado: None. Missouri: Jackson 1-1, King 1-1, Mitchell 1-0. Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Iwuh 7,5—12; Dizon 7,2—9; T.Washington 6,3—9; Henderson 5,4—9; Dawn 2,7—9; Sims 7,1—8; Brooks 5,3—8; McChesney 6,0—6; Billingsley 5,1—6. Missouri: King 6,3—9; Williams 4,4—8; Kinney 3,5-8; Ellison 4,2—6; Simpson 3,2—5; Mitchell 4,0—4. Quarterback Sacks—Colorado: Garee 1-13, McChesney 1-8. Missouri: Ellison 1-6, Team 1-2. Passes Broken Up—Colorado: Henderson, T.Washington, Wheatley. Missouri: King.

69 NOTES—The loss gave Colorado an 0-2 start in conference play for only the seventh time since 1948, the first since 1997… It was also CU’s sixth OKLAHOMA STATE 42 straight loss to a Big 12 South Division team… This was the most deci- sive score in the series since a 28-0 Colorado win in 1992… Mackey had COLORADO 14 55 129 receiving yards on six receptions, his first multiple catch game of his career as well as his first 100-yard effort… Texas was shutout by Game Five; October 9, 2004 Oklahoma earlier in the day, thus when CU scored in its 189th straight game, the Buffs took over the active consecutive games scoring lead in the Big 12… Klatt suffered a neck strain late in the first half and did not BOULDER — The good news was that Oklahoma State ran just nine return. plays in plus territory all afternoon against Colorado, but the bad news was that they didn’t really need to as the No. 21 Cowboys ruined the Buffaloes’ annual homecoming with a 42-14 victory. Oklahoma State ...... 7 14 7 14 — 42 COLORADO ...... 0 0 0 14 — 14 Three of OSU’s touchdowns were over 50 yards in length, with a fourth scored on a late interception return. Otherwise, the Cowboys sus- tained just one drive in the game that produced a touchdown, while the OKLAHOMA STATE — Vernand Morency 58 run (Jason Ricks kick) 0- 7 11:25 1Q other set up on a muffed punt return by the Buffs. But it was more than OKLAHOMA STATE — Vernand Morency 6 run (Jason Ricks kick) 0-14 6:12 2Q enough for OSU to improve to 5-0 on the season while dealing CU its sec- OKLAHOMA STATE — Prentiss Elliott 58 pass from Donovan ond straight league setback in dropping to 3-2 overall. Woods (Jason Ricks kick) 0-21 0:00 2Q OKLAHOMA STATE — Luke Frazier 20 pass from Donovan Woods The tone for the game came down to three plays: on OSU’s third play (Jason Ricks kick) 0-28 1:33 3Q from scrimmage, tailback Vernand Morency broke around the left side COLORADO — Lawrence Vickers 6 run (Mason Crosby kick) 7-28 10:31 4Q and raced 58 yards for a touchdown just 3:35 into the game. A defensive OKLAHOMA STATE — D’Juan Woods 53 pass from Do. Woods struggle started to ensue, but Hugh Charles collided with Stephone (Jason Ricks kick) 7-35 7:24 4Q Robinson as the latter tried to reel in an OSU punt, with the Cowboys COLORADO — Dusty Sprague 21 pass from James Cox recovering on the CU 11. After a penalty, Morency ran it in from six yards (Mason Crosby kick) 14-35 5:44 4Q out for a 14-0 Cowboy lead with just over six minutes left in the half. OKLAHOMA STATE — Paul Duren 34 interception return (Jason Ricks kick) 14-42 2:07 4Q But perhaps the back breaker came on the last play of the half. OSU seemingly was satisfied with the two touchdown lead going into the lock- Attendance: 46,521 Time: 3:22 Weather: 74 degrees, sunny skies, winds erroom, running three rushing plays after it got the ball back with 1:20 from the northeast at 7 mph left. But with nine seconds left, OSU quarterback Donovan Woods drifted back and launched what would be a 58-yard touchdown pass to Prentiss Elliott as time ran out and the lead grew to 21-0. TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO OKLAHOMA ST. First Downs...... 22 15 The Buffaloes didn’t throw in the towel, holding the Cowboys to Third Down Efficiency...... 3-14 4-12 three-and-out on their first second half possession, but what followed Fourth Down Efficiency...... 1-4 0-0 basically sealed CU’s fate. James Cox replaced an injured Joel Klatt at Rushes—Net Yards ...... 30-129 43-236 quarterback, and drove the Buffs from their own 28 deep into OSU terri- Passing Yards ...... 318 193 tory. In fact, the Buffs were apparently on the board with a 29-yard catch Passes (Att-Comp-Int) ...... 48-28-2 11-8-1 and run by Lawrence Vickers, but it was negated by a holding call. Still, Total Offense ...... 447 429 CU came back to face a 3rd-and-3 from the OSU 10, but Paul Duren inter- Return Yards...... 30 51 cepted a Cox pass at the 5 to end the threat. Punts: No-Average...... 5-52.2 7-48.1 Fumbles: No-Lost ...... 4-1 0-0 OSU then countered with a 95-yard drive in 13 plays, capped by a 20- Penalties/Yards...... 9/60 5/45 yard touchdown pass from Woods to Luke Frazier, to take a 28-0 edge late Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... 0-0 1-9 in the quarter. Vickers finally did get the zero off the Buff side of the Time of Possession...... 30:43 29:17 scoreboard with a 6-yard run in the fourth, and Cox also found Dusty Drives/Average Field Position...... 13/C21 13/OS28 Sprague for a 21-yard touchdown pass, the first by both in their colle- Red Zone: Scores-Attempts (Points)...... 1-3 (7) 1-1 (7) giate careers, but the game was already in the bank for the Cowboys. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS QUOTE— ”I’m not objective on this; it feels to me like we’re right on the edge. We played five teams and with all due respect, I feel we’re as talent- Rushing—Colorado: Vickers 15-72, Purify 6-26, Cox 4-21, Klatt 1-9, Jolly ed as the team we played. Obviously we didn’t play as well in the last two 4-1. Oklahoma State: Morency 27-165, Willis 5-39, Shaw 6-19, Woods 5-13. games, and whatever mistakes we made cost us.” — Colorado head coach Passing—Colorado: Klatt 24-12-0, 133, 0 td; Cox 21-15-2, 175, 1 td; White Gary Barnett. 1-1-0, 10, 0 td. Oklahoma State: Do. Woods 11-8-1, 193, 3 td. Receiving—Colorado: Vickers 9-96, Mackey 6-129, Judge 6-50, Klopfenstein 3-12, Sprague 2-27, Monteilh 1-4, Wallace 1-0. Oklahoma State: Elliott 2-64, D’J. Woods 2-60, Bajema 2-46, Frazier 2-23. Punting—Colorado: Torp 5-52.2 (60 long, 3 In20). Oklahoma State: Farden 48.1 (63 long, 4 In20). Punt Returns—Colorado: Robinson 4-23. Oklahoma State: Elliott 4-17. Kickoff Returns—Colorado: Wheatley 1-6. Oklahoma State: R.Jones 1-13. Interceptions—Colorado: Sims 1-7. Oklahoma State: Duren 2-34. Tackle Leaders—Colorado: T.Washington 6,4—10; Brooks 6,3—9; Iwuh 8,0—8; Henderson 6,0—6; Dizon 3,3—6;Sims 3,3—6; Garee 2,3—5; Dawn 3,1—4. Oklahoma State: R.Jones 7,2—9; McLemore 5,4—9; Holland 4, 4—8; Thompson 6-1—7; three with 4,1—5. Quarterback Sacks—Colorado: none. Oklahoma State: Peterson 1-9. Passes Broken Up—Colorado: Sims. Oklahoma State: R.Jones , Thompson.

70 Iowa State ...... 0 7 0 7 — 14 COLORADO 19 COLORADO ...... 10 6 0 3 — 19 IOWA STATE 14 66 Game Six; October 16, 2004 COLORADO — Jesse Wallace 3 pass from James Cox (Mason Crosby kick) 7- 0 9:24 1Q COLORADO — Mason Crosby 28 FG 10- 0 5:15 1Q COLORADO — Mason Crosby 60 FG 13- 0 5:43 2Q BOULDER — If you like exciting special teams play, then Folsom Field was the place to be on this Saturday, as Mason Crosby kicked four field IOWA STATE — Ellis Hobbs 34 interception return (Brian Jansen kick) 13- 7 1:22 2Q goals, including a school record 60-yarder, to lead the Colorado Buffaloes to a 19-14 win over the Iowa State Cyclones. COLORADO — Mason Crosby 54 FG 16- 7 0:00 2Q COLORADO — Mason Crosby 33 FG 19- 7 8:28 4Q The Buffs moved to an early, and easy, 10-0 lead in the first 10 minutes IOWA STATE — Todd Blythe 43 pass from Bret Meyer of the game, perhaps being lulled into believing they would have their (Bret Culbertson kick) 19-14 2:38 4Q way with the Cyclones. On the games first possession, CU drove to mid- field before stalling, only to have Todd Miller fumble a John Torp punt Attendance: 44,285 Time: 3:25 Weather: 45 degrees, mostly cloudy skies, with Colorado’s Lawrence Vickers recovering at the ISU 11. Three plays winds from the northeast at 6-10 mph later, James Cox, making his first career start at quarterback, drilled a 3- yard touchdown pass to Jesse Wallace, with Crosby’s PAT kick putting the Buffs up 7-0. But that would be CU’s only touchdown on the day. TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO IOWA STATE After Iowa State went three plays and out, Crosby kicked his first field First Downs...... 17 24 goal, a chip shot from 28 yards after CU drove to just outside the Iowa Third Down Efficiency...... 6-16 10-21 State 1-yard line on the strength of a 17-yard pass from Cox to Bobby Fourth Down Efficiency...... 0-0 0-2 Purify, followed by a 35-yard run by Purify to the ISU 3 and a personal foul Rushes—Net Yards ...... 34-141 47-164 call. But a false start, a slip by Cox and an incomplete pass left the Buffs Passing Yards ...... 163 239 settling for three and a 10-0 lead. Passes (Att-Comp-Int) ...... 34-18-3 33-16-1 Total Offense ...... 304 403 From that point on, the game turned into a dogfight. ISU drove Return Yards...... 50 128 into CU territory on its next two possessions, only to turn the ball over Punts: No-Average...... 6-51.2 4-41.5 the first time and then miss a 22-yard field goal. The latter set the stage Fumbles: No-Lost ...... 0-0 3-3 for Crosby’s record-setting kick, as he had plenty of distance but needed Penalties/Yards...... 12/104 8/47 a friendly bounce off the upright to extend the lead to 13-0. Iowa State Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... 4-29 1-0 finally got on the board 82 second before halftime when Ellis Hobbs Time of Possession...... 29:35 30:25 Drives/Average Field Position...... 15/C34 11/IS30 picked of a Cox pass and raced 34 yards for a touchdown. Red Zone: Scores-Attempts (Points)...... 4-4 (16) 0-5 (0) At that point, Joel Klatt came in at quarterback for the Buffs, but the ISU defense stifled his first possession, forcing a punt. This time, INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Terrance Highsmith bobbled the ball with Stephone Robinson right there Rushing—Colorado: Purify 13-69, Vickers 9-28, Ellis 2-15, Cox 5-11, Klatt to recover for the Buffs at the Cyclone 18. Two plays later, CU was at the 1-10, Charles 1-9, Mackey 1-1, Team 2-minus 2. Iowa State: Hicks 29-108, ISU 6, but a touchdown pass from Klatt to Wallace with eight second left Davis 2-43, Meyer 14-11, Scales 1-3, Moses 1-minus 1. was wiped out on an interference call on the CU tight end. That drew a Passing—Colorado: Klatt 18-11-2, 96, 0 td; Cox 16-7-1, 67, 1 td. Iowa State: 15-yard penalty, and an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on the Buffs Meyer 33-16-1, 239, 1 td. set CU back to the ISU 36. Crosby trotted in and nailed a 54-yarder at the halftime gun, becoming the first CU player to ever hit two from over 50 Receiving—Colorado: Monteilh 4-43, Vickers 4-19, Judge 3-30, Purify 2-20, yards in the same game. Sprague 1-22, Littlehales 1-15, Klopfenstein 1-8, Ellis 1-3, Wallace 1-3. Iowa State: Blythe 6-135, Wright 3-33, Davis 2-27, Hicks 2-16, Miller 2-15, Moses Crosby ‘a fourth and final kick was from 33 yards out with 8:28 to play, 1-13. as it came after Iowa State failed to score after driving three times in a row inside the Buff 20. The Cyclones turned it over on downs at the CU Punting—Colorado: Torp 6-51.2 (61 long, 3 In20). Iowa State: 7, missed a 25-yard field goal, and then fumbled it back to the Buffs at the Blankenship 4-41.5 (44 long, 0 In20). CU 18. After the field goal, ISU again marched to the CU 12, only to mis- Punt Returns—Colorado: Robinson 4-43. Iowa State: Highsmith 5-57, fire on four straight plays and turned the ball back over on downs. A 43- Miller 1-1. yard touchdown pass from Bret Meyer to Todd Blythe, on a 3rd-and-20 play, netted Iowa State’s its only offensive points with 2:38 left. But CU Kickoff Returns—Colorado: Wheatley 1-31. Iowa State: none. earned two first downs, both on Vickers runs, to seal the victory. Interceptions—Colorado: Sims 1-7. Iowa State: Hobbs 1-34, Dobbins QUOTE— ”No one really said anything to me (before the 60-yard kick). 1-25, Smith 1-11. Nick (Holz) told coach that we should kick it, and he’s done a great job Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Iwuh 6,4—10; T.Washington 6,2—8; holding for me this year. I saw it drawing toward the left upright but it caught McChesney 3,5—8; Dawn 5,1—6; Dizon 4,1—5; Garee 4,1—5; Brooks 4, it at the right angle and dropped over.” — Colorado placekicker Mason 0—4; Hubbard 3,1—4; Wheatley 3,1—4; Boye-Doe 2,2—4; Manupuna 2, Crosby. 2—4. Iowa State: Moser 6,1—7; Curvey 4,3—7; Jackson 6,0—6; Leaders 4,2—6; Moorehead 1,4—5; Hobbs 4,0—4. NOTES— This marked the 20th time the last 21 meeting Colorado post- ed a win over ISU… Tom Hubbard made his first career start, getting the Quarterback Sacks—Colorado: Dawn 11/2-14, McChesney 1-7, Wright 1-3, nod at strong safety with Dominique Brooks shifting over to the free Ligon 1/2–5. Iowa State: Team 1-0. side… Purify’s 69 rushing yards enabled him to top the 2,500-mark for his career, becoming the sixth Buffalo to do so… Iowa State averaged just Passes Broken Up—Colorado: Sims 2, Brooks, Burl, Wheatley. Iowa under six yards on first down and almost nine on third down, but was State: Dobbins, Jackson. held under one on second down, gaining 23 yards on 21 first down plays… Due to the muffed punts and the interception return for a score, CU had 15 offensive possessions in the game to Iowa State’s 11.

71 NOTES— Colorado had a 100-yard rusher (Purify) and receiver (Sprague) in the same game for the first time since the 62-36 win over Nebraska in TEXAS A&M 29 2001… The Buffs led for 35:35 of the game, compared to just over 16 min- utes by A&M… Klatt completed just 2-of-8 passes for 17 yards in the first COLORADO 26 (OT) 77 quarter, but was 23-of-34 for 329 yards the rest of the way… Both Purify and Klatt moved into the top five in all-time CU rushing and passing, Game Seven; October 23, 2004 respectively… A&M went turnover-free for the sixth time in seven games this year.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Todd Pegram’s fifth field goal of the game, a 19-yard chip-shot in overtime, proved to be the winning points for COLORADO ...... 3 10 6 7 0 — 26 Texas A&M after Colorado countered with a turnover on its extra period Texas A & M ...... 0 7 3 16 3 — 29 possession as the No. 17 Aggies rallied to defeat the Buffaloes, 29-26. The overtime session was perhaps a fitting end to wild and hotly con- COLORADO — Mason Crosby 29 FG 3- 0 7:28 1Q tested game, as the seesaw affair had five lead changes and the only tie COLORADO — Mason Crosby 26 FG 6- 0 11:50 2Q at the end of regulation. Colorado led most of the way, including by 19-7 TEXAS A & M — Courtney Lewis 3 run (Todd Pegram kick) 6- 7 8:15 2Q after scoring on its first possession of the second half, and still owned a COLORADO — Evan Judge 15 pass from Joel Klatt 19-10 edge entering the fourth quarter. However, the host Aggies stormed (Mason Crosby kick) 13- 7 1:33 2Q back to go ahead 20-19 on a Courtney Lewis 2-yard run and Pegram PAT COLORADO — Evan Judge 24 pass from Joel Klatt (pass failed) 19- 7 11:36 3Q kick early in the fourth quarter, and tacked on three more on a Pegram TEXAS A & M — Todd Pegram 33 FG 19-10 8:20 3Q 34-yard field goal to go up 23-19 with just 4:09 remaining. TEXAS A & M — Todd Pegram 25 FG 19-13 14:55 4Q TEXAS A & M — Courtney Lewis 2 run (Todd Pegram kick) 19-20 11:16 4Q CU responded with its most authoritative drive to date of the season, TEXAS A & M — Todd Pegram 34 FG 19-23 4:09 4Q marching 82 yards in 13 plays as Bobby Purify’s 1-yard run and Mason COLORADO — Bobby Purify 1 run (Mason Crosby kick) 26-23 1:05 4Q Crosby PAT vaulted the Buffs back ahead 26-23. Joel Klatt completed five TEXAS A & M — Todd Pegram 20 FG 26-26 0:00 4Q passes on the drive, with two players making spectacular catches: tight TEXAS A & M — Todd Pegram 19 FG 26-29 …… OT end Joe Klopfenstein made a one-handed snare for 11 yards to the A&M 46, followed by Dusty Sprague hauling in a 34-yard tightrope job on the Attendance: 73,745 Time: 3:45 Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy skies, east sideline and Klopfenstein again for 11, scooping up a hard throw winds from the south at 8 mph from Klatt at the 1 that set up Purify’s go-ahead score with just 1:05 left.

A&M was up for the challenge, as quarterback Reggie McNeal drove TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO TEXAS A&M the Aggies 78 yards in eight plays, with Pegram making a 20-yarder as First Downs...... 22 25 time expired to knot the game at 26. CU won the overtime coin toss and Third Down Efficiency...... 11-19 9-19 elected to play defense, and eventually stifled A&M on a first-and-goal Fourth Down Efficiency...... 0-0 1-2 from the CU 1 and forced a field goal try. After Pegram’s kick made it 29- Rushes—Net Yards ...... 36-146 46-238 26, CU came back with a 6-yard pass from Klatt to Sprague and then a Passing Yards ...... 364 294 Hugh Charles 3-yard run to the A&M 16. Purify had the first down with a Passes (Att-Comp-Int) ...... 43-26-0 39-24-0 5-yard gain, but Lee Foliaki forced a fumble that he also recovered, end- Total Offense ...... 510 532 ing the game and CU’s upset bid. Return Yards...... 33 18 Punts: No-Average...... 3-49.3 4-41.5 Klatt threw two touchdown passes to Evan Judge, one from 15 yards Fumbles: No-Lost ...... 2-2 2-0 out that gave CU a 13-7 halftime lead, and the other covering 24 yards to Penalties/Yards...... 10/81 5/40 open the second half. Crosby earlier had connected on a pair of short Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... 1-6 2-6 field goals that put CU up 6-0 before having a streak of six straight made Time of Possession...... 32:04 27:56 end after he missed a 50-yarder into the wind. Drives/Average Field Position...... 12/C29 12/T30 Red Zone: Scores-Attempts (Points)...... 4-5 (20) 7-7 (29) Both teams surpassed 500 yards in total offense (A&M 532, CU 510); in fact, at the end of regulation, the Aggies had 499 to CU’s 496, another INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS indicator of how close these two teams mirrored each other on the after- Rushing—Colorado: Purify 20-130, Charles 3-12, Vickers 6-7, Judge 1-3, noon. Joseph 1-1, Klatt 4-minus 5, Team 1-minus 2.Texas A&M: McNeal 22-139, Lewis 23-67, Carter 1-32. QUOTE— ”It had to be a great college football game to watch. Other than losing, it was fun to be a part of. It always comes down to a play or two Passing—Colorado: Klatt 42-25-0, 346, 2 td; Jackson 1-1-0, 18. Texas A&M: plays, but this one probably had about 10 that made a difference. I think our McNeal 38-23-0, 243, 0 td; Young 1-1-0, 51. guys enjoyed the challenge of coming down here and playing in a great Receiving—Colorado: Sprague 8-101, Monteilh 4-50, Klopfenstein 4-48, atmosphere.” — Colorado head coach Gary Barnett. Purify 3-56, Judge 2-39, Mackey 2-39, Klatt 1-18, Joseph 1-8, Jolly 1-5. Texas A&M: Carter 7-72, Murphy 7-34, Riley 4-49, Taylor 2-14, Jones 1-51, Franks 1-47, Lewis 1-17, Thomas 1-10. Punting—Colorado: Torp 3-49.3 (63 long, 0 In20). Texas A&M: Young 4- 41.5 (56 long, 1 In20). Punt Returns—Colorado: Robinson 2-33. Texas A&M: Mayes 2-18. Kickoff Returns—Colorado: Wheatley 3-64, Robinson 2-45. Texas A&M: Murphy 2-42, Carter 1-7. Interceptions—Colorado: none. Texas A&M: none. Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Brooks 8,3—11; Iwuh 6,2—8; Burl 7,0—7; Henderson 4,3—7; Dawn 5,1—6; T.Washington 5,1—6; Garee 4,2—6; Dizon 2,4—6; Ligon 4,1—5; McChesney 4,1—5; Sims 4,1—5. Texas A&M: Brown 8,10—18; Montgomery 1,12—13; Buhl 4,5—9; Warren 1,7—8; three with 6. Quarterback Sacks—Colorado: Garee 1-6. Texas A&M: Montgomery 1/2-3, Jack 1/2-2; Bryan 1-1. Passes Broken Up—Colorado: Burl, Henderson, McChesney, Sims. Texas A&M: Bryant, Bullitt, Foliaki, Jack, Jolly, Jones, Mayes, Ross, Warren.

72 Texas ...... 0 14 17 0 — 31 TEXAS 31 COLORADO ...... 7 0 0 0 — 7 COLORADO 7 88

Game Eight; October 30, 2004 COLORADO — Terrence Wheatley 37 interception return (Mason Crosby kick) 7- 0 8:50 1Q Texas — Vincent Young 1 run (Dusty Mangum kick) 7- 7 5:32 2Q BOULDER — Heisman Trophy candidate Cedric Benson rushed for Texas — Cedric Benson 2 run (Dusty Mangum kick) 7-14 0:52 2Q 141 yards and two touchdowns with quarterback Vince Young adding 68 Texas — Vincent Young 9 run (Dusty Mangum kick) 7-21 12:21 3Q yards and two scores himself as No. 8 Texas slowly but surely pulled Texas — Cedric Benson 6 run (Dusty Mangum kick) 7-28 8:39 3Q away in defeating Colorado, 31-7. Texas — Dusty Mangum 33 FG 7-31 2:19 3Q

Things looked bright for the Buffaloes for the first quarter and a half Attendance: 51,571 Time: 3:01 Weather: 56 degrees, clear skies, winds of the game, as Terrence Wheatley picked off a Young pass at the from the northeast at 9-15 mph Longhorn 37 and returned it for a touchdown to give Colorado a 7-0 lead. That score, with 8:50 left in the first quarter, turned out to be the only points of the day for CU, but the Buffs did hold that lead deep into the second quarter. TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO TEXAS First Downs...... 13 23 After Texas took over on its own 9, Benson would carry six times for Third Down Efficiency...... 1-11 8-16 51 yards including runs of 18 and 14 yards, with Young scoring from a Fourth Down Efficiency...... 1-2 2-3 yard out to polish off a 12-play, 91-yard drive that tied the game with 5:32 Rushes—Net Yards ...... 18-3 66-326 left in the half. Passing Yards ...... 218 71 Passes (Att-Comp-Int) ...... 37-21-2 15-8-2 UT’s stifling defense held the Buffs in three plays and gave the ball Total Offense ...... 221 397 back to its offense at the 4:27 mark. The ‘Horns took the lead for good Return Yards...... 46 64 after a 10-play, 58-yard drive with Benson scoring on a 2-yard run with Punts: No-Average...... 6-50.8 3-45.0 just 52 seconds left before halftime. Young hit tight end David Thomas for Fumbles: No-Lost ...... 2-1 1-0 a 20-yard gain on the drive, as well as picking up 18 yards himself on a Penalties/Yards...... 7/40 6/36 draw play to the CU 7 to set up Benson’s score. Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... 2-17 2-20 Time of Possession...... 22:01 37:59 Texas pulled away in the first six minutes of the second half, turning Drives/Average Field Position...... 11/C22 12/T32 two CU turnovers into touchdowns. Young scored on a 9-yard scamper Red Zone: Scores-Attempts (Points)...... 0-1 (0) 5-6 (31) following a fumble by Colorado quarterback Joel Klatt, and Benson added his second score after Michael Griffin snared a deflected Klatt INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS pass. Both drives were short and totaled 37 yards combined. Dusty Rushing—Colorado: Purify 12-13, Ellis 2-5, Cox 1-2, Klatt 3-minus 17. Mangum added a 33-yard field goal later in the quarter to complete the Texas: Benson 32-141, Taylor 11-84, Young 15-68, Matthews 4-19, Hardy day’s scoring. 1-6, Jeffery 1-5, Mock 1-3, Team 1-0. Meanwhile, the Texas defense wouldn’t budge against the Buffs, hold- Passing—Colorado: Klatt 28-17-2, 142, 0 td; Cox 9-4-0, 76, 0 td. Texas: ing CU to just 88 yards through three periods while keeping CU from Young 15-8-2, 71, 0 td. crossing midfield until two minutes into the fourth quarter. Two late CU Receiving—Colorado: Sprague 5-44, Mackey 4-48, Littlehales 4-40, drives that reached the Texas 23 and the 9 were also thwarted, one by an Klopfenstein 2-49, Judge 2-16, Duren 2-12, Purify 1-9, Vickers 1-0. Texas: interception and another on downs. Sweed 2-27, Thomas 2-26, Jeffery 2-12, Benson 2-6. QUOTE— “We played our hearts out the whole game and my hat’s off to the Punting—Colorado: Torp 6-50.8 (57 long, 1 In20). Texas: McGee 3-45.0 (49 defensive line for playing a hard game against a Heisman candidate. Our long, 1 In20). first interception, we were able to build on and I felt we were playing like the No. 1 in the nation but then things started to not go our way. We tried to Punt Returns—Colorado: Robinson 3-4. Texas: Ross 3-29. play our game but they did what they had to and won.” — Colorado ILB Kickoff Returns—Colorado: Robinson 1-25. Texas: none. Jordon Dizon. Interceptions—Colorado: Wheatley 1-37, Sims 1-5. Texas: C.Griffin 1-29, NOTES— The team voted to M.Griffin 1-0. remove the nametags from the back of the jerseys and to play Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Dawn 8,2—10; Dizon 7,3—10; T.Washington for the COLORADO on the 1,9—10; McChesney 7,2—9; Garee 6,3—9; Henderson 5,3—8; Brooks 4, front as one; the last time CU’s 3—7; Manupuna 5,0—5; Sims 5,0—5; Iwuh 4,1—5. Texas: Johnson 3,2—5; jerseys were nameless was in Dibbles 2,3—5; Brown 4,0—4; M.Griffin 3,1—4; C.Griffin 3,0—3; Crowder 1983… The Buffs had just one 3,0—3; Jackson 3,0—3. first down at halftime and just Quarterback Sacks—Colorado: Ligon 1-11, Dizon 1-6. Texas: M.Griffin 39 total yards (with minus-19 1-11, Johnson 1-9. rushing); CU finished the game with just three rushing Passes Broken Up—Colorado: Ligon, Sims. Texas: Crowder, Dibbles, yards… Klatt topped the Geiggar, Harris, Okam. 4,000-yard mark in career passing, as his 142 gave him 4,068; he reached the plateau in the third fewest games in CU history (22)… Wheatley’s interception return for a touchdown made him the 12th CU player since 1992 to return his first career pick for a score.

73 COLORADO ...... 7 3 14 6 — 30 COLORADO 30 Kansas...... 14 0 7 0 — 21 KANSAS 21 99 Game Nine; November 6, 2004 Kansas — John Randle 2 run (Scott Webb kick) 0- 7 12:28 1Q Kansas — John Randle 1 run (Scott Webb kick) 0-14 11:15 1Q COLORADO — Dominique Brooks 41 fumble return (Mason Crosby kick) 7-14 8:39 1Q LAWRENCE, Kan. — Stephone Robinson’s punt return for a touch- COLORADO — Mason Crosby 19 FG 10-14 13:36 2Q down near the end of the third quarter gave Colorado the lead for good COLORADO — Joe Klopfenstein 4 pass from Joel Klatt as the Buffaloes remained in the hunt for the Big 12 North Division title (Mason Crosby kick) 17-14 11:36 3Q with a 30-21 win over the Kansas Jayhawks. Kansas — Brandon Rideau 19 pass from John Nielsen (Scott Webb kick) 17-21 6:19 3Q The win snapped a two-game losing streak and gave CU a 2-4 record COLORADO — Stephone Robinson 48 punt return in league play, just one game out of the division lead. It also left the (Mason Crosby kick) 24-21 0:12 3Q Buffaloes needing just one win to become bowl eligible. COLORADO — Lawrence Vickers 4 run (kick failed) 30-21 3:27 4Q It wasn’t easy, as CU spotted the Jayhawks a 14-0 lead in the game’s first four minutes. John Randle scored on a pair of short runs, the first Attendance: 38,214 Time: 2:55 Weather: 69 degrees, clear skies, winds from capping an 80-yard drive to open the game and the second a short pos- the southwest at 6 mph session after Rodney Harris intercepted a Joel Klatt pass and returned it to the CU 28. TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO KANSAS The Buffs methodically battled back, led by its defense. On KU’s next First Downs...... 17 16 possession, John Nielsen replaced an injured Jason Swanson at quarter- Third Down Efficiency...... 9-16 7-18 back, and on a 3rd-and-10, he hit Randle on a short gainer. But Vaka Fourth Down Efficiency...... 0-0 0-0 Manupuna was there for the Buffaloes to jar the ball loose, with Rushes—Net Yards ...... 37-110 38-92 Dominique Brooks picking it up and racing 41 yards for a touchdown to Passing Yards ...... 153 250 cut the Kansas lead in half. Passes (Att-Comp-Int) ...... 31-18-3 36-24-1 Total Offense ...... 263 342 The Buffs worked the ball down to the KU 2 early in the second quar- Return Yards...... 132 31 ter but had to settle for a 19-yard field goal from Mason Crosby, further Punts: No-Average...... 5-47.2 9-38.0 eating into KU’s lead. However, those were the last points of the half and Fumbles: No-Lost ...... 2-1 1-1 it remained 14-10 at intermission. Penalties/Yards...... 3/17 2/10 Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... 4-24 2-8 Colorado came out in the second half with one of its most impressive Time of Possession...... 30:14 29:46 drives of the season, marching 70 yards in eight plays to take a 17-14 Drives/Average Field Position...... 13/C30 15/K27 lead. Klatt completed 6-of-6 passes for 62 yards, with his final throw a 4- Red Zone: Scores-Attempts (Points)...... 3-3 (16) 3-4 (21) yard touchdown toss to tight end Joe Klopfenstein. But Kansas immedi- ately countered with its own impressive drive, as Nielsen hit Brandon INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rideau on a 19-yard touchdown pass to cap a 12-play, 80-yard possession Rushing—Colorado: Purify 14-52, Vickers 4-24, Ellis 8-23, Charles 5-14, that put the Jayhawks back up, 21-17. Klatt 3-2, Mackey 1-minus 3, Team 2-minus 2. Kansas: Randle 20-61, Simmons 1-19, Nwabuisi 3-17, Gren 1-8, Swanson 1-1, Nielsen 12-minus 14. Those would be KU’s last points on the day, as the CU defense would stifle the Jayhawks from that point on. Kansas went three downs-and-out Passing—Colorado: Klatt 31-18-3, 153, 1 td. Kansas: Swanson 5-3-0, 67, 0 on its next five possessions and had just 93 yards on offense the last td; Nielsen 31-21-1, 183, 1 td. quarter-and-a-half. Receiving—Colorado: Vickers 4-50, Duren 4-34, Klopfenstein 3-24, Mackey Colorado added an insurance score with 3:37 remaining on a 4-yard 2-14, Monteilh 1-12, Charles 1-8, Jolly 1-6, Wallace 1-4, Joseph 1-1. Kansas: touchdown run by Lawrence Vickers, as it polished off a 51-yard drive. It Randle 6-35, Anderson 5-60, Simmons 3-52, Heaggans 3-23, Rideau 2-30, was the fifth straight possession CU had started between its 41 and 49 Fine 2-16, Green 2-12, Gordon 1-22. yardline, but the only one that yielded points as the combination of a Punting—Colorado: Torp 5-47.2 (63 long, 2 In20). Kansas: Tucker 9-38.0 tough Buffalo defense and pinpoint punting from John Torp kept the (43 long, 2 In20). Jayhawks at an arm’s length. Kansas’ attempt at a comeback was thwart- ed after it reached the CU 18, but Terrence Wheatley intercepted Nielsen Punt Returns—Colorado: Robinson 4-65. Kansas: Gordon 2-20. in the end zone to seal the win. Kickoff Returns—Colorado: Robinson 3-33, Wheatley 1-14. Kansas: QUOTE— “We came in here with our backs against the wall, knowing that Heaggans 2-37. unless we win we were pretty much done (in regards to the Big 12 title Interceptions—Colorado: Wheatley 1-26. Kansas: Gordon 2-0, Harris 1-11. game). We made the plays when we had to and responded well. I think the ball bounced our way for the first time in a long time.” — Colorado DE Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Iwuh 12,1—13; Washington 5,7—12; Wheatley Matt McChesney. 5,1—6; McChesney 4,1—5; Brooks 3,2—5; Dawn 2,3—5; Dizon 2,3—5; Manupuna 4,0—4; Sims 4,0—4; Garee 3,1—4; Boye-Doe 1,3—4. Kansas: NOTES— McChesney recorded five tackles, including two sacks in cele- Kane 3,10—13; Stubbs 7,5—12; Reid 1,5—6; Harris 3,2—5; Amadi 2,3—5. brating his 23rd birthday… Bobby Purify moved into fourth place on CU’s all-time rushing list, as he passed former teammate Chris Brown… Quarterback Sacks—Colorado: McChesney 2-12, Wright 2-12, Barrett 1-0, The touchdown to open the third quarter was just CU’s second score to Guydon 1-0. Kansas: Gordon 1-7, Kane 1-1. open the second half this season… The comeback from 14 points down Passes Broken Up—Colorado: T.Washington 2, Hubbard, Iwuh. Kansas: tied the sixth largest in school history, and was the largest since rallying Amadi, Ashley, Gordon.p from 14-0 down to beat Washington 33-21 in the 1996 Holiday Bowl… CU committed a season low number of penalties (3) and Kansas’ 342 yards on offense was also an opponent season low.

74 Kansas State...... 0 10 0 21 — 31 COLORADO 38 COLORADO ...... 7 3 14 14 — 38 KANSAS STATE 31 1100 COLORADO — Joel Klatt 1 run (Mason Crosby kick) 7- 0 9:22 1Q Game Ten; November 13, 2004 COLORADO — Mason Crosby 51 FG 10- 0 14:03 2Q KANSAS STATE — Darren Sproles 1 run (Joe Rheem kick) 10- 7 6:13 2Q KANSAS STATE —Joe Rheem 52 FG 10-10 1:01 2Q BOULDER — Ten years earlier, a 64-yard touchdown pass as time COLORADO — Bobby Purify 3 run (Mason Crosby kick) 17-10 10:32 3Q expired lifted Colorado to an improbable win at Michigan as time expired. COLORADO — Joe Klopfenstein 5 pass from Joel Klatt The Buffaloes likely took the all-time lead in 64-yard TD passes to win (Mason Crosby kick) 24-10 4:35 3Q games in the final seconds as Joel Klatt and Ron Monteilh worked the KANSAS STATE — Alan Webb 11 run (Joe Rheem kick) 24-17 9:12 4Q magic this time around to lead Colorado to a 38-31 win over Kansas State. KANSAS STATE — Ted Sims 37 interception return (Joe Rheem kick) 24-24 8:12 4Q CU coaches wanted to win in regulation, despite taking over at its 23 COLORADO — Bobby Purify 2 run (Mason Crosby kick) 31-24 3:58 4Q with just 30 seconds left. After two incomplete passes, Lawrence Vickers KANSAS STATE — Jermaine Moreira 17 pass from Dylan Meier picked up a first down with a 13-yard gain on a draw up the middle, set- (Joe Rheem kick) 31-31 0:36 4Q ting the stage for Klatt and Monteilh’s magic. With 16 seconds on the COLORADO — Ron Monteilh 64 pass from Joel Klatt clock, the hope for CU was to get into field goal range and four receivers (Mason Crosby kick) 38-31 0:05 4Q took off downfield; Klatt found Monteilh by himself at the KSU 23, and after eluding two would be tacklers, he ran around the left side and Attendance: 43,502 Time: 3:26 Weather: 35 degrees, cloudy skies, winds sprinted into the end zone with just five seconds showing on Folsom from the north at 5-10 mph Field’s clocks. The score completed a fourth quarter flurry by both schools, as Kansas State rallied twice to tie the game as the teams combined for 35 TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO KANSAS STATE points and 339 yards of offense. What had been a fairly defensive game First Downs...... 15 24 with CU leading 24-10 with 12:03 remaining turned into a classic track Third Down Efficiency...... 5-14 6-14 meet. Fourth Down Efficiency...... 0-0 1-1 Rushes—Net Yards ...... 36-157 41-160 Bobby Purify’s 3-yard touchdown run, one of 24 carries for 155 yards Passing Yards ...... 225 212 in the game, and a 5-yard touchdown pass from Klatt to Joe Klopfenstein Passes (Att-Comp-Int) ...... 27-15-1 34-22-1 had CU sitting pretty with a 14-point lead entering the fourth quarter. In Total Offense ...... 382 372 fact, the lead likely would have grown to three scores had Purify not been Return Yards...... 27 63 accidentally tripped up by one of his own players after a 25-yard gain. Punts: No-Average...... 7-48.3 6-43.5 But KSU held the Buffs on their first possession of the final stanza, and Fumbles: No-Lost ...... 1-0 5-1 Penalties/Yards...... 8/61 6/58 things got crazy from there. Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... 3-9 3-20 Alan Webb scored on an 11-yard run to cap an 86-yard drive to pull K- Time of Possession...... 26:34 33:26 State to within 24-17 at the 9:12 mark, and exactly a minute later, Ted Drives/Average Field Position...... 14/C31 12/KS23 Sims returned an intercepted Klatt pass 37 yards to knot the game at 24. Red Zone: Scores-Attempts (Points)...... 4-4 (28) 3-3 (21) CU then came back with an eight play, 62-yard march that ended with a Purify 2-yard touchdown, reclaiming a 31-24 edge with 3:58 on the clock. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Klatt had key completions to Monteilh for 22 yards and to Vickers for 24 Rushing—Colorado: Purify 24-155, Vickers 4-22, Charles 1-2, Ellis 1-2, Klatt on the drive. However, K-State didn’t fold, answering with an impressive 6-minus 24. Kansas State: Webb 24-103, Sproles 15-55, Meier 1-2, Clayton 14-play, 80-yard effort in which it converted three times on third down, 1-0. including the game-tying score on a 17-yard pass to Jermaine Moreira Passing—Colorado: Klatt 26-14-1, 184, 2 td; Jackson 1-1-0, 41. Kansas from Dylan Meier, who replaced an injured Webb earlier in the quarter. State: Webb 22-14-1, 140, 0 td; Meier 12-8-0, 72, 1 td. Now tied at 31, the stage was set for Colorado’s last second heroics. Receiving—Colorado: Monteilh 4-106, Klopfenstein 3-16, Duren 2-13, The Buffs took a 10-0 lead just one minute into the second quarter, as Judge 2-8, Mackey 1-41, Vickers 1-24, Purify 1-12, Wallace 1-5. Kansas Klatt scored on a 1-yard run on CU’s second possession of the game and State: Moreira 7-112, Figurs 6-33, Dennis 4-41, Sproles 4-17, Casey 1-9. Mason Crosby made good on a 51-yard field goal. But the Wildcats came back with 10 points before halftime to tie things up, with Darren Sproles Punting—Colorado: Torp 7-48.3 (58 long, 4 In20). Kansas State: Reyer 4- scoring from a yard out and Joe Rheem matching Crosby with a 52-uard 48.8 (71 long, 2 In20); Martinez 2-33.0 (40 long). three-pointer. Punt Returns—Colorado: Robinson 3-4. Kansas State: Figurs 6-26. Colorado outgained K-State by 382-372 despite running 12 fewer Kickoff Returns—Colorado: Wheatley 3-57, Robinson 1-9. Kansas State: plays; for the most part, the statistics on the afternoon were a draw. Sproles 1-17. QUOTE— “After finding a way to win it, and then not win it, and not win Interceptions—Colorado: Hubbard 1-23. Kansas State: Sims 1-37. it, and win it…we won it. What a great play by (Joel) Klatt and (Ron) Monteilh. It was great character by our team and by Kansas State; our Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Iwuh 7,3—10; Washington 6,4—10; Wheatley guys just never quit believing. Everyone says that when they win it, but 6,0—6; Hubbard 5,1—6; Dizon 4,2—6; Dabdoub 3,3—6; Sims 5,0—5; Dawn we never quit believing; this team hasn’t all year. There are a lot of guys 4,1—5; Manupuna 4,1—5; McChesney 3,2—5; Wright 3,2—5; Garee 2,3—5. Kansas State: Archer 6,2—8; Berry 1,7—8; Tetuan 5,2—7; Jones 4,3—7; who made big plays in the game. Just great, great, great heart from the Marso 5,1—6; Simmons 3,2—5. Buffaloes.” — Colorado Head Coach Gary Barnett. Quarterback Sacks—Colorado: Dabdoub 1-9, Manupuna 1-0, McChesney NOTES— Following the game, in which several hundred fans stormed the 1-0. Kansas State: George 1-7, Marso 1-7, Berry 1-6. field to celebrate the win, Purify was presented with the Buffalo Heart Award by the fan behind the bench… Senior WR Mike Duren made his Passes Broken Up—Colorado: Dabdoub, Iwuh, Wheatley. Kansas State: first career start, coming in his home finale, while DE Abraham Wright Porter 2, Williams. also made his first career start… Thanks to the legs of CU’s special team stars, Kansas State started nine of its 12 drives at or inside its own 20 (punter John Torp had four kicks inside-the-20, while six of seven kickoffs went for touchbacks by Crosby)… The teams combined for 65 or more points for the fourth time in the last five games.

75 COLORADO ...... 10 10 6 0 — 26 COLORADO 26 Nebraska...... 0 7 0 13 — 20 NEBRASKA 20 1111 COLORADO — Blake Mackey 6 pass from Joel Klatt Game Eleven; November 26, 2004 (Mason Crosby kick) 7- 0 6:31 1Q COLORADO — Mason Crosby 37 FG 10- 0 4:50 1Q COLORADO — Bobby Purify 9 run (Mason Crosby kick) 17- 0 11:07 2Q LINCOLN, Neb. — In both 1997 and 2003, Colorado needed a victory NEBRASKA — Joe Dailey 2 run (David Dyches kick) 17- 7 6:11 2Q in the regular season finale against Nebraska to become bowl eligible. On COLORADO — Mason Crosby 39 FG 20- 7 0:00 2Q both occasions, the Huskers prevailed, ending CU’s postseason dreams. COLORADO — Mason Crosby 46 FG 23- 7 14:01 3Q But the Buffaloes got even in a big way with a 26-20 win, as well as posi- COLORADO — Mason Crosby 20 FG 26- 7 5:50 3Q tioning themselves for the Big 12 North Division title. NEBRASKA — Steve Kriewald 4 pass from Joe Dailey (pass failed) 26-13 3:53 4Q Missouri’s 17-14 overtime win at Iowa State the next day left the NEBRASKA — Ross Pilkington 4 pass from Joe Dailey Buffaloes and ISU tied atop the North standings at 4-4, but by virtue of (David Dyches kick) 26-20 1:38 4Q CU’s win over the Cyclones in October, the Buffs won the division and advanced to the league’s title game against No. 2 Oklahoma. Attendance: 77,661 Time: 3:32 Weather: 46 degrees, cloudy skies, slight wind from the south This time around, it was a 5-5 Nebraska team that needed the win to become bowl eligible, but when denied by the Buffs, two of the most impressive streaks in NCAA history came to an end. It would be TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO NEBRASKA Nebraska’s first losing season since 1961, as well as ending 35 consecu- First Downs...... 19 24 tive years for the Huskers earning a bowl invitation. Third Down Efficiency...... 6-19 5-16 Fourth Down Efficiency...... 1-1 1-2 CU played like it wanted it more, at least at the onset, as the Buffs Rushes—Net Yards ...... 48-198 23-67 rolled to a 17-0 lead just four minutes into the second quarter. Colorado Passing Yards ...... 222 306 set the tone on its first possession, marching 90 yards in 14 plays as quar- Passes (Att-Comp-Int) ...... 29-18-1 55-29-4 terback Joel Klatt threw a bullet to receiver Blake Mackey in the end Total Offense ...... 420 373 zone, as the play covered 6 yards for the touchdown. Mason Crosby Return Yards...... 12 48 tacked on the PAT kick to make it 7-0, and then hit a 37-yard field goal Punts: No-Average...... 7-43.3 6-43.8 minutes later after the first of two interceptions on the day by linebacker Fumbles: No-Lost ...... 2-1 1-0 Thaddaeus Washington. Penalties/Yards...... 8/57 5/25 Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... 3-26 1-9 Nebraska responded to that score and got on the board with a 2-yard Time of Possession...... 36:38 23:22 TD run from quarterback Joe Dailey, as the Huskers drove 80 yards in 12 Drives/Average Field Position...... 15/C37 12/N25 plays. Crosby added his second field goal, this one from 39 yards, as time Red Zone: Scores-Attempts (Points)...... 5-5 (23) 3-4 (20) expired in the half to put he Buffs ahead 20-7 at intermission. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Crosby added kicks from 46 and 20 yards in the third quarter to Rushing—Colorado: Purify 22-130, Vickers 17-71, Klatt 5-7, Charles 1- extend the CU lead to 26-7. As has been the case in the past, where minus 6, Team 3-minus 4. Nebraska: Ross 11-35, Green 2-22, Jackson 2-20, Nebraska built sizeable leads only to see Colorado battle back late, the Horne 2-6, Kriewald 1-3, Daily 5-minus 19. Huskers threw a scare into the Buffaloes with a pair of late scores. Dailey threw a pair of 4-yard touchdown passes, to Steve Kriewald and Ross Passing—Colorado: Klatt 29-18-1, 222, 1 td. Nebraska: Dailey 55-29-4, 306, Pilkington, but the Buffs were able to run out the clock in the final 1:38 as 2 td. Nebraska was out of time outs. Receiving—Colorado: Mackey 8-116, Duren 4-30, Klopfenstein 2-22, Purify rushed for 130 yards, moving into third place on CU’s all-time Monteilh 2-13, Littlehales 1-39, Vickers 1-2. Nebraska: Pilkington 7-71, rushing yards list, while Klatt passed for 222 and the touchdown to Horne 6-53, Nunn 5-69, Mulkey 4-52, Amos 3-40, Ross 2-2, Keiser 1-15, Mackey, who caught eight passes for 116 yards. Kriewald 1-4. Washington was in on 10 tackles to go with his pair of interceptions, Punting—Colorado: Torp 7-43.3 (61 long, 3 In20). Nebraska: Koch 6-43.8 and he along with Crosby were honored as the Big 12’s players of the (50 long, 3 In20). week on defense and special teams, respectively. Punt Returns—Colorado: Robinson 2-12. Nebraska: Wigert 1-7, Panico 1- minus 3. QUOTE— “I am just so proud of this team. We entered the month at 1-4 in the conference and knew we had to just approach each game for what Kickoff Returns—Colorado: Robinson 1-27. Nebraska: Green 2-34. it was worth, and hope that we could somehow stay in the hunt (for the North Division title). Each week, we found a way to win, and each week, Interceptions—Colorado: Washington 2-0, Sims 1-0, Wheatley 1-0. what we needed to happen did, so it just goes to show you that if you Nebraska: Cooper 1-44. take care of business, sometimes things can fall your way.” — Colorado Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Washington 5,5—10; Iwuh 7,1—8; Henderson Head Coach Gary Barnett. 5,1—6; Dizon 4,2—6; Hubbard 4,2—6; McChesney 4,1—5; Wheatley 3,2—5; Garee 2,2—4. Nebraska: J.Bullocks 8,4—12; Ruud 6,3—9; D.Bullocks 6, NOTES— Nebraska’s 67 rushing yards were its fewest against the Buffs 2—8; Bradley 2,5—7; Smith 4,2—6. since netting 68 in the 1966 game… When Colorado took a 26-7 lead in the third quarter, it marked the third largest lead it has ever held in Quarterback Sacks—Colorado: McChesney 1-10, Garee 1-4, Manupuna Lincoln; leads were bigger in a 36-14 win in 1951 and a 27-0 triumph in 1/2-6, Wright 1/2-6. Nebraska: Cooper 1-9. 1957…. Purify went over both 1,000 yards for the season and 3,000 years for his career on the same carry in the fourth quarter… The team pre- Passes Broken Up—Colorado: Burl 2, Hubbard 2, Sims 2, Washington 2, Dizon, Manupuna. Nebraska: none. sented the game ball to Dick Tharp, who resigned earlier in the week after serving nine years as the school’s athletic director.

76 drives out of 14 end in three plays (or less) and out… It was CU’s the ninth straight loss to a Big 12 South Division team, with OU starting OKLAHOMA 42 the skein in 2002 and owning four of the wins against the Buffs… CU’s 12 minus-4 yards rushing was its fourth lowest in school history… Crosby’s COLORADO 3 12 field goal gave him 19 for the season, a CU single-season record. Game Twelve; December 4, 2004 (Big 12 Championship Game) COLORADO ...... 0 0 3 0 — 3 Oklahoma ...... 14 14 7 7 — 42 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Colorado came into the 9th annual Big 12 Championship with no less intention than to win the game, but No. 2 Oklahoma came in on a mission to avenge its bad memories from the OKLAHOMA — Will Peoples 5 pass from Jason White (Garrett Hartley kick) 0- 7 10:21 1Q year before and in the end, the Sooners’ will was overwhelming as OU OKLAHOMA — Mark Clayton 22 pass from Jason White defeated the Buffaloes in Arrowhead Stadium, 42-3. (Garrett Hartley kick) 0-14 5:29 1Q The Buffaloes, who won their third North Division title in four years, OKLAHOMA — Mark Clayton 22 pass from Jason White were a surprise entrant in the game to many, though several observers (Garrett Hartley kick) 0-21 14:53 2Q said CU was no doubt the best team in the division despite claiming it OKLAHOMA — Adrian Peterson 1 run (Garrett Hartley kick) 0-28 6:06 2Q with only a 4-4 mark. Oklahoma, on the other hand, was the No. 2 team OKLAHOMA — Adrian Peterson 1 run (Garrett Hartley kick) 0-35 9:53 2Q in the nation from wire-to-wire and was out for redemption after losing COLORADO — Mason Crosby 34 FG 3-35 2:01 3Q 35-7 to Kansas State in the same venue in 2003. OKLAHOMA — Adrian Peterson 32 run (Garrett Hartley kick) 3-42 12:53 4Q

The Sooners methodically dismantled the Buffaloes, using the run Attendance: 62,130 Time: 3:10 Weather: 54 degrees, clear skies, winds from (15 plays) and pass (10) to score touchdowns on its first three posses- the southwest at 8-9 mph sions in taking a 21-0 lead just seven seconds into the second quarter. Fab freshman Adrian Peterson and senior quarterback Jason White, both Heisman candidates, were the stars of the Sooner Show but both had TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO OKLAHOMA plenty of support. First Downs...... 3 26 Third Down Efficiency...... 0-12 11-16 Peterson had runs of 18 and 24 yards on OU’s first drive, which fea- Fourth Down Efficiency...... 0-1 1-1 tured three third down conversions, with White getting Oklahoma on the Rushes—Net Yards ...... 16-(-4) 46-236 board with a 5-yard TD pass to Will Peoples, the fifth time CU allowed a Passing Yards ...... 50 262 touchdown on the game’s first possession. Passes (Att-Comp-Int) ...... 28-9-1 32-24-2 Total Offense ...... 46 498 The Buffs’ response to the opening score likely could dictate the way Return Yards...... 36 16 the game would play out. CU picked up a first down by penalty on its sec- Punts: No-Average...... 9-43.6 4-38.8 ond play when quarterback Joel Klatt was the victim of a late hit, but two Fumbles: No-Lost ...... 0-0 1-1 straight penalties against Colorado linemen (holding and a false start) Penalties/Yards...... 6/37 9/90 set up a first-and-25 that the Buffs could not get out of. A 55-yard punt by Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... 0-0 3-14 John Torp, who was one of few bright spots on the night, got the Buffs Time of Possession...... 20:28 39:32 out of trouble, or so it seemed. Drives/Average Field Position...... 14/C24 13/O38 Red Zone: Scores-Attempts (Points)...... 1-1 (3) 3-4 (21) The Sooners countered with a quick 6-play, 63-yard effort topped off by a 22-yard pass for a score from White to Mark Clayton. After the Buffs INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS lost 10 yards on three plays when they got the ball back, the duo repeat- Rushing—Colorado: Purify 12-7, Ellis 1-3, Klatt 3-minus 14. Oklahoma: ed the feat on OU’s next drive in building a 21-0 lead. Peterson scored on Peterson 28-172, Hickson 8-33, K.Jones 7-16,Clayton 2-9, Bradley 1-6. a 1-yard after an Antonio Perkins interception of a Klatt pass put the Sooners in business at the CU 40. The 28-0 score held at intermission, and Passing—Colorado: Klatt 26-8-1, 52; Torp 1-1-0, minus-2; Cox 1-0-0, 0. extended to 35-0 after Peterson scored on a 3-yard run to cap a 41-yard Oklahoma: White 29-22-2, 254, 3 td; Grady 3-2-0, 8. drive that ensued following a failed fourth down punt fake by the Receiving—Colorado: Mackey 2-14, Judge 1-10, Littlehales 1-8, Purify 1-7, Buffaloes. Sprague 1-6, Duren 1-4, Monteilh 1-3, Brooks 1-minus 2. Oklahoma: Clayton 8-106, Wilson 5-72, Bradley 4-46, K.Jones 3-12, Runnels 1-13, Late in the third quarter, Colorado enjoyed its best moments of the B.Jones 1-6, Peoples 1-5, Finley 1-2. game. Lorenzo Sims picked off his fifth pass of the season and returned it 40 yards to the Oklahoma 32. The Sooner D stiffened, but the Buffs Punting—Colorado: Torp 9-43.6 (55 long, 0 In20). Oklahoma: Ferguson averted a shutout when Mason Crosby made good on a 34-yard field goal. 4-38.8 (52 long, 2 In20). Peterson added a 32-yard TD run early in the fourth to close the game’s scoring. Punt Returns—Colorado: Robinson 2-2. Oklahoma: Perkins 4-16. Kickoff Returns—Colorado: Robinson 5-92, Wheatley 1-13. Oklahoma: Oklahoma gained 498 yards on offense, though CU had 10 tackles for Bradley 1-33. loss, but the Sooners limited CU to its third fewest yards in history, as the Buffs netted 46 on just 44 plays from scrimmage. Interceptions—Colorado: Sims 1-34, Wheatley 1-0. Oklahoma: Perkins 1-0. QUOTE— “We sort of survived this year by being the best team on the Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Iwuh 8,4—12; T.Washington 10,1—11; field for three hours, and by far we weren't even close today. They played Henderson 5,3—8; Hubbard 2,5—7; Brooks 6,0—6; Garee 4,2—6; Sims the game the way it's supposed to be played, thought that they just took 5,0—5; Dawn 3,1—5; Manupuna 3,1—4; Wheatley 3,1—4. Oklahoma: it right at us, and especially with the defense. Not much to say, other Latimer 4,0—4; Allen 3,1—4; Alexander 3,0—3; Nicholson 2,1—3; seven than give them a great deal of credit.” — Colorado Head Coach Gary tied with 2,0—2. Barnett. Quarterback Sacks—Colorado: none. Oklahoma: Alexander 1-7, Shelby NOTES— Colorado had just three first downs, two of which came on per- 1-6. Latimer 1-1. sonal foul penalties on the Sooners… Oklahoma ran 48 plays in CU terri- Passes Broken Up—Colorado: Brooks 2. Oklahoma: Dampeer 3, tory, but the Buffs only countered with four on the Sooner side of the Ayodele, Mitchell. field… CU started nine drives either at or inside its 20, and also had nine

77 FINAL 2004 STATISTICS

Record: 7-5 (4-4 Big 12) RESULTS/Attendance (◆—Big 12 Game) Time Attendance RUSHING —avg. per— High S4COLORADO STATE ...... W 27-24 3:12 54,954 Player G Att Gain Loss NET att. game TD Long 10+ 5+ Game S11 at Washington State ...... W 20-12 3:34 56,188 Bobby Purify ...... 12 209 1084 67 1017 4.9 84.8 9 48 28 76 189 S18 NORTH TEXAS ...... W 52-21 3:07 46,355 Lawrence Vickers ...... 12 60 256 8 248 4.1 20.7 2 26 7 17 72 O2uat Missouri ...... L 9-17 3:12 60,108 Daniel Jolly ...... 12 23 65 3 62 2.7 5.2 0 7 0 7 42 O9◆OKLAHOMA STATE...... L 14-42 3:22 46,521 Byron Ellis ...... 9 19 64 3 61 3.2 7.6 0 11 2 3 23 O16 ◆IOWA STATE ...... W 19-14 3:25 44,285 Hugh Charles...... 11 17 59 10 49 2.9 4.5 0 14 1 5 17 O23 ◆at Texas A & M...... (OT) L 26-29 3:45 73,745 James Cox...... 5 11 50 13 37 3.4 7.4 1 12 3 4 21 O30 ◆TEXAS ...... L 7-31 3:01 51,571 Isaiah Crawford...... 7 7 35 0 35 5.0 5.0 0 11 1 3 35 N6◆at Kansas ...... W 30-21 2:55 38,214 Ron Monteilh...... 12 1 7 0 7 7.0 0.6 0 7 0 1 7 N13 ◆KANSAS STATE ...... W 38-31 3:26 46,502 Evan Judge ...... 11 1 3 0 3 3.0 0.3 0 3 0 0 3 N26 ◆at Nebraska ...... W 26-20 3:32 77,661 Bernard Jackson ...... 6 1 3 0 3 3.0 0.5 0 3 0 0 3 D4Oklahoma (Big 12 Championship) ...... L 3-42 3:10 62,310 Reggie Joseph ...... 11 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1 0 1 0 0 1 Blake Mackey ...... 12 2 1 3 -2 -1.0 -0.2 0 1 0 0 1 SCORE-BY-QUARTERS 1234OT — Total Joel Klatt...... 12 39 75 117 -42 -1.1 -3.5 2 13 3 5 14 COLORADO ...... 78 62 60 71 0 — 271 Team (k-downs, snaps) ...... - 11 0 14 -14 … … 0 -1 … … … Opponents...... 56 86 58 101 3 — 304 PASSING –avg. per– Total Offense Player G Att - Com- Int Pct. Yards att. comp. TD Long Skd. Att. Yards Avg. TEAM STATISTICS Colorado Opponents Joel Klatt ...... 12 334- 192- 15 57.5 2065 6.2 10.8 9 64t 18/108 373 2023 5.4 FIRST DOWNS...... 202 262 James Cox ...... 5 49- 28- 3 57.1 330 6.7 11.8 2 45 2/ 9 60 326 5.4 by rushing ...... 72 106 Bernard Jackson 6 2- 2- 0 100.0 59 29.5 29.5 0 41 0/ 0 3 62 20.7 by passing ...... 118 138 Brian White...... 1 1- 1- 0 100.0 10 10.0 10.0 0 10 0/ 0 1 10 10.0 by penalty ...... 12 18 Team (spiked passes) -0-0-0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0/ 0 11 -14 -1.2 FIRST DOWN PLAYS/YARDS ...... 343/1695 399/2160 NCAA Ratings: Klatt 109.3, Cox 114.9, Jackson 347.8, White 184.0. average gain on first down ...... 4.9 5.4 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY...... 59-172 92-205 RECEIVING –avg. per– –high games– percentage ...... 34.3 44.9 Player G No. Yards rec. game TD Long 20+ 10+ rec yards FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY...... 3-11 8-15 Evan Judge ...... 11 29 336 11.6 30.5 3 30 6 17 6 5-82 percentage ...... 27.3 53.3 Ron Monteilh ...... 11 28 314 11.2 28.5 1 64t 5 10 5 4-106 RUSHING ATTEMPTS ...... 402 513 Joe Klopfenstein ...... 12 28 284 10.1 23.7 4 45 2 10 6 6-80 yards gained ...... 1703 2377 Lawrence Vickers ...... 12 27 274 10.1 22.8 0 34 4 14 9 9-96 yards lost...... 238 313 Blake Mackey ...... 12 26 417 16.0 34.8 1 43 6 19 8 6-129 NET RUSHING YARDS ...... 1465 2064 Dusty Sprague...... 9 22 278 12.6 30.9 1 34 6 9 8 8-101 average per rush ...... 3.64 4.02 Mike Duren ...... 12 20 146 7.3 12.2 0 28 1 6 4 4-34 average per game...... 122.1 172.0 Bobby Purify ...... 12 14 165 11.8 13.8 0 35 2 7 3 3-56 PASSING ATTEMPTS...... 387 410 Tyler Littlehales...... 12 9 119 13.2 9.9 0 39 1 5 4 4-40 passes completed ...... 224 240 Jesse Wallace ...... 11 8 42 5.3 3.8 1 20 1 1 2 2-29 had intercepted...... 18 14 Quinn Sypniewski...... 3 3 28 9.3 9.3 0 23 1 1 2 2-30 completion percentage ...... 57.9 58.5 Reggie Joseph ...... 11 3 8 2.7 0.7 0 8 0 0 1 1- 8 NET PASSING YARDS ...... 2462 3055 Daniel Jolly...... 12 2 11 5.5 0.9 0 6 0 0 1 1- 6 average per attempt ...... 6.36 7.45 Joel Klatt...... 12 1 18 18.0 1.5 0 18 0 1 1 1-18 average per completion ...... 11.0 12.7 Daniel Goettsch ...... 1 1 13 13.0 13.0 0 13 0 1 1 1-13 average per game...... 205.2 254.6 Hugh Charles ...... 11 1 8 8.0 0.7 0 8 0 0 1 1- 8 QBs sacked/yards lost...... 20/117 31/200 Byron Ellis ...... 8 1 3 3.0 0.4 0 3 0 0 1 1- 3 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS...... 789 923 Dominique Brooks...... 12 1 -2 -2.0 -0.2 0 -2 0 0 1 1-(-2) TOTAL NET YARDS...... 3927 5119 AVERAGE GAIN PER PLAY...... 4.98 5.55 SCORING Touchdowns————— 2Pt. AVERAGE PER GAME...... 327.3 426.6 Player G Total Rush Rec. Ret. PAT EP-EPA FG-FGA Saf DEX PTS FUMBLES-LOST ...... 18-8 20-10 Mason Crosby...... 12 0 0 0 0 0-0 28-30 19-23 — — 85 PENALTIES/YARDS ...... 94/706 74/564 Bobby Purify ...... 12 9 9 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 — — 54 Offensive ...... 43/285 31/225 Joe Klopfenstein ...... 12 4 0 4 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 — — 24 Defensive...... 31/255 24/184 Evan Judge ...... 11 3 0 3 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 — — 18 Special Teams...... 17/121 18/140 Lawrence Vickers ...... 12 3 2 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 — — 18 Bench/Fans/NCAA Unsportsmanlike...... 3/45 1/15 Joel Klatt ...... 12 2 2 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 — — 12 TURNOVERS (Margin: -2/-0.17) ...... 26 24 Dominique Brooks ...... 12 1 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 — — 6 TOTAL RETURN YARDS ...... 574 499 James Cox ...... 5 1 1 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 — — 6 Punt Returns: No-Yards...... 39-306 40-266 Brian Iwuh ...... 12 1 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 — — 6 Interceptions: No-Yards...... 14-227 18-227 Blake Mackey ...... 12 1 0 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 — — 6 Misc. (Fum/Blk. FG) Returns ...... 1-41 1-6 Ron Monteilh ...... 11 1 0 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 — — 6 KICKOFF RETURNS: No-Yards ...... 31-626 17-319 Stephone Robinson .... 12 1 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 — — 6 average per return ...... 20.2 18.8 Joe Sanders ...... 12 1 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 — — 6 PUNTS ...... 68 68 Dusty Sprague...... 9 1 0 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 — — 6 yards ...... 3151 2739 Jesse Wallace ...... 11 1 0 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 — — 6 average ...... 46.3 40.3 Terrence Wheatley ...... 12 1 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 — — 6 return yardage allowed ...... 266 306 net yards ...... 2509 2433 COLORADO ...... 12 31 14 11 6 0-1 28-30 19-23 0 0 271 net average ...... 42.4 35.8 Opponents...... 12 39 20 16 3 0-2 37-37 11-20 0 0 304 DEFENSIVE/tackles for loss...... 88-319 66-212 quarterback sacks/yards ...... 31/200 20/117 PUNTING In had Ret. Net Net quarterback hurries...... 38 62 Player G No. Yards Avg. Long 20 50+ blk. Yds. Yds. Avg. passes broken up ...... 54 35 John Torp ...... 12 68 3151 46.34 63 22 22 0 266 2885 42.4 forced fumbles...... 7 12 Opponents...... 12 68 2739 40.28 71 19 13 3 306 2433 35.8 BLOCKED KICKS (Special Teams) ...... 3 1 TIME OF POSSESSION ...... 339:48 380:12 FIELD GOALS G 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ Total Pct. Long average per game...... 28:19 31:41 Mason Crosby ...... 12 1-1 5-5 5-5 3-5 4-6 1-1 19-23 82.6 60 TIME SPENT IN THE LEAD...... 340:11 259:21 (31,42wl,55) (52,41b,41) (49) (21) (52wl) (28,60,54,33) (29,26,50wl) (— ) (19) (51) (37,39,46,20) (34) TIMES PENETRATED OPPONENT 20...... 40 45 Opponents...... 12 1-1 3-6 4-5 2-6 1-2 0-0 11-20 55.0 52 scores/td,fg ...... 32/20,12 31/23,8 GOAL-TO-GO SITUATIONS...... 19 27 scores/td,fg ...... 16/13,3 22/19,3 PUNT RETURNS Player G No. Yards Avg. Long TD TOTAL DRIVES ...... 158 159 drives ended by: TD...... 25 36 Stephone Robinson...... 12 35 269 7.7 48t 1 FG Made/FG Miss ...... 19/4 11/9 Tyrone Henderson ...... 12 1 32 32.0 32 0 Punt...... 68 68 Gerett Burl ...... 12 1 9 9.0 9 0 Downs/TO ...... 7/24 7/21 Bernard Jackson...... 6 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 SAF/Clock ...... 0/11 0/7 Mike Duren...... 12 1 -3 -3.0 -3 0 TOTAL POINTS ...... 271 304 Lawrence Vickers...... 12 0 0 0.0 0 1 average per game...... 22.6 25.3

78 DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Tackles————-- – For Loss– Miscellaneous –———— ATTENDANCE Pos Player G Plays UT AT — TOT Avg. Sacks Other 3DS QBP QCD FR FF PBU SIte G Attend.Average High W-L LB Brian Iwuh ...... 12 772 74 24 — 98 8.2 11/2-14 12-23 9 4 2 1 0 2 In Boulder...... 6 287,368 47.894.7 54,954 4-2 LB Thaddaeus Washington... 12 538 54 39 — 93 7.8 0- 0 4- 7 10 1 0 0 0 5 On The Road.... 5 305,916 61,183.2 77,661 3-2 LB Jordon Dizon ...... 12 597 51 31 — 82 6.8 1- 6 5- 8 7 1 1 0 1 4 Neutral...... 1 62,130 62,130.0 62,130 0-1 DB Dominique Brooks ...... 12 647 54 18 — 72 6.0 0- 0 1- 1 6 2 0 1 1 4 LB Akarika Dawn ...... 12 524 44 27 — 71 5.9 11/2-14 2- 3 13 4 4 0 0 4 DB Tyrone Henderson...... 11 659 45 23 — 68 6.2 0- 0 1- 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 KICKOFF RETURNS DE James Garee ...... 12 569 37 23 — 60 5.0 2 /2-17 3- 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 Player G No. Yards Avg. Long TD DT Matt McChesney ...... 12 711 43 16 — 59 4.9 7-38 4- 6 11 9 2 1 0 1 DB Lorenzo Sims...... 12 864 46 10 — 56 4.7 1-10 2-11 11 1 2 3 1 11 Terrence Wheatley...... 12 16 357 22.3 59 0 DT Vaka Manupuna...... 12 671 28 14 — 42 3.5 21/2-12 5-14 8 2 1 0 1 1 Stephone Robinson...... 12 15 269 17.9 27 0 DB Gerett Burl ...... 12 563 33 4 — 37 3.1 0- 0 1- 3 6 0 0 0 0 10 DE Alex Ligon ...... 12 695 21 13 — 34 2.8 41/2-42 6-15 5 3 1 1 2 2 DB Terrence Wheatley ...... 12 535 27 6 — 33 2.8 0- 0 1- 1 5 0 0 0 0 3 INTERCEPTION RETURNS FS Tom Hubbard ...... 10 473 15 13 — 28 2.8 0- 0 2- 8 4 0 0 0 0 3 Player G No. Yards Avg. Long TD DT Brandon Dabdoub ...... 12 243 18 9 — 27 2.3 2-15 2- 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 Lorenzo Sims ...... 12 5 53 10.6 34 0 DE Abraham Wright...... 12 455 17 6 — 23 1.9 41/2-30 1- 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 Terrence Wheatley...... 12 4 63 15.8 37t 1 DE Alonzo Barrett...... 10 99 10 4 — 14 1.4 2- 2 2- 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Th. Washington ...... 12 2 0 0.0 0 0 LB Walter Boye-Doe ...... 6 69 6 7 — 13 2.2 0- 0 1- 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 Joe Sanders...... 7 1 51 51.0 51t 1 LB Jason Ackermann...... 7 86 7 2 — 9 1.3 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brian Iwuh...... 12 1 37 37.0 37t 1 DB J.J. Billingsley ...... 2 82 7 2 — 9 4.5 0- 0 1- 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 LB Joe Sanders...... 7 74 5 4 — 9 1.3 0- 0 1- 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tom Hubbard...... 12 1 23 23.0 23 0 DT John Guydon ...... 11 160 5 1 — 6 0.5 1- 0 0- 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 LB Chris Hollis ...... 1 22 3 2 — 5 5.0 0- 0 0- 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 LB Ben Carpenter ...... 2 10 1 0 — 1 0.5 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FUMBLE RETURNS DB Stephone Robinson ..... 2 7 1 0 — 1 0.5 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Player G No. Yards Avg. Long TD CB Lionel Harris...... 1 6 1 0 — 1 1.0 0- 0 0- 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Dominique Brooks ...... 12 1 41 41.0 41t 1 DL Marcus Jones...... 1 7 0 1 — 1 1.0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DL McKenzie Tilmon ...... 1 15 0 0 — 0 0.0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOUCHDOWN SAVES (15): Brooks 3, Sims 3, Dizon 2, Iwuh 2, Ackermann, Billingsley, Carpenter, Henderson, Jones. INTERCEPTIONS CAUSED (3): Burl, Dizon, Iwuh. SAFETIES (0). SACKS FOR 0 (4; deducted from TFL count): Barrett, Guydon, Manupuna, McChesney. SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS Player UT UT/20 AT AT/20 FF FR KD WB DP BLK RC FDF Points Player UT UT/20 AT AT/20 FF FR KD WB DP BLK RC FDF Points *Tom Hubbard...... 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 = 13 Quinn Sypniewski ...... 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 = 4 Brendan Schaub ...... 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 = 12 Paul Creighton...... 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 = 3 Hugh Charles ...... 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 = 9 Tyrone Henderson ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 = 3 Dusty Sprague ...... 6 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 = 9 Nick Holz...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 = 3 Lawrence Vickers...... 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 = 9 Chris Russell...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 = 3 Gerett Burl ...... 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 = 8 *Thaddaeus Washington 10 0 0 0 0100000=3 *Stephone Robinson... 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 = 8 Akarika Dawn...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 = 2 Dominique Brooks ...... 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 7 Kyle Griffith...... 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 2 Jordon Dizon ...... 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 = 7 Brian Iwuh...... 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 2 Matt Hammond ...... 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 = 7 Evan Judge...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 = 2 Lorenzo Sims ...... 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 = 7 Tyler Littlehales ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 = 2 Joe Klopfenstein...... 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 6 Greg Pace ...... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 2 Terrence Wheatley...... 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 = 6 Joe Sanders...... 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 2 Lionel Harris ...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 = 5 Mike Duren...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 1 Jason Ackermann...... 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 = 4 Isaiah Crawford ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 = 1 *—Other points: Hubbard (INT), Robinson (TD Save), Washington (Caused INT). BLOCKED KICKS SUMMARY (3): Henderson vs. WSU (PNT/PNT); Burl vs. UNT (PNT). (KEY: UT—Unassisted Tackle; UT/20—Unassisted Tackles Inside-the-20; AT—Assisted Tackle; AT/20—Assisted Tackle Inside-the-20; 3DS—Third/Fourth Down Stops (tackles, INTs or PBUs); QBP-Quarterback Pressure; QBC—Quarterback Chasedowns; FF—Forced Fumble; FR—Fumble Recovery; PBU—Passes Broken Up; KD—Knockdown Block on Kick Return; WB—Wedge Break; DP—Downed Punt (meaningful); BLK—Blocked Kick; RC—Recovered Blocked Kick, Punt or On-side kick; FDF—First Downfield (on kickoff). A defensive game played is credited only when a player is in for at least one defensive play; defensive tackles do not include special team tackles. NOTE: Defensive/special team statistics compiled from coaches’ video; NCAA/Big 12 Stats for Colorado ARE NOT ACCURATE.)

AT-A-GLANCE SUMMARIES First Downs Rushing Passing Total Off. Return Punting Fumbles Penalties Third QB Avg. Time of Game Score 1 2 3 4 Tot Ru Pa Pn Att Yards TD Att-Com-Int Yards TD Att Yards Yards No-Avg. No-Lost No/Yds Downs Sacks F.Pos. Poss. COLORADO 27 14 3 0 10 20 12 7 1 45 255 2 25-13-1 117 0 70 372 67 3-52.3 1-0 7/53 6-13 1- 1 C 26 30:54 Colorado State 24 0771023 0203 28 44 1 42-29-1 403 2 70 447 17 5-39.4 0-0 6/35 5-13 0- 0 CS21 29:06 COLORADO 20 30710 7 322 37 47 0 24-12-1 78 0 61 125 108 10-44.0 3-2 12/96 3-17 8-65 C 28 27:42 Washington State 12 033620 2135 40 15 1 52-19-1 387 1 92 402 61 10-37.1 4-2 9/75 7-23 2-16 WS34 32:18 COLORADO 52 14 21 10 7 34 10 24 0 37 203 4 35-28-0 383 3 72 586 21 2-39.5 1-0 5/55 4- 9 1- 2 C 36 27:20 North Texas 21 14 0 0 7 20 992 40258 2 36-21-0 249 1 76 507 0 6-35.5 1-1 6/33 9-17 1- 7 NT22 32:40 COLORADO 9 360013 571 28 80 1 28-18-3 171 0 56 251 12 5-37.0 0-0 7/45 5-12 2-21 C 33 25:35 Missouri 17 737022 12 8 2 55 228 1 25-16-0 189 1 80 417 2 4-33.3 1-1 7/70 11-20 2- 8 M 29 34:25 COLORADO 14 0001422 4171 30 129 1 46-28-2 318 1 76 447 30 5-52.2 4-1 9/60 3-14 0- 0 C 21 30:43 Oklahoma State 42 71471415 10 4 1 43 236 2 11- 8-1 193 3 54 429 51 7-48.1 0-0 5/45 4-12 1- 9 OS28 29:17 COLORADO 19 10 6 0 3 17 5111 34 131 0 34-18-3 163 1 68 304 50 6-51.2 0-0 12/104 6-16 4-29 C 34 29:35 Iowa State 14 070724 8133 47 164 0 33-16-1 239 1 80 403 128 4-41.5 3-3 8/47 10-21 1- 0 IS 30 30:25 COLORADO 26 3106 7 022 5161 36 146 1 43-26-0 364 2 79 510 33 3-49.3 2-2 10/81 11-19 1- 6 C 29 32:04 Texas A & M 29 07316325 11 13 1 46 238 2 39-24-0 294 0 85 532 18 4-41.5 2-0 5/40 9-19 2- 6 TA30 27:56 COLORADO 7 700013 292 18 3 0 37-21-2 218 0 55 221 46 6-50.8 2-1 7/40 1-11 2-17 C 22 22:01 Texas 31 01417023 19 4 0 66 326 4 15- 8-2 239 0 81 397 64 3-45.0 1-0 6/36 8-16 2-20 T 32 37:59 COLORADO 30 7314617 881 37110 1 31-18-3 153 1 68 263 132 5-47.2 2-1 3/17 9-16 6-24 C 30 30:14 Kansas 21 14 0 7 0 16 4120 38 92 2 36-24-1 250 1 74 342 31 9-38.0 1-1 2/10 7-18 2- 8 K 27 29:46 COLORADO 38 731414 15 780 36157 3 27-15-1 225 2 63 382 27 7-48.3 1-0 8/61 5-14 3- 9 C 31 26:34 Kansas State 31 01002124 13 11 0 41 160 2 34-22-1 212 1 75 372 63 6-43.5 5-1 6/58 6-14 3-20 KS23 33:26 COLORADO 26 10 10 6 0 19 11 8 0 48 198 1 29-18-1 222 1 77 420 12 7-43.3 2-1 8/57 6-19 3-26 C 38 36:38 Nebraska 20 0701324 4191 23 67 1 55-29-4 212 2 78 373 48 6-43.8 1-0 5/25 5-16 1- 9 N 25 23:22 COLORADO 3 0030 3 012 16 -4 0 28- 9-1 50 0 44 46 36 9-43.6 0-0 6/37 0-12 0- 0 C 24 20:28 Oklahoma 42 14 14 7 7 26 14 12 0 46 236 3 32-24-2 262 3 78 498 16 4-38.8 1-1 9/90 11-16 3-14 O 38 39:32 79 SCORING DRIVES (Game-By-Game) Drive Analysis Opponent Plays Yards Time Result Qtr How Quarterback DISTANCE COLORADO OPPONENT Colorado State 10 80 4:34 TD 1 Purify 1 run Klatt Length TD FG TD FG Colorado State 12 63 5:24 TD 1 Klatt 1 run Klatt (minus) —1—0 Colorado State 8 39 3:08 FG 2 Crosby 31 FG Klatt 0— 9 1210 Colorado State 9 40 4:53 FG 4 Crosby 55 FG Klatt 10—19 1321 Washington State 8 30 3:29 FG 1 Crosby 52 FG Klatt 20—29 0022 Washington State 7 17 3:22 FG 4 Crosby 41 FG Klatt 30—39 1300 North Texas 6 62 2:30 TD 1 Purify 11 run Klatt 40—49 0420 50—59 3323 North Texas 5 73 2:12 TD 1 Purify 24 run Klatt 60—69 5363 North Texas 7 95 1:58 *TD 2 Klopfenstein 1pass from Klatt Klatt 70—79 6021 North Texas 5 65 1:15 TD 2 Purify 11 run Klatt 80—89 50171 North Texas 13 92 3:37 TD 2 Judge 21 pass from Klatt Klatt 90—99 3020 North Texas 8 44 2:54 FG 3 Crosby 49 FG Klatt North Texas 6 72 1:27 TD 3 Klopfenstein 17 pass from Klatt Klatt GAME OPENING DRIVES COLORADO OPPONENT North Texas 4 30 2:01 TD 4 Cox 3 run Cox Game Pts FD Yds Pts FD Yds Missouri 15 69 5:22 FG 1 Crosby 21 FG Klatt Colorado State 7 3 80 0 0 9 Missouri 5 80 2:09 TD 2 Purify 4 run Klatt Washington State 0 1 7 0 1 71 Oklahoma State 9 57 4:29 TD 4 Vickers 6 run Cox North Texas 0 0 7 7 2 73 Oklahoma State 7 80 1:40 TD 4 Sprague 21 pass from Cox Cox Missouri 0* 1 18 7 5 80 Iowa State 3 11 1:37 *TD 1 Wallace 3 pass from Cox Cox Oklahoma State 0 1 51 7 1 66 Iowa State 8 56 2:42 FG 1 Crosby 28 FG Cox Iowa State 0 2 29 0 0 5 Texas A & M 0 0 -2 0 3 45 Iowa State 8 39 3:17 FG 2 Crosby 60 FG Cox Texas 0 1 20 0 1 23 Iowa State 3 -18 0:43 *FG 2 Crosby 54 FG Klatt Kansas 0* 0 0 7 4 80 Iowa State 12 65 5:07 *FG 4 Crosby 33 FG Klatt Kansas State 0 1 24 0 0 5 Texas A & M 6 42 1:21 FG 1 Crosby 29 FG Klatt Nebraska 7 5 90 0 0 3 Texas A & M 12 66 4:35 FG 2 Crosby 26 FG Klatt Oklahoma 0 1 3 7 3 80 Texas A & M 14 80 6:42 TD 2 Judge 15 pass from Klatt Klatt Texas A & M 7 78 3:24 TD 3 Judge 24 pass from Klatt Klatt SECOND HALF OPENING DRIVES COLORADO OPPONENT Texas A & M 13 82 3:04 TD 4 Purify 1 run Klatt Game Pts FD Yds Pts FD Yds Texas (none) Colorado State 0 4 50 7 5 80 Kansas 17 55 7:55 FG 2 Crosby 19 FG Klatt Washington State 0 0 0 0 1 13 Kansas 8 70 3:21 TD 3 Klopfenstein 4 pass from Klatt Klatt North Texas 0 1 10 0 0 5 Kansas 10 51 4:34 TD 4 Vickers 4 run Klatt Missouri 0 0 1 7 2 69 Kansas State 5 61 2:05 TD 1 Klatt 1 run Klatt Oklahoma State 0* 3 72 0 0 9 Kansas State 4 7 1:35 *FG 2 Crosby 51 FG Klatt Iowa State 0 0 5 0 1 14 Texas A & M 6 3 78 3 3 74 Kansas State 2 9 0:47 *TD 3 Purify 3 run Klatt Texas 0* 2 5 7 1 17 Kansas State 6 72 2:36 TD 3 Klopfenstein 5 pass from Klatt Klatt Kansas 7 2 70 7 5 80 Kansas State 8 62 4:05 TD 4 Purify 2 run Klatt Kansas State 0 1 17 0 0 9 Kansas State 4 77 0:25 TD 4 Monteilh 64 pass from Klatt Klatt Nebraska 3* 0 1 0 0 0 Nebraska 14 90 7:01 TD 1 Mackey 6 pass from Klatt Klatt Oklahoma 0 0 6 7 3 39 Nebraska 5 18 0:42 *FG 1 Crosby 37 FG Klatt (*—drive ended by a turnover.) Nebraska 2 52 0:17 *TD 2 Purify 9 run Klatt POSSESSIONS AT-A-GLANCE Nebraska 4 44 0:50 FG 2 Crosby 39 FG Klatt Avg. 3-Plays Snaps/ Nebraska 4 1 0:47 *FG 3 Crosby 46 FG Klatt No. Snaps & Out* TD Nebraska 9 59 3:55 FG 3 Crosby 20 FG Klatt Colorado 158 4.99 56 31.6 Oklahoma 5 16 2:09 *FG 3 Crosby 34 FG Klatt Opponent 159 5.81 47 25.6 (*—scored following a turnover.) (*—less if there is a turnover; must not have earned a first down or scored a touchdown.) LONGEST PLAYS COLORADO OPPONENT Yards Opponent Player(s) Yards Opponent Player(s) 64 Kansas State Ron Monteilh 64 pass from Joel Klatt (TD) 60 Washington State Jason Hill pass from Alex Brink (TD) 48 Nebraska Bobby Purify 48 run 59 Washington State Jason Hill pass from Chris Jordan 45 Texas Joe Klopfenstein pass from James Cox 58 Oklahoma State Vernand Morency run (TD) 43 Nebraska Blake Mackey pass from Joel Klatt 58 Oklahoma State Prentiss Elliot pass from Donovan Woods (TD) 41 Texas A & M Bobby Purify run 57 North Texas Jamario Thomas run (TD) 41 Kansas State Blake Mackey pass from Bernard Jackson 53 Oklahoma State D’Juan Woods pass from Donovan Woods (TD) 40 Oklahoma State Blake Mackey pass from Joel Klatt 52 North Texas Jamario Thomas run 36 Texas A & M Blake Mackey pass from Joel Klatt 51 Washington State Trandon Harvey pass from Alex Brink 35 Iowa State Bobby Purify run 51 Missouri Sean Coffey pass from Brad Smith (TD) 35 Texas A & M Bobby Purify pass from Joel Klatt 51 Texas A & M Byron Jones pass from Jacob Young 35 Kansas State Bobby Purify run 50 Colorado State Damon Morton pass from Justin Holland Number of plays 20+ yards in length: 48 (35 pass, 13 rush) Number of plays 20+ yards in length: 60 (45 pass, 15 rush) Number of plays 40+ yards in length: 7 ( 5 pass, 2 rush) Number of plays 40+ yards in length: 15 (12 pass, 3 rush) RETURNS RETURNS Type Yards Opponent Player Type Yards Opponent Player KICKOFF 59 Washington State Terrence Wheatley KICKOFF 33 Oklahoma Mark Bradley PUNT 48 Kansas Stephone Robinson (TD) PUNT 28 Kansas State Yamon Figurs INTERCEPTION 51 Washington State Joe Sanders (TD) INTERCEPTION 44 Nebraska Ira Cooper FUMBLE 41 Kansas Dominique Brooks (TD) FUMBLE 6 Texas Aaron Harris

Number of returns 20+ yards in length: 25 (16 kickoff, 2 punt, 6 interception, 1 fumble) Number of returns 20+ yards in length: 20 (8 kickoff, 6 punt, 6 interception, 0 fumble) Number of returns 30+ yards in length: 9( 2 kickoff, 2 punt, 4 interception, 1 fumble) Number of returns 30+ yards in length: 5 (1 kickoff, 0 punt, 4 interception, 0 fumble)

80 FIRST DOWN RUSHING THIRD-FOURTH DOWN RUSHING 3/4-&-1 Player Att. Yards Avg. FD TD Long Player Att. FD Pct. Yards Avg. TD Att FD Bobby Purify ...... 135 643 4.8 15 6 48 Evan Judge ...... 1 1 100.0 3 3.0 0 1- 1 Lawrence Vickers ...... 28 100 3.6 2 1 21 Daniel Jolly...... 1 1 100.0 3 3.0 0 0- 0 Daniel Jolly...... 16 45 2.8 0 0 7 Joel Klatt...... 7 5 71.4 36 5.1 0 2- 2 Hugh Charles ...... 10 39 3.9 1 0 14 *Bobby Purify...... 16 9 56.3 81 5.1 0 6- 5 Byron Ellis ...... 8 31 3.9 1 0 11 Lawrence Vickers ...... 10 5 50.0 65 6.5 0 1- 1 James Cox ...... 3 23 7.7 1 1 12 James Cox ...... 4 2 50.0 25 6.3 0 1- 1 Isaiah Crawford ...... 3 22 7.3 1 0 11 Isaiah Crawford ...... 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 1- 0 Ron Monteilh ...... 1 7 7.0 0 0 7 Hugh Charles ...... 1 0 0.0 -3 -3.0 0 0- 0 Bernard Jackson...... 1 3 3.0 0 0 3 Byron Ellis ...... 6 0 0.0 20 3.3 0 1- 0 Blake Mackey ...... 1 1 1.0 0 0 1 Team ...... 1 0 0.0 -1 -1.0 0 0- 0 Joel Klatt...... 6 3 0.5 0 1 1 (*—does not include 1 rush for 1 yard on a penalty play.) Team...... 7 -10 -1.4 0 0 -1 THIRD-FOURTH DOWN PASSING FIRST DOWN PASSING Player Att-Com-Int Pct. Yards FD TD Long Sacked Player Att-Com-Int Pct. Yards FD TD Long Sacked Joel Klatt ...... 111-55- 8 49.5 616 32 3 36 6/36 Joel Klatt...... 101-64- 3 63.6 663 26 4 64t 5/39 James Cox...... 15- 7- 2 46.7 63 5 2 21t 0/ 0 James Cox ...... 16-10- 1 62.5 123 8 0 26 1/ 0 Bernard Jackson ...... 1- 1- 0 100.0 18 1 0 18 0/ 0 Bernard Jackson...... 1- 1- 0 100.0 41 1 0 41 0/ 0 Brian White...... 1- 1- 0 100.0 10 1 0 10 0/ 0 John Torp...... 1- 1- 0 100.0 -2 0 0 10 0/ 0 FIRST DOWN RECEIVING THIRD-FOURTH DOWN RECEIVING Player No. Yards Avg. FD TD Long Player No. Yards Avg. FD TD Long Ron Monteilh ...... 13 183 14.1 5 1 64t Dusty Sprague...... 11 153 13.9 6 1 24 Blake Mackey ...... 11 203 18.5 9 0 43 Blake Mackey ...... 9 107 11.9 6 1 36 Lawrence Vickers ...... 11 82 7.5 5 0 14 Evan Judge ...... 8 86 10.8 6 0 21 Evan Judge ...... 10 120 12.0 7 1 24t Joe Klopfenstein ...... 8 72 9.0 7 2 28 Dusty Sprague...... 8 62 7.8 1 0 16 Ron Monteilh ...... 9 68 7.6 5 0 13 Joe Klopfenstein ...... 7 57 8.1 3 2 17t Bobby Purify ...... 6 91 15.2 3 0 35 Mike Duren...... 4 38 9.5 2 0 15 Mike Duren...... 5 48 9.6 1 0 16 Bobby Purify ...... 3 25 8.3 1 0 17 Lawrence Vickers ...... 2 39 19.5 1 0 34 Jesse Wallace ...... 3 7 2.3 0 0 4 Tyler Littlehales...... 2 14 7.0 1 0 8 Tyler Littlehales...... 2 20 10.0 1 0 11 Jesse Wallace ...... 2 12 6.0 2 1 9 Quinn Sypniewski...... 1 23 23.0 1 0 23 Joel Klatt...... 1 18 18.0 1 0 18 Daniel Jolly...... 1 6 6.0 0 0 6 Reggie Joseph ...... 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -1 Reggie Joseph ...... 1 1 1.0 0 0 1 Dominique Brooks...... 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 -2 NON-OFFENSIVE SCORES (6) vs. Opponent Player Play By Opponent (3) Player Play Colorado State Brian Iwuh 37 interception return Oklahoma State Paul Duren 34 interception return Washington State Joe Sanders 51 interception return Iowa State Ellis Hobbs 34 interception return Washington State Lawrence Vickers recovered blocked punt in end zone Kansas State Ted Sims 37 interception return Texas Terrence Wheatley 37 interception return Kansas Dominique Brooks 41 fumble return Kansas Stephone Robinson 48 punt return QUARTERBACK SACKS Colorado State (1-1): McChesney 1-1; Washington State (8-65): Ligon 3-26, Sims 1-10, Wright 1-9, Iwuh 1-8, Dabdoub 1-6, Manupuna 1-6; North Texas (1-2): Barrett 1-2; Missouri (2-21): Garee 1-13, McChesney 1-8; Oklahoma State (0-0); Iowa State (4-29): Dawn 11/2-14, McChesney 1-7, Wright 1-3, Ligon 1/2-5; Texas A&M (1-6): Garee 1-6; Texas (2-17): Ligon 1-11, Dizon 1-6; Kansas (6-24): McChesney 2-12, Wright 2-12, Barrett 1-0, Guydon 1-0; Kansas State (3-9): Dabdoub 1-9, Manupuna 1-0, McChesney 1-0; Nebraska (3-26): McChesney 1-10, Garee 1-4, Manupuna 1/2-6, Wright 1/2-6; Oklahoma (0-0). 2004 COLORADO BUFFALO SINGLE-GAME HIGHS Individual Team Bests/Highs LONGEST SCORING RUN— 24, Bobby Purify vs. North Texas MOST FIRST DOWNS— 34, vs. North Texas LONGEST NON-SCORING RUN— 48, Bobby Purify at Nebraska MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS— 48, at Nebraska LONGEST SCORING PASS— 64, Joel Klatt-to-Ron Monteilh vs. Kansas State MOST RUSHING YARDS— 255, vs. Colorado State LONGEST NON-SCORING PASS— 45, James Cox-to-Joel Klopfenstein vs. Texas MOST PASS ATTEMPTS— 46, vs. Oklahoma State LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN— 59, Terrence Wheatley vs. Washington State MOST COMPLETIONS— 28, vs. North Texas & Oklahoma State LONGEST PUNT RETURN— 48, Stephone Robinson vs. Kansas (TD) MOST INTERCEPTIONS THROWN— 3, at Missouri; vs. Iowa State; at Kansas LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN— 51, Joe Sanders vs. Washington State (TD) MOST PASSING YARDS— 383, vs. North Texas LONGEST PUNT— 63, John Torp at Texas A & M, at Kansas MOST OFFENSIVE PLAYS— 79, vs. Texas A & M LONGEST FIELD GOAL— 60, Mason Crosby vs. Iowa State MOST TOTAL OFFENSE— 586, vs. North Texas MOST TOUCHDOWNS— 3, Bobby Purify vs. North Texas FEWEST FUMBLES— 0, at Missouri; vs. Iowa State; vs. Oklahoma MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS— 26, Bobby Purify vs. Colorado State MOST FUMBLES— 4, vs. Oklahoma State MOST RUSHING YARDS— 189, Bobby Purify vs. Colorado State FEWEST TURNOVERS— 0, vs. North Texas MOST PASS ATTEMPTS— 42, Joel Klatt vs. Texas A & M MOST TURNOVERS— 4, at Kansas MOST PASS COMPLETIONS— 26, Joel Klatt vs. North Texas MOST TIME OF POSSESSION— 36:38, at Nebraska MOST INTERCEPTIONS THROWN— 3, Joel Klatt at Missouri , at Kansas LONGEST TOUCHDOWN DRIVE— 95 yards (7 plays), vs. North Texas MOST PASSING YARDS— 371, Joel Klatt vs. North Texas LONGEST FIELD GOAL DRIVE— 69 yards (15 plays) at Missouri MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES— 3, Joel Klatt vs. North Texas MOST RECEPTIONS— 9, Lawrence Vickers vs. Oklahoma State Defensive Bests MOST RECEIVING YARDS— 129, Blake Mackey vs. Oklahoma State FEWEST FIRST DOWNS ALLOWED— 15, by Oklahoma State MOST TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS— 46, Joel Klatt vs. Texas A & M FEWEST RUSHING ATTEMPTS ALLOWED— 23, by Nebraska MOST TOTAL OFFENSE— 367, Joel Klatt vs. North Texas FEWEST RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED— 15, by Washington State MOST FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED— 4, Mason Crosby vs. Iowa State, at Nebraska FEWEST PASS ATTEMPTS ALLOWED— 11, by Oklahoma State MOST FIELD GOALS MADE— 4, Mason Crosby vs. Iowa State, at Nebraska FEWEST PASS COMPLETIONS ALLOWED— 8, by Oklahoma State & Texas MOST PASS INTERCEPTIONS— 2, Thaddaeus Washington at Nebraska FEWEST PASSING YARDS ALLOWED— 71, by Texas MOST TACKLES— 13, Jordon Dizon vs. Washington State; Brian Iwuh at Kansas MOST INTERCEPTIONS— 4, at Nebraska MOST SOLO TACKLES— 12, Brian Iwuh at Kansas FEWEST TOTAL PLAYS ALLOWED— 54, by Oklahoma State MOST QUARTERBACK SACKS— 3, Alex Ligon vs. Washington State FEWEST TOTAL YARDS ALLOWED— 342, by Kansas MOST TACKLES FOR LOSS— 4, Alex Ligon vs. Washington State MOST FUMBLES FORCED— 2, vs. Washington State MOST PASSES BROKEN UP— 3, Burl vs. Colorado State & Sims vs. North Texas MOST PASSES BROKEN UP— 10, vs. Nebraska MOST THIRD/FOURTH DOWN STOPS— 3, Iwuh vs. OSU.; Sims vs. Iowa St.; Dawn at Texas A&M MOST QUARTERBACK SACKS— 8, vs. Washington State MOST QUARTERBACK HURRIES— 3, Matt McChesney vs. Washington State MOST QUARTERBACK HURRIES— 9, vs. Washington State MOST KNOCKDOWN BLOCKS (OL)— 7, Mark Fenton vs. North Texas MOST TACKLES FOR LOSS— 14, vs. Washington State

81 GAME-BY-GAME INDIVIDUAL CHARTS

RUSHING PASSING CAESAR CHARLES ELLIS JOLLY KLATT PURIFY VICKERS KLATT COX WHITE Opponent Att Yds TD Att Yds TD Att Yds TD Att Yds TD Att Yds TD Att Yds TD Att Yds TD A-C-I Yds TD A-C-I Yds TD A-C-I Yds TD Colorado State...... —–INJ—– —–DNP—– 0 0 0 13 42 0 2 14 1 26 189 1 2 4 0 25-13-1 117 0 —— DNP —— ——DNP—— Washington State . —–INJ—– 2 1 0 ——DNP—– 3 5 0 6 -12 0 23 53 0 0 0 0 24-12-1 78 0 —— DNP —— ——DNP—— North Texas ...... —–INJ—– 4 17 0 5 13 0 3 14 0 2 -4 0 15 112 3 1 13 0 33-26-0 371 3 2- 2-0 12 0 ——DNP—— Missouri ...... —–INJ—– 0 0 0 ——DNP—– 0 0 0 3 -8 0 22 81 1 2 7 0 28-18-3 171 0 —— DNP —— ——DNP—— Oklahoma State.... —–INJ—– 0 0 0 ——DNP—– 4 1 0 1 9 0 6 26 0 15 72 1 24-12-0 133 0 21-15-2 175 1 1- 1-0 10 0 Iowa State...... —–INJ—– 1 9 0 2 15 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 13 69 0 9 28 0 18-11-2 96 0 16- 7-1 67 1 ——DNP—— Texas A & M...... —–INJ—– 3 12 0 ——DNP—– 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 130 1 6 7 0 42-25-0 346 2 —— DNP —— ——DNP—— Texas...... —–INJ—– 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 3 -17 0 12 13 0 0 0 0 28-17-2 142 0 9- 4-076 0 ——DNP—— Kansas ...... —–INJ—– 5 14 0 8 23 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 14 52 0 4 24 0 31-18-3 153 1 —— DNP —— ——DNP—— Kansas State ...... —–INJ—– 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 6 -24 1 24 155 2 4 22 0 26-14-1 184 2 —— DNP —— ——DNP—— Nebraska ...... —–INJ—– 1 -6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 0 22 130 1 17 71 0 29-18-1 222 1 —— DNP —— ——DNP—— Oklahoma...... —–INJ—– 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 -14 0 12 7 0 0 0 0 26- 8-1 52 0 1- 0-0 0 0 ——DNP——

RECEIVING DUREN JUDGE KLOP-STEIN LITTLEHALES MACKEY MONTEILH PURIFY SPRAGUE SYPNIEWSKI VICKERS WALLACE Opponent No Yds TD No Yds TD No Yds TD No Yds TD No Yds TD No Yds TD No Yds TD No Yds TD No Yds TD No Yds TD No Yds TD Colorado State...... 0 0 0 1 20 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 1 16 0 3 13 0 3 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 17 0 2 29 0 Washington State . 3 20 0 3 44 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 -2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 North Texas ...... 1 15 0 5 82 1 6 67 2 1 11 0 0 0 0 2 41 0 1 27 0 3 32 0 2 30 0 5 66 0 —– INJ—– Missouri ...... 3 18 0 4 37 0 2 25 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 5 24 0 1 15 0 2 46 0 —– INJ —– 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oklahoma State.... 0 0 0 6 50 0 3 12 0 0 0 0 6 129 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 27 1 —– INJ —– 9 96 0 1 0 0 Iowa State...... 0 0 0 3 30 0 1 8 0 1 15 0 0 0 0 4 43 0 2 20 0 1 22 0 —– INJ —– 4 19 0 1 3 1 Texas A & M...... 0 0 0 2 39 2 4 48 0 0 0 0 2 39 0 4 50 0 3 56 0 8 101 0 —– INJ —– 0 0 0 0 0 0 Texas...... 2 12 0 2 16 0 2 49 0 4 40 0 4 48 0 ——INJ—– 1 9 0 5 44 0 —– INJ —– 1 0 0 0 0 0 Kansas ...... 4 34 0 0 0 0 3 24 1 0 0 0 2 14 0 1 12 0 0 0 0 —– INJ —– —– INJ —– 4 50 0 1 4 0 Kansas State ...... 2 13 0 2 8 0 3 16 1 0 0 0 1 41 0 4 106 1 1 12 0 —– INJ —– —– INJ —– 1 24 0 1 5 0 Nebraska ...... 4 30 0 —–ILL—– 2 22 0 1 39 0 8 116 1 2 13 0 0 0 0 —– INJ —– —– INJ —– 1 2 0 0 0 0 Oklahoma...... 1 4 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 2 14 0 1 3 0 1 7 0 1 6 0 —– INJ —– 0 0 0 0 0 0

DEFENSIVE ACKERMANN BILLINGSLEY BOYE-DOE BROOKS BURL DABDOUB DAWN Opponent UT, AT-TK TFL Other UT, AT-TK PD Other UT, AT-TK TFL Other UT, AT-TK PD Other UT, AT-TK PD Other UT, AT-TK TFL Other UT, AT-TK TFL Other Colorado State ..... 2, 0— 2 0-0 TDS 2, 1— 3 0 1-3DS ———– INJ ———– 4, 1— 5 1 1-3DS 2, 1— 3 3 …… 2, 0— 2 0- 0 …… 5, 3— 8 1- 2 1-PBU Washington State. 1, 0— 1 0-0 …… ——— INJ ——— ———– INJ ———– 6, 0— 6 0 1-3DS 4, 1— 5 1 …… 5, 1— 6 1- 6 1-QBS 2, 3— 5 0- 0 2-PBU North Texas...... 0, 0— 0 0-0 …… ——— INJ ——— ——— DNP ——— 5, 2— 7 0 1-3DS 5, 0— 5 2 1-BLK 0, 0— 0 0- 0 …… 4, 2— 6 1- 1 1-PBU Missouri...... 1, 0— 1 0-0 …… 5, 1— 6 0 FF,3DS ——— DNP ——— 5, 3— 8 0 1-QBH 4, 1— 5 0 2-3DS 1, 0— 1 0- 0 1-3DS 2, 7— 9 0- 0 …… Oklahoma State.... 1, 2— 3 0-0 …… ——— INJ ——— ——–ST ONLY——– 6, 3— 9 0 1-3DS 3, 0— 3 0 TFL 1, 0— 1 0- 0 …… 3, 1— 4 0- 0 1-3DS Iowa State ...... ———DNP——— ——— INJ ——— 2, 2— 4 0-0 …… 4, 0— 4 1 …… 2, 1— 3 1 …… 1, 0— 1 0- 0 …… 5, 1— 6 2-14 2-3DS Texas A & M ...... ———DNP——— ——— INJ ——— 0, 0— 0 0-0 …… 8, 3—11 0 …… 7, 0— 7 1 …… 1, 1— 2 0- 0 …… 5, 3— 8 0- 0 3-3DS Texas ...... 2, 0— 2 0-0 …… ——— INJ ——— ——— DNP ——— 4, 3— 7 0 1-TFL 0, 0— 0 0 …… 2, 2— 4 1- 1 …… 8, 2—10 0- 0 …… Kansas...... 0, 0— 0 0-0 …… ——— INJ ——— 1, 3— 4 0-0 …… 3, 2— 5 0 FR (TD) 2, 0— 2 0 …… 0, 0— 0 0- 0 …… 2, 3— 5 0- 0 1-3DS Kansas State...... ——— INJ ——— ——— INJ ——— 1, 1— 2 0-0 1-3DS 1, 1— 2 0 …… 1, 0— 1 0 …… 3, 3— 6 1- 9 3DS/PBU 4, 1— 5 0- 0 2-3DS Nebraska...... ——— INJ ——— ——— INJ ——— 0, 0— 0 0-0 …… 2, 0— 2 0 …… 0, 0— 0 2 1-3DS 0, 2— 2 0- 0 3DS/QBP 1, 0— 1 0- 0 1-3DS Oklahoma ...... ——— INJ ——— ——— INJ ——— 2, 1— 3 1-3 …… 6, 0— 6 2 FF, 3DS 3, 0— 3 0 1-3DS 2, 0— 2 1- 3 …… 3, 1— 4 0- 0 1-3DS

DIZON GAREE GUYDON HENDERSON HUBBARD IWUH LIGON Opponent UT, AT-TK TFL Other UT, AT-TK TFL Other UT, AT-TK TFL Other UT, AT-TK PD Other UT, AT-TK PD Other UT, AT-TK TFL Other UT, AT-TK TFL Other Colorado State ..... 6, 2— 8 0-0 CI,PBU 2, 2— 4 1- 1 1-QBH 1, 0— 1 0-0 …… 3, 1— 4 0 …… ——— DNP ——— 5, 3— 8 1- 1 INT (TD) 3, 3— 6 0- 0 3DS,PBU Washington State. 9, 4—13 1-2 2-PBU,FF 4, 2— 6 0- 0 …… 0, 0— 0 0-0 …… 4, 1— 5 0 2-3DS 0, 0— 0 0 …… 2, 0— 2 2-10 injured 6, 1— 7 4-27 3-QBS,FF North Texas...... 1, 3— 4 1-2 …… 2, 2— 4 0- 0 …… 1, 0— 1 0-0 …… 7, 2— 9 0 …… 3, 0— 3 0 …… 2, 0— 2 1- 2 …… 4, 1— 5 1- 1 1-3DS Missouri...... 7, 2— 9 1-1 …… 2, 0— 2 1- 7 1/2-QBS 0, 0— 0 0-0 …… 5, 4— 9 1 1-3DS ——— DNP ——— 7, 5—12 2- 7 1/2-QBS 1, 2— 3 0- 0 QBH,FR Oklahoma State.... 3, 3— 6 1-1 1-3DS 2, 3— 5 0- 0 1-3DS 0, 0— 0 0-0 …… 6, 0— 6 0 …… 0, 2— 2 0 1-3DS 8, 0— 8 1- 1 3-3DS 0, 2— 2 0- 0 …… Iowa State ...... 4, 1— 5 0-0 …… 4, 1— 5 1- 1 1-QBH 0, 0— 0 0-0 …… ——–ST ONLY——– 3, 1— 4 0 …… 6, 4—10 1- 1 FR,3DS 1, 2— 3 1- 5 1/2-QBS Texas A & M ...... 2, 4— 6 0-0 …… 4, 2— 6 1- 6 1-3DS 0, 0— 0 0-0 …… 4, 3— 7 1 1-TFL 0, 0— 0 0 …… 6, 2— 8 0- 0 …… 4, 1— 5 3- 9 2-3DS Texas ...... 7, 3—10 2-8 1-QBS 6, 3— 9 0- 0 …… ——— DNP ——— 5, 3— 8 0 …… 1, 1— 2 0 …… 4, 1— 5 0- 0 …… 1, 0— 1 1-11 FF, PBU Kansas...... 2, 3— 5 0-0 1-QCD 3, 1— 4 0- 0 …… 2, 0— 2 1-0 1-QBS 0, 2— 2 0 …… 0, 3— 3 1 …… 12, 1—13 2- 6 2-3DS 0, 0— 0 0- 0 …… Kansas State...... 4, 2— 6 0-0 1-3DS 2, 3— 5 0- 0 …… 0, 0— 0 0-0 …… 1, 3— 4 0 …… 5, 1— 6 0 1-INT 7, 3—10 0- 0 2-3DS 0, 0— 0 0- 0 …… Nebraska...... 4, 2— 6 0-0 2-3DS 2, 2— 4 1- 4 1-QBS 0, 1— 1 0-0 …… 5, 1— 6 0 …… 4, 2— 6 2 2-3DS 7, 1— 8 1- 1 1-QBH 0, 0— 0 0- 0 …… Oklahoma ...... 2, 2— 4 0-0 …… 4, 2— 6 1- 1 …… 1, 0— 1 0-0 …… 5, 3— 8 0 …… 2, 5— 7 0 1-TFL 8, 4—12 3- 9 …… 1, 1— 2 1- 4 ……

MANUPUNA McCHESNEY SANDERS SIMS T.WASHINGTON WHEATLEY WRIGHT Opponent UT, AT-TK TFL Other UT, AT-TK TFL Other UT, AT-TK TFL Other UT, AT-TK PD Other UT, AT-TK TFL Other UT, AT-TK PD Other UT, AT-TK TFL Other Colorado State ..... 0, 1— 1 0-0 …… 3, 2— 5 1- 1 1-3DS 0, 0— 0 0-0 …… 4, 2— 6 0 2-3DS 0, 1— 1 0- 0 …… 2, 0— 2 0 …… 0, 0— 0 0- 0 …… Washington State. 2, 1— 3 1-6 2-3DS 6, 1— 7 1- 1 3-QBH,FR 1, 2— 3 1-1 INT(TD) 3, 1— 4 1 2-TFL 2, 1— 3 1- 9 (QBS) 1, 0— 1 0 1-3DS 1, 1— 2 1- 9 1-3DS North Texas...... 1, 1— 2 0-0 …… 3, 1— 4 0- 0 1-3DS 2, 1— 3 0-0 …… 2, 1— 3 3 FF,FR 2, 1— 3 1- 2 …… 0, 1— 1 0 …… 0, 1— 1 0- 0 2-QBH Missouri...... 1, 4— 5 0-0 …… 6, 0— 6 2- 9 1-QBS ——–ST ONLY—— 7, 1— 8 0 1-3DS 6, 3— 9 1- 3 1-PBU 0, 0— 0 1 …… 0, 0— 0 0- 0 …… Oklahoma State.... 2, 1— 3 0-0 1-3DS 0, 0— 0 0- 0 …… ——–ST ONLY—— 3, 3— 6 1 1-INT 6, 4—10 0- 0 2-3DS 0, 0— 0 0 …… 2, 0— 2 0- 0 …… Iowa State ...... 2, 2— 4 0-0 …… 3, 5— 8 1- 7 QBS,3DS ——–ST ONLY—— 3, 0— 3 2 1-INT 6, 2— 8 1- 1 1-3DS 3, 1— 4 1 2-3DS 2, 0— 2 1- 3 QBS,3DS Texas A & M ...... 2, 1— 3 0-0 1-3DS 4, 1— 5 0- 0 1-PBU 0, 0— 0 0-0 …… 4, 1— 5 1 1-TFL 5, 1— 6 0- 0 …… 0, 0— 0 0 …… 1, 1— 2 0- 0 1-QBH Texas ...... 5, 0— 5 1-1 1-3DS 7, 2— 9 1- 2 2-3DS 1, 1— 2 0-0 …… 5, 0— 5 1 1-INT 1, 9—10 0- 0 …… 4, 0— 4 0 INT (TD) 3, 0— 3 0- 0 …… Kansas...... 4, 0— 4 1-1 2-3DS/FF 4, 1— 5 2-12 2-QBS 0, 0— 0 0-0 …… 4, 0— 4 0 1-3DS 5, 7—12 0- 0 2-PBU 5, 1— 6 0 INT 3, 0— 3 2-12 2-QBS Kansas State...... 4, 1— 5 1-4 3DS/QBS 3, 2— 5 0- 0 2-3DS ——–ST ONLY—— 5, 0— 5 0 …… 6, 4—10 0- 0 2-3DS 6, 0— 6 1 …… 3, 2— 5 1- 1 …… Nebraska...... 2, 1— 3 1-4 1/2-QBS 4, 1— 5 2-12 1-QBS ——–ST ONLY—— 1, 1— 2 2 1-INT 5, 5—10 1- 1 2-INT 3, 2— 5 0 1-3DS 1, 0— 1 1- 6 1/2-QBS Oklahoma ...... 3, 1— 4 2-8 …… 0, 0— 0 0- 0 …… 1, 0— 1 0-0 …… 5, 0— 5 0 FR, INT 10, 1—11 0- 0 1-3DS 3, 1— 4 0 1-INT 1, 1— 2 0- 0 ……

82 MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS

DRIVE ENGINEERING Drives Drives Ended By———————————————— Points Pts./ Quarterback **Directing Offense Quarterback Started TD FG FGA PNT DWN TRN SAF CLK RPL Yielded Drive Drive Efficiency* Plays Yards Avg. JOEL KLATT...... 140 21 17 4 64 4 21 0 9 0 195 1.39 27.1% 32.1% 681 3409 5.0 JAMES COX...... 17 420433010 342.00 35.3% 37.5% 93 514 5.5 BRIAN WHITE ...... 1 000000010 00.00 0.0% 0.0% 3 18 6.0 COLORADO...... 158 25 19 4 68 7 24 0 11 0 229 1.45 27.8% 32.7% 777 3941 5.1 OPPONENTS ...... 159 36 11 9 68 7 21 0 7 0 282 1.77 29.6% 36.8% 917 5059 5.5 (*—the second number is the percentage the quarterback has put his team in position to score, allowing for missed field goals and minus drives ended by the clock. **—excludes kneel-downs, spiked passes and fake punt plays when not actually directing offense. Replace credit given only when new QB earns at least one first down on ensuing plays.)

KICKOFF ANALYSIS No. Opp. OSY ASY YARDAGE SUMMARY Kicker Total Ret. FC MF NA TB In20 EZ+ OB OnS SQB OSY Ret. ASY Ret. Team Plays 20+ 10+ 5+ 0 Neg. MASON CROSBY ...... 59 17 1 0 0 41 6 26 0 (1) (0) 1215 375 O21 O22 Colorado 789 48 145 285 195 81 COLORADO...... 59 17 1 0 0 41 6 26 0 (1) (0) 1215 375 O21 O22 Opponent 923 60 183 373 213 89 OPPONENTS ...... 53 30 1 0 0 21 2 7 1 (5) (0) 1225 743 O23 O25 (KEY: MF—muffed; NA—no attempt at a return; EZ+—through or over end zone; OSY—Opponent Starting Yardline; ASY—Average Starting Yardline; Ret—averages using returned kicks only. Onsides (OnS), short squibs (SQB) and free kicks are omitted in figuring the above; out-of-bounds are not; returns may not add to team totals due to those credited on on-side kicks; free kicks fol- lowing safeties NOT included.) FREE KICKS: None.

FIRST DOWN TENDENCIES Rushing————- Passing————-- Overall————— Times Gained——————— Miscellany— Second Half Team Plays Yards Avg. Plays Yards Avg. Plays Yards Avg. 20+ 10+ 5+ 2- 0 Neg. TD QBS TO Att Yds Avg. COLORADO ...... 219 907 4.1 124 788 6.4 343 1695 4.94 16 57 126 154 60 35 14 6 6 168 803 4.78 Opponents ...... 235 1152 4.9 164 1008 6.1 399 2160 5.41 23 76 166 175 83 43 13 10 7 212 1128 5.32 (*—kept like the NFL in that quarterback sacks are deducted from passing to present the accurate picture.) YARDS GAINED ANALYSIS 1st Down——— 2nd Down———- 3rd Down———-- 4th Down——- Season————— *By Quarter—————— Opp. Territory Breakdown Team Att Yards Avg. Att Yards Avg. Att Yards Avg. Att Yards Avg. Att. Yards Avg. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Att. Yards Avg. + 0 – COLORADO..... 343 1695 4.9 262 1327 5.1 173 882 5.1 11 23 2.1 789 3927 4.98 1031 1044 784 1054 301 1477 4.9 513 195 81 Opponents ...... 399 2160 5.4 304 1410 4.6 205 1460 7.1 15 89 5.9 923 5119 5.55 1091 1231 1231 1533 404 1812 4.5 621 213 89 *—Overtime Yards: Colorado 14, Opponents 33. Drives In Opponent Territory (minus drives with 50+ yard scores): Colorado 70/157 (44.6%, 21.1 ypd); Opp. 82/154 (53.2%, 22.1 ypd). (Colorado’s third down plays add to one more than efficiency attempts due to a gain that counted on a penalty.) THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS 3rd Down and————————————————————————————————————————— Second Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11-14 15-19 20+ Rush Pass Half Total Pct. COLORADO ...... 9-12 9-14 5-16 9-13 6-13 4-11 5-12 4-12 3-16 3-16 2-24 0- 9 0- 4 21-42 38-130 26-85 59-172 34.3 Opponents...... 17-26 10-17 8-17 9-17 6-22 6-12 5-10 8-17 1- 6 11-25 5-14 4-17 2- 5 32-69 60-136 57-111 92-205 44.9 AVERAGE YARDS TO GO: Colorado 7.4 (172/1277); Opponents 7.0 (205/1431). WHEN SCORE WITHIN 14 PTS (+/-): Colorado 38.3 (54-141), Opponent 44.2 (73-165). TURNOVER ANALYSIS COLORADO’s 26 turnovers have led to 75 Opponent points: 10 TD, 2 FG; 24.7% of Opponents’ total points (304). OPPONENT’s 24 turnovers have led to 74 Colorado points: 8 TD, 6 FG; 27.3% of Colorado’s total points (271). Location Own Territory—————————— Opponent Territory———————————— By Quarter—————————— Last 2 Min.** Team EZ/G-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 49-40 39-30 29-20 19-10 9-G/EZ Total (TD*) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT 1st-H 2nd-H COLORADO ...... 0 2 2 7 5 2 1 2 1 4 = 26 (3) 3 7 6 9 1 2 (1) 1 (0) Opponents ...... 0 1 1 6 2 2 2 1 5 4 = 24 (4) 8 7 5 4 0 0 (0) 2 (0) (*—interception or fumble returns for a touchdown; **—number in parenthesis is number of turnovers in last 2-minutes while team is ahead.) AVERAGE STARTING FIELD POSITION FIRST DOWNS EARNED FUMBLES Colorado Opponent Player Rush Pass Rec. —Total Player No-Lost Drives Started...... 158 159 JOEL KLATT ...... 7 95 1 — 103 COX ...... 1-0 Cumulative Starting Yardlines...... 4654 4520 BOBBY PURIFY ...... 40 0 6 — 46 DUREN...... 1-0 Average Field Position...... C29 O28 LAWRENCE VICKERS...... 15 0 15 — 30 ELLIS...... 1-0 Drives Started In Plus Territory...... 17 18 JAMES COX...... 3 20 0 — 23 ROBINSON ...... 1-0 Scores/TD,FG...... 9/3,6 9/7,2 EVAN JUDGE...... 1 0 20 — 21 WILDER ...... 1-0 FGA/Punts/Downs...... 0/2/1 2/3/1 BLAKE MACKEY ...... 0 0 19 — 19 WHEATLEY ...... 1-0 Turnovers/Ran Out Clock...... 4/1 3/0 JOE KLOPFENSTEIN ...... 0 0 17 — 17 MACKEY...... 1-1 Points ...... 39 54 RON MONTEILH...... 0 0 12 — 12 Drives Started Inside Own 20/At Own 20 33/32 27/53 DUSTY SPRAGUE ...... 0 0 10 — 10 SPRAGUE ...... 1-1 MIKE DUREN ...... 0 0 5 — 5 CHARLES...... 2-1 SCORING PERCENTAGE INSIDE-THE-20 (Red Zone) TYLER LITTLEHALES ...... 0 0 5 — 5 PURIFY ...... 3-2 Colorado Opponent JESSE WALLACE...... 0 0 3 — 3 KLATT ...... 4-2 Times Penetrated Opponent 20...... 40 45 HUGH CHARLES...... 1 0 1 — 2 TEAM...... 1-1 Total Scores ...... 32 31 ISAIAH CRAWFORD...... 2 0 0 — 2 Touchdowns (Rush/Pass) ...... 20 (13/7) 23 (18/5) BERNARD JACKSON...... 0 2 0 — 2 Field Goals-Attempts...... 12-13 8-13 DANIEL JOLLY...... 2 0 0 — 2 Turnovers/Downs/Punts...... 4/3/0 5/4/0 QUINN SYPNIEWSKI ...... 0 0 2 — 2 Scores From Outside the 20/TD,FG ...... 12/5,7 16/13,3 BYRON ELLIS ...... 1 0 0 — 1 Scoring Percentage...... 80.0 68.9 DAN GOETTSCH ...... 0 0 1 — 1 *Ran Out Clock Not Trying To Score ...... 0 2 REGGIE JOSEPH ...... 0 0 1 — 1 (*—not included in total count above) BRIAN WHITE...... 0 1 0 — 1

YARDS LOST DUE TO PENALTIES Colorado Opponent GOAL-TO-GO SITUATIONS Times Penalized After Offensive Gain ...... 12 10 Summary—————————- GTG Plays————- Yards Lost Due To Penalties...... 212 158 Team Total TD FG FGA TO Plays TDs Pct. Touchdowns Cost ...... 3 1 COLORADO...... 19 13 3 0 1 36 13 36.1 First Downs Lost ...... 7 6 OPPONENTS...... 27 19 3 2 1 64 19 29.7

EXPANDED PUNTING No. Return Avg. Long Pct. Not Net Inside Own 25 Opp Terr. Adjusted 50 & Out Player Punts Yards Avg. Ret. Yards Return Return Returned Avg. In20 In10 TB FC 60+ No. Yds. Avg. No.Yards No. Yds. Avg. JOHN TORP...... 68 3151 46.34 40 266 6.7 28 41.2 42.43 22 5 5 14 8 19 942 49.6 7-252 61 2899 47.5

83 OFFENSIVE LINE STATISTICS (Ranked by snaps played) Pos Player G Plays KD TDB PRS SkA Pen High Game Grade OG Brian Daniels ...... 11 725 29 6 4 1/2 2 88.2/Oklahoma State OT Sam Wilder...... 11 720 13 1 8 31/2 9 88.4/Colorado State C Mark Fenton...... 11 744 26 2 7 1 3 84.1/Kansas State OG Terrance Barreau ...... 11 567 17 7 13 1/2 3 81.1/Nebraska OT Clint O’Neal...... 11 517 12 2 14 21/2 4 84.4/Kansas OT Edwin Harrison...... 9 207 8 2 3 0 2 82.6/Kansas OG Derek Stemrich...... 10 107 5 1 0 0 0 90.0/Kansas State (100.0/Nebraska) OT/G Gary Moore...... 10 91 1 0 1 0 0 75.0/North Texas OT Tyler Polumbus ...... 3 21 1 0 0 0 0 88.9/North Texas OG Jack Tipton ...... 3 21 0 0 0 0 0 66.7/North Texas (QB/TE/TB/WR/Team ...... 11 – – – 12 9)

KEY: G—Games Played (from scrimmage); KD—Dominant Knockdown Blocks; TDB—Touchdown Blocks; PRS—Pass Pressures Allowed; SkA—QB Sacks Allowed (note: coverage sacks credited to team); Pen—penalties. FG/PAT TEAM PLAY COUNT (53): Daniels 53, Fenton 53, Jolly 53, Moore 53, Vickers 53, Tipton 41, Creighton 34, Polumbus 29, Sypniewski 19, Klopfenstein 12, Wallace 12, Wilder 12 (Snappers: Pace 53; Holders: Holz 53; Kickers: Crosby 53). PUNT TEAM SNAPS (69, includes fakes): Pace 69.

TB Bobby Purify QB Joel Klatt WR Evan Judge

OLB Brian Iwuh OG Brian Daniels KR Stephone Robinson

84 20042003 POSTSEASON SEASON HONORS HONORS

ALL-AMERICA PK MASON CROSBY (second-team: Rivals.com; honorable mention: SI.com) P JOHN TORP (first-team: ESPN.com; honorable mention: SI.com) ALL-BIG 12 CONFERENCE PK MASON CROSBY (first-team: Associated Press, Big 12 Coaches, Austin American-Statesman, Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Kansas City Star) OG BRIAN DANIELS (second-team: Austin American- Statesman, Dallas Morning News; honorable mention: Associated Press, Big 12 Coaches) ILB JORDON DIZON (honorable mention: Associated Press) DE JAMES GAREE (honorable mention: Big 12 Coaches) OLB BRIAN IWUH (second-team: Associated Press, Fort Worth Star-Telegram; honorable mention: Big 12 Coaches) WR Ron Monteilh TE JOE KLOPFENSTEIN (second-team: Big 12 Coaches, Fort Worth Star-Telegram; honorable mention: Associated ILB THADDAEUS WASHINGTON (Defensive; November 26 at Press) Nebraska: 10 tackles, 5 solo,1 TFL; 2 INT, 2 PBU, 2 third DE ALEX LIGON (honorable mention: Associated Press) down stops, 1 hurry) DT VAKA MANUPUNA (honorable mention: Big 12 Coaches) DT MATT McCHESNEY (honorable mention: Associated COLORADO CHAPTER NFF/COLLEGE FOOTBALL Press, Big 12 Coaches) HALL OF FAME PLAYERS OF THE WEEK TB BOBBY PURIFY (honorable mention: Associated Press, QB JOEL KLATT (September 18 vs. North Texas: 26-of-33 for Big 12 Coaches) 371 yards and 3 TDs passing, 0 INT; including 13 straight KR STEPHONE ROBINSON (second-team: Big 12 Coaches) completions) CB LORENZO SIMS (honorable mention: Big 12 Coaches) PK MASON CROSBY (October 16 vs. Iowa State: 4-4 FG, P JOHN TORP (first-team: Austin American-Statesman; including a school record 60-yarder; 5 KO’s, all for second-team: Associated Press, Big 12 Coaches, Dallas touchbacks). Morning News, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Kansas City Star) ILB THADDAEUS WASHINGTON (November 26 at Nebraska: ILB THADDAEUS WASHINGTON (honorable mention: 10 tackles, 5 solo,1 TFL; 2 INT, 2 PBU, 2 third down Associated Press, Big 12 Coaches) stops, 1 hurry) OT SAM WILDER (second-team: Associated Press, Big 12 Coaches) UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO ATHLETE-OF-THE-WEEK BIG 12 CONFERENCE SPECIALTY AWARDS TB BOBBY PURIFY (September 4 vs. Colorado State: 26-189, COACH OF THE YEAR: GARY BARNETT (Associated Press, Fort 1 TD rushing; 3-14 receiving) Worth Star-Telegram) QB JOEL KLATT (September 18 vs. North Texas: 26-of-33 for DEFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: ILB JORDON DIZON 371 yards and 3 TDs passing, 0 INT; including 13 straight (Associated Press, Kansas City Star) completions) DEFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: ILB JORDON DIZON PK MASON CROSBY (October 16 vs. Iowa State: 4-4 FG, (Big 12 Coaches, Fort Worth Star-Telegram) including a school record 60-yarder; 5 KO’s, all for touchbacks). BIG 12 CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK KR STEPHONE ROBINSON (November 6 vs. Kansas: 98 return yards (65 punt/33 kickoff), including 48 yard punt DE ALEX LIGON (Defensive; September 11 at Washington return TD) State: 7 tackles, 6 solo, 4 TFL’s, 3 sacks, 1 FF) WR RON MONTEILH (November 13 vs. Kansas State: 4-106, PK MASON CROSBY (Special Teams; October 16 vs. Iowa 1 TD, including 64-yard touchdown for game winning State: 4-4 FG, including a school record 60-yarder; 5 score) KO’s, all for touchbacks) ILB THADDAEUS WASHINGTON (November 26 at Nebraska: CB STEPHONE ROBINSON (Special Teams; November 6 at 10 tackles, 5 solo,1 TFL; 2 INT, 2 PBU, 2 third down Kansas: 98 return yards, including a 48-yard punt return stops, 1 hurry) for a TD that put CU ahead for good) PK MASON CROSBY (Special Teams; November 26 at FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA Nebraska: 4-4 FG, 4 of 6 KO’s for touchbacks, the two returned to the 18 and 24) ILB JORDON DIZON (second-team: The Sporting News, Rivals.com) 85 FRESHMAN ALL-BIG 12 ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 CONFERENCE ILB JORDON DIZON (first-team: The Sporting News) OG BRIAN DANIELS, Soph. (first-team: Finance, 3.5 GPA) OT EDWIN HARRISON (first-team: The Sporting News) FS TOM HUBBARD, Jr. (first-team: Accounting & Finance, 3.4 GPA) WR DUSTY SPRAGUE (first-team: The Sporting News) WR DUSTY SPRAGUE, Fr.-RS (first-team: Business; 3.2 GPA) OG TERRANCE BARREAU, Sr. (second-team: Finance, 3.1 GPA) PLAYERS FOR NATIONAL AWARDS ILB KYLE GRIFFITH, Jr. Finance (second-team: Finance, 3.1 GPA) Lou Groza Award (top placekicker): Mason Crosby (one of 20 WR EVAN JUDGE, Jr. (second-team: Business Management, 3.0 GPA) semifinalists) OG DEREK STEMRICH, Sr. (second-team: Architecture, 3.0 GPA) Ray Guy Award (top punter): John Torp (one of 36 candidates on official watch list) POSTSEASON ALL-STAR GAMES Davey O’Brien Award (top quarterback): Joel Klatt (one of 42 candidates on official watch list) TB BOBBY PURIFY (East-West Shrine) Doak Walker Award (top running back): Bobby Purify (one of 42 candidates on official watch list) COLORADO TEAM AWARDS (MVP selected by players; others by coaching staff unless LOU GROZA THREE STARS otherwise indicated) OF THE WEEK AWARD WINNER Best Interview (selected by team beat media): DT Matt McChesney PK MASON CROSBY (October 16 vs. Iowa State: 4-4 FG, includ- ing a school record 60-yarder; 5 KO’s, all for touchbacks). Buffalo Heart Award (selected by “the fans behind the bench”): TB Bobby Purify ESPN/PONTIAC GAME CHANGING Lee Willard Award (outstanding freshman): LB Jordon Dizon PLAY OF THE WEEK FINALISTS Hang Tough Award (overcame the most adversity): Senior Class OLB JOE SANDERS (September 11 at Washington State: 51 Tyronee “Tiger” Bussey Award (perseverance over adversity, yards interception return for a touchdown to give CU injury and/or illness): TE Jesse Wallace the lead for good) Dean Jacob Van Ek Award (academic excellence): PK J.T. Eberly Bill McCartney Award (special teams achievement): PK Mason Crosby Regiment Award (greatest contribution with least recogni- tion): OT Sam Wilder Derek Singleton Award (spirit, dedication, enthusiasm): DT Matt McChesney The Fugitive Award (symbolizing “I Don’t Care” attitude for benefit of team): The entire 2004 team Tom McMahon Award (dedication and work ethic): VB Lawrence Vickers Dave Jones Award (outstanding defensive player): DT Matt McChesney John Mack Award (outstanding offensive player): TB Bobby Purify Zack Jordan Award (most valuable player): TB Bobby Purify

COLORADO TEAM AWARDS (earning a winning performance and/or productivity grade by the coaches in at least eight games)

PK MASON CROSBY DT VAKA MANUPUNA OG BRIAN DANIELS DT MATT McCHESNEY DE JAMES GAREE CB LORENZO SIMS WR NICK HOLZ P JOHN TORP OLB BRIAN IWUH VB LAWRENCE VICKERS OT Sam Wilder

86 Colorado Players-of-the-Game (Colorado’s weekly players of the game as selected by the coaching staff.) Opponent Offensive Defensive Special Teams Scout Team Offense Scout Team Defense Colorado State TB Bobby Purify ILB Akarika Dawn P John Torp FB Brendan Schaub CB Corey Reid OT Sam Wilder OLB Brian Iwuh Washington State none DE Alex Ligon FS Tyrone Henderson QB Erik Greenberg ILB Maurice Cantrell FS Tyrone Henderson North Texas QB Joel Klatt DE Alonzo Barrett PK Mason Crosby WR Chase McBride ILB R.J. Brown TE Joe Klopfenstein CB Lorenzo Sims Missouri none OLB Brian Iwuh none DB Charlie Sherman DT David Veikune Oklahoma State VB Lawrence Vickers none P John Torp TB Lenny Miles ILB Walter Boye-Doe Iowa State none DT Matt McChesney PK Mason Crosby QB Erik Greenberg CB A.J. Anderson CB Lorenzo Sims Texas A & M QB Joel Klatt none none OL Daniel Sanders ILB John Martin Texas none CB Terrence Wheatley P John Torp DB Charlie Sherman ILB Walter Boye-Doe Kansas VB Lawrence Vickers CB Terrence Wheatley CB Stephone Robinson WR Chase McBride CB Terry Wilson Kansas State TB Bobby Purify OLB Brian Iwuh PK Mason Crosby WR Patrick Williams CB Corey Reid C Mark Fenton Nebraska TB Bobby Purify ILB Thad. Washington PK Mason Crosby WR Patrick Williams DB Ryan Walters TE Joe Klopfenstein Oklahoma (no awards given)

VICTORY CLUB COUNT: Colorado State (25), Washington State (19), North Texas (23), Missouri (5), Oklahoma State (10), Iowa State (18), Texas A& M (10), Texas (2), Kansas (22), Kansas State (27), Nebraska (23), Oklahoma (0; did not figure into season Victory Club Award criteria).

Game-By-Game Starters Here are CU’s starters for the 2004 season (bold indicates first career start): OFFENSE WR WR ST SG C TG TT TE QB TB FB Colorado State Monteilh Judge Wilder Barreau Fenton Daniels O’Neal Klopfenstein Klatt Purify Vickers Washington State Monteilh Judge Wilder Barreau Fenton Daniels O’Neal Klopfenstein Klatt Purify Vickers North Texas Monteilh Judge Wilder Barreau Fenton Daniels O’Neal Klopfenstein Klatt Purify Vickers Missouri Monteilh Judge Wilder Barreau Fenton Daniels O’Neal Klopfenstein Klatt Purify Wallace (TE) Oklahoma State Monteilh Judge Wilder Barreau Fenton Daniels O’Neal Klopfenstein Klatt Vickers Wallace (TE) Iowa State Monteilh Judge Wilder Barreau Fenton Daniels O’Neal Klopfenstein Cox Purify Vickers Texas A & M Monteilh Judge Wilder Barreau Fenton Daniels O’Neal Klopfenstein Klatt Purify Wallace (TE) Texas Littlehales Judge Wilder Barreau Fenton Daniels O’Neal Klopfenstein Klatt Purify Vickers Kansas Monteilh Judge Wilder Barreau Fenton Daniels O’Neal Klopfenstein Klatt Purify Wallace (TE) Kansas State Monteilh Judge Wilder Barreau Fenton Daniels O’Neal Wallace Klatt Purify Duren (WR) Nebraska Monteilh Mackey Wilder Barreau Fenton Daniels O’Neal Klopfenstein Klatt Purify Wallace (TE) Oklahoma Monteilh Mackey Wilder Barreau Fenton Daniels O’Neal Klopfenstein Klatt Purify Wallace (TE)

DEFENSE DE NT DT DE ILB ILB OLB LCB FS SS RCB Colorado State Ligon Manupuna McChesney Garee Dawn Dizon Iwuh Sims Henderson Brooks Burl Washington State Ligon Manupuna McChesney Garee Dawn Dizon Iwuh Sims Henderson Brooks Burl North Texas Ligon Manupuna McChesney Garee T. Washington Dizon Iwuh Sims Henderson Brooks Burl Missouri Ligon Manupuna McChesney Garee Dawn Dizon Iwuh Sims Henderson Brooks Burl Oklahoma State Ligon Manupuna McChesney Garee Dawn T. Washington Iwuh Sims Henderson Brooks Burl Iowa State Ligon Manupuna McChesney Garee T. Washington Dizon Iwuh Sims Brooks Hubbard Burl Texas A & M Ligon Manupuna McChesney Garee Dawn T. Washington Iwuh Sims Brooks Hubbard Burl Texas Ligon Manupuna McChesney Garee T. Washington Dizon Iwuh Sims Brooks Henderson Burl Kansas Ligon Manupuna McChesney Garee T. Washington Dizon Iwuh Sims Brooks Henderson Wheatley Kansas State Wright Dabdoub McChesney Garee T. Washington Dizon Iwuh Sims Hubbard Henderson Wheatley Nebraska Wright Manupuna McChesney Garee T. Washington Dizon Iwuh Burl Sims Henderson Wheatley Oklahoma Wright Manupuna McChesney Garee T. Washington Dizon Iwuh Sims Henderson Hubbard Wheatley

MOST CONSECUTIVE STARTS—Wilder 35, Daniels 21, Garee 20. MOST CAREER STARTS—Wilder 35, McChesney 24, Daniels 21, Klatt 21, Billingsley 18, Dabdoub 18. PLAYER PARTICIPATION (dressed/played): Colorado State 94/56; Washington State 69/56; North Texas 92/66; Missouri 69/56; Oklahoma State 91/59; Iowa State 92/57; Texas A&M 69/58; Texas 90/58; Kansas 68/56; Kansas State 86/56; Nebraska 67/55; Oklahoma 68/57.

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Colorado Bowl Scoreboard (Won 11, Lost 14) Rank CU Rushing Passing Tot Off Opp Rushing Passing Tot Off Bowl Opponent Result Attend. CU Opp FD att yds td a-c-i yds td no yds FD att yds td a-c-i yds td no yds TV 1938 Cotton Rice L 14-28 35,000 — 18 6 38 47 0 6- 1-2 8 1 44 55 20 52 254 1 20-11-2 158 3 72 412 …… 1957 Orange Clemson W 27-21 72,552 20 19 16 52 279 4 4- 2-0 27 0 56 306 14 60 217 3 9- 4-2 25 0 69 242 NBC 1962 Orange Louisiana State L 7-25 62,391 6 4 7 16 24 0 39-12-0 105 0 55 129 19 57 234 2 18- 8-3 109 0 75 343 NBC 1967 Bluebonnet Miami, Fla. W 31-21 30,156 14 18 21 56 273 4 21-10-1 82 1 77 355 14 33 143 1 28-10-0 113 1 61 256 ABC 1969 Liberty Alabama W 47-33 50,144 — — 29 70 473 5 16- 6-3 90 0 86 563 24 46 155 3 34-14-0 212 2 80 367 ABC 1970 Liberty Tulane L 3-17 44,500 19 — 13 57 155 0 7- 3-1 20 0 64 175 15 52 213 2 9- 3-1 28 0 61 241 ABC 1971 Bluebonnet Houston (N) W 29-17 54,720 7 15 24 62 336 3 17- 7-1 62 1 79 398 19 50 219 2 25-11-1 173 0 75 392 ABC 1972 Gator Auburn L 3-24 71,114 13 6 14 29 63 0 33-20-2 204 0 62 267 13 58 153 1 8- 5-0 80 2 66 233 ABC 1975 Bluebonnet Texas L 21-38 52,728 10 9 21 51 117 1 26-17-3 177 2 77 294 15 52 171 3 5- 4-0 66 1 57 237 ABC 1977 Orange Ohio State (N) L 10-27 65,537 12 11 12 40 134 0 23- 8-2 137 1 63 271 21 71 271 3 7- 2-0 59 0 78 330 NBC 1985 Freedom Washington L 17-20 30,961 — — 15 58 190 1 10- 2-0 44 1 68 234 20 43 207 2 26-15-1 141 0 69 348 Lorimar 1986 Bluebonnet Baylor L 9-21 40,470 — — 12 47 83 1 14- 7-1 111 0 61 194 12 43 114 2 28-14-2 165 1 71 279 Raycom 1988 Freedom Brigham Young (N) L 17-20 35,941 — — 20 60 273 2 15- 5-2 64 0 75 337 23 42 152 0 28-15-1 168 2 70 320 Raycom 1990 Orange Notre Dame (N) L 6-21 81,191 1 4 16 46 217 1 13- 4-2 65 0 59 282 18 52 279 3 9- 5-0 99 0 61 378 NBC 1991 Orange Notre Dame (N) W 10- 9 77,062 1 5 19 54 186 1 19- 9-0 109 0 73 295 18 35 123 1 31-13-3 141 0 66 264 NBC 1991 Blockbuster Alabama (N) L 25-30 52,644 15 8 8 30 -11 1 30-11-1 210 2 60 199 19 64 153 0 17-12-1 154 3 81 307 CBS 1993 Fiesta Syracuse L 22-26 70,224 10 6 19 31 153 1 43-17-3 217 2 74 370 15 44 201 2 12- 5-1 64 0 56 265 NBC 1993 Aloha Fresno State W 41-30 44,009 17 24 19 46 271 4 15- 8-0 124 0 61 395 32 25 3 1 63-37-1 523 2 88 526 ABC 1995 Fiesta Notre Dame W 41-24 73,968 4 — 18 39 246 4 21-12-0 226 1 60 472 22 45 149 0 35-18-1 259 3 80 408 NBC 1996 Cotton Oregon W 38- 6 58,214 7 12 16 41 170 3 27-12-2 143 2 68 313 16 29 96 0 44-21-2 162 0 73 258 CBS 1996 Holiday Washington (N) W 33-21 54,749 8 13 24 30 43 0 45-25-0 371 3 75 414 18 37 138 2 37-21-1 203 0 74 341 ESPN 1998 Aloha Oregon W 51-43 34,803 — 21 13 35 176 0 24-12-0 221 4 59 397 27 35 79 4 46-24-1 456 2 81 535 ABC 1999 Insight.com Boston College W 62-28 35,762 — 25 29 50 347 4 27-16-1 176 1 77 523 12 35 96 1 35-14-3 159 1 70 255 ESPN 2002 Fiesta Oregon L 16-38 74,118 3 2 20 31 49 1 47-24-3 279 1 78 328 22 28 150 1 42-28-1 350 4 70 500 ABC 2002 Alamo Wisconsin (N) (OT) L 28-31 50,690 14 — 13 44 123 1 18- 9-3 77 2 62 200 21 51 193 2 24-12-1 163 2 75 356 ESPN

ALL-TIME BOWL BOWL GAME MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS APPEARANCES 1938 Cotton , B Shannon Clavelle, DT 1967 Bluebonnet Bobby Anderson, QB 1996 Cotton Herchell Troutman, TB 1. Alabama 51 1969 Liberty Bobby Anderson, TB Marcus Washington, CB 2. Tennessee 44 1971 Bluebonnet Charlie Davis, TB 1996 Holiday Koy Detmer, QB 3. Texas 43 1972 Gator Mark Cooney, DT Nick Ziegler, DE 4. Nebraska 42 1985 Freedom Barry Helton, P 1998 Aloha Mike Moschetti, QB 5. Southern California 41 1986 Bluebonnet Mark Hatcher, QB 1999 Insight.com Cortlen Johnson, TB 6. Georgia 39 1988 Freedom Eric Bieniemy, TB Jashon Sykes, ILB 7. Oklahoma 37 7. Penn State 37 1990 Orange Darian Hagan, QB 2002 Fiesta *Roman Hollowell, WR 9. Michigan 35 1991 Orange Charles S. Johnson, QB 2002 Alamo *Zac Colvin, QB 10. Arkansas 34 1993 Aloha Rashaan Salaam, TB 10. Louisiana State 34 1995 Fiesta Kordell Stewart, QB (*—Sportsmanship Award) 10. Ohio State 34 13. Florida State 32 13. Georgia Tech 32 15. Florida 31 BOWL GAME RECORDS INVOLVING COLORADO 15. Mississippi 31 INDIVIDUAL 17. Auburn 30 18. Washington 29 Most Pass Attempts, Game—63, , Fresno State vs. Colorado, 1993 Aloha Bowl 19. Miami, Fla. 28 Most Tackles For Loss, Game—5 (for 20 yards), Michael Jones, Colorado vs. BYU, 20. Clemson 27 1988 Freedom Bowl 20. Texas A&M 27 Longest Punt Return—88, Ben Kelly vs. Boston College, 1999 Insight.com Bowl 20. Texas Tech 27 23. Colorado 25 Longest Interception Return—95, Marcus Washington vs. Oregon, 1996 Cotton Bowl 23. Notre Dame 25 23. UCLA 25 TEAM 26. North Carolina 24 Most Pass Attempts, Game—63, Fresno State vs. Colorado, 1993 Aloha Bowl 27. BYU 23 Most Points Scored, First Half—45, Colorado vs. Boston College, 1999 Insight.com Bowl 27. Pittsburgh 23 27. West Virginia 23 Most First Downs Rushing, Both Teams—36, Colorado (24) vs. Alabama (12), 30. Missouri 22 1969 Liberty Bowl

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In Colorado’s first bowl appearance ever, the Buffaloes fell short to Rice 28-14, in the second annual Cotton Bowl. Colorado ...... 14 000—14 Other than the Rose Bowl, which began in 1902, bowls were Rice ...... 0217 0 —28 relatively new in college football, as the Orange and Sugar came on the scene in 1935 and then the Cotton in 1937, with CU—Antonio 8 pass from White (White kick) 7- 0 8:00 1Q those four games considered the cream of the crop for the CU—White 47 interception return (White kick) 14- 0 3:00 1Q next 50 years. Rice—Schuehle 13 pass from Lain (Vestal kick) 14- 7 14:00 2Q The Buffs, champions of the Rocky Mountain Conference Rice—Lain 3 run (Vestal kick) 14-14 9:00 2Q with an 8-0 overall record, were heavy underdogs (“4 to 1” Rice—Cordill 37 pass from Lain (Vestal kick) 14-21 3:00 2Q according to newspaper articles at the time) to the Rice—Steen 11 pass from Lain (Vestal kick) 14-28 7:00 3Q Southwest Conference champion Owls, who entered the Attendance: 35,000 game with a 5-3-2 mark, but 5-1-1 down the stretch of the Time: N/A season. Weather: 50 degrees, clear skies It was a one-man show for both teams, as All-Americans Byron “Whizzer” White (Colorado) and Ernie Lain (Rice) TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO RICE dominated for their respective squads. White was involved First Downs...... 6 20 in both Colorado scores and Lain in all four Owl touch- Third Down Efficiency...... 3-11 5-12 downs. Fourth Down Efficiency...... 0-1 0-0 CU sprinted to a 14-0 advantage in the first quarter, when Rushes—Net Yards ...... 38-47 52-254 Passing Yards ...... 8 158 White threw an eight-yard touchdown pass to Joe Antonio Passes (Att-Comp-Int) ...... 6-1-2 20-11-2 for the first TD, and then returned an interception 47 yards Total Offense ...... 55 412 for a score five minutes later. Rice battled back and scored Return Yards...... 60 64 21 second-quarter points to take a 21-14 lead at the half. Punts: No-Average...... 9-41.2 3-20.0 Lain threw two touchdown passes and ran for another Fumbles: No-Lost ...... 2-0 3-1 score. Penalties/Yards...... 3/15 9/65 The Owls, also called the “Feathered Flock” at the time, Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... N/A N/A added the game’s final score in the middle of the third quar- Time Possession ...... N/A N/A ter when Frank Steen caught an 11-yard pass from Lain. One of the major differences in the game came down to offensive INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS style, as the passing game was much further along in the Rushing—Colorado: White 23-54, Cheney 9-19, Antonio 2-4, southwest and it showed in the statistics, as Rice had 158 Hill 1-1, Reeves 1-minus 5, Hickey 2-minus 26. Rice: Lain 14-78, yards passing as compared to just eight for Colorado. Vickers 13-55, Cordill 7-44, Schuehle 4-25, Neece 3-18, Sullivan 4-13, Coffee 4-13, Rogers 1-4, Hancock 1-13, Mechler 1-2. Still, accounts at the time in the newspapers in both Colorado and Texas praised the CU effort, and Buff coach Passing—Colorado: White 5-1-2, 8; Reeves 1-0-0, 0. Rice: Lain 12-8-1, 123; Vickers 6-3-0, 35; Sullivan 1-0-0, 0; Coffee 1-0-1, 0. Bunnie Oakes blamed the outcome on CU’s Receiving—Colorado: Antonio 1-8. Rice: Steen 4- quick start. He told the 57, Cordill 3-60, Hager 2-16, team and reporters Schuehle 1-13, Williams 1-12. that things might have Punting—Colorado: White turned out differently 8-41.6, Reeves 1-38.0. had CU not gone up 14- Rice: Vickers 1-38.0, Sullivan 0 and then relaxed, fig- 2-11.0. uring it was easy to Punt Returns—Colorado: score. But Rice’s only Reeves 1-10, White 1-0. Rice: two turnovers had Sullivan 4-39, Neece 1-13, set up both Colorado Cordill 2-9, Coffee 2-minus 4. scores, and the Owls Kickoff Returns— didn’t punt until their Colorado: White 3-65. Rice: Vickers 1-24, Schuehle 1-16, first series of the sec- Hancock 1-8. ond half. Interceptions—Colorado: Lain and White were White 1-47, Grove 1-3. both named the out- Rice: Flowers 2-7. standing players of the Tackle Leaders—N/A. game. Byron White

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Big Seven runner-up Colorado stormed out of the chute and had Atlantic Coast champion Clemson down 20-0 at the Colorado ...... 0200 7—27 half as 72,552 fans yawned and went for refreshments at the Clemson ...... 00147 — 21 23rd Orange Bowl Classic. But a lot of those drinks were spilled in the second half as Clemson rallied to take a 21-20 lead in the final period CU—Bayuk 2 run (Indorf kick) 7- 0 9:08 2Q before the resurgent Buffs buckled up and drove for the win- CU—Dowler 6 run (Cook kick) 14- 0 6:53 2Q ning score to take their first bowl triumph in history by a CU—Cook 26 run (kick failed) 20- 0 4:02 2Q 27-21 score. Clemson—Wells 3 run (Bussey kick) 20- 7 6:07 3Q Fumbles, eight of them, three lost to Clemson, were a Clemson—Wells 58 run (Bussey kick) 20-14 0:27 3Q nemesis Colorado managed to overcome in the school’s Clemson—Spooner 1 run (Bussey kick) 20-21 11:12 4Q first national television appearance in history. One at the CU—Bayuk 1 run (Indorf kick) 27-21 7:13 4Q goal line at the end of the first half perhaps prevented CU being able to put the game away, and one on its own 27 with Attendance: 72,552 three minutes remaining in the game gave the Tigers one Time: N/A last shot to pull out the win. Weather: 75 degrees, clear skies, 5 mph winds (S) Dal Ward’s Buffaloes got first half touchdowns from John Bayuk, Howard Cook and Boyd Dowler to take the seeming- TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO CLEMSON ly safe 20-point halftime lead. But Frank Howard’s Tigers First Downs...... 16 14 roared back to go ahead by 21-20 with 11:12 left in the game Third Down Efficiency...... 3-10 9-19 on a one-yard run by fullback Bob Spooner. Fourth Down Efficiency...... 1-1 1-2 But the Buffs sucked it up and drove 53 yards for the win- Rushes—Net Yards ...... 52-279 60-217 ning score after a Clemson onside kick attempt following the Passing Yards ...... 27 25 score had failed. Eddie Dove carried four times and Bayuk Passes (Att-Comp-Int) ...... 4-2-0 9-4-2 three in the drive, with Total Offense ...... 306 242 Bayuk getting the TD Return Yards...... 76 5 from the one-yard line Punts: No-Average...... 5-36.6 7-37.9 with 7:13 left to play. Fumbles: No-Lost ...... 8-3 0-0 Ellwin Indorf’s kick Penalties/Yards...... 5/55 4/40 gave CU what proved Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... N/A N/A to be the winning mar- Time Possession ...... N/A N/A gin. With less than three INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS minutes to go and fac- Rushing—Colorado: Bayuk 23-121, Stransky 7-59, Dove 6-36, ing a 2nd-and-9 on the Cook 6-35, Dowler 6-16, Herbst 1-7, Becker 1-4, Morley 2-1. Buff 26, Clemson’s Clemson: Wells 18-125, Spooner 18-65, Hayes 9-28, Coleman 5- Charlie Bussey was 10, Lawrence 2-3, Horne 1-0, Dukes 1-0, Bussey 4-minus 4, intercepted at the 17 Turbeville 2-minus 10. by Bob Stransky, nail- Passing—Colorado: Morley 1-1-0, 18; Stransky 1-1-0, 9; ing down the decision Cook 1-0-0, 0; Dowler 1-0-0, 0. Clemson: Bussey 8-3-2, 9; for the Buffs. Turbeville, 1-1-0, 16. Receiving—Colorado: Clarke 1-18, Dowler 1-9. Clemson: Lawrence 1-16, Smith 1-16, Horne 2-minus 7. Punting—Colorado: Stransky 1-44.0, Dowler 4-34.8. Clemson: Turbeville 4-30.5, Bussey 3-47.7. Punt Returns—Colorado: Stransky 1-15, Dove 1-8. Clemson: Coleman 1-5. Kickoff Returns—Colorado: Stransky 1-24, Dowler 1-12. Clemson: Wells 2-34, Coleman 1-15. Interceptions—Colorado: Stransky 2-53. Clemson: none. Tackle Leaders—N/A.

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Jittery Big Eight champion Colorado was out-classed by Louisiana State’s smooth football hordes, and the Buffaloes Colorado ...... 0700—7 lost a 25-7 decision in the 28th Orange Bowl Classic before Louisiana State...... 56140 — 25 62,391 onlookers. Coach ’s Southeast Conference champions built up a 5-0 first quarter lead on field goal and a safety LSU—Harris 30 FG 0- 3 6:59 1Q scored when Gary Kinchen blocked a Charlie McBride punt LSU—Safety, Kinchen blocked punt out of the end zone. Colorado came back to grab a 7-5 lead out of end zone 0- 5 4:43 1Q on Buff defender Loren Schweninger’s 59-yard pass inter- CU—Schweninger 59 interception return ception return for a score early in the second quarter. (Hillebrand kick) 7- 5 12:54 2Q But the Tigers then methodically dismantled the LSU—Crawford 1 run (run failed) 7-11 8:57 2Q Buffaloes, and though down by only four at halftime, one LSU—Field 9 run (Harris kick) 7-18 10:34 3Q had the feeling that the struggling CU offense might not be LSU—Sykes recovered own blocked punt in end zone (Harris kick) 7-25 0:26 3Q able to get going in the second half. Colorado had only three plays, for as many yards, in the first quarter, and ran just 17 Attendance: 62,391 for 48 in the first half. Time: N/A LSU took the lead for good in the second quarter, march- Weather: 67 degrees, humid, clear skies, 10 mph winds (SW) ing 82 yards for the score with Chuck Crawford going in from the one with 8:57 left in the first half to give the Tigers TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO LOUISIANA an 11-7 margin that held until the half. The Tigers scored STATE twice quickly in the third quarter to put the game away, First Downs...... 7 19 going 43 yards after a poor 18-yard punt and blocking anoth- Third Down Efficiency...... 3-16 10-16 er McBride punt for a touchdown just as the period ended. Fourth Down Efficiency...... 1-4 1-1 ’ Buffs managed only 129 yards in total Rushes—Net Yards ...... 16-24 57-206 offense against the LSU “Chinese Bandit” defense, while the Passing Yards ...... 105 109 Tigers earned 315 Passes (Att-Comp-Int) ...... 39-12-0 18-8-3 yards. CU had come Total Offense ...... 129 315 into the game with a 9- Return Yards...... 77 0 1 mark, losing only to Punts: No-Average...... 8-22.1 4-33.8 Utah and winning all Fumbles: No-Lost ...... 2-1 2-1 seven Big Eight games Penalties/Yards...... 5/35 7/65 to claim its first league Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... N/A N/A crown. Time Possession ...... N/A N/A

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing—Colorado: Schweninger 5-9, Weidner 1-6, Mavity 3-4, Woods 4-3, Harris 3-2. LSU: Gros 10-55, Field 8-36, Harris 6-26, Stovall 5-24, Amedee 9-20, Cranford 9-20, Wilkins 6-19, Campbell 3-6, Neck 1-0. Passing—Colorado: Weidner 36-11-0, 98; Montera 3-1-0, 7. LSU: Amedee 12-6-2, 88; Field 6-2-1, 21. Receiving—Colorado: Hillebrand 4-52, Meadows 3-24, Mavity 2-15, Schweninger 2-7, Coleman 1-7. LSU: Wilkins 3-58, Campbell 3-30, Harris 1-14, Stovall 1-7. Punting—Colorado: McBride 6-28.5 (38 long), Team 2-0. LSU: Stovall 4-33.8 (49 long). Punt Returns—Colorado: Crabb 1-9, Woods 1-1. LSU: Harris 1- 0. Kickoff Returns—Colorado: Harris 2-27, Woods 1-17. LSU: Campbell 1-18, Harris 1-17. Interceptions—Colorado: Schweninger 1-59, Harris 1-8, Crabb 1-0. LSU: none. Tackle Leaders—N/A.

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Sophomore quarterback Bobby Anderson ignored a painful ankle injury and ignited Colorado’s 31-21 victory Colorado ...... 73714—31 over Miami, Fla. at Rice Stadium in the 9th annual Miami, Fla...... 0140 7 —21 Bluebonnet Bowl. One of the more entertaining games of the ’67 bowl sea- son, there were five lead changes and neither team had a CU—Plantz 7 run (Farler kick) 7- 0 4:46 1Q two-score lead until Wilmer Cooks put the game away with Miami—Mira 2 run (Harris kick) 7- 7 14:12 2Q a 2-yard touchdown run with just 62 seconds to play. Miami—Dye 77 interception return (Harris kick) 7-14 5:46 2Q Anderson, the 19-year-old Boulder-bred signal caller, led CU—Farler 31 FG 10-14 0:07 2Q the Buffaloes on an 80-yard TD march in the third period to CU—B.Anderson 2 run (Bartelt kick) 17-14 11:11 3Q give the Herd a 17-14 lead. Then, after the Hurricanes recap- Miami—Daanen 9 pass from Miller (Harris kick) 17-21 14:55 4Q tured the lead on the first play of the fourth quarter, CU—B.Anderson 38 run (Farler kick) 24-21 6:55 4Q Anderson sped 38 yards for a touchdown with 6:55 left in CU—Cooks 2 run (Farler kick) 31-21 1:02 4Q the game to put CU back ahead by 24-21. Anderson then took the Buffs 34 yards for the clinching score with 1:02 to Attendance: 30,156 play (Cooks’ run) after Isaac Howard had picked off a Miami Time: N/A pass at the Hurricane 43-yard line and returned it nine Weather: 53 degrees, clear skies, 9 mph winds (NNW) yards.. The Buffs opened the scoring on a 7-yard run by Larry TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO MIAMI, FLA. Plantz with just under five minutes left in the first quarter, First Downs...... 21 14 as it took CU just two plays to capitalize on a Miami fumble. Third Down Efficiency...... 7-15 2-12 The Hurricanes answered that score on their next posses- Fourth Down Efficiency...... 0-0 2-2 sion, and then took a 14-7 lead on a 77-yard interception Rushes—Net Yards ...... 56-283 33-120 return for a touch- Passing Yards ...... 82 113 down by Jimmy Dye. Passes (Att-Comp-Int) ...... 21-10-1 28-10-2 Anderson was the Total Offense ...... 365 233 complete player in Return Yards...... 33 72 winning game MVP Punts: No-Average...... 3-32.5 7-37.7 honors, running for Fumbles: No-Lost ...... 2-0 2-1 108 yards on 17 carries, Penalties/Yards...... 2/10 9/75 scoring two touch- Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... 2-15 5-48 downs, and complet- Time Possession ...... 34:39 25:21 ing 5-of-10 passes for 49 yards. Oddly, INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Anderson did not start Rushing—Colorado: B.Anderson 17-108, Cooks 17-74, the game, giving way Plantz 7-56, Kelly 12-38, Farler 3-minus 3. Miami: Acuff 8-38, to fleet Dan Kelly Opalsky 12-38, Olivo 8-25, Miller 1-11, McGee 1-6, Mira 3-2. because of his bother- Passing—Colorado: Kelly 11-5-1, 33; B.Anderson 10-5-0, 49. some ankle. Bobby Miami: Miller 14-5-2, 75; Olivo 14-5-0, 38. entered the game in Receiving—Colorado: Huber 6-52, Pruitt 2-26, Corson 1-5, the second period Plantz 1-1. Miami: Daanen 4-56, Cox 2-29, McGee 2-14, after Miami went in Smith 1-11, Acuff 1-3. front. Punting—Colorado: B.Anderson 7-34.9, Kelly 1-24.0. Miami: Collins 7-37.7. Punt Returns—Colorado: D.Anderson 1-12, Greer 2-12. Miami: Robinson 1-minus 5. Kickoff Returns—Colorado: Plantz 1-26, Kuxhaus 1-15. Miami: Acuff 5-76, Russo 1-15, Opalsky 0-49 (lateral). Interceptions—Colorado: Howard 1-9, Greer 1-0. Miami: Dye 1-77. Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Bynum 13,2—15; Bosch 10,2—12; Greer 8,4—12; D.Anderson 7,4—11. Miami: Hendricks 9,8—17; Tatarek 7,2—9; Dye 6,3—9; Barnett 7,1—8.

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All-American tailback Bobby Anderson and his herd of Bison stampeded into Memphis and outslugged Alabama, Colorado...... 10 21 0 16 — 47 47-33, before 50,042 fans and a nationwide television audi- Alabama ...... 0 19 14 0 — 33 ence in the 11th annual Liberty Bowl. The 80 combined points by the teams marked the most CU—Walsh 13 run Haney kick) 7- 0 11:36 1Q ever scored In a major bowl game, and the second most at CU—Haney 30 FG 10- 0 4:54 1Q the time in any NCAA postseason game, surpassed only by CU—Anderson 3 run (Haney kick) 17- 0 12:38 2Q the 91 points scored in the 1968 Tangerine Bowl (a 49-42 Alabama—Hunter 31 run (Buck kick) 17- 7 10:13 2Q Alabama—Ranager 6 run (pass failed) 17-13 4:49 2Q Richmond win over Ohio U.). CU—Walsh 15 run (Haney kick) 24-13 2:38 2Q Anderson, a bullish 6-0, 208-pounder, capped his All- Alabama—Musso 2 run (run failed) 24-19 1:01 2Q America campaign by rushing for a Liberty Bowl record 254 CU—Engel 91 kickoff return (Haney kick) 31-19 0:46 2Q yards and scoring three touchdowns. It gave him a total of Alabama—Langston 55 pass from Hayden 5,017 yards in total offense for his career and enabled him (Buck kick) 31-26 13:39 3Q to become the first Big Eight player ever to hit the 5,000- Alabama—Musso 10 pass from Hayden yard mark for a career, including bowl games. (Buck kick) 31-33 7:47 3Q Fullback Ward Walsh scored twice on short runs, Dave CU—Anderson 2 run (Haney kick) 38-33 10:57 4Q CU—Safety, Hayden tackled in end zone Haney kicked a 30-yard field goal, Anderson scored from the by Brundige and Orvis 40-33 2:48 4Q two, and Steve Engel and Bob Masten collaborated on a 91- CU—Anderson 3 run (Haney kick) 47-33 0:45 4Q yard kickoff return as CU stormed to a 31-19 halftime lead. The Crimson Tide rallied to take a 33-31 lead with two third Attendance: 50,042 Time: N/A quarter touchdowns, but CU blitzed ‘Bama for 16 unan- Weather: 55 degrees, clear skies, 15 mph winds (SW) swered points in the final stanza to post the win. Defensively, the Buffaloes harassed two Tide quarter- TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO ALABAMA backs all afternoon, posting eight sacks, several knock- First Downs...... 29 24 downs and seven pass deflections. End Bill Brundige was in Third Down Efficiency...... 5-13 6-17 on five sacks for 41 yards in losses. Fourth Down Efficiency...... 2-3 1-2 It was the only match up between college coaching leg- Rushes—Net Yards ...... 70-473 46-155 ends, as Eddie Crowder’s Buffaloes prevailed over Paul Passing Yards ...... 90 212 “Bear” Bryant’s Crimson Tide. It was a classic, as ’Bama Passes (Att-Comp-Int) ...... 16-6-3 34-14-0 stormed back from 17- Total Offense ...... 563 367 and 12-point deficits, Return Yards...... 18 5 Punts: No-Average...... 2-37.5 7-41.0 but CU’s resiliency Fumbles: No-Lost ...... 3-2 2-0 won out. Penalties/Yards...... 8/94 2/24 A total of 16 new Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... 8-68 1-1 Liberty bowl records Time Possession ...... 30:57 29:03 were set in the long and exciting afternoon INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS in Memphis Memorial Rushing—Colorado: Anderson 35-254, Bratten 19-111, Walsh Stadium before the 12-59, Whitaker 1-43, Engel 2-4, Dal Porto 1-2. Alabama: Musso ABC-TV cameras. 23-107, Seay 7-53, Hunter 4-7, Ranager 1-6, Jilleba 1-2, Sawyer 1-minus 5, Hayden 9-minus 15. Passing—Colorado: Bratten 11-3-3, 49; Anderson 4-3-0, 41; Robert 1-0-0, 0. Alabama: Hayden 21-8-0, 164; Hunter 13-6-0, 48. Receiving—Colorado: Masten 2-35, Dal Porto 2-29, Pruett 1-15, Huber 1-11. Alabama: Bailey 3-43, Musso 3-22, Langston 2-64, Seay 2-20, Sawyer 1-33, Doran 1-26, Ranager 1-9, Jilleba 1-minus 5. Punting—Colorado: Robert 2-37.5. Alabama: Mann 7-41.0. Punt Returns—Colorado: Harris 1-13, Murphy 1-5. Alabama: Sasser 1-5. Kickoff Returns—Colorado: Engel 3-122, Riegel 2-38, Murphy 1-28, Anderson 1-23, Masten 1-11. Alabama: Moore 3-50, Ranager 2-54, Musso 2-23, Wilder 1-0. Interceptions—Colorado: none. Alabama: Gilbert 1-0, James 1-0, Williams 1-0. Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Brundige 6,9—15; Collins 3,11—14; Irwin 4,7—11; Ogle 1,10—11; Orvis 2,7—9; Blanchard 2,7—9. Alabama: Samples 3,13—16; Duke 4,10—14; Gilbert 4,10—14; Parkhouse 2,11—13. 93 11997700 LLIIBBEERRTTYY BBOOWWLL TTuullaannee 1177 Dec.. 12,, 1970 at Memphis, Tenn. CCoolloorraaddoo 33

Hungry Tulane ruined Colorado’s return to the Liberty Bowl and the Green Wave walked off with a stunning 17-3 Colorado...... 0300—3 upset of the Buffs as 44,640 fans shivered in the cold at the Tulane ...... 3077 —17 12th annual event at Memphis Memorial Stadium. Colorado, playing without injured quarterback Jim Bratten, and going with sophomore Paul Arendt, mounted Tulane—Gibson 19 FG 0- 3 1:36 1Q little offense and fell to the emotional Tulane effort. CU had CU—Haney 32 FG 3- 3 8:08 2Q come into the game with just a 6-4 record, but had upset Tulane—Abercrombie 2 run (Gibson kick) 3-10 13:18 3Q powers Penn State and Sugar Bowl-bound Air Force during Tulane—Abercrombie 4 run (Gibson kick) 3-17 8:04 4Q the season. Tulane used the win to improve to 8-4 on the year and added CU to the list of impressive teams it had Attendance: 44,640 beaten, including Georgia, Illinois, North Carolina and Time: N/A Miami, Fla. Weather: 37 degrees, clear skies, 10-15 mph winds (N) CU’s only points came on a 32-yard second quarter field goal from Dave Haney as the Buffs managed only 175 yards TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO TULANE in total offense after leading the Big Eight with a per-game First Downs...... 13 15 average of almost 425 yards. Tulane’s David Abercrombie Third Down Efficiency...... 7-16 4-14 returned a second half kickoff 66 yards and scored himself Fourth Down Efficiency...... 0-1 0-2 on runs of two and four yards to cap drives that broke a 3-3 Rushes—Net Yards ...... 57-155 52-213 halftime tie and sent Passing Yards ...... 20 28 Tulane to its eighth win of the year. Passes (Att-Comp-Int) ...... 7-3-1 9-3-1 Linebacker Rick Total Offense ...... 175 241 Kingrea set up the sec- Return Yards...... 28 56 ond tally with a Punts: No-Average...... 7-42.9 6-38.5 44-yard interception Fumbles: No-Lost ...... 4-1 4-0 return off Arendt in the Penalties/Yards...... 5/52 5/39 final period. Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... 2-14 3-29 The game was a Time Possession ...... 32:08 27:52 total contrast to the ’69 Liberty Bowl, INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS where CU and Alabama Rushing—Colorado: Arendt 29-65, Tarver 11-54, Walsh 8-26, combined for 80 points Keyworth 6-16, Branch 1-4, Stearns 1-minus 2, Brunson 1-minus and 930 yards. This 8. Tulane: Abercrombie 25-128, Marshall 13-87, Corn 1-4, affair saw just 20 Lachaussee 2-3, LeBlanc 1-2, M.Walker 10-minus 11. points make it to the Passing—Colorado: Arendt 7-3-1, 20. Tulane: Walker 8-3-1, 28; scoreboard on just 416 Lachaussee 1-0-0, 0. yards of offense. Receiving—Colorado: Dal Porto 2-17, Masten 1-3. Tulane: Barrios 2-34, Abercrombie 1-minus 6. Punting—Colorado: Stearns 7-42.9 (56 long). Tulane: Sanders 6-38.5 (44 long). Punt Returns—Colorado: none. Tulane: Bullard 1-7, Williams 1-7, Murphy 2-minus 2. Kickoff Returns—Colorado: Branch 4-80. Tulane: Abercrombie 1-66, Ewing 1-22. Interceptions—Colorado: Murphy 1-28. Tulane: Kingrea 1-44. Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Smith 8,3—11; Stavely 8,2—10; Ogle 5,5—10; Murphy 7,0—7; Drake 6,1—7; Irwin 6,1—7. Tulane: Hester 7,8—15; Kingrea 9,3—12; J.Walker 7,2—9; Stark 6,3—9; Young 6,3—9.

94 11997711 BBLLUUEEBBOONNNNEETT BBOOWWLL CCoolloorraaddoo 2299 Dec.. 31,, 1971 at Houston, Texas HHoouussttoonn 1177

Colorado sophomore tailback Charlie Davis returned to his hometown and ripped host Houston for a whopping 202 Colorado...... 7 16 0 6 — 29 yards on 37 carries as the Buffs whipped the Cougars, 29-17, Houston...... 14 0 3 0 — 17 in the 13th annual Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Classic at the Astrodome. Davis scored twice and was a one-man show in the first CU—Davis 27 run (Dean kick) 7- 0 11:24 1Q half. CU took a 23-14 lead into the dressing rooms. CU Houston—Newhouse 2 run (Terrell kick) 7- 7 5:22 1Q marched 70 yards in nine plays on the games first posses- Houston—Newhouse 3 run (Terrell kick) 7-14 1:14 1Q sion, and thanks to a 27-yard run by Davis, took a 7-0 lead CU—Brunson 5 pass from Johnson (kick failed) 13-14 13:20 2Q less than four minutes into the game. After a pair of Robert CU—Dean 32 FG 16-14 5:03 2Q Newhouse runs spotted Houston a 14-7 after the first quar- CU—Davis 1 run (Dean kick) 23-14 1:13 2Q ter, but CU answered with a 16-point second quarter. A Houston—Terrell 29 FG 23-17 2:16 3Q touchdown pass of five yards from Ken Johnson to Larry CU—Johnson 1 run (pass failed) 29-17 3:48 4Q Brunson, a 32-yard field goal by J. B. Dean, and another TD run by Davis enabled the Buffs to take the nine-point half- Attendance: 54,720 time lead. Time: 3:06 Houston, behind the running of Newhouse, roared back Weather: 72 degrees in controlled environment (played in to narrow the margin to 23-17 with 2:16 left in the third quar- the Astrodome) ter as Mike Terrell kicked a 29-yard field goal. Newhouse, TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO HOUSTON who lost out to Davis for the game’s MVP Award, had 168 yards on 35 carries and also scored twice. First Downs...... 24 19 Safety John Stearns was a Colorado hero in the fourth Third Down Efficiency...... 12-18 6-15 period, making the gutsiest fourth down play in school his- Fourth Down Efficiency...... 1-1 3-6 tory. On a fourth-and-9 from the Buff 10, he surprised every- Rushes—Net Yards ...... 62-333 50-219 one, including the Buff coaching staff, by sprinting 12 yards Passing Yards ...... 62 173 for a crucial first down after Houston had turned the Passes (Att-Comp-Int) ...... 17-7-1 25-11-1 momentum around and narrowed the margin to just a Total Offense ...... 395 392 touchdown on the Terrell field goal. Stearns then knocked Return Yards...... 0 0 down a sure TD pass on fourth down with the Cougars at Punts: No-Average...... 3-32.0 2-37.5 the CU nine. The Buffs turned that one around and marched Fumbles: No-Lost ...... 4-0 2-2 for the clinching tally with 3:48 left in the game. Penalties/Yards...... 7/52 2/47 CU finished the Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... 1-5 0-0 season with a 10-2 Time Possession ...... N/A N/A mark, its only setbacks INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS coming at the hands of national champion Rushing—Colorado: Davis 37-202, Johnson 16-81, Tarver 6-22, Nebraska and to No. 2 Branch 1-13, Stearns 1-12, Matthews 1.3. Oklahoma. In the Houston: Newhouse 35-168, Mozisek 11-43, Mullins 4-8. Associated Press poll, Passing—Colorado: Johnson 16-6-1, 51; Branch 1-1-0, 11. the Buffs rose to No. 3 Houston: Mullins 25-11-1, 173. in the final balloting Receiving—Colorado: Nichols 2-28, Brunson 2-16, Masten 1-14, with the victory over Davis 1-3, Branch 1-1. Houston: Orchin 6-94, Odoms 4-51, No. 15 Houston (9-3), Stanley 1-28. marking the first and Punting—Colorado: Stearns 3-32.0 (39 long). only time one confer- Houston: H.oberts 2-37.5 (41 long). ence had three schools Punt Returns—Colorado: none. Houston: none. finish 1-2-3. Kickoff Returns—Colorado: Branch 2-45, Brunson 1-11, Nichols 1-9. Houston: Newhouse 3-29, Orchin 1-13, W.Roberts 1-13, Johnson 1-9. Interceptions—Colorado: Foster 1-0. Houston: Hamrick 1-0. Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Drake 8,2—10; Taibi 8,2—10; Magrum 7,3—10; Orvis 5,5—10; Havens 4,2—6; Stearns 4,1—5; Bryant 4,1—5. Houston: Brezina 7,3—10; Ditta 8,1—9; Stohler 8,1—9; Bolin 4,5—9; Branstetter 6,2—8.

95 11997722 GGAATTOORR BBOOWWLL AAuubbuurrnn 2244 Dec.. 30,, 1972 at Jacksonville, Fla. CCoolloorraaddoo 33

Auburn, an 11-point underdog to Colorado, took com- mand in the second period and went on to beat the Buffs, Colorado...... 0003—3 24-3, in the 28th Gator Bowl Classic before 71,114 fans. Auburn ...... 0 10 7 7 — 24 It was 17-0 in favor of the Tigers before CU got on the board with just 7:31 left in the game on a Freddie Lima field goal. Auburn shut off the fearsome Colorado rushing attack, Auburn—Jett 27 FG 0- 3 14:16 2Q limiting the Buffs to just 63 yards in 29 attempts and forced Auburn—Whatley 1 run (Jett kick) 0-10 12:00 2Q CU quarterback Ken Johnson to the air. Auburn—Spivey 22 pass from M.Fuller (Jett kick) 0-17 3:32 3Q Auburn, sixth-ranked in the nation, took it to Colorado by CU—Lima 33 FG 3-17 7:31 4Q capitalizing on two CU fumbles and two pass thefts. Auburn—Nugent 16 pass from Beck (Jett kick) 3-24 1:10 4Q Johnson, who had directed No. 13 Colorado to an 8-3 regu- lar season coming into the game, hit on 17 of 29 passes for Attendance: 71,114 169 yards, but the Buff running game was shut down. Time: N/A Garner Jett’s 27-yard field goal and a fumble recovery at Weather: 70 degrees, clear skies, wind negligible the Colorado 16-yard line a minute later led to the 10-0 half- time lead for Auburn. Then, in the second half, wingback TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO AUBURN Mike Fuller hit tight end Rob Spivey with a 22-yard TD pass First Downs...... 14 13 late in the third quarter. Holder Dave Beck threw a 16-yard Third Down Efficiency...... 3-14 6-18 TD pass off a fake field goal to Dan Nugent with just 1:10 left Fourth Down Efficiency...... 1-2 1-1 in the game to ice the win. Rushes—Net Yards ...... 29-63 58-153 The Tigers managed Passing Yards ...... 204 80 only 233 yards on the Passes (Att-Comp-Int) ...... 33-20-2 8-5-0 afternoon, including Total Offense ...... 267 233 only 153 on 58 rushing Return Yards...... 3 1 attempts, or just 2.6 Punts: No-Average...... 5-39.8 7-40.7 per attempt, as the CU Fumbles: No-Lost ...... 3-2 3-1 defense had 11 tackles Penalties/Yards...... 5/47 4/30 for losses totaling Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... 2-10 0-0 36 yards. But largely Time Possession ...... 24:44 35:16 due to the turnovers, Auburn’s four scoring INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS drives consumed a grand total of only 116 Rushing—Colorado: Matthews 8-34, Davis 14-12, Johnson 6-10, yards. Campbell 1-7. Auburn: R.Fuller 12-72, Linderman 15-37, Henley 18-24, Whatley 13-20. Auburn finished 10-1 and moved up to a Passing—Colorado: Johnson 29-17-2, 169; Duenas 4-3-0, 35. number five ranking Auburn: Whatley 6-3-0, 42; M.Fuller 1-1-0, 22; Beck 1-1-0, 16. for the season. Receiving—Colorado: Davis 7-10, Cain 4-45, Keyworth 3-55, Ellwood 3-49, Collier 2-43, Campbell 1-2. Auburn: Spivey 1-22, Cannon 1-17, Nugent 1-16, Henley 1-13, Gates 1-12. Punting—Colorado: Stearns 5-39.8 (51 long). Auburn: Beverly 7-40.7 (54 long). Punt Returns—Colorado: Bryant 4-3. Auburn: Simmons 2-1. Kickoff Returns—Colorado: Collier 4-73, Campbell 1-17. Auburn: Langner 1-25, M.Fuller 1-24. Interceptions—Colorado: none. Auburn: Beck 1-0, Simmons 1-0. Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Cooney 12,1—13; Magrum 9,2—11; R.Stearns 9,1—10; Drake 5,1—6; Geist 4,1—5. Auburn: Newton 7,3—10; Langner 6,0—6; Beck 5,0—5; Sixley 5,0—5.

96 11997755 BBLLUUEEBBOONNNNEETT BBOOWWLL TTeexxaass 3388 Dec.. 27,, 1975 at Houston, Texas CCoolloorraaddoo 2211

Colorado rolled up a commanding 21-7 halftime lead over Texas, then kicked it away as the Longhorns rallied to Colorado ...... 7 14 0 0 — 21 a 38-21 win in the 17th Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl in the Texas ...... 0 7 24 7 — 38 Houston Astrodome before 52,748. In the first half, Colorado built up sizeable advantages in CU—Kunz 1 run (MacKenzie kick) 7- 0 2:29 1Q first downs (16-5), total yards (225-89), total plays (48-20) CU—Logan 4 pass from Williams (MacKenzie kick) 14- 0 12:42 2Q and time of possession (20:50-9:10) in building the 21-7 edge. Texas—Jackson 21 pass from Akin (Erxleben kick) 14- 7 1:47 2Q After overcoming Texas returning the opening kickoff to the CU—Hasselbeck 25 pass from Williams CU 14, when Russell Erxleben’s 25-yard field goal was low (MacKenzie kick) 21- 7 0:24 2Q into the line, CU fullback Terry Kunz scored on a one-yard Texas—Walker 3 run (kick blocked) 21-13 10:56 3Q dive with 2:29 left in the first quarter for a 7-0 lead. Texas—T.Campbell 25 blocked punt return Quarterback David Williams threw a four-yard TD pass to (E.Campbell pass from Akin) 21-21 8:37 3Q Dave Logan with 12:42 left in the second period, then added Texas—Erxleben 55 FG 21-24 6:25 3Q a 25-yard scoring aerial to huge end Don Hasselbeck with Texas—Jones 4 run (Erxleben kick) 21-31 3:15 3Q 0:24 left in the half to provide the two touchdown margin. Texas—Jones 7 run (Erxleben kick) 21-38 5:05 4Q But Kunz opened the second half with a costly fumble at Attendance: 52,758 the Buff 34 and Texas halfback Jimmy Walker scored eight Time: 2:59 plays later to make it 21-13, though CU blocked the extra Weather: 72 degrees in controlled environment (played in point. UT end Tim Campbell blocked a CU punt a minute the Astrodome) later and roared 25 yards for the touchdown, with a two- point conversion pass from quarterback Marty Akins to full- TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO TEXAS back Earl Campbell tying the game at 21-21 with 10:56 left in First Downs...... 21 15 the third quarter. Third Down Efficiency...... 8-14 3-10 Erxleben booted an NCAA bowl record 55-yard field goal Fourth Down Efficiency...... 2-2 1-1 with 6:25 left in the third period to give the Longhorns a 24- Rushes—Net Yards ...... 51-117 62-171 21 lead. Fleet Johnny Passing Yards ...... 177 66 Jones scored from four Passes (Att-Comp-Int) ...... 26-17-3 5-4-0 yards out with 3:15 left Total Offense ...... 294 237 in the third period that Return Yards...... —2 61 Punts: No-Average...... 4-24.0 2-40.0 put the Horns a 31-21, Fumbles: No-Lost ...... 3-2 2-2 and then added an Penalties/Yards...... 6/50 5/35 insurance score on a 7- Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... 0-0 3-39 yard run with 5:05 left Time Possession ...... 34:56 25:04 in the game. Despite 59 points INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS being put on the score- Rushing—Colorado: Reed 14-41, Moorehead 9-39, Kunz 10-20, board, the game really Kelleher 6-18, Waddy 1-6, Mayberry 1-2, Williams 11-minus 9. wasn’t an offensive Texas: Campbell 19-95, Jones 8-33, Walker 7-16, Suber 4-13, showcase. The Buffs Akins 7-8, Aboussie 3-5, Featherstone 2-5, Rowan 1-2. outgained Texas by Passing—Colorado: Williams 25-17-2, 177; Austin 1-0-1, 0. 294-237, but CU strug- Texas: Akins 5-4-0, 66. gled on offense in the Receiving—Colorado: Hasselbeck 5-84, Moorehead 3-25, second half, gaining Logan 3-20, Reed 3-17, Kelleher 1-14, Gaunty 1-11, Kunz 1-6. only 69 yards. Texas: Jackson 2-31, Jones 1-30, Suber 1-5. Punting—Colorado: Koleski 3-22.0 (39 long), Waddy 1-30.0. Texas: Erxleben 2-40.0 (41 long). Punt Returns—Colorado: Logan 1-1, McCoy 1-minus 4. Texas: T.Campbell 1-25. Kickoff Returns—Colorado: Waddy 3-70, Mayberry 2-32, Gaunty 1-15. Texas: Jones 1-25, Martinez 1-25, Wyatt 1-10, Jackson 1-6, Clayburn 0-76 (lateral). Interceptions—Colorado: none. Texas: Johnson 1-22, Hamilton 1-14, Jette 1-0. Tackle Leaders—Colorado: McCoy 7,5—12; Paul 3,8—11; Davis 4,6—10; Campbell 3,6—9; Johnson 4,4—8; Simpson 0,7— 7. Texas: Johnson 3,14—17; Fenlaw 8,7—15; Hamilton 6,7— 13;Clayborn 4,5—9; Jette 2,5—7; Lee 1,6—7. 97 11997777 OORRAANNGGEE BBOOWWLL OOhhiioo SSttaattee 2277 Jan.. 1,, 1977 at Miiamii,, Fla. CCoolloorraaddoo 1100

Colorado returned to the Orange Bowl as Big Eight tri- champions for the first time since 1961, but Ohio State’s Colorado...... 10 0 0 0 — 10 defense and an injury to CU middle guard Charlie Johnson Ohio State ...... 7 10 3 7 — 27 in the first half killed CU’s chances in a 27-10 Buckeye win before 65,537. The Buffs got the Orange Bowl nod over Oklahoma and CU—Zetterberg 26 FG 3- 0 9:04 1Q Oklahoma State by virtue of their wins over both schools as CU—Moorehead 11 pass from Knapple all finished with 5-2 league records. CU came into the game (Zetterberg kick) 10- 0 3:54 1Q ranked No.12, while Ohio State, the Big 10 runner-up, was 8- Ohio State—Logan 36 run (Skladany kick) 10- 7 3:11 1Q 2-1 and ranked No. 11. Ohio State—Skladany 28 FG 10-10 9:33 2Q Colorado opened with a bang, getting ahead 10-0 in the Ohio State—P.Johnson 3 run (Skladany kick) 10-17 0:24 2Q first quarter on a 26-yard field goal by Mark Zetterberg with Ohio State—Skladany 20 FG 10-20 2:30 3Q 5:56 elapsed, then a touchdown pass of 11 yards from soph- Ohio State—Gerald 4 run (Skladany kick) 10-27 0:45 4Q omore quarterback Jeff Knapple to wingback Emery Moorehead with 3:43 left. At that point, CU held a 114-to Attendance: 65,537 minus 7 edge in total offense and had run 19 plays to just 6 Time: N/A for OSU. But Johnson, who had a quarterback sack and a Weather: 68 degrees, humid, clear skies, 9 mph winds (NW) pass pressure in those six plays, went down with a broken ankle. Ohio State coach substituted fleet Rod TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO OHIO STATE Gerald at quarterback for a harassed Tom Pacenta and the First Downs...... 12 21 Buckeye offense came alive in the second quarter. Third Down Efficiency...... 5-16 8-19 OSU tailback Jeff Logan rambled for a 36-yard touchdown Fourth Down Efficiency...... 1-1 2-2 up the middle as the first period came to an end, then the Rushes—Net Yards ...... 40-134 71-271 Buckeyes tied it on a 28-yard field goal by Tom Skladany Passing Yards ...... 137 59 with 9:29 left in the half. Passes (Att-Comp-Int) ...... 23-8-2 7-2-0 Ohio State engineered a 99-yard drive, capped by fullback Total Offense ...... 271 330 Pete Johnson’s three-yard run, with 0:20 left in the half to Return Yards...... 5 39 take a 17-10 lead into intermission. That advantage stood up Punts: No-Average...... 7-35.2 3-42.3 until Skladany added Fumbles: No-Lost ...... 1-0 4-4 another 20-yard field Penalties/Yards...... 8/60 4/37 goal with 2:30 left in Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... 2-18 0-0 the third quarter to Time Possession ...... 25:31 34:29 make it 20-10 in favor of OSU. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS The Buffs could Rushing—Colorado: Reed 22-58, Waddy 1-40, Kelleher 11-26, not do anything offen- Knapple 5-13, Moorehead 1-minus 3. Ohio State: Springs 23-98, sively in the second Gerald 14-81, Logan 14-79, P.Johnson 14-26, Jackson 1-1, half, and a pass Campbell 1-0, Pacenta 4-minus 14. interception at the Passing—Colorado: Knapple 22-8-2, 137; Gaunty 1-0-0, 0. Colorado 28 with 3:08 Ohio State: Gerald 6-2-0, 59; Pacenta 1-0-0, 0. left led to the final Receiving—Colorado: Moorehead 4-68, Reed 2-51, Ohio State touchdown Hasselbeck 2-18. Ohio State: Harrell 2-59. and the winning mar- Punting— gin of 27-10. Colorado: Koleski 7-35.2 (45 long). Ohio State: Skladany 3-42.3 (46 long). Punt Returns—Colorado: Morris 1-5. Ohio State: R.Griffin 1-8, Logan 1-minus 2. Kickoff Returns—Colorado: Waddy 2-56, Kelleher 2-13. Ohio State: Logan 1-49, Jackson 1-39, Harrell 1-22. Interceptions—Colorado: none. Ohio State: Thompson 1-22, Cousineau 1-11. Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Cabral 12,1—13; Muxlow 5,6—11; Haynes 9,1—10; Walker 6,4—10; Vaughan 4,5—9; Westendorf 3,5—8; Loloti 6,1—7; M.L.Davis 6,1—7. Ohio State: Cousineau 13,4—17; A.Brown 7,1—8; Allegro 6,1—7; Beamon 4,3—7.

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Washington staved off a pair of late Colorado rallies and held on to defeat the Buffaloes, 20-17, in the second annual Colorado...... 0737—17 Freedom Bowl at Anaheim Stadium. Washington ...... 3773 —20 It was a close game throughout, as neither team ever held a two-score advantage. Washington took a 3-0 lead late in the first quarter on a 30-yard field goal by Jeff Jaeger. The Washington—Jaeger 30 FG 0- 3 4:15 1Q Buffs came back to take what would be their only lead of the CU—Weatherspoon 1 run (Eckel kick) 7- 3 5:59 2Q night early in the second quarter. Fullback Anthony Washington—Toy 3 run (Jaeger kick) 7-10 0:30 2Q Weatherspoon scored from a yard out and Larry Eckel CU—Eckel 33 FG 10-10 8:41 3Q added the point after to give CU a 7-3 edge with 5:59 remain- Washington—Covington 1 run (Jaeger kick) 10-17 5:35 3Q ing in the first half. The Huskies’ David Toy scored on a Washington—Jaeger 18 FG 10-20 14:57 4Q three-yard run with only 30 seconds left in the first half to CU—Embree 31 pass from Helton (Eckel kick) 17-20 11:05 4Q put Washington up 10-7 at intermission, capping a 14-play, 80 yard drive engineering by quarterback Chris Chandler. Attendance: 37,839 Eckel tied the score at 10-10 with a 33-yard field goal with Time: 3:03 8:41 left in the third quarter, but Washington countered Weather: 66 degrees, clear skies, 10 mph winds (S) three minutes later with a one-yard scoring run by Tony Covington for a 17-10 lead. Jaeger added an 18-yard field TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO WASHINGTON goal three seconds into the fourth quarter to make it 20-10. First Downs...... 15 20 All-American punter Barry Helton threw out of punt for- Third Down Efficiency...... 8-17 4-14 mation to for a dazzling 31-yard touchdown Fourth Down Efficiency...... 1-3 0-0 pass and Eckel added the extra point with 11:05 to go to pull Rushes—Net Yards ...... 58-190 43-207 CU to within three. The Buffs would get no closer, but had Passing Yards...... 44 141 the ball at inside the Husky 10 in the final five minutes. Passes (Att-Comp-Int) ...... 10-2-0 26-15-1 Halfback Mike Marquez fumbled the ball at the two ending Total Offense ...... 234 348 the drive, although television replays indicated the ground Return Yards...... 40 8 may have caused the fumble. Punts: No-Average...... 5-39.0 6-40.0 The game capped CU’s turnaround season, as the Buffs Fumbles: No-Lost ...... 1-1 1-0 went from 1-10 the previous year to 7-5 and captured the Penalties/Yards...... 4/20 13/88 NCAA’s most-improved team honor. Quarterback Sacks—Yards ...... 0-0 2-12 Marquez led the Time Possession ...... 30:22 29:38 Buffs with 80 yards on 10 carries, while INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Chandler led the Rushing—Colorado: Marquez 10-80, Hatcher 12-36, Brown 8-26, Huskies with 72 yards Weatherspoon 8-26, S.Smith 11-13, McCarty 4-9. Washington: on seven tries. It was a Chandler 7-72, Weathersby 11-56, Covington 9-33, Toy 8-22, defensive game, with Hill 1-11, Fenney 6-11, Jenkins 1-2. each team committing Passing—Colorado: Hatcher 8-1-0, 13; Helton 1-1-0, 31; just a single turnover, Alexander 1-0-0, 0. Washington: Chandler 26-15-1, 141. but Washington was Receiving—Colorado: Embree 1-31, Ferrando 1-13. penalized 13 times for Washington: Hill 4-48, R.Jones 3-39, Weathersby 3-21, 88 yards on the Covington 2-14, Fenney 2-minus 2, Toy 1-21. evening. Punting—Colorado: Helton 5-39.0 (54 long). Washington: Cleland 6-40.0 (50 long). Punt Returns—Colorado: Collins 3-29, Pickens 1-3. Washington: Miles 2-8. Kickoff Returns—Colorado: Alexander 1-33. Washington: Trimble 3-77, Toy 1-16. Interceptions—Colorado: Remington 1-8. Washington: none. Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Rogers 9,4—13; Rappold 8,2—10; DeLuzio 8,2—10; Remington 5,5—10; Wilcots 5,2—7; Bennett 5,0—5. Washington: Rill 10,7—17; Hadley 8,2—10; Fuimaono 9,0—9; Kelly 7,1—8; Milus 3,2—5.

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Baylor turned two Colorado turnovers into touchdowns and then thwarted two Buff scoring threats in the fourth Colorado...... 0360—9 quarter as the Bears defeated CU, 21-9, before 40,470 in Baylor...... 7770 —21 attendance at Rice Stadium in the 28th Bluebonnet Bowl. It was CU’s fourth appearance in the Houston-based game, with its last two games here played indoors in the Baylor—McAdoo 1 run (Syler kick) 0- 7 3:34 1Q Astrodome (1971 and 1975). As in 1967, this one was played CU—DeLine 36 FG 3- 7 13:09 2Q outdoors on natural grass. Baylor—Chase 2 pass from Carlson (Syler kick) 3-14 4:57 2Q Baylor drew first blood with 3:34 left in the first quarter Baylor—McAdoo 1 run (Syler kick) 3-21 12:56 3Q on a one-yard plunge by Derrick McAdoo on a fourth-and- CU—Hatcher 31 run (run failed) 9-21 2:38 3Q goal play. Colorado countered two drives later with a 36- yard field goal by Dave DeLine to slice the lead to 7-3 early Attendance: 40,470 in the second stanza. But the Buffs turned the ball over on Time: 3:01 their own eight and it took Baylor three plays to score to Weather: 56 degrees, partly cloudy skies, 5-10 mph winds (N) extend the lead to 14-3, which stood at intermission. Cody Carlson hooked up with Darnell Chase on a 2-yard pass play TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO BAYLOR for the score. First Downs...... 12 12 CU turned the ball over on its second play from scrim- Third Down Efficiency...... 4-14 6-19 mage in the second half and McAdoo scored again from a Fourth Down Efficiency...... 0-2 2-2 yard out to put Baylor up 21-3. The Buffs finally put six on Rushes—Net Yards ...... 47-83 43-114 the board late in the quarter on a 31-yard touchdown run by Passing Yards ...... 111 165 Mark Hatcher, but CU couldn’t convert the two and score Passes (Att-Comp-Int) ...... 14-7-1 28-14-2 remained 21-9 in favor of the Bears. Total Offense ...... 194 279 The Buffs twice had the ball deep in Baylor territory in Return Yards...... 15 3 the fourth quarter, but the Bear defense held, as CU couldn’t Punts: No-Average...... 5-37.6 7-31.1 convert either time on fourth down. In a game dominated by Fumbles: No-Lost ...... 7-3 2-0 defense, Baylor outgained Colorado 279-194. Each team had Penalties/Yards...... 4/25 7/58 12 first downs, and the Buff defense held the Bears to over Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... 2-14 6-38 200 yards under its Time Possession ...... 28:51 31:09 per-game average for the season. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS The running game, Rushing—Colorado: Kissick 9-37, Oliver 11-36, Hatcher 10-14, CU’s bread-and-butter Campbell 1-11, Marquez 7-8, Jones 1-4, Walters 8-minus 27. the last two seasons, Baylor: McAdoo 8-36, Murray 11-35, Carlson 6-15, Perry 8-15, was held in check by a Rutledge 3-6, Lovell 4-3, Chase 1-2, Conner 1-2, Walls 1-0. ferocious Bear defense. Passing—Colorado: Walters 8-5-1, 71; Hatcher 5-2-0, 40; Baylor had 14 tackles Embree 1-0-0. Baylor: Carlson 22-11-2, 136; Lovell 6-3-0, 29. for loss in holding Receiving—Colorado: Embree 3-57, Oliver 1-19, Carl 1-13, Colorado to just 83 Ferrando 1-12, Marquez 1-10. Baylor: Clark 3-58, Chase 2-23, rushing yards on 47 Murray 2-18, Fornes 2-16, Davis 1-17, Simpson 1-12, attempts. CU’s running Huckabay 1-11. defense wasn’t too Punting—Colorado: Helton 5-37.6 (47 long). shabby either, as Baylor: Mueller 5-36.8 (46 long), Rutter 1-34.0, Team 1-0.0. Baylor netted just 114 Punt Returns—Colorado: Beck 1-12. Baylor: Everett 1-3. yards on 43 tries. Kickoff Returns—Colorado: Pontiflet 2-47, James 1-13, Nelson 1-3. Baylor: McAdoo 3-64. Interceptions—Colorado: Schubeck 1-3, Tate 1-0. Baylor: Crockett 1-0. Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Remington 6,5—11; Wilcots 5,6—11; Koch 7,2—9; Nairn 2,5—7; Rogers 4,2—6; DeLuzio 3,3—6; Pruitt 3,3—6; Schubeck 3,3—6. Baylor: Berry 8,4—12; Hall 5,2—7; J.Francis 3,1—4; Green 3,1—4; Grant 2,2—4; Watters 2,2—4.

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Brigham Young’s only lead of the game came when it counted the most, as Jason Chaffetz’ 35-yard field goal with Colorado...... 7703—17 2:33 remaining in the fourth quarter rallied the Cougars to a Brigham Young ...... 7076 —20 20-17 win over Colorado in the fifth annual Freedom Bowl. The Buffs turned a BYU turnover into seven points just two-and-one-half minutes into the game, as Eric Bieniemy CU—Bieniemy 1 run (Blottiaux kick) 7- 0 12:30 1Q scored from one yard out to cap a six-play, 49-yard drive. Pat BYU—Salido 19 pass from Covey (Chaffetz kick) 7- 7 5:38 1Q Blottiaux’s PAT kick put CU up 7-0, but the Cougars tied the CU—Bieniemy 1 run (Blottiaux kick) 14- 7 1:04 2Q score some seven minutes later on a 19-yard touchdown BYU—Cutler 14 pass from Detmer (Chaffetz kick)14-14 4:46 3Q pass from Sean Covey to Mike Salido. CU—Blottiaux 19 FG 17-14 11:19 4Q Bieniemy’s second touchdown of the game, also from a BYU—Chaffetz 31 FG 17-17 4:11 4Q yard out, enabled CU to forge ahead 14-7 with 1:04 left in the BYU—Chaffetz 35 FG 17-20 2:33 4Q half, with the margin standing at halftime. The Buffs couldn’t convert on several scoring opportuni- Attendance: 35,941 ties in the second half, and twice penetrated the BYU 20 and Time: 3:06 came away with just three points. In the meantime, Ty Weather: 47 degrees, clear skies, 3 mph winds (S) Detmer’s 14-yard scoring strike to Chuck Cutler knotted the score at 14 with 4:46 left in the third quarter. Blottiaux made TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO BYU good on a 19-yard field goal early in the fourth to give CU its First Downs...... 20 23 last lead (17-14), but Chaffetz countered with a 31-yarder Third Down Efficiency...... 7-17 6-14 before nailing the game winner in the final minutes. Fourth Down Efficiency...... 2-4 0-0 Colorado outgained the Cougars, 337-320, on the evening, Rushes—Net Yards ...... 60-273 42-152 but its on mistakes and penalties (nine, the most in CU bowl Passing Yards ...... 64 168 history), added up to the fifth straight bowl loss by the Passes (Att-Comp-Int) ...... 16-5-2 28-15-1 Buffaloes. Detmer, a sophomore and future Heisman Trophy Total Offense ...... 337 320 winner (1990), came off the bench to complete 11 of 17 pass- Return Yards...... 2 —2 es for 129 yards and a touchdown. Punts: No-Average...... 2-39.0 4-33.5 Bieniemy rushed for Fumbles: No-Lost ...... 1-0 3-1 144 yards and two Penalties/Yards...... 9/81 4/33 scores on 33 carries, Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... 4-31 1-7 the second highest Time Possession ...... 29:45 30:15 rushing performance to date in CU bowl his- INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS tory, and he also led Rushing—Colorado: Bieniemy 33-144, Aunese 14-49, Kissick 4- the team in receiving 45, Hemingway 3-25, Hagan 6-10. BYU: Bellini 8-78, Salido 9-62, yards in the game with F. Whittingham 16-46, Detmer 4-minus 10, Covey 5-minus 24. 30. Alfred Williams Passing—Colorado: Aunese 13-4-1, 46; Campbell 1-1-0, 18; posted three sacks for Bieniemy 1-0-0, 0; Hagan 1-0-1, 0. BYU: Detmer 17-11-0, 129; 25 yards in losses for Covey 10-4-1, 39. the Buffs on defense. Receiving—Colorado: Bieniemy 2-30, Kissick 2-23, Nelson 1-11. BYU: Bellini 4-41, Handley 3-42, Cutler 2-28, Salido 2-19, Frandsen 1-29, McBeth 1-5, Doman 1-2, F.Whittingham 1-2. Punting—Colorado: English 2-39.0 (43 long). BYU: Thompson 4-33.5 (40 long). Punt Returns—Colorado: Collins 1-2. BYU: none. Kickoff Returns—Colorado: Nelson 4-80, Pritchard 1-22. BYU: Crutchfield 3-47, Corley 1-0. Interceptions—Colorado: McCloughan 1-0. BYU: Mitchell 1-0, Peterson 1-minus 2. Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Jones 8,1—9; James 7,2—9; McCloughan 8,0—8; DeLuzio 5,0—5; Young 3,2—5; Williams 4,0—4. BYU: B.Davis 10,2—12; Long 8,1—9; Robinson 7,0—7; Neal 6,1—7; Peterson 5,2—7.

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Fullback Anthony Johnson’s second touchdown run of the game late in the fourth quarter put an end to Colorado’s Colorado...... 0060—6 undefeated season and national championship hopes as Notre Dame...... 0 0 14 7 — 21 Notre Dame defeated the Buffaloes, 21-6, before a record 81,191 in the 56th annual Orange Bowl Classic. Colorado came into the game with an 11-0 record and Notre Dame—A.Johnson 2 run (Hentrich kick) 0- 7 11:48 3Q its first-ever No. 1 national ranking. The Buffs appeared Notre Dame—Ismail 35 run (Hentrich kick) 0-14 7:19 3Q headed to the national championship in the first half, as CU CU—Hagan 39 run (kick failed) 6-14 0:01 3Q dominated the line of scrimmage in gaining 186 yards, but Notre Dame—A.Johnson 7 run (Hentrich kick) 6-21 1:32 4Q couldn’t convert on three golden scoring opportunities. Instead of leading 17-0 or 21-0 at halftime, the Buffs found Attendance: 81,191 themselves in a scoreless deadlock and that thanks to Gary Time: 3:09 Howe’s block of a Notre Dame field goal attempt at the Weather: 70 degrees, cloudy skies, 20-25 mph winds (N) intermission gun. The Irish took control of the game in the third quarter, TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO NOTRE DAME using a two-yard scoring run by Johnson and a 35-yard First Downs...... 16 18 touchdown run on a reverse by Raghib Ismail to take a 14-0 Third Down Efficiency...... 5-13 7-12 lead midway through the period. Colorado sliced the lead to 14-6 on a spectacular 39-yard run by Darian Hagan to close Fourth Down Efficiency...... 1-3 0-0 the quarter, but the PAT kick sailed wide by Ken Culbertson, Rushes—Net Yards ...... 46-217 52-279 leaving the Buffs eight points back. Passing Yards...... 65 99 The CU defense held Notre Dame on its next possession, Passes (Att-Comp-Int) ...... 13-4-2 9-5-0 and then the Buffs drove to the Irish 44 where its own Total Offense ...... 282 378 stalled. With 10:27 remaining, there was still plenty of time Return Yards...... 36 0 remaining for the Buffs. But Johnson’s second touchdown, a Punts: No-Average...... 3-39.3 5-40.1 seven-yard effort, culminated a mammoth 17-play, 82-yard Fumbles: No-Lost ...... 1-1 0-0 drive that ate up almost nine minutes on the clock. The Penalties/Yards...... 1/5 3/35 Buffs got the ball back with 1:32 left in the game, and after Quarterback Sacks—Yards ...... 1-6 1-5 returned the Irish kickoff 28 yards to the CU Time Possession ...... 27:17 32:43 41, could not get anything going prior to time running out and Hagan was intercepted on the game’s final play. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS The win enabled Notre Dame to end the Rushing—Colorado: Hagan 19-106, Bieniemy 11-66, Flannigan year with a 12-1 record 12-45, Kissick 2-6, Campbell 2-minus 6. Notre Dame: Ismail and a No. 2 ranking, 16-108, A.Johnson 15-89, Rice 14-50, Culver 5-29, Watters 2-3. while CU ended up No. Passing—Colorado: Hagan 13-4-2, 65. 4 in the polls, as the 11- Notre Dame: Rice 9-5-0, 99. 1 Buffs were inexplica- Receiving—Colorado: Kissick 2-33, Perak 1-16, Pritchard 1-16. bly jumped by a 10-2 Notre Dame: Eilers 2-47, Smith 1-27, A.Johnson 1-13, Brown 1- Florida State that fin- 12. ished No. 3. Miami, Punting—Colorado: Rouen 3-39.3 (58 long). Fla., was selected the Notre Dame: Hentrich 5-40.1 (49 long). national champion. Punt Returns—Colorado: Campbell 3-36. Notre Dame: none. Kickoff Returns—Colorado: Pritchard 2-43, Kissick 1-0. Notre Dame: Ismail 1-17, Simien 1-7. Interceptions—Colorado: none. Notre Dame: Bolcar 1-0, Terrell 1-0. Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Jones 7,3—10; Williams 8,1—9; Walker 5,3—8; Howe 6,1—7; Young 6,1—7; James 4,3—7; Brown 6,0—6; Gibbs 5,1—6. Notre Dame: Kowalkowski 7,4—11; Terrell 7,2—9; Ridgley 4,5—9; Bolcar 6,1—7; Francisco 5,2—7.

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n an Orange Bowl where there was no shortage of heroes for Colorado, the No. 1 Buffaloes toppled No. 5 Notre Dame, Colorado...... 0370—10 10-9, enabling the school to claim its first-ever national Notre Dame...... 0630 —9 championship in football. CU overcame two key injuries in rallying in the second half for the victory. After a scoreless first quarter, the Buffaloes drew first blood on a 22-yard field goal by Jim Harper three minutes CU—Harper 22 FG 3- 0 12:04 2Q into the second quarter. Notre Dame came right back, Notre Dame—Watters 2 run (kick blocked) 3- 6 7:32 2Q marching 62 yards in nine plays, with Ricky Watters scoring Notre Dame—Hentrich 24 FG 3- 9 10:10 3Q from two yards out. The score remained at 6-3, however, as CU—Bieniemy 1 run (Harper kick) 10- 9 4:26 3Q CU’s Ronnie Bradford charged through the line and blocked Craig Hentrich’s extra point try. Just prior to halftime, CU Attendance: 77,062 lost the services of quarterback Darian Hagan (knee injury) Time: 3:26 and outside linebacker Kanavis McGhee (shoulder). Both Weather: 76 degrees, fair skies, 9 mph winds (E) missed the remainder of the game. Hentrich booted a 24-yard field goal early in the second half to extend the Irish lead to 9-3. Charles S. Johnson took TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO NOTRE DAME over at quarterback for the Buffs, with Notre Dame stopping First Downs ...... 19 18 CU cold on its first possession of the second half. On the Third Down Efficiency ...... 6-16 5-12 first play of the next Notre Dame drive, Chad Brown forced Fourth Down Efficiency...... 0-1 1-1 Watters to fumble, with Paul Rose, subbing for McGhee, making the recovery. Rushes—Net Yards ...... 54-186 35-123 Johnson, his feet now wet, coolly directed the Buffaloes Passing Yards...... 109 141 to the go-ahead touchdown. Eric Bieniemy’s one-yard touch- Passes (Att-Comp-Int)...... 19-9-0 31-13-3 down run and Jim Harper’s extra point kick late in the third Total Offense...... 295 264 quarter rallied CU into the lead. The Buffalo defense then Return Yards ...... 50 68 held Notre Dame in check, as the Irish held on to the ball for only less than four minutes the rest of the game, mustering Punts: No-Average...... 7-40.4 3-51.0 only 35 yards of total offense after CU went on top. Fumbles: No-Lost...... 2-1 2-2 Colorado’s road to the national championship wasn’t Penalties/Yards...... 6/50 3/45 without a couple of late scares. Notre Dame’s Raghib Ismail Quarterback Sacks—Yards ...... 2-13 3-27 broke loose on a punt return with less than a minute remain- Time Possession...... 35:36 24:24 ing, appearing to run 91 yards for a score, but CU’s Tim James was clipped on the play, nullifying the gain. And with 13 seconds left in the game, the Irish still had a chance, espe- INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS cially with Hentrich’s leg. On its own 38, a completion in the Rushing—Colorado: Bieniemy 26-86, Hemingway 14-76, Hagan 20-25 yard range would have set up a winning field goal 7-36, Pritchard 2-24, Rouen, 1-minus 11, C.S. Johnson 4-minus attempt, but Deon Figures intercepted the pass at 25. Notre Dame: Brooks 9-46, Watters 9-44, Bettis 3-27, Culver 5- the Buff 36 and ran out the clock with a 27-yard return. 9, Ismail 3-minus 1, Mirer 6-minus 2. Bieniemy rushed for a game-high 86 yards on 28 carries, with Johnson earning Passing—Colorado: Hagan 12-4-0, 29; C.S. Johnson 6-5-0, 80; the MVP honor, com- Bieniemy 1-0-0, 0. Notre Dame: Mirer 31-13-3, 141. pleting five of six pass- Receiving—Colorado: Pritchard 3-45, S.Brown 2-23, Hemingway es for 80 yards. 2-13, Bieniemy 1-19, Boman 1-9. Notre Dame: Ismail 6-57, Defensively, the Buffs D.Brown 4-56, Jarrell 1-11, I.Smith 1-9, Davis 1-8. limited the “Golden Punting—Colorado: Rouen 7-40.4 (59 long). Domers” to just 264 Notre Dame: Hentrich 2-60.5 (77 long), Sexson 1-32.0. yards, and Greg Thomas picked off a Punt Returns—Colorado: none. Notre Dame: Ismail 4-68. pair of Mirer passes in Kickoff Returns—Colorado: McCloughan 2-46, C.E.Johnson 1-3. Colorado territory. Notre Dame: Ismail 2-30, Culver 1-23. The win, which gave CU an 11-1-1 record Interceptions—Colorado: Thomas 2-23, Figures 1-27. for the season, also Notre Dame: none. snapped a seven-game Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Biekert 8,3—11; Brown 8,2—10; CU bowl-losing streak. Williams 4,4—8; Thomas 5,2—7; Figures 6,0—6; Howe 5,0—5. Notre Dame finished Notre Dame: Clark 8,3—11; Zorich 8,2—10; Stonebreaker the year with a 9-3 6,3—9; R.Smith 6,3—9; Dubose 4,3—7; Dahl 5,1—6. mark, and finished No. 6 in the nation.

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Jay Barker threw three touchdown passes and David Palmer scored twice to lead No. 8 and SEC runner-up Colorado...... 7576—25 Alabama to a 30-25 victory over No. 15 and co-Big Eight Alabama ...... 7 3 13 7 — 30 champion Colorado in the second annual Blockbuster Bowl. Palmer scored the game’s first points on a 52-yard punt return six minutes into the first quarter. The Buffaloes tied Alabama—Palmer 52 punt return (Wethington kick) 0- 7 8:49 1Q the score at 7-7 late in the quarter on a one-yard run by CU—Phillips 1 run (Harper kick) 7- 7 1:34 1Q CU—Safety, T.Johnson tackled Houston Scott Phillips, which was set up a Ron Woolfork blocked in end zone 9- 7 13:15 2Q punt. Ted Johnson tackled Martin Houston in the endzone Alamaba—Wethington 25 FG 9-10 2:00 2Q for a safety early in the second quarter, and then the teams CU—Harper 33 FG 12-10 0:00 2Q traded field goals to enable CU to take a 12-10 lead at half- Alabama—Stacy 13 pass from Barker (pass failed) 12-16 10:54 3Q time. CU—Westbrook 62 pass from Hagan (Harper kick) 19-16 10:36 3Q Barker hooked up with Siran Stacy for a 13-yard touch- Alabama—Lee 12 pass from Barker down play in the third quarter, only to see the Buffs come (Wethington kick) 19-23 6:55 3Q back 18 seconds later on a 62-yard scoring strike from Alabama—Palmer 5 pass from Barker Darian Hagan to Michael Westbrook. Barker added a 12-yard (Wethington kick) 19-30 8:10 4Q touchdown pass to Kevin Lee later in the quarter to give the CU—C.Johnson 13 pass from Hagan (pass failed) 25-30 3:30 4Q Crimson Tide a 23-19 lead after three quarters. Barker and Attendance: 52,644 Palmer connected on a five-yard TD pass with 8:10 left in the Time: 3:45 game to put Alabama ahead 30-19, but the Buffs cut the lead Weather: 66 degrees, cloudy skies, light rainfall at times, to five on a 13-yard pass from Hagan to Charles Johnson 5 mph winds (W) with 3:30 left. Colorado got the ball back with 1:49 left and drove to the TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO ALABAMA ’Bama 33-yard line before being stopped on a fourth-and- First Downs...... 8 19 one play with 40 seconds left. Alabama outgained CU, 307- Third Down Efficiency...... 1-16 5-15 199, running more plays (81-60) and holding on to the ball Fourth Down Efficiency...... 0-1 1-1 for 38:10. The game marked the debut of CU’s new one-back, Rushes—Net Yards ...... 30-(-11) 64-153 pass-oriented offense, which had some success. The change Passing Yards ...... 210 154 took place in CU’s bowl practices and was surprise for the Passes (Att-Comp-Int) ...... 30-11-1 17-12-1 game, but at times it appeared that Alabama had found out Total Offense ...... 199 307 somehow in advance because of the Crimson Tide’s uncan- Return Yards...... 50 68 ny success on defense. Punts: No-Average...... 12-41.0 7-39.8 Alabama finished Fumbles: No-Lost ...... 2-0 4-1 Penalties/Yards...... 6/60 6/33 the season with an 11-1 Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... 6-49 7-33 mark, along with a final Time Possession ...... 21:50 38:10 No. 5 ranking, while Colorado followed its INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS first national champi- Rushing—Colorado: Hagan 14-12, Warren 6-7, Phillips 3-5, Hill onship season in 1990 4-4, Brooks 2-minus 6, R.Smith 1-minus 33. Alabama: Stacy with an 8-3-1 record 26-111, Turner 9-43, Lassic 9-31, Palmer 6-21, Lynch 1-2, Houston and a No. 20 final rank- 2-1, Anderson 1-minus 6, Lee 1-minus 13, Barker 9-minus 37. ing. Passing—Colorado: Hagan 30-11-1, 210. Alabama: Barker 16-12-1, 154; Stacy 1-0-0, 0. Receiving—Colorado: Westbrook 3-87, C.Johnson 2-38, Henry 2-22, S.Brown 2-19, Hill 1-29, R.Smith 1-15. Alabama: Stacy 4-59, Lee 2-39, Palmer 2-14, Bussey 1-23, C.Brown 1-8, Houston 1-7, Harris 1-4. Punting—Colorado: Berger 12-41.0 (59 long). Alabama: Williamson 7-39.8 (51 long), Team 1-0.0. Punt Returns—Colorado: Woolfork 1-17, R.Smith 2-13, Hagan 1-0. Alabama: Palmer 6-74. Kickoff Returns—Colorado: C.Johnson 3-71, Westbrook 1-22, Hudson 1-17, Embree 1-3. Alabama: Palmer 2-37, Lassic 1-20. Interceptions—Colorado: Bradford 1-17. Alabama: McMillian 1-49. Tackle Leaders—Colorado: C.Brown 14,3—17; Thomas 8,2— 10; Renfro 6,4—10; Biekert 7,2—9; T.Johnson 7,2—9; Woolfork 6,2—8. Alabama: Hall 5,0—5; London 4,1—5; Sullins 4,0—4; Teague 3,1—4. 104 11999933 FFIIEESSTTAA BBOOWWLL SSyyrraaccuussee 2266 Jan.. 1,, 1993 at Tempe,, Ariz. CCoolloorraaddoo 2222

Kirby Dar Dar’s 100-yard kickoff return at the end of the third quarter proved to be the winning points as the No. 6 Colorado...... 0796—22 Syracuse Orangemen defeated the No. 10 Colorado Syracuse ...... 3 3 20 0 — 26 Buffaloes, 26-22, in the 22nd annual Fiesta Bowl. A defensive battle in the first half saw Colorado go into intermission with a 7-6 lead, as the teams combined for just Syracuse—Biskup 46 FG 0- 3 6:12 1Q 226 total yards. A pair of John Biskup field goals saw the Syracuse—Biskup 34 FG 0- 6 5:56 2Q Orangemen take a 6-0 lead, but with 10 seconds left in the CU—Embree 7 pass from Stewart (Berger kick) 7- 6 0:10 2Q half, Kordell Stewart threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Sean Syracuse—Walker 13 run (pass failed) 7-12 6:22 3Q Embree on fourth down, with Mitch Berger’s PAT kick giving CU—Berger 38 FG 10-12 3:10 3Q CU the slim one-point lead at the half. Syracuse—Graves 28 run (Biskup kick) 10-19 1:33 3Q The third quarter proved to be both pivotal and wild, CU—C.Johnson 16 pass from Stewart (kick failed) 16-19 0:14 3Q with 29 points scored in just over a six-minute span. David Syracuse—Dar Dar 100 kickoff return (Biskup kick) 16-26 0:00 3Q Walker’s13-yard run with 6:22 left in the quarter put CU—Warren 6 run (kick failed) 22-26 4:28 4Q Syracuse back on top, 12-7, with a two-point conversion pass falling incomplete. Attendance: 70,224 Berger nailed a 38-yard field goal on CU’s next possession Time: 3:32 to cut the lead to 12-10, but the `Cuse went back up 19-10 on Weather: 70 degrees, clear skies, 6 mph winds (E) a spectacular 28-yard run by quarterback Marvin Graves. Stewart led the Buffs on an 82-yard drive in just over a TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO SYRACUSE minute, completing the march with a 16-yard TD pass to First Downs...... 19 15 Charles Johnson, but Berger missed the point after on the Third Down Efficiency...... 10-20 4-12 slick Arizona State Stadium surface and the score stood at Fourth Down Efficiency...... 2-3 1-1 19-16. The stadium floor had problems due to too many Rushes—Net Yards ...... 31-153 44-201 games being played on it, between the home school, ASU, Passing Yards ...... 217 64 the NFL Phoenix Cardinals and high school playoffs. Passes (Att-Comp-Int) ...... 43-17-3 12-5-1 Dar Dar performed his heroics on the next kickoff, ram- Total Offense ...... 370 265 bling 100 yards as time expired in the quarter. Lamont Return Yards...... 79 21 Warren scored the day’s final points on a six-yard run late in Punts: No-Average...... 3-48.3 5-45.0 the game, with Berger Fumbles: No-Lost ...... 0-0 0-0 again missing the PAT Penalties/Yards...... 8/37 5/30 try. The Buffs got the Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... 4-39 3-21 ball back in the final Time Possession ...... 29:23 30:37 minute, but could not muster a scoring drive. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS The Buffaloes out- Rushing—Colorado: Hill 11-109, Stewart 8-29, Warren 11-25, gained the Orangemen, C.Johnson 1-minus 10. Syracuse: Walker 16-80, Richardson 7-63, 370-265, including a Graves 13-26, Hill 1-13, Wooten 4-9, Robinson 1-8, Lee 1-1, Picucci 1-1. 217-64 edge in the passing game. Syracuse Passing—Colorado: Stewart 41-17-3, 217; Hill 1-0-0, 0; Warren 1-0-0, 0. Syracuse: Graves 12-5-1, 64. neutralized the CU offensive attack by net- Receiving—Colorado: Westbrook 6-83, C.Johnson 3-46, ting 178 yards on kick- Fauria 3-29, Embree 2-17, Warren 1-24, Carruth 1-14, Hill 1-4. off returns. Syracuse: Lee 1-38, Ferrell 1-12, Ismail 1-6, Gedney 1-4, Johnson 1-4. Punting—Colorado: Berger 3-48.3 (62 long). Syracuse: O’Neill 5-45.0 (55 long). Punt Returns—Colorado: Figures 4-38. Syracuse: Hill 3-13. Kickoff Returns—Colorado: Cunningham 1-18. Syracuse: Dar Dar 1-100, Ismail 2-69, Picucci 1-9. Interceptions—Colorado: Davis 1-41. Syracuse: Grosvenor 1-8, Jones 1-0, Joseph 1-0. Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Biekert 8,7—15; C.Brown 6,6—12; Dyet 2,4—6; Davis 3,2—5; Hicks 2,3—5; Figures 3,1—4. Syracuse: Young 5,7—12; Conley 2,6—8; Mitchell 3,5—8; Joseph 3,3—6; Bevill 3,1—4.

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Rashaan Salaam rushed for 135 yards and three touch- downs to lead the No. 17 Colorado Buffaloes to a convincing Colorado...... 10 10 14 7 — 41 41-30 victory over the No. 24 in the Fresno State ...... 0 10 14 6 — 30 12th annual Aloha Bowl. The Buffs zoomed to a 17-0 lead, scoring on their first three possessions of the game. Salaam and James Hill CU—Salaam 2 run (Berger kick) 7- 0 9:04 1Q scored on short touchdown runs, sandwiched around a CU—Berger 44 FG 10- 0 1:48 1Q Mitch Berger field goal, as CU went up 17-0 with 9:18 left in CU—Hill 7 run (Berger kick) 17- 0 9:18 2Q the half. After trading field goals, Fresno State pulled as Fresno State—Mahoney 27 FG 17- 3 3:44 2Q close as it would get at intermission on a fluke play. Berger’s CU—Berger 49 FG 20- 3 0:01 2Q squib kickoff was first fumbled by the Bulldogs’ Jamie Fresno State—Seabron 68 fumble return Christian, then recovered by Malcolm Seabron and returned (Mahoney kick) 20-10 0:00 2Q 68 yards for a touchdown. The play pulled FSU to within 20- CU—Salaam 40 run (Berger kick) 27-10 11:20 3Q 10 at halftime. Fresno State—Daigle 1 run (kick blocked) 27-16 8:03 3Q Salaam sprinted into the endzone from 40 yards out early CU—Leomiti 28 fumble return (Berger kick) 34-16 4:16 3Q Fresno State—Winans 8 pass from Dilfer in the second half, putting the daylight back into the CU lead (Daigle pass from Dilfer) 34-24 0:22 3Q (27-10). Fresno never got closer than 10 the remainder of the CU—Salaam 4 run (Berger kick) 41-24 13:33 4Q game, as Colorado was seemingly always in control, but Fresno State—Winans 11 pass from Dilfer could never put the game fully out of reach, either. CU ran (pass failed) 41-30 1:22 4Q the ball at will, averaging 6.4 yards per rushing attempt, minus two quarterback sacks. Lamont Warren had 68 yards Attendance: 44,009 Time: 3:43 on just 10 carries, and quarterback Kordell Stewart 50 on Weather: 76 degrees, mostly sunny, 6 mph winds (SE) only eight tries. The Buffs held Fresno State to just three rushing yards on TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO FRESNO ST. the day, but the Bulldogs did put an all-time best of 523 First Downs...... 19 34 passing yards on the board against CU (though 333 came Third Down Efficiency...... 6-14 7-14 after CU took the 27-10 lead). Salaam was named Colorado’s Fourth Down Efficiency...... 0-1 1-1 Most Valuable Player Rushes—Net Yards ...... 46-271 25-3 for the game, while Passing Yards ...... 124 523 Chris Hudson was the Passes (Att-Comp-Int) ...... 15-8-0 63-37-1 game’s MVP on Total Offense ...... 395 526 defense. Hudson had Return Yards...... 28 3 seven tackles, two Punts: No-Average...... 4-43.3 3-31.3 Fumbles: No-Lost ...... 1-1 5-4 forced fumbles, two Penalties/Yards...... 7/84 9/88 recoveries, a quarter- Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... 3-25 2-14 back sack and a pass Time Possession ...... 28:51 31:09 deflection. CU, the Big Eight INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS runner-up, climbed to Rushing—Colorado: Salaam 23-135, Warren 10-68, Stewart 8-50, 8-3-1 with the win, Hill 4-13, Joseph 1-5. Fresno State: Rivers 14-37, Daigle 5-14, while Fresno State, Christian 1-6, Dunn 1-minus 5, Dilfer 4-minus 49. co-champions on the Passing—Colorado: Stewart 15-8-0, 124. Western Athletic Con- Fresno State: Dilfer 63-37-1, 523. ference, finished 8-4. Receiving—Colorado: Fauria 3-27, C.Johnson 3-27, Westbrook 1-43, Cunningham 1-27. Fresno State: Dunn 9-149, C.Jones 6-84, Harris 5-87, Daigle 5-69, Rivers 5-58, Winans 3-33, Seabron 2-29, Christian 2-14. Punting—Colorado: Berger 4-43.3 (49 long). Fresno State: Mahoney 3-31.3 (39 long). Punt Returns—Colorado: C.Johnson 1-0. Fresno State: C.Jones 1-3. Kickoff Returns—Colorado: Kidd 2-51, Team 1-minus 2. Fresno State: Christian 2-29, Dunn 1-18, Seabron 0-68 (fumble advance). Interceptions—Colorado: Murphy 1-28. Fresno State: Kingrea 1-44. Tackle Leaders—Colorado: T.Johnson 10,1—11; Hudson 7,0— 7; Henriques 4,1—5; Russell 4,0—4; Leomiti 3,0—3; Simmons 3,0—3; Wilkins 3,0—3; Rogers 3,0—3. Fresno State: Smith 9,1— 10; Thomas 4,5—9; Papazian 7,2—9; Bell 5,2—7. 106 11999955 FFIIEESSTTAA BBOOWWLL CCoolloorraaddoo 4411 Jan.. 2,, 1995 at Tempe,, Ariz. NNoottrree DDaammee 2244

Kordell Stewart amassed 348 yards of total offense and he received plenty of help on both offense and defense as the Colorado...... 10 21 3 7 — 41 Colorado Buffaloes easily defeated Notre Dame, 41-24, in the Notre Dame...... 3777 —24 24th annual Fiesta Bowl. The game was Bill McCartney’s “swan song” as CU head coach, with the win giving him a final record over 13 seasons CU—Voskeritchian 33 FG 3- 0 11:38 1Q of 93-55-5, the winningest in Colorado history. CU—Fauria 1 pass from Stewart (Voskeritchian kick) 10- 0 5:55 1Q Stewart, named the game’s most valuable player, had 268 Notre Dame—Cengia 29 FG 10- 3 2:01 1Q total yards in the first half alone, when the Buffs built a com- CU—Stewart 9 run (Voskeritchian kick) 17- 3 9:21 2Q manding 31-3 lead with 1:05 remaining. For the game, he CU—Salaam 1 run (Voskeritchian kick) 24- 3 4:07 2Q rushed seven times for 143 yards and a touchdown and com- CU—Salaam 1 run (Voskeritchian kick) 31- 3 1:35 2Q pleted 11 of 20 passes for 205 yards and another score. Notre Dame—Mayes 7 pass from Powlus Heisman Trophy winner Rashaan Salaam rushed for 83 (Cengia kick) 31-10 0:05 2Q yards and three touchdowns, including back-to-back scores Notre Dame—Mayes 40 pass from Powlus in the final five minutes of the first half that helped break the (Cengia kick) 31-17 5:47 3Q game open. CU—Voskeritchian 48 FG 34-17 1:55 3Q On defense, the Buffs switched from the 3-4 to the 4-3 for CU—Salaam 5 run (Voskeritchian kick) 41-17 9:29 4Q the game, and the result yielded relentless pressure on Irish Notre Dame—Wallace 7 pass from Powlus freshman quarterback Ron Powlus. CU had seven sacks, (Schroffner kick) 41-24 2:07 4Q including three by the defensive MVP in the game, Shannon Clavelle, along with 12 pressures. Butkus Award runner-up Attendance: 73,968 Ted Johnson led all players with 20 tackles, with two for loss- Time: 3:22 es and an interception. Weather: 60 degrees, clear skies, 3 mph winds (SW) The Buffs scored on five of their first six possessions, with TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO NOTRE DAME Stewart the key fixture on each. He had a 29-yard run on CU’s first touchdown drive, a 35-yard dash on the second, a 16- First Downs...... 18 22 yard run and 46-yard pass to James Kidd on the third, and a Third Down Efficiency...... 5-11 10-19 12-yard run to the 1-yard line on the fourth. And after Notre Fourth Down Efficiency...... 0-0 1-3 Dame had closed to within 31-17 late in the third quarter, Rushes—Net Yards ...... 39-246 45-149 Stewart sprinted 41 yards to set up a field goal, and threw a Passing Yards ...... 226 259 37-yard pass to Kidd en route to CU’s final score. Passes (Att-Comp-Int) ...... 21-12-0 35-18-1 The Buffs amassed 472 yards on offense in just 23:43 of Total Offense ...... 472 408 possession time, playing nearly Return Yards...... 19 0 the perfect game. CU did not Punts: No-Average...... 4-36.0 5-33.0 commit a turnover and aver- Fumbles: No-Lost ...... 0-0 2-0 aged just under eight yards per Penalties/Yards...... 4/35 3/25 play in finishing the season Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... 7-27 0-0 with an 11-1 record and No. 3 Time Possession ...... 23:43 36:17 national ranking. Notre Dame, unranked coming into the INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS game, ended the year at 6-6. Rushing—Colorado: Stewart 7-143, Salaam 27-83, Troutman 2- Following the game, Salaam 20, Detmer 2-2, Henry 1-minus 2. Notre Dame: Becton 17-81, announced that he would Mosley 3-21, Zellars 5-21, Powlus 15-12, Sollmann 1-9, Edwards forego his senior year and 2-4, Farmer 2-1. declared himself eligible for the NFL draft. McCartney hand- Passing—Colorado: Stewart 20-11-0, 205; Detmer 1-1-0, 21. ed the reins of the program Notre Dame: Powlus 34-18-1, 259; Stafford 1-0-0, 0. over to new head coach Rick Receiving—Colorado: Westbrook 4-70, Kidd 2-83, Savoy 2-58, Neuheisel the following morn- Fauria 2-3, Carruth 1-6, Salaam 1-6. Notre ing. Dame: Mayes 4-93, Becton 3-60, Mosley 3-34, Zellars 2-25, Stafford 2-22, McBride 2-21, Wallace 1-7, Farmer 1-minus 3.

Bill McCartney is Punting—Colorado: Mitchell 4-36.0 (44 long). Notre Dame: Wachtel 4-33.0 (44 long), Powlus 1-33.0.. carried off the field by his players Punt Returns—Colorado: Hudson 2-12. Notre Dame: none. following his last Kickoff Returns—Colorado: Troutman 2-34, Henry 1-13, Olson game, CU’s 41-24 1-0. Notre Dame: Sollmann 5-103, Stafford 1-29, Zellars 1-17. Fiesta Bowl win Interceptions—Colorado: Johnson 1-7. Notre Dame: none. over Notre Dame. Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Johnson 10,8—18; Russell 7,5—12; Phillips 3,6—9; Clavelle 4,4—8; Hicks 3,4—7; Leomiti 3,3—6; Jones 4,1—5; Rosga 3,2—5. Notre Dame: Gibson 1,6—7; Nau 3,4—7; Grasmanis 2,4—6; Davis 4,1—5; Wooden 4,1—5.

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John Hessler threw for two touchdowns and ran for another and Herchell Troutman rushed for 100 yards and a Colorado……….………… 0 13 19 6 — 38 score as the No. 7 Colorado Buffaloes rallied from a sluggish Oregon……..…....……… 6000 —6 start in easily defeating the No. 12 Oregon Ducks, 38-6, in the 60th annual Cotton Bowl. The Buffs overcame two early turnovers and a long kick- Oregon—Smith 25 FG 0- 3 12:53 1Q off return, holding the Ducks to just two field goals. The Oregon—Smith 33 FG 0- 6 8:33 1Q defense clamped down all afternoon on the potent Oregon CU—Hessler 1 run (Voskeritchian kick) 7- 6 14:56 2Q attack, especially when the Ducks worked into CU territory; CU—Washington 95 interception return (kick failed) 13- 6 6:31 2Q Oregon had just the six points in nine penetrations across CU—Lepsis 2 pass from Hessler (Voskeritchian kick) 20- 6 13:37 3Q midfield. CU—Troutman 6 run (kick failed) 26- 6 8:40 3Q Trailing 6-0, Hessler directed CU on a six-play, 80-yard CU—Savoy 12 pass from Hessler (kick blocked) 32- 6 5:42 3Q drive in just 97 seconds, with Hessler running the ball in CU—Abdul-Rahmaan 5 run (kick blocked) 38- 6 1:11 4Q himself from a yard out on the first play of the second quar- Attendance: 58,214 ter. After the teams exchanged possessions, the Ducks Time: 3:50 drove to the CU 9, where a pass was inter- Weather: 45 degrees, cloudy skies, light-to-heavy rain, cepted by freshman Marcus Washington, who then returned 18 mph winds (N) the ball 95 yards for the longest interception return for a touchdown in CU bowl history. TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO OREGON Washington’s heroics enabled the Buffs to take a 13-6 First Downs...... 16 16 lead into the lockerroom, as the weather continued to get Third Down Efficiency...... 4-15 2-15 worse. A light rainfall increased as the game went on, with Fourth Down Efficiency...... 1-3 2-4 winds gusting to 20 miles per hour, making the field Rushes—Net Yards ...... 41-170 29-96 conditions worsen. Passing Yards ...... 143 162 Though the weather was more Oregon-like, it didn’t Passes (Att-Comp-Int) ...... 27-12-2 44-21-2 appear to bother Colorado. The Buffaloes broke open the Total Offense ...... 313 258 close game in the third quarter with three touchdowns, with Return Yards...... 138 30 a six-yard run by Troutman sandwiched in the middle of two Punts: No-Average...... 4-28.5 5-38.4 Hessler touchdown passes to Matt Lepsis and Phil Savoy. Fumbles: No-Lost ...... 2-1 4-3 Troutman ran over right tackle for a 55-yard gain, the Penalties/Yards...... 6/41 8/67 longest run ever by a Buff in the postseason, to set up CU’s Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... 3-33 5-29 first second-half score. Time Possession ...... 29:59 30:01 Troutman was named the game’s most valuable player on offense, with Washington garnering the same honor on INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS defense, making six Rushing—Colorado: Troutman 13-100, Henry 7-38, M.Barnes 5- tackles in addition to 25, Savoy 1-13, Abdul-Rahmaan 4-3, Hessler 11-minus 9. Oregon: his interception return. Whittle 12-50, Parker 3-43, Jelks 3-14, Graziani 11-minus 11. Colorado owned a 313-258 edge in total Passing—Colorado: Hessler 26-11-2, 115; Mitchell 1-1-0, 28. Oregon: Graziani 37-19-2, 113; Smith 6-2-0, 49; Parker 1-0-0, 0. offense, but the day belonged to the defense, Receiving—Colorado: Savoy 3-29, Kidd 2-73, Henry 2-minus 6, and Oregon averaged Black 1-28, Carruth 1-11, Troutman 1-4, Anderson 1-2, Lepsis 1-2. just 3.5 yards per play Oregon: Whittle 4-18, McLemore 3-26, Hodge 2-33, Jelks 2-21, Griffin 2-17, Wilcox 2-17, Spence 2-9, Parker 2-8, Anderson 1-16, and was forced into Ricketts 1-minus 3. five turnovers. The win enabled ’s Punting—Colorado: Mitchell 4-28.5 (38 long). Oregon: Bidwell Buffs to finish 10-2 on 5-38.4 (48 long). the season and No. 4 in Punt Returns—Colorado: Davis 1-2. Oregon: Johnson 1-2. the nation (USA Today/ Kickoff Returns—Colorado: Troutman 2-15, Henry 1-10. CNN poll; No. 5 in the Oregon: Whittle 1-63, Johnson 1-18, Spence 1-8, Parker 1-0. Associated Press). Interceptions—Colorado: Washington 1-95, Rosga 1-26. Oregon: Wheaton 1-21, Ruhl 1-7. Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Russell 6,4—10; Cunningham 6,1—7; Washington 5,1—6; Hicks 4,2—6; Leomiti 4,0—4; Wilkins 3,1—4; Jones 1,3—4. Oregon: Bailey 5,2—7; Collins 5,2—7; Barnes 4,1—5; Asher 2,2—4; Wheaton 2,2—4.

108 11999966 HHOOLLIIDDAAYY BBOOWWLL CCoolloorraaddoo 3333 Dec.. 30,, 1996 at San Diiego, Calif. WWaasshhiinnggttoonn 2211

Koy Detmer and Rae Carruth completed their careers in style, rallying No. 8 Colorado from an early two touchdown Colorado...... 7 17 3 6 — 33 deficit to defeat No. 13 Washington, 33-21, in the 19th annu- Washington ...... 14 7 0 0 — 21 al Holiday Bowl. Detmer, who was named the game’s offensive most valu- able player, hooked up with Carruth on a 76-yard touch- Washington—Dillon 2 run (Jones kick) 0- 7 12:04 1Q down pass with 2:25 left in the first quarter to get the Washington—Dillon 12 run (Jones kick) 0-14 3:10 1Q Buffaloes on the scoreboard. Until that play, the Huskies CU—Carruth 76 pass from Detmer (Aldrich kick) 7-14 2:25 1Q used a pair of touchdown runs to build a 14-0 CU—Ziegler 31 interception return (Aldrich kick) 14-14 11:00 2Q lead, threatening CU’s three-game bowl winning streak and Washington—Pathon 86 kickoff return (Jones kick) 14-21 10:49 2Q a chance at a third straight 10-win season. CU—Chiaverini 7 pass from Detmer (Aldrich kick) 21-21 8:26 2Q Colorado pulled even four minutes into the second quar- CU—Aldrich 42 FG 24-21 1:50 2Q ter, when defensive MVP Nick Ziegler intercepted a Brock CU—Aldrich 36 FG 27-21 8:08 3Q Huard pass and returned it 31 yards for the first touchdown Washington—Carruth 4 pass from Detmer of his collegiate career. Washington answered with a Jerome (pass failed) 33-21 8:34 4Q Pathon 86-yard kickoff return for a 21-14 lead, but those Attendance: 54,749 would be the last points CU would allow on the night. Darrin Time: 3:45 Chiaverini tied the score at 21 with a seven-yard TD pass Weather: 61 degrees, cloudy skies, 8 mph winds (SW) from Detmer, and Jeremy Aldrich’s 42-yard field goal gave CU its first lead at 24-21 with 1:50 left in the first half. TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO WASHINGTON CU added nine second half points on a 36-yard Aldrich First Downs ...... 24 18 field goal and a four-yard touchdown pass from Detmer to Third Down Efficiency ...... 5-14 6-16 Carruth. The Buff defense held the Huskies to just 129 yards Fourth Down Efficiency ...... 1-1 1-2 and seven first downs in the second half, and Washington’s Rushes—Net Yards...... 30-43 37-138 only scoring chance resulted in a blocked field goal attempt Passing Yards ...... 371 203 by Mike Phillips. Passes (Att-Comp-Int)...... 45-25-0 37-21-1 Detmer and Carruth respectively set CU bowl records for Total Offense ...... 414 341 passing yards (371) and receiving yards (162). The Buffs had Return Yards ...... 63 11 a 414-341 edge in total Punts: No-Average ...... 5-34.6 7-37.1 offense in the game, Fumbles: No-Lost...... 3-1 1-0 but a 373-204 edge Penalties/Yards ...... 5/39 7/75 after UW took its 14-0 Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... 5-29 1-6 lead. It was the largest Time Possession...... 29:36 30:24 deficit in CU bowl game history in which INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS the Buffs rallied to win, Rushing—Colorado: Troutman 9-22, Fisk 5-14, Henry 11-14, and the fifth largest Abdul-Rahmaan 1-minus 1, Detmer 4-minus 6. comeback in NCAA Washington: Dillon 30-140, Huard 7-minus 2. bowl annals. Passing—Colorado: Detmer 45-25-0, 371. CU finished 10-2 for Washington: Huard 37-21-1, 203. second straight sea- son, and earned a final Receiving—Colorado: Carruth 7-162, Chiaverini 7-94, Henry 3-37, ranking of No. 8 in the Troutman 3-10, Lepsis 2-17, Anderson 1-17, Kidd 1-17, Savoy 1-17. Washington: Pathon 5-96, Coleman 5-38, Dillon 3-31, nation. Janoski 3-20, Cleeland 2-2, Kissel 1-6, Reed 1-6, Harris 1-4. Punting—Colorado: Pietsch 5-34.6 (42 long). Washington: Prince 4-42.3 (49 long), Sarshar 3-30.3 (38 long). Punt Returns—Colorado: Rosga 4-32. Washington: Jarzynka 3-11. Kickoff Returns—Colorado: Nabholz 1-14, Johanningmeier 1-5, Dickey 1-0, Henry 1-0. Washington: Pathon 2-120, Jarzynka 2-46, Coleman 1-12. Interceptions—Colorado: Ziegler 1-31. Washington: none. Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Black 9,3—12; Russell 7,3—10; Rosga 7,2—9; Jones 3,2—5; Merkerson 4,0—4; Phillips 4,0—4. Washington: Fiala 9,0—9; Burton 6,0—6; Parrish 5,1—6; Aleaga 4,2—6; Campbell 4,1—5.

109 11999988 AALLOOHHAA BBOOWWLL CCoolloorraaddoo 5511 Dec.. 25,, 1998 at Honollulu, Hawai’i OOrreeggoonn 4433

Ben Kelly set the tone for the day by returning the open- ing kickoff for a touchdown, as the Colorado Buffaloes built Colorado...... 17 20 7 7 — 51 a 30-point third quarter lead and then held off the No. 21 Oregon ...... 0 14 7 22 — 43 Oregon Ducks, 51-43, in the 17th annual Aloha Bowl. Kelly raced 93 yards for a score to start a busy day at CU—Kelly 93 kickoff return (Aldrich kick) 7- 0 14:43 1Q Aloha Stadium, as 164 points would be tallied in college CU—Aldrich 48 FG 10- 0 6:36 1Q football’s first-ever bowl doubleheader (Air Force beat CU—Green 5 pass from Moschetti (Aldrich kick) 17- 0 2:10 1Q Washington, 45-25, in the Oahu Bowl later that afternoon). Oregon—Latimer 11 run (Villegas kick) 17- 7 13:23 2Q Mike Moschetti set a CU bowl record by throwing four CU—Stiggers 58 pass from Moschetti (Aldrich kick) 24- 7 12:19 2Q CU—Aldrich 41 FG 27- 7 10:00 2Q touchdown passes in the game, the first coming late in the Oregon—Latimer 4 run (Villegas kick) 27-14 7:11 2Q first quarter after Jeremy Aldrich’s 48-yard field goal had CU—Chiaverini 72 pass from Moschetti (Aldrich kick) 34-14 6:53 2Q given CU a 10-0 lead. Javon Green caught the five-yard toss CU—Aldrich 23 FG 37-14 0:02 2Q and the Buffs were up 17-0. CU—Wheeler 52 intercepted pitch return (Aldrich kick) 44-14 10:39 3Q Moschetti, CU’s most valuable player in the game, threw Oregon—Weaver 9 pass from Smith (Villegas kick) 44-21 7:31 3Q scoring passes of 58 yards to Marcus Stiggers and 72 yards Oregon—Latimer 1 run (Villegas kick) 44-28 13:34 4Q to Darrin Chiaverini in the second quarter, as the Buffaloes CU—Graham 20 pass from Moschetti (Aldrich kick) 51-28 10:45 4Q Oregon—Smith 1 run (Villegas kick) 51-35 7:13 4Q built a 37-14 halftime edge. Aldrich added a pair of field Oregon—Haynes 42 pass from Smith goals in the quarter, and his three in the game also estab- (Nero pass from Smith) 51-43 5:55 4Q lished a new CU postseason best. Attendance: 34,803 Damen Wheeler gave CU its biggest lead of the day at 44- Time: 3:48 14 after he raced into the backfield and plucked off an Akili Weather: 77 degrees, fair skies, misty early, 14 mph winds (NE) Smith pass and ran 52 yards for a touchdown; he actually swiped the ball while it was traveling backwards, so the play TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO OREGON was classified an intercepted pitch. Oregon chipped away at First Downs...... 13 27 the CU advantage and had cut it to 44-28 early in the fourth Third Down Efficiency...... 3-14 7-13 Fourth Down Efficiency...... 0-1 0-2 quarter, but a 57-yard drive ended by a 20-yard TD pass Rushes—Net Yards ...... 35-176 36-71 from Moschetti to Daniel Graham worked the lead back up Passing Yards ...... 221 456 to 51-28. The Ducks wouldn’t give up, adding two more Passes (Att-Comp-Int) ...... 24-12-0 45-24-1 scores to pull to within the final score of 51-43, as the CU Total Offense ...... 397 527 defense rose to the occasion the one time Oregon had the Return Yards...... 76 56 ball with a chance to tie the game. The Buff defense forced Punts: No-Average...... 6-51.5 4-48.3 three incompletions and Hannibal Navies added a 13-yard Fumbles: No-Lost ...... 3-1 5-5 sack to keep the Ducks at bay. Penalties/Yards...... 8/75 4/30 Oregon outgained Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... 4-27 2-13 CU, 535-397, but the Time Possession ...... 26:42 33:18 Buffs averaged more INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS yards per play (6.7- Rushing—Colorado: Cherrington 10-92, Stiggers 1-28, D.Barton 6.6), basically scoring 4-24, M.Barnes 8-24, Johnson 3-5, Moschetti 9-3. Oregon: Latimer at will, and forced 19-74, Chance 1-4, Cooper 1-0, Ho-Ching 6-0, A.Smith 9-minus 7. the Ducks into six Passing—Colorado: Moschetti 23-11-0, 213; Johnson 1-1-0, 8. turnovers that led to Oregon: A.Smith 45-24-1, 456. 23 Colorado points. Receiving—Colorado: Chiaverini 3-96, Stiggers 3-81, The win was Colorado’s Cherrington 2-12, Green 2-4, Graham 1-20, Washington 1-8. fifth straight in the Oregon: Griffin 8-146, Haynes 7-148, Nero 3-63, Weaver 3-45, bowls, giving the Buffs Latimer 1-33, Collins 1-15, Young 1-6. the nation’s longest Punting—Colorado: Pietsch 6-51.5 (62 long). active streak. It would Oregon: M.Smith 4-48.3 (52 long). also be the final game Punt Returns—Colorado: Kelly 3-1. Oregon: Fletcher 3-56. for CU head coach Rick Kickoff Returns—Colorado: Kelly 3-121, Chiaverini 1-minus 7. Neuheisel, who resigned Oregon: Fletcher 4-81, Cooper 3-57. two weeks later to take Interceptions—Colorado: Sanders 1-0. Oregon: none. over as head coach at Fumble Returns—Colorado: Wheeler 1-52, Sanders 1-23. Washington. Oregon: none. Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Navies 5,3—8; Wright 5,3—8; Sanders 4,4—8; Wheeler 3,3—6; Ziegler 3,2—5; Washington 2,3—5; Sykes 2,3—5. Oregon: Vandiver 5,10—15; McLemore 4,3—7; Wilcox 3,3—6; Fletcher 2,3—5; Cheuvront 1,4—5. 110 11999999 IINNSSIIGGHHTT..CCOOMM BBOOWWLL CCoolloorraaddoo 6622 Dec.. 31,, 1999 at Tucson, Ariz. BBoossttoonn CCoolllleeggee 2288

Colorado scored six first half touchdowns from its offense, defense as well as special teams in building an Colorado...... 21 24 10 7 — 62 insurmountable 45-7 lead en route to a 62-28 thrashing of Boston College...... 0 7 7 14 — 28 Boston College in the 11th annual Insight.com Bowl, CU’s nation-best sixth bowl win in a row. CU—C.Johnson 10 run (Aldrich kick) 7- 0 11:05 1Q The Buffaloes took the opening kickoff and marched 65 CU—Moschetti 2 run (Aldrich kick) 14- 0 1:47 1Q yards in 13 plays, with Cortlen Johnson’s 10-yard run cap- CU—Sykes 29 interception return (Aldrich kick) 21- 0 1:17 1Q ping the drive to give CU a 7-0 lead. Boston College drove to CU—Barnes 21 interception return (Aldrich kick) 28- 0 10:47 2Q the CU 26 on its first possession, but a 43-yard field goal CU—Kelly 88 punt return (Aldrich kick) 35- 0 8:50 2Q sailed wide to take some steam out of the Eagles. BC—White 78 interception return (Matich kick) 35- 7 7:22 2Q Quarterback Mike Moschetti then engineered a 12-play, 74- CU—C.Johnson 2 run (Aldrich kick) 42- 7 5:53 2Q yard drive, and called his own number to score on a 2-yard CU—Aldrich 26 FG 45- 7 0:29 2Q run and CU led, 14-0, with just 1:47 left in the period. CU—Aldrich 21 FG 48- 7 6:40 3Q Then a barrage of returns for touchdowns sealed BC’s BC—Arndt recovered fumble in end zone (Matich kick) 48-14 3:36 3Q fate. Thirty seconds and three plays after the Moschetti CU—Hollowell 18 pass from Moschetti (Mariscal kick) 55-14 2:53 3Q score, Jashon Sykes intercepted a pass and CU—Colvin 4 run (Mariscal kick) 62-14 14:53 4Q returned it 29 yards for a 21-0 lead. A little over four minutes BC—Burke 2 pass from Hasselbeck (Matich kick) 62-21 7:37 4Q into the second quarter, Rashidi Barnes did the same, steal- BC—Bessette 9 blocked punt return (Matich kick) 62-28 5:55 4Q ing a Brian St. Pierre pass and rambling 21 yards into the end zone to make it 28-0. The Buffalo defense stopped the Attendance: 35,762 Eagles cold on their next possession, but the elation of a Time: 3:21 Kevin McMyler 55-yard punt to the CU 12 was short-lived as Weather: 62 degrees, partly cloudy skies, 5 mph winds (NW) Ben Kelly raced 88 yards with the ball for a touchdown, the TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO BOSTON COLLEGE longest in NCAA bowl history, and a 35-0 Colorado lead. First Downs ...... 29 12 After George White intercepted a Moschetti pass and ran it Third Down Efficiency ...... 8-15 5-18 back for a 78-yard score, Johnson added his second touch- Fourth Down Efficiency...... 1-1 3-3 down on the day and Jeremy Aldrich the first of two field Rushes—Net Yards ...... 50-347 35-96 goals for the 45-7 lead at intermission. Passing Yards...... 176 159 There were a couple of more quirky scores in the second Passes (Att-Comp-Int)...... 27-16-1 35-14-3 half, as BC recovered its own fumble in the end zone for a Total Offense...... 523 255 score and got its last touchdown on a blocked punt return, Return Yards ...... 184 128 but the game was over at halftime. Punts: No-Average...... 3-27.7 6-41.0 Johnson ran for 201 yards on just 15 carries, and was Fumbles: No-Lost...... 1-0 2-1 named to Sports Illustrated’s All-Bowl team. CU set numer- Penalties/Yards...... 5/40 6/62 ous school records and the 62 points were the third most Quarterback Sacks—Yards ...... 1-7 1-6 ever scored in any bowl. And by scoring in all four quarters, Time Possession...... 31:38 28:22 the Buffs extended another amazing streak, as CU ended the INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 20th century scoring Rushing—Colorado: C.Johnson 15-201, Stiggers 4-24, Cherrington in 15 consecutive bowl 3-23, Moschetti 8-23, Andrews 3-15, Reed 6-15, Hollowell 2-14, Page 2-8, quarters and in 26 of D.Barton 1-7, Colvin 2-7, Drumm 2-5, Johnson 2-5. Boston College: its last 27. Green 11-32, Washington 16-30, Hasselbeck 6-25, Robbins 1-5, St. The win also gave Pierre 1-4. CU a final record of 7-5 Passing—Colorado: Moschetti 25-15-1, 167; Colvin 2-1-0, 9. Boston under first-year coach College: Hasselbeck 32-13-2, 146; Robbins 1-1-0, 13, St. Pierre 2-0-1, 0. Gary Barnett, and it Receiving—Colorado: Graham 3-51, Stiggers 3-41, Hollowell 3-38, was Barnett’s first Green 3-21, Cherrington 1-9, Reed 1-9, Minardi 1-5, Cormier 1-2. win as a head coach Boston College: DeWalt 4-70, Burch 4-47, Washington 2-3, Arndt 1-19, in a bowl in three Cervi 1-13, Daniels 1-5, Burke 1-2. games (he was 0-2 at Punting—Colorado: Pietsch 2-41.5 (50 long), Team 1-0. Northwestern before Boston College: McMyler 6-41.0 (55 long). coming to Colorado). Punt Returns—Colorado: Kelly 5-127. Boston College: Parent 1-24, DeWalt 1-2, Bessette 0-9 (lateral). Kickoff Returns—Colorado: Stiggers 1-12, Hollowell 1-5. Boston College: Daniels 6-130, Green 3-79, Ellis 1-3. Interceptions—Colorado: Sykes 1-29, Barnes 1-21, Lewis 1-7. Boston College: G.White 1-78. Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Sykes 6,3—9; Robinson 7,0—7; Wheeler 5,2—7; Barnes 4,1—5; Killion 3,2—5; Lewis 2,3—5. Boston College: Bessette 8,1—9; Chamberlain 7,1—8; Ordway 7,0—7; Cirino 6,1—7; G.White 5,1—6. 111 22000022 FFIIEESSTTAA BBOOWWLL OOrreeggoonn 3388 Jan.. 1,, 2002 at Tempe,, Ariz. CCoolloorraaddoo 1166

It was only the sixth postseason meeting ever between Nos. 2 and 3, but second-ranked Oregon proved to be too Oregon ...... 7 14 10 7 — 38 much for third-ranked Colorado as the Ducks defeated the Colorado...... 7009—16 Buffaloes, 38-16. The loss snapped CU’s nation-best six game bowl winning streak. CU—Drumm 1 run (Brougham kick) 7- 0 6:26 1Q The Buffs scored first—and last—but it was in-between Oregon—Howry 28 pass from Harrington (Siegel kick) 7- 7 3:48 1Q when Oregon flashed the muscle of its powerful passing Oregon—Parker 79 pass from Harrington (Siegel kick) 7-14 13:13 2Q attack when is outscored CU 38-0 from late in the first quar- Oregon—Smith 6 pass from Harrington (Siegel kick) 7-21 2:29 2Q ter to early in the fourth. Oregon—Morris 49 run (Siegel kick) 7-28 12:33 3Q Colorado took a 7-0 lead after Brandon Drumm’s 1-yard Oregon—Siegel 47 FG 7-31 12:03 4Q plunge capped an 11-play, 65-yard drive at the 6:26 mark of Oregon—Peelle 4 pass from Harrington (Siegel kick) 7-38 9:38 4Q the first quarter. But the complexion of the game changed CU—Flores 39 FG 10-38 5:47 4Q over the course of remainder of the first half. UO’s star quar- CU—Graham 4 pass from Ochs (kick failed) 16-38 0:18 4Q terback, Heisman finalist Joey Harrington, threw three touchdown passes, including a 28-yard strike to Keenan Attendance: 74,118 Howry to tie the score late in the first. Two drives later, Time: 3:33 early in the second stanza, Harrington and Samie Parker Weather: 66 degrees, clear skies, 6 mph winds (variable) hooked up on a 79-yard strike that put the Ducks up for TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO OREGON good. He combined with Onterrio Smith for a 6-yard score First Downs ...... 20 22 with 2:29 left before the half that gave the Ducks a 21-7 lead. Third Down Efficiency ...... 6-19 7-13 Two bad breaks did in the Buffs in the third quarter. With Fourth Down Efficiency...... 3-3 0-0 Oregon getting ball first, CU needed a defensive stop, but Rushes—Net Yards ...... 31-49 28-150 Maurice Morris broke at least half a dozen tackles in ram- Passing Yards...... 279 350 bling 49 yards for a touchdown and a 28-7 UO lead less than Passes (Att-Comp-Int)...... 47-24-3 42-28-1 three minutes into the half. Colorado then came back and Total Offense...... 328 500 drove to the Duck 26, where Bobby Pesavento scrambled Return Yards ...... 39 39 free and hit Derek McCoy for an apparent touchdown. But Punts: No-Average...... 5-40.8 5-36.2 the SEC official, some 20 yards behind the play, ruled Fumbles: No-Lost...... 1-0 0-0 Pesavento had crossed the line of scrimmage, negating the Penalties/Yards...... 8/55 8/74 play. Television replays showed Pesavento was not over, but Quarterback Sacks—Yards ...... 0-0 4-25 the call stood and took what little wind was left in CU’s sails Time Possession...... 28:55 31:05 at the time. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Oregon extended the lead to 38-7, with Harrington throw- Rushing—Colorado: Brown 9-30, C.Johnson 8-24, Purify 6-19, ing a fourth scoring pass, with 9:38 left. Colorado did get Drumm 1-1, Pesavento 1-minus 5, Ochs 3-minus 20. back on the board with a 39-yard field goal from Jeremy Oregon: Morris 11-89, O.Smith 14-51, Line 2-7, Willis 1-3. Flores and ended the game’s scoring with a Craig Ochs to Daniel Graham 4-yard touchdown pass in the final seconds. Passing—Colorado: Ochs 20-13-1, 140; Pesavento 27-11-2, 139. Graham set a CU Oregon: Harrington 42-28-1, 350. bowl record with Receiving—Colorado: Graham 10-89, McCoy 5-66, C.Johnson 3-50, 10 receptions, but M.Brunson 3-35, Cormier 2-25, Houston 1-14. Oregon: Parker Oregon allowed CU 9-162, Willis 6-62, Peelle 5-66, Howry 3-33, O.Smith 3-8, Line 1-16, only 49 net rushing Wrighster 1-3. yards after a potent Punting—Colorado: Mariscal 5-40.8 (51 long). Oregon: Arroyo Buff ground game 4-41.8 (54 long), Harrington 1-14.0 (14 long). ran up 603 in their Punt Returns—Colorado: Hollowell 3-25. Oregon: Howry 3-4. final two regular Kickoff Returns—Colorado: Hollowell 5-122, Surrell 2-37. season games. Oregon Oregon: Amundson 2-28, O.Smith 1-121. finished the season with an 11-1 record Interceptions—Colorado: Robinson 1-14. Oregon: S.Smith 3-35. but couldn’t overtake Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Lewis 9,3—12; Robinson 4,3—7; Miami in the final J.Johnson 4,3—7; Brayton 5,0—5; Bannan 4,1—5; Tufts 2,3—5; polls; CU closed at Strickland 1,4—5. Oregon: Mallard 6,7—13; Moretti 6,5—11; 10-3, ending at No. 9 Mitchell 5,5—10; Lewis 3,5—8; Bauman 4,1—5. in both major polls.

112 22000022 AALLAAMMOO BBOOWWLL WWiissccoonnssiinn 3311 Dec.. 28,, 2002 at San Antonio, Texas CCoolloorraaddoo 2288 ((OOTT))

No. 14 Colorado didn’t have much luck in the Lone Star state three weeks earlier in its 29-7 loss to Oklahoma in the Big12 Colorado...... 14 0 14 0 0 — 28 Championship game in Houston, and the return to Texas just Wisconsin ...... 7 14 0 7 3 — 31 after Christmas proved just as disappointing as the Buffaloes fell in overtime to Wisconsin, 31-28, in the Alamo Bowl presented by MasterCard. CU—Strickland 91 interception return (Brougham kick) 7- 0 11:07 1Q Mike Allen’s 37-yard field goal in overtime, after CU failed to Wisconsin—Davis 4 run (Allen kick) 7- 7 4:54 1Q score to open the extra session, completed a wild rally for the CU—Hackett 10 pass from Hodge (Brougham kick) 14- 7 0:00 1Q Badgers. Wisconsin tied the game with 51 seconds left in regula- Wisconsin—Williams 10 pass from Bollinger (Allen kick)14-14 5:19 2Q tion when quarterback Brooks Bollinger scored from a yard out, Wisconsin—Charles 7 pass from Bollinger (Allen kick) 14-21 0:32 2Q which concluded a frantic 10-play, 80-yard march in 94 seconds. CU—Brown 4 run (Brougham kick) 21-21 7:37 3Q Colorado took a 7-0 lead four minutes into the contest when CU—Hackett 11 pass from Colvin (Brougham kick) 28-21 5:58 3Q Donald Strickland ended an early UW threat when he picked off a Wisconsin—Bollinger 1 run (Allen kick) 28-28 0:51 4Q Bollinger pass at the CU 9 and raced 91 yards for the game’s first Wisconsin—Allen 37 FG 28-31 …… OT points. The Badgers tied the game two possessions later, capital- izing on an interception of their own with Anthony Davis scoring Attendance: 50,690 on a 4-yard run to top off a short 19-yard drive. CU grabbed the Time: 3:43 lead back on the final play of the quarter, going up 14-7 after quar- Weather: 72 degrees in a controlled environment (played in the terback Robert Hodge hooked up with D.J. Hackett on a 10-yard Alamodome) touchdown pass that finished off an 11-play, 83-yard drive. But Wisconsin owned the second quarter, scoring two more TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO WISCONSIN touchdowns on the heels of Hodge’s second and third intercep- First Downs ...... 13 21 tions. Bollinger hit Brandon Williams with a 10-yard TD pass and Third Down Efficiency ...... 6-16 5-14 Darrin Charles with a 7-yard toss, both on third down plays as Fourth Down Efficiency...... 1-1 2-3 the Badgers scored their three first half scores on combined Rushes—Net Yards ...... 44-123 51-193 drives of just 93 yards. Passing Yards...... 77 163 San Antonio native Zac Colvin replaced Hodge for the final Passes (Att-Comp-Int)...... 18-9-3 24-12-1 first half series and led the Buffs to two scores in the third quar- Total Offense...... 200 356 ter. As Wisconsin did in converting CU interceptions, the Buffs Return Yards ...... 99 51 did the same in converting Badger fumbles into third down Punts: No-Average...... 6-40.8 5-36.0 touchdowns. Chris Brown scored on a 4-yard run midway into Fumbles: No-Lost...... 1-0 3-3 the period after the Badgers fumbled a Mark Mariscal punt. Davis Penalties/Yards...... 9/71 6/64 fumbled on the first play of Wisconsin’s next drive, with Kory Quarterback Sacks—Yards ...... 1-7 0-0 Mossoni recovering at the UW17. Colvin found Hackett in the end Time Possession...... 29:23 30:37 zone for an 11-yard touchdown play that put CU up for the final time, 28-21. CU managed to tie the game and take the lead on two INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS drives that totaled all of 42 yards. Rushing A stalemate then ensued until UW took over on its own 20 —Colorado: Brown 28-97, Calhoun 9-16, Colvin 3-10, with just 2:25 remaining. The game-tying drive included two con- Hodge 1-3, Team 3-minus 3. Wisconsin: Davis 25-99, Bollinger versions on fourth downs, the first on a 4th-and-18 (a 27 yards 20-82, Smith 5-15, Team 1-minus 3. pass from Bollinger to Williams) and the next on a 4th-and-10 Passing—Colorado: Hodge 13-6-3, 6; Colvin 5-3-0, 15. (Bollinger to Charles for Wisconsin: Bollinger 24-12-1, 163. 28 yards). Receiving—Colorado: Hackett 3-30, Drumm 2-16, Monteilh 1-20, CU ran out the clock Donahoe 1-11, Williams 1-1, Calhoun 1-minus 1. and couldn’t gain any Wisconsin: Williams 5-83, Charles 5-67, Bernstein 1-9, Smith 1-4. yards on three plays in the overtime; Patrick Punting—Colorado: Mariscal 6-40.8 (47 long). Brougham’s 45-yard field Wisconsin: Morse 5-36.0 (40 long). goal try sailed wide Punt Returns—Colorado: Bloom 3-8. right, setting the stage Wisconsin: Williams 2-34, Leonhard 1-minus 4. for Wisconsin to grab the victory on Allen’s Kickoff Returns—Colorado: Sneed 3-49. kick. Wisconsin: Pettus 2-53, Williams 2-31. The only other over- Interceptions—Colorado: Strickland 1-91. time game in the 2002-03 Wisconsin: Jones 1-13, Starks 1-7, Leonhard 1-1. bowl season was the Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Moorer 10,5—15; Strickland 8,0—8; Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, Tufts 5,2—7; Harris 5,1—6; Iwuh 4,2—6; Wilder 4,1—5; Jackson where Ohio State topped Miami, Fla., in two over- 2,3—5. Wisconsin: Lewis 4,5—9; Mack 3,6—9; Hawthorne 3,5—8; times to win the national Aiello 3,5—8. championship.

113 BOWL GAME RECORDS

INDIVIDUAL TEAM

Rushing First Downs Attempts (Game)—35, Bobby Anderson (vs. Alabama, ’69 Liberty). Total—29 (vs. Alabama, ’69 Liberty, and vs. Boston College, ’99 Attempts (Career)—70, Eric Bieniemy (three games). Insight.com). Yards Gained (Game)—254, Bobby Anderson (vs. Alabama, ’69 Liberty). By Rushing—24 (vs. Alabama, ’69 Liberty). Yards Gained (Career)—362, Bobby Anderson (two games). By Passing—17 (vs. Washington, ’96 Holiday). Avg. Gain Per Attempt (Game, min. 100 yds.)—13.4 (15 for 201), Cortlen By Penalty—3, on four occasions. Johnson (vs. Boston College, ’99 Insight.com). Rushing Avg. Gain Per Attempt (Career, min. 200 yards)—11.4 (18 for 206), Attempts—70 (vs. Alabama, ’69 Liberty). Cortlen Johnson (two games). Net Yards—473 (vs. Alabama, ’69 Liberty). Touchdowns (Game)—3, Bobby Anderson (vs. Alabama, ’69 Liberty); Avg. Per Rush—6.9 (vs. Alabama, ’69 Liberty). Rashaan Salaam, twice (vs. Fresno State, ’93 Aloha; vs. Notre Dame, Touchdowns—5 (vs. Boston College, ’99 Insight.com). ’95 Fiesta). Touchdowns (Career)—6, Rashaan Salaam (two games). Passing Passing Attempts—47 (vs. Oregon, ’02 Fiesta). Completions—25 (vs. Washington, ’96 Holiday). Attempts (Game)—45, Koy Detmer (vs. Washington, ’96 Holiday) Comp. Pct.—65.4 (17-of-26 vs. Texas, ’75 Bluebonnet). Attempts (Career)—76, Kordell Stewart (three games). Yards Gained—371 (vs. Washington, ’96 Holiday). Completions (Game)—25, Koy Detmer (vs. Washington, ’96 Holiday) Interceptions—3, on five occasions. Completions (Career)—36, Kordell Stewart (three games). Touchdowns—4 (vs. Oregon, ’98 Aloha). Yards Gained (Game)—371, Koy Detmer (vs. Washington, ’96 Holiday). Yards Gained (Career)—546, Kordell Stewart (three games). Total Offense TD Passes (Game)—4, Mike Moschetti (vs. Oregon, ’98 Aloha). Total Plays—86 (vs. Alabama, ’69 Liberty). TD Passes (Career)—5, Mike Moschetti (two games). Net Yards—563 (vs. Alabama, ’69 Liberty). Interceptions (Game)—3, Jim Bratten (vs. Alabama, ’69 Liberty); Avg. Per Play—7.9 (vs. Notre Dame, ’95 Fiesta). Kordell Stewart (vs. Syracuse, ’93 Fiesta); Robert Hodge (vs. Punting Wisconsin, ’02 Alamo). Punts—12 (vs. Alabama, ’91 Blockbuster). Interceptions (Career)—4, Darian Hagan (four games). Yards—492 (vs. Alabama, ’91 Blockbuster). Receiving Avg. Per Punt—51.5 (6-for-309 vs. Oregon, ’98 Aloha). Receptions (Game)—10, Daniel Graham (vs. Oregon, ’02 Fiesta). Receptions (Career)—14, Daniel Graham (three games); Michael Westbrook (four games). Yards Gained (Game)—162, Rae Carruth (vs. Washington, ’96 Holiday). Yards Gained (Career)—283, Michael Westbrook (four games). TD Receptions (Game)—2, Rae Carruth (vs. Washington, ’96 Holiday); D.J. Hackett (vs. Wisconsin, ’02 Alamo). TD Receptions (Career)—2, Charles E. Johnson (two games); Darrin Chiaverini (three games); Daniel Graham (three games); Rae Carruth (four games); D.J. Hackett (one game). Interceptions Interceptions (Game)—2, Bob Stransky (vs. Clemson, ’57 Orange); Greg Thomas (vs. Notre Dame, ’91 Orange). Interceptions (Career)—2, Bob Stransky (one game); Greg Thomas (two games). Yards Gained (Game)—91, Donald Strickland (vs. Wisconsin, ’02 Alamo). Yards Gained (Career)—91, Donald Strickland (three games). Touchdowns (Game)—1, on five occasions. Scoring Points (Game)—18, Bobby Anderson (vs. Alabama, ’69 Liberty); Rashaan Salaam, twice (vs. Fresno State, ’93 Aloha; vs. Notre Dame, ’95 Fiesta). Points (Career)—36, Rashaan Salaam (two games), Jeremy Aldrich (three games). Field Goals (Game)—3, Jeremy Aldrich (vs. Oregon, ’98 Aloha). Field Goals (Career)—7, Jeremy Aldrich (three games).

Daniel Graham

114 Touchdowns, Team—4, Oregon ( ’98 Aloha). Passing Attempts, Individual—63, Trent Dilfer, Fresno State (’93 Aloha). Attempts, Team—63, Fresno State (’93 Aloha). Completions, Individual—37, Trent Dilfer, Fresno State (’93 Aloha). Completions, Team—37, Fresno State (’93 Aloha). Yards Gained, Individual—523, Trent Dilfer, Fresno State (’93 Aloha). Yards Gained, Team—523, Fresno State (’93 Aloha). Interceptions, Individual—3, Rick Mirer, Notre Dame (’91 Orange). Interceptions, Team—3, on three occasions. Touchdown Passes, Individual—4, Joey Harrington, Oregon (’02 Fiesta). Touchdown Passes, Team—4, Oregon (’02 Fiesta). Receiving Receptions—9, David Dunn, Fresno State (’93 Aloha); Samie Parker, Oregon (’02 Fiesta). Yards Gained—162, Samie Parker, Oregon (’02 Fiesta). Touchdowns—2, Tydus Winans, Fresno State (’93 Aloha). Total Offense Total plays—88, Fresno State (’93 Aloha). Net Yards—535, Oregon (’98 Aloha). Avg. Per Play—7.1, Oregon, (’02 Fiesta). Punting Punts—7, on six occasions. Yards—287, Alabama (’69 Liberty). Avg. Per Punt—48.3 (4-for-193), Oregon (’98 Aloha). Return Yardage Yards—128 (78 interception, 35 punt), Boston College, (’99 Insight.com). Fumbles Marcus Washington Total—5, Fresno State (’93 Aloha), Oregon (’98 Aloha). Lost—5, Oregon (’98 Aloha). Return Yardage Penalties Yards—184 (127 punt, 57 interception Boston College, ’99 Total—13, Washington (’85 Freedom). Insight.com). Yards—88, Washington (’85 Freedom); Fresno State (’93 Aloha). Fumbles Turnovers Total—8 (vs. Clemson, ’57 Orange). Most—6, Oregon (’98 Aloha). Lost—3 (vs. Clemson, ’57 Orange); (vs. Baylor, ’86 Bluebonnet). Fewest—0, Alabama (’69 Liberty); Notre Dame (’90 Orange). Penalties Total—9 (vs. Brigham Young, ’88 Freedom). Yards—94 (vs. Ohio State, ’77 Orange). Longest Plays

Turnovers Touchdown Run (CU)—40, Rashaan Salaam (vs. Fresno State, ’93 Aloha). Most—5 (vs. Alabama, ’69 Liberty; vs. Texas, ’75 Bluebonnet). Non-Scoring Run—59, Dwayne Cherrington (vs. Oregon ’98 Aloha). Fewest—0 (vs. Notre Dame, ’95 Fiesta). Touchdown Run (Opponent)—58, Joel Wells, Clemson (’57 Orange). Touchdown Pass (CU)—76, Koy Detmer to Rae Carruth (vs. Washington, ’96 Holiday). OPPONENTS Touchdown Pass (Opponent)—79, Joey Harrington to Samie Parker, Oregon (’02 Fiesta). First Downs Kickoff Return (CU)—93, Ben Kelly, (vs. Oregon ’98 Aloha, TD). Total—34, Fresno State (`93 Aloha). Kickoff Return (Opponent)—100, Kirby Dar Dar, Syracuse (’93 Fiesta). By Rushing—17, Rice (’38 Cotton); Ohio State (’77 Orange). †Punt Return (CU)—88, Ben Kelly (vs. Boston College, ’99 Insight.com). By Passing—25, Fresno State (’93 Aloha). Punt Return (Opponent)—52, David Palmer, Alabama (’91 Blockbuster, By Penalty—5, Fresno State (’93 Aloha). TD). Rushing †Interception Return (CU)—95, Marcus Washington (vs. Oregon, ’96 Cotton). Attempts, Individual—35, Robert Newhouse, Houston (’71 Interception Return (Opponent)—78, George White, Boston College, (’99 Bluebonnet). Insight.com, TD). Attempts, Team—71, Ohio State (’77 Orange). Field Goal (CU)—49, Mitch Berger (vs. Fresno State, ’93 Aloha). Yards, Individual—168, Robert Newhouse, Houston (’71 Bluebonnet). Field Goal (Opponent)—55, Russell Erxleben, Texas (’75 Bluebonnet). Yards, Team—271, Ohio State (’77 Orange). Punt—62, Mitch Berger (vs. Syracuse, ’93 Fiesta), Nick Pietsch (vs. Oregon ’98 Touchdowns, Individual—3, Derien Latimer, Oregon (’98 Aloha). Aloha). †—NCAA Bowl Records.

115 ALL-TIME BOWL STATISTICS

RUSHING G ATT YARDS AVG. TD Anthony Weatherspoon...... 1 8 26 3.3 1 Bobby Anderson...... 2 52 362 7.0 5 Mike Moschetti ...... 2 17 26 1.5 1 Eric Bieniemy...... 3 70 296 4.2 3 Mike Pritchard ...... 3 2 24 12.0 0 Cortlen Johnson ...... 3 26 230 8.8 2 Terry Kunz...... 1 10 20 2.0 1 Kordell Stewart...... 3 23 222 9.7 1 Bobby Purify ...... 1 6 19 3.2 0 Rashaan Salaam...... 2 50 218 4.4 6 Erv Cheney...... 1 9 19 2.1 0 Charlie Davis...... 1 51 214 4.2 2 Cliff Branch ...... 2 2 17 8.5 0 Darian Hagan...... 4 46 164 3.6 1 Zac Colvin...... 2 5 17 3.4 1 Herchell Troutman ...... 3 24 144 6.0 1 Boyd Dowler ...... 1 6 16 2.7 1 Chris Brown ...... 2 37 127 3.4 1 Jon Keyworth...... 1 6 16 2.7 0 James Hill ...... 4 19 126 6.6 1 Brian Calhoun ...... 1 9 16 1.8 0 John Bayuk...... 1 23 121 5.3 2 David Andrews...... 3 3 15 5.0 0 Dwayne Cherrington ...... 3 13 115 8.8 0 Vince Reed ...... 1 6 15 2.5 0 Jim Bratten...... 1 19 111 5.8 0 Roman Hollowell ...... 3 2 14 7.0 0 George Hemingway ...... 2 17 101 5.9 0 Darren Fisk ...... 2 5 14 2.8 0 Lamont Warren ...... 3 27 100 3.7 0 Phil Savoy...... 2 1 13 13.0 0 Tony Reed...... 2 35 99 2.8 0 Jeff Knapple...... 1 5 13 2.6 0 Ken Johnson...... 2 22 91 4.1 1 Sam Smith...... 1 11 13 1.2 0 Erich Kissick ...... 3 15 88 5.8 0 John Stearns...... 2 2 10 5.0 0 Michael Marquez ...... 2 17 88 5.2 0 Eric McCarty ...... 2 4 9 2.3 0 Ward Walsh...... 2 20 85 4.3 2 Loren Schweninger ...... 1 5 9 1.8 0 John Tarver ...... 2 17 76 4.5 0 A.J. Page...... 1 2 8 4.0 0 Wilmer Cooks...... 1 17 74 4.4 1 Ralph Herbst ...... 1 1 7 7.0 0 Paul Arendt ...... 1 29 65 2.2 0 Gary Campbell ...... 1 1 7 7.0 0 Bob Stransky...... 1 7 59 8.4 0 Gale Weidner...... 1 1 6 6.0 0 Larry Plantz...... 1 7 56 8.0 1 Brandon Drumm...... 2 3 6 2.0 0 Byron White ...... 1 23 54 2.3 0 Jeff Campbell...... 3 3 5 1.7 0 Marcus Stiggers ...... 3 5 52 10.4 0 Scott Phillips...... 1 3 5 1.7 1 Lendon Henry ...... 3 19 50 2.6 0 Vance Joseph ...... 1 1 5 5.0 0 Mark Hatcher ...... 2 22 50 2.3 1 Judd Johns ...... 1 2 5 2.5 0 Marlon Barnes ...... 2 13 49 3.7 0 Jack Becker ...... 1 1 4 4.0 0 Sal Aunese ...... 1 14 49 3.5 0 Cam Jones ...... 1 1 4 4.0 0 Billy Waddy ...... 2 2 46 23.0 0 Steve Engel ...... 1 2 4 2.0 0 J.J. Flannigan...... 2 12 45 3.8 0 Joe Antonio ...... 1 2 4 2.0 0 Jim Kelleher ...... 2 17 44 2.6 0 Leon Mavity ...... 1 3 4 1.3 0 Marv Whitaker...... 1 1 43 43.0 0 Robert Hodge...... 1 1 3 3.0 0 Dan Kelly ...... 1 12 38 3.2 0 Ted Woods...... 1 4 3 0.8 0 Bo Matthews ...... 2 9 37 4.1 0 Ayyub Abdul-Rahmaan ...... 3 5 3 0.4 1 Eddie Dove ...... 1 6 36 6.0 0 Steve Dal Porto...... 1 1 2 2.0 0 Emery Moorehead...... 2 10 36 3.6 0 James Mayberry ...... 1 1 2 2.0 0 O.C. Oliver ...... 1 11 36 3.3 0 Bill Harris ...... 1 3 2 0.7 0 Howard Cook ...... 1 6 35 5.8 1 Bob Hill ...... 1 1 1 1.0 0 Damion Barton...... 2 5 31 6.2 0 Bud Morley...... 1 2 1 0.5 0 Ron Brown...... 1 8 26 3.3 0 John Farler ...... 1 3 –3 –1.0 0 Koy Detmer ...... 2 6 –4 –1.5 0 Bobby Pesavento...... 1 2 -5 -2.5 0 Paul Reeves ...... 1 1 –5 –5.0 0 Darnell Brooks ...... 1 2 –6 –3.0 0 Larry Brunson...... 1 1 –8 –8.0 0 David Williams ...... 1 11 –9 –0.8 0 John Hessler...... 1 11 –9 –0.8 1 Charles E. Johnson...... 4 1 –10 –10.0 0 Tom Rouen ...... 2 1 –11 –11.0 0 Craig Ochs...... 1 5 -20 -4.0 0 Charles S. Johnson...... 2 4 –25 –6.3 0 Jim Hickey ...... 1 2 –26 –13.0 0 Marc Walters ...... 1 8 –27 –3.4 0 Rico Smith ...... 2 1 –33 –33.0 0

PASSING G ATT-COM-INT YDS TD Kordell Stewart ...... 3 76-36-3 546 3 Koy Detmer ...... 2 46-26-0 392 3 Mike Moschetti ...... 2 48-26-1 380 5 Darian Hagan ...... 4 56-19-4 304 2 Ken Johnson...... 1 45-23-3 220 1 David Williams ...... 1 25-17-2 177 2 Craig Ochs ...... 1 20-13-1 140 1 Bobby Pesavento...... 1 27-11-2 139 0 Jeff Knapple ...... 1 22- 8-2 137 1 John Hessler...... 1 26-11-2 115 2 Gale Weidner ...... 1 36-11-0 98 0 Bobby Anderson ...... 2 14- 8-0 90 0 Charles S. Johnson ...... 2 6- 5-0 80 0 Marc Walters ...... 1 8- 5-1 71 0 Robert Hodge...... 1 13- 6-3 62 1 Mark Hatcher ...... 2 13- 3-0 53 0 Jim Bratten...... 1 11- 3-3 49 0 Sal Aunese ...... 1 13- 4-1 46 0 Joe Duenas ...... 1 4- 3-0 35 0 Dan Kelly ...... 1 11- 5-1 33 0 Barry Helton...... 2 1- 1-0 31 1 Andy Mitchell...... 2 1- 1-0 28 0 Zac Colvin...... 2 7- 4-0 24 1 Paul Arendt ...... 1 7- 3-1 20 0 Jeff Campbell ...... 3 1- 1-0 18 0 Kordell Stewart

116 Bud Morley...... 1 1- 1-0 18 0 Cliff Branch ...... 1 1- 1-0 11 0 Bob Stransky ...... 1 1- 1-0 9 0 Byron White ...... 1 7- 1-1 9 1 Cortlen Johnson ...... 1 1- 1-0 8 0 Frank Montera ...... 1 3- 1-0 7 0 Loy Alexander ...... 1 1- 0-0 0 0 Eric Bieniemy...... 3 1- 0-0 0 0 James Hill ...... 4 1- 0-0 0 0 Lamont Warren ...... 3 1- 0-0 0 0 Howard Cook ...... 1 1- 0-0 0 0 Boyd Dowler ...... 1 1- 0-0 0 0 Jon Embree...... 2 1- 0-0 0 0 Steve Gaunty ...... 1 1- 0-0 0 0 Dick Robert ...... 1 1- 0-0 0 0 Jeff Austin...... 1 1- 0-0 0 0

RECEIVING G NO. YARDS AVG. TD Michael Westbrook ...... 4 14 283 20.2 1 Rae Carruth ...... 4 10 193 19.3 2 Darrin Chiaverini...... 3 10 190 19.0 2 James Kidd ...... 4 5 173 34.6 0 Daniel Graham ...... 3 14 160 11.4 2 Marcus Stiggers ...... 3 6 122 20.3 1 Charles E. Johnson ...... 4 8 111 13.9 2 Phil Savoy...... 3 6 104 17.3 1 Don Hasselbeck ...... 2 7 102 14.6 1 Emery Moorehead...... 2 7 93 13.3 1 Jon Embree...... 2 4 88 22.0 1 Tony Reed...... 2 5 68 13.6 0 Derek McCoy ...... 1 5 66 13.2 0 Monte Huber ...... 2 7 63 9.0 0 Mike Pritchard ...... 3 4 61 15.3 0 Christian Fauria ...... 4 8 59 7.4 1 Ben Kelly Erich Kissick ...... 3 4 56 14.0 0 Jon Keyworth...... 1 3 55 18.3 0 Jon Boman ...... 2 1 9 9.0 0 Jerry Hillebrand...... 1 4 52 13.0 0 Joe Antonio ...... 1 1 8 8.0 1 Bob Masten ...... 3 4 52 13.0 0 Marcus Washington...... 3 1 8 8.0 0 Cortlen Johnson ...... 3 3 50 16.7 0 Ed Coleman ...... 1 1 7 7.0 0 Eric Bieniemy...... 3 3 49 16.3 0 Loren Schweninger ...... 1 2 7 3.5 0 Rick Elwood ...... 1 3 49 16.3 0 Terry Kunz ...... 1 1 6 6.0 0 Steve Dal Porto ...... 2 4 46 11.5 0 Rashaan Salaam...... 2 1 6 6.0 0 J.V. Cain...... 1 4 45 11.3 0 Tom Corson ...... 1 1 5 5.0 0 Ozell Collier ...... 1 2 43 21.5 0 John Minardi ...... 2 1 5 5.0 0 Sean Brown ...... 2 4 42 10.5 0 Gary Campbell ...... 2 1 2 2.0 0 Mike Pruett...... 2 3 41 13.7 0 Cliff Branch ...... 2 1 1 1.0 0 Roman Hollowell ...... 3 3 38 12.7 1 Beau Williams ...... 2 1 1 1.0 0 Matt Brunson ...... 1 3 35 11.7 0 Brian Calhoun ...... 1 1 –1 –1.0 0 James Hill ...... 3 2 33 17.5 0 Larry Plantz ...... 1 1 –1 –1.0 0 Lendon Henry ...... 3 5 31 6.2 0 D.J. Hackett ...... 1 3 30 10.0 2 PUNTING G NO. YARDS AVG. LONG Ryan Black ...... 2 1 28 28.0 0 Bob Stransky ...... 1 1 44 44.0 44 Willie Nichols ...... 3 2 28 14.0 0 Nick Pietsch ...... 3 13 565 43.5 62 T.J. Cunningham ...... 2 1 27 27.0 0 Mitch Berger ...... 3 19 810 42.6 62 Cedric Cormier ...... 2 3 27 9.0 0 Byron White ...... 1 8 449 41.6 58 Javon Green ...... 3 5 25 5.0 1 Mark Mariscal ...... 3 11 204 40.8 51 Drew Ferrando...... 2 2 25 12.5 0 Tom Rouen ...... 2 10 401 40.1 59 John Meadows ...... 1 3 24 8.0 0 John Stearns...... 3 15 595 39.7 56 Lamont Warren ...... 2 1 24 24.0 0 Keith English ...... 1 2 78 39.0 43 Mark Henry ...... 3 2 22 11.0 0 Barry Helton...... 2 10 383 38.3 54 Dwayne Cherrington ...... 3 3 21 7.0 0 Paul Reeves ...... 1 1 38 38.0 38 Ron Monteilh ...... 1 1 20 20.0 0 Dick Robert ...... 1 2 75 37.5 41 Dave Logan...... 1 3 20 6.7 1 ...... 1 7 244 34.9 55 O.C. Oliver ...... 1 1 19 19.0 0 Boyd Dowler ...... 1 4 139 34.8 44 Chris Anderson ...... 3 2 19 9.5 0 Andy Mitchell...... 2 8 258 32.3 44 Matt Lepsis...... 4 3 19 6.3 1 Stan Koleski ...... 2 10 312 31.2 45 Frank Clarke ...... 1 1 18 18.0 0 Billy Waddy ...... 1 30 30 30.0 30 Sean Embree ...... 3 2 17 8.5 1 Chuck McBride ...... 1 6 177 28.5 38 John Perak ...... 1 1 16 16.0 0 Dan Kelly ...... 1 1 24 24.0 24 Larry Brunson ...... 1 2 16 8.0 1 Brandon Drumm ...... 3 2 16 8.0 0 PUNT RETURNS G NO. YARDS AVG. TD Leon Mavity ...... 1 2 15 7.5 0 Ben Kelly...... 3 8 128 16.0 1 Rico Smith ...... 2 1 15 15.0 0 Eric Harris ...... 1 1 13 13.0 0 Marcus Houston ...... 1 1 14 14.0 0 Dick Anderson ...... 1 1 12 12.0 0 Jim Kelleher ...... 1 1 14 14.0 0 Steve Beck ...... 2 1 12 12.0 0 Herchell Troutman ...... 3 4 14 3.5 0 Jeff Campbell ...... 3 3 36 12.0 0 Lance Carl ...... 1 1 13 13.0 0 Paul Reeves ...... 1 1 10 10.0 0 George Hemingway ...... 2 2 13 6.5 0 Deon Figures ...... 4 4 38 9.5 0 Charlie Davis ...... 2 8 13 1.6 0 Claude Crabb ...... 1 1 9 9.0 0 Steve Gaunty ...... 1 1 11 11.0 0 Roman Hollowell ...... 3 3 25 8.3 0 John Donahoe ...... 2 1 11 11.0 0 Steve Rosga ...... 4 4 32 8.0 0 M.J. Nelson ...... 2 1 11 11.0 0 Eddie Dove ...... 1 1 8 8.0 0 Michael Marquez ...... 1 1 10 10.0 0 Jo Jo Collins ...... 2 4 31 7.8 0 Boyd Dowler ...... 1 1 9 9.0 0 Bob Stransky ...... 1 2 15 7.5 0 Vince Reed ...... 1 1 9 9.0 0 Rico Smith ...... 2 2 13 6.5 0

117 Charlie Greer ...... 1 2 12 6.0 0 Gene Grove...... 1 1 3 3.0 0 Chris Hudson ...... 4 2 12 6.0 0 Claude Crabb ...... 1 1 0 0.0 0 Bobby Morris...... 1 1 5 5.0 0 Brian Foster ...... 1 1 0 0.0 0 Pat Murphy ...... 1 1 5 5.0 0 Charlie Greer ...... 1 1 0 0.0 0 Lyle Pickens ...... 1 1 3 3.0 0 Maurice Henriques ...... 1 1 0 0.0 0 Jeremy Bloom ...... 1 3 8 2.7 0 Dave McCloughan ...... 3 1 0 0.0 0 Toray Elton Davis ...... 2 1 2 2.0 0 John Sanders ...... 1 1 0 0.0 0 Ted Woods ...... 1 1 1 1.0 0 David Tate ...... 2 1 0 0.0 0 Dave Logan...... 1 1 1 1.0 0 Cullen Bryant ...... 1 4 3 0.8 0 SCORING G TD 2Pt XP FG PTS Darian Hagan ...... 4 1 0 0.0 0 Rashaan Salaam...... 2 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 36 Charles E. Johnson ...... 4 1 0 0.0 0 Jeremy Aldrich...... 3 0 0-0 15-15 7-9 36 Byron White ...... 1 1 0 0.0 0 Bob Anderson ...... 2 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 30 Mike McCoy ...... 1 1 -3 -3.0 0 Eric Bieniemy...... 3 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 18 Mitch Berger ...... 3 0 0-0 6-8 3-4 15 KICKOFF RETURNS G NO. YARDS AVG. TD Neil Voskeritchian ...... 2 0 0-0 7-10 2-2 13 Steve Engel ...... 2 3 122 40.7 1 John Bayuk...... 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 12 Ben Kelly...... 2 3 121 40.3 1 Rae Carruth ...... 4 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 12 Loy Alexander ...... 1 1 33 33.0 0 Darrin Chiaverini...... 3 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 12 Pat Murphy ...... 1 1 28 28.0 0 Charlie Davis ...... 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 12 Ted Woods ...... 1 1 27 27.0 0 D.J. Hackett ...... 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 12 Larry Plantz ...... 1 1 26 26.0 0 Dave Haney ...... 2 0 0-0 6-6 2-2 12 James Kidd ...... 1 2 51 25.5 0 Daniel Graham ...... 3 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 12 Billy Waddy ...... 2 5 126 25.2 0 Charles E. Johnson ...... 3 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 12 Keith Pontiflet ...... 1 2 47 23.5 0 Cortlen Johnson ...... 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 12 Dave McCloughan ...... 3 2 46 23.0 0 Ben Kelly...... 3 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 12 Bob Stransky ...... 1 1 23 23.0 0 Ward Walsh...... 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 12 Bob Anderson ...... 2 1 23 23.0 0 Jim Harper ...... 2 0 0-0 3-3 2-2 9 Michael Westbrook ...... 2 1 22 22.0 0 Byron White ...... 1 1 0-0 2-2 0-0 8 Mike Pritchard ...... 2 3 65 21.7 0 Howard Cook ...... 1 1 0-0 1-1 0-0 7 Byron White ...... 1 3 65 21.7 0 Ayyub Abdul-Rahmaan ...... 2 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 Roman Hollowell ...... 3 6 127 21.2 0 Joe Antonio ...... 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 Cliff Branch ...... 2 6 125 20.8 0 Rashidi Barnes...... 3 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 Ron Rieger ...... 2 2 38 19.0 0 Chris Brown ...... 2 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 Charles E. Johnson ...... 3 4 74 18.5 0 Larry Brunson ...... 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 Clyde Surrell...... 1 2 37 18.5 0 Zac Colvin...... 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 Ozell Collier ...... 1 4 73 18.3 0 Boyd Dowler ...... 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 T.J. Cunningham ...... 1 1 18 18.0 0 Brandon Drumm ...... 2 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 Gary Campbell ...... 1 1 17 17.0 0 Jon Embree...... 2 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 Chris Hudson ...... 1 1 17 17.0 0 Sean Embree ...... 3 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 M.J. Nelson ...... 2 5 83 16.6 0 Steve Engel ...... 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 Roderick Sneed ...... 2 3 49 16.3 0 John Farler ...... 1 0 0-0 3-3 1-1 6 James Mayberry ...... 1 2 32 16.0 0 Christian Fauria ...... 4 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 Gary Kuxhaus ...... 1 1 15 15.0 0 Javon Green ...... 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 Steve Gaunty ...... 1 1 15 15.0 0 Darian Hagan ...... 2 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 Jeff Nabholz ...... 2 1 14 14.0 0 Don Hasselbeck ...... 2 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 Bill Harris ...... 1 2 27 13.5 0 Mark Hatcher ...... 2 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 Tim James ...... 1 1 13 13.0 0 John Hessler...... 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 Herchell Troutman ...... 2 4 49 12.5 0 James Hill ...... 4 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 Marcus Stiggers ...... 3 1 12 12.0 0 Roman Hollowell ...... 3 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 Boyd Dowler ...... 1 1 12 12.0 0 Ken Johnson...... 2 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 6 Larry Brunson ...... 1 1 11 11.0 0 Terry Kunz ...... 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 Bob Masten ...... 3 1 11 11.0 0 Donnell Leomiti ...... 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 Willie Nichols ...... 1 1 9 9.0 0 Matt Lepsis...... 3 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 Lendon Henry ...... 3 3 23 7.7 0 Dave Logan...... 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 Jim Kelleher ...... 1 2 13 6.5 0 Emery Moorehead...... 2 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 Ryan Johanningmeier ...... 1 1 5 5.0 0 Mike Moschetti ...... 2 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 Sean Embree ...... 3 1 3 3.0 0 Scott Phillips ...... 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 Damen Dickey ...... 1 1 0 0.0 0 Phil Savoy...... 2 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 Erich Kissick ...... 1 1 0 0.0 0 Loren Schweninger ...... 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 Ryan Olson...... 1 1 0 0.0 0 Kordell Stewart ...... 3 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 Darrin Chiaverini...... 1 1 -7 -7.0 0 Marcus Stiggers ...... 2 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 Donald Strickland ...... 3 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 INTERCEPTIONS G NO. YARDS AVG. TD Jashon Sykes ...... 2 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 Bob Stransky ...... 1 2 53 26.5 0 Herchell Troutman ...... 2 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 Greg Thomas ...... 3 2 23 11.5 0 Lamont Warren ...... 2 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 Marcus Washington...... 1 1 95 95.0 1 Marcus Washington...... 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 Donald Strickland ...... 3 1 91 91.0 1 Anthony Weatherspoon ...... 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 Loren Schweninger ...... 1 1 59 59.0 1 Michael Westbrook ...... 2 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 Byron White ...... 1 1 47 47.0 1 Damon Wheeler ...... 2 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 Dwayne Davis...... 3 1 41 41.0 0 Nick Ziegler ...... 2 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 Nick Ziegler ...... 2 1 31 31.0 1 J.B. Dean ...... 1 0 0-0 2-3 1-1 5 Jashon Sykes ...... 2 1 29 29.0 1 Pat Blottiaux ...... 1 0 0-0 2-2 1-3 5 Pat Murphy ...... 1 1 28 28.0 0 Patrick Brougham ...... 1 0 0-0 5-5 0-1 5 Deon Figures ...... 4 1 27 27.0 0 Larry Eckel ...... 1 0 0-0 2-2 1-1 5 Steve Rosga ...... 2 1 26 26.0 0 Mark Zetterberg...... 1 0 0-0 1-1 1-2 4 Rashidi Barnes...... 3 1 21 21.0 1 Dave DeLine ...... 1 0 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 Ronnie Bradford ...... 4 1 17 17.0 0 Jeremy Flores...... 1 0 0-0 0-1 1-2 3 Robbie Robinson ...... 2 1 14 14.0 0 Fred Lima ...... 1 0 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 Isaac Howard ...... 1 1 9 9.0 0 Tom MacKenzie ...... 1 0 0-0 3-3 0-0 3 Bill Harris ...... 1 1 8 8.0 0 Mark Mariscal ...... 1 0 0-0 2-2 0-0 2 Barry Remington ...... 2 1 8 8.0 0 Ellwyn Indorf ...... 1 0 0-0 2-3 0-0 2 Michael Lewis ...... 2 1 7 7.0 0 Dave Bartlet ...... 1 0 0-0 1-1 0-0 1 Ted Johnson...... 4 1 7 7.0 0 Jerry Hillebrand...... 1 0 0-0 1-1 0-1 1 Darin Schubeck ...... 2 1 3 3.0 0

118 THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO

“The University of Colorado, and Boulder, is a town which stops where the Rocky Mountains begin. Normally in America such a superb site would be occupied by a golf course, but some- body goofed and instead they built what may be the most beauti- fully situated campus in the world… if anyone asks you to Boulder, I have one word of advice: ‘Go.’” From the London (England) Observer Magazine article, “Us and Them,” by Simon Hoggart (April 23, 1989) Often called the best of the United States’ public universities by the Fiske Guide to Colleges, that belief was again strength- ened when the University of Colorado received the largest donation ever given to an American public institution of higher learning. The quarter-billion dollar gift to run an institute for cognitive disabilities, it reinforced the fact that CU students not only have the minds to match its mountains, but they climb, and create, those mountains. Founded in 1876 at the foot of the Flatirons, over 128 years has transformed the University of Colorado from a lone build- ing on a bleak, windswept hill to one of the nation’s leading The largest University in the Centennial State is a big school, public research institutions. Established in 1861, the University but its northern Italian architecture, named fourth in a ranking was formally founded in 1876, the year Colorado became a of the “most architecturally successful campuses in the coun- state. The doors of Old Main opened the following year with 44 try,” in The Campus as a Work of Art, students, an instructor and the President who taught and lived creates an intimate, visi- there with his family, pasturing his horse nearby. tor-friendly public space thanks to the varicolored sandstone The Boulder campus now encompasses 786 acres on the and red-tiled roof facade of more than 200 buildings created by main campus, east campus (which includes a research park), its rural Tuscany influence. Williams Village and the Mountain Research Station north of There are 17 residence halls that dot the campus, with more nearby Nederland (which supports ecology, chemistry and than 1,080 students enrolled in five residential academic pro- geology). In 1996 the Board of Regents purchased 308 acres of grams, providing undergraduates with shared learning and land in unincorporated Boulder County, now informally known living experiences. Colorado’s Greek system, which is com- as the south campus, in an effort to insure the growth of the prised of more than 2,000 students, became the first in the University well into the 21st century. nation to vote its houses “dry” and the ban is taken seriously While over 29,000 students are educated on the main cam- among the Greeks. pus, another 13,000 study at the University of Colorado (includ- Many of the high-tech companies located along the Front ing the Health Sciences Center) at Denver and the University of Range owe their origins to CU-Boulder’s cutting-edge science. Colorado at Colorado Springs. Nine elected Regents and CU has shown that RNA can act as a catalyst in biochemical President Elizabeth Hoffman, who was named to the position in reactions, developed the first classification system of human 2000, lead the three-campus system, while each campus has a chromosomes, created the first national model to assess child Chancellor who serves as the chief academic and administra- development, successfully completed the first instance of tive officer. Dr. Richard Byyny is in his eighth year as chancel- human cloning, identified the battered child syndrome, lor of the Boulder campus. discovered the process of aging is under direct genetic control, Students can enter any of 10 schools and colleges offering developed ways of dealing with natural hazards, created the more than 2,500 courses in 150 fields, representing a full coldest temperature on earth, and alerted the nation to height- range of disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, physical ened academic pressures on kindergarten children. and biological sciences, the fine and performing arts, and CU-Boulder has played a major role in NASA space programs, the professions. designing and building many scientific instruments flown in outer space, and graduated 17 men and women who became astronauts, including the late Jack Swigert, one of the three astronauts in the crippled Apollo 13 mission who made it dock to Earth safely from the moon. When the Hubble Space Telescope was launched in 1990, it was carrying seven major instru- ments, including a high-resolution spectrograph to study the evolution of stars and designed and built by an international science team led by astronomer Jack Brandt of CU-Boulder. Since Hubble has been up, CU-Boulder faculty and students have been among the top users of Hubble of any institution in the world. CU- Boulder is the only university in the coun- try where undergraduate students have operated a NASA satellite. The University has produced 19 Rhodes Scholars, five of which were former football student-athletes at CU, with Jim Hansen the most recent recipient in 1992. Faculty member Thomas Cech, a distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry, won the 1989 Nobel Prize in chemistry. Other notable alumni

119 include former United States Supreme Court Justice Byron “Whizzer” White, former big band leader Glenn Miller and actor Robert Redford. A premier institution in and of itself, the Boulder campus is in good company with some of the finest campuses in the country: ♦ Colorado is one of the four most outstanding universities in the United States according to the 2004 Fiske Guide to Colleges (with Brown, Stanford and Virginia), based on academics, social life and quality of life. ♦ The U.S. News & World Report ranked CU-Boulder 31st among the nation’s Top 50 Public National Universities in its 2003 Best Colleges issue. The rankings were based on factors such as academic reputation, retention, faculty resources, student selectivity and financial resources. ♦ U.S. News & World Report also ranked seven CU graduate programs in the nation’s top 20: Environmental Law (7th), Aerospace Engineering (12th), Clinical Psychology (15th), Entrepreneurship Specialty (Business, 15th), Speech Language- Pathology (17th), Chemical Engineering (18th) and Civil Engineering (20th). ♦ And in April 2004, The Economist of London ranked CU as the of Theatre and Dance, and the College of Music, and movie fans 11th best public university in the world, as well as one of the 50 can relax with classic, contemporary, and avant garde films. best universities of any kind, based on criteria such as highly Summer months bring the annual Shakespeare Festival to campus. cited researchers and Nobel laureates in selected fields. Take in the fresh mountain air on any part of 100 miles of If the aphorism, “Somewhere between the Rockies and reali- trails and 30,000 acres of open space. Climb the Flatirons or in ty,” seems too good to believe, then come for a visit. Start with Eldorado Canyon State Park. Swim or board sail at the Boulder a walk on the historic Pearl Street Mall, a downtown pedestrian Reservoir while elite runners sprint around it. mall that is the ceremonial heart of the city actually that works Rest assured, like the prophesy of an Arapaho Indian Chief, despite the efforts of its street theatre. “If you leave Boulder, you will return.” Visitors may be so taken in by the scenery, the mall, Tudors and Victorians they may forget the University that put it all together. From Pearl, Broadway leads directly onto campus where the University of Colorado Museum and the CU Heritage Center, in the original Old Main building, which introduces the University’s past and present. Visitors can experience the University’s cosmopolitan atmosphere by visiting Fiske Planetarium, Sommers-Bausch Observatory, and Norlin Library. Lively performances are staged by the Artist Series, Department

120 2004 BOWL GAMES

Date Bowl Sponsor Site Participants Time (MST) Network Tues., Dec. 14 New Orleans Wyndham New Orleans, La. Southern Miss (7-5) 31, North Texas (7-5) 10 ESPN Tues., Dec. 21 Champs Sports same Orlando, Fla. Georgia Tech (6-5) vs. Syracuse (6-5) 5:45 p.m. ESPN Wed., Dec. 22 GMAC GMAC Mobile, Ala. Bowling Green (8-3) vs. Memphis (8-3) 6:00 p.m. ESPN Thurs., Dec. 23 Fort Worth PlainsCapital Fort Worth, Texas Cincinnati (6-5) vs. Marshall (6-5) 4:30 p.m. ESPN Thurs., Dec. 23 Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nev. UCLA (6-5) vs. Wyoming (6-5) 7:45 p.m. ESPN Fri., Dec. 24 Hawaii Sheraton Honolulu, Hawaii Alabama-Birmingham (7-4) vs. Hawaii (7-5) 5:00 p.m. ESPN Mon., Dec. 27 MPC Computers same Boise, Idaho Fresno State (8-3) vs. Virginia (8-3) 12:00 p.m. ESPN Mon., Dec. 27 Motor City Pontiac, Mich. Toledo (9-3) vs. Connecticut (7-4) 3:30 p.m. ESPN Tues., Dec. 28 Independence Shreveport, La. Iowa State (6-5) vs. Miami, Ohio (8-4) 4:30 p.m. ESPN Tues., Dec. 28 Insight same Phoenix, Ariz. Notre Dame (6-5) vs. Oregon State (6-5) 7:45 p.m. ESPN Wed., Dec. 29 Houston EV1.net Houston, Texas Colorado (7-4) vs. Texas-El Paso (8-3) 2:30 p.m. ESPN Wed., Dec. 29 Alamo MasterCard San Antonio, Texas Oklahoma State (7-4) vs. Ohio State (7-4) 6:00 p.m. ESPN Thurs., Dec. 30 Continental Tire same Charlotte, N.C. Boston College (8-3) vs. North Carolina (6-5) 11:00 a.m. ESPN2 Thurs., Dec. 30 Emerald San Francisco, Calif. Navy (9-2) vs. New Mexico (7-4) 2:30 p.m. ESPN2 Thurs., Dec. 30 Holiday Pacific Life San Diego, Calif. Texas Tech (7-4) vs. California (10-1) 6:00 p.m. ESPN Thurs., Dec. 30 Silicon Valley Classic San Jose, Calif. Northern Illinois (8-3) vs. Troy (7-4) 9:00 p.m. ESPN2 Fri., Dec. 31 Music City Gaylord Hotels Nashville, Tenn. Alabama (6-5) vs. Minnesota (6-5) 10:00 a.m. ESPN Fri., Dec. 31 Sun Vitalis El Paso, Texas Arizona State (8-3) vs. Purdue (7-4) 12:00 p.m. CBS Fri., Dec. 31 Liberty AutoZone Memphis, Tenn. Boise State (11-0) vs. Louisville (10-1) 1:30 p.m. ESPN Fri., Dec. 31 Peach Chick-Fil-A Atlanta, Ga. Miami, Fla. (8-3) vs. Florida (7-4) 5:30 p.m. ESPN Sat., Jan. 1 Outback same Tampa, Fla. Wisconsin (9-2) vs. Georgia (9-2) 9:00 a.m. ESPN Sat., Jan. 1 Cotton SBC Dallas, Texas Texas A&M (7-4) vs. Tennessee (9-3) 9:00 a.m. FOX Sat., Jan. 1 Gator Toyota Jacksonville, Fla. Florida State (8-3) vs. West Virginia (8-3) 10:30 a.m. NBC Sat., Jan. 1 Capital One same Orlando, Fla. Iowa (9-2) vs. Louisiana State (9-2) 11:00 a.m. ABC Sat., Jan. 1 Rose AT&T Pasadena, Calif. Texas (10-1) vs. Michigan (9-2) 3:00 p.m. ABC Sat., Jan. 1 Fiesta Tostitos Tempe, Ariz. Utah (11-0) vs. Pittsburgh (8-3) 6:30 p.m. ABC Mon., Jan. 3 Sugar Nokia New Orleans, La. Auburn (12-0) vs. Virginia Tech (10-2) 6:00 p.m. ABC Tues., Jan. 4 Orange Federal Express Miami, Fla. Oklahoma (12-0) vs. USC (12-0) 6:00 p.m. ABC All-Star Games Date Bowl Site Time (MST) Network Sat., Dec. 25 Blue-Gray Game Montgomery, Ala. 1:00 p.m. ESPN2 Sat., Jan. 15 Villages Gridiron Classic Orlando, Fla. 9:00 a.m. ESPN2 Sat., Jan. 15 East-West Shrine San Francisco, Calif. 12:00 p.m. ESPN Sat., Jan. 22 Hula Bowl Kahului, Maui 4:00 p.m. ESPN Sat., Jan. 29 Senior Bowl Mobile, Ala. 2:00 p.m. ESPN FINAL REGULAR SEASON POLLS

Associated Press USA Today/ESPN Coaches BCS Standings Rk Record Points Rk Record Points Rk AP C CR BCS 1 Southern Cal (44) 12-0 1,599 1 Southern Cal (35 1/3) 12-0 1,490 1 Southern California 1 1 2 .9770 2 Oklahoma (14) 12-0 1,556 2 Oklahoma (16 1/3) 12-0 1,459 2 Oklahoma 2 2 1 .9681 3 Auburn (7) 12-0 1,525 3 Auburn (9 1/3) 12-0 1,435 3 Auburn 3 3 3 .9331 4 California 10-1 1,399 4 California 10-1 1,286 4Texas 6 5 4 .8476 5 Utah 11-0 1,345 5Texas 10-1 1,281 5 California 4 4 6 .8347 6Texas 10-1 1,337 6 Utah 11-0 1,215 6 Utah 5 6 5 .8181 7 Louisville 10-1 1,183 7 Georgia 9-2 1,117 7 Georgia 8 7 8 .6966 8 Georgia 9-2 1,117 8 Louisville 10-1 1,066 8Virginia Tech 9 9 t9 .6712 9Virginia Tech 10-2 1,111 9Virginia Tech 10-2 1,037 9 Boise State 10 10 7 .6564 10 Boise State 11-0 960 10 Boise State 11-0 943 10 Louisville 7 8 13 .6490 11 Iowa 9-2 948 11 LSU 9-2 932 11 LSU 12 11 t9 .6109 12 LSU 9-2 929 12 Michigan 9-2 874 12 Iowa 11 13 12 .5553 13 Michigan 9-2 917 13 Iowa 9-2 812 13 Michigan 13 12 17 .5058 14 Miami, Fla. 8-3 776 14 Miami, Fla. 8-3 738 14 Miami, Fla. 14 14 t14 .4705 15 Tennessee 9-3 651 15 Florida State 8-3 643 15 Tennessee 15 17 t14 .4057 16 Wisconsin 9-2 648 16 Wisconsin 9-2 599 (AP—Associated Press poll rank; C—Coaches 17 Florida State 8-3 647 17 Tennessee 9-3 559 poll rank; CR—computer ranking average; 18 Virginia 8-3 482 18 Virginia 8-3 455 BCS—computed average) 19 Pittsburgh 8-3 415 19 Florida 7-4 324 20 Florida 7-4 325 20 Pittsburgh 8-3 318 21 Arizona State 8-3 222 21 Texas Tech 7-4 234 CREDITS 22 Texas A&M 7-4 213 22 Ohio State 7-4 181 Copyright 2004 ©, University of Colorado Athletics. The 2004 Colorado EV1.net Houston 23 Texas Tech 7-4 168 23 West Virginia 8-3 177 Bowl Media Guide was produced through the com- 24 Ohio State 7-4 155 24 Arizona State 8-3 173 bined efforts of the CU Athletic Media Relations 25 Boston College 8-3 150 25 Texas A&M 7-4 147 Office and Whirlwind Graphics. The guide was written, designed and edited by David Plati, CU’s Others receiving votes: West Virginia 97, Others receiving votes: Boston College 77, director of athletic media relations. Photographers Toledo 86, Purdue 49, Navy 28, Memphis 26, Fresno State 47, Oklahoma State 35, Memphis include Tim Benko, Rupert Barrington, Chip Fresno State 24, Oklahoma State 16, 30, Navy 28, Purdue 28, Northern Illinois 27, Bromfield, Tom Cowan, Cliff Grassmick, Brian UTEP 6, Lewis and Dan Madden. Typesetting, scanning and Syracuse 5, Northern Illinois 4, Bowling Toledo 20, UTEP 17, Bowling Green 15, layout provided by Linda Hall of Whirlwind Green 3, New Mexico 3. Colorado 2, Alabama 1, Iowa State 1, North Graphics. Printed by Pioneer Press in Greeley, Texas 1, Syracuse 1. Colo.; special thanks to Mark Walsh. The University of Colorado is an equal opportunity/ affirmative action institution.

PK Mason Crosby P John Torp MLB Jordon Dizon First-Team All-Big 12 / All-American Second-Team All-Big 12 / All-American Big 12 Defensive Newcomer & Freshman of the Year

Colorado Head Coach 2004 Big 12 Gary Barnett Coach of the Year

OT Sam Wilder LB Brian Iwuh TE Joe Klopfenstein Second-Team All-Big 12 Second-Team All-Big 12 Second-Team All-Big 12