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15 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 17 BOWL GAME APPEARANCES | 45 WEEKS IN THE POLLS SINCE 1994 | 27 ALL-AMERICANS 253 FIRST-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS | 3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME SELECTIONS | 1 JIM THORPE AWARD WINNER 2018 SCHEDULE ILLINOIS STATE CSU VS. ILLINOIS STATE COLORADO STATE AT A GLANCE Saturday, Aug. 25 • Fort Collins, Colo. REDBIRDS Date: Saturday, Sept. 22 RAMS 2-0 (0-0 MVFC) 1-3 (0-1 MW) HAWAI`I Time: 1 p.m. MT L, 43-34 TV: Friday, Aug. 31 • Denver, Colo. Radio: KARS 102.9 FM vs. COLORADO KDCO 1340 AM & 104.7 FM L, 45-13 Location: Fort Collins, Colo. Saturday, Sept. 8 • Fort Collins, Colo. Venue: Canvas Stadium ARKANSAS Surface: Shaw Sports Turf W, 34-27 Capacity: 36,500 (41,000 SRO) Saturday, Sept. 15 • Gainesville, Fla. AG DAY WITH 4H AND ORANGE OUT at FLORIDA L, 48-10 ILLINOIS STATE THE MATCHUP COLORADO STATE Saturday, Sept. 22 • 1 p.m. MT • Colorado State returns home to face Illinois State in the annual Ag Day with 4H, and Orange Out, game at Canvas Stadium. ILLINOIS STATE • CSU ranks 11th in FBS in passing offense, averaging 336.8 yards per game through the air, against opposi- Fort Collins, Colo. • AT&T SportsNet tion that has included one Pac-12 and two SEC programs in the Rams’ four games. • Graduate transfer QB K.J. Carta-Samuels ranks seventh in FBS in completions per game (26.25) and 10th in Saturday, Oct. 6 • 8:30 p.m. MT passing yards per game (329.8). at SAN JOSÉ STATE • In just four games as a Ram, Carta-Samuels has already set the school single-game passing record (537 San Jose, Calif. • CBS Sports Network yds, vs. Hawai’i, 8/25/18) and posted the 2nd and 3rd highest marks for single-game completions in pro- gram history (34, vs. Hawai’i, 8/25/18 and 32, vs. Arkansas, 9/8/18). • In four games, Carta-Samuels has completed 64.4% of his passes (105-163) for 1,319 yards and 9 touch- Saturday, Oct. 13 • 2 p.m. MT downs with 3 interceptions. NEW MEXICO • Junior WR Preston Williams ranks 3rd in FBS in receptions per game (9.0) and 7th in receiving yards per Fort Collins, Colo. • AT&T SportsNet game (124.3), and has four touchdown receptions in four games. He has topped the 100-yard receiving mark in three of his four games as a Ram, including a game-high 106 yards on 9 receptions at Florida Friday, Oct. 19 • 7 p.m. MT Saturday. • Williams’ 12 receptions in the Sept. 8 win over Arkansas tied for second-most in a game in CSU program at BOISE STATE history. Boise, Idaho • ESPN2 • Sophomore punter Ryan Stonehouse ranks 2nd in FBS in gross punting average (50.3). Thirteen of his 21 punts have traveled 50 or more yards, and has placed seven punts inside the 20-yard line, had three fair Friday, Oct. 26 • 8 p.m. MT caught, and just two touchbacks. • Down in The Swamp on Saturday, CSU held Florida to just 27 total yards in the first quarter (13 total plays, WYOMING 2.1 yds/play). This came after the Rams held Arkansas to just 16 yards in the fourth quarter on Sept. 8, mean- Fort Collins, Colo. • CBS Sports Network ing over two consecutive quarters of play versus SEC teams, CSU surrendered just 37 total yards. Saturday, Nov. 10 • TBA at NEVADA ILLINOIS STATE - STAT LEADERS COLORADO STATE - STAT LEADERS Reno, Nev. • ESPN Networks Category Player Total Category Player Total Passing Yards Brady Davis 440 Passing Yards K.J. Carta-Samuels 1,319 Saturday, Nov. 17 • 12 p.m. MT Passing TDs Brady Davis 5 Passing TDs K.J. Carta-Samuels 9 Rushing Yards James Robinson 198 Rushing Yards Izzy Matthews 137 UTAH STATE Rushing TDs James Robinson 3 Rushing TDs Izzy Matthews 1 Fort Collins, Colo. • AT&T SportsNet Receptions Spencer Schnell 13 Receptions Preston Williams 36 Receiving Yards Spencer Schnell 213 Receiving Yards Preston Williams 497 Thursday, Nov. 22 • 1:30 p.m. MT Receiving TDs Spencer Schnell 2 Receiving TDs Preston Williams 4 at AIR FORCE Total Offense Brady Davis 454 Total Offense K.J. Carta-Samuels 1,317 Tackles Zackary Matthews 13 Tackles Josh Watson 45 USAFA, Colo. • CBS Sports Network Interceptions Ty DeForest 2 Interceptions V.J. Banks 2 Forced Fumbles Christian Uphoff 1 Forced Fumbles [Three Players] 1 Saturday, Dec. 2 • TBA Fumble Recoveries Jason Lewan 1 Fumble Recoveries J. Watson/A. Jean 1 MW CHAMPIONSHIP Sacks Decxavier Kelly-Martin 1.5 Sacks R. Ajayi/E. Jones 1 TBD Tackles for Loss Zackary Matthews 3.0 Tackles for Loss Emmanuel Jones 4.5 Punt Return Avg. Spencer Schnell 12.0 Punt Return Avg. -- -- Full game notes at: Kick Return Avg. Christian Uphoff 41.5 Kick Return Avg. Anthony Hawkins 27.0 CSURams.com/FBNotes www.CSURams.com • Twitter: @CSUFootball • Instagram: @CSURamsFB • Phone: 970/491-5067 • Fax: 970/491-1348 • Tickets: 1-800-491-RAMS 2 COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL CSU SCHEDULE/RESULTS & NOTES DATE OPPONENT RESULT/TIME (MT) RECORD NOTES Aug. 25 Hawai’i L, 43-34 0-1 (0-1 MW) CSU trailed 37-7 before scoring 20 unanswered points… Rams outgained the Rainbow Warriors, 653-617… K.J. Carta-Samuels set a school record with 537 passing yards... Was the earliest in a season that CSU has ever played a league game. Aug. 31 vs. Colorado L, 45-13 0-2 (0-1 MW) Colorado outgained CSU 596-284 and beat the Rams for the fourth year in a row... CSU RB Marcus McElroy led the team in rushing for the first time in his career.... Seven different Rams received a pass, including two freshmen tallying their first (Nikko Hall, E.J. Scott)... V.J. Banks had his first interception as a Ram. Sept. 8 Arkansas W, 34-27 1-2 (0-1 MW) CSU rallied from a 27-9 deficit to win 34-27... The Rams scored 25 unanswered points from late in the third quarter through the end of the game... The win is CSU’s third-ever against a current SEC program (first at home)... Arkansas was the first SEC team to visit Fort Collins since Mississippi State (1981). Sept. 15 at Florida L, 48-10 1-3 (0-1 MW) The temperature at kickoff was 96 degrees, tying the hottest game ever played at The Swamp and the third-hottest game CSU has ever played... CSU’s 3 turnovers led to 13 points for the Gators and 2 punting miscues led to 14 more points for Florida. Sept. 22 Illinois State 1 p.m. This will be the first meeting between CSU and Illinois State of the Missouri Valley Ag Day Football Conference... The Redbirds have had success against FBS foes, including a 9-7 win over Big Ten foe Northwestern in 2016. Oct. 6 at San Jose State 8:30 p.m. CSU is 5-4 all-time against San José State, with the Rams winning 42-14 over the Spartans to close the 2017 regular season. Oct. 13 New Mexico 2 p.m. The Rams have beaten New Mexico eight consecutive times and hold a 41-25 Homecoming & advantage in the series... CSU held off a late Lobos rally to win 27-24 in Albuquerque Family Weekend last year. Oct. 19 at Boise State 7 p.m. CSU is seeking its first win against Boise State in its eighth matchup all-time against the Broncos. Oct. 26 Wyoming 8 p.m. The Rams have played Wyoming more than any other team, and hold a 57-46-5 advantage in the series. Nov. 10 at Nevada TBA CSU is 11-3 all-time against Nevada, including a 44-42 win in Fort Collins last season... CSU is 4-2 all-time in Reno. Nov. 17 Utah State 12 p.m. The Rams defeated Utah State 27-14 last season in Logan to improve to 39-33-2 Senior Day all-time in the series... The Rams posted seven sacks in the win last year, the most since recording nine at New Mexico in 2011. Nov. 22 at Air Force 1:30 p.m. Air Force has won the last two meetings between the programs and holds a 34-21-1 lead in the all-time series... This game is CSU’s first on Thanksgiving Day since losing to Tulsa on the road on Nov. 25, 1965. CSU PROJECTED STARTERS -- NOTES QB: #1 KJ Carta-Samuels, 6-2, 225, RS SR (Washington) LDE: #33 Emmanuel Jones, 6-4, 266, SO (Woodland HS) Set a CSU record with 537 passing yards against Hawai’i in Leads the team with 3.5 TFLs... Had a monster performance vs. the 2018 season opener, his first game as a Ram after Arkansas (5 tackles, 1 sack, 2 TFLs, first career INT), including a MIKE BOBO transferring from Washington. sack on an Arkansas 3rd-and-4 in the 4th quarter. Head Coach RB: #24 Izzy Matthews, 6-0, 210, SR (Enterprise HS) NT: #94 Devin Phillips, 6-1, 318, FR (Neville HS) On the 2018 Doak Walker Award watch list... Currently 5th in Played and started his first collegiate game against Hawai’i... CSU history in career rush TDs (27)... Scored the game-winning Ranked as a 4-star recruit by ESPN and rated No. 245 overall in • 4th Year at CSU TD with 8 seconds left vs. Arkansas on Sept. 8. the country (member of the ESPN300). FB: #46 Adam Prentice, 6-0, 236, RS JR (Clovis HS) DT: #98 Ellison Hubbard, 6-1, 285, SO (Grayson HS) • 21st Year Coaching Highest-graded FB in the FBS in 2017 according to PFF Played in all 13 games last season, registering 20 total tackles College..