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2005 COLORADO Football: GAME 7 — KANSAS Saturday, October 22 in Boulder (5:00 p.m. MDT; Big 12 Sports PPV) RELEASE NUMBER 7 (October 17, 2005)
QUICKLY SPEAKING…
The Colorado Buffaloes (4-2, 2-1 Big 12) hosts the annual Family Weekend football game this Saturday, with the opposition being the Kansas Jayhawks (3-3, 0-3 Big 12) in a 5:00 p.m. kickoff at Folsom Field… The game will be televised on a pay-per-view basis through Big 12 Special Order Sports (Fox Sports Net’s PPV division), with Tim Neverett (play-by-play), Jay Leeuwenburg (color analysis) and Dave Benz (sidelines) to call the action. Customers can order the game by calling their local provider (Comcast, DirecTV or DISH Network)… This will be Colorado’s third straight home game played at night, done only one other time in school history (three straight in 1994)… CU’s website, www.CUBuffs.com features game day updates and live stats for all games… There are roughly 5,700 tickets remaining for the Kansas game… Colorado’s next game at Kansas State (October 29) is on the selection menu for TBS; if the network selects the game, it will kickoff at 5 p.m. mountain time and be televised nationally; if the network passes, the game will not be televised and will kickoff at 12:10 p.m. ABC will televise Oklahoma at Nebraska at 10 a.m. and will select from among Iowa State at Texas A&M, Texas at Oklahoma State or Texas Tech at Baylor for its 1:30 game; TBS will select from the two remaining from those three and the CU-KSU game for the 5 p.m. window, and FSN from the aforementioned three, but not CU-KSU, for the 10:30 a.m. game. DEPTH CHART ON PAGE 49; ROSTER ON PAGES 50-51
IN THE POLLS
Colorado was unranked in the Associated Press (media) and USA Today Coaches polls of October 16, though received enough points to stand 30th in the AP and 33rd in the coaches. CU had returned to the polls after a 25-month hiatus on October 9, as the Buffaloes were ranked No. 24 in both (actually all three including the new Harris poll). Dating back to the preseason 1989 polls, CU has been ranked in 183 of the last 271 polls (AP; 69%), which includes a tremendous run of 143 consecutive between 1989 and 1997 (the 10th longest streak of all-time). Since 1989, CU has played the fourth most ranked teams in the nation (85), trailing Florida (93), Michigan (89) and Florida State (88).
AS THE POLLS TURN
A tale of two preseason unranked: Notre Dame has two losses (to No. 1 USC and an unranked Michigan State at the time), and it holds down the No. 9 spot in the polls. True, the Irish own three wins over previously ranked teams, all of which have fallen out of the top 25. But we’re not arguing that they don’t belong. But what about the Buffs? Colorado is 4-2 just like the Irish, with its two losses to current top 10 teams (Miami, Fla., and Texas), but is No. 30. Take those two out of the equation, and CU has been pretty dominant, outscoring the opponent 145-48 with a hefty edge in total offense (1,807 to 1,111).
STAT OF THE WEEK
Colorado has not had an opponent running back rush for 100 yards in six games this season. The last time CU went a full season without at least one opposing back gaining 100? That would be 1965, the only year it has occurred in CU history since stats are available to research beginning in 1946.
OBSCURE NOTE OF THE WEEK
If it seemed like Colorado and Texas usually got nothing on first down last week, that’s because on 52 of the 56 first down plays in the game, that’s pretty much what happened. Take out CU’s biggest play, a 25-yard pass from QB Joel Klatt to TE Joe Klopfenstein, and CU ran 24 plays for 65 yards (2.7 per). As for the Longhorns, strike pass plays of 62, 25 and 17 yards, and they ran 28 plays for 72 yards, or 2.6 per.
2005 COLORADO SCHEDULE (4-2, 2-1 BIG 12)
2005 Date CU* Opponent Opp* TV Result/Time Record Series This-N-That SEPT. 3 NR COLORADO STATE NR TBS W 31-28 3-3 57-18-2 Crosby 47 FG wins it; CU outscores CSU 13-7 in last 2:32 SEPT. 10 NR NEW MEXICO STATE (FN) NR FSN W 39- 0 0-7 1- 0-0 Buff ‘D’ posts first shutout since ’02; NMSU: 5 rush yards Sept. 24 NR at Miami, Fla. 12 ABC L 3-23 5-1 5- 3-0 CU crosses midfield 8 times in 13 tries but nets only one FG Oct. 1 NR at Oklahoma State NR none W 34- 0 3-3 26-17-1 Charles 74-yard YD run on game’s first play sets tone OCT. 8 NR TEXAS A & M (H) NR FSN W 41-20 4-2 5- 2-0 Klatt (398 yds, 3 TD passing), TE’s (8-169, 1 TD) lead Buffs Oct. 15 24 at Texas 2 ABC L 17-42 6-0 7- 8-0 Young’s 394 T.O., 5 TDs (3 rush/2 pass) too much for CU OCT. 22 NR KANSAS (FW) NR PPV 5:00 p.m. 3-3 40-21-3 CU has won 9 of last 10 at Folsom, four straight overall Oct. 29 at Kansas State TBA TBA 4-2 42-17-1 Klatt 64 TD pass to Monteilh with 0:05 left wins ’04 game NOV. 5 MISSOURI TBA TBA 4-2 30-36-3 Barnett 5-1 vs. alma mater (CU leads 17-3 in last 20) Nov. 12 at Iowa State TBA TBA 3-3 46-12-1 CU, ISU garnered majority of preseason Big 12 North votes NOV. 25 NEBRASKA ABC 1:30 p.m. 5-1 17-43-2 CU has won three of last four; NU leads 12-6-1 since ‘86 Dec. 3 Big 12 Championship Game ABC 11:00 a.m. (Houston, Texas) Buffs have appeared in thee of last four title games (All times mountain. KEY: *—AP rank at game time; —Big 12 Conference game; FW—Fireworks Night; H—Homecoming; FW—Family Weekend) 2 | 2005 Colorado Football: The Media Page | 2
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