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/GCFZXZCZ2Q UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BUFFALOES / SPORTS INFORMATION SERVICE www.CUBuffs.com 2150 Stadium Drive (574 Champions Center), 357 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309‐0357 © 2017 CU Athletics Telephone 303/492‐5626 (FAX: 303/492‐3811; E‐mail (FB contacts): [email protected]; [email protected]) David Plati (Associate AD/SID), Jason Clay (Associate SID), Troy Andre (Associate SID/CUBuffs.com M.E.), Linda Sprouse (Associate SID), Andy Schlichting COLORADO (Assistant SID), Maggie Still (Assistant SID), Neill Woelk (Contributing Editor/CUBuffs.com), Ryan Megay (Grad Asst./Football) 2017 COLORADO BUFFALO Football WEEKLY RELEASE, NOTES & STATISTICS BUFFS OPEN PAC-12 LEAGUE PLAY WITH ’16 TITLE GAME REMATCH SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2017 8:07 p.m. MDT Folsom Field (50,183) Boulder, Colo. RELEASE NUMBER 4 (September 18, 2017) FOX Sports 1 (National) | KOA-RADIO | CUBUFFS.COM (Live Stats) BUFFALO BITS … The Colorado Buffaloes (3-0, 0-0 Pac-12) begin their seventh year (already?) fourth quarter before CU sealed the game away with the final 13 points … of Pac-12 Conference play by hosting the ’16 league champion and No. 7 Washington toppled Fresno State, 48-16 , also at home; the Huskies have (AP)/No. 6 (USA Today/Coaches) Washington Huskies (3-0, 0-0 Pac-12) in outscored their three opponents by 114 points, or 38 points per game ... an 8:07 p.m. kickoff at Folsom Field ... CU continues to receive votes in both Colorado has won eight straight home games, it’s longest string of wins at polls and is just outsde the top 25, but hasn’t been in the top 25 in September Folsom since claiming 10 in a row from 1993-95 ... After four straight games since 2003 ... At. No. 6 in the AP, Washington will be the highest ranked team inside the state of Colorado’s borders, the Buffaloes hit the road for the first to visit Boulder since Oct. 5, 2013, when Oregon came in ranked No. 2 ... A time with a road match-up at UCLA on Sept. 30, the first of five Pac-12 road crowd of around 48,000 is expected for the game ... Colorado has opened 3-0 games in 2017 ... ESPN Game Day Radio cancelled out of the CU-UW game, as for the 41st time in its 128-year history, but for the first time since 2008 and it was contractually obligated to go elsewehere ... Colorado is just two away just the second time since opening 5-0 in 1998 (3-0 also in 2004; the last time from 700 all-time wins, as the Buffs own a record of 698-494-36 (a .583 the Buffs were 4-0 was in 1998 – Rick Neuheisel’s final year as head coach winning percentage), as the Buffaloes are 25th on the all-time win list and is before moving on to Washington in 1999) ... Colorado is holding its annual 36th in all-time winning percentage (29th for those schools with 1,000 or more Food Drive (partnering with Community Food Share) prior to the Washington games played in Division I-A) ... CUBuffs.com/media as your one stop for game Saturday (see details on page 3) ... The Buffaloes are coming off a 41- everything, including our on-line media guide and live stats. 21 home win over Northern Colorado, as the Bears hung around into the DEPTH CHART ON PAGE 56; ROSTER ON PAGES 57-59 CU-Washington (FOX Sports 1/National): Tim Brando (play-by-play) / Spencer Tillman (color) / Holly Sonders (sideline reporter) / Jake Jolivette (producer) Radio (Westwood One/National): Ted Emrich (play-by-play) / Derek Rackley (color) / Ivan Sokalsky (producer) STAT OF THE WEEK Blackout Boyz: CU’s receivers have nicknamed themselves the “Blackout Boyz,” mainly led by the four starters: seniors Bryce Bobo, Shay Fields and Devin Ross and junior Jay MacIntyre. Those four against Northern Colorado combined for 26 catches for 342 yards (13.2 per), with four touchdowns and all 16 first downs earned in the passing game. It was the first time since Sept. 27, 2014 at California that four different Buffaloes have caught touchdown passes (when five did so in the 59-56 double overtime loss: Nelson Spruce had three while Bryce Bobo, George Frazier, D.D. Goodson and Sean Irwin all caught one). OBSCURE NOTE OF THE WEEK In his 28 seasons as a coach, head or assistant, pro or college, this is the first time Mike MacIntyre is part of team that opened a season 3-0. He has been a member of several teams that started out 2-0 (which he has done three times at CU). As a player, as a freshman at Vanderbilt playing for his late father, George, the Commodores started 3-0 in 1984. 2017 COLORADO SCHEDULE & RESULTS (3-0, 0-0 Pac-12) 2017 Date CU* Opponent Opp* TV Result/Time Record Series This-N-That or ’16 rewind Sept. 1 RV Colorado State (N; Denver) NR PAC12 W 17- 3 2-2 65-22-2 Buffs go up 17-0 early, play first scoreless second half in eight seasons SEPT. 9 RV TEXAS STATE NR PAC12 W 37- 3 1-2 1- 0-0 Second straight game not allowing a TD a first to open a season since 1958 SEPT. 16 RV NORTHERN COLORADO NR PAC12 W 41-21 1-1 10- 2-0 CU wins first meeting with former in-state rival since 1934 game in Greeley SEPT. 23 RV WASHINGTON (N) 6 FS-1 8:07 pm 3-0 5-10-1 Three 3Q INTs help UW break open 14-7 game in Pac-12 title affair Sept. 30 at UCLA ESPN2 8:30 pm 2-1 3- 9-0 Buffs win defensive battle, hold Bruins to 210 yards in first win in series since ‘03 OCT. 7 ARIZONA (FW) TBA TBA 2-1 14- 5-0 A 28-0 run over 20-minute span jumps score from 14-10 to 42-10 late in 3rd Qtr Oct. 14 at Oregon State TBA TBA 1-3 4- 5-0 Largest margin of victory in a league game in 24 years; best start (4-1) since ’05 Oct. 21 at Washington State TBA TBA 3-0 6- 4-0 Liufau rolls up 453 total yards as CU outscores WSU 17-0 over final 16 minutes OCT. 28 CALIFORNIA (HC) TBA TBA 3-0 3- 5-0 Last meeting in 2014 a wild one: Cal rallies for 59-56 win in 2OT in Berkeley Nov. 4 at Arizona State TBA TBA 1-2 1- 7-0 Buffs finally break through against Sun Devils, rush for 315 yards and 5 TDs NOV. 11 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TBA TBA 3-0 0-11-0 USC leads 14-0 at half, CU ties game in fourth but Trojans fend off comeback Nov. 25 at Utah TBA TBA 3-0 32-28-3 Win clinches Pac-12 South title; last six games in series decided by 32 points Dec. 1 Pac-12 Championship Game (N) ESPN at Santa Clara, Calif. Buffs made first appearance in league title game in 2016 (L, 10-41 to Washington) (KEY: *—AP rank at time of game; —Pac-12 Conference game; N—Night game; HC—Homecoming; FW—Family Weekend.) 2017 COLORADO FOOTBALL The Media Page Page 2 obtain head shots of all CU coaches and athletes as well COLORADO MEDIA SERVICES PRONUNCIATION GUIDE as action shots of key players. Registration is easy: for Head coach Mike MacIntyre holds a Tuesday a login and password, simply log on to Coaches/Staff press luncheon, located in the Champions Center www.cubuffs.com/photodatabase. Registration can also ShaDon BROWN (shay-don) (third floor, room 319). All will start at 11:30 a.m. with Darrin CHIAVERINI (shiv-ah-ree-knee) be found through CUBuffs.com by selecting "Sports Darian HAGAN (hay-gun) lunch, followed by MacIntyre promptly at Noon and Information" from the "Athletics" menu located on the Players select players before and/or afterwards depending on top navigation bar and click on “Enter Media Center.” 57 Sam BENNION (ben-yun) class conflicts. This year’s dates: Aug. 29; Sept. 5-12- The Pac-12 Mountain Network is the 35 Beau BISHARAT (bish-er-rot) 19-26; Oct. 3-10-17-24-31; Nov. 7-21-28; Dec. 5- television home of the Buffaloes; it produces a variety 4 Bryce BOBO (bo-bo) TBA (bowl). The press conference portions are of programming featuring all 12 member institutions. 44 Jacob CALLIER (cal-e-yea) streamed live on www.CUBuffs.com (in the BuffsTV 88 Curtis CHIAVERINI (shiv-ah-ree-knee) area); press conferences on CUBuffs.com do not THE BUFFS ON THE INTERNET 89 Kevin DEMENT (duh-ment) require access codes. (TV Pool Assignments for 9 Javier EDWARDS (ha-vee-air) The official CU site on the Internet can be found 17 KABION ENTO (kay-be-on / N-toe) 2017: KCNC will coordinate all CU press luncheons). at www.CUBuffs.com, which has the most up-to-date 8 Alex FONTENOT (font-en-know) MacIntyre can be heard Tuesdays (Aug. 29-Nov. information, releases, game notes, press conference 56 JASE FRANKE (rhymes w/case; frank-E) 21) on the Pac-12 Teleconference Call at 11:25 a.m. 45 Tanner GRZESIEK (gress-ick) broadcasts (free), articles by former Boulder Camera 64 Aaron HAIGLER (Hague-ler) MT, with a taped replay available after 4 p.m. MT those sportswriter Neill Woelk and podcasts/video by the voice afternoons. All 12 coaches participate; for access 13 Shamar HAMILTON (shuh-mar) of the Buffs, Mark Johnson. Go to www.CUBuffs.com/, 96 TERRAN HASSELBACH (tare-run / hass-el-back) numbers to the conference call and the replay, e-mail click on Multimedia and then click on Football Media 46 Trent HEADLEY (head-lee) David Plati ([email protected]) with audio files Center (second column under For The Media).