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Release No. 1 | Aug. 31, 2009 COLORADO STATE ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS | ZAK GILBERT, DANNY MATTIE, DANIELLE MARSHALL, ANDREW WOERPEL 311 MCGRAW ATHLETIC CENTER | FORT COLLINS, CO 80523-0120 | TELEPHONE 970/491-5067 (FAX 970/491-1348) | CSURAMS.COM | COACHFAIR.COM RAMS, BUFFS RENEW OLDEST SERIES Game 1 Centennial State stalwarts battle for 81st time This week’s notable storylines… Colorado State and Colorado renew the oldest active series in each pro- gram’s history. The teams first met on Feb. 11, 1893, in Fort Collins. For the second straight season, the game will be the only football con- Colorado Colorado State test in the nation — college or NFL — being played in its Sunday prime- time slot, on national television. BUFFALOES RAMS The Rams bid to turn around the series, one of the most intense rival- ’08 Record: 5-7, 2-6 Big 12 ’08 Record: 7-6, 4-4 MWC ries in all of college football, after losses in five of the previous six meet- Ranking: — Ranking: — ‘08 in Boulder: 4-2 ‘08 on road: 2-3 ings. The Rams won three of four meetings from 1999-2002. Coach: Dan Hawkins Coach: Steve Fairchild CSU looks to snap a seven-game slide at Folsom Field, in likely the Record at CU: 13-24 Record at CSU: 7-6 Rams’ last trip to Boulder for the long-term future. The last two, nail- biters in 2004 and ‘05, were decided by a combined six points. CSU’s 2008 leaders 2008 leaders last Boulder win was 23 years to the day of the game, Sept. 6, 1986, Rushing: R.Stewart Rushing: G.Johnson when current kicker Ben DeLine’s dad, Steve, battled Ben’s uncle, Dave. (132-622, 4.7 avg., 2 TD) (278-1476, 5.3 avg., 12 TD) Fresh off a 2008 New Mexico Bowl victory, featuring the most im- Passing: C.Hawkins Passing: B.Farris pressive individual performance of last year’s bowl season (Gartrell (183-320-10, 1892, 17 TD) (233-379-13, 2934, 19 TD) Receiving: S.McKnight Receiving: R.Greer Johnson’s 375 combined yards), the Rams bid for a fourth straight (46-519, 11.3 avg., 5 TD) (63-1114, 17.7 avg., 3 TD) win. CSU hasn’t won four straight games since the Rams used a six- game streak, Oct. 12-Nov. 23, 2002, to capture the 2002 Mountain West title and advance to the Liberty Bowl. Inside... The setting... Grant Stucker makes his first career start at QB. The Colorado Media Info ..................................................2 Date: Sunday, Sept. 6 This week’s game .......................................3 Kickoff: 5:10 p.m. MDT native, who knew he wanted to start at CSU since his child- MWC standings..........................................5 hood, is the third straight senior QB to open a season for CSU, Last week’s game .......................................7 Location: Boulder, Colo. following Caleb Hanie in 2007 and Billy Farris in 2008. Steve Fairchild ............................................9 Site: Folsom Field Team notes...............................................10 Capacity: 53,750 CSU football media contacts Coaches in the press box .........................10 Series: CU leads, 59-19-2 Director/Football SID — Zak Gilbert Opponent schedules/results .....................15 Rosters.....................................................16 Telephone..................................................970/491-5067 Depth chart...............................................18 Broadcast information E-mail......................................zak.gilbert@colostate.edu Pronunciation guide .................................18 Student assistant — Stuart Buchanan Statistics ..................................................20 Television — FSN E-mail....................................stuart@rams.colostate.edu DirecTV: Ch. 683 Student assistant — Nick Frank Comcast Digital E-mail [email protected] Cable: Ch. 26 DISH Network: Ch. 414 2009 Schedule/Results Play-by-play: Joel Meyers Color Analysts: Dave Lapham, Joel Klatt Date Opponent Site Time/Final TV Series Notes Sideline Reporter: Jim Knox S 6 at Colorado Boulder, Colo. 5 p.m. FSN 19-59-2 CSU’s last Boulder win in 1986 Producer: Bob Steinfeld S 12 WEBER STATE Fort Collins, Colo. 3 p.m. (none) 2-0-0 Rams won ‘06 home opener vs. Weber Director: Phil Mollica S 19 NEVADA Fort Collins, Colo. 3 p.m. (none) 8-1-0 CSU won all five in Ft. C.; lost ‘06 trip S 26 at Brigham Young* Provo, Utah 4 p.m. The Mtn. 27-37-3 Fairchild 1-1 in Provo as CSU asst. Colorado State Sports Network O 3 at Idaho Moscow, Idaho 3 p.m. Altitude2 3-2-0 First meeting since ‘92 (37-34 loss) Flagship station: KLZ, O 10 UTAH* Fort Collins, Colo. 4 p.m. The Mtn. 22-53-2 Utes nation’s only undefeated team in ‘08 560-AM, Denver O 17 at TCU* Fort Worth, Texas 2 p.m. VERSUS 1-5-0 CSU won first mtg. in '98, lost five straight Internet: CSURams.com O 24 SAN DIEGO ST.* Fort Collins, Colo. 2 p.m. The Mtn. 13-15-0 Rams look to snap two-gm. home losing strk. (Rams All-Access) O 31 AIR FORCE* Fort Collins, Colo. 2 p.m. The Mtn. 19-27-1 AFA owns longest strk. (3) over CSU since 80s Voice of the Rams: Jerry Schemmel N 7 at UNLV* Las Vegas, Nev. 8 p.m. The Mtn. 12-4-1 Rams six-game overall win strk./12 last 13 Color Analyst: Brian Roth N 21 at New Mexico* Albuquerque, N.M. 4 p.m. The Mtn. 32-24-0 CSU returns to site of ‘08 bowl win Sideline Reporter: Kevin McGlue N 27 WYOMING* Fort Collins, Colo. Noon 54-40-5 Rams own five-gm. home winning strk. Engineer: Bob Greenfield All times mountain The Colorado State radio broadcast begins with *—Mountain West Conference opponent; a pregame show two hours prior to kickoff. 2009 home events — Ag Day (Sept. 12), Ram Legends Weekend (Sept. 19), Homecoming & Family Weekend (Oct. 10), Band Day (Oct. 24), Hall of Fame Game (Oct. 31), Border War (Nov. 27). LiveStats: CUBuffs.com Colorado State Football Media Policies, Information & Services Welcome…The Colorado State athletic media rela- CSURAMS.com Weekly Steve Fairchild shows tions office genuinely appreciates your coverage of The official Web site of Colorado State athletics is Television CSU football, and looks forward to each and every time CSURams.com, featuring the latest news, informa- The Steve Fairchild it can welcome you to Fort Collins. Members of the of- tion, statistics and rosters for all of the Rams’ 16 Show with the head fice, including director Zak Gilbert, assistant directors athletic programs. Rams fans worldwide can also coach of the Rams and Danny Mattie and Danielle Marshall, and several stu- listen to the live play-by-play coverage offered by host Susie Wargin airs dent assistants, are available to assist with your cov- the Colorado State Sports Network through the In- each Sunday at 11 erage. The office is happy to help you however it can. ternet site (CSURams.com/allaccess). p.m., beginning Sept. 13 and continuing throughout Please feel free to contact Zak Gilbert via phone the season on 9NEWS-KUSA, Denver’s No. 1-rated (970/491-5067) or e-mail ([email protected]) MWC Head Coaches Teleconference station. The coach of the Rams and Wargin will re- at any time with questions regarding the media policy. The Mountain West Conference football coaches par- view previous game action and provide insight on ticipate in a weekly media teleconference the upcoming opponent each week. It re-airs on The Interviews… on Tuesday mornings. The calls are sched- Mtn. Tuesdays at 4:30 p.m. MT, Fridays at 5:30 p.m. All interviews with any member of the uled every Tuesday, from Sept. 1-Nov. 24. MT, and additionally as available on a weekly basis. football program, including the coach- The call can be heard live via the MWC ing staff and student-athletes, must be Web site or by calling the MWC communi- Radio coordinated through the athletic media cations office (719/488-4051) for the call- The Coors Light Steve Fairchild Coach’s Show airs relations office. in number. A replay of each teleconference each Wednesday during the season, offering insight Head Coach Steve Fairchild is available either in-per- also will be made available on the MWC Web site. and information on the Rams with the head coach, son or by phone, by appointment through his as- Call schedule (MT) and play-by-play announcer Jerry Schemmel. The sistant, Linda Krier (970/491-7818). 10 a.m. Moderator opens call show originates from The Stonehouse Grille, 125 S. Telephone interviews with a coach or student-ath- 10:02 a.m. Kyle Whittingham — Utah College in Fort Collins, each Wednesday during the lete should be arranged at least 24 hours in advance 10:12 a.m. Brady Hoke — San Diego State season from 7-8 p.m. Fans can attend the show live of the requested session, through the athletic media 10:22 a.m. Troy Calhoun — Air Force or call in with questions by dialing 1-866/888-5449, relations office. 10:22 a.m. Chuck Long — San Diego State or e-mail them from CSURams.com. The show airs Phone calls (cell, office or home) to any coach or 10:32 a.m. Mike Sanford — UNLV live on the Colorado State Sports Network. student-athlete are strictly prohibited, unless previ- 10:42 a.m. Gary Patterson – TCU ously arranged through the athletic media relations 10:52 a.m. Bronco Mendenhall — BYU CSU media availability... office. Media should contact the athletic media rela- 11:02 a.m. Steve Fairchild — Colorado State Monday, Aug. 31 tions office, rather than the individual coaches 11:12 a.m. Mike Locksley — New Mexico 11:30 a.m. Steve Fairchild and CU coach Dan Hawkins and/or student-athletes, when needing personal 11:22 a.m.