Buffalo Bits Location: Boulder, Colo. Games Played (130 seasons): 1,261 Associate AD/SID: David Plati Elevation: 5,334 ft. (Folsom Field) All-Time Record: 710-515-36 (.577) Office Telephone: 303/492-5626 Elevation: 5,345 ft. (Coors Events Center) 2019 Record: 5-7 FAX: 303/492-3811 Population: 106,567 Conference: Pac-12 (0 titles) Home: 303/494-0445 Enrollment: 33,246 Year Joined: 2011 Cell: 303/944-7272 Founded: 35,528 All-Time Record: 20-61 (eight seasons) E-mail: [email protected] Nickname: Buffaloes 2019 Record: 3-6 (5th/South) Assistant AD/SID (co-Football): Curtis Snyder Colors: Silver, Gold & Black Stadium: Folsom Field E-mail: [email protected] Mascot: Ralphie VI (live buffalo) Year Opened: 1924 (Oct. 11) Official CU Athletics Website: www.CUBuffs.com President: Mark Kennedy (St. John’s [Minn.] ’78) Turf: Natural Grass CU Athletics on Twitter: @cubuffs, @CUBuffsFootball Chancellor: Dr. Philip DiStefano (Ohio State ’68) Capacity: 50,183 Karl Dorrell on Twitter: @k_dorrell Provost: Russell L. Moore (UC-Davis ‘76) Head Coach: Karl Dorrell (UCLA ‘86) University Telephone Numbers (303-): Faculty Representative: Dr. Joe Jupille Record at CU: 0-0 (first seasons) Switchboard: 492-1411 (UC-Santa Barbara ‘92) Career Record: 35-27 (five season) Athletic Department: 492-7931 Athletic Director: Rick George (Illinois ’82) Press Luncheon: Tuesdays (11:30) Football Office: 492-5331 Interview Schedule (arrange through SID) Sports Medicine: 492-3801 Ticket Office: 492-8337 table of contents 2020 Information Section ................ 1 Select Circles ........................................ 176 Road Headquarters, Future Schedules 2 Longest Plays ........................................ 187 Pronunciation Guide ........................... 2 Career Leaders ..................................... 190 University of Colorado ......................... 3 Year-By-Year Leaders .......................... 199 Administration ...................................... 4 Individual Records ............................... 235 Folsom Field ......................................... 10 Team Records ...................................... 248 Mascot/Nickname ................................ 16 Folsom Field Records.......................... 258 Coaching Staff ...................................... 18 Attendance Records ............................ 259 Rosters ................................................... 57 Year-By-Year Results & Stats .......... 262 Player Biographies .......................... 62 Openers/Special Records.................... 345 Individual Game-by-Game Statistics . 109 All-Time Comebacks ........................... 351 2020 Pac-12 Schedule ......................... 116 Television Appearances ...................... 354 2019-In-Review ..................................... 117 All-Time Lettermen .......................... 385 History & Records Section .............. 141 Honor Roll ............................................. 411 Record-By-Season ................................ 142 Past Buffalo Greats .............................. 446 All-Time Record ................................... 144 CU Athletic Hall of Fame..................... 489 All-Time Series Results ........................ 146 CU & Professional Football ................. 499 Coaching Records ................................ 156 Bowl History ......................................... 516 Conference History & Standings ........ 161 Colorado History/Milestones ............... 540 Firsts/Debuts ......................................... 171 Index ...................................................... 584 2020 revised Schedule 2018 2019 Date Opponent TV Time (MT) Record Meeting (Last) Series (Last 10) NOV. 7 UCLA (N) ESPN2 5:00 p.m. 4-8 16th (2019; L, 14-31) 4-11-0 (4-6) Nov. 14 at Stanford tba TBA 4-8 12th (2019; W, 16-13) 5- 6-0 (5-5) NOV. 21 ARIZONA STATE tba TBA 8-5 12th (2019; W, 34-31) 3- 8-0 (3-7) Nov. 28 at Southern California tba TBA 8-5 15th (2019; L, 31-35) 0-14-0 (0-10) Dec. 5 at Arizona tba TBA 4-8 23rd (2019; L, 30-35) 14- 8-0 (2-8) DEC. 11 UTAH (N) FS-1 7:30 p.m. 11-3 67th (2019; L, 15-45) 32-31-3 (2-8) Dec. 18 Pac-12 Championship Game FOX 6:00 p.m. (at campus site) OR Dec. 19 North Division Opponent TBD (crossover game) TBA —Pac-12 Conference game. N—Night game; All times mountain. tba—to be announced (games on the selection menu of ESPN-ABC/FOX Sports-FS1/Pac-12 Networks; most arrangements will be announced up to 12 days in advance). RADIO: All games locally on the CU Football Network. GAMES CANCELLED DUE TO PANDEMIC: at Colorado State (Sept. 5), Fresno State (Sept. 12), at Texas A&M (Sept. 19), at Oregon (Sept. 26), Washington State (Nov. 7), at Washington (Nov. 21). 1 2020 ROAD HEADQUARTERS Game Dates Hotel Address Telephone *Min. Stanford Nov. 13-14 San Mateo Marriott 1770 S. Amphlett Blvd., San Mateo CA 94402 650/653-6000 25 Southern Cal Nov. 27-28 The Westin Los Angeles Airport 5400 West Century Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90045 310/216-5858 20 Arizona Dec. 4- 5 Hilton Tucson East 7600 E. Broadway Blvd., Tucson AZ 85710 520/721-5600 20 (*—minutes from hotel to stadium with normal traffic.) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE FUTURE SCHEDULES Coaches/Staff Darrin CHIAVERINI (shiv-ah-ree-knee) The Pac-12 annually releases conference game schedules (dates and opponents) in the fall, as league Karl DORRELL (door-el) officials work with our television partners (ABC/ESPN, FOX/FOX Sports 1, Pac-12 Networks) on potential Darian HAGAN (hay-gun) dates; however, the opponents each year are known. DEMETRICE Martin (dee-meat-riss) 2021 2023 Sept. 3 NORTHERN COLORADO Sept. 2 at TCU Brian MICHALOWSKI (michael-ow-ski) Sept. 11 TEXAS A&M Sept. 9 NEBRASKA Mitch RODRIGUE (row-dreeg) Sept. 18 MINNESOTA Sept. 16 COLORADO STATE Players PAC-12 HOME (4): ARIZONA-OREGON STATE-USC-WASHINGTON PAC-12 HOME (4): ARIZONA-OREGON STATE-STANFORD-USC PAC-12 ROAD (5): ARIZONA STATE-CALIFORNIA-OREGON-UCLA- PAC-12 ROAD (5): ARIZONA STATE-OREGON-UCLA-UTAH- Daniel ARIAS (are-e-us) UTAH WASHINGTON STATE MEKHI Blackmon (muh-kye as in eye) 2022 2024 JAREK BROUSSARD (jerek brew-sard) Sept. 3 TCU Aug. 31 NORTH DAKOTA STATE Sept. 10 at Air Force Sept. 7 at Nebraska Grant CICCARONE (sis-a-roan) Sept. 17 at Minnesota Sept. 14 at Colorado State ASHAAD Clayton (ah-shod) PAC-12 HOME (5): ARIZONA STATE-CALIFORNIA-OREGON- PAC-12 HOME (5): ARIZONA STATE-OREGON-UCLA-UTAH- UCLA-UTAH WASHINGTON STATE John DEITCHMAN (dych-mon) PAC-12 ROAD (4): ARIZONA-OREGON STATE-USC-WASHINGTON PAC-12 ROAD (4): ARIZONA-OREGON STATE-STANFORD-USC Jeremiah DOSS (dause) Travis DROSOS (droh-soas) Caleb FAURIA (four-E-A) Frank FILLIP (phillip) 2019 RESULTS (5-7, 3-6 PAC-12) Alex FONTENOT (font-en-know) Paulison FOSU (foe-sue) 2019 Date CU* Opponent Opp* TV Result/Time Record Attendance Joshka GUSTOV (goo-stovv) Aug. 30 --- Colorado State (N; Denver) --- ESPN W 52-31 4-8 66,997 MUSTAFA Johnson (moo-stoff-uh) SEPT. 7 --- NEBRASKA 25 FOX W 34-31 (OT) 5-7 52,829 JANAZ Jordan (juh-nozz) SEPT. 14 --- AIR FORCE --- PAC12 L 23-30 (OT) 11-2 49,282 AKIL Jones (ah-keel) Sept. 21 --- at Arizona State (N) 24 PAC12 W 34-31 8-5 45,786 Joshua JYNES (rhymes with nines) OCT. 5 --- ARIZONA (FW) --- PAC12 L 30-35 4-8 52,569 Oct. 11 --- at Oregon (N) 13 FS-1 L 3-45 12-2 50,529 KARY KUTSCH (car-E kooch) Oct. 19 --- at Washington State --- ESPNU L 10-41 6-7 28,514 Montana LEMONIOUS-Craig (lee-moan-e-us) OCT. 25 --- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (N) RV ESPN2 L 31-35 8-5 48,913 TARIK Luckett (tuh-reek) Nov. 2 --- at UCLA (N) --- PAC12 L 14-31 4-8 47,118 Chance LYTLE (lie-tull; hard T) NOV. 9 --- STANFORD (HC) --- PAC12 W 16-13 4-8 49,224 Tyler LYTLE (lie-dull; soft T) NOV. 23 --- WASHINGTON RV ESPN W 20-14 8-5 44,618 Nov. 30 --- at Utah (N) 6 ABC L 15-45 11-3 46,879 Nico MAGRI (ma-gree) (KEY: *—AP rank at time of game; —Pac-12 Conference game; N—Night game; HC—Homecoming; Jaren MANGHAM (mang-ham) FW—Family Weekend.) Sam NOYER (noy-er) NIKKO POHAHAU (knee-ko poe-huh-how) CREDITS Jared POPLAWSKI (pop-u-law-ski) Colby PURSELL (per-sell) Copyright 2020©, University of Colorado Athletics. The 2020 Colorado Football Information Guide & Record Book was produced through the combined efforts of the Sports Information Office and Derrion RAKESTRAW (rake-straw) Whirlwind Graphics. The guide was written, designed and edited by David Plati, CU associate athletic KANAN Ray (kay-ninn) director, with assistance from assistant AD Curtis Snyder; it also contains information developed through the years by past sports information directors Fred Casotti, Mike Moran, Steve Hatchell, Tim NA’IM Rodman (ny-eem) Simmons and John Clagett, as well as numerous assistant SIDs and student assistants. Photographers Jalen SAMI (sah-me) include Glenn Asakawa, Tim Benko, Bill Brittain, Joel Broida, Chip Bromfield, Casey A. 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