CSU RAMS 2012 FOOTBALL Colorado State University Weekly Game Notes | www.CSURams.com Weekly Release #2 | Sept. 3, 2012 | Contact: Paul Kirk, Director of Media Relations | 970/491-4672 | [email protected] | @PaulKirk_CSU GAME 2 COLORADO STATE RAMS vs. NORTH DAKOTA ST. BISON Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012 • 5:06 p.m. • Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium (32,500) • Fort Collins, Colo. • TV: KTVD-20 FOLLOW @CSUFootball CSURams www.CSURams.com @CoachMcElwain CoachJimMcElwain ColoradoStateUniv @CSUAthletics CSURamRuckus THE RAMS @Ram_Ruckus 2012 SCHEDULE/RESULTS (1-0) DATE OPPONENT TIME/TV RAMS VS. BISON Sep 1 COLORADO W 22-17 Sat. Denver--Sports Authority Field at Mile High FX 1-0 1-0 Sep 8 NORTH DAKOTA ST. 5 pm Head Coach: Jim McElwain (1st year at CSU) Head Coach: Craig Bohl (10th year at NDSU) Sat. Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium KTVD 20 Record at CSU: 1-0 | Overall: 1-0 Record at NDSU: 76-31 | Overall: 76-31 Sep 15 at San Jose State 6 pm Sat. Spartan Stadium ESPN3.com Sep 22 UTAH STATE 5 pm 2012 STATS/RANKINGS Sat. Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium KTVD 20 AVG MW NCAA AVG MVFC NCAA/FCS Sep 29 at Air Force 12 pm 125.0 7 75 ............... Rushing Offense ............246.0 2 18 Sat. Falcon Stadium Altitude 173.0 5 81 ............... Passing Offense ............249.0 4 28 Oct 6 FRESNO STATE 5 pm 298.0 7 85 ............... Total Offense ............495.0 2 16 Sat. Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium KTVD 20 22.0 6 71 ............... Scoring Offense .............52.0 2 9 Oct 13 at San Diego State 4:30 pm 58.0 1 17 ............... Rushing Defense .............22.0 1 5 Sat. Qualcomm Stadium KTVD 20 108.11 2 40 ............... Pass Efficiency Defense ............61.61 1 6 245.0 1 20 ............... Total Defense .............88.0 1 1 Oct 27 HAWAI’I 5 pm Sat. Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium KTVD 20 17.0 2 T-36 .............. Scoring Defense ..............0.0 1 1 38.5 4 36 ............... Net Punting ............37.67 6 32 Nov 3 at Wyoming 2:30 pm Sat. War Memorial Stadium KTVD 20 3.0 6 T-68 .............. Punt Returns ..............9.0 2 30 26.0 3 T-20 .............. Kickoff Returns .............17.0 6 T-72 Nov 10 UNLV 5 pm +1 3 T-31 .............. Turnover Margin .............. +2 1 T-11 Sat. Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium KTVD 20 187 2 40 ............... Pass Defense .............66.0 1 7 Nov 17 at Boise State 1:30pm 167.33 3 17 ............... Passing Efficiency ...........171.76 1 9 Sat. Bronco Stadium NBC Sports 5.0 1 5 ................ Sacks ..............4.0 1 T-9 Nov 24 NEW MEXICO 5 pm 6.0 2 T-48 .............. Tackles For Loss ..............9.0 2 15 Sat. Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium ROOT 3.0 8 83 ............... Sacks Allowed ..............0.0 1 T-1 BROADCAST INFORMATION MEDIA SCHEDULE CSU MEDIA RELATIONS TV: KTVD-20 Mon., Sep. 3 12p--Jim McElwain Press Conference Paul Kirk Director of Media Relations PLAY-BY-PLAY: Bill Doleman 12:30p--Players: Marquise Law, Max Morgan [email protected] | (970) 491-4672 Danny Mattie Assistant Media Relations Director ANALYST: Ted Sundquist 3:45-5:45p (approx.) Practice; No availability Tues., Sep. 4 10a--McElwain Mountain West Conference Call [email protected] | (970) 491-5050 RADIO: CSU Radio Network | Nelligan Sports Marketing 3:45-5:45p (approx.)--Practice; Players avail. after Danielle Marshall Assistant Media Relations Director [email protected] | (970) 491-6494 KLZ 560-Denver | KCOL-600 Ft. Collins Wed., Sep. 5 12p--Assistant Coach Press Conf.--Tim Skipper Nic Hallisey Assistant Media Relations Director KSIR 1010-Ft. Morgan | KNZZ 1100-Grand Junction 3:45-5:45p (approx)--Practice; McElwain after [email protected] | (970) 491-5067 PLAY-BY-PLAY: Brian Roth | ANALYSTS: David Anderson Th-F, Sep. 6-7 No practice access; No availability after Stuart Buchanan, Student Asst., [email protected] & Kevin McGlue | SIDELINES: Marty Cesario Sun. Sept. 9 Players Off; No media availability Nick Frank, Student Asst., [email protected] CSU 2012 Quick Facts THIS WEEK Colorado State University The stage is set for the 1-0 Colorado State Rams to play host to the 2011 champions of the Football Championships Location .............................Fort Collins, Colo. 80523 Subdivision, the North Dakota State Bison. NDSU, also 1-0, began defense of its title last Saturday with a 52-0 Enrollment ..................................................... 26,735 home victory over Robert Morris. The Bison, of the Missouri Valley Football Conference, are ranked No. 1 in the Nickname, Colors .........Rams, Forest Green & Gold NCAA FCS top 20 and No. 2 in The Sports Network FCS poll. The first meeting ever between CSU and NDSU also Stadium ...... Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium will be Rams head coach Jim McElwain’s first game at Hughes Stadium as the Rams’ head man. With Saturday’s Capacity......................................................... 32,500 win over Colorado, McElwain became the school’s first head coach to defeat the Buffaloes in his first try, and first Conference ....................................... Mountain West since 1970 to win his first game as the Rams’ head coach. President ................................. Dr. Anthony A. Frank Director of Athletics..............................Jack Graham ON THE AIR: The game will be televised in HD by Denver’s 9News to air on KDTV-20 (Comcast 657), with Bill Head Coach........................................ Jim McElwain Doleman (play-by-play) and former Denver Broncos general manager Ted Sundquist (analyst) calling the action. Career Record ..................................1-0 (1st year) CSU fans can find the radio broadcast on the Colorado State network originating from AM 560 KLZ in Denver, with Office Phone .......................................970/491-6131 Brian Roth (play-by-play), former Rams great David Anderson (analyst), Kevin McGlue (analyst) and Marty Offensive Formation .....................................Multiple Cesario (sidelines) on the call. The radio broadcast can also be heard on KCOL 600 AM in Ft. Collins, KSIR 1010 Defensive Formation ....................................Multiple AM in Ft. Morgan and KNZZ 1100 in Grand Junction. The game will be streamed online via the official website of 2011 Record/MW .................................. 3-9/1-6 (6th) the Rams, www.CSURams.com. For information on this subscription-based service, please visit the website and 2011 Total Lettermen ............................................ 63 set up your account today. Lettermen Returning/Lost in 2012 ................... 49/14 Starters Returning (O/D) in 2012 ..................16 (8/8) THIS WEEK’S TOP NOTES 2011 Starters Lost (O/D) .................................6 (3/3) • The Rams have now won their season opener for the second year in a row and third time in the last four seasons. CSU seeks to win its home opener for the fifth year in a row. The last time the Rams lost their first home game of Athletic Media Relations the season came in 2007 against 10th-ranked California, and the last time CSU dropped a home opener against Director/Football Contact ............................Paul Kirk an unranked opponent was in 1993 when Oregon prevailed 23-9 in Sonny Lubick’s first game as Rams coach. Office phone .......................................970/491-4672 • CSU’s 22-17 win over Colorado on Saturday was fueled by two Mountain West Player of the Week performances, E-mail [email protected] earned by a pair of redshirt-freshmen, LB Cory James and PK Jared Roberts. James’ three sacks were the FAX .....................................................970/491-1348 most by a Ram in his first college game, while Roberts was 3-3 on field-goal attempts, the first Ram to make three Press Box Phone .......................970/491-8100, 8111 in a game since Ben DeLine was 3-4 in a win over UNLV on Oct. 16, 2010. James also earned National Player Web site ........................................... CSURams.com of the Week for the linebacker position from the College Football Performance Awards. General Information • Senior P Pete Kontodiakos, a candidate for the Ray Guy Award, booted a 69-yard punt after the Rams’ first pos- First Year of Football......................................... 1893 session vs. Colorado Saturday, the second-longest punt of his career (76 yards; vs. New Mexico, Oct. 30, 2009). All-Time Record ........................... 478-536-33 (.472) That punt lies just outside CSU’s all-time top-10 list by one yard. Kontodiakos finished the day with six punts for Home ............................................241-190-11 (.559) 287 yards, an average of 47.8 yards. Away ............................................ 224-331-22 (.407) • Junior center Weston Richburg, a watch list candidate for the Lombari Award, Rimington Award and Outland Hughes Stadium ............................ 123-103-2 (.546) Trophy, keyed a rushing attack that logged 44 attempts for 125 yards in CSU’s season-opening win Saturday. Conference Championships ................................. 15 CSU ran fewer plays than CU, but with the rushing attack still managed to enjoy a 33:30-26:30 adavantage in Last Championship ................. 2002, Mountain West time of possession. Bowl Appearances ........................................12 (5-7) First Appearance .................................. Jan. 1, 1949 • Colorado State was 5-of-8 on third-down conversions in the second half vs. Colorado after going 0-for-7 in the Bowl ...............................Raisin Bowl