UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BUFFALOES / SPORTS INFORMATION SERVICE www.CUBuffs.com Fieldhouse Annex #50, 357 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0357 © 2007 CU Athletics Telephone 303/492-5626 (FAX: 303/492-3811; E-mail: [email protected]) David Plati (Associate AD/Sports Information), Lindsay Lew (Associate SID), Andrew Green (Assistant SID), Troy Andre (Assistant SID/ COLORADO Internet Managing Editor), Linda Poncin (Assistant SID), Allie Musso (Assistant SID), Erich Schubert (Graduate Assistant). 2007 COLORADO BUFFALO Football Game 12—NEBRASKA November 23 / 10:09 a.m. MST / Boulder RELEASE NUMBER 12 (November 18, 2007) ABC (National) | KOA-RADIO | SPORTSUSA RADIO |SIRIUS SAT (Ch. 119) | CUBUFFS.COM (Live Stats) QUICKLY SPEAKING… The Colorado Buffaloes (5-6, 3-4 Big 12) are in backs against the wall mode for their regular season finale this Friday, Nov. 23, hosting what you could call the “Bowl Eligible Bowl” as the Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-6, 2-5 Big 12) visit town for a 10:09 a.m. kickoff at Folsom Field (53,750)… The winner becomes the eighth bowl eligible team in the Big 12 (though not guaranteed a bowl, depends on spots available), but the loser definitely is home for the holidays… The game will be televised nationally by ABC, with Dave LaMont (play-by-play), David Norrie (analyst) and Vince Welch (sidelines) to call the action (CU’s intros for ABC, done by alumni all season, will be nothing short of “cool” for this game, but we won’t tip you)… The game will also air nationally on SportsUSA Radio, with Tony Roberts (p-b-p), former Chicago Bear defensive back Doug Plank (analyst) and Rich Herrera (sidelines) behind the mikes (Plank was a teammate of current CU linebacker coach Brian Cabral)… Third time the charm? CU coach Dan Hawkins is at the doorstep of the century mark as he takes a third crack at winning No. 100 in his career, entering this game with a 99-39-1 record as a collegiate head coach (60-27 in Division I- A/FBS); CU is also going for its 400th win all-time in conference play… The Buffs need to win to avoid back-to-back losing seasons for the first time in 22 years (a six-year run between 1979-84); that’s the 18th longest active run in the NCAA without going below .500 two straight years (and would then need to win the bowl game)… CU is coming off a gut-wrenching 31-28 loss at Iowa State, as the Buffs could not produce a victory after leading 21-0; it matched the largest lead CU ever had in a game without earning the win: the only other occasion CU let a 21-point lead slip away was on Oct. 7, 1950, when KU rallied from 21-0 down to win 27-21 in Lawrence… The Buffs are 3-4 against teams that beat them in 2006 (wins over CSU, Oklahoma and Baylor; losses to Arizona State, Kansas State, Kansas and Missouri); thus they can pull even with a win over NU… There are 5,000 tickets remaining for the game, mostly endzone seats where the students normally sit… CUBuffs.com features game day updates and live stats for all games. DEPTH CHART & ROSTER: PAGES 48-50 FRESHMAN RECORD ON HORIZON Through 11 games, starts have been made by 45 freshmen (27 redshirt, 18 true); that is a school record as the old mark was 42 in 1998 (34 redshirt, 8 true). This is the fourth time freshmen have accounted for 40 starts, as that many started in 1987 and 1991; the 18 starts by true frosh won’t reach the record 29 set in ’91… but two other times CU had 20 or more true newbies make starts, in 1987 (23) and 1980 (20). STAT OF THE WEEK Colorado has held three teams to their season low in points, and two others to the second fewest. Florida State (16), Miami-Ohio (0) and Kansas (19) all scored their lowest point totals against Colorado, while Oklahoma (24) and Texas Tech (26) scored fewer just one other time out. Combined, the five scored 89 points under their current season scoring averages when playing the Buffs. OBSCURE NOTE OF THE WEEK BCS Standings (Nov. 18): 1. LSU; 2. Kansas; 3. West Virginia; 4. Missouri; 5. Ohio State; 6. Arizona State; 7. Georgia; 8. Virginia Tech; 9. Oregon; 10. Oklahoma. Only one school in the country has played four of those currently ranked in the BCS Top 10, and that would be… Colorado. The Buffs have a 27- 24 win over No. 10 Oklahoma, a narrow 19-14 loss to No. 2 Kansas (a last minute drive stalled), a 33-14 loss at No. 6 Arizona State where they scored just once in six trips inside ASU territory in the first half; and a 55-10 loss to No. 4 Missouri (though led 10-7 after the first quarter). Only two other schools have played as many as three in this week’s standings: Iowa State and Mississippi. 2007 COLORADO SCHEDULE & RESULTS (5-6, 3-4 BIG 12) 2007 Date CU* Opponent Opp* TV Result/Time Record Series This-N-That Sept. 1 NR Colorado State (Denver) NR FSN W 31-28 (OT) 2-9 58-19-2 PK Eberhart ties it and wins it with two FG; McKnight 108 rec yds, TD Sept. 8 NR at Arizona State NR FSN L 14-33 9-1 0- 2-0 Buffs take early 14-0 lead, but ASU scores last 33 in 102 degree heat SEPT. 15 NR FLORIDA STATE NR ESPN L 6-16 7-4 0- 2-0 First encounter went FSU’s way by 47-7 in Tallahassee in 2003 SEPT. 22 NR MIAMI-OHIO NR none W 42- 0 6-5 1- 0-0 CU rolls up 634 yards (359 rushing, most since ’02) , limits Miami to 139 SEPT. 29 NR OKLAHOMA (H) 3 FSN W 27-24 9-2 17-39-2 Buffs defeat top 5 team for first time since ’01 Big 12 title game (Texas) Oct. 6 NR at Baylor NR none W 43-23 3-9 9- 6-0 Sumler (3 TDs), Eberhart (5 FGs) pace CU as Buffs race to 40-9 lead Oct. 13 NR at Kansas State NR ESPN2 L 20-47 5-6 43-19-1 Buffs play catch-up after falling behind early; Charles 171, 1 TD rushing OCT. 20 NR KANSAS (FW) 15 ESPN L 14-19 11-0 41-23-3 Colorado D limits potent KU offense but CU rally falls short in last minute Oct. 27 NR at Texas Tech NR ABC W 31-26 8-4 5- 4-0 Wheatley’s 3 INTs, Dizon INT/TD key first win by road team in series NOV. 3 NR MISSOURI 9 FSN L 10-55 10-1 31-38-3 Tigers hand CU third-worst home loss in history, score last 48 points Nov. 10 NR at Iowa State NR FCS^ L 28-31 3-9 47-14-1 Buffs take 21-0 lead but can’t hold on; controversial ending prevents OT NOV. 23 NR NEBRASKA NR ABC 10:09a 5-6 17-46-2 NU win in Lincoln in ’06 snapped 4-game winning streak by road team (All times mountain. KEY: *—AP rank at game time; —Big 12 Conference game; H—Homecoming; FW—Family Weekend; ^—Fox College Sports) 2007 Colorado Football: The Media Page 2 MEDIA SERVICES ¾ Coach Dan Hawkins holds a Tuesday press luncheon in the Dal Ward Athletic Center, starting at 11:30 a.m. with lunch, followed by Hawkins beginning the interview session promptly at Noon. This year’s dates: Sept. 4-11-18-25, Oct. 2-9-16-23-30, Nov. 6-19 (Monday)-27, Dec. TBA (bowl). NOTE that there is no organized press luncheon on Nov. 13 (bye week). The press conference portion of the luncheon is streamed live on www.CUBuffs.com (in the BuffsTV area); all press conferences on CUBuffs.com are free and thus do not require access codes. ¾ Hawkins can be heard Mondays on the Big 12 Football Teleconference Call at 10:40 a.m. MT. All coaches participate; please call 706/679-2026 for access (media only—you must register). A teleconference replay is available after 2 p.m. MT the same day by phone (706/634-1618) or on www.Big12sports.com. ¾ Video highlights of CU football games are available anytime provided by the Big 12 Conference through www.CollegePressBox.tv. Highlights will be in files in Quicktime format, with all available for viewing prior to downloading. First-time visitors will need to register on-line for access; information: contact Ted Gangi at 214/909- 9314 or [email protected]. Special requests can also be made through CU’s BuffVision (Deric Swanson or Eric Pelloni: 303-735-3637). ¾ The Colorado lockerroom (home and road) is closed after games; following the customary 10-minute cooling off period, players will be made available (a list of players will be solicited immediately following the game; no cutoff to request players). ¾ Colorado’s regular season football practices are closed to the general public (exception: Sundays) but are open to the media (exception: Thursdays). The first 25 minutes of practices (Sun-Tues-Wed) in-season are open for photography/video needs from the end zones and sidelines. Extensive parameters listed in CU media policies. ¾ This year’s standard meeting/practice schedule (mountain time, pre-time change): Sunday (3:15-5:00, 5:15-6:15); Monday (off); Tuesday (2:30-3:40/4:00-6:30), Wednesday (2:30-3:40/4:00-6:30), Thursday (2:30-3:40/4:00-6:00), Friday (3:00-4:00, evening meetings).