0 FARI UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BUFFALOES / SPORTS INFORMATION SERVICE www.CUBuffs.com 2150 Stadium Drive (574 Champions Center), 357 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0357 © 2020 CU Athletics Telephone 303/492-5626 (E-mail/FB contacts: [email protected]; [email protected]) David Plati (Associate AD/SID), Curtis Snyder (Assistant AD), Troy Andre (Associate SID/CUBuffs.com Managing Editor), Linda Sprouse (Associate SID), COLORADO Seth Pringle (Assistant SID), Shaun Wicen (Assistant SID), Neill Woelk (Contributing Editor/CUBuffs.com), Alex French (Graduate Assistant) GAME 1 2020 COLORADO BUFFALO FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE, NOTES & STATISTICS BUFFS LOOKING FOR FIFTH STRAIGHT VICTORY IN A SEASON OPENER SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2020 5:05 p.m. MST Folsom Field (50,183) Boulder, Colo. RELEASE NUMBER 1 (November 1, 2020) ESPN2 (National) | KOA-RADIO | CUBUFFS.COM (Live Stats) BUFFALO BITS … The Colorado Buffaloes (5-7, 3-6 Pac-12 in 2019) will finally open their when it claimed eight straight from 1991-98 ... The last conference opponent 131st season of intercollegiate football after two delays on Saturday, Nov. 7, CU lined up against in a season lid-lifter was in 1961, when the Buffs defeated against the UCLA Bruins (4-5, 4-8) at Folsom Field in Boulder ... The Oklahoma State in Boulder, 24-0, in then-Big Eight Conference play ... opening of the season was originally pushed back three weeks to Sept. 26 due Colorado returns 57 lettermen for 2020, including 15 starters ... Colorado to the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced the cancellation of every non- played in seven one-score games in 2019 (decided by eight point or less), tied conference game in the Pac-12, and then delayed another six weeks after the for the fourth-most in the nation; the Buffs went 4-3 in those games (and Pac-12 had cancelled the season on August 11 but revived it on Sept. 24 ... have had 29 total over the last seven seasons) ... Karl Dorrell is looking to Colorado is 81-44-5 in 130 season openers (53-20-1 at home (0-2 in become CU’s third straight first-year head coach to win his inaugural game November, 0-1 vs. UCLA) … 2020 marks the 10th season that Colorado is after only one had done it between 1932 and 2013 (Rick Neuheisel in 1995; competing in the Pac-12 Conference, having joined the league on July 1, 2011 Dorrell was the offensive coordinator on that team) ... The PDF version of the … The Buffaloes have won four straight season openers (all over CSU in 2020 CU Media Guide is now on-line at www.cubuffs.com/FBMG2020 ... Denver), and will open against a team other than the Rams for just the fifth CUBuffs.com/media is all things Buff (on-line media guide, live stats, etc.). time in the last 24 seasons ... CU last won five or more season openers in row DEPTH CHART ON PAGE 57; ROSTERS ON PAGES 58-60; STAT PAGES 61-69 TV | CU-UCLA (ESPN2): Beth Mowins (play-by-play) / Kirk Morrison (color) / John Schiffren (sidelines) / Eric Posman / Mandy Cohen (producers) STAT OF THE WEEK 0. As in zero starts by quarterbacks on the CU roster, the first time that is the case since 2007. Only four players on the Buffaloes’ roster have even attempted a pass in a game, two quarterbacks (senior Sam Noyer and junior Tyler Lytle), senior receiver K.D. Nixon and graduate transfer tight end Matt Lynch. Noyer has completed 21-of-41 passes for 179 yards (0 TDs, 2 interceptions); Lytle is 4-of-6 for 55 yards (0 TDs, 1 pick); Nixon is 1-of-1 for 38 yards, his throw good for a touchdown to Dimitri Stanley against Arizona last year; and Lynch, a UCLA transfer where as a reserve quarterback, he was 2-of-3 for 11 yards and a TD in 2017. Thus, the players on the CU roster who have thrown passes in college are 28-of-51 for 283 yards (2 TD/3 INT). Colorado is one of 17 schools in 2020 with no previous starts by a quarterback on its roster; the Buffs were joined by Duke, Iowa, LSU, Michigan, Oklahoma and Washington State among P5 schools. OBSCURE NOTE(S) OF THE WEEK Late Season Opener. This will be Colorado’s latest season opener in 102 years, or since Nov. 16, 1918; that year the start of the season was also delayed to an influenza pandemic, CU lost at home to Colorado State Teachers College (now Northern Colorado), 9-0. The only other season that started later was CU’s first in 1890 (a 20-0 loss at the Denver Athletic Club on Nov. 15). The last time a conference opponent was the foe in a season opener was in 1961, when CU defeated Oklahoma State in Boulder, 24-0. And On The Other End. With the regular season finale now set for Dec. 18 or 19, it will be the latest game to ever end the regular schedule. The 1890 finale was on Dec. 15; three regular seasons ended on Dec. 7 (1918, 1963, when a game against Air Force was delayed two weeks due to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and in 2002 (Big 12 title game against Oklahoma). In 1924, CU had a couple of “postseason” games in Hawai’i (Dec. 25-Jan. 1), and in 1893, CSU issued a challenge to CU and two played on Feb. 11; CU’s 70-6 win was tacked on to the 1892 schedule. REVISED 2020 COLORADO SCHEDULE & RESULTS (0-0, 0-0 Pac-12) 2019 Date CU* Opponent Opp* TV Result/Time Record Series This-N-That or ’19 rewind NOV. 7 --- UCLA (N) --- ESPN2 5:05 p.m. 4-8 4-11-0 Bruins go up 17-0 quickly, Buffs could get no closer than 10 (7-17, 17-24) Nov. 14 at Stanford ESPN2/U 1:30 p.m. 4-8 5- 6-0 E.Price kicks FG at gun; CU has two straight wins in series by a combined 26-18 NOV. 21 ARIZONA STATE TBA TBA 8-5 3- 8-0 Montez, Brown connect on 3 TD passes; Stefanou wins it with 44 FG (2:03 left) Nov. 28 at Southern California TBA TBA 8-5 0-14-0 Buffs lead for 42:34, but USC’s two fourth quarter TDs rally Trojans to the win Dec. 5 at Arizona TBA TBA 4-8 14- 8-0 Another wild CU-UA game; nine lead changes as Wildcats hold on late, win 35-30 DEC. 11 UTAH (N) FS-1 7:30 p.m. 11-3 32-31-3 CU strikes first but Utah rallied for 17-7 lead at half and pulled away Dec. 18 OR PAC-12 Championship Game (N) FOX 6:00 p.m. Championship game original set for Las Vegas will be at campus site Dec. 19 North Division Opponent TBD TBA TBA One of five crossover games to be determined the week prior KEY: *—AP rank at time of game; —Pac-12 Conference game; N—Night game; All times mountain. 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). 2020 COLORADO FOOTBALL The Media Page Page 2 Credentials. CU does not utilize an on-line Satellite Radio: Sirius-XM is the satellite COLORADO MEDIA SERVICES credential system; we prefer the personal touch. Email home of the Buffs; the UCLA game (KOA broadcast) Head coach Karl Dorrell will hold a Monday Dave Plati with request ([email protected]). will be on Sirius & XM 83 (and Internet 83). Zoom Conference call at 11:00 a.m. (Nov. 9-Dec. Collegepressbox.com is the official media 21); the lone exception being Tuesday, Nov. 3 since the website for Division I football. Access and download PRONUNCIATION GUIDE team cannot practice with it being Election Day (hoping weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, Coaches/Staff to return to in-person whenever the pandemic ends or headshots, logos and more for each conference and its Darrin CHIAVERINI (shiv-ah-ree-knee) is under control). It will be more or less an extended member schools. Register for access at: Karl DORRELL (door-el) version of what we have been doing daily Zooms. www.collegepressbox.com/register. Darian HAGAN (hay-gun) Starting with Nov. 9, the press conference portions The Pac-12 Mountain Network is the DEMETRICE Martin (dee-meat-riss) will be streamed live on www.CUBuffs.com. television home of the Buffaloes; it produces a variety Brian MICHALOWSKI (michael-ow-ski) Mitch RODRIGUE (row-dreeg) Note: There was no Front Range Huddle this of programming featuring all 12 member institutions. summer; look for it to resume in 2021 in Denver. Players Season Interview Schedule. With daily THE BUFFS ON THE INTERNET 6 Daniel ARIAS (are-e-us) 25 MEKHI Blackmon (muh-kye as in eye) COVID testing, it eliminates the larger window we had The official CU site on the Internet can be found for interviews (over an hour lost). Dorrell will speak on 23 JAREK BROUSSARD (jerek brew-sard) at www.CUBuffs.com has the most up-to-date 17 Grant CICCARONE (sis-a-roan) Mondays and Wednesdays; players available on information, releases, game notes, press conference 0 ASHAAD Clayton (ah-shod) Tuesdays and Wednesdays (most have heavy academic broadcasts (free), articles by longtime journalist and 57 John DEITCHMAN (dych-mon) schedules which eliminate Thursdays); assistant CUBuffs.com contributing editor Neill Woelk along 50 Travis DROSOS (droh-soas) coaches on all three days if requested in advance.