UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BUFFALOES / SPORTS INFORMATION SERVICE www.CUBuffs.com Fieldhouse Annex #50, 357 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0357 © 2012 CU Athletics Telephone 303/492-5626 (FAX: 303/492-3811; E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]) David Plati (Associate AD/Sports Information), Curtis Snyder (Associate SID), Andrew Green (Assistant SID), Troy Andre (Assistant SID/Internet Managing Editor), COLORADO Linda Sprouse (Assistant SID), B.G. Brooks (Contributing Editor/CUBuffs.com), Ron Knabenbauer (Graduate Assistant), Marlee Horn (Graduate Assistant) 2012 COLORADO BUFFALO Football GAME 9—STANFORD CARDINAL MAKING FIRST BOULDER VISIT SINCE 1990 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2012 12:05 p.m. MDT Folsom Field (53,613), Boulder, Colo. RELEASE NUMBER 10 (October 29, 2012) FX (National) | KOA-RADIO | CUBUFFS.COM (Live Stats) QUICKLY SPEAKING … The Colorado Buffaloes (1-7, 1-4 Pac-12) return home for the first of three games in November to close out the 2012 season, with first up the No. 15 (AP, Coaches)/No. 14 (Harris, BCS) Stanford Cardinal (6-2, 4-1 Pac-12) in a 12:05 p.m. MDT kickoff this Saturday, Nov. 3 at Folsom Field … This is the third ranked team CU will face in as many games, the seventh time this century Colorado is doing so (2000, twice in 2001, 2002, 2006 and 2011) … CU has lost 10 straight against ranked teams (last win: 34-30 over Kansas in 2009) … This will be game number 114 against a ranked team dating back to 1989; only Florida (128), LSU (118), Ohio State (116), and Michigan (115) will have played more (with Florida State also having played 114) … It’s Homecoming on the Boulder campus, the 98th edition; the Buffs are 61-31-5 in Homecoming games in their history (full details on the events of Back to Boulder weekend on page six) … Saturday is the ninth annual College Football Day (always the first Saturday of November); coinciding with the day is a prostate cancer awareness campaign, with the AFCA and other organizations encouraging donations to the Prostate Cancer Foundation (more info: www.nationalcollegefootballday.com) … Colorado is coming off a 70-14 loss at No. 2 Oregon; the Ducks were as advertised if not better, accumulating 617 yards of offense, 447 in the first half while racing to a 56-0 halftime lead, matching CU’s largest halftime deficit in its history (trailed by the same score at UCLA in 1980; though the halftime score of the 103-0 loss to Colorado Mines in 1890 is not known) … Stanford rallied from a controversial 20-13 overtime loss at Notre Dame on Oct. 13 to defeat California, 21-3, in “The Big Game” last Saturday, a rare October meeting between the two Bay area rivals … The Buffaloes are 56-32-1 in their last 89 November games (50-20 not including the Nebraska rivalry games), and are 51-11 against unranked teams in the month … A crowd in the 45,000 range is expected for the game, with the long range weather forecast calling for temperatures in the low 50s and only a 20 percent chance of precipitation … Visit CUBuffs.com/gameday as your one stop for everything, including our on-line media guide and live stats. DEPTH CHART ON PAGE 56; ROSTER ON PAGES 57-58 CU-Stanford: FX / Justin Kutcher (play-by-play) / Eric Crouch (color analyst) / Darius Walker (sideline reporter) / Jeff Gowen (producer) STAT OF THE WEEK Colorado’s tailbacks have 205 rushing attempts on the season for 961 yards, or 4.69 yards per carry, with TB Christian Powell (103-471-4.57) leading the way. The six different tailbacks who have carries in 2012 have gained yards 171 times (or 83.4 percent of the time), with 15 carries for no gain and 19 for losses. They have 105 rushes of four or more yards (68 of five yards or longer and 22 of 10 yards or more). OBSCURE NOTE OF THE WEEK One thing that has gone relatively unnoticed is that Colorado has cut way down on its penalties in 2012. Last year at this time (eight games), CU had committed 67 penalties for 606 yards, ranking near the bottom of the NCAA in penalties at 8.4 per game. At present, the Buffaloes have 48 penalties for 469 yards, or 6.0 per game which has CU in the middle of the pack nationally (61st in the NCAA). In 2011, the Buffs had 33 offensive, 21 defensive and 12 special team penalties (and one bench) through eight games; fast-forward to 2012, those numbers are respectively 22, 14 and 11 (and one). 2012 COLORADO SCHEDULE & RESULTS (1-7, 1-4 PAC-12) 2012 Date CU* Opponent Opp* TV Result/Time Record Series This-N-That or ’11 rewind Sept. 1 NR Colorado State (Denver) NR FX L 17-22 2-6 61-21-2 Rams rally to win with two fourth quarter field goals in defensive battle SEPT. 8 NR SACRAMENTO STATE NR P12N L 28-30 6-3 0- 1-0 Buffs lose first game on last second field goal in regulation in 12 years Sept. 15 NR at Fresno State (N) NR CBS-SN L 14-69 6-3 4- 2-0 Bulldogs jump to 35-0 1st Q lead; 102 degrees at kickoff ties warmest-ever for CU Sept. 22 NR at Washington State NR FX W 35-34 2-6 5- 3-0 Buffs payback WSU ’11 late win with 21-pt rally, largest-ever 4Q road comeback SEPT. 29 NR UCLA (FW) NR P12N L 14-42 6-2 2- 6-0 Buffs down 21-7 in 3rd, but stopped on a 4th-&-1, FUM and INT; UCLA pulls away OCT. 11 NR ARIZONA STATE (N) NR ESPN L 17-51 5-3 0- 4-0 CU down 20-17 at half; second half opening KOR for TD shifts momentum to ASU Oct. 20 NR at Southern California 11 P12N L 6-50 6-2 0- 7-0 Barkley throws 6 TD passes (again); CU nets just two FGs in 5 redzone trips Oct. 27 NR at Oregon 2 P12N L 14-70 8-0 8- 9-0 Ducks’ speed too much for Buffs, UO leads 56-0 at half; Powell goes for 121/2 TD NOV. 3 NR STANFORD (HC) 15 FX 12:05 pm 6-2 3- 4-0 Cardinal visit Boulder for first time since 1990 when Bieniemy TD won game Nov. 10 at Arizona FX 11:30 am 5-3 13- 1-0 Buffs win 48-29 in ’11 to get into Pac-12 win column NOV. 17 WASHINGTON TBA TBA 4-4 5- 6-1 UW scores five TDs on first five possessions, CU loses Rippy & Stewart to injury NOV. 23 UTAH FX or FOX 1:00 pm 3-5 31-24-3 Quick start, defensive stands help CU win Utah renewal after a 49-year dormancy Nov. 30 Pac-12 Championship Game FOX 6:20 pm At campus site of division champion with the best record (All times mountain. KEY: *—AP rank at time of game; —Pac-12 Conference game (Cal game is non-league; N—Night game; HC—Homecoming; FW—Family Weekend.) 2012 COLORADO BUFFALOES FOOTBALL / The Media Page Page 2 COLORADO FOOTBALL MEDIA SERVICES THE BUFFALOES ON THE INTERNET Head coach Jon Embree holds a Tuesday press luncheon, but this year it will Colorado has its information available to both the media and fans alike on the move around Boulder and be held at three locations: the Dal Ward Athletic Internet. Visit the official CU site at www.CUBuffs.com for the latest Center Varsity Room (the usual site), a second floor ballroom at the Millennium information, releases, game notes, press conference broadcasts (free) and Harvest House, and in the Glenn Miller Ballroom at the University Memorial articles by former Rocky Mountain News sportswriter B.G. Brooks. Go to Center (UMC). All will start at 11:30 a.m. with lunch (Embree starts promptly at www.CUBuffs.com/media and click on Media Center: it will link you to Noon). This year’s dates: Aug. 28 (DW); Sept. 4 (HH), 11 (DW), 18 (HH) and everything you’ll need to know about CU football. “BuffsTV” offers the 25 (DW); Oct. 9 (UMC), 16 (HH), 23 (DW) and 30 (HH); Nov. 6 (DW), 13 (HH), opportunity to listen and/or watch live game action of several CU athletic teams. 20 (UMC) and 27 (DW); Dec. TBA (bowl). The press conference portion of Breaking news with the program will be found here first every time and the luncheon is streamed live on www.CUBuffs.com (in the BuffsTV area); delivered in full without others editing out what they might deem unessential. press conferences on CUBuffs.com are free and do not require access codes. Audio. Colorado football and basketball can now be heard for free on the (TV Pool Assignments: KCNC 9/04, 9/25, 10/23, 11/13; KDVR 9/18, 10/16, Internet at either CUBuffs.com or KOA-Radio (or its sister station, KKZN/AM760 11/6, 11/27; KUSA 9/11, 10/9, 10/30, 11/20. for hoops). Links: www.CUBuffs.com, www.850koa.com, www.am760.net. Embree can be heard Tuesdays (Aug. 28-Nov. 20) on the Pac-12 Teleconference Call at 11:15 a.m. MT, with a taped replay available after 4 THE BUFFALOES ON THE AIRWAYS p.m. MT those afternoons. All coaches participate; for access numbers to the KOA-Radio in Denver (850 AM) originates the 10-station CU Football Network, conference call and the replay, e-mail David Plati ([email protected]) with sports director Mark Johnson in his ninth year as the play-by-play voice of with audio files available at www.pac-12.org).