UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BUFFALOES / SPORTS INFORMATION SERVICE www.CUBuffs.com 2150 Stadium Drive (574 Champions Center), 357 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309‐0357 © 2017 CU Athletics Telephone 303/492‐5626 (FAX: 303/492‐3811; E‐mail (FB contacts): [email protected]; [email protected]) David Plati (Associate AD/SID), Jason Clay (Associate SID), Troy Andre (Associate SID/CUBuffs.com M.E.), Linda Sprouse (Associate SID), Andy Schlichting COLORADO (Assistant SID), Maggie Still (Assistant SID), Neill Woelk (Contributing Editor/CUBuffs.com), Ryan Megay (Grad Asst./Football) 2017 COLORADO BUFFALO Football WEEKLY RELEASE, NOTES & STATISTICS BUFFS RETURN TO PACIFIC NORTHWEST LOOKING FOR FIRST PAC-12 ROAD SWEEP SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2017 8:45 p.m. MDT Martin Stadium (32,952) Pullman, Wash. RELEASE NUMBER 8 (October 16, 2017) ESPN (National) | KOA-RADIO | CUBUFFS.COM (Live Stats) BUFFALO BITS … The Colorado Buffaloes (4-3, 1-3 Pac-12) will ping-pong it right back to the three-game losing streak last Saturday with the come-from-behind win over the Pacific Northwest this Saturday, traveling to Pullman to take on the No. 15 the Beavers ... Washington State had climbed to No. 8 in the polls but suffered (AP)/No. 18 (USA Today/Coaches) Washington State Cougars (6-1, 3-1 Pac- its first defeat of the year last Friday night in Berkeley, falling 37-3 to California; 12) in an 8:45 p.m. MDT kickoff at Martin Stadium (WSU is No. 14 in the seven turnovers did the Cougars in ... Colorado is now one win away from 700 FWAA-Super 16 poll) ... Colorado heads right back to the Pacific Northwest after all-time wins, as the Buffs own a record of 699-497-36 (a .582 winning defeating Oregon State, 36-33, in Pullman last Saturday; this is the seventh percentage), as the Buffaloes are 25th on the all-time win list and is 36th in time in as many years in the conference that the Buffs are playing back-to- all-time winning percentage (29th for those schools with 1,000 or more games back road games. It’s the first time CU has won the front end of the back-to- played in Division I-A) ... The Buffs then return home on Oct. 28 to host Cal in back trip, while having won the back end in 2011, a 17-14 verdict at Utah to their annual homecoming game; CU will officially retire the late Rashaan close their first year in the league, thus the Buffs are looking for their first road Salaam’s jersey (#19) and honor its 1967 Bluebonnet Bowl champion sweep ...The last time CU made back-to-back trips in back-to-back weeks to team as part of the weekend’s festivities ... CUBuffs.com/media as your one roughly the same part of the country was in 1985 (at Iowa State, at Nebraska) stop for everything, including our on-line media guide and live stats. ... The Buffs will fly into and headquarter in Lewiston, Idaho ... CU snapped a DEPTH CHART ON PAGE 63; ROSTER ON PAGES 64-66 CU-Washington State (ESPN/National): Beth Mowins (play-by-play) / Anthony Becht (color) / Rocky Boiman (sideline reporter) / Ben Hogg (producer) Note: Mowins will be the second woman ever to handle play-by-play chores on a CU telecast; Pam Ward did the same for the 2002 opener versus Colorado State. STAT OF THE WEEK CU was turnover-free against Oregon State, and has now gone a school record 13 straight quarters without committing one, and has gone three straight games without one for the first time in school history (had gone back-to-back five different times). The Buffs now have played four turnover-free games this year, tying the school record set previously in 1989, 1993, 2006 and 2011. Under Mike MacIntyre, CU is 8-5 in miscue-free contests (2-2 this season); it has not turned the ball over in 13 of 58 games during his tenure, easily the best percentage (22.4) of any coach in CU history. Post-World War II (dating back to 1946), Colorado has played 80 turnover-free games, owning a record of 52-24-4 in those games (2-1 in bowls). OBSCURE NOTE OF THE WEEK The Buffaloes have converted on seven straight fourth down attempts dating back to the second half of the UCLA game (2-of-2; the last miss was in the first half of that game). Colorado was 4-for-4 on fourth down conversions against Arizona, the second-best single-game performance in school history, earning first downs needing 2, 1 and 4 yards on runs by TB Phillip Lindsay, and a touchdown from 2 yards out on a QB Steven Montez to TE Chris Bounds pass. Lindsay then made a 4th-and-1 try at Oregon State last Saturday. The school record for consecutive fourth down makes is 12 over the 2008-09 seasons. 2017 COLORADO SCHEDULE & RESULTS (4-3, 1-3 Pac-12) 2017 Date CU* Opponent Opp* TV Result/Time Record Series This-N-That or ’16 rewind Sept. 1 RV Colorado State (N; Denver) NR PAC12 W 17- 3 5-2 65-22-2 Buffs go up 17-0 early, play first scoreless second half in eight seasons SEPT. 9 RV TEXAS STATE NR PAC12 W 37- 3 1-6 1- 0-0 Second straight game not allowing a TD a first to open a season since 1958 SEPT. 16 RV NORTHERN COLORADO NR PAC12 W 41-21 2-3 10- 2-0 CU wins first meeting with former in-state rival since 1934 game in Greeley SEPT. 23 RV WASHINGTON (N) 7 FS-1 L 10-37 6-1 5-11-1 Game plays out eerily similar to ’16 Pac-12 title game, as UW pulls away in 3Q Sept. 30 RV at UCLA NR ESPN2 L 23-27 3-3 3-10-0 Fourth straight tight game between the two (the four decided by 21 points) OCT. 7 NR ARIZONA (N; FW) NR PAC12 L 42-45 4-2 14- 6-0 Teams combine for 713 rush yards, record 608 by two players (Lindsay: 281) Oct. 14 NR at Oregon State NR PAC12 W 36-33 1-6 5- 5-0 Montez leads 9-play, 82-yard drive for winning score with 1:34 remaining Oct. 21 NR at Washington State (N) 15 ESPN 8:45 pm 6-1 6- 4-0 Liufau rolls up 453 total yards as CU outscores WSU 17-0 over final 16 minutes OCT. 28 CALIFORNIA (HC) PAC12 12:01 pm 4-3 3- 5-0 Last meeting in 2014 a wild one: Cal rallies for 59-56 win in 2OT in Berkeley Nov. 4 at Arizona State TBA TBA 3-3 1- 7-0 Buffs finally break through against Sun Devils, rush for 315 yards and 5 TDs NOV. 11 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TBA TBA 6-1 0-11-0 USC leads 14-0 at half, CU ties game in fourth but Trojans fend off comeback Nov. 25 at Utah TBA TBA 4-2 32-28-3 Win clinches Pac-12 South title; last six games in series decided by 32 points Dec. 1 Pac-12 Championship Game (N) ESPN at Santa Clara, Calif. Buffs made first appearance in league title game in 2016 (L, 10-41 to Washington) All times mountain. (KEY: *—AP rank at time of game; —Pac-12 Conference game; N—Night game; HC—Homecoming; FW—Family Weekend.) 2017 COLORADO FOOTBALL The Media Page Page 2 obtain head shots of all CU coaches and athletes as well COLORADO MEDIA SERVICES PRONUNCIATION GUIDE as action shots of key players. Registration is easy: for Head coach Mike MacIntyre holds a Tuesday a login and password, simply log on to Coaches/Staff press luncheon, located in the Champions Center www.cubuffs.com/photodatabase. Registration can also ShaDon BROWN (shay-don) (third floor, room 319). All will start at 11:30 a.m. with Darrin CHIAVERINI (shiv-ah-ree-knee) be found through CUBuffs.com by selecting "Sports Darian HAGAN (hay-gun) lunch, followed by MacIntyre promptly at Noon and Information" from the "Athletics" menu located on the Players select players before and/or afterwards depending on top navigation bar and click on “Enter Media Center.” 57 Sam BENNION (ben-yun) class conflicts. This year’s dates: Aug. 29; Sept. 5-12- The Pac-12 Mountain Network is the 35 Beau BISHARAT (bish-er-rot) 19-26; Oct. 3-10-17-24-31; Nov. 7-21-28; Dec. 5- television home of the Buffaloes; it produces a variety 4 Bryce BOBO (bo-bo) TBA (bowl). The press conference portions are of programming featuring all 12 member institutions. 44 Jacob CALLIER (cal-e-yea) streamed live on www.CUBuffs.com (in the BuffsTV 88 Curtis CHIAVERINI (shiv-ah-ree-knee) area); press conferences on CUBuffs.com do not THE BUFFS ON THE INTERNET 89 Kevin DEMENT (duh-ment) require access codes. (TV Pool Assignments for 9 Javier EDWARDS (ha-vee-air) The official CU site on the Internet can be found 17 KABION ENTO (kay-be-on / N-toe) 2017: KCNC will coordinate all CU press luncheons). at www.CUBuffs.com, which has the most up-to-date 8 Alex FONTENOT (font-en-know) MacIntyre can be heard Tuesdays (Aug. 29-Nov. information, releases, game notes, press conference 56 JASE FRANKE (rhymes w/case; frank-E) 45 Tanner GRZESIEK (gress-ick) 21) on the Pac-12 Teleconference Call at 11:25 a.m. broadcasts (free), articles by former Boulder Camera MT, with a taped replay available after 4 p.m.