2014 . COLORADO Football INFORMATION GUIDE & RECORD BOOK 20th Anniversary CUBuffs.com /RunRalphieRun @RunRalphieRun Heisman • “The Catch” • Mac Buffalo Bits Location: Boulder, Colo. Games Played (124 seasons): 1,186 Associate AD/SID: David Plati Elevation: 5,334 ft. (Folsom Field) All-Time Record: 679-471-36 (.588) Office Telephone: 303/492-5626 Elevation: 5,345 ft. (Coors Events Center) 2013 Record: 4-8 FAX: 303/492-3811 Population: 102,500 Conference: Pac-12 (0 titles) Home: 303/494-0445 Enrollment: 29,325 Year Joined: 2011 E-mail: [email protected] Associate SID (Football Asst.): Curtis Snyder Founded: 1876 All-Time Record: 4-23 (three seasons) Home: 720/218-4796 Nickname: Buffaloes 2013 Record: 1-8 (6th/South) E-mail: [email protected] Colors: SilVer, Gold & Black Head Coach: Mike MacIntyre Official CU Athletics Website: WWW.CUBuffs.com Mascot: Ralphie V (liVe buffalo) (Georgia Tech ’89) CU Athletics on Twitter: @cubuffs, President: Bruce Benson (Colorado ’64) Record at CU: 4-8 (one season) @RunRalphieRun Chancellor: Dr. Philip DiStefano (Ohio State ’68) Career Record: 20-29 (four seasons) Mike MacIntyre on Twitter: @CoachMikeMac Provost: Russell L. Moore (UC-Davis ’76) Press Luncheon: Tuesdays (11:30) University Telephone Numbers (303-): Faculty Representative: Dr. David Clough Interview Schedule (arrange through SID) Switchboard: 492-1411 (Case Institute ’68) Athletic Department: 492-7931 Football Office: 492-5331 Athletic Director: Rick George (Illinois ’82) Sports Medicine: 492-3801 Ticket Office: 492-8337 table of contents 2014 Information Section ............... 1 Conference HistorY & Standings ..... 144 Road Headquarters, Firsts/Debuts...................................... 154 Future Schedules........................... 2 Select Circles...................................... 159 Pronunciation Guide ......................... 2 Longest Plays..................................... 165 UniVersity of Colorado ..................... 3 Career Leaders................................... 168 Administration................................... 4 Year-BY-Year Leaders ........................ 176 Folsom Field....................................... 10 IndiVidual Records ............................ 200 Mascot/Nickname.............................. 12 Team Records .................................... 212 Coaching Staff .................................... 14 Folsom Field Records ....................... 228 Outlook ............................................... 41 Year-BY-Year Results & Stats............ 232 2014 Pac 12 Composite Schedule.... 43 All-Time Comebacks ......................... 314 Rosters................................................ 44 All-Time Lettermen............................ 340 Depth Chart........................................ 46 Honor Roll .......................................... 363 Player Biographies ............................ 48 Past Buffalo Greats............................ 385 2013-In-Review ................................... 106 CU Athletic Hall of Fame .................. 424 History & Records Section.............127 CU & Professional Football .............. 431 Record-BY-Season.............................. 128 Bowl HistorY ...................................... 446 All-Time Record ................................. 130 CU Athletic Personnel HistorY ........ 467 All-Time Series Results ..................... 132 Colorado HistorY/Milestones .......... 469 Coaching Records ............................. 140 Index.................................................... 512 2014 Schedule 2013 2014 Date Opponent TV Time (MT) Record Meeting (Last) Series (Last 10) Aug. 29 Colorado State (Denver) FS-1 7:00p 8-6 86th (2013) 62-21-2 (7-3) Sept. 6 at Massachusetts ESPN3 1:00p 1-11 1st (……) 0- 0-0 (...…) SEPT. 13 ARIZONA STATE ESPNU 8:00p 10-4 6th (2013) 0- 5-0 (......) SEPT. 20 HAWAI’I (FW) tba TBA 1-11 4th (2011) 1- 2-0 (......) Sept. 27 at California tba TBA 1-11 8th (2013) 3- 4-0 (......) OCT. 4 OREGON STATE tba TBA 7-6 7th (2013) 2- 4-0 (......) Oct. 18 at Southern California tba TBA 10-4 9th (2013) 0- 8-0 (......) OCT. 25 UCLA (H) tba TBA 10-3 10th (2013) 2- 7-0 (......) NOV. 1 WASHINGTON tba TBA 9-4 15th (2013) 5- 8-1 (4-6) Nov. 8 at AriZona tba TBA 8-5 17th (2013) 13- 3-0 (7-3) Nov. 22 at Oregon tba TBA 11-2 19th (2013) 8-10-0 (3-7) NOV. 29 UTAH tba TBA 5-7 61st (2013) 31-26-3 (6-4) Dec. 5 Pac-12 Championship Game FOX 7:00p (at Santa Clara, Calif.) OPEN WEEKENDS: Oct. 11, Nov. 15. Home team for CU-CSU: Colorado. —Pac-12 Conference game; (H)—Homecoming; (FW)—FamilY Weekend. tba—to be announced (games on the selection menu of ESPN-ABC/FOX Sports-FS1/Pac-12 Networks; most arrangements Will be announced up to 12 days in advance). RADIO: All games broadcast locallY on the Colorado Football Network. National radio games to be determined. 1 2014 ROAD HEADQUARTERS Game Dates Hotel Address Telephone Rate *Min. Massachusetts Sept. 4- 6 Marriott Providence Downtown 1 Orms Street, Providence, RI 02904 401/272-2400 $ 99 25 California Sept. 26-27 Walnut Creek Marriott 2355 N. Main Street, Walnut Creek, CA 94596 925/934-2000 $109 25 USC Oct. 17-18 Hilton Los Angeles North 100 West Glenoaks BlVd., Glendale, CA 91202 818/956-5466 $114 30 AriZona Nov. 7- 8 Hilton Tucson East 7600 E. Broadway BlVd., Tucson, AZ 85710 520/721-5600 $ 75 20 Oregon Nov. 21-22 Valley RiVer Inn 1000 Valley RiVer Way, Eugene, OR 97401 541/743-1000 $113 10 (*—minutes from hotel to stadium With normal traffic.) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Coaches/Staff FUTURE SCHEDULES Kent BAER (bear) Andy LaRUSSA (la-roo-suh) The Pac-12 Will annuallY release conference schedules (dates and opponents) the second Week Toby NEINAS (nine-us) in JanuarY, as league officials Work With our television partners (ABC/ESPN, FOX/FOX Sports 1) on potential dates; however, the opponents each Year are known. Players 2015 2017 Cade APSAY (app-say) Sept. 5 at Hawai’i Sept. 2 Colorado State (Denver) Vincent ARVIA (R-Via) Sept. 12 MASSACHUSETTS Sept. 9 at San Jose State CHIDOBE AWUZIE Sept. 19 Colorado State (Denver) Sept. 16 NORTHERN COLORADO Sept. 26 NICHOLLS STATE PAC-12 HOME: ARIZONA-CALIFORNIA-USC- (chih-doe-bey / ah-Wooz-Yeh) PAC-12 HOME (4): ARIZONA-STANFORD-OREGON-USC WASHINGTON JERED Bell (jair-red) PAC-12 ROAD (5): ARIZONA STATE-OREGON STATE- PAC-12 ROAD: ARIZONA STATE-OREGON STATE-UCLA- UCLA-UTAH-WASHINGTON STATE UTAH-WASH. ST. BrYce BOBO (bo-bo) 2016 2018 KAIWA Crabb (kuh-E-Vee) Sept. 3 Colorado State (Denver) Sept. 1 Colorado State (Denver) Brady DAIGH (day) Sept. 10 IDAHO STATE Sept. 8 at Nebraska JASE FRANKE (rhymes W/case / frank-E) Sept. 17 at Michigan Sept. 22 SAN JOSE STATE PAC-12 HOME (5): ARIZONA STATE-OREGON STATE- PAC-12 HOME: ARIZONA STATE-OREGON STATE-UCLA- Jordan GEHRKE (gerr-key) UCLA-UTAH-WASHINGTON STATE UTAH-WASH. ST. Addison GILLAM (gill-um) PAC-12 ROAD (4): ARIZONA-STANFORD-OREGON-USC PAC-12 ROAD: ARIZONA-CALIFORNIA-USC-WASHINGTON Samson KAFOVALU (kof-ah-Va-loo) TERRAN HASSELBACH (tare-run / hass-el-back) 2013 RESULTS (4-8, 1-8 PAC-12) Josh KAISER (ky-Zer) 2013 GERRAD KOUGH (jair-ed / coe) Date CU* Opponent Opp* TV Result Record Sam KRONSHAGE (kronn-sage) Sept. 1 NR Colorado State (Denver) NR CBS-SN W 41-27 8-6 John LISELLA (lih-sell-uh) SEPT. 7 NR CENTRAL ARKANSAS (N) (FCS-5) P12N W 38-24 7-5 SEFO LIUFAU (seff-oh / loo-fow) Sept. 28 NR at Oregon State NR P12N L 17-44 7-6 OCT. 5 NR OREGON (FW) 2 P12N L 16-57 11-2 Michael MATHEWES (mathews) Oct. 12 NR at AriZona State (N) (RV) P12N L 13-54 10-4 TYler McCULLOCH (muh-cull-ock) OCT. 19 NR CHARLESTON SOUTHERN (FCS-23) P12N W 43-10 10-3 MARQUES Mosley (mar-keese) OCT. 26 NR ARIZONA (N; HC) NR P12N L 20-44 8-5 STEPHANE NEMBOT (steff-on name-bot) Nov. 2 NR at UCLA 17 FS-1 L 23-45 10-3 DARRAGH O’Neill (darr-uh) Nov. 9 NR at Washington (N)(RV) P12N L 7-59 9-4 NOV. 16 NR CALIFORNIA NR P12N W 41-24 1-11 Kenneth OLUGBODE (oh-lew-bo-day) NOV. 23 NR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (N) 23 P12N L 29-47 10-4 MARKEIS Reed (mark-keese) Nov. 30 NR at Utah NR P12N L 17-24 5-7 DEAYSEAN Rippy (day-shawn) KEY: *—AP rank at time of game; —Pac-12 Conference game; N—Night game; HC—Homecoming; FW—Family Weekend. A Sept. 14 game against Fresno State in Boulder was cancelled due to record JAISEN Sanchez (jY-son, as in tyson) rainfall and flooding (a replacement game against Charleston Southern was added.) RYan SEVERSON (see-Ver-son) CREDITS Kyle SLAVIN (slay-Vinn) Copyright 2014©, University of Colorado Athletics. The 2014 Colorado Football Information GUide & Record TERREL Smith (terr-rell) Book was produced through the combined efforts of the Sports Information Office and WhirlWind Graphics. The guide Was Written, designed and edited by David Plati, CU associate athletic director; it also contains information Justin SOLIS (so-lease) developed through the Years by past sports information directors Fred Casotti, Mike Moran, Steve Hatchell, Tim COLIN Sutton (kaw-lYnn) Simmons and John Clagett, as Well as nUmeroUs assistant SIDs and stUdent assistants. Photographers inclUde Glenn AsakaWa, Tim Benko, Bill Brittain, Mark Brodie, Chip Bromfield, CaseY A. Cass, Cliff Grassmick, Brian LeWis, TEDRIC Thompson (teh-drick) RYan McKee/Clarkson & Assoc., Dan Madden, Hal StoelZe, Zemi Photography and several courtesY of NFL teams. Josh TUPOU (two-poe) Formatting, scanning and layout provided by Linda Hall of WhirlWind Graphics. Select copies printed by Pioneer Press, Greeley, Colo. The UniVersity of Colorado at Boulder is an equal opportunity/affirmatiVe action institution. K.T. TU’UMALO (to-ooh-ma-low) ON THE COVER: The 2014 coVer celebrates the 20th anniVersarY of CU’s 11-1, No. 3 ranked team in 1994, in CHELDON West (chell-dunn) particular Rashaan Salaam Winning the school’s first Heisman Trophy; “The Catch,” also known as the “Miracle in Michigan” When the BUffs Won on the final plaY, a desperation 64-Yard toUchdoWn pass from Kordell SteWart (#10) SullY WIEFELS (Wee-fulls) to Michael Westbrook (#81), Via Blake Anderson tip; SteWart becoming the Big 8’s all-time total offense leader; and AHKELLO Witherspoon (ah-kellow) Hall of Fame coach Bill McCartney announcing his retirement from coaching after 13 seasons in Boulder (he Was carried off the field after CU’s 41-24 Win over Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl).