Release No. 12 | Nov. 23, 2009 COLORADO STATE ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS | ZAK GILBERT, DANNY MATTIE, DANIELLE MARSHALL, ANDREW WOERPEL 311 MCGRAW ATHLETIC CENTER | FORT COLLINS, CO 80523-0120 | TELEPHONE 970/491-5067 (FAX 970/491-1348) | CSURAMS.COM | COACHFAIR.COM RAMS HOST BORDER WAR Game 12 CSU looks to spoil Wyoming’s bowl hopes on Senior Day This week’s notable storylines… CSU, reeling on an eight-game losing streak, looks to end the season on a positive note. The Rams do not want to leave the streak for next year’s team, so Friday is very important. Wyoming Colorado State The Rams, with their first win since Sept. 19 over a Nevada team receiv- ing votes in the polls, would have solid bookend wins to finish 2009, in- COWBOYS RAMS cluding a 23-17 triumph over CU in Boulder Sept. 6. ’09 Record: 5-6, 3-4 MWC ’09 Record: 3-8, 0-7 MWC With a win, the Rams would have victories in the same year over their Ranking: — Ranking: — ‘09 on road: 2-3 ‘09 at home: 2-3 closest rivals — CU and Wyoming — for the first time since 2002. CSU Coach: Dave Christiansen Coach: Steve Fairchild also pulled off that feat in 1999 and 2000. Record at Wyo: 5-6 Record at CSU: 10-14 CSU, in the same position as Wyoming one year ago, can keep the Cow- boys from gaining bowl eligibility on its home field in the senior day reg- 2009 leaders 2009 leaders ular-season finale. The Rams’ win to close 2008 and vault them into the Rushing: A.Alexander Rushing: L.Mason New Mexico Bowl, was CSU’s last conference win. (114-474, 4.2 avg., 6 TD) (136-647, 4.8 avg., 2 TD) Friday marks the final college game for 15 CSU seniors, who will be hon- Passing: A.Carta-Samuels Passing: G.Stucker ored in a pregame ceremony. (161-274-4, 1615, 7 TD) (133-251-12, 1874, 12 TD) Receiving: D.Leonard Receiving: R.Greer Including the starts lost by Davis Burl and Cory Macon Saturday at UNM, (64-576, 9.0 avg., 1 TD) (41-688, 16.8 avg, 0 TD) key contributors have now combined to miss 38 starts, and 32 games. Plus, 27 of those starts, and 22 overall games, are on Inside... the defensive side of the ball. In the first half Saturday, QB Media Info ..................................................2 The setting... This week’s game .......................................3 Grant Stucker left with a chest injury, and T Cole Pemberton MWC standings..........................................6 Date: Friday, Nov. 27 departed after aggravating his sprained ankle. Last week’s game .......................................8 Kickoff: 12:06 p.m. MST CSU can win a third straight over Wyoming, something the Team notes...............................................10 Location: Fort Collins, Colo. Rams haven’t done since a four-game streak from 1999-2002. Coaches in the press box .........................10 Site: Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium Individual notes........................................13 Opponent schedules/results .....................15 Capacity: 32,500 CSU football media contacts Rosters.....................................................16 Series: Colorado State leads, 54-40-5 Director/Football SID — Zak Gilbert Depth chart...............................................18 Telephone..................................................970/491-5067 Pronunciation guide .................................18 Statistics ..................................................20 Broadcast information E-mail......................................zak.gilbert@colostate.edu The Last Time...........................................22 Television — The Mtn. Student assistant — Stuart Buchanan CSU W-L record breakdown.....................22 DirecTV: Ch. 616 E-mail....................................stuart@rams.colostate.edu Game-by-game/miscellaneous stats.........23 DirecTV: Ch. 616-1 (HD) Student assistant — Nick Frank Updated bios/career stats.........................31 Game summaries .....................................49 Comcast Digital E-mail [email protected] Cable: Ch. 411 2009 Schedule/Results Comcast HD: Ch. 664 (701 in Colorado Springs/Pueblo) Date Opponent Site Time/Final TV Series Notes DISH Network: Unavailable S 6 at Colorado Boulder, Colo. W, 23-17 FSN 20-59-2 CSU’s first Boulder win since 1986 Play-by-play: James Bates S 12 WEBER STATE Fort Collins, Colo. W, 24-23 (none) 3-0-0 G.Miller last-minute fumble recovery Color Analyst: Todd Christensen S 19 NEVADA Fort Collins, Colo. W, 35-20 (none) 9-1-0 Rams’ first 3-0 start since 1994 Sideline Reporters: Roger Bailey, Natalie Vickers S 26 at No. 19 BYU* Provo, Utah L, 42-23 The Mtn. 27-37-3 CSU outscored 21-0 in first quarter Producer: Jeff Graham O 3 at Idaho Moscow, Idaho L, 31-29 ESPNU 3-3-0 Rams can’t hold 20-7 lead Director: John Claybrook O 10 UTAH* Fort Collins, Colo. L, 24-17 The Mtn. 22-54-2 CSU three second-half INTs O 17 at No. 12 TCU* Fort Worth, Texas L, 44-6 VERSUS 1-6-0 CSU up 6-0 late in first half Colorado State Sports Network O 24 SAN DIEGO ST.* Fort Collins, Colo. L, 42-28 The Mtn. 13-16-0 Mosure 130 ru. yards; CSU up 21-7 at half Flagship station: KLZ, 560-AM, Denver O 31 AIR FORCE* Fort Collins, Colo. L, 34-16 The Mtn. 19-28-1 AFA owns longest strk. (4) over CSU since 80s Internet: CSURams.com/allaccess N 7 at UNLV* Las Vegas, Nev. L, 35-16 The Mtn. 12-5-1 CSU first-ever loss in city of Las Vegas Voice of the Rams: Jerry Schemmel N 21 at New Mexico* Albuquerque, N.M. L, 29-27 The Mtn. 32-25-0 UNM last-sec FG for 3rd time in 4 yrs Color Analyst: Kevin McGlue N 27 WYOMING* Fort Collins, Colo. Noon The Mtn. 54-40-5 Rams own five-gm. home winning strk. Engineer: Bob Greenfield All times mountain *—Mountain West Conference opponent; The Colorado State radio 2009 home events — Ag Day (Sept. 12), Ram Legends Weekend (Sept. 19), Homecoming & Family Weekend (Oct. broadcast begins with a 10), Band Day (Oct. 24), Hall of Fame Game (Oct. 31), Border War (Nov. 27). pregame show two hours prior to kickoff. LiveStats: CSURams.com (GameTracker) Colorado State Football Media Policies, Information & Services Welcome…The Colorado State athletic media rela- CSURAMS.com Weekly Steve Fairchild shows tions office genuinely appreciates your coverage of The official Web site of Colorado State athletics is Television CSU football, and looks forward to each and every time CSURams.com, featuring the latest news, informa- The Steve Fairchild it can welcome you to Fort Collins. Members of the of- tion, statistics and rosters for all of the Rams’ 16 Show with the head fice, including director Zak Gilbert, assistant directors athletic programs. Rams fans worldwide can also coach of the Rams and Danny Mattie and Danielle Marshall, and several stu- listen to the live play-by-play coverage offered by host Susie Wargin airs dent assistants, are available to assist with your cov- the Colorado State Sports Network through the In- each Sunday at 11 erage. The office is happy to help you however it can. ternet site (CSURams.com/allaccess). p.m., beginning Sept. 13 and continuing through Please feel free to contact Zak Gilbert via phone Nov. 29 on 9NEWS-KUSA, Denver’s No. 1-rated sta- (970/491-5067) or e-mail ([email protected]) MWC Head Coaches Teleconference tion. The coach of the Rams and Wargin will review at any time with questions regarding the media policy. The Mountain West Conference football coaches par- previous game action and provide insight on the up- ticipate in a weekly media teleconference coming opponent each week. It re-airs on The Mtn. Interviews… on Tuesday mornings. The calls are sched- Tuesdays at 4:30 p.m. MT, Fridays at 5:30 p.m. MT, All interviews with any member of the uled every Tuesday, from Sept. 1-Nov. 24. and additionally as available on a weekly basis. football program, including the coach- The call can be heard live via the MWC ing staff and student-athletes, must be Web site or by calling the MWC communi- Radio coordinated through the athletic media cations office (719/488-4051) for the call- The final Coors Light Steve Fairchild Coach’s Show relations office. in number. A replay of each teleconference airs Monday, Nov. 23, at 6 p.m., offering insight and Head Coach Steve Fairchild is available either in-per- also will be made available on the MWC Web site. information on the Rams with the head coach, and son or by phone, by appointment through his as- Call schedule (MT) play-by-play announcer Jerry Schemmel. The show sistant, Linda Krier (970/491-7818). 10 a.m. Moderator opens call originates from The Stonehouse Grille, 125 S. Col- Telephone interviews with a coach or student-ath- 10:02 a.m. Kyle Whittingham — Utah lege in Fort Collins. Fans can attend the show live or lete should be arranged at least 24 hours in advance 10:12 a.m. Brady Hoke — San Diego State call in with questions by dialing 1-866/888-5449, or of the requested session, through the athletic media 10:22 a.m. Troy Calhoun — Air Force e-mail them from CSURams.com. The show airs live relations office. 10:22 a.m. Chuck Long — San Diego State on the Colorado State Sports Network. Phone calls (cell, office or home) to any coach or 10:32 a.m. Mike Sanford — UNLV student-athlete are strictly prohibited, unless previ- 10:42 a.m. Gary Patterson – TCU ously arranged through the athletic media relations 10:52 a.m. Bronco Mendenhall — BYU CSU media availability... office. Media should contact the athletic media rela- 11:02 a.m. Steve Fairchild — Colorado State tions office, rather than the individual coaches 11:12 a.m.