UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BUFFALOES / SPORTS INFORMATION SERVICE www.CUBuffs.com Fieldhouse Annex #50, 357 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0357 © 2014 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 COLORADO Editor), Linda Sprouse (Assistant SID), Ashley Braun (Assistant SID), B.G. Brooks (Contributing Editor/CUBuffs.com), Josh Casey (Graduate Assistant) 2014 COLORADO BUFFALO Football WEEKLY RELEASE, NOTES & STATISTICS GAME 1—COLORADO STATE BUFFS, RAMS TO RENEW RIVALRY FOR 86TH TIME; 14TH GAME IN DENVER FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014 7:05 p.m. MDT Sports Authority Field at Mile High (76,125), Denver, Colo. RELEASE NUMBER 1 (August 25, 2014) Fox Sports 1 (National) | KOA-RADIO | CUBUFFS.COM (Live Stats) QUICKLY SPEAKING … The Colorado Buffaloes open their 125th season of intercollegiate football on Friday, August 29, as the Buffs will square off against in-state rival Colorado State at Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver in the annual Rocky Mountain Showdown presented by Prestige Audi; kickoff is set for shortly after 7 p.m. and the game will be televised nationally on Fox Sports 1 … It will be the 30th time over the last 31 seasons that a CU season opener will be on some kind of local, regional or national television (the lone exception came in 2006 against Montana State, though that game was webcast) … The Buffaloes and Rams will be playing for the 86th time (CU owns a healthy 62-21-2 edge), with this game marking the fifth of 10 straight to be played in Denver; all but two are season openers for both schools (in 2011 and 2015, the Buffs opened/open at Hawai’i) … This will be the 14th meeting between the two at Mile High, the other 13 coming from 1998-2000 (played at the old Mile High Stadium), with the 2001-2003 and 2006-2008 games at Invesco Field and 2010-13 at renamed Sports Authority ... CU leads the series in Denver by an 8-5 count and by a 19-7 margin since the rivalry resumed in 1983 following a 25-year dormancy … Colorado enters 2014 with a 679-471-36 all-time record (a .588 winning percentage), as the Buffaloes rank 24th all-time in the NCAA in wins and 30th in winning percentage ... The Buffs are 52-54-2 all-time at night (7-11 neutral) and are 14-21-1 all-time on games played on Fridays … Visit CUBuffs.com/gameday as your one stop for everything, including our on-line media guide and live stats. DEPTH CHART ON PAGE 48; ROSTER ON PAGES 49-50 CU-Colorado State (Fox Sports 1, National): Craig Bolerjack (play-by-play) / Ryan Nece (color analyst) / (no sideline reporter) / Jeff Gowen (producer) STAT OF THE WEEK In the last 29 season openers, dating back to 1985 when the Colorado program returned to health after winning just 14 games in six seasons, the Buffs are 18-10-1 in season openers. CU rarely has opened with a “gimme” that several schools do; in addition to rival Colorado State, over these last three decades the Buffs have also opened seasons against Tennessee, Texas, Hawai’i, Washington State and Wisconsin. The Buffs have done very well when holding the opponent to under 100 yards rushing in openers, owning a 13-3 record; and when the opponent has passed for 200-plus yards, CU is 9-3-1. OBSCURE NOTE OF THE WEEK Colorado will open the season playing in two straight NFL stadiums, as the Buffaloes travel east in Week 2 to take on Massachusetts at the home of the New England Patriots, Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., after opening against Colorado State at Sports Authority Field in Denver. The Buffs have played 17 games to date in six current NFL venues, owning a record of 9-8 (6-4 in Denver, 1-0 in San Diego, 1-0 in Seattle, 1-2 in Houston, 0-1 in Jacksonville and 0-1 in Kansas City). All-time, the Buffs are 15-19-1 playing games in stadiums that simultaneously hosted NFL teams (8-5 in Denver, 1-0 in Irving, 1-0 in San Diego, 1-0 in Seattle, 2-3 in Houston, , 1-2 in Miami 1-2 in Tempe, 0-2-1 in Anaheim, 0-1 in Jacksonville, 0-1 in Kansas City and 0-3 in Los Angeles. 2014 COLORADO SCHEDULE & RESULTS (0-0, 0-0 PAC-12) 2013 Date CU* Opponent Opp* TV Result/Time Record Series This-N-That or ’13 rewind Aug. 29 NR Colorado State (N; Denver) NR FS-1 7:05p 8-6 62-21-2 MacIntyre just second CU coach to win his opener since 1932 (Neuheisel ‘95) Sept. 6 at Massachusetts ESPN3 1:00p 1-11 0- 0-0 CU’s first trip to the Northeast in 37 years (won 31-0 at Army on Oct. 1, 1977) SEPT. 13 ARIZONA STATE (N) ESPNU 8:00p 10-4 0- 5-0 ASU storms to 25-0 lead in first 10:15; freshman Liufau replaces Wood at QB SEPT. 20 HAWAI’I (FW) TBA TBA 1-11 1- 2-0 First game of second home-and-home set (’10-11); CU opens at UH in 2015 Sept. 27 at California TBA TBA 1-11 3- 4-0 First trip to Berkeley as a member of the Pac-12 (2010 game CU still in Big 12) OCT. 4 OREGON STATE TBA TBA 7-6 2- 4-0 OSU’s first trip to Boulder since 1988 (a 28-21 Colorado win) Oct. 18 at Southern California TBA TBA 10-4 0- 8-0 USC (and Arizona State) only schools to win first five (or more) games against CU OCT. 25 UCLA (HC) TBA TBA 10-3 2- 7-0 The 100th Homecoming game in CU history; some special surprises in store NOV. 1 WASHINGTON TBA TBA 9-4 5- 8-1 CU to honor nine 2014 Athletic Hall of Fame inductees at halftime Nov. 8 at Arizona TBA TBA 8-5 13- 3-0 UA has won three of last four after CU opened the series with 12 straight wins Nov. 22 at Oregon TBA TBA 11-2 8-10-0 First regular season road finale in Pacific Time Zone since 1915 (at Washington) NOV. 29 UTAH TBA TBA 5-7 31-26-3 First regular season finale at home on a Saturday since 1994 (Iowa State) Dec. 5 Pac-12 Championship Game FOX 7:00p at Santa Clara, Calif. (Levi’s Stadium; division winners) (All times mountain. KEY: *—AP rank at time of game; —Pac-12 Conference game; N—Night game; HC—Homecoming; FW—Family Weekend.) 2014 COLORADO FOOTBALL The Media Page Page 2 COLORADO FOOTBALL MEDIA SERVICES THE BUFFALOES ON THE INTERNET Head coach Mike MacIntyre holds a Tuesday press luncheon, with this Colorado has its information available to both the media and fans alike on the year’s location in the Flatirons Club inside Balch Fieldhouse (access the room Internet. Visit the official CU site at www.CUBuffs.com for the latest by the back stairway on the north side of the building). All will start at 11:30 information, releases, game notes, press conference broadcasts (free) and a.m. with lunch, followed by MacIntyre promptly at Noon and select players articles by former Rocky Mountain News sportswriter B.G. Brooks. Go to afterwards depending on class conflicts. This year’s dates: Aug. 26; Sept. 2-9- www.CUBuffs.com/media and click on Enter Media Center: it will link you 16-23-30; Oct. 14-21-28; Nov. 4-18-25; Dec. 2-TBA (bowl); no presser to everything you’ll need to know about CU football. Breaking news with the ahead of open Saturdays (Oct. 11, Nov. 15). The press conference portion of program will be found here first every time and delivered in full without others the luncheon is streamed live on www.CUBuffs.com (in the BuffsTV area); editing out what they might deem unessential or don’t have room for. press conferences on CUBuffs.com are free and do not require access codes. Stats. A live in-game stats link is available for media only in the press box. (TV Pool Assignments: KCNC 8/26, 9/16, 10/14, 11/04; KDVR 9/09, 9/30, Audio. Colorado football and basketball can be heard for free on the Internet at 10/28, 11/25; KUSA 9/02, 9/23, 10/21, 11/18 (all on own 12/02). either CUBuffs.com or KOA-Radio (or its sister station, KKZN/AM760 for hoops). MacIntyre can be heard Tuesdays (Aug. 26-Nov. 25) on the Pac-12 Links: www.CUBuffs.com, www.850koa.com, www.am760.net. Teleconference Call at 11:25 a.m. MT, with a taped replay available after 4 BuffsTV. Through the Pac-12, “BuffsTV” offers the opportunity to listen and/or p.m. MT those afternoons. All 12 coaches participate; for access numbers to the watch live game action along with weekly features; all can be found here: conference call and the replay, e-mail David Plati ([email protected]) http://www.cubuffs.com/mediaPortal/player.dbml?id=3093348. with audio files available at www.pac-12.com). Video highlights of CU games are available through the Pac-12 Network and THE BUFFALOES ON THE AIRWAYS Digital Xchange. 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