UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BUFFALOES / SPORTS INFORMATION SERVICE www.CUBuffs.com Fieldhouse Annex #50, 357 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0357 © 2007 CU Athletics Telephone 303/492-5626 (FAX: 303/492-3811; E-mail: [email protected]) David Plati (Associate AD/Sports Information), Lindsay Lew (Associate SID), Andrew Green (Assistant SID), Troy Andre (Assistant SID/ COLORADO Internet Managing Editor), Linda Poncin (Assistant SID), Allie Musso (Assistant SID), Erich Schubert (Graduate Assistant). 2007 COLORADO BUFFALO Football Game 4—MIAMI (OHIO) September 22 / 1:30 p.m. MDT / Boulder RELEASE NUMBER 4 (September 17, 2007) NO LIVE TV | KOA-RADIO | SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO (Ch. 181) | CUBUFFS.COM (Live Stats) QUICKLY SPEAKING… The Colorado Buffaloes (1-2, 0-0 Big 12) wrap up non-conference play this Saturday, September 22, with their first-ever game against the Miami Redhawks (1-2, 1-0 MAC) in 1:30 p.m. kickoff at Folsom Field… This is the second of three straight Saturdays of football at Folsom Field; CU last played three straight home games in as many weekends in 1998… Colorado is coming off a 16-6 loss to Florida State in the first of the three, as the Buffaloes and Seminoles dueled in a defensive struggle that saw a combined 500 yards of total offense… There are about 8,500 seats remaining for the Miami-Ohio game, and about 5,400 for Oklahoma on Sept. 29; the latter has been selected for television broadcast by Fox Sports Net and will kickoff shortly after 11:30 a.m. mountain time… The OU game will also serve as the annual homecoming game; unlike most schools, CU selects its homecoming on a date that jives with what works best for Family Weekend, which has emerged as the better draw and thus gets the mid-October date; homecoming then usually defaults to the last September or an earlier October home game. So none of this “How can CU select OU for its homecoming opponent” stuff because it doesn’t work that way here… CUBuffs.com features game day updates and live stats for all games. DEPTH CHART ON PAGE 43; ROSTER ON PAGES 44-45 CUTTING IT CLOSE It’s no secret that Colorado has one of the most prestigious streaks of all-time going, as despite the 16-6 loss to Florida State, the Buffaloes extended their consecutive game scoring streak to 225 games. However, it was the latest it ever had to wait to score in the entire streak—with 3:39 remaining. The previous latest time the Buffs waited to get on the scoreboard was against Kansas State in 1998, when CU scored a touchdown with 5:42 remaining. The similarities are almost eerie: both scores came with CU down 16-0 and at Folsom Field; in ’98, the Buffs added a field goal to pull to within 16-9 with 1:46 left, stopped KSU cold with 43 ticks still to go, but were flagged for 12-men on the field for the punt and would not get the ball back. All in all, it was just the ninth time CU waited until the fourth quarter before scoring (though losing eight of those games), and the late score also averted the first shutout loss in Coach Dan Hawkins’ career. STAT OF THE WEEK Colorado (minus-27 yards rushing) and Florida State (95) combined for just 68 rushing yards as neither hit the century mark. You don’t have to go to far back to find the last time that neither CU or its opponent hit 100 yards rushing (the 2006 Colorado State game; CU had 75, CSU 15 for a grand total of 90). But it is the fewest combined rushing yards since the 2004 Washington State game in Seattle, where CU (47) and WSU (15) combined for just 62. The 68 stand as the second lowest total over the last nine seasons, going back to the all-time combined low of just 13, set in 1998 against Utah State, when the Aggies had 15 (there’s that number again) and the Buffs minus-2 (these numbers are all greatly affected by sack yardage coming off rushing, one thing the NCAA needs to look at changing. The minus-27 yards by CU is an all-time school low, eclipsing the minus-16 against Iowa State in 1984. OBSCURE NOTE OF THE WEEK Florida State completed 8-of-18 passes against the Buffaloes last weekend, or 44.4 percent of its throws; that ended a streak of 19 consecutive games in which CU opponents had completed over 50 percent of their passes (there were no 50 percent games, all were over). The last team to not connect on more throws than not was Kansas State in 2005, as the Wildcats were 19-of-40. Arizona State was 19-of-37 two weeks ago, thus the last two weeks, opponents are 27-of-55 against the Buffs, an encouraging statistic since Colorado allowed passes to be completed at a 66.9 percent rate in 2006. That is down to 57.3 this season. 2007 COLORADO SCHEDULE & RESULTS (1-2, 0-0 BIG 12) 2007 Date CU* Opponent Opp* TV Result/Time Record Series This-N-That Sept. 1 NR Colorado State (Denver) NR FSN W 31-28 (OT) 0-2 58-19-2 PK Eberhart ties it and wins it with two FG; McKnight 108 rec yds, TD Sept. 8 NR at Arizona State NR FSN L 14-33 3-0 0- 2-0 Buffs take early 14-0 lead, but ASU scores last 33 in 102 degree heat SEPT. 15 NR FLORIDA STATE NR ESPN L 6-16 1-1 0- 2-0 First encounter went FSU’s way by 47-7 in Tallahassee in 2003 SEPT. 22 NR MIAMI-OHIO NR none 1:30p 1-2 0- 0-0 First meeting between the pair; CU’s second vs. MAC (Kent State ’77) SEPT. 29 OKLAHOMA (H) FSN 11:30a 3-0 16-39-2 Sooners limit CU to 113 total yards in ‘06, late TD (:17) padded 24-3 final Oct. 6 at Baylor TBA TBA 2-1 8- 6-0 BU wins 3-OT thriller (34-31) in Boulder in ’06, CU’s first multi-OT game Oct. 13 at Kansas State TBA TBA 2-1 43-18-1 K-State 34-21 win last year gives Wildcats 6-4 edge in last 10 games OCT. 20 KANSAS (FW) TBA TBA 3-0 41-22-3 KU frosh QB Reesing leads ’06 comeback to snap 5-game CU series run Oct. 27 at Texas Tech TBA TBA 3-0 4- 4-0 30-6 win in ’06 is Hawkins’ first at CU as all phases (O-D-ST) dominate NOV. 3 MISSOURI TBA TBA 3-0 31-37-3 Buffs winners in 17 of last 21, including four straight in Boulder Nov. 10 at Iowa State TBA TBA 1-2 47-13-1 CU leads 24-7 all-time in Ames, with wins in 10 of last 11 NOV. 23 NEBRASKA ABC 10:00a 2-1 17-46-2 NU win in Lincoln in ’06 snapped 4-game winning streak by road team (All times mountain. KEY: *—AP rank at game time; —Big 12 Conference game; H—Homecoming; FW—Family Weekend) 2007 Colorado Football: The Media Page 2-2-2 MEDIA SERVICES ¾ Coach Dan Hawkins holds a Tuesday press luncheon in the Dal Ward Athletic Center, starting at 11:30 a.m. with lunch, followed by Hawkins beginning the interview session promptly at Noon. This year’s dates: Sept. 4-11-18-25, Oct. 2-9-16-23-30, Nov. 6-19 (Monday)-27, Dec. TBA (bowl). NOTE that there is no organized press luncheon on Nov. 13 (bye week). The press conference portion of the luncheon is streamed live on www.CUBuffs.com (in the BuffsTV area); all press conferences on CUBuffs.com are free and thus do not require access codes. ¾ Hawkins can be heard Mondays on the Big 12 Football Teleconference Call at 10:40 a.m. MT. All coaches participate; please call 706/679-2026 for access (media only—you must register). A teleconference replay is available after 2 p.m. MT the same day by phone (706/634-1616) or on www.Big12sports.com. ¾ Video highlights of CU football games are available anytime provided by the Big 12 Conference through www.CollegePressBox.tv. Highlights will be in files in Quicktime format, with all available for viewing prior to downloading. First-time visitors will need to register on-line for access; information: contact Ted Gangi at 214/909- 9314 or [email protected]. Special requests can also be made through CU’s BuffVision (Deric Swanson or Eric Pelloni: 303-735-3637). ¾ The Colorado lockerroom (home and road) is closed after games; following the customary 10-minute cooling off period, players will be made available (a list of players will be solicited immediately following the game; no cutoff to request players). ¾ Colorado’s regular season football practices are closed to the general public (exception: Sundays) but are open to the media (exception: Thursdays). The first 25 minutes of practices (Sun-Tues-Wed) in-season are open for photography/video needs from the end zones and sidelines. Extensive parameters listed in CU media policies. ¾ This year’s standard meeting/practice schedule (mountain time, pre-time change): Sunday (3:15-5:00, 5:15-6:15); Monday (off); Tuesday (2:30-3:40/4:00-6:30), Wednesday (2:30-3:40/4:00-6:30), Thursday (2:30-3:40/4:00-6:00), Friday (3:00-4:00, evening meetings).