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 9—TEXAS TECH October 27 / 10:11 a.m. MDT / Lubbock RELEASE NUMBER 9 (October 22, 2007) ABC (Split-National) | KOA-RADIO | SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO (Ch. 143) | CUBUFFS.COM (Live Stats) QUICKLY SPEAKING… The Colorado Buffaloes (4-4, 2-2 Big 12) finish off October with their third road game in four weeks on the conference road, traveling to Lubbock to take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders (6-2, 2-2 Big 12) in a 10:11 a.m. MDT kickoff at Jones AT&T Stadium (52,882)… The game will be televised on a split- national (or “super-regional”) basis by ABC, with Dan Fouts (play-by-play), Tim Brant (analyst) and Todd Harris (sideline reporter) to call the action; they also worked the Florida State game last month for ESPN… The World Series will air on KOA-Radio, but Saturday’s first game won’t interfere with the CU broadcast on KOA-Radio as the game is set for shortly after 6 pm. between the Colorado Rockies and Boston Red Sox… If the Rockies win, it’ll mark the second straight year the World Series winner would come from Big 12 country (St. Louis won in 2006)… The Buffs are 3-3 against teams that beat them in 2006 (wins over CSU, Oklahoma and Baylor; losses to Arizona State, Kansas State and Kansas); there are two other chances left to improve on the record with games left against Missouri and Nebraska… Both teams are coming off losses to ranked opponents; CU fell to No. 15 Kansas, 19-14, while Tech lost at No. 17 Missouri, 41-10… This is the third straight time TTU will play CU after losing to the Tigers; the Red Raiders lost 38-21 last year and 62-31 in 2003… When CU dealt Tech a 30-6 defeat last year on the heels of the Missouri loss, it was the only time in the last four years that Tech has dropped back-to-back games… There are about 4,500 tickets left for the Missouri game in Boulder on Nov. 3, which will be CU’s second annual Veterans Day celebration game… CUBuffs.com features game day updates and live stats for all games. DEPTH CHART ON PAGE 54; ROSTER ON PAGES 55-56 STAT OF THE WEEK Colorado did a great job of forcing Kansas into third down plays, as the Jayhawks were just 2-of-18 in second down efficiency, with 16 of the attempts from five yards or more. That translated into 16 of 18 times when KU ran a second down play, it was headed for third down. The Buffs limited Kansas to just 55 yards on those second down plays (3.1 per). KU also found it tough once it reached midfield, gaining 127 yards on 33 plays in plus territory, or 3.8 per attempt. OBSCURE NOTES OF THE WEEK ¾ Through eight games, there is just one player who has played every snap (all offense or all defense), and that’s OT Tyler Polumbus. He’s been in there for every one of the 611 snaps on offense. C Daniel Sanders has played 601 of 611, while SS Daniel Dykes has played 511 of the 521 on defense. ¾ Mr. Do-It-All. Not only does (true) freshman PK Tyler Cope kickoff, but good or bad, he has often finished his own business as he has six solo tackles on return coverage. To put that in perspective, the most any kicker has had in a season since charting special teams tackles was separated out in 1987 was two (Mitch Berger in 1993, Mason Crosby in 2003). And those were the only two Crosby had in his entire career. RISING UP THE CHARTS QB Cody Hawkins, one of 12 freshman starting quarterbacks in the nation (5 at BCS schools) is quietly sneaking up on a 2,000-yard passing season, as he has thrown for 1,967 yards through eight games. That’s already the 12th highest single-season total; 11 have reached the 2,000 mark. He’s on pace to throw for 2,950 yards, which is unfamiliar territory for most throughout CU history; only four times have CU quarterbacks passed for over 2,500 yards, and just one over 2,700—Koy Detmer for 3,156 in 1996. Hawkins is moving up all the single season lists that go with passing yards, such as attempts, completions and total offense. His 13 touchdown passes are the eighth most in a single season (record: 22, Koy Detmer in 1996), and his 14 interceptions is also the third most in a single year (record: 16, John Hessler in 1997, followed by 15, Joel Klatt 2004). The interception counts a bit skewed—six have been by deflection. 2007 COLORADO SCHEDULE & RESULTS (4-4, 2-2 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) 1-6 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 7-0 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 4-3 0- 2-0 First encounter went FSU’s way by 47-7 in Tallahassee in 2003 SEPT. 22 NR MIAMI-OHIO NR none W 42- 0 4-4 1- 0-0 CU rolls up 634 yards (359 rushing, most since ’02) , limits Miami to 139 SEPT. 29 NR OKLAHOMA (H) 3 FSN W 27-24 7-1 17-39-2 Buffs defeat top 5 team for first time since ’01 Big 12 title game (Texas) Oct. 6 NR at Baylor NR none W 43-23 3-5 9- 6-0 Sumler (3 TDs), Eberhart (5 FGs) pace CU as Buffs race to 40-9 lead Oct. 13 NR at Kansas State NR ESPN2 L 20-47 4-3 43-19-1 Buffs play catch-up after falling behind early; Charles 171, 1 TD rushing OCT. 20 NR KANSAS (FW) 15 ESPN L 14-19 7-0 41-23-3 Colorado D limits potent KU offense but CU rally falls short in last minute Oct. 27 NR at Texas Tech NR ABC 10:11 a.m. 6-2 4- 4-0 30-6 win in ’06 is Hawkins’ first at CU as all phases (O-D-ST) dominate NOV. 3 MISSOURI FSN 4:40 p.m. 6-1 31-37-3 Buffs winners in 17 of last 21, including four straight in Boulder Nov. 10 at Iowa State TBA TBA 1-7 47-13-1 CU leads 24-7 all-time in Ames, with wins in 10 of last 11 NOV. 23 NEBRASKA ABC 10:00a 4-4 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 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 (706/634-1618) 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).