15 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 15 BOWL GAME APPEARANCES | 45 WEEKS IN THE POLLS SINCE 1994 | 26 ALL-AMERICANS 246 FIRST-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS | 3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME SELECTIONS | 1 JIM THORPE AWARD WINNER 2016 SCHEDULE Colorado State CSU vs. Colorado Colorado At A Glance Friday, Sept. 2 • 6 p.m. MT RAMS Date: Friday, Sept. 2 BUFFALOES vs. COLORADO 0-0 (0-0 MW) 0-0 (0-0 PAC-12) Denver, Colo. • ESPN Time: 6:01 p.m. MT TV: ESPN Saturday, Sept. 10 • 2 p.m. Radio: KARS 102.9 FM UTSA KDCO 104.7 FM & 1340 AM Fort Collins, Colo. • Campus Insiders Location: Denver, Colo. Saturday, Sept. 17 • 2 p.m. MT Venue: Sports Authority NORTHERN COLORADO Field at Mile High Fort Collins, Colo. • ROOT SPORTS Surface: Grass Capacity: 76,125 Saturday, Sept. 24 • TBA Series: 22-63-2 at MINNESOTA Minneapolis, Minn. • TBA COLORADO STATE – THE TEAMS AT A GLANCE – COLORADO • Under the direction of second-year head coach • Mike MacIntyre begins his fourth season as head Saturday, Oct. 1 • TBA Mike Bobo, who previously spent 14 seasons at coach for the Buffs. He was formerly head coach WYOMING Georgia, including the final eight as offensive at San Jose State. Fort Collins, Colo. • ESPN Networks coordinator. • CU’s opening-weekdepth chart boasts 11 seniors • Returns 43 letterwinners and 13 starters from last and 10 juniors as starters. year’s team that went 7-6. Among the returnees • The Buffaloes return 17 starters from a season Saturday, Oct. 8 • 8 p.m. MT are All-Mountain West selections Hayden Hunt ago, the highest total in the Pac-12. (P), Nick Stevens (QB) and Fred Zerblis (OL). • CU’s second-team All-Pac-12 CB Chidobe Awuzie UTAH STATE • Returns Ray Guy Award finalist Hayden Hunt, an led the Buffs with 85 tackles, including 12 tackles Fort Collins, Colo. • CBS Sports Network All-America P who averaged 46.0 yards per punt for a loss, in 2015. His five career sacks rank third (fifth in NCAA FBS). in CU history for a defensive back. Saturday, Oct. 15 • TBA • Brings back two of its top three RBs from last • Senior Sefo Liufau returns for his fourth season season. Dalyn Dawkins and Izzy Matthews as starting quarterback, holding a 49:29 career at BOISE STATE combined for 1,678 rushing yards and eight total touchdowns-to-interceptions ratio. He currently Boise, Idaho • ESPN Networks scores in 2015. holds CU’s all-time completion percentage record • Returns four starters from the OL, a unit that (62.9%) and ranks in the top three for comple- Saturday, Oct. 22 • 3:30 p.m. MT ranked among college football’s best, including tions, touchdown passes and passing yards. allowing just 4.6 tackles for loss per game (10th • In 2015, CU was the fifth-most improved unit from at UNLV nationally). 2014, allowing 27.5 points per game, 11.5 fewer Las Vegas, Nev. • ROOT SPORTS • LB Kevin Davis ranked in the top 10 in the MW for than a year prior (39.0). total tackles (101) and tackles for loss (14.0). • CU forced a turnover in all 12 contests in 2015. • Finished the 2015 regular season on a four-game Saturday, Nov. 5 • 1:30 p.m. MT win streak en route to a third consecutive bowl FRESNO STATE game appearance. Fort Collins, Colo. • ROOT SPORTS Saturday, Nov. 12 • TBA CSU’S TOP RETURNERS CU’S TOP RETURNERS at AIR FORCE USAFA, Colo. • ESPN Networks Category Player Total Category Player Total Touchdowns Izzy Matthews 5 Touchdowns Phillip Lindsay 7 Passing Yards Nick Stevens 2,679 Passing Yards Sefo Liufau 2,418 Saturday, Nov. 19 • TBA Passing TDs Nick Stevens 21 Passing TDs Sefo Liufau 9 Rushing Yards Dalyn Dawkins 867 Rushing Yards Phillip Lindsay 653 NEW MEXICO Receptions Dalyn Dawkins 24 Receptions Shay Fields 42 Fort Collins, Colo. • ESPN Networks Receiving Yards Xavier Williams 231 Receiving Yards Shay Fields 598 Total Offense Nick Stevens 2,715 Total Offense Sefo Liufau 2,684 Saturday, Nov. 26 • 7 p.m. MT Tackles Kevin Davis 101 Tackles Rick Gamboa 96 Interceptions Kevin Davis 2 Interceptions Tedrick Thompson 3 at SAN DIEGO STATE Tyree Simmons Forced Fumbles Jordan Carrell 3 San Diego, Calif. • CBS Sports Network Forced Fumbles Tyree Simmons 2 Fumble Recoveries [Four Players] 1 Fumble Recoveries [Three Players] 1 Sacks Jimmie Gilbert 6.0 Sacks Kiel Robinson 4.0 Tackles for Loss Chidobe Awuzie 9.0 Saturday, Dec. 3 • 5:30 or 5:45 p.m. MT Tackles for Loss Kevin Davis 14.0 Punt Return Avg. Jay MacIntyre 9.3 MW CHAMPIONSHIP Punt Return Avg. - - Kick Return Avg. Donovan Lee 24.5 TBA • ESPN or ESPN2 Kick Return Avg. Jordon Vaden 31.4 www.CSURams.com • Twitter: @CSUFootball • Instagram: @CSURamsFB • Phone: 970/491-5067 • Fax: 970/491-1348 • Tickets: 1-800-491-RAMS ROCKY MOUNTAIN SHOWDOWN HISTORY 2 COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL FOLLOW THE GAME INDIVIDUAL, TEAM HIGHS VS. COLORADO TV (ESPN) A list of the best performances by the Rams in the previous 22 meetings with Colorado: Adam Amin ............................................... Play-By-Play Mack Brown ............................................ Color Analyst RUSHING PERFORMANCES TACKLE PERFORMANCES Molly McGrath .................................................. Sideline Player Carries Yards TDs Year Player No. Year Kevin McDougal 22 192 2 1999 Kevin Pierre-Louis 15 2013 Radio (Colorado State Sports Network) Kyle Bell 40 147 1 2007 Eric Pauly 13 2003 Flagship: KARS 102.9 FM Dee Hart 22 139 2 2014 David Vickers 13 2002 KDCO 104.7 FM & 1340 AM (Denver) / KJME 890 AM Treyous Jarrells 17 121 1 2014 Eric Vaughn 13 1998 (Colorado Springs) / KMTS 99.1 FM (Glenwood Springs) Dalyn Dawkins 20 118 1 2015 Ben Stratton 12 2004 / KKVT 100.7 FM (Grand Junction) / KRFD 100.1 FM (Sterling) / KTYV 98.9 FM (Steamboat Springs) RECEIVING PERFORMANCES TEAM BESTS Brian Roth .................................................. Play-By-Play Player Catches Yards TDs Year Category No. Year Mark Driscoll ........................................... Color Analyst Johnny Walker 10 158 0 2006 Total Offense 585 2003 Kevin McGlue ................................................... Sideline Geoff Turner 8 157 2 1996 Rushing Yards 266 2014 Chris Pittman 7 144 2 2003 Rushing Attempts 54 2007 FOLLOW THE RAMS David Anderson 9 156 2 2004 Passing Yards 403 2004 Darran Hall 2 132 2 1997 Passing Attempts 43 2005 Twitter Pass Completions 29 2004 @CSUFootball @CSURamsGameday PASSING PERFORMANCES Most Points 41 1999 @CoachBobo_CSU @CSUAthletics Player Comp.-Att. Ints Yards TDs Year Instagram Justin Holland 19-41 1 403 2 2004 @CSURamsFB @CSUAthletics Bradlee Van Pelt 18-38 1 339 3 2003 Facebook Matt Newton 19-30 2 324 4 2000 Facebook.com/CSURamsFootball Moses Moreno 19-29 0 312 2 1996 Facebook.com/CSURams Justin Holland 28-42 4 291 3 2005 TEAM COMPARISON (2015) ALL-TIME SERIES (CU LEADS 63-22-2) CSU CU Total Offense ..............................425.8 ................396.8 2/11/1893 L, 6-70 Fort Collins 11/19/1927 W, 39-7 Fort Collins 11/22/1958 W, 15-14 Boulder Rushing Offense ......................... 197.8 ................ 156.2 10/7/1893 L, 6-44 Boulder 11/10/1928 L, 7-13 Boulder 9/17/1983 L, 3-31 Boulder Passing Offense ..........................228.1 ................240.6 10/271894 L, 0-67 Boulder 11/16/1929 L, 0-6 Fort Collins 9/7/1985 L, 10-23 Boulder Passing Efficiency .......................135.5 ..................121.8 10/15/1899 L, 0-63 Boulder 10/25/1930 L, 0-7 Boulder 9/6/1986 W, 23-7 Boulder Scoring Offense ........................... 29.6 .................. 24.6 10/15/1900 L, 0-29 Boulder 10/24/1931 W, 19-6 Fort Collins 10/3/1987 L, 16-29 Fort Collins Total Defense .............................390.9 .................416.9 10/18/1902 L, 6-11 Boulder 10/22/1932 W, 7-6 Boulder 10/1/1988 L, 23-27 Fort Collins Rushing Defense ........................213.3 .................198.7 10/10/1903 L, 0-5 Fort Collins 10/21/1933 W, 19-6 Fort Collins 9/9/1989 L, 20-45 Boulder Pass Efficiency Defense ............121.2 .................123.8 11/19/1904 L, 0-46 Boulder 10/27/1934 L, 9-27 Boulder 9/5/1992 L, 17-37 Boulder Scoring Defense ...........................27.2 ...................27.5 Net Punting ................................... 42.0 ...................36.7 11/10/1906 T, 0-0 Fort Collins 10/26/1935 L, 6-19 Boulder 9/9/1995 L, 14-42 Boulder Punt Returns .................................. 12.6 .................... 6.2 10/19/1907 L, 13-17 Boulder 10/24/1936 L, 7-9 Fort Collins 9/7/1996 L, 34-48 Fort Collins Kickoff Returns .............................. 25.1 ...................21.9 10/24/1908 L, 0-8 Fort Collins 10/23/1937 L, 0-47 Boulder 9/6/1997 L, 21-31 Boulder Turnover Margin ..............................-.9 ...................... +.1 10/23/1909 L, 0-57 Boulder 10/22/1938 L, 6-31 Fort Collins 9/5/1998 L, 14-42 Denver Sacks ..................................................1.9 ......................2.1 11/12/1910 L, 0-44 Fort Collins 10/21/1939 L, 0-13 Boulder 9/4/1999 W, 41-14 Denver Tackles For Loss ............................. 7.2 .....................5.3 11/11/1911 L, 0-31 Boulder 10/19/1940 L, 14-33 Fort Collins 9/2/2000 W, 28-24 Denver Sacks Allowed ..................................1.3 .....................3.2 10/12/1912 W, 21-0 Fort Collins 10/18/1941 L, 13-26 Boulder 9/1/2001 L, 14-41 Denver 10/18/1913 L 7-16 Fort Collins 10/24/1942 L, 7-34 Fort Collins 8/31/2002 W, 19-14 Denver NCAA RANK COMPARISON (2015) 10/24/1914 L 6-33 Fort Collins 10/13/1945 L, 6-21 Fort Collins 8/30/2003 L, 35-42 Denver 10/9/1915 W 23-6 Boulder 11/28/1946 L, 0-18 Boulder 9/4/2004 L, 24-27 Boulder CSU CU 11/30/1916 W, 32-14 Boulder 10/25/1947 L, 7-14 Fort Collins 9/3/2005 L, 28-31 Boulder Total Offense ....................................47 ......................67 11/29/1917 L, 0-6 Boulder 11/20/1948 W, 29-25 Boulder 9/9/2006 W, 14-10 Denver Rushing Offense .............................33 ....................