DECEMBER 2 2016 LEVI’S STADIUM SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA PAC-12.COM/TICKETS Buffalo Bits Location : Boulder, Colo. Games Played (126 seasons) : 1,210 Associate AD/SID: David Plati Elevation: 5,334 ft. (Folsom Field) All-Time Record: 685-490-36 (.581) Office Telephone: 303/492-5626 Elevation: 5,345 ft. (Coors Events Center) 2015 Record: 4-9 FAX: 303/492-3811 Population: 102,500 Conference : Pac-12 (0 titles) Home: 303/494-0445 Enrollment: 30,789 Year Joined: 2011 Cell: 303/944-7272 Founded: 1876 All-Time Record: 5-40 (five seasons) E-mail: [email protected] Nickname : Buffaloes 2015 Record: 1-8 (6th/South) Football SID: TBA Colors : Silver, Gold & Black Stadium : Folsom Field Graduate Assistant (Football Asst.) : TBA Mascot : Ralphie V (live buffalo) Year Opened : 1924 (Oct. 11) Official CU Athletics Website: www.CUBuffs.com Turf : Natural Grass CU Athletics on Twitter : @cubuffs, @RunRalphieRun President : Bruce Benson (Colorado ’64) Capacity: 50,183 Mike MacIntyre on Twitter : @CoachMikeMac Chancellor : Dr. Philip DiStefano (Ohio Head Coach : Mike MacIntyre (Georgia University Telephone Numbers (303-) : State ’68) Tech ’89) Switchboard: 492-1411 Provost : Russell L. Moore (UC-Davis ’76) Record at CU: 10-27 (three seasons) Athletic Department: 492-7931 Faculty Representative : Dr. David Clough Career Record : 26-48 (six seasons) Football Office: 492-5331 (Case Institute ’68) Press Luncheon: Tuesdays (11:30) Sports Medicine: 492-3801 Athletic Director : Rick George (Illinois ’82) Interview Schedule (arrange through SID) Ticket Office: 492-8337 table of contents 2016 Information Section .............. 1 Firsts/Debuts ...................................... 172 Road Headquarters, Select Circles ...................................... 177 Future Schedules ........................... 2 Longest Plays ..................................... 184 Pronunciation Guide ......................... 2 Career Leaders ................................... 186 University of Colorado ..................... 3 Year-By-Year Leaders ........................ 196 Administration ................................... 4 Individual Records ............................ 223 Folsom Field ....................................... 10 Team Records .................................... 235 Mascot/Nickname .............................. 16 Folsom Field Records ....................... 251 Coaching Staff .................................... 18 Year-By-Year Results & Stats ............ 255 2016 Pac 12 Composite Schedule .... 49 Openers/Special Records ................. 334 Outlook ............................................... 50 All-Time Comebacks ......................... 340 Rosters ................................................ 54 Television Appearances ................... 343 Depth Chart ........................................ 56 All-Time Lettermen ........................370 Player Biographies ............................ 58 Honor Roll .......................................... 394 2015-In-Review ................................... 120 Past Buffalo Greats ............................ 418 History & Records Section ............145 CU Athletic Hall of Fame .................. 458 Record-By-Season .............................. 146 CU & Professional Football .............. 466 All-Time Record ................................. 148 Bowl History ...................................... 482 All-Time Series Results ..................... 150 Colorado History/Milestones .......... 505 Coaching Records ............................. 158 Index .................................................... 548 Conference History & Standings ..... 162 201 6 Schedule 2015 2016 Date Opponent TV Time (MT) Record Meeting (Last) Series (Last 10) Sept. 2 Colorado State (Denver) ESPN 6:00 p.m. 7-6 88th (2015) 63-22-2 (6-4) SEPT. 10 IDAHO STATE P12MT 3:30 p.m. 2-9 1st (......) 0- 0-0 (…..) Sept. 17 at Michigan BTN 1:30 p.m. 10-3 4th (1997) 1- 3-0 (…..) Sept. 24 at Oregon tba TBA 9-4 21st (2015) 8-12-0 (2-8) OCT. 1 OREGON STATE ( FW ) tba TBA 2-10 9th (2015) 3- 5-0 (......) Oct. 8 at Southern California tba TBA 8-6 11th (2015) 0-10-0 (0-10) OCT. 15 ARIZONA STATE ( H) tba TBA 6-7 8th (2015) 0- 7-0 (......) Oct. 22 at Stanford tba TBA 12-2 10th (2015) 3- 6-0 (......) NOV. 3 UCLA FS-1 7:00 p.m. 8-5 12th (2015) 2- 9-0 (2-8) Nov. 12 at Arizona tba TBA 7-6 19th (2015) 13- 5-0 (5-5) NOV. 19 WASHINGTON STATE tba TBA 9-4 10th (2015) 5- 4-0 (......) NOV. 26 UTAH tba TBA 10-3 63rd (2015) 31-28-3 (4-6 Dec. 2 Pac-12 Championship Game FOX 7:00 p.m. 7-6 19th (2015) 13- 5-0 (5-5) OPEN WEEKS: Oct. 29. Home team for CU-CSU: Colorado. —Pac-12 Conference game; (H)— Homecoming; (FW)— Family Weekend. tba—to be announced (games on the selection menu of ESPN-ABC/FOX Sports-FS1/Pac-12 Networks; most arrangements will be announced up to 12 days in advance). RADIO: All games broadcast locally on the Colorado Football Network. National radio games to be determined. 1 2016 ROAD HEADQUARTERS Game Dates Hotel Address Telephone Rate *Min. Michigan Sept. 16-17 Detroit Metro Airport Marriott 30559 Flynn Drive, Romulus, MI 48174 734/729-7555 $109 35 Oregon Sept. 23-24 The Grand Hotel In Salem 201 Liberty Street SE, Salem, OR 97301 503/540-7800 $142 60 USC Oct. 7- 8 Hilton Los Angeles North 100 West Glenoaks Blvd., Glendale, CA 91202 818/956-5466 $121 30 Stanford Oct. 21-22 San Mateo Marriott SFO Airport 1770 S. Amphlett Blvd., San Mateo, CA 94402 650/653-6000 $149 20 Arizona Nov. 11-12 Hilton Tucson East 7600 E. Broadway Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85710 520/721-5600 $ 99 20 (*—minutes from hotel to stadium with normal traffic.) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Coaches/Staff Darrin CHIAVERINI (shiv-ah-ree-knee) FUTURE SCHEDULES Darian HAGAN (hay-gun) Jim LEAVITT (lev-it) The Pac-12 annually releases conference game schedules (dates and opponents) early in the fall, as league officials work with our television partners (ABC/ESPN, FOX/FOX Sports 1, Pac-12 Networks) on Players potential dates; however, the opponents each year are generally known. Jaleel AWINI (ah-we-knee) 2017 2019 CHIDOBE AWUZIE (chih-doe-bey / Sept. 2 Colorado State (Denver) Aug. 31 Colorado State (Denver) ah-wooz-yeh) Sept. 9 TEXAS STATE Sept. 7 NEBRASKA CA’RON BAHAM (kuh-ron bay-ham) Sept. 16 NORTHERN COLORADO Sept. 14 AIR FORCE Sam BENNION (ben-yun) PAC-12 HOME (4): ARIZONA-CALIFORNIA-USC-WASHINGTON PAC-12 HOME (4): ARIZONA-USC-TBA-TBA Beau BISHARAT (bish-er-rot) PAC-12 ROAD (5): ARIZONA STATE-OREGON STATE-UCLA- PAC-12 ROAD (5): ARIZONA STATE-UCLA-UTAH-TBA Bryce BOBO (bo-bo) UTAH-WASH. ST. 2020 Jordan CARRELL (carol) 2018 Sept. 5 at Colorado State KABION ENTO (kay-be-on / N-toe) Sept. 1 Colorado State (Denver) Sept. 12 FRESNO STATE N.J. FALO (follow) Sept. 8 at Nebraska Sept. 19 at Texas A & M JASE FRANKE (rhymes w/case; frank-E) Sept. 15 NEW HAMPSHIRE PAC-12 HOME (5): ARIZONA STATE—UCLA-UTAH-TBA-TBA Jordan GEHRKE (gerr-key) PAC-12 HOME (5): ARIZONA STATE-OREGON STATE-UCLA- PAC-12 ROAD (4): ARIZONA-USC-TBA-TBA Addison GILLAM (gill-um) UTAH-WASH. ST. PAC-12 ROAD (4): ARIZONA-CALIFORNIA-USC-WASHINGTON Tanner GRZESIEK (gress-ick) Aaron HAIGLER (Hague-ler) TERRAN HASSELBACH (tare-run / hass-el-back) AKIL Jones (ah-keel) 2015 RESULTS (4-9, 1-8 PAC-12) Tony JULMISSE (joel-meese) Samson KAFOVALU (kof-ah-va-loo) Date CU* Opponent Opp* TV Result 2015 Record Josh KAISER (ky-zer) Sept. 3 NR at Hawai’i (N) NR CBS-SN L 20-28 3-10 GERRAD KOUGH (jair-ed / coe) SEPT. 12 NR MASSACHUSETTS NR PACMT W 48-14 3-9 Sam KRONSHAGE (kronn-sage) Sept. 19 NR Colorado State (N; Denver) NR CBS-SN W 27-24 (OT) 7-6 AFOLABI LAGUDA (ah-foe-lobby / SEPT. 26 NR NICHOLLS STATE NR PAC12 W 48- 0 3-8 la-goo-duh) OCT. 3 NR OREGON (N; FW) RV ESPN L 24-41 9-4 John LISELLA (lih-sell-uh) Oct. 10 NR at Arizona State (N) RV PAC12 L 23-48 6-7 Tim LYNOTT (lynn-knot) OCT. 17 NR ARIZONA (N; HC) NR FS-1 L 31-38 7-6 SEFO LIUFAU (seff-oh / loo-fow) Oct. 24 NR at Oregon State (N) NR PAC12 W 17-13 2-10 Pookie MAKA (ma-kuh) Oct. 31 NR at UCLA 24 PAC12 L 31-35 8-5 Michael MATHEWES (mathews) NOV. 7 NR STANFORD 9 PAC12 L 10-42 12-2 Sam NOYER (noy-er) NOV. 13 NR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (N) RV ESPN2 L 24-27 8-6 Kenneth OLUGBODE (oh-lew-bo-day) Nov. 21 NR at Washington State (N) 24 ESPN2 L 3-27 9-4 Colby PURSELL (per-sell) Nov. 28 NR at Utah RV PAC12 L 14-20 10-3 Derrion RAKESTRAW (rake-straw) KEY: *—AP rank at time of game; —Pac-12 Conference game; N—Night game; HC—Homecoming; DEAYSEAN Rippy (day-shawn) FW—Family Weekend. TERRIEK Roberts (terr-reek) JAISEN Sanchez (jy-son, as in tyson) CREDITS Ryan SEVERSON (see-ver-son) COLIN Sutton (kaw-lynn) Copyright 2016©, University of Colorado Athletics. The 2016 Colorado Football Information Guide & Record Book was produced through the combined efforts of the Sports Information Office and Whirlwind Travis TALIANKO (tally-ank-oh) Graphics. The guide was written, designed and edited by David Plati, CU associate athletic director; it also TEDRIC Thompson (teh-drick) contains information developed through the years by past sports information directors Fred Casotti, Mike Brett TONZ (rhymes with bronze) Moran, Steve Hatchell, Tim Simmons and John Clagett, as well as numerous assistant SIDs and student Kyle TREGO (tree-go) assistants. Photographers include Glenn Asakawa, Tim Benko, Bill Brittain, Chip Bromfield, Casey A. Cass, Lyle TUILOMA (two-E-loma) Michael Goldman (Folsom concert pictures), Cliff Grassmick, Brian Lewis, Ryan McKee/Clarkson & Assoc., Josh TUPOU (two-po) Dan Madden, Hal Stoelze, Zemi Photography and several courtesy of NFL teams. Formatting, scanning Trey UDOFFIA (U-doe-fee-ah) and layout provided by Linda Hall of Whirlwind Graphics. Printed by Pioneer Press, Greeley, Colo. The University of Colorado at Boulder is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Frank UMU (ooh-moo) ON THE COVER: The cover features an aerial shot of campus taken in June 2016, highlighting the Sully WIEFELS (wee-fulls) completion of CU’s Athletic Complex Expansion, in particular the Indoor Practice Facility (lower left) which JUWANN Winfree (juh-juan) is adjacent to the new Champions Center (photo by Glenn Asakawa).