Release No. 1 | Aug. 30, 2010 COLORADO STATE ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS | ZAK GILBERT, DANNY MATTIE, DANIELLE MARSHALL, KAITLYN COMISKEY 311 MCGRAW ATHLETIC CENTER | FORT COLLINS, CO 80523-0120 | TELEPHONE 970/491-5067 (FAX 970/491-1348) | CSURAMS.COM | COACHFAIR.COM SHOWDOWN TIME Game 1 Buffs, Rams square off at high noon Saturday in Denver This week’s notable storylines… Colorado State and Colorado renew the oldest active series in each program’s history. The teams first met on Feb. 11, 1893, in Fort Collins. Colorado Colorado State The latest installment, the 2010 Cinch Jeans Rocky Moun- tain Showdown, returns the rivalry to Denver. Last year, the BUFFALOES RAMS Rams went into Boulder and registered their first Folsom ’09 Record: 3-9 (2-6 B12) ’09 Record: 3-9, 0-8 MWC Field win in 23 years. Ranking: — Ranking: — ‘09 on road: 0-6 ‘09 at home: 2-4 CSU bids for its first set of consecutive wins over the Buffs Coach: Dan Hawkins Coach: Steve Fairchild since 1999-2000, when the Rams won the first two MWC ti- Record at CU: 16-33 Record at CSU: 10-15 tles. CSU was 14th in the final 2000 polls. That also marked the last time the Rams won season open- 2009 leaders 2009 leaders ers in consecutive years, something they can do Saturday. CSU in 1994 kicked off seven straight sea- Rushing: R.Stewart Rushing: L.Mason sons (1994-2000) with a win, until losing to the Buffs in ‘01. (198-872, 4.1 avg., 9 TD) (156-791, 4.9 avg., 2 TD) CSU’s Pete Thomas, believed to be the nation’s only true freshman QB scheduled to start his team’s Passing: T.Hansen Passing: G.Stucker opener this week, makes his college debut. (129-231-7, 1440, 8 TD) (133-251-12, 1874, 12 TD) Receiving: S.McKnight Receiving: R.Greer Each team finished 3-9 in 2009, but each squad has changed dramatically. Several players on both (76-893, 11.8 avg., 6 TD) (49-734, 15.0 avg., 0 TD) sidelines will make their first move toward household-name status this weekend, including a pair of FBS transfers, CSU Inside... RB Raymond Carter (UCLA) and CU WR Toney Clemons Media Info ..................................................2 The setting... This week’s game .......................................3 (Michigan). MWC standings..........................................6 Date: Saturday, Sept. 4 Possibly seven true freshmen could make their CSU debut. Last week’s game .......................................8 Kickoff: 12:06 p.m. MDT The Rams have won four of their last five non-conference Team notes...............................................10 Location: Denver, Colo. games. They’ve also won six of their last eight, since their last Coaches in the press box .........................10 Site: Invesco Field at Mile High Individual notes........................................13 trip to Denver, a season-opening loss to CU Aug. 31, 2008. Opponent schedules/results .....................15 Capacity: 76, 125 CSU football media contacts Rosters.....................................................16 Series: Colorado leads, 59-20-2 Director/Football SID — Zak Gilbert Depth chart...............................................18 Pronunciation guide .................................18 Telephone..................................................970/491-5067 Statistics ..................................................20 Broadcast information E-mail......................................zak.gilbert@colostate.edu The Last Time...........................................22 Television — The Mtn. CSU W-L record breakdown.....................22 Student assistant — Stuart Buchanan DirecTV: Ch. 616 E-mail [email protected] DirecTV: Ch. 616-1 (HD) Student assistant — Nick Frank Comcast Digital E-mail [email protected] Cable: Ch. 411 2010 Schedule/Results Comcast HD: Ch. 664 (701 in Colorado Springs/Pueblo) Date Opponent Site Time/Final TV Series Notes DISH Network: Unavailable S 4 vs.Colorado Denver, Colo. Noon The Mtn. 20-59-2 Rams look for first win streak vs. CU since 1999-2000 Play-by-play: James Bates S 11 at Nevada Reno, Nev. 8:30 p.m. ESPNU 9-1-0 CSU won 2009 meeting, before UNR went on to bowl Color Analyst: Todd Christensen S 18 at Miami (Ohio) Oxford, Ohio 1:30 p.m. ONN 0-1-0 First meeting since Roethlisberger game in 2003 Sideline Reporter: Roger Bailey S 25 IDAHO Fort Collins, Colo. 2 p.m. (none) 3-3-0 Vandals first trip to FtC since 1992 (37-34 Idaho win) Producer: P.T. Navarro O 2 TCU* Fort Collins, Colo. Noon The Mtn. 1-6-0 CSU won first meeting in '98, but has lost six straight O 9 at Air Force* Colo. Springs, Colo. Noon The Mtn. 19-28-1 Rams bid for first Falcon Stadium win since 2002 Colorado State Sports Network O 16 UNLV* Fort Collins, Colo. Noon The Mtn. 12-5-1 CSU has won 12 of last 14, three straight at home Flagship station: KLZ, 560-AM, Denver O 23 at Utah* Salt Lake City, Utah 4 p.m. The Mtn. 22-54-2 CSU hasn’t won at Rice-Eccles since 2002 Internet: CSURams.com/allaccess O 30 NEW MEXICO* Fort Collins, Colo. 4 p.m. The Mtn. 32-25-0 Three of last four meetings decided on last-second FG Voice of the Rams: Brian Roth N 6 at San Diego State* San Diego, Calif. 8 p.m. The Mtn. 13-16-0 Homecoming for several CSU personnel Color Analyst: Kevin McGlue N 13 BYU* Fort Collins, Colo. Noon The Mtn. 27-38-3 Rams nearly knocked off BYU in ‘08 meeting, 45-42 Sideline: Abby Waner N 20 at Wyoming* Laramie, Wyo. Noon The Mtn. 54-41-5 CSU 6-2 over last eight trips to Laramie Engineer: Bob Greenfield All times mountain *—Mountain West Conference opponent; The Colorado State radio 2010 home events — Ag Day/Orange Out (Sept. 25), Homecoming & Family Weekend (Oct. 16), Hall of Fame Game broadcast begins with a pregame show two (Oct. 30), Senior Day (Nov. 13). hours prior to kickoff. LiveStats: CSURams.com (GameTracker) Colorado State Football Media Policies, Information & Services Welcome…The Colorado State athletic media rela- CSURAMS.com Weekly Steve Fairchild shows tions office genuinely appreciates your coverage of The official Web site of Colorado State athletics is Television CSU football, and looks forward to each and every time CSURams.com, featuring the latest news, informa- The Steve Fairchild it can welcome you to Fort Collins. Members of the of- tion, statistics and rosters for all of the Rams’ 16 Show with the head fice, including director Zak Gilbert, assistant directors athletic programs. Rams fans worldwide can also coach of the Rams and Danny Mattie and Danielle Marshall, and several stu- listen to the live play-by-play coverage offered by host Susie Wargin airs dent assistants, are available to assist with your cov- the Colorado State Sports Network through the In- each Sunday at 11 erage. The office is happy to help you however it can. ternet site (CSURams.com/allaccess). p.m., beginning Sept. 5 and continuing through Nov. Please feel free to contact Zak Gilbert via phone 21 on 9NEWS-KUSA, Denver’s No. 1-rated station. (970/491-5067) or e-mail ([email protected]) MWC Head Coaches Teleconference The coach of the Rams and Wargin will review pre- at any time with questions regarding the media policy. The Mountain West Conference football coaches par- vious game action and provide insight on the up- ticipate in a weekly media teleconference coming opponent each week. It re-airs on The Mtn. Interviews… on Tuesday mornings. The calls are sched- Tuesdays at 4:30 p.m. MT, Fridays at 5:30 p.m. MT, All interviews with any member of the uled every Tuesday, from Aug. 31-Nov. 23. and additionally as available on a weekly basis. football program, including the coach- The call can be heard live via the MWC ing staff and student-athletes, must be Web site or by calling the MWC communi- Radio coordinated through the athletic media cations office (719/488-4051) for the call- The Coors Light Steve Fairchild Coach’s Show airs relations office. in number. A replay of each teleconference every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., offering insight and Head Coach Steve Fairchild is available either in-per- also will be made available on the MWC Web site. information on the Rams with the head coach, and son or by phone, by appointment through his as- Call schedule (MT) play-by-play announcerBrian Roth. The show origi- sistant, Linda Krier (970/491-7818). 10 a.m. Moderator opens call nates from The Beach House Grill, 125 S. College in Telephone interviews with a coach or student-ath- 10:02 a.m. Kyle Whittingham — Utah Fort Collins. Fans can attend the show live or call in lete should be arranged at least 24 hours in advance 10:12 a.m. Steve Fairchild — Colorado State with questions by dialing 1-866/888-5449, or e-mail of the requested session, through the athletic media 10:22 a.m. Troy Calhoun — Air Force them from CSURams.com. The show airs live on the relations office. 10:32 a.m. Brady Hoke — San Diego State Colorado State Sports Network. Phone calls (cell, office or home) or text messages 10:42 a.m. Gary Patterson – TCU to any coach or student-athlete are strictly prohib- 10:52 a.m. Dave Christiansen — Wyoming CSU media availability... ited, unless previously arranged through the athletic 11:02 a.m. Bronco Mendenhall — BYU media relations office. Media should contact the ath- 11:12 a.m. Mike Locksley — New Mexico Monday, Aug. 30 letic media relations office, rather than the individual 11:22 a.m. Bobby Hauck — UNLV 1 p.m. Steve Fairchild weekly press conference, coaches and/or student-athletes, when needing per- Hall of Fame Room (south con- sonal contact information, such as phone numbers Weekly football highlights course, Moby Arena).