Colorado State University Athletics
Football Preview ? at Utah
11/1/2004 12:00:00 AM | Football
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Game 9: Colorado St. (3-5/2-2) at #8 Utah (8-0/4-0)
Date, Site, Time Saturday, Nov. 6; Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah; Time TBA
T.V. Coverage TBA
Telecast Crew TBA
Local Radio Coverage KCOL-600 AM, Fort Collins; KNUS-710 AM, Denver
Broadcast Crew Rich Bircumshaw (play-by-play); Erik Olson (analyst); Brian Roth (sideline)
Colorado State Coach Sonny Lubick (W. Montana ?60) 12th season, 94-49; 16th career, 115-68
Sonny Lubick Career vs.Utah 5-3; 3-1 in Salt Lake City
Utah Coach Urban Meyer (Cincinnati ?86) 2nd season, 18-2; 4th season career, 35-8
Overall Series 71st meeting; Utah leads, 47-21-2
Last Meeting Sept. 27, 2003; Utah 28, Colorado State 21 in Fort Collins
Series Streak Utah, 1 in a row
Series Streak in Salt Lake City Colorado State, 3 in a row
First Game In Series 1902 in Salt Lake City; 0-0 tie
Last Game In Salt Lake City 2002; Colorado State 28, Utah 20
Last Rams? Road Win in Series 2002; Colorado state 28, Utah 20
Weekly Media Events
Coach Sonny Lubick
Players
Weekly Satellite Highlights
Audio/Video Highlights
Media Relations Contacts
Utah Schedule
Date Opponent Result
S2 Texas A&M W 41-21
S11 at Arizona W 23-6
S18 at Utah State W 48-6
S25 Air Force* W 49-35
O1 at New Mexico* W 28-7
O16 North Carolina W 46-16
O23 UNLV* W 63-29
O30 at San Diego State* W 51-28
N6 Colorado State*
N13 at Wyoming*
N20 BYU*
*MWC Games.
Injury Report
QB Justin Holland, ankle; LB Mike Vomhof, knee; RB Gartrell Johnson, ankle; Blake Smith, leg; Chris Kiffin, ankle; Clint Oldenburg, elbow; Patrick Goodpaster, elbow; Brandon Alconcel, ankle; Mike Brisiel, shoulder.
Stadium Expansion
Expansion and renovation construction continues at Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium. In the first phase of the project 4,400 permanent seats have been installed in the north end zone, along with two new scoreboards and a new video replay board. In the next year, the construction will be completed with the addition of 12 luxury suites, a renovated press box, and an expanded Rams Horn premium club seating area.
In November
Colorado State is 25-7 in games played during the month of November during Sonny Lubick?s 11 previous seasons.
Anderson Semifinalist For National Award
WR David Anderson, who is among the national leaders in receptions and receiving yardage, is one of the semifinalists for the Fred Biletnikoff Award, presented annually to college football's best receiver. Anderson is joined by Oklahoma's Mark Clayton, Braylon Edwards of Michigan, Ohio State's Santonio Holmes, Taylor Stubblefield of Purdue, Derek Hagan from Arizona State, West Virginia's Chris Henry, Earvin Johnson of UNLV, Chad Owens from Hawaii, Ball State's Dante Ridgeway, and Troy Williamson of South Carolina. Anderson leads CSU with 49 catches for 821 yards and a pair of touchdowns. He set a school record a year ago with 72 receptions.
Rams At Home
Colorado State is 44-18 (71 percent) in home games during Lubick?s tenure. The Rams are 24-5 (82 percent) in home nonconference games since 1993. The nonconference losses have been at the hands of Oregon (1993), Colorado (1996), Fresno State (2001), Miami of Ohio (2003), and Minnesota (2004).
Ranked Opponents
Colorado State is 12-14 against top 25 teams since 1993 when Sonny Lubick arrived as head coach. The Rams are 0-2 against nationally-ranked teams in 2004, losing at USC to the top-ranked Trojans, and at home to then-nationally ranked Minnesota in the team?s home opener.
Rams On The Road
Colorado State is 42-24(63.6 percent) in 65 road games since Sonny Lubick?s arrival in 1993. The Rams are 1-2 on the road in 2004.
Offense Plus 400
Colorado State has gained 400 or more yards five times in eight games in 2004 including an even 400 in the 30-7 win over Wyoming. The Rams are 43-10 when gaining more than 400 yards under coach Sonny Lubick.
Scoring Statistics
Colorado State is 0-3 in 2004 when the Rams have scored fewer than 20 points in a game, and 0-5 when allowing 20 or more points in a game.
Youthful Rams
Colorado State has used six true freshmen in the lineup thus far in 2004: WR Damon Morton, RB Gartrell Johnson, DE Matt Rupp, H-back Kory Sperry, QB Caleb Hanie, and RB Kyle Bell. The Rams are one of the most youthful teams in the nation with only six seniors (excluding kicking specialists) on the depth chart.
Six 100?s
Colorado State has boasted a 100-yard receiving performance in six of eight contests to date. WR David Anderson had his fourth 100-yard game of the year and 10th of his career (third most in school history) when he caught seven passes for 124 yards against New Mexico. Earlier this year, he caught a career-most 12 passes for a career-best 232 yards and a touchdown in the game with BYU. WR Dustin Osborn, a former walkon who was awarded a scholarship last spring, caught a career-most six passes for a career-best 122 yards including a 26-yard touchdown in the game with Minnesota, then registered a second consecutive 100-yard receiving game with five catches for 101 yards in the win over Montana State.
Babcock Streak
K Jeff Babcock enters Saturday?s game having converted 35 consecutive point-after tries including three more in last week?s win over Wyoming. He leads Colorado State in scoring with 48 points.
Babcock Sets Record
K Jeff Babcock is now the school?s career record holder with 48 field goals made, including three in the Rams? win over Wyoming. Babcock passed former K Steve Deline (46) for the top spot. He has attempted 65 field goals in his career, two in back of Jon Poole?s school record (67), from 1980-83.
NCAA Rankings
WR David Anderson
P/K Jeff Babcock
MWC Record
Colorado State is 28-11 in 39 MWC games since 1999 when the conference was formed. The Rams are 14-6 at home, 14-5 on the road in MWC action.
Opening Drives
Since Sonny Lubick?s arrival at Colorado State in 1993, the Rams are 30-9 in games the Rams have scored on the opening drive of the game. CSU is 12-23 in games the opponent has scored on the opening drive.
First Scores
Colorado State is 64-11 since 1993 when the Rams score first in a game. The Rams are 29-35 since 1993 when the opponent scores first.
Dreessen Second
H-back Joel Dreessen enters this week?s game with 111 career receptions for 1,127 yards and nine touchdowns, the second most receptions in school history by a tight end. Keli McGregor holds the record, 153, from 1981-84. McGregor is the vice president of the Colorado Rockies baseball club.
First Game Points
Six times in eight games to date opponents have scored the first points in a game including the Rams two recent victories over San Diego State and Wyoming. The Rams scored first in last week?s game with New Mexico.
Defensive Scores
LB Luke Adkins returned a first-quarter pass interception 71 yards for a touchdown in the win at SDSU. It was the first time the Rams had scored on defense since a 35-yard interception return for a touchdown by DB Ben Stratton against the Aztecs in Fort Collins in 2003. Adkins followed that with a 35-yard interception return for a touchdown in the win over Wyoming.
Sack Pack
Colorado State set a team season high with five quarterback sacks in the win over Wyoming. The Rams have accumulated nine sacks in the past three games.
First Frosh Starter
True freshman H-back Kory Sperry made his first career start in the win at San Diego State in place of injured TE Brandon Alconcel. Sperry responded by catching three passes - his first career receptions - good for 36 yards including a 20-yard gain. Sperry was even more impressive in the win over Wyoming when he led the Rams with four receptions for 71 yards, including a career-best 33-yard gain on a throw by fellow freshman QB Caleb Hanie. Sperry scored his first career touchdown in unorthodox fashion: He recovered teammate RB Uldis Jaunarajs? fumble in the end zone to give the Rams a lead they would never relinquish.
Only One Touchback
P/K Jeff Babcock has had 36 punts thus far in 2004. Of that total, only two have been downed in the end zone for touchbacks. Six of Babcock?s kicks have been downed inside the opponent?s 20-yard-line. He enjoyed the finest punting day of his career in the game with New Mexico by averaging 52.2 yards on six punts. His first punt travelled 89 yards, setting a new school record, and is the second longest punt in MWC history.
Driving Long Distance
In the past two games, Colorado State has had two scoring drives of longer than 90 yards. In last week?s game with New Mexico the Rams drove 92 yards for a score, coming on WR Johnny Walker?s 18-yard catch of QB Caleb Hanie?s toss. A week prior in a win over Wyoming, Colorado State RB Jimmy Green capped a 93-yard drive - the team?s longest scoring drive of the season - with an 11-yard scoring run. In 2004, 13 Colorado State scoring drives have been 75 yards or more.
Rushing Numbers
RB Jimmy Green made his first start of 2004 a memorable one. Green carried a career-most 32 times for a career-high 124 yards and a touchdown in the win over Wyoming. It is the most carries by a CSU runningback since Cecil Sapp had 34 attempts against Wyoming in 2002.
Nine Straight
S Adam Lancisero, who has started the team?s past two games, has now had at least six or more tackles in nine consecutive games, dating back to the 2003 San Francisco Bowl game with Boston College. That is the longest active streak by any member of the squad. Lancisero made a career-most 12 tackles - 11 unassisted - in Colorado State?s game with New Mexico.
League Play
Colorado State has an impressive 64-23 (73.6 percent) record in 87 conference games since Sonny Lubick?s arrival as head coach in 1993.
Multiple Field Goals
K Jeff Babcock, who ranks among the national and conference leaders in field goals per game, has had three or more field goals in a game 11 times in his career. Twice, he has made four field goals in a game. Babcock, as a sophomore in 2002, tied the school record with five field goals in the Rams? win at Virginia to open that season.
Rushing Defense
Colorado State has allowed 59 individual 100-yard rushing performances since 1993. The Rams are 31-24 in games where an opponent rusher has gained 100 or more yards and 57-22 when an opponent does not have a 100-yard rusher.
Anderson Bids For Two 1,000-Yard Seasons
WR David Anderson caught a school-record 72 passes for a record-setting 1,282 yards in 2003. To date in 2004, he has 49 receptions for 821 yards, 179 yards shy from becoming only the second player in school history to record two seasons of more than 1,000 receiving yards. Greg Primus had 1,081 yards in 1991, and a season later had 1,002 receiving yards.
WR David Anderson Update
100-Yard Receiving Games
2004: 4
Colorado 156
USC 137
BYU 233
New Mexico 124
2003: 6
Air Force 199
Miami 167
Colorado 142
California 141
New Mexico 134
Boston College 134
Career 100-Yard Game Leaders
Willie Miller, 13
Greg Primus, 12
David Anderson, 10
Career Receiving Touchdowns
Player, Years TD?s
1. Mark R. Bell, 1975-78 23
2. Jeff Champine, 1980-83 21
3. Willie Miller, 1972-74 18
Paul Turner, 1993-97 18
5. Greg Primus, 1989-92 15
6. J. D. Brookhart, 1985-87 13
Frank Rice, 1996-99 13
Pete Rebstock, 1998-00 13
9. David Anderson, 2002-03 12
Career Receiving Yards
Player, Years Yards
1. Greg Primus, 1989-92 3,163
2. Jeff Champine, 1980-83 2,811
3. Willie Miller, 1972-74 2,735
4. David Anderson, 2002-04 2,294
Career Receptions
Player, Years Rec.
1. Greg Primus, 1989-92 191
2. Jeff Champine, 1980-83 184
3. Keli McGregor, 19891-84 153
4. Willie Miller, 1972-74 148
5. Steve Bartalo, 1983-86 132
6. Pete Rebstock, 1998-2001 131
7. David Anderson, 2002-04 129
7. Chris Pittman, 2000-03 129
9. Dallas Davis, 1997-2001 127
10. Paul Turner, 1993-97 118
11. Todd Tyrrell, 1984-87 116
Joel Dreessen, 2001-04 111
After The Catch
WR David Anderson continues to gain additional yardage after each reception, including a season-most 74 yards in the game with BYU (34 on one reception). His game-by-game totals for yardage gained after the reception include:
Game Rec. Yards YAC* Pct.
Colorado 9 156 34 21.7
USC 9 137 28 20.4
Minnesota 5 74 11 14.9
Montana St. 4 66 8 12.1
BYU 12 232 74 31.9
San Diego State 3 32 4 12.5
Wyoming 0 0 0 0.0
New Mexico 7 124 66 53.2
Totals 49 821 225 27.4
*Yards gained after the catch. Pct., is percentage of receiving yards gained after the reception.
By Comparison
WR David Anderson set school records with 72 receptions for 1,282 yards in 2003. The comparison between 2003 and ?04 includes:
Games 2003 2004
Eight 47-908-7 49-821-2
Nine 49-936-7 --
Ten 56-1070-8 --
Eleven 63-1147-8 --
Season 72-1,282-9 --
New Starters
LB Nathan Pauly, a redshirt freshman from Conway Springs, Kan., made his first career start against New Mexico, replacing injured starter Courtney Jones. His elder brother, Eric, concluded his career at Colorado State a season ago and was a two-time all-conference selection and Academic All-American. Pauly is one of three redshirt freshmen along with DT Blake Smith and DE Jesse Nading to draw starts in 2004, and the Rams have also used a pair of true freshmen in the starting lineup: QB Caleb Hanie and H-back Kory Sperry.
Freshmen Contributions
Colorado State has one of the nation?s youngest teams. The breakdown of statistical contributions by redshirt and true freshmen includes:
Category (Figure) Team Pct.
Passing Att. (80) 28.8
Completions (45) 27.1
Yards (574) 26.1
Passing Touchdowns (3) 33.3
Rushing Attempts (34) 11.9
Yards (69) 9.0
Rushing Touchdowns (1) 12.5
Pass Receptions (48) 28.9
Receiving Yards (581) 26.5
Receiving Touchdowns (2) 22.2
Total Tackles (51) 9.5
Rushing Totals
Colorado State averages 171.6 yards per game rushing in the team?s 143 games under Sonny Lubick, including 207.6 in 94 victories. The breakdown:
Games Yards Avg.
Wins 94 19,515 207.6
Losses 49 6,178 126.0
Totals 143 24,541 171.6
Babcock Second In Scoring
K Jeff Babcock has been the team?s starter the past three seasons. Babcock is now second on the school?s career scoring list. The career scoring leaders includes:
Scoring (*Denotes kickers)
1. Steve Bartalo, 1983-86 294
2. *Jeff Babcock, 2001-04 264
Late-Game Success
Colorado State has an 80-4 record (95.2 %) under Sonny Lubick when the Rams lead after three periods. The four losses include:
At Home
Colorado State is 107-81-2 all-time record at Hughes Stadium. The Rams are 44-18 at home (71%) during Sonny Lubick?s 12-year tenure.
More At Home
Sonny Lubick has guided the Rams to 44 home wins, 40 percent of the school?s home wins since the stadium opened in 1968.
Upcoming Action
Colorado State plays its final home game of the season against UNLV at Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium. The Rams then close the 2004 season at Air Force Nov.20. Kickoff times for both games are pending.
Rams? Passing Plans
The Rams are 8-20 in games where the team has attempted 35 or more passes and 80-26 games when attempting less than 35 passes since 1993.
Century Rushers
Colorado State has had 79 100-yard rushing performances since 1993. The Rams are 56-12 in games where a back has gained 100 or more yards, and 33-28 in games where the team has not had a back gain more than 100 yards.
Year Total Record
2004 1 1-0
2003 6 3-3
2002 12 7-4
2001 6 2-2
2000 5 3-1
1999 6 6-0
1998 5 4-0
1997 10 8-1
1996 13 8-1
1995 8 6-1
1994 4 4-0
1993 3 3-0
Totals 79 56-12
At Home
Year Rec. Loss(es)
2004 2-3 Minnesota; BYU; New Mexico
2003 4-2 Miami (Ohio); Utah
2002 4-1 UNLV
2001 3-2 San Diego St.; Fresno State
2000 5-0 --
1999 4-1 San Diego State
1998 3-1 Wyoming
1997 4-1 Air Force
1996 4-2 Colorado; Wyoming
1995 3-2 BYU; New Mexico
1994 5-1 Utah
1993 3-2 Oregon; BYU
Total 44-18
On The Road
Year Rec. Road Loss(es)
2004 1-2 Colorado; USC
2003 3-2 Wyoming; New Mexico
2002 5-2 UCLA; Fresno State
2001 3-2 Louisville; BYU
2000 3-2 Arizona State; Air Force
1999 3-2 BYU; Fresno State
1998 5-2 Air Force; Rice
1997 5-1 Colorado
1996 3-3 Oregon; Nebraska; Tulsa
1995 5-1 Colorado
1994 5-0 --
1993 2-4 Nebraska; Kansas; San Diego St.; Utah
Totals 43-23
Before Open Dates
Year Opponent Result
20004 BYU L 21-31
2003 Air Force W 30-20
2002 Louisville W 36-33
2002 Air Force W 31-12
2001 Nevada W 35-18
1999 at BYU L 13-34
1999 at New Mexico W 36-22
1997 Air Force L 0-24
1997 Fresno State W 41-3
1995 at Air Force W 27-20
1995 Hawaii W 22-0
1994 Utah L 31-45
1993 New Mexico W 21-20
Neutral Sites
Year Rec. Neutral Site Loss(es)
2003 0-2 Colorado (Denver); Boston College (San Francisco)
2002 1-1 TCU (Liberty Bowl)
2001 1-1 Colorado (Denver)
2000 2-0 --
1999 1-1 So. Mississippi (Liberty Bowl)
1998 0-1 Colorado (Denver)
1997 2-0 --
1995 0-1 Kansas State (Holiday Bowl)
1994 0-1 Michigan (Holiday Bowl)
Totals 7-8
Six Hall of Fame Inductees
Six former Rams will be inducted into Colorado State?s Sports Hall of Fame in a ceremony Nov. 12 at the University Park Holiday Inn in Fort Collins. Former Rams are: Stanley Albert (Men?s Basketball), Shelly Borrman (Track and Field), Becky Hammon (Women?s Basketball), Casey Malone (Track and Field), Sean Moran (Football), and Dan Sniff (Wrestling).
