Colorado State University Athletics
2004 Football Season In Review
11/29/2004 12:00:00 AM | Football
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Personnel Analysis (Statistics listed for leading returnees)
Offense
Quarterback
Starters Returning: 1; Justin Holland; Starters Lost: 0
Holland, a senior-to-be in his first year as the team?s starter, was on a record-setting pace by having thrown for 1,622 yards and six touchcdowns in five-plus games. He suffered a season-ending left ankle fracture that required surgery. His replacement, true freshman Caleb Hanie started the next five games. Hanie led the Rams to three including a 30-7 win over arch-rival Wyoming in the school?s annual battle for the Bronze Boot, his first career start. Backup Joey Kearney also saw action in 2004.
2004 PASSING G Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G
HOLLAND, Justin 6 130.48 197-121-10 61.4 1622 6 50 270.3
HANIE, Caleb 7 135.06 147-85-7 57.8 1204 8 42 172.0
KEARNEY, Joey 4 66.80 2-1-0 50.0 4 0 4 1.0
Runningback
Starters Returning: 1; Jimmy Green; Starters Lost: 0
Green, a senior in 2005, was hampered early in the season by a nagging ankle injury, but started four of the team?s final five games. He led the team in rushing while playing in only eight games. Uldis Jaunarajs, another senior, started four games, and gained 418 yards in a reserve role despite missing the final two games of the year due to a concussion suffered in the ninth game of the season. True freshman Kyle Bell figures to be a foce in the future.
2004 RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
GREEN, Jimmy 8 132 468 32 436 3.3 3 20 54.5
JAUNARAJS,Uldis 9 94 434 16 418 4.4 3 38 46.4
BELL, Kyle 5 26 101 5 96 3.7 0 17 19.2
HANIE, Caleb 7 36 167 99 68 1.9 2 48 9.7
Wide Receiver
Starters Returning: 2; David Anderson, Dustin Osborn; Starters Lost: 0
Anderson, a semifinalist for the Fred Biletnikoff Award presented to the nation?s top receiver, had another outstanding season by catching 57 passes, ninth most in a season. Anderson, a senior, has caught 129 passes the past two seasons, most in school history over a similar span. He already has 10 100-yard receiving games, including four in 2004. Anderson begins his final season ranked among the school?s career leaders in touchdown receptions (9th, 12); career receiving yards (4th, 2,413), and career receptions (5th, 137). He had his finest game against BYU by catching 12 passes for 232 yards ? both figures second most in a game in school history. Osborn, a former walkon entering his junior season in 2005, was fourth on the team with 30 receptions and tied for team honors with three touchdown catches. Anderson started all 11 games, while Osborn was in for the opening snap 10 times. The Rams have a bevy of talented receivers behind the returning starters. Sophomore-to-be Johnny Walker was third ont he team with 35 catches and a pair of scores, while Damon Morton, Geroge Hill, Luke Roberts all saw extended action.
2004 RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
ANDERSON, David 11 57 940 16.5 2 42 85.5
WALKER, Johnny 10 35 449 12.8 2 41 44.9
OSBORN, Dustin 11 30 555 18.5 3 37 50.5
SPERRY, Kory 6 15 225 15.0 2 33 37.5
MORTON, Damon 10 6 112 18.7 2 50 11.2
HILL, George 4 5 36 7.2 0 31 9.0
BARTZ, Matt 2 3 21 7.0 1 15 10.5
ROBERTS, Luke 3 1 10 10.0 0 10 3.3
ALCONCEL, Brand 4 1 8 8.0 0 8 2.0
Tight End/H-Back
Starters Returning: 1; Kory Sperry; Starters Lost: 1; Joel Dreessen
Sperry, a true freshman in 2004 from Pueblo, Colo., started the final six games of the season following a season-ending injury to senior-to-be Matt Bartz. Bartz, a starter, caught three games in one-plus games in 2004 before being injured at USC. Sperry soon replaced Bartz and was fifth on the team with 15 receptions for a pair of scores in his first year of action. The Rams will be without H-Back Joel Dreessen, who finished his career 10th in school history with 122 receptions. Dreessen was a four-year starter and two-time all-conference pick who twice was on the John Mackey Award watch list. Top reserve Brandon Alconcel, w ho has started seven times in his career, and Tom Martindale, a spot-starter in 2005, also return as seniors.
Offensive Line
Starters Returning: 4; Albert Bimper; Mike Brisiel; Josh Day; Clint Oldenburg; Starters Lost: 1; Erik Pears
Two-time all-league performer Erik Pears departs after having started 40 games in his career, including the past 24 in a row. Pears had become a figure at weak tackle. But the Rams will return four starters in 2005, led by post-season honors candidate Mike Brisiel. For the past three years, he?s been the team?s starting weak tackle, having started 33 games in his career, 22 in a row. Brisiel and fellow senior Albert Bimper provide leadership and stability. Bimper started all 11 games at center, and in his first three years as a Ram has 32 career starts. Day started all 11 games in his sophomore season in 2004 at guard. The Rams? other starting guard in 10 of 11 games was Oldenburg, who converted from tight end in the summer months preceding the season. Both were consistent, dependable performers. Junior Jassem Redha was the team?s ?wild card,? having played center, guard and tackle at various times in 2004.
Special Teams
Kicker
Starters Returning: 0; Starters Lost: 1; Jeff Babcock
Babcock concluded his career as the second-leading scorer in school history. He led the team in scoring in 2003 and again as a senior in 2004. He also had the highest field goal percentage in 2004, making 14-of-17 field goals, 82 percent in school history. Kevin Mark, a senior in 2005, has handled kickoffs the past two years.
Punter
Starters Returning: 0; Starters Lost: 1; Jeff Babcock
Babcock averaged more than 43 yards per punt in 2004, the fifth highest season mark in school history. He was one of the few specialists nationally to handle both punting and kicking. His backup, sophomore-to-be Jimmie Kaylor, averaged 43 yards and figures to be the starter in 2005.
Defense
Defensive End
Starters Returning: 1; Terrance Carter; Starters Lost: 1; Patrick Goodpaster
Carter started six games in 2004 as a junior, despite the remnants of a painful ankle injury suffered in August. His backup, Jesse Nading, started four times as a redshirt freshman. Those two plus top reserve Bob Vomhof played extensively in 2004.
Defensive Tackle
Starters Returning: 1; Blake Smith; Starters Lost: 1; Jonathan Simon
Smith started 10 of 11 games, and played in all 11 as a redshirt freshman despite a painful ankle injury that nagged him the final four games. Simon, a departed senior, started all 11 games. Fellow senior Chris Kiffin was a part-time starter and top reserve during his career. Sophomore-to-be Erik Sandie and Senior Delroy Parke both played well in reserve roles. Parke missed the final game of the year with an arm injury. Sandie stepped up when Smith was injured.
Linebacker
Starters Returning: 3; Luke Adkins; Jahmal Hall; Courtney Jones; Starters Lost: 0
Colorado State?s linebacking corps was decimated before and during the season by injuries. For instance, Hall started the first nine games but missed the final two with a knee injury. Jones was bothered by knee and neck problems throughout the year. Jones started nine of 11 games in 2004, and has a dozen career starts to his credit entering his senior year in2005. Adkins started the first 10 games of his sophomore year in 2004, missing the finale due to a knee injury. A former defensive end, he returned two interceptions for scores. Nathan Pauly, a sophomore in 2005, started three games, including two in the middle and one outside. John Nichols, like Pauly a sophomore for the upcoming season, saw reserve duty and played on special teams as did junior-to-be John Witt.
Secondary
Starters Returning: 3; Brandon Cathy; Robert Herbert; Ben Stratton; Starters Lost: 1; Adam Lancisero
All four starters ranked among the team?s leaders in total tackles. Lancisero, a former walkon, was forced back to linebacker the final two games of his senior season in 2004 due to injuries. He led the team in tackles with 94 . Stratton, a three-year starter, will be a senior in 2005. A cornerback his first two seasons, he moved to his natural safety position in 2004, andwas second behind Lancisero with 88 tackles. Cathy and Herbert each started all 11 games at cornerback. A pair of sophomores in 2004, they finished with 35 and 58 tackles, respectively
Rams, Colorado Extend Series
Colorado State and Colorado will meet annually in football through 2014 under an agreement announced last spring. Future games include:
Date Location Host
Sept. 9, 2006 INVESCO Field Colorado State
Sept. 1, 2007 Folsom Field Colorado
Aug. 30, 2008 INVESCO Field Colorado State
Sept. 5, 2009 CSU Choice Colorado State
Sept. 4, 2010 Folsom Field Colorado
Sept. 3, 2011 Folsom Field Colorado
Sept. 1, 2012 CSU Choice Colorado State
Aug. 31, 2013 INVESCO Field Colorado
Aug. 30, 2014 INVESCO Field Colorado State
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.
Anderson Semifinalist
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.
Babcock Semifinalist
K Jeff Babcock has been named one of 20 semifinalists for the Lou Groza Collegiate Placekicker Award presented by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission. The award will be presented Dec. 9 during the 2004 ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show. Babcock finished his career second in career scoring at Colorado State and converted 47 consecutive point-after tries.
Rams At Home
Colorado State is 45-18 (71.4 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).
Rams On The Road
Colorado State is 42-26 (61.7 percent) in 68 road games since Sonny Lubick?s arrival in 1993. The Rams were 1-4 on the road in 2004.
Eighteen Return
Colorado State loses six departing seniors from the 2004 squad who have exhausted their playing eligibility. The Rams will welcome back 18 starters from this season?s team for 2005. The breakdown includes 10 starters on offense and eight on defense.
Starting List
Eleven players including six on offense (WR David Anderson, OC Albert Bimper, OT Micheal Brisiel, OG Josh Day, H-Back Joel Dreessen,OT Erik Pears), four on defense (CB Brandon Cathy, CB Robert Herbert, DT Jonathan Simon, S Ben Stratton) and one kicking specialist (K/P Jeff Babcock) started all 11 games in 2004.
Six 100?s
Colorado State has boasted a 100-yard receiving performance in six of nine 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 Update
K Jeff Babcock ended the 2004 season by converting 47 consecutive point-after tries. He led Colorado State in scoring with 72 points. Babcock is the school?s career record holder with 51 field goals made, including three in the Rams? win over Wyoming. Babcock passed former K Steve Deline (46) for the top spot. He attempted 68 field goals in his career, establishing another school mark.
MWC Record
Colorado State is 29-13 in 41 MWC games since 1999 when the conference was formed. The Rams are 15-6 at home, 14-7 on the road in MWC action.
Opening Drives
Since Sonny Lubick?s arrival at Colorado State in 1993, the Rams are 31-10 in games the Rams have scored on the opening drive of the game. CSU is 12-25 in games the opponent has scored on the opening drive.
First Scores
Colorado State is 65-12 since 1993 when the Rams score first in a game. The Rams are 29-36 since 1993 when the opponent scores first.
League Play
Colorado State has an impressive 65-25 (72 percent) record in 89 conference games since Sonny Lubick?s arrival as head coach in 1993.
First-Time Starters
Colorado State battled injuries and experience throughout the 2004 season. On the year, 36 different players started at least one game. Of that total, 19 were first-time career starters.
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.
Fast Finish
Freshman QB Caleb Hanie finished the season with a fury. In the final two games of th eseason, Hanie completed 29-of-43 passes for 440 yards and three touchdowns. In the season finale, he completed his first eight passes of the game for 117 yards.
First Frosh
Hanie, who replaced starter Justin Holland in the lineup, finished the year by throwing for 1,204 yards, completing 85-of-147 passes for eight touchdowns. He is the first freshman quarterback in school history to throw for more than 1,000 yards in a season.
Season Records Update
Pass Receptions
1. David Anderson, 2003 72
2. Keli McGregor, 1983 69
3. Greg Primus, 1991 67
4. Jeff Champine, 1981 66
5. Jeff Champine, 1983 63
6. Chris Pittman, 2002 60
7. Greg Primus, 1990 60
8. Harper LeBel, 1983 59
9. David Anderson, 2004 57
10. Jim David, 1959 56
10. Chris Pittman, 2003 56
Receiving Yards
1. David Anderson, 2003 1282
2. Willie Miller, 1974 1193
3. Greg Primus, 1991 1081
4. Greg Primus, 1992 1007
5. Jeff Champine, 1983 1002
6. Greg Primus, 1990 954
7. David Anderson, 2004 940
8. Geoff Turner, 1996 921
9. Jeff Champine, 1982 904
10. Jeff Champine, 1981 882
Punting
1. Mike Deutsch, 1976 46.1
2. Larry Barnes, 1956 44.9
3. Deone Horinek,1998 44.8
4. Mike Deutsch, 1977 43.6
5. Jeff Babcock, 2004 43.3
6. Tim Luke, 1989 43.1
7. Joey Huber, 2001 43.0
8. Andy Tejeda, 1986 42.6
9. Rod Blackford, 1973 42.5
10. Tom Templer, 1979 42.1
10. Jeff Babcock, 2003 42.1
Field Goal Percentage
1. Jeff Babcock (14-17), 2004 .923
2. Derek Franz (21-26), 1998 .808
3. Steve DeLine (19-24), 1986 .791
4. Jeff Babcock (24-32), 2002 .750
David Napier (12-16), 1994 .750
6. Mike Brown (14-19), 1989 .737
7. Jon Poole (16-22), 1980 .727
8. Mike Brown (7-10), 1991 .700
9. Kent Naughton (11-16), 2001 .688
10. Mickey Barilla (13-19), 1979 .684
Career Records Update
Career Receiving Touchdowns
Player, Years TD?s
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 2,413
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. David Anderson, 2002-04 137
6. Steve Bartalo, 1983-86 132
6. Pete Rebstock, 1998-2001 131
8. Chris Pittman, 2000-03 129
9. Dallas Davis, 1997-2001 127
10. Joel Dreessen, 2001-04 122
Scoring (*Denotes kickers)
1. Steve Bartalo, 1983-86 294
2. *Jeff Babcock, 2001-04 280
Punting
1. Mike Deutsch, 1974-77 44.3
2. Deone Horinek, 1998 43.4
3. Jeff Babcock, 2003 (98-4195) 42.7
4. Rod Blackford, 1971-73 42.1
5. Joey Huber, 2000-01 40.9
6. Tim Luke, 1987-90 40.7
7. Tom Templer, 1978-81 40.6
8. Larry Barnes, 1955-56 40.4
9. Kirk Powell, 1981-84 39.9
10. Mike McGee, 1992-93 39.9
Top Two Seasons
WR David Anderson set a new record for themost receptions in back-to-back seasons, including:
Pass Receptions
Player Season Season Total
1. David Anderson 2003-72 2004-57 129
2. Greg Primus 1991-67 1990-60 127
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
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
Utah 2 33 8 24.2
UNLV 2 43 11 25.5
Air Force 4 45 23 51.1
Totals 57 940 267 28.5
*Yards gained after the catch. Pct., is percentage of receiving yards gained after the reception.
Rushing Totals
Colorado State averages 171.3 yards per game rushing in the team?s 146 games under Sonny Lubick, including 206.8 in 95 victories. The breakdown:
Games Yards Avg.
Wins 95 19,644 206.8
Losses 51 6,512 127.7
Totals 146 25,004 171.3
Late-Game Success
Colorado State has an 81-4 record (95.2 %) under Sonny Lubick when the Rams lead after three periods. The four losses include:
At Home
Colorado State is 108-81-2 all-time record at Hughes Stadium. The Rams are 45-18 at home (71.4%) during Sonny Lubick?s 12-year tenure.
More At Home
Sonny Lubick has guided the Rams to 45 home wins, 40 percent of the school?s home wins since the stadium opened in 1968.
Rams? Passing Plans
The Rams are 8-20 in games where the team has attempted 35 or more passes and 81-27 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 3-3 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 45-18
On The Road
Year Rec. Road Loss(es)
2004 1-4 Colorado; USC; Utah; Air Force
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 43-25
Before Open Dates
Year Opponent Result
2004 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
