Rams Set To Battle Lobos Saturday in Fort Collins

Oct. 22, 2006

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Game #8
Colorado State (4-3/1-2 MWC) vs. New Mexico (4-4/2-2 MWC)
Saturday, Oct. 28 * Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium
Fort Collins, Colo. * 3:30 p.m. (MST) * No Television

Coaches
Sonny Lubick (Western Montana '60)
Colorado State 14th season, 105-60
Overall 18th year; 126-79
vs. Foe 9-3
Rocky Long (New Mexico '74)
New Mexico 9th season, 50-54
Overall same
vs. Colorado State 2-5

Series Capsule
Overall 53 games; CSU leads, 31-22
MWC Series CSU leads, 5-2
In Fort Collins CSU leads, 13-10
In Albuquerque CSU leads, 16-12
Neutral Sites CSU leads, 2-0

RADIO INFORMATION
Outlet Colorado State Sports Network
Flagship KCOL, 600 AM-Fort Collins*
ESPN Radio, KLZ; 560 AM-Denver
Play-by-play Rich Bircumshaw
Analyst Pete Rebstock
Sidelines Brian Roth
Game Producer Kevin McGlue
Studio Producer Travis Huntington
*See inside for complete affiliate listing.

Television Information
None available for this week's game.

Internet
Live audio www.CSURAMS.com
Click on Yahoo.com icon for broadcast.

THIS WEEK'S TELEVISION INFORMATION
* THERE IS NO TELEVISION OR WEBCAST COVERAGE OF THIS WEEK'S GAME.

Extra Points
* "Buy One, Get One" ticket promotion sponsored by Mountain Dew. Fans presenting a can bearing the 2006 CSU football schedule at the McGraw Center ticket office receive a free ticket to the game with the purchase of a reserved seat.
* Saturday's game is "Band Day". Local and regional high school bands will be in attendance.
* Tickets to all CSU home games are available online at CSURAMS.com.

CAN PROMOTION
Fans who bring a Mountain Dew soft drink can bearing the CSU football schedule on it to the athletic ticket office in the McGraw Center can purchase a reserved ticket to this week's game and get another ticket free.

INJURY REPORT
OG Marvin Arnold (left leg); LB Nathan Pauly (right shoulder); S Ben Stratton (neck); OT Dane Stratton (left knee); OC Nick Allotta (left foot); CB Joey Rucks (right ankle); S Mike Pagnotta (left knee); DE Jesse Nading (right ankle); DT Erik Sandie (left knee); RB Kyle Bell (right knee/out for season); DB Brandon Cathy (left knee/out for season).

Injured List
Colorado State lost 73 man-games played in 2005 due to injury. The current list of missed games due to injuries includes:

Player Injury Games Missed Games
OG Marvin Arnold Left leg 3 (current/season-ending) UNLV; Air Force; Wyoming
RB Kyle Bell Right knee 7 (current/season-ending) Season
DB Brandon Cathy Left knee 7 (current/season-ending) Season
OT Josh Day Left ankle 1 Air Force
WR George Hill Right knee 1 Weber State
OG Adrian Martinez Right knee 1 Weber State
DE Jesse Nading Right ankle 1 (current) Wyoming
WR Dustin Osborn Left ankle 3 Colorado; Nevada; Fresno State
S Mike Pagnotta Left knee 1 (current) Wyoming
LB Nathan Pauly Right shoulder 4 (current) Fresno State; UNLV; Air Force; Wyoming
OT Cole Pemberton Left knee 1 Weber State
CB Joey Rucks Right ankle 1 (current) Wyoming
DT Erik Sandie Left Knee 1 (current) Wyoming
S Ben Stratton Neck 4 (current) Fresno State; UNLV; Air Force; Wyoming
OT Dane Stratton Left Knee 1 (current) Wyoming
OC Tim Walter Right knee 2 Colorado; Nevada
Total games missed due to injury: 39

Quarterback Records
The won-loss breakdown for the starting quarterbacks since 1993 includes:
Quarterback Seasons Starts W-L Pct. Bowl Games
Matt Newton 3 25 19-6 .760
1998 1 1-0 1.000 --
1999 12 8-4 .667 Liberty Bowl
2000 12 10-2 .833 Liberty Bowl
Moses Moreno 3 30 21-9 .700
1995 5 3-2 .600 Holiday Bowl
1996 12 7-5 .583 --
1997 13 11-2 .846 Holiday Bowl
Anthoney Hill 2 21 14-7 .667
1993 9 4-5 .444 --
1994 12 10-2 .833 Holiday Bowl
Bradlee Van Pelt 3 35 23-12 .657
2001 9 6-3 .667 New Orleans Bowl
2002 14 10-4 .714 Liberty Bowl
2003 12 7-5 .583 San Francisco Bowl
Ryan Eslinger 1998 11 7-4 .636 --
Caleb Hanie 3 12 6-6 .500
2004 5 2-3 .400 --
2005 0 0-0 .000 --
2006 7 4-3 .571 --
Erich Prahl 1993 2 1-1 .500 --
Justin Holland 3 19 8-11 .421 --
2003 1 0-1 .000 --
2004 6 2-4 .333 --
2005 11 5-5 .545 Poinsettia Bowl
D.J. Busch 2001 3 1-2 .333 --

SERIES RESULTS
Colorado State leads the overall series, 31-22 in 53 previous meetings. CSU leads in Fort Collins, 13-10 and the Rams have won five of seven games since the MWC was formed.

LAST MEETING
* Colorado State erased a 22-5 deficit to win, 35-25. CSU held New Mexico to just 47 yards and no points in the second half en route to the win.
* The Lobos won in their last visit to Fort Collins, 27-16 in 2004.

OLDENBURG ON LIST
OT Clint Oldenburg has been selected as a semifinalist for the 2006 Draddy Trophy selected by the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame. The Draddy Trophy recognizes an individual for combined academic success, football performance, and exemplary community leadership. Each semifinalist must have at least a 3.0 grade point average, and have demonstrated leadership and citizenship on and off the field, and a noted football performer. Oldenburg is majoring in Technical Journalism and will earn his degree later this year. The winner of the award will be announced at the NFF Awards Dinner Dec. 5 in New York City. Each finalist will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship.

34 STARTERS
* Thirty-four CSU players have started at least one game in 2006. CB Chase Weber made his first career start at Wyoming.

INJURED STARTERS
* To date, 16 CSU players have missed a total of 39 combined games played.
* Of that total, 33 games missed have been by starters.

CHANGING FACES
* Only one offensive lineman - OT Clint Oldenburg - has started all seven games to date.
* The five opening-day starters played only one game together.
* A total of seven players have started along the offensive line thus far in 2006.
* Colorado State has used four different starting interior line combination in seven games.

TRUE FROSH
* Colorado State used a total of three true freshman in 2005, and six during the 2004 season.
* CSU has yet to use a true freshman in 2006.

DRIVE TIME
* CSU has had 12 drives of 10 or more plays in 2006.
* CSU has scored touchdowns on of those five drives.

BY COMPARISON
* Through seven games in 2006 Colorado State is allowing opponents 274.4 yards per game, second best in the MWC and 18th nationally.
* Through seven games in 2005, CSU was allowing 425.2 yards per game, 8th in the league and 95th nationally.

FIRST QUARTER SUCCESS
* Four times in seven games, CSU and its opponent have concluded the first quarter with the game tied. CSU is 3-1 in those three games.

OCTOBERFEST
* Colorado State, including the win over UNLV, is now 42-16 in Sonny Lubick's 14 seasons during the month of October.

NEVER THREE
* Colorado State enters this week's game having lost back-to-back conference games. CSU has never lost three league games in a row in Sonny Lubick's 14 seasons at the helm.

LEAGUE STARTS
* Colorado State is 1-2 in league play for only the second time in Sonny Lubick's 14 seasons.
* The only other time CSU opened 1-2 in the league was 1999. * CSU rebounded to finish 8-4 overall and won the MWC title, playing Southern Miss in the Liberty Bowl.

KAYLOR LEADS LEAGUE
* CSU P Jimmie Kaylor, a first-team all-conference choice in 2005, currently leads the MWC in punting with a 45.3 yard average. * He is sixth nationally. Kaylor is listed on the Ray Guy Award watch list.

KAYLOR ON CAREER LIST
* P Jimmie Kaylor currently is atop the school's list for career punting average.
* In 2005 he led the MWC and ranked fourth nationally in punting average, 45.3.
* Kaylor has 19 career punts of 50 yards or longer, and five longer than 60 yards.
* He has also had 20 career punts downed inside the opponent's 20-yard line.
* In his career, Kaylor has punted 92 times for 4,156 yards, a 45.2 yard average.
* Nine times in his career he has averaged 45 yards or more per punt in a game.

Career Punting Average
Player Avg. Years
Jimmie Kaylor 45.2 2004-06
Mike Deutsch 44.3 1974-77
Deone Horinek 43.4 1998-99
Jeff Babcock 42.7 2003-04
Rod Blackford 42.1 1971-73
Tim Luke 41.7 1987-90
Tom Templer 41.3 1978-81
Joey Huber 40.9 2000-02
Larry Barnes 40.4 1955-56
Mike McGee 39.9 1992-93

Kaylor's Top Punting Games
Game Season Punts/Avg.
San Diego State 2005 7-49.7
Air Force 2006 4-49.5
New Mexico 2005 4-49.2
Nevada 2006 4-48.2
Utah 2005 4-47.2
Air Force 2005 3-47.0
Nevada 2005 3-46.3
Colorado 2006 5-45.2
Fresno State 2006 7-45.0

SUDDEN CHANGE
* Colorado State has made 13 turnovers in seven games.
*. Following those 13 turnovers, CSU has allowed 23 points (three field goals, two touchdowns).
* CSU has generated seven takeaways, and scored 24 points (three touchdowns and ensuing point-after, one field goal) following the turnovers.

Sack Exchange
* Colorado State has 19 quarterback sacks in seven games, matching the team's season total, 19, in 2005.
* The top two season figures in school history, 34 in each, were in 1994 and '97.

Safety Sacks
* S Mike Pagnotta has three sacks on the season to tie for the team lead.
* DT Matt Rupp is tied with Pagnotta with three sacks.
* The last Ram defensive back with four sacks is a season was former S John Howell in 1999.

RUSHING LEADER
* RB Gartrell Johnson has led the team in rushing four times in six games.
* Johnson gained a season and career-most 75 yards in CSU's game with Air Force, the third consecutive contest he has established a new career high.

LATEST CENTURY RUSHER
* Through seven games, CSU has yet to have an individual rusher surpass 100 yards in a game.
* It is the latest point in a season in Sonny Lubick's 14 seasons that CSU has not had a 100-yard game.
* The previous point in a season was in game seven of 2004, when Jimmy Green rushed for 100 yards against Wyoming.
* Green's 100-yard game in 2004 was CSU's only century rushing performance that season.

FIRST-TIME STARTERS
* Thirteen Colorado State players have made their first career starts in 2006 including CB Chase Weber in CSU's game with Wyoming.

RECEIVING BREAKDOWN
Player Thrown To Recpt. Rcpt. Pct.
Johnny Walker 52 40 .769
Kory Sperry 43 25 .581
Damon Morton 39 28 .718
Luke Roberts 25 14 .560
Dustin Osborn 15 9 .600
George Hill 9 5 .556
Nnamdi Ohaeri 3 2 .667
Chris Kawoluk 2 0 .000
Gartrell Johnson 1 1 1.000
Totals 189 124 65.6
Key: Thrown To, passes thrown to a receiver; Rctp. Pct., percentage of passes thrown to and caught.

TOUCHDOWN RATIO
* As a team, the Rams average one passing touchdown every 17.7 receptions. The ratio of touchdowns per receptions includes:

Player Recpt. TD's Ratio
Dustin Osborn 9 1 9.0
Kory Sperry 25 3 8.3
Luke Roberts 14 1 14.0
Damon Morton 28 2 14.0
Johnny Walker 40 0 0.0
George Hill 5 0 0.0
Nnamdi Ohaeri 2 0 0.0
Gartrell Johnson 1 0 0.0
Totals 124 7 17.7

Special Teams Streaks
* The Rams have returned 209 kickoffs without a touchdown since Sept. 29, 2001 when Dexter Wynn scored on a kickoff return at Wyoming.

POST-WAR ERA
* Colorado State is 8-3 since 1993 in the game following the Border War game with Wyoming. * The past three seasons in a row, CSU has played New Mexico the game following Wyoming.
* CSU is 1-2 in those three games against UNM following the Rams' game with Wyoming.

MWC Record
* Colorado State is 35-18 in 53 MWC games since 1999 when the conference was formed.
* The Rams are 19-7 at home, 16-11 on the road in MWC action.

League Play
* Colorado State has an impressive 71-30 record in 101 conference games since Sonny Lubick's arrival as head coach in 1993.

HALL OF FAME NOV. 3
* Six new members will join Colorado State's sports hall of fame during ceremonies Nov. 3 at the Hilton of Fort Collins.
* Bryan Berryhill (track and field), Ivan Dykeman (track and field), Floyd Kerr (men's basketball), Angela Knopf (volleyball), and Mark Mullaney (football) form the class of 2006. CSU volleyball coach Tom Hilbert will receive the Hall of Fame Award. The banquet begins at 5:30 p.m.
* They will be recognized at the Rams' football game Nov. 4 against BYU. For banquet information, call 970-491-5067.

1,000-YARD RECEIVERS
* WR Dustin Osborn and HB Kory Sperry are the 18th and 19th players, respectively, in school history with more than 1,000 career receiving yards.
* Osborn has 61 career receptions for 1,035 yards and 10 touchdowns, his most recent coming on a 60-yard toss from QB Caleb Hanie against AFA.
* Teammate Kory Sperry has 82 career receptions for 1,071 yards and nine touchdowns.

EXPLOSIVES
Through seven games, Colorado State has 47 "explosive" plays, including:
* 22 rushes (10 or more yards), including 12 in the past four games.
* 25 pass plays (20 or more yards), including three at Wyoming..

Opening Drives
* Colorado State since 1993 is 35-11 in games the Rams have scored on the opening drive of the game.
* CSU is 17-28 in games the opponent has scored on the opening drive.

First Scores
* Colorado State is 70-15 since 1993 when the Rams score first in a game.
* The Rams are 34-41 since 1993 when the opponent scores first.

Rushing Defense
* Colorado State has allowed 72 individual 100-yard rushing performances since 1993.
* The Rams are 35-31 in games where an opponent rusher has gained 100 or more yards.
* CSU is 62-24 when an opponent does not have a 100-yard rusher.

Rams' Apparel
Jersey/Pants W-L Games
Green/Gold 3-0 Weber State; Colorado; UNLV
White/White 1-3 Nevada; Fresno State; Air Force; Wyoming
Gold/Green 0-0 --
White/Gold 0-0 --
White/Green 0-0 --

Century Rushers
Colorado State has had 84 100-yard rushing performances since 1993. The Rams are 59-13 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
2006 - -
2005 6 4-2
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 85 60-14

Home, Road, Neutral
Year Home Road Neu. Overall
2006 2-0 1-3 1-0 4-3
2005 4-1 2-4 0-1 6-6
2004 3-3 1-4 0-0 4-7
2003 4-2 3-2 0-2 7-6
2002 4-1 5-2 1-1 10-4
2001 3-2 3-2 1-1 7-5
2000 5-0 3-2 2-0 10-2
1999 4-1 3-2 1-1 8-4
1998 3-1 5-2 0-1 8-4
1997 4-1 5-1 2-0 10-2
1996 4-2 3-3 0-0 7-5
1995 3-2 5-1 0-1 8-4
1994 5-1 5-0 0-1 10-2
1993 3-2 2-4 0-0 5-6
Total 51-19 46-32 8-9 105-60

Come-From-Behind Wins
* Forty-nine of Colorado State's 102 wins under coach Sonny Lubick have come in games the Rams trailed and rallied to win.

Wire-To-Wire Wins
* Fifty-six of CSU's 105 wins under Sonny Lubick have been in games where the Rams have never trailed.

League Milestones
* Colorado State's 5-3 MWC record in 2005 marked the 12th time in Sonny Lubick's 13 seasons at the helm the Rams have won four or more league games.
* Colorado State has won five or more league games 10 times in Lubick's 13 seasons as head coach.

Late-Game Success
CSU is 88-6 record (94%) under Sonny Lubick when the Rams lead after three periods. The five losses include:

* Oct. 11, 2006; Air Force 24, Colorado State 21; Rams lead 21-17 at end of third quarter. (Colorado Springs).
* Sept. 3, 2005; Colorado 31, Colorado State 28; Rams lead 21-10 at end of third quarter. (Boulder).
* Sept. 7, 2002; UCLA 30, Colorado State 19; Rams lead 13-7 at end of third quarter. (Fort Collins).
* Oct. 13, 2001; Fresno State 25, Colorado State 22 (ot); Rams lead, 14-13, at end of third quarter. (Fort Collins).
* Sept. 17, 1998; Air Force 30, Colorado State 27; Rams lead, 27-17 at end of third quarter. (Colorado Springs).
* Nov. 16, 1996; Wyoming 25, Colorado State 24; Rams lead, 24-13, at end of third quarter. (Fort Collins).

Century Club Rams' coach Sonny Lubick is one of only eight active NCAA Division IA coaches with 100 or more victories at his current institution.

Coach, Current School Wins
Joe Paterno, Penn State 359
Bobby Bowden, Florida State 290
Chris Ault, Nevada 182
Fisher DeBerry, Air Force 168
Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech 151
Phil Fulmer, Tennessee 133
Sonny Lubick, Colorado State 105

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