CSU Closes Season at San Diego State Saturday

Nov. 26, 2006

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Game #12
Colorado State (4-7/1-6 MWC) at San Diego State (2-9/2-5 MWC)
Saturday, Dec. 2 * Qualcomm Stadium
San Diego, Calif. * 5 p.m. PDT/6 p.m. MDT * the mtn.

Coaches
Sonny Lubick (Western Montana '60)
Colorado State 14th season, 105-64
Overall 18th year; 126-83
vs. Foe 8-4; 6-1 in San Diego
Chuck Long (Iowa '85)
SDSU 1st year, 2-9
Overall same
vs. Colorado State 0-0

Series Capsule
Overall 25 games; SDSU leads, 13-12
In Fort Collins 11 games; CSU leads, 6-5
In San Diego 14 games; SDSU leads, 8-6
Last Meeting 2005 in Fort Collins
Result San Diego State 30, Colorado tate 10

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

Television Information
Outlet the mtn.
Play-by-play James Bates
Analyst Todd Christensen
Sideline Reporter Blaine Fowler

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

INJURY REPORT
LB Jon Radford (right knee); OT Dane Stratton (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 7 (current/season-ending) UNLV; Air Force; Wyoming; New Mexico; BYU; Utah; TCU
RB Kyle Bell Right knee 11 (current/season-ending) Season
DB Brandon Cathy Left knee 11 (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 Wyoming
WR Dustin Osborn Left ankle 3 Colorado; Nevada; Fresno State
S Mike Pagnotta Left knee 3 Wyoming; New Mexico; BYU
LB Nathan Pauly Right shoulder 8 (current) Fresno State; UNLV; Air Force; Wyoming; New Mexico; BYU; Utah; TCU
OT Cole Pemberton Left knee 1 Weber State
CB Joey Rucks Right ankle 1 Wyoming
DT Erik Sandie Left knee 1 Wyoming
S Ben Stratton Neck 8 (current) Fresno State; UNLV; Air Force; Wyoming; New Mexico; BYU; Utah; TCU
OT Dane Stratton Left knee 5 (current) Wyoming; New Mexico; BYU; Utah; TCU
OC Tim Walter Right knee 2 Colorado; Nevada Total games missed due to injury: 65

STARTING QUARTERBACKS
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 --
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
Caleb Hanie 3 16 6-10 .375 --
2004 5 2-3 .400 --
2005 0 0-0 .000 --
2006 11 4-7 .364 --
D.J. Busch 2001 3 1-2 .333 --

SERIES RESULTS
* Saturday's game marks the 26th meeting in the series.
* SDSU leads the series, 13-12, and the Aztecs hold an 8-6 edge in San Diego.
* Colorado State has won the last five meetings of the teams in San Diego.
* The Rams have not lost on the road in the series since 1993 - Sonny Lubick's first season as head coach. * SDSU won that game, 30-3. Since then, the Rams have won five in a road on the road against the Aztecs.

LATE GAME
* Saturday's game marks the first time since 1987 CSU closes the regular season with a game in December.
* That season, 1987, the Rams faced BYU in Melbourne, Australia to end the year.

LAST MEETING
* SDSU jumped to a 20-3 halftime lead and won in Fort Collins 30-10 last season.
* CSU RB Kyle Bell led the Rams by gaining 176 yards on 24 carries.
* CSU's final three possessions of the game were ended by interceptions.

SPERRY SETS RECORD
* H-back Kory Sperry caught his fifth touchdown of the season in the game with TCU.
* Sperry's five touchdowns set a school record for most receiving touchdowns in a season by a tight end/H-back.

POSTSEASON GAMES
* OT Josh Day-Hula Bowl; Jan. 14, 2007; Honolulu, Hi.

SENIOR SALUTE
Eleven seniors on the active roster closes their CSU careers against San Diego State, including.

Player (Hometown)
* LB Luke Adkins (Austin, Tex.)
* CB Brandon Cathy (Liberty, Mo.)
* OT Josh Day (Aurora, Colo.)
* OT Clint Oldenburg (Gilette, Wyo.)
* WR Dustin Osborn (La Junta, Colo.)
* RB Nnamdi Ohaeri (San Bernardino, Calif.)
* LB Jon Radford (Tulsa, Okla.)
* DB Ben Stratton (Cheyenne, Wyo.)
* BB Tristan Walker (Claremont, Calif.)
* DB Chase Webber (Euless, Tex.)
* OL Jerome Williams (Denver, Colo.)

2007 OPPONENTS
* Besides the eight Mountain West Conference opponents on the 2007 schedule, Colorado State currently has nonconference games with Colorado (Sept. 1), Cal (Sept. 8), and at Houston (Sept. 22).
* The game with Colorado will take place at INVESCO Field at Mile High in Denver for the second year in a row and 8th time since 1998.
* Colorado State plays its first home game in Fort Collins against the nationally-ranked Bears.

THREE-AND-OUT
* Colorado State's offense has had 51 drives of "three-and-out (includes drives that ended in a turnover).
* CSU's defense has forced 29 "three-and-out" drives. * The game-by-game breakdown (includes drives fewer than 4 plays ended by a turnover):

CSU Offense Game CSU Defense
2 Weber State 3
5 Colorado 5
4 Nevada 1
7 Fresno State 5
6 UNLV 2
2 Air Force 0
7 Wyoming 6
4 New Mexico 3
5 BYU 2
4 Utah 2
5 TCU 0
51 Totals 29

37 FIRST-TIME STARTERS
* Thirty-seven CSU players have started at least one game in 2006. * LB Jake Pottorff made his first start against TCU.
* Nine players have started all 11 games to date.

CHANGING FACES
* Only one offensive lineman - OT Clint Oldenburg - has started all eight games to date.
* The five opening-day starters played only one game together.
* A total of eight players have started along the offensive line thus far in 2006.
* Colorado State has used seven different starting interior line combination in 11 games.
* Sixteen Colorado State players have made their first career starts in 2006 including S Zac Bryson, who made his first career start at Utah.

BY COMPARISON
* Through 11 games in 2006 Colorado State is allowing opponents 339.9 yards per game, fifth best in the conference and 66th nationally
* Through 11 games in 2005, CSU was allowing 412.3 yards per game, 7th in the league and 92nd nationally. CSU's rushing defense was allowing 200.6 yards per game, 9th in the MWC and 104th in the NCAA, and 211.6 yards per game passing, second in the MWC, 54th nationally.

KaylOR UPDATE
* P Jimmie Kaylor was a first-team all-conference choice in 2005, is second in the league and 10th nationally with a 44.2 average.
* Kaylor has 24 career punts of 50 yards or longer, and five longer than 60 yards.
* He has also had 24 career punts downed inside the opponent's 20-yard line.
* Kaylor has punted 115 times in his career for 5,137 yards, a 44.7 yard average.

Career Punting Average
Player Avg. Years
Jimmie Kaylor 44.7 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
TCU 2006 5-45.0

TRUE FROSH
* Colorado State used a total of three true freshman in 2005, and six during the 2004 season.
* CSU and Wake Forest are the only Division IA teams that have not used a true freshman.

THREE RAMS HONORED
* A pair of student-athletes - DE Jesse Nading and OT Clint Oldenburg - have been named first team Academic All-District by ESPN The Magazine.
* Each of their names will automatically appear on the All-American ballots.
* LB Jeff Horinek was named to the second team.

SUDDEN CHANGE
* Colorado State has made 18 turnovers in 11 games.
*. Following those 18 turnovers, CSU has allowed 30 points (three field goals, three touchdowns).
* CSU has generated 11 takeaways, and scored 38 points (five touchdowns and ensuing point-after, one field goal) following the turnovers.

sack exchange
* Colorado State has 26 quarterback sacks in 11 games, surpassing the team's season total, 19, in 2005.
* CSU needs five sacks in the final game to reach the top 10 in school history for total sacks in a season.

RUPP LEADS
* DT Matt Rupp leads Colorado State with four quarterback sacks.
* Last season's leader, DE Jesse Nading, finished 2005 with four sacks.
* S Mike Pagnotta has three sacks on the season and is second on the team despite missing three games due to injuries.
* The last Ram defensive back with four sacks is a season was former S John Howell in 1999.

UNDER 100 RUSHING
* Four times in 2006, Colorado State has allowed an opponent fewer than 100 net rushing yards.
* Colorado State is 3-1 in those games the Rams have allowed fewer than 100 rushing yards.

DEFENSIVE AVERAGES
* Colorado State is currently allowing 339.0 yards game in total defense.
* The most recent time the Rams allowed fewer than 330 yards per game was 2000, 328.1 yards per game.
* The best figure during Sonny Lubick's tenure was 302.1 yards per game allowed by the 1997 team.

RECEIVING BREAKDOWN
Player Thrown To Recpt. Rcpt. Pct.
Johnny Walker 70 52 .742
Kory Sperry 61 34 .557
Damon Morton 69 46 .669
Luke Roberts 42 20 .476
Dustin Osborn 37 22 .594
George Hill 18 10 .556
Nnamdi Ohaeri 13 9 .692
Gartrell Johnson 6 4 .667
Chris Kawoluk 2 0 .000
Dion Morton 2 2 1.000
Kevin McPeek 1 1 1.000
Tristan Walker 1 0 .000
Totals 298 187 .627

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 15.4 receptions. The ratio of touchdowns per receptions includes:

Player Recpt. TD's Ratio
Kory Sperry 34 5 6.8
Luke Roberts 20 2 10.0
Damon Morton 46 4 11.5
Dustin Osborn 22 2 11.0
Johnny Walker 52 0 0.0
George Hill 10 0 0.0
Nnamdi Ohaeri 9 0 0.0
Dion Morton 2 0 0.0
Gartrell Johnson 4 0 0.0
Kevin McPeek 1 0 0.0

DRIVE TIME
* CSU has had 18 drives of 10 or more plays in 2006. * CSU has scored touchdowns on of those five drives and three drives resulted in field goals.

Special Teams Streaks
* The Rams have returned 220 kickoffs without a touchdown since Sept. 29, 2001 when Dexter Wynn scored on a kickoff return at Wyoming.

MWC Record
* Colorado State is 35-22 in 57 MWC games since 1999 when the conference was formed. * The Rams are 19-10 at home, 16-12 on the road in MWC action. * Colorado State has the third most MWC victories among the nine current members since the league was formed in 1999.

League Play
* Colorado State has a 71-34 record in 105 conference games since Sonny Lubick's arrival as head coach in 1993.

Opening Drives
* Colorado State since 1993 is 35-11 in games the Rams have scored on the opening drive of the game. * CSU is 17-29 in games the opponent has scored on the opening drive.

First Scores
* Colorado State is 70-16 since 1993 when the Rams score first in a game. * The Rams are 34-44 since 1993 when the opponent scores first.

Rushing Defense
* Colorado State has allowed 73 individual 100-yard rushing performances since 1993. * The Rams are 35-32 in games where an opponent rusher has gained 100 or more yards. * CSU is 62-27 when an opponent does not have a 100-yard rusher.

Rams' Apparel
Jersey/Pants W-L Games
Green/Gold 3-2 Weber State; Colorado; UNLV; New Mexico; BYU
White/White 1-3 Nevada; Fresno State; Air Force; Wyoming
Gold/Green 0-0 --
White/Green 0-0 --
White/Gold 0-1 Utah
Green/White 0-1 TCU

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 2-3 1-4 1-0 4-7
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 51-22 46-33 8-9 105-64

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.

Late-Game Success
CSU is 88-7 record (93%) under Sonny Lubick when the Rams lead after three periods. The five losses include: * Oct. 28, 2006; New Mexico 20, Colorado State 19; Rams lead 19-10 at end of third quarter. (Fort Collins). * 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 362
Bobby Bowden, Florida State 292
Chris Ault, Nevada 186
Fisher DeBerry, Air Force 169
Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech 156
Phil Fulmer, Tennessee 136
Sonny Lubick, Colorado State 105

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