Colorado State University Athletics
Game notes: Rams head to Vegas
11/2/2009 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 2, 2009
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This week’s notable storylines…
- In desperate need of a win, the Rams now must win not only Saturday, but their final three games to qualify for bowl eligibility.
- With their backs against the wall in a similar situation last season, CSU answered the bell, and won its final two to reach six regular-season wins en route to a New Mexico Bowl triumph over Fresno State.
- The winner of Saturday’s clash will eliminate its opponent from the postseason.
- CSU looks to break out of its longest stretch without a win (six) since the first six games of the 2007 campaign. That year, the Rams ended the skid with a victory in Las Vegas over the Rebels.
- The Rams (6-0-1) have never lost in Las Vegas. After a 21-21 tie in the teams’ first Vegas meeting, in 1979, CSU reeled off six consecutive wins, in 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2007.
- All-time in the city, CSU is 7-0-1, including a 41-13 victory over a ranked New Mexico team in the 1997 WAC championship game.
- Overall against the Rebels, the Rams are 12-4-1 (.727), having won six consecutive meetings, and 12 of the past 13. All told, the only programs against whom CSU has enjoyed more success in 17 or more encounters are UTEP (.735, 24-9-0) and Northern Colorado (.971, 16-0-1).
- On Nov. 1 and later, the Rams have won five of their last seven, and three in a row.
- Senior WR Rashaun Greer (Mojave High School), will make his first start in his hometown as a college player.
The setting...
Date: Saturday, Nov. 7
Kickoff: 7:06 p.m. PDT/8:06 p.m. MST
Location: Las Vegas, Nev.
Site: Sam Boyd Stadium
Capacity: 36,800
Series: CSU leads, 12-4-1
Broadcast information
Television — The Mtn.
DirecTV: Ch. 616
Comcast Digital Cable: Ch. 411
DISH Network: Unavailable
Play-by-Play: Bill Doleman
Color Analyst: Robert Griffith
Sideline Reporter: Molly Sullivan
Producer: Jeff Graham
Director: Kevin Shank
Colorado State Sports Network
Flagship station: KLZ, 560-AM, Denver
Internet: CSURams.com/allaccess
Voice of the Rams: Jerry Schemmel
Color Analyst: Kevin McGlue
Engineer: Bob Greenfield
The Colorado State radio broadcast begins with a pregame show two hours prior to kickoff.
LiveStats: CSURams.com (GameTracker)