Colorado State University Athletics
Game notes: CSU, Wyoming battle for boot
11/15/2010 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 15, 2010
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This week’s notable storylines…
- CSU bids to end its season on a positive note and reclaim the Bronze Boot, avenging Wyoming’s 17-16 win last season. Both CSU and Wyoming have claimed the boot 21 times since its 1968 inception.
- The Rams and Cowboys renew the longest continuous rivalry west of the Mississippi, with officially their 101st meeting Saturday. The teams first met in 1899, a CSU forfeit win. The Rams have won 12 of the last 17 Border Wars, and six of their last eight trips to Laramie.
- Pete Thomas, a Freshman All-America candidate, leads the nation in his class with a .662 completion percentage. That mark ranks 18th in the nation overall, but fourth among those with at least 358 attempts, behind Brandon Weeden (Okla. State), Landry Jones (Oklahoma) and Robert Griffin (Baylor). No other true freshman on record has compiled a higher completion percentage, the closest being Tennessee’s Peyton Manning (.616) in 1994.
- Thomas, the country’s only true freshman to start every game at QB, also is second among all freshmen in passing yards.
- CSU’s last Freshman All-American, junior LB Mychal Sisson, leads the nation with 0.55 forced fumbles per game. He has five over his last three games, and six overall.
- Saturday marks the final college game for CSU’s 14 healthy seniors, including ironmen Guy Miller and Zac Pauga, who have never missed a game (48 straight entering this week).
- The Rams have won two of their last three season finales, all against Wyoming.
The setting...
Date: Saturday, Nov. 20
Kickoff: 12:06 p.m. MST
Location: Laramie, Wyo.
Site: Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium
Capacity/Surface: 29,086/Desso Challenge Pro 60
Series: CSU leads, 54-41-5
Broadcast information
Television — The Mtn.
DirecTV: Ch. 616
DirecTV: Ch. 616-1 (HD)
Comcast Digital Cable: Ch. 411
Comcast HD: Ch. 948
DISH Network: Unavailable
Play-by-play: James Bates
Color Analyst: Todd Christiansen
Sideline Reporter: Andrea Lloyd
Producer: Mike Helling
Colorado State Sports Network
Flagship station: KLZ, 560-AM, Denver
Internet: CSURams.com/allaccess
Voice of the Rams: Brian Roth
Color Analyst: Irv Brown
Sidelines: Abby Waner
Engineer: Bob Greenfield
The Colorado State radio broadcast begins with a pregame show two hours prior to kickoff.
LiveStats: CSURams.com (GameTracker)
