CSU Rams Gameday: Football vs. Savannah State, Sept. 5

Sept. 4, 2015

The Mike Bobo Era officially begins Saturday when Colorado State hosts Savannah State in its season opener. In addition to the first game of the season, Saturday is also Ag Day, which celebrates the university's heritage. Then known as Colorado A&M, the school colors were originally pumpkin (orange) and alfalfa (green), and Saturday, CSU will wear orange jerseys in recognition of its past.

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COLORADO STATE (0-0, 0-0 MW) vs. SAVANNAH STATE (0-0, 0-0 MEAC)
KICKOFF: 2 p.m. MT
TV: Mountain West Network - CSURams.com/videos
RADIO: CSU Flagship: KJAC 105.5 FM | Tulsa Flagship: WHCJ FM

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A CSU win would...

Be the first of Mike Bobo's head coaching career. Bobo previously spent 14 seasons at Georgia, his alma mater, including eight as offensive coordinator.
Be the school's 500th all-time victory. CSU's first win came on Jan. 28, 1893.
Extend the Rams' home win streak to nine consecutive games dating back to the 2012 season, a school record. 
Be CSU's first win over Savannah State. The Rams and Tigers have never met on the football field. 
Mark the 60th time CSU has begun a season with a win, and the fourth time in the past five seasons.
Mark CSU's 41st victory over an FCS opponent. All-time, CSU is 40-9-1, recently beating Cal Poly (2013) and UC Davis (2014).
Improve CSU's record to 6-0 in Orange Out games, which began in 2010.

Ag Day
Now in its 34th year, Ag Day is one of the finest traditions in the region and celebrates Colorado's agriculture history. On average, 3,500 people attend annually and enjoy live music, entertainment and delicious Colorado-grown food prior to kickoff. All proceeds support more than a dozen scholarships for CSU students studying agricultural sciences. The event, which was started by Thurman "Fum" McGraw in 1981, celebrates CSU's agriculture heritage, as the University's athletics teams were originally known as the Colorado A&M Aggies. More information on Ag Day can be found here.

Tour de Fat shuttle
The Colorado State athletics department has arranged a partnership with organizers of the annual Tour de Fat event to provide free shuttle bus service between Old Town Fort Collins and Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium for Saturday's season-opening football game.

Shuttle bus service to the stadium will begin at 1 p.m. for Tour de Fat participants, originating from the old Steele's Market parking lot located on West Mountain Ave., across from St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Tour-goers may lock their bikes at that location, but must retrieve their bikes and remove them from the lock-up location by 9 p.m. on Saturday. Service from Old Town to the stadium will run from 1-3 p.m. and will resume with return service from Hughes Stadium to Old Town at the start of the fourth quarter. The last shuttle will leave Hughes Stadium one hour after the game's conclusion.

Notes in 140

The Mike Bobo Era officially begins Saturday at 2 p.m. Bobo is the Rams' 22nd head football coach.
CSU is one win shy of reaching 500. All-time, the Rams are 499-553-33 (.475).
The #CSURams have won 8 consecutive home games dating back to 2012, and can set a school record with a win Saturday.
Six of CSU's opponents played in a bowl game in 2014, and four began the season ranked or receiving votes in the USAT/Coaches' top 25 poll.
Saturday will mark the first time since 2006 that the Rams have opened the season at Hughes Stadium.
CSU's first three contests will be played inside the state of Colorado. The last time that happened was to begin the 2009 season (3-0).
CSU returns 17 starters from last year's 10-win squad (7 on offense, 8 on defense, 2 on special teams).
Saturday's orange jerseys represent the school's original colors of pumpkin and alfalfa. CSU was Colorado A&M up until 1957.
The #CSURams are 5-0 in Orange Out games dating back to 2010, when CSU started wearing orange tops.
Entering 2015, CSU has pass catchers who have accounted for 455 career receptions for 6,268 yards (1st in NCAA FBS) and 50 touchdowns (2nd).
#HollywoodHiggins enters the season as the nation's top receiver. He led the NCAA FBS in 2014 with 1,750 yards and 17 touchdowns.
QB Nick Stevens will make his first start Saturday. He went 15-of-25 for 136 yards in five games in 2014.
Three of CSU's five starting offensive linemen hail from the Centennial State.
A win Saturday would mark the fourth time in the past five seasons that CSU has begun the season with a victory.
#HollywoodHiggins is one of 4 returning consensus All-America position players. He is the only returning @BiletnikoffAwrd finalist.
#HollywoodHiggins has caught a pass in 26 consecutive games, every collegiate contest he has played in.

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