CSU Rams Gameday: Football vs. Utah State, Oct. 8

Oct. 7, 2016

Colorado State hosts Utah State for its annual homecoming game, Saturday at 8:02 p.m. MT. The Rams lead the series, 37-33-2, including 17-14-1 in Fort Collins. CSU won the most-recent meeting at Hughes Stadium, kicking a game-winning field goal as time expired.

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Colorado State vs. Utah State
Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016 | 8:02 p.m. MT
Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium | Fort Collins, Colo.

TV: CBS Sports Network
Radio: KARS 102.9 FM / KDCO 104.7 FM & 1340 AM
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GAMEDAY FAN TIMELINE
4 p.m. - Parking lots and Ram Town open
5:50 p.m. - Ram Walk
6:30 p.m. - Stadium gates open
7:47 p.m. - CSU Marching Band performance (be in your seats!)
1st quarter, 1st timeout - 1990s flag ceremony led by College Football Hall of Famer, Jim Thorpe Award winner and CSU All-American Greg Myers
Halftime - Recognition of Distinguished Alumni and 2016 CSU Pacesetters

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Game Notes: CSU football vs. Utah State, Oct. 8

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES VS. THE AGGIES

CSU won the last time Utah State visited Fort Collins, which also was the Rams' homecoming game. K Jared Roberts nailed two 46-yard field goals in the final 2 minutes to tie the game and give the Rams the lead in front of their first sellout crowd in more than a decade.
In that game, 22 current Rams saw action.
In last year's matchup in Logan, LBs Kiel Robinson (8 tackles, 1.0 sack), Kevin Davis (6 tackles, 1.5 TFL) and Tre Thomas (5 tackles) had strong defensive performances.
In three contests vs. Utah State, Hayden Hunt has punted 20 times, including a 61-yarder last season.

HOMECOMING & FAMILY WEEKEND
The 102nd annual Colorado State University Homecoming & Family Weekend will take place this week, beginning Friday with the community parade and Festival on the Oval - including a pep rally, bonfire and lighting of the A. Saturday morning will begin with the Homecoming 5K run, and continue with the Rams' football game against Utah State. For more, visit homecoming.colostate.edu.

HOMECOMING HISTORY
The first homecoming was established by former CSU president Dr. Charles Lory in 1914 to bring alumni back to the campus at least once a year. On Oct. 3, 1914, a football team made up of alumni players faced the varsity team; the alumni won, 3-0. The game was designed as a preseason scrimmage that was meant to bring former students and players back to the campus and have alumni involved with their old college after graduation. The alumni vs. varsity tradition lasted only a few years at homecoming, and later moved to spring.

No intercollegiate homecoming games were found in newspaper files until 1922, which is when the tradition of playing the annual contest during the regular football season began. Except for WWII, the homecoming game has been played continuously since then.

There have been 92 homecoming games played since 1922. CSU has a 47-44-1 record on homecoming day with a lone tie in 1951 against Utah State. CSU has played Utah State 18 times on homecoming, more than any other school. The last time was in 2014 with CSU winning on a last-second field goal. Six homecoming games have been played in the month of September, 69 in the month of October and 17 in the month of November.

ABOUT COLORADO STATE

Under the direction of second-year head coach Mike Bobo, who previously spent 14 seasons at Georgia, including the final 8 as OC.
2015 Ray Guy Award finalist Hayden Hunt, an All-America P, has 8 punts of at least 50 yards and 11 inside opponents' 20-yard line.
After starting 3 different QBs in 3 weeks, freshman Collin Hill has emerged after becoming 1 of 2 CSU QBs to have 2 300-plus passing games as a freshman. He is 61-of-104 for 893 yards and 6 touchdowns.
DB Braylin Scott is 1 of 20 FBS players with at least 3 interceptions on the season.
LB Kevin Davis is the only FBS player with 50 tackles, 3.0 sacks and 2 forced fumbles.
LB Josh Watson is averaging 11.67 tackles over the past 3 games.
CSU is 16-of-17 when reaching the red zone.
7 of 12 touchdowns have been scored by players not on last year's roster.
24 players have made their CSU debuts so far this season, including 8 true freshmen.
CSU has played in 3 consecutive bowl games.

ABOUT UTAH STATE

Matt Wells is in his 4th season at his alma mater, leading the Aggies to a 27-19 record, including 3 wins over ranked teams.
4 players earned Preseason All-Mountain West honors in July: DE Ricky Ali'ifua, NG Travis Seefeldt, OT Jake Simonich and C Austin Stephens.
USU's defense is allowing just 346.8 total yards per game, 2nd in the Mountain West and 30th nationally.
QB Kent Myers leads the Mountain West (27th in FBS) with 21 completions per game and ranks 2nd for total offense and 3rd for completion percentage.
Utah State has turned the ball over just 4 times this season and has a +0.40 turnover margin. Dallin Leavitt is tied for 2nd in the MW with 2 interceptions.
While the Aggies' defense ranks among the league's best, their scoring offense and rushing offense ranks second to last.
Utah State has played in 5 consecutive bowl games, and advanced to the conference championship game in 2013.

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