Game Notes: CSU football at San Diego State, Nov. 26

Nov. 21, 2016

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Colorado State at San Diego State
Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016 | 7 p.m. MT
Qualcomm Stadium | San Diego, Calif.

TV: CBS Sports Network
Radio: KARS 102.9 FM / KDCO 1340 AM & 104.7 FM
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ABOUT COLORADO STATE

Under the direction of 2nd-year head coach Mike Bobo, who has led CSU to bowl games both seasons.
The Rams are averaging 43.5 points and 524.0 yards over the past 4 games.
CSU is 42-of-45 when reaching the red zone (7th in NCAA FBS).
CSU has posted 6 shutouts in a half this season, including a complete-game shutout vs. Fresno State on Nov. 5, the Rams’ first since 1997.
Since returning to the starting lineup, QB Nick Stevens is 88-of-122 for 1,104 yards and 10 touchdown and 1 interceptions.
WR Michael Gallup is averaging 129.7 yards per game over the past 6 contests, scoring in all 6 games.
All-America P Hayden Hunt is 1 of 10 semifinalists for the Ray Guy Award.
LB Kevin Davis ranks in the top 10 in the Mountain West for tackles per game, tackles for loss, and forced fumbles. He has been part of 6 turnovers overall.
RBs Dalyn Dawkins, Izzy Matthews and Marvin Kinsey each rushed for 100+ yards vs. New Mexico. Matthews has scored 9 touchdowns in the last 6 games.
The Rams’ offensive line has allowed just 1 sack in the past 4 games and ranks 16th in NCAA FBS with 1.18 allowed per game this season. 
CSU’s defense ranks in the top third nationally for tackles for loss per game (6.5; 41st) and sacks (2.36; 42nd).
27 players have made their CSU debuts this season, including 8 true freshmen.

ABOUT SAN DIEGO STATE

Rocky Long is in his 6th season as head coach at SDSU, leading the Aztecs to a bowl game each season.
SDSU is 9-2 on the year, including a perfect 5-0 at home, but lost its most-recent game at Wyoming, failing a 2-point conversion on the final play of the game.
RB Donnel Pumphrey ranks 2nd in the FBS, averaging 168.6 rushing yards per game. He has 14 rushing touchdowns (12th).
Pumphrey is the 1st player in FBS history with 5,000 career rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards. He ranks 3rd all-time with 6,127 career rushing yards.
SDSU ranks 25th nationally for scoring offense (36.5 points per game) and 8th for scoring defense (16.9). On the ground, the Aztecs are 7th for rushing offense (283.4 yards per game) and 3rd for rushing defense (97.2).
The Aztecs have gained 15 turnovers, and rank 5th for turnover margin (+8).
RB Rashaad Penny has 9 rushing touchdowns and 2 kickoff-return scores (2nd in FBS). SDSU’s 29.68 return average leads the nation.
DB Damontae Kazee has 5 interceptions (6th in FBS).
SDSU won the Mountain West title in 2015, going 8-0 in league play loss to Wyoming last week was its first MW loss since 18 games.

SERIES NOTES & NOTABLE PERFORMANCES

CSU and San Diego State have met on the gridiron 33 times since 1978, a 34-31 Aztecs victory in San Diego. SDSU leads the all-time series, 20-13.
Saturday’s matchup will be the first meeting in San Diego since 2012.
During the Sonny Lubick era, CSU won four meetings in a row from 1994-97, and eight of 10 between 1994-2004. During that stretch, CSU won five consecutive games at San Diego State.
The Rams are currently on a five-game slide, last winning 38-34 in 2008 in San Diego. It is the longest streak, for either side, in the series.
LB Kevin Davis is the only current Ram to play in the 2012 meeting at San Diego State, recording three tackles. He added seven tackles (1.0 tackles for loss) in last year’s meeting.
In 2015, CSU took a 10-7 lead with 8:48 to play in the second quarter, before the Aztecs scored the next 20 points.
TE Danny Nwosu caught his first career touchdown pass in last year’s game vs. San Diego State.
RB Izzy Matthews led the Rams on the ground in 2015, averaging 7.6 yards per carry (9-68).
QB Nick Stevens, a native of Murrieta, Calif., outside of San Diego, was 17-of-26 for 205 yards and a pair of touchdowns, but also threw three interceptions.
Hayden Hunt had four punts in 2015 vs. San Diego State, averaging 48.0 yards (long of 59), with three being marked inside the Aztecs’ 20-yard line.
In addition to Kevin Davis’ seven tackles, current defenders Josh Lovingood (3), Tre Thomas (3), Jakob Buys (2), Tyree Simmons (2), Kevin Nutt, Jr. (1), Johnny Schupp (1), Jake Schlager (1), Braylin Scott (1) and Josh Watson (1) also recorded tackles.

GOING BOWLING
With their win over New Mexico (11/19), the Rams became bowl eligible for the fourth season in a row. It is the team’s best stretch since qualifying for a bowl game in five consecutive seasons from 1999-2003. All-time, CSU has played in 15 bowl games, including 14 since 1990, in addition to the 1949 Raisin Bowl. The Rams qualified for the inaugural NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl in 2015 after winning their final four regular-season contests.

Head coach Mike Bobo is the first CSU coach to take the Rams to bowl games in each of his first two seasons.

ON A ROLL
Over the past four contests, the Rams’ offense has totaled at least 37 points in each game, averaging 43.5 points and 524.0 yards, including a season-most 576 yards vs. New Mexico (11/19). In that game, CSU scored touchdowns on five consecutive drives, and seven of eight, to jump out to a large advantage. The Rams averaged 11.1 yards per play vs. New Mexico, the second-highest average in school history, only trailing 11.6 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga in 1996.

During the four-game stretch, CSU has scored 24 touchdowns and two field goals in 42 full drives (61.9 percent). The Rams are out-scoring opponents 52-14 in the first quarter and 130-38 in the first half. Looking at the past six games, CSU has scored first each time, including on its first drive in five of those contests.

GROUND ATTACK
The Rams’ 412 rushing yards vs. New Mexico (11/19) was the most in a game since rushing for 440 vs. BYU on Nov. 1, 2001, and the eighth-highest total in school history. Not only were the Rams successful on the ground, but the defense was able to contain the Lobos’ run game, which led the nation entering the contest.

CSU out-gained New Mexico, 412-285, on the ground, and after taking a 28-7 lead in the second quarter, was out-rushing the Lobos 223-11. CSU is the first opponent to out-rush New Mexico this season. In their first 10 games of the season, the Lobos out-rushed each of their opponents by at least 112 yards.

100X3
Entering the Rams’ game against New Mexico (11/19), a CSU running back had reached 100 rushing yards just twice all season, with both coming from junior Dalyn Dawkins. Dawkins was the first to reach triple digits against the Lobos, but this time he wasn’t alone, as freshman Marvin Kinsey, Jr. (127) and sophomore Izzy Matthews (107) reached the century mark, both posting career highs. It was the second time in school history and first time since 1996 (vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga) that three backs have reached 100 rushing yards in a single game.

NO PROBLEM IN NOVEMBER
When the calendar flips to November, the Rams turn it up a notch. CSU has had plenty of recent success in the month, including:

10 wins in its last 12 games in the month of November.
7 home wins in a row during the month of November.
3 wins in its last 4 road games during the month of November.

SAYING FAREWELL
CSU said farewell to its 49-year-old stadium on Nov. 19, playing the 262nd and final game at Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium. The team went 146-114-2 (.562) at the facility that was built in 1968, including winning 16 of its final 20 contests. The program will transition to its $220-million on-campus stadium in 2017, located in the heart of CSU’s main campus.

Prior to saying goodbye, the athletics department celebrated the venue throughout the season, creating the Farewell Hughes micrositeand celebrating each decade at home games throughout the season. During the final game, upwards of 100 former players and coaches were on hand and were recognized on the field during halftime. Following the game, CSU symbolically bid farewell through a special ceremony. Flags representing each decade of Hughes Stadium’s lifespan were displayed on the flagpoles on the east side of the stadium, beginning with the 1960s through the present. As each decade flag was lowered, one bank of lights was turned off to represent that decade in the closure of the stadium. Distinguished alumni and VIP guests – including Fort Collins mayor Wade Troxell, university president Tony Frank, legendary head coach Sonny Lubick and CSU’s first coach at Hughes Stadium Mike Lude, among others – helped lower the flags and turn off the banks of lights.

Head coach Mike Bobo then fired the ROTC cannon for the final time at the stadium and the ceremony concluded with a video that cast attention on the new, on-campus stadium, including a live shot of a spotlight shining from the stadium’s construction site.

CELEBRATING SENIORS
Prior to the CSU’s game vs. New Mexico (11/19), the Rams recognized 20 players as part of Senior Night: QB Faton Bauta, OL Nick Callender, LB Pierre Copeland II, LB Kevin Davis, P Hayden Hunt, TE Brett Jordan, WR Elroy Masters, Jr., OL Christian Montes, TE Danny Nwosu, LB Bryan Ohene-Gyeni, TE Nolan Peralta, OL Tomas Rivera, DL Adrian Robinson, WR Robert Ruiz, DL Johnny Schupp, DB Tyree Simmons, OL Paul Thurston, DB Jordon Vaden, DB Eric Williams and OL Fred Zerblis.

The Rams have won 18 home games over the past four seasons, the best four-year stretch in school history.

HOME SWEET HOME
CSU closed its home slate with a 5-1 record, improving to 146-114-2 (.562) all-time at Hughes Stadium. The Rams have won 16 of their last 20 home games dating back to the 2013 season.

ROAD WARRIORS
CSU picked up its first road win of the season at UNLV (10/22). Dating back to the 2013 season, the Rams have won 11 of their last 18 true road contests – its best stretch since the 2001-03 seasons. Prior to the Rams’ current run, they had lost 10 true road games in a row and 21 of 23.

SEEING RED
CSU has scored 42 of 45 times when reaching the red zone this season (opponents’ 20-yard line). The season average of 93.3 percent ranks seventh in NCAA FBS. The Rams began the season a perfect 16-for-16 before missing a field goal vs. Wyoming (10/1). CSU’s other two times it did not score when reaching the red zone was during the Rams’ final drive at UNLV (10/22), when they let the clock run out after reaching the Rebels’ 1-yard line, and on the first drive vs. Fresno State (11/5), going for it on 4th-and-1 from the 11-yard line.

THE 300-200-100 CLUB
Several Rams put up historic numbers at Air Force (11/12), including a trio of offensive stars. QB Nick Stevens completed 22-of-29 passes for two touchdowns and a career-most 374 yards. More than half of his passes went to WR Michael Gallup, who finished the game with 13 catches for 213 yards – both personal bests. On the ground, RB Dalyn Dawkins had 102 rushing yards and the first two-touchdown game of his career.

It marked the first time in CSU history that the Rams have had a 300-yard passer, 200-yard receiver and 100-yard rusher in the same game.

STEVENS IN COMMAND
After an early-season demotion, Nick Stevens has stepped back into the saddle and looks like a completely different player at quarterback. In his five starts since returning to action, Stevens is 88-of-122 (72.1 percent) for 1,204 – and most notably 10 touchdown passes and two rushing scores compared to just one interception. At Air Force (11/12), Stevens passed for a career-most 374 yards (third-most by a Mountain West quarterback this season) and completed 22-of-29 passes. A week later vs. New Mexico (11/19), he passed for two touchdowns and ran for two more while completing 90 percent of his passes and compiling a 293.8 quarterback rating (personal best; highest by a CSU quarterback since Garrett Grayson vs. Wyoming in 2014).

Stevens was an All-Mountain West second-team performer in 2015, starting all 13 contests and passing for 2,679 yards and 21 touchdowns. The 2,679 passing yards were a CSU sophomore record and second-most in the MW in 2015. His 21 touchdown passes led the league and ranked fifth in CSU’s all-time record book. He started the Rams’ season opener vs. Colorado before losing his starting role to QB Faton Bauta, and a week later to freshman Collin Hill. He got a second chance vs. Utah State (10/8) when Hill suffered an ACL tear.

GALLUP’S HISTORIC PERFORMANCE
Each week, junior WR Michael Gallup – a JUCO transfer from Butler County Community College – has become more and more of a star for the Rams’ offense. Not only has he led the Rams in receiving yards each of the past eight games, but he continues to get better with each game.

His best performance so far happened to be one of the best overall performances in school history, catching 13 passes for 213 yards and a touchdown at Air Force (11/12). The 13 catches were second-most in school history – second only to Jeff Champine’s 14 on Oct. 29, 1983 – and he became just the sixth Rams’ receiver with 200-plus yards in a single game, a total which was the fifth-most ever and highest since David Anderson’s 232 on Oct. 2, 2004.

GIDDY UP, GALLUP
WR Michael Gallup became the seventh Rams receiver (11th time overall) to surpass 1,000 receiving yards in a season. His 1,025 yards in his debut season with the Rams currently rank eighth in CSU single-season history.

In seven Mountain West contests, Gallup is leading the league, by far, with 7.0 receptions and 121.7 yards per game. The next closest is 5.88 receptions and 90.3 yards. More specifically, over the past six games, Gallup has caught 45 passes for 778 yards (129.7 average), including a touchdown in each contest. His eight receiving touchdowns on the season are a team most.

Against Utah State (10/8), Gallup caught seven passes for a then-career-most 140 yards and a touchdown. It was the first 100-yard receiving game by a CSU player other than Rashard Higgins since Charles Lovett vs. Hawai`i in 2014. He followed that performance up with a then-career-most nine catches for 126 yards in the Rams’ win over Fresno State (11/5), his second of four 100-yard receiving games this year.

Gallup has been part of several of the Rams’ longest plays from scrimmages this season – including turning a pair of short passes into 60-plus-yard touchdowns – in addition to multiple key third-down conversions. Of Gallup’s 45 catches over the past four games, 32 have resulted in first downs, including 10 on third-down completions.

RUNNING TRIO
A three-headed approach of junior Dalyn Dawkins, sophomore Izzy Matthews and freshman Marvin Kinsey, Jr. have split the rushing load this season to combine for 1,784 rushing yards (162.2 per game).

Each one has led the Rams in rushing at least once this season, and each is averaging more than 4.6 yards per carry. Dawkins leads the bunch with 698 total yards, but it’s Matthews (team-most 10) and Kinsey (six) who are finding the end zone. The tandem each scored twice in a win at UNLV (10/22), becoming the first set of CSU teammates to each score two touchdowns in a game since 1996. Kinsey scored again the next game, a win over Fresno State (11/5), while Matthews scored twice for his second consecutive multi-touchdown game. He also scored vs. New Mexico (11/19) for his ninth touchdown in the past six contests. He is one of seven players in FBS to score in each of his past six contests.

HUNT CAN PUNT
All-America P Hayden Hunt was named one of 10 national semifinalists for the 2016 Ray Guy Award, presented annually to college football’s most outstanding punter. He is one of three punters who was also a semifinalist in 2015, and the only returning finalist.

The 2015 All-American ranks among the nation’s leaders with a 44.8 gross punting average (10th) and 41.3 net average (13th), but his ability stretches far wider than long punts. Of his 46 punts this season, 23 (50%) have pinned opponents inside their 20-yard line, including 15 punts inside the 15 (32.6%), seven inside the 10 (15.2%) and three inside the 5 (6.5%). Hunt has just three touchbacks, and has not had a punt blocked. He has 14 punts of at least 50 yards, with a long of 66 vs. New Mexico.

Twice this season, Hunt has been named the Ray Guy Award Punter of the Week. He averaged 46.7 yards over seven punts in a Sept. 10 win over UTSA, placing five inside the Roadrunners’ 20-yard line and two inside the 10. A pair of punts went 50-plus yards, including a 59-yarder that went out of bounds on the fly at the 6-yard line. He earned the weekly honor again on Oct. 17 after averaging 43.3 yards over seven punts at No. 15 Boise State, with two traveling 50-plus yards and four being marked inside the Broncos’ 20-yard line. Most impressive, Hunt also performed three on-side kicks in a row, the first two of which were successful and led to CSU touchdowns during a 20-point scoring spree over 1:25.

As a junior in 2015, Hunt ranked fifth nationally, averaging 46.0 yards per punt, while the Rams’ team net punting average of 42.0 ranked fourth in all of college football. Of Hunt’s 52 punts as a junior, 15 went at least 50 yards (28.8%), 24 (46.2%) were marked down inside the 20-yard line, 18 were fair caught (34.6%) and just one was a touchback (1.9%). Prior to the start of 2016, he was named Preseason All-America by ESPN, Sporting News, Sports Illustrated and Athlon Sports.

HUNT CAN DO IT ALL
In addition to ranking among the nation’s best for net punting average, senior Hayden Hunt, a 2015 Ray Guy Award finalist and All-American, has also thrown for a first down, ran for a first down and successfully converted two on-side kicks.

During the Rams’ annual media day in August, Hunt joked with writers that he was the team’s 16th-string quarterback. He has since proven he may be higher on the depth chart, both at quarterback and other positions. In the Rams’ non-conference finale at Minnesota (9/24), Hunt converted a fake punt for a 29-yard gain. He received the snap, but instead of punting, threw it across the middle to DB Braylin Scott – who hauled in his first career reception. The play came at a critical time in the game. Trailing by 14 in the fourth quarter, CSU faced 4th-and-5 from its own 30-yard line. Six plays after the fake punt, the Rams scored to cut the deficit to a single score with 6:24 to play. Two weeks later, in the second quarter against Utah State (10/8), Hunt lined up to punt from the Rams’ 39-yard line, but instead of punting, rushed forward for a six-yard gain and a first down.

His two on-side kicks at then-No. 15 Boise State (10/15) were part of a 20-0 run during a span of 1:25 during the fourth quarter, nearly completing an epic come-from-behind victory.

DAVIS AMONG NATION’S BEST
Senior LB Kevin Davis led the Rams with 101 tackles and 14.0 tackles for loss in 2015 – figures that both ranked in the top 10 in the Mountain West. He was encouraged to take the next step, however, especially after fellow linebacker Deonte Clyburn went down with a likely season-ending illness.

Davis has risen to the occasion through 11 games, totaling 92 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, four forced fumbles a fumble recovery and an interception. He is one of two players in the country with 90-plus tackles, at least three sacks and a forced fumble, fumble recovery and interception.

Additionally:

Davis’ 8.4 tackles-per-game average is tied for seventh in the Mountain West and 59th nationally.
His four forced fumbles rank second in the MW and eighth in FBS.
Davis’ 9.5 tackles for loss ranks ninth in the MW.

In the opener against Colorado (9/2), he posted a career-most 19 tackles – the most by a Rams defender since Max Morgan (20) at Utah State in 2013 and the most by a MW defender this season. A week later vs. UTSA (9/10), Davis stole the show by being in on four sacks, including three in the fourth quarter alone – one of which was a strip sack. He was named the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 10 after recording an interception and recovering a fumble in the Rams’ come-from-behind victory over Utah State (10/8). In July, he was named to the Butkus Award watch list and in October was added to the Lott IMPACT Trophy watch list.

DAVIS EARNS DEFENSIVE ACCOLADES
Senior LB Kevin Davis earned his first Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week honor on Oct. 10, being recognized after tallying seven tackles, an interception and a fumble recovery in the Rams’ come-from-behind victory over Utah State (10/8), which featured a second-half shutout. He also added a quarterback hurry in the fourth quarter, flushing Utah State QB Kent Myers out of the pocket on 3rd-and-3 and forcing the Aggies to punt. CSU got the ball near midfield and scored the game-winning touchdown five plays later.

The fumble recovery was the second of Davis’ career – in addition to a pair of forced fumbles this season. The interception was also the second of his career, with the other ironically coming in the fourth quarter of CSU’s seven-point victory at New Mexico last November.

O-LINE GRADING OUT
CSU brought back an experienced offensive line which included four returning starters from 2015. After some early-season bumps, the line seems to be fully clicking, allowing just one sack over the last four games. In fact, the Rams have allowed just 13 sacks all season (1.18 per game), an average which ranks 16th in all of FBS football. Additionally, the Rams’ run game has taken giant steps over the past four games, rushing for 1,102 yards and 15 touchdowns, averaging 6.3 yards per carry.

BEHIND THE LINE
Despite starting an entirely new defensive line, the Rams’ defense has totaled 71 tackles for loss (6.5 per game), a figure which ranks third in the Mountain West and 41st nationally. The unit also ranks 42nd nationally (fourth in the MW), averaging 2.36 sacks per game. Fourteen players have registered at least a half-sack, with 11 of them never previously recording a sack entering 2016. LBs Kevin Davis (9.5), Josh Watson (7.5) and Tre Thomas (7.0) lead the Rams for stops behind the line.

STIFF COMPETITION
CSU’s five losses this season have come to teams with a combined record of 43-12 (78.2%). Two of the teams – Colorado and Boise State – are ranked in this week’s top-25 polls, while two more – Minnesota and Wyoming – have received votes as recently as the Nov. 4 polls.

WINNING THE TURNOVER BATTLE
CSU has turned the ball over just 12 times this season, a figure which ranks 14th in FBS. The Rams have three giveaways in the past six games, and haven’t lost the turnover battle once during that span. The Rams are 4-0 on the season when winning the turnover battle, and 8-0 under head coach Mike Bobo. When CSU didn’t turn the ball over in back-to-back games – against Utah State and at Boise State (10/15) – it marked just the second time since 1999 that the Rams had gone back-to-back contests without a turnover.

The Rams have given up the ball 12 times through 11 games this season, compared to 25 at this point last season. The Rams’ even turnover margin ranks 66th nationally, a vast improvement from the end of last season (117th).

FIRST-TIME ACTION
Several players made their debuts in a win over Fresno State (11/5), upping the team’s season total to 27 first-year players: DB Robert Awunganyi, WR Detrich Clark, TE Dalton Fackrell, LB Justin Falls, OL Salofi Gaoa, WR Michael Gallup, LB Anthony Giusti, K Tavis Guerra, WR Anthony Hawkins, DB Houston Haynes, DB Jamal Hicks, QB Collin Hill, DL O’Shea Jackson, LB Arjay Jean, DB Devin Jones, DL Richard King, RB Marvin Kinsey, Jr., LB Deshon Mayes, DL Toby McBride, LB Max McDonald, DL Justin Nunez, QB J.C. Robles, FB Nate Ryken, OL Jeff Taylor and WR Marcus Wilson have made their collegiate or Division I debuts; transfers QB Faton Bauta and OL Paul Thurston made their CSU debuts vs. Colorado.

CSU has had 22 players make their first starts this season, a figure which ranks tied for seventh in all of NCAA FBS.

STAYING DISCIPLINED
CSU ranked 113th nationally in 2015, averaging 69.1 penalty yards a game. Just one year later, CSU has dramatically improved its ranking, averaging 49.27 penalty yards per game, a figure which ranks 45th nationally.

SUCCESS ON FOURTH DOWN
During the Rams’ first touchdown drive at Boise State (10/15), CSU converted three fourth-down conversions, including a 19-yard scramble by QB Nick Stevens. On the year, CSU is 13-of-22 on fourth down (34th in NCAA FBS), while opponents are just 8-of-18 against the Rams’ defense (37th in NCAA FBS).

INCREASING THIRD-DOWN EFFICIENCY
CSU has taken steps toward reversing its season-long struggle of moving the ball in third-down situations over the last four games. The Rams have converted 26-of-46 (56.5 percent) opportunities over that span, including 9-of-13 efficiency at Air Force (11/12). CSU has jumped 67 teams over those four games, ranking 59th in FBS (40.9 percent on the season) after ranking 126th entering its contest at UNLV (10/22).

NEW TARGETS
Of CSU’s 44 offensive touchdowns this season, 24 have been scored by players who entered the season never before finding the end zone, including 15 by players who were not on the Rams’ roster a year ago.

WR Michael Gallup has a team-most eight receiving touchdowns, all coming in the last nine games.
RB Marvin Kinsey, Jr. scored for the fourth time in four games vs. New Mexico (11/12) to up his season total to six.
WR Detrich Clark (3), WR Anthony Hawkins (1) and QB Collin Hill (1) have also scored their first career touchdowns this season.
WR Marcus Wilson, a converted safety who made his collegiate debut in the season opener, caught his first career pass for a touchdown vs. Colorado.
WR Robert Ruiz, who missed last season with an injury and had zero career receptions entering 2016, hauled in touchdown passes vs. Northern Colorado (9/17) and at Air Force (11/12).
Senior TE Nolan Peralta scored his first career touchdown vs. Wyoming. He entered the game with eight career receptions, and later in the year, vs. New Mexico (11/12), scored again.
Additionally, WRs Olabisi Johnson and Elroy Masters, Jr. and TE Danny Nwosu each scored their second career touchdowns. Johnson added another score vs. Utah State (10/8).

What’s more, the Rams’ first nine touchdown passes were thrown by newcomers.

WATSON GETS THE MESSAGE
After recording just a single tackle in the season opener vs. Colorado (9/2), starting linebacker Josh Watson was told by defensive coordinator Marty English that he would need to earn his starting job back. Junior Patrick Elsenbast started in Watson’s place during Week 2 vs. UTSA (9/10), but while splitting snaps with Elsenbast, Watson proved he belonged in the starting lineup again, posting eight tackles and a half sack.

Starting again vs. Northern Colorado (9/17), Watson set a career high with 10 stops, two being for lost yards. That mark lasted one week, as he posted 12 at Minnesota (9/24) – again with two tackles for lost yards – and a dozen again vs. Wyoming (10/1). Over those three games, he averaged 11.67 tackles. His biggest plays during that span both resulted in lost yardage. Late in the first half at Minnesota, the Gophers had 1st-and-goal from the 2-yard line. On first down, Watson and LB Kevin Davis stuffed Minnesota RB Rodney Smith for no gain, and after a 1-yard loss on second down, Watson tackled QB Mitch Leidner for a seven-yard loss on third down, forcing the Gophers into a field goal. Against Wyoming, Watson and LB Evan Colorito sacked Cowboys’ QB Josh Allen for an eight-yard loss on 3rd-and-goal, forcing the Pokes to kick a field goal.

Watson ranks second on the team for both tackles (78) and tackles for loss (7.5). His 7.1 tackles-per-game average ranks 18th in the Mountain West.

BRAYLIN THE BALL MAGNET
Four weeks into the 2016 season, sophomore DB Braylin Scott already had three interceptions. He was one of 10 players nationally with three interceptions – including the only player in the nation to pick off a pass in three consecutive games. Scott’s first career interception came late in the Rams’ victory over UTSA (9/10), ending the Roadrunners’ last-minute drive and sealing CSU’s victory. A week later vs. Northern Colorado (9/17), Scott ended the Bears’ opening drive with an interception that was returned 36 yards and led to a CSU touchdown. He recorded his third pick with 53 seconds left in the first half at Minnesota (9/24).

SECONDARY STEPPING UP
CSU replaced the majority of its secondary from 2015, including Trent Matthews and Kevin Pierre-Louis – who each played 48-plus games in their career – and DeAndre Elliott, who is now playing for the Seattle Seahawks. After allowing 1,046 passing yards through the first four games, opponents have passed for just 1,057 yards over the past seven. Senior Tyree Simmons is the Rams’ lone starting defensive back who returned from last year, giving junior Jake Schlager and several underclassmen – including true freshmen Robert Awunganyi and Jamal Hicks – chances to prove themselves.

PICK SIX: HOW SWEET IT IS
Junior DB Justin Sweet gave CSU a 24-14 lead at Air Force (11/12) when he intercepted Arion Worthman’s pass and returned it 27 yards for a score. The interception was the first of Sweet’s career, and it was the Rams’ first pick six since Shaquil Barrett on Nov. 10, 2012 vs. UNLV. It was CSU’s first defensive touchdown since Kevin Davis recovered a fumble in the end zone in the opening minute of the 2015 season.

PARTY LIKE IT’S 1997
What do 1997 and 2016 have in common? Those years mark the last two times the Cleveland Indians have played in the World Series, the last two times there have been two ties in a season in the NFL and the last two times CSU’s defense has posted a shutout in a game.

The Rams kept Fresno State (11/5) off the board for all 60 minutes, marking the team’s first shutout in 225 games – dating back to Oct. 4, 1997 vs. Hawai`i. How good was the defense?

CSU posted the fifth and sixth shutouts of a half this season, including three shutouts in the last four halves.
CSU allowed 232 yards (season low for an opponent).
Fresno State didn’t record its initial first down until more than 18 minutes into the game. At that point, CSU’s offense already had 12 first downs.
The Bulldogs didn’t cross midfield until midway through the third quarter.
CSU tied a season high with 10 tackles for loss, including 1.5 sacks each for true freshmen Arjay Jean and Toby McBride, and the first career sacks for Max McDonald and Johnny Schupp.
CB Jordon Vaden, a converted WR, intercepted a fourth-quarter pass to keep the shutout alive.

35-0 HALFTIME LEAD
CSU scored the first 35 points against UNLV (10/22), jumping out to a 35-0 halftime lead over the Rebels. In total, the Rams scored on five of their first six drives, and never trailed in the contest. The 35 first-half points were the most since CSU scored 45 in the 2015 season opener vs. Savannah State, and the most on the road or in a conference game since 2013 at New Mexico (37). In addition to shutting the Rebels out through the first 30 minutes, the Rams allowed just 72 total yards and caused two turnovers.

COMEBACK KIDS
CSU staged rallies in back-to-back contests, defeating Utah State (10/8) and nearly overcoming a 25-point fourth-quarter deficit at No. 15 Boise State (10/15).

Trailing Utah State by 14 points at halftime, CSU staged its largest comeback since Nov. 28, 2015 (17 points vs. Fresno State) by scoring 21 unanswered points. Utah State began the second half with the ball, but was limited to just four plays before punting. The Rams also used just four plays on their first possession, but traveled 80 yards, including a 60-yard touchdown catch by WR Michael Gallup. Three possessions later, CSU tied the game on a 1-yard Izzy Matthews run, and on its next drive took the lead, again behind a Matthews rush.

The wild final period against the Broncos included a 20-0 CSU run, three on-side kick attempts and a hook-and-ladder play in the final seconds of the game. Trailing 28-3 midway through the fourth quarter, CSU scored 20 unanswered points to cut the deficit to 28-23. The Rams would score three touchdowns in a span of 1:25, recovering two on-side kicks in the process. After a key defensive stop on fourth down, the Rams got the ball back with the chance to win the game, but ran out of time.

ON-SIDE KICK SUCCESS
The Rams successfully converted back-to-back on-side kicks at Boise State (10/15), part of a 20-0 CSU run in a span of 1:25. P Hayden Hunt kicked both, with the first being recovered by DB Kevin Nutt, Jr. and the second by RB Dalyn Dawkins. How rare was CSU’s two successful attempts? Since 2008, the Rams had recovered just one of their last eight attempts, and CSU hadn’t had two successful on-side kicks in the same season – let alone in a single game – since 2007.

SCORING FIRST
Boise State set a school record (FBS era) by not trailing for the first 307:36 to begin its season. That streak was snapped when CSU’s Wyatt Bryan nailed a 39-yard field goal with 7:24 to play in the first quarter (10/15). The Rams nearly led for the remainder of the first half, until Boise State scored a touchdown in the final minute of the second quarter.

DEFENSIVE DOMINATION
Spanning more than an entire football game (63:27), CSU’s defense kept opponents off the board for 13 consecutive drives. The streak began late in the first half vs. Utah State (10/8). After trailing 24-10 at the intermission, the Rams’ defense stepped up and shut out the Aggies, which allowed the Rams to overcome a 14-point deficit and score the game’s final 21 points. The dominant display carried over to the next week, when the high-powered Boise State offense was shut down through its first five drives. Overall, the streak included nine punts, two turnovers on downs, a fumble recovery and a game-winning interception.

The Rams have also kept opponents off the board for 60-minute stretches vs. Fresno State (11/5) and during the second half vs. UTSA (9/10) followed by the first half against Northern Colorado (9/17). Prior to that contest, the Rams hadn’t blanked opponents for 60 consecutive minutes since 2011. Overall, CSU has shut out an opponent for a half six times this season, and nearly a seventh before Boise State scored with 27 seconds remaining in the first half (10/15).

CLIMBING THE HILL
Freshman QB Collin Hill had a career night vs. Wyoming (10/1), passing for 370 yards. He completed 23-of-41 passes, including a touchdown and interception. In four career starts, Hill averaged 267.5 passing yards per game with eight total touchdowns and two interceptions. He is one of two CSU quarterbacks (Pete Thomas, 2010) to ever have two 300-plus passing games as a freshman. Hill’s debut season came to a close on a 19-yard keep vs. Utah State (10/8), suffering an ACL tear. He had surgery on Oct. 25, and head coach Mike Bobo is hopeful he can return to participate in some capacity during spring camp.

Hill’s 14.61 passing yards per completion ranked 13th nationally at the time of his injury, while his 219.23 passing-yards-per-game average ranked third in the Mountain West – despite not playing the majority of the Rams’ contest vs. UTSA and leaving the game early vs. Utah State.

HILL’S HISTORIC DEBUT
After inconsistent quarterback play through the first two games, head coach Mike Bobo named true freshman Collin Hill the Rams’ quarterback for their game vs. Northern Colorado. Hill was phenomenal, completing 21-of-27 passes for 315 yards and four touchdowns. He added a fifth touchdown on the ground, rushing 51 yards into the end zone.

His 315 passing yards were the most ever by a CSU quarterback making his first career start.
His 51-yard rushing touchdown was the longest rush by a CSU quarterback since Bradlee Van Pelt (79-yard touchdown run vs. Fresno State, 10/4/02).
Hill’s four touchdown passes – to four different receivers – are the third-most ever by a CSU quarterback.

HOMECOMING MAGIC
The Rams have won their past three homecoming games, defeating Utah State in 2014 and 2016 and Air Force in 2015. For all three games, CSU was the underdog. The Rams’ 2014 contest came down to the wire, with CSU kicking two field goals in the final 2 minutes to win on the final play of the game. In October vs. the Aggies, the Rams overcame a 14-point halftime deficit, scoring the game’s final 21 points.

STALWART SELLOUT
A standing-room-only crowd of 33,500 packed Hughes Stadium for the venue’s final Border War (10/1). The crowd was the 11th-largest in school history, and largest since 2004. The sellout was CSU’s fifth in a 13-game stretch; prior to that period, CSU didn’t record a sellout for more than a decade. A week later, vs. Utah State (10/8), CSU nearly posted another sellout, with 32,387 in attendance – 117 shy of capacity.

For the season, the Rams averaged 27,600 fans, the ninth-highest season average in school history and best since 2005. The Rams’ crowd of 29,133 in the season finale vs. New Mexico (11/19) was the highest in the month of November since 2002.

KICKING INTO HALFTIME
For four games in a row (9/10-10/1), K Wyatt Bryan attempted a field goal on the final play of the first half. The sophomore connected on three of the four attempts, giving the Rams late points as the team entered intermission.

The sophomore is 11-of-14 on the season, including three makes over 40 yards and a career-long 53-yarder vs. Northern Colorado (9/17). His 11 makes are the 65th-most in college football and his .786 success rate ranks 46th. Dating back more than a year, to Sept. 26, 2015, Bryan has made 23 of his last 28 field goal attempts.

COSTLY TURNOVERS
Over the past six games, CSU has been able to improve its season turnover margin, which is now even. It’s a large improvement from last season, but the problem is the result of the turnovers. Opponents have scored 54 points off of the Rams’ 12 miscues, including 10 in a seven-point loss at Minnesota (9/24) and 14 vs. Wyoming (10/1). CSU has scored 21 points off of opponents’ 12 turnovers.

BAUTA’S ROLE
Senior QB Faton Bauta’s role as the Rams’ signal caller may have lessened after being replaced during a Week-2 start vs. UTSA (9/10), but head coach Mike Bobo continues to find packages for the dual-threat quarterback. Bauta rushed eight times for 78 yards through the Rams’ first two games, and during Week 4 at Minnesota (9/24), he had more opportunities to move the ball with his feet, rushing six times for 33 yards, including three carries of at least nine yards.

Bauta ignited the Rams’ second-half opening drive, rushing for nine yards on the first play – a drive which ended with a touchdown. He also had a nine-yard rush during the Rams’ next drive – also a score. The senior transfer has played in eight games this season, rushing 19 times for 124 yards (6.5 average).

DEFENSIVE STOPS WHEN NEEDED
Despite being criticized for missed tackles during a loss at Minnesota (9/24), the Rams’ defense rose to the occasion and made plays when the team needed it most. After the Gophers took a 14-7 lead, they were limited to just 44 total yards and three points over their next four drives, a span of more than 28 minutes. The three points could have been more, but facing 1st-and-goal from the 2-yard line, the defense stopped RB Rodney Smith twice for no gain and a lost yard before QB Mitch Leidner was tackled for a seven-yard loss on third down.

Again, the defense was at its best in the fourth quarter when CSU needed a stop after scoring to cut the Gophers’ lead to a single score with 6:24 to play. Minnesota was limited to just three plays and zero yards, and had to punt right away, giving the Rams a final chance to tie the game.

SHUT-DOWN DEFENSE
CSU’s defense did not allow a point for four consecutive quarters from the second half vs. UTSA (9/10) to halftime vs. Northern Colorado (9/17). The stretch, which lasted 65:04 and 16 drives, was the longest since 2011, when the Rams’ defense shut out New Mexico in the second half before blanking Northern Colorado through the first half the following week.

ELROY’S BACK
After missing the final 11 games of 2015 with a broken collarbone, junior WR Elroy Masters, Jr. recorded his first catch in nearly a year vs. UTSA (9/10). He hauled in three receptions for 67 yards in the win, including a 45-yard leaping catch with 2 seconds left in the first half – CSU’s longest play of the season at the time. After UTSA cut the Rams’ lead to 17-14 with 20 seconds remaining in the half, CSU aired it out and it paid off. Masters’ grab set up a field goal to give CSU a six-point lead at intermission.

One week later, vs. Northern Colorado, he earned his second career start and caught two more passes for 19 yards, including the second touchdown of his career.

ORANGE IS THE NEW GREEN
CSU honored its Aggie heritage during its game against Northern Colorado (9/17), as fans and the team wore orange in honor of the school’s annual Ag Day celebration. Formerly the Colorado A&M Aggies (prior to 1957), CSU’s uniforms represented the school’s original colors of pumpkin and alfalfa.

Since 1981, Ag Day, which is hosted by CSU’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Department of Intercollegiate Athletics along with Colorado Agricultural organizations and associations, is a non-profit event with proceeds furnishing scholarships to CSU agricultural science students. Prior to the game, Colorado agricultural growers and producers prepared Colorado’s premier outdoor barbecue from quality Colorado food products. While donning the orange uniforms in Orange Outs, CSU is 7-0.

STREAKING IN HOME OPENERS
With CSU’s win over UTSA (9/10), the Rams have won four home openers in a row and eight of their last nine dating back to 2008. During CSU’s four-game win streak in home openers, it is out-scoring its opponents, 171-65.

STOUT DEFENSE
CSU graduated all four of its defensive linemen from 2015, but fans wouldn’t know that based off of the team’s performance against UTSA (9/10). Coupled with an experienced linebacking corps, CSU limited UTSA’s offense to:

14 total points, including zero in the second half.
-1 rushing yards on 34 attempts, the third-lowest total in school history.
CSU’s six sacks contributed to UTSA’s low rushing total, including a career-most 3.0 by senior LB Kevin Davis and the first career sacks by LB Evan Colorito and DB Justin Sweet, and a sack for the second consecutive week by DL Jakob Buys.
Just 235 total yards of offense, including 63 in the second half.
Sophomore DB Braylin Scott’s first career interception, a pick that sealed the Rams’ victory in the final minutes.

NEW DEFENDERS STEPPED UP IN OPENER
CSU replaced eight starters on defense, in addition to its defensive coordinator. The Rams also switched their base front from a 4-3 to a 3-4. In total, six of CSU’s 11 starters vs. Colorado (9/2) were making their first career starts, plus Jake Schlager who was making his second. Of the 20 defenders who saw playing time in the Showdown, 15 recorded career highs for tackles at the time: Kevin Davis (19), Jake Schlager (11), Justin Sweet (8), Evan Colorito (6), Demontrie Taylor (5), Josh Lovingood (5), Jordon Vaden (4), Toby McBride (4), Johnny Schupp (4), Deshon Mayes (4), Jakob Buys (4), Patrick Elsenbast (2), Richard King (2), Shun Johnson (1) and Darnell Thompson (1).

In addition to tackles, Buys recorded his first career sack – a six-yard loss in the second quarter – while Davis, Mayes and Sweet forced their first career fumbles and Taylor recovered his first loose ball. Schlager had his second fumble recovery.

HOT TICKET
A total of 69,850 fans attended the 2016 Rocky Mountain Showdown at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, home of the Denver Broncos (9/2). It was the largest attendance in the series since 2003 and fifth year in a row that the crowd has grown. CSU sold 34,167 tickets, the fourth year in a row that the school’s total has risen and nearly double its total from just four years ago (18,169 in 2012).

NEW FACES
Bobo and his staff signed one of the Rams’ largest-ever recruiting classes this spring, featuring 23 players who are now wearing the Green and Gold. The class was ranked second-best in the Mountain West by Rivals, and features six JUCO players, two graduate transfers from Power-5 schools and 15 prep stars. The list spans players from 14 states and includes four players who enrolled in January and spent spring practices with the team. Bobo praised several of the players during fall camp, with 17 playing so far including eight true freshmen.

In addition to the players, in February, Bobo named Jamie Bryant as the Rams’ special teams coordinator. Bryant was most recently at Delaware State, and has nearly two decades of college experience, including nine seasons at Vanderbilt. During the offseason, Bobo also promoted Marty English to defensive coordinator (was previously CSU’s linebackers coach) and named Joe Cox as tight ends coach (formerly an offensive graduate assistant). English served as CSU’s co-defensive coordinator from 2012-14.

FRESH UNIS
During a fall training camp livestream, the CSU Rams debuted their new Under Armour uniforms, which include the athletic department’s new letterhead and a Ram horn on the shoulder pads – an accent chosen by the players. The player’s favorite threads were the green tops and green pants, a combination that hadn’t been worn since 2011 prior to the Rams’ homecoming game vs. Utah State (10/8). In addition to green, white and orange tops, CSU broke out an all-gray look for the Border War (10/1) – one of nine different combinations worn this season.

Bobo noted that the new jerseys are made from a cutting-edge material, and that CSU is one of just a handful of schools to wear it.

In December, CSU announced a long-term partnership with Under Armour, extending its current agreement with the global performance brand to be the exclusive outfitter for CSU’s athletics programs through 2021. As part of the new long-term agreement, Under Armour will continue to exclusively design and supply the gameday uniforms, as well as footwear, apparel and training equipment for each of CSU’s 16 men’s and women’s athletics teams. It includes alternate gameday uniforms that Under Armour will supply for the Rams, expanding upon the special Orange Out uniforms Under Armour has supplied for CSU’s annual Ag Day game.

AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS
During his brief tenure at CSU, head coach Mike Bobo has repeatedly said that if a player is working hard and making an impact on the team, he deserves to be on scholarship. The coach backed up his words during fall training camp, awarding four players with scholarships: DL Jakob Buys, FB Adam Prentice, WR Robert Ruiz and DB Eric Williams.

“A scholarship is something that is earned, and it’s not something that we give away or take lightly,” Bobo said. “You want to reward guys who work hard and are going to play a role on your team. Those players, not only do they work hard, but they’re moving up on the depth chart and are continuing to improve. We wanted to show that we notice that.”

PORTER AMONG PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME NOMINEES
The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s selection process for the Class of 2017 has begun, and first-year eligible player Joey Porter was included in the initial list of 94 nominees. He did not make the list of 26 semifinalists, announced Nov. 16.

From 1995 to 1998 there were few players more feared in college football than CSU defensive end Joey Porter. In his four seasons in Fort Collins, Porter recorded 20 quarterback sacks, 28 tackles for loss, eight fumbles forced and one interception. As a senior in 1998, he was named first-team All-WAC. He went on to be drafted in the third round of the 1999 NFL Draft and played 13 years in the League, earning four Pro Bowl selections and a Super Bowl XL title. He became the first player in NFL history to record 10 career interceptions and 70 career sacks, and additionally, became the first player to register at least five sacks in 11 consecutive seasons. After a year as an undergraduate student assistant at CSU, he is now in his third season with the Pittsburgh Steelers, serving as outside linebackers coach.

LOOKING AT THE SCHEDULE

CSU opened its season against Colorado (Sept. 2) for the fourth time in the past five seasons. Entering 2016, CSU was 2-1 in the three most-recent season-opening meetings.
The Rams’ matchup against UTSA (Sept. 10) was a return trip from last season, when the Rams defeated the Roadrunners, 33-31, in San Antonio, Texas.
CSU improved to 20-0-1 all-time against Northern Colorado (Sept. 17), with the first meeting taking place in 1893. Prior to September, the Rams and Bears last met in 2011.
CSU didn’t leave the state of Colorado until a Sept. 24 road contest at Minnesota. The Rams played in a Big Ten opponent’s home stadium for the third time ever (1998 win at No. 23 Michigan State, 2005 loss at Minnesota). Overall, a team from a Power 5 conference hosted CSU for the third time in the past four seasons.
The Border War was played on an earlier date (Oct. 1) than it has in 15 years. The last time CSU and Wyoming met before Oct. 1 was on Sept. 29, 2001, a 42-14 Rams victory in Laramie.
CSU traveled to UNLV (Oct. 22) for the first time since 2011 and will visit San Diego State (Nov. 26) for the first time since 2012.
The final game at Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium was Nov. 19 vs. New Mexico.
CSU has a winning record against seven of its 12 scheduled opponents (Fresno State, New Mexico, Northern Colorado, UNLV, UTSA, Utah State and Wyoming).

A DEEPER LOOK AT THE SCHEDULE
Earlier this spring, CSU announced its complete list of 2017 opponents, including the grand opening to the new stadium on Sept. 9. Additionally, 14 non-conference dates for the 2018-26 seasons are also known – 12 of which are against Power-5 opponents.

2017: vs. Colorado in Denver (Sept. 2), Abilene Christian (Sept. 9), at Alabama (Sept. 16), Oregon State (Sept. 23). Mountain West home opponents: Air Force, Boise State, Nevada and San Jose State. Mountain West road opponents: Hawai’i, New Mexico, Utah State and Wyoming.
2018: Sept. 1 vs. Colorado (Denver), Sept. 15 at Florida
2019: Aug. 31 vs. Colorado (Denver), Sept. 14 at Arkansas, Sept. 21 vs. Toledo
2020: Sept. 5 vs. Colorado, Sept. 12 at Oregon State, Sept. 26 at Vanderbilt
2021: Sept. 11 vs. Vanderbilt, Sept. 25 at Toledo
2025: Sept. 6 vs. Texas Tech, Sept. 27 at Vanderbilt
2026: Sept. 12 at Texas Tech, Sept. 26 vs. Vanderbilt

GET YOUR GREEN ON EVERY FRIDAY
Thanks to a collaborative effort between CSU, the City of Fort Collins, the Downtown Business Association, Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce, Visit Fort Collins and Poudre School District, all citizens are being encouraged to “Get Your Green On” every Friday to honor CSU’s primary school color. The initiative is meant to encourage school pride and awareness. Fort Collins Mayor Wade Troxell – a former CSU football player and long-time professor in the school’s College of Engineering – ushered in the initiative with a proclamation during a recent city council meeting.

COORS LIGHT COACH’S RADIO SHOW
The Coors Light Mike Bobo Coach’s Show will host its final episode this week, moving up a day to Tuesday due to Thanksgiving. The show can be heard on CSU’s new radio flagship Rock 102.9 FM and on Mile High Sports 1340 AM and 104.7 FM in the Denver Metro area from 7-8 p.m.. The one-hour show is hosted by Voice of the Rams Brian Roth, and fans are invited to join Coach Bobo in person each week at the new C.B. & Potts location at the Foothills Mall. Fans also may submit questions via social media using the Twitter account @CSURamsRadio.

CATCH COACH BOBO ON TV
Thursday Night Football will take a backseat for Rams fans this fall. Each Thursday, from 6:30-7 p.m., the Rams Report is back for its fourth season on ROOT SPORTS, hosted by Kevin McGlue and featuring interviews with head coach Mike Bobo, highlights and analysis, and an inside glimpse into CSU football.

WATCH THE RAMS ON THE ROAD
Rams fans can gather at several locations in Colorado to enjoy CSU Rams football away game watch parties in 2016, featuring drink specials and CSU prizes. The Boot Grill in Fort Collins (Laurel and Mason), CB & Potts in Westminster (1257 W. 120th Ave.) and the Denver Tech Center (6575 S. Greenwood Plaza Blvd.), and the Rock Bottom Brewery in downtown Denver on the 16th Street Mall will serve as official hosts of away game watch parties. For more information, please visit the CSU Alumni Association website for watch party information in Colorado and across the country.

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