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CSU Football vs. Marshall -- POSTGAME NOTES

12/16/2017 11:34:00 PM | Football

Colorado State vs. Marshall – 2017 Gildan New Mexico Bowl – POSTGAME NOTES
Dec. 16, 2017 | DreamStyle Stadium | Albuquerque, N.M.
Marshall 31, Colorado State 28



TEAM
  • The 2017 Rams set three team records:
    • Total offense:  492.5 (6,402 yards on 977 plays; 6.6 yards per play)
    • Third-down conversion percentage:  50.3%
    • First downs:  25.5
  • In head coach Mike Bobo's first three seasons at CSU the Rams have posted three of the top seven marks in school history for total offense and scoring. No coach in CSU history has led his teams to three top-seven scoring or total offense seasons in a three-year span.
    • Total Offense (CSU rank):
      • 1.  492.5, 2017
      • 4.  462.5, 2016
      • 7.  425.8, 2015
    • Scoring (CSU rank):
      • 3.  35.3, 2016
      • 5.  33.4, 2017
      • 7.  32.1, 2015
  • CSU's first scoring drive of the game today was capped by a 5-yard TD pass from QB Nick Stevens to WR Detrich Clark.
    • The drive was 15 plays for 75 yards in 6:12
      • 15 plays ties the second-most on a scoring drive by CSU this year, while the 6:12 ranks third
  • Both teams were held scoreless in the first quarter. CSU was also scoreless in the first quarter of the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in 2016.
  • CSU named its season captains earlier this week in Albuquerque:
  • CSU played in a bowl game for the fifth consecutive season, tying the longest streak in program history (1999-2003).
  • Head Coach Mike Bobo is the only coach in school history to lead the Rams to a bowl game in each of his first three seasons.
  • This was CSU's third appearance in the New Mexico Bowl (2-1):
    • 2013: Win over Washington State, 48-45
    • 2008: Win over Fresno State, 40-35
  • The Rams are now 6-11 all-time in bowl games
  • This was the first meeting between CSU and Marshall.
  • The announced attendance was 26,087
 
INDIVIDUAL
  • QB Nick Stevens was 25-of-52 for 320 yards and 2 TDs (0 INTs)
    • He also had a pair of rushing TDs
      • It was his fourth rushing TD of the year, setting a career high
      • It's the second time in his career he's rushed for two TDs (vs. New Mexico, 11/19/16)
    • It was Stevens' 8th 300-yard game of the season (extending school record)
      • 11th career 300-yard game (one shy of Garrett Grayson's school record)
    • Stevens finished the season with 3,799 passing yards, second on CSU's single-season list behind Grayson's 4,006 yards in 2014.
    • Today's game raised his total yards for the season to 3,922, just 38 yards shy of Grayson's school record from 2014 (3,960)
    • Stevens also finished 2017 with 2nd-most completions in a season at CSU (284) and 2nd-most pass attempts in a season (459), behind only Garrett Grayson's 297 and 479, respectively, in 2013.
    • His 52 pass attempts is a CSU bowl record and a career high
      • Most by a CSU QB since Garrett Grayson had 58 (tied CSU record) at Boise State (9/6/14)
      • Second-most in New Mexico Bowl history
      • Passed Terry Nugent (1,009) and Kelly Stouffer (1,015) today to finish second in career pass attempts, with 1,032, behind only Garrett Grayson's 1,113.
    • He finishes his career with 70 TD passes, extending his CSU record, and his 29 scoring tosses in 2017 are second-most all-time by a Ram, behind Grayson's 32 in 2014.
  • RB Dalyn Dawkins had 10 carries for 50 yards
    • He finishes his CSU career ranked:
      • 3rd in career rushing yards (3,185)
      • 5th in season yards (1,399 in 2017)
  • WR Michael Gallup had 6 receptions for 68 yards on the day
    • He set the CSU single-season reception record with his 97th reception (first drive of 3rd quarter). He finishes 2017 with 100 catches for 1,413 yards
      • His season yardage total ranks second all-time at CSU to Rashard Higgins' 1,750 in 2014
      • He passed Johnny Walker (172; 2004-07) for fifth all-time in receptions at CSU, finishing his career with 176.
      • He ranks sixth in career receiving yards with 2,685.
  • WR Olabisi Johnson had 6 catches for 119 yards
    • It's Johnson's 2nd 100-yard game. His other came in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl last year (265 vs. Idaho – CSU single-game record)
    • He had a 48-yard reception in the 2nd quarter – his longest reception of the year
  • WR Detrich Clark had 2 TD receptions on the day – the second time this season he's had 2 TDs in a game (Hawaii, 9/28)
    • He finished with 4 catches for 48 yards
  • S Jordan Fogal had his second INT of the season at the CSU 8-yard line at the 1:10 mark of the 1st quarter
  • CB Anthony Hawkins intercepted his team-high third pass of the season in the fourth quarter to help the Rams' comeback effort
  • LB Evan Colorito, LB Josh Watson and LB Max McDonald each recorded a sack in the game.
    • Watson entered the game in the 2nd half after serving his one-half suspension following a second-half targeting penalty in CSU's last contest against San Jose State.
    • McDonald led the Rams with 9 tackles (6 solo, 3 assist).
  • P Ryan Stonehouse punted 8 times, tying a New Mexico Bowl record.
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Players Mentioned

77

Jake Bennett

OL
/ Football
8

Detrich Clark

WR
/ Football
43

Evan Colorito

LB
/ Football
1

Dalyn Dawkins

RB
/ Football
11

Jordan Fogal

S
/ Football
4

Michael Gallup

WR
/ Football
14

Anthony Hawkins

CB
/ Football
81

Olabisi Johnson

WR
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31

Max McDonald

LB
/ Football
7

Nick Stevens

QB
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55

Josh Watson

LB
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