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Saturday, Colorado State lived the unthinkable – and survived to tell the story.

Trailing most of the night to Northern Colorado in a mistake-marred performance, Colorado State rallied in the second half, taking its first lead of the night with just 45 seconds remaining. The sigh of relief almost became a gut-punch when the Bears looked to have scored on a 28-yard pass with just 8 seconds remaining, but a review ruled the receiver did not secure the catch.

UNC had two more shots at the end zone, but Jahari Rogers secured a 21-17 win with an interception on the final play of the game,

Quarterback Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi scrambled on third-and-10, diving just inside the pylon with 45 seconds remaining to put the Rams in front for the first time all night.

The Rams had five turnovers overall – the ninth time they've done that since 1996 – the first time since doing so at Utah State in 2023. Remarkably, Colorado State is 4-5 in those games. Additionally, the Rams drew 10 penalties for 94 yards, one wiping out an interception.

The first half could not have gone more wrong for Colorado State with four turnovers in the first 30 minutes. Fowler-Nicolosi fumbled once and threw an interception, and Tommy Maher muffed a punt and then had another when the ball was stripped from behind after a long return.

Northern Colorado converted two of those into points, with Kia'I Keone scoring on a 1-yard sneak in the first quarter, kicker Jacob Willig connecting on a 23-yard field goal in the second.

The lone drive where the Rams had a chance at points in the first half, a 46-yard field goal attempt was pushed wide.

The running game led Colorado State back, with Lloyd Avant scoring on a pair of short runs, 1 and 6 yards. The first of those scores was set up by the lone turnover the CSU defense created, a forced fumble by Jacob Ellis, recovered by Owen Long.

COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES

Of Note

Captains: For the season, Jacob Ellis, JaQues Evans, Owen Long, Tanner Morley, Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi, and Mukendi Wa-Kalonji
Coin Toss/Result: UNC won the toss; CSU received the opening kickoff.
Attendance: Colorado State announced a sellout for the home opener, including a record number of students in the crowd. Final attendance was 37,023, with students accounting for 15,740. It is the third largest crowd in Canvas Stadium history, the fifth overall for a CSU home game. The Rams sold out four games in 2024 while setting a football attendance record.
Sound the Horn: Colorado State initiated a new feature on game day, with a train horn sounding on all third-down plays for the opposition. The Rams' defense limited UNC to 3-of-13 on the down.
14-Yard Line: The line markers at the 14-yard line were painted orange in honor of Lt. Col. John Mosley, who has his No. 14 retired across all sports last year.
Low Five: The Rams had five turnovers overall – the ninth time they've done that since 1996 – the first time since doing so at Utah State in 2023. Remarkably, the Rams are 4-5 in those games.

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Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi

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Lloyd Avant

Jacob Ellis

JaQues Evans

Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi

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Tommy Maher

Tanner Morley

Jahari Rogers

Mukendi Wa-Kalonji

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Jacob Ellis

JaQues Evans

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Tanner Morley

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