OLORADO TATE THLETIC , K CGRAW ATHLETIC CENTER...

This week’s notable storylines…�The Rams, 1-1 in the second half of their season, look to get back on

track after a loss at now-No. 7/8 Utah.�Two true freshman quarterbacks square off, New Mexico’s Tarean

Austin and CSU’s Pete Thomas. It’s the first of three such games ex-pected to take place this season in the MWC (BYU also has a true fresh-man QB, Jake Heaps). The last such instance was the 2009 EmeraldBowl when USC’s Matt Barkley met BC’s Dave Shinskie in San Fran-cisco, Pete Carroll’s last game at the helm of the Trojans.

�Three of these teams’ last four meetings (2006, 2007, 2009) have beendecided with a last-second field goal. All three have been New Mexicovictories. The only time in that stretch a last-second FG did not decidethe outcome was CSU’s lone win, in 2008.

�CSU has had a 100-yard rusher against the Lobos in each of the lastthree meetings (Gartrell Johnson 2007-08, John Mosure 2009).

�CSU looks the erase the sour taste of last season’s last-second loss atNew Mexico.

�At home this season, the Rams have won two of three, los-ing only to a top-five team, TCU (now No. 4/4).

�The Lobos have taken three of the last four from CSU, NewMexico’s most successful stretch in the 76-year-old seriessince a similar run from 1979-82.

�CSU must win to keep any hopes alive of a bowl berth in2010. However, without question, the Rams are squarely fo-cused on the Lobos after a humbling loss last week at Utah.

New MexicoLOBOS

Record: 0-7, 0-4 MWCRanking: —On road: 0-3Coach: Mike LocksleyRecord at UNM: 1-18

2010 leadersRushing: D.Dennis

(42-155, 3.7 avg., 0 TD)Passing: B.Holbrook

(52-101-5, 517, 2 TD)Receiving: C.Hernandez

(26-217, 8.3 avg., 0 TD)

COLORADO STATE ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS | ZAK GILBERT, DANNY MATTIE, DANIELLE MARSHALL, KAITLYN COMISKEY311 MCGRAW ATHLETIC CENTER | FORT COLLINS, CO 80523-0120 | TELEPHONE 970/491-5067 (FAX 970/491-1348) | CSURAMS.COM | COACHFAIR.COM

Game 9

Date Opponent Site Time/Final TV Series NotesS 4 vs.Colorado Denver, Colo. L, 3-24 The Mtn. 20-60-2 True frosh lead Rams in pass/rush & post both sacksS 11 at (RV) Nevada Reno, Nev. L, 6-51 ESPNU 9-2-0 Worst CSU loss since 49-0 setback at #1 USC in ‘04S 18 at Miami (Ohio) Oxford, Ohio L, 10-31. ONN 0-2-0 CSU: 5 sacks by defense, but 4-0 turnover deficitS 25 IDAHO Fort Collins, Colo. W, 36-34 (none) 4-3-0 DeLine wa;lk-off FG; Carter 100 yds rush & rec.O 2 #5/5 TCU* Fort Collins, Colo. L, 0-27 The Mtn. 1-7-0 CSU’s first home shutout since 1997O 9 at #RV/25 Air Force* Colo. Springs, Colo. L, 27-49 The Mtn. 19-29-1 CSU has more rushing yards than Air ForceO 16 UNLV* Fort Collins, Colo. W, 43-10 The Mtn. 13-5-1 Guy Miller school/MWC record 4.5 sacksO 23 at #9/9 Utah* Salt Lake City, Utah L, 6-59 The Mtn. 22-55-2 Final meeting with Utah, forseeable futureO 30 NEW MEXICO* Fort Collins, Colo. 4 p.m. The Mtn. 32-25-0 Three of last four meetings decided on last-second FGN 6 at San Diego State* San Diego, Calif. 8 p.m. The Mtn. 13-16-0 Homecoming for several CSU personnelN 13 BYU* Fort Collins, Colo. Noon The Mtn. 27-38-3 Rams nearly knocked off BYU in ‘08 meeting, 45-42N 20 at Wyoming* Laramie, Wyo. Noon The Mtn. 54-41-5 CSU 6-2 over last eight trips to LaramieAll times mountain*—Mountain West Conference opponent;2010 home events — Ag Day/Orange Out (Sept. 25), Homecoming & Family Weekend (Oct. 16), Hall of Fame Game

(Oct. 30), Senior Day (Nov. 13).

CSU HOSTS NEW MEXICO SATURDAYRams play Lobos on Hall of Fame weekend

Release No. 9 | Oct. 25, 2010

CSU football media contactsDirector/Football SID — Zak Gilbert

Telephone..................................................970/491-5067E-mail [email protected]

Student assistant — Stuart BuchananE-mail [email protected]

Student assistant — Nick FrankE-mail [email protected]

Inside...Media Info ..................................................2This week’s game .......................................3MWC standings ..........................................6Last week’s game....................................7-8Team notes.................................................9Coaches in the press box ...........................9Individual notes ........................................14Rosters ...............................................16-17Depth chart .........................................18-19Pronunciation guide .................................18The Last Time...........................................20CSU W-L record breakdown.....................20Opponent schedules/results .....................212010 Statistics .........................................22Supplemental/game-by-game statistics....27Updated biographies & ind. career stats...34Game summaries .....................................51

The setting...Date: Saturday, Oct. 30Kickoff: 4:06 p.m. MDTLocation: Fort Collins, Colo.Site: Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes StadiumCapacity/Surface: 32,500/FieldTurfSeries: CSU leads, 32-25-0

Broadcast informationTelevision — The Mtn.

DirecTV: Ch. 616DirecTV: Ch. 616-1 (HD)Comcast Digital

Cable: Ch. 411Comcast HD: Ch. 948DISH Network: Unavailable

Play-by-play: Ari WolfeColor Analyst: Blaine FowlerSideline Reporter: Roger BaileyProducer: Jeff Graham

Colorado State Sports NetworkFlagship station: KLZ, 560-AM, DenverInternet: CSURams.com/allaccess

Voice of the Rams: Brian RothColor Analyst: Kevin McGlueSideline: Abby WanerEngineer: Bob Greenfield

The Colorado State radio broadcast begins witha pregame show two hours prior to kickoff.

LiveStats: CSURams.com (GameTracker)

Colorado StateRAMS

Record: 2-6, 1-3 MWCRanking: —At home: 2-1Coach: Steve FairchildRecord at CSU: 12-21

2010 leadersRushing: L.Mason

(47-296, 6.3 avg., 2 TD)Passing: P.Thomas

(170-251-9, 1751, 8 TD)Receiving: T.Liggett

(27-199, 7.4 avg., 0 TD)

2010 Schedule/Results

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Colorado State Football Media Policies, Information & ServicesWelcome…The Colorado State athletic media rela-tions office genuinely appreciates your coverage ofCSU football, and looks forward to each and every timeit can welcome you to Fort Collins. Members of the of-fice, including director Zak Gilbert, assistant directorsDanny Mattie and Danielle Marshall, and several stu-dent assistants, are available to assist with your cov-erage. The office is happy to help you however it can.

Please feel free to contact Zak Gilbert via phone(970/491-5067) or e-mail ([email protected])at any time with questions regarding the media policy.

Interviews…� All interviews with any member of the

football program, including the coach-ing staff and student-athletes, must becoordinated through the athletic mediarelations office.

� Head Coach Steve Fairchild is available either in-per-son or by phone, by appointment through his as-sistant, Linda Krier (970/491-7818).

� Telephone interviews with a coach or student-ath-lete should be arranged at least 24 hours in advanceof the requested session, through the athletic mediarelations office.

� Phone calls (cell, office or home) or text messagesto any coach or student-athlete are strictly prohib-ited, unless previously arranged through the athleticmedia relations office. Media should contact the ath-letic media relations office, rather than the individualcoaches and/or student-athletes, when needing per-sonal contact information, such as phone numbersor e-mail addresses.

Postgame…� All players and coaches must report immediately to

the locker room before conducting interviews of anykind. Colorado State does not allow on-field inter-views in the minutes following the final gun.

� Head Coach Steve Fairchild will meet the media, fol-lowing his radio interview, in a designated area.When Fairchild is finished taking questions, CSUplayers and assistants will be made available tomedia upon request. The locker room is closed.

Injuries…� At all times throughout the calendar year, including

spring practice, Head Coach Steve Fairchild willserve as the sole source for injury information. Allquestions related to injuries should be directed toFairchild. Athletic training staff members will referinjury questions to Fairchild.

� If Fairchild is unavailable, contact the athletic mediarelations office.

Photography/videography…� Video cameras are permitted to shoot B-roll of prac-

tice as early as the first players arrive (usually 20-30minutes prior to the start), but are asked to stopfilming once the team’s stretching period, usuallyvery early in practice, concludes. Still photographersshould take only tight shots during any 11-on-11period, and no formations of any kind should bemade public for competitive reasons.

CSURAMS.com� The official Web site of Colorado State athletics is

CSURams.com, featuring the latest news, informa-tion, statistics and rosters for all of the Rams’ 16athletic programs. Rams fans worldwide can alsolisten to the live play-by-play coverage offered bythe Colorado State Sports Network through the In-ternet site (CSURams.com/allaccess).

MWC Head Coaches TeleconferenceThe Mountain West Conference football coaches par-

ticipate in a weekly media teleconferenceon Tuesday mornings. The calls are sched-uled every Tuesday, from Aug. 31-Nov. 23.The call can be heard live via the MWCWeb site or by calling the MWC communi-cations office (719/488-4051) for the call-in number. A replay of each teleconference

also will be made available on the MWC Web site.Call schedule (MT)10 a.m. Moderator opens call10:02 a.m. Kyle Whittingham — Utah10:12 a.m. Steve Fairchild — Colorado State10:22 a.m. Troy Calhoun — Air Force10:32 a.m. Brady Hoke — San Diego State10:42 a.m. Gary Patterson – TCU10:52 a.m. Dave Christiansen — Wyoming11:02 a.m. Bronco Mendenhall — BYU11:12 a.m. Mike Locksley — New Mexico11:22 a.m. Bobby Hauck — UNLV

Weekly football highlightsTV stations across the country can access footballhighlights through DragonFly Athletics, a leadingprovider of video highlights and content. The Web-based platform provides extensive highlights of MWCfootball that can be downloaded at anytime through-out the season. Instructions:� Establish a DragonFly Athletics account at

blast.dragonflyathletics.com. Click on “login.”� You will be asked, “Are you a media broadcaster?”

If you don’t have an account, click on “register.”� Select your station from the drop-down menu.� Fill in the required registration fields and press the

“finish” button.� An e-mail verification will be sent.� You should then see a list of all video by school

throughout the conference. � All entities downloading highlights must follow the

MWC television policies or access to the Web sitewill be revoked. If you have technical questions,please contact Javan Hedlund at 719/488-4051.

CSU football pool videoBroadcast-standard video clips (B-roll and sound) areavailable to news outlets across the country, ColoradoState has launched a new video download option onthe university’s news and information site. The newfeature is designed to help members of the media, es-pecially those in television, conveniently and efficientlysecure video of late-breaking news.� To access the site and download video, visit:

http://www.news.colostate.edu/videos.aspx

Weekly Steve Fairchild showsTelevision� The Steve Fairchild

Show with the headcoach of the Rams andhost Susie Wargin airseach Sunday at 11p.m., beginning Sept. 5 and continuing through Nov.21 on 9NEWS-KUSA, Denver’s No. 1-rated station.The coach of the Rams and Wargin will review pre-vious game action and provide insight on the up-coming opponent each week. It re-airs on The Mtn.Tuesdays at 4:30 p.m. MT, Wednesdays at 11 a.m.MT, and additionally as available on a weekly basis.It also re-airs on CTV Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m.

Radio� The Coors Light Steve Fairchild Coach’s Show airs

every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., offering insight andinformation on the Rams with the head coach, andplay-by-play announcerBrian Roth. The show origi-nates from The Beach House Grill, 125 S. College inFort Collins. Fans can attend the show live or call inwith questions by dialing 1-866/888-5449, or e-mailthem from CSURams.com. The show airs live on theColorado State Sports Network.

Collegepressbox.com is the official media Web site for Mountain West Conference football. Access and down-load weekly game notes, statistics, media guides and more for the conference and each of its nine memberschools, as well as several other major conferences, throughout the calendar year. The MWC office will distrib-ute login information to accredited media; media can also apply for a password by e-mailing [email protected].

CSU media availability...

Monday, Oct. 251 p.m. Steve Fairchild weekly press conference,

Hall of Fame Room (south con-course, Moby Arena).

1:30 p.m. Coordinators Larry Kerr (defense), PatMeyer (offense) and Larry Lewis(special teams) available in round-table format. No other coaches avail-able remainder of day.

(Players’ day off; very limited availability.Call Zak with requests).

Tuesday, Oct. 2610:12 a.m. Weekly Steve Fairchild Mountain West

head coaches teleconference avail-ability. Contact conference office foraccess information (only SteveFairchild availability that day).

3:45 p.m. Practice, Moby fields; video opportuni-ties limited to first few minutes (non-team periods) and will end after teamstretching.

Post-practice Quarterback Pete Thomas available afterpractice (final weekly availability). Allassistant coaches available afterpractice (Fairchild unavailable). Allplayers available after practice.

Wednesday, Oct. 273:45 p.m. Practice, Moby fields; video opportuni-

ties limited to first few minutes (non-team periods) and will end after teamstretching.

Post-practice Head Coach Steve Fairchild available afterpractice. All coaches and players (ex-cept QB Pete Thomas) available afterpractice; final player availability ofweek.

Thursday, Oct. 28Practice closed to public and media.Post-practice Head Coach Steve Fairchild available as

early as 5:15 p.m. Only assistantcoaches available after practice.

Friday, Oct. 29No availability.

Saturday, Oct. 30CSU vs. New Mexcio (4 p.m. MDT, The Mtn.)

All times, dates and locations subject to change; pleaseconfirm with the media relations office if possible

COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL NOTES | OCT. 25, 2010 | GAME 9 | RAMS VS. NEW MEXICO

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Ram Legends Weekend: This season marks the 20th anniversaryof the Rams’ 1990 Freedom Bowl squad thatbeat Oregon, 32-31, in Anaheim, Calif. In addi-tion, 2010 is the decade anniversary of theRams’ historic MWC championship club thatbeat Louisville in the Liberty Bowl and finished14th in the final AP poll with a 10-2 record.�A large gathering of former players and coaches from those two teams

will be on hand this weekend. The groups will be recognized at a breakduring Saturday’s game. Prior to kickoff, the groups will hold private re-ceptions.

The New Mexico factor: Since 2004, the outcome of CSU’s gameagainst New Mexico has corresponded to a CSU bowl berth, or lack thereof.The Rams defeated New Mexico in 2005 and 2008, then followed that vic-tory with trips to the respective Poinsettia and New Mexico bowls. On theother hand, CSU losses to the Lobos in 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2009 werecoupled with the Rams staying home during the bowl seasons.

The big 3-0: The Rams are 5-1 under Steve Fairchild when scoring 30-or-more points, their only loss a 45-42 shootout at home against No. 17BYU on Nov. 1, 2008. Each of CSU’s wins this season are included in that5-1 mark.

First drive is critical: In four of the last five games in which theRams have pierced the end zone on their game-opening drive, CSU hasparlayed that score into an eventual victory. The only loss in that stretchwas at New Mexico, Nov. 21, 2009.�Overall, the Rams are 5-4 under Fairchild when scoring a TD on their

game-opening drive (wins vs. Houston and Fresno State in 2008, at CUand vs. Weber State in 2009, and vs. UNLV in 2010; losses vs. TCU, atUtah and at Air Force in 2008, loss at UNM in 2009).

�In each of the Rams’ wins this season, they’ve had at least 14 pointsheaded into the locker room. When scoring less than 14 points in thefirst two quarters this year, CSU is 0-6.

Turnover ratio: The Rams are 2-1 this season when winning or tyingthe giveaway-takeaway margin. They were even in a loss at Air Force (Oct.9) and in a home win vs. Idaho (Sept. 25). They were plus-2 in a win overUNLV (Oct. 16).

Three sacks: The Rams are 2-1 when their defense gets three or moresacks this season, and 1-5 in the other six contests. They had six in a winvs. UNLV (Oct. 16), three in a triumph vs. Idaho (Sept. 25) and five in aloss at Miami-Ohio (Sept. 18).

Last-second field goals: Incredibly, in three of the last four years,CSU-New Mexico games have been decided on last-second field goals. Un-fortunately for the Rams, all three have gone the Lobos’ way.�In 2009, James Aho's 27-yard field goal with 12 seconds left sent New

Mexico to a 29-27 victory over Colorado State at University Stadium.Colorado State's John Mosure ran for a career-high 177 yards and twotouchdowns and Nick Oppenneer returned an interception 97 yards togive the Rams a 27-23 fourth-quarter lead.

�In 2007, John Sullivan kicked four field goals, including a 43-yarder astime expired, to lift New Mexico to a thrilling 26-23 win at University Sta-dium.The game-winner came after O.J. Swift returned a punt 18 yardsto the Rams’ 26, lunging for the final distance and leaving 3 seconds onthe clock. CSU’s Gartrell Johnson rushed for then-career highs with 172yards on 31 attempts. Colorado State’s Johnny Walker had a big day,logging a career-high 177 yards receiving and two scores. He hauled ina perfectly thrown pass from Caleb Hanie for a 64-yard TD play and lateradded a 31-yard TD pass from Hanie.

�In 2006, Kenny Byrd kicked a 33-yarder as time expired, giving UNM a20-19 triumph at Hughes Stadium. Damon Morton had seven receptionsfor 94 yards and two TDs in a losing cause. The Lobos erased a 19-10deficit at the end of three quarters.

This week’s game — New Mexico

Game Notes

And in the opposite corner...

RAMS vs. LOBOSAll-time, overall: 32-25-0All-time, in Fort Collins: 14-11-0All-time, in Albuquerque: 17-14-0All-time, neutral sites

(Las Vegas, Nev.): 1-0First meeting: Nov. 28, 1935,

in Albuquerque; CSU won, 7-6Last meeting: Nov. 21, 2009, in Albuquerque; CSU lost, 29-27Last meeting in Fort Collins: Nov. 15, 2008; CSU won, 20-6

Series streaks: While the Lobos have taken three of the last fourmeetings, the teams have split the last 10 contests.

COACHES CAPSULESCSU – Steve Fairchild: 12-21, third season as head coachUNM – Mike Locksley: 1-18, second season as head coachHead to Head: Locksley leads, 1-0Against Opponent: Fairchild 1-1 vs. UNM; Locksley 1-0 vs. CSU

Michael Locksley is an 18-year veteran of collegiate coaching. He cameto the Land of Enchantment after four seasons as the University of Illi-nois' offensive coordinator, including the final three years as the quar-terbacks coach. �Locksley earned his first career victory on Nov. 21, 2009, against

Colorado State. The Lobos defeated the Rams, 29-27, in UniversityStadium on Senior Day.

�During his first year at UNM, Locksley implemented the spread of-fense and set the foundation for his style of play. The Lobos went 1-11 and 1-7 during Mountain West Conference play.

�UNM had two All-Americans and four Lobos were named All-MWCduring Locksley's first season.

�Locksley continued to impress the college football community withhis recruiting abilities, when he signed one of the best classes everat New Mexico in 2010.

NOTABLE CONNECTIONSCSU head coach Steve Fairchild was the offensive coordinator andquarterbacks coach at New Mexico from 1987-89…UNM special teamscoordinator Toby Neinas is from Boulder, Colo. …UNM defensive linecoach Rubin Carter was a fifth-round pick of the Denver Broncos in the1975 NFL Draft; Carter played for the Broncos for 12 years and latercoached the defensive line from 1987-88…UNM offensive coordinatorDarrell Dickey, UNM players Julion Conley and Johnathan Rainey, andCSU linebacker Mike Orakpo share the hometown of Houston,Texas…CSU’s Nuku Latu and UNM’s Bryan Wightman are from Mesa,Ariz. …CSU’s John Mosure and Marquise Law, and UNM’s MauriceMears are from Miami, Fla. …CSU tight ends and fullbacks coach ToddStroud and defensive tackle Te’Jay Brown, and UNM’s A.J. Butler sharethe hometown of St. Petersburg, Fla. …CSU’s Marcus Shaw, TonyDrake and Chris Gipson, and UNM’s Quintell Solomon and JamesWright are from Dallas, Texas…UNM has two players on the rosterfrom Colorado, Chris Biren from Arvada and Joe Harris from Denver.

TOP INDIVIDUAL EFFORTS VS. UNM�WR Lou Greenwood had four grabs for 76 yards, including a 50-yard

TD, at New Mexico in 2009.�DT Nuku Latu had 1.5 sacks and a blocked kick at UNM in 2009.�RB John Mosure had career highs in carries (27), rushing yards

(177) last season at University Stadium.�S Elijah-Blu Smith had a career-best 11 tackles in the 2009 game.

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�The only game in the series not decided by a last-second field goal overthe last four meetings was 2008, when CSU assembled an impressive of-fensive performance against Rocky Long’s defense and shut down lead-ing MWC rusher Rodney Ferguson in a 20-6 win at Hughes Stadium.CSU was en route to another conference win at Wyoming the followingweek, and a New Mexico Bowl triumph over Fresno State.

Consecutive games with 100-yard rusher: In each of thelast three seasons, the Rams have had a 100-yard rusher, and two career-best performances, against the Lobos. �Last season, John Mosure’s career-high 177 rushing yards weren’t

enough to help the Rams avoid a last-second loss in Albuquerque.�The year before, eventual MWC rushing champion Gartrell Johnson kept

CSU in bowl contention with 127 rushing yards on 30 carries in his finalhome game, becoming the first 100-yard rusher against New Mexicosince his own 172-yard day in the previous meeting with the Lobos, in2007.

�On that afternoon in 2007, Johnson established his career best with 172yards (until racking up 285 in his college swan song at the ‘08 New Mex-ico Bowl).

Hall of Fame Weekend: Five former Colorado State student-ath-letes will be inducted into the school's Sports Hall of Fame during cere-monies Friday at the Fort Collins Marriott.�The group includes Jennifer Buford, a former softball and basketball

player; Sandy (Ham) Fetzer, a former cross country/track & field runner;Marshall Smith, also a former track and field athlete; Dan Beattie, whomade his mark as a football player and track athlete; and Katie Cronin, aformer basketball star.

�The inductees will be honored during CSU's annual Hall of Fame Banquetsponsored by the Varsity Athletes Club, Friday, at the Fort Collins Mar-riott. The banquet will take place at 5:30 p.m., tickets are $50 and reser-vations can be made by calling 970/491-4601. While there is no deadlinefor reservations, if space is available, fans can reserve seats at the doorFriday, but calling ahead is preferred.

�Colorado State's Sports Hall of Fame honors former Rams and Aggiesathletes, coaches and administrators for their achievements and contri-butions to the university. Many outstanding individuals have been in-ducted into the Hall of Fame since its inception in 1988.

2010 Hall of Fame biographies:�Dan Beattie (football and track & field): Fort Collins native … Was the

first All-American in school history… Member of both the student coun-cil and student athletic council…Vice president of his freshman classand the treasurer of his sophomore class… Three-time letter winner asa fullback and end in football (1927-29)… Won the Nye Trophy as out-standing male athlete in 1930… Four-time letter winner in track & field(1926-30)… Participated in discus, shot put and hammer throw…Set anumber of Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference records in track &field… Led the Aggies to the 1928-29 conference championship… Brokethe conference discus record with a throw of 43.21 meters (141 feet, ¾inches) at conference championship… Won first place three times atthe CU meet and earned All-America honors in both the discus and ham-mer throw…Named team captain for the track & field team as a sen-ior… Won the shot put and discus at the Triangular meet against DUand CU... Set two more conference records in 1930-31, including theshot put with a toss of 14.60 meters (47-9.25)….Embarked on a four-decade career at Fort Collins High School in math and science…Servedas the coach for both track and football … Beattie Elementary Schoolwas opened in 1972 and named after him… Passed away in Fort Collinson March 20, 1982.

�Jennifer Buford (softball and women’s basketball): All-state selection atGrand Junction High School in both softball and basketball…Tied forfifth in most runs scored (26) as a freshman in 1995… Played secondbase for the No. 10-ranked CSU team in 1997… Led the team as a jun-ior with a .448 on-base percentage… Ranked among the WAC’s top fivein runs scored… Named second-team all-West Region… All-Americanin 1997 and 1998… Set single-season records in stolen bases (31) andruns scored (60)… Named WAC Player of the Week after hitting .555 in

THIS WEEK’S GAME continued

Teamcomparisons...

Colorado State New Mexico2010 RANKINGS Avg NCAA MWC Avg NCAA MWCRushing Offense . . . . . . . . .106.63 103 7 89.57 111 8Passing Offense . . . . . . . . .218.88 62 3 179.00 90 5Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . . .325.50 92 5 268.57 117 8Scoring Offense . . . . . . . . . . .16.38 111 6 13.57 117 8Rushing Defense . . . . . . . . .204.38 109 6 194.00 100 5Pass Efficiency Defense . . .173.77 120 9 148.98 108 7Total Defense . . . . . . . . . . . .440.63 103 8 435.71 102 7Scoring Defense . . . . . . . . . .35.63 108 7 44.14 120 9Net Punting . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36.00 68 4 30.27 118 9Punt Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.62 80 6 0.83 120 9Kickoff Returns . . . . . . . . . . .25.77 12 3 23.84 29 5Turnover Margin . . . . . . . . . .-1.00 106 8 -1.43 118 9Pass Defense . . . . . . . . . . . .236.25 89 8 241.71 96 9Passing Efficiency . . . . . . . .129.65 59 5 92.35 116 8Sacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.13 55 3 0.71 118 9Tackles For Loss . . . . . . . . . . .5.75 62 4 4.14 111 7Sacks Allowed . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.63 117 9 2.57 91 7

2010 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS & RANKINGSRushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Avg/Gm NCAA Conf

CSU: Leonard Mason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37.00 - 13UNM: Demond Dennis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25.83 - 17

Passing Efficiency (Min. 15 Att./Game) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CSU: Pete Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129.67 57 5UNM: None . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- - -

Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CSU: Pete Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210.62 62 3UNM: Demond Dennis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25.83 - 23

Receptions Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CSU: Tyson Liggett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.38 - T-9UNM: Chris Hernandez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.71 - T-7

Receiving Yards Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CSU: Lou Greenwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36.00 - 10UNM: Bryant Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40.29 - 8

Interceptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CSU: Ivory Herd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.12 - T-18UNM: Bubba Forrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.14 - T-9

Punting (Min. 3.6 Punts/Game) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CSU: Pete Kontokiakos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43.00 35 3UNM: Ben Skaer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40.64 63 5

Punt Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CSU: None . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- - -UNM: None . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- - -

Kickoff Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CSU: Derek Good . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28.81 13 2UNM: Emmanuel McPhearson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25.44 57 9

Field Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CSU: Ben DeLine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.50 T-24 2UNM: James Aho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.67 T-94 T-7

Scoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CSU: Ben DeLine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.88 - 8UNM: James Aho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.83 - 18

All-Purpose Runners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CSU: Tony Drake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90.57 - 8UNM: Myles Daughtry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59.57 - 21

Sacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CSU: Guy Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.81 24 1UNM: None . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- - -

Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CSU: Ricky Brewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8.88 T-48 4UNM: Bubba Forrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8.57 T-59 6

Tackles For Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CSU: Guy Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.94 - 5UNM: None . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- - -



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THIS WEEK’S GAME continuedsix games as a senior… Recognized in 1998 by the Sportswomen ofColorado for contributions to CSU softball… Led CSU in hitting as a sen-ior (.385)… Played on most successful softball team in school history;team was one out away from advancing to the College World Se-ries…Walked on to CSU basketball team in 1999 as a point guard… Sawaction in 25 games, averaging 5.4 points… Had a career-high 14 pointsagainst Air Force… Also played for CSU’s most successful women’s bas-ketball team… Participated in the NCAA Sweet 16…Played softball pro-fessionally for both the Carolina Diamonds and Florida Wahoos.

�Katie Cronin (women’s basketball): Earned honorable mention all-con-ference honors and a spot on the WAC’s all-newcomer team as a fresh-man in 1996…Finished her career as a three-time first-teamall-conference selection… Named MVP of both the UCI Marriott Classicand Coors Rocky Mountain Invitational in 1997…Was her team’s ‘Chair-man of the Boards’ her sophomore and junior years… Played and startedin every game in her career… Named WAC Player of the Week twice hersenior season (1998-99)… Honored as Colorado Sportswoman of theYear in 1999… Finished her senior season second on the team in scor-ing with 14.8 points per game… Led the Rams in rebounds with 7.2 pergame in 1999… Ended her career ranked second in scoring and re-bounding in the WAC… Set a career high in her final game in the Sweet16 of the NCAA tournament against UCLA with six three-pointers… Fin-ished within the top three in nine of CSU’s all-time women’s basketballrecords… Attended the USA Basketball Trials in 1999…Played profes-sional basketball in Israel, Germany and Portugal… Coached at SetonHall as well as Santa Clara… Played three seasons with the ColoradoChill (2004-06) of the NWBL, and one season for the Chicago Sky of theWNBA.

�Sandy (Ham) Fetzer (cross country and track & field): One of most ver-satile distance runners in CSU history… First-ever CSU cross countryrunner to qualify for the NCAA championships… Was CSU’s first femaleAll-American in cross country, in 1991…Named to as one of the athleticdirector’s top 30 scholar-athletes… Also a WAC Scholar Athlete andcross country academic All-American in 1992…All-American in bothcross country and track & field…Took third place in the 1992 OlympicTrials in the 5,000 meters… Nationally ranked in the top 10 in the UnitedStates by Track & Field News in the 5,000 meters, both indoors and out-doors, in 1992… Was considered one of the top female distance runnersin the United States…Finished 10th overall in the NCAA cross countrychampionships as a senior… Honored as one of the top Sportswomen

This month in CSU football history

By John HirnAggies to Rams: The History of Football at Colorado State University

�105 years ago – Oct. 7, 1905, in the season opener at Durkee Fieldin Fort Collins, the Aggies’ Alfred Johnson takes the field to becomethe first African-American football player in school history. Johnsonplays all of the 1905 and the 1906 seasons despite objections fromsome schools in the conference.

�95 years ago – Oct. 9, 1915, the season opener in Boulder drawscrowds from all over the state including Colorado Governor GeorgeCarlson. Using his newly perfected “Million-Dollar Play,” HarryHughes and the Aggie team rush all over the University of Coloradoon their way to an undefeated season.

�75 years ago – Oct. 12, 1935, behind quarterback William Hughes,son of Aggie coach Harry Hughes, the Colorado Aggies gain 23 firstdowns and 480 total yards on offense in a 19-0 rout over the Col-orado School of Mines.

�70 years ago – Oct. 26, 1940, at the Denver branch of the ColoradoState Alumni Association, Harry W. Hughes is honored for his 30years as head football coach and athletic director at a banquet in hishonor.

�60 years ago – Oct. 28, 1950, Frank Faucett, Kenny Wilhelm and JackChristiansen combine for 429 total yards in a 33-13 win over UtahState to clinch second place in the Skyline Conference for the thirdconsecutive season.

�55 years ago – Oct. 8, 1955, in a thrilling game at War Memorial Sta-dium in Laramie, the Aggie-Rams score two touchdowns early in thegame, led by Gary Glick, Jerry Callahan and Jerry Zaleski. Wyomingcomes from behind and appears to tie the game but Zaleski blocksthe extra-point attempt to preserve the 14-13 victory.

�40 years ago – Oct. 31, 1970, in a homecoming contest at HughesStadium, the Rams’ Lawrence “The Clutch” McCutcheon scores atouchdown with 3 minutes, 56 seconds remaining in the game tobreak a six-game losing streak in a 20-13 win over Utah State.

�35 years ago – Oct. 4, 1975, the Rams travel to Laramie to take onthe Wyoming Cowboys in a defensive battle. CSU quarterback MarkDriscoll breaks the school record for total offense and kicker ClarkKemble boots a 26-yard field goal to squeeze past the Cowboys witha 3-0 win. It is the second year in a row the Rams beat the Cowboys,making it the first time that had happened since 1951-52.

�15 years ago – Oct. 7, 1995, in his All-America senior season, Ramssafety and punt-return specialist Greg Myers returns his first puntfor a touchdown. The 82-yard return helps lead the Rams to a 59-17drubbing of Utah State. Myers is awarded the Jim Thorpe Award atthe end of the 1995 season.

�10 years ago – Oct. 21, 2000, at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt LakeCity, the Rams mount a come-from-behind victory over the Utah Utesthanks to a touchdown catch by Pete Rebstock with 3 minutes, 6seconds remaining on the clock. The Rams go on to win their sec-ond consecutive Mountain West Conference crown in the secondyear of the league’s existence.

Aggies to Rams, the first definitive publication on therich history of football at Colorado State University, isstill available in the CSU and Rams bookstores.

The book, which contains countless pictures, stories andinformation spanning every era of CSU football history,is the life’s passion of author John Hirn. A CSU grad-uate, Hirn is unselfishly donating 80 percent of net prof-its to the university’s Athletic General Scholarship Fund,so readers can help future Rams continue the tradition ofexcellence at Colorado State.

Rk Team (first-place votes) W-L Pts1 Oregon (44) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-0 14802 Boise State (11) . . . . . . . . . . . .6-0 14193 Auburn (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-0 13764 TCU (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-0 13545 Michigan State . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-0 11756 Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-1 11737 Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-0 11218 Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-0 10989 Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-1 1022

10 Ohio State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-1 93111 Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-1 86112 LSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-1 83113 Stanford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-1 83014 Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-1 76015 Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-1 69116 Florida State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-1 60617 South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-2 47618 Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-2 46819 Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-2 43520 Oklahoma State . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-1 33621 Virginia Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-2 27022 Miami (FL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-2 22923 Mississippi State . . . . . . . . . . . .6-2 22124 USC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-2 17225 Baylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-2 56

Dropped from rankings: West Virginia 20, Texas 22

Others receiving votes: Nevada 32, Hawaii 19, Michi-gan 9, Syracuse 8, West Virginia 8, San Diego State 7,East Carolina 7, Navy 5, Oregon State 5, Northwestern4, Florida 2, Maryland 1, North Carolina State 1, North-ern Illinois 1.

2010 CSU opponents in bold

Rk Team (first-place votes) . . . . . .W-L Pts1 Oregon (50) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-0 14632 Boise State (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-0 13833 Auburn (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-0 13504 TCU (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-0 13085 Michigan State . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-0 11756 Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-1 11527 Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-0 10918 Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-0 10609 Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-1 973

10 Ohio State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-1 96611 Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-1 87112 Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-1 80213 LSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-1 78714 Stanford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-1 76315 Florida State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-1 65116 Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-1 62817 South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-2 43118 Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-2 40419 Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-2 40120 Oklahoma State . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-1 38521 Virginia Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-2 31722 Miami (FL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-2 26023 Mississippi State . . . . . . . . . . . .6-2 25124 Baylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-2 7025 Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-2 50

Dropped from rankings: West Virginia 19, Texas 22

Others receiving votes: Nevada 48, Hawaii 40, Navy26, East Carolina 20, West Virginia 18, Northwestern9, North Carolina State 4, California 3, San DiegoState 3, Syracuse 3, Texas 2, UCF 2, Illinois 2, North-ern Illinois 1, Clemson 1, Air Force 1

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THIS WEEK’S GAME continued

CSU QuickFactsColorado State UniversityLocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fort Collins, Colo. 80523Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26,348Nickname, Colors . . . . . . . . .Rams, Forest Green & GoldStadium . . . . . . .Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes StadiumCapacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32,500Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mountain WestPresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Anthony A. FrankDirector of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Paul KowalczykHead Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Steve Fairchild

Career Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-16, third seasonOffice Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .970/491-6131Offensive Formation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MultipleDefensive Formation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-32009 Record/MWC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-9/0-8 (9th)2009 Total Lettermen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .572010 Lettermen Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40/172010 Starters Returning (O/D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 (4/9)2009 Starters Lost (O/D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 (7/3)

Athletic Media RelationsDirector/Football Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Zak GilbertOffice phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .970/491-5067E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .970/491-1348Press Box Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .970/491-8100, 8111Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CSURams.com

General InformationFirst Year of Football . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1893All-Time Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .473-525-33 (.475)

Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239-184-11 (.563)Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222-326-22 (.409)Hughes Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121-97-2 (.555)

Conference Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Last Championship . . . . . . . . . . . .2002, Mountain WestBowl Appearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 (5-7)First Appearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan. 1, 1949

Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Raisin Bowl (Fresno, Calif.)Result . . . . . . . . . . . .Occidental 21, Colorado A&M 20

Last Appearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008Bowl . . . . . . . .New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, N.M.)Result . . . . . . . . . .Colorado State 40, Fresno State 35

Coaching & Support StaffLarry Kerr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Assistant Head Coach/

Defensive Coordinator & LBsScott Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Defensive Line Tim Duffie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cornerbacks Anthoney Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Running Backs Larry Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Special Teams Coordinator

& Safeties Coach Pat Meyer . . . . . . . .Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Todd Stroud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tight Ends & Fullbacks/

Recruiting CoordinatorDaren Wilkinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Quarterbacks/

Assistant Recruiting Coordinator Tom Ehlers . . . . . . . . . . .Director of Football OperationsDarrell Ballard . . . . . . . . . . . .Graduate Assistant/OffenseTrevor Wikre . . . . . . . . . . . . .Graduate Assistant/DefenseMarcie Johnston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Admin. Asst.Linda Krier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Admin. Asst.Greg Scanlan . . . . .Head Strength & Conditioning CoachTerry DeZeeuw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Head Athletic TrainerKris Young . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Equipment ManagerJeff Dotson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Video CoordinatorMel Sanders . . . . . . . . . . .Director of Academic Services

of Colorado…Was the WAC conference champion in both the 3,000 and 5,000 meters in 1993.�Marshall Smith (track & field): Broke the freshman record for the discus in 1972… Won in the

US-USSR Junior World Meet in July 1972… Named the U.S. junior national champion as a soph-omore… Won the discus event at Wichita andKansas Relays, as well as the Colorado Invita-tional… Placed third in the NCAA champi-onships and fourth in the AAU championshipsin 1974… Set a CSU record with a throw of 198feet, 7 inches in 1974… Won the Collegiatetriple crown with wins at Texas, Drake, andKansas in 1974…Won second straight WACdiscus title in 1974… Placed fourth in AAUchampionships…Ranked among the world’stop discus throwers in the 1974 season…Rec-ognized on the January 1975 Track and FieldNews world list of recognized top individuals forhis event.

Inner-city kids: Jerry Browne, a former CSUplayer and Steve Fairchild teammate, now worksfor the City of Denver Parks & Recreation Depart-ment. This week, he is hosting approximately 200kids from various recreation centers on their an-nual road trip to a sporting event, and CSU is host-ing the group at this week’s football game. Thekids are all of elementary-school age and will beinvited on the field before Saturday’s game.

Fairchild against the Lobos: SteveFairchild as a member of the Colorado State pro-gram is 8-2 against New Mexico.�In between his two prior stints at CSU, Fairchild

spent three years (1987-89) as the Lobos’ of-fensive coordinator and coached TerranceMathis, who became the NCAA's career receiv-ing yardage leader and was selected in the sixthround (141st overall) of the 1990 NFL Draft.

�He led the Rams to a pair of wins as CSU’s start-ing quarterback (1978, ‘80), then assisted theclub to a 5-1 mark vs. New Mexico as an assis-tant coach (1993-2000). He’s 1-1 since becom-ing the Rams’ head coach.

As Quarterback (2-0):Nov. 11 1978 W AlbuquerqueOct. 11 1980 W Albuquerque

As CSU Assistant Coach (5-1):Oct. 30 1993 W Fort CollinsOct. 1 1994 W AlbuquerqueOct. 21 1995 L Fort CollinsDec. 6 1997 W Las VegasNov. 6 1999 W AlbuquerqueOct. 7 2000 W Fort Collins

As CSU Head Coach (1-1):Nov. 15 2008 W Fort CollinsNov. 21 2009 L Albuquerque

What to look for…Several CSU playersare approaching notable milestones in theschool record books, and could make a movethis week or this season.

K Ben DeLine:�Needs one FG to surpass No. 6 Derek Franz

(28, 1997-98) on CSU’s career list. He en-ters the week tied with Franz at 28.

�Enters the week as the most accuratekicker in CSU annals (28-for-36, .778), justahead of predecessor Jason Smith (45-for-58, .776; 2005-08). Derek Franz (.757),Jeff Babcock (.750), and his dad, Steve(.724), round out the top five.

NT Guy Miller:�Needs two sacks to surpass No. 12 Eric

Schaller (8 in 1989) and Clark Haggans (8in 1999) on CSU’s single-season list.

�Has played in every game of his college ca-reer, 45 entering this week.

RB Chris Nwoke on the freshman rushing list:�Needs 10 yards to eclipse No. 10 Leonice

Brown (1991) and 66 to pass No. 9 ScottWhitehouse (261, 1984).

FB Zac Pauga:�Has played in every game of his college ca-

reer, 45 entering this week.

LB Mychal Sisson:�Needs 54 tackles to eclipse No. 10 Dale

Carr (302, 1982-86) on CSU’s career list.Sisson enters this week with 249.

�Has played in 33 straight games enteringthis week, every CSU contest since the be-ginning of 2008.

QB Pete Thomas on CSU’s single-season list:�Having established the single-season

freshman passing record in Game 6, sur-passing Caleb Hanie’s 1,204 yards in 2004,needs 828 to surpass No. 12 SteveFairchild (2,578, 1980) on the all-time list.

�Needs 31 completions to surpass No. 12Fairchild (200 in 1980).

�Needs 92 attempts to surpass No. 12 Hanie(342 in 2006).

2010 Mountain West Conference Standings

Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Team (USA/AP) MWC PF PA Hm Rd Pct W-L PF PA Hm Rd Nu Pct StreakTCU (4/4) 4-0 141 10 2-0 1-0 1.000 8-0 319 72 5-0 2-0 1-01.000 Won8Utah (7/8) 4-0 183 36 2-0 2-0 1.000 7-0 334 90 4-0 3-0 0-01.000 Won8San Diego St. (RV) 2-1 78 69 1-0 1-1 .667 5-2 231 124 3-0 2-2 0-0 .714 Won2Air Force (RV) 3-2 136 120 2-0 1-2 .600 5-3 239 174 4-0 1-3 0-0 .625 Lost 2BYU 2-2 66 107 2-0 0-2 .500 3-5 128 216 3-1 0-4 0-0 .375 Won1UNLV 1-2 65 91 1-0 0-2 .333 1-6 129 255 1-2 0-4 0-0 .143 Lost 3Colorado State 1-3 76 145 1-1 0-2 .250 2-6 131 285 2-1 0-4 0-1 .250 Lost 1New Mexico 0-3 44 131 0-2 0-1 .000 0-7 95 309 0-4 0-3 0-0 .000 Lost 8Wyoming 0-4 40 120 0-2 0-2 .000 2-6 101 240 1-3 1-3 0-0 .250 Lost 3

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COLORADO STATE . . . . . . . . 27NEW MEXICO. . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Game 11; Sat., Nov. 21, 2009; University StadiumAlbuquerque, N.M.; Time: 2:52; Attendance: 21,751

Colorado State.................7 7 7 6 — 27New Mexico.....................7 10 6 6 — 29

1st 10:36 UNM JAMES, Victor 12 yd pass from PORTERIE, Donov (AHO, James kick) 12 plays, 80 yards, TOP 4:24 0 - 7

05:57 CSU Mosure, John 1 yd run (DeLine, Ben kick) 9 plays, 67 yards, TOP 4:32 7 - 7

2nd 11:10 UNM AHO, James 21 yd field goal 17 plays, 69 yards, TOP 8:10 7 - 10

07:04 UNM SOLOMON, Quinte 21 yd pass from PORTERIE, Donov (AHO, James kick) 8 plays, 46 yards, TOP 3:48 7 - 17

00:38 CSU Mosure, John 2 yd run (DeLine, Ben kick) 12 plays, 87 yards, TOP 6:18 14 - 17

3rd 03:09 CSU Greenwood, Lou 50 yd pass from Eastman, Jon (DeLine, Ben kick) 4 plays, 59 yards, TOP 2:17 21 - 17

02:50 UNM DENNIS, Demond 42 yd run (AHO, James kick blockd) 1 play, 42 yards, TOP 0:11 21 - 23

4th 13:26 CSU Oppenneer, Nick 97 yd interception return (DeLine, Ben kick blockd) 27 - 23

10:19 UNM AHO, James 37 yd field goal 6 plays, 46 yards, TOP 3:00 27 - 26

00:12 UNM AHO, James 27 yd field goal 8 plays, 35 yards, TOP 1:10 27 - 29

Rams lose last-minute thriller toLobos, 29-27

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP)--James Aho's 27-yard field goal with 12 secondsleft sent New Mexico to a 29-27 victory over Colorado State on Saturday night,ending the Lobos' 14-game losing streak.

Colorado State's John Mosure ran for a career-high 177 yards and two touch-downs and Nick Oppenneer returned an interception97 yards to give the Rams (3-8, 0-7 Mountain West )a 27-23 fourth-quarter lead.

But Mosure fumbled at the New Mexico 5 late inthe fourth quarter and the Lobos (1-10, 1-6) drove fora field goal to pull within a point.

The final drive started at the Colorado State 45. Quarterback Donovan Por-terie converted a fourth-and-2 with a 5-yard scramble, and Kasey Carrier fol-lowed with a 22-yard run to the 11, setting up Aho's game-winning kick.

Demond Dennis rushed for a career-high 133 yards and one touchdown forthe Lobos, and Carrier had 87 yards on 15 attempts.

TEAM TOTALS CSU UNMFIRST DOWNS ...........................................18 26

Rushing ....................................................9 15 Passing .....................................................9 11 Penalty ......................................................0 0

NET YARDS RUSHING .............................197 270 Rushing Attempts ...................................36 35 Average Per Rush ..................................5.5 7.7 Rushing Touchdowns ...............................2 1 Yards Gained Rushing ...........................212 287 Yards Lost Rushing .................................15 17

NET YARDS PASSING ..............................173 197 Completions-Attempts-Int ..............12-17-1 22-38-2 Average Per Attempt ............................10.2 5.2 Average Per Completion .......................14.4 9.0 Passing Touchdowns ................................1 2

TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS ..........................370 467 Total offense plays ..................................53 73 Average Gain Per Play ............................7.0 6.4

Fumbles: Number-Lost .............................2-2 1-0 Penalties: Number-Yards ........................4-30 1-5 PUNTS-YARDS .......................................3-87 1-41

Average Yards Per Punt .......................29.0 41.0 Net Yards Per Punt ...............................27.0 21.0 Inside 20 ...................................................0 0 50+ Yards ..................................................0 0 Touchbacks ...............................................0 1 Fair catch ..................................................0 0

KICKOFFS-YARDS ................................5-328 7-443 Average Yards Per Kickoff ....................65.6 63.3 Net Yards Per Kickoff ...........................38.4 41.9 Touchbacks ...............................................1 0

Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD ............0-0-0 1-6-0 Average Per Return ................................0.0 6.0

Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD .......7-150-0 4-116-0 Average Per Return ..............................21.4 29.0

Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD ............2-97-1 1-0-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD .........0-0-0 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards ....................................0 0 Possession Time ...................................29:37 30:23

1st Quarter ...........................................6:21 8:39 2nd Quarter ..........................................6:26 8:34 3rd Quarter ........................................10:34 4:26 4th Quarter ...........................................6:16 8:44

Third-Down Conversions ......................5 of 9 6 of 14 Fourth-Down Conversions ....................0 of 0 3 of 4 Red-Zone Scores-Chances .......................2-3 3-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards ........................3-15 1-8 PAT Kicks ..................................................3-4 2-3

RUSHING No Yds TD Lg AvgMosure, John . . . . . . . . . . .27 177 2 39 6.6 Stucker, Grant . . . . . . . . . . . .1 14 0 14 14.0 Greenwood, Lou . . . . . . . . . .6 10 0 13 1.7 Morton, Dion . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 4 0 4 4.0 Eastman, Jon . . . . . . . . . . . .1 -8 0 0 -8.0 Totals... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 197 2 39 5.5

RUSHING No Yds TD Lg AvgDENNIS, Demond . . . . . . . . .7 133 1 50 19.0 CARRIER, Kasey . . . . . . . . .15 87 0 22 5.8 WRIGHT, James . . . . . . . . . .4 20 0 10 5.0 PORTERIE, Donov . . . . . . . . .7 17 0 10 2.4 JAMES, Victor . . . . . . . . . . . .1 7 0 7 7.0 GRUNER, Brad . . . . . . . . . . .1 6 0 6 6.0 Totals... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 270 1 50 7.7

PASSING Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Long Sack Eastman, Jon 9-12-1 145 1 50 1 Stucker, Grant 3-5-0 28 0 16 0 Totals... 12-17-1 173 1 50 1

PASSING Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Long Sack PORTERIE, Donov . . . .22-37-2 197 2 26 3 TEAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1-0 0 0 0 0 Totals... . . . . . . . . . . . .22-38-2 197 2 26 3

RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg Greenwood, Lou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 76 1 50 Greer, Rashaun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 31 0 15 Pauga, Zac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 13 0 11 Steele, Byron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 16 0 16 Yemm, Matt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 15 0 15 Mosure, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 15 0 15 Starr, Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 7 0 0 Totals... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 173 1 50

RECEIVING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No Yds TD Lg JAMES, Victor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 62 1 14 KIRK, Ty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 58 0 26 DENNIS, Demond . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 25 0 15 CARRIER, Kasey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 11 0 7 SOLOMON, Quinte . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 26 1 21 WILLIAMS, Bryan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 13 0 13 REED, Lucas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 2 0 2 Totals... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 197 2 26

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB KONTODIAKOS, Pe . . . . .3 87 29.0 37 0 0 Totals... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 87 29.0 37 0 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB MILLER, Adam . . . . . . . .1 41 41.0 41 0 1 Totals... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 41 41.0 41 0 1

Punts Kickoffs Intercept ALL RETURNS No Yds Lg No Yds Lg No Yds Lg Greenwood, Lou 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 Thomas, Gerard 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 OPPENNEER, Nick 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 97 97 Square, Alex . . .0 0 0 1 41 33 0 0 0 Morton, Dion . .0 0 0 6 106 29 0 0 0 Totals... . . . . . . .0 0 0 7 150 33 2 97 97

Punts Kickoffs Intercept ALL RETURNS No Yds Lg No Yds Lg No Yds Lg CARRIER, Kasey 0 0 0 3 85 49 0 0 0 BACA, Frankie . .0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 SOLOMON, Franki 1 6 6 1 31 31 0 0 0 Totals... . . . . . . .1 6 6 4 116 49 1 0 0

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Last week’s game — at No. 9/9 UtahTEAM NOTES

First-time players: Nico Ranieri became the 27th player to make his CSUdebut in 2010.�The following 23 freshmen have made their college debuts so far this

season: Nine true freshmen — LB Mike Orakpo, QB Pete Thomas, LBCharles Favors, CB Shaq Bell, DE Nordly Capi, RB Tony Drake, DE Crock-ett Gillmore, FB Jake Levin and WR Bobby Borcky; and 14 redshirt fresh-men — S Ezra Thompson, TE Joe Brown, CB Immanuel Mitchell, OLWeston Richburg, OL Jared Biard, TE Matt Weems, RB Chris Nwoke, DTCurtis Wilson, DT Te’Jay Brown, OL Jordan Gragert, LS Tanner Hed-strom, OL Justin Becker, OL Brandon Haynes and QB Nico Ranieri.

�Including those 23 freshmen, 27 total players have made a CSU debutin 2010, including three transfers: CB Dominique Vinson, RB RaymondCarter and LB Austin Gillmore. Sophomore OT Joe Caprioglio also hasjoined the list.

Rare sack: CSU’s defense in the first quarter helped to end a Utah posses-sion with a sack, when Mychal Sisson and C.J. James combined to dropJordan Wynn. The sack was only the third allowed by the Utes all season,and only the second given up by Utah’s first-string offensive line.

Second quarter: Ben DeLine’s second-quarter field goal was only the sec-ond score allowed by the Utes this season in that period. DeLine also con-verted a FG later in the same quarter.

CSU against ranked teams: Since the beginning of the Sonny Lubick era in1993, CSU has now played 38 ranked teams (13-24 record). CSU’s mostrecent win over a ranked team on the road was in 1998 at No. 23/16 Michi-gan State. The team’s most recent victory over a top 25 foe came in 2002,a win over No. 7/6 CU (also the Rams’ last win against a top 10 team). TheRams’ win over their highest-ranked opponent came in 1994, a triumphover No. 6/4 Arizona.�CSU played its third ranked team over a four-week stretch, and its sec-

ond top 10 opponent in that span (also then-No. 5 TCU on Oct. 2)

Long stretch: CSU ended its forseeable series against Utah with a five-yearlosing slide against the Utes. The last time CSU beat Utah was one of thebest games in series history, a 21-17 triumph in 2005 at Sonny LubickField at Hughes Stadium, completed by a goal-line stand in the final min-utes. CSU last won at Rice-Eccles Stadium on Oct. 19, 2002.�The Rams and Utes played perhaps their last game, as Utah will move

to the new Pac-12 in 2011. One of the richest rivalries west of the Mis-sissippi River, these programs first met on Oct. 25, 1902, battling to a0-0 tie in Salt Lake City.

�CSU, with two straight 200-yard rushing efforts, met the nation’s No. 13rushing defense.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES�QB Pete Thomas had just one interception over a 137-pass stretch that

began in the first quarter vs. Idaho (Sept. 25) and ended with his lastpass at Utah. He had seven TDs during the same period.

�LB Ricky Brewer had 14 tackles, one short of his career high and hismost since he had 15 at Wyoming, Nov. 22, 2008.

�DE C.J. James made his first career start, in place of Broderick Sargentat right defensive end. Sargent (concussion) was limited in practice dur-ing the week.

�RB Chris Nwoke also made his first career start for the Rams and postedeight receptions, a season high for a CSU player.

�PK Ben DeLine with two FGs increased his career total to 28, tying himfor No. 6 on the all-time list. He now needs just one to surpass No. 6Derek Franz (28, 1997-98). Today, he surpassed No. 7 Clark Kemble (27,1973-75) and C.W. Hurst (27, 1997-2000).

�DeLine also became the most accurate kicker in CSU history (28-for-36,.778), just ahead of predecessor Jason Smith (45-for-58, .776; 2005-08). Derek Franz (.757), Jeff Babcock (.750), and his dad, Steve (.724),round out the top five.

�P Pete Kontodiakos, against one of the nation’s No. 3-ranked punt re-turner, Shaky Smithson, averaged 46.6 yards on five punts, and 45.6 netyards, including a career-high four inside the 20.

�DT Guy Miller played in his 45th consecutive game. He has yet to missa CSU game in his college career.

�FB Zac Pauga played in his 45th consecutive game. He has yet to missa CSU game in his college career.

�LB Mychal Sisson played in his 33rd straight game. He has yet to missa CSU game in his college career.

�WR Bobby Borcky made his first career reception.

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UNITY…Steve Fairchild’s team-wide focus for his third Colorado Statefootball team is UNITY. Throughout the team’s meeting areas and officesare banners presenting the theme:

“All your strength is in union, all your danger is in discord."—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The strength of the team is each individual.The strength of each individual is the team.

“Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity.” —Psalm 133:1

�Answering a challenge put forth by team advisor Johnny Square, everymember of the team early in fall camp contributed to a unique project.Demonstrating that each member of the squad is like a part of the humanbody, and discord, pain and distress are the result for the entire bodywhen one part of that body isn’t contributing to the greater good, eachof the Rams signed a piece of a puzzle, 18-by-50 inches, that made upthe human body (on display in the team’s locker room for every game).

True freshmen, CSU history: The following nine true freshmenmade their college debuts this season: LB Mike Orakpo, QB Pete Thomas,LB Charles Favors, CB Shaq Bell, DE Nordly Capi, RB Tony Drake, DE Crock-ett Gillmore, FB Jake Levin and WR Bobby Borcky. All except Levin (Sept.18 at Miami-Ohio) and Borcky (Oct. 9 at Air Force) made their debuts in theseason-opener, Sept. 4 vs. Colorado in Denver.�Those nine are the most used in a single season by the Rams in 23 years.

In 1987, under head coach Leon Fuller, CSU used 15 players fresh outof high school (RB Tony Alford, LB Jon Boyd, CB Andy Byrne, RB TonyCarr, DE Robert Chirico, LB Mike Epley, G Jeff Fixmer, P Alan Glazer, LBDon Hock, CB Craig Jersild, LB David Laskowski, FB Paul MacRenato, LBRon Martin, TE Keith Sheaffer and LB Eric Tippeconnic).

�The most true freshmen the program has ever used was 24 in 1946. Ac-cording to team historian John Hirn, there were 47 men on the roster in1946 and 33 were true freshmen, 24 of which played. In the opener thatyear against Montana, 19 true freshmen saw the field. Two players inthat freshman class, George Jones and Fum McGraw, would lead theAggies to some of the most successful seasons in program annals, in-cluding the team’s first bowl, the Raisin Bowl at the end of the ‘48 cam-paign. McGraw, the first consensus All-American in program history,and Jones are CSU Hall of Famers.

�Colorado State used only three true freshmen in 2009 (P Pete Kontodi-akos, RB Lou Greenwood and DE C.J. James).

�The year before, five true freshmen hit the field: Ben DeLine, MarquiseLaw, Adam Wilson, Momo Thomas and Michael Kawulok. Thomas andKawulok started, while DeLine had served as the primary kicker after apreseason injury to Jason Smith.

�Over the previous two years combined (2006-07), the Rams used just

two, both in 2007 (tight end Eric Peitz and long-snapper Steve Bryan).In 2006, CSU and Wake Forest were the only Division I programs that didnot use a true freshman. From 2005-07, the number was just five, in-cluding S Klint Kubiak, DT Shaun McGoveran and DE Wade Landers in2005. The last time CSU used as many as five true freshmen in an en-tire season was six in 2004 — WR Damon Morton, RB Gartrell Johnson,DE Matt Rupp, TE Kory Sperry, QB Caleb Hanie and RB Kyle Bell.

True freshmen, across the nation: The Rams are among na-tional leaders in true freshmen used so far this season:

True freshman under center: Colorado State’s starting quarter-back, Pete Thomas, was taking snaps for his high-school team in Novem-ber. A poised 6-foot-5, 218-pound passer from Valhalla High School in ElCajon, Calif., he is one of 10 true freshman starting quarterbacks in the na-tion this season (Penn State’s Rob Bolden, Wake Forest’s Tanner Price,Central Florida’s Jeff Godfrey, BYU’s Jake Heaps, New Mexico’s TareanAustin, BC’s Chase Rettig, Memphis’ Ryan Williams, Rutgers’ Chas Doddand Buffalo’s Alex Zordich).�Thomas was rated the No. 6 pro-style QB in the nation by Tom Lemming

(USA Today Super 25). Rivals.com also ranked him the country's No.16 pro-style quarterback and No. 48 overall prospect from the state ofCalifornia.

�A three-year starter, three-year captain and two-time team MVP, heguided the Norsemen to a 19-5 record over his final two seasons. Com-bined over those junior and senior seasons, he threw for 5,553 yards, 52TDs and only 11 INTs, completing better than 66 percent of his passesto capture consecutive Grossmont South League Offensive Player of theYear honors, in both 2008 and `09. Including the last three contests ofhis freshman year, he started 36 games in a storied prep career, finish-ing with back-to-back first-team all-state honors as a junior and senior.

�He graduated from high school one semester early in order to enroll at

Team Notes

Darrell BallardGraduate Assistant

Tim DuffieCornerbacks Coach

Anthoney HillRunning Backs Coach

Todd StroudTight Ends/Fullbacks

Trevor WikreGraduate Assistant

COLORADO STATE COACHES IN THE PRESS BOX ON GAMEDAY

Air Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Oklahoma State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14UNLV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Florida State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Vanderbilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Auburn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Tulane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Western Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Memphis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11Miami (Fla.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11Louisiana-Monroe . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10Louisville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10San Jose State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10UCLA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10Washington State . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10Akron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Colorado State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9LSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Texas A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Alabama-Birmingham . . . . . . . . . . . .8Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Kent State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8New Mexico State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Tulsa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Utah State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Central Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Southern Miss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7


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CSU in January and take part in all 15 CSU practices this past spring.�A freshman, true or redshirt, has never led the Rams in passing during

any given year. The last true freshman to start at quarterback for theRams was Caleb Hanie, who replaced an injured Justin Holland on Oct.22, 2004. In a 30-7 win over Wyoming in Fort Collins, on a Friday nightin a nationally televised game, Hanie completed 11 of 22 passes for 167yards and one interception.

CSU’s past freshmen QB: According to team historian John Hirn(coloradoaggies.com, Aggies to Rams), Thomas on Sept. 4 vs. CU becamethe program’s youngest starting quarterback since Mark Miller on Sept.26, 1981. On Sept. 4, Thomas (18 years, 10 months, 24 days) was onlyfour days older than Miller (18 years, 10 months, 20 days) 29 years ago asa true freshman in CSU’s game at West Virginia, the third tilt of the ’81campaign. Colorado’s top prep quarterback in 1980, incidentally Fairchild’ssenior year as the CSU signal-caller, Miller hailed from Grand Junction,Colo. He started one other game that season, the next week at Air Force.�The youngest starting quarterback in program annals was Bob Hainlen,

an 18-year-old true freshman from Trinidad, Colo. At age 18 years, ninemonths and 11 days, he led the Aggie-Rams to a 33-0 home triumphover Northern Colorado on Sept. 29, 1945, the team’s first game in threeyears due to World War II. Hainlen went on to start at quarterback in theRaisin Bowl, on Jan. 1, 1949, with Fum McGraw and Eddie Hanna, theonly two players to have their numbers retired in program history.

�Hainlen and Thomas are the only two freshmen to have ever started aseason opener in the rich history of the CSU football program.

�The Rams, who started fifth-year seniors Billy Farris in 2008 and GrantStucker in 2009, are one of only six programs in the nation that will opena third consecutive season with a first-year starter. CSU joins Auburn,North Texas, Mississippi State, Buffalo and Purdue in that category. Thelast time a CSU passer returned to claim the starting quarterback rolewas Hanie in 2007, just before he signed with the Chicago Bears, wherehe now backs up Jay Cutler.

�Thomas isn’t the first or the last true freshman to start a major collegefootball game. The long list includes John Elway (Stanford), Peyton Man-ning (Tennessee), Kevin Kolb (Houston), Jamelle Holieway (Oklahoma),Chad Henne (Michigan), Jimmy Claussen (Notre Dame), Brady Quinn(Notre Dame), Terrelle Pryor (Ohio State) and Matthew Stafford (Geor-gia). In 2009 alone, Matt Barkley (USC), Jordan Wynn (Utah) and TateForcier (Michigan) joined the list.

Cesario passes away: For the second time in a five-month span,the CSU football program has lost a former All-American. Anthony Cesariopassed away Sept. 25.�Cesario, who was only 34, had just finished a day of hunting near Steam-

boat Springs, Colo., when he experienced possible heart-related issues.His tragic death came on the day the CSU athletic department honoredanother fallen All-American, Keli McGregor, who also died far too youngon April 20, due to a virus that attacked his heart.

�“I don’t think there are very many people in our football program or inour building that did not know Anthony Cesario,” said Head Coach SteveFairchild, the Rams’ offensive coordinator during Cesario’s junior andsenior years, 1997-98. “Our most sincere condolences go out to his par-ents, Anthony and Sylvia, and the rest of their family. We get so caughtup in football sometimes, tunnel vision, that we don’t always realize howtruly precious life is. Something like this really affects you. Anthony wasa Ram to his core. When he was a player here, he helped us establishthat power run game that became our identity, and it’s still the identitywe want to have in 2010. After he played in the NFL, he was alwaysaround our program, at our golf tournaments and other events we haveevery year. He cared deeply about Colorado State and wanted us to besuccessful. We will really miss him.”

�The Sept. 25 win was dedicated to the memory of McGregor, just hoursbefore the program learned of the Cesario tragedy. Cesario is survivedby his parents and sister. He was single and did not have children.

�A 6-foot-6, 310-pound guard from Pueblo, Colo., Cesario was destinedfor stardom even before he stepped on the field at Colorado State. He

was named first-team all-conference as a senior at Pueblo South HighSchool, and earned two varsity letters in football and three in track.

�As a sophomore in 1996, he started to blossom into one of the best of-fensive linemen in school history. That year, his first as a starter, heplayed in all 12 games and was named second-team all-Western Ath-letic Conference.

�As the 1997 season approached, expectations were high for Cesario; notonly from his teammates and coaches, but from the fans as well. He did-n’t disappoint. Cesario was named the top offensive guard in the nationby The Sporting News in 1997 after he led his team to an 11-2 record anda Holiday Bowl appearance, where he helped defeat the Missouri Tigers,35-24. As a starter in all 12 games, Cesario had a team-best 64 pancakeblocks and graded out at 91.3 percent. In that same year he did not allowa single quarterback sack. Cesario was also named first-team all-con-ference and second-team All-America, and was a nominee for the Out-land Trophy, which recognizes the best offensive lineman in the nation.

�After such an amazing junior year, Cesario was named as a 1998 pre-season nominee for the Lombardi Award, presented to the most out-standing offensive or defensive lineman in the country, and would laterthat year become one of 12 finalists for the award. In his final season asa Ram, 1998, Cesario once again started in all 12 games, bringing histotal to 37 consecutive games as a starter. To opposing defenses, hewas a brick wall for two straight years, as he allowed no quarterbacksacks. Cesario was named first-team all-WAC for the second year in arow and was named first-team All-America for his position at offensiveguard. He helped his team to an 8-5 record and recorded more than 70“big blocks,” breaking his own single-season record.

�With three solid seasons at CSU, Cesario entered the 1998 NFL Draftwith high expectations. He was selected in the third round by the Jack-sonville Jaguars as the 88th pick overall.

�Cesario was a member of the Jaguars team that advanced to the AFCtitle game in 1999. He also spent time with the Miami Dolphins beforeinjuries cut short his NFL career.

�A Fort Collins resident, he returned to the area after his pro career andowned a successful local business, Workzone Traffic Control, Inc., as-sisting local agencies with road construction.

�Funeral arrangements are pending.

First-time players: The following 23 freshmen have made their col-lege debuts so far this season: Nine true freshmen — LB Mike Orakpo, QBPete Thomas, LB Charles Favors, CB Shaq Bell, DE Nordly Capi, RB TonyDrake, DE Crockett Gillmore, FB Jake Levin and WR Bobby Borcky; and 14redshirt freshmen — S Ezra Thompson, TE Joe Brown, CB ImmanuelMitchell, OL Weston Richburg, OL Jared Biard, TE Matt Weems, RB ChrisNwoke, DT Curtis Wilson, DT Te’Jay Brown, OL Jordan Gragert, LS TannerHedstrom, OL Justin Becker, OL Brandon Haynes and QB Nico Ranieri.�Including those 23 freshmen, 27 total players have made a CSU debut

in 2010, including three transfers: CB Dominique Vinson, RB RaymondCarter and LB Austin Gillmore. Sophomore OT Joe Caprioglio also hasjoined the list.

Ball security: The Rams are among the best teams in the nation overthe Steve Fairchild era at protecting the football. Among FBS leaders, theRams have lost only 13 fumbles in 33 games under Fairchild. Meanwhile,CSU’s defense during the same span has recovered 24.

Snake bitten at defensive end: Three defensive ends the Ramswere counting on to play big roles in 2010 were not available to start theseason, and none of the issues were due to on-field circumstances. First,after a shoulder injury sidelined him for spring practice, Zach Tiedgensprained a knee ligament at a pickup basketball game in May and will missmost of the season, if not all of it. Second, returning senior starter CoryMacon was ruled ineligible over the summer after missing all of springpractice battling personal issues. Finally, immensely talented C.J. James,who played as a true freshman in 2009 after foregoing his final semesterof high school to enroll early at CSU, tore knee miniscus while condition-ing on the eve of fall camp. After arthroscopic surgery, James missed thefirst three games and made his 2010 debut vs. Idaho (Sept. 25).

TEAM NOTES continued

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Defensive ends and position changes: Entering the finalweek of fall practice leading up to the Sept. 4 opener against CU, 13 Ramsplayers had changed positions since the beginning of spring practice. Threeof those are now playing defensive end. The number is now 15 with twomoves since the beginning of the year. Entering the Idaho week, LB ChrisGipson moved from linebacker to fullback, moving the number to 14. And,entering the UNLV week, RB Tony Drake moved to WR.

Player New pos. Former pos. Earlier pos.Davis Burl DE LB SBroderick Sargent DE LB FB/TEMike Orakpo LB SAustin Gray S WRCrockett Gillmore DE TEBen Tedford TE DET.J. Borcky WR QBBobby Borcky WR S QBLou Greenwood WR RBJoe Brown TE FB TEAustin Gillmore LB SAdam Seymore DT TEKivon Cartwright WR TEChris Gipson FB LBTony Drake WR RB

Previous position changes: All told, 23 players on the Rams’roster, including nine prior to 2010 spring practice (listed below), haveshifted positions.

Player New pos. Former pos. Earlier pos.Ivory Herd S CB RBElijah-Blu Smith S CBDerek Good RB S RBZac Pauga FB LBGuy MIller DT OLByron Steele WR DBMark Starr OT TE OLJameson Gann TE QBMatt Yemm WR QB

NFL genetics: Colorado State has seven players, including brothersT.J. and Bobby Borcky, whose fathers played in the NFL.�QB Klay Kubiak (father Gary Kubiak, Denver Broncos).�DE Broderick Sargent (Broderick Sargent Sr., Arizona Cardinals, Dallas

Cowboys).�WR/QB T.J. Borcky & WR Bobby Borcky (Tim Borcky, Buffalo Bills)�LB Davis Burl (Gary Burl, Miami Dolphins)�K Ben DeLine (Steve DeLine, San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles)�TE Cameron Moss (Martin Moss, Detroit Lions).

Meanwhile, 12 total players have relatives that currently play or formerlyplayed in the NFL:�OT Jared Biard (Jim Thorpe, several teams, distant cousin).�WR/QB T.J. Borcky & WR Bobby Borcky (Dennis Borcky, N.Y. Giants,

uncle).�LB Ricky Brewer (Jack Brewer, several teams, cousin).�DE C.J. James (Tamarick Vanover, Kansas City, cousin).�DT Nuku Latu (Duce Lutui, Arizona, cousin; Vai Sikahema, several teams,

cousin).�LB Mike Orakpo (Brian Orakpo, Washington, brother).�DE Broderick Sargent (Chuck Beatty, Pittsburgh, St. Louis Cardinals,

cousin).�CB Momo Thomas (Bobby Sippio, Detroit, cousin).�S Najee James has three NFL cousins, including reigning Offensive

Player of the Year Chris Johnson (Tennessee). Other cousins are formerkick returner Kevin Williams and current Jacksonville wide receiver MikeSims-Walker.

�QB Garrett Grayson’s uncle was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in1990. Grayson, a Class of 2010 signee, will grayshirt and enroll this Jan-uary.

�QB Pete Thomas’ cousin, Stephen Neal, has earned three Super Bowlrings with the Patriots.

NFL roster: Entering September, the following 16 former CSU playersappeared on NFL rosters:

David Anderson (89) Houston Texans WR Mike Brisiel (65) Houston Texans G Joel Dreessen (85) Houston Texans TE Clark Haggans (53) Arizona Cardinals OLB Caleb Hanie (12) Chicago Bears QB Tommie Hill (73) New York Giants DE Gartrell Johnson (33) New York Giants RB Adrian Martinez (62) Indianapolis Colts C Jesse Nading (72) Houston Texans DE Clint Oldenburg (68) Washington Redskins T Erik Pears (72) Oakland Raiders T Cole Pemberton (70) Houston Texans T Joey Porter (55) Arizona Cardinals LB Shelley Smith (71) Houston Texans G Kory Sperry Denver Broncos TE Tim Walter (64) Chicago Bears C

Ironmen: Fullback Zac Pauga and nose tackle Guy Miller aren’t just goodfriends, they’re also the only players in CSU’s senior class that haven’tmissed a single game in their Rams careers. The players shared a 37-gameplaying streak entering the 2010 season, and could close their college ca-reers with 50 consecutive games played.

A third straight first-year starter: For the third consecutiveseason, the Rams sent out a first-year starting quarterback to begin theircampaign. True freshman Pete Thomas follows in the footsteps of fifth-year seniors Grant Stucker (2009) and Billy Farris (2008). The last timeCSU had a returning starter was Caleb Hanie in 2007, before he signed withthe Chicago Bears, where he now backs up Jay Cutler.�Only six total programs at the FBS level are opening 2010 with a first-

year starter for at least a third straight year. The programs and activestreaks including 2010 with a first-year starter:

Mississippi State.........................6North Texas.................................5Auburn ........................................3Buffalo ........................................3Colorado State ............................3Purdue ........................................3

Former-Quarterback U: In addition to starting QB Pete Thomas,CSU has six players that are contributors and all of them were high schoolquarterbacks:�Matt Yemm, WR (holder on all placements, plays as WR, QB at Fort

Collins, Colo., High School).�T.J. Borcky, WR (plays as WR, made switch from QB as a redshirt fresh-

man after volunteering to do a test-drive as a scout-team WR, QB at LakeHighland Prep in Orlando).

�Tyson Liggett, WR (team captain, former walk-on, starting WR; QB atLimon, Colo., High School).

�Alex Williams, LB (starting MLB, former walk-on, QB at Sidney, Neb.,High School).

�Byron Steele, WR (option QB at Arlington Lamar High School in Texas).�Bobby Borcky, WR (QB at Lake Highland Prep in Orlando).

Who needs fingers, anyway: CSU defensive graduate assistantTrevor Wikre and starting TE Eric Peitz have a common bond, in that theirfingers once left the bond of their hands as a result of football collisions.�A four-year starter (2005-08) at Mesa State, Wikre played his first two

seasons as a defensive tackle before moving to offensive guard for hisfinal two years, earning all-conference honors as a junior and All-Amer-ica honors as a senior. Midway through that 2008 campaign, a com-pound dislocation of his finger caused ligament damage that doctorstold him would prevent his return that season. But to preserve his col-lege career, Wikre chose to have his finger amputated. The surgery

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forced him to miss the only game of his career, but he returned andplayed in the final five contests. The story spawned features in Sports Il-lustrated, People, the New York Times, USA Today, Sunday NFL Count-down and ESPN The Magazine, as well as guest appearances on ESPN’sFirst Take and Mike and Mike in the Morning.

�Peitz, a senior NFL Draft prospect, missed the last half of spring prac-tice in April after a pop from teammate Elijah-Blu Smith, whose face-mask left the tip of Peitz’s finger hanging by only a thread of skin. Peitz,a Mackey Award candidate recognized as among the best at his posi-tion, had the finger surgically re-attached and entered fall camp clearedfor full contact.

New Russell uniforms: CSU Athletic Director Paul Kowalczyk justbefore the season finalized a three-year contract with Russell Athletic. Thedeal is worth more than $1 million.�CSU kicked off the 2010 season with its first uniform change since 2003.�“We are very pleased to extend our relationship with Russell,” Kowalczyk

said. “They have been a dedicated, long-standing partner and their re-newed commitment to CSU – our team’s sharp, new uniforms are butone obvious example – will continue to enhance our brand and benefitour image.

�With four jerseys — green, gold and traditional orange to wear at home,and white for road contests — and three colors of pants (white, greenand gold), Head Coach Steve Fairchild and the Rams’ captains have sev-eral options each week. In fact, including black and white Under Armourshoes, the team has 24 total uniform combinations.

�Fairchild and equipment manager Kris Young leaned heavily on the up-perclass leaders of the team for direction during the design phase lastspring.

�As a tribute to their past, when the school colors were pumpkin and al-falfa, the Rams will don orange tops when they open their Fort Collinsslate on Sept. 25 vs. Idaho. Fans also are encouraged to “orange out” thestadium that day.

Honoring McGregor: Keli McGregor first became an All-American atColorado State, then became an All-American at life. �Long before he unexpectedly passed away April 20, McGregor had left

a living legacy with everyone who knew him, from his playing days withthe Rams to his time as President of the Colorado Rockies. Above re-proach and a champion of genuine leadership, he exuded legacy in aunique way. That's why the CSU athletic department wants to preservehis memory in unique fashion.

�Beginning this season, Head Coach Steve Fairchild is awarding the KeliS. McGregor Memorial Football Scholarship to a walk-on player. Mc-Gregor first joined the CSU program during his second year on campus,as a walk-on in 1981, then earned a scholarship in 1982 and garneredAll-America honors as a senior in 1984. Selected in the fourth round ofthe 1985 draft by the Denver Broncos, he entered athletic administra-tion following his NFL career.

�An endowment, this scholarship fund perennially will inspire CSU foot-ball players to follow his example, work ethic, dedication and diligence,both on the gridiron and in the classroom.

� "Lori, the kids, and the rest of Keli's family continue to be close to ourhearts and never far from our minds," Director of Athletics Paul Kowal-czyk said. "We want to create a meaningful, immediate and long-lastingconnection between Keli McGregor, Ram Athletics and our student-ath-letes, campus community, alumni and fans. We believe our programshare

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