Colorado-Kansas State Notes

Quickly Colorado opened in its nickel defensive package for the sixth straight game ... K-State was the fourth opponent in seven games to score on its opening drive against the Buffs (EWU, FSU and Texas all scored TDs); CU committed a turnover on its first possession for the second time this year (INT at FSU) ... The Wildcats were the nation's 13th ranked team in third down conversions (49.3%) coming into the game and opened 3-of-4; KSU then missed its next 11 attempts and finished the game 3-of-15 ... CU had two turnovers tonight, 14 on the season (two in every game); 12 have occurred in the first half, and nine in the second quarter, which means just two after halftime ... This is the first time that CU has won two games in a season scoring less than 20 points (with the WVU 17-14 overtime win) since 1998, when the Buffs beat Baylor (18-16) and Texas Tech (19-17); all four of the aforementioned were in Boulder ... The 14 points were the fewest CU scored in winning a game since Oct. 8, 1992, when the Buffs won 6-0 at Missouri ... Dan Hawkins is now 2-19 when his teams have not scored 20 points (I-A/FBS), both wins this season ... CU's 23-14 record against North teams continues to be the division's best since 2001 ... The Buffs snapped a 7-game losing streak to it's I-70 compadres, Kansas, K-State and Missouri.

242 & COUNTING CU extended its school-record consecutive games scoring streak to 242 games, extending it in by halftime 219 times. This is now the third longest active streak in the nation, trailing Michigan (295) and Florida (249); Washington State's streak of 280 ended today with a 69-0 home loss to USC. CU's streak is also the ninth longest of all-time (UCLA owns the eighth, 245 games, between 1971 and 1992); the Buffs were last shutout nearly 20 years ago, 7-0 at Nebraska on Nov. 12, 1988.

FIRST CAREER ACTION QB Tyler Hansen saw his first career action tonight, getting in from scrimmage on CU's last series of the first quarter; it was in the game plan to get him 10-15 snaps, see what he could do and take it from there. OG Eugene Goree, who started practicing at guard for the first time on Oct. 8, saw his first career action on offense (he remains listed at both DT & OG).

QB TYLER HANSEN (14-7-1, 71, 1 TD PASS; 19-86, RUSH) He was just the 10th true freshman quarterback to take snaps in a game for the Buffs since 1973. His 86 yards rushing were the most by a CU QB in a game since Bernard Jackson had 105 against Kansas State in 2006.

?He is not the first true freshman quarterback to see action after the season opener; in 2000, Craig Ochs saw action in game four, also versus Kansas State. In 1992, Koy Detrmer appeared in the second half at Minnesota in game three and rallied the Buffs to a 21-20 victory. In 1986, Bill McCartney opened up the competition at quarterback after the fifth game of the year, as true frosh Marc Walters appeared for the first time in game seven (Nebraska), and started the season finale at Kansas State when CU needed the win to secure a Bluebonnet Bowl bid (in that game, Walters set the CU record for single game passing efficiency for any amount of attempts?353.3, completing 4-of-6 passes for 150 yards with 2 TDs and an interception). Now in 2003, true frosh QB Joel Klatt saw some mop-up duty in game seven at Baylor (went 0-for-3), and then saw action in two other games as the upback on the punt unit.

QB BREAKDOWN Here is the breakdown of tonight's snaps by each CU quarterback:

Quarterback Drives Plays Yards Avg. Points TO

Cody Hawkins 5 33 134 4.1 0 1

Tyler Hansen 8 49 219 4.5 14 1

Hawkins (6-of-11, 35 yards) moved into fourth place in all-time career completions with 353, passing Koy Detmer (350).

RUNNING GAME (57-247, 1 TD) Colorado had season highs in rushing attempts (57) and yards (247); the 57 tries were the most since 63 against Miami-Ohio last year, and the most in league play since 66 at Missouri in a 42-35 overtime win in 2002. It was the most yards since 277 against Nebraska last November.

TB RODNEY STEWART (29-141, 1 TD) With his third 100-yard rushing game, he tied Lamont Warren for the most 100-yard games by a freshman, true or redshirt, in CU history with three (Warren had three as a true frosh in '91). It was the 21st 100-yard game by any freshman in school annals, and Stewart also scored his first career touchdown on his 4-yard run in the second quarter. He earned eight first downs in the game.

CU FRESHMAN SEASON RUSHING (300-plus yards)

Season Player Att. Yards Avg. TD

1991 Lamont Warren 157 830 5.3 7

1986 O.C. Oliver 136 668 4.9 6

1981 *Lee Rouson 159 656 4.1 6

2008 Rodney Stewart 121 594 4.9 1

1987 Eric Bieniemy 104 508 4.9 5

1951 Carroll Hardy 53 423 7.9 5

2007 *Demetrius Sumler 100 335 3.4 4

2000 Marcus Houston 66 332 5.0 1

1987 *Michael Simmons 69 332 4.8 4

1991 *Kent Kahl 70 301 4.3 4

2002 Brian Calhoun 67 298 4.4 0

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2008 Darrell Scott 48 167 3.5 1

DEFENSE STIFFENS Kansas State ran 23 plays in plus territory (the 50-on-in) for 89 yards in the game; that's 3.9 per play, but considering its gained 51 on the three 17-yard plays on its opening second half possession, the Wildcats had just 38 yards on its other 20 plays in plus territory, or 1.9 per. Kansas State had just six three-and-outs coming into the game all season, but had three in a row in the second quarter and six in the game; KSU also had scored in all but one quarter this season and were shutout twice tonight; the Wildcats had come in averaging 43.3 points per game, eighth in the NCAA, but that number dropped to 39.0.

INJURY REPORT OLB Josh Hartigan (ankle sprain, day-to-day); FS Ryan Walters (stinger; returned to game, probable).