Colorado University Athletics
Oklahoma State-Colorado Notes
November 15, 2008 | Football
Quickly ILB Shaun Mohler's interception in the fourth quarter snapped a string of 10 consecutive quarters by the opponent without a turnover; it was the second pick of Mohler's career ... Oklahoma State's first possession that started at the CU 44 was the 20th by an opponent that started in Buff territory this season; CU has allowed just 15 scores and only 10 TDs after holding the Cowboys to a field goal ... QB Cody Hawkins 19-yard run in the second quarter was his career long, topping two previous efforts of 13, one of which opened the same quarter tonight ... PK Aric Goodman's tough luck continued, as he missed his eighth straight field goal try, this one on a career-long attempt of 50 yards that drifted wide left at the last moment and hit the upright. His last make was the 25-yard game winner in overtime to give CU a 17-14 win over West Virginia ... He snapped the streak later in the half with a 31-yard make ... The eight straight misses was a school record, the old one had been four on several occasions; three of those misses hit the uprights ... CU averaged 1.8 yards on first down in the first quarter, but came back to average 7.7 on 11 plays in the second quarter (5.6 for the half; 3.9 for the game after struggling in the second half, gaining 25 yards on 14 first down plays, or 1.4 per). OSU averaged 8.7 in the first half and 6.8 for the game) ... CU's D answered the bell in the red zone for the most part as OSU cracked the 20 four times but came away with just one TD and three field goals ... Former Buff basketball letterman Chauncey Billups ('95-97) was welcomed home tonight by the crowd at the first timeout of the second quarter; Billups was traded back to Denver two weeks ago ... Senior SS D.J. Dykes did not dress tonight due to health issues/illness ... Freshman TB Darrell Scott, who reaggravated an ankle sprain earlier in the week in practice, is dressed but was only available in an emergency situation.
FINAL FOLSOM ATTENDANCE
FOURTH DOWN BUFFS The Buffs had the second best game in their history in fourth down conversions, going 4-of-4 tonight; that's second only to a 5-of-5 effort at Baylor on Nov. 13, 1999. CU is now 16-of-23 on the season, with the 16 makes a school record for a single year, eclipsing the 14 made (also on 23 tries) in 2003.
TB DEMETRIUS SUMLER (22-86, 1 TD RUSH, 3-10 REC) The sophomore tailback got the start when Darrell Scott wasn't healed up from injury and responded with his best game of the year. He had a career-high 22 carries, with the 86 yards the second most in his career to 91 he gained against Miami-Ohio in 2007. Sumler came in with 32 carries for 100 yards and touchdown in the season's first 10 games.
QB CODY HAWKINS (37-19-0, 171, 1 TD, 11-26 RUSH) Hawkins is now third in both all-time attempts (720), completions (408) and touchdown passes (35) in CU history, moved into though remains sixth in yards (4,336). Career wise, after gaining 26 rushing yards, he has 4,335 yards of total offense, 4,336 passing and now just minus-1 rushing.
WR JOSH SMITH (7-162 KOR, 187 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS) The sophomore set a school record for the most kickoff returns in a single-season by a Buff; he entered the game with 36, trailing Terrence Wheatley's mark of 37 set in 2007. He had seven tonight for 43 on the season. The seven KO returns in a game were the third most by a Buff, trailing eight by Walter Stanley (1981 at
Season Player Rushing Receiving *Returns G Total
1994 Rashaan Salaam 2,055 294 0 11 2,349
1937 Byron White 1,121 0 849 8 1,970
1990 Eric Bieniemy 1,628 159 31 11 1,818
2002 Chris Brown 1,744 40 0 12 1,784
2008 Josh Smith 32 335 1,375 11 1,742
2007 Hugh Charles 989 233 364 12 1,586
1957 Bob Stransky 1,097 34 435 10 1,566
1971 Charlie Davis 1,386 79 59 11 1,524
1990 Mike Pritchard 445 733 325 12 1,503
P TOM SUAZO He had the best night of his career with four or more punts, finishing with a 46.4 average on five boots, including a career long 59.
D?J? VU: 5-6 AND NEEDING A WIN OVER
