Colorado-Arizona State Notes
vs
Wyoming
Sep 20 (Sat)
8:15 p.m.
Players who carried out CU’s symbolic instruments tonight:
Sledgehammer: Juwann Winfree
Toolbox: Lucas Cooper
United States Flag: Bryan Meek
Colorado Flag: Hunter Vaughn
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Arizona State now leads the series by an 8-1 margin (5-0 in Tempe, 6-1 as Pac-12 rivals); CU is 10-9 in the state of Arizona … CU is now 0-5 on National Bison Day (designated since 2012 as the first Saturday in November) … ILB Bryan Meek carried out the United States flag; he’s a cadet is CU’s Air Force ROTC program (he transferred to CU from the Air Force Academy and completed basic training prior to his enrolling at the AFA) … First Drive: CU scored its first field goal on an opening possession since the 2015 Oregon State game, also the last time CU led a game, 3-0 … It was the fifth time in 10 games CU shut out the opponent in the first quarter … The last time CU was tied in the fourth quarter was also in game 10 last year (10-10 with UCLA).
ASU had 54 rushes for 381 yards, both season-highs against the Buffs … Colorado threw for over 300 yards for the fourth time this season … The Buffs had forced a turnover in the first nine games this year but did not get one tonight … The game time of 3:40 marked the longest game of the season for Colorado.
Colorado led for 47:31 tonight; in the previous three games in Tempe it never led, while ASU led for 172:35 out of a possible 180 minutes; CU did lead for 30:14 in the ’07 game before ASU took a late first half lead.
INDIVIDUAL LINER NOTES
QB Steven Montez (41-23-1, 345, 1 TD, 14-26 rushing)
--The 345 yards passing was the fourth 300-yard game of his career (third this season); he moved into 11th on CU’s all-time passing yards list (3,421), passing Craig Ochs (3,325).
--Until the interception on the final play of the game, he has thrown 174 passes without an interception, breaking CU’s old mark of 152 by Sefo Liufau. The top streaks:
174 – Steven Montez (seven games, Sept. 23 to Nov. 4)
152 – Sefo Liufau (nine games, Nov. 13, 2015 to Nov. 3, 2016)
139 – Joel Klatt (five games, Oct. 15 to Nov. 12, 2005)
131 – Tyler Hansen (four games, Sept. 3 to Oct. 1, 2011)
118 – Sefo Liufau (five games, Sept. 3 to Oct. 3, 2015)
PK James Stefanou (9 points; 3-3 FG, 3-3 PAT)
--The Lou Groza Award semifinalist is now 31-of-31 on extra points and 16-of-18 on field goals, for 76 points on the year. His 53-yard field goal in the third quarter was a career-long and also the second-longest by a freshman in CU history. He has gone 3-for-3 in four games this season; he made 9 in a row earlier this year and now has a string of six consecutive.
WR Shay Fields (6-128, 1 TD receiving)
--His 54-yard touchdown catch in the third quarter was the 21st TD reception of his career and his 11th reception of over 50 yards.
--This was his seventh career 100-yard receiving game (third in 2017); that’s the sixth-most in CU history.
--He moved from sixth into a second-place tie on the all-time receiving yards list (189-2,548; he passed Charles E. Johnson (2,447), Scotty McKnight (2,521) and Rae Carruth (2,540) and caught Michael Westbrook; Nelson Spruce tops the list (3,347).
OLB Derek McCartney (12,2—14 TT, 2 PBU)
--If his numbers hold up in coach’s review, the 14 tackles will be a career-high (it’s currently 10 vs. Colorado State in 2015).
TB Phillip Lindsay (23-80, 2 TD rushing, 1-60 receiving)
--He upped his career total to 3,567 yards, third at CU and on the heels of Rodney Stewart (3,598); Eric Bieniemy leads with 3,940.
--He now has 952 receiving yards, 17 shy of Stewart’s 969 for the most by a running back in CU history (and 48 yards short of becoming the first 1,000-yard rusher and receiver).
--This was the 10th game of his career rushing for multiple TDs (three time vs. ASU). He has scored a TD in 19 of his last 25 games going back to the 2015 season finale at Utah and in 8-of-10 games this season.
--He is now tied for second in school history with Chris Brown (2001-02) and Bob Anderson (1967-69) with 34 rushing TDs.
--He has 222 career points (37 total TDs), moving past Anderson (212) into fifth.
Sledgehammer: Juwann Winfree
Toolbox: Lucas Cooper
United States Flag: Bryan Meek
Colorado Flag: Hunter Vaughn
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Arizona State now leads the series by an 8-1 margin (5-0 in Tempe, 6-1 as Pac-12 rivals); CU is 10-9 in the state of Arizona … CU is now 0-5 on National Bison Day (designated since 2012 as the first Saturday in November) … ILB Bryan Meek carried out the United States flag; he’s a cadet is CU’s Air Force ROTC program (he transferred to CU from the Air Force Academy and completed basic training prior to his enrolling at the AFA) … First Drive: CU scored its first field goal on an opening possession since the 2015 Oregon State game, also the last time CU led a game, 3-0 … It was the fifth time in 10 games CU shut out the opponent in the first quarter … The last time CU was tied in the fourth quarter was also in game 10 last year (10-10 with UCLA).
ASU had 54 rushes for 381 yards, both season-highs against the Buffs … Colorado threw for over 300 yards for the fourth time this season … The Buffs had forced a turnover in the first nine games this year but did not get one tonight … The game time of 3:40 marked the longest game of the season for Colorado.
Colorado led for 47:31 tonight; in the previous three games in Tempe it never led, while ASU led for 172:35 out of a possible 180 minutes; CU did lead for 30:14 in the ’07 game before ASU took a late first half lead.
INDIVIDUAL LINER NOTES
QB Steven Montez (41-23-1, 345, 1 TD, 14-26 rushing)
--The 345 yards passing was the fourth 300-yard game of his career (third this season); he moved into 11th on CU’s all-time passing yards list (3,421), passing Craig Ochs (3,325).
--Until the interception on the final play of the game, he has thrown 174 passes without an interception, breaking CU’s old mark of 152 by Sefo Liufau. The top streaks:
174 – Steven Montez (seven games, Sept. 23 to Nov. 4)
152 – Sefo Liufau (nine games, Nov. 13, 2015 to Nov. 3, 2016)
139 – Joel Klatt (five games, Oct. 15 to Nov. 12, 2005)
131 – Tyler Hansen (four games, Sept. 3 to Oct. 1, 2011)
118 – Sefo Liufau (five games, Sept. 3 to Oct. 3, 2015)
PK James Stefanou (9 points; 3-3 FG, 3-3 PAT)
--The Lou Groza Award semifinalist is now 31-of-31 on extra points and 16-of-18 on field goals, for 76 points on the year. His 53-yard field goal in the third quarter was a career-long and also the second-longest by a freshman in CU history. He has gone 3-for-3 in four games this season; he made 9 in a row earlier this year and now has a string of six consecutive.
WR Shay Fields (6-128, 1 TD receiving)
--His 54-yard touchdown catch in the third quarter was the 21st TD reception of his career and his 11th reception of over 50 yards.
--This was his seventh career 100-yard receiving game (third in 2017); that’s the sixth-most in CU history.
--He moved from sixth into a second-place tie on the all-time receiving yards list (189-2,548; he passed Charles E. Johnson (2,447), Scotty McKnight (2,521) and Rae Carruth (2,540) and caught Michael Westbrook; Nelson Spruce tops the list (3,347).
OLB Derek McCartney (12,2—14 TT, 2 PBU)
--If his numbers hold up in coach’s review, the 14 tackles will be a career-high (it’s currently 10 vs. Colorado State in 2015).
TB Phillip Lindsay (23-80, 2 TD rushing, 1-60 receiving)
--He upped his career total to 3,567 yards, third at CU and on the heels of Rodney Stewart (3,598); Eric Bieniemy leads with 3,940.
--He now has 952 receiving yards, 17 shy of Stewart’s 969 for the most by a running back in CU history (and 48 yards short of becoming the first 1,000-yard rusher and receiver).
--This was the 10th game of his career rushing for multiple TDs (three time vs. ASU). He has scored a TD in 19 of his last 25 games going back to the 2015 season finale at Utah and in 8-of-10 games this season.
--He is now tied for second in school history with Chris Brown (2001-02) and Bob Anderson (1967-69) with 34 rushing TDs.
--He has 222 career points (37 total TDs), moving past Anderson (212) into fifth.