Colorado-Washington Notes
vs
Wyoming
Sep 20 (Sat)
8:15 p.m.
FINAL HOME ATTENDANCE With tonight’s attendance of 44,618, the Buffs drew 297,435 for six games, or 49,573 per). It’s the most for a single season since 300,527 came through the turnstiles in 2009; the highest average since 2011 (50,355 for five home games).
- CU finished 3-3 at home, scoring 154 points and allowing 158.
QUICKLY The Buffs are now 2-4-2 in Pac-12 home doubleheaders (back-to-back home league games); this was the second sweep when combined with the 16-13 over Stanford; the other came in 2016 (Washington State, Utah) … CU last won two straight Pac-12 games to open the 2018 league slate …CU is now 65-24 against unranked teams in November dating back to 1985 … Washington’s 238 total yards were the fewest CU allowed in game since last year’s finale at Cal (211) … The Buffs rushed for 207 yards (averaging 5.04 yards per carry), its second-most rushing yards this season (243 in the opener against CSU; it’s the most in a league game since they had 217 against Oregon State last October).
- Series. Washington now leads the series 12-6-1 (5-2 in Boulder, 7-1 since CU joined the Pac-12); UW had won nine straight, four in a row in Boulder. In 19 series games, this marked the first time Colorado had ever shut out Washington in the first half; previous low was in the 2000 game in Boulder when the Buffs led 7-3 at halftime, though Washington rallied to win, 17-14. CU’s last two-score lead in the series came late in the first half in 2014 in Boulder, leading 20-10 (UW rallied to win, 38-23).
- 22nd Annual Buffalo Heart Award. As presented by the “fans behind the bench” who observe first-hand in their opinion which senior has epitomized the true meaning of being a Colorado Buffalo throughout their career, this year’s recipient is C Tim Lynott, Jr. He’s the first offensive lineman to win the award and was presented with a plaque postgame at the CU bench.
- CU had five sacks (four on third downs—17 of 22 this season have come on third or fourth down); UW came into tonight allowing just 13 in 10 games.
- CU allowed season lows for a half in points (0; previous low—6 against Stanford) and in yards (91; Stanford had 123).
- CU last shutout an opponent in the first half on Sept. 15, 2018, leading New Hampshire 28-0.
- Washington rushed four times on first down for a net 2 yards (not including the sack).
- Turnovers. CU had its fourth turnover-free game of the year (giving CU 4 in 11 games under Tucker).
- Fumbles. CU had one fumble (recovered), just the eighth on the year total); the Buffaloes now have 949 touches on the season (83 today: scrimmage, returns, fair catches, special team snaps); that’s one fumble for every 118.6 touches (and only two in the last 671 touches).
- 100/100. This was the 48th time in school history CU has had a 100-yard rusher (Fontenot 105) and receiver (Shenault 100); CU is 37-11 in such games.
- More Sacks. The Buffaloes had five for 51 yards in losses; it was the second-most this season (six vs. Nebraska); the yards lost was a season-high, which reduced UW’s rushing to 32 yards on 32 attempts (allowing for the sacks, it was still only 26 for 83, 3.2 per).
WR Laviska Shenault (7-100, 1 TD, 2 FDE receiving; 3-17 2 FDE rushing; 117 all-purpose yards)
—He moved into eighth in all-time receptions (147) and while still 11th in receiving yards, he now has exactly 1,900.
—He now has eight 100-yard receiving games, tying Michael Westbrook for the fifth-most at Colorado.
—He is now 11-of-12 earning a first down when running on third or fourth down, the streak ending at 11 when he came up half a yard short on 4th-and-4.
DT Jalen Sami.
—He had his first special team points of the season, coming on UW’s late punt return where he was awarded the tackle and a touchdown save; UW went three-and-out.
PK Evan Price (2-2 FG, 2-2 PAT, 8 points)
—He is now 9-of-10 in his career on field goals, tying James Stefanou for the most field goals made in the first 10 attempts.
TB Alex Fontenot (24-105, 1 TD, 6 FDE rushing)
—He has 825 yards rushing on the season (154 carries, 5.4 average, 41 first downs earned). It was his third 100-yard game of the year (125 against CSU, 105 at Washington State).
TB Jaren Mangham (5-27, 0 TD, 1 FDE rushing)
—He now has 441 yards for the season, the eighth-most by a freshman at CU (seventh-most by a true frosh).
QB Steven Montez (28-17-0, 223, 1 TD, 139.4 QBR passing; 6-56, 0 TD rushing; 279 yards total offense).
—He set the record for the most career touchdown passes – 61 – at Colorado, breaking a tie with Sefo Liufau (2013-16) and Cody Hawkins (2007-10), and has now been responsible for 72 touchdowns, tying Liufau’s school mark of 72.
—He is inching closer to the passing yards mark, as he now has 9,492, trailing only Liufau by 76 yards (9,568),
—He has 10,473 yards of total offense, again only behind Liufau and by just 37 yards (Liufau had 10,509).
—He is 17-21 as CU’s starting quarterback; his 38 starts remain second-most at Colorado behind Liufau’s 40. The 17 wins ties him with Ken Johnson (1971-73) for the fifth-most in school annals.
ILB Nate Landman
—He made his third career interception, CU’s 11th of the year and second by a non-defensive back (other: OLB Carson Wells).
Close Calls. This was CU’s seventh one-score game of the season (eight points or less 4-3 in those). That’s tied for the third-most nationally through today’s games:
1-Score 3-Point
School Overall Games Record Games Record OT’s Record
North Carolina 5-6 9 3-6 5 2-3 2 0-2
*Miami, Fla. 6-5 8 3-5 1 0-1 1 0-1
Arizona State 6-5 7 4-3 4 2-2 0 0-0
*Colorado 5-6 7 4-3 3 3-0 2 1-1
Pittsburgh 7-4 7 5-2 3 3-0 1 1-0
SMU 9-2 7 5-2 2 2-0 1 1-0
Back-to-Back. CU holding two straight opponents under 20 points is the first time since three straight games in 2016. And by scoring only two touchdowns, CU is now 28-108-2 when scoring two or fewer touchdowns dating back to 1989.
Fourth Quarter Stats. Colorado has owned the fourth quarter for the last two games (both wins). The stats for the quarter:
Team FD Plays Yards TOP
Stanford / Washington 5 19 127 9:06
COLORADO 15 25 211 20:54
Rushing Defense. Including sacks because the NCAA won’t change the way it scores sacks, UW had 32 attempts for 32 yards; the previous season low was 82 by Arizona (28 tries). It is the lowest by an opponent since UCLA had 25 on 30 attempts in 2016 and the third-lowest in the last nine seasons.