Colorado-Air Force Notes - University of Colorado Athletics

Houston

Sep 12 (Fri)

5:30 PM

ATTENDANCE Today’s attendance of 49,282 after last week’s 52,829 against Nebraska are the largest back-to-back crowds to open the season at Folsom Field since 2009 (103,703 vs. CSU and Wyoming; 102,111 total this year).

QUICKLY    First time in CU history the Buffs played back-to-back overtime games (fourth time two in the same season: 1999, 2002, 2014, 2019) … Colorado is now 7-9 in overtime games in its history … CU is now 0-2 in black helmet/silver jerseys/black pant (and now 3-17 in black helmets) … Air Force snapped a five-game losing streak to the Buffaloes, but CU still holds a 12-5 lead in the series … Air Force has now scored in 308 straight games dating back to 1992 … The Falcons finished 7-of-12 on third downs, making all seven in a row between attempts two and eight (averaged 5.6 yards to go) … The loss snapped CU’s 13-game winning streak against non-conference opponents within the state’s borders (eight in Boulder, five in Denver) … Colorado has outscored the opponent 51-24 in the fourth quarter this season, with a 507-330 edge in yards (393-181 the last two games) … Colorado has now forced 10 turnovers in three games (committing three) for a +2.33 in turnover margin … The Buffs had made 107 consecutive PAT kicks dating back to October 2016 before Air Force blocked one in the fourth quarter … CU has now scored 55 of its last 56 times in goal-to-go situations (46 TD/9 FG) over the course of its last 30 games … AFA’s 81-yard TD play was the eighth longest pass play against the Buffs in their history.

FIRST CAREER …
ACTION: S Curtis Appleton (on special teams).
START: TE Jalen Harris.

FATHER-SON SCORING …When WR Dimitri Stanley scored the first touchdown (and points) of his career with his 13-yard TD reception in the fourth quarter, he joined his father Walter (’81) as the fourth father-son duo to score points for the Buffs (the list; year is the last season on the Buffs):

Father: Larry Brunson, 1971 (3 TDs)   Son: Matt Brunson, 2001 (2 TDs)
Father: Marc Walters, 1986 (2 TDs)    Son: Ryan Walters, 2006 (1 TD)
Father: Dick Anderson, 1967 (2 PATs)    Son: Blake Anderson, 1994 (1 TD)
Father: Walter Stanley, 1981 (5 TDs) Son: Dimitri Stanley, 2019 (1 TD)

INDIVIDUAL LINER NOTES

WR Laviska Shenault (8-124, 1 TD receiving, 3-25 1 TD rushing; 149 all-purpose yards; 9 FDE/2 rush, 7 receive).
—He moved from 16th into 15th on CU’s all-time receiving yards list (1,382), and his eight receptions, it also moved him into 15th place with 109 career catches.
—Fourth game of his career he scored TDs both rushing and receiving (Nebraska, UCLA, Arizona State last year).
—It was the sixth 100-yard receiving game of his career, tying him with Phil Savoy (1994-97) for the seventh-most at CU.

S Mikial Onu (11 TT, 1 INT, 1 FF)
—He now has three interceptions on the season, topping ILB Nate Landman’s team-high of two in 2018 and matching S Evan Worthington’s CU-best of three in 2017 (S Tedric Thompson had seven in 2016).
—He has now created five (of CU’s 10) turnovers, with three picks and two forced fumbles (the CU season record is nine by Dick Anderson, 1967, and John Stearns, 1972).

QB Steven Montez (43-26-1, 220, 2 TD, 114.1 QBR passing; 2-(-16) rushing; 204 yards total offense).
—He is now 14-16 as CU’s starting quarterback; his 30 starts are sixth-most in CU history; his 27 consecutive regular season starts trail only Kordell Stewart (33, 1992-94) and Gale Weidner (31, 1959-61).
—He remains in second place on CU’s all-time passing yards list (7,668), trailing only Sefo Liufau (9,568);