Colorado-Stanford Notes

vs
Wyoming

Sep 20 (Sat)

8:15 p.m.


QUICKLY          
Series.  The series is now tied at 6-6 (3-3 since CU joined the Pac-12, SU leads 3-2 in Palo Alto); CU has won three straight in the series; Colorado scored more TDs today (5) than in the first five games in the series (4) with the two schools as league mates.  CU’s 432 yards are its most in the series since it had 551 in the ’93 game in Palo Alto; the 255 passing yards were its second-most in the series.
 
Colorado has now started 2-0 for the fifth straight season (the second time with one being a road win), and for the third time in Pac-12 play (joining 2016 and 2018) … The win snapped a streak of 12 straight wins in home openers by the Cardinal … CU is now 67-24 against unranked teams in November dating back to 1985 … Colorado has scored 35 or more points in its first two games of a season for the 17th time in its history, the fourth time this century (2005-13-16) …  Colorado has never opened a season in its history with two straight turnover-free games; the 67:15 into 2020, however, is the ninth-longest time-wise into a year before the first one (Noyer interception) was committed … CU sophomore CB K.J. Trujillo celebrated his 20th birthday Saturday … Karl Dorrell is the third straight CU head coach to open 2-0 in his first year at the reins; the last to open 3-0 was Rick Neuheisel in 1995 (Dorrell was the offensive coordinator on that team).
 
Owning The Lead.  The Buffaloes have now led for 103:20 this season, tied for 8:25 and have trailed for just 3:15. CU has also scored in all eight quarters to open a season for the first time since 2013, when the Buffs scored in the fifth nine.
 
100/100.  With WR Dimitri Stanley (6-126 receiving) and TB Jarek Broussard (27-121 rushing), it marked the 49th time in CU history, the Buffaloes have had a 100-yard rusher and receiver in the same game (with a record of 38-11 in those games).  It was Stanley’s first 100-yard game; his father Walter had one in his career (222 vs. Texas Tech in 1981), making them the first father-son combo in school history to have 100-yard games.
 
Cardiac Buffaloes.  CU has now played in nine 1-score games (8 points or less) in its last 13 dating back to game 2 in 2019.
 
Red Zone.  CU is now 10-of-10 when penetrating the 20 this year (9 TD, 1 FG). 
 
FIRST CAREER ACTION  Three more made their debuts today:
 
TRUE FRESHMEN (2): WR Chris Carpenter, TB Ashaad Clayton.
REDSHIRT FROSH (1): TE C.J. Schmanski;
 
FIRST CAREER STARTS   Three made their first career starts:
JUNIORS (3): S Isaiah Lewis; OG Chance Lytle; OLB Guy Thomas.
 
 
INDIVIDUAL LINER NOTES
 
QB Sam Noyer (24-15-1, 255, 2 TD, 170.9 rating; 8-36 rushing, 2 TD; 5,10—15 FDE)
-The last quarterback to score two rushing TDs in a game was Steven Montez in a 38-16 win over UCLA in 2018; the last to run for two and pass for two in the same outing was Sefo Liufau, who had two of each in a 38-31 loss to Arizona in 2015.
- He now has earned 10 first downs rushing (five in each game).
 
TB Jarek Broussard (27-121, 0 TD, 6 FD rushing)
-Elite Company.  The last time CU had a player rush for 100 or more yards in the first two games of a season was in 2005 (TB Hugh Charles: 15-101 vs. CSU and 21-105 vs. New Mexico State). TB Charlie Davis (1971 & 1972), FB Terry Kunz (1975), HB Eric Bieniemy (1988), TB Marcus Houston (2000) also accomplished the feat.
-He joins Davis and Houston as the only Buffaloes to rush for 100 or more in the first two games of a CU career.
 
ILB Nate Landman (11,3—14 TT; 1 TFL, 1 FR)
If his tackle count remains the same after coaching review, he will crack CU’s top 20 list in all-time tackles (17th; he would become the 17th Buffalo with 300 or  more career stops, as of now, he has 200 solo and 100 assisted (actual numbers at present).
 
WR Dimitri Stanley (6-126, 1 TD, 5 FD)
He became the 83rd player in school history to accumulate 500 or more yards receiving, ending the day with 547 (which puts him 72nd all-time).
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