Colorado-Iowa State Post Game Notes

Miscellaneous Statistics

Colorado Iowa St.

Time Spent In The Lead............. 58:32 0:00

Average On First Down.............. 25/9.0 27/6.3

Rush/Avg. ............................. 17/5.4 15/5.3

Pass/Avg. ............................. 8/16.5 12/7.8

Third Downs............................. 6-12 5-12

3rd & 5 or less........................ 6-7 3-4

3rd & 6 or more....................... 0-5 2-8

Avg. Yards To Go...................... 7.6 8.0

Yards Gained On 3rd Down........ 82 54

Poss./Avg Field Position............ 9/C31 10/IS22

Drives Started Inside/At 20....... 4 (2/2) 7 (3/4)

Three Plays & Out.................. 2 1

Plus Territory: Plays-Yards........ 39-233 20-102

Yards By Quarter: 1st............... 131 98

2nd............... 183 21

3rd................ 64 81

4th................ 85 113

Quickly... Colorado is now 2-9 on the season; it is in position to avoid just the third 10-loss season in school history if it can win at Nebraska on November 24; the Buffs have been outscored by only 230-182 on the year... This win guarantees CU will not finish last or tied for last in the Big 12 North; CU has not finished last in conference play outright since 1915 or has shared it since 1984... The first quarter took 31 minutes to play (17 rushes, just two incomplete passes out of 11 tries); the first half took 1:12... The 314 yards in the first half was easily the most by Colorado in a half this season, and surpassed the total in six games... WR Chase McBride had CU's second longest punt return of the year (20 yards in the third quarter); the only other one in double figures was the team long, Stephone Robinson's 36-yard effort against Colorado State... Iowa State had no penalties in the first half, but was flagged five times in the third quarter...CU scored on its first seven possessions and did not punt until 2:28 remained in the game... CU was a season best 6-of-12 on third downs today, including 3-of-3 in 3rd-and-1 situations.

Scoring Streak. CU extended its consecutive scoring streak to 221 games, with today marking the 91st time that the Buffs extended the run on their first possession. It is the 11th longest streak in NCAA history (the sixth longest active streak).

?First Drives: Both teams scored on their first possessions today; on the year, CU has outscored the opponent 37-21 on first drives, with an 520-316 edge in total offense.

?Long Drive: CU's 15-play, 95-yard drive that ate 7:51 off the clock in the second quarter were season highs in all three categories (plays, yards and time).

CU In All Black. Colorado is now 17-13-1 donning all black uniforms, first wearing the look the day after Thanksgiving in 1987 in a 24-7 loss to Nebraska. This marked the third time the Buffs wore all black at home at least three times, also doing so in 2002 (4-0) and 2004 (2-1); CU wore the look the last three home games, today, last week's 34-21 loss to Kansas State and in the 30-6 win over Texas Tech on Oct. 14. This was the fourth time CU dressed in all black against Iowa State (3-1); the first time was in 1990, a week after the two second down plays on the final drive at Missouri (okay, okay, the fifth down game).

Buffalo Heart Award. The 9th annual Buffalo Heart Award, presented by the “Fans Behind The Bench” was awarded in an informal postgame presentation on the CU sideline to ILB Thaddaeus Washington. The award goes to the senior who the fans, from their own observations, believe has best exemplified heart, grit, determination and desire during their CU career. Washington is the first linebacker and the third defensive player to win the award.

Firsts. TB Mell Holliday made his first career start; he's the sixth walk-on or former walk-on to start a game for Colorado this season... OL Jack Tipton made his first start of the season, the fifth of his career but his first at tackle; his last start came at Kansas State in 2005... DE Maurice Lucas had his first career sack (third quarter)... WRs Alvin Barnett and Patrick Williams had their first career TD catches (Barnett, 26 yards in the first quarter; Williams 39 yards, third quarter).

PK Mason Crosby (3-3 PAT, 4-5 FG/47,38,41,42,65s, 15 points). Already CU's all-time career leading scorer, he ended the day with 305 career points, the first Buff to eclipse the 300 point barrier.

?The 65-yard FGA that was about a yard short was a school record for an attempt (and the longest in the NCAA this season); he is 19-of-27 on field goal tries this season, his average make 40.6 yards and average miss from 51.8.

?Crosby also set a school record for the most points scored against a single opponent with 46; in his career against Iowa State, he was 12-of-13 on field goals and 10-of-11 on PAT kicks; he scored 8 points as a freshman (5-6 PAT, 1-1 FG); 13 as a junior (1-1 PAT, 4-4 FG); 10 as a junior (1-1 PAT, 3-3 FG) and 15 today (3-3 PAT, 4-5 FG).

200/200. Colorado reach 200 yards in both rushing (263) and passing (200), the first time the Buffs have recorded at least 200 in both since the second game of the 2005 season (versus New Mexico State). It's the 34th time CU has accomplished this feat dating back to 1989, and has a 32-2 record in such games. The 463 yards was a season best, topping the 380 against Texas Tech.

WR Alvin Barnett (4-77, 1 TD). He had a career-high 77 yards, including 72 yards in the first quarter when he had his first career touchdown (in fact, he had 64 of the yards on CU's opening possession).

TB Mell Holliday (18-126, 0 TD). Holliday had a career day in his first-ever start, posting his first career 100-yard rushing game, topping his previous best of 67 yards (on eight carries just last week against Kansas State).

QB Bernard Jackson (13-of-19, 200, 2 TD passing; 9-69, 1 TD rushing). Jackson enjoyed his first career 200-yard passing game, and went back-to-back games without an interception for the first time as a starter (he has thrown just two picks in his last 88 attempts). His passer rating for the game (191.6) is easily his career best.