Colorado University Athletics
Arizona State-Colorado Post Game Notes
September 16, 2006 | Football
Miscellaneous Statistics
Colorado Arizona St.
Time Spent In The Lead............. 12:53 45:04
Average On First Down.............. 25/3.3 35/5.9
Rush/Avg. ............................. 21/3.4 19/5.5
Pass/Avg. ............................. 4/2.5 16/6.4
Third Downs............................. 5-16 8-15
3rd & 5 or less........................ 3-6 6-9
3rd & 6 or more....................... 2-10 2-6
Avg. Yards To Go...................... 7.5 6.6
Yards Gained On 3rd Down........ 49 79
Poss./Avg Field Position............ 12/C28 12/AS35
Drives Started Inside/At 20....... 7 (4/3) 4 2(/2)
Three Plays & Out.................. 4 3
Plus Territory: Plays-Yards........ 17-35 37-169
Yards By Quarter: 1st............... 12 153
2nd............... 102 141
3rd................ 77 54
4th................ 40 81
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Quickly... Arizona State wins the first-ever meeting between the schools; the rematch is set for next Sept. 8 in Tempe... Colorado has now dropped seven straight games overall (the last four in '05, the first three this year); the Buffs also lost their 10th straight game to a ranked opponent (last win: 21-16 over Missouri in 2003)... CU is 0-3 for only the 11th time in its history (117 seasons), last doing so in 2000 and 1986 before this year... The honorary captain for CU was Jenny Barringer, a sophomore on the cross country and track team who won the NCAA steeplechase title as a freshman last June... Arizona State had five quarterback sacks in the game, four coming on third down plays... Colorado is now 6-of-6 on 3rd-and-1 this season... CU had been 4-0 against No. 22 ranked teams before tonight... The Buffs had won six straight night games at Folsom Field with that streak snapped tonight; CU is now 20-5-2 all-time in 5 p.m. or later starts at Folsom.
Scoring Streak. Colorado scored in its 213th straight game today (last shutout: 7-0 at Nebraska in 1988), adding to the sixth longest active streak in the nation and the 13th longest all-time. Mason Crosby's 29-yard field goal got Colorado on the scoreboard, the 15th time in the streak CU's All-American kicker put the Buffs' first points on the board. The Buffs are one back of 12th on the list, as Arizona scored in 214 straight between 1972 and 1990.
Lack of Scoring. In Colorado's three games this season, there have been a combined 77 points scored (23 by the Buffs, 54 by the opponent). The 23 by CU is its fewest three games into a year since 1964 (21 points), and the Buffs are still looking for their first second half points of the year.
DE Abraham Wright. He had one quarterback sack tonight, upping his total to five this season; he is well on his way to a double digit season in sacks, which if accomplished, would be the first Buff to have 10 or more sacks since Ron Woolfork had 13? in 1992. He now has 14? in his career, which is the 12th most in school history.
TB Hugh Charles (20-109, 0 TD). He became the 48th player in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in a career, ending the game with 1,045 yards (44th on the all-time list). It was his fourth career 100-yard game, his first since he rushed for career high 132 yards on 20 carries at Oklahoma State last Oct. 1 (also the first by a Buffalo since that contest).
SS J.J. Billingsley had his first interception of the season (the fifth of his career), his first pick since last year's Kansas game; CB Terrence Wheatley had his first interception of the season and the fifth of his career, his first since he snared one against Oklahoma in the 2004 Big 12 Championship game.
PK Mason Crosby (1-2 FG: 29, 57wl; 0-0 PAT; 3 points). He had his 65th and 66th career field goal attempts for his career, taking over sole possession of that record (he came in tied with Jeremy Aldrich, who also had 64 between 1996-99. He now has 242 career points, trailing only TB Eric Bieniemy, who scored 254 points between 1987-90. He missed just his third field goal try for his career in the fourth quarter, as he is now 12-of-15; the three misses have come from 50, 63 and 57 yards.
Red Zone Rushing Defense. Colorado did a decent job against the run inside its 20, as Arizona State had 10 rushes for 32 yards; the opponent season total for three games this year is now just 52 yards on 27 attempts once cracking the Buff 20.
