Colorado-Iowa State Notes
November 08, 2008 | Football
Quickly Colorado gained a season-high 422 yards, also the first 400-plus game for the Buffs this season; Colorado had 110 yards at halftime but easily exceeded that total with 147 in the third quarter and 165 in the fourth for a 312-yard second half ... Colorado averaged just 2.5 yards on first down in the first half (11 plays, 27 yards), but reversed that course in the second half with a 7.0 figure (19-132) ... CU was 3-of-3 on 3rd-&-1, now 14-of-16 in such situations this season ... CU was bidding to score on just its second opening drive of the season but missed a field goal; Iowa State came back and drove for a three, the sixth score by the opponent on a first possession in '08 (4 TD, 2 FG) ... This marked the third time this year CU did not score in the first half (Texas, Missouri previously) ... Nate Frere's block of Aric Goodman's third quarter PAT kick was the first blocked PAT kick by a CU opponent since Oct. 25, 2003 (Brodney Pool, in a 34-20 win in Boulder by No. 1 Oklahoma) ... CU had the game's only turnover, and per the way the year has gone, it was in the second quarter; 12 of CU's 19 turnovers have happened in the second 15 minutes of play.
CONGRATS Those who noticed that Longmont Times-Call beat writer Patrick Ridgell was absent should know he had a good reason; he and wife Kama welcomed their second child into the world this morning at 4:32 a.m., with daughter Ava Delaney checking in a 7 pounds, 6 ounces and 21 inches long.
CU-IOWA STATE SERIES The second straight game in the series came down to the final play; last year CU could not get two field goal tries off as time expired, this year ISU was at the half-yard line and got off its final play.
WR PATRICK WILLIAMS (4-85, 1 TD) The senior receiver hit the 100/1,000 milestone on the same play, as his 100th reception enabled him to become the 19th player in CU history to record 1,000 or more receiving yards. He is just the 10th to catch 100 passes at CU. He finished the game with a career-high 85 receiving yards and career totals of 102 catches for 1,047 yards).
FIRST CAREER STARTS Two Buffs made their first career starts today, TB Darrell Scott and CB Jimmy Smith. That brings the total to 13 players who have made their first career starts in 2008, including five true freshmen and three redshirt frosh.
QB CODY HAWKINS (29-20-0, 226, 4 TD, 179.95 RATING) In playing just 43 snaps (see breakdown below), he recorded a his career-best single game rating and threw a career best four touchdown passes. His old rating best was 160.3 at Baylor last season, and he had three touchdown passes on three previous occasions. He surpassed the 4,000-yard mark in career passing (4,165), just the sixth player in school history to do so, and his 34 career TD passes is now tied for third all-time with John Hessler (trailing only Joel Klatt 44 and Koy Detmer 40).
Quarterback Drives Plays Yards Avg. Points TO
Tyler Hansen 5 30 110 3.7 0 1
Cody Hawkins 6 43 312 9.8 28 0
COMEBACKS Colorado has had to come from behind in three of its five wins this season. The Buffs trailed Eastern Washington 21-7 and rallied for a 31-24 win, were behind 6-0 to Kansas State and won 14-13; and trailed 10-0 and 24-13 today before posting a 28-24 win. Today marked the 33rd time CU rallied to win a game in the final two minutes, the second time this year; 1:44 remained against EWU when Cha'pelle Brown returned an interception 27 yards for the winning score.
TB DARRELL SCOTT (19-87, 0 TD) In his first start, he responded with a career best 87 yards, including CU's long play of the game for a second straight week (37-yard run). His 344 rushing yards and now the seventh most in a single season by a freshman at CU, true or redshirt.
CU FRESHMAN SEASON RUSHING (300-plus yards)
Season Player Att. Yards Avg. TD
1991 Lamont Warren 157 830 5.3 7
1986 O.C. Oliver 136 668 4.9 6
1981 *Lee Rouson 159 656 4.1 6
2008 Rodney Stewart 132 622 4.7 2
1987 Eric Bieniemy 104 508 4.9 5
1951 Carroll Hardy 53 423 7.9 5
2008 Darrell Scott 85 344 4.0 1
2007 *Demetrius Sumler 100 335 3.4 4
2000 Marcus Houston 66 332 5.0 1
1987 *Michael Simmons 69 332 4.8 4
1991 *Kent Kahl 70 301 4.3 4
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2008 Tyler Hansen 60 250 4.2 0
TWO-FROSH RUSHING
Season Yards Players
1991 1,131 Lamont Warren (830), Kent Kahl (301)
2008 966 *?Rodney Stewart (622), Darrell Scott (344)
1986 892 O.C. Oliver (668), Erich Kissick (224)
1987 840 Eric Bieniemy (508), Michael Simmons (332)
1981 834 Lee Rouson (656), Ron Brown (178)
2000 509 *?Marcus Houston (332), Bobby Purify (177)
(*?true freshmen duos)
WR JOSH SMITH (143 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS) The sophomore became just the ninth player in school history to amass 1,500 or more all-purpose yards in a single season with 143 today (104 KRo, 35 PR, 8 receiving, minus-4 rushing). Only four have ever reached 1,600. The 1,500 Club:
Season Player Rushing Receiving *Returns G Total
1994 Rashaan Salaam 2,055 294 0 11 2,349
1937 Byron White 1,121 0 849 8 1,970
1990 Eric Bieniemy 1,628 159 31 11 1,818
2002 Chris Brown 1,744 40 0 12 1,784
2007 Hugh Charles 989 233 364 12 1,586
1957 Bob Stransky 1,097 34 435 10 1,566
2008 Josh Smith 11 333 1,211 10 1,555
1971 Charlie Davis 1,386 79 59 11 1,524
1990 Mike Pritchard 445 733 325 12 1,503
INJURY REPORT PK Jameson Davis (knee strain, day-to-day).
