Players Mentioned
Colorado-Oregon Notes
November 22, 2014 | Football
Players who carried out CU's symbolic instruments today:
American Flag: Kaiwi Crabb            Â
Colorado Flag: Shane Callahan
Sledgehammer: Sean Irwin            Â
Toolbox: Brad Cotner
Special Teams Belt: Kyle Slavin       Â
Buffalo Head: Aaron Howard
QUICKLY Oregon now leads the series, 11-8 (five straight wins, 4-0 with both as Pac-12 members) … CU is 2-8 all-time in the state of Oregon and finished 1-3 this year on artificial turf … The Buffs are now 6-12 all-time versus No. 3 teams in the AP or Coaches polls … The Buffaloes wore the combination of black helmets with white uniforms and white pants for the second-time ever (0-2; and dropped to 1-12 when wearing black helmets) … CU has lost 19 in a row to ranked opponents (24 straight on the road), and have lost 11 straight league games (12 road) and seven games overall … The Buffs are 22-19 after bye weeks since 1985, but 0-4 as a member of the Pac-12 …
WR Nelson Spruce recovered CU's onside kick to open the game; the Buffs last recovered one in the 2013 season finale at Utah, and were just 0-of-1 since … Oregon led 13-0 after the first quarter, including TD with 10 seconds left; in the previous three games, the Ducks led 29-10, 28-0 and 29-0 at the first quarter break … Â
First Career Starts: QB Jordan Gehrke, DB Ryan Moeller (Moeller had seen action in the first 10 games, but all on special teams); the last player with walk-on status to make a start for CU was Jordan Murphy at fullback against Central Arkansas last year – the last player to do so as a defensive back was SS D.J. Dykes, who started the entire 2007 season.
CU finished with a season-low 262 yards of total offense, it's only time under 350 all season and just the third time under 400.
Play Count Record: Colorado set its single-season record for the most offensive plays, shattering the old mark; the Buffs had 62 today (the fewest this season); the list:
Season           G      Plays        Avg.           Season           G      Plays        Avg.
2014Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 11Â Â Â Â Â Â 933Â Â Â Â Â 84.8Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2007Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 12Â Â Â Â Â Â 897Â Â Â Â Â 74.8
2002Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 13Â Â Â Â Â Â 906Â Â Â Â Â 69.7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2003Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 12Â Â Â Â Â Â 887Â Â Â Â Â 73.9
WR NELSON SPRUCE (2-16, 0 TD)He added to his CU season single-season record with 101 receptions for the year and now has 1,107 yards; he reached the 200 career catch mark (exactly) for 2,203 yards. He has caught at least one pass in 24 straight games (multiple in 20 straight, but a run of games with three or more ended at 16).   He had a season low in receptions and yards after previously catching at least six passes in 10 games this year.
- Spruce became the sixth player in Pac-12 history to record 100 or more receptions in a single season.         Â
QB SEFO LIUFAU (14-7-0, 41 TD) He was in for 22 snaps from scrimmage (five possessions total), but continued his streak with at least one TD pass in 19 straight games (each one of his career). His 41 yards of total offense today did push him over the 3,000 mark for the season with 3,013 (the second-most in season at CU behind Koy Detmer's 3,150 in 1996).Â
- QB Jordan Gehrke piloted the offense for 40 plays and 124 yards on eight possessions.
INDIVIDUAL LINER NOTES
- CB Greg Henderson made his 44th career start today, now the most by a defensive back in CU history (old mark was 43 by CB Victor Scott, 1980-83).Â
- PK Will Oliver (1-2 FG, 1-1 PAT, 4 points) He has now made 98 consecutive extra points (school record); a streak of nine straight field goals came to an end when he missed a 46-yarder wide right in the first quarter; that would have tied for most in school history with Mason Crosby (10,over five games in 2004-05). He tied Jeremy Aldrich (1996-99) for the second-most field goals in a CU career (48).
- TB Christian Powell (5-51 rushing) has led CU three straight seasons in rushing against Oregon, and has 45 career carries for 250 yards and two touchdowns versus the Ducks.
- WR Donovan Lee (2-16 receiving, 1 TD) scored his first career touchdown today, snaring a 5-yard TD pass from Sefo Liufau in the third quarter; he also had his career long reception of 11 yards.
- TB Phillip Lindsay (7-142 KOR) He now has 789 kickoff return yards this season, the fourth-most in a season at Colorado.
COLORADO INJURIES CB Ahkello Witherspoon (sprained knee), OG Gerrad Kough (concussion) day-to-day for Utah. Older: TB Michael Adkins (knee), QB Tedric Thompson and S Evan White (concussions), all day-to-day for Utah (S Chidobe Awuzie, lacerated kidney, likely out).
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