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Sep 20 (Sat)

8:15 p.m.

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Players who carried out CU’s symbolic instruments tonight:
Sledgehammer: George Frazier
Toolbox: Aaron Haigler
United States Flag: Sam Noyer
Colorado Flag: Isaac Miller

QUICKLY    Tonight’s attendance of 49,976 was the most for a CU-UA game at Folsom Field, besting the 48,111 back in 2011, the Buffs’ first year in the Pac-12 Conference … Colorado is now 2-1 when donned in white helmets, black jerseys and white pants … The Buffs are 18-8 in Family Weekend games and now lead the series with Arizona 14-6 (6-4 in Boulder, 7-3 in night games) … This matched the highest scoring game in the series (87 points; UA won 56-31 in Tucson in 2012); both teams have scored 20 or more points in last eight games … This tied for the third most points as well as the fourth most total offense in losing a game in CU history (see pages 259-260 of media guide for complete list) … Colorado is now 188-5 all-time when scoring 38 or more points … The teams combined for 725 rushing yards (UA 425, CU 300), Colorado won the coin toss for the fourth time this year and for the 17th time in 20 tries dating back to last year’s season opener.

Thorns In Wildcat Paws Seniors WR Shay Fields and TB Phillip Lindsay left indelible marks against Arizona, Fields finishing with the second most receiving yards against one opponent, with Lindsay’s record night bumping him into first:

MOST RECEIVING YARDS GAINED AGAINST ONE OPPONENT (300+)
424—Paul Richardson vs. California (0 in 2010, 284 in 2011, 140 in 2013)
408—Shay Fields vs. Arizona (94 in 2014, 168 in 2015, 108 in 2016), 38 in 2017)
319—Nelson Spruce vs. California (140 in 2013, 179 in 2014)
318—Charles Johnson vs. Oklahoma (182 in 1992, 136 in 1993)
308—Rae Carruth vs. Oklahoma State (15 in 1992, 127 in 1995, 166 in 1996)

MOST RUSHING YARDS GAINED AGAINST ONE OPPONENT (400+)
605—Phillip Lindsay vs. Arizona (114 in 2014; 91 in 2015, 119 in 2016, 281 in 2017)
508—Eric Bieniemy vs. Missouri (68 in 1987, 106 in 1988, 116 in 1989, 217 in 1990)
470—Charles Davis vs. Oklahoma State (342 in 1971, 58 in 1972, 70 in 1973)
449—Chris Brown vs. Kansas (140 in 2001, 309 in 2002)
444—Bobby Purify vs. Colorado St. (191 in 2001, 33 in 2002, 31 in 2003, 189 in 2004)
420—J.J. Flannigan vs. Kansas State (23 in 1987, 151 in 1988, 246 in 1989)
411—Eric Bieniemy vs. Kansas (42 in 1987, 195 in 1988, 174 in 1990)

TB Phillip Lindsay (41-281, 3 TD rushing; 3-39, 1 TD receiving; 320 all-purpose yards, 17 FDE)
Best way to sum up what he accomplished tonight is in bullet form:

He became CU’s all-time leader in all-purpose yards with 4,989, passing Rodney Stewart (4,669 from 2008-11);
The 320 all-purpose yards tonight were the seventh most in school history;
Top five rushing games in CU history:

Yds	(att-td)	Player	Opponent	Date
342	(34-1)	Charlie Davis	OKLAHOMA STATE	Nov. 13, 1971
317	(35-1)	Rashaan Salaam	at Texas	Oct. 1, 1994
309	(25-2)	Chris Brown	at Kansas	Oct. 12, 2002
281	(41-3)	Phillip Lindsay	ARIZONA	Oct. 7, 2017
259	(29-2)	Rashaan Salaam	Iowa State	Nov. 19, 1994

He now has 3,043 rushing yards, as he moved from sixth to fourth passing Charlie Davis (2,958, 1971-73) and Bobby Purify (3,016, 2000-04). He trails Eric Bieniemy (3,940, 1987-90), Rodney Stewart (3,598, 2008-11) and Rashaan Salaam (3,057, 1991-93) as he is the fifth to eclipse 3,000 yards.
This was his ninth career 100-yard game and second career 200-yard effort;
His 3 TDs/18 points gives him 198 for his career, tying Rashaan Salaam for seventh all-time (this was also his third career 3-TD game, the others coming against UA and Arizona State last year);
He has scored at least one rushing TD in all six games, and became the fifth CU player to score 30 career rushing TDs;
He is closing in on 4,000 yards from scrimmage, with 3,912 total (3,043 rush, 869 receiving); a reminder he is also bidding to become CU’s first-ever 1,000/1,000-yard rusher/receiver.
17 first downs earned: tied the school mark for the most by a non-quarterback (16 rush, 1 receiving; matched Rashaan Salaam at Texas, Oct. 1, 1994 (15, 2);
41 rushing attempts broke the 40-year old school record (40-170, James Mayberry vs. Kansas State in Boulder, Nov. 19, 1977);

TE Chris Bounds (2-41, 2 TD receiving)
In making his first two TD receptions of his career, he became the first Colorado tight end to have two in a game since Joe Klopfenstein did so against Kansas in Boulder on Oct. 22, 2005.

First Career Starts TE Chris Bounds, OT Isaac Miller, CB Dante Wigley. Eleven players have now made their first career starts for the Buffs this season.

Arizona & 300 Colorado has had just two opposing players run for 300-plus yards in its history, both Arizona Wildcats. Ka’Deem Carey set the record with 366 in Tucson on Nov. 10, 2012, and Khalil Tate eclipsed it with 327 on 14 carries tonight. The next highest is 268 by Kansas’ David Winbush.

698 And Counting   Colorado is still pursuing win No. 700, still two shy and owns all-time record of 689-496-36.

Monster Drive Colorado’s second quarter TD drive landed among the most plays and time consumed in school history; this wasl so the first game since 2000 where the Buffs have to scoring drives of 15 plays or more.
Most Plays
22—vs. Kansas State in Boulder, Nov. 23, 1985 (FG; 70 yards).
21—vs. Miami, Fla., at Miami, Oct. 13, 1961 (TD; 99 yards).
19—vs. Tennessee at Anaheim, Aug. 26, 1990 (TD; 97 yards).
19—vs. Arizona in Boulder, Oct. 7, 2017 (TD; 85 yards)
18—on seven occasions.

Most Time
10:07—(21 plays, 99 yards) vs. Miami, Fla., at Miami, Oct. 13, 1961 (TD).
10:03—(18 plays, 85 yards) vs. Colorado State in Denver, Sept. 17, 2011 (TD).
9:54—(22 plays, 70 yards) vs. Kansas in Boulder, Nov. 23, 1985 (FG).
9:34—(19 plays, 85 yards) vs. Arizona in Boulder, Oct. 7, 2017 (TD).
9:33—(19 plays, 97 yards) vs. Tennessee at Anaheim, Aug. 26, 1990 (TD).
8:51—(18 plays, 96 yards) vs. Colorado State at Fort Collins, Sept. 7, 1996 (TD).

PK James Stefanou (5-5 PAT, 0-1 FG)
His wide left miss from 50 yards at the end of the first half snapped a streak of nine straight makes, which tied two others for the second longest streak in school history. He also finished with the third best career start with a single miss. It was his career-long FG attempt.

Most Consecutive Field Goals Made
10   Mason Crosby, Nov. 6, 2004 to Sept. 10, 2005 (five games)
9   Jeremy Aldrich, Nov. 15, 1997 to Sept. 19, 1998 (five games)
9   Will Oliver, Oct. 4-Nov. 8, 2014 (five games)
9   James Stefanou, Sept. 1-30, 2017 (five games)

Best Starts With One Miss
13-of-14    .929       Jeremy Aldrich (1996-97)
13-of-14    .929       Jeremy Flores (2000-01)
10-of-11    .909       James Stefanou (2017)
8-of- 9     .889       Will Oliver (2011)
7-of- 8     .875       Tom Field (1979)

QB Steven Montez (32-19-0, 251, 3 TDs)
--He became the 14th Buffalo to surpass 2,500 career passing yards (finishing with 2,540, 14th all-time at Colorado).
--This was his fourth career 3-touchdown game (second this year, he had 4 vs. Northern Colorado) his 19 career TD passes are the 11th-most in school history.
--He now has 71 straight passes without an interception.
is wide left miss from 50 yards at the end of the first half snapped a streak of nine straight makes, which tied two others for the second longest streak in school history. He also finished with the third best career start with a single miss. It was his career-long FG attempt.