Colorado-Oregon State Notes
vs
Wyoming
Sep 20 (Sat)
8:15 p.m.
Players who carried out CU’s symbolic instruments today:
Sledgehammer: Alex Fontenot
Toolbox: Jaylon Jackson
United States Flag: Nu’umotu Falo
Colorado Flag: Derek Coleman
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TV Replays: Sunday: Midnight and 5 a.m. on Pac-12 Mountain; 4 a.m. on Pac-12 Network. Several others condensed on Pac-12 Football In 60.
Temperature at kickoff was 68 degrees: that’s five games in a row for Colorado all under 70 (46, 50, 67, 50, 68) … The Buffaloes are now 63-36-5 all-time in Homecoming games ... OSU now leads the all-time series by a 6-5 count, snapping a CU three-game run … CU won both the opening coin toss and the OT one … DT Javier Edwards celebrated his 22nd birthday today … Oregon State’s comeback from 28 points down matched the largest ever by a CU opponent; Kansas rallied from 45-17 down to beat the Buffs, 52-45, in Lawrence on Nov. 6, 2010 … Colorado had a season-high eight quarterback sacks today; officially for the NCAA it is seven; CU has always counted “sacks for zero” in its totals dating back to the 1970s (per NFL); Mustafa Johnson will be credited with one for school record keeping purposes … DE Terrance Lang’s PAT block that enabled the game to go into overtime was CU’s first block of an extra point since DT Nate Bonsu had one against Arizona State in 2011 … Oregon State’s 99 players were the third most by an opponent against CU (Missouri had 111 in 1968 and Oklahoma State 101 in 1983) … Oregon State’s 24 fourth quarter points and three touchdowns were more than CU had allowed in the first seven games (16 and one) … Colorado has scored in 24 of 32 quarters this season …
Goofy Note of the Day. Colorado’s starting lineup featured seven consecutive numbers: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 (3 & 9 on offense, the others on defense). The last time this likely happened was before World War II, when most jersey numbers were under 50.
O-Line Hat Trick. Colorado started three freshmen on the offensive line for the first time in its history (LT Will Sherman, C Colby Pursell, RT Frank Fillip); Fillip is a true frosh.
100/100. Colorado is now 36-11 all-time with a 100-yard rusher and a 100-yard receiver (3-1 this season), with 17 of those since CU joined the Pac-12 in 2011.
300/100/100. Today marked the 15th time CU had a 300-yard passer, 100-yard rusher and 100-yard receiver, the ninth time in the MacIntyre Era. QB Steven Montez (319), TB Travon McMillian (132) and WR K.D. Nixon (198); Montez has been a part of six of the 15.
MacIntyre & Turnovers. CU had its 17th turnover-free game under him and the fourth this year (11-6 in those games); the latter ties the CU single season record for the most games without a miscue (five times previously, including last year). CU is now 55-25-4 in 84 games without a turnover since World War II.
Oddity Again. Against Arizona State, just eight players touched the ball on offense; today, it was only seven: QB Steven Montez (48 plays that called his number), TB Travon McMillian (20), WR K.D. Nixon (13), TB Kyle Evans (7), WR Jay MacIntyre (4) and WR Tony Brown (3). (C Colby Pursell handled all 75 snaps). All seven earned first downs.
OT Frank Fillip
He became the 12th true freshman in Colorado history to start a game on the offensive line. As the late Keith Jackson would say, here are CU’s “big ugly” dozen:
Player Pos. First Start Opponent Total Starts
Leon White OG Nov. 10, 1973 at Kansas 3
Guy Thurston OG Nov. 10, 1979 OKLAHOMA STATE 3
Eric Coyle OG , Oct. 30, 1982 OKLAHOMA 4
Clint Moore OG Sept. 7, 1991 *WYOMING 3
Dolyn Jackson OG Sept. 21, 1991 MINNESOTA 8
Marwan Hage OG Oct. 21, 2000 at Kansas 2
Brian Daniels OG Sept. 20, 2003 at Florida State 9
Kai Maiva OG Sept. 29, 2007 OKLAHOMA 8
Ryan Miller OT Oct. 13, 2007 at Kansas 6
Max Tuioti-Mariner OG Sept. 6, 2008 EASTERN WASHINGTON 2
Alex Lewis OT Sept. 17, 2011 Colorado State (Denver) 1^
Frank Fillip OT Oct. 27, 2018 OREGON STATE 1
(*—season opener; ^—started two other games at tight end)
WR K.D. Nixon (13-198 receiving, 2 TD)
He had career highs in receptions, yards and touchdowns (previous highs were six, 112 and 1). He also earned a career-high eight first downs.
WR Jay MacIntyre (4-39 receiving)
He became the 29th player in CU history to have 1,000 career receiving yards, ending the game with 1,027 (29th on the all-time list).
CB Dante Wigley (4,1—5 TT; 1 INT-TD, 1 QBH)
He returned his first career interception 27 yards for a touchdown; in the process, he became the 18th Colorado player since 1992 to score a touchdown off his first career pick; three of those 18 are on this CU team: S Nick Fisher (100 yards last year against Cal) and ILB Rick Gamboa (20 yards, in 2016, also against Oregon State).
TB Travon McMillian (20-132, 1 TD rushing)
This was his fifth 100-yard game at CU (matching the total he had at Virginia Tech). He now has 778 yards on 147 carries this season (5.3 per).
Carbon Copy: He opened the second half with a 75-yard TD run on the first play, which took 12 seconds; against New Hampshire, he did exactly the same, first play/third quarter, 75 yards, 0:12.
QB Steven Montez (39-24-0, 319, 2 TD, 147.2 rating; 9-66 rushing, 385 yards total offense)
With 319 yards passing, he became the fifth player in in CU history to throw for 6,000 yards (6,045); that is fifth on the all-time list, as Kordell Stewart is fourth with 6,481.
With 385 yards of total offense, he now has (6,840), approaching the fifth player with 7,000 yards (Joel Klatt is fourth with 7,245). It was his fifth 300-yad game this year, the 12th of his career (the CU record is 13 by Sefo Liufau, 2013-16).
His 49 yard run in the third quarter was the longest rush of his career, surpassing his previous long of 38 yards, which was in the season opener for a touchdown against Colorado State.