Colorado-Texas Notes

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Iowa State

Oct 11 (Sat)

1:30 PM


-Series.  Texas now leads the series by a 12-7 margin, having won six in a row.  This was the second bowl game between the two (both in Texas; the Longhorns have won both).
-CU is now 13-20 in the month of December.
-In Bowls.  Colorado is now 12-18 in bowl games all-time, including a 4-6 mark in the state of Texas.  The Buffs are 9-12 against ranked teams and 4-8 as an unranked team.
-In Texas.  In the Lone Star State overall, CU is now 15-21.
-In Domes.  CU is now 2-4 in domed stadiums (0-3 in the Alamodome; 1-1 in the Astrodome and 1-0 in the Metrodome).
- Head Coach Karl Dorrell. He concludes his first year at Colorado with a 4-2 record (39-29 overall in six seasons overall).  He is 1-4 in bowl games and 1-1 in the state of Texas (Alamo, Sun bowls).
 
 
General.  Texas scored the most points (55) against Colorado in its 30-game bowl history (previous, Oregon scored 43 in a 51-43 loss to the Buffaloes in the ’98 Aloha Bowl) …  The 32-point loss was the largest in CU bowl history, eclipsing the 38-8 loss to Oklahoma State in this same bowl in 2016 … UT also set opponent highs in bowls against the Buffs in total yards (638; old, 535 by Oregon in the ’98 Aloha) and rushing yards (303; old, 279 by Notre Dame in the ’90 Orange Bowl) … UT’s Bijan Robinson set an opponent record for rushing yards against CU in a bowl game with 183 on 10 carries, breaking a 49-year old mark set by Houston’s Robert Newhouse in the ’71 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl (35-168); his 66-yard run was also the longest rush, topping a 58-yard TD run by Clemson’s Joel Wells in the ’57 Orange Bowl.
Third Down Defense.  Colorado did fair well again on third downs on defense, allowing Texas to convert just 2-of-11 times (gaining a net 5 yards); for the year, the opponent finished 27-of-85 (31.8 percent); CU entered the game 17th in the NCAA.
 
FIRSTS OF CAREER   Many assorted firsts:
FIRST START (1): TE Matt Lynch 
FIRST ACTION (3): QB Brendon Lewis (Fr.), WR Alex Smith (Fr.-RS),
           DL Justin Jackson (Jr.)
FIRST CAREER TD: QB Brendon Lewis
FIRST RECEPTION: WR Montana Lemonious-Craig.
LONGEST PUNT: P Josh Watts (60 yards). 
 
QB BREAKDOWN  Here is the breakdown of today’s snaps by each CU quarterback:

Quarterback                Drives          Plays                Yards                Avg.           Points       TO
Sam Noyer                  9           44              163             3.7                3       2
Brendon Lewis            7           35              215             6.1              20       1
 
 
 
INDIVIDUAL LINER NOTES
 
QB Brendon Lewis (6-of-10, 95 yards passing; 9-73, 1 TD rushing; 168 yards of total offense)
-The first quarterback in CU history to see his first career action in a bowl game.
-His 73 yards rushing are the fifth-most by a quarterback in CU bowl history.
 
TB Jarek Broussard (27-82, 2 TD, 4 FD rushing;
2-13 receiving; 95 all-purpose yards)
-He finishes the year with 905 yards rushing and 983 all-purpose yards.
-One of 14 finalists for the Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year Award, three winners will be announced on January 2 (during the Fiesta Bowl).
 
OLB Carson Wells (3,3—6 TT; 2 QBS, 2.5 TFL, 2 3DS)
-The nation’s leader in tackles for loss per game finished the year with 16, or 2.67 per contest.  He also led the team in sacks for the year with 6½.