2008 COLORADO BUFFALO FOOTBALL
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO vs. west Virginia university
OFFICIAL STATISTICS & PLAY-BY-PLAY (September 18, 2008; Folsom Field, Boulder)
Score-By-Quarters
1
West Virginia Mountaineers
Colorado Buffaloes
Team
7
14
2
3
4
OT
Final
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
3
— 14
— 17
Scoring Play (Drive/Notes)
Score
COLORADO — Josh Smith 38 pass from Cody Hawkins (Aric Goodman kick)
Time
Qtr
7- 0 12:14
1Q
Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 2:43; KEY PLAYS—Hawkins 23 pass to Smith on 3rd-&-11 to C39; Smith four catches for 70 yardsa on drive (8 passes, 1 rush)
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COLORADO — Patrick Devenny 13 pass from Cody Hawkins (Aric Goodman kick)
14- 0 10:10
1Q
Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 0:47; KEY PLAYS—Nicolas forced Starks fumble, Lucas recovery at WV28)
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WEST VIRGINIA — Pat White 6 run (Pat McAfee kick)
14- 7
7:33
1Q
Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 2:31; KEY PLAYS—Rogers 36 KOR to WV42; White 44 run to C 8; TD run on 3rd-&-goal
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WEST VIRGINIA — Pat White 39 run (Pat McAfee kick)
14-14
4:49
3Q
Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:59; KEY PLAYS—White 18 pass to Jolah to C39.
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COLORADO — Aric Goodman 25 FG
17-14
…… OT1
Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards; KEY PLAYS—Scott 1 run for FD at WV15 was sandwiched by two Stewart runs of 9 and 6.
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OFFICIALS (Big East Conference Crew): Jeff Maconaghy (referee), Greg Brenner (umpire), Tommy Walsh (head linesman), John Salmon (line judge),
James Brennan (side judge), Rick Santilli (field judge), Keith Parnham (back judge), Jack McDonald (back judge).
WEATHER 67 degrees, cloudy skies, 33 percent humidity, winds from the west at 18 mph (gusting to 32 mph)
TIME OF GAME Kickoff 6:32 p.m.
End
9:55 p.m.
Elapsed Time
3:23
ATTENDANCE
51,883
Team Statistics (Final)
The Automated ScoreBook
West Virginia vs Colorado (Sep 18, 2008 at Boulder, Colorado)
FIRST DOWNS
Rushing
Passing
Penalty
NET YARDS RUSHING
Rushing Attempts
Average Per Rush
Rushing Touchdowns
Yards Gained Rushing
Yards Lost Rushing
NET YARDS PASSING
Completions-Attempts-Int
Average Per Attempt
Average Per Completion
Passing Touchdowns
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS
Total offense plays
Average Gain Per Play
Fumbles: Number-Lost
Penalties: Number-Yards
PUNTS-YARDS
Average Yards Per Punt
Net Yards Per Punt
Inside 20
50+ Yards
To u c h b a c k s
Fair catch
KICKOFFS-YARDS
Average Yards Per Kickoff
Net Yards Per Kickoff
To u c h b a c k s
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD
Average Per Return
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD
Average Per Return
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD
Miscellaneous Yards
Possession Time
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
OT Quarter
Third-Down Conversions
Fourth-Down Conversions
Red-Zone Scores-Chances
Sacks By: Number-Yards
PAT Kicks
Field Goals
WVU
16
13
2
1
311
52
6.0
2
316
5
43
10-15-0
2.9
4.3
0
354
67
5.3
1-1
7-91
7-310
44.3
42.1
4
3
0
2
3-208
69.3
46.3
0
3-64-0
21.3
1-36-0
36.0
1-11-0
1-0-0
0
29:21
7:23
5:28
7:48
8:42
0:00
3 of 13
0 of 2
1-2
2-18
2-2
0-1
CU
24
11
11
2
187
45
4.2
0
213
26
179
22-33-1
5.4
8.1
2
366
78
4.7
2-1
7-55
7-333
47.6
32.7
2
4
2
1
3-204
68.0
42.7
2
4-15-0
3.8
3-69-0
23.0
0-0-0
0-0-0
0
30:39
7:37
9:32
7:12
6:18
0:00
6 of 15
1 of 2
2-3
0-0
2-2
1-1
Individual Statistics (Final)
The Automated ScoreBook
West Virginia vs Colorado (Sep 18, 2008 at Boulder, Colorado)
West Virginia
Rushing
WHITE, Pat
DEVINE, Noel
SANDERS, Jock
Totals
Colorado
No. Gain Loss
19 148
0
26 136
3
7
32
2
52 316
5
Passing
WHITE, Pat
STARKS, Bradley
Totals
C-A-I
10-14-0
0-1-0
10-15-0
Receiving
DEVINE, Noel
JALLOH, Dorrell
GONZALES, Tito
ARNETT, Alric
JOHNSON, Will
SANDERS, Jock
STARKS, Bradley
Totals
No.
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
10
Punting
MCAFEE, Pat
Totals
Yds
310
310
Punt
Returns
LANKSTER, Ellis
RODGERS, Mark
WILLIAMS, Reed
Totals
Field goals
MCAFEE, Pat
No Yds
3
0
0
3
Qtr
OT
64
0
0
64
No.
3
All-purpose
WHITE, Pat
DEVINE, Noel
LANKSTER, Ellis
RODGERS, Mark
Run
148
133
0
0
TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Avg
7.8
5.1
4.3
6.0
Sack
0
0
0
Long
4
18
11
5
3
0
0
18
Avg Long
44.3
53
44.3
53
Kickoff
In20
4
4
TB
0
0
Lg No Yds
Lg
36
0
0
36
0
36
0
36
0
0
11
11
Yards
208
Rcv
0
11
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
36
0
36
Dist
23 yards
Avg
69.3
KR
0
0
0
36
Rushing
Stewart, Rodney
Scott, Darrell
Crawford, Cody
Sumler,Demetriu
TEAM
Smith, Josh
Hawkins, Cody
Totals
No. Gain Loss
28 168
2
10
35
0
1
2
0
1
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
6
3
6
18
45 213
26
Passing
Hawkins, Cody
Totals
C-A-I
22-33-1
22-33-1
Receiving
Smith, Josh
McKnight,Scotty
Devenny,Patrick
Stewart, Rodney
Crawford, Cody
Scott, Darrell
Cantrell,Mauric
Behrens, Jake
Williams,Patric
Sumler,Demetriu
Totals
No.
5
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
22
Punting
DiLallo, Matt
Totals
PR
0
0
64
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
11
11
Yds
333
333
Punt
Returns
Smith, Josh
Totals
No Yds
4
4
Field goals
Goodman, Aric
TB
0
Kickoffs
Davis, Jameson
No.
3
All-purpose
Stewart, Rodney
Smith, Josh
Scott, Darrell
Devenny,Patrick
Run
166
-6
35
0
OB
0
IR
0
0
0
0
Total
148
144
64
36
FUMBLES: West Virginia-STARKS, Bradley 1-1. Colorado-Hawkins, Cody 2-1.
Qtr
OT
TD
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Lg
19
7
2
2
0
0
6
19
Avg Long
47.6
54
47.6
54
Kickoff
4
4
Time
15:00
Yards
204
Rcv
16
75
15
26
3
3
69
69
Sack
2
2
In20
2
2
TB
2
2
Intercept
Lg No Yds
28
28
Dist
25 yards
Avg
68.0
KR
0
69
0
0
Avg
5.9
3.5
2.0
2.0
0.0
-6.0
-4.0
4.2
Long
38
12
13
7
16
15
4
1
1
0
38
Lg No Yds
15
15
Result
Missed
Net TD
166
0
35
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
-6
0
-12
0
187
0
Yds TD Long
179
2
38
179
2
38
Yards
75
21
26
16
23
15
4
1
1
-3
179
No.
7
7
Intercept
Lg No Yds
Time
15:00
Kickoffs
MCAFEE, Pat
Lg
44
19
12
44
Yds TD Long
43
0
18
0
0
0
43
0
18
Yards
11
20
11
5
3
0
-7
43
No.
7
7
Net TD
148
2
133
0
30
0
311
2
PR
0
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
Lg
0
0
Result
Good
TB
2
OB
0
IR
0
0
0
0
Total
182
153
50
26
Defensive Statistics (Final)
The Automated ScoreBook
West Virginia vs Colorado (Sep 18, 2008 at Boulder, Colorado)
##
8
2
44
11
49
22
47
93
1
90
91
24
54
98
12
31
17
45
29
30
42
20
10
92
28
97
West Virginia
ANDREWS, Q.
LANKSTER, Ellis
IVY, Mortty
GLOVER, Sidney
GOULBOURNE, O.
HOGAN, Brandon
WILLIAMS, Reed
BERRY, Scooter
HOLMES, John
NEILD, Chris
SLAVONIC, Doug
SMITH, Eain
LEWIS, Jim
LIEBIG, Pat
SOWERS, Nate
LAZEAR, Pat
RICHARDSON, K.
LEONARD, A.
HALE, Trippe
THOMAS, J.T.
SIMS, Archie
ALLEN, Franchot
DERVIL, Guesly
FORD, Larry
SANDS, Robert
MILLER, Julian
Totals
Solo
9
8
7
5
6
5
5
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
69
Ast
6
3
4
5
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
25
Total Sacks-Yds
15
11
11
10
6
6
6
4
1.0-10
3
1.0-8
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
94
2.0-18
TFL-Yds
1.0-2
1.0-3
1.0-6
1.0-10
1.0-8
5.0-29
FF FR-Yds
1
1-0
1
2
1-0
Int-Yds
1-11
1-11
BrUp
2
1
1
4
Blks
0
QBH
0
##
45
29
40
47
46
15
91
10
94
90
86
23
54
50
92
7
3A
Colorado
Smart, Jeff
Brown,Cha'pelle
Jones, Brad
Mohler, Shaun
Perkins,Anthony
Walters, Ryan
Lucas, Maurice
Sipili, Michael
Nicolas,Brandon
Herrod, Marquez
Hypolite,George
Brown, Jalil
Burton, Marcus
Cunningham,Curt
Brace, Jason
Hawkins, Cody
Smith, Jimmy
Totals
Solo
10
10
6
6
6
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
63
Ast
2
1
4
1
1
3
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
21
Total Sacks-Yds
12
11
10
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
84
0.0-0
TFL-Yds
1.0-2
1.0-1
2.0-2
1.0-7
5.0-12
FF FR-Yds
1-0
1
1
1-0
Int-Yds
0-0
BrUp
1
1
2
Blks
0
QBH
2
2
Drive Chart (By Team) (Final)
The Automated ScoreBook
West Virginia vs Colorado (Sep 18, 2008 at Boulder, Colorado)
Team
WVU
WVU
WVU
WVU
WVU
WVU
WVU
WVU
WVU
WVU
WVU
WVU
WVU
WVU
Qtr
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Spot
V20
V42
V14
V20
V36
V25
H16
V20
H46
V32
V49
V01
V20
H25
Drive Started
Time
Obtained
12:14
K i c k off
10:04
K i c k off
04:04
Punt
14:06
Punt
08:28
Interception
02:30
Fumble
00:00
Downs
15:00
K i c k off
10:41
Punt
06:48
Punt
03:28
Punt
12:33
Punt
02:09
Punt
00:00
Downs
West Virginia
Time of possession
3rd down conversions
Average field position
4th down conversions
Team
CU
CU
CU
CU
CU
CU
CU
CU
CU
CU
CU
CU
CU
Qtr
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
OT
Spot
H17
V28
H28
H29
H30
H14
H10
H18
H18
H26
H08
H21
V25
1st
Qtr
07:23
1-2
V25
0-0
2nd
Qtr
05:28
0-3
V27
0-0
Drive Started
Time
Obtained
15:00
K i c k off
10:57
Fumble
07:27
K i c k off
00:35
Punt
11:35
Punt
07:13
Punt
00:48
Punt
12:43
Punt
08:53
Downs
04:42
K i c k off
01:44
Punt
06:00
Punt
15:00
Missed FG
Colorado
Time of possession
3rd down conversions
Average field position
4th down conversions
1st
Qtr
07:37
4-5
H36
0-0
2nd
Qtr
09:32
1-4
H18
1-2
Spot
V28
H00
V34
V20
H44
V41
H16
V29
H18
H00
H48
V43
H48
H25
3rd
Qtr
07:48
0-3
V38
0-1
Spot
V00
V00
H46
H47
V45
V24
H16
H11
H27
H33
V36
V46
V07
3rd
Qtr
07:12
0-3
H17
0-0
Drive Ended
Time
How lost
10:57
Fumble
07:33
*TOUCHDOWN
00:35
Punt
11:35
Punt
07:13
Punt
00:48
Punt
00:00
End of half
12:43
Punt
08:53
Downs
04:49
*TOUCHDOWN
01:44
Punt
06:00
Punt
00:00
Downs
00:00
End of half
4th
Qtr
08:42
1-3
V10
0-1
1st
Half
12:51
1-5
V26
0-0
2nd
Half
16:30
1-6
V29
0-2
Drive Ended
Time
How lost
12:14
*TOUCHDOWN
10:10
*TOUCHDOWN
04:04
Punt
14:06
Punt
08:28
Interception
02:30
Fumble
15:00
Downs
10:41
Punt
06:48
Punt
03:28
Punt
12:33
Punt
02:09
Punt
15:00
*FIELD GOAL
4th
Qtr
06:18
1-3
H21
0-0
1st
Half
17:09
5-9
H28
1-2
Pl
3
5
5
4
4
5
0
3
5
4
3
12
8
7
Pl
9
5
8
5
7
12
4
3
3
3
8
7
5
2nd
Half
13:30
1-6
H18
0-0
Consumed
- Yds
TOP
- 8
1:17
- 58
2:31 .
- 20
3:29
- 0
2:31
- 20
1:15
- 16
1:42
- 0
0:00
- 9
2:17
- 28
1:48 .
- 68
1:59
- 3
1:44
- 42
6:33
- 32
2:09
- 0
0:00 .
Total
29:21
3-13
V27
0-2
Consumed
- Yds
TOP
- 83
2:46
- 28
0:47 .
- 18
3:23
- 18
1:29
- 25
3:07
- 62
4:43 .
- 6
0:48
- (7)
2:02
- 9
2:05
- 7
1:14
- 56
4:11
- 33
3:51
- 18
0:00 .
Total
30:39
6-15
H24
1-2
Participation Report (Final)
The Automated ScoreBook
West Virginia vs Colorado (Sep 18, 2008 at Boulder, Colorado)
West Virginia
Colorado
Pos
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
WR
QB
SL
TB
##
82
62
79
68
73
66
89
83
5
6
7
OFFENSE
ARNETT, Alric
STANCHEK, Ryan
ISDANER, Greg
DENT, Mike
FIGNER, Jake
CAPERS, Selvish
URBAN, Tyler
GONZALES, Tito
WHITE, Pat
JOHNSON, Will
DEVINE, Noel
Pos
WR
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
WR
QB
TB
FB
##
1
4
78
66
75
5A
73
21
7
8
32
OFFENSE
Smith, Josh
Williams,Patric
Solder, Nate
Behrens, Blake
Sanders, Daniel
Tuioti-MarinerM
Miller, Ryan
McKnight,Scotty
Hawkins, Cody
Sumler,Demetriu
Cantrell,Mauric
Pos
DE
NT
DT
SLB
MLB
WLB
BC
FS
SS
BS
FC
##
93
90
98
44
47
30
17
24
11
8
2
DEFENSE
BERRY, Scooter
NEILD, Chris
LIEBIG, Pat
IVY, Mortty
WILLIAMS, Reed
THOMAS, J.T.
RICHARDSON, K.
SMITH, Eain
GLOVER, Sidney
ANDREWS, Q.
LANKSTER, Ellis
Pos
LE
NG
DT
DB
SLB
MLB
WLB
LCB
FS
SS
RCB
##
91
94
86
23
40
45
47
29
15
46
6
DEFENSE
Lucas, Maurice
Nicolas,Brandon
Hypolite,George
Brown, Jalil
Jones, Brad
Smart, Jeff
Mohler, Shaun
Brown,Cha'pelle
Walters, Ryan
Perkins,Anthony
McKay, Gardner
West Virginia: 1-HOLMES, John, 4-LYONS, Wes, 9-SANDERS, Jock, 10-DERVIL, Guesly, 12-SOWERS, Nate,
13-WOOD, Anthony, 14-STARKS, Bradley, 20-ALLEN, Franchot, 21-JALLOH, Dorrell, 22-HOGAN, Brandon,
23-RODGERS, Mark, 27-STUART, C., 28-SANDS, Robert, 29-HALE, Trippe, 31-LAZEAR, Pat, 37-KOZLOWSKI, S.,
40-MCAFEE, Pat, 41-KOVATCH, Ricky, 42-SIMS, Archie, 45-LEONARD, A., 46-HUGHES, Adam, 48-KASH, Jeremy,
49-GOULBOURNE, O., 52-GOODE, Najee, 54-LEWIS, Jim, 57-COOPER, Zac, 61-JOBE, Eric, 63-MAW, Stephen,
64-BARCLAY, Don, 72-BRADSHAW, John, 77-JENKINS, Josh, 86-MORRONE, S., 91-SLAVONIC, Doug, 92-FORD, Larry,
97-MILLER, Julian.
Colorado: 2-Scott, Darrell, 2A-Wright, Anthony, 3-Nelson, Nick, 3A-Smith, Jimmy, 9-Dykes, D.J.,
10-Sipili, Michael, 12-Mahnke, Patrick, 13-Goodman, Aric, 14-DiLallo, Matt, 19-Sandersfeld,Tra,
22-Jaffee, Arthur, 25-Moyd, Kevin, 33-Devenny,Patrick, 34-Deehan, Ryan, 36-Nabors, Corey, 38-Davis, Jameson,
41-Behrens, Jake, 43-Stewart, Rodney, 48-Crawford, Cody, 50-Cunningham,Curt, 54-Burton, Marcus,
55-Hartigan, Josh, 70-Drescher,Justin, 71-Bahr, Matthew, 72-Head, Devin, 87-Geer, Riar, 88-Shanahan, Devin,
90-Herrod, Marquez, 92-Brace, Jason.
COLORADO FOOTBALL
Play by Play
Colorado Buffaloes vs. West Virginia Mountaineers, Folsom Field, Boulder, Colo. (September 18, 2008)
WEATHER CONDITIONS: Temperature: 67 degrees at 6:30 P.M. / Humidity: 33 percent / Wind: West at 18 mph, Gusting to 32 ph / Skies: Cloudy
COIN TOSS: Colorado has won the toss and has elected to receive and will defend the north goal. West Virginia will kickoff and defend the south goal.
FIRST HALF
McAfee to kickoff for West Virginia. Deep to receive for Colorado is Josh Smith and Sumler. The kickoff is taken by Josh Smith, 6 yards deep in the end zone and returned 17 yards
(Lewis).
COLORADO BUFFALOES
1-10
C17
*C. Hawkins. PENALTY: Colorado guilty of a false start, 5-yard penalty
1-15
C12
C. Hawkins pass incomplete, intended for Josh Smith on the right side.
2-15
C12
C. Hawkins pass complete to Cantrell on the right side for 4 yards (Thomas)
3-11
C16
C. Hawkins pass complete to Smith down the right side line for 23 yards, out of bounds
1-10
C39
C. Hawkins pass complete to Stewart in the left flat for 7 yards (Williams, Lankster)
2-3
C46
C. Hawkins pass incomplete, intended for Geer deep down the middle (PBU: Lankster)
3-3
C46
C. Hawkins pass complete on the left side to Josh Smith for 6 yards (Lankster)
1-10
W48
C. Hawkins pass complete to Josh Smith for 3 yards (Berry)
2-7
W45
Stewart rushes up the middle for 7 yards (Andrews, Lankster)
1-10
W38
C. Hawkins pass complete to Josh Smith down the middle for 38 yards and a TOUCHDOWN: (12:14). PAT Kick by Goodman is GOOD
C0LORADO 7, WEST VIRGINIA 0 (SCORING DRIVE: 9 plays, 83 yards, 2:43)
Davis to kickoff for Colorado. Deep to receive for West Virginia is Sanders and Rodgers. The kickoff sails out the back of the end zone.
West Virginia Mountaineers
1-10
2-7
1-10
W20
W23
W35
*White. Devine rushes around the right end for 3 yards (J. Brown)
White, on the keeper, rushes towards the left side line for 12 yards (Smart)
White pass complete to Starks on the left side for a -7 yards. Starks fumbles, forced by Nicolas and is recoverd by Lucas.
COLORADO BUFFALOES
1-10
W28
*C. Hawkins. C. Hawkins pass incomplete, intended for Williams (PBU: Lankster)
2-10
W38
Stewart rushes over right tackle for 13 yards (Andrews)
1-10
W15
Scott takes the pitch and rushes toward the right sideline for 0 yards (Glover)
2-10
W15
C. Hawkins complete to McKnight on the left side for 2 yards (Lankster)
3-8
W13
C. Hawkins pass complete to Devenny over the middle for 13 yards and a TOUCHDOWN (10:10)
TIME OUT: West Virginia (10:10). PAT Kick by Goodman is GOOD
COLORADO 14, WEST VIRGINIA 0 (SCORING DROVE: 5 plays, 28 yards, 0:47)
Davis to kickoff for Colorado. Deep to receive for West Virginia is Lankster and Rodgers. The kickoff is taken by Rodgers at the W6 and returned 36 yards (Burton).
West Virginia Mountaineers
1-10
W42
*White. Devine rushes up the middle for 5 yards (Nicolas)
2- 5
W47
White, on the keeper, rushes over left tackle and down the left sideline for 44 yards (Walters)
1-G
C9
White rushes towards the right sideline for 1 yard (C. Brown)
2-G
C8
Devine rushes up the middle for 2 yards (Smart)
3-G
C6
White rushes up the middle for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN (7:33). PAT Kick by McAfee is GOOD
COLORADO 14, WEST VIRGINIA 7 (SCORING DRIVE: 5 plays, 58 yards, 2:31)
McAfee to kickoff for West Virginia. Deep to receive for Colorado is Josh Smith and Sumler. The kickoff is taken by Smith 2 yards deep and returned 28 yards
COLORADO BUFFALOES
1-10
2-8
3-3
1-10
2-4
1-10
2-16
3-14
4-14
C28
C30
C35
C38
C44
C50
C44
C46
C46
W14
W7
W17
W25
W29
W34
W34
FD PASSING
FD PASSING
FD RUSHING
FD PASSING
(12:14 First)
FD RUSHING
(10:57 First)
FD RUSHING
FD PASSING
(10:04 First)
FD RUSHING
(7:29 First)
*C. Hawkins. Stewart, on the draw, rushes up the middle for 2 yards (Williams)
Stewart rushes over left tackle for 5 yards (Lankster)
C. Hawkins pass complete to McKnight on the right side for 3 yards (Hogan)
FD PASSING
C. Hawkins scrambles, rushes up the middle for 6 yards (Holmes, Glover)
C. Hawkins pass complete to Stewart on the left side for 6 yards (Lankster)
FD PASSING
Josh Smith takes the reverse from Stewart and rushes to the left side for -6 yards (Glover)
Sumler rushes over left tackle for 2 yards (Ivy)
C. Hawkins pass incomplete, broken up at the line (PBU: Miller)
DiLallo to punt for Colorado. Lankster deep to receive. DiLallo punts 41 yards to the W13. Lankster calls for the fair catch. Direction change back to the W14
West Virginia Mountaineers
1-10
1-17
2-7
1-10
2-6
3-1
4-1
(14:57 First)
(4:04 First)
*White. White pass complete to Jalloh on the left side for 1 yard (Perkins, McKay). PENALTY: West Virginia guilty of an illegal block, 7-yard penalty. NO PLAY
Devine starts right, cuts back left and rushes 10 yards to (Sipili, Walters)
Sanders rushes up the middle for 8 yards (C. Brown)
FD RUSHING
White rushes up the middle for 4 yards (Smart, Sipili)
Sanders takes the end around to the left and rushes for 5 yards (C. Brown)
Sanders rushes up the middle for 0 yards (Sipili, Cunningham, Herrod)
McAfee to punt for West Virginia. Josh Smith deep to receive. McAfee punts 37 yards to the C29. McKnight calls for the fair catch.
COLORADO FOOTBALL / Official Play-By-Play (Colorado vs. West Virginia)
2-2-2
COLORADO BUFFALOES
(0:35 First)
1-10
C29
*C. Hawkins. Scott rushes for 6 yards (Williams, Andrews)
2-4
C35
Scott rushes up the middle for 7 yards (Goulbourne, Andrews)
END OF FIRST QUARTER
1-10
C42
C. Hawkins pass incomplete, intended for McKnight (PBU: Williams)
2-10
C42
C. Hawkins pass complete to Josh Smith for 5 yards (Lankster)
3-5
C47
C. Hawkins pass incomplete, thrown out of bounds
4-5
C47
DiLallo to punt for Colorado. Lankster deep to receive. DiLallo’s punts 53 yards into the end zone for the touchback.
West Virginia Mountaineers
1-10
2-8
2-18
3-10
4-10
W20
W22
W12
W20
W20
FD RUSHING
(14:06 Second)
*White. Devine rushes up the middle for 2 yards (Herrod, Nicolas)
White rushes around left end for 4 yards (Perkins). PENALTY: West Virginia guilty of an illegal chop block, 14-yard penalty
White rushes up the middle for 8 yards (Mohler, C. Brown)
White pass complete to Sanders on the right side for 0 yards (C. Brown)
McAfee to punt for West Virginia. McKnight and Josh Smith deep to receive. McAfee punts 50 yards to the C30. Josh Smith calls for and receives the fair catch
COLORADO BUFFALOES
(11:35 Second)
1-10
C30
*C. Hawkins. Stewart rushes up the middle for 5 yards (Allen)
2-5
C35
Stewart rushes over left end for 19 yards (Lankster, Glover)
FD RUSHING
1-10
W46
Stewart rushes towards the left sideline for 5 yards (Lankster)
2-5
W41
C. Hawkins pass incomplete, intended for Crawford
3-5
W41
C. Hawkins pass complete to Devenny across the middle for 7 yards (Hogan, Ivy)
FD PASSING
TIME OUT: Colorado, first team (9:36)
1-10
W34
Scott rushes up the middle for 4 yards (Slavonic)
2-6
W30
Scott rushes up the middle for 4 yards. PENALTY: Colorado guilty of holding, 10-yard penalty. NO PLAY
2-16
W40
PENALTY: Colorado guilty of a false start, 5-yard penalty
2-21
W45
C. Hawkins pass intercepted by Williams at the W40 and returns it 11 yards to the C49 (C. Hawkins). PENALTY: West Virginia guilty of a personal foul, 15-yard penalty
West Virginia Mountaineers
1-10
1-10
2-8
3-2
4-2
W36
W48
W50
C44
C44
(8:28 Second)
*White. Sanders rushes over right guard for 12 yards (Walters, Jones)
White pass complete to Jalloh on the left side for 2 yards (C. Brown)
Devine rushes over left tackle for 6 yards (Mohler)
White pass incomplete, intended for Sanders
McAfee back to punt for West Virginia. Josh Smith and McKnight deep to receive. McAfee punts 34 yards to the C10. Josh Smith returns 4 yards
COLORADO BUFFALOES
FD RUSHING
(7:13 Second)
1-10
C14
*C. Hawkins. Stewart rushes over left end for 6 yards (Goulbourne, Lankster)
2-4
C20
Stewart rushes up the middle for 4 yards (Neild, Ivy)
FD RUSHING
1-10
C24
C. Hawkins pass incomplete, out of bounds down the left sideline, intended for Josh Smith.
2-10
C24
C. Hawkins pass complete to McKnight on the right sideline for 12 yards (Glover, Hogan)
FD PASSING
1-10
C36
Stewart rushes up the middle for 5 yards (Andrews, Glover)
2-5
C41
Stewart rushes up the middle for 3 yards (Williams, Liebig)
3-2
C44
C. Hawkins pass complete to J. Behrens for 1 yard (Andrews)
TIME OUT: Colorado, second team (4:07)
4-1
C45
Stewart rushes up the middle for 2 yards (Goulbourne, Liebig)
FD RUSHING
1-10
W43
Stewart rushes down the left side for 11 yards (Lankster). PENALTY: West Virginia guilty of personal foul face mask, 15-yard penalty
FD RUSHING, FD PENALTY
1-10
W27
C. Hawkins pass to McKnight on the right is complete for 4 yards (Andrews)
2-6
W23
Scott rushes up the middle for 7 yards (Ivy)
FD RUSHING
1-10
W16
C. Hawkins sacked by Holmes for -8 yards, he fumbles and the ball is recovered by Berry. The play was reviewed by the booth. Call on the field stands.
West Virginia Mountaineers
1-10
2-9
1-10
2-10
3-8
4-8
W25
W26
W39
W39
W41
W41
(2:30 Second)
*White. White rushes up the middle for 1 yard (Jones)
Devine rushes up the middle for 13 yards (C. Brown, Walters)
White, scrambles towards the right sideline, sacked by C. Brown for 0 yards
Devine rushes up the middle for 2 yards (Jones)
White pass incomplete, intended for Gonzales (PBU: C. Brown)
McAfee to punt for West Virginia. Josh Smith and McKnight deep to receive. McAfee punts 53 yards to the C6. Josh Smith returns 4 yards (Dervil)
COLORADO BUFFALOES
1-10
C10
*C. Hawkins. Stewart rushes up the middle for 3 yards (Ivy)
2-7
C13
Team Rush for -2 yards. PENALTY: Colorado guilty of an illegal formation, 5-yard penalty. NO PLAY
2-12
C8
Team Rush for 0 yards
TIME OUT: West Virginia, second team (0:10)
3-12
C8
Stewart rushes over right guard for 5 yards (Holmes)
TIME OUT: West Virginia, third team (0:03)
4-7
C13
Stewart rushes to the left side for 3 yards (Lazear)
END OF HALF
FD RUSHING
(0:48 Second)
COLORADO FOOTBALL / Official Play-By-Play (Colorado vs. West Virginia)
3-3-3
SECOND HALF
Davis to kickoff for Colorado. Deep to receive for West Virginia is Lankster and Rodgers. The kickoff carries through the end zone for a touchback.
West Virginia Mountaineers
1-10
2-7
3-4
4-1
W20
W23
W26
W29
1-10
2-7
2- 17
3-14
4-17
C18
C21
C11
C14
C11
1-10
1-10
2-8
3-2
4-1
C46
C27
C25
C19
C18
1-10
2-8
3-7
4-1
C18
C20
C21
C27
COLORADO BUFFALOES
*White. Devine rushes over right tackle for 19 yards (Perkins)
Devine rushes up the middle for 2 yards (Lucas, Smart)
White rushes to the right sideline for 6 yards (Smart)
White rushes up the middle for 1 yard (Smart, Cunningham)
White rushes over left guard for 0 yards (Nicolas, Hypolite), Colorado takes over on downs
COLORADO BUFFALOES
West Virginia Mountaineers
COLORADO BUFFALOES
1-10
2-9
3-10
4-7
W49
W50
W49
C48
(10:41 Third)
FD RUSHING
(8:53 Third)
*C. Hawkins. Stewart rushes up the middle for 2 yards (Berry)
Stewart rushes up the middle for 1 yard (Neild, Glover)
C. Hawkins pass complete to Devenny over the middle for 6 yards (Hogan)
DiLallo to punt for Colorado. Lankster deep to receive. DiLallo punts 53 yards to the W20. Lankster returns 12 yards
1-10
W32
*White. Devine rushes around the right end for 6 yards (J. Brown)
2-4
W38
Sanders rushes over left guard for 5 yards (Hypolite)
1-10
W43
White pass complete to Jalloh down the left sideline for 18 yards, out of bounds
1-10
C39
White rushes up the middle for 39 yards for a TOUCHDOWN (4:49). PAT Kick by McAfee is GOOD
COLORADO 14, WEST VIRGINIA 14 (4 plays, 68 yards, 1:59)
McAfee to kickoff for West Virginia. Josh Smith and Sumler deep to receive. The kickoff is taken by Josh Smith at the C2 and returned 24 yards (Sowers)
C26
C26
C32
C33
(12:43 Third)
*C. Hawkins. Stewart rushes up the middle for 3 yards (Williams, Berry)
C. Hawkins pass complete to Stewart on the left sideline for 7 yards. PENALTY: Colorado guilty of offensive pass interference, 10-yard penalty NO PLAY
Stewart rushes up the middle for 3 yards (Ivy)
C. Hawkins pass complete to Sumler on the right side for -3 yards (Ivy)
DiLallo to punt for Colorado. Lankster deep to receive. DiLallo punts 51 yards to the C38. Lankster retuns 16 yards, downed
West Virginia Mountaineers
1-10
2-10
3-4
4-3
(15:00 Third)
*White. White rushes up the middle for 3 yards (Jones, Walters)
White pass complete to Johnson on the left side for 3 yards (C. Brown)
White rushes to the right side for 3 yards (Jones)
McAfee to punt for West Virginia. Josh Smith and McKnight deep to receive. McAfee punts 53 yards to the C18, downed
(6:48 Third)
FD RUSHING
FD PASSING
FD RUSHING
(4:42 Third)
*C. Hawkins. C. Hawkins pass incomplete, intended for McKnight down the right sideline
Stewart rushes up the middle for 6 yards (Goulbourne, Andrews)
C. Hawkins pass complete to Williams on the right side for 1 yard (Hogan)
DiLallo back to punt. Lankster deep to receive. DiLallo punts 54 yards to the W13. Lankster returns 36 yards (Perkins)
West Virginia Mountaineers
(3:28 Third)
*White. Devine rushes over the right end for 1 yard (Mohler)
Devine rushes up the middle for -1 yards (Lucas, Jones)
White pass complete to Devine on the left side for 3 yards (Perkins)
McAfee back to punt. Josh Smith and McKnight deep to receive. McAfee punts 44 yards to the C4. Josh Smith returns 4 yards (Sims)
COLORADO BUFFALOES
1-10
C8
*C. Hawkins. Scott rushes over left guard for 2 yards (Goulbourne, Ivy)
2-8
C10
C. Hawkins pass complete to Scott up the middle for 15 yards (Andrews). PENALTY: West Virginia guilty of a face mask, 15-yard penalty
1-10
C40
C. Hawkins pass complete to Crawford over the middle for 16 yards, downed
1-10
W44
Scott rushes over left tackle for 4 yards (Slavonic)
END OF THIRD QUARTER
2-6
W40
Stewart rushes over right tackle for 13 yards (Hogan)
1-10
W27
Stewart rushes up the middle for -2 yards (Andrews)
2-12
W29
C. Hawkins sacked by Berry for -10 yards, he fumbles, ball is recovered by Cantrell
3-22
W39
C. Hawkins pass complete to Stewart on the right side for 3 yards (Andrews)
4-19
W36
DiLallo back to punt. Lankster deep toreceive. DiLallo punts 35 yards to the W1 where it was downed by McKay.
(1:44 Third)
FD PASSING, FD PENALTY
FD PASSING
FD RUSHING
COLORADO FOOTBALL / Official Play-By-Play (Colorado vs. West Virginia)
West Virginia Mountaineers
1-10
2-10
1-10
2-8
(12:33 Fourth)
W1
W1
W15
W17
*White. White pass incomplete, intended for Gonzales, over thrown down the left sideline
Devine rushes over left tackle for 14 yards (Perkins, Mohler)
Sanders rushes up the middle for 2 yards (Lucas)
Devine rushes to the left for 7 yards (Jones), he fumbles, forced by Jones, recovered by McKay.
PENALTY: Colorado guilty of a personal foul face mask, 15-yard penalty
1-10
W39
White pass complete to Gonzales on the left side for 11 yards (Mohler)
1-10
W50
Devine rushes over right tackle for 1 yard (Hypolite, Jones)
2-9
C49
White rushes up the middle for 5 yards (C. Brown)
3-4
C44
Devine rushes to the left sideline for 6 yards (Smart)
1-10
C38
White laterals to Starks on the right who throws downfield incomplete, intended for Sanders on the left side
2-10
C38
Devine rushes to the left side for 3 yards (Sipili). PENALTY: West Virginia guilty of an illegal chop block, 15-yard penalty. NO PLAY
TIME OUT: West Virginia, first team (7:59)
2-25
W47
White scrambles, rushes to the right sideline for 4 yards. PENALTY: West Virginia guilty of holding, 10-yard penalty
2-31
W41
Devine rushes to the right side for 3 yards (Herrod)
3-28
W44
Devine rushes up the middle for -1 yards (Jones)
4-29
W43
McAfee back to punt. Josh Smith deep to receive. McAfee punts 39 yards to the C18. Josh Smith returns 3 yards (Richardson)
COLORADO BUFFALOES
FD RUSHING
FD PENALTY
FD PASSING
FD RUSHING
(6:00 Fourth)
1-10
C21
*C. Hawkins. Stewart rushes down the left sideline for 19 yards (Williams)
1-10
C40
Stewart rushes up the middle for -2 yards (Berry, Ivy). PENALTY: Colorado guilty of illegal motion, 5-yard penalty. NO PLAY
TIME OUT: Colorado, first team (4:57)
1-15
C35
Stewart rushes over left tackle for 8 yards (Andrews, Glover)
2-7
C43
Scott rushes around the right end for 2 yards (Glover, Andrews)
3-5
C45
C. Hawkins pass complete to Crawford over the middle for 7 yards (Ivy)
1-10
W48
Crawford rushes to the right side for 2 yards (Glover)
2-8
W46
Stewart rushes up the middle for 0 yards (Neild, Williams)
3-8
W46
C. Hawkins pass incomplete, intended for Williams.
4-8
W46
DiLallo back to punt. Lankster deep to receive. DiLallo punts 46 yards into the end zone, touchback.
West Virginia Mountaineers
FD RUSHING
FD PASSING
(2:09 Fourth)
1-10
W20
*White. Devine rushes up the middle for 3 yards (Smart, Lucas)
2-7
W23
Devine rushes over left tackle for 8 yards (Mohler)
1-10
W31
White pass complete to Devine on the left side for 4 yards (Mohler)
2-6
W35
Devine rushes over left tackle for 9 yards (Jimmy Smith, Smart)
1-10
W44
White pass complete to Devine on the right for 4 yards (C. Brown)
2-6
W48
White pass complete to Arnett on the left side for 5 yards (Smart)
3-1
C47
Devine rushes up the middle for -1 yards (Lucas, Jones)
TIME OUT: West Virginia, second team (0:04)
TIME OUT: Colorado, second team (0:04)
4-2
C48
White scrambles, passes downfield incomplete, intended for Arnett (PBU: Smart) (QBH: Hypolite)
END OF FOURTH QUARTER
Colorado has won the toss, will start on defense and defend the north goal.
4-4-4
FD RUSHING
FD RUSHING
FIRST OVERTIME
West Virginia Mountaineers
1-10
C25
*White. White rushes up the middle for 3 yards (Smart)
2-7
C22
Devine rushes to the left side for 5 yards (Sipili, Perkins)
3-2
C17
White rushes over left guard for 4 yards (Brace, Sipili)
1-10
C13
Devine rushes up the middle for 2 yards (Nicolas)
2-8
C11
Devine rushes over right tackle for 7 yards (Walters)
TIME OUT: West Virginia, first team
3-1
C4
Sanders rushes over left tackle for -2 yards (Smart)
4-3
C6
McAfee’s 23-yard field goal attempt is NO GOOD, bounces off the left upright
FD RUSHING
COLORADO BUFFALOES
1-10
C25
*C. Hawkins. Stewart rushes around the left side for 9 yards (Smith, Goulbourne)
2-1
C16
Scott rushes up the middle for 1 yard (Leonard)
1-10
C15
Scott rushes up the middle for 2 yards (Ivy)
2-8
C13
Stewart rushes up the middle for 6 yards (Smith)
1-10
C7
Goodman’s 25-yard field goal attempt is GOOD
COLORADO 17, WEST VIRGINIA 14 (5 plays, 18 yards)
END OF GAME
FD RUSHING
FD RUSHING
COLORADO FOOTBALL
POSTGAME QUOTES
Page 1
Colorado Buffaloes vs. West Virginia Mountaineers, Folsom Field, Boulder, Colo. (September 18, 2008)
Colorado Head Coach Dan Hawkins
General
“That was unbelievable and a great thing to be a part of right
there. The longer the game went on, the better I felt our chances
were, I really think the character of our guys and conditioning and
what we’re doing is really showing up and that’s an awesome
thing to see. I thought the defense played really, really well. West
Virginia got off a couple of good plays, but Pat White is good.
You’re not going to shut down Michael Jordan, he’s going to get
some shots off. I thought by and large we did a great job, we got
a critical turnover there, had a few mistakes on offense and I think
they prevented us from getting a few points. It was a good game
against a good team. Give our guys a lot of credit for hanging in
there and showing character.”
On Rodney Stewart’s Performance
“You have seen the glimpses of him, you knew that was
coming.That’s the stuff we keep talking about; you never know
when those freshman are going to grow up, you know it’s going to
happen sometime because they have too much talent not to. The
exciting thing was that he didn’t turn the ball over. He did a great
job, he made some great runs and he ran hard. The awesome
thing is that we have Darrell (Scott), Demetrius (Sumler), and
we have Kevin Moyd. Kevin Moyd hasn’t had a carry yet and the
first time he gets the ball, everyone is going to be asking why he
hasn’t been playing
On The Decision When To Kick The FG In Overtime
“We talked a little bit about how long we wanted to go before we
just kicked it and ended it. We probably could have kicked it from
the get-go, but again, you can imagine how nervous a guy is at
that point. We really wanted to make it a chip-shot and make sure
the ball was in the middle of the field. That’s what it’s all about,
coming up when the team needs you.”
On The Team Believing In The Colorado System
“I think that they believe and that’s a critical component to
anything. I think they totally believe in what we’re doing and why
we do it, and that is huge. That confidence will grow. With that,
they need to have the maturity of looking at some of the missed
opportunities and continuing to push on; and I think they are, and
they will. You can’t just sit back and think that’s great, you need to
think that it’s great and how we can fix these mistakes.”
On The Team Playing With Urgency
“It’s not so much that your getting that womping. These guys are
having to scratch and claw, so I think that sense of urgency is still
in the back of their mind. They know it’s just not coming easy and
that’s a good thing, because we’re playing too many good football
teams. You never know how much ten minutes of film or one
more rep, or five more pounds is going to help you in the game.”
On Getting Too Confident With The Victory
“We’ll put this thing to bed tomorrow morning or tomorrow
afternoon and they’ll get Saturday off, but come Sunday, it’s all
about the Seminoles. They’ve been pretty good about that so far
and so has our staff, so I don’t have any problems with that. I’m
not one of those guys who looks ahead, persay, I’ve really been
preaching this whole consitancy thing the whole time.
Understanding how to balance your life out and win, lose, or draw,
let’s put it to bed and move on. That has to be the mantra as we
go through this thing, because it’s just too tough physically,
emotionally, and everything else. I don’t anticipate our guys
having any problems, but we need to be able to do that.”
On Scoring Early And Winning The Game
“That’s the fastest we’ve scored all year. We just made a couple of
plays and got going. I’m fired up that that kid (West Virginia
Linebacker J.T. Thomas) is going to be alright. You never want to
see that happen to someone. It’s great to get a win with Eddie’s
name on the field, and that was special.”
On The Game’s Atmosphere
“I took several times during the game to look around and look at
the pagentry. I kept thinking how blessed I was to be out there;
everyone was in black, everyone was fired up, we’re under the
lights. I said, ‘This is awesome!’ It’s a great thing to be apart of
and to enjoy it. Like I said, I though the longer the game went on,
our guys enjoyed it and nobody freaked out. We had a couple of
opportunities where we probably should have scored some more
points, Misty’s son (and his son, quarterback Cody Hawkins) had
a hand in not getting those points, but he did get the other points.
It just seemed like we had a penalty, or a jacked up play and then
we just get behind the eight-ball a little bit. You’d love as time
goes on to see us iron that out and be a smooth, operating
machine; but I’ll take the win, and they’re a good football team, so
that was a good win.”
On Colorado’s Defensive Effort
“The defensive staff and these guys have been working for
basically two weeks. When you play a team like West Virginia, you
have to be so disciplined; it’s keeping the shoulders square,
staying in your gap, moving when your gap moves, and doing
that. We didn’t get overly complicated too much, we changed up a
few things in there, but these guys did a nice job of haning in
there, filling there gaps; and every once in a while we would throw
a curve ball so that it wasn’t exactly the same every time. I
thought Ron (Collins, Defensive Coordinator), our defensive
staff, and our guys did a good job just over the course of the two
weeks with the mentality that there’s no room for error. Pat White
and Noel Divine are so good, that if you make one mistake, it’s
over; it’s not a seven yard gain, it’s to the house.”
On Where The Program Currently Is
“Nobody wants to be close, but we’re a lot closer than people
think and realize. You win a couple of games, you get a little bit of
confidence, you catch fire and it’s on. I do think all of these guys
are sold on how we lift, how we discipline, how we practice, and
what we ask of them; and I think we’re consistant with that.
They’re starting to see that. We talk about those breakthrough
moments, which we had against Oklahoma last year, and the guys
think that they’re kind of getting it. The more you do that and the
more they believe in it, the more you don’t think about it; it just
becomes what you do. We’re definitely going in the right direction
and I think we’re getting really, really, really close. No one wants
to be close, but if this group keeps hanging together and doing
things right, we’ll have some things to say by the end of the
season.
On Players Buying Into His Philosophy
“That’s what you live for; when that lightbulb comes on and they
start connecting the dots on how you win football games,
graduate, have this magical existance, and how it all comes
together. Guys will understand that if you do things right and do
them consistantly, good things are going to happen on the football
field or in the classroom. That’s the cool thing, when a guy takes
something away from this thing bigger than just winning a football
game.”
COLORADO FOOTBALL
POSTGAME QUOTES
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Colorado Buffaloes vs. West Virginia Mountaineers, Folsom Field, Boulder, Colo. (September 18, 2008)
West Virginia Head Coach
Bill Stewart
General
"I’m so proud of the way they came out and competed.
There’s a lot of heart ache in that locker room. But they’ll
grow and get better. I’m proud of the seniors, they’ve
been such great leaders.”
“For the people of West Virginia, we came out here to get
us a win and we fell short. And I hate that very very
much.”
“I hate it for our team that we couldn’t get the win today.
We were in the hunt.”
On Play Of Defense
"We gave up 14 points early, then for 55 minutes we
played like warriors, true warriors. I’m proud of the way
they hung in there and played.”
“Oh boy, you kidding me? They bent a little bit, but
(Colorado) on third down they were six of 15. We counted
on the defense for 55 minutes.”
On Missed Kick In Overtime
“I feel sorry for Patrick McAfee. I don’t know what
happened with the hold or the snap, but it just hit the
upright. He’s made us a bunch, but that’s a tought miss
for him. I hate it for him, I really do.”
“I’m proud of the special teams except for one play.
That’s going to haunt that poor kid forever. And I hate
that for Patrick (McAfee).”
On Trick Play
“We had a wide open guy there, the kid just underthrew
the ball. We could have scored there and maybe done
some good things. But maybe doesn’t get it done.”
On End Of Regulation
“We weren’t going to kick the ball at the end of the
game. I don’t second guess. I absolutely wouldn’t
change a thing. We weren’t going to put our defense on
the 50 yard line with the game on the line.”
On Play of Pat White
“He’s a lifeblood. He’s the best we have.”
On Returning Back to Colorado (former Air Force
assistant coach.)
“I spent four wonderful years at the Air Force acadamy.
I used to come up here and visit the Colorado Buffs. We
had a great relationship.”
On Being 1-2
“We still have our in-state rival (Marshall) coming in this
Saturday. We have every game left in the Big East. We
still have some marquee games coming in at home.”
“We have a chance to have a tremendous year if we
grow. Our juniors and seniors will hold everyone
together. Those guys in that locker room have hurt
hearts. They don’t feel good, I don’t feel good.”
COLORADO FOOTBALL
POSTGAME QUOTES
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Colorado Buffaloes vs. West Virginia Mountaineers, Folsom Field, Boulder, Colo. (September 18, 2008)
Colorado Players
PK Aric Goodman
ON GAME-WINNING FIELD GOAL- “When they missed the
field goal it made it easier mentally on me, I have a chance
to win the game, but I cannot lose the game. Mentally
knowing that I have a chance to go out there and have fun
was important. I just went out there and went through my
check list and hit it and fortunately it went through.”
ON OPPORTUNITY TO WIN THE GAME-“It’s a great
opportunity to go out there and make a kick. Throughout
the fourth quarter I knew it might come down to a kick and
I had a pretty good practice all week. I knew if it came
down to me it was going to go through.”
ON KICKING TRADITION AT CU-“I am confident from 60
yards and in, but it’s definitely not the time to relate me to
Mason Crosby. Those are huge shoes to fill and he is a
fantastic kicker for the Green Bay Packers. I am just trying
to creep up into his shadow right now.”
ON SCHOLARSHIP OFFER-“Finally after a year and a half I
am now on scholarship.”
TB Rodney Stewart
ON HIS PERFORMANCE-“I just figured out the defensive
game plan and I was figuring out where the holes were and
luckily I was getting yards.”
ON DIFFERENT OFFENSIVE FORMATIONS-“I think I like the
“I” a little bit more because you have vision to both sides of
the field instead of being in the spread when you have
vision to one side of the field. It was great that we
switched our game plan this week.”
ON EXPERIENCE GAINED-“It shows that we have faith in
our program and our team. We came out and worked hard
and we knew it was going to pay off.”
QB Cody Hawkins
ON RUNNING GAME-“I have a lot of faith in our offensive
line. I think they took it as a challenge last week and a lot
of that was miscommunication. This week they did an
awesome job of talking to each other and they were very
physical and that was the number one key to the game.
They did a good job of hustling up to the ball and knocking
the snot out of the guy across from them, down after
down.”
ON OFFENSIVE LINE-“We have so many great guys up
front and Coach Grimes does an awesome job. They take a
lot of pride in moving the ball up and down the field. I tip
my hat to them because if it wasn’t for our offensive and
defensive line we wouldn’t have won this game tonight.”
ON WEST VIRGINIA’S DEFENSE-“They were fast and I think
they adjusted to our tempo pretty quickly. They also
dropped a lot of guys into coverage and that’s why we ran
the ball so well, because they knew we had that threat
outside. Obviously as the game went on we relied on the
run because our offensive line was doing a great job and
we also got some great blocks from our wide receivers.”
ON ARIC GOODMAN RECEIVING A SCHOLARSHIP-“I am so
happy for Aric because he is a great kid. Since he came to
Colorado I’ve gotten along with him really well. He’s been
talking about kicking a game winning field goal against
West Virginia since last year. People might say we made
that up, but he’s been saying that forever. He said he
wanted to see the skycam just take off with his arms in the
air and I think it’s so funny that is exactly how it happened.
I am so happy for the guy, he worked so hard this summer
and he is a great kid. He didn’t need to do a whole lot this
game, but he came from the clutch when it mattered.”
LB Jeff Smart
ON DEFENSIVE PLAY-“We always feel like if we can get the
lead we have a great shot of winning. If we keep them out
of the end zone, then we win the game. It’s good to get up
early like we did and we got a big turnover and we were
able to capitalize on that. They have a bunch of great
athletes on their team and it’s just a matter of not giving up
and fighting.”
ON THIRD DOWN STOP IN OVERTIME-“It’s especially big in
overtime. It’s do or die. We had third and a yard and they
lined up in a 100 percent run formation. We got a great call
from the coaches and we just played ball from there.”
ON WEST VIRGINIA’S OFFENSE-“They tried to establish the
run on us. They definitely got some plays on us. It’s like old
school smash-mouth football out there. We knew they were
going to run the ball and we just had to rally and stop
them. We kept them out of the end zone for the most part
and that’s what matters.”
ON OVERTIME-“As Coach Hawk said, the longer that game
went on, we felt better and better. Our defense got put up
against the wall a couple times with turnovers and punt
returns but we just hung in there and got the stops we
needed to prevent them from scoring and that was huge.
We knew if we kept doing our job that the offense would
make some plays. We ended up going to overtime but we
still had confidence that if we stopped them our offense
would go down there and score and we did that. They
missed a big field goal and we were able to hit our field
goal.”
COLORADO FOOTBALL
POSTGAME QUOTES
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Colorado Buffaloes vs. West Virginia Mountaineers, Folsom Field, Boulder, Colo. (September 18, 2008)
Colorado Players
LB Jeff Smart (Cont.)
ON THE GAME- “They have a bunch of good athletes. We
knew they were going to come in and try to run the ball.
And they did that, we just had to stay sound. Pick up our
gaps, that would make it easier for us. They got some
plays on us, but we stopped most of them. We got put up
against the wall a little bit. We had long punt returns, but
we were able to battle back from that. And we had some
big stops on third and short.”
ON PAT WHITE AND NOEL DEVINE-“They made some
plays. We knew they were going to come out. We were
able to rally and did a good job keeping them out of the
end zone.”
ON DEFENSE-“We played a great game. They got some
plays in on us and there are some things we need to look
at and get better at. For the most part we kept them out
of the end zone. They only got two scores on us. You do a
good job anytime you can do that.”
ON OT-“You definitely always want the defense going out
there first. We wanted to go out there first. And luckily we
were able to go out there and stop them. We knew we had
to get the stop. We stuck to our game plan.”
LB Brad Jones
ON THE GAME-“We got up early the defense was trying to
keep a level head because we knew it was a long game
against a good team. We were trying to focus on not
getting caught up in the game. We knew we could stop
them. We knew the plays we were going to run, we knew
their tendencies. I felt like everyone was covering their
responsibilities. We were stopping them. They had that
one play where the quarterback scrambled and they
scored. All it was, was one touchdown. All one touchdown
is, is one play. We realized when it was tied up that the
defense had to really focus.”
it in. We knew there was no way West Virginia was going
to get in there.”
C Daniel Sanders
ON GAME-“We came out and started fast. We put up 14
real quick on the first few drives. We were driving and
moving the ball well, but then we shot ourselves in the foot
with penalties. We were playing well.”
ON FAST START-“That whole first drive we were just
moving down the field. We were getting good movement
on all the linemen, and getting all the linebackers blocked,
and protecting Cody way better than we did last week.”
ON OT-“Even before the miss kick, I knew we were going
to win the game. I knew the defense was going to come
up with a stop and then it was going to be either we were
going to score a touchdown right now, or we were going to
kick a field goal if we had to.”
WR Josh Smith
ON GAME-“It was a real good game. Two evenly matched
teams. The defense did real well. Our team started fast.
They started to come back at the end and then it came
down to the wire. And it showed who had the heart left.”
ON WEST VIRGINIA’S MISSED FG-“When the kick hit the
post I honestly felt like we were about to take it in or kick a
field goal and win the game. Either way the game was
over. That’s what I felt like.”
ON MOMENTUM GOING INTO NEXT WEEK-“It’s a Thursday
night game, we have got a couple of days to regroup. We
are going to go back at it fast on Sunday. And be ready to
fight down in Jacksonville next week.”
FS Ryan Walters
ON THE DEFENSE-“We were on the sideline telling
everyone we needed a turnover because we were going to
win this game. We were on the sideline saying, ‘defense is
going to win this game.’”
ON WEST VIRGINIA-“They came out trying to run the ball a
lot. We expected that. They had a lot of success in the
last games throwing. So we just focused on shutting down
Pat White and Noel Devine. We did a pretty good job of
defending Noel Devine, but Pat White got out a couple
times. That’s just him being a great athlete. You expect
him to do stuff like that during the game. I am just glad
we came out with the victory.”
ON BLACKOUT-“I loved it. I love the blackout. Those are
my favorite games. It’s so fun because the crowd is
already hyped. They get really loud. When you are on the
field it’s crazy.”
ON OT-“Going on defense first is a huge momentum
booster. We were able to prevent them from making the
field goal. And we pretty much knew we had it from that
moment on.”
ON DEFENSE GOING FIRST IN OT-“The defense went out
there, and we were like, ‘let’s stop them.’ We knew we
were going to stop them, and so all the offense had to do
was kick a field goal. Someone missed their man, and they
got that first down, but we knew they weren’t going to get
ON VICTORY-“It was good to get a W against a team of
their caliber. It just shows we can match up against
anybody, and when we stick to our game, we can do great
things.”
COLORADO FOOTBALL
POSTGAME QUOTES
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Colorado Buffaloes vs. West Virginia Mountaineers, Folsom Field, Boulder, Colo. (September 18, 2008)
West Virginia Players
DB Eddie Lankster
ON THE LOSS- “It hurts right now but we still have to play
the Big East.”
ON COLORADO’S OFFENSE- “They started the first quarter
throwing a lot. After their first two scores, they started to
nickel and dime us. They stopped throwing.”
ON TRAILING EARLY- “We just got to the sideline and
coach said there is a long game left. He said to take it play
by play so we did.”
ON COACH BILL STEWART- “Coach Stewart is a great
coach. He and his staff are doing a good job. We are
behind him one-hundred percent.”
ON WEST VIRGINIA FANS- “Walking on campus last week,
people were telling me to hold my head up. I feel like our
fans will stick with us.”
DB Quinton Andrews
ON THE LOSS- “We’re devastated, but at the same time,
there’s a long season ahead of us. Our defense got a little
bit of confidence. We came out and played well against a
great team.
ON THE 1-2 START- “It’s tough, especially for those of us
who have been in the program for a few years. We aren’t
used to losing. The rest of the season will define our
character and allow us to build on it and find out what type
of team we have.”
ON COLORADO’S OFFENSE- “We knew what type of game
it was going to be. We buckled down as a defense after
the two early scores. We had a week and a half to
prepare. This week, we did a lot less thinking and just a lot
more performing. We did some good things against the
run game, but still gave up way too many yards.
GENERAL- “It’s tough for me to walk off the field looking at
the scoreboard, seeing us down 17-14. A lot of bad comes
out of this because we lost, but a lot of good too because
as a defense we played well.”
RB NOEL DEVINE
ON THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY- “We need to get into the
media room to see what we have to do to get better, to
improve.”
ON THE 1-2 START- “It’s tough, but we need to hold our
heads high and move on.”
ON WEST VIRGINIA’S OFFENSE- “It’s a team sport, but
when I have the ball in my hands I need to do the best I
can. We feel like we are just one broken tackle away from
breaking a big play.”
GENERAL- “We just need to do the best we can, just have
to fix the little things, and bounce back from our losses.”
Colorado Buffalo Football / POSTGAME Notes
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Quickly
Dan Hawkins’ teams are now 8-1 following a bye week …
Colorado is 3-0 for the first time since 2004, and just the second time
since a 5-0 start in ’98 … This was Colorado’s 42nd win over a
ranked team dating back to 1989, the eighth most in the nation
during this time frame … CU was last ranked Nov. 6, 2005 (21st by
the coaches, 22 in AP & Harris) … First significant winds (18-32
mph) in a game in Boulder since 2006, when winds gusted from 1224 miles per hour on Sept. 21 vs. Arizona State (and those were the
first since November 1995 against Missouri) … Colorado now has six
turnovers this season (3 INT, 3 FUM), all oddly occurring in the
second quarter… CB Cha’pelle Brown was credited with his first
career sack (for 0 yards); now, the NCAA doesn’t acknowledge sacks
for zero; however, Colorado has kept sacks since 1968 and awarded
them for zero as the NFL does, and since the NCAA never bothered to
ask any SID’s or defensive coaches their opinions when it started
tracking defensive numbers in 2003, CU did not change … CU was
up 14-7 at halftime; the Buffs had allowed just six points in the
second half all season … QB Cody Hawkins now has a 20-to-1 ratio
of touchdowns to interceptions in the red zone.
FIRST ACTION TE Riar Geer saw his first action of the season
after missing the first two games recovering from arthroscopic
surgery; CB Jimmy Smith did the same after being out with back
spasms; Fairview High alum and R-Fr. TB Arthur Jaffee saw his
first action on the kickoff return unit in the third quarter.
FIRST START: Anthony Perkins made his first career start at
strong safety, subbing for D.J. Dykes.
TB RODNEY STEWART (28-166, 0 TD) Colorado’s diminutive
freshman (5-6, 170) rushed for the third most yards in a game by
a freshman with 166 (tied for the 60th most overall for a single
game). He had 98 yards in the first half and also earned eight
first downs. Tonight’s chart:
CU FRESHMAN 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES (16)
Yds (att-td)
Player
202 (24-2)
Billy Waddy
168 (21-1)
Lamont Warren
166 (28-0)
Rodney Stewart
150 (25-0)
Marcus Houston
142 (18-1)
*Michael Simmons
132 (34-2)
*Lee Rouson
125 (17-1)
Marcus Reliford
122 (20-0)
Brian Calhoun
120 (25-0)
Derek Singleton
119 (14-1)
Eric Bieniemy
118 (26-1)
Lamont Warren
114 (12-1)
Marcus Reliford
110 (10-0)
Lamont Warren
109 (21-0)
Derek Singleton
107 (11-2)
Carroll Hardy
100 (18-1)
Marcus Houston
(*—denotes redshirt frosh)
”TOUCHBACK” DAVIS
Opponent
at Wisconsin
at Iowa State
West Virginia
at Southern Cal
OREGON
Missouri
Kansas State
Oklahoma (at Houston)
at Oklahoma State
Stanford
at Kansas State
at Missouri
Missouri
Kansas
at Nebraska
Colorado State (Denver)
Date
Sept. 22, 1973
Nov. 23, 1991
Sept. 18, 2008
Sept. 9, 2000
Sept. 12, 1987
Nov. 7, 1981
Nov. 19, 1988
Dec. 7, 2002
Nov. 8, 1980
Sept. 19, 1987
Oct. 26, 1991
Nov. 5, 1988
Oct. 12, 1991
Nov. 15, 1980
Nov. 17, 1951
Sept. 2, 2000
PK Jameson Davis, whose first
kickoff went for a touchback (and about 87 yards), equaled CU’s
2007 total of touchbacks on kickoffs with his sixth of year. CU had
that many on 63 kickoffs last year, and took just 14 in 2008 to reach
that many. He latter added a seventh (on 16 kicks).
QUICK STRIKE Colorado’s two touchdowns in the first 4:50 of
the game were the fastest pair by the Buffs since Nov. 23, 2001
when the Buffs went up 14-0 on Nebraska just 3:13 into the game
(CU of course went on to a 62-36 win scored two in the first 4:56
at Baylor on Oct. 19, 2002). CU had not scored in the first quarter
(six possessions) prior to tonight. CU is 8-9 in games under Dan
Hawkins when scoring first.
PK ARIC GOODMAN He hit the game winner from 25 yards out,
which after a long drought in CU history has become almost
commonplace. Kevin Eberhart hit two game winners last year,
including over No. 3 Oklahoma, CU’s last win over a ranked team
(after hitting a game-tying one and then the winner against CSU).
And Mason Crosby had a winner with four seconds left to beat CSU
in 2005.
238 & COUNTING And the train keeps going: Colorado scored
in its 238th consecutive game tonight, adding to the fourth longest
active streak in the nation and the ninth longest of all-time. CU has
now extended the streak on its first possession 98 times and in the
first quarter 164 times (216 times by halftime). CU was last shutout
nearly 20 years ago, 7-0 at Nebraska on Nov. 12, 1988.
HEISMAN WORTHY Colorado had not allowed an opposing
back to gain 100 yards at Folsom Field since Kansas State’s Alan
Webb (QB) snuck over the plateau with 103 yards on 24 carries
back on Nov. 13, 2004. WVU’s QB Pat White (19-148, 2 TD)
became just the seventh opponent to run for 100 or more in the last
40 games against the Buffs and the first in Boulder in nearly four
years. Noel Devine added 133 on 26 carries, thus WVU became the
first team with two 100-yard rushers in a game against CU since Eli
Roberson (21-178) and Darren Sproles (16-121) did it for Kansas
State in Boulder on Oct. 5, 2002.
OPPONENT PASSING LOW Even though WVU completed 10-of-15
passes, the 43 yards was a decade opponent low. You have to go
back to Nov. 13, 1999 at Baylor, when CU limited the Bears to 40
passing yards on 4-of-21 throws. It’s the lowest total by a ranked
opponent in 20 years… No. 7 Nebraska completed 2-of-9 passes for
18 yards in a 7-0 win on Nov. 12, 1988.
INJURY REPORT SS D.J. Dykes did not start tonight due to
illness. Otherwise just normal bumps and bruises. S Bret Smith
(winter knee surgery) is due back in practice next week.
OVERTIME
Colorado is now 5-4 all-time in overtime games; here’s a chart summarizing the Buffs in overtime (*—denotes in Denver):
----Total Yards-----
Date
10-09-99
11-26-99
11-09-02
12-28-02
10-11-03
10-23-04
10-07-06
9-01-07
9-18-08
Opponent
Score
MISSOURI
NEBRASKA
at Missouri
Wisconsin
KANSAS
at Texas A & M
BAYLOR
*Colorado State
WEST VIRGINIA
W
L
W
L
W
L
L
W
W
46-39
30-33
42-35
28-31
50-47
26-29
31-34 (3 OT)
31-28
17-14
Regulation
39-39
27-27
35-35
28-28
44-44
26-26
17-17
28-28
14-14
Coin Toss
Choice
Missouri
Nebraska
Missouri
Wisconsin
Colorado
Colorado
Colorado
Colorado
Colorado
Defense
Defense
Defense
Defense
Defense
Defense
Defense
Defense
Defense
Offense
25
9
25
-2
25
14
42
7
18
Defense
13
25
18
5
7
33
72
16
19
Notes
Ends with Kelly INT
CU trailed 27-3 early in 4th
Ends with Mossoni FR
Alamo Bowl
Calhoun 3-25 rushing in OT
First CU turnover in OT ends it
Ends in 3OT on Baylor INT
Eberhart kicks GWFG after Wheatley INT
Goodman kicks GWFG after WVU miss
WVU Game Notes at Colorado
Game Captains
WVU game captains against the Buffaloes were senior quarterback Pat White,
senior offensive lineman Ryan Stanchek, senior linebacker Mortty Ivy and senior
linebacker Reed Williams.
Coach Bill Stewart will select game captains each week. Team captains will be
elected at the end of the regular season.
For Starters
Freshman tight end Tyler Urban was the lone first-time starter for the
Mountaineers against Colorado. Will Johnson made his first career start as a slot receiver.
Reed Williams made his first start of the season in his first game action of the year.
A total of 35 Mountaineers now have at least one game of starting experience.
Tops on that list are senior offensive lineman Ryan Stanchek (37), senior quarterback Pat
White (33), junior offensive lineman Greg Isdaner (28) and senior offensive lineman Jake
Figner (28). All of Stanchek and Isdaner’s starts are consecutive, and White has started
17 straight.
Moving On Up
With his 12-yard carry in the first quarter, quarterback Patrick White passed
Joshua Cribbs (Kent State, 2001-04) for third place on the all-time NCAA career
quarterback rushing list. Cribbs had 3,670 career rushing yards.
White now boasts 3,814 for his career.
Season-long Play
Pat White’s 44-yard rush on WVU’s second drive of the game marked the longest
play of the season for the Mountaineers. It marked White’s 13th longest rush of his career.
White’s Rushing Touchdowns
Patrick White’s six-yard rushing touchdown in the first quarter and his 39-yard
scoring run in the third quarter marked his first and second of the season and 40th and 41st
of his career. He moved past Amos Zereoue (1996-98) into fourth place on WVU’s
career rushing touchdown list. Steve Slaton (2005-07) is WVU’s career rushing
touchdown leader with 50.
The scores marked White’s 80th and 81st career TDs responsible for. He is just the
third player in BIG EAST history to amass 80 or more career TDs responsible for.
Syracuse’s Donovan McNabb (1995-98) is the BIG EAST career leader in the category
with 96.
White now has 12 career multiple rushing touchdown games in his career.
White’s first rushing touchdown also marked WVU’s first of the 2008 season.
WVU now has 122 rushing touchdowns in its last 35 games, dating back to 2005.
Williams’ Pick
Reed Williams’ second-quarter interception marked the second of his career.
Holmes’ Sack and Forced Fumble
John Holmes’ sack of Cody Hawkins in the second quarter and subsequent forced
fumble marked the seventh and fourth of his career, respectively. Scooter Berry
recovered the fumble, the fourth of his career.
100-Yard Rushing Performances
Pat White’s 148-yards rushing against Colorado marked his 16th career 100-yard
rushing effort and first of the season.
Noel Devine reached 100 yards rushing for the fourth time in his career and first
time this season with his 133 yards, the second-most of his career. His previous-high was
136 at Maryland last year.
Double-Trouble
White and Devine both topped 100 yards rushing against the Buffaloes. It marked
th
the 45 time in school history that there were two l00-yard rushers in the same game. It
marks the 12th time that White has been one of those two in a single contest.
It marks the first game that the Mountaineers had two 100-yard rushers since
White (150) and Devine (108) both reached that plateau in the same game against
Oklahoma in the 2008 Fiesta Bowl.
Career Night for Devine
Noel Devine’s 26 carries against Colorado marked a career-high. His previous
best was13 in last season’s Fiesta Bowl.
Overtime
West Virginia headed to overtime for the first time since 2006, a 41-39 three
overtime victory in the season’s final regular season game against Rutgers at
Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium. The Colorado game marked the second-ever
away overtime contest (2000 at Rutgers, 31-24/W).
WVU falls to 4-2 all-time and 1-1 on the road in overtime games.