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November 25th – at Utah Colorado 17, Utah 14
Colorado used an almost perfect first half to take the lead, and then played just well enough in the second half to hold the lead, taking the first “Rumble in the Rockies” against Utah, 17-14.
Utah junior kicker Coleman Petersen, the Pac-12 Player-of-the-Week for his three-for-three performance in a 30-27 overtime victory over Washington State, had a chance to tie the game with a 48-yard kick, but the effort went wide and short, giving Colorado the hard-earned victory.
The road win, as every Buff fan could recite in his sleep, was the first for Colorado since 2007. The school-record streak of 23 road losses (24 counting the 2007 Independence Bowl) finally came to an end before a crowd of 45,026 in Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City.
Utah came into the game hot, with four straight Pac-12 victories, and a chance at a berth in the Pac-12 championship game. Colorado came in cold, with a 2-10 record and a 23-game road losing streak. Utah had everything to gain; Colorado had nothing to lose.
So what happened? For one of the few times all season, Colorado played like the Colorado team Buff…
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Tags: "Rumble in the Rockies", Bryan Stoltenberg, Coleman Petersen, Curtis Cunningham, Darragh O'Neill, DaVaughn Thornton, David Goldberg, Ethan Adkins, Evan Harrington, Joe Garten, John White, Jon Embree, Jon Major, Jordon Dizon, Josh Hartigan, Logan Gray, Nick Kasa, Parker Orms, Paul Richardson, Ray Polk, Rodney Stewart, Ryan Deehan, Ryan Miller, Toney Clemons, Tony Jones, Travis Sandersfeld, Tyler Hansen, Will Oliver
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November 12th – Boulder Colorado 48, Arizona 29
In the best offensive showing of the 11-game Jon Embree era, Colorado won it’s first-ever Pac-12 game in dominating Arizona, 48-29.
On a Senior Day when there was a chance that the 2011 Buffs would become the first Colorado team to fail to win a home game at Folsom Field, the Colorado seniors came up big. Senior running back Rodney Stewart had 24 carries for 181 yards and three touchdowns, while also contributing a touchdown passing. On the other end of that halfback pass for a score was senior quarterback Tyler Hansen, who went 16-for-26 for 213 yards and two touchdowns.
On a 57-degree afternoon with winds gusting as high as 62 mph, Colorado posted 500 yards of total offense for only the second time in 2011, while holding the opposition under 500 yards for the first time in six games. The Colorado defense, which had only four interceptions in the first ten games of the year, had three against Arizona quarterback Nick Foles.
While there was hope amongst the members of the Buff Nation that this would be the week that the lopsided losses would come to an end, Colorado was still posted as an…
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Tags: Buffalo Heart Award, Chidera Uzo-Diribe, Darragh O'Neill, Greg Henderson, Jason Espinoza, Jon Embree, Josh Ford, Keenan Canty, Mason Crosby, Nick Foles, Parker Orms, Patrick Mahnke, Paul Richardson, Rodney Stewart, Ryan Deehan, Toney Clemons, Tony Jones, Travis Sandersfeld, Tyler Hansen, Will Oliver, Will Pericak
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October 8th – @ Stanford No. 7 Stanford 48, Colorado 7
Leading Heisman trophy candidate Andrew Luck passed for a season-high 370 yards and three touchdowns as the No. 7 Stanford Cardinal ran around, through, over and past the out-manned Colorado Buffaloes, 48-7.
On the day, Stanford rolled to 553 yards of total offense, while Stanford’s top ten defense held the Buffs to 264 yards. Playing without five suspended players on defense and without the Buffs’ only play-maker on offense, the outcome of the game wasn’t much in doubt after only a few minutes of play, as the Cardinal methodically pulled away from the inept Buffs.
As fate would have it, the game turned in Stanford’s favor before Andrew Luck ever had the chance to take the field.
Colorado freshman kicker Will Oliver began the game with a “sky kick”, which traveled only as far as the Stanford 33-yard line. There, the ball was fumbled, and was recovered by Colorado linebacker Jon Major. The Buffs were in business at the Stanford 36-yard line as the sell-out crowd of 50,360 shifted restlessly in their seats.
Two passes from senior quarterback Tyler Hansen to red-shirt freshmen Keenan Canty, sandwiched between two runs by…
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Tags: Andrew Luck, Ayodeji Olatoye, Darragh O'Neill, Eric Richter, Jon Embree, Jon Major, Josh Ford, Josh Moten, K.T. Tuumalo, Keenan Canty, Kirk Poston, Liloa Nobriga, Logan Gray, Nick Hirschman, Parker Orms, Paul Richardson, Paul Vigo, Ray Polk, Rodney Stewart, Ryan Miller, Terrel Smith, Tony Jones, Tyler Hansen, Will Oliver, Woodson Greer
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September 17th – at Denver Colorado 28, Colorado State 14
Senior quarterback Tyler Hansen was in on all four Colorado touchdowns, as the Buffs doubled up the Colorado State Rams in Denver, 28-14. In leading the Buffs to the first win of the Jon Embree era, Hansen threw for two touchdowns and ran for two others, including a two-yard run to cap an epic 16-play, 85-yard drive in the fourth quarter to put the game out of reach.
On the day, Hansen threw for 215 yards and two touchdowns, also scoring on a pair of two-yard runs on the afternoon. Hansen’s second run, with 1:15 to play in the game, finished off a drive which took 10:03 off the fourth quarter clock. Backing up Hansen was senior running back Rodney Stewart, who had 98 yards on 19 carries, to go with 93 yards on seven catches.
First Half
Colorado State came into the Cinch Jeans Rocky Mountain Showdown at Sports Authority Field with a 2-0 record, but the Rams were a seven-point underdog to the 0-2 Buffs. In the first quarter, though, the Rams seemed determined to remind fans and pundits that they were, in fact, the undefeated team.
The Colorado defense…
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Tags: Alex Lewis, Anthony Perkins, Ayodeji Olatoye, Bill Mallory, Bobby Purify, Charlie Davis, Dal Ward, Darragh O'Neill, Doug Rippy, Eddie Crowder, Eric Bieniemy, Evan Harrington, Hugh Charles, Jon Embree, Kyle Cefalo, Parker Orms, Rashaan Salaam, Rodney Stewart, Ryan Deehan, Ryan Miller, Toney Clemons, Tony Jones, Tyler Hansen
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September 1st
Nick Hirschman ready to take the field if called upon
While the future of the Colorado quarterback corps brightened considerably this week with the signing of former Texas quarterback Connor Wood, the present depth chart is a bit unnerving.
Behind senior quarterback Tyler Hansen there are no quarterbacks who have taken a snap in a Division 1-A football game. Red-shirt freshman Nick Hirschman, who missed over a week of fall practice with a foot injury, is the primary backup.
Reason for concern?
Not according to Hirschman.
“I didn’t feel like I was far behind at all”, Hirschman told BuffaloSportsNews.net. “I was able to get in the playbook while I was hurt, and I didn’t fall behind. I got on the tape. The only thing I couldn’t do was move. So I wasn’t far behind at all. I attended all the meetings. The first couple days when I wasn’t out at practice they said there was no point to be out there just standing around. So I was in the training room.”
Is Hirschman ready to lead the team if called upon? “It’s very exciting,” said Hirschman. “Any time an athlete gets an opportunity to go out and show…
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Tags: Bryce Givens, Darragh O'Neill, David Goldberg, Evan Harrington, Hunter Harrison, Juda Parker, Justin Castor, Logan Gray, Nick Hirschman, Parker Orms, Paul Richardson, Ryan Iverson, Stephane Nembot, Steve Schrock, Stevie Dorman, Toney Clemons, Tony Poremba, Travis Sandersfeld, Will Oliver, Woodson Greer
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April 7th
“Guys are showing who they are”
Colorado conducted its last practice before the Spring game on Thursday, with the practice, at the last minute, being opened to the public. Jon Embree described the two-hour run-through as a “good practice. The defense had a couple of lapses, but otherwise they did well. Offensively, we got some things accomplished, some things done we wanted to get done as far as some install stuff. Guys are showing who they are.”
The Colorado head coach then raised some eyebrows when he was asked about whether there were some players who had not lived up to expectations. “It’s a privilege to be a Buffalo; it’s not a right,” said Embree. “If they can’t play, and they’re not doing what they are supposed to do academically, and buying into the program, they won’t be here.” Embree went on, ” Some won’t be back; everyone’s year-to-year. It’s simple. I don’t ask a lot. I want effort; I want you to compete. I want you to do it on and off the field. That’s basically all I ask … and for some guys, they can’t do that.”
Player Notes -
- Jon Embree spoke about his…
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Tags: Alec Parker, Alex Lewis, Andre Nichols, Anthony Perkins, Blake Behrens, Brian Lockridge, Bryce Givens, Chidera Uzo-Diribe, Conrad Obi, Curt Koch, Curtis Cunningham, Dan Hawkins, Daniel Munyer, Darian Hagan, David Bakhtiari, David Goldberg, Deji Olatoye, Derrick Webb, Doug Rippy, Eric Bieniemy, Eric Richter, Forrest West, Gus Handler, Harold Mobley, Hunter Harrison, Jack Harris, Jacob Frost, Jason Espinoza, Jon Embree, Jon Major, Josh Hartigan, Josh Moten, Justin Castor, Justin Gorman, Kaiwi Crabb, Kirk Poston, Liloa Nobriga, Matt Bahr, Max Tuioti-Mariner, Maxwell Tuioti-Mariner, Mike Iltis, Nick Hirschman, Nick Kasa, Parker Orms, Paul Richardson, Rodney Stewart, Ryan Deehan, Ryan Miller, Shawn Daniels, Terrell Smith, Toney Clemons, Tony Jones, Tony Poremba, Tyler Ahles, Tyler Hansen, Will Jefferson, Will Pericak
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Second Scrimmage – Saturday, April 2nd
Second Scrimmage – Behind the numbers
“There are three kinds of lies: lies; damned lies; and statistics”, a phrase widely attributed to Benjamin Desraeli and popularized by Mark Twain.
The phrase certainly holds true when reviewing the numbers from an intra-squad scrimmage, and a spring one at that. For every celebration over a long touchdown pass, there is consternation over a blown coverage by the secondary; for every sack, there is a missed assignment by an offensive lineman.
Still, as the 2011 Buffs have been under wraps for the past few weeks, a look under the hood of Jon Embree’s team is certainly called for after the team completed practice No. 11 of 15 allotted practices.
Quarterbacks
While head coach Jon Embree wouldn’t agree that Tyler Hansen was “clearly” the choice for starting quarterback in September, Hansen’s numbers – and those of his competitors – suggest otherwise.
True, Hansen’s 18-for-19 performance was against a depleted defensive line and a secondary missing both of its likely starters at safety, but Nick Hirschman and Brent Burnette went up against much of the same personnel, with significantly different numbers. Hirschman went 4-of-11 for 27 yards, while Burnette…
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Tags: Anthony Perkins, Blake Behrens, Brent Burnette, Brian Lockridge, Conrad Obi, Cordary Allen, Curtis Cunningham, Daniel Munyer, DaVaughn Thornton, Deji Olatoye, Derrick Webb, Doug Rippy, Eric Richter, Evan Harrington, Forrest West, Greg Henderson, Jered Bell, Jermaine Clark, Jon Major, Josh Ford, Justin Castor, Kirk Poston, Kyle Cefalo, Kyle Washington, Liloa Nobriga, Logan Gray, Makiri Pugh, Matt Bahr, Maxwell Tuioti-Mariner, Mike Iltis, Nate Bonsu, Nick Hirschman, Nick Kasa, Parker Orms, Paul Richardson, Paul Vigo, Rodney Stewart, Ryan Deehan, Sherrard Harrington, Terrel Smith, Thomas Carter, Toney Clemons, Tony Jones, Tony Poremba, Tyler Ahles, Tyler Hansen, Vince Ewing, Will Harlos, Will Jefferson, Zach Grossnickle
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Spring Practice Preview -
Special Teams
Roster: Toney Clemons (Sr.); Arthur Jaffee (Sr.); Brian Lockridge (Sr.); Will Jefferson (Jr.); Justin Castor (So.); Zach Grossnickle (So.); Ryan Iverson (So.); Justin Gorman (R-Fr.)
Players Lost: Aric Goodman; Joe Silipo; Scotty McKnight; Cody Hawkins; Travon Patterson
“Numbers Don’t Lie“
Yuck.
There was very little which was special about the special teams play by the University of Colorado in 2010.
Colorado was ranked 88th in net punting last year, with Zach Grossnickle struggling to a 35.7 yards net average (Colorado’s opponents’ net average was 40.2). Senior kicker Aric Goodman connected on two-thirds of his attempts (10-for-15), but was only accurate half the time from beyond 30 yards (5-for-10).
In the return game, Colorado was adequate at best. There were several long kickoff returns, with a long of 89 yards by Arthur Jaffee against Iowa State, but the Buffs were unable to come up with a kick returner which they felt comfortable with, as four players posted between eight and 14 kickoff returns during the season. All four – Arthur Jaffee (14); Toney Clemons (10); Brian Lockridge (10); and Will Jefferson (8) – return in 2011, but there are no guarantees that any from that group…
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Tags: Andre Simmons, Anthony Perkins, Aric Goodman, Arthur Jaffee, B.J. Beatty, Blake Behrens, Brent Burnette, Brian Lockridge, Bryce Givens, Cameron Ham, Chidera Uzo-Diribe, Cody Hawkins, Conrad Obi, Cordary Allen, Curtis Cunningham, DaVaughn Thornton, David Bakhtiari, David Clark, David Goldberg, Deji Olatoye, Derrick Webb, Douglas Rippy, Dustin Ebner, Ethan Adkins, Evan Harrington, Forrest West, J.D. Brookhart, Jalil Brown, Jason Espinoza, Jered Bell, Jimmy Smith, Joe Silipo, Jon Major, Jonathan Hawkins, Josh Ford, Josh Hartigan, Justin Castor, Justin Gorman, Kendrick Celestine, Kyle Cefalo, Liloa Nobriga, Malcolm Creer, Marquez Herrod, Matt Meyer, Maxwell Tuioti-Mariner, Michael Sipili, Mike Iltis, Nate Bonsu, Nate Solder, Nick Hirschman, Nick Kasa, Parker Orms, Patrick Mahnke, Paul Richardson, Paul Vigo, Quentin Hildreth, Rashad Hall, Ray Polk, Rodney Stewart, Ryan Dannewitz, Ryan Deehan, Ryan Iverson, Ryan Miller, Scotty McKnight, Shawn Daniels, Stevie Dorman, Terrel Smith, Toney Clemons, Tony Jones, Tony Poremba, Travis Sandersfeld, Trea Jones, Tyler Ahles, Tyler Hansen, Vince Ewing, Will Jefferson, Will Oliver, Will Pericak, Zach Grossnickle
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