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THIS IS COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
World-class academics: With more than 150 programs of study and 78 undergraduate degree programs in eight colleges--and a faculty-to-student ratio of 17:1--students have access to a wealth of educational possiblities.
First-class facilities: Colorado State student-athletes have access to state-of-the art facilities to train both their minds and their bodies, including the $7 million Anderson Academic & Training Center (above), and the $13 million Indoor Practice Facility (below). Both facilities were completed in 2009.
Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium
@CSUFootball @CoachMcElwain
Colorado State has a proud tradition of impact players in the NFL, including former All-Pro linebacker Joey Porter (right), eight-year veteran Joel Dreessen (top right) and the NFL’s 43rd overall draft choice in 2014, Weston Richburg (top left).
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TABLE OF CONTENTS This is Colorado State
The University at a Glance..........................................................................4 World-class academics ..............................................................................5 This is Fort Collins & Colorado .............................................................. 6-7 Denver, The Mile High City .........................................................................8 Rams in the NFL .........................................................................................9 Joey Porter Locker Room ........................................................................10 Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium ..................................................11 Facilities to Support Future Success .......................................................12 Indoor Practice Facility .............................................................................13 Gameday in Fort Collins ...........................................................................14 Rich tradition ............................................................................................15 Bowl games ........................................................................................ 16-17 Media exposure ........................................................................................18 The Mountain West ..................................................................................19 Distinguished alumni.......................................................................... 20-21
Coaches & Staff
Director of Athletics Jack Graham ..................................................... 22-23 Head Coach Jim McElwain ................................................................ 24-26 Tim Skipper...............................................................................................27 Al Simmons ..............................................................................................28 Marty English............................................................................................29 Dave Baldwin ............................................................................................31 Jeff Hammerschmidt................................................................................33 Derek Frazier .............................................................................................34 Greg Lupfer...............................................................................................35 Art Valero ..................................................................................................36 Alvis Whitted.............................................................................................37 Heath Pulver & Tom Ehlers......................................................................38 Mike Kent ..................................................................................................39 Michael Ray, Drew Hill and Tim LeRoy ...................................................40 Ronnie Palmer, Rob Ezell, Miles Kochevar & Ricky Santo.....................41 Johnny Square, Rodney Smith & Lowell Wightman..............................42 Jimmy Stewart and Football staff ............................................................43 Athletics senior staff .................................................................................44
2014 Roster, Depth Chart and Personnel Breakdown
Personnel Capsule....................................................................................45 Rosters................................................................................................ 46-47 Depth Chart and Pronunciation Guide.....................................................48
2014 Player Biographies
Returners ............................................................................................ 49-92 Newcomers......................................................................................... 93-99
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Statistics, Team/Individual & Results ............................................100-101 Statistics, Game-by-Game (team, individual, starters).................102-105 MW Standings & NCAA Statistical Rankings........................................106 Game summaries ...........................................................................107-120
Record Book
Individual Rushing..................................................................................121 Individual Passing ..........................................................................122-123 Individual Receiving, Scoring and Total Offense...........................124-125 Starting QB Won-Lost Records, all-time...............................................125 Individual Defense ..................................................................................126 Individual Special Teams........................................................................127 Team Records--Offense ...................................................................128-29 Team Records--Defense, Special Teams & Misc..........................130-131 100-Yard Rushing Games..............................................................132-133 300-Yard Passing Games ......................................................................133 100-Yard Receiving Games ...................................................................134 Year-By-Year Leaders .....................................................................135-138 CSU vs. The Nation ................................................................................139 Attendance records ................................................................................140 All-Time Series vs. 2014 Opponents .............................................141-144
History
Letterwinners, All-Time ..................................................................145-155 Assistant Coaches, All-Time ..........................................................156-157 Notable Uniform Numbers, 1949-2013 ........................................158-160 Results, All-Time ............................................................................161-169 Conference statistical champions ..........................................................170 All-Americans and Other All-Time Honors ............................................171 All-Conference Selections, All-Time ..............................................172-173 Collegiate All-Star Game appearances ..................................................174 Ambassadors of the Rams Legacy--Biographies .........................175-180 NFL Draft Selections...............................................................................181 NFL Player History..........................................................................182-186 Bowl Game Summaries .................................................................187-199 Bowl Game Records and History ..........................................................200 Year-by-Year W-L Record and Head Coaches’ W-L Records ..............201 Stadium History......................................................................................202
Miscellaneous
Colorado State Athletics Hall of Fame ...................................................203 Television Appearances, All-Time ..................................................204-205 Media Relations Department & Media Policies.............................206-207 Media outlets ..........................................................................................208
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General Information
Special acknowledgment: Dan Byers and Don Reichert for their generous photography services; John Hirn and his Web site, coloradoaggies. com, and book, Aggies to Rams, the History of Football at Colorado State University for invaluable assistance in verifying history and supplying photos; and Chris Romero and his staff at Men’s Wearhouse of Fort Collins for assistance with the business attire for the team head shots. Covers: Graphic design by Kyle Stopperan. Photos by Dan Byers (danbyersphotography.com). Photo credits: Dan Byers, Tim O’Hara, Lisa Wilson, Jim Siegle, Don Reichert, Stuart Buchanan, Dennis Williams (PEC-Sports), Derek Regensburger, Zemi photographics, Michael Rosen, Marty Kling, University Photo Services (including John Eisele, Bill Cotton and Joe Mendoza) and the university’s historic photograph collection (Archives and Special Collections), the Colorado Rockies, the Denver Broncos, Rich Clarkson and Associates, Eric Bakke, the Denver Nuggets, the Colorado Avalanche/Getty Images, Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens/Shawn Hubbard, Buffalo Bills, New York Giants/Evan Pinkus, Sports Illustrated/ Michael O’Neil, the University of Alabama, Occidental College Special Collections, the CSU Ram Alumni Athlete’s Association and the Denver Convention & Visitors Bureau. Printing: Pioneer Press of Greeley, Inc. (Greeley, Colo.).
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First Year of Football ...............................................................1893 All-Time Record ................................................ 489-550-33 (.472) Home ........................................................... 248-195-11 (.558) Road ............................................................ 227-339-22 (.405) Hughes Stadium ........................................... 130-108-2 (.546) Conference Championships ........................................................15 Last Championship .......................................2002, Mountain West Bowl Appearances..............................................................13 (6-7) First Appearance ......................................................... Jan. 1, 1949 Bowl ...............................................Raisin Bowl (Fresno, Calif.) Result ....................................Occidental 21, Colorado A&M 20 Last Appearance .....................................................................2013 Bowl ............................ New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, N.M.) Result .........................Colorado State 48, Washington State 45
Writing, layout and research assistance provided by: Nic Hallisey, Danielle Marshall, Craig Buchanan, Max Lerner, Gary Ozzello, Hap Hazard, Tony Phifer, John Hirn, Mark Hanson, Kathy Phifer, pro-footballreference.com.
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Director/Football Contact ................................................. Paul Kirk Office phone/Fax ....................... (970) 491-4672 / (970) 491-1348 E-mail....................................................... [email protected] Media Relations Asst. (Secondary Football)......... Stuart Buchanan Cell phone ..............................................................(970) 988-6304 Press Box Phone..........................................(970) 491-8100, 8111 Website/Twitter ............................. CSURams.com / @CSUFootball
Writing, prepress-formatting, desktop layout, design and research: Paul Kirk, Stuart Buchanan and Danny Mattie
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Athletic Media Relations
Editor/Project Coordinator: Paul Kirk
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Location ...................................................Fort Collins, Colo. 80523 Enrollment ...........................................................................26,775 Nickname, Colors ................................ Rams, Forest Green & Gold Stadium .............................Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium Capacity ...............................................................................32,500 Conference ..............................................................Mountain West President........................................................ Dr. Anthony A. Frank Director of Athletics ................................................... Jack Graham Head Coach ...............................................................Jim McElwain Career Record .............................................12-14, third season Office Phone ..........................................................(970) 491-6131 Offensive/Defensive Formation ..........................................Multiple 2013 Record/MWC ....................................................8-6/5-3 (3rd) 2013 Total Lettermen ..................................................................63 Lettermen Returning/Lost in 2014 ........................................ 42/21 Starters Returning (O/D/ST) in 2014 ...............................13 (5/6/2) 2013 Starters Lost (O/D/ST) ...........................................12 (6/5/1)
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UNIVERSITY AT A GLANCE
s one of the nation’s leading research universities, Colorado State provides an excellent and accessible education, conducts research that transforms our world, and leads outreach programs that support economic vitality and improve the quality of life for people worldwide. As Colorado’s land-grant university, Colorado State was founded in 1870 to fulfill the vision of President Abraham Lincoln and others—to create access and opportunity for people in Colorado and around the world who can benefit from hands-on, engaged learning. With more than 150 programs of study Redshirt-freshman offensive lineman Jake Bennett (left), sophomore tight end Nolan Perand 78 undergraduate degree proalta (middle) and sophomore cornerback Tyree Simmons (right) in the spacious Anderson grams in eight colleges—and a faculAcademic and Training Center. ty-to-student ratio of 17:1—students have access to a wealth of educational possibilities. Colorado State leads the world in disciplines such as human and animal health, clean energy and the environment, global and sustainable business, engineering, and climate research. Along with outstanding programs in the liberal and performing arts, humanities and social sciences, Colorado State offers some of the top professional programs in the country in construction management, occupational therapy, psychology, communications and agriculture—and is home to the top-ranked public business school in the state. Challenging academic programs and world-changing research are hallmarks of Colorado State, and it is our special commitment to service, outreach, and transforming our world through innovation that sets this university apart. Even more important, CSU’s character is reflected in the quality of our students and graduates, who embody the university’s mission of service and go on to make a significant impact on our world when they graduate. We invite you to learn more about Colorado State, a university with vision, character and a commitment to excellence.
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WORLD-CLASS ACADEMICS THIS IS COLORADO STATE COACHES & STAFF 2013 SEASON REVIEW RECORD BOOK
Colorado State continues to push forward in its mission to provide the best possible education. Construction recently was completed on the state-of-the-art University Center for the Arts and Computer Science buildings and the Rockwell Hall expansion at the College of Business.
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olorado State University takes very seriously its role in Colorado State, howeveducating student-athletes. Excellence is expected on er, is not resting on its reputation for graduating the field and in the classroom. its student-athletes. The The most recent NCAA academic statistics reveal that Colo- state-of-the-art Anderson rado State leads the Mountain West Conference in gradua- Academic Center, which tion rate for student-athletes at 67 percent – well ahead of has greatly enhanced the the conference’s overall four-year student-athlete graduation academic facilities availrate of 59 percent. In football, Colorado State is second in the able for student-athletes, MW, graduating 68 percent of its student-athletes – again, well opened in August 2009. ahead of the four-year conference rate of 49 percent. Additionally, CSU student-athletes continue to graduate at a higher While the athletic department takes its role in percentage than the general student body. the educational process very seriously, Colorado State’s mission to provide a world-class education is at the core of academic success. U.S. News and World Report ranked Colorado State in the top 60 of its annual “America’s Best Colleges” report, up to 60th in 2014 from 67th. The university offers 72 majors and 27 minors, and many of its programs are ranked among the best in the country.
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• CSU’s Veterinary Medicine program ranks third in the country, also ranking third in national federal research dollars. • BusinessWeek ranked CSU’s undergraduate College of Business program 73rd. The Occupational Theraphy program ranked 6th, and Biological/Agricultural Engineering was 23rd. • In 2008, CSU conferred its 150,000th bachelor’s degree and 200,000th overall degree. • According to NCAA statistics, CSU’s graduation rate for student-athletes is higher than the graduation rate for the overall student body.
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THIS IS FORT COLLINS
Fort Collins Facts • America’s Most Satisfied City (Time magazine, April 2014). • 2013 Best Towns in America (1 of 18) (Outside magazine, October 2013). • Ranked 7th on Best Places for Business and Careers (Forbes, August 2013). • No. 4 Healthiest Mid-Size City in U.S. (2012 Gallup-Healthways Survey, February 2013). • Ranked 11th on America’s Top 50 Bike-Friendly Cities (Bicycle Magazine, May 2012). • No. 5 in Forbes magazine’s best United States cities for business and careers (June 2011). • One of the Top 20 Places to Thrive (Best Boomer Towns, February 2009). • Fifth-Most Educated City in the country based on education levels of our adult population (Portfolio. com, December 2010).
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ne of Colorado’s most vibrant cities, Fort Collins is the best place in the country to live, work and play. Tucked against the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, the city is within an hour’s drive of Denver, the nation’s 21st-largest 300+ Annual Performances metro area. and Art Events
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Fort Collins’ 150,000 residents bask in 300 days of sunshine per year — more than San Diego and Florida — and the city boasts a lively arts and cultural scene, and is a haven for outdoor enthusiasts with over 300 miles of bike paths and trails, and easy access to the scenic Poudre River and majestic Rocky Mountain National Park.
150,000 Approximate population of Fort Collins
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ince its founding as a military fort in 1864, Fort Collins has anchored northern Colorado’s rich heritage of academic, business and recreational pursuits. Hiking, mountain biking, kayaking, river rafting and rock climbing are just a few popular outdoor pursuits for students and residents.
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The city maintains more than 600 acres of parks, 30,000 acres of natural areas, 29 miles of offstreet trails for hiking and biking, and four golf courses. Old Town, the heart of Fort Collins, offers a one-of-a-kind shopping experience and more than 80 restaurants, in addition to a vibrant night life and multiple cultural arts centers.
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Horsetooth Reservoir, located just a few miles west of CSU’s main campus, offers great outdoors opportunities including camping, boating, fishing, swimming, hiking, climbing and more. 2014 COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL
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THE MILE HIGH CITY
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he Denver Metro Area, with a population of 2.7 million, is less than an hour’s drive from Fort Collins. Three of its teams have competed for their respective world championships in the past 18 years, and Colorado fans are among the most passionate in the nation. Denver has all the features of any big city, including great shopping and nightlife on the 16th Street Mall (Denver Pavilions, right), a one-of-a-kind concert venue in Red Rocks Amphitheatre (below, right), an adrenaline-inducing amusement park in Elitch Gardens (below, left), and the world’s 13th-busiest airport, Denver International. Nicknamed the Mile High City because it is one mile above sea level, downtown Denver is home to the Colorado state capitol building, the 13th step of which is exactly one mile in elevation.
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RAMS IN THE NFL THIS IS COLORADO STATE
THE NEXT LEVEL
Former Ram Joey Porter (right) retired from the NFL during the summer of 2012, capping an All-Pro career where it began, with the Pittsburgh Steelers. In 2006, Sports Illustrated called Porter the “most feared player in the NFL.” Several players continue to carry on the NFL torch for Colorado State, including two of the top 100 choices in the 2014 NFL Draft: Weston Richburg (No. 43, N.Y. Giants) and TE Crockett Gillmore (No. 99, Baltimore Ravens).
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Eight-year NFL veteran Joel Dreessen is in his third year with the Denver Broncos, and is joined in training camp this year by LB Shaquil Barrett and RB Kapri Bibbs, who both signed as undrafted free agents in May 2014. Former Rams QB Caleb Hanie is now in camp with the Dallas Cowboys, while Erik Pears continues with Buffalo and T Shelley Smith signed with the Miami Dolphins in the 2014 offseason. Weston Richburg
Kapri Bibbs
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JOEY PORTER LOCKER ROOM In April 2005, just before earning a Super Bowl XL ring as a defensive leader for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ world championship team, former Colorado State star and NFL All-Pro Joey Porter donated $200,000 to his alma mater to renovate the Rams’ football locker room inside the Moby Arena building. Porter returned to CSU in July 2013 to finish his bachelor’s degree (received May 2014) and served as an undergraduate assistant coach for the Rams. He now coaches for the Steelers.
“I am excited to be able to provide this gift to Colorado State football. My time at CSU was very special as a football player and a student-athlete. Coach Lubick provided me with an opportunity to pursue my dream of playing in the NFL. I am grateful for having had the opportunity, and this was a way for me and my family to invest in the future of the Rams.” --Joey Porter
Redshirt-freshman OL Jake Bennett (left) and sophomore CB Tyree Simmons in the Joey Porter Locker Room. 10
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No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Attendance 39,107 38,129 36,371 35,514 34,320 34,071 33,979 33,701 33,650 33,501
Year 1994 1987 1996 1994 1998 1997 1988 1996 1995 2004
Opponent Utah Colorado Colorado Wyoming Wyoming Air Force Colorado Wyoming Brigham Young Minnesota
In October 2012, President Tony Frank approved CSU’s recommendation to begin fundraising for a brand-new, $225 million on-campus stadium (see inside front cover), which is expected to become the new home of CSU football.
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In its history, Colorado State’s football teams have called two other venues home: Durkee Field (1899-1911) and Colorado Field (191267). Durkee Field, which sat on the location where South College Gym is located today, was the first official home after unknown locations hosted games in 1893-94, before the program’s resurrection in 1899. Colorado Field was located on the site of the current Jack Christiansen Track, home to CSU’s track and field programs.
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The final phase of the renovations focused on that surface itself. The field underwent a $1.33 million makeover prior to the 2006 season, when Colorado State installed FieldTurf, the revolutionary, rubberized surface used by several NFL and major college football venues across the country.
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The foundation insisted that the venue’s playing surface receive a new name in 2006--Sonny Lubick Field--after the legendary head coach that spurred the most successful run of bowl games and conference championships in program history.
Legendary basketball coach (then CSU’s AD) J.J. Williams and former football All-American and future AD Thurman “Fum” McGraw examine a model of the under-construction Hughes Stadium in 1967
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21st-Century Renovations In 2003, the Bohemian Foundation contributed $15.2 million to the Colorado State athletic department. The majority of that gift was focused on improving Hughes Stadium. Over a three-year period, the facility received a spectacular new west tower, containing club seating, luxury suites and a new press box. CSU also enclosed the north end zone, increasing capacity to 32,500.
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onny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium, the home of the Colorado State football program, lies at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Located approximately three miles west of the main campus, the stadium offers one of the most scenic settings in college football. Opened in 1968, the venerable stadium has undergone several upgrades over the decades, including a major renovation between 2003 and 2006.
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tudent-athletes at Colorado State are students first, and a quality learning environment is essential to achieving the high standards expected of them. That’s why, in 2009, the Anderson Academic Training Center was completed, offering Rams student-athletes a first-class academic facility.
Features: • Includes a computer lab with 30 workstations, more workspace and offices for CSU’s academic staff. • Features five private tutorial rooms and large study areas. The training portion includes a state-of-the-art weight room and strength and conditioning center, in addition to a nutrition center.
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Additionally, during the summer of 2013, the athletic training room (pictured below during construction) went through a major transformation, nearly doubling in size, helping make it one of the finest in the country. It features a multitude of taping and treatment tables, rehabilitation equipment and more.
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INDOOR PRACTICE FACILITY THIS IS COLORADO STATE COACHES & STAFF SEASON OUTLOOK & ROSTER
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Features: • Contains a 70-yard synthetic-turf football field, including one end zone. • Can accommodate all 16 varsity sports, and includes a four-lane, 70 meter track, large gymnasium and more.
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lso established in 2009 was the Indoor Practice Facility, measuring more than 66,000 square feet. The structure allows the team to practice and train indoors during bad weather.
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THE AGGIE “A”
The prominent white “A” displayed on the foothills overlooking Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium (left) turns 91 years old in 2014, making it the second-oldest ongoing tradition associated with Colorado State University. The “A” evolved after World War I when a trend began among colleges to display the school insignia on a hill near campus. At a special assembly on Dec. 4, 1923, the students of State Agricultural College agreed it was time to erect such an emblem. A group of military volunteers formed the “A” Club and donated vehicles for transporting supplies, and female students provided food for the workers. The college declared Dec. 12 a special holiday, and students worked from that morning until mid-afternoon to form the “A.” One small detail was missing: The school didn’t own the land on which the insignia sat. The College and Ag Board members met with landowner R.G. Maxwell and negotiated a long-term lease for the sum of $1. The following September, students lengthened and widened the “A” to its present size of 450 feet from top to bottom, and 210 feet across at the bottom. For many years the freshman class carried out the annual tradition of whitewashing the “A.”
RAM WALK
Before every game at Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium, Colorado State’s players and coaches exit the team buses and proceed through Ram Town and a tunnel created by the Rams’ fans, cheerleaders and band, which plays the fight song.
Today, the “A” is an official landmark. Early each fall, freshman football players join forces with several other campus organizations to give the “A” a fresh coat of white paint.
CAM THE RAM THE CANNON
Since 1920, military members from the institution have fired the deafening 75 mm cannon “Comatose,” an intimidating exclamation point to opponents that just allowed a Rams touchdown, field goal or PAT. Fired today by CSU’s Army ROTC, it is the oldest continuous tradition associated with CSU athletics. 14
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The official mascot of Colorado State is CAM the Ram, whose name symbolizes CSU’s history — an acronym for Colorado Agricultural and Mechanical College, the institution’s former name. All told, 23 live rams have served proudly. The mascot has its own corps of student ‘Ram Handlers,’ as well as a traveling trailer.
RICH TRADITION
On to the goal. Tear the (opponent’s) line asunder, As down the field we thunder. Knights of the Green and Gold,
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CSU FIGHT SONG Fight on you stalwart Ram team,
Fight on with all your might. COACHES & STAFF
Fight on you stalwart Ram team, FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! GO RAMS!
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CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Colorado State football program owns 15 conference championships. The 1915 team captured the program’s first Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference title.
Legendary coaches Harry Hughes (above) and Sonny Lubick each claimed six league championships.
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Colorado State football enjoys fierce rivalries with three front-range schools. The Rams and their foes battle each year for a trio of traveling trophies: The Centennial Cup (top left, Colorado), the Bronze Boot (top right, Wyoming) and the Ram-Falcon Trophy (bottom, Air Force).
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FUM MCGRAW
every game, home and road.
Fum’s Song I’ll sing you a song of college days, and tell you where to go. Aggies, where your knowledge is, and Boulder to spend your dough. C.C. for your sissy boys, and Utah for your times, D.U. for your ministers, and drunkards School of Mines. Don’t send my boy to Wyoming U. a dying mother said. Don’t send him to old Brigham Young, I’d rather see him dead. But send him to our Aggies, it’s better than Cornell. Before I’d see him in Boulder, I’d see my son in hell! 2014 COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL
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A passionate competitor, during his days as a Colorado A&M student and fraternity member, he sang a song directed at regional rivals. The ballad later became known as “Fum’s Song.”
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The most recognized name in CSU annals is Thurman “Fum” McGraw (left). The university’s first consensus football All-American (194849), he went on to an illustrious career in the NFL, where he helped the Detroit Lions to two world championships. McGraw devoted more than 40 years to the university he loved, including a decade as director of athletics (1976-86). His retired No. 48 jersey hangs in the locker room during
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The Rams’ most recent conference title came in 2002 (left), when the team posted a 10-4 overall record, and a 6-2 mark in Mountain West play. In all, CSU claimed three of the first four titles in Mountain West history.
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BOWL GAMES
GOING BOWLING
The Colorado State football program has earned 13 bowl berths in its history, dating back to the team’s first postseason appearance, a physical matchup against Occidental College in the 1949 Raisin Bowl (pictured at right). The Rams were led to their first bowl game by second-year head coach Bob Davis. Earle Bruce guided the Rams back to the postseason in 1990, when he coached the team to a resounding 32-31 victory over the Oregon Ducks in the Freedom Bowl (below, right). Sonny Lubick led the Rams to their most successful bowl run in program history. The Rams competed in nine bowl games under Lubick’s guidance, including wins in the 1997 Holiday Bowl vs. Missouri (trophy below), the 2000 Liberty Bowl (page 17, bottom right) and the 2001 New Orleans Bowl (page 17, bottom left). After Steve Fairchild led the Rams to a win in the 2008 New Mexico Bowl, the program’s most recent bowl appearance came last season under Jim McElwain, a dramatic 48-45 come-from-behind victory over the Washington State Cougars in the 2013 New Mexico Bowl.
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CSU’S 13 BOWL GAMES
Location Ratcliffe Stadium; Fresno, Calif. Anaheim Stadium; Anaheim, Calif. Jack Murphy Stadium; San Diego, Calif. Jack Murphy Stadium; San Diego, Calif. Qualcomm Stadium; San Diego, Calif. Liberty Bowl; Memphis, Tenn. Liberty Bowl; Memphis, Tenn. Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, La. Liberty Bowl; Memphis, Tenn. SBC Park; San Francisco, Calif. Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, Calif. University Stadium; Albuquerque, N.M. University Stadium; Albuquerque, N.M.
Opponent Occidental College Oregon Michigan Kansas State Missouri Southern Miss Louisville North Texas TCU Boston College Navy Fresno State Washington State
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Result L, 21-20 W, 32-31 L, 24-14 L, 54-51 W, 35-24 L, 23-17 W, 22-17 W, 45-20 L, 17-3 L, 35-21 L, 51-30 W, 40-35 W, 48-45
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Date Jan. 1, 1949 Dec. 29, 1990 Dec. 30, 1994 Dec. 29, 1995 Dec. 29, 1997 Dec. 31, 1999 Dec. 29, 2000 Dec. 18, 2001 Dec. 31, 2002 Dec. 31, 2003 Dec. 22, 2005 Dec. 28, 2008 Dec. 21, 2013
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Bowl 1949 Raisin Bowl 1990 Freedom Bowl 1994 Holiday Bowl 1995 Holiday Bowl 1997 Holiday Bowl 1999 Liberty Bowl 2000 Liberty Bowl 2001 New Orleans Bowl 2002 Liberty Bowl 2003 San Francisco Bowl 2005 Poinsettia Bowl 2008 New Mexico Bowl 2013 New Mexico Bowl
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DAILY COVERAGE
Colorado State is a nationally prominent brand, due in large part to the success of its athletic teams and the media coverage they receive. The Rams are covered by five newspapers in addition to the Associated Press. What’s more, eight area television stations, mostly from Denver (the nation’s No. 18 television market), and several radio outlets along the Front Range come to campus to interview and feature CSU’s student-athletes and coaches.
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Colorado State football plays regularly on regional and national television. Overall, since the program’s first telecast game in 1956, the Rams have played 248 such contests, including eight or more televised games in each of the past 19 seasons. CSU’s Sept. 21, 2013 game at Alabama drew 2.78 million viewers on ESPN2, and the 2013 New Mexico Bowl on ESPN drew 2.77 million viewers.
MEDIA DAYS
In July 2014, Head Coach Jim McElwain and seniors Aaron Davis and Garrett Grayson will represent Colorado State at the annual Mountain West Media Days in Las Vegas, Nev.
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McElwain was introduced as Colorado State’s head football coach in a press conference (left) on Dec. 13, 2011. The press conference was held in the Rams’ Indoor Practice Facility to accommodate the anticipated crowd. And the event did not disappoint, as the announcement drew scores of media members, including writers, photographers and electronic media, plus hundres of Rams fans. 18
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From its inception in 1999, the Mountain West has been committed to excellence in intercollegiate athletics, while promoting the academic missions of its member institutions. Progressive in its approach, the MW continues to cultivate opportunities for student-athletes to compete at the highest level, while fostering academic achievement and sportsmanship. Now in its 16th year, the MW has been assertive in its involvement with the NCAA governance structure and has taken a leadership role in the overall administration of intercollegiate athletics.
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An innovator in the postseason bowl structure, the MW engineered many “firsts,” as league teams have participated in five inaugural bowl games (2000 Silicon Valley, 2001 New Orleans, 2002 San Francisco (Emerald), 2005 Poinsettia, 2006 New Mexico), as well as placing the first non-automatic-qualifying BCS team into a BCS bowl game with Utah’s appearance in the 2005 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.
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The Mountain West is noted for its geographic diversity. Some of the most beautiful terrain and landscapes in the nation can be found within Mountain West boundaries, including the majestic Rocky Mountain range, which borders five MW institutions (Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, New Mexico and Utah State). The high plains of Wyoming (elevation 7,220 feet – the highest Division I campus in the nation) contrast with the desert cities of Las Vegas and Reno, home to UNLV and Nevada, respectively, while Fresno State, San Diego State and San Jose State add a West coast influence with their locations in Central, Southern and Northern California. The inclusion of the Hawai‘i football program extends the Mountain West footprint to the beautiful islands in the Pacific Ocean.
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The Mountain West has marked several achievements over its first 15 years of existence, most notably becoming the first to establish a sports television network dedicated solely to an intercollegiate athletic conference (The Mtn.). The Mountain West also was the first to experiment with the coaches’ challenge in the college football instant replay system, and was the first non-automatic-qualifying BCS conference to participate in four BCS bowl games, winning three. Additionally, the Mountain West was the first conference to have a member institution with No. 1 overall picks in both the NFL and NBA drafts in the same year (Utah’s Alex Smith and Andrew Bogut, respectively in 2005). With San Diego State’s Stephen Strasburg claiming the No. 1 pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, the Mountain West is one of two conferences to have the No. 1 selection in each of the NFL, NBA and MLB drafts since the MW was founded in 1999. In 2011-12, the Mountain West was among the first conferences to implement a league-wide state-of-the-art basketball instant replay system.
When the Mountain West officially began operations on July 1, 1999, the new league had in place a seven-year contract with ESPN, giving the broadcaster exclusive national television rights to MW football and men’s basketball, and three-year agreements to send the league’s football champion to the Liberty Bowl and a second team to the Las Vegas Bowl. Commissioner Craig Thompson also arranged a third bowl tie-in each of the first three seasons (1999 Motor City, 2000 Silicon Valley, 2001 New Orleans) before securing a four-year deal with the Emerald Bowl in San Francisco in 2002. Entering the 2014 season, the MW has eight (8) different bowl games that in any given year will generate six (6) or seven (7) postseason opportunities for its member institutions. These include primary positions in some or all years with the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Gildan New Mexico Bowl, R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl, San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl and Hawai‘i Bowl - and a secondary position with the Valley of the Sun Bowl.
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The Mountain West was conceived on May 26, 1998, when the presidents of eight institutions — Air Force, BYU, Colorado State, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV, Utah and Wyoming — decided to form a new NCAA Division I-A intercollegiate athletic conference. The split from a former 16-team conference re-established continuity and stability among the membership within the new league and signaled the continuation of its tradition-rich, long-standing athletic rivalries. Three of the MW’s eight original members have been conference rivals since the 1960s (New Mexico, Wyoming and Colorado State), while San Diego State (1978) and Air Force (1980) were longtime members as well. UNLV and TCU entered the fold in 1996 and the Rebels continued as one of the original eight institutions that formed the MW in 1999. TCU re-joined the group with its first year of competition in the Mountain West in 2005-06. With conference realignment sweeping the nation in recent years, the MW has been proactive in addressing membership changes. Boise State University joined the Mountain West in 2011-12, followed by Fresno State and the University of Nevada on July 1, 2012. Also on July 1, 2012, the University of Hawai‘i became a football-only member of the Conference. On July 1, 2013, the Mountain West further expanded when San Jose State University and Utah State University joined the Conference, bringing to 11 the number of full-time member institutions and 12 football-playing members.
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DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI
Business Thomas Bradbury, past director, National Western Stock Show Jeff Christmann, operations manager, GE Johnson Construction Donald DeGryse, vice president, Lockheed Martin Lindsay Gill, product development manager, Spyder Active Sports Edward Henney, past senior vice president, Safeway Stores Kenneth Monfort, past board of directors member, ConAgra
Wayne Allard U.S. Senator
James Smith, president & CEO, Smith Investments Inc.
Entertainment/Communications John Amos, actor, The West Wing and Coming to America Baxter Black, American cowboy poet & humorist Yosef Komunyakaa, Pulitzer Prize winner, Neon Vernacular Gregory Osberg, executive vice president, Newsweek Magazine Vicki Porter, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, community reporting Hugh Ragin, jazz trumpet player
Baxter Black Poet/Humorist
Jim Sheeler, Pulitzer Prize winner, Rocky Mountain News Robert A. Taylor, D.V.M., TV personality, Emergency Vets
Government/Military Wayne Allard, D.V.M., United States Congressman John Ensign, D.V.M., United States Senator Peter Lemon, recipient of Congressional Medal of Honor Ed Rhoades, former commander, U.S.S. Halyburton
Bill Ritter Former Colorado Governor
Bill Ritter, former Colorado Governor Roy Romer, former Colorado Governor Terry Slatic, Iraq veteran, U.S. Marine Corps
Science Kent Rominger, deputy director, Flight Crew Operations, NASA James van Hoften, former NASA astronaut, Lt. Col. USAF John Amos Actor
Sports Al “Bubba” Baker, NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, three-time Pro Bowler Less Browne, Canadian Football League Hall of Famer Jack Christiansen, Pro Football Hall of Famer Janay DeLoach, 2012 Olympian, bronze medalist in long jump Joel Dreessen, Eight-year NFL pro Becky Hammon, Olympian and current WNBA basketball player Amy Van Dyken, Six-time gold medal-winning swimmer 20
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Janay DeLoach Olympian - 2012 Bronze Medalist
World-class academics: With more than 150 programs of study and 78 undergraduate degree programs in eight colleges--and a faculty-to-student ratio of 17:1--students have access to a wealth of educational possiblities.
First-class facilities: Colorado State student-athletes have access to state-of-the art facilities to train both their minds and their bodies, including the $7 million Anderson Academic & Training Center (above), and the $13 million Indoor Practice Facility (below). Both facilities were completed in 2009.
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Colorado State has a proud tradition of impact players in the NFL, including former All-Pro linebacker Joey Porter (right), eight-year veteran Joel Dreessen (top right) and the NFL’s 43rd overall draft choice in 2014, Weston Richburg (top left).
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TABLE OF CONTENTS This is Colorado State
The University at a Glance..........................................................................4 World-class academics ..............................................................................5 This is Fort Collins & Colorado .............................................................. 6-7 Denver, The Mile High City .........................................................................8 Rams in the NFL .........................................................................................9 Joey Porter Locker Room ........................................................................10 Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium ..................................................11 Facilities to Support Future Success .......................................................12 Indoor Practice Facility .............................................................................13 Gameday in Fort Collins ...........................................................................14 Rich tradition ............................................................................................15 Bowl games ........................................................................................ 16-17 Media exposure ........................................................................................18 The Mountain West ..................................................................................19 Distinguished alumni.......................................................................... 20-21
Coaches & Staff
Director of Athletics Jack Graham ..................................................... 22-23 Head Coach Jim McElwain ................................................................ 24-26 Tim Skipper...............................................................................................27 Al Simmons ..............................................................................................28 Marty English............................................................................................29 Dave Baldwin ............................................................................................31 Jeff Hammerschmidt................................................................................33 Derek Frazier .............................................................................................34 Greg Lupfer...............................................................................................35 Art Valero ..................................................................................................36 Alvis Whitted.............................................................................................37 Heath Pulver & Tom Ehlers......................................................................38 Mike Kent ..................................................................................................39 Michael Ray, Drew Hill and Tim LeRoy ...................................................40 Ronnie Palmer, Rob Ezell, Miles Kochevar & Ricky Santo.....................41 Johnny Square, Rodney Smith & Lowell Wightman..............................42 Jimmy Stewart and Football staff ............................................................43 Athletics senior staff .................................................................................44
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Personnel Capsule....................................................................................45 Rosters................................................................................................ 46-47 Depth Chart and Pronunciation Guide.....................................................48
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Returners ............................................................................................ 49-92 Newcomers......................................................................................... 93-99
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Statistics, Team/Individual & Results ............................................100-101 Statistics, Game-by-Game (team, individual, starters).................102-105 MW Standings & NCAA Statistical Rankings........................................106 Game summaries ...........................................................................107-120
Record Book
Individual Rushing..................................................................................121 Individual Passing ..........................................................................122-123 Individual Receiving, Scoring and Total Offense...........................124-125 Starting QB Won-Lost Records, all-time...............................................125 Individual Defense ..................................................................................126 Individual Special Teams........................................................................127 Team Records--Offense ...................................................................128-29 Team Records--Defense, Special Teams & Misc..........................130-131 100-Yard Rushing Games..............................................................132-133 300-Yard Passing Games ......................................................................133 100-Yard Receiving Games ...................................................................134 Year-By-Year Leaders .....................................................................135-138 CSU vs. The Nation ................................................................................139 Attendance records ................................................................................140 All-Time Series vs. 2014 Opponents .............................................141-144
History
Letterwinners, All-Time ..................................................................145-155 Assistant Coaches, All-Time ..........................................................156-157 Notable Uniform Numbers, 1949-2013 ........................................158-160 Results, All-Time ............................................................................161-169 Conference statistical champions ..........................................................170 All-Americans and Other All-Time Honors ............................................171 All-Conference Selections, All-Time ..............................................172-173 Collegiate All-Star Game appearances ..................................................174 Ambassadors of the Rams Legacy--Biographies .........................175-180 NFL Draft Selections...............................................................................181 NFL Player History..........................................................................182-186 Bowl Game Summaries .................................................................187-199 Bowl Game Records and History ..........................................................200 Year-by-Year W-L Record and Head Coaches’ W-L Records ..............201 Stadium History......................................................................................202
Miscellaneous
Colorado State Athletics Hall of Fame ...................................................203 Television Appearances, All-Time ..................................................204-205 Media Relations Department & Media Policies.............................206-207 Media outlets ..........................................................................................208
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General Information
Special acknowledgment: Dan Byers and Don Reichert for their generous photography services; John Hirn and his Web site, coloradoaggies. com, and book, Aggies to Rams, the History of Football at Colorado State University for invaluable assistance in verifying history and supplying photos; and Chris Romero and his staff at Men’s Wearhouse of Fort Collins for assistance with the business attire for the team head shots. Covers: Graphic design by Kyle Stopperan. Photos by Dan Byers (danbyersphotography.com). Photo credits: Dan Byers, Tim O’Hara, Lisa Wilson, Jim Siegle, Don Reichert, Stuart Buchanan, Dennis Williams (PEC-Sports), Derek Regensburger, Zemi photographics, Michael Rosen, Marty Kling, University Photo Services (including John Eisele, Bill Cotton and Joe Mendoza) and the university’s historic photograph collection (Archives and Special Collections), the Colorado Rockies, the Denver Broncos, Rich Clarkson and Associates, Eric Bakke, the Denver Nuggets, the Colorado Avalanche/Getty Images, Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens/Shawn Hubbard, Buffalo Bills, New York Giants/Evan Pinkus, Sports Illustrated/ Michael O’Neil, the University of Alabama, Occidental College Special Collections, the CSU Ram Alumni Athlete’s Association and the Denver Convention & Visitors Bureau. Printing: Pioneer Press of Greeley, Inc. (Greeley, Colo.).
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First Year of Football ...............................................................1893 All-Time Record ................................................ 489-550-33 (.472) Home ........................................................... 248-195-11 (.558) Road ............................................................ 227-339-22 (.405) Hughes Stadium ........................................... 130-108-2 (.546) Conference Championships ........................................................15 Last Championship .......................................2002, Mountain West Bowl Appearances..............................................................13 (6-7) First Appearance ......................................................... Jan. 1, 1949 Bowl ...............................................Raisin Bowl (Fresno, Calif.) Result ....................................Occidental 21, Colorado A&M 20 Last Appearance .....................................................................2013 Bowl ............................ New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, N.M.) Result .........................Colorado State 48, Washington State 45
Writing, layout and research assistance provided by: Nic Hallisey, Danielle Marshall, Craig Buchanan, Max Lerner, Gary Ozzello, Hap Hazard, Tony Phifer, John Hirn, Mark Hanson, Kathy Phifer, pro-footballreference.com.
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Director/Football Contact ................................................. Paul Kirk Office phone/Fax ....................... (970) 491-4672 / (970) 491-1348 E-mail....................................................... [email protected] Media Relations Asst. (Secondary Football)......... Stuart Buchanan Cell phone ..............................................................(970) 988-6304 Press Box Phone..........................................(970) 491-8100, 8111 Website/Twitter ............................. CSURams.com / @CSUFootball
Writing, prepress-formatting, desktop layout, design and research: Paul Kirk, Stuart Buchanan and Danny Mattie
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Editor/Project Coordinator: Paul Kirk
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Location ...................................................Fort Collins, Colo. 80523 Enrollment ...........................................................................26,775 Nickname, Colors ................................ Rams, Forest Green & Gold Stadium .............................Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium Capacity ...............................................................................32,500 Conference ..............................................................Mountain West President........................................................ Dr. Anthony A. Frank Director of Athletics ................................................... Jack Graham Head Coach ...............................................................Jim McElwain Career Record .............................................12-14, third season Office Phone ..........................................................(970) 491-6131 Offensive/Defensive Formation ..........................................Multiple 2013 Record/MWC ....................................................8-6/5-3 (3rd) 2013 Total Lettermen ..................................................................63 Lettermen Returning/Lost in 2014 ........................................ 42/21 Starters Returning (O/D/ST) in 2014 ...............................13 (5/6/2) 2013 Starters Lost (O/D/ST) ...........................................12 (6/5/1)
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UNIVERSITY AT A GLANCE
s one of the nation’s leading research universities, Colorado State provides an excellent and accessible education, conducts research that transforms our world, and leads outreach programs that support economic vitality and improve the quality of life for people worldwide. As Colorado’s land-grant university, Colorado State was founded in 1870 to fulfill the vision of President Abraham Lincoln and others—to create access and opportunity for people in Colorado and around the world who can benefit from hands-on, engaged learning. With more than 150 programs of study Redshirt-freshman offensive lineman Jake Bennett (left), sophomore tight end Nolan Perand 78 undergraduate degree proalta (middle) and sophomore cornerback Tyree Simmons (right) in the spacious Anderson grams in eight colleges—and a faculAcademic and Training Center. ty-to-student ratio of 17:1—students have access to a wealth of educational possibilities. Colorado State leads the world in disciplines such as human and animal health, clean energy and the environment, global and sustainable business, engineering, and climate research. Along with outstanding programs in the liberal and performing arts, humanities and social sciences, Colorado State offers some of the top professional programs in the country in construction management, occupational therapy, psychology, communications and agriculture—and is home to the top-ranked public business school in the state. Challenging academic programs and world-changing research are hallmarks of Colorado State, and it is our special commitment to service, outreach, and transforming our world through innovation that sets this university apart. Even more important, CSU’s character is reflected in the quality of our students and graduates, who embody the university’s mission of service and go on to make a significant impact on our world when they graduate. We invite you to learn more about Colorado State, a university with vision, character and a commitment to excellence.
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Colorado State continues to push forward in its mission to provide the best possible education. Construction recently was completed on the state-of-the-art University Center for the Arts and Computer Science buildings and the Rockwell Hall expansion at the College of Business.
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olorado State University takes very seriously its role in Colorado State, howeveducating student-athletes. Excellence is expected on er, is not resting on its reputation for graduating the field and in the classroom. its student-athletes. The The most recent NCAA academic statistics reveal that Colo- state-of-the-art Anderson rado State leads the Mountain West Conference in gradua- Academic Center, which tion rate for student-athletes at 67 percent – well ahead of has greatly enhanced the the conference’s overall four-year student-athlete graduation academic facilities availrate of 59 percent. In football, Colorado State is second in the able for student-athletes, MW, graduating 68 percent of its student-athletes – again, well opened in August 2009. ahead of the four-year conference rate of 49 percent. Additionally, CSU student-athletes continue to graduate at a higher While the athletic department takes its role in percentage than the general student body. the educational process very seriously, Colorado State’s mission to provide a world-class education is at the core of academic success. U.S. News and World Report ranked Colorado State in the top 60 of its annual “America’s Best Colleges” report, up to 60th in 2014 from 67th. The university offers 72 majors and 27 minors, and many of its programs are ranked among the best in the country.
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• CSU’s Veterinary Medicine program ranks third in the country, also ranking third in national federal research dollars. • BusinessWeek ranked CSU’s undergraduate College of Business program 73rd. The Occupational Theraphy program ranked 6th, and Biological/Agricultural Engineering was 23rd. • In 2008, CSU conferred its 150,000th bachelor’s degree and 200,000th overall degree. • According to NCAA statistics, CSU’s graduation rate for student-athletes is higher than the graduation rate for the overall student body.
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THIS IS FORT COLLINS
Fort Collins Facts • America’s Most Satisfied City (Time magazine, April 2014). • 2013 Best Towns in America (1 of 18) (Outside magazine, October 2013). • Ranked 7th on Best Places for Business and Careers (Forbes, August 2013). • No. 4 Healthiest Mid-Size City in U.S. (2012 Gallup-Healthways Survey, February 2013). • Ranked 11th on America’s Top 50 Bike-Friendly Cities (Bicycle Magazine, May 2012). • No. 5 in Forbes magazine’s best United States cities for business and careers (June 2011). • One of the Top 20 Places to Thrive (Best Boomer Towns, February 2009). • Fifth-Most Educated City in the country based on education levels of our adult population (Portfolio. com, December 2010).
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ne of Colorado’s most vibrant cities, Fort Collins is the best place in the country to live, work and play. Tucked against the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, the city is within an hour’s drive of Denver, the nation’s 21st-largest 300+ Annual Performances metro area. and Art Events
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Fort Collins’ 150,000 residents bask in 300 days of sunshine per year — more than San Diego and Florida — and the city boasts a lively arts and cultural scene, and is a haven for outdoor enthusiasts with over 300 miles of bike paths and trails, and easy access to the scenic Poudre River and majestic Rocky Mountain National Park.
150,000 Approximate population of Fort Collins
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ince its founding as a military fort in 1864, Fort Collins has anchored northern Colorado’s rich heritage of academic, business and recreational pursuits. Hiking, mountain biking, kayaking, river rafting and rock climbing are just a few popular outdoor pursuits for students and residents.
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The city maintains more than 600 acres of parks, 30,000 acres of natural areas, 29 miles of offstreet trails for hiking and biking, and four golf courses. Old Town, the heart of Fort Collins, offers a one-of-a-kind shopping experience and more than 80 restaurants, in addition to a vibrant night life and multiple cultural arts centers.
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he Denver Metro Area, with a population of 2.7 million, is less than an hour’s drive from Fort Collins. Three of its teams have competed for their respective world championships in the past 18 years, and Colorado fans are among the most passionate in the nation. Denver has all the features of any big city, including great shopping and nightlife on the 16th Street Mall (Denver Pavilions, right), a one-of-a-kind concert venue in Red Rocks Amphitheatre (below, right), an adrenaline-inducing amusement park in Elitch Gardens (below, left), and the world’s 13th-busiest airport, Denver International. Nicknamed the Mile High City because it is one mile above sea level, downtown Denver is home to the Colorado state capitol building, the 13th step of which is exactly one mile in elevation.
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RAMS IN THE NFL THIS IS COLORADO STATE
THE NEXT LEVEL
Former Ram Joey Porter (right) retired from the NFL during the summer of 2012, capping an All-Pro career where it began, with the Pittsburgh Steelers. In 2006, Sports Illustrated called Porter the “most feared player in the NFL.” Several players continue to carry on the NFL torch for Colorado State, including two of the top 100 choices in the 2014 NFL Draft: Weston Richburg (No. 43, N.Y. Giants) and TE Crockett Gillmore (No. 99, Baltimore Ravens).
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Eight-year NFL veteran Joel Dreessen is in his third year with the Denver Broncos, and is joined in training camp this year by LB Shaquil Barrett and RB Kapri Bibbs, who both signed as undrafted free agents in May 2014. Former Rams QB Caleb Hanie is now in camp with the Dallas Cowboys, while Erik Pears continues with Buffalo and T Shelley Smith signed with the Miami Dolphins in the 2014 offseason. Weston Richburg
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JOEY PORTER LOCKER ROOM In April 2005, just before earning a Super Bowl XL ring as a defensive leader for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ world championship team, former Colorado State star and NFL All-Pro Joey Porter donated $200,000 to his alma mater to renovate the Rams’ football locker room inside the Moby Arena building. Porter returned to CSU in July 2013 to finish his bachelor’s degree (received May 2014) and served as an undergraduate assistant coach for the Rams. He now coaches for the Steelers.
“I am excited to be able to provide this gift to Colorado State football. My time at CSU was very special as a football player and a student-athlete. Coach Lubick provided me with an opportunity to pursue my dream of playing in the NFL. I am grateful for having had the opportunity, and this was a way for me and my family to invest in the future of the Rams.” --Joey Porter
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No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Attendance 39,107 38,129 36,371 35,514 34,320 34,071 33,979 33,701 33,650 33,501
Year 1994 1987 1996 1994 1998 1997 1988 1996 1995 2004
Opponent Utah Colorado Colorado Wyoming Wyoming Air Force Colorado Wyoming Brigham Young Minnesota
In October 2012, President Tony Frank approved CSU’s recommendation to begin fundraising for a brand-new, $225 million on-campus stadium (see inside front cover), which is expected to become the new home of CSU football.
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In its history, Colorado State’s football teams have called two other venues home: Durkee Field (1899-1911) and Colorado Field (191267). Durkee Field, which sat on the location where South College Gym is located today, was the first official home after unknown locations hosted games in 1893-94, before the program’s resurrection in 1899. Colorado Field was located on the site of the current Jack Christiansen Track, home to CSU’s track and field programs.
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The final phase of the renovations focused on that surface itself. The field underwent a $1.33 million makeover prior to the 2006 season, when Colorado State installed FieldTurf, the revolutionary, rubberized surface used by several NFL and major college football venues across the country.
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The foundation insisted that the venue’s playing surface receive a new name in 2006--Sonny Lubick Field--after the legendary head coach that spurred the most successful run of bowl games and conference championships in program history.
Legendary basketball coach (then CSU’s AD) J.J. Williams and former football All-American and future AD Thurman “Fum” McGraw examine a model of the under-construction Hughes Stadium in 1967
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21st-Century Renovations In 2003, the Bohemian Foundation contributed $15.2 million to the Colorado State athletic department. The majority of that gift was focused on improving Hughes Stadium. Over a three-year period, the facility received a spectacular new west tower, containing club seating, luxury suites and a new press box. CSU also enclosed the north end zone, increasing capacity to 32,500.
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onny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium, the home of the Colorado State football program, lies at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Located approximately three miles west of the main campus, the stadium offers one of the most scenic settings in college football. Opened in 1968, the venerable stadium has undergone several upgrades over the decades, including a major renovation between 2003 and 2006.
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tudent-athletes at Colorado State are students first, and a quality learning environment is essential to achieving the high standards expected of them. That’s why, in 2009, the Anderson Academic Training Center was completed, offering Rams student-athletes a first-class academic facility.
Features: • Includes a computer lab with 30 workstations, more workspace and offices for CSU’s academic staff. • Features five private tutorial rooms and large study areas. The training portion includes a state-of-the-art weight room and strength and conditioning center, in addition to a nutrition center.
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Additionally, during the summer of 2013, the athletic training room (pictured below during construction) went through a major transformation, nearly doubling in size, helping make it one of the finest in the country. It features a multitude of taping and treatment tables, rehabilitation equipment and more.
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Features: • Contains a 70-yard synthetic-turf football field, including one end zone. • Can accommodate all 16 varsity sports, and includes a four-lane, 70 meter track, large gymnasium and more.
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lso established in 2009 was the Indoor Practice Facility, measuring more than 66,000 square feet. The structure allows the team to practice and train indoors during bad weather.
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THE AGGIE “A”
The prominent white “A” displayed on the foothills overlooking Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium (left) turns 91 years old in 2014, making it the second-oldest ongoing tradition associated with Colorado State University. The “A” evolved after World War I when a trend began among colleges to display the school insignia on a hill near campus. At a special assembly on Dec. 4, 1923, the students of State Agricultural College agreed it was time to erect such an emblem. A group of military volunteers formed the “A” Club and donated vehicles for transporting supplies, and female students provided food for the workers. The college declared Dec. 12 a special holiday, and students worked from that morning until mid-afternoon to form the “A.” One small detail was missing: The school didn’t own the land on which the insignia sat. The College and Ag Board members met with landowner R.G. Maxwell and negotiated a long-term lease for the sum of $1. The following September, students lengthened and widened the “A” to its present size of 450 feet from top to bottom, and 210 feet across at the bottom. For many years the freshman class carried out the annual tradition of whitewashing the “A.”
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Before every game at Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium, Colorado State’s players and coaches exit the team buses and proceed through Ram Town and a tunnel created by the Rams’ fans, cheerleaders and band, which plays the fight song.
Today, the “A” is an official landmark. Early each fall, freshman football players join forces with several other campus organizations to give the “A” a fresh coat of white paint.
CAM THE RAM THE CANNON
Since 1920, military members from the institution have fired the deafening 75 mm cannon “Comatose,” an intimidating exclamation point to opponents that just allowed a Rams touchdown, field goal or PAT. Fired today by CSU’s Army ROTC, it is the oldest continuous tradition associated with CSU athletics. 14
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The official mascot of Colorado State is CAM the Ram, whose name symbolizes CSU’s history — an acronym for Colorado Agricultural and Mechanical College, the institution’s former name. All told, 23 live rams have served proudly. The mascot has its own corps of student ‘Ram Handlers,’ as well as a traveling trailer.
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On to the goal. Tear the (opponent’s) line asunder, As down the field we thunder. Knights of the Green and Gold,
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CSU FIGHT SONG Fight on you stalwart Ram team,
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Fight on you stalwart Ram team, FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! GO RAMS!
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CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Colorado State football program owns 15 conference championships. The 1915 team captured the program’s first Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference title.
Legendary coaches Harry Hughes (above) and Sonny Lubick each claimed six league championships.
TRAVELING TROPHIES
Colorado State football enjoys fierce rivalries with three front-range schools. The Rams and their foes battle each year for a trio of traveling trophies: The Centennial Cup (top left, Colorado), the Bronze Boot (top right, Wyoming) and the Ram-Falcon Trophy (bottom, Air Force).
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FUM MCGRAW
every game, home and road.
Fum’s Song I’ll sing you a song of college days, and tell you where to go. Aggies, where your knowledge is, and Boulder to spend your dough. C.C. for your sissy boys, and Utah for your times, D.U. for your ministers, and drunkards School of Mines. Don’t send my boy to Wyoming U. a dying mother said. Don’t send him to old Brigham Young, I’d rather see him dead. But send him to our Aggies, it’s better than Cornell. Before I’d see him in Boulder, I’d see my son in hell! 2014 COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL
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A passionate competitor, during his days as a Colorado A&M student and fraternity member, he sang a song directed at regional rivals. The ballad later became known as “Fum’s Song.”
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The most recognized name in CSU annals is Thurman “Fum” McGraw (left). The university’s first consensus football All-American (194849), he went on to an illustrious career in the NFL, where he helped the Detroit Lions to two world championships. McGraw devoted more than 40 years to the university he loved, including a decade as director of athletics (1976-86). His retired No. 48 jersey hangs in the locker room during
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The Rams’ most recent conference title came in 2002 (left), when the team posted a 10-4 overall record, and a 6-2 mark in Mountain West play. In all, CSU claimed three of the first four titles in Mountain West history.
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BOWL GAMES
GOING BOWLING
The Colorado State football program has earned 13 bowl berths in its history, dating back to the team’s first postseason appearance, a physical matchup against Occidental College in the 1949 Raisin Bowl (pictured at right). The Rams were led to their first bowl game by second-year head coach Bob Davis. Earle Bruce guided the Rams back to the postseason in 1990, when he coached the team to a resounding 32-31 victory over the Oregon Ducks in the Freedom Bowl (below, right). Sonny Lubick led the Rams to their most successful bowl run in program history. The Rams competed in nine bowl games under Lubick’s guidance, including wins in the 1997 Holiday Bowl vs. Missouri (trophy below), the 2000 Liberty Bowl (page 17, bottom right) and the 2001 New Orleans Bowl (page 17, bottom left). After Steve Fairchild led the Rams to a win in the 2008 New Mexico Bowl, the program’s most recent bowl appearance came last season under Jim McElwain, a dramatic 48-45 come-from-behind victory over the Washington State Cougars in the 2013 New Mexico Bowl.
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BOWL GAMES THIS IS COLORADO STATE COACHES & STAFF SEASON OUTLOOK & ROSTER PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES 2013 SEASON REVIEW RECORD BOOK
CSU’S 13 BOWL GAMES
Location Ratcliffe Stadium; Fresno, Calif. Anaheim Stadium; Anaheim, Calif. Jack Murphy Stadium; San Diego, Calif. Jack Murphy Stadium; San Diego, Calif. Qualcomm Stadium; San Diego, Calif. Liberty Bowl; Memphis, Tenn. Liberty Bowl; Memphis, Tenn. Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, La. Liberty Bowl; Memphis, Tenn. SBC Park; San Francisco, Calif. Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, Calif. University Stadium; Albuquerque, N.M. University Stadium; Albuquerque, N.M.
Opponent Occidental College Oregon Michigan Kansas State Missouri Southern Miss Louisville North Texas TCU Boston College Navy Fresno State Washington State
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Result L, 21-20 W, 32-31 L, 24-14 L, 54-51 W, 35-24 L, 23-17 W, 22-17 W, 45-20 L, 17-3 L, 35-21 L, 51-30 W, 40-35 W, 48-45
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Date Jan. 1, 1949 Dec. 29, 1990 Dec. 30, 1994 Dec. 29, 1995 Dec. 29, 1997 Dec. 31, 1999 Dec. 29, 2000 Dec. 18, 2001 Dec. 31, 2002 Dec. 31, 2003 Dec. 22, 2005 Dec. 28, 2008 Dec. 21, 2013
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Bowl 1949 Raisin Bowl 1990 Freedom Bowl 1994 Holiday Bowl 1995 Holiday Bowl 1997 Holiday Bowl 1999 Liberty Bowl 2000 Liberty Bowl 2001 New Orleans Bowl 2002 Liberty Bowl 2003 San Francisco Bowl 2005 Poinsettia Bowl 2008 New Mexico Bowl 2013 New Mexico Bowl
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MEDIA EXPOSURE
DAILY COVERAGE
Colorado State is a nationally prominent brand, due in large part to the success of its athletic teams and the media coverage they receive. The Rams are covered by five newspapers in addition to the Associated Press. What’s more, eight area television stations, mostly from Denver (the nation’s No. 18 television market), and several radio outlets along the Front Range come to campus to interview and feature CSU’s student-athletes and coaches.
GAMEDAY COVERAGE
Colorado State football plays regularly on regional and national television. Overall, since the program’s first telecast game in 1956, the Rams have played 248 such contests, including eight or more televised games in each of the past 19 seasons. CSU’s Sept. 21, 2013 game at Alabama drew 2.78 million viewers on ESPN2, and the 2013 New Mexico Bowl on ESPN drew 2.77 million viewers.
MEDIA DAYS
In July 2014, Head Coach Jim McElwain and seniors Aaron Davis and Garrett Grayson will represent Colorado State at the annual Mountain West Media Days in Las Vegas, Nev.
MEET THE PRESS
McElwain was introduced as Colorado State’s head football coach in a press conference (left) on Dec. 13, 2011. The press conference was held in the Rams’ Indoor Practice Facility to accommodate the anticipated crowd. And the event did not disappoint, as the announcement drew scores of media members, including writers, photographers and electronic media, plus hundres of Rams fans. 18
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From its inception in 1999, the Mountain West has been committed to excellence in intercollegiate athletics, while promoting the academic missions of its member institutions. Progressive in its approach, the MW continues to cultivate opportunities for student-athletes to compete at the highest level, while fostering academic achievement and sportsmanship. Now in its 16th year, the MW has been assertive in its involvement with the NCAA governance structure and has taken a leadership role in the overall administration of intercollegiate athletics.
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An innovator in the postseason bowl structure, the MW engineered many “firsts,” as league teams have participated in five inaugural bowl games (2000 Silicon Valley, 2001 New Orleans, 2002 San Francisco (Emerald), 2005 Poinsettia, 2006 New Mexico), as well as placing the first non-automatic-qualifying BCS team into a BCS bowl game with Utah’s appearance in the 2005 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.
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The Mountain West is noted for its geographic diversity. Some of the most beautiful terrain and landscapes in the nation can be found within Mountain West boundaries, including the majestic Rocky Mountain range, which borders five MW institutions (Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, New Mexico and Utah State). The high plains of Wyoming (elevation 7,220 feet – the highest Division I campus in the nation) contrast with the desert cities of Las Vegas and Reno, home to UNLV and Nevada, respectively, while Fresno State, San Diego State and San Jose State add a West coast influence with their locations in Central, Southern and Northern California. The inclusion of the Hawai‘i football program extends the Mountain West footprint to the beautiful islands in the Pacific Ocean.
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The Mountain West has marked several achievements over its first 15 years of existence, most notably becoming the first to establish a sports television network dedicated solely to an intercollegiate athletic conference (The Mtn.). The Mountain West also was the first to experiment with the coaches’ challenge in the college football instant replay system, and was the first non-automatic-qualifying BCS conference to participate in four BCS bowl games, winning three. Additionally, the Mountain West was the first conference to have a member institution with No. 1 overall picks in both the NFL and NBA drafts in the same year (Utah’s Alex Smith and Andrew Bogut, respectively in 2005). With San Diego State’s Stephen Strasburg claiming the No. 1 pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, the Mountain West is one of two conferences to have the No. 1 selection in each of the NFL, NBA and MLB drafts since the MW was founded in 1999. In 2011-12, the Mountain West was among the first conferences to implement a league-wide state-of-the-art basketball instant replay system.
When the Mountain West officially began operations on July 1, 1999, the new league had in place a seven-year contract with ESPN, giving the broadcaster exclusive national television rights to MW football and men’s basketball, and three-year agreements to send the league’s football champion to the Liberty Bowl and a second team to the Las Vegas Bowl. Commissioner Craig Thompson also arranged a third bowl tie-in each of the first three seasons (1999 Motor City, 2000 Silicon Valley, 2001 New Orleans) before securing a four-year deal with the Emerald Bowl in San Francisco in 2002. Entering the 2014 season, the MW has eight (8) different bowl games that in any given year will generate six (6) or seven (7) postseason opportunities for its member institutions. These include primary positions in some or all years with the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Gildan New Mexico Bowl, R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl, San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl and Hawai‘i Bowl - and a secondary position with the Valley of the Sun Bowl.
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THIS IS THE MOUNTAIN WEST
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The Mountain West was conceived on May 26, 1998, when the presidents of eight institutions — Air Force, BYU, Colorado State, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV, Utah and Wyoming — decided to form a new NCAA Division I-A intercollegiate athletic conference. The split from a former 16-team conference re-established continuity and stability among the membership within the new league and signaled the continuation of its tradition-rich, long-standing athletic rivalries. Three of the MW’s eight original members have been conference rivals since the 1960s (New Mexico, Wyoming and Colorado State), while San Diego State (1978) and Air Force (1980) were longtime members as well. UNLV and TCU entered the fold in 1996 and the Rebels continued as one of the original eight institutions that formed the MW in 1999. TCU re-joined the group with its first year of competition in the Mountain West in 2005-06. With conference realignment sweeping the nation in recent years, the MW has been proactive in addressing membership changes. Boise State University joined the Mountain West in 2011-12, followed by Fresno State and the University of Nevada on July 1, 2012. Also on July 1, 2012, the University of Hawai‘i became a football-only member of the Conference. On July 1, 2013, the Mountain West further expanded when San Jose State University and Utah State University joined the Conference, bringing to 11 the number of full-time member institutions and 12 football-playing members.
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DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI
Business Thomas Bradbury, past director, National Western Stock Show Jeff Christmann, operations manager, GE Johnson Construction Donald DeGryse, vice president, Lockheed Martin Lindsay Gill, product development manager, Spyder Active Sports Edward Henney, past senior vice president, Safeway Stores Kenneth Monfort, past board of directors member, ConAgra
Wayne Allard U.S. Senator
James Smith, president & CEO, Smith Investments Inc.
Entertainment/Communications John Amos, actor, The West Wing and Coming to America Baxter Black, American cowboy poet & humorist Yosef Komunyakaa, Pulitzer Prize winner, Neon Vernacular Gregory Osberg, executive vice president, Newsweek Magazine Vicki Porter, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, community reporting Hugh Ragin, jazz trumpet player
Baxter Black Poet/Humorist
Jim Sheeler, Pulitzer Prize winner, Rocky Mountain News Robert A. Taylor, D.V.M., TV personality, Emergency Vets
Government/Military Wayne Allard, D.V.M., United States Congressman John Ensign, D.V.M., United States Senator Peter Lemon, recipient of Congressional Medal of Honor Ed Rhoades, former commander, U.S.S. Halyburton
Bill Ritter Former Colorado Governor
Bill Ritter, former Colorado Governor Roy Romer, former Colorado Governor Terry Slatic, Iraq veteran, U.S. Marine Corps
Science Kent Rominger, deputy director, Flight Crew Operations, NASA James van Hoften, former NASA astronaut, Lt. Col. USAF John Amos Actor
Sports Al “Bubba” Baker, NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, three-time Pro Bowler Less Browne, Canadian Football League Hall of Famer Jack Christiansen, Pro Football Hall of Famer Janay DeLoach, 2012 Olympian, bronze medalist in long jump Joel Dreessen, Eight-year NFL pro Becky Hammon, Olympian and current WNBA basketball player Amy Van Dyken, Six-time gold medal-winning swimmer 20
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Janay DeLoach Olympian - 2012 Bronze Medalist
