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341 | COLORADO ST | -1.5 | Over 56.5 | 342 | AIR FORCE | +13.5 | Under 68.5 |
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All Games | 10-1 | +7.3 | 8-3 | 6-5 | 37.0 | 19.4 | 500.2 | (7.3) | 1.3 | 23.1 | 10.3 | 418.2 | (5.7) | 1.5 | Road Games | 4-1 | +4.3 | 4-1 | 2-3 | 29.6 | 11.6 | 428.0 | (6.1) | 1.8 | 26.0 | 14.2 | 481.8 | (6.1) | 1.2 | Last 3 Games | 3-0 | +1 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 48.3 | 27.3 | 560.3 | (7.7) | 1.7 | 24.3 | 9.7 | 400.3 | (5.5) | 3.3 | Turf Games | 9-1 | +6.1 | 7-3 | 6-4 | 37.6 | 20.6 | 510.2 | (7.5) | 1.3 | 23.7 | 10.3 | 422.5 | (5.8) | 1.7 | Conference Games | 6-1 | +3 | 4-3 | 5-2 | 37.3 | 20.4 | 494.9 | (7) | 1.3 | 25.4 | 10.7 | 435.4 | (5.9) | 1.9 |
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Offense (All Games) | 37.0 | 19.4 | 23.8 | 29:26 | 35-178 | (5.1) | 22-33 | 66.1% | 323 | (9.7) | 68-500 | (7.3) | (13.5) | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 31.4 | 17.5 | 21.1 | 29:34 | 38-185 | (4.8) | 19-32 | 61.3% | 247 | (7.8) | 70-432 | (6.2) | (13.8) | Offense Road Games | 29.6 | 11.6 | 23.2 | 29:43 | 33-138 | (4.2) | 24-37 | 64.0% | 290 | (7.8) | 70-428 | (6.1) | (14.5) | Defense (All Games) | 23.1 | 10.3 | 21.9 | 30:32 | 38-183 | (4.8) | 19-35 | 54.8% | 236 | (6.7) | 73-418 | (5.7) | (18.1) | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 25 | 12.9 | 20.3 | 31:23 | 41-186 | (4.6) | 19-32 | 59.3% | 209 | (6.6) | 72-395 | (5.5) | (15.8) | Defense Road Games | 26.0 | 14.2 | 25.4 | 30:13 | 41-208 | (5) | 22-38 | 58.1% | 273 | (7.2) | 80-482 | (6.1) | (18.5) |
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All Games | 8-3 | +7.2 | 6-5 | 4-6 | 31.3 | 17.6 | 427.7 | (5.5) | 1.4 | 24.2 | 12.4 | 391.0 | (5.7) | 1.5 | Home Games | 5-0 | +7.3 | 4-1 | 2-3 | 36.4 | 19.2 | 431.2 | (5.7) | 0.6 | 24.0 | 11.6 | 404.2 | (5.6) | 2.4 | Last 3 Games | 2-1 | +1 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 35.7 | 22.0 | 447.3 | (5.8) | 1.7 | 29.7 | 13.7 | 446.3 | (5.8) | 0.7 | Turf Games | 7-2 | +7.2 | 6-3 | 3-5 | 31.3 | 16.6 | 426.3 | (5.5) | 1.2 | 22.0 | 12.6 | 361.1 | (5.3) | 1.6 | Conference Games | 4-3 | +3.6 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 28.4 | 17.1 | 408.7 | (5.2) | 2.0 | 26.4 | 14.3 | 418.1 | (5.8) | 1.7 |
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Offense (All Games) | 31.3 | 17.6 | 22.3 | 31:30 | 61-275 | (4.5) | 10-16 | 58.6% | 153 | (9.3) | 77-428 | (5.5) | (13.7) | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 33.9 | 17.5 | 22.3 | 29:03 | 42-227 | (5.4) | 18-30 | 61.9% | 223 | (7.5) | 71-449 | (6.3) | (13.3) | Offense Home Games | 36.4 | 19.2 | 22.4 | 30:18 | 64-327 | (5.1) | 7-12 | 61.0% | 104 | (8.8) | 76-431 | (5.7) | (11.8) | Defense (All Games) | 24.2 | 12.4 | 18.9 | 28:30 | 37-145 | (4) | 18-32 | 56.3% | 246 | (7.7) | 68-391 | (5.7) | (16.2) | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 25.6 | 13.5 | 19.7 | 31:51 | 42-200 | (4.7) | 16-27 | 57.5% | 191 | (7.1) | 69-391 | (5.6) | (15.3) | Defense Home Games | 24.0 | 11.6 | 20.6 | 29:42 | 42-200 | (4.7) | 17-30 | 55.6% | 204 | (6.8) | 72-404 | (5.6) | (16.8) |
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| Average power rating of opponents played: COLORADO ST 26.4, AIR FORCE 23.6 |
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10/4/2014 | TULSA | 42-17 | W | -18.5 | W | 62.5 | U | 31-234 | 16-26-298 | 2 | 45-127 | 18-35-263 | 3 | 10/11/2014 | @ NEVADA | 31-24 | W | -2 | W | 64 | U | 34-119 | 26-36-326 | 1 | 36-160 | 27-50-297 | 1 | 10/18/2014 | UTAH ST | 16-13 | W | -5.5 | L | 54.5 | U | 39-75 | 20-32-243 | 0 | 19-100 | 19-31-160 | 1 | 10/25/2014 | WYOMING | 45-31 | W | -19.5 | L | 54.5 | O | 30-147 | 20-24-411 | 0 | 38-119 | 24-38-335 | 0 | 11/1/2014 | @ SAN JOSE ST | 38-31 | W | -6 | W | 58 | O | 37-113 | 22-28-290 | 2 | 32-185 | 26-51-308 | 3 | 11/8/2014 | HAWAII | 49-22 | W | -20.5 | W | 57.5 | O | 43-293 | 16-28-287 | 1 | 36-141 | 17-49-211 | 3 | 11/22/2014 | NEW MEXICO | 58-20 | W | -20.5 | W | 65 | O | 45-292 | 26-36-406 | 2 | 40-301 | 3-11-55 | 4 | 11/28/2014 | @ AIR FORCE | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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10/4/2014 | NAVY | 30-21 | W | 3.5 | W | 56 | U | 48-198 | 12-17-166 | 0 | 55-251 | 8-16-142 | 2 | 10/11/2014 | @ UTAH ST | 16-34 | L | 6.5 | L | 50 | P | 51-155 | 15-29-224 | 4 | 28-77 | 22-31-311 | 1 | 10/18/2014 | NEW MEXICO | 35-31 | W | -7.5 | L | 56.5 | O | 74-269 | 5-9-159 | 1 | 52-367 | 4-10-33 | 2 | 11/1/2014 | @ ARMY | 23-6 | W | -3 | W | 54 | U | 62-242 | 8-12-141 | 1 | 38-122 | 3-13-47 | 1 | 11/8/2014 | @ UNLV | 48-21 | W | -4.5 | W | 57 | O | 78-386 | 6-7-156 | 1 | 30-33 | 22-45-306 | 0 | 11/15/2014 | NEVADA | 45-38 | W | -3 | W | 53 | O | 65-342 | 11-15-129 | 0 | 45-223 | 24-36-275 | 1 | 11/21/2014 | @ SAN DIEGO ST | 14-30 | L | 5.5 | L | 48.5 | U | 41-140 | 12-27-189 | 4 | 44-176 | 17-31-326 | 1 | 11/28/2014 | COLORADO ST | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | COLORADO ST: The Rams lost star RB Kapri Bibbs and his 1,800 total yards and 31 rushing TD to the NFL, but they bring back one of the nation's most explosive passing offenses. QB Garrett Grayson (3,696 pass yds, 23 TD, 11 INT) and WR Rashard Higgins (68 rec, 837 rec yds, 6 TD) should be even more productive this season as CSU goes more pass-heavy. C Weston Richburg, the leader of the offensive line, will be tougher to replace than Bibbs as the Rams try to rebuild their front five. Converted safety Jasen Oden and redshirt freshman RB Bryce Peters will battle to take Bibbs' spot. ILBs Max Morgan (134 tackles, 6 PD) and Aaron Davis (120 tackles, 3 FF) lead a solid defense that returns most of its starters. The secondary must improve after allowing 33 touchdown passes last year, which was the second-highest total in FBS. | | AIR FORCE: The Falcons moved away from the triple option a bit when QB Nate Romine (54.3% comp., 603 pass yds, 7.4 YPA, 5 TD, 1 INT) stepped in under center. He'll battle the more athletic QB Kale Pearson (5-for-8, 46 pass yds), recovering from knee surgery, for the starting job. RB Jon Lee (429 rush yds, 6.5 YPC) is the most talented back on the roster, but nagging injuries threaten to derail another season for him. RB Broam Hart (469 rush yds, 6 TD) could end up taking on a bigger role running behind a very good Air Force line. Defensively there are going to be issues again. The Falcons surrendered 40.0 PPG and 490.3 YPG of offense, including 250.6 rushing YPG, last year, as their undersized front was pushed around. If top LB Joey Nichol (79 tackles, 7.5 TFL) stays healthy, there's a chance for slight improvement. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW (COLORADO ST-AIR FORCE) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Colorado St.-Air Force Preview* ================================
By KEVIN CHROUST STATS Writer
Colorado State (10-1) at Air Force (8-3), 3:30 p.m. EDT
Colorado State's chances at a Mountain West title hinge on being the first team to win at Air Force and on a more substantial home win streak ending the next day.
The 21st-ranked Rams will first focus their attention Friday on beating the Falcons, then hope for Utah State to pull off an upset Saturday at No. 25 Boise State.
If it were entirely in their hands, the Rams (10-1, 6-1) might feel confident after posting a school-record 698 yards of offense in Saturday's 58-20 home win over New Mexico.
It was their ninth straight win since losing at Boise State on Sept. 6, which ranks third in the FBS behind Florida State (27) and Marshall (12). Extending it to 10 would match their best run since the 1997-98 seasons.
The Rams also need the 6-1 team in the Mountain Division which they've beaten - Utah State - to take down the 6-1 team they lost to in order to have the tiebreaker fall their way and play Dec. 6 in the championship game. Boise State has won 12 straight at home over three seasons, and had the Rams interrupted that run, they'd be in total control of the conference outcome heading into their rivalry game.
"As we go through life, sometimes we get tripped up and can't go back," coach Jim McElwain said. "That's not something we can look back and do. All we can do is look forward to going and getting that (Ram-Falcon) trophy and keeping it. Again, playing against a really good Air Force team - a well-coached team that's going to play their tails off to get that trophy back."
The Rams have thrived all season through the air with school record-setters Garrett Grayson and Rashard Higgins, but the last two weeks have featured impressive ground efforts totaling 585 yards led by Dee Hart.
Hart, in his first year at Colorado State after transferring from Alabama, ran 20 times for a career-high 230 yards and five touchdowns. He also caught two passes for 42 yards and another score to match the school's single-game TD record.
In the same game, Grayson, the nation's No. 2 rated passer (176.3), threw for 389 yards and passed Bradlee Van Pelt for the school's all-time total yardage lead. Grayson has 16 TDs and no interceptions in his last six games and his yards per attempt (10.04) are tied for an FBS best - the numbers that matter to his coach.
"What I like is that he's really become efficient," McElwain said.
Higgins, who leads the country with 1,447 receiving yards and 15 TDs despite missing a game due to injury, caught 10 passes for 167 yards to establish a new single-season yardage mark at the school.
It all adds up to Colorado State as one of 12 FBS schools averaging over 500 yards of offense, and that production was foreshadowed in last season's 58-13 home win over Air Force. That win ended a seven-game losing streak in the series, and the Rams put up 629 yards with Grayson finding Higgins for two of his three TDs on a 395-yard passing day.
Air Force (8-3, 4-3) is 5-0 at home and enjoying a school-best six-win turnaround after finishing 2-10 a season ago. The Falcons provided the Rams with some help in the conference race by beating Boise State in Colorado Springs on Sept. 27, though CSU has been unable to win there since 2002 - a 0-5 run with a losing margin of 19.4 points.
The Falcons' four-game winning streak came to an end with a 30-14 loss at San Diego State last Friday. They turned the ball over four times after committing three giveaways on the winning streak.
Air Force ranks second in the conference with 274.9 rushing yards per game and is 8-0 when its rushing production exceeds its passing. Colorado State allowed 301 rushing yards to New Mexico, the conference's top rushing team.
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