Eye on the Opponent: Colorado

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OKLAHOMA vs. COLORADO
The Sooners welcome the Colorado Buffaloes to Owen Field in Norman for a 6 p.m. CT kickoff on Saturday, Oct. 21. Oklahoma's 50th consecutive TV game will be broadcast nationally by Fox Sports Net.

Last week, OU defeated Iowa State, 34-9, in its Big 12 home opener. The Buffaloes earned their first victory of the season with a 30-6 win against Texas Tech in Boulder. The Sooners are ranked No. 20 in the AP, Coaches'and Harris polls and listed at No. 22 in the initial BCS rankings.

Colorado Buffaloes
Location:	Boulder, Colo.
Enrollment:	31,068
Conference:	Big 12 (North Division)
Home Field:	Folsom Field (53,750)
Head Coach:	Dan Hawkins (First Season)
Record This Season:	1-6 Overall, 1-2 Big 12
Record Last Season:	7-6 Overall, 5-3 Big 12
Overall Series Record:	Oklahoma leads, 38-16-2

The Sooners hold a 38-16-2 (.696) overall record against Colorado. Oklahoma is 20-7 (.741) against CU in Norman. The average score of the games in the series stands at 28-17, OU.

The Buffs won the first meeting between the schools in Denver by the score of 14-12 on November 28, 1912. Oklahoma won the last meeting, 42-3, at the Big 12 Championship in Kansas City on December 4, 2004. The victory marked the fourth consecutive win in the series for the Sooners.

CU's most recent victory came in Coach Stoops' first season when the Buffaloes claimed a 38-24 win in Norman on October 30, 1999.

NCAA Stats	Oklahoma	Colorado
Passing Offense (Rank)	224.8 YPG (41)	117.7 YPG (115)
Rushing Offense	171.6 YPG (25)	167.7 (30)
Scoring	32.8 PPG (19)	15.7 PPG (106)
Total Offense	396.5 YPG (24)	285.4 YPG (103)
Turnovers	-.17 (72)	.86 (16)
Rushing Defense	122 YPG (49)	77.4 YPG (9)
Passing Defense	170.3 YPG (28)	245.5 YPG (104)
Scoring Defense	18 PPG (37)	19.4 PPG (46)
Total Defense	292.3 YPG (33)	323 YPG (54)

Last Week - Colorado 30, Texas Tech 6
Colorado players mingled and celebrated right along with the fans after the Buffaloes' 30-6 victory over Texas Tech on Saturday. Dan Hawkins earned his long-awaited first win at Colorado and the team snapped...
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Colorado Key Players
No. 16 - PK Mason Crosby, Sr.
No. 58 - C Mark Fenton, Sr.
No. 49 - LB Thad. Washington, Sr.
No. 5 - FS J.J. Billingsley, Sr.
No. 26 - CB Terrence Wheatley, Jr.
No. 44 - LB Jordon Dizon, Jr.
No. 2 - RB Hugh Charles, Jr.
No. 66 - OG Brian Daniels, Sr.
No. 83 - WR Dusty Sprague, Jr.
No. 76 - OT Edwin Harrison, Jr.

Colorado in the News
Oklahoma comes into the game with something to prove without star running back Adrian Peterson, who broke his collarbone in last Saturday's win over Iowa State. He is out for the rest of the regular season. That could be a dangerous situation for the Buffs.
Denver Post

"You know what to expect when you go against Oklahoma," Colorado linebacker Jordan Dizon said. "You can expect a headache. You expect a whole bunch of power, a whole lot of confidence." The Buffaloes snapped a 10-game losing streak with a 30-6 win against Texas Tech last week.
Boulder Daily Camera

If ever there was a time to get Oklahoma, though, it could be now. The Sooners lost Heisman Trophy candidate running back Adrian Peterson on Saturday to a broken collarbone and will have inexperience in the backfield. The Buffs follow with winnable games at Kansas...
Longmont Daily Times-Call

"Oklahoma always has great players, so I don't think any of us are thinking the new guys won't be good," CU defensive tackle Brandon Nicolas said. "They have a lot of talent past Peterson." The primary replacements are expected to be juniors Allen Patrick and Jacob...
Boulder Daily Camera

Who could have predicted by the time the Colorado Buffaloes visited Oklahoma, the Sooners would be the team scrambling to resurrect their running game while the one-win Buffs would be leading the Big 12 Conference in rushing?
Rocky Mountain News

Latimer isn't on the Butkus watch list but is still one of OU's best players. The son of former Denver Bronco Don Latimer is second on the team with 40 tackles, including six for loss. He went to Aurora's Gateway High School and was the state's Gatorade Player of...
Boulder Daily Camera

Colorado enters this game on an emotional high, but the situation is quite the opposite for Oklahoma considering the loss of Peterson. The Buffaloes seem like a solid upset pick, but Bob Stoops is too good a coach to allow his players to suffer a letdown.
Denver Post

The Last Time: The Sooners racked up 498 total yards and held the Buffs to a meager 46 yards in a 42-3 drubbing in the 2004 Big 12 Championship game in Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium. Only Mason Crosby's 34-yard field goal late in the third quarter prevented the Buffs...
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