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Posted on August 1, 2011 at 02:06 AM.

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TJ Borcky making one of his team-high 60 receptions.

After yet another rainy day and dismal showing, the Rams still manage to come away with another win. But over a poor team like San Jose State, 3 points is not a wide enough margin. Pete has not looked the same in practice or games since his slip-up after halftime of the Utah State game. Many say he is on the edge of losing his starting position, even though he leads the league in passing yards. Matt Yemm receives this week�s Player of the Game honors in a 17-14 win. The Rams� next home game versus Fresno State is an extremely important one. Although 1-2, Fresno State opens conference play versus CSU. They were pre-season favorites to win the conference, along with San Diego State. Now that the Rams are in the discussion for winning the WAC, they are in for a tough battle with the Bulldogs.

Oct 1, 2011 - at
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
San Jose State (3-2)	0	7	0	7	14
Colorado State (5-1)	10	0	7	0	17

Team Stats Comparison

293	Total Offense	445
116	Rushing Yards	232
177	Passing Yards	213
14	First Downs	27
20	Punt Return Yards	38
65	Kick Return Yards	34
378	Total Yards	517
1	Turnovers	4
7-22 (31%)	3rd Down Converstion	3-11 (27%)
2-2 (100%)	4th Down Conversion	0-1 (0%)
0-0 (0%)	2-Point Conversion	0-0 (0%)
5-2-0 (40%)	Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	7-1-1 (28%)
3 - 20	Penalties	7 - 75
14:11	Posession Time	17:49

Colorado State Boxscore
PASSING	RATING	C/ATT	YDS	TD/INT	AVG
Pete Thomas	86.7	13/34	213	2/4	16.3
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Chris Nwoke	25	194	7.7	0	21
Pete Thomas	15	38	2.5	0	21
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Lou Greenwood	7	96	13.7	0	21
TJ Borcky	3	28	9.3	0	13
Matt Yemm	2	76	38	2	64
Byron Steele	1	13	13	0	13
DEFENSIVE	TACK	SACK	INT	PDEF	TD
Tejay Brown	4	2	0	0	0
Nuku Latu	4	2	0	0	0
Elijah Blu Smith	2	0	1	0	0

Key Week 6 Match-Ups
Oklahoma State wins at home against Boise State 38-28.
Nebraska wins at home against Wisconsin 17-14.
Michigan State defeats Ohio State at home 20-18
Florida wins at home against Alabama 20-17.
N.C. State defeats Mississippi State at home 45-17.

Notable Week 7 Match-Ups
Game of the Week Oklahoma at Texas
Iowa at Penn State
LSU at Florida
Texas A&M at Texas Tech

Thankfully it was a nice day for a change. Jeremiah felt the team had had a good week of practice, too. The opening drive by the Rams was beautiful, Pete throwing 6-8 and Chris running 6 yards in for the score. Unfortunately for the Rams, Fresno State has Robbie Rouse. Robbie�s strong running game has them tying the game at 7-7 one drive apiece. The next two drives on either side are stopped quickly. Right when it looks like the Rams are going to punch it in again, a linebacker picks Pete off. Karma strikes back and two plays later, they lose the ball on a fumble. Pete throws another interception. Coach Wile at this point has lost a lot of patience for the league�s leading passer. After another stop, he�s sent back onto the field along with ringing ears. He throws his third interception of the half. Wile shows Pete the bench and calls on a beaming MJ McPeek. MJ has been waiting for his chance to make up for his performance in the Rams� first game. Fresno State marches up the field but only gets a field-goal to go up 10-7. With 2:35 in the half, MJ leads the rams to a touchdown to pull ahead 14-10 at the half. The Bulldogs fumble on their first drive of the half, setting the Rams up with great field position. MJ throws a short pass to seldom-seen tightend Cameron Moss for a touchdown. The Rams are up 21-10 before Fresno storms back on their next drive to make it 21-17. Matt Yemm is left wide open in the middle of the field, and MJ finds him for a 56-yard pass, his third consecutive touchdown drive. Unfortunately for MJ, on his next out he goes down with a strained pectoral. Pete Thomas is reluctantly sent back out onto the field. He is automatically sacked on his first play. 3-and-out. Fresno State gets nothing and punts us back the ball at the start of the 4th 28-17. Chris Nwoke carries us up the field again to get his third touchdown. The Bulldogs score on their next drive, and convert the two-point to make it 35-25. Their onside kick fails, but Pete fumbles on the first play to give them the ball at our 46. They get dangerously close, but on 4th and 4 Sisson makes a great stop. Pete throws another pick to give them the ball at our 19. Right when it�s starting to look like this game is going to be decided by the next onside kick, Marcus Shaw steps up and captures the game-sealing interception. Colorado State wins the hard fought game, and Chris receives Player of the Game honors.

CB Marcus Shaw seals the deal for Colorado State.

Oct 8, 2011 - FS at CSU
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Fresno State (1-3)	7	3	7	8	25
Colorado State (6-1)	7	7	14	7	35

Team Stats Comparison
FS		CSU
412	Total Offense	401
125	Rushing Yards	64
287	Passing Yards	337
17	First Downs	22
32	Punt Return Yards	14
34	Kick Return Yards	35
478	Total Yards	450
2	Turnovers	5
6-14 (42%)	3rd Down Converstion	8-16 (50%)
0-1 (0%)	4th Down Conversion	0-0 (0%)
1-1 (100%)	2-Point Conversion	0-0 (0%)
7-3-1 (57%)	Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4-4-0 (100%)
2 - 15	Penalties	5 - 37
14:11	Posession Time	17:49

Colorado State Boxscore
PASSING	RATING	C/ATT	YDS	TD/INT	AVG
MJ McPeek	191.9	11/16	156	2/0	14.1
Pete Thomas	74.1	18/34	181	0/4	10
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Chris Nwoke	17	80	4.7	3	15
Pete Thomas	7	-43	-6.1	0	0
MJ McPeek	2	27	13.5	0	19
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
TJ Borcky	10	105	10.5	0	18
Matt Yemm	10	148	14.8	1	56
Lou Greenwood	3	30	10	0	13
Byron Steele	2	20	10	0	12
Marquise Law	2	16	8	0	17
Cameron Moss	1	7	7	1	7
Chris Nwoke	1	11	11	0	11
DEFENSIVE	TACK	SACK	INT	PDEF	TD
Nuku Latu	5	1	0	0	0
Immanuel Mitchell	5	0	0	0	0
Marcus Shaw	2	0	1	0	0

Key Week 7 Match-Ups
Texas wins at home against Oklahoma 20-17.
Penn State wins at home against Iowa 20-10.
LSU defeats Florida at home 27-17.
Texas A&M defeats Texas Tech at home 34-24.

Notable Week 8 Match-Ups
Texas at Oklahoma State
Florida at Auburn
#11 Texas A&M at #12 Boise State

The Colorado State Rams continue their WAC domination with an easy win over New Mexico State. Despite his horrible last game, and McPeek�s excellent one, Pete Thomas gets the start again. Many believe that this will be his last one. Coach Jeremiah Wile made a statement after the blowout 47-21 victory. He said that both Pete and MJ should look forward to a gauntlet type of practice this bye week, with the winner getting the next game�s start. Chris Nwoke receives Player of the Game honors for the third time this season, now leading the team in the award. Unfortunately for him and the team, he went down in the 4th quarter. Look for Raymond Carter to start in his place for the next two weeks.

Oct 15, 2011 - at
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
NMSU (0-6)	0	14	7	0	21
CSU (7-1)	14	14	9	10	47

Team Stats Comparison

280	Total Offense	458
145	Rushing Yards	201
135	Passing Yards	257
12	First Downs	20
9	Punt Return Yards	24
171	Kick Return Yards	73
460	Total Yards	555
3	Turnovers	3
6-17 (35%)	3rd Down Converstion	4-12 (33%)
1-3 (33%)	4th Down Conversion	1-1 (100%)
0-0 (0%)	2-Point Conversion	0-0 (0%)
1-0-0 (0%)	Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	5-3-2 (100%)
5 - 21	Penalties	1 - 15
11:06	Posession Time	20:54

CSU Boxscore
PASSING	RATING	C/ATT	YDS	TD/INT	AVG
Pete Thomas	108.8	17/36	257	2/3	15.1
MJ McPeek	0	0/3	0	0	0
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Chris Nwoke	21	166	7.9	2	24
Pete Thomas	10	5	0.5	1	14
Raymond Carter	3	30	10	0	16
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
TJ Borcky	6	94	15.6	0	26
Matt Yemm	6	112	18.6	2	47
Lou Greenwood	2	31	15.5	0	28
Marquise Law	1	5	5	0	5
Byron Steele	1	9	9	0	9
Chris Nwoke	1	6	6	0	6
DEFENSIVE	TACK	SACK	INT	PDEF	TD
Michael Kawulok	4	0	0	1	0
Immanuel Mitchell	4	0	0	0	0
Momo Thomas	2	0	1	0	0

Key Week 8 Match-Ups
Oklahoma State wins at home against Texas 35-14.
Florida defeats Auburn at home 35-3.
Texas A&M defeats Boise State at home 35-24!

Notable Week 9 Match-Ups
Texas at TCU
Texas Tech at Oklahoma
Florida State at Georgia Tech

Colorado State Rams 2011 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Aug 27	at Northern Arizona University	Won, 42-28
Sep 3	at New Mexico	Won, 49-17
Sep 10	vs Hawaii	Won, 42-17
Sep 17	vs Colorado*	Lost, 27-20
Sep 24	at Utah State	Won, 42-24
Oct 1	vs San Jose State	Won, 17-14
Oct 8	vs Fresno State	Won, 35-25
Oct 15	vs New Mexico State	Won, 47-21
Oct 29	at UNLV
Nov 5	at Navy*
Nov 12	at San Diego State
Nov 26	vs Arizona*