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Rams' Davis Leads List Of Seniors In Fourth Bowl Game
Colorado State continues preparation for New Orleans Bowl.
Dec. 10, 2001 Fort Collins, Colo. - Colorado State University senior wide receiver Dallas Davis sat outside the Rams' Moby Arena locker room Sunday, following the team's two-hour practice as the team prepares for the Dec. 18 New Orleans Bowl against North Texas (Louisiana Superdome, 7 p.m. CT/6 p.m. MT-ESPN2). Davis talked about the Rams' late-season rally, four wins in five games, that set the team up for its third consecutive bowl trip and sixth in nine seasons under Coach Sonny Lubick. Colorado State was 2-4, and Davis said player and coach unity led to the late-season charge. "I'm proud of the team. We held together," said Davis. "The players, the seniors, are all great competitors, and are all talented. Everyone kind of looked inside ourselves, and said we couldn't give up. We hung in there, and we hung together." The result was four wins and a second-place finish in the Mountain West Conference, and the school's first-ever trip to a third consecutive bowl game. Colorado State earned the bowl bid by defeating New Mexico the final game of the season. "We had a chance to end the season in Albuquerque or New Orleans. We chose New Orleans. I'm prod of the team," Davis said. "It also says a lot about our program. We came a long way during the season." For Davis and the rest of the senior class, the trip marks a fourth bowl game appearance. The native of Fort Collins missed last year's Liberty Bowl win over Louisville, when he was sidelined early in the year by an injury, petitioned the NCAA for a year of hardship eligibility and came back in 2001 as a senior. "We want to go down there, and play a good game. The seniors want to go out and have a good game. We want to have the best game that we possibly could have. We have been practicing and working hard for this game." North Texas earned a spot opposite the Rams by winning the Sun Belt Conference, including five straight wins at the end of the season. Lubick Monday morning will participate in a New Orleans Bowl media teleconference from 10:30-10:50 a.m. (MT), followed by sessions with Rams' wide receiver Pete Rebstock and defensive back Aaron Sprague. For more information on the teleconference, contact Judy Willson at the Sun Belt Conference office, (504) 299-9066 x15. Colorado State's practice and events schedule includes:
Fort Collins Practices - Ram Practice Fields
Bowl Site Practices
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