Colorado Mesa enters this weeks game with a 5-2 record after dropping its last two games. Adams State is 1-5 this season with its one win against Chadron State.   

Polls
Colorado Mesa fell out of the AFCA National Poll after last weeks loss. 

Series History
Colorado Mesa has a 26-16 all-time record against Adams State, including a 15-3 mark in Grand Junction. 

Hold On To The Ball
Colorado Mesa has lost just three fumbles this season, third fewest in the RMAC. 

Red-Zone Offense
Colorado Mesa scored a touchdown on each of its three trips inside the redzone last week against Dixie State. CMU leads the RMAC and ranks 13th in Div. II in red-zone offense at 91-percent (31-34).

Kicking Game
Ryan Sheehan currently ranks second in the nation in field goals per game with 2.14 per game, 10th in field goal percentage at 83-percent (15-18) and 24th in scoring (10.1). Sheehan kicked a 30-yard field goal and missed a 46-yard field goal, only his third miss of the season, last week against Dixie State. 

Career-High
Running back David Tann caught a career-high seven passes for 130 yards and ran for 30 to finish with 160 all-purpose yards. He scored a career-high three touchdowns and currently ranks ninth in total touchdowns (12) and 11th in total points scored (72). 

Scoring
Colorado Mesa joins Colorado Mines and Sioux Falls as the only schools in Div. II with two players ranked in the top-25 in scoring. 

Back-to-Back Losses
Colorado Mesa is currently on a two-game losing streak, its first since 2014 when it lost three in a row. The last time CMU lost an RMAC home game was also in 2014.

Quarterback Situation
Back-up quarterback Eystin Salum saw his most action of the season last week against Dixie State. The Denver, Colo., native completed 9-of-18 passes for 157 yards. He ran 12 times for a team-high 103 yards and scored two touchdowns, one running and one passing. Salum saw action at Black Hills State completing 6-of-11 passes for a team-high 111 yards and he rushed for a team-high 132 yards on 11 carries. He has played in all seven games for the Mavericks on special teams recorded seven tackles. 

Academics
Defensive back Dustin Rivas was named the RMAC Defensive Academic Player of the Year. The Thornton, Colo., native currently ranks eighth in Div. II in interceptions at 0.7 per game and eighth in the nation in blocked kicks with two. The Thornton, Colo., native has a 3.35 GPA in pre-business administration.
CMU had three other players named to the All-RMAC Academic Team, center Aaron Simons, defensive end Blake Nelson and punter Austin Pitchford. 
Mesa had 15 players earn Honor Roll accolades. Full list on page three.

Keep It Under 100
Colorado Mesa is 0-2 this season when it has an individual 100-yard rusher. 

Throw for 200
Colorado Mesa is 5-0 this season when it has an individual throw for 200+ yards. 

RMAC Standings
Colorado Mesa is currently tied for first place with Black Hills and Western State in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.

Looking Ahead
Colorado Mesa will play its final road game of the regular season at New Mexico Highlands Oct. 29.