2016 Football Weekly Notes • Tuesday, September 27

186 NFL DRAFT SELECTIONS | 13 CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICANS | 7 MAJOR NATIONAL AWARD WINNERS | 4 BCS/CFP BOWL VICTORIES 2016 FOOTBALL WEEKLY NOTES • TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

Javan Hedlund • O: (719) 488-4051 • M: (719) 648-4027 • [email protected] Stuart Buchanan • O: (719) 488-4042 • M: (970) 988-6304 • [email protected]

2016 MOUNTAIN DIVISION STANDINGS

Team (Coaches/AP) MW PF PA Hm Rd Pct Overall PF PA Hm Rd Neu Pct Streak Air Force 1-0 27 20 0-0 1-0 1.000 3-0 112 55 2-0 1-0 0-0 1.000 Won 3 Boise State (RV/24) 0-0 0 0 0-0 0-0 .000 3-0 114 62 1-0 2-0 0-0 1.000 Won 5 Colorado State 0-0 0 0 0-0 0-0 .000 2-2 101 110 2-0 0-1 0-1 .500 Lost 1 Wyoming 0-0 0 0 0-0 0-0 .000 2-2 126 135 2-0 0-2 0-0 .500 Lost 1 New Mexico 0-0 0 0 0-0 0-0 .000 1-2 107 90 1-0 0-2 0-0 .333 Lost 2 Utah State 0-1 20 27 0-1 0-0 .000 2-2 106 98 2-1 0-1 0-0 .500 Lost 1

2016 WEST DIVISION STANDINGS

Team (Coaches/AP) MW PF PA Hm Rd Pct Overall PF PA Hm Rd Neu Pct Streak San Diego State (24/19) 0-0 0 0 0-0 0-0 .000 3-0 118 68 2-0 1-0 0-0 1.000 Won 13 Nevada 0-0 0 0 0-0 0-0 .000 2-2 92 104 2-0 0-2 0-0 .500 Lost 1 UNLV 0-0 0 0 0-0 0-0 .000 1-3 135 132 1-1 0-2 0-0 .250 Lost 3 Fresno State 0-0 0 0 0-0 0-0 .000 1-3 99 146 1-1 0-2 0-0 .250 Lost 2 San José State 0-0 0 0 0-0 0-0 .000 1-3 103 158 1-1 0-2 0-0 .250 Lost 2 Hawai‘i 0-0 0 0 0-0 0-0 .000 1-3 103 197 1-0 0-2 0-1 .250 Lost 1

THIS WEEK RECENT RESULTS

Saturday, October 1 TV/Web Time Friday, September 23 TV/Web Score/Attendance Navy at Air Force CBS Sports Network 1:30 p.m. MT Wyoming at Eastern Michigan CBS Sports Network EMU, 27-24/17,012 San José State at New Mexico* ROOT SPORTS 2 p.m. MT Nevada at Hawai‘i* Oceanic 6 p.m. HT Saturday, September 24 24/19 San Diego State at South Alabama ESPNEWS/WatchESPN 7 p.m. CT San José State at Iowa State Fox Sports Net ISU, 44-10/50,851 Fresno State at UNLV* CBS Sports Network 7:30 p.m. PT Colorado State at Minnesota ESPNU/WatchESPN UM, 31-24/44,854 Utah State at RV/24 Boise State* ESPN2/WatchESPN 8:15 p.m. MT Nevada at Purdue ESPNEWS/WatchESPN PU, 24-14/41,607 Wyoming at Colorado State* ESPNU/WatchESPN 8:15 p.m. MT RV/RV Boise State at Oregon State FS1 BSU, 38-24/42,846 Tulsa at Fresno State MWN-CI/Twitter TULSA, 48-41 (2OT)/23,273 *Mountain West game Idaho at UNLV MWN-Inst./Twitter IU, 33-30 (OT)/ 17,229 Air Force at Utah State* ESPNU/WatchESPN AFA, 27-20/23,104

Idle: Hawai‘i, New Mexico, San Diego State

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MW COMMUNICATIONS STAFF MOUNTAIN WEST EMAIL SERVICE Javan Hedlund, Associate Commissioner, Communications Information regarding the Mountain West’s 18 sponsored sports will be emailed (primary football contact) throughout the year to accredited media. To be added to the email list, please O: (719) 488-4051 M: (719) 648-4027 E: [email protected] contact Javan Hedlund in the Conference office.

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THE INTERNET - THEMW.COM WEEKLY AND POST-GAME PRESS CONFERENCES BROADCAST LIVE The official Mountain West website is hosted by SportsLabs as part of Silver Chalice FOR FREE ON MOUNTAIN WEST NETWORK Ventures. Live stats will be available for each home football game, and box scores The Mountain West Network will livestream and archive each of the 12 weekly will be posted on TheMW.com following the conclusion of each contest. You can coaches’ press conferences on TheMW.com, CampusInsiders.com and the respective also find: institutional website. The regular-season schedule will typically be held as follows:

• MW Football Standings Date Coach, School Time • Team-by-Team Statistics and Results Mondays Tim DeRuyter, Fresno State 11 a.m. PT • Overall and Conference-Only Statistics (PDF available) • Weekly Release (PDF available) Matt Wells, Utah State 11:30 a.m. MT • Players of the Week Mike Bobo, Colorado State Noon MT • Television Information Craig Bohl, Wyoming Noon MT Ron Caragher, San José State 1 p.m. PT STATISTICS/WEEKLY RELEASES Tuesdays Bob Davie, New Mexico 11:30 a.m. MT The MW will post updated statistics to the Conference website no later than the Brian Polian, Nevada 11 a.m. PT morning following every game. The MW Players of the Week and the weekly press Bryan Harsin, Boise State 11:30 a.m. MT notes will be made available every Monday. You may obtain this information either Rocky Long, San Diego State Noon PT on the Conference website or via email. Troy Calhoun, Air Force 12:30 p.m. MT PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Tony Sanchez, UNLV 1 p.m. PT Mountain West Players of the Week will be released every Monday from September Nick Rolovich, Hawai‘i (available on tape-delayed basis) 5 - November 28. Nominations are submitted by the instiutional sports information offices and the winners are selected by the MW communications staff. Weekly award All post-game press conference for home games will also be streamed and archived. winners are selected for offense, defense and special teams. Visit TheMW.com/watch-live for additional information and for schedule updates.

AWARDS AND HONORS For quick soundbites from every coach leading into a weekend of Mountain West The league champion will be based on Conference play. The annual individual action, tune in for Coaches Soundoff every Thursday afternoon on the Mountain awards will be voted on by each of the 12 head coaches and selected members of West Network. TheMW.com/watch-live the media. Following is a list of regular-season awards that will be presented:

• Regular-Season Team Champion • Coach of the Year • Offensive Player of the Year • Defensive Player of the Year • Special Teams Player of the Year • Freshman of the Year • All-Conference, First and Second Team CollegePressBox.com is the official media website for Division I football. Access and (11 offensive players by position, 11 defensive players by position, download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, headshots, logos and 1 place kicker, 1 punter, 1 special teams player) more for each conference and its member institutions. Apply for access at www. collegepressbox.com/password.

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Air Force - Troy Garnhart/Dave Toller Fresno State - Matt Burkholder/Josh Mitchell Air Force - Troy Calhoun Phone: ...... (719) 333-9263/333-3478 Phone: ...... (559) 278-6186/278-7301 Overall: ...... 70-50 (10th season) Fax: ...... (719) 333-3798 Fax: ...... (559) 278-4689 School: ...... 70-50 (10th season) Press Box: ...... (719) 333-1100 Press Box: ...... (559) 278-5951 Email: ...... [email protected] Email: ...... [email protected] Boise State - Bryan Harsin [email protected] ...... [email protected] Overall: ...... 31-11 (4th season) Website: ...... GoAirForceFalcons.com Website: ...... GoBulldogs.com School: ...... 24-6 (3rd season) Flagship Radio: . KVOR 740 AM (Colorado Springs) / Flagship Radio: . . . . . ESPN 940 AM (Fresno) / KKFN 104.3 FM (Denver) ESPN Deportes 1600 AM (Fresno) Colorado State - Mike Bobo Twitter: ...... @AFFootball Twitter: ...... @FresnoStateFB Overall: ...... 9-8 (2nd season) School: ...... 9-8 (2nd season) Facebook: ...... Facebook.com/usafafootball Facebook: . . . Facebook.com/FresnoStateAthletics YouTube: . . . . .YouTube.com/GoAirForceFalcons YouTube: . . . . YouTube.com/FresnoStateAthletics Fresno State - Tim DeRuyter Instagram: ...... @AirForceAthletics Instagram: ...... @Fresno_State_Football Overall: ...... 30-26 (5th season) School: ...... 30-26 (5th season) Boise State - Joe Nickell/Aaron Juarez Hawai‘i - Derek Inouchi/Neal Iwamoto Phone: ...... (208) 426-3868/426-3438 Phone: ...... (808) 956-4478/956-7506 Hawai‘i - Nick Rolovich Fax: ...... (208) 426-1778 Fax: ...... (808) 956-4470 Overall: ...... 1-3 (1st season) Press Box: ...... (208) 426-1408 Press Box: ...... (808) 486-1800 School: ...... 1-3 (1st season) Email: ...... [email protected] Email: ...... [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Nevada - Brian Polian Website: ...... BroncoSports.com Website: ...... HawaiiAthletics.com Overall: ...... 20-22 (4th season) Flagship Radio: ...... KBOI 670 AM (Boise) Flagship Radio: . . . . ESPN 1420 AM (Honolulu) School: ...... 20-22 (4th season) Twitter: ...... @BroncoSportsFB Twitter: ...... @HawaiiFootball Facebook: . . . . . Facebook.com/BroncoFootball Facebook: . .Facebook.com/HawaiiRainbowWarriorsFootball New Mexico - Bob Davie YouTube: ...... YouTube.com/BroncoSports YouTube: ...... YouTube.com/HawaiiAthletics Overall: ...... 54-58 (10th season) Instagram: ...... @BoiseStateBroncos Instagram: ...... @HawaiiAthletics School: ...... 19-33 (5th season)

Colorado State - Paul Kirk/Nic Hallisey Nevada - Chad Hartley San Diego State - Rocky Long Phone: ...... (970) 491-5067 Phone: ...... (775) 682-6982 Overall: ...... 111-92 (16th season) Fax: ...... (970) 491-1348 Fax: ...... (775) 784-4386 School: ...... 46-23 (5th season) Press Box: ...... (970) 491-8100 Press Box: ...... (775) 784-6545 Email: ...... [email protected] Email: ...... [email protected] San José State - Ron Caragher Overall: ...... 60-47 (10th season) [email protected] Website: NevadaWolfPack.com School: ...... 16-25 (4th season) Website: ...... CSURams.com Flagship Radio: ...... ESPN 94.5 FM (Reno) Flagship Radio: . . . KARS 102.9 FM (Fort Collins) Twitter: ...... @NevadaWolfPack UNLV - Tony Sanchez ...... KDCO 1340 AM/104.7 FM (Denver) Facebook: . . . . .Facebook.com/NevadaWolfPack Overall: ...... 4-12 (2nd season) Twitter: ...... @CSUFootball YouTube: . . . . . YouTube.com/WolfPackAthletics School: ...... 4-12 (2nd season) Facebook ...... Facebook.com/csuramsfootball Instagram: ...... @NevadaWolfPack YouTube: . . . . .YouTube.com/CSURamsAthletics Utah State - Matt Wells Instagram: ...... @CSURamsFB San Diego State - Mike May/Jamie McConeghy Overall: ...... 27-18 (4th season) Phone: ...... (619) 594-3023/594-4348 School: ...... 27-18 (4th season) New Mexico - Frank Mercogliano Fax: ...... (619) 582-6541 Phone: ...... (505) 410-4844 Press Box: ...... (619) 281-0405 Wyoming - Craig Bohl Fax: ...... (505) 925-5609 Email: ...... [email protected] Overall: ...... 112-52 (14th season) Press Box: ...... (505) 925-5573 [email protected] School: ...... 8-20 (3rd season) Email: ...... [email protected] Website: ...... GoAztecs.com Website: ...... GoLobos.com Flagship Radio: . .The Mighty 1090 AM (San Diego) Flagship Radio: . . . KKOB 770 AM (Albuquerque) Twitter: ...... @GoAztecs Twitter: ...... @NewMexicoFB Facebook: ...... Facebook.com/GoAztecs Facebook: . . . . Facebook.com/UNMLoboFootball YouTube: ...... YouTube.com/GoAztecsCom YouTube: . . . . YouTube.com/LoboTVNewMexicoLobos Instagram: ...... @GoAztecs 2016 ATTENDANCE FIGURES Instagram: ...... @UNMLoboAthletics San José State - Lawrence Fan/Richard Stern REGULAR SEASON HOME Utah State - Doug Hoffman/Wade Denniston Phone: ...... (408) 924-1217/924-1211 Team G Total Avg. High Phone: ...... (435) 797-3714/797-1361 Fax: ...... (408) 924-1291 Air Force 2 58,301 29,150 34,128 Fax: ...... (435) 797-2615 Press Box: ...... (408) 924-1234 Boise State 1 36,163 36,163 36,163 Press Box: ...... (435) 797-1686 Email: ...... [email protected] Colorado State 2 47,391 23,696 26,718 Email: ...... [email protected] [email protected] Fresno State 2 55,090 27,545 31,817 [email protected] Website: ...... SJSUSpartans.com Hawai‘i 1 22,900 22,900 22,900 Website: ...... UtahStateAggies.com Flagship Radio: . . . . .KLIV 1590 AM (San Jose) Nevada 2 39,595 19,798 20,457 Flagship Radio: ...... KVNU 610 AM (Logan) Twitter: ...... @SJSUAthletics New Mexico 1 20,221 20,221 20,221 San Diego State 2 88,958 44,480 46,486 Twitter: ...... @USUFootball Facebook: ...... Facebook.com/SJSUSpartans San José State 2 29,251 14,626 16,041 Facebook: ...... Facebook.com/USUFootball YouTube: ...... YouTube.com/SJSUAthletics UNLV 2 35,804 17,902 18,575 YouTube: . . . . .YouTube.com/UtahStateAthletics Instagram: ...... @SJSUSpartans Utah State 3 67,203 22,401 23,104 Instagram: ...... @USUFootball Wyoming 2 37,264 18,632 18,781 UNLV - Mark Wallington/Sage Sammons Total 22 538,141 24,461 Wyoming - Tim Harkins/Nick Seeman Phone: ...... (702) 895-4472/895-3764 Phone: ...... (307) 766-2256/766-2290 Fax: ...... (702) 895-0989 REGULAR SEASON ROAD/NEUTRAL SITES Fax: ...... (307) 766-2346 Press Box: ...... (702) 895-1248 Team G Total Avg. High Press Box: ...... (307) 766-2222 Email: ...... [email protected] Air Force 1 23,104 23,104 23,104 Email: ...... [email protected] [email protected] Boise State 2 65,507 32,754 42,846 [email protected] Website: ...... UNLVRebels.com Colorado State 2 114,704 57,352 69,850 Website: ...... GoWYO.com Flagship Radio: ESPN-1100 AM / 98.9 FM (Las Vegas) Fresno State 2 109,392 54,696 90,013 Flagship Radio: . . . . KFBC 1240 AM (Cheyenne) Twitter: ...... @UNLVAthletics Hawai‘i 3 221,585 73,862 110,222 Twitter: ...... @WYO_Football Facebook: . . . . . Facebook.com/UNLVAthletics Nevada 2 122,402 61,201 80,795 Facebook: ...... Facebook.com/WYOFootball YouTube: ...... YouTube.com/UNLVAthletics New Mexico 2 57,532 28,766 39,680 YouTube: . . . . . YouTube.com/WyomingAthletics Instagram: ...... @UNLVAthletics San Diego State 1 14,513 14,513 14,513 Instagram: ...... @WYO_Football San José State 2 69,599 34,800 50,851 UNLV 2 83,634 41,817 63,712 Utah State 1 62,487 62,487 62,487 Wyoming 2 106,907 53,454 89,895 Total 22 1,051,366 47,789

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MOUNTAIN WEST PLAYERS OF THE WEEK - SEPT. 25 #HIGHLIGHTS OFFENSIVE (NOTES FROM AROUND THE MOUNTAIN WEST IN 140 CHARACTERS OR LESS) Jeremy McNichols, Boise State • At least two @MountainWest teams are nationally ranked for the first time since Junior, Running Back, Long Beach, California / Santa Margarita HS Nov. 23, 2014. That yr, @CSUFootball ranked 21st, while @BroncoSportsFB • Set career highs in rushing yards (208) and touchdowns (4) in Boise State’s was 25th. 38-24 road victory over Oregon State. • Finished the game with 28 carries. • .@AFFootball has the 3rd-longest home win streak nationally (14), trailing • Rushed for 146 yards on 14 carries in the first half. Florida State (22) & Clemson (18). • Recorded all four of his touchdowns in the opening half, running for three scores and catching another. • .@GoAztecs are riding a 13-game win streak, 2nd-longest active streak in FBS • Capped his four-touchdown half with a 70-yard scoring run, the third rushing (Alabama; 16). Last loss came on 9/26/15 at Penn State (37-21). touchdown of his career of at least 70 yards. • .@BroncoSportsFB has defeated a Power 5 team in 5 of 6 seasons since joining • It was the first 200-yard, four-touchdown game for a Boise State player since the MW. BSU beat Washington State on Sept. 10 and Oregon State on Sept. Jay Ajayi did so on Nov. 29, 2014. 24. • The three rushing scores extended his Mountain West record to 15-straight games with a rushing touchdown. • 4 @MountainWest schools rank in the top-15 nationally in rushing offense: AFA (359.3 - 2), UNM (314.0 - 6), SDSU (260.7 - 12 & UNLV (250.3 - 14). DEFENSIVE • .@CSUFootball DB Braylin Scott has picked off a pass in 3 straight games. Haji Dunn, Jr., Air Force Scott is 1 of 10 FBS players with 3 INTs this season. Senior, Linebacker, Rancho Cordova, California / Pleasant Grove HS • Recorded a season-high seven tackles (three solo), 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.5 • .@GoAztecs RB Donnel Pumphrey is the nation’s active leader in career rushing sacks in Air Force’s 27-20 victory at Utah State in the Mountain West opener yds (4,871), rushing touchdowns (52) and all-purpose yardage (5,811). for both teams. • With Air Force trailing 7-3 early in the second quarter, made a key stop on third • Pumphrey’s 281 rushing yards vs. Cal (Sept. 10) are the most in a single game and two at the Air Force six yard line for no gain to force a Utah State field goal by a FBS player in 2016. and keeping the Aggies’ lead to one score, 10-3. • In 55.8% of Pumphrey’s collegiate games played he has rushed for at least • At the midway point of the fourth quarter and Air Force up 17-13, registered a 100 yards (24-43). sack, while forcing and recovering a fumble on the play to give the ball back to the Falcons’ offense on the Utah State 21-yard line. The Falcons scored in the • .@BroncoSportsFB RB Jeremy McNichols has scored a TD in a @MountainWest ensuing possession to extend their lead to 24-13. record 15 straight games. • Led a defense that held Utah State to just 42 yards on 32 carries, an average of 1.3 yards per attempt. • .@NewMexicoFB LB Dakota Cox is the nation’s 2nd-leading tackler with 332 career tackles. Cox needs 41 stops to enter the MW’s top-5.

SPECIAL TEAMS • .@BroncoSportsFB has won 22-straight nonconference home games, a streak Sean Wale, Boise State dating back to 12/28/05 vs. Boston College in the MPC Computers Bowl. Senior, Punter, La Habra, California / La Habra HS • • Averaged 46.5 yards over six punts in Boise State’s 38-24 road victory over • .@USUFootball is the only FBS team to have a new OC & DC for the third Oregon State. straight season under the same head coach. • Recorded three punts of at least 50 yards. • Tallied three punts that dropped inside Oregon State’s 20-yard line, helping the PUMPHREY RECORD WATCH Bronco defense by pinning the Beavers deep inside their own territory. San Diego State senior running back Donnel Pumphrey is on the verge of rewriting the Mountain West record book. The native of Las Vegas, Nevada, has rushed for 4,871 yards and 52 touchdowns. In his career, Pumphrey has scored a total of 56 2016 MOUNTAIN WEST PLAYERS OF THE WEEK touchdowns and racked up 5,811 all-purpose yards.

Sept. 5 Offensive: Josh Allen, QB, Wyoming Below is a look at where Pumphrey ranks in the MW record book... Defensive: Dakota Cox, LB, New Mexico Special Teams: Jason Sanders, Placekicker, New Mexico CAREER RUSHING YARDS Name (Team) Yards Years Played Sept. 12 Offensive: Donnel Pumphrey, RB, San Diego State Defensive: Tyler Horton, LB, Boise State 1. DonTrell Moore (UNM) 4,973 2002-05 Special Teams: Rashaad Penny, KR, San Diego State 2. Donnel Pumphrey (SDSU) 4,871 2013-Present

Sept. 19 Offensive: Donnel Pumphrey, RB, San Diego State CAREER RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS Defensive: Brock Carmen, LB, Utah State Name (Team) TDs Years Played Special Teams: Tanner Blain, P, San Diego State 1. Donnel Pumphrey (SDSU) 52 2013-Present 2. DonTrell Moore (UNM) 51 2002-05 Sept. 26 Offensive: Jeremy McNichols, RB, Boise State 3. Jay Ajayi (BSU) 50 2012-14 Defensive: Haji Dunn, Jr., LB, Air Force Special Teams: Sean Wale, P, Boise State MOST CAREER 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES Name (Team) Games Years Played 1. DonTrell Moore (UNM) 26 2002-05 200-YARD RUSHING PERFORMANCES 2. Donnel Pumphrey (SDSU) 24 2013-Present There have been 14 individual 200-yard rushing performances in the FBS this season. Included in this group are five Mountain West running backs, the most among all FBS CAREER ALL-PURPOSE YARDS conferences. San Diego State running back Donnel Pumphrey’s 281 rushing yards vs. Name (Team) Yards Years Played Cal on Sept. 10 is the most in a single game this season. Below is a look at 200-yard 1. DonTrell Moore (UNM) 5,947 2002-05 rushing games... 2. Jovon Bouknight (WYO) 5,921 2002-05 3. Donnel Pumphrey (SDSU) 5,811 2013-Present PLAYER RUSHING YARDS OPPONENT Donnel Pumprhey (SDSU) 281 vs. Cal Donnel Pumphrey (SDSU) 220 at Northern Illinois Jeremy McNichols (BSU) 208 at Oregon State Devante Mays (USU) 208 vs. Weber State Brian Hill (WYO) 207 vs. UC Davis

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NATIONALLY RANKED FIRST-YEAR HEAD COACHES IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST San Diego State is ranked No. 19 in the most recent Associated Press Top 25 Poll and No. The Mountain West has welcomed 25 new head coaches over the last 17 seasons. Former 24 in the Amway Coaches Poll, both announced on Sunday, Sept. 25. Prior to last week, BYU head coach Gary Crowton and current Boise State head coach Bryan Harsin have the Aztecs hadn’t been ranked in the AP poll since Nov. 7, 1995 when they were No. 25. posted the most victories and highest win percentage among the group with 12 victories and an .857 win percentage in their inaugural years in 2001 and 2014, respectively. Boise State enters the fifth week of the college football season ranked 24th in the AP Poll Harsin became the first to conclude his inaugural season by winning the Mountain West and receiving 126 votes in the Amway Coaches Poll. Championship Game, the first of two outright MW Championships in program history. Harsin is the only alumnus to lead the Broncos as head coach in the history of Boise State. This is the first time since Nov. 23, 2014 that at least two Mountain West institutions are Harsin is one of three first-year coaches to win at least 10 games in their inaugural season, ranked nationally. That season, Colorado State was ranked 21st in both polls, while Boise joining Crowton (12 wins, 2001) and Urban Meyer (10 wins, 2003). State was ranked 25th in each polly. Below is a look at how all first-year head coaches in the Mountain West have faired... CATCH STREAK Four Mountain West wide receivers have caught a pass in at least 21 consecutive games. Year Name, Team Record Pct. Bowl Game Below is a look at the national top 10 list... 2014 Bryan Harsin, Boise State 12-2 .857 Fiesta 2001 Gary Crowton, BYU 12-2 .857 Liberty Rk. Player, School Streak 2003 Urban Meyer, Utah 10-2 .830 Liberty 1. Robert Davis, Georgia State 40 2012 Tim DeRuyter, Fresno State 9-3 .750 Hawai‘i Corey Davis, Western Michigan 40 2007 Troy Calhoun, Air Force 9-4 .692 Armed Forces Zach Pascal, Old Dominion 40 2013 Matt Wells, Utah State 9-5 .643 Poinsettia 4. Zay Jones, East Carolina 39 2005 Kyle Whittingham, Utah 7-5 .583 Emerald 5. Taquan Mizzell, Virginia 37 2015 Mike Bobo, Colorado State 7-6 .539 Arizona Nate Phillips, Arizona 37 2009 Dave Christensen, Wyoming 7-6 .539 New Mexico 7. Jonnu Smith, Florida International 36 2008 Steve Fairchild, Colorado State 7-6 .539 New Mexico 8. Ronnie Moore, Bowling Green 34 2005 Bronco Mendenhall, BYU 6-6 .500 Las Vegas 9. River Carcraft, Washington State 32 2013 Ron Caragher, San José State 6-6 .500 - 10. JuJu Smith-Schuster, USC 31 2014 Craig Bohl, Wyoming 4-8 .333 - Trent Taylor, Louisiana Tech 31 2013 Brian Polian, Nevada 4-8 .333 - 2012 Jim McElwain, Colorado State 4-8 .333 - T20. Thomas Sperbeck, Boise State 26 2009 Brady Hoke, San Diego State 4-8 .333 - T25. Jerico Richardson, Nevada 23 2003 Joe Glenn, Wyoming 4-8 .333 - T25. Tanner Gentry, Wyoming 23 2002 Tom Craft, San Diego State 4-9 .310 - T31. Jake Maulhardt, Wyoming 21 1999 John Robinson, UNLV 3-8 .270 - 2015 Tony Sanchez, UNLV 3-9 .250 - RUSHING ATTACK 2012 Norm Chow, Hawai‘i 3-9 .250 - Four Mountain West insitutions rank in the top-15 nationally in rushing offense. Air Force 2006 Chuck Long, San Diego State 3-9 .250 - ranks second, averaging 359.3 yards per game on the ground. New Mexico is sixth with 2005 Mike Sanford, UNLV 2-9 .182 - 314.0 rushing yards per contest, while San Diego State’s 260.7 ranks 12th and UNLV’s 2010 Bobby Hauck, UNLV 2-11 .154 - 250.3 ranks 14th. 2000 Vic Koenning, Wyoming 1-10 .090 - 2009 Michael Locksley, New Mexico 1-11 .083 - The MW is the only conference with four teams in the top 20, let alone the top 15. MOUNTAIN WEST IN THE POSTSEASON CONSISTENT KICKING The Mountain West sent a record eight teams into postseason bowl games in 2015, Air Force junior kicker Luke Strebel has made 15 consecutive field goals, which leads the posting a 4-4 record (.500). Overall, the Mountain West has earned 77 bowl bids since nation among active FBS kickers. Strebel missed his first field goal attempt in 2015 but 1999 and holds a 42-35 (.546) all-time record. The league has also posted an overall then rattled off 10 straight to end the year. To open 2016, he is 5-for-5. postseason mark of at least .500 in nine of the last 12 seasons.

The native of Nashville, Tennessee, ranks fourth in the Mountain West, averaging 9.0 The 2015 postseason marked the ninth straight year the MW has sent at least five teams to points scored per game. bowls and 12th time since the league’s inception in 1999. It also marked the third straight year that six or more MW squads advanced to the postseason. Consecutive Field Goals Made Streaks Among Active FBS Kickers 15 - Luke Strebel, Air Force Over the last 12 seasons, the Mountain West has captured the Bowl Challenge Cup 14 - Tyler Davis, Penn State four times and owns the third-best win percentage in bowl games among the 10 14 - Austin Jones, Temple FBS conferences with a 35-27 mark (.565) during that span. The MW is the only 13 - Drew Brown, Nebraska conference to win the trophy four times since the award’s inception in 2002-03. 13 - Daniel Carlson, Auburn 12 - Cole Netten, Iowa State Conference Bowl Record (since 2004) Pct. SEC 70-35 .667 NEW HEAD COACH JOINS MW RANKS IN 2016 Pac-12 44-33 .571 The University of Hawai‘i introduced Nick Rolovich as its 23rd head coach in program MOUNTAIN WEST 31-23 .564 history. Rolovich, who was the Rainbow Warriors’ offensive coordinator and record-setting Conference USA 34-31 .523 QB, returns to the islands after a stint at Nevada where he was the Wolf Pack’s offensive Big East/American 32-30 .516 coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Big 12 45-45 .500 Sun Belt 14-15 .483 Rolovich was a two-year letterwinner for Hawai‘i from 2000-01. He threw for 4,176 yards ACC 44-58 .431 and 40 touchdowns and holds six school passing records. Rolovich started his coaching Big Ten 39-56 .411 career in 2002 as an assistant coach for San Marin High School. He got his first full-time MAC 19-38 .333 college coaching position as QB coach at City College of San Francisco. After two seasons at CCSF, Rolovich spent four years with the Rainbow Warriors before joining the Nevada staff in 2012.

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2016 MOUNTAIN WEST STATISTICAL LEADERS RUSHING Yds/ Name, Team G Att Yards Avg TD Game PUMPHREY, Donnel, SDSU 3 73 599 8.2 7 199.7 McNICHOLS, Jeremy, BSU 3 59 372 6.3 7 124.0 HILL, Brian, WYO 4 97 463 4.8 6 115.8

PASSING YARDS Name, Team G Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD VIRGIN, Chason, FS 4 142 72 3 50.7 873 6 ALLEN, Josh, WYO 4 105 65 6 61.9 866 6 RYPIEN, Brett, BSU 3 104 60 3 57.7 861 4 The Mountain West Network on Campus Insiders, will exclusively broadcast seven PASS EFFICIENCY games during the 2016 football season. Kicking off a series of contests that will be Name, Team G Att Comp Int Pct Yards PE HILL, Collin, CSU 3 63 38 1 60.3 523 153.1 broadcast live on the MWN and CampusInsiders.com is a twin-bill on Thursday, Sept. CHAPMAN, Christian, SDSU 3 67 41 2 61.2 538 152.2 1 featuring Utah State hosting Weber State at 6 p.m. MT and UNLV taking on Jackson POTTER, Kenny, SJSU 3 66 40 2 60.6 532 147.3 State at 7 p.m. PT. This is the fourth consecutive year with seven live football games streamed exclusively by the Mountain West Network and Campus Insiders since the TOTAL OFFENSE Yds/ Name, Team G Rush Pass Plays Total Game inception of the partnership. RYPIEN, Brett, BSU 3 -12 861 110 849 283.0 ALLEN, Josh, WYO 4 97 866 137 963 240.8 Date Game Time VIRGIL, Chason, FS 4 51 897 182 924 231.0 Thur., Sept. 1 Weber State at Utah State 6 p.m. MT RECEPTIONS PER GAME Rec/ Thur., Sept. 1 Jackson State at UNLV 7 p.m. PT Name, Team G Rec Yards TD Game Sat., Sept. 3 Abilene Christian at Air Force Noon MT GENTRY, Tanner, WYO 4 29 388 3 7.3 Sat., Sept. 10 Georgia State at Air Force Noon MT JOHNSON, KeeSean, FS 4 26 274 3 6.5 SPERBECK, Thomas, BSU 3 19 367 2 6.3 Sat., Sept. 10 UTSA at Colorado State 2 p.m. MT Sat., Sept. 17 Buffalo at Nevada 6 p.m. PT RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME Yds/ Sat., Sept. 24 Tulsa at Fresno State 1:30 p.m. PT Name, Team G Rec Yards TD Game SPERBECK, Thomas, BSU 3 19 367 2 122.3 GENTRY, Tanner, WYO 4 29 388 3 97.0 All dates and times are local to site and are subject to change. KEMP, Marcus, HA 4 18 353 4 88.2

TACKLES PER GAME Name, Team G Pos Solo Ast Total Avg Sacks MUNSON, Calvin, SDSU 3 LB 21 13 34 11.3 1.0 CAMILLI, Jeff, FS 3 LB 20 12 32 10.7 2.0 WINGARD, Andrew, WYO 4 DB 21 21 42 10.5 0.0

MOUNTAIN VS. WEST The Mountain Division holds an all-time record of 32-22 (.556) against opponents from the West Division since divisional play was established in the Mountain West in 2013. MW FOOTBALL ON SIRIUS/XM SATELLITE RADIO The following games will be available on SIRIUS/XM Satellite radio this week: MOUNTAIN DIVISION WEST DIVISION Date Game Time SIRIUS/XM 2015 Record vs. West: 11-5 (.688) 2015 Record vs. Mountain: 5-11 (.312) At Home: 6-1 (.857) At Home: 4-5 (.444) Sat., Oct. 1 Navy at Air Force . . . . . 1:30 p.m. MT . .SIRIUS 132/ On Road: 5-4 (.556) On Road: 1-6 (.143) XM 201 2014 Record vs. West: 14-5 (.737) 2014 Record vs. Mountain: 5-14 (.263) Sat., Oct. 1 San Diego State at South Alabama . 7 p.m. CT . . . SIRIUS 119/ At Home: 7-3 (.700) At Home: 2-7 (.222) On Road: 7-2 (.778) On Road: 3-7 (.300) XM 204 2013 Record vs. West: 7-12 (.368) 2013 Record vs. Mountain: 12-7 (.632) Sat., Oct. 1 Utah State at Boise State . . . . . 8:15 p.m. MT . .SIRIUS 145/ At Home: 4-5 (.444) At Home: 7-3 (.700) XM 203 On Road: 3-7 (.300) On Road: 5-4 (.556) All-Time vs. West: 32-22 (.593) All-Time vs. Mountain: 22-32 (.407) At Home: 17-9 (.654) At Home: 13-15 (.464) On Road: 15-13 (.536) On Road: 9-17 (.346) Teams with 8+ wins in 2015: 2 Teams with 8+ wins in 2015: 1 Teams with 8+ wins in 2014: 4 Teams with 8+ wins in 2014: 0 Teams with 8+ wins in 2013: 3 Teams with 8+ wins in 2013: 2 MW Championship Game Record: 1-1 MW Championship Game Record: 1-1 2015 Bowl Appearances: 5 2015 Bowl Appearances: 3 2015 Bowl Record: 1-4 2015 Bowl Record: 3-0 2014 Bowl Appearances: 4 2014 Bowl Appearances: 3 2014 Bowl Record: 3-1 2014 Bowl Record: 0-3 2013 Bowl Appearances: 3 2013 Bowl Appearances: 3 2013 Bowl Record: 2-1 2013 Bowl Record: 1-2

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BOISE STATE IS WINNINGEST TEAM IN FBS SINCE 2002 CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITHOUT BEING SHUT OUT Boise State has amassed 160 wins since the start of the 2002 season, making the Rk. Team Games Last Time Shut Out Broncos the winningest team at the FBS level during that time. Below is a breakdown 1. Air Force 288 Dec. 31, 1992 (Mississippi, 0-13) of the top five leaders nationally: 2. Boise State 241 Sept. 27, 1997 (Washington State, 0-58) 3. San Diego State 120 Nov. 18, 2006 (TCU, 0-52) MOST WINS SINCE 2002 4. Utah State 109 Nov. 10, 2007 (Boise State, 0-52) Rk. Team Wins 5. Nevada 94 Sept. 5, 2009 (Notre Dame, 0-35) 1. Boise State 160 6. Fresno State 72 Nov. 19, 2010 (Boise State, 0-51) 2. Oklahoma 147 7. Wyoming 71 Oct. 9, 2010 (TCU, 0-45) 3. LSU 144 8. UNLV 62 Oct. 8, 2011 (Nevada, 0-37) 4. USC 143 9. New Mexico 51 Sept. 8, 2012 (Texas, 0-45) 5. TCU 142 10. Colorado State 32 Nov. 23, 2013 (Utah State, 0-13) 11. San José State 19 Nov. 15, 2014 (Hawai‘i, 0-13) BEST HOME RECORD SINCE 2003 12. Hawai‘i 12 Oct. 3, 2015 (Boise State, 0-55) Rk. Team W-L Pct. 1. Boise State 78-5 .951 TEAM SHUTOUTS (SINCE MW INCEPTION IN 1999) 2. Ohio State 84-9 .903 Rk. Team Games Last Time 3. Oklahoma 73-8 .901 1. ^Boise State 13 Oct. 3, 2015 (Hawai‘i, 55-0) 4. LSU 85-11 .885 2. Air Force 6 Oct. 29, 2011 (New Mexico, 42-0) 5. USC 67-12 .848 New Mexico 6 Sept. 6, 2015 (Miss Valley State, 66-0) 6 TCU 68-13 .840 4. San Diego State 5 Sept. 3, 2016 (New Hampshire, 31-0) 5. *Fresno State 4 Sept. 5, 2009 (UC Davis, 51-0) BEST ROAD/NEUTRAL WINNING PERCENTAGE SINCE 2003 6. *Hawai‘i 3 Nov. 15, 2014 (San José State, 13-0) Rk. Team W-L Pct. *Nevada 3 Oct. 8, 2011 (UNLV, 37-0) 1. Boise State 66-21 .759 +San José State 3 Aug. 29, 2013 (Sacramento State, 24-0) 2. USC 65-25 .722 Wyoming 3 Nov. 20, 2010 (Colorado State, 44-0) 3. TCU 62-25 .713 10. UNLV 2 Sept. 22, 2007 (Utah, 27-0) 4. TEXAS 59-27 .686 +Utah State 2 Nov. 23, 2013 (Colorado State, 13-0) 5. LSU 52-26 .667 12. Colorado State 0 Oct. 4, 1997 (Hawai‘i, 63-0) OVERTIME GAMES NCAA CONSECUTIVE SCORING STREAK RECORDS Below is a look at MW records in overtime since it was established in the FBS in Rk. Team Streak Dates By Team 1996: 1. Michigan 365 10/27/1984 - 9/6/2014 Notre Dame 2. BYU 361 9/27/1975 - 11/15/2003 Utah Team 2016 Total Last Overtime Game 3. Florida 352 11/05/1988 - present Air Force 0-0 7-5 Nov. 15, 2014 (Def. Nevada, 45-38) 4. TCU 292 11/23/1991 - present ^Boise State 0-0 4-3 Nov. 23, 2013 (Lost at San Diego State, 31-34) 5. Air Force 288 9/04/1993 - present Colorado State 0-0 1-4 Sept. 19, 2015 (Lost to Colorado, 24-27) 6. Texas 282 11/29/1980 - 10/02/2004 Oklahoma *Fresno State 0-1 7-10 Sept. 24, 2016 (Lost to Tulsa, 41-48) 7. Washington State 280 10/22/1984 - 10/18/2008 USC *Hawai‘i 0-0 7-4 Nov. 23, 2013 (Lost to Wyoming, 56-59) 8. Washington 272 11/14/1981 - 10/16/2004 USC *Nevada 1-0 6-6 Sept. 3, 2016 (Def. Cal Poly, 30-27) 9. Oregon 267 10/05/1985 - 11/15/2007 UCLA New Mexico 0-0 4-5 Sept. 7, 2013 (Def. UTEP, 42-35) 10. Tennessee 256 - - San Diego State 0-0 7-3 Sept. 19, 2015 (Lost to South Alabama, 27-34) 11. UCLA 245 10/02/1971 - 10/17/1992 Arizona State +San José State 0-0 3-6 Nov. 14, 2015 (Lost at Nevada, 34-37) 12. Colorado 242 11/19/1988 - 10/25/2008 Missouri UNLV 0-1 4-10 Sept. 24, 2016 (Lost to Idaho, 30-33) 13. Boise State 241 9/27/1997 - present +Utah State 0-0 6-5 Sept. 20, 2014 (Lost at Arkansas State, 14-21) 14. Nebraska 233 1/01/1974 - 11/29/1991 Miami (Fla.) Wyoming 1-0 7-6 Sept. 3, 2016 (Def. to Northern Illinois, 40-34) 15. Florida State 232 9/10/1988 - 11/11/2006 Wake Forest ^Boise State became a member of the MW in July 2011. AHEAD OF THE CLASS *Fresno State and Nevada became members of the MW in July 2012, while Hawai‘i MW Record Overall Record joined as a football-only member. Team W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Bowls +San José State and Utah State became members of the MW in July 2013. ^Boise State 30-8 .790 54-14 .794 5 +Utah State 18-7 .720 27-18 .600 3 Air Force 67-62 .535 119-94 .559 9 *Fresno State 21-11 .656 30-26 .536 3 *Nevada 15-17 .469 27-26 .509 3 San Diego State 65-63 .508 97-113 .462 6 Colorado State 62-66 .484 105-109 .491 10 +San José State 11-13 .458 16-25 .390 - New Mexico 52-76 .406 84-125 .402 6 Wyoming 39-89 .305 76-129 .371 3 UNLV 35-93 .273 62-146 .298 2 *Hawai‘i 4-28 .125 12-42 .222 -

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AIR FORCE SAN DIEGO STATE BRONCO NAGURSKI TROPHY (outstanding defensive player) ATHLON PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS Weston Steelhammer, Sr., Defensive Back Second Team DOAK WALKER AWARD (top running back) Rashaad Penny, Jr., Kick Returner/Running Back Jacobi Owens, Sr. Running Back BEDNARIK AWARD (defensive player of the year) MAXWELL AWARD (player of the year) Damontae Kazee, Sr., Defensive Back Jacobi Owens, Sr. Running Back Calvin Munson, Sr., Linebacker JIM THORPE AWARD (top defensive back) BRONCO NAGURSKI TROPHY (outstanding defensive player) Roland Ladipo, Sr. Defensive Back Calvin Munson, Sr., Linebacker Weston Steelhammer, Sr., Defensive Back BUTKUS AWARD (top linebacker) LOTT IMPACT TROPHY (integrity, maturity, performance, academic, community, tenacity) Calvin Munson, Sr., Linebacker Weston Steelhammer, Sr., Defensive Back CBS SPORTS 2016 PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAM Second Team BOISE STATE Rashaad Penny, Jr., Kick Returner ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM DOAK WALKER AWARD (top running back) Jake Roh, Jr., Tight End Donnel Pumphrey, Sr., Running Back BILETNIKOFF AWARD (top wide receiver) JIM THORPE AWARD (top defensive back) Thomas Sperbeck, Sr., Wide Receiver Damontae Kazee, Sr. Defensive Back BRONCO NAGURSKI TROPHY (outstanding defensive player) LOTT IMPACT TROPHY (integrity, maturity, performance, academic, community, tenacity) Tanner Vallejo, Sr., Linebacker Calvin Munson, Sr., Linebacker BUTKUS AWARD (top linebacker) MAXWELL AWARD (player of the year) Tanner Vallejo, Sr., Linebacker Donnel Pumphrey, Sr., Running Back DAVEY O’BRIEN AWARD (top quarterback) OUTLAND TROPHY (top interior lineman) Brett Rypien, So., Quarterback Nico Siragusa, Sr., Offensive Line DOAK WALKER AWARD (top running back) PAUL HORNUNG AWARD (most versatile player) Jeremy McNichols, Jr. Running Back Rashaad Penny, Jr., Kick Returner/Running Back JOHN MACKEY AWARD (top tight end) PHIL STEELE PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS Jake Roh, Jr., Tight End Second Team LOU GROZA AWARD (top place-kicker) Nico Siragusa, Sr., Offensive Line Tyler Rausa, Sr., Kicker’ RIMINGTON TROPHY (top center) THE MANNING AWARD (top quarterback) Arthur Flores, Sr., Center Brett Rypien, So., Quarterback ROTARY LOMBARDI AWARD (outstanding MAXWELL AWARD (player of the year) Damontae Kazee, Sr., Defensive Back Jeremy McNichols, Jr. Running Back SPORTS ILLUSTRATED PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS Brett Rypien, So., Quarterback Second Team WALTER CAMP AWARD (player of the year) Damontae Kazee, Sr., Defensive Back Brett Rypien, So., Quarterback USA TODAY PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS Second Team COLORADO STATE Damontae Kazee, Sr., Defensive Back ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM WALTER CAMP AWARD (player of the year) Elroy Masters, Jr., Jr., Wide Receiver Donnel Pumphrey, Sr., Running Back ATHLON PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS WUERFFEL TROPHY (community service) Third Team Daniel Brunskill, Sr., Tight End Hayden Hunt, Jr., Punter BUTKUS AWARD (top linebacker) SAN JOSÉ STATE Kevin Davis, Sr., Linebacker ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM OUTLAND TROPHY (top interior lineman) Tim Crawley, Sr., Wide Receiver Fred Zerblis, Sr., Offensive Line ATHLON PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS RAY GUY AWARD (top punter) Fourth Team Hayden Hunt, Jr., Punter Michael Carrizosa, Jr., Punter RIMINGTON TROPHY (top center) JOHN MACKEY AWARD (top tight end) Jake Bennett, Jr., Center Billy Freeman, Sr., Tight End SPORTS ILLUSTRATED PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS PAUL HORNUNG AWARD (most versatile player) Second Team Tim Crawley, Sr., Wide Receiver Hayden Hunt, Sr., Punter PHIL STEELE PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS WUERFFEL TROPHY (community service) Fourth Team Zack Golditch, Jr., Offensive Line Michael Carrizosa, Jr., Punter RAY GUY AWARD (top punter) FRESNO STATE Michael Carrizosa, Jr., Punter ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM WUERFFEL TROPHY (community service) Jacob Vazquez, Sr. Offensive Line Tim Crawley, Sr., Wide Receiver BUTKUS AWARD (top linebacker) Jeff Camilli, Sr., Linebacker UNLV ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM HAWAI‘I Kyle Saxelid, Jr., Offensive Line ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM BILETNIKOFF AWARD (top wide receiver) Makani Kema-Kaleiwahea, Sr., Defensive Line Devonte Boyd, Jr., Wide Receiver DOAK WALKER AWARD (top running back) EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD (top offensive player from Texas) Paul Harris, Sr., Running Back Lexington Thomas, So., Running Back RIMINGTON TROPHY (top center) RIMINGTON TROPHY (top center) Will Kreitler, Sr., Center Asotui Eli, So., Center UTAH STATE NEVADA ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM Travis Seefeldt, Sr., Defensive Line Jeremy Maculey, Sr., Offensive Line DOAK WALKER AWARD (top running back) BILETNIKOFF AWARD (top wide receiver) Devante Mays, Sr., Running Back Hassan Henderson, Sr., Wide Receiver EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD (top offensive player from Texas) Jerico Richardson, Sr., Wide Receiver Devante Mays, Sr., Running Back DOAK WALKER AWARD (top running back) Kent Myers, Jr., Quarterback James Butler, Jr. Running Back JOHN MACKEY AWARD (top tight end) EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD (top offensive player from Texas) Wyatt Houston, Sr., Tight End Jarred Gipson, Sr., Tight End THE MANNING AWARD (top quarterback) JOHN MACKEY AWARD (top tight end) Kent Myers, Jr., Quarterback Jarred Gipson, Sr., Tight End RIMINGTON TROPHY (top center) LOU GROZA AWARD (top place-kicker) Austin Stephens, Sr., Center Brent Zuzo, Sr., Kicker WUERFFEL TROPHY (community service) MAXWELL AWARD (player of the year) Travis Seefeldt, Sr., Defensive Line James Butler, Jr. Running Back OUTLAND TROPHY (top interior lineman) WYOMING Austin Corbett, Jr., Offensive Line DOAK WALKER AWARD (top running back) RAY GUY AWARD (top punter) Brian Hill, Jr. Running Back Alex Boy, Sr., Punter JIM THORPE AWARD (top defensive back) RIMINGTON TROPHY (top center) Andrew Wingard, So. Defensive Back Nathan Goltry, Sr., Center MAXWELL AWARD (player of the year) WUERFFEL TROPHY (community service) Brian Hill, Jr. Running Back Jeremy Maculey, Sr., Offensive Line OUTLAND TROPHY (top interior lineman) Chase Roullier, Sr., Offensive Line NEW MEXICO RAY GUY AWARD (top punter) ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM Ethan Wood, Sr., Punter Garrett Adcock, Sr., Offensive Line

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Rk Team Rec Pts. Pvs Rk Team Rec Pts. Pvs Coming November 1, 2016... 1 Alabama (61) 4-0 1597 — 1 Alabama (50) 4-0 1511 — 2 Ohio State (2) 3-0 1506 — 2 Ohio State (4) 3-0 1440 — 3 Clemson (1) 4-0 1440 — 3 Louisville (6) 4-0 1409 — 4 Louisville 4-0 1411 — 4 Michigan (1) 4-0 1292 — 5 Michigan 4-0 1333 — 5 Clemson 4-0 1267 — 6 Stanford 3-0 1269 — 6 Houston 4-0 1239 — 7 Houston 4-0 1250 — 7 Stanford 3-0 1166 — 8 Wisconsin 4-0 1127 10 8 Wisconsin 4-0 1084 11 9 Washington 4-0 1049 — 9 Texas A&M 4-0 1036 10 10 Texas A&M 4-0 1016 13 10 Washington 4-0 986 9 11 Tennessee 4-0 986 12 11 Tennessee 4-0 909 14 12 Florida State 3-1 843 14 12 Florida State 3-1 804 13 13 Baylor 4-0 797 15 13 Baylor 4-0 729 16 14 Miami 3-0 664 19 14 Miami 3-0 696 15 15 Nebraska 4-0 649 20 15 Nebraska 4-0 640 20 16 Michigan State 2-1 597 8 16 Ole Miss 2-2 540 23 17 Ole Miss 2-2 558 21 17 Michigan State 2-1 527 8 18 Utah 4-0 504 23 18 Utah 4-0 493 24 19 TCU 3-1 330 21 19 San Diego State 3-0 304 22 20 Georgia 3-1 271 11 20 Arkansas 3-1 241 17 21 Florida 3-1 254 16 21 TCU 3-1 239 NR 22 Arkansas 3-1 197 18 22 Texas 2-1 217 21 23 North Carolina 3-1 173 NR 23 Florida 3-1 176 19 24 San Diego State 3-0 156 NR 24 Boise State 3-0 163 NR 25 Texas 2-1 142 24 25 Georgia 3-1 142 12

MW teams receiving votes: Boise State 126 MW teams receiving votes: None

MOUNTAIN WEST IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST IN THE CFP USATODAY/COACHES’ POLL ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL SELECTION COMMITTEE RANKINGS BSU SDSU BSU SDSU Coming November 1, 2016... Preseason RV RV Preseason RV RV Sept. 6 RV RV Sept. 6 RV RV Sept. 11 RV RV Sept. 11 RV RV Sept. 18 RV RV Sept. 18 RV 22 Sept. 25 RV 24 Sept. 25 24 19

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(Includes Bowl Games) 2016 All-Time Year W L Pct. Bowls Conference W-L Pct. W-L Pct. 1999 22 13 .629 1-2 ACC 0-0 .000 12-13 .480 2000 18 20 .474 3-0 American (formerly the Big East) 0-2 .000 9-12 .429 2001 20 18 .526 2-1 Navy 2002 18 27 .400 0-3 Tulsa (San José State - Loss 45-10; Fresno State - Loss 48-41 (2OT)) 2003 24 18 .571 1-2 2004 18 17 .514 2-1 Big Ten 0-6 .000 7-41 .146 2005 15 17 .469 2-2 Michigan (Hawai‘i - Loss 63-3) 2006 19 21 .475 3-1 Minnesota (Colorado State - Loss 31-24) Nebraska (Fresno State - Loss 43-10; Wyoming - Loss 52-17) 2007 24 17 .585 4-1 Purdue (Nevada - Loss 24-14) 2008 28 13 .683 3-2 Rutgers (New Mexico - Loss 37-28) 2009 25 16 .610 4-1 2010 21 21 .500 4-1 Big 12 0-1 .000 21-43 .328 2011 24 21 .533 2-3 Iowa State (San José State - Loss 44-10 2012 19 28 .404 1-4 2013 23 31 .426 3-3 Big West (No longer a FBS Conference) 10-5 .667 2014 30 28 .529 3-4 Conference USA 1-0 1.000 33-25 .569 2015 23 33 .411 4-4 UTSA (Colorado State - Won 23-14) 2016 21 21 .500 - TOTALS 392 380 .508 42-35 Independents 0-1 .000 43-38 .531 Army BYU Massachusetts COMPOSITE NON-CONFERENCE RECORDS Notre Dame (Nevada - Loss 39-10)

(Includes Bowl Games) Mid-American 3-3 .500 19-16 .543 Team W L Pct. Buffalo (Nevada - Won 38-14) Air Force 52 31 .627 Central Michigan (UNLV - Loss 44-21) ^Boise State 23 6 .793 Eastern Michigan (Wyoming - Loss 27-24) Colorado State 43 42 .506 Northern Illinois (Wyoming - Won 40-34 (3OT); San Diego State - Won 42-28) Toledo (Fresno State - Loss 52-17) *Fresno State 8 14 .364 *Hawai‘i 8 14 .364 Pac-12 2-7 .222 44-97 .312 *Nevada 11 11 .500 Arizona (Hawai‘i - Loss 47-28) New Mexico 33 50 .398 California (Hawai‘i - Loss 51-31; San Diego State - Won 45-40) San Diego State 32 49 .395 Colorado (Colorado State - Loss 44-7) Oregon State (Boise State - Won 38-24) +San José State 5 12 .294 UCLA (UNLV - Loss 42-21) UNLV 28 52 .350 USC (Utah State - Loss 45-7) +Utah State 9 10 .474 Utah (San José State - Loss 34-17) Wyoming 37 40 .481 Washington State (Boise State - Won 31-28) TOTALS 289 331 .466 SEC 0-0 .000 7-17 .292

Sun Belt 3-2 .600 24-11 .686 Arkansas State (Utah State - Won 34-20) 2016 NON-CONFERENCE RECORDS Georgia State (Air Force - Won 48-14) Idaho (UNLV - Loss 33-30 (OT) (Includes Bowl Games) Louisiana (Boise State - Won 45-10) Team Top 25 FBS Overall Louisiana-Monroe Air Force 0-0 1-0 2-0 New Mexico State (New Mexico - Loss 32-31) ^Boise State 0-0 3-0 3-0 South Alabama Colorado State 0-0 1-2 2-2 WAC (No longer a FBS Conference) 0-0 .000 61-53 .535 *Fresno State 0-0 0-3 1-3 *Hawai‘i 0-1 0-3 1-3 Division I FCS 11-0 1.000 102-10 .911 *Nevada 0-1 1-2 2-2 Abilene Christian (Air Force - Won 37-21) New Mexico 0-0 0-2 1-2 Cal Poly (Nevada - Won 30-27 (OT)) San Diego State 0-0 2-0 3-0 Jackson State (UNLV - Won 63-13) New Hampshire (San Diego State - Won 31-0) +San José State 0-0 0-3 1-3 Northern Colorado (Colorado State - Won 47-21) UNLV 0-0 0-3 1-3 Portland State (San José State - Won 66-35) +Utah State 0-0 1-1 2-1 Sacramento State (Fresno State - Won 31-3) Wyoming 0-0 1-2 2-2 South Dakota (New Mexico - Won 48-21) TOTALS 0-2 10-21 21-21 Tennessee-Martin (Hawai‘i - Won 41-36) UC Davis (Wyoming - Won 45-22) Weber State (Utah State - Won 45-6) ^Boise State became a member of the MW in July 2011. *Fresno State, Hawai‘i and Nevada became members of the MW Total 21-21 .500 392-380 .508 in July 2012. +San José State and Utah State became members of the MW in Records are based on conference alignments during season in which games were played. July 2013.

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NAVY THE GAME AIR FORCE MIDSHIPMEN Saturday, October 1 FALCONS Falcon Stadium (46,692) • Colorado Springs, Colorado 3-0 Overall 1:30 p.m. MT • CBS Sports Network 3-0 Overall 2-0 American Carter Blackburn (PBP), Aaron Taylor (analyst), Jenny Dell (sideline) 1-0 Mountain West

2016 STATISTICS THE SERIES 2016 STATISTICS Air Force leads 28-20 CATEGORY AAC NAVY FBS Last meeting: 2015, Navy won 33-11 in Annapolis, Maryland CATEGORY MW AFA FBS Rush Offense 1st 316.3 5th Rush Offense 1st 359.3 2nd THE STORY Pass Offense 11th 104.0 126th Air Force and Navy open the 45th year of the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy Pass Offense 12th 127.0 123rd competition this week. The Midshipmen have won 10 of the last 13 games against Total Offense 8th 420.3 69th Total Offense 2nd 486.3 29th the Falcons. Scoring Offense 5th 33.7 52nd Scoring Offense 3rd 37.3 42nd

Rush Defense 10th 164.0 75th Rush Defense 1st 51.7 2nd

Pass Eff. Def 10th 129.65 71st TALE OF THE TAPE Pass Eff. Def 3rd 124.47 63rd NAVY CATEGORY AIR FORCE Total Defense 6th 359.7 43rd Total Defense 1st 309.3 21st Won 5 Current Streak Won 3 Net Punting 5th 37.44 68th 14 Touchdowns Scored 14 Net Punting 9th 33.46 111th Punt Returns 1st 16.00 13th 12 Rushing Touchdowns 9 Punt Returns 8th 0.00 118th 1 Passing Touchdowns 4 Kickoff Returns 3rd 24.83 31st Kickoff Returns 1st 44.80 1st 6 Touchdowns Allowed 7 Turnover Margin 8th 0.00 60th Turnover Margin 4th 0.00 60th 3 Rushing TDs Allowed 2 Pass Defense 6th 195.7 37th 2 Passing TDs Allowed 5 Pass Defense 6th 257.7 94th Pass Efficiency 1st 185.45 3rd Bye Last Week W, 27-20 at Utah State Pass Efficiency 1st 179.41 6th Houston Next Week at Wyoming

NAVY HEAD COACH KEN NIUMATALOLO AIR FORCE HEAD COACH TROY CALHOUN 71-37 (9th year) at Navy 70-50 (10th year) at Air Force 71-37 (9th year) overall 70-50 (10th year) overall

2016 STATISTICAL LEADERS 2016 STATISTICAL LEADERS Passer: Will Worth (3 GP, 14-23-0, 60.9 pct., 267 yds., 1 TD) Passer: Nate Romine (3 GP, 13-32-0, 40.6 pct., 364 yds., 3 TDs) Rusher: Chris High (3 GP, 26 att., 263 yds., 10.1 avg./rush, 4 TDs) Rusher: Jacobi Owens (3 GP, 23 att., 203 yds., 8.8 avg./rush, 3 TDs) Receiver: Jamir Tillman (3 GP, 9 rec., 143 yds., 15.9 avg./rec., 0 TDs) Receiver: Jalen Robinette (2 GP, 4 rec., 94 yds., 23.5 avg./rec., 0 TDs) Tackler: Micah Thomas (3 GP, 21 Tkls, 1.0 TFL, 2 PBU) Tackler: Grant Ross (3 GP, 17 Tkls, 3.0 TFLs, 1.0 sacks)

WHAT TO WATCH FOR • Air Force holds a 14-game home win streak, which is third-longest nationally, • Under Calhoun, Air Force is 37-2 when allowing fewer than 20 points in a trailing only Florida State (22) and Clemson (18). The Falcons’ last home loss game. was Nov. 21, 2013 vs. UNLV (41-21). • The Falcons have scored in a school-record 288 games, the third-longest active • Air Force has compiled a series-best 57-30 record in Commander-in-Chief streak in the nation. The last time AFA was shutout was in the 1992 Liberty trophy games (against Army and Navy) and has won 19 CIC titles,. The last time Bowl vs. Ole Miss (13-0). it won the CIC Trophy was in 2014. • Both Air Force and Navy rank in the top 5 nationally in rushing yards per game. • This is the first time in the 49-game series that both teams enter the contest The Falcons average 359.3 yards per contest, which ranks second, while the undefeated. Additionally, the winner of the Air Force-Navy contest has gone on Midshipmen rank fifth with a 316.3 yard average. to win the last 19 CIC Trophies. • Navy is looking to start 4-0 in back-to-back seasons for the first time since • Air Force is 3-0 for the first time since 2008. The last time the Falcons started 1978 and 1979. a season 4-0 was in 2003 when they went 5-0 before losing to Navy, 28-25. • Navy has won 19 consecutive games against unranked opponents, which is the • In their last eight home games, the Falcons have trailed for only 10 minutes fourth-longest streak in the country. Only Alabama (62), Clemson (43) and and 32 seconds. Air Force was losing on Oct. 24, 2015 vs. Fresno State for Ohio State (21) own longer winning streaks. The Midshipmen’s last loss to an 10 minutes and 19 seconds and then for 13 seconds against Georgia State on unranked opponent came on Oct. 4, 2014, when they lost at Air Force, 30-21. Sept. 10, 2016.

• Air Force head coach Troy Calhoun is 19-3 at home against nonconference foes. The Falcons’ last home nonconference defeat came on Oct. 26, 2013 vs. Notre Dame.

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SAN JOSÉ THE GAME NEW MEXICO STATE Saturday, October 1 LOBOS SPARTANS University Stadium (39,224) • Albuquerque, New Mexico 1-3 Overall 2 p.m. MT • ROOT SPORTS 1-2 Overall 0-0 Mountain West Marc Stout (PBP), Joel Dreessen (analyst), Brad Thompson (sideline) 0-0 Mountain West

2016 STATISTICS THE SERIES 2016 STATISTICS CATEGORY MW SJSU FBS San José State leads 12-4-1 CATEGORY MW UNM FBS Last meeting: 2015, San José State won 31-21 in San Jose, California Rush Offense 9th 173.8 70th Rush Offense 2nd 314.0 6th Pass Offense 3rd 217.8 76th THE STORY Pass Offense 11th 157.0 116th New Mexico is searching for its first win against San José State since Oct. 9, 1976. Total Offense 7th 391.5 82nd Total Offense 3rd 471.0 37th That year, the Lobos were victorious 36-30 in Albuquerque. Scoring Offense 8th 25.8 87th Scoring Offense 4th 35.7 49th

Rush Defense 9th 223.8 107th Rush Defense 8th 154.0 66th Pass Eff. Def 11th 163.48 124th TALE OF THE TAPE Pass Eff. Def 2nd 122.11 56th Total Defense 11th 482.3 115th SAN JOSÉ STATE CATEGORY NEW MEXICO Total Defense 2nd 326.7 27th Lost 2 Current Streak Lost 2 Net Punting 10th 31.58 120th Net Punting 12th 25.07 128th 13 Touchdowns Scored 14 Punt Returns 12th -0.40 126th 6 Rushing Touchdowns 11 Punt Returns 2nd 9.29 52nd Kickoff Returns 10th 18.18 103rd 7 Passing Touchdowns 3 Kickoff Returns 9th 20.38 80th 21 Touchdowns Allowed 10 Turnover Margin 5th -0.25 71st Turnover Margin 7th -0.33 82nd 10 Rushing TDs Allowed 4 Pass Defense 7th 258.5 97th Pass Defense 1st 172.7 19th 9 Passing TDs Allowed 5 Pass Efficiency 7th 126.09 90th L, 44-10 at Iowa State Last Week Bye Pass Efficiency 6th 126.46 88th Hawai‘i Next Week Boise State

SAN JOSÉ STATE HEAD COACH RON CARAGHER NEW MEXICO HEAD COACH BOB DAVIE 16-25 (4th year) at San José State 19-34 (5th year) at New Mexico 60-47 (10th year) overall 54-59 (10th year) overall

2016 STATISTICAL LEADERS 2016 STATISTICAL LEADERS Passer: Josh Love (4 GP, 24-49-5, 49.0 pct., 339 yds., 2 TDs) Passer: Austin Apodaca (3 GP, 29-52-2, 55.8 pct., 372 yds., 3 TDs) Rusher: Deontae Cooper (4 GP, 62 att., 278 yds., 4.5 avg./rush, 1 TD) Rusher: Teriyon Gipson (2 GP, 20 att., 243 yds., 12.1 avg./rush, 4 TDs) Receiver: Tre Hartley (4 GP, 12 rec., 238 yds., 19.8 avg./rec., 1 TD) Receiver: Dameon Gamblin (3 GP, 9 rec., 78 yds., 8.7 avg./rec.) Tackler: Frank Ginda (4 GP, 38 Tkls, 4.5 TFLs, 3.0 sacks, 1 PBU, 1 FRCV) Tackler: Kimmie Carson (3 GP, 21 Tkls, 2.5 TFLs)

WHAT TO WATCH FOR • San José State has won seven of the last eight meetings, including three in a • Spartans freshman RB Zamore Zigler has recorded two 100-yard rushing row against New Mexico. Six of the last eight contests in the series have been performances this season. Zigler, who rushed for 104 yards at Iowa State last decided by nine points or less. Saturday and 111 yards vs. Portland State on Sept. 10, is the first San José State freshman to record two 100-yard rushing games since Jarrod Lawson in • Since joining the Mountain West prior to the 2013 season, the Spartans are 2013. 0-3 in MW openers. SJSU lost to Utah State in 2013, Nevada in 2014 and at Air Force in 2015. • Another 100-yard rushing contest from Zigler would tie a SJSU freshman record for 100-yard games in a single season. The record is currently held by Deoncé • New Mexico is 1-9 in its last 10 MW lid-lifters. The Lobos dropped nine Whitaker (1998). consecutive Conference openers before defeating Wyoming in 2015 (38-28). At home, UNM has dropped seven straight MW openers. • The Lobos have scored at least three rushing touchdowns in seven consecutive games dating back to Nov. 14, 2015 at Boise State. • The Lobos are looking for their first back-to-back years with a win in Conference play since 2001-02. • Under head coach Bob Davie, New Mexico is 1-12 when attempting 20 or more passes in a single game, including 0-2 in 2016. The lone victory came last • The Spartans are tied for 14th nationally with nine turnovers gained. SJSU season vs. Hawai‘i. opened the season at Tulsa without a takeaway, but then recorded six vs. Portland State, two vs. Utah and one at Iowa State. The six takeaways against • Through their first three games, the Lobos are allowing 326.7 yards per game. Portland State were the most since Sept. 27, 2008 (6 at Hawai‘i). New Mexico hasn’t allowed more than 350 yards of total offense in three straight games, which is an accomplishment the Lobos haven’t achieved since • SJSU has been limited to less than 60 rushing yards twice this season. The the final three games of the 2007 season. Spartans rushed for 56 yards on Sept. 17 vs. Utah and 53 in Week 1 at Tulsa. The Lobos defense has allowed 154 rushing yards per contest.

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NEVADA THE GAME HAWAI‘I WOLF PACK Saturday, October 1 RAINBOW Aloha Stadium (50,000) • Honolulu, Hawaii WARRIORS 2-2 Overall 6 p.m. HT • Oceanic 1-3 Overall 0-0 Mountain West Robert Kekaula (PBP), Rich Miano (analyst), Scott Robbs (sideline) 0-0 Mountain West

2016 STATISTICS THE SERIES 2016 STATISTICS CATEGORY MW NEV FBS Nevada leads 12-8 CATEGORY MW UH FBS Last meeting: 2015, Nevada won 30-20 in Reno, Nevada Rush Offense 10th 173.3 73rd Rush Offense 11th 168.0 77th

Pass Offense 7th 186.0 103rd THE STORY Pass Offense 5th 212.3 84th Nevada has won five straight contests over Hawai‘i, winning by an average of 19.8 Total Offense 12th 359.3 99th Total Offense 9th 380.3 91st points. The Rainbow Warriors last victory against the Wolf Pack came on Oct. 16, Scoring Offense 12th 23.0 105th 2010 (27-21). Scoring Offense 8th 25.8 87th Rush Defense 10th 254.8 121st Rush Defense 12th 264.0 124th

Pass Eff. Def 6th 132.31 78th TALE OF THE TAPE Pass Eff. Def 12th 169.03 125th NEVADA CATEGORY HAWAI‘I Total Defense 8th 429.0 92nd Total Defense 12th 535.5 126th Lost 1 Current Streak Lost 1 Net Punting 4th 37.90 61st 12 Touchdowns Scored 14 Net Punting 3rd 38.15 58th Punt Returns 6th 6.00 85th 7 Rushing Touchdowns 8 Punt Returns 8th 0.00 118th 5 Passing Touchdowns 6 Kickoff Returns 12th 14.11 126th Kickoff Returns 8th 20.58 77th 13 Touchdowns Allowed 26 Turnover Margin 2nd 1.25 15th Turnover Margin 12th -1.25 119th 8 Rushing TDs Allowed 12 Pass Defense 2nd 174.3 21st 5 Passing TDs Allowed 11 Pass Defense 10th 271.5 105th

Pass Efficiency 5th 135.18 67th L, 24-14 at Purdue Last Week Bye Pass Efficiency 10th 114.26 109th Fresno State Next Week at San José State

NEVADA HEAD COACH BRIAN POLIAN HAWAI’I HEAD COACH NICK ROLOVICH 20-22 (4th year) at Nevada 1-3 (1st year) at Hawai’i 20-22 (4th year) overall 1-3 (1st year) overall

2016 STATISTICAL LEADERS 2016 STATISTICAL LEADERS Passer: Tyler Stewart (4 GP, 65-96-1, 67.7 pct., 640 yds., 5 TDs) Passer: Ikaika Woolsey (4 GP, 44-90-6, 48.9 pct., 644 yds., 6 TDs) Rusher: James Butler (4 GP, 80 att., 385 yds., 4.8 avg./rush, 5 TDs) Rusher: Diocemy Saint Juste (4 GP, 50 att., 259 yds., 5.2 avg./rush, 2 TDs) Receiver: Wyatt Demps (4 GP, 14 rec., 129 yds., 9.2 avg./rec., 2 TDs) Receiver: Marcus Kemp (4 GP, 18 rec., 353 yds., 19.6 avg./rec., 4 TDs) Tackler: Alex Bertrando (4 GP, 39 Tkls, 2.0 TFLs, 1 FF) Tackler: Trayvon Henderson (4 GP, 31 Tkls, 2.0 TFLs, 1.0 INT, 1 PBU)

WHAT TO WATCH FOR • During Nevada’s five-game win streak over Hawai‘i, the Wolf Pack have rushed • Hawai‘i QB Ikaika Woolsey is tied atop the Mountain West with six touchdown for over 200 yards in four of those contests and are averaging 251 yards on the passes, while Marcus Kemp leads the league with four touchdown catches. ground per game. Additionally, Nevada is a perfect 26-for-26 in the red zone Kemp’s four TD receptions rank 16th nationally. against the Rainbow Warriors during this win streak. • Wolf Pack WR Jerico Richardson has caught a pass in 23 consecutive games • The Rainbow Warriors are searching for their first Mountain West victory since dating back to Oct. 18, 2014. This streak is tied for 25th nationally and is a 37-35 win over UNLV at Aloha Stadium on Nov. 22, 2014. Overally, UH has second in the Mountain West. Four games into the season, Richardson is third dropped nine straight Conference contests. on the team with 12 receptions for 132 yards.

• Hawai‘i head coach Nick Rolovich has a chance to defeat his former employer. • Nevada DB Asauni Rufus has forced three fumbles on the year, including two Rolovich was Nevada’s offensive coordinator from 2012-15. last week at Purdue. Rufus’ three forced fumbles are second-most nationally.

• Nevada senior punter Alex Boy ranks 10th nationally with an average of 45.9 • Hawai‘i has scored 28 or more points in three of its first four games in yards per boot. This figure leads the Mountain West. 2016. Last season, the Rainbow Warriors scored 28-plus points on just three occasions. • The Wolf Pack have compiled a 3-1 record in Mountain West openers. They won the first three openers after joining the Conference prior to the 2012 season but lost last season 23-17 vs. UNLV. On the other side of the ball, the Rainbow Warriors are 1-3 in MW lid-lifters, last winning vs. Wyoming in 2014 (38-28).

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24/19 SAN THE GAME SOUTH ALABAMA DIEGO STATE Saturday, October 1 JAGUARS AZTECS Ladd-Peebles Stadium (33,471) • Mobile, Alabama 3-0 Overall 7 p.m. CT • ESPNEWS/WatchESPN 2-2 Overall 0-0 Mountain West Joel Meyers (PBP), Brian Kinchen (analyst) 0-2 Sun Belt

2016 STATISTICS THE SERIES 2016 STATISTICS South Alabama leads 1-0 CATEGORY MW SDSU FBS Last meeting: 2015, South Alabama won 34-27 (OT) in San Diego, California CATEGORY SUN BELT USA FBS Rush Offense 3rd 260.7 12th Rush Offense 10th 182.0 61st THE STORY Pass Offense 8th 182.0 104th San Diego State is in the midst of a 13-game win streak, the second-longest Pass Offense 1st 326.0 16th nationally (Alabama - 16). The Aztecs have won six straight away from San Diego, Total Offense 4th 442.7 57th Total Offense 2nd 508.0 22nd dating back to Sept. 26, 2015 loss at Penn State (37-21). Sept. 26 also represents Scoring Offense 1st 39.3 36th the Aztecs last loss home or away. Scoring Offense 9th 32.5 62nd

Rush Defense 3rd 102.7 20th Rush Defense 14th 219.0 104th

Pass Eff. Def 1st 115.76 38th TALE OF THE TAPE Pass Eff. Def 11th 129.20 72nd SAN DIEGO STATE CATEGORY SOUTH ALABAMA Total Defense 5th 371.0 53rd Total Defense 14th 455.0 109th Won 13 Current Streak Won 1 Net Punting 8th 34.83 98th Net Punting 9th 33.75 106th 16 Touchdowns Scored 11 Punt Returns 1st 9.86 47th 8 Rushing Touchdowns 5 Punt Returns 14th -0.33 123rd

Kickoff Returns 2nd 31.75 6th 6 Passing Touchdowns 5 Kickoff Returns 12th 19.17 88th 9 Touchdowns Allowed 14 Turnover Margin 1st 1.33 12th Turnover Margin 14th -1.00 98th 1 Rushing TDs Allowed 7 Pass Defense 9th 268.3 104th 8 Passing TDs Allowed 5 Pass Defense 10th 236.0 74th Pass Efficiency 2nd 152.45 34th Bye Last Week W, 41-40 vs. Nicholls Pass Efficiency 13th 109.57 111th UNLV Next Week at Arkansas State

SAN DIEGO STATE HEAD COACH ROCKY LONG SOUTH ALABAMA HEAD COACH JOEY JONES 46-23 (6th year) at San Diego State 43-35 (8th year) at South Alabama 112-92 (17th year) overall 46-42 (9th year) overall

2016 STATISTICAL LEADERS 2016 STATISTICAL LEADERS Passer: Christian Chapman (3 GP, 41-67-2, 61.2 pct., 538 yds., 6 TDs) Passer: Dallas Davis (4 GP, 90-155-5, 58.1 pct., 1,130 yds., 5 TDs) Rusher: Donnel Pumphrey (3 GP, 73 att., 599 yds., 8.2 avg./rush, 7 TDs) Rusher: Xavier Johnson (4 GP, 52 att., 176 yds., 3.4 avg./rush, 2 TDs) Receiver: Mikah Holder (3 GP, 10 rec., 242 yds., 24.2 avg./rec., 3 TDs) Receiver: Gerald Everett (4 GP, 21 rec., 290 yds., 13.8 avg./rec., 2 TDs) Tackler: Calvin Munson (3 GP, 34 Tkls, 3.5 TFLs, 1.0 sacks) Tackler: Kalen Jackson (4 GP, 33 Tkls, 1 PBU, 1 FF, 1 FRCV)

WHAT TO WATCH FOR • San Diego State’s 13-game win streak is its longest since 1968-70 when the • Aztecs QB Christian Chapman, who ranks second in the Mountain West with a Aztecs rattled off 21 straight victories. During the current win streak, SDSU has pass efficiency rating of 152.2, is 5-0 as a starter. won 11 games by at least 14 points. • Dating back to 2015, South Alabama has won four of its last six nonconference • The Aztecs are off to a 3-0 start for the first time since 2011 and just the games, including an OT victory against San Diego State last September (34- second time in the last 35 seasons. 27).

• SDSU hasn’t lost a nonconference regular season road contest against a Group • For the first time since the program’s inception in 2009, South Alabama will of 5 opponent since being defeated 34-20 on Sept. 19, 2009 at Idaho. play host to a nationally-ranked team when San Diego State visits Ladd-Peebles Stadium. The Jags have only played one nationally-ranked opponent since • Aztecs senior RB Donnel Pumphrey is the nation’s active leader in rushing yards joining the FBS, falling 30-10 at No. 23 Mississippi State on Sept. 22, 2012. with 4,871 and all-purpose yards with 5,811. More information about where he stacks up in the MW record book can be found on page 4. • South Alabama QB Dallas Davis passed for 302 yards in last weekend’s 41-40 overtime victory against Nicholls. It marked the first time a Jag QB had thrown • Through four weeks, Pumphrey leads the nation with 599 rushing yards. His for 300 or more yards since Brandon Bridge finished with 339 in a win at 281 rushing yards on Sept. 10 are the most in a single game by a FBS player Appalachian State on Oct. 4, 2014. Davis also became the first USA QB to this season. attempt 50 passes in a game — surpassing the previous record of 45 set by Ross Metheny on Nov. 10, 2012, at North Texas. • San Diego State has won 25 straight games when rushing for at least 200 yards, and is 33-2 in the Rocky Long era when reaching 200-plus yards. Additionally, the Aztecs have scored a rushing touchdown in 15 consecutive games and at least one in 25 of their last 26 games.

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FRESNO STATE THE GAME UNLV BULLDOGS Saturday, October 1 REBELS Sam Boyd Stadium (35,500) • Las Vegas, Nevada 1-3 Overall 7:30 p.m. PT • CBS Sports Network 1-3 Overall 0-0 Mountain West Dwayne Ballen (PBP), Randy Cross (analyst), Cassie McKinney (sideline) 0-0 Mountain West

2016 STATISTICS THE SERIES 2016 STATISTICS Fresno State leads 13-5 CATEGORY MW FS FBS Last meeting: 2015, Fresno State won 31-28 in Fresno, California CATEGORY MW UNLV FBS Rush Offense 12th 114.8 116th Rush Offense 4th 250.3 14th THE STORY Pass Offense 2nd 249.0 52nd Fresno State has won 11 of the last 12 meetings against UNLV, but dropped the last Pass Offense 10th 170.5 109th Total Offense 11th 363.8 98th contest played at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas (30-27 in OT). Ten of the previous Total Offense 5th 420.8 68th 12 showdowns between the Bulldogs and Rebels have been decided by double digits, Scoring Offense 11th 24.8 97th but the previous two games have been decided by only three points. Scoring Offense 5th 33.8 51st Rush Defense 11th 262.5 122nd Rush Defense 7th 150.8 62nd

Pass Eff. Def 9th 148.23 103rd TALE OF THE TAPE Pass Eff. Def 4th 124.87 64th FRESNO STATE CATEGORY UNLV Total Defense 10th 456.8 105th Total Defense 6th 407.0 82nd Loss 2 Current Streak Loss 3 Net Punting 5th 37.62 66th 12 Touchdowns Scored 18 Net Punting 6th 36.65 79th Punt Returns 4th 8.23 63rd 6 Rushing Touchdowns 9 Punt Returns 11th -0.33 124th

Kickoff Returns 3rd 23.53 43rd 6 Passing Touchdowns 6 Kickoff Returns 4th 22.45 52nd 19 Touchdowns Allowed 17 Turnover Margin 8th -0.50 84th Turnover Margin 5th -0.25 71st 9 Rushing TDs Allowed 7 Pass Defense 3rd 194.3 34th 10 Passing TDs Allowed 9 Pass Defense 5th 256.3 90th Pass Efficiency 11th 112.48 112th L OT, 48-41 vs. Tulsa Last Week L OT, 33-30 vs. Idaho Pass Efficiency 12th 107.49 118th at Nevada Next Week at San Diego State

FRESNO STATE HEAD COACH TIM DERUYTER UNLV HEAD COACH TONY SANCHEZ 30-26 (5th year) at Fresno State 4-12 (2nd year) at UNLV 31-26 (6th year) overall 4-12 (2nd year) overall

2016 STATISTICAL LEADERS 2016 STATISTICAL LEADERS Passer: Chason Virgil (4 GP, 72-142-3, 50.7 pct., 873 yds., 6 TDs) Passer: Johnny Stanton (4 GP, 50-107-6, 46.7 pct., 676 yds., 6 TDs) Rusher: Dontel James (4 GP, 73 att., 246 yds., 3.4 avg./rush, 2 TDs) Rusher: Lexington Thomas (4 GP, 66 att., 453 yds., 6.9 avg./rush, 6 TDs) Receiver: KeeSean Johnson (4 GP, 26 rec., 274 yds., 10.5 avg./rec., 3 TDs) Receiver: Devante Boyd (4 GP, 15 rec., 283 yds., 18.9 avg./rec., 3 TDs) Tackler: Jeff Camilli (3 GP, 32 Tkls, 3.0 TFLs, 2.0 sacks, 2 PBs, 2 PPs, 1 FF) Tackler: Tau Lotulelei (4 GP, 33 Tkls, 1.5 TFLs)

WHAT TO WATCH FOR • Fresno State enters Saturday’s contest with a 1-3 record, but its three losses • Rebels sophomore RB Lexington Thomas has rushed for more than 100 yards have come to FBS opponents with a combined 10-1 record. Nebraska is 4-0, in three consecutive games. Thomas scampered for 112 yards at UCLA, 113 Toledo is 3-0 and Tulsa is 3-1. at Central Michigan and a career-best 160 yards vs. Idaho. As a freshman in 2015, Thomas was the lone Rebel to rush for back-to-back 100-yard games • The Bulldogs open Mountain West action on the road for the third consecutive (120 vs. Hawai‘i and 118 at Colorado State). year. Since joining the Conference prior to the 2012 season, Fresno State is 3-1 in MW openers, losing last season to San José State (49-23). UNLV has won • Thomas has scored six rushing touchdowns in 2016, which ranks tied for 8th three of its last four Conference lid-lifters, including a road victory over in-state nationally and tied for third in the Mountain West. rival Nevada in Tony Sanchez’s first season (23-17).

• Bulldogs sophomore WR Jamire Jordan has seven career touchdown receptions, • Under second-year head coach Tony Sanchez, the Rebels have led or trailed by six of which has been longer than 20 yards and four over 60. Jordan leads a touchdown or less in the fourth quarter in 12 of 16 games. Fresno State with 345 receiving yards on 19 receptions. Additionally, Jordan has a reception in 16 straight games. • UNLV QB Johnny Stanton rushed for 131 yards against Idaho on Sept. 24. This figure is the second-most rushing yards by a signal-caller in Rebels history • Under head coach Tim DeRuyter, Fresno State has won the turnover battle 26 (Omar Clayton - 135 vs. Colorado State in 2007). times, winning 18 of those contests.

• Bulldogs senior defensive back Tyquwan Glass has picked off four passes in his last eight games dating back to Nov. 5, 2015.

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UTAH STATE THE GAME RV/24 BOISE AGGIES Saturday, October 1 STATE Albertsons Stadium (36,387) • Boise, Idaho BRONCOS 2-2 Overall 8:15 p.m. MT • ESPN2/WatchESPN 3-0 Overall 0-1 Mountain West Roy Philpott (PBP), Tom Ramsey (analyst) 0-0 Mountain West

2016 STATISTICS THE SERIES 2016 STATISTICS Boise State leads 15-5 CATEGORY MW USU FBS Last meeting: 2015, Utah State won 56-26 in Logan, Utah CATEGORY MW BSU FBS Rush Offense 8th 179.3 64th Rush Offense 6th 184.3 57th THE STORY Pass Offense 6th 203.0 93rd Oct. 1 represents the ninth meeting between Utah State and Boise State when the Pass Offense 1st 321.0 20th Broncos are nationally ranked. BSU, which is ranked 24th in the Coaches Poll, is Total Offense 8th 382.3 90th Total Offense 1st 505.3 20th 7-1 in those contests. Scoring Offense 7th 26.5 84th Scoring Offense 2nd 38.0 40th

Rush Defense 4th 142.3 53rd Rush Defense 2nd 72.3 6th

Pass Eff. Def 5th 132.19 77th TALE OF THE TAPE Pass Eff. Def 7th 133.69 84th UTAH STATE CATEGORY BOISE STATE Total Defense 3rd 337.5 31st Total Defense 4th 358.0 42nd Loss 1 Current Streak Won 5 Net Punting 11th 26.21 127th 13 Touchdowns Scored 15 Net Punting 2nd 39.08 46th Punt Returns 3rd 9.17 54th 10 Rushing Touchdowns 8 Punt Returns 10th -0.20 123rd 3 Passing Touchdowns 5 Kickoff Returns 11th 17.09 115th Kickoff Returns 6th 21.00 71st 12 Touchdowns Allowed 8 Turnover Margin 3rd 0.25 51st Turnover Margin 11th -1.00 109th 5 Rushing TDs Allowed 2 Pass Defense 4th 195.3 36th 6 Passing TDs Allowed 5 Pass Defense 11th 285.7 112th Pass Efficiency 9th 115.59 105th L, 27-20 vs. Air Force Last Week W, 38-24 at Oregon St. Pass Efficiency 3rd 144.29 46th at Colorado State Next Week at New Mexico

UTAH STATE COACH MATT WELLS BOISE STATE HEAD COACH BRYAN HARSIN 27-18 (4th year) at Utah State 24-6 (3rd year) at Boise State 27-18 (4th year) overall 31-11 (4th year) overall

2016 STATISTICAL LEADERS 2016 STATISTICAL LEADERS Passer: Kent Myers (4 GP, 76-126-3, 60.3 pct., 800 yds., 3 TDs) Passer: Brett Rypien (3 GP, 60-104-3, 57.7 pct., 861 yds., 4 TDs) Rusher: Devante Mays (3 GP, 27 att., 234 yds., 8.7 avg./rush, 3 TDs) Rusher: Jeremy McNichols (3 GP, 59 att., 372 yds., 6.3 avg./rush, 7 TDs) Receiver: Ron’Quavion Tarver (4 GP, 16 rec., 204 yds., 12.8 avg./rec., 1 TD) Receiver: Thomas Sperbeck (3 GP, 19 rec., 367 yds., 19.3 avg./rec., 2 TDs) Tackler: Anthony Williams (4 GP, 30 Tkls, 2.0 TFLs, 1 sack, 2 PQs, 1 FF) Tackler: Tanner Vallejo (3 GP, 27 Tkls, 2.5 TFLs, 0.5 sacks)

WHAT TO WATCH FOR • Boise State has won 16 consecutive conference openers since a 17-10 loss in • For just the second time in Boise State’s FBS history (1996-present), the 1999 to North Texas. Since joining the Mountain West, the Broncos are 5-0 in Broncos have not trailed at any point through the season’s first three games. MW lid-lifters, scoring an average of 45.8 points and winning by 28.6 points The only other Bronco team to achieve this feat was the 2009 team, which set per contest. the program record by going 306:35 of game time to start the season without trailing. This run was snapped when Tulsa scored 6:35 into the seventh game • Utah State, which hasn’t defeated Boise State in back-to-back seasons since of the season to go up 7-0. This year’s Bronco team has now gone 180:00 of 1996-97. game time without trailing. Boise State is also one of just five FBS teams this season that has not trailed at any point this season. The other seven teams in • Boise State made its national poll debut this week, coming in at No. 24 in the this group are Louisville, Miami (FL), Memphis and San Diego State. Associated Press Top 25. The Broncos have been ranked in 15 consecutive seasons, which is tied for the eighth-longest active streak nationally (USC). • Utah State has won four of its last seven meetings against top-25 opponents. Under head coach Matt Wells, the Aggies are 3-3 versus Associated Press • The Broncos have an all-time record of 93-13 (.877) when ranked in the top ranked teams. 25. • Last Saturday vs. Air Force, Utah State did not force a turnover. It was the first • Boise State RB Jeremy McNichols has scored a touchdown in 15 straight games, time in six games dating back to last season that it did not force a turnover, and which is a Mountain West record. the first time this year that it committed more turnovers than forced.

• Since 2000, the Broncos have the nation’s best home win percentage (.942). In that time, Boise state has compiled a 97-6 record.

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WYOMING THE GAME COLORADO COWBOYS Saturday, October 1 STATE RAMS Hughes Stadium (32,500) • Fort Collins, Colorado 2-2 Overall 8:15 p.m. MT • ESPNU/WatchESPN 2-2 Overall 0-0 Mountain West Mike Corey (PBP), Rene Ingoglia (analyst) 0-0 Mountain West

2016 STATISTICS THE SERIES 2016 STATISTICS Colorado State leads 57-44-5 CATEGORY MW WYO FBS Last meeting: 2015, Colorado State won 26-7 in Laramie, Wyoming CATEGORY MW CSU FBS Rush Offense 7th 146.0 61st Rush Offense 5th 196.3 49th THE STORY Pass Offense 4th 216.5 77th Colorado State has won three straight games against Wyoming dating back to 2013. Pass Offense 9th 176.5 107th Total Offense 6th 398.3 79th A victory on Oct. 1 would give the Rams four consecutive wins in the Border War for Total Offense 10th 372.8 94th the first time since 1999-2003. The Rams haven’t trailed during their three-game Scoring Offense 6th 31.5 60th Scoring Offense 10th 25.3 93rd win streak. Rush Defense 5th 153.0 58th Rush Defense 6th 148.8 60th

Pass Eff. Def 8th 143.29 100th TALE OF THE TAPE Pass Eff. Def 10th 155.49 116th WYOMING CATEGORY COLORADO STATE Total Defense 9th 443.8 97th Total Defense 7th 410.3 84th Loss 1 Current Streak Loss 1 Net Punting 7th 35.79 88th Net Punting 1st 41.24 22nd 16 Touchdowns Scored 16 Punt Returns 7th 5.50 87th 8 Rushing Touchdowns 6 Punt Returns 5th 6.11 84th

Kickoff Returns 5th 21.30 68th 6 Passing Touchdowns 6 Kickoff Returns 7th 20.88 75th 18 Touchdowns Allowed 14 Turnover Margin 8th -0.50 84th Turnover Margin 8th -0.50 84th 6 Rushing TDs Allowed 9 Pass Defense 12th 277.3 117th 10 Passing TDs Allowed 5 Pass Defense 8th 261.5 98th Pass Efficiency 4th 97.32 57th L, 27-24 at Eastern Mich. Last Week L, 31-24 at Minnesota Pass Efficiency 8th 155.49 99th Air Force Next Week Utah State

WYOMING HEAD COACH CRAIG BOHL COLORADO STATE HEAD COACH MIKE BOBO 8-20 (3rd year) at Wyoming 9-8 (2nd year) at Colorado State 112-52 (14th year) overall 9-8 (2nd year) overall

2016 STATISTICAL LEADERS 2016 STATISTICAL LEADERS Passer: Josh Allen (4 GP, 65-105-6, 61.9 pct., 866 yds., 6 TDs) Passer: Collin Hill (3 GP, 38-63-1, 60.3 pct., 523 yds., 5 TDs) Rusher: Brian Hill (4 GP, 97 att., 463 yds., 4.8 avg./rush, 6 TDs) Rusher: Izzy Matthews (4 GP, 38 att., 171 yds., 4.5 avg./rush, 1TD) Receiver: Tanner Gentry (4 GP, 29 rec., 388 yds., 13.4 avg./rec., 3 TDs) Receiver: Michael Gallup (4 GP, 14 rec., 173 yds.,12.4 avg./rec., 2 TDs) Tackler: Andrew Wingard (4 GP, 42 Tkls, 1.5 TFLs, 1 INT, 1 PPD, 1 FF) Tackler: Kevin Davis (4 GP, 41 Tkls, 6.0 TFLs, 3 sacks, 1PB, 1PP, 1PQ, 2 FFs)

WHAT TO WATCH FOR • The Colorado State and Wyoming series dates back to 1899 and has been • CSU kicker Wyatt Bryan has made 18 of his last 21 field goal attempts dating played every year since 1946. This is the longest continuous rivalry west of the back to Sept. 26, 2015, including 6-for-7 this season. Mississippi River. • Rams freshman QB Collin Hill, who has completed 38-of-63 passes for 523 yards and five touchdowns, ranks 33rd nationally with a pass efficiency rating • Since the Bronze Boot became the official traveling trophy in 1968, both teams of 153.1. This figure ranks second among all FBS freshmen QBs nationally, have split the series 24-24. trailing Texas’ Shane Buechele (158.8).

• Colorado State is 10-7 all-time in Mountain West openers, but has currently • A victory would give Wyoming its third win of the season, which is more victories lost four straight league lid-lifters and has won just once in the last seven MW than the Cowboys earned in 2015. Wyoming hasn’t won three games in a single openers. The Rams’ last victory to open league play came on Sept. 3, 2011 at season since 2014 (4-8). New Mexico (14-10). • Wyoming RB Brian Hill, a junior, needs to rush for 79 yards to break the program • Wyoming has won two of its last three Mountain West openers and is 10-7 all- record for career rushing yards. The record is currently held by Devin Moore, time in MW lid-lifters. The last time CSU and Wyoming faced off each other who rushed for 2,963 yards from 2005-08. in a league opener was in 2002. The Rams won that contest in Fort Collins, • Hill has rushed for at least 100 yards in 12 of the Cowboys’ last 20 contests. 44-36.

• The Rams have scored all 14 times they’ve reached the red zone (10 touchdowns, 4 field goals).

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MW BOWL SYNOPSIS The number of postseason appearances for the Mountain West will be driven by on-the-field performance, starting with the opportunity to play in the national semifinals or another New Year’s Day bowl game as part of the College Football LAS VEGAS BOWL Playoff arrangement. The highest-rated Date:...... Saturday, December 17, 2016 SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT champion from among the five non- Time:...... 12:30 p.m. PT UNION POINSETTIA BOWL Stadium:...... Sam Boyd Stadium (36,800) Date:...... Wednesday, December 21, 2016 contracted conferences (American, C-USA, MAC, MW, Sun Belt, City:...... Las Vegas, Nevada Time:...... 6 p.m. PT or chosen by the playoff selection committee) is guaranteed a slot Network:...... ABC Stadium:...... Qualcomm Stadium (66,000) in the system. In the 17 seasons since the league’s inception, the Opponent:...... Pac-12 Selection City:...... San Diego, California Mountain West’s champion or a current MW member has secured 2015 game:...... Utah 35, BYU 28 Network:...... ESPN that position 12 times, placing teams in the Fiesta (3), Rose and Website:...... LVBowl.com Opponent:...... Army Sugar (2) Bowls during that period. Executive Director:...... John Saccenti 2015 game:... Boise State 55, Northern Illinois 7 Manager, Media Relations:...... Mark Wallington Website:...... SanDiegoBowlGames.com Phone:...... (702) 732-3912 Executive Director:...... Mark Neville The MW also has agreements with six (6) different bowl games Fax:...... (702) 732-4481 Director of Communications and Marketing:. Susan that in any given year will generate as many as six (6) postseason Mailing Address:.....2140 E. Pebble Road, #200 Reid opportunities for its member institutions. These include primary Las Vegas, NV 89123 Phone:...... (619) 285-5061 positions in some or all years with the NOVA Home Loans Arizona Fax:...... (619) 281-7947 Bowl, Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl, Famous Idaho Potato Mailing Address:...... P.O. Box 601400 Bowl, Gildan New Mexico Bowl, Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl, San San Diego, CA 92160 Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl and Hawai‘i Bowl - and a secondary position with the Cactus Bowl.

The Mountain West will collaborate with the bowl partners to place all eligible teams with consideration given to matchup, geography and historical considerations (e.g., last time a team participated in any bowl or a particular bowl). NOTE: The MW is the primary backup for the Ticket City Cactus Bowl if the Big 12 or Pac-12 GILDAN does not fill. NEW MEXICO BOWL HAWAI‘I Date:...... Saturday, December 17, 2015 BOWL ABOUT THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF Time:...... 12 p.m. MT Date:...... Saturday, December 24, 2016 In its third season, the College Football Playoff format remains Stadium:...... University Stadium (37,235) Time:...... 2 p.m. HT unchanged: top four teams, two semifinals played in bowl games, City:...... Albuquerque, New Mexico Stadium:...... Hawaiian Airlines Field at Aloha and the national championship game played in a different city Network:...... ESPN Stadium (50,000) every year. Each semifinal will be played during the New Year’s Opponent:...... Conference USA Selection City:...... Honolulu, Hawai‘i 2015 game:...... Arizona 45, New Mexico 37 Network:...... ESPN holiday with the national championship game in prime time on a Website:...... GildanNewMexicoBowl.com Opponent:...... Conference USA Selection Monday night at least a week later. Executive Director:...... Jeff Siembieda 2015 game:....San Diego State 42, Cincinnati 7 Media Relations Director:...... RaeAnn McKernan Website:...... HawaiiBowl.ESPNEvents.com THE SELECTION COMMITTEE Phone:...... (505) 925-5999 Executive Director:...... Daryl Garvin A selection committee will choose the four teams for the playoff Fax:...... (505) 272-7131 Coordinator, Media Relations:...... Derek Inouchi based on their performances during the regular season, including Mailing Address:...... 801 University Blvd., SE, Phone:...... (808) 523-3688 strength of schedule, head-to-head results, championships won, Suite 104 Fax:...... (808) 523-3712 Mailing Address:.841 Bishop Street, Suite 2100 and other factors. The teams will be seeded so that #1 will play Albuquerque, NM 87106 Honolulu, HI 96813 #4 in one semifinal and #2 will meet #3 in the other, with the winners advancing to the national championship game.

THE ROTATION The semifinals will rotate among six different bowls, extending the experience to more fans. In the years when the bowls are not hosting semifinals, the bowls will feature eight other teams in four compelling matchups. FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL NOVA HOME LOANS 2016-17 COLLEGE FOOTBALL ARIZONA BOWL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE Date:...... Tuesday, December 22, 2016 Time:...... 5 p.m. MT Date:...... Friday, December 30, 2016 ORANGE Orange (Dec. 31) Stadium:...... Albertsons Stadium (36,387) Time:...... TBA City:...... Boise, Idaho Stadium:...... Arizona Stadium (57,400) COTTON Cotton (Dec. 31) Network:...... ESPN City:...... Tucson, Arizona PEACH Semifinal (Dec. 31) Opponent:...... MAC Selection Network:...... Campus Insiders 2015 game:...... Akron 23, Utah State 21 Opponent:...... Sun Belt Selections Semifinal (Dec. 31) FIESTA Website:...... FamousIdahoPotatoBowl.com 2015 game:...... Nevada 28, Colorado State 23 SUGAR Sugar (Jan. 2) Executive Director:...... Kevin McDonald Website:...... NovaArizonaBowl.com Media Relations Contact:...... Michelle Smith Executive Director:...... Mike Feder Rose (Jan. 2) ROSE Phone:...... (208) 424-1011 Media Relations Contact:...... Matt Russell CHAMPIONSHIP Tampa Bay, Fla. (Jan. 9) Fax:...... (208) 424-1121 Phone:...... (520) 909-3941 Mailing Address:... 1109 W. Main St., Suite 310 Mailing Address:...... P.O. Box 43033 Boise, ID 83702 Tucson, AZ 85733

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DATE BOWL SITE TIE-INS TIME NETWORK 2015-16 RESULT Sat., Dec. 19 AutoNation Cure Orlando, Fla. American vs. Sun Belt 12 p.m. ET CBSSN San José State 27, Georgia State 16 Sat., Dec. 19 Gildan New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M. C-USA vs. MW 2 p.m. ET ESPN Arizona 45, New Mexico 37 Sat., Dec. 19 Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nev. Pac-12 vs. MW or BYU 3:30 p.m. ET ABC Utah 35, BYU 28 Sat., Dec. 19 Raycom Media Camellia Montgomery, Ala. MAC vs. Sun Belt 5:30 p.m. ET ESPN Appalachian State 31, Ohio 29 Sat., Dec. 19 R+L Carriers New Orleans New Orleans, La. C-USA vs. Sun Belt 9 p.m. ET ESPN Louisiana Tech 47, Arkansas State 28 Mon., Dec. 21 Miami Beach Miami, Fla. C-USA vs. American 2:30 p.m. ET ESPN Western Kentucky 45, South Florida 35 Tues., Dec. 22 Famous Idaho Potato Boise, Idaho MAC vs. MW 3:30 p.m. ET ESPN Akron 23, Utah State 21 Tues., Dec. 22 Boca Raton Boca Raton, Fla. MAC vs. American 7 p.m. ET ESPN Toledo 32, Temple 17 Wed., Dec. 23 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia San Diego, Calif. MW vs. Army 4:30 p.m. ET ESPN Boise State 55, Northern Illinois 7 Wed., Dec. 23 Dollar General Mobile, Ala. MAC vs. Sun Belt 8 p.m. ET ESPN Georgia Southern 58, Bowling Green 27 Thurs., Dec. 24 Popeyes Bahamas Nassau, Bahamas C-USA vs. MAC 12 p.m. ET ESPN W. Michigan 45, Middle Tennessee 31 Thurs., Dec. 24 Hawai’i Honolulu, Hawai‘i American vs. MW or BYU 8 p.m. ET ESPN San Diego State 42, Cincinnati 7 Sat., Dec. 26 St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Fla. American vs. ACC 11 a.m. ET ESPN Marshall 16, Connecticut 10 Sat., Dec. 26 Hyundai Sun El Paso, Texas ACC/Notre Dame vs. Pac-12 2 p.m. ET CBS Washington State 20, Miami 14 Sat., Dec. 26 Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Dallas, Texas Big 12 vs. C-USA 2:20 p.m. ET ESPN Washington 44, Southern Miss 31 Sat., Dec. 26 New Era Pinstripe Bronx, N.Y. ACC/Notre Dame vs. Big Ten 3:30 p.m. ET ABC Duke 44, Indiana 41 (OT) Sat., Dec. 26 Independence Shreveport, La. ACC/Notre Dame vs. SEC 5:45 p.m. ET ESPN Virginia Tech 55, Tulsa 52 Sat., Dec. 26 Foster Farms Santa Clara, Calif. Big Ten vs. Pac-12 9:15 p.m. ET ESPN Nebraska 37, UCLA 29 Mon., Dec. 28 Military presented By Northrop Grumman Annapolis, Md. ACC/Notre Dame vs. American 2:30 p.m. ET ESPN Navy 44, Pittsburgh 28 Mon., Dec. 28 Quick Lane Detroit, Mich. ACC/Notre Dame vs. Big Ten 5 p.m. ET ESPN2 Minnesota 21, Central Michigan 14 Tues., Dec. 29 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Fort Worth, Texas Big Ten vs. MW 2 p.m. ET ESPN Cal 55, Air Force 36 Tues., Dec. 29 Russell Athletic Orlando, Fla. ACC/ND vs. Big 12 5:30 p.m. ET ESPN Baylor 49, North Carolina 38 Tues., Dec. 29 AdvoCare V100 Texas Houston, Texas Big 12 vs. SEC 9 p.m. ET ESPN LSU 56, Texas Tech 27 Wed., Dec. 30 NOVA Home Loans Arizona Tucson, Ariz. MW vs. Sun Belt TBA CI Nevada 28, Colorado State 23 Wed., Dec. 30 Birmingham Birmingham, Ala. SEC vs. American 12 p.m. ET ESPN Auburn 31, Memphis 10 Wed., Dec. 30 Belk Charlotte, N.C. SEC vs. ACC/Notre Dame 3:30 p.m. ET ESPN Mississippi State 51, NC State 28 Wed., Dec. 30 Franklin American Mortgage Music City Nashville, Tenn. SEC vs. ACC/ND/Big Ten 7 p.m. ET ESPN Louisville 27, Texas A&M 21 Wed., Dec. 30 National University Holiday San Diego, Calif. Big Ten vs. Pac-12 10:30 p.m. ET ESPN Wisconsin 23, USC 21 Thurs., Dec. 31 Chick-fil-A Peach Atlanta, Ga. At-Large vs. At-Large 12 p.m. ET ESPN Houston 38, Florida State 24 Thurs., Dec. 31 Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic* Arlington, Texas N/A TBD ESPN Alabama 38, Michigan State 0 Thurs., Dec. 31 Capital One Orange Bowl* Miami Gardens, Fla. N/A TBD ESPN Clemson 37, Oklahoma 17 Fri., Jan. 1 Outback Bowl Tampa, Fla. Big Ten vs. SEC 12 p.m. ET ESPN2 Tennessee 45, Northwestern 6 Fri., Jan. 1 Fiesta Bowl Glendale, Ariz. CFP vs. NY6 1 p.m. ET ESPN Ohio State 44, Notre Dame 28 Fri., Jan. 1 Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Orlando, Fla. Big Ten/ACC vs. SEC 1 p.m. ET ABC Michigan 41, Florida 7 Fri., Jan. 1 Rose Bowl Game Pasadena, Calif. Big Ten vs. Pac-12 5 p.m. ET ESPN Stanford 45, Iowa 16 Fri., Jan. 1 Allstate Sugar New Orleans, La. Big 12 vs. SEC 8:30 p.m. ET ESPN Ole Miss 48, Oklahoma State 20 Sat., Jan. 2 TaxSlayer Jacksonville, Fla. ACC/ND/Big Ten vs. SEC 12 p.m. ET ESPN Georgia 24, Penn State 17 Sat., Jan. 2 AutoZone Liberty Memphis, Tenn. Big 12 vs. SEC 3:20 p.m. ET ESPN Arkansas 45, Kansas State 23 Sat., Jan. 2 Valero Alamo San Antonio, Texas Big 12 vs. Pac-12 6:45 p.m. ET ESPN TCU 47, Oregon 41 Sat., Jan. 2 Cactus Phoenix, Ariz. Big 12 vs. Pac-12 10:15 p.m. ET ESPN West Virginia 43, Arizona State 42 Mon., Jan. 11 College Football Championship Glendale, Ariz. N/A 8:30 p.m. ET ESPN Alabama 45, Clemson 40

Times local to site and are subject to change | *Semifinals

2016 MOUNTAIN WEST FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

The 2016 Mountain West Football Championship game will kick off at 4:30 or 4:45 p.m. PT/5:30 or 5:45 p.m. MT on Saturday, December 3. The contest will be hosted at the home stadium of the regular-season Mountain West divisional champion with the highest College Football Playoff committee ranking. ESPN or ESPN2 will broadcast the match-up. A LOOK AT THE PRESEASON PREDICTIONS Since the Mountain West began play in 1999, only seven teams chosen by the league media to win the Conference crown have actually done so, and only twice has the title been shared by multiple teams. Below is a look at how the preseason poll favorite has fared in regular-season play.

Predicted Predicted Actual Bowl Year Champion Champion Finish Champion Game 2015 BSU (M) / SDSU (W) BSU (T-2nd M) / SDSU (1st W) SDSU Hawai‘i QUICK FACTS 2014 BSU (M) / FS (W) BSU (1st M) / FS (T-1st W) BSU Fiesta Date: . . Sat., Dec. 3, 2016 2013* BSU (M) / FS (W) BSU (2nd M)/FS (1st W) FS Las Vegas Television: ESPN or ESPN2 2012 BSU T-1st BSU/FS/SDSU Las Vegas Site: . . Home stadium of the 2011 BSU 2nd TCU Las Vegas regular-season 2010 TCU 1st TCU Rose divisional champion 2009 TCU 1st TCU Fiesta with the highest CFP 2008 BYU 3rd Utah Las Vegas committee ranking. 2007 TCU 5th BYU Las Vegas Mountain: . Air Force, Boise State, 2006 TCU 2nd BYU Las Vegas Colorado State, 2005 Utah T-5th TCU Houston New Mexico, 2004 Utah 1st Utah Fiesta Utah State, Wyoming 2003 CSU 3rd Utah San Francisco West: . . Fresno State, Hawai‘i, 2002 CSU 1st CSU Liberty Nevada, San Diego State, 2001 CSU 2nd BYU New Orleans San José State, UNLV 2000 Utah T-5th CSU None 1999 BYU T-1st BYU/CSU/Utah Motor City *First season of MW divisional play and Championship Game

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Saturday, August 27 TV Time/Results Saturday, October 15 Hawai‘i vs. California# ESPN CAL, 51-31 UNLV at Hawai‘i* Oceanic 6 p.m. HT Nevada at San José State* CBS Sports Network 7:30 p.m. PT Thursday, September 1 New Mexico at Air Force&* ESPN networks Weber State at Utah State MWN-CI/Twitter USU, 45-6 Colorado State at Boise State* ESPN networks South Dakota at New Mexico ROOT SPORTS UNM, 48-21 Jackson State at UNLV MWN-CI UNLV, 63-13 Thursday, October 20 BYU at Boise State ESPN/WatchESPN 8:15 p.m. MT Friday, September 2 Colorado State vs. Colorado% ESPN/WatchESPN CU, 44-7 Friday, October 21 Cal Poly at Nevada MWN-Institutional NEV, 30-27 (OT) San José State at San Diego State* ESPN2/WatchESPN 7:30 p.m. PT

Saturday, September 3 Saturday, October 22 Boise State at Louisiana ASN/ESPN3 BSU, 45-10 Hawai‘i at Air Force* Oceanic Noon MT Hawai‘i at #8/7 Michigan ESPN/WatchESPN UM, 63-3 Colorado State at UNLV* ROOT SPORTS 2:30 p.m. PT Abilene Christian at Air Force MWN-CI/Twitter AFA, 37-21 Louisiana-Monroe at New Mexico ROOT SPORTS 7 p.m. MT New Hampshire at San Diego State SDSU, 31-0 Fresno State at Utah State* CBS Sports Network 8:30 p.m. MT San José State at Tulsa CBSSN Tulsa, 45-10 Wyoming at Nevada* ESPN networks Fresno State at RV/RV Nebraska Big Ten Network NEB, 43-10 Northern Illinois at Wyoming CBSSN WYO, 40-34 (3OT) Friday, October 28 San Diego State at Utah State* CBS Sports Network 6 p.m. MT Saturday, September 10 Air Force at Fresno State* ESPN2/WatchESPN 7:30 p.m. PT Wyoming at Nebraska ESPN2/WatchESPN NEB, 52-17 Utah State at USC Pac-12 Network USC, 45-7 Saturday, October 29 Georgia State at Air Force MWN-CI/Twitter AFA, 48-14 Boise State at Wyoming* CBS Sports Network 5 p.m. MT Portland State at San José State SJSU, 66-35 New Mexico at Hawai‘i* Oceanic 6 p.m. HT UTSA at Colorado State MWN-CI CSU, 23-14 UNLV at San José State* CBS Sports Network 7:30 p.m. PT Nevada at Notre Dame NBC ND, 39-10 UNLV at UCLA Pac-12 Network UCLA, 42-21 Friday, November 4 New Mexico at New Mexico State ESPN3 NMSU, 32-31 San José State at Boise State* ESPN2/WatchESPN 8:15 p.m. MT Tennessee-Martin at Hawai‘i Oceanic UH, 41-36 Sacramento State at Fresno State FS, 31-3 Saturday, November 5 California at San Diego State CBS Sports Network SDSU, 45-40 Air Force at Army CBS Sports Network Noon ET Washington State at Boise State ESPN2/WatchESPN BSU, 31-28 Fresno State at Colorado State* ROOT SPORTS 1:30 p.m. MT Hawai‘i at San Diego State* CBS Sports Network 4 p.m. PT Friday, September 16 Nevada at New Mexico* ESPN networks Arkansas State at Utah State CBS Sports Network USU, 34-20 Utah State at Wyoming* ESPN networks

Saturday, September 17 Saturday, November 12 New Mexico at Rutgers ESPNEWS/WatchESPN RU, 37-28 Wyoming at UNLV* ROOT SPORTS 12:30 p.m. PT Northern Colorado at Colorado State ROOT SPORTS CSU, 47-21 Boise State at Hawai‘i* CBS Sports Network 2 p.m. HT UC Davis at Wyoming MWN-Institutional WYO, 45-22 San Diego State at Nevada* CBS Sports Network 7:30 p.m. PT San Diego State at Northern Illinois CBS Sports Network SDSU, 42-28 Colorado State at Air Force* ESPN networks UNLV at Central Michigan ESPN3 CMU, 44-21 New Mexico at Utah State* ESPN networks Fresno State at Toledo ESPN3 Toledo, 52-17 Buffalo at Nevada MWN-CI NEV, 38-14 Friday, November 18 Utah at San José State CBS Sports Network UU, 34-17 UNLV at Boise State* ESPN2/WatchESPN 7 p.m. MT Hawai‘i at Arizona Pac-12 Networks UA, 47-28 Saturday, November 19 Friday, September 23 San Diego State at Wyoming* CBS Sports Network 1:30 p.m. MT Wyoming at Eastern Michigan CBS Sports Network EMU, 27-24 Air Force at San José State* CBS Sports Network 7:30 p.m. PT New Mexico at Colorado State* ESPN networks Saturday, September 24 Utah State at Nevada* ESPN networks San José State at Iowa State Fox Sports Net ISU, 44-10 Hawai‘i at Fresno State* Colorado State at Minnesota ESPNU/WatchESPN UM, 31-24 Nevada at Purdue ESPNEWS/WatchESPN PU, 24-14 Friday, November 25 Boise State at Oregon State FS1 BSU, 38-24 Boise State at Air Force* CBS Sports Network 1:30 p.m. MT Tulsa at Fresno State MWN-CI TULSA, 48-41 (2OT) Idaho at UNLV MWN-Institutional IDAHO, 33-30 (OT) Saturday, November 26 Air Force at Utah State* ESPNU/WatchESPN AFA, 27-20 San José State at Fresno State* CBS Sports Network 12:30 p.m. PT Colorado State at San Diego State* CBS Sports Network 6 p.m. PT Saturday, October 1 UMass at Hawai‘I Oceanic 6 p.m. HT Navy at Air Force CBS Sports Network 1:30 p.m. MT Nevada at UNLV* ESPN networks San José State at New Mexico* ROOT SPORTS 2 p.m. MT Wyoming at New Mexico* ESPN networks Nevada at Hawai‘i* Oceanic 6 p.m. HT Utah State at BYU San Diego State at South Alabama ESPNEWS/WatchESPN 7 p.m. CT Fresno State at UNLV* CBS Sports Network 7:30 p.m. PT Saturday, December 3 Utah State at Boise State* ESPN2/WatchESPN 8:15 p.m. MT MW Football Championship Game+ Wyoming at Colorado State* ESPNU/WatchESPN 8:15 p.m. MT #ANZ Stadium (Sydney, Australia) / %Sports Authority Field at Mile High (Denver, Friday, October 7 Colorado) / &Cotton Bowl (Dallas, Texas) / *Mountain West game Boise State at New Mexico* CBS Sports Network 7 p.m. MT +The Mountain West Football Championship Game will be played at the home stadium of the highest-ranked of the two divisional champions. Saturday, October 8 Air Force at Wyoming* ROOT SPORTS 1:30 p.m. MT All dates and times are local to site and are subject to change. Hawai‘i at San José State* Oceanic 1:30 p.m. ET Fresno State at Nevada* ESPN3 4 p.m. PT UNLV at San Diego State* ESPNU 7:30 p.m. PT Utah State at Colorado State* CBS Sports Network 8 p.m. MT

Friday, October 14 San Diego State at Fresno State* CBS Sports Network 7 p.m. PT

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AIR FORCE FALCONS RV/RV BOISE STATE BRONCOS (3-0 OVERALL, 1-0 MW) (3-0 OVERALL, 0-0 MW)

Date Opponent (TV/Web) Time Score Attendance Date Opponent (TV/Web) Time Score Attendance S3 ABILENE CHRISTIAN (MWN-CI) NOON W, 37-21 34,128 S3 at Louisiana (ASN/ESPN3) 11 a.m. W, 45-10 22,661 S10 GEORGIA STATE (MWN-CI) NOON W, 48-14 24,173 S10 WASHINGTON STATE (ESPN2) 8:15 P.M. W, 31-28 36,163 S24 at Utah State* (ESPNU) 8:15 p.m. W, 27-20 23,104 S24 at Oregon State (FS1) 12:30 p.m. W, 38-24 42,846 O1 NAVY (CBSSN) 1:30 P.M. O1 UTAH STATE* (ESPN2) 8:15 P.M. O8 at Wyoming* (ROOT SPORTS) 1:30 p.m. O7 at New Mexico* (CBSSN) 7 p.m. O15 vs. New Mexico*& (ESPN Networks) TBA O15 COLORADO STATE* (ESPN NETWORKS) TBA O22 HAWAI‘I* (OCEANIC) NOON O20 BYU (ESPN) 8:15 P.M. O28 at Fresno State* (ESPN2) 7:30 p.m. O29 at Wyoming* (CBSSN) 5 p.m. N5 at Army (CBSSN) TBA N4 SAN JOSÉ STATE* (ESPN2) 8:15 P.M. N12 COLORADO STATE* (ESPN Networks) TBA N12 at Hawai‘i* (CBSSN) 3 p.m. N19 at San José State* (CBSSN) 7:30 p.m. N18 UNLV* (CBSSN) 7 P.M. N25 BOISE STATE* (CBSSN) 1:30 P.M. N25 at Air Force* (CBSSN) 1:30 p.m.

COLORADO STATE RAMS NEW MEXICO LOBOS (2-2 OVERALL, 0-0 MW) (1-2 OVERALL, 0-0 MW)

Date Opponent (TV/Web) Time Score Attendance Date Opponent (TV/Web) Time Score Attendance S2 vs. Colorado% (ESPN) 6 p.m. L, 7-44 69,850 S1 SOUTH DAKOTA (ROOT SPORTS) 7:P.M. W, 48-21 20,221 S10 UTSA (MWN-CI) 2 P.M. W, 23-14 20,673 S10 at New Mexico State (ESPN3) 6 p.m. L, 31-32 17,852 S17 NORTHERN COLORADO (ROOT SPORTS) 2 P.M. W, 47-21 26,718 S17 at Rutgers (ESPNEWS/WatchESPN) Noon L, 28-37 39,680 S24 at Minnesota (ESPNU) 11 a.m. L, 24-31 44,854 O1 SAN JOSÉ STATE* (ROOT SPORTS) 2 P.M. O1 WYOMING* (ESPNU) 8:15 P.M. O7 BOISE STATE* (CBSSN) 7 P.M. O8 UTAH STATE* (CBSSN) 8 P.M. O15 vs. Air Force*& (ESPN Networks) TBA O15 at Boise State* (ESPN Networks) TBA O22 ULM (ROOT SPORTS) 7 P.M. O22 at UNLV* (ROOT SPORTS) 2:30 p.m. O29 at Hawai‘i* (Oceanic) 6 p.m. N5 FRESNO STATE* (ROOT SPORTS) 1:30 P.M. N5 NEVADA* (ESPN NETWORKS) TBA N12 at Air Force* (ESPN Networks) TBA N12 at Utah State* (ESPN Networks) TBA N19 NEW MEXICO* (ESPN NETWORKS) TBA N19 at Colorado State* (ESPN Networks) TBA N26 at San Diego State* (CBSSN) 6 p.m. N26 WYOMING* (ESPN NETWORKS) TBA

UTAH STATE AGGIES WYOMING COWBOYS (2-2 OVERALL, 0-0 MW) (2-2 OVERALL, 0-0 MW)

Date Opponent (TV/Web) Time Score Attendance Date Opponent (TV/Web) Time Score Attendance S1 WEBER STATE (MWN-CI) 6 P.M. W, 45-6 23,008 S3 NORTHERN ILLINOIS (CBSSN) 8:30 P.M. W, 40-34 (3OT) 18,483 S10 at USC (Pac-12 Network) 11 a.m. L, 7-45 62,487 S10 at Nebraska (ESPN2) 11 a.m. L, 17-52 89,895 S16 ARKANSAS STATE (CBSSN) 7 P.M. W, 34-20 21,091 S17 UC DAVIS (MWN-INSTITUTIONAL) 2 P.M. W, 45-22 18,781 S24 AIR FORCE* (ESPNU) 8:15 P.M. L, 20-27 23,104 S23 at Eastern Michigan (CBSSN) 7:30 p.m. L, 24-27 17,012 O1 at Boise State* (ESPN2) 8:15 p.m. O1 at Colorado State* (ESPNU) 8:15 p.m. O8 at Colorado State* (CBSSN) 8 p.m. O8 AIR FORCE* (ROOT SPORTS) 1:30 P.M. O22 FRESNO STATE* (CBSSN) 8:30 P.M. O22 at Nevada* (ESPN Networks) TBA O28 SAN DIEGO STATE* (CBSSN) 6 P.M. O29 BOISE STATE* (CBSSN) 5:00 P.M. N5 at Wyoming* (ESPN Networks) TBA N5 UTAH STATE* (ESPN NETWORKS) TBA N12 NEW MEXICO* (ESPN NETWORKS) TBA N12 at UNLV* (ROOT SPORTS) Noon/12:30 p.m. N19 at Nevada* (ESPN Networks) TBA N19 SAN DIEGO STATE* (CBSSN) 1:30 P.M. N26 at BYU (TBA) TBA N26 at New Mexico* (ESPN Networks) TBA

Home games in BOLD CAPS. *Mountain West game. % Sports Authority Field (Denver, Colorado) All dates and times are local to site and are subject to change. & Cotton Bowl (Dallas, Texas) The broadcast outlets for those games listed as TBD are still being determined.

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FRESNO STATE BULLDOGS HAWAI‘I RAINBOW WARRIORS (1-3 OVERALL, 0-0 MW) (1-3 OVERALL, 0-0 MW)

Date Opponent (TV/Web) Time Score Attendance Date Opponent (TV/Web) Time Score Attendance S3 at RV/RV Nebraska (Big Ten Network) 7 p.m. L, 10-43 90,013 A26 vs. California^ (ESPN) Noon L, 31-51 61,247 S10 SACRAMENTO STATE 7 P.M. W, 31-3 31,817 S3 at #8/7 Michigan (ESPN) Noon L, 3-63 110,222 S17 at Toledo (ESPN3) 3 p.m. L, 17-52 19,379 S10 UT MARTIN (OCEANIC) 6 P.M. W, 41-36 22,900 S24 TULSA (MWN-CI) 1:30 P.M. L, 41-48 (2OT) 23,273 S17 at Arizona (Pac-12 Network) 7:45 p.m. L, 28-47 50,116 O1 at UNLV* (CBSSN) 7:30 p.m. O1 NEVADA* (OCEANIC) 6 P.M. O8 at Nevada* (ESPN3) 4 p.m. O8 at San José State* (Oceanic) 1:30 p.m. O14 SAN DIEGO STATE* (CBSSN) 7:00 P.M. O15 UNLV* (OCEANIC) 6 P.M. O22 at Utah State* (CBSSN) 8:30 p.m. O22 at Air Force* (Oceanic) Noon O28 AIR FORCE* (ESPN2) 7:30 P.M. O29 NEW MEXICO* (OCEANIC) 6 P.M. N5 at Colorado State* (ROOT SPORTS) 1:30 p.m. N5 at San Diego State* (CBSSN) 4 p.m. N19 HAWAI‘I* (OCEANIC) 4 P.M. N12 BOISE STATE* (CBSSN) 2 P.M. N26 SAN JOSÉ STATE* (CBSSN) 12:30 P.M. N19 at Fresno State* (Oceanic) 4 p.m. N26 UMASS (OCEANIC) 6 P.M.

NEVADA WOLF PACK RV/22 SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS (2-2 OVERALL, 0-0 MW) (3-0 OVERALL, 0-0 MW)

Date Opponent (TV/Web) Time Score Attendance Date Opponent (TV/Web) Time Score Attendance S2 CAL POLY (MWN-INSTITUTIONAL) 6:30 P.M. W, 30-27 (OT) 19,183 S3 NEW HAMPSHIRE 5:30 P.M. W, 31-0 46,486 S10 at #21/18 Notre Dame (NBC) 3:30 p.m. L, 10-39 80,795 S10 CALIFORNIA (CBSSN) 7:30 P.M. W, 45-40 42,473 S17 BUFFALO (MWN-CI) 6 P.M. W, 38-14 20,457 S17 at Northern Illinois (CBSSN) 2:30 p.m. W, 42-28 14,513 S24 at Purdue (ESPNEWS) Noon L, 14-24 41,607 O1 at South Alabama (ESPNEWS) 7 p.m. O1 at Hawai‘i* (Oceanic) TBA O8 UNLV* (ESPNU) 7:30 P.M. O8 FRESNO STATE* (ESPN3) 4 P.M. O14 at Fresno State* (CBSSN) 7 p.m. O15 at San José State* (CBSSN) 7:30 p.m. O21 SAN JOSÉ STATE* (ESPN NETWORKS) 7:30 P.M. O22 WYOMING* (ESPN NETWORKS) TBA O28 at Utah State* (CBSSN) 6:00 p.m. N5 at New Mexico* (ESPN Networks) TBA N5 HAWAI‘I* (CBSSN) 4 P.M. N12 SAN DIEGO STATE* (CBSSN) 7:30 P.M. N12 at Nevada* (CBSSN) 7:30 p.m. N19 UTAH STATE* (ESPN NETWORKS) TBA N19 at Wyoming* (CBSSN) 1:30 p.m. N26 at UNLV* (ESPN Networks) TBA N26 COLORADO STATE* (CBSSN) 6 P.M.

SAN JOSÉ STATE SPARTANS UNLV REBELS (1-3 OVERALL, 0-0 MW) (1-3 OVERALL, 0-0 MW)

Date Opponent (TV/Web) Time Score Attendance Date Opponent (TV/Web) Time Score Attendance S3 at Tulsa (CBSSN) 6 p.m. L, 10-45 18,748 S1 JACKSON STATE (MWN-CI) 7 P.M. W, 63-13 18,575 S10 PORTLAND STATE 1:30 P.M. W, 66-35 13,210 S10 at UCLA (Pac-12 Network) 5:00 p.m. L, 21-42 63,712 S17 UTAH (CBSSN) 7:30 P.M. L, 17-34 16,041 S17 at Central Michigan (ESPN3) 3 p.m. L, 21-44 19,922 S24 at Iowa State (FSN) 11 a.m. L, 10-44 50,851 S24 IDAHO (MWN-INSTITUTIONAL) 6 P.M. L, 30-33 (OT) 17,229 O1 at New Mexico* (ROOT SPORTS) 2 p.m. O1 FRESNO STATE* (CBSSN) 7:30 P.M. O8 HAWAI‘I* (OCEANIC) 1:30 P.M. O8 at San Diego State* (ESPNU) 7:30 p.m. O15 NEVADA* (CBSSN) 7:30 P.M. O15 at Hawai‘i* (Oceanic) 6 p.m. O21 at San Diego State* (ESPN2) 7:30 p.m. O22 COLORADO STATE* (ROOT SPORTS) 2:30 P.M. O29 UNLV* (CBSSN) 7:30 P.M. O29 at San José State* (CBSSN) 7:30 p.m. N4 at Boise State* (ESPN2) 8:15 p.m. N12 WYOMING* (ROOT SPORTS) 12:30 P.M. N19 AIR FORCE* (CBSSN) 7:30 P.M. N18 at Boise State* (ESPN2) 6:00 p.m. N26 at Fresno State* (CBSSN) 12:30 p.m. N26 NEVADA* (ESPN NETWORKS) TBA

Home games in BOLD CAPS. *Mountain West game. ^ ANZ Stadium (Sydney, Australia) All dates and times are local to site and are subject to change. The broadcast outlets for those games listed as TBD are still being determined.

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