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NewMexicoBowl.com NewMexicoBowl nmbowl NMbowl BOWL WEEKLY NOTES WEEK 7 ~ OCT. 12-13, 2018

2018 STANDINGS THIS WEEK’S MW & C-USA GAMES West Division Conference Overall Game [#AP/Coaches] Records MT/TV Series Notes FRIDAY, OCT. 12 School W-L Pct. PF PA W-L Pct. H A N Streak ^ Air Force 2-3, 0-2 MW 7 p.m. AF leads, 19-16 Hawai`i 3-0 1.000 104 88 6-1 .857 4-0 2-1 0-0 W3 ^ State 4-1, 1-0 MW CBSSN SDSU, 28-24 (2017) Fresno State 1-0 1.000 21 3 4-1 .800 2-0 2-1 0-0 W3 SATURDAY, OCT. 13 San Diego State 1-0 1.000 19 13 4-1 .800 3-0 1-1 0-0 W4 ¢ UAB 4-1, 2-0 C-USA 11 a.m. Series Tied, 3-3 1-1 .500 31 46 3-3 .500 2-1 1-2 0-0 L1 ¢ Rice 1-5, 0-2 C-USA ESPN+ UAB, 52-21 (2017) UNLV 0-1 .000 14 50 2-3 .400 2-1 0-2 0-0 L2 ¢ Southern Mississippi 2-2, 1-0 C-USA 12 p.m. Series Tied, 6-6 San José State 0-2 .000 71 86 0-5 .000 0-3 0-2 0-0 L5 ¢ North 5-1, 1-1 C-USA ESPN3 NT, 43-28 (2017) ¢ WKU 1-4, 0-1 C-USA 1:30 p.m. WKU leads, 1-0 Mountain Division Conference Overall ¢ Charlotte 2-3, 1-1 C-USA ESPN+ WKU, 45-14 (2017) School W-L Pct. PF PA W-L Pct. H A N Streak ¢ Marshall 3-2, 1-1 C-USA 1:30 p.m. MRSH leads, 3-1 State 1-0 1.000 42 32 4-1 .800 3-0 1-1 0-0 W4 ¢ Old Dominion 1-5, 0-3 C-USA MRSH, 35-3 (2017) New Mexico 1-0 1.000 50 14 3-2 .600 1-1 2-1 0-0 W1 Army 3-2, Independent 1:30 p.m. First Meeting Boise State 1-1 .500 47 33 3-2 .600 1-1 2-1 0-0 L1 San Jose State 0-5, 0-2 MW ESPNU State 1-1 .500 76 73 2-4 .333 1-1 1-1 0-1 W1 ^ New Mexico 3-2, 1-0 MW 2 p.m. CSU leads, 40-25 Air Force 0-2 .000 57 70 2-3 .400 2-1 0-2 0-0 W2 ^ Colorado State 2-3, 1-1 MW AT&T CSU, 27-24 (2017) 0-2 .000 27 51 2-4 .333 1-2 1-2 0-0 L2 ^ Utah State 4-1, 1-0 MW 2 p.m. USU leads, 16-7 ^ UNLV 2-3, 0-1 MW FACEBOOK USU, 52-28 (2017) 2018 CONFERENCE USA CONFERENCE STANDINGS ¢ Louisiana Tech 3-2, 1-1 C-USA 5 p.m. LA TECH leads, 5-1 ¢ UTSA 3-3, 2-0 C-USA ESPN+ LA TECH, 20-6 (2017) East Division Conference Overall School W-L Pct. PF PA W-L Pct. H A N Streak ¢ Middle Tennessee 3-2, 2-0 C-USA 5:30 p.m. MT leads, 9-4 ¢ FIU 3-2, 1-0 C-USA beIN MT, 37-17 (2017) Middle Tenn. 2-0 1.000 59 48 3-2 .600 2-0 1-2 0-0 W2 FIU 1-0 1.000 28 20 3-2 .600 2-1 1-1 0-0 W1 BYU 3-3 Independent 8:15 p.m. BYU leads, 22-8 Hawai`i 6-1, 3-0 MW ESPN2 BYU, 30-20 (2017) Marshall 1-1 .500 44 51 3-2 .600 1-2 2-0 0-0 L1 FAU 1-1 .500 76 58 3-3 .500 3-0 0-3 0-0 W1 ^ Wyoming 2-4, 0-2 MW 8:30 p.m. FS leads, 6-5 ^ Fresno State 4-1, 1-0 MW ESPNU FS, 13-7 (2017) Charlotte 1-1 .500 35 53 2-3 .400 2-1 0-2 0-0 L2 WKU 0-1 .000 17 20 1-4 .200 0-2 1-2 0-0 L1 ^ Boise State 3-2, 1-1 MW 8:30 p.m. BSU leads, 29-13 ^ Nevada 3-3, 1-1 MW CBSSN BSU, 41-14 (2017) Old Dominion 0-3 .000 78 108 1-5 .167 1-1 0-4 0-0 L2 ^ - denotes Mountain West game ¢ - denotes Conference USA game West Division Conference Overall BYES School W-L Pct. PF PA W-L Pct. H A N Streak FAU 3-3, 1-1 C-USA UAB 2-0 1.000 56 14 4-1 .800 3-0 1-1 0-0 W3 UTEP 0-6, 0-2 C-USA UTSA 2-0 1.000 50 24 3-3 .500 2-1 1-2 0-0 W3 Southern Miss 1-0 1.000 40 22 2-2 .500 2-1 0-1 0-0 L1 North Texas 1-1 .500 54 53 5-1 .833 3-1 2-0 0-0 W1 La. Tech 1-1 .500 36 55 3-2 .600 1-1 2-1 0-0 L1 Rice 0-2 .000 25 60 1-5 .167 1-2 0-3 0-0 L5 UTEP 0-2 .000 45 57 0-6 .000 0-3 0-3 0-0 L18 * - bowl eligible x - not eligible for postseason Weekly Notes page 2

EXPERT PREDICTIONS FOR 2018 GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL 2018 AP Top 25 Rankings (Week 7 - as of Oct. 7, 2018) UAB vs. Utah State Rank Team (1st Place Votes) Record Prev. 1. Alabama (59) 6-0 1 Marshall vs. San Diego State 2. Georgia 6-0 2 3. Ohio State (1) 6-0 3 North Texas vs. San Diego State 4. Clemson (1) 6-0 4 5. Notre Dame 6-0 6 Middle Tennessee vs. Fresno State 6. West Virginia 5-0 9 7. Washington 5-1 10 Marshall vs. Boise State 8. Penn State 4-1 11 9. Texas 5-1 19 UAB vs. San Diego State 10. UCF 5-0 12 Southern Mississippi vs. Nevada 11. Oklahoma 5-1 7 12. Michigan 5-1 15 Kyle Middle Tennessee vs. Nevada 13. LSU 5-1 5 Bonagura 14. Florida 5-1 22 Mitch Southern Mississippi vs. Utah State 15. Wisconsin 4-1 16 Sherman 16. Miami (FL) 5-1 17 Middle Tennessee vs. Fresno State 17. Oregon 4-1 18 18. Kentucky 5-1 13 19. Colorado 5-0 21 READY TO BOWL: Six teams (Alabama, Cincinnati, Clemson, Georgia, Nortre 20. NC State 5-0 23 Game, and Ohio State) garnered in just the sixth week of the 2018- 21. Auburn 4-2 8 22. Texas A&M 4-2 NR 2019 season last weekend. Eighteen more teams can pick up the necessary six 23. South Florida 5-0 NR wins this weekend, including Conference USA’s North Texas (5-1). The Mountain 24. Mississippi State 4-2 NR West’s Hawai`i is 6-1 but needs one more win due to its 13-game schedule this 25. Cincinnati 6-0 NR Dropped From Rankings season. Stanford 14, Michigan State 20, Virginia Tech 24, Oklahoma State 25. Others Receiving Votes Despite achieving eligibility, all programs will need to wait a bit longer before their Iowa 87, Stanford 59, Washington State 46, San Diego State 24, playoff destination is reached. Each fall, the Playoff Selection TCU 20, Appalachian State 11, Utah State 9, Utah 5, South Carolina 2, Hawai`i 1. Committee meets in person to produce interim rankings before Selection Day. During each meeting, the selection committee ranks 25 teams. 2018 Amway Coaches Poll (Week 7 - as of Oct. 7, 2018) The dates for the fall of 2018 are as follows: Rank Team (1st Place Votes) Record Prev Tuesday, October 30 1. Alabama (61) 6-0 1 Tuesday, November 6 2. Georgia 6-0 2 3. Ohio State (1) 6-0 3 Tuesday, November 13 4. Clemson (2) 6-0 4 Tuesday, November 20 5. Notre Dame 6-0 7 Tuesday, November 27 6. West Virginia 5-0 8 Sunday, December 2 (Selection Day and Playoff Semifinal teams announced) 7. Washington 5-1 10 8. Penn State 4-1 11 9. UCF 5-0 13 10. Wisconsin 4-1 12 11. Oklahoma 5-1 5 12. LSU 5-1 6 WEEK 6 CONFERENCE USA & MOUNTAIN WEST BOX SCORES 13. Michigan 5-1 16 GAME 1 2 3 4 T GAME 1 2 3 4 T 14. Texas 5-1 20 Middle Tennessee 3 7 14 10 34 Utah State 14 7 14 10 45 15. Miami 5-1 17 Marshall 3 14 0 7 24 BYU 0 7 6 7 20 16. Florida 5-1 NR 17. Oregon 4-1 18 Old Dominion 0 7 14 12 33 Navy 0 7 0 0 7 18. Colorado 5-0 22 Florida Atlantic 6 20 6 20 52 Air Force 0 14 14 7 35 19. NC State 5-0 25 20. Kentucky 5-1 15 UAB 0 7 7 14 28 San Diego State 3 10 0 6 19 21. Auburn 4-2 9 Louisiana Tech 7 0 0 0 7 Boise State 7 0 0 6 13 22. Texas A&M 4-2 NR 23. South Florida 5-0 NR UTSA 3 10 0 7 20 New Mexico 0 29 7 14 50 24. Stanford 4-2 14 Rice 0 0 3 0 3 UNLV 0 0 0 14 14 25. Cincinnati 6-0 NR Dropped From Rankings North Texas 7 3 10 7 27 Fresno State 0 7 7 7 21 Michigan State 19, Oklahoma State 21, Virginia Tech 23, Boise State 24. UTEP 3 7 0 14 24 Nevada 0 3 0 0 3 Others Receiving Votes Washington State 113, Iowa 89, Mississippi State 67, Appalachian State 38, TCU 33, San Diego State 25, Utah 12, Utah State 11, South Carolina 10, Colorado State 14 14 0 14 42 Duke 8, Troy 8, Syracuse 6, Hawai`i 6, Boise State 6, Virginia Tech 2, Mich- San Jose State 0 0 30 0 30 igan State 1, Army 1, UAB 1, Fresno State 1.

Wyoming 3 0 7 3 13 Hawai`i 0 3 7 7 17 page 3 New Mexico Bowl Weekly Notes 2018 Important Dates 2018-19 Bowl Schedule Nov. 15...... Online media credential application Date Location Time (ET) TV Conferences opens at sportssystems.com/newmexicobowl 12.15 Celebration Atlanta, Ga. 12 Noon ABC MEAC vs. SWAC Dec. 2...... Selection Sunday New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M. 2 p.m. ESPN C-USA vs. MW AutoNation Cure Orlando, Fla. 2:30 p.m. CBSSN American vs. Sun Belt Dec. 7...... Intralot Team Announcement Lunch & Press Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas, Nev. 3:30 p.m. ABC MW vs. Pac-12 Conference at Canyon Club at Four Hills Raycom Media Camellia Montgomery, Ala. 5:30 p.m. ESPN MAC vs. Sun Belt Dec. 9...... Credential application closes R+L Carriers New Orleans New Orleans, La. 9 p.m. ESPN C-USA vs. Sun Belt 12.18 Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Boca Raton, Fla. 7 p.m. ESPN American vs. C-USA Dec. 12...... Team Arrivals, Welcome Dinner & Gift Suite 12.19 Frisco Frisco, Texas 8 p.m. ESPN At-Large vs. American Dec. 13...... Team Practice, Team Dinner 12.20 Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Tampa, Fla. 8 p.m. ESPN C-USA vs. American 12.21 Makers Wanted Bahamas Nassau, Bahamas 12:30 p.m. ESPN C-USA vs. MAC Dec. 14...... Press Conference, Kickoff Lunch, Pep Rally Famous Potato Boise, Idaho 4 p.m. ESPN MAC vs. MW 12.22 Birmingham Birmingham, Ala. 12 Noon ESPN SEC vs. American 2018 Bowl Quick Facts Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Fort Worth, Texas 3:30 p.m. ESPN Army vs. Big Ten Dollar General Mobile, Ala. 7 p.m. ESPN MAC vs. Sun Belt Game Info Hawai`i , Hawai`i 10:30 p.m. ESPN American vs. MW Date...... Saturday, December 15, 2018 12.26 SERVPRO First Responder Dallas, Texas 1:30 p.m. ESPN Big 12 vs. C-USA Kickoff...... Noon MT/2 p.m. ET Quick Lane Detroit 5:15 p.m. ESPN Big Ten vs. ACC/ND TV...... ESPN Cheez-It Phoenix 9 p.m. ESPN Big 12 vs. Pac-12 Radio...... ESPN Radio 12.27 Walk-On’s Independence Shreveport, La. 1:30 p.m. ESPN2 ACC/SEC or ND Teams...... C-USA vs. MW New Era Pinstripe Bronx, N.Y. 5:15 p.m. ESPN ACC/B10 or ND Stadium...... Dreamstyle Stadium Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Houston, Texas 9 p.m. ESPN Big 12 vs. SEC 12.28 Franklin A.M. Music City Nashville, Tenn. 1:30 p.m. ESPN ND/SEC/B10/ACC Stadium Capacity...... 37,457 Camping World Orlando, Fla. 5:15 p.m. ESPN Big12/ACC or ND Playing Surface...... FieldTurf Valero Alamo San Antonio, Texas 9 p.m. ESPN Big 12 vs. Pac-12 12.29 Chick-fil-A Peach Atlanta, Ga. 12 Noon ESPN At-Larges (NY6) Tickets Belk Charlotte, N.C. 12 Noon ESPN ACC/SEC or ND Premium (Midfield)...... $40 NOVA Home Loans Arizona Tucson, Ariz. 1:15 p.m. CBSSN Sun Belt vs. MW Sideline...... $30 Capital One Orange Miami Gardens, Fla. 4 or 8 p.m. ESPN CFP Semifinal North End Zone...... $25 Goodyear Cotton Arlington, Texas 4 or 8 p.m. ESPN CFP Semifinal Purchase Locations...... (505) 925- 12.31 Military by Northrop Grumman Annapolis, Md. 12 Noon ESPN ACC/ND vs. American UNMtickets.com or NewMexicoBowl.com Hyundai Sun El Paso, Texas 2 p.m. CBS ACC/Pac-12 or ND San Francisco Santa Clara, Calif. 3 p.m. FOX Big Ten vs. Pac-12 AutoZone Liberty Memphis, Tenn. 3:45 p.m. ESPN Big 12 vs. SEC Bowl Office Info SDCCU Holiday San Diego, Calif. 7 p.m. FS1 Big Ten vs. Pac-12 Executive Director...... Jeff Siembieda TaxSlayer Jacksonville, Fla. 7:30 p.m. ESPN Big Ten/SEC/ACC/ND Board Chairman...... Rudy Davalos 1.1 Outback Tampa, Fla. Noon ESPN2 Big Ten vs. SEC Operations Supervisor...... Cary Colbert Citrus Orlando, Fla. 1 p.m. ABC Big Ten/SEC/ACC/ND ...... cary.l.colbert@.com PlayStation Glendale, Ariz. 1 p.m. ESPN At-Larges (NY6) Media Relations Director...... RaeAnn McKernan Pasadena, Calif. 5 p.m. ESPN At-Larges (NY6) ...... (505) 715-1281 Allstate Sugar New Orleans, La. 8:45 p.m. ESPN At-Larges (NY6) ...... [email protected] 1.7 CFP Championship presented by AT&T Santa Clara, Calif. 8 p.m. ESPN Semifinalist 1 vs. 2 Fanfest Coordinator...... Esther Lovato ...... (505) 459-2214 ...... [email protected] Band/Cheer Coordinator...... Amber Martinez ...... [email protected] Event Project Assistant...... Monika Hendrickson ...... [email protected] NEW MEXICO BOWL NOTES BROUGHT TO YOU BY: Event Project Assistant...... Lydia Martinez V I S I T ...... [email protected] Bowl Address...... 801 University Blvd. SE, Ste. 104 Albuquerque, NM 87106 Phone...... (505) 925-5999 Fax...... (505) 272-7131 Web...... newmexicobowl.com Facebook...... www.facebook.com/NewMexicoBowl Twitter...... twitter.com/NMbowl Instagram...... nmbowl