2009 Mountain West Football Media Guide
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The MWC became the rst non-automatic-qualifying conference in the BCS era to have three teams ranked all eight weeks of the BCS Standings in 2008. Over the past ve seasons, the MWC owns the best win percentage in bowl games among the 11 conferences with a 14-7 mark (.667). The MWC also is 7-3 against BCS automatic- qualifying conferences in bowl games since 2004. Utah’s No. 2 and TCU’s No. 7 ranking in the nal polls marks the rst time that two teams from non-automatic-qualifying conferences have been ranked in the top 10 since 1984. The Mountain West posted the best record in the Football Bowl Subdivision in 2008 against automatic-qualifying-BCS Conferences with a 10-6 mark. Sixteen MWC football players were selected in the 2009 NFL Draft, equaling the Conference record set in 2005. 22000099 MMOOUUNNTTAAIINN WWEESSTT FFOOOOTTBBAALLLL MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE TABLE OF CONTENTS 15455 Gleneagle Drive, Suite 200 Colorado Springs, CO 80921 MWC Media Relations Directory . .2 www.TheMWC.com MWC Media Services . .3 MWC 10th Anniversary Review . .4 MWC COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Mountain West Conference Demographics . .5 Mountain West Conference Style Guide . .6 Mountain West Conference Chronology . .7 Javan Hedlund Mountain West Conference History . .8-9 Associate Commissioner for Communications Commissioner Craig Thompson . .10 (719) 488-4051/C (719) 648-4027 Mountain West Conference Staff . .11 [email protected] Mountain West Conference Championships . .12-13 Mountain West Conference Awards . .14 (Football contact) Football Stadium Directions . .15 Mountain West Officiating and Rule Changes . .16-17 Kim Melcher NCAA Instant Replay . .18-19 Director of Communications (719) 488-4050/C (719) 433-0681 Conference Notes [email protected] 2009 Preseason Team Capsules . .22 2009 Preseason Notes . .23-24 2008 Season-in-Review . .25-27 Marlon Edge MWC Television Partners . .28-29 Assistant Director of Communications 2009 MWC Composite Schedule . .30 (719) 488-4052/C (719) 339-1558 2009 Television Photo Charts . .31-35 [email protected] Bowl Championship Series . .37 Maaco Bowl Las Vegas . .38 Becky Motchan San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl . .39 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl . .40 Assistant Director of Communications New Mexico Bowl . .41 (719) 488-4046/C (314) 853-6487 Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl . .42 [email protected] Team Previews Katie Cavender Air Force Falcons . .44-49 Multimedia Coordinator BYU Cougars . .50-55 (719) 488-4059/C (775) 750-2800 Colorado State Rams . .56-61 New Mexico Lobos . .62-67 [email protected] San Diego State Aztecs . .68-73 TCU Horned Frogs . .74-79 Chelsea Guetz UNLV Rebels . .80-85 Championships Coordinator Utah Utes . .86-91 (719) 478-2461/C (775) 750-2800 Wyoming Cowboys . .92-97 [email protected] Season-In-Review 2008 Season-In-Review . .100-101 CREDITS 2008 National Polls/MWC Players of the Week . .102 2008 All-Mountain West Conference Honors . .103 The Mountain West Conference 2009 Football Media 2008 National Honors . .104 Guide was produced by the MWC communications staff 2008 Academic All-Mountain West Conference . .105 using Microsoft Word and QuarkXPress. Written, edited and 2008 Final Polls . .106 designed by Katie Cavender, Javan Hedlund, Kim Melcher, 2008 Individual Statistics . .107-109 2008 Team Statistics . .110-114 Jaime Hixson, and Becky Motchan. Printing: Multi-Ad 2008 Individual Superlatives . .115-116 Services, Peoria, Ill. Special thanks to Joe Dalfonso and 2008 Team Superlatives . .117-118 Dave Mateer, Multi-Ad. Cover design: Rob Johnson of Wilson/Johnson Creative. Mountain West Records Individual Records . .120-132 The MWC extends its thanks to the nine conference Team Records . .133-136 institutions’ media relations staffs which supplied the Annual Statistics Champions . .137-140 information and photography that is used in this publication. Additional photography provided by Rich Clarkson and Mountain West History Associates. Mountain West History . .142-143 MWC vs. Other Conferences . .144 Annual Standings and Results . .145-150 MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE Intraconference Series History . .150 Intraconference Series Results . .151-156 LOGO IDENTITY STANDARDS All-Time MWC Television History . .157-159 The Mountain West Conference logo was created to identify MWC vs. Ranked Opponents . .160-161 and promote the league and its championship sports. Anyone MWC Results When Ranked . .162-163 desiring to use the logo on products, promotions or MWC Poll History . .164-165 MWC Attendance History . .166 advertisements must acquire a license or an authorization MWC Bowl History . ..