2020 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP RELEASE • TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15 Stuart Buchanan • O: (719) 488-4042 • M: (970) 988-6304 • [email protected]
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2020 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP RELEASE • TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15 Stuart Buchanan • O: (719) 488-4042 • M: (970) 988-6304 • [email protected] 2020 MOUNTAIN WEST STANDINGS Team (Coaches/AP) MW PF PA Hm Rd Neu Pct Overall PF PA Hm Rd Neu Pct Streak San José State (25/25) 6-0 182 105 4-0 2-0 0-0 1.000 6-0 182 105 4-0 2-0 0-0 1.000 Won 7 Boise State (RV/RV) 5-0 200 105 2-0 3-0 0-0 1.000 5-1 217 156 2-1 3-0 0-0 .833 Won 3 Nevada (RV/-) 6-2 239 183 4-0 1-2 1-0 .750 6-2 239 183 4-0 1-2 1-0 .750 Lost 1 San Diego State 4-2 173 94 3-1 1-1 0-0 .667 4-4 197 142 3-1 1-3 0-0 .500 Lost 1 Air Force 2-2 99 73 1-1 1-1 0-0 .500 3-2 139 80 2-1 1-1 0-0 .600 Won 2 Fresno State 3-3 197 180 1-1 2-1 0-1 .500 3-3 197 180 1-1 2-1 0-1 .500 Lost 2 Hawai‘i 4-4 208 234 3-2 1-2 0-0 .500 4-4 208 234 3-2 1-2 0-0 .500 Won 1 Colorado State* 2-3 89 143 1-0 0-3 0-0 .400 2-3 89 143 1-0 0-3 0-0 .400 Lost 2 Wyoming 2-4 159 126 1-0 1-3 0-1 .333 2-4 159 126 1-0 1-3 0-1 .333 Lost 2 New Mexico 2-5 167 228 0-0 0-4 2-1 .286 2-5 167 228 0-0 0-4 2-1 .286 Won 2 Utah State* 1-6 93 211 1-3 0-2 0-0 .143 1-6 93 211 1-3 0-2 0-0 .143 Lost 1 UNLV 0-6 104 228 0-3 0-3 0-0 .000 0-6 104 228 0-3 0-3 0-0 .000 Lost 6 *The Mountain West declared the Utah State-Colorado State game a forfeit NEXT UP RECAP Saturday, December 19 TV/Digital Time Saturday, December 12 Results Attendance Boise State vs. #25/25 San José State+ FOX 1:15 p.m PT Boise State at Wyoming* BSU, 17-9 2,978 Air Force at Army CBS Sports Network 3 p.m. ET San Diego State at #16/14 BYU BYU, 28-14 1,099 Fresno State vs. New Mexico*! UNM, 49-39 - +Mountain West Championship Game (Las Vegas, Nevada) UNLV at Hawai’i* UH, 38-21 - Utah State at Colorado State* Canceled Friday, December 11 Results Attendance Nevada vs. San José State*! SJSU, 30-20 - *Mountain West Game | !Sam Boyd Stadium (Las Vegas) THEMW.COM CHAMPIONSHIP RELEASE: DECEMBER 15 • 1 MW MEDIA SERVICES THE INTERNET - THEMW.COM AWARDS AND HONORS The official Mountain West website is hosted by SIDEARM Sports. Live stats will be The annual individual awards will be voted on by each of the 12 head coaches and available for each home football game, and box scores will be posted on TheMW.com selected members of the media. Following is a list of regular season awards that will following the conclusion of each contest. 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MOUNTAIN WEST FOOTBALL COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS MOUNTAIN WEST HAWAI‘I SAN JOSÉ STATE Stuart Buchanan Derek Inouchi Lawrence Fan Office .....................(719) 488-4042 Office .....................(808) 956-4478 Office .....................(408) 924-1217 Mobile ....................(970) 988-6304 Mobile ....................(808) 954-0234 Mobile ....................(408) 768-3424 Email [email protected] Email [email protected] Email [email protected] AIR FORCE NEVADA UNLV Troy Garnhart Chad Hartley Mark Wallington Office .....................(719) 333-9263 Office .....................(775) 682-6982 Office .....................(702) 895-4472 Mobile ....................(719) 649-5003 Mobile ....................(775) 229-5513 Mobile ....................(702) 528-6291 Email [email protected] Email .................... [email protected] Email [email protected] BOISE STATE NEW MEXICO UTAH STATE Joe Nickell Frank Mercogliano Doug Hoffman Office .....................(208) 426-3868 Mobile ....................(505) 410-8844 Office .....................(435) 797-3714 Mobile ....................(208) 631-5483 Email [email protected] Mobile ....................(435) 881-8011 Email .............. [email protected] Email [email protected] SAN DIEGO STATE COLORADO STATE Mike May WYOMING Kyle Neaves Office .....................(619) 594-5547 Tim Harkins Mobile ....................(228) 424-6921 Mobile ....................(619) 957-8372 Office .....................(307) 766-2256 Email ............. [email protected] Email [email protected] Mobile ....................(307) 760-7847 Email [email protected] FRESNO STATE Matt Burkholder Office .....................(559) 278-6186 Mobile ....................(559) 862-3771 Email [email protected] THEMW.COM CHAMPIONSHIP RELEASE: DECEMBER 15 • 2 MW FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF’S TROPHY San José State (6-0, 6-0 MW) will host Boise State (5-1, 5-0 MW) on Saturday, Dec. The Conference championship isn’t the only trophy up for grabs on Saturday, as an Air 19, in the 2020 Mountain West Football Championship Game, held at Sam Boyd Force victory over Army would secure the Commander-in-Chief’s trophy, which goes Stadium in Las Vegas. Kickoff is set for 1:15 p.m. PT on FOX. annually to the academy with the best record in the round-robin competition. The 2020 MW Football Championship Game marks the first time both teams enter the The Falcons could win the CIC for a record 21st time. Navy (15) and Army (7) trail Air contest with undefeated Conference records. Force in the series. WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT BOISE STATE LONG-TERM SUCCESS • Making its fourth-consecutive championship game appearance and fifth overall. This is tied as the third-longest active streak nationally (Ohio State). Clemson leads the country with an active streak of six consecutive ACC championship • In the past 16 years, the Mountain West has been the top nonautonomous 5 appearances, while Oklahoma has appeared in the Big 12 champ game five conference nine times and second five times. straight years. • The Mountain West has been nationally-ranked in 20 of the last 27 College • 3-1 in MW championship games. Football Playoff Rankings. • Hold a 14-0 advantage in the series over San José State. • Against all autonomous 5 competition, the Mountain West has won 11 of its last 22 games, including nine against the Pac-12. • Riding a 14-game Mountain West win streak, the second-longest active streak nationally. Ohio State owns the longest conference win streak with 20 • The Mountain West produced the first non-automatic-qualifying FBS team into a consecutive Big Ten victories. BCS bowl game (Utah - 2005 Fiesta Bowl) and into the College Football Playoff (Boise State - 2014 Fiesta Bowl). • A victory on Saturday would be a MW record fifth Conference championship. The Broncos are currently tied with BYU, Utah and TCU for the most in league history. BOWL SEASON WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT SAN JOSÉ STATE • Making its first appearance in a conference championship game. Nevada and Hawai‘i accepted postseason invites, while Boise State and San José State will also play in bowl games. The Wolf Pack, who will make its third-consecutive • Off to its first 6-0 start since 1939, and are on a seven-game win streak, tied for postseason appearance, will take on Tulane in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. The seventh-longest active win streak nationally. Rainbow Warriors will travel to Frisco, Texas, for the New Mexico Bowl against Houston. • Guaranteed its first winning season since 2012 (11-2). POSTSEASON SUCCESS • One of just five FBS programs with an unblemished record after playing at least The Mountain West has sent at least six teams to the postseason in seven consecutive six games, joining Alabama, Cincinnati, Coastal Carolina and Notre Dame.