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203 NFL DRAFT SELECTIONS | 15 CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICANS | 7 MAJOR NATIONAL AWARD WINNERS | 4 BCS/CFP BOWL VICTORIES 2018 FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE • MONDAY, OCTOBER 22

Stuart Buchanan • O: (719) 488-4042 • M: (970) 988-6304 • [email protected]

2018 MOUNTAIN DIVISION STANDINGS

Team (Coaches/AP) MW PF PA Hm Rd Pct Overall PF PA Hm Rd Neu Pct Streak Utah State (RV/RV) 3-0 125 76 2-0 1-0 1.000 6-1 334 159 4-0 2-1 0-0 .857 Won 6 Boise State 3-1 134 88 1-1 2-0 .750 5-2 270 159 2-1 3-1 0-0 .714 Won 2 Colorado State 2-2 124 147 1-1 1-1 .500 3-5 200 304 2-2 1-2 0-1 .375 Lost 1 New Mexico 1-2 75 72 0-1 1-1 .333 3-4 236 224 1-2 2-2 0-0 .429 Lost 2 Air Force 1-3 115 126 0-1 1-2 .250 3-4 215 166 2-1 1-3 0-0 .429 Won 1 Wyoming 0-4 46 102 0-2 0-2 .000 2-6 125 204 1-3 1-3 0-0 .250 Lost 4

2018 WEST DIVISION STANDINGS

Team (Coaches/AP) MW PF PA Hm Rd Pct Overall PF PA Hm Rd Neu Pct Streak Fresno State (RV/RV) 3-0 86 13 1-0 2-0 1.000 6-1 266 88 3-0 3-1 0-0 .857 Won 5 San Diego State (RV/RV) 3-0 56 43 2-0 1-0 1.000 6-1 145 129 5-0 1-1 0-0 .857 Won 6 Hawai‘i 3-1 126 128 1-1 2-0 .750 6-3 314 296 4-1 2-2 0-0 .667 Lost 2 Nevada 2-2 98 99 0-2 2-0 .500 4-4 261 257 2-2 2-2 0-0 .500 Won 1 UNLV 0-3 77 150 0-2 0-1 .000 2-5 216 261 2-2 0-3 0-0 .286 Lost 4 San José State 0-3 84 102 0-2 0-1 .000 0-7 147 264 0-3 0-3 0-1 .000 Lost 7

THIS WEEK LAST WEEK

Friday, October 26 TV/Web Time Saturday, October 20 Results Attendance Wyoming at Colorado State* CBS Sports Network 8 p.m. MT Utah State at Wyoming* USU, 24-16 18,378 Fresno State at New Mexico* FS, 38-7 16,708 Saturday, October 27 TV/Web Time San José State at San Diego State* SDSU, 16-13 30,451 New Mexico at Utah State* Facebook 2 p.m. MT Nevada at Hawai‘i* NEV, 40-22 24,475 UNLV at San José State* AT&T SportsNet 3:30 p.m. PT Boise State at Air Force* CBS Sports Network 5 p.m. MT Friday, October 19 Results Attendance Hawai‘i at Fresno State* ESPN2/WatchESPN 7:30 p.m. PT Colorado State at Boise State* BSU, 56-28 32,299 San Diego State at Nevada* ESPNU/WatchESPN 7:30 p.m. PT Air Force at UNLV* AF, 41-35 17,881

*Conference Game *Conference Game

MOUNTAIN WEST BROADCAST GUIDE Visit TheMW.com/Guide for complete broadcast information for each of the four fall MW sports: football, women’s volleyball, women’s soccer and cross country. This page will be updated in real-time and will continue to grow as MW broadcast schedules are announced.

THEMW.COM • MOUNTAINWEST • #MWFB WEEKLY RELEASE: OCTOBER 22 • PAGE 1 MOUNTAIN WEST FOOTBALL MEDIA SERVICES

MW STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS STAFF MOUNTAIN WEST EMAIL SERVICE Stuart Buchanan, Director, Strategic 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) 488-4042 M: (970) 988-6304 E: [email protected] contact a member of the strategic communications staff in the Conference office.

Aly Donahue, Assistant Director, Strategic Communications ACCESS TO MW PHOTOS, VIDEO AND AUDIO O: (719) 488-4052 M: (303) 880-3952 E: [email protected] The best way to stay on top of breaking news, trending topics and quick-hitting notes s to follow the Mountain West online. Visit the Conference’s official website and Samuel Feldman, Assistant Director, Strategic Communications mobile applications for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Android devices to stay on top O: (719) 487-2462 M: (720) 413-0531 E: [email protected] of all of the action:

DIGITAL MEDIA STRATEGY AND CONTENT You can also follow the Mountain West on the league’s official social media channels: Alyssa Purser, Director, Digital Media Strategy and Content @MountainWest | @MW_MBB | @MW_WBB | @MW_OlySports O: (719) 488-4059 E: [email protected] Hashtag: #MWFB

Justin Packard, Manager, Digital and Social Media Facebook.com/MountainWestConference O: (719) 487-2471 E: [email protected]

MW NETWORK STAFF YouTube.com/MountainWestConf Brian Tripp, Associate Commissioner, Broadcast Production @MountainWestConference O: (719) 488-4055 M: (303) 229-6766 E: [email protected]

Jesse Kurtz, Executive Producer @MountainWest O: (719) 488-4046 M: (719) 660-3140 E: [email protected] WEEKLY AND POST-GAME PRESS CONFERENCES BROADCAST LIVE Cassie Soto, Production Assistant/Host FOR FREE ON MOUNTAIN WEST NETWORK O: (719) 488-4052 M: (702) 343-0418 E: [email protected] The Mountain West Network will livestream and archive each of the 12 weekly coaches’ press conferences on TheMW.com and the respective institutional website. THE INTERNET - THEMW.COM The regular-season schedule will typically be held as follows: The official Mountain West website is hosted by SIDEARM Sports. Live stats will be available for each home football game, and box scores will be posted on TheMW.com Date Coach, School Time following the conclusion of each contest. You can also find: Mondays Jeff Tedford, Fresno State 11 a.m. PT Matt Wells, Utah State 11:30 a.m. MT • MW Football Standings Mike Bobo, Colorado State Noon MT • Team-by-Team Statistics and Results • Overall and Conference-Only Statistics (PDF available) Craig Bohl, Wyoming Noon MT • Weekly Release (PDF available) Bryan Harsin, Boise State 1 p.m. MT • Players of the Week Brent Brennan, San José State 1 p.m. PT • Television Information Tuesdays Jay Norvell, Nevada 11 a.m. PT Bob Davie, New Mexico Noon MT STATISTICS/WEEKLY RELEASES Rocky Long, San Diego State 12:15 p.m. PT The MW will post updated statistics to the Conference website no later than the Troy Calhoun, Air Force 12:30 p.m. MT morning following every game. The MW Players of the Week and the weekly press Tony Sanchez, UNLV 3 p.m. PT notes will be made available every Monday. You may obtain this information either Nick Rolovich, Hawai‘i (available on tape-delayed basis) on the Conference website or via email. All post-game press conference for home games will also be streamed and archived. PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Visit TheMW.com/watch-live for additional information and for schedule updates. Mountain West Players of the Week will be released every Monday from September 3 - November 26. Nominations are submitted by the instiutional sports information offices and the winners are selected by the MW staff. Weekly award winners are selected for offense, defense and special teams.

AWARDS AND HONORS The annual individual awards will be voted on by each of the 12 head coaches and selected members of the media. Following is a list of regular season awards that will be presented:

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

THEMW.COM • MOUNTAINWEST • #MWFB WEEKLY RELEASE: OCTOBER 22 • PAGE 2 COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS MOUNTAIN DIVISION WEST DIVISION HEAD COACHING RECORDS 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: ...... 85-64 (12th season) Fax: ...... (719) 333-3798 Fax: ...... (559) 278-4689 School: ...... 85-64 (12th 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: ...... 54-19 (6th season) Website: ...... GoAirForceFalcons.com Website: ...... GoBulldogs.com School: ...... 47-14 (5th 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: ...... 24-23 (4th season) School: ...... 24-23 (4th season) Facebook: ...... Facebook.com/usafafootball Facebook: . . . Facebook.com/FresnoStateAthletics YouTube: . . . . .YouTube.com/GoAirForceFalcons YouTube: . . . . YouTube.com/FresnoStateAthletics Fresno State - Jeff Tedford Instagram: ...... @AF_Football Instagram: ...... @Fresno_State_Football Overall: ...... 98-62 (13th season) School: ...... 16-5 (2nd 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: ...... 16-19 (3rd season) Press Box: ...... (208) 426-1408 Press Box: ...... (808) 486-1800 School: ...... 16-19 (3rd season) Email: ...... [email protected] Email: ...... [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Nevada - Jay Norvell Website: ...... BroncoSports.com Website: ...... HawaiiAthletics.com Overall: ...... 7-13 (2nd season) Flagship Radio: ...... KBOI 670 AM (Boise) Flagship Radio: . . . . ESPN 1420 AM (Honolulu) School: ...... 7-13 (2nd 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: ...... 68-74 (12th season) Instagram: ...... @BoiseStateFootball Instagram: ...... @RainbowWarriorsFootball School: ...... 33-49 (7th season)

Colorado State - Paul Kirk/Zach Balside Nevada - Chad Hartley/Katie Rihn San Diego State - Rocky Long Phone: ...... (970) 988-3482/310-3906 Phone: ...... (775) 682-6982/682-6963 Overall: ...... 135-99 (18th season) Fax: ...... (970) 491-1348 Fax: ...... (775) 784-4386 School: ...... 70-30 (7th season) Press Box: ...... (970) 491-8100 Press Box: ...... (775) 784-6545 Email: ...... [email protected] Email: ...... [email protected] San José State - Brent Brennan Overall: ...... 2-18 (2nd season) [email protected] ...... [email protected] School: ...... 2-18 (2nd season) Website: ...... CSURams.com Website: NevadaWolfPack.com Flagship Radio: . . . KARS 102.9 FM (Fort Collins) Flagship Radio: ...... ESPN 94.5 FM (Reno) UNLV - Tony Sanchez ...... KDCO 1340 AM/104.7 FM (Denver) Twitter: ...... @NevadaFootball Overall: ...... 14-29 (4th season) Twitter: ...... @CSUFootball Facebook: . . . . .Facebook.com/NevadaWolfPack School: ...... 14-29 (4th season) Facebook ...... Facebook.com/CSUFootball YouTube: . . . . . YouTube.com/WolfPackAthletics YouTube: . . . . .YouTube.com/CSURamsAthletics Instagram: ...... @NevadaFootball Utah State - Matt Wells Instagram: ...... @CSUFootball Overall: ...... 40-33 (6th season) San Diego State - Mike May/Jamie McConeghy School: ...... 40-33 (6th season) New Mexico - Frank Mercogliano Phone: ...... (619) 594-3023/594-4348 Phone: ...... (505) 410-4844 Fax: ...... (619) 582-6541 Wyoming - Craig Bohl Fax: ...... (505) 925-5609 Press Box: ...... (619) 281-0405 Overall: ...... 128-70 (16th season) Press Box: ...... (505) 925-5573 Email: ...... [email protected] School: ...... 24-35 (5th season) Email: ...... [email protected] [email protected] Website: ...... GoLobos.com Website: ...... GoAztecs.com Flagship Radio: . . . KKOB 770 AM (Albuquerque) Flagship Radio: . .The Mighty 1090 AM (San Diego) Twitter: ...... @UNMLoboFB Twitter: ...... @SDSUFootball Facebook: . . . . Facebook.com/UNMLoboFootball Facebook: ...... Facebook.com/SDSUFootball YouTube: . . . . YouTube.com/LoboTVNewMexicoLobos YouTube: ...... YouTube.com/GoAztecsCom 2018 ATTENDANCE FIGURES Instagram: ...... @UNMLoboFB Instagram: ...... @SDSU_Football REGULAR SEASON HOME Utah State - Doug Hoffman/Wade Denniston San José State - Lawrence Fan/Richard Stern Team G Total Avg. High Phone: ...... (435) 797-3714/797-1361 Phone: ...... (408) 924-1217/924-1211 Air Force 3 97,297 32,432 40,175 Fax: ...... (435) 797-2615 Fax: ...... (408) 924-1291 Boise State 3 103,493 34,498 36,679 Press Box: ...... (435) 797-1686 Press Box: ...... (408) 924-1234 Colorado State 4 125,674 31,419 36,514 Email: ...... [email protected] Email: ...... [email protected] Fresno State 3 93,072 31,024 33,401 [email protected] [email protected] Hawai‘i 5 127,371 25,474 29,702 Website: ...... UtahStateAggies.com Website: ...... SJSUSpartans.com Nevada 4 74,785 18,696 20,462 Flagship Radio: . . . . . KZNS 1280 AM (Logan) Flagship Radio: . . . . .KLIV 1590 AM (San Jose) New Mexico 3 53,725 17,908 18,804 San Diego State 5 167,071 33,414 45,755 Twitter: ...... @USUFootball Twitter: ...... @SJSUSpartanFB San José State 3 42,840 14,280 16,363 Facebook: ...... Facebook.com/USUFootball Facebook: . . .Facebook.com/SJSUSpartansFootball UNLV 4 65,738 16,434 18,949 YouTube: . . . . .YouTube.com/UtahStateAthletics YouTube: ...... YouTube.com/SJSUAthletics Utah State 4 77,166 19,292 22,720 Instagram: ...... @USUFootball Instagram: ...... @SJSUSpartanFB Wyoming 4 85,073 21,268 24,131 Total 45 1,113,305 24,785 Wyoming - Tim Harkins/Nick Seeman UNLV - Mark Wallington/Sarah Micinski Phone: ...... (307) 766-2256/766-2290 Phone: . . . . . (702) 895-4472/(509) 499-4656 REGULAR SEASON ROAD/NEUTRAL SITES Fax: ...... (307) 766-2346 Fax: ...... (702) 895-0989 Team G Total Avg. High Press Box: ...... (307) 766-2222 Press Box: ...... (702) 895-1248 Air Force 4 90,028 22,507 33,415 Email: ...... [email protected] Email: ...... [email protected] Boise State 4 128,288 32,072 54,974 [email protected] ...... [email protected] Colorado State 4 196,280 49,070 80,021 Website: ...... GoWYO.com Website: ...... UNLVRebels.com Fresno State 4 131,222 32,806 60,867 Flagship Radio: . . . . KFBC 1240 AM (Cheyenne) Flagship Radio: ESPN 1100 AM / 98.9 FM (Las Vegas) Hawai‘i 4 130,857 32,714 52,354 Twitter: ...... @WYO_Football Twitter: ...... @UNLVFootball Nevada 4 97,533 24,383 25,676 Facebook: ...... Facebook.com/WYOFootball Facebook: ...... Facebook.com/UNLVFootball New Mexico 4 153,139 38,285 77,003 YouTube: . . . . . YouTube.com/WyomingAthletics YouTube: ...... YouTube.com/UNLVAthletics San Diego State 2 77,592 38,796 40,913 Instagram: ...... @WYO_Football Instagram: ...... @UNLVFootball San José State 4 122,268 30,567 50,049 UNLV 3 98,457 32,819 58,708 Utah State 3 149,579 49,860 73,114 Wyoming 4 123,550 30,888 50,820 Total 44 1,498,793 34,063

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RECEIVING VOTES UTAH STATE’S HOT START Three Mountain West teams are receiving votes in both national top 25 polls (AP Top Utah State is off to its first 6-1 start since 1974 and are 3-0 in league play for the first 25 and Amway Coaches’ Poll), led by Utah State. The Aggies currently sit at No. 27 in time since 2013. The Aggies are currently riding a six-game win streak, which is tied both national polls. as the seventh-longest active streak nationally.

Also receiving votes is San Diego State and Utah State. All three teams have compiled Utah State hosts New Mexico on Saturday, Oct. 27 (2 p.m. MT on Facebook), looking 6-1 records to open the season, with losses on the road against Autonomous 5 for its first seven-game win streak since 2012. competition. Utah State ranks fourth nationally in scoring offense, averaging 47.7 points per contest. BOWL ELIGIBILITY The Mountain West record for points in a season is 608 by BYU in 2001. Utah State is Last Saturday, Fresno State, San Diego State and Utah State became eligible for the sitting at 334 points scored through seven games. postseason. Fresno State is bowl eligible for the second consecutive year under head coach Jeff Tedford. San Diego State is bowl eligible for the ninth consecutive season, WINNING STREAKS while Utah State has earned postseason eligibility for the fifth time under head coach San Diego State and Utah State are both riding six-game win streaks heading into Week Matt Wells. 9. The Aztecs dropped their season opener on the road at nationally-ranked Stanford, while the Aggies lost in Week 1 at nationally-ranked Michigan State. Two Mountain West teams can become bowl eligible with a victory in Week 9: The six-game win streak is tied as the seventh-longest active streak nationally. • Boise State - With a victory on Saturday at Air Force, the Broncos can earn Meanwhile, the Aztecs have won seven consecutive MW games, which ranks as the postseason eligibility for the 17th consecutive year. This streak is tops among the seventh-longest active FBS streak. Group of Five and trails only Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Oklahoma and Virginia Tech. The Aggies haven’t won seven straight games since 2012. • Hawai‘i - With a victory against Nevada on Saturday would make the Rainbow Warriors bowl eligible for the first time since 2016. NOT JUST A FLASH IN THE PAN Below are a couple notes about Mountain West teams with continued success: MOVING UP THE CHARTS Boise State QB Brett Rypien currently ranks second in Mountain West history for career • On Saturday, Sept. 8, the Mountain West won three games against the Pac-12 passing yards. Below is a look at the MW top 5: (Nevada beat Oregon State, Fresno State over UCLA and San Diego State defeated Arizona State) in the same weekend for the first time since September of 2008. CAREER PASSING YARDS • The Mountain West has won four consecutive games against an opponent from the Yards Player (School) Years American Athletic Conference (Boise State over UConn, Hawai‘i over Navy, Fresno 12,690 Ryan Lindley (San Diego State) 2008-11 State over Houston and Air Force over Navy). 12,042 Brett Rypien (Boise State) 2015-present • In the last three seasons, San Diego State has racked up 38 victories, which is the 11,365 Max Hall (BYU) 2007-09 most among the Group of 5 and sixth-best nationally, trailing only Alabama (49), 11,021 John Beck (BYU) 2003-06 Clemson (47), Ohio State (42), Oklahoma (40) and Wisconsin (39). 10,314 Andy Dalton (TCU) 2007-10 • Head coach Rocky Long has led the Aztecs to a bowl game in his first seven seasons. Long is the all-time winningest head coach in Mountain West history Fresno State WR KeeSean Johnson leads all active pass-catchers with at least one (135-99). reception in 43 consecutive games, tying the fifth-longest catch streak in Mountain • Boise State has defeated an Autonomous 5 institution in six of seven seasons West history. Below is a look at the longest catch streaks in MW history: since joining the Mountain West. Since 2010, BSU has compiled a 12-9 (.571) record against current Autonomous 5 programs. The Broncos have defeated CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A RECEPTION Arizona, Arizona State, Georgia, Oregon, Oregon State, Utah, Virginia, Washington Games Player (School) Dates and Washington State. 49 Dominic Rufran (Wyoming) 9/3/11 - 11/29/14 • Boise State has been nationally-ranked for at least one week for the 17th 47 Casey Flair (UNLV) 9/5/05 - 11/22/08 consecutive season. 47 Jovon Bouknight (Wyoming) 8/31/02 - 11/19/05 • Boise State has made 16 consecutive postseason appearances, the longest streak 44 Matt Miller (Boise State) 9/3/11 - 9/27/14 among Group of 5 institutions and sixth-best nationally. 43 KeeSean Johnson (Fresno State) 9/19/15 - present • Over the last 14 seasons, the Mountain West owns the second-best win percentage 43 Dennis Pitta (BYU) 10/23/04 - 11/20/04 & 9/1/07 - 12/22/09 in bowl games among the 10 FBS conferences (.560), trailing only the SEC (.628).

Wyoming FS Andrew Wingard leads all active FBS defenders with 428 career tackles. Wingard currently sits in third place in MW annals and is 27 shy of setting the career MOUNTAIN WEST’S 20TH FOOTBALL SEASON mark. Below is a look at MW top 5: Led by the vision of then-Colorado State President Dr. Albert Yates, the Mountain CAREER TACKLES West was formed when presidents of eight institutions - Air Force, BYU, Colorado Tackles Player (School) Years State, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV, Utah and Wyoming - decided to form a 454 Carmen Messina (New Mexico) 2008-11 new NCAA Division I-A intercollegiate athletic conference. 433 Adam Seward (UNLV) 2001-04 428 Andrew Wingard (Wyoming) 2015-present Mountain West football began its 20th season last Saturday as Hawai‘i defeated 403 Dakota Cox (New Mexico) 2013-16 Colorado State, 43-34. The Rams, who are an original member of the MW, played 395 Kirk Morrison (San Diego State) 2001-04 in the first-ever Conference game on Sept. 16, 1999 as BYU hosted CSU.

HAWAI‘I BRINGS BACK THE RUN-N-SHOOT OFFENSE This season, Hawai‘i brought back the Run-N-Shoot offense, a style they used from MW FOOTBALL BY THE NUMBERS 1999-2011. Below are some of the Rainbow Warrior’s offensive highlights: 203 NFL Draft selections • In the season opener at Colorado State, UH threw for 418 yards and rushed 90 Bowl appearances for another 199 yards. The 617 yards of total offense is the Rainbow Warriors’ 20 The MW began its 20th football season on Saturday, Aug. 25 highest output in a single-game since Nov. 23, 2013 (624 yards at Wyoming). 15 Consensus All-Americans • In the Conference-opener against the Rams, sophomore QB Cole McDonald set 14 In the past 14 years, the MW has been the top G5 conference eight a program record for passing yards (418) in a starting debut. The record was times and second on four occasions previously held by now-head coach Nick Rolovich, who threw for 367 yards vs. 10 NFL first-round draft selections Portland State in 2001. 7 Major national award winners • In a home-opening victory against Navy, McDonald threw for 428 yards and six 4 BCS/CFP Bowl victories . He is the first Mountain West QB to throw for 400 yards in back- 1 and Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductee (New Mexico’s to-back games since Colorado State’s in September of 2014. Brian Urlacher) • Hawai‘i ranks 15th nationally in passing offense (307.0 yards per game).

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#HIGHLIGHTS (NOTES FROM AROUND THE MOUNTAIN WEST IN 280 CHARACTERS OR LESS) • In the 19 seasons since the league’s inception, the @MountainWest’s champion or a current MW member has been a BCS/CFP participant eight times.

• .@FresnoStateFB, @USUFootball & @SDSUFootball all earned bowl eligibility last Saturday. The @MountainWest has sent at least five teams to the postseason in 11 consecutive years. MW FOOTBALL ON SIRIUS/XM SATELLITE RADIO • .@HawaiiFootball and @BroncoSportsFB will become bowl-eligible with victories in Week 9. The following game will be available on SIRIUS/XM Satellite radio this week: Date Game Time SIRIUS/XM • Last Saturday, @AFFootball head coach Troy Calhoun became one of just two head coaches to win 50 Mountain West games, joining @SDSUFootball’s Rocky Fri., Oct. 26 Wyoming at Colorado State . .8 p.m. MT . . . . . XM 381 Long. INTERNET 966 • .@USUFootball has opened the season 6-1 for the first time since 1974. In Sat., Oct. 27 New Mexico at Utah State . . 2 p.m. MT . . INTERNET 982 league play, the Aggies are 3-0 for the first time since 2013. Sat., Oct. 27 UNLV at San José State . . . 3:30 p.m. PT .INTERNET 981 • .@FresnoStateFB has the No. 1 scoring defense nationally, limiting opponents to 12.6 points per game. In three @MountainWest games, the Bulldogs have Sat., Oct. 27 Boise State at Air Force . . . 5 p.m. MT . . . .SIRIUS 111 only allowed 13 points and one . XM 380 • .@BroncoSportsFB Brett Rypien is the FBS’ active leading passer with 12,042 Sat., Oct. 27 Hawai‘i at Fresno State. . . . 7:30 p.m. PT .INTERNET 983 yards. He is the only active FBS QB with more than 12,000 career passing yards. Sat., Oct. 27 San Diego State at Nevada . . 7:30 p.m. PT .INTERNET 984 • .@BroncoSportsFB Brett Rypien ranks second in @MountainWest history with 12,042 career passing yards. Rypien needs 649 passing yards to take the top spot.

• .@UNLVFootball RB Lexington Thomas is 590 rushing yards shy of becoming the program’s career leading rusher. Earning that would also place Thomas in fifth- place all-time in @MountainWest history.

• .@FresnoStateFB WR KeeSean Johnson leads the nation with at least one reception in 43 consecutive games.

• .@SDSUFootball ranks fifth nationally in rush defense, limiting opponents to just 83.6 yards per game. In the season opener, the Aztecs held Stanford’s Bryce Love to 29 rushing yards.

• The Aztecs’ 38 victories in the last three years are the sixth-most nationally and the most among the Group of 5, trailing only Alabama (49), Clemson (47), Ohio State (42), Oklahoma (40) and Wisconsin (39).

• .@wyo_football’s Andrew Wingard enters the week with 428 career tackles, just 27 shy of setting the @MountainWest record (New Mexico’s Carmen Messina - 454).

• The @MountainWest has four quarterbacks ranked in the top 20 nationally in passing yards/game: @HawaiiFootball’s Cole McDonald (5th; 325.9), @BroncoSportsFB’s Brett Rypien (8th; 309.4), @CSUFootball’s K.J. Carta-Samuels (19th; 271.5) & @NevadaFootball’s Ty Gangi (20th; 269.0).

• .@USUFootball PK Dominik Eberle tied two NCAA single-game records on Sept. 8 During the 2018 college football season, through a partnership with Stadium, the against New Mexico State: points scored kicking (24) and most field goals from 50-plus yards (3). Mountain West will have seven games air exclusively on Facebook, a social media platform with more than 1.3 billion daily active users. • .@FresnoStateFB defeated UCLA 38-14 on Sept. 22, earning its first victory against an Autonomous 5 opponent since Sept. 15, 2012 (Colorado, 69-14). The seven-game package features four nonconference contests and three Confer- • .@FresnoStateFB defeated Idaho 79-13 in the season opener. The 79 points are ence showdowns. Utah State will be featured on Facebook on five occasions, while the second-most scored in a single game in @MountainWest history. Air Force and Fresno State, which was predicted to win the MW West Division, will also have nonconference games broadcast by the social media platform. Air Force • .@FresnoStateFB is off to its best seven-game start (6-1) since going 7-0 in 2013. will open the 2018 Facebook MW package on Saturday, Sept. 1 at Noon MT when the Falcons host Stony Brook. • The @MountainWest has won four consecutive games against an opponent from the American Athletic Conference (Boise State over UConn, Hawai‘i over Navy In 2017, six MW football games that aired on Facebook reached more than 17 and Fresno State over Houston and Air Force over Navy). million fans, led by Utah State at Wyoming on Oct. 14, which reached 4.6 million • .@BroncoSportsFB has defeated an Autonomous 5 institution in six of seven fans. seasons since joining the Mountain West.

• .@BroncoSportsFB has been selected to win the Mountain Division for the fifth Date Game Kick Time consecutive season, while @FresnoStateFB is favored to win the West Division Sat., Sept. 1...... Stony Brook at Air Force...... Noon MT for the first time since 2014. Sat., Sept. 1...... Idaho at Fresno State...... 7 p.m. PT Sat., Sept. 8...... New Mexico State at Utah State...... 6 p.m. MT • .@CSUFootball scored 25 unanswered points on its way to defeating Arkansas (34-27) on Sept. 8. This is the first @MountainWest victory against a SEC Thurs., Sept. 13....Tennessee Tech at Utah State...... 6 p.m. MT opponent since 2011 (Boise State over Georgia). Sat., Oct. 13...... UNLV at Utah State...... 2 p.m. MT Sat., Oct. 27...... New Mexico at Utah State...... 2 p.m. MT • In the season-opener against Troy, @BroncoSportsFB senior Tyler Horton tied an FBS single-game record with two returns for touchdowns. Sat., Nov. 10...... San José State at Utah State...... 2 p.m. MT

• .@SDSUFootball has compiled a 38-10 record over the last three seasons. The Aztecs are searching for their fourth consecutive 10-win season, which would be the longest-stretch in program history.

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2018 MOUNTAIN WEST PLAYERS OF THE WEEK MOUNTAIN VS. WEST Sept. 3 Offensive: Cole McDonald, So., QB, Hawai‘i The Mountain Division holds an all-time record of 65-42 (.607) against Defensive: Tyler Horton, Sr., CB, Boise State opponents from the West Division since divisional play was established in the Special Teams: Jaron Bryant, Jr., DB, Fresno State Mountain West in 2013.

Sept. 10 Offensive: Brett Rypien, Sr., QB, Boise State MOUNTAIN DIVISION WEST DIVISION Defensive: Aaron Wade, Sr., DB, Utah State 2018 Record vs. West: 5-7 (.417) 2018 Record vs. Mountain: 7-5 (.583) Special Teams: Dominik Eberle, Jr., PK, Utah State At Home: 1-4 (.200) At Home: 3-4 (.429) Sept. 17 Offensive: Marcus McMaryion, Sr., QB, Fresno State On Road: 4-3 (.571) On Road: 4-1 (.800) Defensive: Marcus Hayes, RS-Fr., S, New Mexico 2017 Record vs. West: 12-7 (.632) 2017 Record vs. Mountain: 7-12 (.368) Special Teams: John Baron II, Sr., PK, San Diego State At Home: 7-3 (.700) At Home: 4-5 (.444) On Road: 5-4 (.556) On Road: 3-7 (.300) Sept. 24 Offensive: Jordan Love, So., QB, Utah State 2016 Record vs. West: 14-5 (.737) 2016 Record vs. Mountain: 5-14 (.263) Defensive: Darren Hall, RS-Fr., CB, San Diego State At Home: 7-3 (.700) At Home: 2-7 (.222) Special Teams: John Baron II, Sr., PK, San Diego State On Road: 7-2 (.778) On Road: 3-7 (.300) 2015 Record vs. West: 13-6 (.684) 2015 Record vs. Mountain: 6-13 (.316) Oct. 1 Offensive: Marcus McMaryion, Sr., QB, Fresno State At Home: 8-1 (.889) At Home: 5-5 (.500) Defensive: , Jr., DE, Fresno State Special Teams: Ryan Meskell, Jr., PK, Hawai‘i On Road: 5-5 (.500) On Road: 1-8 (.111) 2014 Record vs. West: 14-5 (.737) 2014 Record vs. Mountain: 5-14 (.263) Oct. 8 Offensive: Jordan Love, So., QB, Utah State At Home: 7-3 (.700) At Home: 2-7 (.222) Defensive: Darren Hall, RS-Fr., CB, San Diego State On Road: 7-2 (.778) On Road: 3-7 (.300) Special Teams: John Baron II, Sr., PK, San Diego State 2013 Record vs. West: 7-12 (.368) 2013 Record vs. Mountain: 12-7 (.632) At Home: 4-5 (.444) At Home: 7-3 (.700) Oct. 15 Offensive: Jordan Love, So., QB, Utah State On Road: 3-7 (.300) On Road: 5-4 (.556) Defensive: Kyahva Tezino, Jr., LB, San Diego State All-Time vs. West: 65-42 (.607) All-Time vs. Mountain: 42-65 (.393) Special Teams: Kaelin Himphill, So., LB, San Diego State At Home: 34-19 (.642) At Home: 23-31 (.426) Oct. 22 Offensive: Isaiah Sanders, Jr., QB, Air Force On Road: 31-23 (.574) On Road: 19-34 (.358) Defensive: Korey Rush, Sr., DE, Nevada Special Teams: John Baron II, Sr., PK, San Diego State Teams with 8+ wins in 2017: 2 Teams with 8+ wins in 2017: 2 Teams with 8+ wins in 2016: 4 Teams with 8+ wins in 2016: 1 Oct. 29 Offensive: Teams with 8+ wins in 2015: 2 Teams with 8+ wins in 2015: 1 Defensive: Teams with 8+ wins in 2014: 4 Teams with 8+ wins in 2014: 0 Special Teams: Teams with 8+ wins in 2013: 3 Teams with 8+ wins in 2013: 2

Nov. 5 Offensive: MW Championship Game Record: 2-3 MW Championship Game Record: 3-2 Defensive: Special Teams: 2017 Bowl Appearances: 4 2017 Bowl Appearances: 2 Nov. 12 Offensive: 2017 Bowl Record: 2-2 2017 Bowl Record: 1-1 Defensive: 2016 Bowl Appearances: 5 2016 Bowl Appearances: 2 Special Teams: 2016 Bowl Record: 2-3 2016 Bowl Record: 2-0 2015 Bowl Appearances: 5 2015 Bowl Appearances: 3 Nov. 19 Offensive: 2015 Bowl Record: 1-4 2015 Bowl Record: 3-0 Defensive: 2014 Bowl Appearances: 4 2014 Bowl Appearances: 3 Special Teams: 2014 Bowl Record: 3-1 2014 Bowl Record: 0-3 2013 Bowl Appearances: 3 2013 Bowl Appearances: 3 Nov. 26 Offensive: Defensive: 2013 Bowl Record: 2-1 2013 Bowl Record: 1-2 Special Teams:

FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP HOST DETERMINATION PROCEDURE 2018 MOUNTAIN WEST FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Host Determination: The Mountain West Football Championship Game shall be played at The 2018 Mountain West Football Championship game will be played on Saturday, the site of the divisional champion with the highest winning percentage in Conference December 1. The contest will be played at the home stadium of the regular season games only. The host site will be determined no later than the Sunday following the conclusion of the regular season. Mountain West divisional champion with the highest win percentage in Conference games only. ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 will broadcast the matchup. Host Tie Breaker: In the event of a tie, the following procedure shall be used to determine the host location for the Championship Game: 1. Head-to-head result between the tied divisional champions. QUICK FACTS 2. If still tied: Date: . . Sat., Dec. 1, 2018 If one team was ranked in the latest available CFP Selection Committee ranking and wins in the final weekend of the regular season, they will be declared the host. If in Television: ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 that same scenario, the team that was the highest-ranked team in the latest available Site: . . Home stadium of the CFP Selection Committee ranking loses in the final weekend of the regular season, a regular season composite average of selected computer rankings will be used; divisional champion -OR- If both teams are ranked in the latest available CFP Selection Committee ranking, the with the highest win highest-ranked team that wins in the final weekend of the regular season; percentage in Conference -OR- games only. If neither of the ranked teams win in the final weekend of the regular season, a composite average of selected computer rankings after all games conclude the final Mountain: . Air Force, Boise State, weekend of the regular season will be used; Colorado State, -OR- New Mexico, If neither team is ranked in the latest available CFP Selection Committee ranking going Utah State, Wyoming into the final weekend of the regular season, a composite average of selected computer rankings after all games conclude the final weekend of the regular season will be used. West: . . Fresno State, Hawai‘i, Nevada, San Diego State, 3. If still tied, the best record against common Conference opponents. San José State, UNLV 4. If still tied, the team with the highest overall winning percentage (Conference and non-conference excluding exempt games). 5. If still tied, a coin toss will be conducted by the Commissioner.

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BOISE STATE IS WINNINGEST TEAM IN FBS SINCE 2002 AHEAD OF THE CLASS Boise State has amassed 171 wins since the start of the 2003 season, making the Below is a look at overall and MW records since the insitutions joined the Conference: Broncos tied as the winningest team at the FBS level during that time. Below is a MW Record Overall Record breakdown of the top five leaders nationally: Team W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Bowls ^Boise State 47-12 .797 77-22 .778 7 MOST WINS SINCE 2002 *Fresno State 31-20 .608 46-39 .541 4 Rk. Team Wins +Utah State 26-17 .605 40-33 .548 4 1. Boise State 171 San Diego State 80-67 .544 121-120 .502 8 Ohio State 171 Air Force 76-72 .514 134-108 .554 11 3. Alabama 166 Colorado State 74-74 .500 120-124 .492 12 4. Oklahoma 165 New Mexico 60-87 .408 98-140 .412 7 5. LSU 155 +San José State 15-28 .349 21-48 .304 1 6. USC 157 Wyoming 50-98 .338 93-144 .392 5 *Nevada 13-29 .310 37-44 .457 3 BEST HOME RECORD SINCE 2003 UNLV 42-105 .286 72-163 .306 2 Rk. Team W-L Pct. *Hawai‘i 12-40 .231 26-58 .310 1 1. Boise State 91-7 .929 2. Oklahoma 86-9 .905 TEAM SHUTOUTS (SINCE MW INCEPTION IN 1999) 3. Ohio State 101-11 .902 Rk. Team Games Last Time 4. LSU 98-13 .883 1. ^Boise State 13 Oct. 3, 2015 (Hawai‘i, 55-0) 5. USC 82-12 .872 2. Air Force 8 Sept. 1, 2018 (Stony Brook, 38-0) 3. New Mexico 6 Sept. 6, 2015 (Miss Valley State, 66-0) BEST ROAD/NEUTRAL WINNING PERCENTAGE SINCE 2003 *Fresno State 6 Oct. 14, 2017 (New Mexico, 38-0) Rk. Team W-L Pct. 5. San Diego State 5 Sept. 3, 2016 (New Hampshire, 31-0) 1. Boise State 76-26 .745 6. Wyoming 4 Sept. 9, 2017 (Gardner-Webb, 0-27) 2. USC 73-31 .702 7. *Hawai‘i 3 Nov. 15, 2014 (San José State, 13-0) 3. TCU 72-31 .699 *Nevada 3 Oct. 8, 2011 (UNLV, 37-0) 4. LSU 61-31 .663 +San José State 3 Aug. 29, 2013 (Sacramento State, 24-0) 5. Texas 66-34 .660 +Utah State 3 Nov. 18, 2017 (Hawai‘i, 38-0) 11. UNLV 2 Sept. 22, 2007 (Utah, 27-0) CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITHOUT BEING SHUT OUT 12. Colorado State 1 Nov. 5, 2016 (Fresno State, 37-0) Rk. Team Games Last Time Shut Out 1. Boise State 272 Sept. 27, 1997 (Washington State, 0-58) OVERTIME GAMES 2. San Diego State 150 Nov. 18, 2006 (TCU, 0-52) Below is a look at MW records in overtime since it was established in the FBS in 3. Utah State 136 Nov. 10, 2007 (Boise State, 0-52) 1996: 4. Nevada 122 Sept. 5, 2009 (Notre Dame, 0-35) 5. Wyoming 102 Oct. 9, 2010 (TCU, 0-45) Team 2018 Overall Last Overtime Game 6. UNLV 88 Oct. 8, 2011 (Nevada, 0-37) Air Force 0-0 7-6 Oct. 22, 2016 (Lost to Hawai‘i, 27-34 2OT) 7. Colorado State 61 Nov. 23, 2013 (Utah State, 0-13) ^Boise State 0-0 5-5 Nov. 11, 2017 (Def. Colorado State, 59-52) 8. Fresno State 23 Nov. 5, 2016 (Colorado State, 0-37) Colorado State 0-0 1-5 Nov. 11, 2017 (Lost to Boise State, 52-59) 9. New Mexico 13 Oct. 14, 2017 (Fresno State, 0-38) *Fresno State 0-0 7-10 Sept. 24, 2016 (Lost to Tulsa, 41-48) 10. Air Force 10 Nov. 4, 2017 (Army, 0-21) *Hawai‘i 1-0 9-5 Sept. 29, 2018 (Def. San José State, 44-41)! 11. Hawai‘i 10 Nov. 18, 2017 (Utah State, 0-38) *Nevada 0-0 6-6 Sept. 3, 2016 (Def. Cal Poly, 30-27) 12. San José State 5 Sept. 8, 2018 (Washington State, 0-31) New Mexico 0-0 4-5 Sept. 7, 2013 (Def. UTEP, 42-35) San Diego State 1-0 8-3 Sept. 22, 2018 (Def. Eastern Michigan, 23-20) NCAA CONSECUTIVE SCORING STREAK RECORDS +San José State 0-1 3-7 Sept. 29, 2018 (Lost to Hawai‘i, 41-44)! Rk. Team Streak Dates By Team UNLV 0-0 4-10 Sept. 24, 2016 (Lost to Idaho, 30-33) 1. Florida 379 11/5/1988 - present +Utah State 0-0 6-6 Dec. 29, 2017 (Lost at New Mexico State, 20-26) 2. Michigan 365 10/27/1984 - 9/6/2014 Notre Dame Wyoming 0-0 8-6 Sept. 23, 2017 (Def. Hawai‘i, 28-21) 3. BYU 361 9/27/1975 - 11/15/2003 Utah 4. TCU 327 11/23/1991 - present !Longest game in Mountain West history (5OT) 5. Air Force 306 9/4/1993 - 11/4/2017 Army 6. Virginia Tech 302 9/23/95 - present ^Boise State became a member of the MW in July 2011. 7. Georgia 297 10/7/95 - present *Fresno State and Nevada became members of the MW in July 2012, while Hawai‘i 8. Nebraska 290 9/28/96 - present joined as a football-only member. 9. Tennessee 288 9/24/94 - 9/30/17 Georgia +San José State and Utah State became members of the MW in July 2013. 10. Ohio State 283 12/30/93 - 11/26/16 Clemson 11. Texas 282 11/29/1980 - 10/02/2004 Oklahoma 12. Washington State 280 10/22/1984 - 10/18/2008 USC 13. Boise State 272 9/27/1997 - present 14. Washington 271 11/14/1981 - 10/16/2004 USC 15. Oregon 267 10/5/1985 - 11/15/2007 UCLA

THEMW.COM • MOUNTAINWEST • #MWFB WEEKLY RELEASE: OCTOBER 22 • PAGE 7 MOUNTAIN WEST IN THE NFL

Opening day NFL rosters included 90 former Mountain West student-athletes. UNLV (1) Torry McTyer, CB, ACTIVE ROSTER AIR FORCE (1) UTAH STATE (8) Ben Garland, OL, , OL, Patrick Scales, LS, BOISE STATE (13) , LB, Jamar Taylor, CB, Nevin Lawson, CB, Tyrone Crawford, DL, Kyler Fackrell, LB, Demarcus Lawrence, DE, Dallas Cowboys Donald Penn, OL, Oakland Raiders Leighton Vander Esch, LB, Dallas Cowboys Bobby Wagner, LB, , Jr., OL, Chicago Bears Zach Vigil, LB, Washington Redskins , LB, , OL, WYOMING (6) Orlando Scandrick, DB, Josh Allen, QB, George IIoka, DB, Eddie Yarbrough, DE, Buffalo Bills , CB, Jacob Hollister, TE, New England Patriots Doug Martin, RB, Oakland Raiders Tashaun Gipson, Sr., DB, Jay Ajayi, RB, , LB, Kamalei Correa, LB, , OL, Washington Redskins

COLORADO STATE (5) PRACTICE SQUAD Michael Gallup, WR, Dallas Cowboys AIR FORCE (1) Ty Sambrailo, OL, Atlanta Falcons Garrett Griffin, TE, Rashard Higgins, WR, Cleveland Browns , LB, Denver Broncos BOISE STATE (1) Weston Richburg, OL, San Francisco 49ers Jeremy McNichols, RB,

FRESNO STATE (7) COLORADO STATE (3) Ben Jacobs, LB, Carolina Panthers Zack Golditch, OL, San Francisco 49ers Charles Washington, DB, Detroit Lions Dalyn Dawkins, RB, Tennessee Titans Kenny Wiggins, OL, Detroit Lions , RB, Washington Redskins Davante Adams, WR, Green Bay Packers Tyeler Davison, DT, New Orleans Saints FRESNO STATE (2) Curtis Riley, CB, New York Giants Cody Wichmann, OL, Dallas Cowboys , QB, Oakland Raiders Da’Mari Scott, WR, Cleveland Browns

HAWAI‘I (2) HAWAI‘I (2) Rigoberto Sanchez, P, Indianapolis Colts Dejon Allen, OL, Chicago Bears Marcus Kemp, WR, Kansas City Chiefs Leo Koloamatangi, OL, Detroit Lions

NEVADA (5) NEW MEXICO (1) Joel Bitonio, OL, Cleveland Browns Jhurell Pressley, RB, New York Giants Austin Corbett, OL, Cleveland Browns Brandon Marshall, LB, Denver Broncos UTAH STATE (3) , TE, Jalen Davis, CB, Miami Dolphins Rishard Matthews, WR, Tennessee Titans Marwin Evans, DB, Green Bay Packers Dallin Leavitt, DB, Oakland Raiders NEW MEXICO (4) Corey Bojorquez, P, Buffalo Bills SAN DIEGO STATE (6) Jason Sanders, PK, Miami Dolphins Daniel Brunskill, OL, Atlanta Falcons Glover Quin, DB, Detroit Lions Jeff Overbaugh, LS, Atlanta Falcons Byron Bell, OL, Green Bay Packers , OL, Alex Barrett, DE, Detroit Lions SAN DIEGO STATE (5) Donnel Pumphrey, RB, Detroit Lions Gavin Escobar, TE, Miami Dolphins Calvin Munson, LB, New York Giants Aaron Brewer, LS, Arizona Cardinals Damontae Kazee, DB, Atlanta Falcons SAN JOSÉ STATE (3) Nat Berhe, DB, Andre Chachere, CB, Houston Texans Rashaad Penny, RB, Seattle Seahawks Jeremiah Kolone, OL, Akeem King, DB, Seattle Seahawks SAN JOSÉ STATE (8) David Fales, QB, Miami Dolphins WYOMING (4) Bene’ Benwikere, CB, Arizona Cardinals Brian Hill, RB, Atlanta Falcons , OL, Atlanta Falcons Tanner Gentry, WR, Chicago Bears Isaiah Irving, LB, Chicago Bears , DB, Oakland Raiders Tyler Ervin, RB, Houston Texans Eric Nzeocha, LB, Shane Smith, FB, New York Giants , FB, Oakland Raiders Akeem King, CB, Seattle Seahawks

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(Includes Bowl Games) 2018 All-Time Year W L Pct. Bowls Conference W-L Pct. W-L Pct. 1999 22 13 .629 1-2 ACC 0-0 .000 12-15 .444 2000 18 20 .474 3-0 2001 20 18 .526 2-1 American 3-0 1.000 11-7 .611 2002 18 27 .400 0-3 Connecticut (Boise State - Won, 62-7) 2003 24 18 .571 1-2 Navy (Hawai‘i - Won, 59-41; Air Force - Won, 35-7) 2004 18 17 .514 2-1 Big East (No longer a FBS Conference) 5-7 .417 2005 15 17 .469 2-2 2006 19 21 .475 3-1 Big Ten 0-3 .000 7-49 .125 2007 24 17 .585 4-1 Michigan State (Utah State - Lost, 31-38) 2008 28 13 .683 3-2 Minnesota (Fresno State - Lost, 14-21) 2009 25 16 .610 4-1 Wisconsin (New Mexico - Lost, 14-45) 2010 21 21 .500 4-1 2011 24 21 .533 2-3 Big 12 0-1 .000 21-46 .313 2012 19 28 .404 1-4 Oklahoma State (Boise State - Lost, 21-44) 2013 23 31 .426 3-3 2014 30 28 .529 3-4 Big West (No longer a FBS Conference) 10-5 .667 2015 23 33 .411 4-4 2016 30 26 .536 4-3 Conference USA 2-1 .667 37-27 .578 2017 24 31 .436 3-3 Florida Atlantic (Air Force - Lost, 27-33) 2018 25 22 .532 0-0 Rice (Hawai‘i - Won, 43-29) UTEP (UNLV - Won, 52-24) TOTALS 450 437 .507 49-41 Independents 4-4 .500 54-49 .524 Army (Hawai‘i - Lost, 21-28; San José State - Lost, 3-52) COMPOSITE NONCONFERENCE RECORDS BYU (Utah State - Won, 45-20; Hawai‘i - Lost, 23-49) Liberty (New Mexico - Lost, 43-52) (Includes Bowl Games) New Mexico State (Wyoming - Won, 29-7; Utah State - Won, 60-13; New Mexico - Won, 42-25) Team W L Pct. Mid-American 2-1 .667 23-18 .561 Air Force 58 35 .624 Eastern Michigan (San Diego State - Won, 23-20 OT) ^Boise State 29 10 .744 Toledo (Nevada - Lost, 44-63; Fresno State - Won, 49-27) Colorado State 46 49 .484 Pac-12 3-6 .333 51-110 .317 *Fresno State 14 17 .452 Arizona State (San Diego State - Won, 28-21) *Hawai‘i 14 19 .424 Colorado (Colorado State - Lost, 13-45) *Nevada 13 17 .433 Oregon (San José State - Lost, 22-35) New Mexico 39 54 .419 Oregon State (Nevada - Won, 37-35) San Diego State 40 52 .435 Stanford (San Diego State - Lost, 10-31) UCLA (Fresno State - Won, 38-14) +San José State 6 20 .231 USC (UNLV - Lost, 21-43) UNLV 31 57 .352 Washington State (Wyoming - Lost, 19-41; San José State - Lost, 0-31) +Utah State 15 14 .517 Wyoming 43 44 .494 SEC 1-3 .250 8-23 .258 Arkansas (Colorado State - Won, 34-27) TOTALS 348 388 .473 Florida (Colorado State - Lost, 10-48) Missouri (Wyoming - Lost, 13-40) Vanderbilt (Nevada - Lost, 10-41)

2018 NONCONFERENCE RECORDS Sun Belt 1-1 .500 30-16 .652 Arkansas State (UNLV - Lost, 20-27) (Includes Bowl Games) Troy (Boise State - Won, 56-20) Team Top 25 FBS Overall WAC (No longer a FBS Conference) 0-0 .000 61-53 .535 Air Force 0-0 1-1 2-1 ^Boise State 0-1 2-1 2-1 Division I FCS 9-2 .818 120-14 .896 Colorado State 0-0 1-2 1-3 Duquesne (Hawai‘i - Won, 42-21) *Fresno State 0-0 2-1 3-1 Idaho (Fresno State - Won, 79-13) Illinois State (Colorado State - Lost, 19-35) *Hawai‘i 0-0 2-2 3-2 Incarnate Word (New Mexico - Won, 62-30) *Nevada 0-0 1-2 2-2 Portland State (Nevada - Won, 72-19) New Mexico 0-1 1-2 2-2 Prairie View A&M (UNLV - Won, 46-17) San Diego State 1-1 2-1 3-1 Sacramento State (San Diego State - Won, 28-14) +San José State 0-1 0-3 0-4 Stony Brook (Air Force - Won, 38-0) Tennessee Tech (Utah State - Won, 73-12) UNLV 0-1 1-2 2-2 UC Davis (San José State - Lost, 38-44) +Utah State 0-1 2-1 3-1 Wofford (Wyoming - Won, 17-14) Wyoming 0-0 1-2 2-2 TOTALS 1-6 16-20 25-22 Total 25-22 .532 450-437 .507 Records are based on conference alignments during season in which games were played. ^Boise State became a member of the MW in July 2011. *Fresno State, Hawai‘i and Nevada became members of the MW in July 2012. +San José State and Utah State became members of the MW in July 2013.

THEMW.COM • MOUNTAINWEST • #MWFB WEEKLY RELEASE: OCTOBER 22 • PAGE 9 2018 AMWAY COACHES’ POLL (OCT. 21) 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL (OCT. 21) CFP SELECTION COMMITTEE RANKINGS

Rk Team Rec Pts. Pvs Rk Team Rec Pts. Pvs 1. Alabama (60) 8-0 1548 — 1. Alabama (61) 8-0 1525 — 2. Clemson (2) 7-0 1488 3 2. Clemson 7-0 1454 3 3. Notre Dame 7-0 1409 4 3. Notre Dame 7-0 1400 4 4. LSU 7-1 1352 5 4. LSU 7-1 1327 5 5. Michigan 7-1 1228 7 5. Michigan 7-1 1250 6 6. Georgia 6-1 1207 — 6. Texas 6-1 1186 7 7. Texas 6-1 1146 8 7. Georgia 6-1 1136 8 8. Oklahoma 6-1 1075 10 8. Oklahoma 6-1 1065 9 9. Ohio State 7-1 1030 2 9. Florida 6-1 998 11 10. UCF 7-0 1008 9 10. UCF 7-0 996 — 11. Florida 6-1 968 12 11. Ohio State 7-1 958 2 12. West Virginia 5-1 794 13 12. Kentucky 6-1 754 14 13. Washington 6-2 729 14 13. West Virginia 5-1 747 — 14. Kentucky 6-1 689 17 14. Washington State 6-1 692 25 15. Washington State 6-1 633 23 15. Washington 6-2 677 — 16. Penn State 5-2 606 — 16. Texas A&M 5-2 622 17 17. Texas A&M 5-2 583 18 17. Penn State 5-2 528 18 18. Iowa 6-1 447 22 18. Iowa 6-1 489 19 19. Wisconsin 5-2 430 — 19. Oregon 5-2 450 12 20. South Florida 7-0 390 — 20. Wisconsin 5-2 357 23 21. Oregon 5-2 383 11 21. South Florida 7-0 291 — 22. NC State 5-1 222 15 22. NC State 5-1 186 16 23. Stanford 5-2 180 24 23. Utah 5-2 180 NR 24. Utah 5-2 107 NR 24. Stanford 5-2 144 NR 25. Miami 5-2 95 NR 25. Appalachian State 5-1 79 NR

MW teams receiving votes: Utah State 63, San Diego MW teams receiving votes: Utah State 50, San Diego State 62, Fresno State 22 State 48, Fresno State 35

MOUNTAIN WEST IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST IN THE CFP AMWAY COACHES’ POLL ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL SELECTION COMMITTEE RANKINGS

BSU FS HA SDSU USU BSU FS HA SDSU USU Preseason 22 RV NR RV NR Preseason 22 RV NR NR NR Sept. 4 19 RV RV RV NR Sept. 4 20 RV RV NR NR Sept. 9 17 NR RV NR NR Sept. 9 17 NR RV NR NR Sept. 16 24 RV NR RV NR Sept. 16 RV NR NR RV NR Sept. 23 25 NR NR RV NR Sept. 23 RV NR NR RV NR Sept. 30 24 RV NR RV NR Sept. 30 RV NR RV RV NR Oct. 7 RV RV RV RV RV Oct. 7 NR NR RV RV RV Oct. 14 NR RV NR RV RV Oct. 14 NR RV NR RV RV Oct. 21 NR RV NR RV RV Oct. 21 NR RV NR RV RV

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AIR FORCE UTAH STATE ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM (community service) ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM (community service) Brody Bagnall, Sr., Linebacker Jacoby Wildman, Jr., Defensive End JOHN MACKEY AWARD (top tight end) BOISE STATE Dax Raymond, Jr., Tight End BEDNARIK AWARD (top defensive player) LOU GROZA AWARD (top place-kicker) Tyler Horton, Sr., Cornerback Dominik Eberle, Jr., Kicker BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY (outstanding defensive player) RIMINGTON TROPHY (top center) Tyler Horton, Sr., Cornerback Quin Ficklin, Sr., Center David Moa, Sr., Defensive Tackle WILLIAM V. CAMPBELL TROPHY (top scholar-athlete) DAVEY O’BRIEN AWARD (top quarterback) Jontrell Rocquemore, Sr., Safety Brett Rypien, Sr., Quarterback WUERFFEL TROPHY (community service) DOAK WALKER AWARD (top running back) Jacoby Wildman, Jr., Defensive End Alexander Mattison, Jr., Running Back DODD TROPHY (national coaching award) WYOMING Bryan Harsin ASSOCIATED PRESS PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA (second team) JIM THORPE AWARD (top defensive back) Andrew Wingard, Sr., Defensive Back Tyler Horton, Sr., Cornerback BEDNARIK AWARD (top defensive player) Kekoa Nawahine, Jr., Safety Carl Granderson, Sr., Defensive End JOHN MACKEY AWARD (top tight end) Andrew Wingard, Sr., Defensive Back John Bates, So., Tight End BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY (outstanding defensive player) JOHNNY UNITAS GOLDEN ARM AWARD (top QB on and off the field) Youhanna Ghaifan, Jr., Defensive Tackle Brett Rypien, Sr., Quarterback Carl Granderson, Sr., Defensive End MANNING AWARD (top quarterback) Andrew Wingard, Sr., Defensive Back Brett Rypien, Sr., Quarterback JIM THORPE AWARD (top defensive back) MAXWELL AWARD (player of the year) Andrew Wingard, Sr., Defensive Back Brett Rypien, Sr., Quarterback OUTLAND TROPHY (top interior lineman) OUTLAND TROPHY (top interior lineman) Youhanna Ghaifan, Jr., Defensive Tackle David Moa, Sr., Defensive Tackle TED HENDRICKS AWARD (top defensive end) PAUL HORNUNG AWARD (most versatile player) Carl Granderson, Sr., Defensive End Avery Williams, So., Cornerback WILLIAM V. CAMPBELL TROPHY (top scholar-athlete) TED HENDRICKS AWARD (top defensive end) Nick Smith, Sr., QB Curtis Weaver, So., Defensive End WALTER CAMP AWARD (player of the year) Brett Rypien, Sr., Quarterback WUERFFEL TROPHY (community service) Brett Rypien, Sr., Quarterback

COLORADO STATE ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM (community service) Adam Prentice, Jr., Fullback BILETNIKOFF AWARD (top player) Olabisi Johnson, Sr., Wide Receiver Preston Williams, Jr., Wide Receiver DOAK WALKER AWARD (top running back) Izzy Matthews, Sr., Running Back JOHN MACKEY AWARD (top tight end) Cameron Butler, So., Tight End JOHNNY UNITAS GOLDEN ARM AWARD (top QB on and off the field) K.J. Carta-Samuels, Sr., Quarterback LOU GROZA AWARD (top place-kicker) Wyatt Bryan, Sr., Kicker RAY GUY AWARD (top punter) Ryan Stonehouse, So., Punter WILLIAM V. CAMPBELL TROPHY (top scholar-athlete) Wyatt Bryan, Sr., Kicker WUERFFEL TROPHY (community service) Adam Prentice, Jr., Fullback

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FRESNO STATE SAN DIEGO STATE BEDNARIK AWARD (top defensive player) JOHN MACKEY AWARD (top tight end) Jeffrey Allison, Jr., Linebacker Kahale Warring, Jr., Tight End BUTKUS AWARD (top linebacker) JOHNNY UNITAS GOLDEN ARM AWARD (top QB on and off the field) Jeffrey Allison, Jr., Linebacker Christian Chapman, Sr., Quarterback JOHN MACKEY AWARD (top tight end) LOU GROZA AWARD (top place-kicker) Jared Rice, Jr., Tight End John Baron II, Sr., Kicker JOHNNY UNITAS GOLDEN ARM AWARD (top QB on and off the field) MAXWELL AWARD (player of the year) Marcus McMaryion, Sr., Quarterback Juwan Washington, Jr., Running Back MAXWELL AWARD (player of the year) PAUL HORNUNG AWARD (most versatile player) Marcus McMaryion, Sr., Quarterback Juwan Washington, Jr., Running Back WUERFFEL TROPHY (community service) Marcus McMaryion, Sr., Quarterback SAN JOSÉ STATE JOHN MACKEY AWARD (top tight end) HAWAI‘I Josh Oliver, Sr., Tight End ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM (community service) LOU GROZA AWARD (top place-kicker) Dakota Torres, Sr., Wide Receiver Bryce Crawford, Sr., Kicker BILETNIKOFF AWARD (top wide receiver player) SENIOR CLASS AWARD (community, classroom, character and competition) Cedric Byrd, Jr., Wide Receiver Bryce Crawford, Sr., Kicker BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY (outstanding defensive player) WILLIAM V. CAMPBELL TROPHY (top scholar-athlete) Jahlani Tavai, Sr., Linebacker Bryce Crawford, Sr., Kicker BUTKUS AWARD (top linebacker) WUERFFEL TROPHY (community service) Jahlani Tavai, Sr., Linebacker Bryce Crawford, Sr., Kicker WUERFFEL TROPHY (community service) Noah Borden, Sr., Long Snapper UNLV DOAK WALKER AWARD (top running back) NEVADA Lexington Thomas, Sr., Running Back ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM (community service) LOU GROZA AWARD (top place-kicker) Ty Gangi, Sr., Quarterback Evan Pantels, Sr., Kicker BEDNARIK AWARD (top defensive player) MAXWELL AWARD (player of the year) Malik Reed, Sr., Linebacker Armani Rogers, So., Quarterback BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY (outstanding defensive player) WUERFFEL TROPHY (community service) Malik Reed, Sr., Linebacker Darren Woods, Jr., Wide Receiver DOAK WALKER AWARD (top running back) Kelton Moore, Jr., Running Back JOHNNY UNITAS GOLDEN ARM AWARD (top QB on and off the field) Ty Gangi, Sr., Quarterback MANNING AWARD (top quarterback) Ty Gangi, Sr., Quarterback MAXWELL AWARD (player of the year) Ty Gangi, Sr., Quarterback OUTLAND TROPHY (top interior lineman) Sean Krepsz, Sr., Center PAUL HORNUNG AWARD (most versatile player) McLane Mannix, So., Wide Receiver TED HENDRICKS AWARD (top defensive end) Korey Rush, Sr., Defensive End RIMINGTON TROPHY (top center) Sean Krepsz, Sr., Center SENIOR CLASS AWARD (community, classroom, character and competition) Ty Gangi, Sr., Quarterback Malik Reed, Sr., Linebacker WILLIAM V. CAMPBELL TROPHY (top scholar-athlete) Ty Gangi, Sr., Quarterback WUERFFEL TROPHY (community service) Ty Gangi, Sr., Quarterback

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Saturday, August 25 TV Results Saturday, October 13 TV Time Hawai‘i at Colorado State* CBS Sports Network UH, 43-34 Army vs. San José State! ESPNU/WatchESPN ARMY, 52-3 Wyoming at New Mexico State ESPN2/WatchESPN WYO, 29-7 New Mexico at Colorado State* AT&T SportsNet CSU, 20-18 UNLV at Utah State* Facebook USU, 59-28 Thursday, August 30 TV Results Hawai‘i at BYU ESPN2/WatchESPN BYU, 49-23 UC Davis at San José State UCD, 44-38 Boise State at Nevada* CBS Sports Network BSU, 31-27 Wyoming at Fresno State* ESPNU/WatchESPN FS, 27-3 Friday, August 31 TV Results Utah State at #12/11 Michigan State Big Ten Network MSU, 38-31 Friday, October 19 TV Time San Diego State at #13/13 Stanford FS1 STAN, 31-10 Colorado State at Boise State* ESPN2/WatchESPN BSU, 56-28 Portland State at Nevada MWN-Institutional NEV, 72-19 Air Force at UNLV* CBS Sports Network AF, 41-35 Colorado State vs. Colorado^ CBS Sports Network CU, 45-13 Saturday, October 20 TV Time Saturday, September 1 TV Results Utah State at Wyoming* AT&T SportsNet WYO, 24-16 Stony Brook at Air Force Facebook AF, 38-0 Fresno State at New Mexico* ESPNU/WatchESPN FS, 38-7 Washington State at Wyoming CBS Sports Network WAZZU, 41-19 San José State at San Diego State* CBS Sports Network SDSU, 16-13 UNLV at #15/15 USC Pac-12 Networks USC, 43-21 Nevada at Hawai‘i* Spectrum/Stadium NEV, 40-22 #22/22 Boise State at Troy ESPNEWS/WatchESPN BSU, 56-20 Incarnate Word at New Mexico ESPN3 UNM, 62-30 Friday, October 26 TV Time Idaho at Fresno State Facebook FS, 79-13 Wyoming at Colorado State* CBS Sports Network 8 p.m. MT Navy at Hawai‘i CBS Sports Network UH, 59-41 Saturday, October 27 TV Time Saturday, September 8 TV Results New Mexico at Utah State* Facebook 2 p.m. MT New Mexico at #6/5 Wisconsin Big Ten Network WISC, 45-14 UNLV at San José State* AT&T SportsNet 3:30 p.m. PT Nevada at Vanderbilt SEC Network VAN, 41-10 Boise State at Air Force* CBS Sports Network 5 p.m. MT Air Force at Florida Atlantic Facebook FAU, 33-27 Hawai‘i at Fresno State* ESPN2/WatchESPN 7:30 p.m. PT Wyoming at Missouri ESPNU/WatchESPN MIZZOU, 40-13 San Diego State at Nevada* ESPNU/WatchESPN 7:30 p.m. PT Arkansas at Colorado State CBS Sports Network CSU, 34-27 RV/RV Fresno State at Minnesota FS1 MINN, 21-14 Saturday, November 3 TV Time New Mexico State at Utah State Facebook USU, 60-13 Air Force at Army CBS Sports Network Noon ET UTEP at UNLV AT&T SportsNet UNLV, 52-24 San José State at Wyoming* AT&T SportsNet Noon MT Sacramento State at San Diego State SDSU, 28-14 BYU at Boise State ESPN2/WatchESPN 8:15 p.m. MT Connecticut at #19/20 Boise State ESPNU/WatchESPN BSU, 62-7 San Diego State at New Mexico* ESPNU/WatchESPN 8:15 p.m. MT San José State at Washington State Pac-12 Networks WSU, 31-0 Fresno State at UNLV* CBS Sports Network 7:30 p.m. PT Rice at RV/RV Hawai‘i Spectrum/Stadium UH, 43-29 Utah State at Hawai‘i* Spectrum/Stadium 6 p.m. HT

Thursday, September 13 TV Results Friday, November 9 TV Time Tennessee Tech at Utah State Facebook USU, 73-12 Fresno State at Boise State* ESPN2/WatchESPN 8:15 p.m. MT

Saturday, September 15 TV Results Saturday, November 10 TV Time RV/RV Hawai‘i at Army CBS Sports Network ARMY, 28-21 New Mexico at Air Force* CBS Sports Network 1:30 p.m. MT #17/17 Boise St. at #19/24 Oklahoma St. ESPN/WatchESPN OSU, 44-21 San José State at Utah State* Facebook 2 p.m. MT Wofford at Wyoming MWN - Institutional WYO, 17-14 Colorado State at Nevada* ESPN Networks TBA Colorado State at Florida SEC Network UF, 48-10 UNLV at San Diego State* ESPN Networks TBA San José State at #23/20 Oregon Pac-12 Networks ORE, 35-22 Oregon State at Nevada ESPNU/WatchESPN NEV, 37-35 Friday, November 16 TV Time New Mexico at New Mexico State AggieVision/Eleven Sports UNM, 42-25 Boise State at New Mexico* CBS Sports Network 7 p.m. MT Prairie View A&M at UNLV MWN-Institutional UNLV, 46-17 Fresno State at UCLA FS1 FS, 38-14 Saturday, November 17 TV Time #25/23 Arizona St. at San Diego St. CBS Sports Network SDSU, 28-21 Utah State at Colorado State* AT&T SportsNet Noon MT Nevada at San José State* ESPN3 2 p.m. PT Saturday, September 22 TV Results San Diego State at Fresno State* CBS Sports Network 7:30 p.m. PT Nevada at Toledo CBS Sports Network TOL, 63-44 UNLV at Hawai‘i* Spectrum/Stadium 6 p.m. HT Illinois State at Colorado State AT&T SportsNet ISU, 35-19 Air Force at Wyoming* ESPN Networks TBA UNLV at Arkansas State ESPN3 ASU, 27-20 Air Force at Utah State* ESPN2/WatchESPN USU, 42-32 Thursday, November 22 TV Time Eastern Michigan at San Diego State CBS Sports Network SDSU, 23-20 (OT) Colorado State at Air Force* CBS Sports Network 1:30 p.m. MT Duquesne at Hawai‘i Spectrum/Stadium UH, 42-21 Saturday, November 24 TV Time Saturday, September 29 TV Results Wyoming at New Mexico* AT&T SportsNet 12:30 p.m. MT Nevada at Air Force* ESPNEWS/WatchESPN NEV, 28-25 Nevada at UNLV* CBS Sports Network 6:30 p.m. PT Liberty at New Mexico LIB, 52-43 San José State at Fresno State* ESPN Networks TBA Hawai‘i at San José State* Spectrum/Stadium UH, 44-41 (5OT) Utah State at Boise State* ESPN Networks TBA #25/RV Boise State at Wyoming* CBS Sports Network BSU, 34-14 Hawai‘i at San Diego State* ESPN Networks TBA Toledo at Fresno State ESPNU/WatchESPN FS, 49-27 Saturday, December 1 Friday, October 5 TV Time MW Football Championship Game+ Utah State at BYU ESPN2/WatchESPN USU, 45-20 %Broncos Stadium at Mile High (Denver, Colorado) Saturday, October 6 TV Time !Levi’s Stadium (Santa Clara, California) Navy at Air Force CBS Sports Network AF, 35-7 *Mountain West game San Diego State at #24/RV Boise State* ESPNU/WatchESPN SDSU, 19-13 +The Mountain West Football Championship Game will be played at the home New Mexico at UNLV* AT&T SportsNet UNM, 50-14 stadium of the divisional champion with the highest win percentage in Conference Colorado State at San José State* CBS Sports Network CSU, 42-30 games only. Fresno State at Nevada* ESPNU/WatchESPN FS, 21-3 Wyoming at Hawai‘i* Spectrum/Stadium UH, 17-13 All dates and times are local to site and are subject to change.

Friday, October 12 TV Time Air Force at San Diego State* CBS Sports Network SDSU, 21-17

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AIR FORCE FALCONS BOISE STATE BRONCOS (3-4 OVERALL, 1-3 MW) (5-2 OVERALL, 3-1 MW)

Date Opponent (TV/Web) Time Score Attendance Date Opponent (TV/Web) Time Score Attendance S1 STONY BROOK (FACEBOOK) NOON W, 38-0 33,415 S1 at Troy (ESPNEWS) 5 p.m. W, 56-20 29,612 S8 at Florida Atlantic (Facebook) 2 p.m. L, 27-33 24,101 S8 UCONN (ESPNU) 8:15 P.M. W, 62-7 34,515 S22 at Utah State* (ESPN2) 8:15 p.m. L, 32-42 22,720 S15 at #19/24 Oklahoma State (ESPN) 2:30 p.m. L, 21-44 54,974 S29 NEVADA* (ESPNEWS) 2 P.M. L, 25-28 23,707 S29 at Wyoming* (CBSSN) 5 p.m. W, 34-14 22,271 O6 NAVY (CBSSN) 1:30 P.M. W, 35-7 40,175 O6 SAN DIEGO STATE* (ESPNU) 1:30 P.M. L, 13-19 36,679 O12 at San Diego State* (CBSSN) 6 p.m. L, 17-21 25,326 O13 at Nevada* (CBSSN) 7:30 p.m. W, 31-27 21,431 O19 at UNLV* (CBSSN) 7 p.m. W, 41-35 17,881 O19 COLORADO STATE* (ESPN2) 7 P.M. W, 56-28 32,299 O27 BOISE STATE* (CBSSN) 5 P.M. O27 at Air Force (CBSSN) 5 p.m. N3 at Army (CBSSN) Noon N3 BYU (ESPN2) 8:15 P.M. N10 NEW MEXICO* (CBSSN) 1:30 P.M. N9 FRESNO STATE (ESPN2) 8:15 P.M. N17 at Wyoming* (ESPN Networks) TBA N16 at New Mexico (CBSSN) 7 p.m. N22 COLORADO STATE* (CBSSN) 1:30 P.M. N24 UTAH STATE (ESPN NETWORKS) TBA

COLORADO STATE RAMS NEW MEXICO LOBOS (3-5 OVERALL, 2-2 MW) (3-4 OVERALL, 1-2 MW)

Date Opponent (TV/Web) Time Score Attendance Date Opponent (TV/Web) Time Score Attendance A25 HAWAI‘I (CBSSN)* 5:30 P.M. L, 34-43 31,007 S1 INCARNATE WORD (ESPN3) 6 P.M. W, 62-30 18,213 A31 vs. Colorado% (CBSSN) 7:30 p.m. L, 13-45 70,158 S8 at #6/5 Wisconsin (Big Ten Network) 11 a.m. L, 14-45 77,003 S8 ARKANSAS (CBSSN) 5:30 P.M. W, 34-27 31,894 S15 at New Mexico State (AggieVision/Eleven Sports) 6 p.m. W, 42-25 20,673 S15 at Florida (SEC Network) 4 p.m. L, 10-48 80,021 S29 LIBERTY 4 P.M. L, 43-52 18,804 S22 ILLINOIS STATE (AT&T SPORTSNET) 1 P.M. L, 19-35 26,259 O6 at UNLV (AT&T SportsNet)* 1 p.m. W, 50-14 18,949 O6 at San José State (CBSSN)* 7:30 p.m. W, 42-30 13,802 O13 at Colorado State (AT&T SportsNet)* 2 p.m. L, 18-20 36,514 O13 NEW MEXICO (AT&T SPORTSNET)* 2 P.M. W, 20-18 36,514 O20 FRESNO STATE (ESPNU)* 5:30 P.M. L, 7-38 16,708 O19 at Boise State (ESPN2)* 7 p.m. L, 28-56 32,299 O27 at Utah State (Facebook)* 2 p.m. O26 WYOMING (CBSSN)* 8 P.M. N3 SAN DIEGO STATE (ESPNU)* 8:15 P.M. N10 at Nevada (ESPN Network)* TBA N10 at Air Force (CBSSN)* 1:30 p.m. N17 UTAH STATE (AT&T SPORTSNET)* NOON N16 BOISE STATE (CBSSN)* 7 P.M. N22 at Air Force (CBSSN)* 1:30 p.m. N24 WYOMING (AT&T SPORTSNET)* 12:30 P.M.

RV/RV UTAH STATE AGGIES WYOMING COWBOYS (6-1 OVERALL, 3-0 MW) (2-6 OVERALL, 0-4 MW)

Date Opponent (TV/Web) Time Score Attendance Date Opponent (TV/Web) Time Score Attendance A31 at #12/11 Michigan State (Big Ten Network) 7 p.m. L, 31-38 73,114 A25 at New Mexico State (ESPN2) 8 p.m. W, 29-7 20,322 S8 NEW MEXICO STATE (FACEBOOK) 6 P.M. W, 60-13 18,223 S1 WASHINGTON STATE (CBSSN) 1:30 P.M. L, 19-41 24,131 S13 TENNESSEE TECH (FACEBOOK) 6 P.M. W, 73-12 15,011 S8 at Missouri (ESPNU) 6 p.m. L, 13-40 50,820 S22 AIR FORCE (ESPN2)* 8:15 P.M. W, 42-32 22,720 S15 WOFFORD (MWN-INSTITUTIONAL) 2 P.M. W, 17-14 20,293 O5 at BYU (ESPN2) 7 p.m. W, 45-20 58,087 S29 BOISE STATE (CBSSN)* 5 P.M. L, 14-34 22,271 O13 UNLV (FACEBOOK)* 2 P.M. W, 59-28 21,212 O6 at Hawai‘i (Spectrum/Stadium)* 6 p.m. L, 13-17 23,907 O20 at Wyoming (AT&T SportsNet)* 12:30 p.m. W, 24-16 18,378 O13 at Fresno State (ESPNU)* 7:30 p.m. L, 3-27 28,501 O27 NEW MEXICO (FACEBOOK)* 2 P.M. O20 UTAH STATE (AT&T SPORTSNET* 12:30 P.M. L, 16-24 18,378 N3 at Hawai‘i (Spectrum/Stadium)* 6 p.m. O26 at Colorado State (CBSSN)* 8 p.m. N10 SAN JOSÉ STATE (FACEBOOK)* 2 P.M. N3 SAN JOSÉ STATE (AT&T SPORTSNET)* NOON N17 at Colorado State (AT&T SportsNet)* Noon N17 AIR FORCE (ESPN NETWORK)* TBA N24 at Boise State (ESPN Network)* TBA N24 at New Mexico (AT&T SportsNet)* 12:30 p.m.

% Broncos Stadium at Mile High (Denver, Colorado) Home games in BOLD CAPS. Times are local to site *Mountain West game.

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RV/RV FRESNO STATE BULLDOGS HAWAI‘I RAINBOW WARRIORS (6-1 OVERALL, 3-0 MW) (6-3 OVERALL, 3-1 MW)

Date Opponent (TV/Web) Time Score Attendance Date Opponent (TV/Web) Time Score Attendance S1 IDAHO (FACEBOOK) 7 P.M. W, 79-13 31,170 A25 at Colorado State (CBSSN)* 5:30 p.m. W, 43-34 31,007 S8 at Minnesota (FS1) 6:30 p.m. L, 14-21 38,280 S1 NAVY (CBSSN) 5 P.M. W, 59-41 29,702 S15 at UCLA (FS1) 7:30 p.m. W, 38-14 60,867 S8 RICE (SPECTRUM/STADIUM) 6 P.M. W, 43-29 23,112 S29 TOLEDO (ESPNU) 7:30 P.M. W, 49-27 33,401 S15 at Army (CBSSN) Noon L, 21-28 31,113 O6 at Nevada (ESPNU)* 7:30 p.m. W, 21-3 15,367 S22 DUQUESNE (SPECTRUM/STADIUM) 6 P.M. W, 42-21 26,175 O13 WYOMING (ESPNU)* 7:30 P.M. W, 27-3 28,501 S29 at San José State (Spectrum/Stadium)* 4 p.m. W, 44-41 (5OT) 16,363 O20 at New Mexico (ESPNU)* 5:30 p.m. W, 38-7 16,708 O6 WYOMING (SPECTRUM/STADIUM)* 6 P.M. W, 17-13 23,907 O27 HAWAI‘I (ESPN2)* 7:30 P.M. O13 at BYU (ESPN2) 8:15 p.m. L, 23-49 52,354 N3 at UNLV (CBSSN)* 7:30 p.m. O20 NEVADA* (SPECTRUM/STADIUM) 6 P.M. L, 22-40 24,475 N9 at Boise State (ESPN2)* 8:15 p.m. O27 at Fresno State (ESPN2)* 7:30 p.m. N17 SAN DIEGO STATE (CBSSN)* 7:30 P.M. N3 UTAH STATE (SPECTRUM/STADIUM)* 6 P.M. N24 SAN JOSÉ STATE (ESPN NETWORK)* TBA N17 UNLV (SPECTRUM/STADIUM)* 6 P.M. N24 at San Diego State (ESPN Network)* TBA

NEVADA WOLF PACK RV/RV SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS (4-4 OVERALL, 2-2 MW) (6-1 OVERALL, 3-0 MW)

Date Opponent (TV/Web) Time Score Attendance Date Opponent (TV/Web) Time Score Attendance A31 PORTLAND STATE (MWN-INSTITUTIONAL) 6 P.M. W, 72-19 17,525 A31 at #13/13 Stanford (FS1) 6 p.m. L, 10-31 40,913 S8 at Vanderbilt (SEC Network) 11 a.m. L, 10-41 25,676 S8 SACRAMENTO STATE 6 P.M. W, 28-14 45,755 S15 OREGON STATE (ESPNU) 4 P.M. W, 37-35 20,462 S15 #25/23 ARIZONA STATE (CBSSN) 7:30 P.M. W, 28-21 34,641 S22 at Toledo (CBS Sports Network) Noon L, 44-63 23,675 S22 EASTERN MICHIGAN (CBSSN) 7:30 P.M. W, 23-20 (OT) 30,898 S29 at Air Force (ESPNEWS)* 2 p.m. W, 28-25 23,707 O6 at Boise State (ESPNU)* 1:30 p.m. W, 19-13 36,679 O6 FRESNO STATE (ESPNU)* 7:30 P.M. L, 3-21 15,367 O12 AIR FORCE (CBSSN)* 6 P.M. W, 21-17 25,326 O13 BOISE STATE (CBSSN)* 7:30 P.M. L, 27-31 21,431 O20 SAN JOSÉ STATE (CBSSN)* 7:30 P.M. W, 16-13 30,451 O20 at Hawai‘i (Spectrum/Stadium)* 6 p.m. W, 40-22 24,475 O27 at Nevada (ESPNU)* 7:30 p.m. O27 SAN DIEGO STATE (ESPNU)* 7:30 P.M. N3 at New Mexico (ESPNU)* 8:15 p.m. N10 COLORADO STATE (ESPN NETWORK)* TBA N10 UNLV (ESPN NETWORK)* TBA N17 at San José State (ESPN3)* 2 p.m. N17 at Fresno State (CBSSN)* 7:30 p.m. N24 at UNLV (CBSSN)* 6:30 p.m. N24 HAWAI‘I (ESPN NETWORK)* TBA

SAN JOSÉ STATE SPARTANS UNLV REBELS (0-7 OVERALL, 0-3 MW) (2-5 OVERALL, 0-3 MW)

Date Opponent (TV/Web) Time Score Attendance Date Opponent (TV/Web) Time Score Attendance A30 UC DAVIS 7 P.M. L, 38-44 12,675 S1 at # 15/15 USC (Pac-12 Networks) 1 p.m. L, 21-43 58,708 S8 at Washington State (Pac-12 Net.) 8 p.m. L, 0-31 26,141 S8 UTEP (AT&T SPORTSNET) 6 P.M. W, 52-24 14,122 S15 at #23/20 Oregon (Pac-12 Net.) 2 p.m. L, 22-35 50,049 S15 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M (MWN-INSTITUTIONAL) 7 P.M. W, 46-17 14,786 S29 HAWAI‘I (SPECTRUM/STADIUM)* 4 P.M. L, 41-44 (5OT) 16,363 S22 at Arkansas State (ESPN3) 6 p.m. L, 20-27 18,537 O6 COLORADO STATE (CBSSN)* 7:30 P.M. L, 30-42 13,802 O6 NEW MEXICO (AT&T SPORTSNET)* 1 P.M. L, 14-50 18,949 O13 vs. Army (ESPNU)! 12:30 p.m. L, 3-52 15,627 O13 at Utah State (Facebook)* 2 p.m. L, 28-59 21,212 O20 at San Diego State (CBSSN)* 7:30 p.m. L, 13-16 30,451 O19 AIR FORCE (CBSSN)* 7 P.M. L, 35-41 17,881 O27 UNLV (AT&T SPORTSNET)* 3:30 P.M. O27 at San José State (AT&T SportsNet)* 3:30 p.m. N3 at Wyoming (AT&T SportsNet)* Noon N3 FRESNO STATE (CBSSN)* 7:30 P.M. N10 at Utah State (Facebook)* 2 p.m. N10 at San Diego State (ESPN Network)* TBA N17 NEVADA (ESPN3)* 2 P.M. N17 at Hawai‘i (Spectrum/Stadium)* 6 p.m. N24 at Fresno State (ESPN Network)* TBA N24 NEVADA (CBSSN)* 6:30 P.M.

Home games in BOLD CAPS. Times are local to site *Mountain West game. !Levi’s Stadium (Santa Clara, California)

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