2017 Football Championship Notes • Monday, November 27

194 NFL DRAFT SELECTIONS | 13 CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICANS | 7 MAJOR NATIONAL AWARD WINNERS | 4 BCS/CFP BOWL VICTORIES 2017 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP NOTES • MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27

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2017 MOUNTAIN DIVISION STANDINGS

Team (Coaches/AP) MW PF PA Hm Rd Pct Overall PF PA Hm Rd Neu Pct Streak Boise State (RV/RV)% 7-1 275 169 4-0 3-1 .875 9-3 400 278 5-1 4-2 0-0 .750 Lost 1 Wyoming 5-3 180 131 3-1 2-2 .625 7-5 268 214 5-2 2-3 0-0 .583 Lost 2 Colorado State 5-3 284 235 2-2 3-1 .625 7-5 406 327 4-2 3-2 0-1 .583 Won 1 Utah State 4-4 261 182 1-3 3-1 .500 6-6 372 324 3-3 3-3 0-0 .500 Lost 1 Air Force 4-4 257 291 2-2 2-2 .500 5-7 372 389 3-3 2-4 0-0 .417 Won 1 New Mexico 1-7 152 270 1-3 0-4 .125 3-9 245 382 2-4 1-5 0-0 .250 Lost 7

2017 WEST DIVISION STANDINGS

Team (Coaches/AP) MW PF PA Hm Rd Pct Overall PF PA Hm Rd Neu Pct Streak Fresno State(RV/25)% 7-1 222 105 3-1 4-0 .875 9-3 333 207 5-1 4-2 0-0 .750 Won 4 San Diego State (25/RV) 6-2 243 139 2-2 4-0 .750 10-2 365 221 5-2 5-0 0-0 .833 Won 4 UNLV 4-4 220 237 2-2 2-2 .500 5-7 346 381 2-4 3-3 0-0 .417 Lost 1 Nevada 3-5 259 264 3-1 0-4 .375 3-9 338 407 3-3 0-6 0-0 .250 Won 1 Hawai‘i 1-7 151 268 1-3 0-4 .125 3-9 273 407 2-4 1-5 0-0 .250 Lost 5 San José State 1-7 114 336 1-3 0-4 .125 2-11 206 542 2-4 0-7 0-0 .154 Won 1

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MOUNTAIN WEST FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME LAST WEEK

Saturday, December 2 TV/WEB TIME Saturday, November 25 TV/WEB RESULTS RV/25 Fresno State at Boise State ESPN/WatchESPN 5:45 p.m. MT/ UNLV at Nevada* AT&T SportsNet NEV, 23-16 4:45 p.m. PT Boise State at Fresno State* CBSSN FS, 28-17 Wyoming at San José State* ESPN3 SJSU, 20-17 BYU at Hawai‘i CBSSN BYU, 30-20 Utah State at Air Force* ESPN2/WatchESPN AF, 38-35

Friday, November 24 TV/WEB RESULTS New Mexico at San Diego State* CBSSN SDSU, 35-10

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.

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MW STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS STAFF MOUNTAIN WEST EMAIL SERVICE Stuart Buchanan, Assistant Director, Stategic 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.

MW ADVANCED MEDIA AND DIGITAL STRATEGY ACCESS TO MW PHOTOS, VIDEO AND AUDIO Katie Cavender, Assistant Commissioner, Advanced Media & Digital Strategy The best way to stay on top of breaking news, trending topics and quick-hitting notes O: (719) 488-4059 M: (775) 750-2800 E: [email protected] for your blog or columns is to follow the Mountain West online. Visit the Conference’s official website and mobile applications for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Android Justin Packard, Manager, Digital and Social Media devices to stay on top of all of the action: O: (719) 487-2471 E: [email protected] You can also follow the Mountain West on the league’s official social media channels: MW NETWORK STAFF @MountainWest | @MW_MBB | @MW_WBB | @MW_OlySports Brian Tripp, Associate Commissioner, Broadcast Production Hashtag: #MWFB O: (719) 488-4055 M: (303) 229-6766 E: [email protected] Facebook.com/MountainWestConference Jesse Kurtz, Executive Producer O: (719) 488-4046 M: (719) 660-3140 E: [email protected] YouTube.com/MountainWestConf

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THE INTERNET - THEMW.COM @MountainWest 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 WEEKLY AND POST-GAME PRESS CONFERENCES BROADCAST LIVE following the conclusion of each contest. You can also find: FOR FREE ON MOUNTAIN WEST NETWORK The Mountain West Network will livestream and archive each of the 12 weekly • MW Football Standings coaches’ press conferences on TheMW.com and the respective institutional website. • Team-by-Team Statistics and Results The regular-season schedule will typically be held as follows: • Overall and Conference-Only Statistics (PDF available) • Weekly Release (PDF available) Date Coach, School Time • Players of the Week Mondays Jeff Tedford, Fresno State 11 a.m. PT • Television Information Matt Wells, Utah State 11:30 a.m. MT STATISTICS/WEEKLY RELEASES Mike Bobo, Colorado State Noon MT The MW will post updated statistics to the Conference website no later than the Craig Bohl, Wyoming Noon MT morning following every game. The MW Players of the Week and the weekly press Brent Brennan, San José State 1 p.m. PT notes will be made available every Monday. You may obtain this information either Tuesdays Bryan Harsin, Boise State 11:30 a.m. MT on the Conference website or via email. Jay Norvell, Nevada Noon PT Bob Davie, New Mexico Noon MT PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Rocky Long, San Diego State Noon PT Mountain West Players of the Week will be released every Monday from September Troy Calhoun, Air Force 12:30 p.m. MT 4 - November 27. Nominations are submitted by the instiutional sports information Tony Sanchez, UNLV 1 p.m. PT offices and the winners are selected by the MW staff. Weekly award winners are Nick Rolovich, Hawai‘i (available on tape-delayed basis) selected for offense, defense and special teams. All post-game press conference for home games will also be streamed and archived. AWARDS AND HONORS Visit TheMW.com/watch-live for additional information and for schedule updates. The league champion will be based on Conference play. 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:

• 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 (11 offensive players by position, 11 defensive players by position, CollegePressBox.com is the official media website for Division I football. Access and 1 place kicker, 1 punter, 1 special teams player) download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, headshots, logos and 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: ...... 82-60 (11th season) Fax: ...... (719) 333-3798 Fax: ...... (559) 278-4689 School: ...... 82-60 (11th 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: ...... 47-17 (5th season) Website: ...... GoAirForceFalcons.com Website: ...... GoBulldogs.com School: ...... 40-12 (4th 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: ...... 21-17 (3rd season) School: ...... 21-17 (3rd season) Facebook: ...... Facebook.com/usafafootball Facebook: . . . Facebook.com/FresnoStateAthletics YouTube: . . . . .YouTube.com/GoAirForceFalcons YouTube: . . . . YouTube.com/FresnoStateAthletics Fresno State - Jeff Tedford Instagram: ...... @AF_Falcons Instagram: ...... @Fresno_State_Football Overall: ...... 91-60 (12th season) School: ...... 9-3 (1st 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: ...... 10-16 (2nd season) Press Box: ...... (208) 426-1408 Press Box: ...... (808) 486-1800 School: ...... 10-16 (2nd season) Email: ...... [email protected] Email: ...... [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Nevada - Jay Norvell Website: ...... BroncoSports.com Website: ...... HawaiiAthletics.com Overall: ...... 3-9 (1st season) Flagship Radio: ...... KBOI 670 AM (Boise) Flagship Radio: . . . . ESPN 1420 AM (Honolulu) School: ...... 3-9 (1st 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: ...... 65-70 (11th season) Instagram: ...... @BoiseStateFootball Instagram: ...... @HawaiiAthletics School: ...... 30-45 (6th 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: ...... 129-97 (17th season) Fax: ...... (970) 491-1348 Fax: ...... (775) 784-4386 School: ...... 64-28 (6th season) Press Box: ...... (970) 491-8100 Press Box: ...... (775) 784-6545 Email: ...... [email protected] Email: ...... [email protected] San José State - Brent Brennan Overall: ...... 2-11 (1st season) [email protected] ...... [email protected] School: ...... 2-11 (1st 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: ...... 12-24 (3rd season) Twitter: ...... @CSUFootball Facebook: . . . . .Facebook.com/NevadaWolfPack School: ...... 12-24 (3rd season) Facebook ...... Facebook.com/csuramsfootball YouTube: . . . . . YouTube.com/WolfPackAthletics YouTube: . . . . .YouTube.com/CSURamsAthletics Instagram: ...... @NevadaFootball Utah State - Matt Wells Instagram: ...... @CSURamsFB Overall: ...... 34-31 (5th season) San Diego State - Mike May/Jamie McConeghy School: ...... 34-31 (5th 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: ...... 125-61 (15th season) Press Box: ...... (505) 925-5573 Email: ...... [email protected] School: ...... 21-29 (4th 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: ...... @Aztec_Football Facebook: . . . . Facebook.com/UNMLoboFootball Facebook: . . . . .Facebook.com/GoAztecsFootball YouTube: . . . . YouTube.com/LoboTVNewMexicoLobos YouTube: ...... YouTube.com/GoAztecsCom 2017 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 6 174,924 29,154 41,875 Fax: ...... (435) 797-2615 Fax: ...... (408) 924-1291 Boise State 6 193,366 32,228 35,565 Press Box: ...... (435) 797-1686 Press Box: ...... (408) 924-1234 Colorado State 6 192,369 32,062 37,583 Email: ...... [email protected] Email: ...... [email protected] Fresno State 6 183,789 30,632 39,447 [email protected] [email protected] Hawai‘i 6 145,463 24,244 25,687 Website: ...... UtahStateAggies.com Website: ...... SJSUSpartans.com Nevada 6 100,329 16,722 18,617 Flagship Radio: ...... KVNU 610 AM (Logan) Flagship Radio: . . . . .KLIV 1590 AM (San Jose) New Mexico 6 127,161 21,194 32,427 San Diego State 7 275,428 39,347 49,053 Twitter: ...... @USUFootball Twitter: ...... @SJSUSpartanFB San José State 6 85,235 14,206 18,483 Facebook: ...... Facebook.com/USUFootball Facebook: . . .Facebook.com/SJSUSpartansFootball UNLV 6 104,692 20,938 19,811 YouTube: . . . . .YouTube.com/UtahStateAthletics YouTube: ...... YouTube.com/SJSUAthletics Utah State 6 120,650 20,108 24,112 Instagram: ...... @USUFootball Instagram: ...... @SJSUSpartanFB Wyoming 7 144,299 20,614 29,139 Total 74 1,847,705 24,969 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 6 254,936 42,489 111,387 Email: ...... [email protected] Email: ...... [email protected] Boise State 6 224,141 37,357 59,753 [email protected] ...... [email protected] Colorado State 6 259,642 43,274 101,821 Website: ...... GoWYO.com Website: ...... UNLVRebels.com Fresno State 6 268,034 44,672 101,127 Flagship Radio: . . . . KFBC 1240 AM (Cheyenne) Flagship Radio: ESPN-1100 AM / 98.9 FM (Las Vegas) Hawai‘i 6 130,879 21,813 50,444 Twitter: ...... @WYO_Football Twitter: ...... @UNLVFootball Nevada 6 187,657 31,276 36,765 Facebook: ...... Facebook.com/WYOFootball Facebook: ...... Facebook.com/UNLVFootball New Mexico 6 220,779 36,797 99,051 YouTube: . . . . . YouTube.com/WyomingAthletics YouTube: ...... YouTube.com/UNLVAthletics San Diego State 5 142,328 28,466 54,336 Instagram: ...... @WYO_Football Instagram: ...... @UNLVFootball San José State 7 260,824 37,261 88,117 UNLV 6 203,047 33,841 106,187 Utah State 6 170,423 28,404 75,324 Wyoming 5 162,784 32,557 68,075 Total 71 2,485,474 35,007

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#HIGHLIGHTS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SET (NOTES FROM AROUND THE MOUNTAIN WEST IN 140 CHARACTERS OR LESS) The 2017 Mountain West Football Championship Game will feature Mountain Division champion Boise State (9-3, 7-1 MW) hosting Fresno State (9-3, 7-1 MW). The game • .@GoAztecs are the first team in FBS history with back-to-back 2,000-yard will be televised on ESPN for the second consecutive season, with kickoff scheduled rushers by different players (Donnel Pumphrey in ‘16, Rashaad Penny in ‘17). for 5:45 p.m. MT/4:45 p.m. PT. • .@GoAztecs RB Rashaad Penny is the first FBS player to rush for at least 200 yards in four consecutive games since Matt Forte (Tulane) in 2007. The 2017 MW title contest will be a rematch of the 2014 MW Football Championship Game, which was held in Boise. The Broncos earned a 28-14 victory, capturing their • The @MountainWest finished the regular season with six bowl eligible teams, first outright MW Football Championship. This will be Fresno State’s third appearance including @BroncoSportsFB, @CSUFootball, @FresnoStateFB, @GoAztecs, in the MW Football Championship game and Boise State’s second. @USUFootball & @wyo_football.

• The @MountainWest has sent at least five teams to bowl games in 10 WIN IMPROVEMENT consecutive years. Overall, the league has accepted 84 bowl bids since 1999. Fresno State entered the 2017 campaign coming off an 1-11 season and the hiring of head coach Jeff Tedford. The Bulldogs, who have compiled a 9-3 record this year, have • .@FresnoStateFB is ranked in the AP poll (25) for the first time since the end of the nation’s best win improvement (+8). 2013. The Bulldogs finished that season ranked 21st. Florida Atlantic and Michigan State have all improved its win total by six games from • .@BroncoSportsFB, which spent the last two weeks ranked in the CFP poll, has 2016 to 2017. been ranked nationally for at least one week in 16 consecutive seasons, tied as the 8th-longest streak nationally. Last season, Wyoming tied for the nation’s largest improvement in wins from 2015 to

• .@GoAztecs were the first Group of 5 team to reach bowl eligibility, winning six 2016 at plus-six. straight games to open the 2017 season. WORST TO FIRST...AGAIN • .@GoAztecs have a chance to be the first FBS team to have an individual lead At Mountain West Football Media Days in July, Fresno State only received 47 points in the nation in total rushing yards in back-to-back years since Texas in ‘97 & ‘98. the preseason predicted order of finish, the fewest in the West Division and second-fewest among all 12 MW teams. The lowest preseason pick to win a MW Football Championship • .@CSUFootball’s Michael Gallup is one of three finalists for the Biletnikoff Award, was TCU in 2005 and Colorado State in 1999. Both institutions were selected to finish given annually to the nation’s top pass-catcher. in sixth-place. • .@USUFootball’s Dominik Eberle is a finalist for the Lou Groza Award. Eberle In 2016, Wyoming was selected last among all 12 MW institutions but earned a berth ranks sixth in FBS with a field goal percentage of .889. in the MW Football Championship Game against San Diego State. The Cowboys were • .@BroncoSportsFB has produced a 1,000-yd rusher in nine straight seasons. This defeated 27-24 by the Aztecs. year, Alexander Mattison has rushed for 1,024 yards. NATIONAL RUSHING LEADER • The @MountainWest has 4 RBs ranked in the top-20 nationally in total rushing In 2017, San Diego State’s Rashaad Penny leads the nation with 2,027 rushing yards. yds: SDSU’s Rashaad Penny (2,027), Hawai‘i’s Diocemy Saint Juste (1,510), CSU’s Dalyn Dawkins (1,349) & UNLV’s Lexington Thomas (1,336). He is the only FBS player with more than 2,000 rushing yards this year. Last season, Aztecs’ Donnel Pumphrey finished the season as the nation’s leader in total rushing • .@SJSUSpartanFB LB Frank Ginda is first nationally with 13.3 tackles per game. yards with 2,133 yards. The Aztecs have an opportunity to become the first FBS He also leads all FBS defenders with 173 total tackles. program to produce individual national rushing leaders in back-to-back years since 1997-98 (Texas). • .@SJSUSpartansFB LB Frank Ginda set a @MountainWest’s single-season record with 173 stops this year. Dating back to 1990, only Iowa State (‘95-96) and Texas (‘97-98) have accomplished this feat. • .@GoAztecs’ win vs. #19/19 Stanford on Sept. 16 is the highest ranked opponent a MW team has defeated since Oct. 3, 2014 (Utah State over #19/18 BYU). Additionally, the Aztecs are the first FBS team to produce back-to-back 2,000 yard • .@GoAztecs have won 39 straight games when rushing for at least 200 yards as rushers by different players. a team. MORE SUCCESS ON THE GROUND • .@GoAztecs RB Rashaad Penny is the 1st player in @MountainWest history to win The Mountain West is one of two conferences with at least four rushers ranked among player of the week honors in four consecutive weeks (9/4-25). the top-20 nationally this season, trailing only the Pac-12 (5). San Diego State’s • Penny leads the nation in all-purpose yards per game (224.8) rushing yards Rashaad Penny leads all FBS players with 2,027 yards. Hawai‘i RB Diocemy Saint Juste (2,027), rushing yards per game (168.9) and is second total touchdowns (24). (1,510; 6th), Colorado State’s Dalyn Dawkins (1,349; 14th) and UNLV’s Lexington Thomas (1,336; 17th) all rank in the top-20 nationally. • .@CSUFootball’s Michael Gallup finished the regular-season fourth nationally in receiving yds (1,345) and receiving yards per game (112.1). Penny has rushed for more than 200 yards in four straight games, which is the longest streak by a FBS player since 2007 (Tulane’s Matt Forte). In total, Penny has rushed • .@CSUFootball’s Michael Gallup ranks second in career receiving yards per game for more than 200 yards five times this season, a Mountain West single-season record. (104.7) among all active FBS players.

• .@CSUFootball’s Nick Stevens ranks 11th nationally with 3,479 passing yards. FINALISTS Stevens’ 3,479 passing yards are the third-most among Group of 5 QBs. Colorado State wide receiver Michael Gallup is a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award, given annually to the nation’s best pass-catcher. Gallup ranks fourth nationally with 1,345 • .@UNLVFootball’s Devonte Boyd’s 3,242 career receiving yards are the 4th-most receiving yards this season. He is the only player in the country with two 200-yard among active pass-catchers nationally. receiving games this year. The senior WR had 81 receiving yards at Alabama on Sept. 16, this is the second-best performance against the Crimson Tide in 2017. • .@wyo_football DB Andrew Wingard ranks third nationally in career average tackles per game (9.58). Utah State place kicker Dominik Eberle is a finalist for the Lou Groza Award, given to • .@wyo_football is second nationally in takeaways with 30. @USUFootball is tied the nation’s best place kicker. Eberle finished the regular season ranked sixth nationally for seventh with 26. with a field goal percentage of .889. He is the first Utah State player to be named a finalist for a major award since Merlin Olsen (Outland Trophy) in 1961. • .@CSUFootball’s 31-point win over Oregon State on Aug. 26 is the largest against an Autonomous 5 opponent in program history. SINGLE-SEASON TACKLES LEADER • .@CSUFootball’s 31-point victory is the 5th-largest by a @MountainWest member San José State linebacker Frank Ginda leads the nation with 173 total tackles this over an Autonomous 5 team since 2010. season. The 173 stops are a Mountain West single-season record, which was originally set by New Mexico’s Carmen Messina in 2009 (162). • In the 18 seasons since the league’s inception, the @MountainWest’s champion or a current MW member has been a BCS/CFP participant 8 times.

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MOUNTAIN WEST PLAYERS OF THE WEEK - NOV. 27 MOUNTAIN VS. WEST OFFENSIVE The Mountain Division holds an all-time record of 59-35 (.628) against opponents from the West Division since divisional play was established in the Mountain West MARCUS MCMARYION, FRESNO STATE in 2013. Junior, Quarterback, Dinuba, California / Oregon State • Led Fresno State to a, 28-17, victory over No. 23 Boise State. This is the MOUNTAIN DIVISION WEST DIVISION Bulldogs first win against a nationally ranked opponent since 2004. 2017 Record vs. West: 11-7 (.611) 2017 Record vs. Mountain: 7-11 (.389) • Threw for a career-best 332 yards and two touchdowns. Entering the contest, At Home: 6-3 (.667) At Home: 4-5 (.444) Boise State’s defense was limiting opponents to 203.4 passing yards per On Road: 5-4 (.556) On Road: 3-6 (.333) contest. 2016 Record vs. West: 14-5 (.737) 2016 Record vs. Mountain: 5-14 (.263) • Sealed the victory for the Bulldogs with an 81-yard touchdown pass to KeeSean At Home: 7-3 (.700) At Home: 2-7 (.222) Johnson midway through the fourth quarter. On Road: 7-2 (.778) On Road: 3-7 (.300) • Completed four passes of more than 30 yards. 2015 Record vs. West: 13-6 (.684) 2015 Record vs. Mountain: 6-13 (.316) At Home: 8-1 (.889) At Home: 5-5 (.500) On Road: 5-5 (.500) On Road: 1-8 (.111) DEFENSIVE 2014 Record vs. West: 14-5 (.737) 2014 Record vs. Mountain: 5-14 (.263) TARIQ THOMPSON, SAN DIEGO STATE At Home: 7-3 (.700) At Home: 2-7 (.222) Freshman, Defensive Back, San Diego, California / St. Augustine HS On Road: 7-2 (.778) On Road: 3-7 (.300) • Helped limit New Mexico’s offense to 10 points in San Diego State’s 35-10 2013 Record vs. West: 7-12 (.368) 2013 Record vs. Mountain: 12-7 (.632) victory. At Home: 4-5 (.444) At Home: 7-3 (.700) • Recorded eight tackles, including a tackle for loss, two interceptions and two On Road: 3-7 (.300) On Road: 5-4 (.556) pass breakups. • Became the first freshman and fifth FBS player overall with multiple All-Time vs. West: 59-35 (.628) All-Time vs. Mountain: 35-59 (.372) interceptions in multiple games this season. At Home: 32-15 (.681) At Home: 20-27 (.426) • Key contributor to an Aztec defense that held the Lobos to fewer than 100 On Road: 27-20 (.574) On Road: 15-32(.319) rushing yards for the first time since Sept. 15, 2012 (at Texas Tech). Teams with 8+ wins in 2017: 1 Teams with 8+ wins in 2017: 2 Teams with 8+ wins in 2016: 4 Teams with 8+ wins in 2016: 1 SPECIAL TEAMS Teams with 8+ wins in 2015: 2 Teams with 8+ wins in 2015: 1 BRYCE CRAWFORD, SAN JOSÉ STATE Teams with 8+ wins in 2014: 4 Teams with 8+ wins in 2014: 0 Junior, Place Kicker, Frisco, Texas / Heritage HS Teams with 8+ wins in 2013: 3 Teams with 8+ wins in 2013: 2 • Was San José State’s leading scorer (8 points) in a 20-17 victory against Wyoming. MW Championship Game Record: 1-3 MW Championship Game Record: 3-1 • Connected on field goals of 44 and 52 yards in length and was 2-for-2 on PATs. 2016 Bowl Appearances: 5 2016 Bowl Appearances: 2 2016 Bowl Record: 2-3 2016 Bowl Record: 2-0 2015 Bowl Appearances: 5 2015 Bowl Appearances: 3 2015 Bowl Record: 1-4 2015 Bowl Record: 3-0 2017 MOUNTAIN WEST PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 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 Sept. 4 Offensive: Rashaad Penny, RB, San Diego State 2013 Bowl Record: 2-1 2013 Bowl Record: 1-2 Defensive: Jake Rothschiller, DB, New Mexico Special Teams: Avery Williams, KR/PR, Boise State

Sept. 11 Offensive: Rashaad Penny, RB, San Diego State Defensive: Noble Hall, DE, San Diego State Special Teams: Rashaad Penny, KR, San Diego State

Sept. 18 Offensive: Rashaad Penny, RB, San Diego State Defensive: Kameron Kelly, CB, San Diego State Special Teams: Bryce Crawford, K, San José State

Sept. 25 Offensive: Rashaad Penny, RB, San Diego State Defensive: Andrew Wingard, SS, Wyoming Special Teams: Jason Sanders, PK, New Mexico

Oct. 2 Offensive: Richard McQuarley, RB, New Mexico Defensive: Jalen Davis, CB, Utah State Special Teams: Juwan Washington, KR, San Diego State Oct. 9 Offensive: Kelton Moore, RB, Nevada MW FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME ON SIRIUS/XM SATELLITE RADIO Defensive: Juju Hughes, DB, Fresno State Special Teams: DJ Nelson, QB, Utah State Date Institution SIRIUS/XM Sat., Dec. 2 Boise State ...... SIRIUS 145/ Oct. 16 Offensive: Michael Gallup, WR, Colorado State Defensive: Carl Granderson, DE, Wyoming XM 201 Special Teams: Avery Williams, KR/PR, Boise State Fresno State ...... SIRIUS 132/ Oct. 23 Offensive: Jordan Love, QB, Utah State XM 202 Defensive: Jeffrey Allison, LB, Fresno State Special Teams: Luke Strebel, PK, Air Force

Oct. 30 Offensive: Josh Allen, QB, Wyoming Defensive: Andrew Wingard, SS, Wyoming Special Teams: Daniel Gutierrez, PK, UNLV

Nov. 6 Offensive: Rashaad Penny, RB, San Diego State Defensive: Jeffrey Allison, LB, Fresno State Special Teams: Cooper Rothe, PK, Wyoming

Nov. 13 Offensive: Alexander Mattison, RB, Boise State Defensive: Dameon Baber, S, Nevada Special Teams: Joel Velazquez, P/K, Boise State

Nov. 20 Offensive: Armani Rogers, QB, UNLV Defensive: George Helmuth, LB, Fresno State Special Teams: Rashaad Penny, PR/KR, San Diego State

Nov. 27 Offensive: Marcus McMaryion, QB, Fresno State Defensive: Tariq Thompson, DB, San Diego State Special Teams: Bryce Crawford, PK, San José State

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#HIGHLIGHTS (CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION) FRESNO STATE AT BOISE STATE (NOTES ABOUT THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, BOISE STATE AND FRESNO STATE IN 140 CHARACTERS OR LESS) TV: ...... ESPN/WatchESPN Play-by-Play: ...... Adam Amin • The home team in the @MountainWest Football Championship Game has compiled a 3-1 record. Analyst: ...... Dusty Dvoracek Sidelines: ...... Molly McGrath • .@BroncoSportsFB is the first team to host the football championship game on multiple occassions. FS Radio: ...... 940 AM ESPN • The West Division holds a 3-1 advantage in the @MountainWest Championship game, and @BroncoSportsFB has Play-by-Play: ...... Paul Loeffler the Mountain Division’s only victory. Analyst: ...... Pat Hill

• .@FresnoStateFB is appearing in the @MountainWest Football Championship Game for the third time in five BSU Flagship Radio: . . . . . KBOI 670 AM years. Play-by-Play: ...... Bob Behler Analyst: ...... Pete Cavender • .@BroncoSportsFB is appearing in the @MountainWest Football Championship Game for the second time.

• .@BroncoSportsFB is seeking its third MW Football Championship since joining the Conference. FS Comms Director: . . . . Matt Burkholder Office: ...... (559) 278-6186 • .@BroncoSportsFB, which hosts the championship game, has the league’s longest home win streak at three Mobile: ...... (559) 862-3771 games. Email: . . . . [email protected] Website: ...... GoBulldogs.com • .@FresnoStateFB has won four straight road games, a streak that is 10th-best nationally. BSU Comms Director: . . . . . Joe Nickell • Neither team committed a turnover in the first meeting between Boise State and Fresno State on Nov. 25. Office: ...... (208) 426-3868 Mobile: ...... (208) 631-5483 • Since joining the @MountainWest prior to the 2011 season, @BroncoSportsFB has lost only 11 Conference Email: . . . . . [email protected] games. Website: ...... BroncoSports.com

• .@FresnoStateFB is bowl eligible for the first time since 2014, while @BroncoSportsFB has an opportunity for its 16th straight bowl appearance. SERIES CAPSULE Series History: ...... BSU leads 13-6 • .@FresnoStateFB’s defeat of @BroncoSportsFB last Saturday was the Bulldogs first victory against a ranked opponent since 2004. In Boise: ...... BSU leads 8-1 In Fresno: ...... Tied 5-5 • .@FresnoStateFB has an 8-game win improvement from the 2016 season, which is the best turnaround Neutral: ...... 0-0 nationally this year. First Meeting: . . . . . 1977: FS 42, BSU 7 • The 8-game win improvement is the largest in program history, surpassing the previous record set in 1929-30 Last Meeting: . . . . .2017: FS 28, BSU 17 (7). Last BSU Win: . . . . .2014: BSU 24, FS 14 Last FS Win: . . . . . 2017: FS 28, BSU 17 • .@FresnoStateFB is seeking its first 10-win season since 2013 (11-2) and its third since 2000. SERIES HISTORY • .@FresnoStateFB ranks second nationally in sacks allowed (7), while @BroncoSportsFB has recorded 28 sacks, which is tied for first in the MW. 1977... Fresno State 42, Boise State 7 in Fresno 1984... Fresno 37, Boise State 21 in Boise • .@FresnoStateFB kicker Jimmy Camacho ranks seventh nationally in field goals per game at 1.75. This figure is 1996... Fresno State 41, Boise State 7 in Fresno second in @MountainWest. 2001... Boise State 35, Fresno State 30 in Fresno • .@BroncoSportsFB has picked off 12 passes this season, while @FresnoStateFB has only thrown five 2002... Boise State 67, Fresno State 21 in Boise interceptions. 2003... Boise State 31, Fresno State 17 in Fresno 2004... Boise State 33, Fresno State 16 in Boise • Both @BroncoSportsFB and @FresnoStateFB are tied for fifth nationally with 10 turnovers lost this season. Both 2005... Fresno State 27, Boise State 7 in Fresno teams have lost five fumbles and thrown five interceptions. 2006... Boise State 45, Fresno State 21 in Boise • .@BroncoSportsFB defensive unit has held six opponents to fewer than 100 yards rushing on the ground this 2007... Boise State 34, Fresno State 21 in Fresno season. 2008... Boise State 61, Fresno State 10 in Boise 2009... Boise State 51, Fresno State 34 in Fresno • .@BroncoSportsFB Cedrick Wilson ranks 12th nationally and second in the @MountainWest with a kickoff return 2010... Boise State 51, Fresno State 0 in Boise average of 26.9 yards. 2011... Boise State 57, Fresno State 7 in Fresno • Wilson ranks ninth among FBS pass-catchers with 1,142 receiving yards this season. He is only the third Boise 2012... Boise State 20, Fresno State 10 in Boise State receiver to record back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons. 2013... Fresno State 41, Boise State 40 in Fresno 2014... Boise State 37, Fresno State 27 in Boise • .@BroncoSportsFB has not been shutout in 263 consecutive games, an active streak which ranks ninth-best in 2014... Boise State 24, Fresno State 14 in Boise* FBS. 2017... Fresno State 28, Boise State 17 in Fresno

*2014 MW Football Championship Game

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SCORE BY QUARTERS FIRST SECOND THIRD FOURTH FINAL

San Diego State 7 3 14 3 27

SAN DIEGO STATE WYOMING AZTECS Wyoming 10 0 0 14 24 COWBOYS

West Division Mountain Division Champions Sat., Dec. 3, 2016 • 5:45 p.m. MT • ESPN Champions War Memorial Stadium • Larmie, Wyoming • Attendance: 24,001

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) -- Rashaad Penny rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns, FIRST QUARTER and Donnel Pumphrey added 110 yards and one TD as San Diego State beat 08:04 WY ROTHE 46 yd field goal 5 plays, 18 yards, 1:23 Wyoming 27-24 on Saturday for its second consecutive Mountain West Conference 04:49 WY HOLLISTER 12 yd pass from ALLEN 3 plays, 17 yards, 1:26 (ROTHE kick) championship. 01:46 SD PUMPHREY 9 yd run 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:03 (BARON kick) Penny also gained 113 yards on two kickoff returns and 13 receiving yards for a total of 243 all-purpose yards for the Aztecs (10-3). SECOND QUARTER 09:39 SD BARON 37 yd field goal 10 plays, 50 yards, 4:37

Penny, who is Pumphrey’s backup on offense, gained his rushing yards on just 16 THIRD QUARTER carries, averaging 7.3 yards per carry. 12:35 SD PENNY 6 yd run 4 plays, 31 yards, 1:31 (BARON kick) “When you’ve got the best offensive line in the league, you can’t thank them 01:25 SD PENNY 6 yd run 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:12 enough,” Penny said. “I love these guys. It’s just an awesome feeling to get this (BARON kick) win.” FOURTH QUARTER 13:49 WY GENTRY 33 yd pass from ALLEN 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:36 San Diego State’s defense forced three Wyoming turnovers and held the Cowboys (ROTHE kick) (8-5) to 2-of-14 on third down and 0-3 on fourth down. The Aztecs also recorded 06:54 SD BARON 20 yd field goal 7 plays, 19 yards, 3:59 six sacks. 06:12 WY JOHNSON 43 yd pass from ALLEN 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:42 (ROTHE kick)

“We had tons of third downs and longs,” Wyoming coach Craig Bohl said. “And SAN DIEGO STATE WYOMING whenever you have a third down and long and you’re chasing the sticks, that’s FIRST DOWNS 16 13 always an advantage to the defensive coach.” NET YARDS RUSHING 242 95 NET YARDS PASSING s85 248 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 327 343 Josh Allen led Wyoming with 248 yards passing and three touchdowns. But he also Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 was picked off twice and lost a fumble. Punt Returns-Yards 3-5 2-10 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-113 1-16 THE TAKEAWAY Interception Returns-Yards 2-44 1-2 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-45.5 5-44.8 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 2-1 San Diego State: The Aztecs avenged a 34-33 regular season loss to Wyoming Penalties-Yards 7-62 6-45 three weeks ago. Their win Saturday also snapped a two-game losing streak. The Possession Time 33:55 26:05 conference title was San Diego State’s third in the last five years. San Diego State Third-Down Conversions 5 of 15 2 of 14 won its 10th game of the season and now has back-to-back 10-win seasons for the Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 3 first time while being a member of a conference in its Division I history since 1969. Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-8 1-1 Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-25 2-6

“We have a great group of seniors,” Aztecs coach Rocky Long said. “They came to RUSHING: San Diego State-PENNY, Rashaad 16-117; PUMPHREY, Donel 25-110; our program when we weren’t very good and I told them we were going to be pretty CHAPMAN, Christian 9-17; WASHINGTON, Juwan 2-0; Wyoming-HILL, Brian good and they believed and they’ve worked hard this whole time and they deserve 16-93; WICK, Shaun 2-4; ALLEN, Josh 13--2. everything they get.” PASSING: San Diego State-CHAPMAN, Christian 6-13-1-85. Wyoming-ALLEN, Josh 14-31-2-248.

RECEIVING: San Diego State-HOLDER, Mikah 2-56; PENNY, Rashaad 2-13; TRUXTON, Quest 1-9; WELLS, David 1-7. Wyoming-GENTRY, Tanner 3-81; JOHNSON, C.J. 3-53; Maulhardt, Jake 2-52; HILL, Brian 2-17; MAYFIELD, Tyree 1-15; HOLLISTER 1-12; ELLIS, Jordan 1-10; VAN MAANEN, Drew 1-8.

INTERCEPTIONS: San Diego State-KAZEE, Damontae 2-44. Wyoming-MALAUULU, Sidney 1-2.

FUMBLES: San Diego State-CHAPMAN, Christian 1-0; WASHINGTON, Juwan 1-1; KAZEE, Damontae 1-1. Wyoming-HILL, Brian 1-0; ALLEN, Josh 1-1.

SACKS (UA-A): San Diego State-KELLEY, Kyle 2-0; PHILLIPS, Sergio 1-0; MUNSON, Calvin 1-0. Wyoming-GHAIFAN, Youhanna 2-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): San Diego State-PHILLIPS, Sergio 4-6; MUNSON, Calvin 4-5; LAKALAKA, Ronley 4-2; KAZEE, Damontae 2-4; SMITH, Ron 3-2; KELLEY, Kyle 2-3; HENDERSON, Jay 2-1; SMITH, Malik 1-2; BARRETT, Alex 1-2; WYATT- THAYER, Austin 2-0; BALDWIN, Parker 1-1; LOMAX, Trey 0-2; TURNER, Dakota 0-2; PUMPHREY, Donnel 1-0; WALCOTT, Kevin 1-0; CLAY, Jeff 0-1; HALL, Noble 0-1. Wyoming-EPPS, Marcus 9-4; WILSON, Logan 6-3; WINGARD, Andrew 4-5; GHAIFAN, Youhanna 5-3; WACHA, Lucas 2-4; HULL, Antonio 4-1; PROSSER, Kevin 3-2; MALUIA, Cassh 2-3; GAFFORD, Rico 2-1; MALAUULU, Sidney 2-0; HALL, Josiah 1-1; WINDSOR, Shiloh 1-1; LOLOHEA, Nela 1-0; MAYFIELD, Tyree 1-0; WOOD, Ethan 1-0; CAIN, Conner 1-0; ORTIZ, Jalen 1-0; ALLEN, Josh 1-0.

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Air Force 7 3 7 7 24

AIR FORCE SAN DIEGO STATE FALCONS San Diego State 0 10 7 10 27 AZTECS

Mountain Division West Division Champions Sat., Dec. 5, 2015 • 4:30 p.m. PT • ESPN2 Champions Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, California • Attendance: 20,959

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Donny Hageman kicked a 46-yard field goal with 5:10 to go FIRST QUARTER and San Diego State beat Air Force 27-24 to win the Mountain West Conference 04:01 AF MCVEY 8 yd run 2 plays, 10 yards, 0:38 championship, the Aztecs’ first outright title since 1986. (STREBEL kick) SECOND QUARTER Redshirt freshman Christian Chapman threw for 203 yards and one touchdown in 14:56 SD PUMPHREY 24 yd pass from CHAPMAN 8 plays, 73 yards, 4:05 his first start for the Aztecs (10-3), who won their ninth straight game. (HAGEMAN kick) This is their first outright title since winning the Western Athletic Conference crown 04:42 AF STREBEL 21 yd field goal 7 plays, 81 yards, 3:12 in 1986. They shared the 2012 MW championship with Boise State and Fresno 01:44 SD HAGEMAN 22 yd field goal 7 plays, 58 yards, 2:58 State. THIRD QUARTER SDSU took a 24-17 lead after touchdown runs of 1 yard by fullback Dakota Gordon 09:34 AF MCVEY 3 yd run 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:26 and 28 yards by Rashaad Penny. (STREBEL kick) 02:58 SD GORDON 1 yd run 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:36 (HAGEMAN kick) Air Force (8-5) tied it on Timothy McVey’s third touchdown, a 2-yard run on fourth down with 11:49 to go. FOURTH QUARTER 14:22 SD PENNY 28 yd run 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:42 Chapman threw a 48-yard pass to Micah Holder to the Air Force 25 but a 6-yard (HAGEMAN kick) loss and a holding penalty moved the ball back, forcing the Aztecs to settle for 11:49 AF MCVEY 2 yd run 5 plays, 56 yards, 2:33 Hageman’s go-ahead kick. (STREBEL kick) 05:10 SD HAGEMAN 46 yd field goal 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:58 Air Force had two more possessions. It punted with 3:35 left and the game ended AIR FORCE SAN DIEGO STATE on Karson Roberts’ desperation pass. FIRST DOWNS 14 17 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 46-305 46-233 Chapman did enough to help the ground-oriented Aztecs win, completing nine of PASSING YDS (NET) 35 203 14 passes. He started in place of Maxwell Smith, who suffered a knee injury in the Passes Att-Comp-Int 5-11-0 9-14-0 regular-season finale against Nevada. TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 57-340 60-436 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Chapman threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to wide open D.J. Pumphrey, the Punt Returns-Yards 2-1 2--4 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-94 5-107 league’s Offensive Player of the Year, to tie the game at 7 on the first play of the Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 second quarter. Punts (Number-Avg) 6-39.5 5-41.8 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1 The Aztecs made plenty of mistakes that cost them points. Penalties-Yards 2-9 5-39 Possession Time 28:44 31:16 Chapman threw a 28-yard touchdown pass to Mikah Holder on the Aztecs’ second Third-Down Conversions 2 of 11 5 of 13 possession but it came back because of a chop block penalty and SDSU was forced Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 1 of 1 to punt. Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 2-2 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 0-0

SDSU then forced the Falcons to punt, only to see Holder have the ball bounce off RUSHING: Air Force-OWENS, Jacobi 17-156; ROBERTS, Karson 13-83; MCVEY, his chest. Air Force recovered at the 10 and McVey scored on an 8-yard run two Timothy 9-48; WILLIAMS, Tyler 5-17; BROWN, Garrett 2-1. San Diego State- plays later for a 7-0 lead. PUMPHREY, Donnel 16-90; PRICE, Chase 18-51; GORDON, Dakota 5-32; CHAPMAN, Christian 6-32; PENNY, Rashaad 1-28. Air Force went ahead 17-10 on a 3-yard run by McVey midway through the third quarter. It was set up on a crazy play, when Air Force’s Jacobi Owens fumbled at PASSING: Air Force-ROBERTS, Karson 5-11-0-35. San Diego State-CHAPMAN, the Falcons’ 40 and the ball was knocked forward several yards. Two Aztecs had Christian 9-14-0-203. a chance to recover but Air Force’s Garrett Griffin jumped on it at the SDSU 28. RECEIVING: Air Force-GRIFFIN, Garrett 4-35; MCVEY, Timothy 1-0. San Diego McVey scored six plays later. State-HAZELY, Jemond 5-78; PUMPHREY, Donnel 2-64; HOLDER, Mikah 1-48; JUDGE, Eric 1-13. SDSU then scored on consecutive drives. Fullback Dakota Gordon gained 23 yards on fourth-and-1 from the 29 and scored on a 1-yard run three plays later to tie it INTERCEPTIONS: Air Force-None. San Diego State-None. at 17. FUMBLES: Air Force-OWENS, Jacobi 1-0. San Diego State-HOLDER, Mikah 1-1. Penny’s 28-yard TD run came early in the fourth quarter and gave the Aztecs a SACKS (UA-A): Air Force-None. San Diego State-None. 24-17 lead. TACKLES (UA-A): Air Force-HICKS, Brodie 5-5; STEELHAMMER, Weston 2-6; Owens ran 17 times for 156 yards. McVey had nine carries for 48 yards. DUNN, D.J. 4-3; ALEXANDER, Claude 4-3; COPPOLA, Santo 2-4; HEALY, Patrick 1-5; ROSS, Grant 4-1; LADIPO, Roland 3-2; HANSEN, Alex 2-3; WASHINGTON, Jesse 3-1; FLOR, Jack 2-0; DEEKS, Lochlin 1-1; MCVEY, Timothy 1-0; WALKER, Dexter 1-0; WATSON, Ryan 1-0; ONYECHI, Jacob 1-0; OEHRLE, Drew 1-0. San Diego State-MCGEE, Na’im 5-5; SMITH, Malik 6-2; MUNSON, Calvin 5-3; BARRETT, Alex 2-6; KELLY, Kameron 5-2; FELY, Jake 4-2; RICKS, Randy 0-4; WHITTAKER, J.J. 3-0; KELLEY, Kyle 2-1; KAZEE, Damontae 2-1; ROMAIN, Pierre 1-2; VAUGHN, Billy 2-0; SANCHEZ, Jon 0-2; OVERBAUGH, Jeff 1-0; BABIASH, Derek 0-1; BALDWIN, Parker 0-1.

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SCORE BY QUARTERS FIRST SECOND THIRD FOURTH FINAL

Fresno State 0 0 7 7 14

FRESNO STATE BOISE STATE BULLDOGS Boise State 14 7 7 0 28 BRONCOS

West Division Mountain Division Champions Sat., Dec. 6, 2014 • 8 p.m. MT • CBS Champions Albertsons Stadium • Boise, Idaho • Attendance: 26,101

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Grant Hedrick ran for two touchdowns to lead No. 22 Boise FIRST QUARTER State to a 28-14 victory over Fresno State to win the Mountain West Conference 12:31 BSU HEDRICK 20 yd run 4 plays, 77 yards, 1:11 championship Saturday night. (GOODALE kick) 01:56 BSU VALLEJO 63 yd INT return 0 plays, 14 yards (GOODALE kick) Boise State (11-2), which claimed a share of the conference title in 2012, won its first outright league championship since joining the Mountain West four years ago. SECOND QUARTER The Broncos preserved their chance to get the lone slot for a team outside the power 09:03 BSU AJAYI 9 yd run 11 plays, 72 yards, 5:15 five conferences in a major New Year’s Day bowl game. (GOODALE kick)

Hedrick was 9 of 16 passing for 155 yards, and had 81 yards rushing with the two THIRD QUARTER scores to earn the game’s offensive MVP honors. 11:28 BSU HEDRICK 21 yd run 7 plays, 86 yards, 3:32 (GOODALE kick) 03:18 FS QUEZADA 2 yd run 19 plays, 96 yards, 8:10 Tanner Vallejo, who had 13 tackles and an interception return for a touchdown, won (KROENING kick) the defensive MVP award. FOURTH QUARTER After winning the inaugural Mountain West championship game last year, the 05:31 FS WATSON 25 yd pass from BURRELL 7 plays, 49 yards, 1:42 Bulldogs (6-7) lost to the Broncos for the second time this season. (KROENING kick)

Fresno State, led by quarterback Brian Burrell’s 332 yards passing, outgained Boise FRESNO STATE BOISE STATE State on offense, rolling up 402 yards to 303 for the Broncos. FIRST DOWNS 21 11 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 41-70 33-149 PASSING YDS (NET) 332 155 The Bulldogs’ defense bottled up Boise State star running back Jay Ajayi, limiting Passes Att-Comp-Int 30-46-3 9-16-0 him to 70 yards and preventing him from breaking the school record for yards TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 87-402 49-304 rushing in a season. Fresno State held Boise State to 83 yards of total offense in Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 the second half. Punt Returns-Yards 2-13 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-25 2-33 Ajayi, projected to go between the second and third rounds of next year’s NFL draft, Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 3-83 also saw his school record-tying streak of consecutive 100-yard games snapped at Punts (Number-Avg) 4-43.0 7-40.1 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 seven. Penalties-Yards 4-43 7-47 Possession Time 35:53 24:07 On Boise State’s opening possession, Hedrick needed only four plays to drive the Third-Down Conversions 11 of 23 5 of 12 Broncos 77 yards for a touchdown. Hedrick completed a 46-yard pass to Chaz Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 4 0 of 0 Anderson before he scored on a 20-yard run two plays later. Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 2-2 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-5 4-24 With 1:56 left in the first quarter, Boise State extended its lead to 14-0 when Vallejo intercepted a pass from Burrell and returned it 63 yards for a touchdown. RUSHING: Fresno State-QUEZADA, Josh 15-38; WALLER, Marteze 15-23; BURRELL, Brian 11-9. Boise State-HEDRICK, Grant 9-81; AJAYI, Jay 22-70; TEAM 2-(-2).

Fresno State appeared primed to get on the scoreboard until Boise State defensive PASSING: Fresno State-BURRELL, Brian 30-45-3-332; WATSON, Greg 0-1-0-0. tackle Armand Nance wrecked their chances on back-to-back plays. On third down Boise State-HEDRICK, Grant 9-16-0-155. from the Boise State 11, Nance sacked Burrell. On the ensuing 35-yard field-goal try, Burrell knifed through the line and blocked Kody Kroening’s kick. RECEIVING: Fresno State-HARPER, Josh 10-131; WATSON, Greg 7-73; QUEZADA, Josh 6-39; PECK, Aaron 4-57; JOHNSON, Justin 2-29; WALLER, Marteze 1-3. Boise State then marched 72 yards in 11 plays, scoring when Ajayi bulled his way Boise State-McNICHOLS, Jeremy 3-47; ROH, Jake 2-22; HUFF, Holden 2-20; into the end zone on a 9-yard run. Dan Goodale’s extra point gave the Broncos a ANDERSON, Chaz 1-46; SPERBECK, Thomas 1-20. 21-0 lead with 9:03 left in the first quarter. INTERCEPTIONS: Fresno State-None. Boise State-VALLEJO, Tanner 1-63; DEAYON, Donte 1-0; MARTIN, Beau 1-20 The Broncos took the opening drive of the second half 86 yards on seven plays, scoring when Hedrick raced into the end zone on a 21-yard scamper. FUMBLES: Fresno State-None. Boise State-AJAYI, Jay 1-0.

Fresno State finally cracked Boise State’s stingy defense late in the third quarter. SACKS: Fresno State-DAVISON, Tyeler 1-0. Boise State-WEAVER, Ben 1-0; NANCE, It wasn’t easy, though. Armand 1-1; McCASKILL, Sam 1-0; CORREA, Kamalei 0-1. TACKLES: Fresno State-EDERAINE, Ejiro 6-2; SMITH, Derron 5-1; MICKELSEN, The Bulldogs needed 19 plays to march 96 yards before Josh Quezada scored on a Karl 4-0; CAMILLI, Jeff 3-1; WASHINGTON Charles 3-0; WASHINGTON Malcolm 2-yard run with 3:18 left in the quarter. Kroening hit the extra point to cut Boise 2-1; LEWIS, Donavon 1-2; HUNT, Todd 1-1; DAVISON, Tyeler 1-1; WILSON, State’s lead to 28-7. Kyrie 1-1; POYADUE, Maurice 0-2; JONES, Dalen 0-2; ELLIS, Jamal 1-0; ULUTU, Xavier 1-0; HUGHES, Brandon 1-0; DECOSTA, Adam 1-0. Boise State-WEAVER, Fresno State pulled to 28-14 with 5:41 left in the game when Burrell connected Ben 14-2; VALLEJO, Tanner 11-2; MARTARANO, Joe 4-2; BELL, Corey 5-0; with Greg Watson on a 25-yard scoring strike. THOMPSON, Darian 4-1; NANCE, Armand 3-2; DEAYON, Donte 3-1; McCASKILL, Sam 2-2; PAGE, Cleshawn 2-1; MARTIN, Beau 1-2; SUMNER-GARDNER 1-1; The Bulldogs threatened to make it close late in the game after recovering an onside CORREA, Kamalei 1-1; DOUGLAS, Bryan 1-1; GRAY, Tyler 1-1; ASH, Robert 1-1; BERTOLI 1-1; PEREZ, Gabe 1-1; RENAUD, Blake 1-1; MOXEY, Jonathan 1-1; kick, but Beau Martin intercepted Burrell’s pass at the line of scrimmage to seal POPE, Taylor 1-0; HOYTE, Elliot 0-1; SANTINI, Chris 0-1. the victory.

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SCORE BY QUARTERS FIRST SECOND THIRD FOURTH FINAL

Utah State 0 7 0 10 17

UTAH STATE FRESNO STATE AGGIES Fresno State 3 14 7 0 24 BULLDOGS

Mountain Division West Division Champions Sat., Dec. 7, 2013 • 7 p.m. PT • CBS Champions Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, Calif. • Attendance: 31,362

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - Derek Carr threw for 403 yards and three touchdowns, and FIRST QUARTER No. 24 Fresno State’s defense helped the Bulldogs beat Utah State 24-17 in the 08:36 FS McGUIRE 30 yd field goal 12 plays, 51 yards, 3:07 inaugural Mountain West conference title game Saturday night. SECOND QUARTER 13:40 FS JENSEN 3 yd pass from CARR 7 plays, 45 yards, 2:00 One week after giving up 62 points in a loss that dashed any hopes of a BCS bid, (McGUIRE kick) Fresno State’s defense responded with one of its best performances of the season. 07:17 FS BURSE 9 yd pass from CARR 14 plays, 66 yards, 4:45 (McGUIRE kick) They didn’t allow an offensive score until the fourth quarter, one week after giving 00:03 USU DOUGHTY 86 yd fumble recovery up eight touchdowns to David Fales and the Spartans. Fresno State then came up (DIAZ kick) with two late stops to seal the win: Ejiro Ederaine sacked Craig Harrison on fourth- THIRD QUARTER and-7 from the Utah State 41 with 2:47 to play, and Dalen Jones intercepted a pass 01:33 FS ADAMS 3 yd pass from CARR 13 plays, 59 yards, 3:59 from Harrison at the Bulldogs 17 with 58 seconds left. The win improved Fresno (McGUIRE kick) State’ record to 11-1. FOURTH QUARTER 11:55 USU NATSON 10 yd run 13 plays, 78 yards, 4:38 (DIAZ kick) This defensive performance came a week too late to get Fresno State into the Fiesta 09:00 USU DIAZ 20 yd field goal 7 plays, 35 yards, 2:45 Bowl. Instead, the Bulldogs will likely be headed to the Las Vegas Bowl, where they could take on Southern California. UTAH STATE FRESNO STATE FIRST DOWNS 17 24 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 40-51 34-56 The Aggies appear headed to the Poinsettia Bowl. PASSING YDS (NET) 253 404 Passes Att-Comp-Int 35-16-2 53-36-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 75-304 87-460 Carr broke older brother David’s single-season school record for touchdown passes Fumble Returns-Yards 1-86 0-0 (46) and yards passing (4,839) in his final game at Bulldog Stadium. With two Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 4-21 more TD passes in the bowl game, Carr will be the fifth quarterback in FBS history Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-87 4-30 Interception Returns-Yards 2-0 2-0 to reach 50 in a season. He also needs 125 yards to reach 5,000 on the season. Punts (Number-Avg) 6-39.0 2-37.5 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-3 The Aggies came into the game as the top defense in the conference and played Penalties-Yards 8-85 7-59 that way, forcing a pair of fumbles in the first half and intercepting Carr twice in Possession Time 30:36 29:24 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 16 6 of 15 the third quarter. The defense even provided the first score for Utah State on Jake Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 4 3 of 6 Doughty’s 86-yard fumble return in the closing seconds of the half. Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 4-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-19 8-49

But an offense missing starting quarterback Chuckie Keaton, running back Joe Hill RUSHING: Utah State-DeMARTINO, Joey 18-54; MARSHALL, Robert 4-20; and tight end D.J. Tialavea to season-ending injuries couldn’t take advantage. NATSON, JoJo 2-11; HARRISON, Craig 4-minus 9; GARRETSON, Darell 12-minus 25. Fresno State-QUEZADA, Josh 21-54; WALLER, Marteze 7-21; BURSE, Isaiah The Aggies went three-and-out after Carr’s first interception and then were stopped 1-4; TEAM 2-minus 4; CARR, Derek 3-minus 19. on fourth-and-1 following the second when Joey DeMartino was stuffed for no gain. PASSING: Utah State-GARRETSON, Darell 12-26-1-198; HARRISON, Craig 4-9-1- 55. Fresno State-CARR, Derek 36-53-2-404. Carr then drove the Bulldogs down the field, converting a fourth-and-10 with a RECEIVING: Utah State-VAN LEEUWEN, Travis 6-52; BUTLER, Ronald 5-145; 20-yard pass to Isaiah Burse before finding Davante Adams for a 3-yard TD pass to NATSON, JoJo 4-50; SWINDALL, Brandon 1-6. Fresno State-BURSE, Isaiah make it 24-7. That was Adams’ 23rd TD catch of the season. 17-132; ADAMS, Davante 9-168; PECK, Aaron 5-57; JENSEN, Marcel 3-41; QUEZADA, Josh 2-6. After Garretson was knocked out on a helmet-to-helmet hit by Jones early in the INTERCEPTIONS: Utah State-SUITE, Brian 2-0. Fresno State-JONES, Dalen 1-0; fourth quarter, receiver Bruce Natson took a direct snap and ran 10 yards for a SMITH, Derron 1-0. score. FUMBLES: Utah State-GARRETSON, Darell 1-0. Fresno State-ADAMS, Davante 1-1; WALLER, Marteze 1-1; TEAM 1-1. Utah State recovered the ensuing onside kick, leading to a field goal by Nick Diaz that made it 24-17 with 9 minutes to play. But the Aggies couldn’t get another SACKS: Utah State-LARSEN, B.J. 1-0; FACKRELL, Kyler 1-0; PATAIALI’I, AJ 1-0. score. Fresno State-LEWIS, Donavon 2-0; WILSON, Kyrie 2-0; MOTTA, Nikko 1-0; SMITH, Derron 1-0; HUNT, Todd 1-0; JONES, Dalen 1-0.

After a slow start on offense with just one field goal in the first quarter, Fresno TACKLES: Utah State-DOUGHTY, Jake 6-4; SUITE, Brian 4-5; BYRD, Quinton State seemed to take control in the second. Carr threw TD passes to Marcel Jensen 8-0; GLOVER-WRIGHT, Tay 5-3; VIGIL, Zach 5-3; LARSEN, B.J. 4-1; VIGIL, and Isaiah Burse, and the defense harassed Garretson with four sacks to build a Nick 3-2; ALEXANDER, Maurice 2-3; LAWSON, Nevin 4-0; PIUKALA, Paul 3-0; PATAIALI’I, AJ 2-1; NIELSEN, Jordan 1-2; FACKRELL, Kyler 1-1; STEWART, 17-0 lead. Rashard 1-1; WILLIAMS, Connor 1-1; SUTERA, Frankie 1-0; VAN LEEUWEN, Travis 1-0; NEEDHAM, Nate 1-0; MORRIS, Jeremy 1-0; ALI’IFUA, Ricky 0-1; After Diaz missed a 42-yard field goal for Utah State in the final minute of the CHRISTENSEN, Clayton 0-1; SANDERS, Cameron 0-1. Fresno State-WILSON, Kyrie 6-1; EDERAINE, Ejiro 4-2; DAVISON, Tyeler 3-3; SU’A, Patrick 3-3; SMITH, half, Carr drove the Bulldogs down to the 11 and in position for another score. But Derron 3-3; WASHINGTON, Charles 5-0; LEWIS, Donavon 3-1; HUNT, Todd 3-0; Marteze Waller couldn’t handle a pitch from Carr and Doughty returned it for a score NORTON, Jonathan 3-0; JONES, Dalen 3-0; MOTTA, Nikko 2-1; JENNINGS, that cut Fresno State’s lead to 17-7 at halftime. Andy 2-0; EDWARDS, Shannon 1-1; THOMAS, T.J. 1-0; HUGHES, Brandon 0-1; MICKELSEN, Karl 0-1; POYADUE, Maurice 0-1.

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BOISE STATE IS WINNINGEST TEAM IN FBS SINCE 2003 CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITHOUT BEING SHUT OUT Boise State has amassed 164 wins since the start of the 2003 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. Boise State 263 Sept. 27, 1997 (Washington State, 0-58) of the top five leaders nationally: 2. San Diego State 142 Nov. 18, 2006 (TCU, 0-52) 3. Utah State 128 Nov. 10, 2007 (Boise State, 0-52) MOST WINS SINCE 2003 Rk. Team Wins 4. Nevada 114 Sept. 5, 2009 (Notre Dame, 0-35) 1. Boise State 164 5. Wyoming 93 Oct. 9, 2010 (TCU, 0-45) 2. Ohio State 162 6. UNLV 81 Oct. 8, 2011 (Nevada, 0-37) 3. Oklahoma 158 7. Colorado State 52 Nov. 23, 2013 (Utah State, 0-13) 4. Alabama 156 8. Fresno State 14 Nov. 5, 2016 (Colorado State, 0-37) 5. USC 152 9. San José State 10 Sept. 9, 2017 (Texas, 0-56) 6. LSU 151 10. New Mexico 6 Oct. 14, 2017 (Fresno State, 0-38) BEST HOME RECORD SINCE 2003 11. Air Force 3 Nov. 4, 2017 (Army, 0-21) Rk. Team W-L Pct. 12. Hawai‘i 1 Nov. 18, 2017 (Utah State, 0-38) 1. Boise State 88-6 .936 2. Oklahoma 82-9 .901 TEAM SHUTOUTS (SINCE MW INCEPTION IN 1999) 3. Ohio State 96-11 .897 Rk. Team Games Last Time 4. LSU 93-13 .877 1. ^Boise State 13 Oct. 3, 2015 (Hawai‘i, 55-0) 5. USC 79-12 .868 2. Air Force 7 Sept. 2, 2017 (VMI, 62-0) BEST ROAD/NEUTRAL WINNING PERCENTAGE SINCE 2003 New Mexico 6 Sept. 6, 2015 (Miss Valley State, 66-0) Rk. Team W-L Pct. 4. *Fresno State 6 Oct. 14, 2017 (New Mexico, 38-0) 1. Boise State 72-25 .742 San Diego State 5 Sept. 3, 2016 (New Hampshire, 31-0) 2. USC 71-27 .724 6. Wyoming 4 Sept. 9, 2017 (Gardner-Webb, 0-27) 3. TCU 69-29 .704 7. *Hawai‘i 3 Nov. 15, 2014 (San José State, 13-0) 4. LSU 59-29 .670 *Nevada 3 Oct. 8, 2011 (UNLV, 37-0) 5. Texas 63-34 .648 +San José State 3 Aug. 29, 2013 (Sacramento State, 24-0) NCAA CONSECUTIVE SCORING STREAK RECORDS +Utah State 3 Nov. 18, 2017 (Hawai‘i, 38-0) Rk. Team Streak Dates By Team 10. UNLV 2 Sept. 22, 2007 (Utah, 27-0) 1. Florida 372 11/5/1988 - present 12. Colorado State 1 Nov. 5, 2016 (Fresno State, 37-0) 2. Michigan 365 10/27/1984 - 9/6/2014 Notre Dame 3. BYU 361 9/27/1975 - 11/15/2003 Utah OVERTIME GAMES 4. TCU 318 11/23/1991 - present Below is a look at MW records in overtime since it was established in the FBS in 5. Air Force 306 9/4/1993 - 11/4/2017 Army 1996: 6. Virginia Tech 295 9/23/95 - present 7. Tennessee 288 9/24/94 - 9/30/17 Georgia 8. Ohio State 283 12/30/93 - 11/26/16 Clemson Team 2017 Overall Last Overtime Game 9. Texas 282 11/29/1980 - 10/02/2004 Oklahoma Air Force 0-0 7-6 Oct. 22, 2016 (Lost to Hawai‘i, 27-34 2OT) 10. Washington State 280 10/22/1984 - 10/18/2008 USC ^Boise State 1-1 5-5 Nov. 11, 2017 (Def. Colorado State, 59-52) 11. Georgia 287 10/7/95 - present Colorado State 0-1 1-5 Nov. 11, 2017 (Lost to Boise State, 52-59) 12. Nebraska 283 9/28/96 - present *Fresno State 0-0 7-10 Sept. 24, 2016 (Lost to Tulsa, 41-48) 13. Washington 271 11/14/1981 - 10/16/2004 USC *Hawai‘i 0-1 8-5 Sept. 23, 2017 (Lost to Wyoming, 28-21) 14. Oregon 267 10/5/1985 - 11/15/2007 UCLA 15. Boise State 263 9/27/1997 - present *Nevada 0-0 6-6 Sept. 3, 2016 (Def. Cal Poly, 30-27) New Mexico 0-0 4-5 Sept. 7, 2013 (Def. UTEP, 42-35) AHEAD OF THE CLASS San Diego State 0-0 7-3 Sept. 19, 2015 (Lost to South Alabama, 27-34) Below is a look at overall and MW records since the institutions joined the Conference: +San José State 0-0 3-6 Nov. 14, 2015 (Lost at Nevada, 34-37) UNLV 0-0 4-10 Sept. 24, 2016 (Lost to Idaho, 30-33) MW Record Overall Record +Utah State 0-0 6-5 Sept. 20, 2014 (Lost at Arkansas State, 14-21) Team W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Bowls Wyoming 1-0 8-6 Sept. 23, 2017 (Def. Hawai‘i, 28-21) ^Boise State 44-11 .800 70-20 .778 6 +Utah State 23-17 .575 34-31 .523 3 *Fresno State 28-20 .583 39-37 .513 3 ^Boise State became a member of the MW in July 2011. San Diego State 77-67 .535 115-118 .494 7 *Fresno State and Nevada became members of the MW in July 2012, while Hawai‘i Air Force 75-69 .521 131-104 .557 11 joined as a football-only member. Colorado State 72-72 .500 117-118 .498 11 +San José State and Utah State became members of the MW in July 2013. *Nevada 11-27 .289 33-40 .452 3 New Mexico 59-85 .410 95-136 .411 7 +San José State 15-25 .375 21-41 .339 1 Wyoming 50-94 .347 90-138 .395 4 UNLV 42-102 .292 70-158 .307 2 *Hawai‘i 9-39 .188 21-55 .276 1

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(Includes Bowl Games) 2017 All-Time Year W L Pct. Bowls Conference W-L Pct. W-L Pct. 1999 22 13 .629 1-2 ACC 0-2 .000 12-15 .444 2000 18 20 .474 3-0 Virginia (Boise State - Loss 42-23) Wake Forest (Utah State - Loss 46-10) 2001 20 18 .526 2-1 2002 18 27 .400 0-3 American 1-2 .333 7-7 .500 2003 24 18 .571 1-2 Navy (Air Force - Loss 48-45) 2004 18 17 .514 2-1 South Florida (San José State - Loss 42-22) 2005 15 17 .469 2-2 Tulsa (New Mexico - Won 16-13) 2006 19 21 .475 3-1 2007 24 17 .585 4-1 Big East (No longer a FBS Conference) 5-7 .417 2008 28 13 .683 3-2 2009 25 16 .610 4-1 Big Ten 0-5 .000 7-46 .132 Iowa (Wyoming - Loss 24-3) 2010 21 21 .500 4-1 Michigan (Air Force - Loss 29-13) 2011 24 21 .533 2-3 Northwestern (Nevada - Loss 31-20) 2012 19 28 .404 1-4 Ohio State (UNLV - Loss 54-21) 2013 23 31 .426 3-3 Wisconsin (Utah State - Loss 59-10 2014 30 28 .529 3-4 2015 23 33 .411 4-4 Big 12 0-1 .000 21-45 .318 2016 30 26 .536 4-3 Texas (San José State - Loss 56-0) 2017 21 28 .429 0-0 TOTALS 422 413 .505 46-38 Big West (No longer a FBS Conference) 10-5 .667 Conference USA 0-0 .000 35-25 .583

COMPOSITE NONCONFERENCE RECORDS Independents 4-4 .500 50-44 .532 Army (Air Force - Loss 21-0 (Includes Bowl Games) BYU (Utah State - Won 40-24; Boise State - Won 24-7; San José State - Loss 41-20; Fresno State - Won 20-13; UNLV - Loss 31-21; Hawai‘ - Loss 30-20) Team W L Pct. UMass (Hawai‘i - Won 38-35) Air Force 56 34 .622 ^Boise State 26 9 .743 Mid-American 1-1 .500 20-17 .541 Colorado State 45 45 .500 Northern Illinois (San Diego State - Won 34-28) Toledo (Nevada - Loss 37-24) *Fresno State 10 16 .385 *Hawai‘i 11 17 .393 Pac-12 3-7 .300 47-104 .311 *Nevada 11 15 .423 Arizona State (San Diego State - Won 30-20) New Mexico 37 52 .416 Colorado (Colorado State - Loss 17-3) San Diego State 37 50 .425 Oregon (Wyoming - Loss 49-13) Oregon State (Colorado State - Won 57-28) +San José State 6 16 .273 Stanford (San Diego State - Won 20-17 UNLV 29 55 .345 UCLA (Hawai‘i - Loss 56-23) +Utah State 12 12 .500 Utah (San José State - Loss 54-16) Wyoming 40 42 .488 Washington (Fresno State - Loss 48-16) Washington State (Boise State - Loss 47-44 (3OT); Nevada - Loss 45-7) TOTALS 320 363 .469 SEC 0-3 .000 7-20 .259 Alabama (Fresno State - Loss 41-10; Colorado State - Loss 41-23) Texas A&M (New Mexico - Loss 55-10) 2017 NONCONFERENCE RECORDS Sun Belt 3-1 .750 29-14 .674 (Includes Bowl Games) Idaho (UNLV - Won 44-16) Team Top 25 FBS Overall New Mexico State (New Mexico - Loss 30-28) Texas State (Wyoming - Won 45-10) Air Force 0-1 0-3 1-3 Troy (Boise State - Won 24-13) ^Boise State 0-1 2-2 2-2 Colorado State 0-1 1-2 2-2 WAC (No longer a FBS Conference) 0-0 .000 61-53 .535 *Fresno State 0-2 1-2 2-2 Division I FCS 9-2 .818 111-12 .902 *Hawai‘i 0-0 1-2 2-2 Abilene Christian (New Mexico - Won 38-14; Colorado State - Won 38-10) *Nevada 0-1 0-3 0-4 Cal Poly (San José State - Won 34-13) New Mexico 0-0 1-2 2-2 Gardner-Webb (Wyoming - Won 27-0) San Diego State 1-0 3-0 4-0 Howard (UNLV - Loss 43-40) +San José State 0-2 0-4 1-3 Idaho State (Utah State - Won 51-13; Nevada Loss - 30-28) Incarnate Word (Fresno State - Won 66-0) UNLV 0-1 1-2 1-3 UC Davis (San Diego State - Won 38-17) +Utah State 0-1 1-2 2-2 VMI (Air Force - Won 62-0) Wyoming 0-0 1-2 2-2 Western Carolina (Hawai‘i - Won 41-18) TOTALS 1-10 12-26 21-28 Total 21-28 .429 422-413 .505

^Boise State became a member of the MW in July 2011. Records are based on conference alignments during season in which games were played. *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.

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Rk Team Rec Pts. Pvs Rk Team Rec Pts. Pvs Rk Team Rec Pvs 1. Clemson (25) 11-1 1485 2 1. Clemson (27) 11-1 1478 4 1. Alabama 11-0 — 2. Oklahoma (12) 11-1 1462 3 2. Oklahoma (24) 11-1 1461 3 2. Miami 10-0 3 3. Wisconsin (21) 12-0 1454 1 3. Wisconsin (10) 12-0 1405 5 3. Clemson 10-1 2 4. Auburn (4) 10-2 1402 2 4. Auburn 10-2 1374 6 4. Oklahoma 10-1 — 5. Alabama 11-1 1272 4 5. Alabama 11-1 1254 1 5. Wisconsin 11-0 — 6. Georgia 11-1 1269 1 6. Georgia 11-1 1246 7 6. Auburn 9-2 — 7. Ohio State 10-2 1123 1 7. Miami 10-1 1119 2 7. Georgia 10-1 — Miami 10-1 1123 5 8. Ohio State 10-2 1112 — 8. Notre Dame 9-2 — 9. USC 10-2 990 1 9. Penn State 10-2 960 12 9. Ohio State 9-2 — 10. Penn State 10-2 970 1 10. TCU 10-2 956 — 10. Penn State 9-2 — 11. UCF 11-0 957 1 11. USC 10-2 936 — 11. USC 10-2 — 12. TCU 10-2 934 1 12. UCF 11-0 906 13 12. TCU 9-2 — 13. Washington 10-2 822 1 13. Washington 10-2 764 15 13. Washington State 9-2 14 14. Memphis 10-1 656 2 14. Stanford 9-3 693 20 14. Mississippi State 8-3 16 15. Stanford 9-3 640 5 15. Notre Dame 9-3 592 9 15. UCF 10-0 — 16. LSU 9-3 596 2 16. Memphis 10-1 582 17 16. Michigan State 8-3 17 17. Notre Dame 9-3 541 8 17. LSU 9-3 566 19 17. Washington 9-2 18 18. Oklahoma State 9-3 506 3 18. Oklahoma State 9-3 532 — 18. LSU 8-3 20 19. Michigan State 9-3 476 3 19. Michigan State 9-3 457 21 19. Oklahoma State 8-3 13 20. Northwestern 9-3 387 3 20. Northwestern 9-3 378 23 20. Memphis 9-1 21 21. Virginia Tech 9-3 297 4 21. Washington State 9-3 328 14 21. Stanford 8-3 22 22. Washington State 9-3 266 7 22. Virginia Tech 9-3 298 24 22. Northwestern 8-3 23 23. South Florida 9-2 128 4 23. South Florida 9-2 114 22 23. Boise State 9-2 25 24. Mississippi State 8-4 124 7 24. Mississippi State 8-4 88 16 24. South Carolina 8-3 NR 25. San Diego State 10-2 86 NR 25. Fresno State 9-3 57 NR 25. Virginia Tech 8-3 NR

MW teams receiving votes: Fresno State 70, Boise MW teams receiving votes: San Diego State 56, Boise State 15 State 14

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

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AIR FORCE FRESNO STATE LOU GROZA AWARD (top place-kicker) BILETNIKOFF AWARD (top wide receiver) Luke Strebel, Sr., Kicker KeeSean Johnson, Sr., Wide Receiver EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD (top offensive player with ties to Texas) BOISE STATE Chason Virgil, So., Quarterback ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM LOU GROZA AWARD (top place-kicker) Brett Rypien, Jr., Quarterback Kody Kroening, Sr., Kicker BEDNARIK AWARD (top defensive player) RIMINGTON TROPHY (top center) David Moa, Jr., Defensive Line Aaron Mitchell, Sr., Center BILETNIKOFF AWARD (top wide receiver) Cedrick Wilson, Sr., Wide Receiver HAWAI‘I BRONCO NAGURSKI TROPHY (outstanding defensive player) BEDNARIK AWARD (top defensive player) David Moa, Jr., Defensive Line Jahlani Tavai, Jr., Linebacker DAVEY O’BRIEN AWARD (top quarterback) BRONCO NAGURSKI TROPHY (outstanding defensive player) Brett Rypien, Jr., Quarterback Jahlani Tavai, Jr., Linebacker JOHN MACKEY AWARD (top tight end) DOAK WALKER AWARD (top running back) Jake Roh, Sr., Tight End Diocemy Saint Juste, Sr., Running Back MANNING AWARD (top quarterback) JOHN MACKEY AWARD (top tight end) Brett Rypien, Jr., Quarterback Metuisela Unga, Sr., Tight End MAXWELL AWARD (player of the year) RIMINGTON TROPHY (top center) Brett Rypien, Jr., Quarterback Asotui Eli, Jr., Center OUTLAND TROPHY (top interior lineman) WUERFFEL TROPHY (community service) Archie Lewis, Sr., Offensive Line Noah Borden, Jr., Linebacker David Moa, Jr., Defensive Line PAUL HORNUNG AWARD (most versatile player) NEVADA Cedrick Wilson, Sr., Wide Receiver ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM RIMINGTON TROPHY (top center) Austin Corbett, Sr., Offensive Line Mason Hampton, Sr., Center BEDNARIK AWARD (top defensive player) SENIOR CLASS AWARD (excellence in the community, classroom, character & competition) Malik Reed, Jr., Defensive Line Mason Hampton, Sr., Center BRONCO NAGURSKI TROPHY (outstanding defensive player) WALTER CAMP AWARD (player of the year) Malik Reed, Jr., Defensive Line Brett Rypien, Jr., Quarterback OUTLAND TROPHY (top interior lineman) WILLIAM V. CAMPBELL TROPHY SEMIFINALIST (top scholar-athlete) Austin Corbett, Sr., Offensive Line Mason Hampton, Sr., Center PAUL HORNUNG AWARD (most versatile player) WUERFFEL TROPHY (community service) Andrew Celis, Jr., Wide Receiver Brett Rypien, Jr., Quarterback RIMINGTON TROPHY (top center) Sean Krepsz, Sr., Center COLORADO STATE SENIOR CLASS AWARD (excellence in the community, classroom, character & competition) ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM Austin Corbett, Sr., Offensive Line Zack Golditch, Sr., Offensive Line TED HENDRICKS AWARD (top defensive end) ATHLON PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS Malik Reed, Jr., Defensive End Fourth Team WILLIAM V. CAMPBELL TROPHY SEMIFINALIST (top scholar-athlete) Michael Gallup, Sr., Wide Receiver Austin Corbett, Sr., Offensive Line BILETNIKOFF AWARD FINALIST (top wide receiver) WUERFFEL TROPHY (community service) Michael Gallup, Sr., Wide Receiver Austin Corbett, Sr., Offensive Line JOHNNY UNITAS GOLDEN ARM AWARD (top quarterback on and off the field) Nick Stevens, Sr., Quarterback NEW MEXICO LOU GROZA AWARD SEMIFINALIST (top place-kicker) EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD (top offensive player with ties to Texas) Wyatt Bryan, Jr., Kicker Tyrone Owens, Jr., Running Back MANNING AWARD (top quarterback) LOU GROZA AWARD (top place-kicker) Nick Stevens, Sr., Quarterback Jason Sanders, Sr., Kicker OUTLAND TROPHY (top interior lineman) RIMINGTON TROPHY (top center) Jake Bennett, Sr., Offensive Line Blaise Fountain, Sr., Center RIMINGTON TROPHY (top center) Jake Bennett, Sr., Center WUERFFEL TROPHY (community service) Zack Golditch, Sr., Offensive Line

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SAN DIEGO STATE UNLV ASSOCIATED PRESS MIDSEASON ALL-AMERICANS WILLIAM V. CAMPBELL TROPHY SEMIFINALIST (top scholar-athlete) Second Team Kurt Palandech, Sr., Quarterback Rashaad Penny, Sr., Running Back WUERFFEL TROPHY (community service) ATHLON PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS Kyle Saxelid, Sr., Offensive Line Third Team Rashaad Penny, Sr., Kick Returner UTAH STATE CBS SPORTS PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM Second Team Jontrell Rocquemore, Jr., Defensive Back Rashaad Penny, Sr., Kick Returner ASSOCIATED PRESS MIDSEASON ALL-AMERICANS CFPA NATIONAL PERFORMER OF THE YEAR WATCH LIST (player of the year) First Team Rashaad Penny, Sr., Running Back Jalen Davis, Sr. Cornerback DODD TROPHY MIDSEASON LIST (top head coach) CBS SPORTS MIDSEASON ALL-AMERICANS Rocky Long Jalen Davis, Sr. Cornerback EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD (top offensive player with ties to Texas) DOAK WALKER AWARD (top running back) Juwan Washington, So., Running Back Tonny Lindsey, Jr., Sr., Running Back JOHN MACKEY AWARD (top tight end) EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD (top offensive player with ties to Texas) David Wells, Sr., Tight End Kent Myers, Sr., Quarterback JOHNNY UNITAS GOLDEN ARM AWARD (top quarterback on and off the field) JIM THORPE AWARD SEMIFINALIST (top defensive back) Christian Chapman, Jr., Quarterback Jalen Davis, Sr. Cornerback LOU GROZA AWARD (top place-kicker) JOHN MACKEY AWARD (top tight end) John Baron II, Jr., Kicker Dax Raymond, So., Tight End MAXWELL AWARD (player of the year) JOHNNY UNITAS GOLDEN ARM AWARD (top quarterback on and off the field) Rashaad Penny, Sr., Running Back Kent Myers, Sr., Quarterback MAXWELL AWARD SEMIFINALIST (player of the year) LOU GROZA AWARD FINALIST (top place-kicker) Rashaad Penny, Sr., Running Back Dominik Eberle, So., Kicker PAUL HORNUNG AWARD (most versatile player) SPORTS ILLUSTRATED MIDSEASON ALL-AMERICANS Rashaad Penny, Sr., Running Back First Team PHIL STEELE PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS Jalen Davis, Sr. Cornerback Second Team WUERFFEL TROPHY (community service) Rashaad Penny, Sr., Kick Returner Dallin Leavitt, Sr., Defensive Back SPORTS ILLUSTRATED MIDSEASON ALL-AMERICANS Second Team WYOMING Rashaad Penny, Sr., Running Back BEDNARIK AWARD (top defensive player) WALTER CAMP AWARD (player of the year) Andrew Wingard, Jr., Defensive Back Rashaad Penny, Sr., Running Back BRONCO NAGURSKI TROPHY (outstanding defensive player) WUERFFEL TROPHY (community service) Andrew Wingard, Jr., Defensive Back David Wells, Sr., Tight End DAVEY O’BRIEN AWARD (top quarterback) Josh Allen, Jr., Quarterback SAN JOSÉ STATE JIM THORPE AWARD (top defensive back) ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM Andrew Wingard, Jr. Defensive Back Nate Velichko, Sr., Offensive Line MANNING AWARD (top quarterback) BRONCO NAGURSKI TROPHY (outstanding defensive player) Josh Allen, Jr., Quarterback Andre Chachere, Sr., Defensive Back MAXWELL AWARD (player of the year) JIM THORPE AWARD (top defensive back) Josh Allen, Jr., Quarterback Andre Chachere, Sr. Defensive Back WALTER CAMP AWARD (player of the year) LOU GROZA AWARD SEMIFINALIST (top place-kicker) Josh Allen, Jr., Quarterback Bryce Crawford, Jr., Kicker WILLIAM V. CAMPBELL TROPHY SEMIFINALIST (top scholar-athlete) RAY GUY AWARD (top punter) Drew Van Maanen, Sr., Fullback MIchael Carrizosa, Sr., Punter RIMINGTON TROPHY (top center) Keoni Taylor, Sr., Center WILLIAM V. CAMPBELL TROPHY SEMIFINALIST (top scholar-athlete) Nate Velichko, Sr., Offensive Line WUERFFEL TROPHY (community service) Nate Velichko, Sr., Offensive Line

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Saturday, August 26 TV Time/Results Saturday, October 14 TV Time/Results Oregon State at Colorado State CBSSN CSU, 58-27 UNLV at Air Force* AT&T SportsNet AF, 34-30 #21/19 South Florida at San José State CBSSN USF, 42-22 Wyoming at Utah State* Facebook WYO, 28-23 Hawai‘i at UMass NESNplus UH, 38-35 San José State at Hawai‘i* Spectrum UH, 37-26 New Mexico at Fresno State* AT&T SportsNet FS, 38-0 Friday, September 1 Boise State at San Diego State* CBSSN BSU, 31-14 Colorado State vs. Colorado% Pac-12 Networks CU, 17-3 Nevada at Colorado State* ESPN2/WatchESPN CSU, 44-42 Utah State at Wisconsin ESPN/WatchESPN WIS, 59-10 Friday, October 20 Saturday, September 2 Air Force at Nevada* CBSSN AF, 45-42 Wyoming at Iowa Big Ten Network IOWA, 24-3 Colorado State at New Mexico* ESPN2/WatchESPN CSU, 27-24 VMI at Air Force ESPN3 AF, 62-0 Troy at Boise State ESPNU/WatchESPN BSU, 24-13 Saturday, October 21 Nevada at Northwestern Big Ten Network NU, 31-20 Utah State at UNLV* AT&T SportsNet USU, 52-28 Cal Poly at San José State SJSU, 34-13 Fresno State at San Diego State* CBSSN FS, 27-3 UC Davis at San Diego State Facebook SDSU, 38-17 Wyoming at Boise State* ESPN2/WatchESPN BSU, 24-14 Abilene Christian at New Mexico UNM, 38-14 Western Carolina at Hawai‘i Spectrum UH, 41-18 Saturday, October 28 Howard at UNLV MWN-Institutional HOW, 43-40 Air Force at Colorado State* CBSSN AF, 45-28 Incarnate Word at Fresno State FS, 66-0 San José State at BYU ESPN3 BYU, 41-20 San Diego State at Hawai‘i* ESPN2/WatchESPN SDSU, 28-7 Thursday, September 7 New Mexico at Wyoming* ESPNU/WatchESPN WYO, 42-3 Idaho State at Utah State Facebook USU, 51-13 UNLV at Fresno State* AT&T SportsNet UNLV, 26-16 Boise State at Utah State* CBSSN BSU, 41-14 Saturday, September 9 Abilene Christian at Colorado State MWN-Institutional CSU, 38-10 Saturday, November 4 Gardner-Webb at Wyoming AT&T SportsNet WYO, 27-0 Army at Air Force CBSSN ARMY, 21-0 Hawai‘i at RV/RV UCLA Pac-12 Networks UCLA, 56-23 Hawai‘i at UNLV* Spectrum UNLV, 31-23 Fresno State at #1/1 Alabama ESPN2/WatchESPN ALA, 41-10 Utah State at New Mexico* AT&T SportsNet USU, 24-10 San José State at Texas Longhorn Network TEXAS, 56-0 Colorado State at Wyoming* CBSSN WYO, 16-13 Toledo at Nevada ESPN3 TOL, 37-24 Nevada at Boise State* ESPNU/WatchESPN BSU, 41-14 UNLV at Idaho ESPN3 UNLV, 44-16 San Diego State at San José State* ESPNU/WatchESPN SDSU, 52-7 New Mexico State at New Mexico Facebook NMSU, 30-28 BYU at Fresno State ESPN2/WatchESPN FS, 20-13 Boise State at #22/20 Washington State ESPN/WatchESPN WSU, 47-44 (3OT) San Diego State at Arizona State Pac-12 Networks SDSU, 30-20 Friday, November 10 BYU at UNLV ESPN2/WatchESPN BYU, 31-21 Thursday, September 14 New Mexico at Boise State* ESPN/WatchESPN BSU, 28-14 Saturday, November 11 San José State at Nevada* ESPN3 NEV, 59-14 Saturday, September 16 Fresno State at Hawai‘i* Spectrum FS, 31-21 Air Force at #7/7 Michigan Big Ten Network MICH, 29-13 New Mexico at Texas A&M ESPNU/WatchESPN TAMU, 55-10 Utah State at Wake Forest ACC Network/WatchESPN WF, 46-10 Wyoming at Air Force* ESPNU/WatchESPN WYO, 28-14 Idaho State at Nevada AT&T SportsNet ISU, 30-28 Boise State at Colorado State* CBSSN BSU, 59-52 (OT) Oregon at Wyoming CBSSN ORE, 49-13 Colorado State at #1/1 Alabama ESPN2/WatchESPN ALA, 41-23 Friday, November 17 Fresno State at #6/6 Washington Pac-12 Networks WASH, 48-16 UNLV at New Mexico* ESPN2/WatchESPN UNLV, 38-35 #19/19 Stanford at San Diego State CBSSN SDSU, 20-17 San José State at #24/RV Utah ESPN2/WatchESPN UU, 54-16 Saturday, November 18 Fresno State at Wyoming* AT&T SportsNet FS, 13-7 Friday, September 22 Hawai‘i at Utah State* Spectrum USU, 38-0 Virginia at Boise State ESPN2/WatchESPN UVA, 42-23 San José State at Colorado State* CBSSN CSU, 42-14 Nevada at San Diego State* CBSSN SDSU, 42-23 Saturday, September 23 Air Force at Boise State* ESPN2/WatchESPN BSU, 44-19 UNLV at #9/10 Ohio State Big Ten Network OSU, 54-21 New Mexico at Tulsa ESPN3 UMN, 16-13 Friday, November 24 Nevada at #18/18 Washington State Pac-12 Networks WSU, 45-7 New Mexico at San Diego State* CBSSN SDSU, 35-10 Utah State at San José State* Facebook USU, 61-10 #25/22 San Diego State at Air Force* CBSSN SDSU, 28-24 Saturday, November 25 Hawai‘i at Wyoming* ESPN2/WatchESPN WYO, 28-21 (OT) UNLV at Nevada* AT&T SportsNet NEV, 23-16 Boise State at Fresno State* CBSSN 12:30 p.m. PT Friday, September 29 Wyoming at San José State* ESPN3 SJSU, 20-17 BYU at Utah State CBSSN USU, 40-24 BYU at Hawai‘i CBSSN BYU, 30-20 Utah State at Air Force* ESPN2/WatchESPN AF, 38-35 Saturday, September 30 Texas State at Wyoming Facebook WYO, 45-10 Saturday, December 2 Air Force at New Mexico* CBSSN UNM, 56-38 RV/25 Fresno State at Boise State+ ESPN/WatchESPN 5:45 p.m. MT/ Colorado State at Hawai‘i* Spectrum CSU, 51-21 4:45 p.m. PT Nevada at Fresno State* AT&T SportsNet FS, 41-21 No. Illinois at #21/19 San Diego State CBSSN SDSU, 34-28 %Sports Authority Field at Mile High (Denver, Colorado) San José State at UNLV* ESPNU UNLV, 41-13 *Mountain West game +2017 Mountain West Football Championship Game Friday, October 6 Boise State at BYU ESPN/WatchESPN BSU, 24-7 All dates and times are local to site and are subject to change.

Saturday, October 7 Colorado State at Utah State* AT&T SportsNet CSU, 27-14 Air Force at Navy CBSSN NAVY, 48-45 Fresno State at San José State* ESPN3 FS, 27-10 Hawai‘i at Nevada* CBSSN NEV, 35-21 #21/19 San Diego State at UNLV* ESPN2 SDSU, 41-10

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AIR FORCE FALCONS RV/RV BOISE STATE BRONCOS (5-7 OVERALL, 4-4 MW) (9-3 OVERALL, 7-1 MW)

Date Opponent (TV/Web) Time Score Attendance Date Opponent (TV/Web) Time Score Attendance S2 VMI (ESPN3) NOON W, 62-0 37,286 S2 TROY (ESPNU) 1:45 P.M. W, 24-13 31,581 S16 at #7/7 Michigan (Big 10 Network) Noon L, 13-29 111,387 S9 at #22/20 Washington State (ESPN) 7:30 p.m. L, 44-47 (3OT) 32,631 S23 #25/22 SAN DIEGO STATE* (CBSSN) 5 P.M. L, 24-28 27,575 S14 NEW MEXICO* (ESPN) 6 P.M. W, 28-14 28,385 S30 at New Mexico* (CBSSN) 5 p.m. L, 38-56 21,864 S22 VIRGINIA (ESPN2) 6 P.M. L, 23-42 33,947 O7 at Navy (CBSSN) 3:30 p.m. L, 45-48 38,792 O6 at BYU (ESPN) 8:15 p.m. W, 24-7 59,793 O14 UNLV* (AT&T SPORTSNET) NOON W, 34-30 26,679 O14 at #18/19 San Diego State* (CBSSN) 7:30 p.m. W, 31-14 49,053 O20 at Nevada* (CBSSN) 6:30 p.m. W, 45-42 16,789 O21 WYOMING* (ESPN2) 8:15 P.M. W, 24-14 35,565 O28 at Colorado State* (CBSSN) 1 p.m. W, 45-28 33,074 O28 at Utah State* (CBSSN) 8 p.m. W, 41-14 19,012 N4 ARMY (CBSSN) 1:30 P.M. L, 0-21 41,875 N4 NEVADA* (ESPNU) 5 P.M. W, 41-14 30,858 N11 WYOMING* (ESPNU) 8:15 P.M. L, 14-28 24,257 N11 at Colorado State* (CBSSN) 8:30 p.m. W, 59-52 (OT) 32,166 N18 at Boise State* (ESPN2) 8:15 p.m. L, 19-44 33,030 N18 AIR FORCE* (ESPN2) 8:15 P.M. W, 44-19 33,030 N25 UTAH STATE* (ESPN2) 8:15 P.M. W, 38-35 17,252 N25 at Fresno State* (CBSSN) 12:30 p.m. L, 18-27 31,526 D2 FRESNO STATE+ (ESPN) 5:45 P.M.

COLORADO STATE RAMS NEW MEXICO LOBOS (7-5 OVERALL, 5-3 MW) (3-9 OVERALL, 1-7 MW)

Date Opponent (TV/Web) Time Score Attendance Date Opponent (TV/Web) Time Score Attendance A26 OREGON STATE (CBSSN) 12:30 P.M W, 58-27 37,583 S2 ABILENE CHRISTIAN 6 P.M. W, 38-14 21,475 S1 vs. Colorado% (Pac-12 Networks) 6 p.m. L, 3-17 73,932 S9 NEW MEXICO STATE (FACEBOOK) 6 P.M. L, 28-30 32,427 S9 ABILENE CHRISTIAN (MWN-INSTITUTIONAL) 1:30 P.M. W, 38-10 27,038 S14 at RV/RV Boise State* (ESPN) 6 p.m. L, 14-28 28,385 S16 at #1/1 Alabama (ESPN2) 6 p.m. L, 23-41 101,821 S23 at Tulsa (ESPN3) 12:30 p.m. W, 16-13 18,026 S30 at Hawai‘i* (Spectrum) 6 p.m. W, 51-21 25,687 S30 AIR FORCE* (CBSSN) 5 P.M. W, 56-38 21,864 O7 at Utah State* (AT&T SportsNet) 2:30 p.m. W, 27-14 18,004 O14 at Fresno State* (AT&T SportsNet) 7 p.m. L, 0-38 28,090 O14 NEVADA* (ESPN2) 8:15 P.M. W, 44-42 36,765 O20 COLORADO STATE* (ESPN2) 8:15 P.M. L, 24-27 17,358 O20 at New Mexico* (ESPN2) 8:15 p.m. W, 27-24 17,358 O28 at Wyoming* (ESPNU) 5:30 p.m. L, 3-42 18,249 O28 AIR FORCE* (CBSSN) 1 P.M. L, 28-45 33,074 N4 UTAH STATE* (AT&T SPORTSNET) 3:30 P.M. L, 10-24 19,293 N4 at Wyoming* (CBSSN) 5 p.m. L, 13-16 22,840 N11 at Texas A&M (ESPNU) 6 p.m. L, 10-55 99,051 N11 BOISE STATE* (CBSSN) 8:30 P.M. L, 52-59 (OT) 32,166 N17 UNLV* (ESPN2) 7:30 P.M. L, 35-38 14,744 N18 SAN JOSÉ STATE* (CBSSN) 1:30 P.M. W, 42-14 25,743 N24 at San Diego State* (CBSSN) 12:30 p.m. L, 10-35 28,978

UTAH STATE AGGIES WYOMING COWBOYS (6-6 OVERALL, 4-4 MW) (7-5 OVERALL, 5-3 MW)

Date Opponent (TV/Web) Time Score Attendance Date Opponent (TV/Web) Time Score Attendance S1 at #10/9 Wisconsin (ESPN) 8 p.m. L, 10-59 75,324 S2 at Iowa (Big Ten Network) 11 a.m. L, 3-24 68,075 S7 IDAHO STATE (FACEBOOK) 6 P.M. W, 51-13 19,638 S9 GARDNER-WEBB (AT&T SPORTSNET) 2 P.M. W, 27-0 19,051 S16 at Wake Forest (ACC Network) 3 p.m. L, 10-46 27,971 S16 RV/RV OREGON (CBSSN) 5 P.M. L, 13-49 29,139 S23 at San José State* (Facebook) 4:30 p.m. W, 61-10 12,426 S23 HAWAI‘I* (ESPN2) 8:15 P.M. W, 28-21 (OT) 17,796 S29 BYU (CBSSN) 6 P.M. W, 40-24 24,112 S30 TEXAS STATE (FACEBOOK) 2 P.M. W, 45-10 21,784 O7 COLORADO STATE* (AT&T SPORTSNET) 2:30 P.M. L, 14-27 18,004 O14 at Utah State* (Facebook) 2:30 p.m. W, 28-23 22,234 O14 WYOMING* (FACEBOOK) 2:30 P.M. L, 23-28 22,234 O21 at Boise State* (ESPN2) 8:15 p.m. L, 14-24 35,565 O21 at UNLV* (AT&T SportsNet) 3 p.m. W, 52-28 18,157 O28 NEW MEXICO* (ESPNU) 5:30 P.M. W, 42-3 18,249 O28 BOISE STATE* (CBSSN) 8 P.M. L, 14-41 19,012 N4 COLORADO STATE* (CBSSN) 5 P.M. W, 16-13 22,840 N4 at New Mexico* (AT&T SportsNet) 3:30 p.m. W, 24-10 19,293 N11 at Air Force* (ESPNU) 8:15 p.m. W, 28-14 24,257 N18 HAWAI‘I* (SPECTRUM) 1 P.M. W, 38-0 17,650 N18 FRESNO STATE* (AT&T SPORTSNET) NOON L, 7-13 15,440 N25 at Air Force* (ESPN2) 8:15 p.m. L, 35-38 17,252 N25 at San José State* (ESPN3) 2 p.m. L, 17-20 12,653

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. + 2017 Mountain West Football Championship Game The broadcast outlets for those games listed as TBD are still being determined.

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RV/25 FRESNO STATE BULLDOGS HAWAI‘I RAINBOW WARRIORS (9-3 OVERALL, 7-1 MW) (3-9 OVERALL, 1-7 MW)

Date Opponent (TV/Web) Time Score Attendance Date Opponent (TV/Web) Time Score Attendance S2 INCARNATE WORD 7 P.M. W, 66-0 39,447 A26 at UMass (NESNplus/Eleven Sports Net.) 6 p.m. W, 38-35 12,145 S9 at #1/1 Alabama (ESPN2) 2:30 p.m. L, 10-41 101,127 S2 WESTERN CAROLINA (SPECTRUM) 6 P.M. W, 41-18 25,472 S16 at #6/6 Washington (Pac-12 Network) 6:30 p.m. L, 16-48 68,384 S9 at RV/RV UCLA (Pac-12 Networks) 2 p.m. L, 23-56 50,444 S30 NEVADA* (AT&T SPORTSNET) 7 P.M. W, 41-21 27,434 S23 at Wyoming* (ESPN2) 8:15 p.m. L, 21-28 (OT) 17,796 O7 at San José State* (ESPN3) 4:30 p.m. W, 27-10 18,483 S30 COLORADO STATE* (SPECTRUM) 6 P.M. L, 21-51 25,687 O14 NEW MEXICO* (AT&T SPORTSNET) 7 P.M. W, 38-0 28,090 O7 at Nevada* (CBSSN) 7:30 p.m. L, 21-35 16,566 O21 at San Diego State* (CBSSN) 7:30 p.m. W, 27-3 43,243 O14 SAN JOSÉ STATE* (SPECTRUM) 6 P.M. W, 37-26 25,019 O28 UNLV* (AT&T SPORTSNET) 7 P.M. L, 16-26 27,922 O28 SAN DIEGO STATE* (ESPN2) 5:15 P.M. L, 7-28 23,018 N4 BYU (ESPN2) 7:45 P.M. W, 20-13 29,370 N4 at UNLV* (Spectrum) 3 p.m. L, 23-31 16,278 N11 at Hawai‘i* (Spectrum) 6 p.m. W, 31-21 21,357 N11 FRESNO STATE* (SPECTRUM) 6 P.M. L, 21-31 21,357 N18 at Wyoming* (AT&T SportsNet) Noon W, 13-7 15,440 N18 at Utah State* (Spectrum) 1 p.m. L, 0-38 17,650 N25 BOISE STATE* (CBSSN) 12:30 P.M. W, 28-17 31,526 N25 BYU (CBSSN) 4 P.M. L, 20-30 24,910 D2 at Boise State+ (ESPN) 5:45 p.m.

NEVADA WOLF PACK 25/RV SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS (3-9 OVERALL, 3-5 MW) (10-2 OVERALL, 6-2 MW)

Date Opponent (TV/Web) Time Score Attendance Date Opponent (TV/Web) Time Score Attendance S2 at Northwestern (Big Ten Network) 2:30 p.m. L, 20-31 33,018 S2 UC DAVIS (FACEBOOK) 5:30 P.M. W, 38-17 46,132 S9 TOLEDO (ESPN3) 4 P.M. L, 24-37 18,617 S9 at Arizona State (Pac-12 Networks) 8 p.m. W, 30-20 54,336 S16 IDAHO STATE (AT&T SPORTSNET) 4 P.M. L, 28-30 16,394 S16 #19/19 STANFORD (CBSSN) 7:30 P.M. W, 20-17 43,040 S23 at #18/18 Washington State (Pac-12 Networks) 3 p.m. L, 7-45 30,317 S23 at Air Force* (CBSSN) 5 p.m. W, 28-24 27,575 S30 at Fresno State* (AT&T SportsNet) 7 p.m. L, 21-41 27,434 S30 NORTHERN ILLINOIS (CBSSN) 7:30 P.M. W, 34-28 35,717 O7 HAWAI‘I* (CBSSN) 7:30 P.M. W, 35-21 16,566 O7 at UNLV* (ESPN2) 7:45 p.m. W, 41-10 19,770 O14 at Colorado State* (ESPN2) 8:15 p.m. L, 42-44 36,765 O14 BOISE STATE* (CBSSN) 7:30 P.M. L, 14-31 49,053 O20 AIR FORCE* (CBSSN) 6:30 P.M. L, 42-45 16,789 O21 FRESNO STATE* (CBSSN) 7:30 P.M. L, 3-27 43,243 N4 at Boise State* (ESPNU) 5 p.m. L, 14-41 30,858 O28 at Hawai‘i* (ESPN2) 5:15 p.m. W, 28-7 23,018 N11 SAN JOSÉ STATE* (ESPN3) 1 P.M. W, 59-14 14,604 N4 at San José State* (ESPNU) 7:30 p.m. W, 52-7 17,629 N18 at San Diego State* (CBSSN) 7:30 p.m. L, 23-42 29,265 N18 NEVADA* (CBSSN) 7:30 P.M. W, 42-23 29,265 N25 UNLV* (AT&T SPORTSNET) NOON W, 23-16 17,359 N24 NEW MEXICO* (CBSSN) 12:30 P.M. W, 35-10 28,978

SAN JOSÉ STATE SPARTANS UNLV REBELS (2-11 OVERALL, 1-7 MW) (5-7 OVERALL, 4-4 MW)

Date Opponent (TV/Web) Time Score Attendance Date Opponent (TV/Web) Time Score Attendance A26 #21/19 SOUTH FLORIDA (CBSSN) 4:30 P.M. L, 22-42 13,377 S2 HOWARD (MWN-INSTITUTIONAL) 6 P.M. L, 40-43 15,667 S2 CAL POLY 4:30 P.M. W, 34-13 10,667 S9 at Idaho (ESPN3) 4 p.m. W, 44-16 10,156 S9 at Texas (Longhorn Network) 2:30 p.m. L, 0-56 88,117 S23 at #9/10 Ohio State (Big Ten Network) Noon L, 21-54 106,187 S16 at #24/RV Utah (ESPN2) 8 p.m. L, 16-54 45,881 S30 SAN JOSÉ STATE* (ESPNU) 7:30 P.M. W, 41-13 15,009 S23 UTAH STATE* (FACEBOOK) 4:30 P.M. L, 10-61 12,426 O7 #21/19 SAN DIEGO STATE* (ESPN2) 7:45 P.M. L, 10-41 19,770 S30 at UNLV* (ESPNU) 7:30 p.m. L, 13-41 15,009 O14 at Air Force* (AT&T SportsNet) Noon L, 30-34 26,679 O7 FRESNO STATE* (ESPN3) 4:30 P.M. L, 10-27 18,483 O21 UTAH STATE* (AT&T SPORTSNET) 3 P.M. L, 28-52 18,157 014 at Hawai‘i* (Spectrum) 6 p.m. L, 26-37 25,019 O28 at Fresno State* (AT&T SportsNet) 7 p.m. W, 26-16 27,922 028 at BYU (ESPN3) 1 p.m. L, 20-41 46,451 N4 HAWAI‘I* (SPECTRUM) 3 P.M. W, 31-23 16,278 N4 SAN DIEGO STATE* (ESPNU) 7:30 P.M. L, 7-52 17,629 N10 BYU (ESPN2) 7:30 P.M. L, 21-31 19,811 N11 at Nevada* (ESPNU) 1 p.m. L, 14-59 14,604 N17 at New Mexico* (ESPN2) 7:30 p.m. W, 38-35 14,744 N18 at Colorado State* (CBSSN) 1:30 p.m. L, 14-42 25,743 N25 at Nevada* (AT&T SportsNet) Noon L, 16-23 17,359 N25 WYOMING* (ESPN3) 2 P.M. W, 20-17 12,653 Home games in BOLD CAPS. *Mountain West game. + 2017 Mountain West Football Championship Game 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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