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2017 MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE STANDINGS THIS WEEK’S MW & C-USA GAMES West Division Conference Overall Game [#AP/Coaches] Records Time (MT)/TV Series Notes FRIDAY, NOV. 24 School W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H A Streak ^New Mexico 3-8, 1-6 MW 1:30 p.m. SD leads, 25-15 *Fresno State 6-1 .857 2-1 4-0 8-3 .727 4-1 4-2 W3 ^San Diego State 9-2, 5-2 MW CBSSN SD, 24-14 (2014) *San Diego State 5-2 .714 1-2 4-0 9-2 .818 4-2 5-0 W3 ¢WKU 6-5, 4-3 C-USA 5 p.m. WKU leads, 6-4 UNLV 4-3 .571 2-2 2-1 5-6 .455 2-4 3-2 W1 ¢FIU 6-4, 4-3 C-USA beIN WKU, 49-21 (2016) xNevada 2-5 .286 2-1 0-4 2-9 .182 2-3 0-6 L1 SATURDAY, NOV. 25 ¢UTEP 0-11, 0-7 C-USA 11 a.m. UAB leads, 3-1 xHawaiì 1-7 .125 1-3 0-4 3-8 .273 2-3 1-5 L4 ¢UAB 7-4, 5-2 C-USA CUSA.TV UAB, 21-6 (2010) xSan José State 0-7 .000 0-3 0-4 1-11 .083 1-4 0-7 L10 ¢North Texas 8-3, 6-1 C-USA 11 a.m. RICE leads, 4-3 ¢Rice 1-9, 1-5 C-USA ESPN3 NT, 42-35 2OT (2016) Conference Overall Mountain Division ¢FAU 8-3, 7-0 C-USA 1 p.m. Tied, 1-1 School W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H A/N Streak ¢Charlotte 1-10, 1-6 C-USA Facebook CHAR, 28-23 (2016) *Boise State 7-0 1.000 4-0 3-0 9-2 .818 5-2 4-0 W7 ¢Southern Miss. 7-4, 5-2 C-USA 12:30 p.m. Tied, 6-6 *Wyoming 5-2 .714 3-1 2-1 7-4 .636 5-2 2-2 L1 ¢Marshall 7-4, 4-3 C-USA Stadium USM, 24-14 (2016) *Colorado State 5-3 .625 2-2 3-1 7-5 .583 4-2 3-3 W1 ¢Old Dominion 4-6, 2-4 C-USA 1 p.m. MT leads, 1-0 *Utah State 4-3 .571 1-3 3-0 6-5 .545 3-3 3-2 W2 ¢Middle Tennessee 5-6, 3-4 C-USA ESPN3 MT, 41-28 (2016) xAir Force 3-4 .429 1-2 2-2 4-7 .364 2-4 2-3 L3 ÛNLV 5-6, 4-3 MW 1 p.m. NEV leads, 25-17 ^Nevada 2-9, 2-5 MW AT&TSN NEV, 45-10 (2016) xNew Mexico 1-6 .143 1-3 0-3 3-8 .273 2-4 1-4 L6 ^Boise State [25/24] 9-2, 7-0 MW 1:30 p.m. BS leads, 13-5 ^Fresno State 8-3, 6-1 MW CBSSN BS, 28-14 (2014) 2017 CONFERENCE USA CONFERENCE STANDINGS ^Wyoming 7-4, 5-2 MW 3 p.m. WYO leads, 6-3 East Division Conference Overall ^San Jose State 1-11, 0-7 MW ESPN3 SJ, 27-20 OT (2014) School W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H/N A Streak ¢UTSA 6-4, 3-4 C-USA 5:30 p.m. LT leads, 4-1 *FAU 7-0 1.000 4-0 3-0 8-3 .727 5-1 3-2 W7 ¢Louisiana Tech 5-6, 3-4 C-USA ESPNU LT, 63-35 (2016) *Marshall 4-3 .571 2-1 2-2 7-4 .636 4-1 3-3 L1 BYU 3-9, Independent 7 p.m. BYU leads, 21-8 *FIU 4-3 .571 2-1 2-2 6-4 .600 4-1 2-3 L2 Hawaiì 3-8, 1-7 MW CBSSN BYU, 47-0 (2012) *WKU 4-3 .571 2-2 2-1 6-5 .545 4-2 2-3 W1 Ûtah State 6-5, 4-3 MW 8:15 p.m. AF leads, 3-2 Middle Tenn. 3-4 .429 2-1 1-3 5-6 .455 3-2 2-4 L1 Âir Force 4-7, 3-4 MW ESPN2 AF, 27-20 (2016) Old Dominion 3-4 .429 2-2 1-2 5-6 .455 3-3 2-3 W3 ^ - denotes Mountain West game xCharlotte 1-6 .143 1-2 0-4 1-10 .091 1-4 0-6 L3 ¢ - denotes Conference USA game BYES West Division Conference Overall Colorado State 7-5, 5-3 MW School W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H/N A Streak *North Texas 6-1 .857 4-0 2-1 8-3 .727 6-0 2-3 W4 *UAB 5-2 .714 3-0 2-2 7-4 .636 5-0 2-4 L1 *Southern Miss 5-2 .714 2-2 3-0 7-4 .636 3-3 4-1 W2 *UTSA 3-4 .429 2-2 1-2 6-4 .600 3-2 3-2 W1 La. Tech 3-4 .429 0-3 3-1 5-6 .455 2-4 3-2 W1 xRice 1-6 .143 0-3 1-3 1-10 .091 0-5 1-5 L9 xUTEP 0-7 .000 0-4 0-3 0-11 .000 0-5 0-6 L11 * - bowl eligible x - not eligible for postseason Gildan New Mexico Bowl Weekly Notes page 2 2017 C-USA & MW Box Scores 1 2 3 4 OT T Leaders EXPERT PREDICTIONS FOR 2017 GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL MTSU 0 3 0 21 14 38 Stockstill - 27-46, 294 yds., 1 TD WKU 7 0 3 14 17 41 White - 39-54, 485 yds., 5 TD North Texas vs. San Diego State 1 2 3 4 T Leaders UNLV 10 14 3 11 38 Rogers - 211 pass, 193 rush yds. UNM 0 14 7 14 35 Owens - 15 car., 164 yds., 1 TD UTSA vs. Colorado State 1 2 3 4 T Leaders RICE 7 0 0 14 21 Smalls - 16 car., 84 yds., 1 TD North Texas vs. San Diego State ODU 7 3 7 7 24 Lawry - 18 car., 110 yds., 1 TD 1 2 3 4 T Leaders FS 3 7 3 0 13 Hokit - 21 car., 69 yds. North Texas vs. San Diego State WYO 0 0 0 7 7 Smith - 20-32, 231 yds., 1 TD 1 2 3 4 T Leaders CHAR 0 7 7 7 21 Klugh - 9-25, 96 yds., 1 TD WKU vs. Wyoming USM 13 25 14 14 66 Smith - 15 car., 153 yds., 3 TD 1 2 3 4 T Leaders North Texas vs. Colorado State LT 7 21 0 14 42 Smith - 15-28, 203 yds., 2 TD UTEP 0 0 14 7 21 Metz - 8-16, 187 yds., 2 TD 1 2 3 4 T Leaders UTSA vs. San Diego State HAW 0 0 0 0 0 Saint Juste - 28 car., 122 yds. USU 14 7 14 3 38 Hunt - 13 car., 111 yds., 1 TD 1 2 3 4 T Leaders Kyle North Texas vs. San Diego State Bonagura SJSU 7 0 0 7 14 Aaron - 17-33, 208 yds. CSU 14 14 7 7 42 Stevens - 26-32, 305 yds., 3 TD David FAU vs. San Diego State 1 2 3 4 T Leaders Hale UAB 0 0 0 7 7 Erdely - 14-19, 177 yds., 1 TD FLA 6 13 14 3 36 Franks - 15-30, 152 yds., 2 TD Southern Miss vs. Fresno State 1 2 3 4 T Leaders ARMY 7 13 8 21 49 Bradshaw - 27 car., 244 yds., 2 TD UTSA vs. San Diego State UNT 14 14 7 17 52 Fine - 24-36, 386 yds., 4 TD 1 2 3 4 T Leaders FIU 0 10 7 7 24 McGough - 20-32, 218 yds., 2 TD UTSA vs. Colorado State FAU 14 7 16 15 52 Driskel - 18-25, 239 yds., 4 TD 1 2 3 4 T Leaders MRSH 0 0 0 7 7 Litton - 16-23, 189 yds., 1 TD DOUBLE THE FUN: Ski New Mexico, in association with the New Mexico Tourism Department, has UTSA 3 3 0 3 9 Sturm - 25-38, 264 yds. partnered with the Gildan New Mexico Bowl to provide ticketholders an extraordinary opportunity to 1 2 3 4 T Leaders AFA 7 3 0 9 19 Romine - 115 pass, 54 rush yds. enjoy two New Mexico True experiences. From December 17-24, 2017, one bowl game ticket can BSU 17 10 10 7 44 Rypien - 16-22, 300 yds., 3 TD be redeemed for a free lift ticket. This offer is valid at one of Ski New Mexico’s eight great ski areas: 1 2 3 4 T Leaders Ski Apache, Taos Ski Valley, Ski Santa Fe, Pajarito Mountain, Red River Ski Area, Angel Fire Resort, NEV 10 7 0 6 23 Gangi - 33-54, 414 yds., 3 TD Sipapu Ski Resort, and Sandia Peak. The Gildan New Mexico Bowl ticket must be presented in person SDSU 14 7 7 14 42 Penny - 24 car., 222 yds., 2 TD at the ski area ticket office for redemption and must be used the same day as redeemed. Limit is one Players of the Week Honorees per person and there is no cash value or refund. Conference USA Gildan New Mexico Bowl tickets are on sale now at the UNM Ticket office, located in the North- Offensive Player of the Week east corner of Dreamstyle Arena, online at www.unmtickets.com or www.gildannewmexicobowl.com MIKE WHITE, WKU - Senior, Quarterback • Completed 39-of-54 passes for 485 yards with five touchdowns and or by phone at the UNM ticket office (925-5626) or the Gildan New Mexico Bowl office (925-5999). no interceptions in WKU’s 41-38 victory over rival Middle Tennessee Discount codes ($5 off $25 North End Zone general admission or $10 off $40 premium bowl tickets) that made the Hilltoppers bowl-eligible. • Recorded the most pass yards by a C-USA quarterback in 2017 and are also currently available on New Mexico Lottery Powerball®, Mega Millions® and Mega Millions® the ninth-most by an FBS quarterback this season. Just the Jackpot™ tickets through Friday, December 8. • Connected on 14 consecutive passes to begin the game, setting the all-time WKU program record. • Threw a 93-yard touchdown, the third-longest passing play in WKU MEET YOUR NM TRUE HEROES: New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez announced this year’s history and the second-longest passing play in C-USA this season.

New Mexico True Heroes at the Hispano Cultural Center in Albuquerque on Monday. Defensive Player of the Week “Our 2017 New Mexico True Heroes are leaders in their communities and work hard day in and KELSEY DOUGLAS, SOUTHERN MISS - Senior, Defensive Back day out to make our state a wonderful place to call home,” Gov. Susana Martinez said in a news • Intercepted a pair of passes, which tied a school record, and returned them 52 and 48 yards for touchdowns. release announcing the recipients. “Today we’re recognizing New Mexicans who lead by example to • Added three solo tackles of which one was for a loss in the contest. help people and make their communities better. Each of them, through their commitment, compas- Special Teams Player of the Week sion, and service, exemplify daily what it means to be New Mexico True.” JARED SACKETT, UTSA - Freshman, Kicker Jamar Cotton of Las Cruces is a deputy for the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Department but • Made all three of his field-goal attempts, including the game-winner from 40 yards out with two seconds remaining, to help lift UTSA to a spends countless hours volunteering his time and resources while he is off duty. He has awarded 9-7 victory over Marshall to become bowl eligible. scholarships to students, helped local homeless veterans, spent time with youth who are bullied or struggling with substance abuse, created a community fitness program, organized toy drives, and so Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week much more. He mentors within his community and is very active in the quest to be the best role model ARMANI ROGERS, UNLV - Freshman, Quarterback and leader by example. • Led UNLV to a come-from-behind, 38-35, victory at New Mexico. • Racked up 404 yards of total offense and two total touchdowns. Donovan Smith of Albuquerque, age 14, helps the homeless of his city by creating and making • Completed 13 passes for 211 yards and the game-winning touch- homemade soaps. He has made and donated more than 12,000 soaps to homeless shelters. Don- down from 14 yards out with 25 seconds left in the game. • Set a program record for rushing yards by a quarterback with 193 ovan himself was homeless six years ago and this year he opened a physical store in downtown yards on 25 carries and posted the seventh-longest run in UNLV his- Albuquerque to not only sell his soaps but to hire and train local homeless. tory with an 83-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. Gwendolyn “Winnie” Keller of Carlsbad, age 14, began helping others at a very young age. • Also converted a two-point conversion for a 3-point lead.

Winnie’s first charitable endeavor was to turn her 5th birthday party into a fundraiser for a friend with Defensive Player of the Week leukemia, which was the beginning of her nonprofit, “It’s My Party.” Winnie’s nonprofit helps other chil- GEORGE HELMUTH, FRESNO STATE - Junior, Linebacker • Led Fresno State with a career-best 11 tackles in the Bulldogs 13-7 dren turn their parties into fundraisers. Now a freshman at Carlsbad High School, Winnie continues to victory at Wyoming. The win gave Fresno State the West Division title help others by raising thousands of dollars for sick families in Carlsbad. Winnie fights her own chronic and a spot in the 2017 MW Football Championship Game. • Early in the second quarter with the Bulldogs leading, 3-0, Helmuth illness while she raises money for families in need. stopped Wyoming QB Nick Smith on a fourth-and-one run. Mike and Debbie Torres of Rio Rancho have helped special needs children in their community as • Recovered a fumble midway through the second quarter. The Bull- coordinators for the Special Olympics for nearly 20 years. Mike and Debbie founded the Rio Rancho dogs scored on the next play to go up, 10-0. • The Bulldogs’ defense limited the Cowboys to 77 yards rushing Rockets Special Olympics in 1998, initially to help their son meet other special needs children. They coordinate dozens of aspects of the organization and events for hundreds of athletes and volunteers. Special Teams Player of the Week RASHAAD PENNY, SAN DIEGO STATE - Senior, Kick/Punt Returner They are the primary volunteers and have continued to give back while they raised a family and • Returned two kicks for 131 yards, including a 100-yard touchdown worked full-time jobs. return near the beginning of the fourth quarter. • Also returned one punt of 70 yards for a touchdown. This was the “New Mexico True Heroes gives us an opportunity to highlight our state’s greatest treasure: our first time in his career Penny was back for a punt return. people,” Tourism Department Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Latham said in a news release. “This year’s • Penny is one of 12 FBS players this year to return a kick 100 yards for a score. page 3 Gildan New Mexico Bowl Weekly Notes 2017 AP Top 25 Rankings class of New Mexico True Heroes and truly exemplary, and show that New Mexico is home to resilient, (Week 13 - as of Nov. 19, 2017) hardworking people who care about their state and their communities.” Rank Team (1st Place Votes) Record Prev. The New Mexico True Heroes Awards were developed by the New Mexico Tourism Department 1. Alabama (57) 11-0 1 in partnership with the Gildan New Mexico Bowl in 2014. Dozens of nominations were submitted from 2. Miami (4) 10-0 2 friends, family members, students and coworkers. A panel of community leaders representing areas 3. Oklahoma 10-1 3 from all over the state determined the finalists. This year’s honorees will be recognized at the 2017 4. Clemson 10-1 4 Gildan New Mexico Bowl both during the player’s luncheon on Dec. 15 and on the field during the 5. Wisconsin 11-0 5 game on Dec. 16. 6. Auburn 9-2 6 7. Georgia 10-1 7 WHAT TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEK: It’s the final week of the regular season for almost all of the 8. Ohio State 9-2 8 Conference USA and Mountain West programs. Action starts on Black Friday at 1:30 p.m. MT with 9. Notre Dame 9-2 9 Rocky Long’s San Diego State Aztecs taking on his alma mater, the New Mexico Lobos. SDSU has 10. TCU 9-2 11 won five in a row in the series. At 5 p.m. MT, WKU heads to Miami for a battle with FIU. The Hilltoppers 11. USC 10-2 12 have won four straight in the series and hav won their last six consecutive regular season finales. It is 12. Penn State 9-2 13 not the final week for FIU, which will host UMass on Saturday, Dec. 2. 13. UCF 10-0 14 There are six C-USA league games on Saturday. Most notably on tap is the Old Dominion at 14. Washington State 9-2 15 Middle Tennessee matchup as both teams are 5-6 overall and need a win to become bowl eligible. 15. Washington 9-2 16 Louisiana Tech is also looking to becoming bowl eligible, hosting UTSA Saturday night. 16. Mississippi State 8-3 17 There are four MW conference games on Saturday and one nonconference meeting as Hawaiì 17. Memphis 9-1 18 hosts BYU. At 1 p.m., UNLV and Nevada battle in the Governor’s Series for the Fremont Cannon. The 18. Oklahoma State 8-3 10 visitor is this series has won the last five games which could be key to the Rebels, who need a win to 19. LSU 8-3 21 become bowl eligible. UNLV is 1-2-1 when needing to win its final game of the season to earn eligiblity. 20. Stanford 8-3 20 Look for a preview of the Mountain West Championship Game on Saturday as Boise State heads to 21. Michigan State 8-3 22 Fresno State. These two have not met since the 2014 MW Championship and will play in this year’s 22. South Florida 9-1 23 title game next Saturday in Boise. 23. Northwestern 8-3 NR Please check out the complete schedule with series notes and viewing information on page 1. 24. Virginia Tech 8-3 NR 25. Boise State 9-2 NR POSTSEASON OUTLOOK: The first of 78 bowl bids has been officially claimed. Army earned its sixth Dropped From Rankings win in Week 8, solidifying its automatic spot in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl. There are Michigan 19, West Virginia 24, NC State 25. 69 other teams around the FBS who are now bowl-eligible. Every conference has at least four teams Others Receiving Votes eligible. The SEC leads the way with nine ready for the postseason, while the ACC and Conference Michigan 49, Iowa State 47, South Carolina 30, NC State 9, San USA boast eight apiece. Two teams, Ole Miss because of a self-imposed penalty, and Coastal Caro- Diego State 8, Wake Forest 7, Texas A&M 1, Fresno State 1. lina because its transitioning to the FBS, are ineligible for the postseason. There are 37 others have been eliminated from postseason play, leaving 21 still in the running. Conference USA has eight members that are among the group waiting for an invitation while the 2017 Amway Coaches Poll Mountain West has six. San Diego State, Colorado State, Boise State, Wyoming, Fresno State and (Week 13 - as of Nov. 19, 2017) Utah State are eligible to fill the five bowl commitments the league has in tact. Conference USA has Rank Team (1st Place Votes) Record Prev six bowl tie-ins which Marshall, Florida Atlantic, FIU, North Texas, Southern Miss, UAB, UTSA and 1. Alabama (64) 11-0 1 WKU wait to fill. The MW’s UNLV is just one win away from joining the party, as are C-USA’s Middle 2. Miami 10-0 2 Tennessee, Louisiana Tech and Old Dominion. 3. Clemson 10-1 3 4. Wisconsin 11-0 4 POSTSEASON PROJECTIONS: Several national collegiate football analysts do their best to piece 5. Oklahoma 10-1 5 together a prediction for how the bowl lineup will turn out. The projections for the 2017 Gildan New 6. Auburn 9-2 6 Mexico Bowl vary with five different Conference USA schools and four Mountain West programs get- 7. Georgia 10-1 7 ting nods. San Diego State leads the way as the Mountain West representative with seven nods while 8. Ohio State 9-2 8 Colorado State (3), Wyoming (1) and Fresno State (1) also garner votes. For Conference USA, five, 9. Notre Dame 9-2 9 up two from recent weeks, are predicting the North Texas Mean Green will be making their first ap- 10. USC 10-2 10 pearance in the Albuquerque-based bowl while UTSA received four bids. For a complete breakdown, 11. Penn State 9-2 11 look at the chart at the top of page 2. 12. UCF 10-0 12 13. TCU 9-2 14 14. Washington 9-2 15 GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL NOTES BROUGHT TO YOU BY: 15. Washington State 9-2 16 16. Memphis 9-1 17 17. Mississippi State 8-3 19 18. LSU 8-3 21 19. USF 9-1 20 20. Stanford 8-3 23 I S I T 21. Oklahoma State 8-3 13 V 22. Michigan State 8-3 NR 23. Northwestern 8-3 NR 24. Boise State 9-2 NR 25. Virginia Tech 8-3 24 Dropped From Rankings Michigan 18, NC State 22, West Virginia 25. Others Receiving Votes West Virginia 120, Iowa 112, Stanford 58, Toledo 31, Boise State 29, Arizona 25, San Diego State 18, South Carolina 6, Northwestern 5, Troy 4, Army 3. Gildan New Mexico Bowl Weekly Notes page 4 2017 Important Dates 2017-18 Bowl Schedule Nov. 16...... Online media credential application Date Game Location Time (ET) TV Conferences opens at sportssystems.com/newmexicobowl 12.16 R+L Carriers New Orleans New Orleans, La. 1 p.m. ESPN C-USA vs. Sun Belt Dec. 3...... Selection Sunday AutoNation Cure Orlando, Fla. 2:30 p.m. CBSSN American vs. Sun Belt Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nev. 3:30 p.m. ABC MW vs. Pac-12 Dec. 6...... Intralot Team Announcement Lunch & Press Gildan New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M. 4:30 p.m. ESPN C-USA vs. MW Conference at Canyon Club at Four Hills Raycom Media Camellia Montgomery, Ala. 8 p.m. ESPN MAC vs. Sun Belt Dec. 8...... Credential application closes 12.19 Boca Raton Boca Raton, Fla. 7 p.m. ESPN American vs. C-USA 12.20 Frisco Frisco, Texas 8 p.m. ESPN At-Large vs. American Dec. 13...... Team Arrivals, Welcome Dinner & Gift Suite 12.21 Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla St. Petersburg, Fla. 8 p.m. ESPN C-USA vs. American Dec. 14...... Team Practice, Team Dinner 12.22 Bahamas Nassau, Bahamas 12:30 p.m. ESPN C-USA vs. MAC Famous Idaho Potato Boise, Idaho 4 p.m. ESPN MAC vs. MW Dec. 15...... Press Conference, Kickoff Lunch, Pep Rally 12.23 Birmingham Birmingham, Ala. 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