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CFB Conference Notes: Mountain West

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Thursday, September 2 TV/Digital Time
Boise State at Central Florida ESPN 7 p.m. ET
Houston Baptist at New Mexico MWN/MY50 6 p.m. MT
Eastern Washington at UNLV Stadium 7 p.m. PT

Friday, September 3 TV/Digital Time
South Dakota State at Colorado State FS1 7 p.m. MT

Saturday, September 4 TV/Digital Time
Fresno State at #12/11 Oregon Pac-12 Network 11 a.m. PT
Lafayette at Air Force Stadium Noon MT
Montana State at Wyoming MWN 2 p.m. MT
San JosƩ State at #14/15 USC Pac-12 Network 2 p.m. PT
Nevada at California FS1 7:30 p.m. PT
New Mexico State at San Diego State CBS Sports Network 7:30 p.m. PT
Utah State at Washington State Pac-12 Network 8 p.m. PT
Portland State at Hawaiā€˜i Spectrum/Team1 Sports App 6 p.m. HT

AROUND THE MOUNTAIN WEST

ā€¢ Boise State travels to Central Florida on Thursday, Sept. 2 (7 p.m. ET on ESPN), as the Broncos will look to improve the Mountain Westā€™s record against opponents from the AAC (14-10).

ā€¢ Fresno State RB Ronnie Rivers is the nationā€™s active leader with 45 career touchdowns, setting the program career record on Saturday, Aug. 28. Rivers is seven touchdowns shy of tying for fifth-most in Mountain West history, a spot currently held by San Diego Stateā€™s Rashaad Penny (2014-17).

ā€¢ Bulldogs QB Jake Haener has thrown for at least 300 yards in four consecutive contests, tying for the fifth-longest streak inĀ  Conference history. Haener can jump into a tie for second place with a 300-yard day at Oregon on Saturday, Sept. 4.

ā€¢ Nevada, a team which boasts arguably the Mountain Westā€™s most dangerous offensive attack, will look to earn its first road victory against an autonomous five opponent since 2012 when the Wolf Pack travel to Cal on Saturday, Sept.4 (7:30 p.m. PT on FS1).

ā€¢ The Mountain West welcomes a pair of new coaches this season, including Boise Stateā€™s Andy Avalos and Utah Stateā€™s Blake Anderson. Avalos, a former Bronco linebacker and defensive coordinator, comes to Boise after two seasons as defensive coordinator at Oregon. Anderson joins the Aggies after a seven-year stint as head coach at Arkansas State.

ā€¢ San JosĆ© State, the defending Mountain West champions, will enter the 2021 Conference season riding an eight-game win streak, which is the fourth-longest active league win streak nationally. In 2020, the Spartans were 7-0 in MW play and havenā€™t lost a league contest Nov. 23, 2019.

ā€¢ The Spartans go on the road on Saturday, Sept. 4, to No. 14/15 USC, looking for their first victory over a nationally-ranked opponent since 2013.

ā€¢ Colorado State punter Ryan Stonehouse, who returns for a fifth season, enters the 2021 season as the NCAAā€™s career punting average record holder (46.8).

ā€¢ Against all autonomous 5 competition, the Mountain West has won 11 of its last 23 games, including nine against the Pac-12.

ā€¢ In the past 17 years, the Mountain West has been the top non-autonomous 5 conference nine times and second five times.

ā€¢ The Mountain West has been nationally-ranked in 21 of the last 28 College Football Playoff Rankings.

ā€¢ The Mountain West produced the first non-automatic-qualifying FBS team into a BCS bowl game (Utah – 2005 Fiesta Bowl) and intoĀ  the College Football Playoff (Boise State – 2014 Fiesta Bowl).

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