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CFB Week 14 Conference Notes: Mountain West Conference

THIS WEEK IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE

MOUNTAIN WEST SUCCESS
• Air Force (9-3), Boise State (7-5), Fresno State (9-3), Nevada (8-4), San Diego State (11-1), Utah State (9-3) and Wyoming (6-6) are bowl eligible. 2021 marks the third time in the last four seasons the Conference has had seven bowl-eligible teams.

• The Mountain West is home to five teams with at least eight wins this season, which is the third-most nationally, trailing only the Big Ten and SEC.

• In 2021, the Mountain West has five victories over autonomous-5 opponents, the most of any non-autonomous-5 conference. Including all 10 FBS conferences, the MW has the fourth-most A5 victories, trailing only the ACC, Big Ten and SEC.

• This season, the Mountain West has a pair of nonconference victories over nationally-ranked opponents, including Fresno State’s win over then-No. 13/13 UCLA and Boise State’s defeat over then-No. 10/10 BYU. The MW is tied for fourth nationally with two victories against top-25 nonconference opponents, trailing only the Big 12, Big Ten and SEC.

• The Mountain West is one of just two FBS conferences with at least two nonconference victories against top-15 opponents (SEC – 3).

• The league has a .500 record against opponents from the Pac-12 in 2021.

• Boise State and Fresno State both have two top-25 victories.

• The Broncos went on the road and defeated No. 10/10 BYU (26-17) on Oct. 9 and won at No. 25 Fresno State (40-14) on Nov. 6.

• The Bulldogs defeated No. 13/13 UCLA (40-37) on Sept. 18 and No. 20/21 San Diego State (30-20) on Oct. 30. Both wins came on the road, marking the first season Fresno State has earned a pair of road top-25 victories.

• In nonconference play, the Mountain West has compiled a 30-19 (.612) record, the fifth-best win percentage nationally and best among the non-autonomous-5 conferences.

• San Diego State and Fresno State have both been nationally ranked at some point in 2021. This is the sixth-consecutive season at least two Mountain West programs have been nationally ranked.

• Dating back to the 2019 season, the Mountain West has won 16 games against autonomous-5 opponents, including 14 against the Pac-12.

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

• The Mountain West has been nationally-ranked in 24 of the last 31 College Football Playoff Rankings.

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

ON THE AZTECS
• San Diego State is 2-0 in the MW championship game, defeating Air Force in 2015 (27-24) and Wyoming in 2016 (27-24). The Aztecs are one of just two teams, joining San José State, with an undefeated record in the MW championship game.

• San Diego State’s third appearance in the championship game is the third-most in the Conference, trailing Boise State (5) and Fresno State (4).

• San Diego State has won 11 of the last 12 games over Utah State.

• The Aztecs are ranked No. 19 in the latest College Football Playoff Rankings, the second-highest Non-Autonomous 5 team nationally.

• San Diego State has reached the double-digit win mark for the fifth time in seven years and is one of just 10 FBS teams with at least 11 victories in 2021.

• San Diego State opened the 2021 season with a pair of victories over autonomous-5 opponents, including Pac-12 South Division champion Utah and Arizona. The Aztecs are the only non-autonomous-5 team with multiples wins over autonomous-5 opponents this season.

ON THE AGGIES
• Utah State is 0-1 in the MW championship game, losing to Fresno State in the league’s first championship contest in 2013 (24-17).

• The Aggies are one of just two MW Mountain Division teams with multiple championship game appearances, trailing only Boise State (5).

• Utah State was picked to finish fifth in the Mountain Division before the 2021 season.

• Coming off a one-win 2020 campaign, the Aggies have a 9-3 overall record in 2021. This eight-game win improvement is tied with Michigan State and Northern Illinois for the second-best turnaround nationally and trailing only Michigan (9).

• Utah State has not dropped a road game this season, recording a perfect 6-0 mark. The Aggies’ six-game road win streak is tied for fourth-longest nationally.

• On Oct. 16 against UNLV, Utah State senior Savon Scarver tied the NCAA and Mountain West record for career kickoff returns for a touchdown (7).

• Aggies senior WR Deven Thompkins leads the nation in receiving yards per game, averaging 128.6 yards and total receiving yards (1,543). Thompkins currently ranks fifth in MW single-season receiving and is 10 yards shy of moving into fourth place.

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