MWC Football news

STEVENS: Aho's Field Goal Brings Lobos a Joyous 29-27 Win

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:11:20 EST

New Mexico's James Aho trotted out onto University Stadium with 15 seconds hovering between the Lobos and the possibility of a winless season and Aho casually told his holder, Adam Miller: "It's going in for you, Adam." And then the Colorado State Rams tried to ice the Lobo kicker with a timeout and maybe remind the sophomore that the space in the middle was guarded by two posts - posts Aho had hit four times a week earlier in a loss to BYU. The "icing" didn't work and Aho blasted a 27-yarder through and the Lobos finally got to celebrate a victory in 2009. "It hasn't been happy like this in here for quite a while and after so many losses, you almost forget what it feels like," said Lobo senior Frankie Baca.

Football Scoreboard - Nov. 21, 2009

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:27:47 EST

No. 4 TCU remained undefeated and clinched at least a share of the 2009 MWC football crown with a 45-10 win at Wyoming on Saturday. In other league tilts, No. 18 BYU defeated Air Force (38-21), No. 23 Utah ran past San Diego State (38-7) and New Mexico edged Colorado State (29-27).

Lobos Snap Losing Streak, Top Colorado State 29-27

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:40:30 EST

James Aho's 27-yard field goal with 12 seconds left sent New Mexico to a 29-27 victory over Colorado State on Saturday night, ending the Lobos' 14-game losing streak

Rams Lose Last-Minute Thriller to Lobos, 29-27

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:39:49 EST

Colorado State's John Mosure ran for a career-high 177 yards and two touchdowns and Nick Oppenneer returned an interception 97 yards to give the Rams (3-8, 0-7 Mountain West ) a 27-23 fourth-quarter lead.

Air Force Falls To BYU, 38-21

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:29:50 EST

BYU's feisty quarterback solidified himself as one of the best the school has had, leading the 19th-ranked Cougars to a 38-21 win over Air Force on Saturday for Hall's 30th victory as the starter.

SDSU-Utah Postgame Quotes

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:22:40 EST

"Utah got up on us quickly. We gave up big plays and we had a couple of penalties on both sides of the ball that didn't help us. We put ourselves back a little bit offensively and defensively and then we had some things go wrong. We have to do a better job of stopping the big plays defensively and have to get better as a team."

San Diego State Falls to No. 23 Utah, 38-7

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:18:24 EST

Eddie Wide rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns and No. 23 Utah scored all its points in the first half to defeat San Diego State Saturday, 38-7.

No. 23 Utah Routs San Diego State, 38-7

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:07:38 EST

Eddie Wide rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns and No. 23 Utah scored all its points in the first half and coasted to a 38-7 win over San Diego State Saturday.

SDSU-Utah Postgame Notes

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:18:05 EST

San Diego State held Utah scoreless for the third and fourth quarters. It was the first time the Aztecs held a nationally ranked opponent scoreless in back-to-back quarters since playing No. 21 Colorado State on Nov. 17, 2002 (2nd & 3rd quarters).

TCU Whips Wyoming, 45-10

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:31:32 EST

Matthew Tucker and Joseph Turner each ran for two touchdowns, and No. 4 TCU routed Wyoming 45-10 on Saturday for the Horned Frogs' best start in 71 years.

Wyoming Falls to TCU, 45-10

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:26:38 EST

Matthew Tucker and Joseph Turner each ran for two touchdowns, and No. 4 TCU routed Wyoming 45-10 on Saturday for the Horned Frogs' best start in 71 years.

Bad Break For Record Breaker

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:12:56 EST

Opposing defenses couldn't manage to stop honors candidate Ryan Wolfe for the last four years while playing wide receiver at UNLV but a broken foot could.The school announced Friday that Wolfe (Santa Clarita, CA/Hart HS), who appeared in all 47 of his previous games as a Rebel, will not be able to play his senior-season finale on Nov. 28 vs. San Diego State after fracturing the fifth metatarsal in his left foot while returning punts during Wednesday's practice.

Mountain West Conference Announces Week 11 Football Fan Favorite Photo Contest Winner

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:16:42 EST

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Kelly Martin of Colleyville, Texas is the winner of the Week 11 MWC Football Fan Favorite Photo Contest. For her submission, Martin has won an MWC prize pack, and at the end of the 2009 football regular season, will go head-to-head against all weekly winners for the grand prize: two tickets to an MWC bowl game of her choice.*

Records Fall in Win Over Air Force

Quarterback Max Hall and running back Harvey Unga rewrote the record books as the Cougars improved to 6-1 in Mountain West Conference play and 9-2 overall with a 38-21 win over Air Force at LaVell Edwards Stadium on Saturday.