The 2010 Mountain West Conference football schedule was released today and is comprised of 73 games, including 36 conference match-ups. The 2010 schedule plays out over 14 weeks and concludes Saturday, December 4. Fifty-three of the 55 MWC-controlled games are set for Saturdays (96 percent) and every Conference match-up will be televised.
The non-conference schedule features 19 games against teams that earned bowl berths in 2009, including Boise State, Florida State, Idaho (2 games), Iowa State, Missouri, Nevada (2 games), Oklahoma, Oregon, Oregon State, Pittsburgh, Texas, Texas Tech, West Virginia and Wisconsin. Seven non-conference opponents finished ranked in last year's final Top 25 polls (USA Today/AP) - #2/2 Texas, #4/4 Boise State, #11/11 Oregon, #15/15 Pittsburgh, #16/16 Wisconsin, #22/RV West Virginia and #23/21 Texas Tech.
The MWC will play 14 games against Bowl Championship Series automatic-qualifying conference opponents including seven against the Big 12, three match-ups with the Pac-10, two contests against the Big East and one each against the ACC and Big Ten. The remainder of the non-conference schedule features 12 games against the WAC and two match-ups with C-USA and the MAC. There are three games scheduled against Football Bowl Subdivision independents Army, Navy and Notre Dame, and four home dates with Football Championship Subdivision programs.
The 2010 schedule currently features a minimum of 52 telecasts that will be available on a national basis. CBS College Sports Network will air nine games and VERSUS is scheduled for eight telecasts. The Mtn. will televise 30 games, again featuring a unique telecast schedule that includes triple-headers on select weekends to maximize institutional exposure and provide fans all the MWC football action. The entire slate of games on VERSUS, CBS College Sports Network and The Mtn. will be produced in high-definition (HD).
The final Mtn. telecast and kick time will be selected in the near future. The MWC anticipates additional television and kick time information for non-conference road games once those conferences finalize their schedules later this summer.
The Mountain West Conference kicks off the season on Thursday, September 2, with Utah hosting Big East foe Pittsburgh at 6:30 p.m. MT live on VERSUS.
Live game coverage on the trio of MWC networks continues on Saturday, September 4 as Colorado State and Colorado square-off at Invesco Field at Mile High in Denver at Noon MT on The Mtn. CBS College Sports Network will televise the Washington at BYU game that afternoon beginning at 5 p.m. MT, while VERSUS will conclude the day with a 8 p.m. PT broadcast of the Wisconsin at UNLV contest.
VERSUS and CBS College Sports Network are widely available on cable systems across the country and via satellite on DIRECTV (VERSUS-Channel 603/CBS C-Channel 613). Dish Network carries VERSUS on Channel 151 and CBS C on Channel 152) and has not yet added The Mtn. to its lineup. The Mtn. is carried nationally by DIRECTV (Channel 616) and on numerous cable operators representing over 200 municipalities in nine states.
Below is the complete 2010 Mountain West Conference schedule, including kick times and television information.
2010 Mountain West Conference Football Television Schedule
Date
Game
Time
Television
Thursday, September 2
Pittsburgh at Utah
6:30 PM MT
HD
Saturday, September 4
Northwestern State at Air Force
12:00 PM MT
Saturday, September 4
Colorado vs. Colorado State!
12:00 PM MT
Saturday, September 4
New Mexico at Oregon
12:30 PM PT
Comcast Sports Net/Comcast New Mexico
Saturday, September 4
Washington at BYU
5:00 PM MT
HD
Saturday, September 4
Nicholls State at San Diego State
5:00 PM PT
Saturday, September 4
Oregon State vs. TCU &
6:45 PM CT
Saturday, September 4
Southern Utah at Wyoming
7:00 PM MT
Saturday, September 4
Wisconsin at UNLV
8:00 PM PT
HD
Saturday, September 11
BYU at Air Force*
2:00 PM MT
HD
Saturday, September 11
UNLV at Utah*
2:00 PM MT
Saturday, September 11
Tennessee Tech at TCU
6:00 PM CT
Saturday, September 11
Wyoming at Texas
6:00 PM CT
Saturday, September 11
Texas Tech at New Mexico
6:00 PM MT
Saturday, September 11
San Diego State at New Mexico State
6:00 PM MT
AggieVision/ESPN3.com
Saturday, September 11
Colorado State at Nevada
7:30 PM PT
Saturday, September 18
Air Force at Oklahoma
2:30 PM CT
Saturday, September 18
BYU at Florida State
3:30 PM ET
Saturday, September 18
Colorado State at Miami (Ohio)
3:30 PM ET
Ohio News Network
Saturday, September 18
Baylor at TCU
3:30 PM CT
HD
Saturday, September 18
Utah at New Mexico*
6:00 PM MT
Saturday, September 18
Boise State at Wyoming
6:00 PM MT
HD
Saturday, September 18
San Diego State at Missouri
6:00 PM CT
Missouri PPV
Saturday, September 18
UNLV at Idaho
7:30 PM PT
Friday, September 24
TCU at SMU
7:00 PM CT
Saturday, September 25
Air Force at Wyoming*
12:00 PM MT
Saturday, September 25
Idaho at Colorado State
2:00 PM MT
Saturday, September 25
Nevada at BYU
4:00 PM MT
Saturday, September 25
San Jose State at Utah
6:00 PM MT
Saturday, September 25
Utah State at San Diego State
5:00 PM PT
Saturday, September 25
New Mexico at UNLV*
7:00 PM PT
Friday, October 1
BYU at Utah State
6:00 PM MT
Saturday, October 2
TCU at Colorado State*
12:00 PM MT
Saturday, October 2
Navy at Air Force
12:30 PM MT
HD
Saturday, October 2
UTEP at New Mexico
4:00 PM MT
Saturday, October 2
Nevada at UNLV
7:00 PM PT
Saturday, October 2
Wyoming at Toledo
7:00 PM ET
TBD
Saturday, October 9
Colorado State at Air Force*
12:00 PM MT
Saturday, October 9
Wyoming at TCU*
2:30 PM CT
HD
Saturday, October 9
UNLV at West Virginia
3:30 PM ET
Big East Network airing locally on KVVU-TV Fox 5 in Las Vegas
Saturday, October 9
San Diego State at BYU*
4:00 PM MT
(Simulcast by Channel 4 San Diego)
Saturday, October 9
Utah at Iowa State
6:00 PM CT
Saturday, October 9
New Mexico at New Mexico State
6:00 PM MT
AggieVision
Saturday, October 16
UNLV at Colorado State*
12:00 PM MT
Saturday, October 16
BYU at TCU*
3:00 PM CT
HD
Saturday, October 16
Utah at Wyoming*
4:00 PM MT
Saturday, October 16
Air Force at San Diego State*
5:00 PM PT
HD
Saturday, October 23
Wyoming at BYU*
12:00 PM MT
Saturday, October 23
Colorado State at Utah*
4:00 PM MT
Saturday, October 23
Air Force at TCU*
7:00 PM CT
HD
Saturday, October 23
San Diego State at New Mexico*
8:00 PM MT
(Simulcast by Channel 4 San Diego)
Saturday, October 30
San Diego State at Wyoming*
12:00 PM MT
(Simulcast by Channel 4 San Diego)
Saturday, October 30
New Mexico at Colorado State*
4:00 PM MT
Saturday, October 30
Utah at Air Force*
5:30 PM MT
HD
Saturday, October 30
TCU at UNLV*
8:00 PM PT
HD
Saturday, November 6
Air Force at Army
12:00 PM ET
HD
Saturday, November 6
UNLV at BYU*
12:00 PM MT
Saturday, November 6
TCU at Utah*
1:30 PM MT
HD
Saturday, November 6
Wyoming at New Mexico*
4:00 PM MT
Saturday, November 6
Colorado State at San Diego State*
7:00 PM PT
Saturday, November 13
BYU at Colorado State*
12:00 PM MT
Saturday, November 13
San Diego State at TCU*
3:00 PM CT
HD
Saturday, November 13
New Mexico at Air Force*
4:00 PM MT
Saturday, November 13
Wyoming at UNLV*
7:00 PM PT
Saturday, November 13
Utah at Notre Dame
2:30 ET
Thursday, November 18
Air Force at UNLV*
7:00 PM PT
HD
Saturday, November 20
Colorado State at Wyoming*
12:00 PM MT
Saturday, November 20
New Mexico at BYU*
4:00 PM MT
Saturday, November 20
Utah at San Diego State*
7:00 PM PT
Saturday, November 27
BYU at Utah*
1:30 PM MT
(Simulcast by HD
Saturday, November 27
TCU at New Mexico*
2:00 PM MT
HD
Saturday, November 27
UNLV at San Diego State*
5:00 PM PT
Saturday, December 4
UNLV at Hawai'i
5:30 PM HT
TBD
& Dallas Cowboys Stadium (Arlington, Texas)
!Invesco Field (Denver, Colo.) [MWC Home Game]
*Mountain West Conference Game
