2005 MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE FOOTBALL TELEVISION SCHEDULE (as of Aug. 24, 2005)
Date
Game
TV
Time
Distribution
Fri., Sept. 2
Arizona at Utah
ESPN
6:00 p.m. MT
National
Sat., Sept. 3
TCU at Oklahoma
ABC
11:00 a.m. CT
Regional
Sat., Sept. 3
Washington at Air Force*
ABC
12:30 p.m. PT
Regional
Sat., Sept. 3
Boston College at BYU
ABC
1:30 p.m. MT
Regional
Sat., Sept. 3
Colorado State at Colorado
TBS
1:30 p.m. MT
National
Sat., Sept. 3
Wyoming at Florida
PPV+
6:00 p.m. MT
Regional
Sat., Sept. 3
UCLA at SDSU
ESPN2
7:15 p.m. PT
National
Mon., Sept. 5
UNLV at New Mexico
ESPN2
11:00 a.m. MT
National
Sat., Sept. 10
Colorado State at Minnesota
ESPN2
1:00 p.m. CT
National
Sat., Sept. 10
Eastern Illinois at BYU
SportsWest
1:00 p.m. MT
Local
Sat., Sept. 10
TCU at SMU
CSTV
8:30 p.m. CT
National
Sat., Sept. 10
Idaho at UNLV
Idaho Local
7:00 p.m. PT
Local
Sat., Sept. 10
Utah State at Utah
KJZZ
6:00 p.m. MT
Local
Sat., Sept. 10
San Diego State at Air Force
ESPN360
12:00 p.m. MT
Broadband
Sat., Sept. 10
New Mexico at Missouri
KRQE
6:00 p.m. CT
Local
Thurs., Sept. 15
Utah at TCU
ESPN
6:30 p.m. CT
National
Sat., Sept. 17
SDSU at Ohio State
ABC
3:30 p.m. ET
Regional
Sat., Sept. 17
UNLV at Nevada
ESPNU
7:00 p.m. PT
National
Sat., Sept. 17
New Mexico State at New Mexico
KRQE
6:00 p.m. MT
(tape delay)Local
Thurs., Sept. 22
Air Force at Utah
ESPN
5:30 p.m. MT
National
Sat., Sept. 24
TCU at BYU
ESPN+Plus
1:00 p.m. MT
Regional
Sat., Sept. 24
Nevada at Colorado State
Fox RM
4:00 p.m. MT
Local
Sat., Sept. 24
New Mexico at UTEP
CSTV
8:00 p.m. CT
National
Sat., Sept. 24
San Jose State at San Diego State
SportsWest
5:00 p.m. PT
Local
Sat., Sept. 24
UNLV at Utah State
SportsWest
TBD
Local
Thurs., Sept. 29
Air Force at Colorado State
ESPN
5:30 p.m. MT
National
Sat., Oct. 1
BYU at SDSU
ESPN Classic
7:00 p.m. PT
National
Sat., Oct 1
New Mexico at TCU
KRQE
6:00 p.m. CT
Local
Sat., Oct. 1
UNLV at Wyoming
SportsWest
1:00 p.m. MT
Local
Sat., Oct. 1
Utah at North Carolina*
KJZZ
TBD
Local
Sat., Oct. 8
Air Force at Navy
CSTV
1:30 p.m. ET
National
Sat., Oct. 8
San Diego State at UNLV
ESPN+Plus
1:00 p.m. MT
Regional
Sat., Oct. 8
BYU at New Mexico
SportsWest
6:00 p.m. MT
Local
Sat., Oct. 8
Utah at Colorado State
ESPN+Plus
1:00 p.m. MT
Regional OR SDSU at UNLV
Sat., Oct. 8
SDSU at UNLV#
SportsWest
TBD
Local
Sat., Oct. 8
Utah at Colorado State#
KJZZ
4:30 p.m. MT
Local
Sat., Oct. 15
MWC Game of the Week
ESPN+Plus
1:00 p.m. MT
Regional
Sat., Oct. 15
MWC Telecast
ABC
5:00 p.m. MT
Regional
Sat., Oct. 15
New Mexico at Wyoming#
SportsWest
TBD
Local
Sat., Oct. 15
Colorado State at BYU#
SportsWest
TBD
Local
Sat., Oct. 22
BYU at Notre Dame
NBC
1:30 p.m. ET
National
Sat., Oct. 22
TCU at Air Force
ESPN+Plus 1:00 p.m. MT
Regional
Sat., Oct. 22
MWC Game of the Week
ESPN+Plus
1:00 p.m. MT
Regional
Sat., Oct. 22
MWC Telecast
ABC
5:00 p.m. MT
Regional
Sat., Oct. 22
New Mexico at SDSU#
SportsWest
TBD
Local
Sat., Oct. 22
Utah at UNLV#
KJZZ
TBD
Local
Fri., Oct. 28
Colorado State at New Mexico
ESPN2
6:00 p.m. MT
National
Sat., Oct. 29
Air Force at BYU OR TCU at San Diego State
ESPN+Plus
1:00 p.m. MT
Regional
Sat., Oct. 29
Air Force at BYU
ESPN+Plus
1:00 p.m. MT
Regional OR TCU at SDSU
Sat., Oct. 29
Air Force at BYU#
SportsWest
TBD
Local
Sat., Nov. 5
MWC Game of the Week
ESPN+Plus
1:00 p.m. MT
Regional
Sat., Nov. 5
Army at Air Force
ESPN Classic
1:30 p.m. MT
National
Sat., Nov. 5
BYU at UNLV#
SportsWest
TBD
Local
Sat., Nov. 5
Wyoming at Utah#
KJZZ
TBD
Local
Sat., Nov. 12
MWC Game of the Week
ESPN+Plus
1:00 p.m. MT
Regional
Sat., Nov. 12
BYU at Wyoming#
SportsWest
TBD
Local
Sat., Nov. 12
New Mexico at Utah#
KJZZ
TBD
Local
Sat., Nov. 19
MWC Game of the Week
ESPN+Plus
1:00 p.m. MT
Regional
Sat., Nov. 19
Air Force at New Mexico#
SportsWest
TBD
Local
Sat., Nov. 19
Wyoming at SDSU#
SportsWest
TBD
Local
Thurs., Dec. 22
Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl
ESPN
5:00 p.m. PT
National
Thurs., Dec. 22
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
ESPN2
7:30 p.m. PT
National
Thurs., Dec. 29
Emerald Bowl
ESPN
1:30 p.m. PT
National
All dates and game times subject to change.
* Qwest Field in Seattle, Washington
+ Game will also be aired on a tape-delayed basis on Sun Sports and Fox College Sports (available on digital subscription tiers only). The PPV telecast will be cancelled if the game is ultimately selected by a network.
# Provided game is not selected for conference package telecast and window is available.
* Provided game is not selected by the ACC as part of its conference package
NOTE:Other telecast opportunities are being developed. Information regarding additional ESPN/ESPN2/ESPN Classic/ESPNU/ABC picks, ESPN Regional match-ups, non-conference road telecasts and home/away local package games will be included as it becomes available.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Mountain West Conference released its projected football television schedule for the 2005 season today. The schedule currently features a minimum of 28 national or regional televised games. The Conference expects to add several more telecasts in the coming months and will release a full television schedule at its annual football media day July 18 in San Diego.
The MWC will figure prominently in the inaugural season of Division I-A college football on College Sports Television (CSTV). Two games will feature match-ups against Conference USA opponents and Air Force will face Navy in the annual service academy showdown. ESPN/ESPN2 are currently scheduled to air 10 games involving Mountain West Conference teams in 2005, while ABC will broadcast five contests. There are also eight syndicated "Mountain West Game of the Week" telecasts scheduled on ESPN Regional Television.
The Mountain West Conference season kicks off with a record weekend highlighted by eight of the nine institutions' games being televised. The opening slate features four nationally- and four regionally-televised contests, beginning with two-time defending MWC champion Utah hosting Arizona Friday night, Sept. 2 on ESPN.
MWC newcomer TCU travels to Oklahoma in one of three ABC Regional telecasts on Saturday, Sept. 3. The other two ABC games feature Air Force facing Washington at Qwest Field in Seattle and BYU hosting Boston College. The annual Rocky Mountain Showdown between Colorado State and Colorado will be played in Boulder this season and televised nationally on TBS. The final game Saturday night pits UCLA against San Diego State in an ESPN2 telecast from Qualcomm Stadium.
UNLV and New Mexico open the conference schedule in Albuquerque with a Labor Day (Monday, Sept. 5) broadcast on ESPN2.
The Mountain West Conference will embark on a groundbreaking new television agreement with CSTV beginning in the fall of 2006. The 2005 season marks the final year of a seven-year contract with television partners ABC/ESPN/ESPN2/ESPN Regional Television.
Through it first six years, 80 percent of the football games involving teams from the Mountain West Conference have been televised, including 116 national telecasts. Even greater levels of exposure are anticipated in future seasons.
Below is a listing of projected Mountain West Conference national and regional television games for the 2005 season.
