COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Mountain West Conference announced today an updated broadcast schedule that will include 55 games on national and regional television.
Today's announcement reflects the new partnership between CSTV Networks and Comcast for ownership and distribution of The mtn. - MountainWest Sports Network. The schedule includes national games on OLN (the network will change its name to Versus on Sept. 25) and CSTV, along with non-conference road appearances on other national networks (eg., ESPN, Fox Sports Net and TBS).
In order to add the OLN national telecasts to the schedule and accommodate a weekly regional double-header on The mtn., some minimal adjustments in outlets and kick times were necessary. OLN has committed to televise eight MWC games, while CSTV will air an additional eight contests nationally. A total of 30 games will be televised on The mtn. - the first-ever regional network dedicated to a collegiate conference.
The Mountain West Conference kicks off the season with San Diego State hosting UTEP on Thursday, August 31 in a nationally-televised game on CSTV beginning at 7:30 p.m. PT. Other national highlights include Colorado State hosting Colorado (CSTV) at Invesco Field at Mile High in Denver the second week of the season (Sept. 9), Texas Tech visiting TCU (OLN) on Sept. 16, Boise State at Utah (OLN) on September 30, Notre Dame at Air Force (CSTV) on Nov. 11, and numerous key Conference match-ups throughout the schedule.
The broadcast outlet(s) for the remaining handful of games on the schedule are still to be determined and may include broadband distribution, video-on-demand, customized local programming and/or wireless applications.
The 2006 MWC football television schedule exemplifies the "Fans First" philosophy. Forty-eight of the 55 MWC-controlled games are set for Saturdays (87 percent) with kickoffs generally in institutionally-preferred time slots between 12 noon and 6 p.m.
as of July 27, 2006
2006 MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE FOOTBALL TELEVISION SCHEDULE
Date
Game
TV
Time
Thurs., Aug. 31
UTEP at San Diego State
CSTV
7:30 p.m. PT
Sat., Sept. 2
Utah State at Wyoming
TBD
2:30 p.m. MT
Sat., Sept. 2
Weber State at Colorado State
mtn.
3 p.m. MT
Sat., Sept. 2
Utah at UCLA
FSN
4 p.m. PT
Sat., Sept. 2
Portland State at New Mexico
mtn.
6:30 p.m. MT
Sat., Sept. 2
Idaho State at UNLV
TBD
7 p.m. PT
Sat., Sept. 2
BYU at Arizona
TBS
7:15 p.m. PT
Sun., Sept. 3
TCU at Baylor
FSN
4:30 p.m. CT
Sat., Sept. 9
Tulsa at BYU
mtn.
2 p.m. MT
Sat., Sept. 9
Colorado at Colorado State^
CSTV
3 p.m. MT
Sat., Sept. 9
UC Davis at TCU
TBD
6 p.m. CT
Sat., Sept. 9
Northern Arizona at Utah
mtn.
6 p.m. MT
Sat., Sept. 16
BYU at Boston College
ESPN2
12 p.m. ET
Sat., Sept. 16
Boise State at Wyoming
mtn.
1:30 p.m. MT
Sat., Sept. 16
San Diego State at Wisconsin
ESPN+Plus
2:30 p.m. CT
Sat., Sept. 16
Texas Tech at TCU
Versus#
4:30 p.m. CT
Sat., Sept. 16
Missouri at New Mexico
mtn.
6 p.m. MT
Sat., Sept. 16
Utah at Utah State
KJZZ
6:05 p.m. MT
Sat., Sept. 23
Utah State at BYU
mtn.
1 p.m. MT
Sat., Sept. 23
Air Force at Wyoming
TBD
2:30 p.m. MT
Sat., Sept. 23
UTEP at New Mexico
CSTV
3 p.m. MT
Sat., Sept. 23
Utah at San Diego State
mtn.
5 p.m. PT
Thurs., Sept. 28
BYU at TCU
Versus#
5 p.m. CT
Sat., Sept. 30
Boise State at Utah
Versus#
1 p.m. MT
Sat., Sept. 30
New Mexico at Air Force
mtn.
12 p.m. MT
Sat., Sept. 30
Nevada at UNLV
mtn.
7 p.m. PT
Thurs., Oct. 5
TCU at Utah
Versus#
7 p.m. MT
Sat., Oct. 7
Navy at Air Force
CSTV
12 p.m. MT
Sat., Oct. 7
San Diego State at BYU
mtn.
12 p.m. MT
Sat., Oct. 7
UNLV at Colorado State
mtn.
3:30 p.m. MT
Sat., Oct. 7
Wyoming at New Mexico
TBD
6 p.m. MT
Thurs., Oct. 12
Colorado State at Air Force
mtn.
6 p.m. MT
Sat., Oct. 14
Utah at Wyoming
mtn.
1 p.m. MT
Sat., Oct. 14
New Mexico at UNLV
mtn.
7 p.m. PT
Thurs., Oct. 19
Utah at New Mexico
mtn.
7 p.m. MT
Sat., Oct. 21
UNLV at BYU
mtn.
1 p.m. MT
Sat., Oct. 21
Colorado State at Wyoming
TBD
2 p.m. MT
Sat., Oct. 21
Air Force at San Diego State
mtn.
5 p.m. PT
Sat., Oct. 21
TCU at Army
ESPN, Inc.
TBD
Sat., Oct. 28
BYU at Air Force
Versus#
12 p.m. MT
Sat., Oct. 28
UNLV at Utah
mtn.
2 p.m. MT
Sat., Oct. 28
New Mexico at Colorado State
TBD
3:30 p.m. MT
Sat., Oct. 28
Wyoming at TCU
mtn.
6:30 p.m. CT
Sat., Oct. 28
Cal Poly at San Diego State
TBD
5 p.m. PT
Fri., Nov. 3
Air Force at Army
ESPN2
8 p.m. ET
Sat., Nov. 4
TCU at UNLV
Versus#
12 p.m. PT
Sat., Nov. 4
San Diego State at Wyoming
mtn.
1 p.m. MT
Sat., Nov. 4
BYU at Colorado State
mtn.
4:30 p.m. MT
Thurs., Nov. 9
Wyoming at BYU
CSTV
6 p.m. MT
Sat., Nov. 11
Colorado State at Utah
Versus#
12 p.m. MT
Sat., Nov. 11
Notre Dame at Air Force
CSTV
2 p.m. MT
Sat., Nov. 11
TCU at New Mexico
mtn.
3:30 p.m. MT
Sat., Nov. 11
UNLV at San Diego State
mtn.
6 p.m. PT
Sat., Nov. 18
Wyoming at UNLV
TBD
1 p.m. PT
Sat., Nov. 18
New Mexico at BYU
mtn.
2 p.m. MT
Sat., Nov. 18
San Diego State at TCU
Versus#
3 p.m. CT
Sat., Nov. 18
Utah at Air Force
mtn.
5:30 p.m. MT
Fri., Nov. 24
Air Force at UNLV
mtn.
4 p.m. PT
Sat., Nov. 25
San Diego State at New Mexico
TBD
12:30 p.m. MT
Sat., Nov. 25
BYU at Utah
CSTV & mtn.%
1:30 p.m. MT
Sat., Nov. 25
TCU at Colorado State
mtn.
5 p.m. MT
Sat., Dec. 2
Air Force at TCU
CSTV
3:30 p.m. CT
Sat., Dec. 2
Colorado State at San Diego State
mtn.
5 p.m. PT
Tue., Dec. 19
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
ESPN2
5 p.m. PT
Thurs., Dec. 21
Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl
ESPN
5 p.m. PT
Sat., Dec. 23
New Mexico Bowl
ESPN
2:30 p.m. MT
Sat., Dec. 23
Fort Worth Bowl
ESPN
7 p.m. CT
All dates and game times subject to change.
^ Invesco Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado
% This game will be simulcast on CSTV and the mtn.
# OLN will change its name to Versus on Sept. 25
The broadcast outlets for those games listed as TBD are still being determined.
The mtn. is a multi-faceted super regional network with a number of platforms, including a linear regional cable network, customized local programming, broadband distribution, video-on-demand and wireless applications. Games scheduled for The mtn. could appear on one or more of these outlets.
