Southern Utah (1-0, 0-0) San Diego State (0-1, 0-0)
Qualcomm Stadium (54,000) San Diego, Calif.
5:30 p.m. PT
First Meeting
17/17 -
Utah (1-0, 0-0) San Jose State (0-1, 0-0)
Spartan Stadium (30,456) San Jose, Calif.
7:30 p.m. PT ESPNU
Utah Leads 4-1 1998, Utah 49-17
-/24 -
Oregon State (1-0, 0-0) UNLV (1-0, 0-0)
Sam Boyd Stadium (36,800) Las Vegas, Nev.
8 p.m. PT CBS C HD/SIRIUS/XM
UNLV Leads 3-1 2002, OSU 47-17
LAST WEEK'S RESULTS (SEPT. 3, 5 & 6)
Thursday, September 3
#18/19 Utah 35, Utah State 17, Colorado State 7 (Salt Lake City, Utah; Attendance - 45,333)
Saturday, September 5
#24/20 BYU 14, #3/3 Oklahoma 13 (Arlington, Texas; Attendance - 75,437)
Air Force 72, Nicholls State 0 (Colorado Springs, Colo.; Attendance - 42,205)
UNLV 38, Sacramento State 3 (Las Vegas, Nev.; Attendance - 22,195)
Wyoming 29, Weber State 22 (Laramie, Wyo.; Attendance - 18,016)
UCLA 33, San Diego State 14 (Pasadena, Calif.; Attendance - 55,761)
Texas A&M 41, New Mexico 6 (College Station, Texas; Attendance - 73,887)
Sunday, September 6
Colorado State 23, Colorado 17 (Boulder, Colo.; Attendance - 53,168)
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (SEPT. 7, 2009)
Offensive Player of the Week MAX HALL, BYU
Senior, Quarterback, Mesa, Arizona/Arizona State
Max Hall completed 26-of-38 passes for 329 yards and two touchdowns to lead No. 24 BYU to a 14-
13 upset of No. 3 Oklahoma. Down 13-7 with 11:41 left to play, Hall led the Cougars on a 16-play,
78-yard drive that resulted in a 7-yard touchdown pass to McKay Jacobson to tie the game with just 3:03
remaining. Mitch Payne's extra point put BYU on top, 14-13. During what proved to be the gamewinning
drive, Hall completed 9-of-11 passes for 74 yards, including a 23-yard strike to tight end Dennis
Pitta on 4th-and-4 from the Oklahoma 29-yard line. The victory marked the first time BYU defeated a
top-10 team since downing No. 1 Miami, 28-21, on Sept. 8, 1990.
Defensive Player of the Week ANDREW RICH, BYU
Junior, Free Safety, Ogden, Utah/Snow College
Andrew Rich recorded five tackles, including four solo stops, one tackle for loss and two forced fumbles
to aid the Cougars' upset victory. With Oklahoma holding a 7-0 lead at the 2:15 mark of the first quarter
and a 1st-and-10 opportunity on the BYU 16-yardline, Rich caused a Sooner fumble that was recovered
by Cougar linebacker Shawn Doman on the BYU 5-yard line. The Odgen, Utah, native forced his second
fumble of the game with 4:12 left to play in the second quarter and Oklahoma driving. Cougar defensive
lineman Brett Denney recovered the ball on the BYU 37. Five plays later, Max Hall connected with
Andrew George on a 5-yard touchdown pass to tie the game at 7-7.
Special Teams Players of the Week AUSTIN McCOY, WYOMING
Sophomore, Place Kicker/Punter, Winter Haven, Fla./Winter Haven HS
In his first start after adding placekicking duties to his role as punter, Austin McCoy accounted for 11 of
Wyoming's 29 points in the 29-22 win vs. Weber State. The sophomore converted all three field goal
attempts (22, 25 and 25 yards) and two-of-three PAT. In his more familiar role as the Cowboys' starting
punter, the Winter Haven, Fla., native also averaged 44.2 yards on six punts, placing three inside the
WSU 20.
WEEK 2 PREVIEW
All nine teams will be in non-conference action on Saturday, Sept. 12, including four MWC teams who will
face opponents from BCS-automatic qualifying conferences. Wyoming will play host to No. 2 Texas (1:30
p.m. MT, VERSUS HD), while UNLV will entertain the likes of Oregon State (8 p.m. PT, CBS C HD). No. 16
TCU opens its 2009 campaign with a trip to Virginia (3:30 p.m. ET, ESPNU), while Air Force visits
Minnesota (6 p.m. CT, Big Ten Network). In other non-conference action, No. 9 BYU plays at Tulane (2:30
p.m. CT, ESPN2), and No. 17 Utah travels to San Jose State (7:30 p.m. PT, ESPNU). New Mexico hosts
Tulsa (6 p.m. MT), Colorado State entertains Weber State (3 p.m. MT), and San Diego State welcomes
Southern Utah (5:30 p.m. PT).
TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL NATIONAL TEAM OF THE WEEK BY THE FWAA
#24/20 BYU's 14-13 win over #3 Oklahoma in Arlington, Texas, earned the Cougars the Tostitos Fiesta
Bowl National Team of the Week for games of the weekend of Sept. 5. The victory over the Sooners
marked the highest-ranked opponent an MWC team has defeated since its inception in 1999. The
previous best win against a highly-ranked team was Utah's victory over 4th-ranked Alabama (31-17)
in the 2009 Allstate Sugar bowl. In a regular-season match-up, TCU defeated Oklahoma (#5 in USA
Today and #7 in AP poll), 17-10, in Norman, Okla., in 2005.
The last time BYU beat a non-conference opponent ranked in the Top 10 was on Sept. 8, 1990, when
the Cougars defeated No. 1 Miami, 28-21. The win also mark the first BYU victory over a ranked nonconference
team since it defeated No. 14 Arizona State, 26-6, on Sept. 12, 1998. The win against
Oklahoma snapped a 12-game losing streak to ranked non-conference opponents.
BCS STANDINGS
The Mountain West was one of three conferences to win at least two games against automatic-qualifying BCS conferences in Week 1. The MWC was 2-2, while the Big 12 was 3-0 and the SEC was 3-1. The MWC was also 2-1 against the Big 12 last weekend.
UTAH HOLDS NATION'S LONGEST ACTIVE WIN STREAK
No. 17/17 Utah defeated Utah State in last week's season opener, extending the nation's longest active
win streak to 15 games. Dating back to the 2007 Poinsetti
BYU'S HALL EARNS WALTER CAMP NATIONAL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
The Walter Camp Football Foundation honored BYU quarterback Max Hall with its first National
Offensive Player of the Week Award of the 2009 season on Sunday, Sept. 6. Hall completed 26-of-38
passes for 329 yards and two touchdowns as the #24/20 Cougars upset third-ranked Oklahoma, 14-
13. Hall threw a go-ahead seven-yard touchdown toss with 3:30 left in the fourth quarter to culminate
a 16-play, 78-yard drive. Hall is a member of the 2009 Walter Camp Player of the Year Preseason
Watch List.
QUARTERBACK DEBUTS
Four quarterbacks made their MWC debuts and came away with victories in Week 1. Below are the
comparisons:
Colorado State 23, Colorado 17
Grant Strucker, Sr., QB, Colorado State - 10-for-17, 208 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
MWC TEAMS IN OPENERS
Mountain West Conference teams went 6-2 over the opening weekend of the 2009 college football
season and improved their overall record in season openers to 51-41. TCU was idle in Week 1 and plays
at Virginia Sept. 12.
Team
Overall
Home
Road
Neutral
Air Force
7-4
7-2
0-1
0-1
BYU
8-3
7-1
0-1
1-1
Colorado State
5-6
1-0
2-2
2-4
New Mexico
3-8
3-3
0-5
0-0
San Diego State
3-8
3-5
0-3
0-0
TCU*
4-0
1-0
3-0
0-0
UNLV
6-5
4-1
2-4
0-0
Utah
8-3
5-1
3-2
0-0
Wyoming
7-4
7-0
0-3
0-1
Totals
51-41
38-13
10-21
3-7
*Since joining the MWC in 2005.
THREE MWC TEAMS RANKED IN TOP 25 POLLS
Three Mountain West teams are currently ranked in both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches' Top-
25 polls. BYU is the MWC's highest-ranked team at No. 9 in the AP poll and 12th in the Coaches' poll. TCU
is 16th and Utah is No. 17 in both polls. BYU has appeared in the polls for 22 weeks in a row, followed
by Utah at 18 straight and TCU in 12 consecutive weeks. The MWC has had at three teams ranked in the
top 25 polls for 12 consecutive weeks.
THE MWC IN WEEK 1
MWC teams scored 28 touchdowns in Week 1 (18 rushing, nine passing and one fumble recovery),
while holding opponents to 17 touchdowns (eight passing, eight rushing and one fumble recovery).
MWC teams outscored their opponents 231-146 in the opening weekend. The 231 combined points
is the most by the MWC in an opening weekend since 2003, when MWC teams scored 288 total
points. The combined margin of victory (+85) is also the most for the league since 2003, when
MWC teams outscored their opponents by 168 total points.
Half of the MWC teams in action last week gained at least 400 total yards on offense. Air Force
led all MWC teams with 576 total yards, followed by Utah with 519, UNLV with 466 and Wyoming
with 434.
MWC defenses were on the attack in Week 1, as four league teams limited their opponents under
150 yards passing. Air Force gave up 61 passing yards to Nicholls State, while UNLV allowed 99
yards to Sacramento State. Utah limited Utah State to 121 yards passing, while BYU held Oklahoma
to 147 yards in the air.
Three MWC teams also held their opponents to under 100 yards of total rushing in the first weekend
of action. Colorado State limited Colorado to 29 yards on the ground, Wyoming held Weber State
to 89 yards, and Air Force gave up just 90 yards rushing to Nicholls State.
GREAT DEBUT
True freshman strong safety Shamiel Gary tied a Wyoming school record with three interceptions in the
29-22 win over Weber State. The only other two Cowboys to pick off three passes in a single game
were Selmer Pederson, who intercepted three versus Denver back in 1950 and Brian Lee, who
accomplished the feat twice. Lee intercepted three passes versus SMU in 1996 and versus Montana in
1997. Gary also matched an MWC record with the three interceptions against Weber State. He is the
only freshman to achieve the feat and the first MWC player to do it since New Mexico's Gabriel Fulbright
grabbed three INTs against San Diego State on Oct. 18, 2003.
TWO MWC TEAMS OPEN NEW STADIUMS IN 2009
Air Force and BYU will both open new stadiums in 2009. The Cougars faced Oklahoma in the first college
game to be played in the new Dallas Cowboys' stadium in Arlington, Texas. Then-No. 24/20 BYU upset
then-No. 3/3 Oklahoma, 14-13. On September 12, Air Force will face Minnesota in the Gophers' 2009
season opener. The game will be played in the new TCF Bank Stadium.
