CU Leads 22-3-1 1997, CU 20-19 (WYO won by forfeit)
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San Diego State (1-1, 0-0) Idaho (1-1, 1-0)
Kibbie Dome (16,000) Moscow, Idaho
2 p.m. PT SWX
SDSU Leads 2-1 2008, SDSU 45-17
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Nevada (0-1, 0-0) Colorado State (2-0, 0-0)
Hughes Stadium (34,400) Fort Collins, Colo.
3 p.m. MT
CSU Leads 2-0 2006, CSU 30-6
- 9/7
Florida State (1-1, 0-1) BYU (2-0, 0-0)
LaVell Edwards Stadium (64,045) Provo, Utah
5 p.m. MT VERSUS-HD/SIRIUS/XM
FSU Leads 2-0 2000, FSU 29-3
- 15/15
Texas State (1-0, 0-0) TCU (1-0, 0-0)
Amon G. Carter Stadium (44,358) Fort Worth, Texas
6 p.m. CT
First Meeting
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Air Force (1-1, 0-0) New Mexico (0-2, 0-0)
University Stadium (39,224)
5:30 p.m. MT CBS C-HD/SIRIUS
AFA Leads 16-10 2008, AFA 23-10
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Hawai'i (2-0, 0-0) UNLV (1-1, 0-0)
Sam Boyd Stadium (36,800) Las Vegas, Nev.
8 p.m. PT CBS C & Mtn.
UH Leads 12-6 2007, UH 49-14
LAST WEEK'S RESULTS (SEPT. 12)
Saturday, September 12
#12/9 BYU 54, Tulane 3 (New Orleans, La.; Attendance - 26,224)
#16/16 TCU 30, Virginia 14 (Charlottesville, Va.; Attendance - 48,336)
#17/17 Utah 24, San Jose State 14 (San Jose, Calif.; Attendance - 23,684)
Colorado State 24, Weber State 23 (Fort Collins, Colo.; Attendance - 23,417)
San Diego State 35, Southern Utah 19 (San Diego, Calif.; Attendance - 42,137)
#24/RV Oregon State 23, UNLV 21 (Las Vegas, Nev.; Attendance - 25,967)
#2/2 Texas 41, Wyoming 10 (Laramie, Wyo.; Attendance - 31,017)
Minnesota 20, Air Force 13 (Minneapolis, Minn.; Attendance - 50,805)
Tulsa 44, New Mexico 10 (Albuquerque, N.M.; Attendance - 30,051)
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (SEPT. 14, 2009)
Offensive Player of the Week
MAX HALL, BYU
Senior, Quarterback, Mesa, Arizona/Arizona State
Max Hall completed 24-of-32 passes for 309 yards and two touchdowns in just over three quarters of
play as No. 12 BYU rolled past Tulane, 54-3, at the Superdome in New Orleans. The senior quarterback
from Mesa, Ariz., led BYU to seven scores on eight possessions, including touchdown drives of 67, 38, 89,
80 and 73 yards. He also carried the ball three times for 15 yards. On the day, 11 Cougars caught
passes from Hall, with seven catching at least two balls. Hall left the game with 13:07 to play in the fourth
quarter and BYU leading 40-3.
Defensive Player of the Week
JERRY HUGHES, TCU
Senior, Defensive End, Sugar Land, Texas/Austin HS
Jerry Hughes finished with a career-high and team-best 11 tackles, including six solo, 2.5 for loss and 1.5
sacks, to help No. 16 TCU to a 30-14 season-opening road win at Virginia. The senior defensive end
keyed a dominating Horned Frog defensive effort that limited the Cavaliers to seven first downs and just
177 yards of offense, 104 of which came in the final 4:39 after TCU had built a 30-0 lead. Hughes, who
hails from Sugar Land, Texas, made the tackle on Virginia's failed fake-punt attempt which set up a
second-quarter TCU touchdown.
Special Teams Players of the Week
ROSS EVANS, TCU
Sophomore, Placekicker, Burnet, Texas/Burnet HS
Ross Evans was 3-for-3 on field goal attempts, hitting from 28, 25 and 32 yards, in No. 16 TCU's seasonopening
road win at Virginia. The sophomore placekicker from Burnet, Texas, also converted all three of
his PAT tries.
MWC GAME HIGHS - WEEK 2
Passing
Max Hall, Sr., QB, BYU - 309 yards on 24-of-32 passing, two touchdowns.
Rushing
Brandon Sullivan, Jr., RB, San Diego State - 111 yards on 24 carries.
Receiving
Rashaun Greer, Sr., WR, Colorado State - 162 yards on six receptions.
WEEK 3 PREVIEW
All nine Mountain West Conference teams will take the field on Saturday, Sept. 19, with five contests to
be broadcast nationally. Air Force and New Mexico square off in the first Conference game of the season
in Albuquerque (CBS C HD, 5:30 p.m. MT), while the rest of the league's teams face non-conference
opponents in Week 3. The day's schedule begins with No. 18/16 Utah at Oregon at 12:30 p.m. PT
(ESPN) and Wyoming at Colorado at 1:30 p.m. MT (Fox College Sports.) No. 7/9 BYU and No 15/15
TCU both open their home slates this week, as the Cougars take on Florida State (VERSUS HD, 5 p.m. MT)
and the Horned Frogs play Texas State (6 p.m. CT). To round out the gridiron action, San Diego State,
Colorado State and UNLV all face opponents from the WAC. The Aztecs travel to Idaho (SWX, 2 p.m.
PT), the Rams entertain Nevada (3 p.m. MT), and the Rebels welcome to Hawai'i (The Mtn., 8 p.m. PT).
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. 7 in the AP poll and ninth in the Coaches' poll.
TCU is 15th in both polls, while Utah is No. 16 in the Coaches' and 18th in the AP. BYU has appeared in
the polls for 23 weeks in a row, followed by Utah at 19 straight and TCU at 13 consecutive weeks. The
MWC has had three teams ranked in the top 25 polls for 13 consecutive weeks.
BYU's No. 7 and No. 9 rankings in the polls mark the earliest entrance into the top 10 by an MWC team
in league history. Prior to this year, the earliest an MWC team entered the top 10 in both polls was in Week
5 (Sept. 28) of the 2008 season when BYU was No. 7 in the Coaches' poll and No. 8 in the AP. The
Cougars' No. 7 ranking in the AP poll is the program's highest AP ranking since finishing the 1996 season
at No. 5.
The Mountain West has three teams ranked in the top 20 of both polls. Only the Big 12 and SEC, with
four apiece, have more teams in the top 20 of both polls than the MWC.
UTAH HOLDS NATION'S LONGEST ACTIVE WIN STREAK
No. 18/16 Utah defeated San Jose State last week 24-14 and extended the nation's longest active win
streak to 16 games. Dating back to the 2007 Poinsettia Bowl victory over Navy, the Utes have won 16
consecutive games, and 23 of their last 24 contests.
TCU DEFENSE STARTING WHERE IT LEFT OFF
In 2008, the TCU defense led the nation in fewest yards allowed per game (217.8) and ranked second
in sacks with 43. In the season opener at Virginia, the Horned Frogs didn't allowed the Cavaliers into the
red zone and held them to 177 yards of total offense, 82 of which came in the final 4:39 of the game.
TCU also collected eight sacks in the game, with eight different players credited for at least one-half sack.
The eight sacks in a single game are currently the most by a team in the NCAA this season.
SACK STREAKS
Three Mountain West teams are currently riding consecutive game streaks with at least one sack entering
the third week of the 2009 season. TCU has recorded at least one sack in each of the last 25 games,
including eight at Virginia last week. Air Force extended its consecutive games with a sack streak to 10
with one at Minnesota, while New Mexico is at seven in a row after posting four sacks against Tulsa.
INTERCEPTION STREAKS
Four Mountain West teams are currently riding consecutive games streaks with at least one interception.
Utah has recorded at least one interception in six straight games, while San Diego State's streak is at four.
Colorado State and Wyoming have each picked off at least one pass in each of the last three contests.
UNDER 20
TCU has limited nine consecutive opponents, and 14 of the last 15 overall, to less than 20 points. The
current nine-game streak is the longest in the country (Cal, Iowa, South Florida and Tennessee all tied for
second with 5).
THE MWC IN WEEK 2
Mountain West Conference defenses totaled 27 sacks on the weekend, an average of 3.0 per
team.
MWC teams outscored their opponents for the second straight week, accounting for a combined 221
points in Week 2, compared to 201 scored by the opposition.
Five MWC teams played host to their opponents in Week 2 (Colorado State, New Mexico, San
Diego State, UNLV and Wyoming), and 152,589 fans were present for the action. The five stadiums
were at 79.3 percent capacity, up from the 2008 average of 73.5 percent across the league.
MWC teams scored 26 touchdowns in Week 2 (12 passing, 11 rushing, two fumble recoveries and
one punt return), one more than their opponents who scored 25 TDs (16 passing, eight rushing and
one fumble recovery).
Three MWC teams gained at least 400 yards on offense in Week 2. BYU led all MWC teams with
527 yards, followed by Utah with 499 and San Diego State with 436.
Defensively, four MWC teams limited their opponents under 100 yards rushing. Utah limited San
Jose State to 22 total rushing yards, while BYU held Tulane to 37 yards on the ground. TCU kept
Virginia to 57 yards rushing, and Colorado State limited Weber State to 58 yards.
Three MWC teams also held their opponents under 200 total yards. BYU limited Tulane to 162 total
yards, TCU allowed Virginia 177 yards, and UNLV gave up just 198 to then-No. 24 Oregon State.
MWC IN THE NFL
The Mountain West Conference has 88 players representing the nine member institutions in the National
Football League (NFL) this season. San Diego State leads the Conference with 16 players on 12 different
teams, followed by BYU with 15 players on 12 NFL squads. Utah is one behind teh Cougars with 14
former players participating on 10 NFL teams.
Overall, the MWC is represented on 28 of the 32 NFL teams. The Houston Texans and San Diego
Chargers are home to seven former MWC athletes apiece, the most of any team in the professional
league. The only teams without an MWC representative are Atlanta, Denver, Kansas City and New
England.
