Four Mountain West contests are on tap for Saturday, October 11, as the second half of the 2008 season gets underway. All four games will be nationally televised, with one match-up on CBS College Sports Network and a tripleheader on The Mtn. - MountainWest Sports Network. The day's slate kicks off with No. 14/13 Utah at Wyoming (12 p.m. MT, The Mtn.), followed by TCU at Colorado State (1:30 p.m. MT, CBS C), New Mexico at BYU (4 p.m. MT, The Mtn.), and Air Force at San Diego State (6:30 p.m. PT, The Mtn.). UNLV has the week off.
The Mtn. is available on channel 616 on DIRECTV CHOICE and above packages for the states servicing MWC institutions (Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming and the designated market areas of Dallas/Fort Worth and San Diego). Customers throughout the remainder of the country will be able to access The Mtn. with a subscription to DIRECTV's Sportspack. The Mtn. will broadcast 30 live regular-season football games this season, including six triple-header Saturdays.
Check local TV listings for broadcasts in your area.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11
Game
Time
TV
No. 14/13 Utah at Wyoming
12 p.m. MT
DIRECTV Channel 616
No. 14/13 Utah (6-0, 2-0) remained unbeaten with a 31-28 win over Oregon State last week, while Wyoming (2-4, 0-3) was shut out for the second time in conference play this season at New Mexico (24-0). The Utes have won seven of the last eight outings vs. the Cowboys in a series that ranks as the third- and second-longest in Utah and Wyoming history, respectively. Utah's 50-0 win last year in Salt Lake City marked the largest margin of victory in the series since a 55-point Ute win (69-14) on Oct. 15, 1983.
TCU at Colorado State
1:30 p.m. MT
DIRECTV Channel 613, Dish Network Channel 152
TCU (5-1, 2-0) and Colorado State (3-2, 1-0) are both coming off MWC victories last week. The Horned Frogs defeated San Diego State (41-7), while the Rams outlasted UNLV (41-28). TCU has won four straight meetings with Colorado State, including a 24-12 outing last year in Fort Worth. The Rams' only victory in the series was a 42-21 decision in 1998.
New Mexico at No. 9/8 BYU
4 p.m. MT
DIRECTV Channel 616
New Mexico (3-3, 1-1) earned its first conference win of the season with a 24-0 shutout of Wyoming last week, while No. 9/8 BYU (5-0, 1-0) continued its perfect season with a 34-14 victory at Utah State. The Cougars, who enter Saturday's contest riding the nation's longest active win streak at 15 games, have won three straight and eight of the last 10 meetings with the Lobos, including a 31-24 decision last year in Albuquerque. BYU head coach Bronco Mendenhall served as the Lobos' defensive coordinator under New Mexico head coach Rocky Long from 1998-2002.
Air Force at San Diego State
6:30 p.m. PT
DIRECTV Channel 616
Air Force (3-2, 1-1) and San Diego State (1-4, 0-1) will each be looking for a return to the win column after losing their respective contests last week. The Falcons fell to Navy (33-27) in non-conference play, while the Aztecs dropped their MWC opener to TCU (41-7). The two squads have split their last four meetings, with two of those contests being decided by a touchdown or less. Air Force won last year's meeting in Colorado Springs (55-23).
