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MWC Weekly Gridiron Release
TCU entertains Colorado State on Saturday in a game that can determine the MWC championship.
Oct. 31, 2005 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Complete Release in PDF Format
Weekly Report The Rams, 4-1 in the MWC, travel to Amon G. Carter for the first time to take on TCU. The series stands at 1-1 all-time with CSU defeating TCU, 42-21, in Fort Collins in 1998 and falling to the Frogs, 3-17, in the 2002 Liberty Bowl. A TCU victory over the Rams this week would give the Horned Frogs their first outright conference title since 1958. A Colorado State victory over TCU would set up the Rams for a shot at a fourth MWC title in six years. In other league action last week, BYU downed Air Force, 62-41, in the highest scoring MWC game in history. Fourth-quarter scoring proved critical in all three conference matchups last week. The Falcons attempted a rally with 27 points in the final stanza, but BYU responded with 21 points to secure the victory. TCU edged San Diego State, 10-7 in fourth-quarter points to ensure its road victory, and Colorado State outscored New Mexico 17-0 in the final quarter to collect a road win. In all non-league games, the MWC is 13-13 overall in 2005, including 4-6 in road/neutral games vs. automatic-qualifying BCS opponents, and 5-8 overall. BYU and Air Force Set Conference Scoring Record Lubick Wins 100th Game at Colorado State New Mexico's Moore Joins Elite NCAA Group In the first six years of the MWC, 12 players have reached the 1,000-yard mark in a single season. Moore holds the distinction as the only running back in Conference history to have more than one 1,000-yard rushing season. He collected 1,134 yards as freshman in 2002, 1,450 in 2003 and 1,091 in 2004. Moore is currently the New Mexico and MWC all-time rushing leader with 4,760 yards. He also is currently ranked second nationally among active career rushing leaders behind DeAngelo Williams of Memphis (5,371). What You May Have Missed in Week 9... + BYU QB John Beck completed 31-of-43 passes for 383 yards and three touchdowns in the 62-41 win over Air Force. Beck surpassed former New Mexico QB Casey Kelly (5,606) for third all-time in the Mountain West Conference for most career yards with his current 6,029. He is 136 yards behind former Wyoming quarterback Casey Bramlet for second. Beck also replaced Gifford Nielsen for ninth all-time in Cougar history for most career passing yards when he threw for 383 yards against Air Force to give him 6,029 career yards. Nielsen had 5,833 yards, playing from 1975-77. + Air Force QB Adam Fitch threw for a school-record five touchdown passes vs. BYU. Fitch recorded career highs in every category with 13 completions, 24 attempts and 265 yards. His 265 yards passing are the most by a Falcon this season and the most since Mike Thiessen threw for 265 yards vs. BYU in 2000. + Air Force WR Jason Brown recorded his third-career 100-yard receiving day with 156 yards on nine receptions and two touchdowns at BYU. All three have come this season. Brown had 115 vs. San Diego State and an option-era-record 184 vs. Utah (1980-present). + San Diego State QB Kevin O'Connell surpassed his career best in completions with 25 (24 at AFA Sept. 15, 2005), and was one off his career high for attempts with 46 (47 at BYU in 2004) in the 23-20 loss to TCU. O'Connell totaled 235 passing yards in the game and rushed for his fourth touchdown of the season. His 26-yard TD run is the SDSU's longest rushing score of the year.
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