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TCU
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Utah
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Wyoming
Mountain West Game of
the Week
BYU 17 ... Utah 10
Down 10-9, BYU needed a 49-yard catch by Austin Collie on
fourth-and-18, a few pass interference calls and a personal foul, and an
11-yard touchdown run from Harvey Unga with 38 seconds to play to break
Utah's heart for a second straight season. Utah had taken the lead with
1:34 to play on a one-yard Darrell Mack run and got a 35-yard Louie
Sakoda field goal in the third quarter, but couldn't move the ball on a
last gasp drive. Mitch Payne nailed three field goals for the Cougars
before their final drive.
Mountain
West
Player of
the Week
TCU RB Joseph Turner ran 33 times for 226 yards and four touchdowns
in the win over San Diego State
Conference Roundup
Air
Force
…
Didn’t Play This Week
BYU … BYU moved the ball well against Utah and
the defense did a great job, but it struggled to close
on three key drives forcing the miraculous final march
to yet another tough win in the rivalry. Max Hall
struggled way too much, as he didn't appear to always be
on quite the same page with his receivers, but he was
great when he had to be. All Cougar and Ute fans will
remember is the fourth and 18 throw to Austin Collie to
keep the game alive. Now with a second straight Mountain
West title in hand, a second straight 11-win season is
possible.
Colorado State … An awful season finishes up with
a high note by rallying to beat Wyoming with the type of
performance the team was hoping to get throughout the
year. Caleb Hanie had an efficient passing day, the
running game rumbled with Gartrell Johnson, with Michael
Myers doing a great job in relief, and the defensive
coming through with three late stops. If nothing else,
the Rams were competitive over the final month even when
they had nothing to play for.
New Mexico… Against UNLV, the Lobos didn't do
anything special offensively and made a slew of
mistakes, but the defense pitched a near perfect game
making it a blowout over the final 40 minutes. Now it's
a case of watching and waiting for a possible bowl bid.
At 8-4, the Lobos certainly have a strong enough record
to find its way into a 13th game, but it can't go to the
New Mexico Bowl after playing in it last year, and it
has to hope some other openings could be there with six
wins teams certain to be nervous about being bounced
out.
San Diego State … Kevin O'Connell was once again
a one man gang able keep the Aztecs alive against TCU,
but the run defense proved to be the downfall yet again.
Getting help from someone in the backfield is a must as
there's almost no running game outside of O'Connell, and
while that's partly due to getting down so early, it'll
be important to try to establish a running attack early
against BYU. The Cougars don't have anything to play
for, and SDSU has to take advantage of that right away.
TCU … It's good to know the offense can bomb away
if it has to. The Horned Frogs might not have had the
season they wanted, and the defense wasn't as dominant
as it was supposed to be, but considering the problems
over the first half of the year, finishing with three
wins in the final four games isn't bad. Unearthing
Joseph Turner running the ball was the real find as the
big sophomore ripped apart San Diego State. Now if he
can be a consistent threat, and the rest of the parts
can continue to produce, there might be reason to get
excited about a bounceback 2008. The bowl game should be
an interesting indicator.
UNLV … The offense simply didn't improve a lick
over the second half of the season. The offensive line's
struggles led to a lousy game against New Mexico, and
not enough of a passing threat allowed the Lobo D to
load up against the run. The key to the offseason will
be getting the quarterback situation settled. Someone
has to step up and be consistent of 2008 won't be any
better. LB Beau Bell is a terror. He put on a highlight
reel for the NFL scouts against the Lobos.
Utah … How much more can Utah fans take after
the last two games against BYU? An all-timer of a final
Cougar drive meant a second straight brutal loss made
happen on an all-timer of a pass play, but the offensive
ineffectiveness had something to do with that. Only 244
yards of total offense with two interceptions and ten
penalties allowed the Cougars to stay in the game. Brian
Johnson never got the passing game going and Darrell
Mack was held in check. Even so, after the start of the
season, 8-4 isn't bad.
Wyoming … Considering the start to the season, is
there a more disappointing team over the final month?
Losing to Utah and BYU is one thing, but blowing chances
to become bowl eligible in losses to San Diego State and
Colorado State is unacceptable. From penalties to brutal
inefficiency on third downs, the Cowboys blew it against
the Rams to close out the year with a four-game losing
streak. This is a better team than it showed over the
final month.
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Conference |
Overall |
Home |
Away |
| |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
STR |
W |
L |
W |
L |
| BYU |
7 |
0 |
200 |
102 |
9 |
2 |
326 |
198 |
W8 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
| Air Force |
6 |
2 |
228 |
164 |
9 |
3 |
353 |
232 |
W3 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
| Utah |
5 |
3 |
177 |
104 |
8 |
4 |
306 |
187 |
L1 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| New Mexico |
5 |
3 |
161 |
176 |
8 |
4 |
298 |
247 |
W1 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| TCU |
4 |
4 |
220 |
153 |
7 |
5 |
319 |
230 |
W2 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
| San Diego
State |
3 |
4 |
169 |
217 |
4 |
7 |
274 |
365 |
L2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
| Wyoming |
2 |
6 |
130 |
233 |
5 |
7 |
233 |
311 |
L4 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
| Colorado
State |
2 |
6 |
179 |
232 |
3 |
9 |
304 |
369 |
W2 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
| UNLV |
1 |
7 |
148 |
231 |
2 |
10 |
218 |
343 |
L8 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
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Friday,
November 23 |
| 2:00 PM |
at
Colorado State 36 ... Wyoming 28
CFN Prediction: G CSU -3 |
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Saturday,
November 24 |
| 2:00 PM |
at BYU 17
... Utah 10
CFN Prediction: BYU 27-17 BYU -4.5 |
| 5:30 PM |
at New
Mexico 27 ... UNLV 6
CFN Prediction: UNM 30-17 UNM -10.5 |
| 8:00 PM |
TCU 45
... at San
Diego State 33
CFN Prediction: TCU 24-10 TCU -10.5 |
Past
Mountain West Games of the
Week
Sept. 1 -
Colorado
31 ... Colorado State 28 OT
Sept. 8 -
New Mexico 44 ... New Mexico
State 34
Sept. 15 - Tulsa 55 ... BYU 47
Sept. 22 - Wyoming 34 ... at Ohio 33
Sept. 29 - BYU 31 ... at New Mexico
24
Oct. 6 - San Diego State
24 ... at Colorado
State 20
Oct. 13 - TCU 38 ... at Stanford
36
Oct. 20 - Utah 27
... at TCU 20
Oct. 27 - at New Mexico
34 ... Air Force 31
Nov. 3 - at
San Diego State 27 ... Wyoming 24
Nov. 10 -
at
New Mexico 26 ... Colorado State 23
Nov. 17 -
at
Colorado State 42 ... Georgia Southern
34
Nov. 24 - at BYU 17
... Utah 10
Past Mountain West Players of the Week
Sept. 1 - Wyoming RB Devin Moore
Sept. 8 - New Mexico QB Donovan Porterie
Sept. 15 - New Mexico WR Marcus Smith
Sept. 22 - UNLV RB Frank Summers
Sept. 29 -
BYU LB
Bryan Kehl
Oct. 6 - San Diego State QB Kevin
O'Connell
Oct. 13 - TCU QB Andy Dalton
Oct. 20 -
Air Force S
Bobby Giannini
Oct. 27 - New Mexico RB Rodney Ferguson
Nov. 3 - Air Force RB/WR Chad Hall
Nov. 10 - Air Force RB/WR Chad Hall
Nov. 17 - The entire Air Force
offensive line
Nov. 24 -
TCU RB
Joseph Turner
