Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE
Game of the Week
Hawaii at Boise State: Boise State has bounced back well from the last-minute loss to BYU, outscoring their last two opponents 108-14. Hawaii hopes to keep up a trend that has seen their only losses coming to ranked opponents as they head to the mainland to take on the Broncos in the conference opener for both teams.
Around the Mountain West
UNLV at Nevada: In a intrastate matchup that also serves as the conference opener for both teams, UNLV will hit the road to face Nevada. Nevada comes into the game having beaten Buffalo 24-21 their last time out, while UNLV comes to town on the back of an 80-8 thrashing of Idaho State.
Colorado State at Utah State: Colorado State travels to Utah State as both teams open up conference play, with the Rams having eked out a 33-31 victory over UTSA last week. Utah State comes out of a bye week hoping to
put an end to a two-game losing streak and join Air Force and New Mexico atop of the Mountain division.
New Mexico State at New
Mexico: The Sun Belt’s New Mexico State hits the road after a bye week, hoping to get their first win of the season. They face a New Mexico team that rolled to a comfortable 38-28 road win over Wyoming last week.
Fresno State at San Diego State: Fresno State heads out on the road hoping to rebound from a loss to San Jose State in their conference opener and end a three-game losing streak. They’ll face a San Diego State team also looking to end a three-game losing streak in their conference opener, after falling to Penn State 37-21 last week.