Mountain West Connection - Week 13 Mountain West football action
All you need to know about the Mountain West, and then some
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2013-01-26T18:47:06-08:00
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No. 25 SDSU dominates No. 15/17 New Mexico 55-34
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<figcaption>Jamaal Franklin of the SDSU Aztecs | San Diego State Athletics</figcaption>
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<p>The No. 25 San Diego St. Aztecs got 12 points transfer J.J. O'Brien and 10 points from Jamaal Franklin and dominated the offensive and defensive boards to defeat the No. 15/17 New Mexico Lobos Saturday afternoon at Viejas Arena in San Diego.</p> <p> </p>
<p>With one home loss in Mountain West Conference play, the nationally-ranked <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/san-diego-st-aztecs">San Diego St. Aztecs</a> needed to hold serve at home against the visiting (and also nationally-ranked) <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/new-mexico-lobos">New Mexico Lobos</a> Saturday afternoon.</p>
<p>The Aztecs did that and more.</p>
<p>SDSU dominated on the offensive and defensive boards and forced 17 turnovers and managed 10 steals in defeating UNM 55-34. The Aztecs moved to 16-4 overall and 4-2 in the MWC, half a game behind the Lobos, who fell to 17-3 and 4-1 in conference.</p>
<p>"It's exciting. We needed that one," said Aztecs' <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/124249/jamaal-franklin">Jamaal Franklin</a>, who scored 10 points in the win. "It was a really big win and New Mexico is a really good team. Like Coach Fisher always stresses, you can't win this league if you don't win home games. I feel like this was a big home win."</p>
<p>The 34 points registered by New Mexico were the fewest for the program in almost 40 years - when UNM scored just 32 on Jan. 31, 1976, at Utah. The Lobos also shot an anemic 25 percent (11 of 44), their lowest mark since at least 1965.</p>
<p>"We weren't who we were," said UNM head coach Steve Alford said. "We didn't execute our offense. We really got dominated inside, which we thought would be our strength. They beat us points in the paint; they beat us on the glass. They took away just about everything that was our strength."</p>
<p>How bad was it? Consider:</p>
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<li>SDSU dominated UNM on the glass 42-26. </li>
<li>The Aztecs outscored the Lobos 32-to-8 in the paint and 14-4 off the bench. </li>
<li>New Mexico got a combined two points from center <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/124014/alex-kirk">Alex Kirk</a> and forward Cameron Bairstow, who also combined to go 1-of-12 from the floor.</li>
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<p>"We just didn't execute," said UNM guard <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/145787/hugh-greenwood">Hugh Greenwood</a>. "They're not a great defensive team but they forced us to turn the ball over. We didn't rebound. We're at our best when we are rebounding and getting out and running."</p>
<p>The two teams battled evenly early on but the Aztecs used a 14-3 run to take a 21-9 lead on a <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/100922/xavier-thames">Xavier Thames</a> three-pointer with 9:19 left in the first half.</p>
<p>UNM managed to rally to cut to 25-19 but the Aztecs finished the half on an 8-0 run and led 33-19 halftime lead. New Mexico finished the half without a field goal in the final five minutes and had four possessions end with turnovers to end the half.</p>
<p>The Aztecs opened the second half on a 10-5 as UNM was never able to find any kind of offensive rhythm.</p>
<p>J.J. O'Brien led the Aztecs with 12 points and 10 rebounds. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/124011/kendall-williams">Kendall Williams</a> paced the Lobos with 14 points. Kirk and Greenwood each pulled down six rebounds to lead UNM.</p>
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2012-11-25T20:24:41-08:00
2012-11-25T20:24:41-08:00
Boise State ranked No. 20 in latest BCS standings
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<p>Boise State is ranked No. 20 in the latest BCS standings, and their prospect of a BCS bowl game is not likely going to happen.</p> <p>The computers hate Boise State, they really hate Boise State. For the second week in a row Boise State received zero points in the computer category, four of the five computers did not rank them, and the one that did had them at No. 24. Once the best and worst score was dropped it gave Boise State zero points.</p>
<p>So despite being ranked 15th in the USA Today Coaches Poll and 17th in the Harris Poll, the Broncos come in at No. 20 in the Week 14 BCS standings. There is no way that they can make a BCS bowl game, because the only teams that are ranked ahead of Boise State and who are playing are Nebraska, UCLA, Kent State and Oregon State.</p>
<p>Oregon State is not going to lose to Nichols State, and even if UCLA, Kent State and Nebraska lose, there is Northern Illinois who will hop Boise State after they defeat Kent State. The Broncos BCS hopes are 90 percent dead, and that is being generous.</p>
<p>Had Boise State even had just had a computer score of .100, they would be in prime position to earn the No. 16 spot.</p>
<p>Here are the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2012/11/25/3690818/bcs-rankings-standings-top-25-notre-dame-alabama-georgia" target="_blank">complete BCS rankings</a>:</p>
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<br>BCS</td>
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<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">1</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">1</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">1</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">1</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">1</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">1.000</td>
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<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">1398</td>
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<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">2435</td>
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<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">2</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.960</td>
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<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">2507</td>
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<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">1277</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.8658</td>
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<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">2</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">4</td>
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<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">3</td>
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<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">6</td>
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<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">9</td>
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<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">7</td>
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<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">2142</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.7450</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">6</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">1124</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.7620</td>
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<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">8</td>
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<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">2059</td>
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<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">9</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">1008</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.6834</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">6</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">7</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">7</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">3</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">7</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">5</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">6</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.790</td>
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<tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;">
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">9</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">Texas A&M</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.6861</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">9</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">9</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">2038</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.7089</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">8</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">1076</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.7295</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">11</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">12</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">11</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">10</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">10</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">11</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">10</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.620</td>
</tr>
<tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;">
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">10</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">South Carolina</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.6689</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">12</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">10</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">1862</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.6477</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">10</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">972</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.6590</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">8</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">9</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">10</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">8</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">9</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">8</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">5</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.700</td>
</tr>
<tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;">
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">11</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">Oklahoma</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.6129</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">13</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">11</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">1706</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.5934</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">11</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">878</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.5953</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">10</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">8</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">9</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">12</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">8</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">10</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">12</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.650</td>
</tr>
<tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;">
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">12</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">Nebraska</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.5393</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">14</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">13</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">1493</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.5193</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">13</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">765</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.5186</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">12</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">11</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">12</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">11</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">12</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">13</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">11</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.580</td>
</tr>
<tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;">
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">13</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">Florida State</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.4645</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">10</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">12</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">1614</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.5614</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">12</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">829</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.5620</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">19</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">22</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">16</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">16</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">23</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">21</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">18</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.270</td>
</tr>
<tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;">
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">14</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">Clemson</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.4570</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">11</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">14</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">1446</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.5030</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">14</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">720</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.4881</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">14</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">16</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">13</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">14</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">20</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">0</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">16</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.380</td>
</tr>
<tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;">
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">15</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">Oregon State</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.3790</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">15</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">15</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">975</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.3391</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">17</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">410</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.2780</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">13</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">13</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">14</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">13</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">13</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">12</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">13</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.520</td>
</tr>
<tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;">
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">16</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">UCLA</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.3304</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">17</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">16</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">919</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.3197</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">16</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">445</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.3017</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">15</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">15</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">23</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">17</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">15</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">16</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">19</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.370</td>
</tr>
<tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;">
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">17</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">Kent State</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.2512</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">23</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">18</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">705</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.2452</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">19</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">337</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.2285</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">18</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">20</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">15</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">15</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">0</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">0</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">15</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.280</td>
</tr>
<tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;">
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">18</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">Texas</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.2492</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">16</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">20</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">564</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.1962</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">21</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">312</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.2115</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">17</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">14</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">20</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">20</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">16</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">14</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">22</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.340</td>
</tr>
<tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;">
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">19</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">Michigan</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.2094</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">19</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">23</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">434</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.1510</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">24</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">158</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.1071</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">15</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">17</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">25</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">19</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">14</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">17</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">14</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.370</td>
</tr>
<tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;">
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">20</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">Boise State</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.2030</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">22</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">17</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">817</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.2842</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">15</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">479</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.3247</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">30</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">0</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">24</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">0</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">0</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">0</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">0</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.000</td>
</tr>
<tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;">
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">21</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">Northern Illinois</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.1936</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">NR</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">19</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">619</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.2153</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">18</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">377</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.2556</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">23</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">23</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">19</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">21</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">0</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">0</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">23</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.110</td>
</tr>
<tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;">
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">22</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">Northwestern</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.1865</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">NR</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">21</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">479</td>
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<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">20</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">314</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.2129</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">21</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">19</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">0</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">22</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">21</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">23</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">20</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.180</td>
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<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">23</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">Oklahoma State</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.1646</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">21</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">25</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">392</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.1363</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">NR</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">129</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.0875</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">19</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">18</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">17</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">25</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">17</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">15</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">0</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.270</td>
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<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">24</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">Utah State</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.1171</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">NR</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">22</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">438</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.1523</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">22</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">264</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.1790</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">28</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">0</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">21</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">0</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">0</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">0</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">24</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.020</td>
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<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">25</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">San Jose State</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.0974</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">NR</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">NR</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">118</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.0410</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">NR</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">105</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.0712</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">21</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">21</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">22</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">18</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">0</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">25</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">17</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="right">.180</td>
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https://www.mwcconnection.com/2012/11/25/3691594/bcs-rankings-boise-state-ranked-no-20-in-latest-standings
Jeremy Mauss
2012-11-25T19:11:23-08:00
2012-11-25T19:11:23-08:00
Fresno State Crushes Air Force To Win Conference
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<figcaption>November 24, 2012; Fresno, CA, USA; Fresno State Bulldogs quarterback Derek Carr (4) holds the Mountain West Conference Championship trophy after the Bulldogs defeated the Air Force Fighting Falcons 48-15 at Bulldog Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Cary Ed | US PRESSWIRE</figcaption>
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<p>Fresno State clinched a share of it's first conference championship since 1999 with a 48-15 win over Air Force on Saturday.</p> <p>It was a big day for the Bulldogs and the result of the game was fitting: domination from start to finish. On Senior Day, Fresno State clinched a share of the Mountain West conference title by defeating Air Force 48-15 in a game that was broken open almost immediately. It was the 'Dogs' first conference championship since 1999.</p>
<p>After stopping Air Force on their opening drive, Fresno State pulled some trickery with a triple pass from Derek Carr to <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/116709/greg-watson">Greg Watson</a>, back to Carr and then to <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/116703/isaiah-burse">Isaiah Burse</a>, who scrambled 26 yards downfield for a first down. On the following play, Carr tossed a quick out to <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/161913/davante-adams">Davante Adams</a>, who juked a Falcon defender out of his shoes and took it 64 yards for the touchdown, setting the tone for this game. By halftime, the score was 31-7, Air Force's only points having come following a botched exchange between center <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/36135/richard-helepiko">Richard Helepiko</a> and Carr, and the Bulldogs having added a FG from <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/136750/quentin-breshears">Quentin Breshears</a>, passing touchdowns from Carr to Isaiah Burse and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/86045/marcel-jensen">Marcel Jensen</a>, plus a Tim-Tebow Style jump pass from <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/85472/robbie-rouse">Robbie Rouse</a> (that's right, Robbie Rouse) to Marcel Jensen. </p>
<p>In the second half, the Bulldogs put on a show and gave their departing seniors some fun. Senior Linebackers Shawn Plummer and Travis Brown were both given carries out of a wishbone offense lineup, and Fresno State even ran a version of the "fumblerooski". Greg Watson added a rushing touchdown and Adams made another AFA defender look silly on a reception to add the final touchdown, both in the third quarter. Air Force's final points came on an Anthony Lacoste TD run from 5 yards out with 2:51 left in the fourth quarter, who also added the 2-point conversion.</p>
<p>Carr finished the game 28 for 32 with 452 yards and four touchdowns, with a ridiculous 247.4 QB rating. Davante Adams solidified his candidacy for Freshman All-American Status with 9 catches for 141 yards and two touchdowns (Leaving him with 89 for 1168 and 13 TD!), while Isaiah Burse added 7 catches of his own for 158 yards. Robbie Rouse, Fresno State's all-time leading rusher, went out with a bang, adding 25 carries for 106 yards. Phillip Thomas had six tackles, 1.5 for loss, a sack and a forced fumble. </p>
<p>For Air Force, Conner Dietz was 2/4 for 32 yards and a touchdown. Cody Getz got the lion's share of the carries with 19 for 82 yards. Numerous other players added carries. The Falcons finished with 254 rushing yards on 68 carries.</p>
<p>The Bulldogs await their bowl invitation. The most likely destinations appear to be the Las Vegas Bowl or the Hawaii Bowl. Air Force has already accepted an invitation to the Armed Forces Bowl.</p>
https://www.mwcconnection.com/football-5/2012/11/25/3691132/fresno-state-48-air-force-15-conference-champs-at-last
ROFLCOPTER16
2012-11-25T18:25:39-08:00
2012-11-25T18:25:39-08:00
Rams hold off UNM rally for season-ending win
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<img alt="UNM's Rod Davis after the Lobos' 24-20 loss to CSU Saturday" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/PunSjFaeKMKmMOel59xXVuS6LNY=/0x29:800x562/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/3904147/uspw_6787274.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>UNM's Rod Davis after the Lobos' 24-20 loss to CSU Saturday | US Presswire</figcaption>
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<p>The Colorado State Rams ran out to an early lead then held the New Mexico Lobos out of the end zone on the final drive of the game to claim a 24-20 win in Ft. Collins, Colo. in the final Mountain West football game of the year for both schools.</p> <p>Junior running back <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/77289/kasey-carrier">Kasey Carrier</a> set a single season record for rushing yards and senior quarterback <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/38801/b-r-holbrook">B.R. Holbrook</a> threw for the most passing yards by a UNM quarterback this season but the New Mexico Lobos were unable to parlay the individual achievements into a win, falling to the Colorado St. Rams 24-20 Saturday night before 12,286 at Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium in Ft. Collins, Colo.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Carrier gained 59 yards on 16 carries to move past DonTrell Moore as the single-season rushing leader in UNM history with 1,469 yards on the season.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">"I'm really happy for Kasey," said UNM head coach Bob Davie. "Really, there were no easy yards tonight. It's really amazing that this team can have the all-time leading rusher (season) at New Mexico and end up (fifth) in the nation in rushing."</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Holbrook had a season-high 205 passing yards on 12 of 21 passing with no interceptions and one touchdown pass.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">"I thought B.R. would play well tonight," said Davie. "He was able to come back and on the final play of his career he almost had a chance to have a magical moment."</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The game came down to two final drives and three successful stops by the Rams defense as they kept the Lobos out of the end zone on their final drive of the fourth quarter.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kevin Pierre-Louis tipping away a third-down desperation pass by Holbrook pass in end CSU zone to end the game after UNM marched from its own 25 yard line to the Rams’ 16-yard line with 17 seconds left.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">"It's really kind of the same story. It's exactly the same story," said UNM head coach Bob Davie. "We had the ball at the end with a chance to win it or tie it."</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">New Mexico (4-9, 1-7 MWC) has had the ball with a chance to win late in the fourth quarter in five MWC games this season but was unable to get the win in each case.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Lobos had taken their first lead of the game<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at 20-17 with 3:12 left in the fourth quarter on a 55-yard touchdown pass from Holbrook to running back <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/162113/jhurell-pressley">Jhurell Pressley</a>. The drive came after a fourth-down stop by the UNM defense.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">But Colorado State (4-8, 3-5) drove 76 yards on 7 plays to take the lead back on a 30-yard touchdown pass from Conner Smith to Joe Hansley to give CSU a 24-20 lead with just 1:29 left in the game.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Lobo defense had a chance to win the game in the final two minutes of play with CSU facing a fourth-and-two on the CSU 49-yard line, but running back <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/77130/chris-nwoke">Chris Nwoke</a> ran for six yards to get a first down. Two plays later the Rams scored to win the game.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">New Mexico fell into a 14-0 hole in the first quarter as Smith finished a 6-play, 75 yard drive with a 29 yard pass to Hansley to give CSU a 7-0 lead 12:18 into the first quarter, Donnell Alexander made the score 14-0 just under six minutes later on a 3-yard run that capped a 9-play, 61 yard drive.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">UNM got on the board just before the end of the first quarter on a 1-yard TD run by Carrier set up by an interception by <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/77293/dallas-bollema">Dallas Bollema</a> that gave the Lobos the ball at the CSU 3 yard line. Colorado St. added a 48-yard Jared Roberts field goal in the second quarter to take a 17-7 halftime lead.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/114423/justus-adams">Justus Adams</a> kicked a 38-yard field goal in the third quarter to cut the CSU lead to 17-10 then added a 30-yard kick in the fourth quarter to further cut the Rams’ lead to 17-13.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Rams had 253 total yards in the first half to 58 for the Lobos as Colorado St. would outgain New Mexico 413 to 342 in total yards. The Rams just outgained UNM 159 to 137 yards with Alexander rushing for 112 yards on 24 carries and one touchdown. Smith finished with 254 yards passing on 19 of 26 passing with one interception and two touchdown passes. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/162114/cole-gautsche">Cole Gautsche</a> added 44 yards on 10 carries for New Mexico.</p>
https://www.mwcconnection.com/2012/11/25/3690846/game-recap-colorado-st-24-new-mexico-20
Kenn Rodriguez
2012-11-25T15:01:57-08:00
2012-11-25T15:01:57-08:00
Fresno State QB Derek Carr returns for senior year
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<p>Fresno State starting quarterback Derek Carr will return to the Bulldogs for his senior year.</p> <p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/fresno-st-bulldogs">Fresno St. Bulldogs</a> starting quarterback Derek Carr knew for awhile that <a target="_blank" href="http://www.fresnobee.com/2012/11/24/3078139/fresno-states-carr-i-will-be-back.html">he would be returning to Fresno State for his senior year</a>, and not leave for the NFL. He was just "playing" with the media regarding his decision.</p>
<p>There had been some speculation over the past weeks, and months, that Carr could possibly skip his senior year to head to the NFL. After Saturday's win over Air Force, his first response was to say he was not leaving Fresno State.</p>
<p>Air Force head coach Troy Calhoun, a former NFL assistant coach, said that <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=89872&draftyear=2014&genpos=QB">Carr can play in the NFL</a>, "He's NFL ready without a doubt," Calhoun said. "I don't think he missed a throw today."</p>
<p>NFL Draft website NFLDraftScout.com, has Carr as the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=89872&draftyear=2014&genpos=QB">sixth rated quarterback in the 2014 class</a>. Carr's stats for this season were pretty amazing as he has thrown for 3,742 yards, 36 touchdowns to just five interceptions.</p>
<p>That win for Fresno State allowed them to claim a share of the Mountain West title with San Diego State -- plus maybe Boise State if they win next week. The conference title for Fresno State was their first since 1999. Carr also was named this week's <a target="_blank" href="http://waltercamp.org/index.php/teams_and_awards/player_of_the_week/">Walter Camp national player of the week</a>, as he threw for 452 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions against Air Force.</p>
https://www.mwcconnection.com/2012/11/25/3690264/derek-carr-nfl-draft-2013
Jeremy Mauss