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1 WAC FOOTBALL David Chaffin, Associate Commissioner (Football Contact) August 30, Phone: WAC Games All Games W L Pct. PF PA Hm Rd Stk W L Pct. PF PA Hm Rd Neu Stk Fresno State W L1 Hawai`i W L1 Idaho W W1 Louisiana Tech L L1 Nevada W W7 New Mexico State L L4 San Jose State L L10 Utah State L L2 Schedule: Week #1 Thursday, September 1 Time Series Last Meeting Bowling Green at Idaho 6:00 p.m. (PT) UI, 1-0 UI, 43-42, 2009, Boise Television: Altitude Saturday, September 3 Time Series Last Meeting Utah State at (23/19) Auburn 11:00 a.m. (CT) First Meeting Television: ESPN2 San Jose State at (7/6) Stanford 2:00 p.m. (PT) SU., SU, 42-17, 2009, Stanford Television: Comcast SportsNet-Bay Area Fresno State vs. California 4:00 p.m. (PT) FS, 2-0 FS, 17-3, 2000, Fresno (Candlestick Park) Television: Comcast SportsNet-California Ohio at New Mexico State 6:00 p.m. (MT) First Meeting Television: AggieVision/Altitude/ESPN GamePlan Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss 9:00 p.m. (CT) USM, USM, 13-12, 2010, Ruston Television: Fox Sports Net National Colorado at Hawai i 4:15 p.m. (HT) Tied, 1-1 CU, 31-13, 2010, Boulder Television: ESPN Bowl Results Saturday, December 18 Bowl TV Northern Illinois 40, Fresno State 17 udrove Humanitarian (Boise, Idaho) ESPN Wednesday, December 22 Bowl TV (10/10) Boise Staet 26, (20/19) Utah 3 MAACO Las Vegas (Las Vegas, Nev.) ESPN Friday, December 24 Bowl TV Tulsa 62, at (24/25) Hawai i 35 Sheraton Hawai i (Honolulu, Hawaii) ESPN Sunday, January 9 Bowl TV (13/15) Nevada 20, Boston College 13 Kraft Fight Hunger ESPN National Rankings-(AP/Coaches) *WAC Game WAC Highlights The 50th year of WAC football begins this Thursday when Idaho hosts Bowling Green in a rematch of the 2009 Humanitarian Bowl. A pair of ESPN2 games will be on Saturday when Utah State travels to defending national champion Auburn and WAC top preseason pick Hawai i hosts Colorado. The Warriors were picked as the favorite by both the media and coaches for the 2011 season. Fresno State was second in both polls and Nevada was third. As selected by the media, Hawai i quarterback Bryant Moniz was voted the preseason Offensive Player of the Year while Utah State linebacker Bobby Wagner was picked as the Defensive Player of the Year. Moniz, a senior, was the nation s leader in passing and total offense last season. Last year, he became just the 11th player in FBS history to surpass 5,000 passing yards in a season. He averaged passing yards per game and also led the nation in passing touchdowns (39) and ranked eighth in passing efficiency (159.11). Wagner, a senior, is a twotime fi rst-team all-wac honoree. Last season, he led the WAC and tied for seventh in the FBS with 11.1 tackles per game. He logged a total of seven double-digit tackle games, and had at least six stops in all 12 games. The WAC conducts a football coaches teleconference for the media each Monday at 10:30 a.m. (MT). Please contact the WAC offi ce for the call-in number and passcode. Replays are available on the WAC s website at: Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Dec. 17 Boise, Idaho San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl, Dec. 21 San Diego, California Sheraton Hawai i Bowl, Dec. 24 Honolulu, Hawaii

2 WAC Media Services Website Standings, box scores, game stories, statistics and releases will be available on the WAC s website ( along with PDFs of media guides, records and links to school sites. Media Center The WAC also provides a Media Center on its website. The link can be found on the home page. collegepressbox.com collegepressbox.com is the offi cial media website for WAC football. Access and download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, headshots, logos and more for the WAC and each of its member schools. Login information will be distributed to accredited media or you can apply for a password by sending an to password@ collegepressbox.com. Lists Media may contact Dave Chaffin at the WAC ( or dchaffi n@wac.org) to be included on the league s lists. WAC Weekly Coaches Teleconference The WAC conducts a weekly football coaches teleconference every Monday at 10:30 a.m. (MT) from Aug. 29-Nov. 28. A replay of all of the calls can be accessed at the WAC s website. Contact Dave Chaffi n (dchaffi n@wac.org) to receive the call-in number and passcode. Time (MT) Speaker 10:30 a.m. Dave Chaffi n, WAC Moderator 10:32 a.m. Mike MacIntyre, San Jose State (9:32 PT) 10:39 a.m. Greg McMackin, Hawai`i (6:39 HT) 10:46 a.m. Sonny Dykes, Louisiana Tech (11:46 CT) 10:53 a.m. DeWayne Walker, New Mexico State 11:00 a.m. Gary Andersen, Utah State 11:07 a.m. Robb Akey, Idaho (10:07 PT) 11:14 a.m. Chris Ault, Nevada (10:14 PT) 11:21 a.m. Pat Hill, Fresno State (10:21 PT) 11:28 a.m. Karl Benson, WAC Commissioner 2011 WAC Football 50 YEARS The 50th year of WAC football begins this Thursday when Idaho hosts Bowling Green in a rematch of the 2009 Humanitarian Bowl. A pair of ESPN2 games will be on Saturday when Utah State travels to defending national champion Auburn and WAC top preseason pick Hawai i hosts Colorado. PRESEASON FAVORITES Hawai i was picked as the favorite by both the media and coaches for the 2011 season. Fresno State was second in both polls and Nevada was third. As selected by the media, Hawai i quarterback Bryant Moniz was voted the preseason Offensive Player of the Year while Utah State linebacker Bobby Wagner was picked as the Defensive Player of the Year. Moniz, a senior, was the nation s leader in passing and total offense last season. Last year, he became just the 11th player in FBS history to surpass 5,000 passing yards in a season. He averaged passing yards per game and also led the nation in passing touchdowns (39) and ranked eighth in passing efficiency (159.11). Wagner, a senior, is a two-time firstteam all-wac honoree. Last season, he led the WAC and tied for seventh in the FBS with 11.1 tackles per game. He logged a total of seven double-digit tackle games, and had at least six stops in all 12 games. WAC SPORTS NETWORK The WAC and Learfield Sports announced the creation of the WAC Sports Network (WSN) prior to the start of last season. WSN allows for WAC football and basketball games to be produced and distributed to media outlets in the respective school markets. Nine football games on a total of 20 affiliates in 18 markets are set to be televised this season. WAC Football Contacts (and radio fl agships) Fresno State (KMJ AM 580)...gobulldogs.com Jason Clay (jaclay@csufresno.edu) Fax: ; Press Box: Hawai i (KKEA AM 1420-ESPN Radio)... hawaiiathletics.com Derek Inouchi (inouchi@hawaii.edu) Fax: ; Press Box: Idaho (KZFN FM 106.1)... govandals.com Becky Paull (bpaull@uidaho.edu) Fax: ; Press Box: Louisiana Tech (KXKZ FM 107.5)...latechsports.com Patrick Walsh (pwalsh@latech.edu) Fax: ; Press Box: Nevada (KPLY AM 630-ESPN Radio)... nevadawolfpack.com Chad Hartley (hartleyc@unr.edu) Fax: ; Press Box: /6815 New Mexico State (KGRT FM 103.9)... nmstatesports.com Tyler Dunkel (tdunkel@nmsu.edu) Fax: ; Press Box: San Jose State (KLIV AM 1590)...sjsuspartans.com Lawrence Fan (lawrence.fan@sjsu.edu) Fax: ; Press Box: Utah State (KVNU AM 610)...utahstateaggies.com Zach Fisher (zach.fi sher@usu.edu) Fax: ; Press Box: BOWL LINEUP The WAC is affiliated with three bowl games this season. WAC teams will play in the Sheraton Hawai i Bowl in Honolulu against a Conference USA opponent, the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise, Idaho versus a MAC team and the Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego versus a team from the Mountain West. BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES Since 1997, the WAC has been an official part of the Bowl Championship Series. The WAC s champion will receive an automatic berth in one of the five BCS bowl games if ranked in the top 12 of the BCS Standings (and is the highest ranked team from a conference without an automatic bid) or if ranked in the top 16 of the BCS Standings and its ranking is higher than that of a champion of a conference that has an annual automatic berth in one of the BCS bowls. The BCS Standings are determined by a formula involving polls and computer rankings. Next year s National Championship Game will be played in New Orleans on Jan. 9, TOP STAT LEADERS Following are the returning stat leaders in the WAC from Fresno State s Robbie Rouse returns for his junior season after rushing for yards per game last year, 17th nationally and second in the WAC. Hawai i s Royce Pollard returns for his final year and was sixth in the WAC in receptions per game with Fresno State s Jamel Hamler also returns for his final year and was fifth in the WAC in receiving yards per game with Hawai i senior quarterback WAC Football Page 2

3 WAC Coaching Records Overall, Years School, Years WAC, Years Pat Hill, Fresno State (.603), 15th... Same (.676), 15th Greg McMackin, Hawai`i (.561), 4th... Same (.625), 4th Robb Akey, Idaho (.340), 5th... Same (.250), 4th Sonny Dykes, Louisiana Tech 5-7 (.417), 2nd... Same (.500), 2nd Chris Ault, Nevada (.692), 27th... Same (.679), 8th DeWayne Walker, New Mexico State 5-20 (.200), 3rd... Same (.125), 3rd Mike MacIntyre, San Jose State 1-12 (.077), 2nd... Same (.000), 2nd Gary Andersen, Utah State 8-16 (.333), 3rd... Same (.313), 3rd Players of the Week Offense S5 S12 S19 S26 O3 O10 O17 O24 O31 N7 N14 N21 N28 D5 Defense S5 S12 S19 S26 O3 O10 O17 O24 O31 N7 N14 N21 N28 D5 Special Teams S5 S12 S19 S26 O3 O10 O17 O24 O31 N7 N14 N21 N28 D WAC Football Bryant Moniz was first in the nation in total offense with Stats Stats Stats yards per game and was second in the WAC and eighth nationally in passing efficiency with a rating of last season. On the defensive side, Utah State linebacker Bobby Wagner is the leading returning tackler for the second straight season after averaging a WAC-best 11.1 tackles per game last season as a junior. Fresno State senior Logan Harrell is the top returning sack leader with 10.5 last year, the second most in the WAC. RETURNING ALL-WAC PLAYERS Of the 29 first-team all-wac players in 2010, just five return for the 2011 season and none from the offensive side of the ball. Fresno State returns two of the five in senior defensive lineman Logan Harrell and senior placekicker Kevin Goessling (a two-time honoree). Hawai i returns senior linebacker Corey Paredes, Idaho returns junior punter Bobby Cowan and Utah State returns a two-time recipient in senior linebacker Bobby Wagner. There were 30 second-team players, and 15 of those should return to action this year. Nevada has the most returning with four followed by Fresno State and Louisiana Tech with three apiece. Hawai i and San Jose State return two while New Mexico State has one. PERSONNEL CAPSULE Five of the eight teams in the WAC return at least 15 starters for the 2011 season. The following is a breakdown of each team s returning starters by offense, defense and kickers. Team Offense Defense Kickers Total New Mexico State San Jose State Idaho Louisiana Tech Utah State Nevada Fresno State Hawai i NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE The 2011 WAC schedule includes 43 non-conference games: Conference Games Teams ACC...1 Virginia Big Ten...2 Minnesota, Nebraska Big Texas A&M, Texas Tech Conference USA...4 Houston, Southern Mississippi, Tulane, UTEP FCS...5 Central Arkansas, North Dakota (2), UC Davis, Weber State Independent (FBS)...6 Brigham Young (5), Navy MAC...2 Bowling Green, Ohio Mountain West...10 Boise State (2), Colorado State (2), New Mexico (2), San Diego State, UNLV (2), Wyoming Pac California, Colorado, Oregon, Stanford, UCLA, Washington SEC...5 Auburn, Georgia, Mississippi (2), Mississippi State WAC Football Page 3

4 WAC Career Leaders Points Scored Points To Tie 1. Kyle Brotzman, BSU, Jason Elam, UH, Marshall Faulk, SDSU, Justin Ayat, UH, Colin Kaepernick, NEV, Brett Jaekle, NEV, Ian Johnson, BSU, Andy Trakas, SDSU, Dan Kelly, UH, LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU, Vai Taua, NEV, Sean Fleming, UW, John Harvey, UTEP, Peter Holt, SDSU, Cory Wedel, UW, Kevin Goessling, FS, Total Offense Yards To Tie 1. Timmy Chang, UH, , , Jeremy Leach, UNM, , Jeff Rowe, NEV, , Robbie Bosco, BYU, , Adam Tafralis, SJSU, , Diondre Borel, USU, , Billy Blanton, SDSU, , John Walsh, BYU, 1991, , Bryant Moniz, UH, ,655 Passing Yards Yards To Tie 1. Timmy Chang, UH, , , Robbie Bosco, BYU, , John Walsh, BYU, 1991, , Mike McCoy, UU, , Jared Zabransky, BSU, , Jeff Rowe, NEV, , Steve Young, BYU, , Billy Blanton, SDSU, , Tom Corontzos, UW, , Marc Wilson, BYU, , Adam Tafralis, SJSU, , Dan McGwire, SDSU, , Steve Sarkisian, BYU, , Bryant Moniz, UH, , Touchdown Passes TDs To Tie 1. Colt Brennan, UH, Ty Detmer, BYU, Timmy Chang, UH, Kellen Moore, BSU, Chase Holbrook, NMSU, Jim McMahon, BYU, , Paul Pinegar, FS, Colin Kaepernick, NEV, Ryan Dinwiddie, BSU, Nathan Enderle, UI, Todd Santos, SDSU, Scott Mitchell, UU, Stoney Case, UNM, Billy Blanton, SDSU, Robbie Bosco, BYU, John Walsh, BYU, 1991, Luke McCown, LTU, Marc Wilson, BYU, David Carr, FS, , Danny White, ASU, Jared Zabransky, BSU, Billy Volek, FS, Steve Young, BYU, Gifford Nielsen, BYU, Jeff Rowe, NEV, Josh Wallwork, UW, Bryant Moniz, UH, Field Goals Made FGs To Tie 1. Jason Elam, UH, Kyle Brotzman, BSU, Justin Ayat, UH, Andy Trakas, SDSU, Sean Fleming, UW, Asen Asparuhov, FS, Josh Scobee, LTU, Cory Wedel, UW, Dave Margolis, UNM, Kevin Goessling, FS, Notes: Statistics of players prior to playing in the WAC do not count. Boldface denotes active players. To Tie-what is needed by the top active player to tie those ahead of him WAC Football BOWL OPPONENTS Of the 43 non-conference matchups, 21 are against teams that played in bowl games last year and five are at WAC home sites. All eight teams play at least two nonconference opponents that competed in a bowl last year while New Mexico State is playing a WAC-high four bowl opponents. Fresno State, Nevada and San Jose State play three apiece. Utah State at Auburn (National Championship), Sept. 3 Louisiana Tech at Southern Mississippi (St. Petersburg), Sept. 3 Ohio (New Orleans) at New Mexico State, Sept. 3 San Jose State at Stanford (Orange), Sept. 3 Fresno State at Nebraska (Holiday), Sept. 10 Nevada at Oregon (National Championship), Sept. 10 Hawai i at Washington (Holiday), Sept. 10 Idaho at Texas A&M (Cotton), Sept. 17 UTEP (New Mexico) at New Mexico State, Sept. 17 Louisiana Tech at Mississippi State (Gator), Sept. 24 Nevada at Texas Tech (TicketCity), Sept. 24 Utah State at Brigham Young (New Mexico), Sept. 30 Nevada at Boise State (Las Vegas), Oct. 1 Boise State (Las Vegas) at Fresno State, Oct. 7 San Jose State at Brigham Young (New Mexico), Oct. 8 New Mexico State at Georgia (Liberty), Nov. 5 Idaho at Brigham Young (New Mexico), Nov. 12 New Mexico State at Brigham Young (New Mexico), Nov. 19 Navy (Poinsettia) at San Jose State, Nov. 19 Fresno State at San Diego State (Poinsettia), Dec. 3 Brigham Young (New Mexico) at Hawai i, Dec. 3 COACHES MOVING UP RECORD LISTS A couple of WAC coaches are working their way up career coaching record lists. Nevada head coach Chris Ault completed his 26th season as a head coach and is , the fifth winningest active coach in FBS. Fresno State head coach Pat Hill has 75 WAC victories, the second most in league history. CHANGES COMING The WAC will have a new look over the next couple of years. This season, the conference will be an eight-team league as Boise State withdraws after 10 years in the WAC. In 2012 (following the departures of Fresno State, Hawai i and Nevada), the WAC welcomes Denver, Seattle, UT Arlington, Texas State and UTSA with the latter two competing in football. WAC Football Page 4

5 Fresno State Bulldogs (0-0, 0-0 WAC) The loss to Northern Illinois in the udrove Humanitarian Bowl was its worst in a bowl game... has lost four of its last five bowl games... senior QB Ryan Colburn was 28-of- 38 for 288 yards and two touchdowns in the bowl game... he finished his career with 5,334 passing yards, the eighth most in school history... PK Kevin Goessling has made 5-of-7 field goals from 50-yards or longer in his career... for his career, he has made 51-of-64 field goals... senior LB Ben Jacobs started 52 consecutive games, the longest streak in Bulldog history... the Bulldogs have 56 blocked kicks since 2002, the most in the nation during that time... has 17 BCS wins since 2000, the most in the nation among non-bcs teams during that time WAC Team Notes (--/RV) Nevada Wolf Pack (0-0, 0-0 WAC) Its seven-game winning streak is tied for the fourth longest in the nation... was the lowest ranked one-loss team in the nation last year... Colin Kaepernick became the first player in NCAA history to post three consecutive seasons with 2,000 yards passing and 1,000 yards rushing... he also became the third player in NCAA history to pass for 20 touchdowns and rush for 20 touchdowns in a season... he was tied with Nebraska s Eric Crouch for the most rushing touchdowns in a career by a quarterback (59)... he is also the third quarterback in NCAA history to rush for more than 4,000 yards (4,090)... he became the third quarterback in NCAA history with 3,000 passing yards (3,022) and 1,000 rushing yards (1,206) in a season. (RV/RV) Hawai i Warriors (0-0, 0-0 WAC) Had 10 wins last year for the sixth time in school history... did not pick off any passes in its bowl game after posting 10 straight games with at least two... QB Bryant Moniz had 5,040 passing yards last season, the third most in WAC history... senior WR Greg Salas caught at least one pass in 41 straight games, tied for the fourth longest streak in the nation... his 119 receptions broke a school record and were the second most in a season in WAC history... his 1,889 receiving yards set a new school and WAC record... senior Scott Enos converted a school-record 105 consecutive PATs... UH is 33-0 when scoring 40 or more points since scored 40 or more eight times during the 2010 season. Idaho Vandals (0-0, 0-0 WAC) With its win over San Jose State in the season finale, won two of its last three games for the first time since was second in the nation in fumble recoveries with 19, one behind North Carolina State... senior QB Nathan Enderle became the third quarterback in Vandal history to throw for more than 10,000 yards... his 10,084 are the ninth most in WAC history... in school history, he finished No. 1 in attempts with 1,427, No. 2 in passes completed (779), No. 3 in passing yards and No. 4 in passing touchdowns (74) players caught at least one pass for the Vandals and seven of those had at least 20 led by Eric Greenwood s P Bobby Cowan led the WAC with a 45.1-yard average per punt. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (0-0, 0-0 WAC) Set a school attendance record with 116,908 for its six home games... finished the season with a 4-4 mark against conference opponents, the sixth time that Tech recorded a.500 or greater mark against conference opponents over the last 10 years... senior Phillip Livas finished his career with 2,758 kick return yards, missing the WAC record of 2,782 yards set by UTEP s Cedric Johnson ( ) by just 24 yards... he was fifth in WAC history in all-purpose yards with 5, Livas was the only player in the WAC to have at least 100 yards receiving, rushing, returning punts and returning kicks last year... he scored multiple TDs four different ways during his career with the Bulldogs: reception (7), rush (4), kickoff return (4) and punt return (4). New Mexico State Aggies (0-0, 0-0 WAC) Taveon Rogers WAC and NCAA record 1,410 kick return yards last season lasted one week as Utah State s Kerwynn Williams surpassed him by 34 yards in the their final game... senior DB Davon House became the first Aggie to be named first-team all-wac in consecutive seasons... PK Tyler Stampler led the WAC in field goal percentage, making 16-of-19 (.842) on the season... defensive back Donyae Coleman was sixth in the WAC in tackles with 7.7 per game... lost its last four games... has lost 12 consecutive road games... was last in the WAC in scoring offense, scoring defense, passing offense, rushing defense and total offense... had four interceptions, tied for the second fewest by any team in the nation. San Jose State Spartans (0-0, 0-0 WAC) Had four players named to freshman All-America teams, doubling its all-time total... Keith Smith s 14.0 tackles for loss were the second best single-season total by a freshman linebacker since the NCAA began keeping defensive statistics in his 8.9 tackles per game led the nation s freshmen... Jalal Beauchman concluded his career with at least one reception in his last 35 games... his 146 career receptions are the third most in school history... Chandler Jones and Noel Grigsby became the first two Spartan freshmen with 50 receptions apiece in the same season... the Spartans 10-game losing streak is the longest in the nation... has lost 14 consecutive road games... is the 13th team in WAC history to post a 0-8 record in WAC play. Utah State Aggies (0-0, 0-0 WAC) Finished 4-8 for the second straight season... RB Kerwynn Williams accounted for 304 all-purpose yards in the season finale against Boise State with a career-high 147 rushing yards and 157 kick return yards... he enters next season needing just 207 kick return yards to tie the WAC s career record of 2,782 yards... head coach Gary Andersen announced he will take over defensive coordinator duties for next year... senior QB Diondre Borel started the last 33 games for the Aggies... Borel finish his career with 8,096 yards of total offense to become the second Aggie to reach 8, LB Bobby Wagner became the first Aggie to be named first-team all-conference in consecutive years since Kevin Curtis in WAC Football Page 5

6 Weekly Matchups Bowling Green at Idaho TIME/SITE: Thursday; 6:00 p.m. (PT); Moscow, Idaho; Kibbie Dome (16,000/RealGrass Pro) TELEVISION: Altitude; Rich Winter, Brant Boyer SERIES LOOK: Idaho won the only other game played between the two teams, 43-42, when they met in Boise at the 2009 Humanitarian Bowl. Idaho won the game with a touchdown in the final seconds and a successful two-point conversion. COACHES: Bowling Green s Dave Clawson is in his third year with the Falcons and is Idaho s Robb Akey is in his fifth year with the Vandals and is GAME NOTES: Bowling Green was 2-10 last year following its 2009 appearance against Idaho in the Humanitarian Bowl... was last in the nation in rushing in has 81 players that are freshmen or sophomores... has the most non-conference wins (21) since 2001 among teams from the MAC. Idaho opens with back-to-back home games for the first time since senior Brian Reader will start at quarterback, replacing fouryear starter Nathan Enderle... Reader was 42-of-71 for 568 yards and five touchdowns last season. BOWLING GREEN SID: Dave Meyer (meyerd@bgsu.edu); PRESS BOX: NCAA STATS BOWLING GREEN IDAHO Rushing Offense th th Passing Offense st th Total Offense th th Scoring Offense th th Rushing Defense th th Pass Defense th th Total Defense nd th Scoring Defense th st San Jose State at Stanford TIME/SITE: 2:00 p.m. (PT); Stanford, Calif.; Stanford Stadium (50,000/ Grass) TELEVISION: Comcast SportsNet-Bay Area; Scott Reiss, Mike McLaughlin, Chris Townsend SERIES LOOK: Stanford leads the series after winning seven of the last eight. The teams last met in 2009 in Stanford where the Cardinal won San Jose State s last win came in 2006, 35-34, at Stanford. COACHES: San Jose State s Mike MacIntyre is in his second season with the Spartans and is Stanford s David Shaw is in his first season with the Cardinal. GAME NOTES: San Jose State is opening against a top-10 opponent for the third straight season... has lost 14 straight road games... of the 22 projected starters, only QB Matt Faulkner and DT Travis Raciti have never started a game for the Spartans... returns four of the five players that recorded at least one 100-yard receiving game last year. Stanford was 12-1 last year and has an eight-game winning streak... is sixth in the coaches poll, its highest preseason ranking since junior quarterback Andrew Luck is 20-5 as a starter... Luck finished second in the Heisman Trophy balloting last year. STANFORD SID: Jim Young (jfyoung@stanford.edu); PRESS BOX: NCAA STATS SAN JOSE STATE STANFORD Rushing Offense th th Passing Offense th th Total Offense st th Scoring Offense th th Rushing Defense th th Pass Defense th th Total Defense th st Scoring Defense th th Utah State at Auburn TIME/SITE: 11:00 a.m. (CT); Auburn, Ala.; Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451/ Grass) TELEVISION: ESPN2; Beth Mowins, Mike Bellotti SERIES LOOK: This is the first meeting between the two schools. COACHES: Utah State s Gary Andersen is in his third season with the Aggies and is Auburn s Gene Chizik is in his third year with the Tigers and is Overall, he is in five seasons as a head coach. GAME NOTES: Utah State is opening on the road for the fourth straight season... will see the return of RB Robert Turbin and WR Stanley Morrison who both missed the 2010 season with injuries after leading the team in rushing and receiving, respectively, in either JC transfer Adam Kennedy or true freshman Chuckie Keeton will be making their first ever FBS start at quarterback on Saturday, replacing three-year starter Diondre Borel. Auburn has a 15-game winning streak after posting a 14-0 record last year... beat Oregon in the National Championship game, returns two running backs who rushed for more than 800 yards last season (Michael Dyer-1093, Onterio McCalebb-810)... junior Barrett Trotter will make his first career start at quarterback in replacing 2010 Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton... Auburn is against current WAC members. AUBURN SID: Kirk Sampson (sampska@auburn.edu); PRESS BOX: NCAA STATS UTAH STATE AUBURN Rushing Offense st th Passing Offense rd th Total Offense th th Scoring Offense th th Rushing Defense th th Pass Defense th th Total Defense th th Scoring Defense st rd Fresno State vs. California TIME/SITE: 4:00 p.m. (PT); San Francisco, Calif.; Candlestick Park (69,900/Grass) TELEVISION: Comcast SportsNet-California; Barry Tompkins, Mike Pawlawski, Dan Dibley SERIES LOOK: Fresno State leads the series 2-0. The teams last met in 2000 when the Bulldogs won, 17-3, in Fresno. COACHES: Fresno State s Pat Hill is in his 15th season as a head coach and has a record of California s Jeff Tedford is in his 10th season with the Golden Bears and is He is a 1983 graduate of Fresno State and a former Bulldog assistant under Pat Hill. GAME NOTES: Fresno State sophomore Derek Carr will make his starting debut at quarterback... Carr is the younger brother of David Carr who played at Fresno State and was the NFL s number one overall draft pick in the Bulldogs have won seven of its last 10 games against schools from automatic qualifying BCS conferences. California was 5-7 last year after losing its final three games of the season... returns 20 players with significant starting experience... LB Mychal Kendricks is the team s active career leader in tackles (152)... Buffalo transfer Zach Maynard will start at quarterback for the Bears. CALIFORNIA SID: Kyle McRae (mcrae@berkeley.edu); PRESS BOX: NCAA STATS FRESNO STATE CALIFORNIA Rushing Offense th nd Passing Offense st th Total Offense th th Scoring Offense th rd Rushing Defense th th Pass Defense th st Total Defense th th Scoring Defense rd th WAC Football Page 6

7 Weekly Matchups Ohio at New Mexico State TIME/SITE: 6:00 p.m. (MT); Las Cruces, N.M.; Aggie Memorial Stadium (30,343/Grass) TELEVISION: AggieVision; Glen Cerny, Danny Knee; Altitude; ESPN GamePlan SERIES LOOK: This is the first meeting between the two schools. COACHES: Ohio s Frank Solich is in his seventh year with the Bobcats and is Overall, he is in 13 seasons as a head coach. New Mexico State s DeWayne Walker is in his third season with the Aggies and is GAME NOTES: Ohio was 8-5 last year and appeared in the New Orleans Bowl... will be led by redshirt sophomore QB Tyler Tettleton who did not play in Donte Harden is the Bobcats top returning running back, rushing for 244 yards and three TDs last year... is 2-2 versus current teams from the WAC with its last meeting a win at Hawai i in New Mexico State is facing a MAC team for the first time since losing to Northern Illinois in 1994 and is 2-2 versus current teams from that conference... sophomore QB Andrew Manley will start after playing in five games in 2010, throwing for 604 with six interceptions and one touchdown pass... Kenny Turner, last year s leading rusher, will move to the slot this season. OHIO SID: Drew Wiseman (wisemanc@ohio.edu); PRESS BOX: NCAA STATS OHIO NEW MEXICO STATE Rushing Offense th th Passing Offense nd th Total Offense th th Scoring Offense th th Rushing Defense th th Pass Defense rd nd Total Defense st th Scoring Defense st th Colorado at Hawai i TIME/SITE: 4:15 p.m. (HT); Honolulu, Hawaii; Aloha Stadium (50,000/ FieldTurf) TELEVISION: ESPN2; Dave Lamont, David Diaz-Infante SERIES LOOK: The series is tied 1-1 after Colorado won in Boulder last year, The first meeting was a 13-0 win by Hawai i in COACHES: Colorado s Jon Embree is in his first season with the Buffaloes. Hawai i s Greg McMackin is in his fourth season with the Warriors and is GAME NOTES: Colorado was 5-7 last year... this is the first time since 1995 that CU is opening a season with a true road game... has lost 17 straight road games... QB Tyler Hansen returns after throwing for 1,102 yards and six TDs in seven games last year... will start two true freshmen at the kicking positions (Will Oliver-PK, Darragh O Neill-P). Hawai i after losing at Colorado last year to drop to 1-2, won its next six games... opens this season against two Pac-12 opponents (Washington)... has lost its last six season openers that were against teams from automatic qualifying BCS conferences... returns QB Bryant Moniz who led the nation in total offense last year with yards per game and TD passes with despite having a 1,000-yard rusher, UH was 107th in the nation in rushing last year. COLORADO SID: Dave Plati (david.plati@colorado.edu); PRESS BOX: Louisiana Tech at Southern Mississippi TIME/SITE: 9:00 p;.m. (CT); Hattiesburg, Miss.; Roberts Stadium (36,000/ Momentum Turf) TELEVISION: Fox Sports Net; Ron Thulin, JC Pearson, Jeremy Bloom SERIES LOOK: Southern Mississippi leads the series The teams met last year for the first time since 1992 with the Golden Eagles winning in Ruston, COACHES: Louisiana Tech s Sonny Dykes is in his second season with the Bulldogs and is 5-7. Southern Mississippi s Larry Fedora is in his fourth season with the Golden Eagles and is GAME NOTES: Louisiana Tech plays Southern Miss, Missisippi State and Mississippi on the road this year... true freshman Nick Isham is expected to start at quarterback and is 17-years-old... Lennon Creer s 1,181 rushing yards last year are the most of any returning running back in the WAC. Southern Mississippi was 8-5 last year and has played in a bowl the past nine seasons and 13 of the last was one of 10 FBS programs to average over 200 yards per game in both rushing and passing last season... senior QB Austin Davis is as a starter... he needs 300 passing yards to become the school s career passing leader (Brett Favre-7,695). SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI SID: Jack Duggan (jack.duggan@usm.edu); PRESS BOX: NCAA STATS LOUISIANA TECH SOUTHERN MISS Rushing Offense th th Passing Offense nd th Total Offense th th Scoring Offense th th Rushing Defense st th Pass Defense th th Total Defense th th Scoring Defense th st 2010 NCAA STATS COLORADO HAWAI I Rushing Offense th th Passing Offense th st Total Offense th th Scoring Offense th th Rushing Defense th th Pass Defense th rd Total Defense rd st Scoring Defense st th WAC Football Page 7

8 2011 WAC Football Play Up The eight members of the Western Athletic Conference are committed to enhancing the league and themselves. Through extensive research with coaches, administrators, fans, alumni and boosters, it was found that each of the WAC members wanted to improve. Play Up is not just a slogan, but rather a verbal representation of the commitment to improve and never settle for the status quo. Every one of the WAC members is finding new ways to Play Up by growing scholastically, competitively and fi nancially Instant Replay Stats WAC Home Games Average time Date Games Reviewed Overturned of review 9/ :36 9/ :24 9/ :24 9/ :42 10/ :10 10/ :45 10/ :20 10/ :41 10/ :42 11/ :16 11/ :00 11/ :35 11/ :23 12/ :23 Totals :32 Award Watch Lists Maxwell (National Player of the Year): Bryant Moniz, Hawai i Walter Camp (National Player of the Year): Bryant Moniz, Hawai i Bronko Nagurski (Best Defensive Player): Logan Harrell, DT, Fresno State; James-Michael Johnson, LB, Nevada; Bobby Wagner, LB, Utah State Manning (Best Quarterback): Bryant Moniz, Hawai i Davey O Brien (Best Quarterback): Bryant Moniz, Hawai i Doak Walker (Best Running Back): Lennon Creer, Louisiana Tech; Robert Turbin, Utah State Fred Biletnikoff (Best Receiver): Royce Pollard, Hawai i; Rishard Matthews, Nevada; Noel Grigsby, San Jose State Rimington (Best Center): Tyler Larsen, Utah State Rotary Lombardi (Best Lineman/Linebacker): Logan Harrell, DL, Fresno State; Corey Paredes, Sr., LB, Hawai i; Bobby Wagner, Sr., LB, Utah State Outland (Best Interior Lineman): Logan Harrell, DT, Fresno State; Chris Barker, OG, Nevada Butkus (Best Linebacker): Corey Paredes, Hawai i; James- Michael Johnson, Nevada; Bobby Wagner, Utah State Jim Thorpe (Best Defensive Back): Duke Ihenacho, S, San Jose State Lou Groza (Best Placekicker): Kevin Goessling, Fresno State; Trey Farquhar, Idaho AP Poll 2011 Preseason Rk School Record Points PVS 1. Oklahoma (36) Alabama (17) Oregon (4) LSU (1) Boise State (2) Florida State Stanford Texas A&M Oklahoma State Nebraska Wisconsin South Carolina Virginia Tech TCU Arkansas Notre Dame NR 17. Michigan State Ohio State Georgia NR 20. Mississippi State Missouri Florida NR 23. Auburn West Virginia NR 25. USC NR WAC teams receiving votes: Hawai i (T41st-4) USA Today Poll 2011 Preseason Rk School Record Points PVS 1. Oklahoma (42) Alabama (13) Oregon (2) LSU (2) Florida State Stanford Boise State Oklahoma State Texas A&M Wisconsin Nebraska South Carolina Virginia Tech Arkansas TCU Ohio State Michigan State Notre Dame NR 19. Auburn Mississippi State Missouri Georgia NR 23. Florida NR 24. Texas NR 25. Penn State NR WAC teams receiving votes: Hawai i (39th-8), Nevada (T49th-1) WAC vs. Other Conferences Conference (Games) Record Pct. ACC (1) 0-0 Big Ten (2) 0-0 Big 12 (2) 0-0 Conference USA (4) 0-0 FCS (5) 0-0 FBS Independent (6) 0-0 MAC (2) 0-0 Mountain West (10) 0-0 Pac-12 (6) 0-0 SEC (5) 0-0 Total (43) 0-0 Schools and Non-Conference Games Ranked FBS Overall Fresno St Hawai i Idaho Louisiana Tech Nevada New Mexico St San Jose St Utah St WAC Football Page 8

9 2011 WAC Football Scoreboard Fresno State Bulldogs (0-0/0-0 WAC) Date Opponent Time/Result Attendance TV Sept. 3 at California 4:00 p.m. CSN-CA Sept. 10 at Nebraska 6:00 p.m. Sept. 17 NORTH DAKOTA 7:00 p.m. ESPN3 Sept. 24 *at Idaho 2:00 p.m. WSN/ALT Oct. 1 MISSISSIPPI 6:15 p.m. ESPN2 Oct. 7 BOISE STATE 6:00 p.m. ESPN Oct. 15 *UTAH STATE 7:00 p.m. Oct. 22 *at Nevada 1:00 p.m. Nov. 5 *LOUISIANA TECH 5:00 p.m. Nov. 12 *at New Mexico State 6:00 p.m. WSN/AV/ALT Nov. 19 *at Hawai i 6:00 p.m. WSN/ALT Nov. 26 *SAN JOSE STATE 5:00 p.m. Dec. 3 at San Diego State 5:00 p.m. CBSS Hawai i Warriors (0-0/0-0 WAC) Date Opponent Time/Result Attendance TV Sept. 3 COLORADO 6:00 p.m. ESPN2 Sept. 10 at Washington 12:30 p.m. ROOT Sept. 17 at UNLV 7:00 p.m. CBSS Sept. 24 UC DAVIS 6:00 p.m. Oct. 1 *at Louisiana Tech 6:00 p.m. ERT/ALT Oct. 14 *at San Jose State 6:00 p.m. ESPN Oct. 22 *NEW MEXICO STATE 6:00 p.m. Oct. 29 *at Idaho 2:00 p.m. ERT/ALT Nov. 5 *UTAH STATE 6:00 p.m. Nov. 12 *at Nevada 1:00 p.m. Nov. 19 *FRESNO STATE 6:00 p.m. WSN/ALT Nov. 26 TULANE 6:00 p.m. Dec. 3 BRIGHAM YOUNG 2:30 p.m. ESPN2 Idaho Vandals (0-0/0-0 WAC) Date Opponent Time/Result Attendance TV Sept. 1 BOWLING GREEN 6:00 p.m. ALT Sept. 10 NORTH DAKOTA 2:00 p.m. Sept. 17 at Texas A&M 6:00 p.m. Sept. 24 *FRESNO STATE 2:00 p.m. WSN/ALT Oct. 1 at Virginia TBA Oct. 8 *LOUISIANA TECH 2:00 p.m. Oct. 15 *at New Mexico State 6:00 p.m. AV/ALT Oct. 29 *HAWAI I 2:00 p.m. ERT/ALT Nov. 5 *at San Jose State 1:00 p.m. WSN/ALT Nov. 12 at Brigham Young TBA Nov. 19 *UTAH STATE 2:00 p.m. ERT/ALT Dec. 3 *at Nevada 1:00 p.m. WSN/ALT Nevada Wolf Pack (0-0/0-0 WAC) Date Opponent Time/Result Attendance TV Sept. 10 at Oregon 12:30 p.m. FX Sept. 17 *at San Jose State 1:00 p.m. WSN/ALT Sept. 24 at Texas Tech TBA Oct. 1 at Boise State 12:30 p.m. Versus Oct. 8 UNLV 4:00 p.m. Oct. 15 NEW MEXICO 1:00 p.m. Oct. 22 *FRESNO STATE 1:00 p.m. Oct. 29 *at New Mexico State 6:00 p.m. WSN/AV/ALT Nov. 12 *HAWAI I 1:00 p.m. Nov. 19 *LOUISIANA TECH 1:00 p.m. Nov. 26 *at Utah State 12:00 p.m. WSN/ALT Dec. 3 *IDAHO 1:00 p.m. WSN/ALT New Mexico State Aggies (0-0/0-0 WAC) Date Opponent Time/Result Attendance TV Sept. 3 OHIO 6:00 p.m. AV/ALT/GP Sept. 10 at Minnesota 2:30 p.m. BTN Sept. 17 UTEP 6:00 p.m. AV/ALT Sept. 24 *at San Jose State 1:00 p.m. ESPN3 Oct. 1 at New Mexico 6:00 p.m. Mtn Oct. 15 *IDAHO 6:00 p.m. AV/ALT Oct. 22 *at Hawai i 6:00 p.m. Oct. 29 *NEVADA 6:00 p.m. WSN/AV/ALT Nov. 5 at Georgia TBA Nov. 12 *FRESNO STATE 6:00 p.m. WSN/AV/ALT Nov. 19 at Brigham Young TBA Nov. 26 *at Louisiana Tech 3:00 p.m. ERT/ALT Dec. 3 *UTAH STATE 6:00 p.m. AV/KCSG/ALT San Jose State Spartans (0-0/0-0 WAC) Date Opponent Time/Result Attendance TV Sept. 3 at Stanford 2:00 p.m. CSN-BA Sept. 10 at UCLA 7:00 p.m. Prime Sept. 17 *NEVADA 1:00 p.m. WSN/ALT Sept. 24 *NEW MEXICO STATE 1:00 p.m. ESPN3 Oct. 1 at Colorado State 2:00 p.m. Mtn Oct. 8 at Brigham Young TBA ESPN Net Oct. 14 *HAWAI I 6:00 p.m. ESPN Oct. 29 *at Louisiana Tech 3:00 p.m. Nov. 5 *IDAHO 1:00 p.m. WSN/ALT Nov. 12 *at Utah State 1:00 p.m. KCSG Nov. 19 NAVY 1:00 p.m. ESPN3 Nov. 26 *at Fresno State 5:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (0-0/0-0 WAC) Date Opponent Time/Result Attendance TV Sept. 3 at Southern Mississippi 9:00 p.m. FSN Sept. 10 CENTRAL ARKANSAS 6:00 p.m. ESPN3 Sept. 17 HOUSTON 6:00 p.m. ESPN3 Sept. 24 at Mississippi State TBA Oct. 1 *HAWAI I 6:00 p.m. ERT/ALT Oct. 8 *at Idaho 2:00 p.m. Oct. 22 *at Utah State 1:00 p.m. ERT/ALT Oct. 29 *SAN JOSE STATE 3:00 p.m. Nov. 5 *at Fresno State 5:00 p.m. Nov. 12 at Mississippi TBA Nov. 19 *at Nevada 1:00 p.m. Nov. 26 *NEW MEXICO STATE 3:00 p.m. ERT/ALT Utah State Aggies (0-0/0-0 WAC) Date Opponent Time/Result Attendance TV Sept. 3 at Auburn 11:00 a.m. ESPN2 Sept. 10 WEBER STATE 6:00 p.m. ESPN3 Sept. 24 COLORADO STATE 6:00 p.m. KCSG Sept. 30 at Brigham Young 6:00 p.m. ESPN Oct. 8 WYOMING 6:00 p.m. KCSG Oct. 15 *at Fresno State 7:00 p.m. Oct. 22 *LOUISIANA TECH 1:00 p.m. ERT/ALT Nov. 5 *at Hawai i 6:00 p.m. Nov. 12 *SAN JOSE STATE 1:00 p.m. KCSG Nov. 19 *at Idaho 2:00 p.m. ERT/ALT Nov. 26 *NEVADA 12:00 p.m. WSN/ALT Dec. 3 *at New Mexico State 6:00 p.m. AV/KCSG/ALT UTSA Roadrunners (0-0) Date Opponent Time/Result Attendance Sept. 3 Northeastern State 1:00 p.m. Sept. 10 McMurry 1:00 p.m. Sept. 17 at Southern Utah 6:00 p.m. Sept. 24 Bacone 1:00 p.m. Oct. 1 at Sam Houston State 6:00 p.m. Oct. 8 South Alabama 1:00 p.m. Oct. 15 at UC Davis 2:00 p.m. Oct. 29 Georgia State 1:00 p.m. Nov. 12 at McNeese State 7:00 p.m. Nov. 19 Minot State 1:00 p.m. Future Members TV KEY: AV-AggieVision (New Mexico); ALT-Altitude (Regional); CSN-Comcast SportsNet; ERT-ESPN Regional Television; FSN-Fox Sports Net; GP-ESPN Game Plan; KCSG-Utah; Oceanic-Oceanic PPV (Hawaii); Mtn-Mountain West network; WSN-WAC Sports Network *WAC Game; All times local, subject to change Texas State Bobcats (0-0) Date Opponent Time/Result Attendance Sept. 3 at Texas Tech 6:00 p.m. Sept. 10 at Wyoming 4:00 p.m. Sept. 17 Tarleton State 6:00 p.m. Sept. 24 at Stephen F. Austin 6:00 p.m. Oct. 1 Nicholls State 6:00 p.m. Oct. 8 at McNeese State 7:00 p.m. Oct. 15 Lamar 6:00 p.m. Oct. 22 at Southeastern Louisiana 7:00 p.m. Oct. 29 Northwestern State 3:00 p.m. Nov. 5 Prairie View A&M 3:00 p.m. Nov. 12 at Central Arkansas 4:00 p.m. Nov. 19 Sam Houston State 3:00 p.m. WAC Football Page 9

10 2011 WAC Football Game Superlatives 300-Yard Passing Games Total Bryant Moniz, Sr., UH Brian Reader, Sr., UI Yard Rushing Games Total Robert Turbin, Jr., USU Lennon Creer, Sr., LTU Robbie Rouse, Jr., FS Mike Ball, Jr., NEV Lampford Mark, Sr., NEV Princeton McCarty, Sr., UI Robert Clay, Jr., NMSU A.J. Ellis, Jr., FS Kerwynn Williams, Jr., USU Yard Rec. Games Total Noel Grigsby, So., SJSU Rishard Matthews, Sr., NEV Royce Pollard, Sr., UH Kellen Bartlett, Sr., USU Richie Casey, Jr., LTU Preston Davis, Sr., UI Josh Harrison, Sr., SJSU Chandler Jones, So., SJSU Matt Lindsay, Jr., FS Stanley Morrison, Sr., USU Ryan Otten, Jr., SJSU Robert Turbin, Jr., USU Justin Veltung, Jr., UI Shutout Streaks No. of Games No. since shutting Team since being shut out out an opponent Fresno State 3 25 Hawai i Idaho Louisiana Tech Nevada New Mexico State San Jose State 5 93 Utah State Cumulative Records Team Last 5 Years (06-10) Last 10 Years (01-10) Fresno State (.563) (.626) Hawaii (.676) (.654) Idaho (.339) (.267) Louisiana Tech (.403) (.446) Nevada (.636) (.560) New Mexico State (.246) (.292) San Jose State (.381) (.339) Utah State (.233) (.267) 2011 Preseason Media Poll Rk. Team (1st place votes) Points 1. Hawai i (18) Fresno State (11) Nevada (11) Louisiana Tech Utah State (1) Idaho San Jose State New Mexico State Offensive Player of the Year Bryant Moniz, Sr., QB, Hawai i Defensive Player of the Year Bobby Wagner, Sr., LB, Utah State 2011 Preseason Coaches Poll Rk. Team (1st place votes) Points 1. Hawai i (5) Fresno State (1) Nevada (2) Louisiana Tech Utah State Idaho San Jose State New Mexico State WAC Bowl Tie-Ins Famous Idaho Potato Bowl December 17 3:30 p.m. (MT) Boise, Idaho WAC vs. MAC (ESPN) San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl December 21 5:00 p.m. (PT) San Diego, California WAC vs. Mountain West (ESPN) Sheraton Hawai i Bowl December 24 3:00 p.m. (HT) Honolulu, Hawaii WAC vs. Conference USA (ESPN) WAC Football Page 10

11 Miscellaneous Information 2010 Individual Superlatives Total Offense 581 Bryant Moniz, UH vs. LTU...10/2 546 Bryant Moniz, UH vs. SJSU... 11/ Kellen Moore, BSU vs. UH... 11/6 482 J. La Secla, SJSU vs. LTU... 11/ Ross Jenkins, LTU vs. UI...10/ Bryant Moniz, UH vs. Tulsa...12/ Diondre Borel, USU at NEV...10/ Bryant Moniz, UH vs. CSo....9/ Bryant Moniz, UH vs. UNLV...12/4 402 C. Kaepernick, NEV vs. CSU... 9/11 Rushing Yards 327 Alex Green, UH at NMSU... 11/ Robbie Rouse, FS at LTU... 11/6 252 Lennon Creer, LTU at SJSU... 11/ Robbie Rouse, FS vs. NEV... 11/ Vai Taua, NEV vs. SJSU...10/9 188 Vai Taua, NEV at UNLV...10/2 179 Lennon Creer, LTU vs. UI...10/ Alex Green, UH at USU...10/ A.J. Ellis, FS at USU...9/ Vai Taua, NEV at LTU...12/4 Passing Yards 560 Bryant Moniz, UH vs. SJSU... 11/ Bryant Moniz, UH vs. LTU...10/2 507 Kellen Moore, BSU vs. UH... 11/6 496 J. La Secla, SJSU vs. LTU... 11/ Ross Jenkins, LTU vs. UI...10/ Bryant Moniz, UH vs. Tulsa...12/ Diondre Borel, USU at NEV...10/ Bryant Moniz, UH vs. CSo....9/ Ryan Colburn, FS at Miss...9/ Bryant Moniz, UH at USU...10/23 Receiving Yards 217 Kealoha Pilares, UH vs. LTU...10/2 214 Greg Salas, UH vs. Tulsa...12/ Greg Salas, UH vs. LTU...10/2 191 Greg Salas, UH at NMSU... 11/ Noel Grigsby, SJSU vs. USU.. 11/ J. Beauchman, SJSU vs. LTU. 11/ Kealoha Pilares, UH vs. USC...9/2 172 R. Matthews, NEV vs. BSU... 11/ Greg Salas, UH vs. UI...10/ Titus Young BSU vs. FS... 11/19 Receptions 18 Kealoha Pilares, UH vs. LTU...10/2 13 Greg Salas, UH vs. Tulsa...12/24 12 Austin Pettis, BSU vs. Utah...12/22 11 Greg Salas, UH vs. NEV...10/16 11 Greg Salas, UH vs. UI...10/30 10 Taulib Ikharo, LTU vs. Navy...9/18 10 Greg Salas, UH vs. LTU...10/2 10 Austin Pettis, BSU vs. FS... 11/19 10 R. Matthews, NEV vs. BSU... 11/26 10 Greg Salas, UH at NMSU... 11/27 Longest Field Goal 52 Kevin Goessling, FS vs. Illinois.12/3 50 Peter Caldwell, USU vs. FS...9/18 50 Trey Farquhar, UI vs. UNLV...9/18 50 Kevin Goessling, FS at Miss...9/25 50 Kyle Brotzman, BSU vs. FS... 11/19 Longest Punt 72 Harrison Waid, SJSU vs. LTU. 11/27 67 Brad Langley, NEV vs. EWU...9/2 67 Harrison Waid, SJSU at NEV...10/9 Tackles 19 Keith Smith, SJSU vs. USU... 11/13 18 Jay Dudley, LTU vs. FS... 11/6 17 Bobby Wagner, USU vs. FS...9/18 17 Bobby Wagner, USU vs. NMSU 11/ Team Superlatives Points 66 Hawai i vs. Charleston So....9/25 63 Nevada at Idaho... 11/6 59 Boise State at New Mexico St...10/2 59 Hawai i vs. UNLV...12/3 57 Boise State vs. Toledo...10/9 56 Nevada vs. Utah State...10/30 52 Nevada vs. California...9/18 52 Boise State at Idaho... 11/12 52 Nevada vs. New Mexico St /20 Total Offense 844 Nevada at Idaho... 11/6 737 Boise State vs. Hawai i... 11/6 683 Louisiana Tech vs. Idaho...10/ Boise State at Wyoming...9/ Hawai i vs. Louisiana Tech...10/2 640 Nevada vs. San Jose State...10/9 631 Nevada vs. Colorado State... 9/ Hawai i vs. San Jose State... 11/ Boise State at New Mexico St...10/2 606 Hawai i at New Mexico State... 11/ Hawai i vs. UNLV...12/4 Rushing Yards 453 Nevada at Idaho... 11/6 387 Nevada vs. Utah State...10/ Nevada vs. Colorado State... 9/ Nevada at UNLV...10/2 374 Louisiana Tech at San Jose St. 11/ Nevada vs. San Jose State...10/9 360 Nevada at Louisiana Tech...12/4 316 Nevada vs. California...9/ Fresno State at Louisiana Tech. 11/6 299 Boise State at New Mexico St...10/2 Passing Yards 593 Hawai i vs. San Jose State... 11/ Hawai i vs. Louisiana Tech...10/2 513 Idaho at Louisiana Tech...10/ Boise State vs. Hawai i... 11/6 496 San Jose State vs. LA Tech... 11/ Hawai i vs. Charleston So....9/ Hawai i vs. Tulsa...12/ Hawai i vs. USC...9/2 423 Hawai i vs. UNLV...12/4 422 Louisiana Tech vs. Idaho...10/16 Interceptions 3 Nevada vs. California...9/18 3 Hawai i vs. Louisiana Tech...10/2 3 Hawai i at Fresno State...10/9 3 Boise State at Idaho... 11/13 3 Louisiana Tech at San Jose St. 11/27 3 Hawai i vs. UNLV...12/4 Sacks 8 Fresno State vs. Cincinnati...9/4 8 Hawai i vs. San Jose State... 11/20 7 Boise State vs. Hawai i... 11/6 6 Idaho vs. UNLV...9/18 6 Nevada vs. New Mexico St /20 6 Fresno State vs. Idaho... 11/27 5 Nevada vs. Colorado State... 9/11 5 Idaho at Colorado State...9/25 5 Fresno State at San Jose St...10/23 5 Idaho at Fresno State... 11/ Bowl Superlatives Rushers Att-Yds-TDs Doug Martin, BSU Receivers Rec-Yds-TDs Greg Salas, UH Austin Pettis, BSU Royce Pollard, UH Quarterbacks C-A-Int-Yds-TDs Bryant Moniz, UH Kellen Moore, BSU Ryan Colburn, FS Television Schedule ESPN Sept. 30 Utah State at BYU Oct. 7 Boise State at Fresno State Oct. 8 San Jose State at BYU* Oct. 14 Hawai i at San Jose State *will be shown on an ESPN network ESPN2 Sept. 3 Utah State at Auburn Sept. 3 Colorado at Hawai i Oct. 1 Mississippi at Fresno State Dec. 3 BYU at Hawai i ESPN3 Sept. 10 Central Ark. at Louisiana Tech Sept. 10 Weber State at Utah State Sept. 17 North Dakota at Fresno State Sept. 17 Houston at Louisiana Tech Sept. 24 New Mexico St. at San Jose St. Nov. 19 Navy at San Jose State ERT Oct. 1 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 19 Nov. 26 Hawai i at Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech at Utah State Hawai i at Idaho Utah State at Idaho New Mexico St. at Louisiana Tech Other National Outlets Sept. 1 Bowling Green at Idaho (Altitude) Sept. 3 San Jose State at Stanford (CSN) Sept. 3 Fresno State at California (CSN) Sept. 3 LA Tech at Southern Miss (FSN) Sept. 10 NM State at Minnesota (BTN) Sept. 10 San Jose State at UCLA (Prime) Sept. 10 Hawai i at Washington (ROOT) Sept. 10 Nevada at Oregon (FX) Sept. 17 Hawai i at UNLV (CBSS) Oct. 1 Nevada at Boise State (Versus) Dec. 3 Fresno St. at San Diego St. (CBSS) WAC Sports Network Sept. 17 Nevada at San Jose State Sept. 24 Fresno State at Idaho Oct. 29 Nevada at New Mexico State Nov. 5 Idaho at San Jose State Nov. 12 Fresno State at New Mexico St. Nov. 19 Fresno State at Hawai i Nov. 26 Nevada at Utah State Dec. 3 Idaho at Nevada WAC Football Page 11