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1 WAC FOOTBALL David Chaffin, Assistant Commissioner (Football Contact) August 29, Phone: WAC Games All Games W L Pct. PF PA Hm Rd Stk W L Pct. PF PA Hm Rd Neu Stk Boise State W L1 Fresno State L L4 Hawai`i W W1 Idaho L L3 Louisiana Tech W W1 Nevada W W5 New Mexico State L L13 San Jose State W W2 Utah State W W1 Schedule: Week #1 Thursday, August 31 SE Louisiana at New Mexico St. Internet: WAC.tv Time Series 7:00 p.m. (MT) First Meeting Sacramento St. at Boise St. 7:00 p.m. (MT) First Meeting Television: KTVB (Boise); Internet: WAC.tv Friday, September 1 Time Series Last Meeting *( /RV) Nevada at ( /RV) Fresno St. 5:00 p.m. (PT) FS, UN, 38-35, 2005, Reno Television: ESPN Saturday, September 2 Time Series Last Meeting Idaho at Michigan St. 12:00 p.m. (ET) First Meeting Television: ERT-KIVI (Boise)/KSAW (Twin Falls)/ESPN GamePlan Louisiana Tech at (20/22) Nebraska 2:30 p.m. (CT) UN, 1-0 UN, 26-27, 1998, Lincoln Television: FSN San Jose St. at Washington 12:30 p.m. (PT) UW, 9-0 UW, 21-6, 2004, Seattle Utah St. at Wyoming 2:30 p.m. (MT) USU, UW, 48-21, 2003, Logan Hawai i at (RV/24) Alabama 6:00 p.m. (CT) Tied, 1-1 UH, 37-29, 2003, Honolulu Television: Oceanic PPV *WAC Game 2005 Bowl Results Saturday, December 24 Bowl TV Nevada 49, Central Florida 48 (OT) Sheraton Hawai i Bowl (Honolulu, Hawaii) ESPN Wednesday, December 28 Bowl TV (19/19) Boston College 27, at Boise St. 21 MPC Computers Bowl (Boise, Idaho) ESPN Saturday, December 31 Bowl TV Tulsa 31, Fresno State 24 AutoZone Liberty Bowl (Memphis, Tenn.) ESPN National Rankings-(AP/Coaches) WAC Highlights The 45th year of WAC football begins this Thursday when New Mexico State hosts Southestern Louisiana and Sacramento State travels to Boise State. The conference season begins on Friday night with Fresno State hosting Nevada on ESPN. Boise State was picked by both the WAC media and WAC coaches as the favorite to win the 2006 WAC Championship. Fresno State was voted second, while Nevada was third in both polls. Hawai i quarterback Colt Brennan was voted the preseason Offensive Player of the Year while Boise State linebacker Korey Hall was picked as the Defensive Player of the Year. Brennan, a junior, led the nation with 4,301 passing yards and threw for 35 touchdowns. Hall, a senior, has been named a fi rst-team all-wac selection the past two seasons and is 10th alltime in the WAC with 283 tackles. The WAC will be streaming its fi rst two football games on Thursday as both the Southeastern Louisiana-New Mexico State and Sacramento State-Boise State games will be available via the internet at Both games are free of charge. The WAC conducts a football coaches teleconference for the media each Monday (including Labor Day) at 10:30 a.m. (MT). The number to call to participate is Replays are available by calling or on the WAC s website at: New Mexico Bowl, Dec. 23 Albuquerque, New Mexico Sheraton Hawai i Bowl, Dec. 24 Honolulu, Hawaii MPC Computers Bowl, Dec. 31 Boise, Idaho

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. Lists Media may contact Dave Chaffin at the WAC ( or dchaffi n@wac.org) to be included on the league s lists. Photo and Logo CD A CD-ROM is available to the media and contains images from each of the nine WAC schools. Included are portraits of student-athletes, coachs and administators, as well as action photos of the top studentathletes. School and WAC logos are also included. Please contact the WAC offi ce to receive a copy of the CD. Weekly Satellite Highlights The WAC provides a weekly satellite highlight feed of its nine schools throughout the season. For technical information, contact Lanier Korsmeyer at Link Up Communications ( ) Wednesdays, September 6-November 29, 4:00-4:30 p.m. (MT) Galaxy 10R, Transponder K24 KU analog, Downlink horiz. WAC Weekly Coaches Teleconference The WAC conducts a weekly football coaches teleconference every Monday at 10:30 a.m. (MT) from Aug. 28-Nov. 27. A replay of all of the calls can be accessed at the WAC s website. Time (MT) Speaker 10:30 a.m. Dave Chaffi n, WAC Moderator 10:32 a.m. June Jones, Hawai i (6:32 a.m. HT) 10:39 a.m. Jack Bicknell, Louisiana Tech (11:39 a.m. CT) 10:46 a.m. Hal Mumme, New Mexico State 10:53 a.m. Brent Guy, Utah State 11:00 a.m. Dennis Erickson (10:00 a.m. PT) 11:07 a.m. Dick Tomey, San Jose State (10:07 a.m. PT) 11:14 a.m. Chris Ault, Nevada (10:14 a.m. PT) 11:21 a.m. Chris Petersen, Boise State 11:28 a.m. Pat Hill, Fresno State (10:28 a.m. PT) 11:35 a.m. Karl Benson, WAC Commissioner 2006 WAC Football WAC.TV The Western Athletic Conference will officially launch WAC.tv on Thursday night with the broadcast of two football games. Fans will have the opportunity to watch Boise State play host to Sacramento State and Southeastern Louisiana take on New Mexico State in Las Cruces. Both games kickoff at 7:00 p.m. MT and will be available to the public free of charge. WAC.tv, the new Internet based media platform of the Western Athletic Conference, will offer 34 football games this season involving conference schools, many of them on an exclusive basis. In the coming weeks, WAC.tv will also be offering coverage of volleyball and soccer events 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 Pac-10 opponent, in the MPC Computers Bowl in Boise versus a team from the ACC, and in the inaugural New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque against a Mountain West opponent. BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES Since 1997, the WAC has been an official part of the Bowl Championship Series. Beginning with the 2006 season, the WAC champion will receive an automatic berth in one of the five BCS bowl games if ranked in the top 12 of the BCS Standings 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. This year s National Championship Game will be played in Phoenix on Jan. 8, WAC OWNS SECOND BEST FOUR-YEAR BOWL WINNING PER- CENTAGE Over the last four years, the WAC has the second best winning percentage in bowl games of any conference in the nation. The WAC has sent 14 teams to postseason games since 2002 and those teams have won 57.1 percent of those games with an 8-6 record. WAC teams won one of three bowl games in 2005, two of four bowl games in 2004, three of four in 2003 and two of three in During this four-year span, WAC teams are 4-2 in bowl games against teams from conferences that have an automatic berth into the BCS. WAC TOPS NATION IN ALL-TIME BOWL RECORDS The WAC s nine teams have an all-time record of (.556) in bowl games. That winning percentage is the best among the 11 Division IA conferences based on current membership. The ACC is second at.538 followed by the Pac-10 (.519) and SEC (.517). WAC Football Contacts (and radio fl agships) Boise State (KBOI AM 670)...broncosports.com Max Corbet (mcorbet@boisestate.edu) Fax: ; Press Box: Fresno State (KMJ AM 580)...gobulldogs.com Steve Weakland (sweaklan@csufresno.edu) Fax: ; Press Box: Hawai i (KKEA AM 1420)... hawaiiathletics.com Lois Manin (manin@hawaii.edu) Fax: ; Press Box: Idaho (KHTR FM 104.3)... uiathletics.com Becky Paull (bpaull@uidaho.edu) Fax: ; Press Box: Louisiana Tech (KXKZ FM 107.5)...latechsports.com Malcolm Butler (mbutler@latech.edu) Fax: ; Press Box: Nevada (KPTT AM 630)... nevadawolfpack.com Rhond Lundin (rlundin@unr.edu) x327 Fax: ; Press Box: /6815 New Mexico State (KGRT FM 103.9)... nmstatesports.com Tyler Dunkel (tdunkel@nmsu.edu) Fax: ; Press Box: San Jose State (KNTS AM 1220)...sjsuspartans.com Lawrence Fan (ltfan@ .sjsu.edu) Fax: ; Press Box: Utah State (KVNU AM 610)...utahstateaggies.com Mike Strauss (mike.strauss@usu.edu) Fax: ; Press Box: WAC TRIO WITH 140 WINS Boise State, Fresno State and Hawai i have combined for 140 victories since the 2001 season. That total is the fourth most of any Division IA conference s top trio. Rank Conference Wins ( ) 1. Big 12 (Texas, Oklahoma, Texas Tech/Nebraska) SEC (Georgia, LSU, Auburn) ACC (Miami, Virginia Tech, FSU) WAC (Boise State, Fresno State, Hawai i) Big Ten (Ohio State, Iowa, Michigan) Pac-10 (USC, Oregon, Washington State) MAC (Toledo, Bowling Green, Miami) Big East (Louisville, W. Virginia, Pittsburgh) Mountain West (TCU, Utah, New Mexico/CSU) CUSA (Marshall, Southern Miss, Memphis) Sun Belt (North Texas, Troy, Middle Tenn.) 84 TOP STAT LEADERS Following are the returning stat leaders in the WAC for New Mexico State s Justine Buries returns for his junior season after rushing for 70.8 yards per game, third most in the WAC last year. Hawai i s Davone Bess was first in the WAC in receptions per game (7.42) while his teammate Ryan Grice-Mullen was first in receiving yards per game (102.3). Both will be sophomores this year. Hawai i s Colt Brennan had a WAC-best pass efficiency rating of as a sophomore last year. He was also first in the nation in total offense with yards per game. On the defensive side, San Jose State linebacker Matt Castelo was seventh in the WAC in tackles with 8.3 stops per game as a sophomore. Fresno State s Tyler Clutts was fifth in sacks with 7.0 as a sophomore. RETURNING ALL-WAC PLAYERS Of the 29 first-team all-wac players WAC Football Page 2

3 WAC Coaching Records Overall, Years School, Years WAC, Years Chris Petersen, Boise State 0-0, 1st... Same...0-0, 1st Pat Hill, Fresno State (.626), 10th... Same (.704), 10th June Jones, Hawai`i (.589), 8th... Same (.582), 8th Dennis Erickson, Idaho (.720), 18th (.681), 5th (.500), 2nd Jack Bicknell, Louisiana Tech (.488), 8th... Same (.600), 6th Chris Ault, Nevada (.707), 22nd... Same (.625), 3rd Hal Mumme, New Mexico State (.551), 16th (.000), 2nd (.000), 2nd Dick Tomey, San Jose State (.575), 26th (.273), 2nd (.537), 10th Brent Guy, Utah State 3-8 (.273), 2nd... Same (.250), 2nd Players of the Week Offense S4 S11 S18 S25 O2 O9 O16 O23 O30 N6 N13 N20 N27 D4 Defense S4 S11 S18 S25 O2 O9 O16 O23 O30 N6 N13 N20 N27 D4 Special Teams S4 S11 S18 S25 O2 O9 O16 O23 O30 N6 N13 N20 N27 D WAC Football in 2005, eight return for the 2006 season. Fresno State, Hawai i and Nevada each return two players. The Bulldogs will return senior wide receiver Paul Williams Stats Stats Stats and senior offensive lineman Kyle Young. Hawai i returns sophomore wide receiver Davone Bess and senior offensive lineman Samson Satele. Nevada welcomes back senior wide receiver Caleb Spencer and senior defensive back Joe Garcia. The other two returnees are Boise State senior linebacker Korey Hall and Idaho senior placekicker Mike Barrow. There were 28 second-team players, and 13 of those should return to action this year. Boise State and Nevada have the most second-team players returning with three each. Fresno State and Hawai i have two and Louisiana Tech, San Jose State and Utah State return one each. TEAMS RACK UP VICTORIES Since the 2001 football season, the WAC s top teams have established themselves as some of the most successful programs west of the Mississippi River. Boise State has won 53 games over the last five years while Fresno State has 46 wins and Hawai i has posted 41 victories. Only Texas (56), Oklahoma (55) and USC (54) have won more than Boise State. There are 53 Division IA programs west of the Mississippi that include all of the teams from the WAC, Big 12, Mountain West and Pac-10 and several teams from the Big Ten, Conference USA, SEC and Sun Belt. Rank Team Wins ( ) 1. Texas Oklahoma USC Boise State Fresno State Iowa TCU Utah Hawai i 41 Nebraska 41 Oregon 41 Texas Tech 41 NEW COACHES The WAC welcomes two new head coaches this year. Chris Petersen became Boise State s head football coach on January 1. Petersen succeeded Dan Hawkins who accepted the head football coaching job at Colorado on Dec. 16. The 41-year old Petersen is the ninth head coach in the 38-year history of Bronco football. Petersen has been Boise State s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the past five years and during that time was twice (2002 and 2004) a finalist for the prestigious Broyles Award which honors the nation s top assistant coach. Dennis Erickson returns to Idaho where he started his head coaching career in The 59-year-old coached for four years at Idaho before moving on to Wyoming (where he coached one year in the WAC), Washington State, Miami-Fla. (where he won two national championships) and Oregon State. He compiled a record of during those 17 years. Erickson also spent four years as the head coach with the Seattle Seahawks and two seasons with the San Francisco 49 ers. NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE The 2006 WAC schedule includes 38 non-conference games: Conference Games Teams ACC... 1 Clemson Big Sky... 2 Idaho State, Sacramento State Big Ten... 3 Michigan State, Northwestern, Pur-due Big Nebraska, Texas A&M Conference USA... 1 UTEP Great West... 1 Cal Poly Mountain West Brigham Young, Colorado State (2), UNLV (2), New Mexico, San Diego State, Utah (2), Wyoming (2) Ohio Valley... 1 Eastern Illinois Pac Arizona State, Oregon, Oregon State (3), Stanford, Washington (2), Washington State SEC... 3 Alabama, Arkansas, LSU Southland... 2 Nicholls State, SE Louisiana SWAC... 1 Texas Southern Sun Belt... 1 North Texas WAC Football Page 3

4 WAC Career Leaders Passing Yards Yards To Tie 1. Timmy Chang, UH, , , Josh Wallwork, UW, , Billy Volek, FS, , Scott Rislov, SJSU, , Jon Denton, UNLV, , Sammy Garza, UTEP, , Dan Robinson, UH, , Anthoney Hill, CSU, , David Lowery, SDSU, 1989, , Jeff Rowe, UN, , Jared Zabransky, BSU, ,669 Total Offense Yards To Tie 1. Timmy Chang, UH, , , Dan McGwire, SDSU, , Josh Wallwork, UW, , Kelly Stouffer, CSU, , Beau Morgan, AFA, , Dee Dowis, AFA, , Moses Moreno, CSU, , Virgil Carter, BYU, , Terry Nugent, CSU, , Jared Zabransky, BSU, , Jeff Rowe, UN, ,308 Touchdown Passes TDs To Tie 1. Ty Detmer, BYU, Dan McGwire, SDSU, Jon Denton, UNLV, Terry Nugent, CSU, Nick Rolovich, Scott Rislov, SJSU, Larry Egger, UU, Don Van Galder, UU, Mike Fouts, UU, Dan Robinson, UH, Jeff Rowe, UN, Receptions Catches To Tie 1. Terance Mathis, UNM, , Gordy Wood, UW, Preston Dennard, UNM, Mike Henderson, UNM, Loren Richey, UU, Wendell Montgomery, UW, Lakei Heimuli, BYU, Ed Puishes, UTEP, Marque Davis, FS, Chris Smith, BYU, Glen Kozlowski, BYU, 1981, Eric Morgan, UNM, Caleb Spencer, 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 in each category to tie those ahead of him 2006 WAC Football BOWL OPPONENTS Of the 38 non-conference matchups, 12 are against teams that played in bowl games last year and five are at WAC home sites. Seven teams in the WAC play at least one non-conference opponent that competed in a bowl last year while Fresno State and Nevada are playing a WAC-high three bowl opponents. Utah State is playing two while Boise State, Hawai i, Louisiana Tech and New Mexico State are playing one each. Hawai i at Alabama (Cotton), Sept. 2 Nevada at Arizona State (Insight), Sept. 9 Oregon (Holiday) at Fresno State, Sept. 9 Utah (Emerald) at Utah State, Sept. 16 Colorado State (Poinsettia) at Nevada, Sept. 16 Northwestern (Sun) at Nevada, Sept. 22 Utah State at Brigham Young (Las Vegas), Sept. 23 Louisiana Tech at Clemson (Champs Sports), Sept. 30 New Mexico State at UTEP (GMAC), Sept. 30 Boise State at Utah (Emerald), Sept. 30 Colorado State (Poinsettia) at Fresno State, Sept. 30 Fresno State at LSU (Peach), Oct. 21 COACHES MOVING UP RECORD LISTS Several WAC coaches are working their way up the NCAA coaching record lists. Nevada head coach Chris Ault will begin his 22nd season as a head coach and is , the fifth winningest active coach in Division IA. San Jose State s Dick Tomey is the 11th winningest active coach as he begins his second year with the Spartans with a record of Tomey previously won 63 games at Hawai i from and 95 games at Arizona from Tomey has coached 286 games, the fourth most among active coaches. Idaho s Dennis Erickson begins his second stint with the Vandals as the nation s 13th winningest coach with a record of In WAC games only, Fresno State head coach Pat Hill has 50 conference victories, the fourth most in league history while Tomey enters the 2006 season with 35 WAC wins, the 10th most. NEVADA WITH LONGEST WINNING STREAKS Nevada will begin the season with a five-game winning streak, the longest in the WAC and tied for the fifth longest in the nation. The Wolf Pack also has the WAC s longest conference winning streak at four games. Rank Team Active Winning Streak 1. Texas TCU Ohio State 7 West Virginia 7 5. Nevada 5 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 Penn State 5 PERSONNEL CAPSULE Five of the nine teams in the WAC return at least 15 starters for the 2006 season. Boise State features the most returning starters with 20 while Fresno State returns 19. Both Hawai i and Idaho return 17 each. Idaho has the most offensive starters returning with 10 while Boise State has the most defensive starters returning with nine. The following is a breakdown of each team s returning starters by offense, defense and kickers. Team Offense Defense Kickers Total Boise State Fresno State Hawai i Idaho Nevada New Mexico State Utah State San Jose State Louisiana Tech INSTANT REPLAY The WAC will have instant replay as per NCAA rules after experimenting with it last season. See page 8 of this release for more information. WAC Football Page 4

5 (RV/RV) Boise State Broncos (0-0, 0-0 WAC) Won its fourth consecutive WAC title last year... is the first WAC team to accomplish that feat since BYU won five in a row from its current title streak matches USC for the longest current streak in the nation... senior Drisan James has caught a pass in 24 consecutive games, the longest active streak in the WAC... senior QB Jared Zabransky rushed for 24 touchdowns the previous two seasons... is the top scoring team in the nation since 2000 with 41.5 points per game... is 37-3 all-time in WAC games... has won 45 of its last 47 home games and 25 straight conference games at home... has never lost a WAC home game (20-0)... has won 53 games since 2001, the fourth most of any team in the country WAC Team Notes ( /RV) Nevada Wolf Pack (0-0, 0-0 WAC) Has a five-game winning streak... won a share of its first conference title last year since being the co-champions of the Big West in its 7-1 conference mark was its best since an 8-0 record in 1991 as a member of the Big Sky... it was the eighth conference championship for head coach Chris Ault at Nevada... won nine games for the first time since a 9-3 mark in Nevada led the nation in time of possession last year (33:12), 21 seconds more than runner-up Notre Dame... senior Caleb Spencer has caught a pass in 22 consecutive games, tied for the third longest streak in the WAC... the Pack has not been shut out in 304 games (Sept. 27, 1980), the longest active streak in the country. ( /RV) Fresno State Bulldogs (0-0, 0-0 WAC) Ended last season with a four-game losing streak... Fresno State allowed just 40 total yards on seven punt returns last year, the fewest in the nation... senior Joe Fernandez has caught a pass in 23 consecutive games, the second longest streak in the WAC... senior WR Paul Williams had 83 rushing yards in 2005, the most of any returning Bulldog... junior RB Dwayne Wright returns this year after missing all of last season and all but the first two games of the 2004 season... Wright rushed for 1,038 yards as a freshman and 195 in two wins over Washington and Kansas State in the Bulldogs have played in seven consecutive bowl games, the longest streak of any western U.S. school. Hawai i Warriors (0-0, 0-0 WAC) Junior Colt Brennan led the nation in passing touchdowns with 35 last season... he also led the nation in total offense with yards per game... Brennan threw for 4,301 yards last year, the eighth most in WAC history... sophomore Davone Bess led the WAC with 14 TD receptions last year, tied for the third most of anyone in the nation... Bess (1,082) and sophomore Ryan Grice-Mullen (1,061) were the first tandem in school history and fourth in WAC history to each reach 1,000 receiving yards... Bess led the WAC in receptions per game (7.4) while Grice-Mullen led the WAC in receiving yards per game (102.3)... UH finished second in the country in passing the past five consecutive seasons. Idaho Vandals (0-0, 0-0 WAC) Has a three-game losing streak... senior PK Mike Barrow, a first-team all-wac selection last year, is out for the year after tearing his left ACL in July... Barrow led the WAC in field goal percentage making 16-of-19 (.842) last year... the Vandals were last in the WAC in rushing in 2005 with 78.4 yards per game... RB Jayson Bird returns after missing most of last season after breaking his collarbone... Bird rushed for 859 yards and eight touchdowns in Dennis Erickson returns this season to Idaho where he started his head coaching career ( )... Erickson also coached one year in the WAC when he was at Wyoming in the Vandals will play two of Erickson s former teams this season (Washington State and Oregon State). New Mexico State Aggies (0-0, 0-0 WAC) Has a 13-game losing streak, the longest in the nation... was the fourth WAC team to post a 0-12 record last year (Colorado State-1981, Hawai i-1998, SMU-2003)... the offensive line has gone from an average weight of 284 pounds in 2005 to 324 pounds this season... junior RB Justine Buries had four 100-yard rushing games last year... Buries was third in the WAC in rushing with 779 yards... sophomore A.J. Harris is the Aggies top returning receiver from 2005 after catching 38 passes for 445 yards and four touchdowns... New Mexico State will play seven home games for the first time in its history... head coach Hal Mumme needs three wins to get to 100 for his career. San Jose State Spartans (0-0, 0-0 WAC) Opens the season with two Pac-10 opponents for the first time since has a seven-game home schedule for the first time as a Division I-A school... senior John Broussard has caught a pass in 22 consecutive games, tied for the third longest active streak in the WAC... finished last season winning its final two games for the first time since the 1997 season... gave up 112 fewer points in 2005 than in has lost 13 straight road games... head coach Dick Tomey is in his second stint in the WAC after coaching at Hawai i from Tomey is one of three coaches (Paul Bear Bryant and George Welsh) in NCAA history to be the winningest football coach at multiple schools... he is the AFCA s 3rd Vice-President in Utah State Aggies (0-0, 0-0 WAC) Utah State is 3-17 in its last 20 season openers... the team has gone on to post a winning record in the three years it won its opener and a losing record in the 17 years it lost... senior WR Tony Pennyman was one of just four players in the nation with two kickoff returns for a touchdown last season... Pennyman led the WAC in 2006 in all-purpose yards with per game while his teammate, junior WR Kevin Robinson, was second with Pennyman has caught at least four passes in 10 straight games... Robinsin has caught at least two passes in 17 consecutive contests... a player other than a running back led the Aggies in rushing in nine of 11 games last year. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (0-0, 0-0 WAC) Had a winning record last year for the first time since it won the WAC in led the WAC and was fifth in the nation in turnover margin (+13)... had one of its best defenses in the last decade in 2005 but returns just two starters this season (S Dez Abrams and LB Brannon Jackson)... Mark Dillard led the Bulldogs in rushing last year with 672 yards but has been moved to safety this season... junior PK Danny Horwedel is the WAC s active career leader in made field goals with will play 13 games this season, the most in school history... over the last four years, Tech has posted wins over Oklahoma State (2002), Michigan State (2003), No. 17 Fresno State (2004) and No. 23 Fresno State (2005). WAC Football Page 5

6 Weekly Matchups Southeastern Louisiana (0-0) at New Mexico State (0-0) TIME/SITE: Thursday; 7:00 p.m. (MT); Las Cruces, N.M.; Aggie Memorial Stadium (30,343/Grass) TELEVISION: None SERIES LOOK: First meeting. COACHES: SE Louisiana s Dennis Roland is in his first year with the Lions. New Mexico State s Hal Mumme is in his second season with the Aggies and is Overall, he is in 16 years with stints at Iowa Wesleyan, Valdosta State, Kentucky and Southeastern Louisiana where he coached two seasons (12-11). GAME NOTES: SE Louisiana a member of the Southland Conference... was 4-6 a year ago. New Mexico State Hal Mumme resurrected the SE Louisiana program in 2003 after a 15-year hiatus... sophomore Chase Holbrook is the Aggies starting quarterback... Holbrook sat out last year after transferring from SE Louisiana where he played as a freshman... Jared Kaufman will be the Aggies punter this season after playing the last two years at wide receiver... has a 13-game losing streak, the longest active streak in the nation... set several passing records last year including attempts (547), completions (310) and completions in a game (40 vs. San Jose State). SE LOUISIANA SID: Dart Volz (dvolz@selu.edu); PRESS BOX: NCAA STATS SE LOUISIANA NEW MEXICO STATE Rushing Offense th th Passing Offense th th Total Offense st nd Scoring Offense th th Rushing Defense th th Passing Defense th nd Total Defense st th Scoring Defense rd th Nevada (0-0/0-0) at Fresno State (0-0/0-0) TIME/SITE: Friday; 5:00 p.m. (PT); Fresno, Calif.; Bulldog Stadium (41,031/Grass) TELEVISION: ESPN; Bob Wischusen, Trevor Matich, Rodney Gilmore, Rob Simmelkjaer SERIES LOOK: Fresno State leads the series Nevada won last year in Reno, 38-35, to snap a six-game losing streak against the Bulldogs. COACHES: Nevada s Chris Ault is in his 22nd year with the Wolf Pack and has a record of He is the only active coach in the College Football Hall of Fame. Fresno State s Pat Hill is in his 10th season as a head coach and has a record of GAME NOTES: Nevada the game marks the inaugural College Colors Day Classic... has a five-game winning streak, tied for the fifth longest in the nation... has also won four WAC games in a row... beat Fresno State in the regular season finale to win a share of the 2005 WAC title... opened the 2004 season with a conference game at Louisiana Tech, losing Fresno State finished last season losing four games in a row... it is the Bulldogs longest losing streak since losing the last two games in 1995 and the first three games in is 11-2 in season opening games played at Bulldog Stadium. PRESS BOX: NCAA STATS NEVADA FRESNO STATE Rushing Offense nd st Passing Offense th th Total Offense th T29th Scoring Offense th th Rushing Defense th th Passing Defense th st Total Defense th th Scoring Defense st nd Sacramento State (0-0) at Boise State (0-0) TIME/SITE: Thursday; 7:00 p.m. (MT); Boise, Idaho; Bronco Stadium (30,000/Blue Astro Turf) TELEVISION: KTVB (Boise) SERIES LOOK: First meeting. COACHES: Sacramento State s Steve Mooshagian is in his fourth season with the Hornets and is Boise State s Chris Petersen is in his first season with the Broncos. GAME NOTES: Sacramento State is a member of the Big Sky... was 2-9 last season... lost its last five games... former Boise State associate AD Herb Criner is a volunteer quarterbacks coach with the Hornets. Boise State this game marks the 20th anniversary of the blue turf at Bronco Stadium... has won 63 games since the 2000 season, the fourth most of any Division I-A program... has averaged a national-high 42.1 points per game since the 2000 season... has won 45 of its last 47 home games... senior Jared Zabransky has more career wins than any other returning quarterback in the country (20-5)... Zabransky has thrown for 35 career touchdowns and rushed for 25 more... he is fifth in the nation among active players in career touchdowns responsible for (60). SACRAMENTO STATE SID: Brian Berger (bwberger@csus.edu); PRESS BOX: NCAA STATS SAC. STATE BOISE STATE Rushing Offense th th Passing Offense th nd Total Offense th T29th Scoring Offense th th Rushing Defense rd th Passing Defense nd th Total Defense th st Scoring Defense th st Idaho (0-0) at Michigan State (0-0) TIME/SITE: 12:00 p.m. (ET); East Lansing, Mich.; Spartan Stadium (75,000/Grass) TELEVISION: ERT (KIVI-Boise)/ESPN GamePlan SERIES LOOK: First meeting. COACHES: Idaho s Dennis Erickson is in his fifth year with the Vandals and has a record of Overall, he is in 18 years as a head coach with stints at Wyoming, Washington State, Miami (Fla.) and Oregon State. Michigan State s John L. Smith is in his fourth season with the Spartans and is Overall, he is in 18 years as a head coach including six seasons at Idaho (53-21) from GAME NOTES: Idaho lost its last three games of the 2005 season... Dennis Erickson returns to Idaho where he began his head coaching career ( )... senior Steven Wichman returns at quarterback after throwing for 2,746 yards and 15 touchdowns in his first season with the Vandals last year. Michigan State John L. Smith was Dennis Erickson s assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at Idaho, Wyoming and Washington State ( )... started out 4-0 last year before losing six of its last seven games including its last three. MICHIGAN STATE SID: John Lewandowski (lewand19@ath.msu.edu); PRESS BOX: NCAA STATS IDAHO MICHIGAN STATE Rushing Offense th th Passing Offense th th Total Offense th th Scoring Offense th th Rushing Defense nd th Passing Defense th th Total Defense th th Scoring Defense th th WAC Football Page 6

7 Weekly Matchups Louisiana Tech (0-0) at Nebraska (0-0) TIME/SITE: 2:30 p.m. (CT); Lincoln, Neb.; Memorial Stadium (81,067/ FieldTurf) TELEVISION: FSN; Bill Land, Dave Lapham and Emily Jones SERIES LOOK: Nebraska won the only other game played between the two schools at Lincoln in 1998, COACHES: Louisiana Tech s Jack Bicknell is in his eighth with the Bulldogs and has a record of Nebraska s Bill Callahan is in his third season with the Cornhuskers and is GAME NOTES: Louisiana Tech senior quarterback Zac Champion will make his first career start... Champion has played in five games and is 6-for-8 for 38 yards... won its last three road games of the 2005 season... led the WAC and was fifth in the nation in turnover margin last year (+13) after gaining 15 fumbles and 16 interceptions, both WAC-highs... posted its first winning season last year (7-4) since winning the WAC in has finished in a tie for third in the WAC the past two seasons. Nebraska finished last season with a three-game winning streak... expanded its stadium and will now seat more than 7,000 more fans than a year ago... has won its last 20 season openers. NEBRASKA SID: Keith Mann (kmann@huskers.com); PRESS BOX: NCAA STATS LOUISIANA TECH NEBRASKA Rushing Offense rd th Passing Offense th th Total Offense rd th Scoring Offense th th Rushing Defense th th Passing Defense th rd Total Defense th th Scoring Defense th th Utah State (0-0) at Wyoming (0-0) TIME/SITE: 2:30 p.m. (MT); Laramie, Wyo.; War Memorial Stadium (32,580/Desso Football Pro) TELEVISION: None SERIES LOOK: Utah State leads the series Wyoming has won the last two games including the last meeting in 2003 at Logan, Utah State s last win came in 1978 at Laramie, COACHES: Utah State s Brent Guy is in his second season with the Aggies and is 3-8. Wyoming s Joe Glenn is in his fourth season with the Cowboys and is Overall, he is in 22 years as a head coach. GAME NOTES: Utah State is opening on the road for the fourth straight year and seventh time in the last eight seasons... has lost its last eight season openers in a row... a win would give the Aggies their first two-game winning streak since the 2003 season... its 34 wins against Wyoming are the most over any opponent in the Aggies history... will play two other Mountain West schools this year (Utah, Sept 16; at Brigham Young, Sept. 23)... junior college transfer Marcus Cross (Garden City JC) is expected to make his first major college start at tailback. Wyoming opened last season with a 4-1 record before losing its final six games... is 3-0 in home openers under Joe Glenn... WYOMING SID: Tim Harkins (tharkins@uwyo.edu); PRESS BOX: NCAA STATS UTAH STATE WYOMING Rushing Offense nd st Passing Offense nd th Total Offense th th Scoring Offense th th Rushing Defense rd st Passing Defense th th Total Defense st st Scoring Defense rd th San Jose State (0-0) at Washington (0-0) TIME/SITE: 12:30 p.m. (PT); Seattle, Wash.; Husky Stadium (72,500/ Field Turf) TELEVISION: None SERIES LOOK: Washington has won all nine games played between the two schools with all nine at home. The teams last played in 2004 when the Huskies won COACHES: San Jose State s Dick Tomey is in his second season with the Spartans and is 3-8. Overall, he is in 26 years with stints at Hawai i and Arizona. Washington s Tyrone Willingham is in his second season with the Huskies and is 2-9. Overall, he is in 12 seasons as a head coach. GAME NOTES: San Jose State won its last two games of last season, marking the first time this had happened since the 1997 season... is looking for its first three-game winning streak since the 2002 season... has lost its last 13 road games... the Spartans were 3-4 against Stanford when Tyrone Willingham was the Cardinal s head coach ( ). Washington lost seven of its last eight games in posting a 2-9 record in its one non-conference win came against WAC opponent Idaho, WASHINGTON SID: Richard Kilwien (rkilwien@u.washington.edu); PRESS BOX: NCAA STATS SAN JOSE STATE WASHINGTON Rushing Offense th nd Passing Offense st th Total Offense st th Scoring Offense st th Rushing Defense th th Passing Defense th th Total Defense th th Scoring Defense nd T89th Hawai i (0-0) at Alabama TIME/SITE: 6:00 p.m. (CT); Tuscaloosa, Ala.; Bryant-Denny Stadium (92,138/Prescription Athletic Turf) TELEVISION: Crimson Tide PPV/Oceanic PPV SERIES LOOK: The teams have split both games played with Hawai i winning in 2003, 37-29, and Alabama winning in 2002, Both games were played in Honolulu. COACHES: Hawai i s June Jones is in his eighth season with the Warriors and has a record of Alabama s Mike Shula is in his fourth season with the Crimson Tide and is GAME NOTES: Hawai i returns nine starters from an offense that was second in the nation in passing last year (384.2 yards per game)... it was the fifth year in a row that Hawai i has finished second in the nation in passing... junior Colt Brennan led the nation in passing with 4,301 yards last year... sophomores Davone Bess and Ryan Grice-Mullen both had more than 1,000 yards receiving last year with 1,124 and 1,228 yards respectively. Alabama opened last season with nine straight wins before losing two of its last three... senior running back Kenneth Darby has rushed for more than 1,000 yards in each of the past two seasons. ALABAMA SID: Doug Walker (dwalker@ia.ua.edu); PRESS BOX: NCAA STATS HAWAI I ALABAMA Rushing Offense th th Passing Offense nd th Total Offense th th Scoring Offense th th Rushing Defense th th Passing Defense st th Total Defense nd nd Scoring Defense th st WAC Football Page 7

8 OBJECTIVE To allow for certain specific types of officiating mistakes to be immediately reviewed and corrected during all WAC games. GUIDING PRINCIPLES The two guiding principles for the use of Instant Replay are: 1. The play must have a discernable competitive effect on the game, and 2. There should be indisputable visual video evidence to make a stoppage or change. THE STANDARD There must be indisputable video evidence for an officiating call to be changed by the Replay Official working from a booth in the press box. Additionally the play must have significant impact (ball possession, first down or score in question) on the game to warrant game stoppage for review. THE SOURCE All reviewable video will come from one of two sources. If broadcast television (such as ESPN or local television) is available on the site, the video to support instant replay will be taken from these productions. If a game is not produced for broadcast, the next source of video will be to use members in-house television productions. There are no minimum standards for number of cameras. REPLAY OFFICIALS The WAC Instant Replay Program will have three officials in the booth. The Replay Official will make all requests for reviews and the Communicator will assist the Replay Official in obtaining the video replays and communication. The third person in the booth, the Technician, will be responsible for, at a minimum, maintaining the operating condition of the equipment throughout the game. All three persons will be trained and paid by the WAC. REPLAY EQUIPMENT WAC will use a Digital Video Recorder based system to implement its Instant Replay Program. All of the associated equipment and cabling is supplied by WAC and will be maintained by the home institution. REVIEWABLE PLAYS Side Line, Goal Line, End Line a. Scoring Plays, including a runner in possession of a live ball breaking the plane of the goal line. b. A pass complete, incomplete or intercepted at a sideline, goal line or an end line. c. A runner or pass /receiver in or out of bounds. d. Recovery of loose ball in or out of bounds in the field of play or an end zone Passes a. A pass ruled complete, incomplete or intercepted anywhere in the field of play or an end zone. b. A forward pass touched by an ineligible receiver. c. A forward pass touched by a defensive player. d. A fumble ruled on the part of a passer. (Note: If the on-field ruling is forward pass and the pass is incomplete, the play is not reviewable). e. A forward pass or forward handing ruled when a runner is beyond the line of scrimmage. f. A forward pass or forward handing ruled after a change of possession. g. A pass ruled forward or backward when thrown from behind the line of scrimmage. (Exception: If the pass is ruled forward and is incomplete, the play is not reviewable. Miscellaneous a. A runner ruled to have fumbled. (Note: If a runner is ruled down, the play is not reviewable). b. A runner s forward progress with respect to a first down. c. Touching of any type kick by any player. d. The number of players participating by either team during a live ball. e. A scrimmage kicker beyond the line of scrimmage when the ball is kicked. f. Clock adjustments when a ruling on the field is reversed. g. A fumble recovery by a Team A player during a fourth down or a try and before any change of possession. INITIATING A REPLAY PROCESS There are two methods to stop a game to review a ruling on the field. a. The Replay Official and his crew shall review every play of a game. He may stop a game at any time before the ball is next put in play whenever he believes that: 1. There is reasonable evidence to believe an error was made in the initial onfield ruling. 2. The play is reviewable 3. Any reversal of an on-field ruling, which would result from indisputable video evidence, would have a direct, competitive impact on the game. Instant Replay b. The head coach of either team may request that the game be stopped and a play be reviewed by challenging the on-field ruling. 1. A coach initiates this challenge by taking a team timeout before the ball is next put in play and informing the referee that he is challenging the ruling of the previous play 2. After review has been completed, if the on-field ruling is reversed, that team s time out will be cancelled. 3. After a review has been completed and the on field ruling is not reversed, the charged team time out counts as one of the three permitted that team for that half. 4. A head coach may not challenge a ruling in which the game was stopped and a decision has already been made by the Replay Official. 5. A head coach request a team time out to challenge an on-field ruling and the play being challenged is not reviewable; the time out shall count as one of the three permitted his team during that half of the game. If all team timeouts have been used, a delay penalty will be assessed. 6. A head coach may not challenge an on-field ruling if all his team s timeouts have been used for that half. 7. A head coach shall be permitted one challenge per game. MECHANICS OF A CHALLENGE In the event that a play is to be reviewed, the Replay Official will notify the referee and other officials via a pager system. When the pager goes off, all field officials should stop the clock immediately. The Referee will then announce, The play is being reviewed. The Referee should discuss with the calling officials what exactly was ruled on the field. He will then go to the sideline and put on the sideline headset so he can communicate with the Replay Official, making sure the Replay Official knows exactly what was ruled on the field. If the replay discovers a foul that is enforceable under replay guidelines, the Referee must find out if the offended team wants to accept the penalty and then make the appropriate announcement. If the play on the field cannot be reviewed because of a system malfunction, the Referee shall announce, There will be no review because the instant replay system has malfunctioned. The ruling on the field stands. The Replay Official should try to get the system working, but will stop his efforts after two minutes. When reviewing a play, the Replay Official should spend at least two minutes reviewing replays, even if there is no video shot that either confirms or overturns the ruling on the field. When a decision has been made by the Replay Official to reverse the ruling on the field, he/she must provide the Referee with the following information: down; distance; yard line; position on the field; status of the clock; and time on the clock. The Replay Official can stop play for a review up until the next snap or free kick. CLOCK ADJUSTMENTS The only time the clock can be adjusted on a replay reversal is if time ran off the clock and the result of the replay decision created a stopped clock. (ie. replay discovered that the runner had stepped out of bounds but the ruling on the field allowed the runner to continue to advance. In this case, time must be added back to the clock at the point in time that the runner stepped on the sideline. Instant Replay Statistics WAC Home Games No. of Games No. of Plays No. of Plays Avg. Length Using Replay Reviewed Overturned of Review 9/2 9/9 9/16 9/23 9/30 10/7 10/15 10/21 10/28 11/4 11/11 11/18 11/25 12/2 Bowls Totals WAC Football Page 8

9 2006 WAC Football Play Up The nine 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 fi nding new ways to Play Up by growing scholastically, competitively and fi nancially. Play Up Tour The WAC will be conducting a Play Up Tour in conjunction with its marketing campaign. The Play Up Tour will heighten awareness for the WAC brand as well as reinforce the association between the schools and the WAC. The following are the dates of each of the Tour s stops. For more information about when and where the WAC will be at each site, please visit Sept. 9 Las Cruces: New Mexico at New Mexico State Sept. 16 Logan: Utah at Utah State Sept. 23 Boise: Hawai i at Boise State Sept. 30 Fresno: Colorado State at Fresno State Oct. 14 San Jose: Utah State at San Jose State Oct. 21 Moscow: Boise State at Idaho Oct. 28 Reno: New Mexico State at Nevada Nov. 11 Honolulu: Louisiana Tech at Hawai i Nov. 18 Ruston: Nevada at Louisiana Tech Award Watch Lists Maxwell (National Player of the Year): Colt Brennan, QB, Hawai i; Jared Zabransky, QB, Boise State Walter Camp (National Player of the Year): Colt Brennan, QB, Hawai i Davey O Brien (Best Quarterback): Colt Brennan, Hawai i; Jeff Rowe, Nevada; Jared Zabransky, Boise State Chuck Bednarik (Best Defensive Player): Korey Hall, LB, Boise State Bronko Nagurski (Best Defensive Player): Joe Garcia, DB, Nevada; Korey Hall, LB, Boise State; Marcus McCauley, CB, Fresno State Dick Butkus (Best Linebacker): Dwayne Andrews, Fresno State; Matt Castelo, San Jose State; Korey Hall, Bosie State Lombardi (Best Lineman/Linebacker): Korey Hall, LB, Boise State; Samson Satele, OG, Hawai i; Kyle Young, C, Fresno State Outland (Best Lineman): Andrew Browning, DT, Boise State; Samson Satele, OL, Hawai i; Kyle Young, OL, Fresno State Mackey (Best Tight End): Derek Schouman, Boise State Rimington (Best Center): Adam Korby, Idaho; Samson Satele, Hawai i; Kyle Young, Fresno State Lott (Top Defensive Impact Player): Dwayne Andrews, LB, Fresno State; Joe Garcia, DB, Nevada; Korey Hall, LB, Boise State Lou Groza (Best Placekicker): Danny Horwedel, Louisiana Tech AP Poll 2006 Preseason Rk School Record Points PVS 1. Ohio State (35) Notre Dame (10) Texas (8) Auburn (3) West Virginia (6) USC (3) Florida LSU California Oklahoma Florida State Miami (FL) Louisville Michigan NR 15. Georgia Iowa NR 17. Virginia Tech Clemson Penn State Nebraska Oregon TCU Tennessee NR 24. Arizona State NR 25. Texas Tech WAC teams receiving votes: Boise State (30th-23) USA Today Poll 2006 Preseason Rk School Record Points PVS 1. Ohio State (28) Texas (11) USC (1) Notre Dame (9) Oklahoma (13) Auburn (1) West Virginia Florida LSU Florida State Miami (FL) California Louisville Georgia Michigan NR 16. Virginia Tech Iowa NR 18. Clemson Penn State Oregon TCU Nebraska Tennessee NR 24. Alabama Texas Tech WAC teams receiving votes: Boise State (31st-46), Fresno State (35th-14), Nevada (T43rd-3) WAC vs. Other Conferences Conference (Games) Record Pct. ACC (1) 0-0 Big Sky (2) 0-0 Big Ten (3) 0-0 Big 12 (2) 0-0 Conference USA (1) 0-0 Great West (1) 0-0 Mountain West (11) 0-0 Ohio Valley (1) 0-0 Pac-10 (9) 0-0 SEC (3) 0-0 Southland (2) 0-0 SWAC (1) 0-0 Sun Belt (1) 0-0 Total (38) 0-0 Schools and Non-Conference Games Ranked Div. IA Overall Boise St Fresno St Hawai i Idaho Louisiana Tech Nevada New Mexico St San Jose St Utah St WAC Football Page 9

10 2006 WAC Football Scoreboard Boise State Broncos (0-0/0-0 WAC) Aug. 31 SACRAMENTO STATE 7:00 KTVB Sept. 7 OREGON STATE 5:30 ESPN2 Sept. 16 at Wyoming 1:30 mtn Sept. 23 *HAWAI I 6:00 KTVB Sept. 30 at Utah 1:00 Versus Oct. 7 *LOUISIANA TECH% 6:00 ERT Cox/KTVB Oct. 15 *at New Mexico State 6:00 ESPN Oct. 21 *at Idaho 2:00 KTVB Nov. 1 *FRESNO STATE 6:00 ESPN2 Nov. 11 *at San Jose State 3:00 KTVB Nov. 18 *UTAH STATE 1:00 KTVB Nov. 25 *at Nevada TBA ESPN/2 Fresno State Bulldogs (0-0/0-0 WAC) Sept. 1 *NEVADA 5:00 ESPN Sept. 9 OREGON 7:00 ESPN2 Sept. 16 at Washington 12:30 BSN Sept. 30 COLORADO STATE 7:00 BSN Oct. 7 *at Utah State 6:00 BSN Oct. 14 *HAWAI I% 2:00 KFVE/BSN Oct. 21 at LSU TBA ESPN Nov. 1 *at Boise State 6:00 ESPN2 Nov. 11 *NEW MEXICO STATE 2:00 Nov. 18 *IDAHO 2:00 Nov. 24 *at Louisiana Tech 8:00 ESPN2 Dec. 2 *at San Jose State 3:00 CS Hawai i Warriors (0-0/0-0 WAC) Sept. 2 at Alabama 6:00 PPV Sept. 16 UNLV 6:00 PPV Sept. 23 *at Boise State 6:00 KTVB Sept. 30 EASTERN ILLINOIS 6:00 PPV Oct. 7 *NEVADA 6:00 PPV Oct. 14 *at Fresno State 2:00 KFVE/BSN Oct. 21 *at New Mexico State 6:00 PPV Oct. 28 *IDAHO% 6:00 GVN/PPV Nov. 4 *at Utah State 1:00 ERT KFVE Nov. 11 *LOUISIANA TECH 6:00 PPV Nov. 18 *SAN JOSE STATE 6:00 PPV Nov. 25 PURDUE TBA #ESPN/2 Dec. 2 OREGON STATE TBA #ESPN/2 #ESPN or ESPN2 will select one of these two games Idaho Vandals (0-0/0-0 WAC) Sept. 2 at Michigan State 12:00 ERT KIVI/KSAW Sept. 9 at Washington State TBA FSNW Sept. 16 IDAHO STATE 2:00 GVN Sept. 23 at Oregon State TBA FSNW Sept. 30 *at Utah State 1:00 GVN Oct. 7 *NEW MEXICO STATE% 2:00 ASN Oct. 14 *at Louisiana Tech 6:00 Oct. 21 *BOISE STATE 2:00 KTVB Oct. 28 *at Hawai i 6:00 GVN/PPV Nov. 4 *NEVADA 2:00 KREN Nov. 18 *at Fresno State 2:00 Nov. 25 *SAN JOSE STATE 2:00 Nevada Wolf Pack (0-0/0-0 WAC) Sept. 1 *at Fresno State 5:00 ESPN Sept. 9 at Arizona State 7:00 KREN Sept. 16 COLORADO STATE 6:00 Sept. 22 NORTHWESTERN 5:00 ESPN2 Sept. 30 at UNLV 7:00 mtn Oct. 7 *at Hawai i 6:00 PPV Oct. 21 *SAN JOSE STATE% 4:00 ABC Oct. 28 *NEW MEXICO STATE 1:00 ASN Nov. 4 *at Idaho 2:00 KREN Nov. 11 *UTAH STATE 1:00 Nov. 18 *at Louisiana Tech 7:00 KREN Nov. 25 *BOISE STATE TBA ESPN/2 New Mexico State Aggies (0-0/0-0 WAC) Aug. 31 SE LOUISIANA 7:00 Sept. 9 NEW MEXICO 6:00 KRQE Sept. 16 TEXAS SOUTHERN 6:00 Sept. 30 at UTEP 7:00 Oct. 7 *at Idaho 2:00 ASN Oct. 15 *BOISE STATE 6:00 ESPN Oct. 21 *HAWAI I% 6:00 PPV Oct. 28 *at Nevada 1:00 ASN Nov. 4 *SAN JOSE STATE 6:00 Nov. 11 *at Fresno State 2:00 Nov. 25 *at Utah State 1:00 ASN Dec. 2 *LOUISIANA TECH 1:00 San Jose State Spartans (0-0/0-0 WAC) Sept. 2 at Washington 12:30 Sept. 9 STANFORD 3:00 CS Sept. 23 CAL POLY 3:00 Sept. 30 SAN DIEGO STATE 3:00 Oct. 14 *UTAH STATE% 3:00 Oct. 21 *at Nevada 4:00 ABC Oct. 28 *LOUISIANA TECH 3:00 Nov. 4 *at New Mexico State 6:00 Nov. 11 *BOISE STATE 3:00 KTVB Nov. 18 *at Hawai i 6:00 PPV Nov. 25 *at Idaho 2:00 Dec. 2 *FRESNO STATE 3:00 CS Utah State Aggies (0-0/0-0 WAC) Sept. 2 at Wyoming 2:30 Sept. 9 at Arkansas 6:00 Sept. 16 UTAH 6:00 KJZZ Sept. 23 at Brigham Young 1:00 mtn Sept. 30 *IDAHO 1:00 GVN Oct. 7 *FRESNO STATE% 6:00 KJZZ/BSN Oct. 14 *at San Jose State 3:00 Oct. 21 *at Louisiana Tech 6:00 ERT Cox Nov. 4 *HAWAI I 1:00 ERT KFVE Nov. 11 *at Nevada 1:00 Nov. 18 *at Boise State 1:00 KTVB Nov. 25 *NEW MEXICO STATE 1:00 ASN Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (0-0/0-0 WAC) Sept. 2 at Nebraska 2:30 FSN Sept. 16 NICHOLLS STATE 6:00 ERT Cox Sept. 23 at Texas A&M 6:00 Sept. 30 at Clemson 1:00 Oct. 7 *at Boise State 6:00 ERT Cox/KTVB Oct. 14 *IDAHO% 6:00 Oct. 21 *UTAH STATE 6:00 ERT Cox Oct. 28 *at San Jose State 3:00 Nov. 4 at North Texas 6:00 Nov. 11 *at Hawai i 6:00 PPV Nov. 18 *NEVADA 7:00 KREN Nov. 24 *FRESNO STATE 8:00 ESPN2 Dec. 2 *at New Mexico State 1:00 Home Attendance Team G Total Avg. High Opponent Boise State 0 Fresno State 0 Hawai`i 0 Idaho 0 Louisiana Tech 0 Nevada 0 New Mexico State 0 San Jose State 0 Utah State 0 Total 0 TV KEY: ASN-Aggie Sports Network; BSN-Bulldog Sports Network (KFRE-Fresno); CSW-Comcast SportsNet; Cox-Cox Sports (Louisiana); ERT-ESPN Regional Television; FSN-Fox Sports Net; GP-ESPN Game Plan; GVN-Go Vandals Network; KFVE-Honolulu; KIVI-Boise; KJZZ-Salt Lake City; KREN-Reno; KRQE-Albuquerque; KSAW-Twin Falls; KTVB-Boise; mtn-mountain West Network; PPV-Oceanic *WAC Game; %Homecoming; All times local, subject to change WAC Football Page 10

11 2006 WAC Football Game Superlatives 300-Yard Passing Games Total Colt Brennan, Jr., UH Steven Wichman, Sr., UI Jared Zabransky, Sr., BSU Jeff Rowe, Sr., UN Leon Jackson III, Jr., USU Adam Tafralis, Jr., SJSU Yard Rushing Games Total Justine Buries, Jr., NMSU Dwayne Wright, Sr., FS Jayson Bird, Jr., UI Yonus Davis, Sr., SJSU Mark Dillard, Jr., LTU Robert Hubbard, Sr., UN Freddie Franklin, Jr., LTU Chris Forbes, Jr., USU Ian Johnson, So., BSU Rolly Lumbala, Jr., UI Jared Zabransky, Sr., BSU Yard Rec. Games Total Davone Bess, So., UH Caleb Spencer, Sr., UN Ryan Grice-Mullen, So., UH Kevin Robinson, Jr., USU Ross Dickerson, Sr., UH Tony Pennyman, Sr., USU Paul Williams, Sr., FS Johnathan Holland, Sr., LTU Chad Mock, Sr., UH Tim Tolbert, Sr., NMSU Nick Cleaver, Jr., NMSU Joe Fernandez, Sr., FS A.J. Harris, So., NMSU Drisan James, Sr., BSU James Jones, Sr., SJSU Wendell Octave, Sr., UI Kyle Sammons, Sr., UN Derek Schouman, Sr., BSU Shutout Streaks No. of Games No. of Games since shutting Team since being shut out out an opponent Boise State Fresno State Hawai i 98 9 Idaho Louisiana Tech Nevada New Mexico State San Jose State Utah State Cumulative Records Team Last 5 Years (01-05) Last 10 Years (96-05) Boise State (.828) (.699) Fresno State (.687) (.603) Hawai i (.631) (.460) Idaho (.190) (.377) Louisiana Tech (.492) (.526) Nevada (.475) (.457) New Mexico State (.339) (.307) San Jose State (.293) (.330) Utah State (.304) (.366) 2006 Preseason Media Poll Rk. Team (1st place votes) Points 1. Boise State (36) Fresno State (9) Nevada (4) Hawai i (1) Louisiana Tech San Jose State Utah State Idaho New Mexico State Offensive Player of the Year Colt Brennan, Jr., QB, Hawai i Defensive Player of the Year Korey Hall, Sr., LB, Boise State 2006 Preseason Coaches Poll Rk. Team (1st place votes) Points 1. Boise State (5) Fresno State (4) Nevada Hawai i Louisiana Tech San Jose State Idaho Utah State New Mexico State WAC Bowl Tie-Ins New Mexico Bowl December 23 2:30 p.m. (MT) Albuquerque, N.M. WAC vs. Mountain West Sheraton Hawai i Bowl December 24 3:00 p.m. (HT) Honolulu, Hawaii WAC vs. Pac-10 MPC Computers Bowl December 31 5:30 p.m. (MT) Boise, Idaho WAC vs. ACC WAC Football Page 11

12 Miscellaneous Information 2005 Individual Superlatives Total Offense 561 Colt Brennan, UH vs. NMSU...10/ Steven Wichman, UI at NMSU 10/ Colt Brennan, UH vs. BSU...10/1 458 Paul Pinegar, FS at Oregon...9/ Colt Brennan, UH at SJSU...10/ Leon Jackson, USU vs. LTU... 11/5 419 Colt Brennan, UH vs. USU... 11/ Colt Brennan, UH at UN... 11/5 387 Paul Pinegar, FS at UN... 11/ Joey Vincent, NMSU vs. UI...10/29 Rushing Yards 229 Wendell Mathis, FS at UH...10/ B.J. Mitchell, UN at NMSU... 11/ B.J. Mitchell, UN vs. UCF...12/ Mark Dillard, LTU vs. UH...10/8 151 Nate Ilaoa, UH vs. SDSU...12/3 150 B.J. Mitchell, UN vs. UH... 11/5 150 Yonus Davis, SJSU vs. NMSU 11/ B.J. Mitchell, UN vs. Idaho...10/8 146 B.J. Mitchell, UN vs. LTU...10/ Robert Hubbard, UN vs. FS... 11/26 Passing Yards 515 Colt Brennan, UH vs. NMSU...10/ Steven Wichman, UI at NMSU 10/ Colt Brennan, UH at SJSU...10/ Colt Brennan, UH vs. BSU...10/1 418 Paul Pinegar, FS at Oregon...9/ Colt Brennan, UH at UN... 11/5 405 Paul Pinegar, FS at Nevada... 11/ Colt Brennan, UH vs. Wisc / Steven Wichman, UI at UNLV...9/ Colt Brennan, UH vs. USU... 11/12 Receiving Yards 269 Daniel Smith, UI at NMSU...10/ R. Grice-Mullen, UH vs. BSU...10/1 171 Davone Bess, UH at UN... 11/5 167 R. Grice-Mullen, UH vs. SDSU..12/3 158 Davone Bess, UH vs. FS...10/ Joe Fernandez, FS at UN... 11/ Paul Williams, FS vs. BSU... 11/ Chad Mock, UH vs. NMSU...10/ Wendell Octave, UI at UNLV...9/ Caleb Spencer, UN vs. UNLV...9/17 Receptions 16 P. Dombrowski, NMSU at SJSU 11/19 15 P. Dombrowski, NMSU vs. UTEP 9/3 14 Davone Bess, UH vs. FS...10/29 12 Caleb Spencer, UN vs. UNLV...9/17 12 Davone Bess, UH vs. UN... 11/5 12 P. Dombrowski, NMSU vs. UN 11/12 11 Chad Mock, UH at SJSU...10/22 11 Daniel Smith, UI at NMSU...10/29 11 Ryan Grice-Mullen, UH vs. UW 11/25 11 Caleb Spencer, UN vs. UCF...12/24 Longest Field Goal 53 Mike Barrow, UI vs. La. Tech... 11/12 50 Mike Barrow, UI vs. FS...10/22 50 Justin Hamblin, USU at UH... 11/12 Longest Punt 77 Mike Barrow, UI vs. FS...10/22 Tackles 25 Jimmy Cottrell, NMSU vs. USU 11/26 23 Matt Griebel, NMSU at BSU... 11/ Team Superlatives Points 70 Boise State vs. Idaho... 11/19 62 Nevada vs. Idaho...10/8 56 Boise State vs. New Mexico St. 11/5 55 Fresno State vs. Weber State...9/10 53 Fresno State vs. Utah State...10/15 50 Hawai i vs. Utah State... 11/12 49 Hawai i vs. New Mexico St....10/15 49 Boise State vs. Nevada...10/29 49 Hawai i vs. San Diego State...12/3 49 Nevada vs. Central Florida...12/24 Total Offense 628 Hawai i vs. New Mexico St....10/ Nevada vs. Central Florida...12/ Hawai i vs. San Diego State...12/3 582 Idaho at New Mexico State...10/ Hawai i vs. Utah State... 11/ Nevada at New Mexico St / Hawai i vs. Boise State...10/1 546 Boise State vs. Bowling Green..9/ San Jose State vs. E. Wash....9/3 538 Fresno State at Nevada... 11/26 Rushing Yards 369 Nevada vs. Central Florida...12/ Boise State vs. Bowling Green..9/ Louisiana Tech vs. Hawai i...10/8 303 Boise State vs. New Mexico St. 11/5 289 Nevada at New Mexico St / Nevada vs. Idaho...10/8 264 Boise State vs. Nevada...10/ Hawai i vs. San Diego State...12/3 260 Boise State at Louisiana Tech. 11/ San Jose State vs. NMSU... 11/19 Passing Yards 531 Hawai i vs. New Mexico State.10/ Idaho at New Mexico State...10/ Hawai i vs. Utah State... 11/ Hawai i at San Jose State...10/ Hawai i vs. Boise State...10/1 418 Fresno State at Oregon...9/ Hawai i at Nevada... 11/5 405 Fresno State at Nevada... 11/ Hawai i vs. Wisconsin... 11/ New Mexico State at Hawai i...10/15 Interceptions 5 Boise State vs. Nevada...10/29 4 Louisiana Tech vs. NMSU...10/1 4 San Jose State vs. Idaho... 11/26 3 Idaho vs. Utah State...10/1 3 Boise State vs. New Mexico St. 11/5 3 Louisiana Tech at Idaho... 11/12 3 Idaho at Boise State... 11/19 3 Boise State vs. Idaho... 11/19 3 Louisiana Tech at Fresno St....12/2 Sacks 6 San Jose State at SDSU...9/24 6 Boise State vs. Utah State...10/22 6 Boise State vs. Nevada...10/29 5 Louisiana Tech vs. NMSU...10/1 5 Boise State at Utah State...10/22 5 Fresno State at Idaho...10/22 5 Fresno State at Hawai i...10/29 5 Boise State vs. NMSU... 11/ National TV Schedule ABC Oct. 21 ESPN Sept. 1 Oct. 15 Nov. 25 Nov. 25 Dec. 2 San Jose St. at Nevada Nevada at Fresno St. Boise St. at New Mexico St. Boise St. at Nevada* #Purdue at Hawai i* #Oregon St. at Hawai i* *Will be shown on ESPN or ESPN2 #ESPN will select one of these two games ESPN2 Sept. 7 Oregon St. at Boise St. Sept. 9 Oregon at Fresno St. Sept. 22 Northwestern at Nevada Nov. 1 Fresno St. at Boise St. Nov. 24 Fresno St. at Louisiana Tech ERT Sept. 2 Idaho at Michigan St. Sept. 16 Nicholls St. at Louisiana Tech Oct. 7 Louisiana Tech at Boise St. Oct. 21 Utah St. at Louisiana Tech Nov. 4 Hawai i at Utah St. Fox Sports Net Sept. 2 Louisiana Tech at Nebraska Sept. 9 Idaho at Washington St. Sept. 16 Fresno St. at Washington Sept. 23 Idaho at Oregon St. WAC Football Page 12