2020 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game | |||||||||||||||||||
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Conference Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | December 19, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Sam Boyd Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Whitney, NV | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Nick Starkel (offensive) and Cade Hall (defensive), San Jose State | ||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Boise State by, "6."5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Scott Campbell | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
Network | Fox | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Tim Brando (play-by-play) and Petros Papadakis (analyst) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 San Jose State y$ | 7 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State y | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 3 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: San Jose State 34, Boise State 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2020 Mountain West Conference Championship Game was a college football game played on Saturday, "December 19," 2020, at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada, to determine the 2020 champion of the Mountain West Conference (MWC). The game featured the regular-season champions San Jose State and regular-season runners-up Boise State, and was the conference's eighth championship game.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the game was played behind closed doors without fans.
Teams※
Boise State※
Boise State entered the championship game with a 5–1 record (5–0 in conference play). Their only loss of the season was to BYU, then ranked ninth in the AP Poll, in early November.
San Jose State※
San Jose State entered the championship game with a 6–0 record, all in games played against conference opponents. Their closest game of the season was a 10-point win over Nevada on December 11. This was San Jose State's first appearance in a Mountain West Conference Championship Game.
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Boise State | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
No. 24 San Jose State | 7 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 34 |
at Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, Nevada
- Date: Saturday, December 19, 2020
- Game time: 4:40 p.m. EST (1:40 p.m. PST)
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Wind: NE 1 mph
- Referee: Scott Campbell
- TV announcers (Fox): Tim Brando (play-by-play) and Petros Papadakis (analyst)
- First quarter
- (8:36) SJSU – Tre Walker 55 yard pass from Nick Starkel, Matt Mercurio kick (Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 1:48; San Jose State 7–0)
- (3:31) BSU – Jonah Dalmas 51 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 5:05; San Jose State 7–3)
- Second quarter
- (14:46) SJSU – Matt Mercurio 24 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 3:45; San Jose State 10–3)
- (6:40) SJSU – Matt Mercurio 36 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 1:56; San Jose State 13–3)
- (2:31) SJSU – Matt Mercurio 26 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:27; San Jose State 16–3)
- (0:50) SJSU – Matt Mercurio 32 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 1:05; San Jose State 19–3)
- (0:01) BSU – Jonah Dalmas 50 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 0:50; San Jose State 19–6)
- Third quarter
- (2:48) BSU – Avery Williams 69 yard punt return, Jonah Dalmas kick (San Jose State 19–13)
- Fourth quarter
- (14:17) SJSU – Isaiah Hamilton 30 yard pass from Nick Starkel, 2-point pass good (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:31; San Jose State 27–13)
- (10:51) BSU – Hank Bachmeier 2 yard rush, Jonah Dalmas kick (Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:26; San Jose State 27–20)
- (3:48) SJSU – Derrick Deese Jr. 1 yard pass from Nick Starkel, Matt Mercurio kick (Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 4:30; San Jose State 34–20)
Statistics※
Statistics | BSU | SJSU |
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First downs | 14 | 26 |
Plays–yards | 66–224 | 77–498 |
Rushes–yards | 25–3 | 25–45 |
Passing yards | 221 | 453 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 20–40–0 | 32–52–0 |
Time of possession | 25:27 | 34:32 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Boise State | Passing | Hank Bachmeier | 20/40, 221 yards |
Rushing | Andrew Van Buren | 11 carries, 26 yards | |
Receiving | Khalil Shakir | 6 receptions, 85 yards | |
San Jose State | Passing | Nick Starkel | 32/52, 453 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Kairee Robinson | 12 carries, 39 yards | |
Receiving | Tre Walker | 7 receptions, 137 yards, 1 TD |
References※
- ^ "Spartans Claim Conference Championship". sjsuspartans.com. December 19, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ "ESPN Game Summary - Boise State vs. San Jose State - December 19, 2020". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ "WE'RE BACK". twitter.com/MountainWest. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Mountain West Football Championship". themw.com. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^ "Game Tracker: Boise State tries to launch 4th quarter comeback to win Mountain West Championship". KTVB. December 19, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
External links※
- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com
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