FB: MWC Announces 2011 Football Schedule
March 3rd, 2011
FacebookCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The 2011 Mountain West Conference football schedule was released today and is comprised of 68 games, including 28 Conference matchups. The 2011 schedule plays out over 14 weeks and concludes Sat., December 3.
The non-conference schedule features 21 games against teams that earned bowl berths in 2010, including Arkansas, Army (2 games), BYU, Fresno State (2 games), Georgia, Hawai’i, Michigan, Navy, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Texas Tech, Toledo, Tulsa, Nevada (3 games), Wisconsin and UTEP. Five non-conference opponents finished ranked in last year’s final Top 25 polls (USA Today/AP) – #8/7 Wisconsin, #12/12 Arkansas, #13/11 Nevada, #19/20 Nebraska and RV/24 Tulsa.
The MWC will play nine games against Bowl Championship Series automatic-qualifying conference opponents in 2011, including three against the Big Ten and two contests each against the Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC. There are five games scheduled against Football Bowl Subdivision independents Army, BYU, Navy and Notre Dame, and nine home dates with Football Championship Subdivision programs.
Telecast information and kick times will be determined and announced later this spring.
Mountain West Conference membership in the fall of 2011 will include, the United States Air Force Academy, Boise State University, Colorado State University, University of New Mexico, San Diego State University, TCU, UNLV and University of Wyoming.
2011 Mountain West Conference Football
Schedule
Date
Game
Sat., Sept.
3 South
Dakota at Air Force
Sat., Sept.
3 Boise
State vs. Georgia %
Sat., Sept.
3
Colorado State at New Mexico*
Sat., Sept.
3 Cal
Poly at San Diego State
Sat., Sept.
3 TCU
at Baylor
Sat., Sept.
3 UNLV
at Wisconsin
Sat., Sept.
3 Weber
State at Wyoming
Sat., Sept.
10 TCU at Air Force*
Sat., Sept.
10 Northern
Colorado at Colorado State
Sat., Sept.
10 New Mexico at
Arkansas
Sat., Sept.
10 San Diego State
at Army
Sat., Sept.
10 UNLV at
Washington State
Sat., Sept.
10 Texas State at
Wyoming
Sat., Sept.
17 Boise State at
Toledo
Sat., Sept.
17 Colorado State
vs. Colorado^
Sat., Sept.
17 Texas Tech at
New Mexico
Sat., Sept.
17 Washington State
at San Diego State
Sat., Sept.
17 Louisiana-Monroe
at TCU
Sat., Sept.
17 Hawai'i at UNLV
Sat., Sept.
17 Wyoming at
Bowling Green
Sat., Sept.
24 Tennessee State
at Air Force
Sat., Sept.
24 Tulsa at Boise
State
Sat., Sept.
24 Colorado State
at Utah State
Sat., Sept.
24 Sam Houston
State at New Mexico
Sat., Sept.
24 San Diego State
at Michigan
Sat., Sept.
24 Portland State
at TCU
Sat., Sept.
24 Southern Utah at
UNLV
Sat., Sept.
24 Nebraska at
Wyoming
Sat., Oct.
1
Air Force at Navy
Sat., Oct.
1
Nevada at Boise State
Sat., Oct.
1
San Jose State at Colorado State
Sat., Oct.
1
New Mexico State at New Mexico
Sat., Oct.
1
SMU at TCU
Sat., Oct.
8
Air Force at Notre Dame
Sat., Oct.
8
Boise State at Fresno State
Sat., Oct.
8
TCU at San Diego State*
Sat., Oct.
8
UNLV at Nevada
Sat., Oct.
8
Wyoming at Utah State
Sat., Oct.
15 San
Diego State at Air Force*
Sat., Oct.
15
Boise State at Colorado State*
Sat., Oct.
15 New
Mexico at Nevada
Sat., Oct.
15 UNLV
at Wyoming*
Sat., Oct.
22 Air
Force at Boise State*
Sat., Oct.
22
Colorado State at UTEP
Sat., Oct.
22 New
Mexico at TCU*
Fri., Oct.
28 BYU
vs. TCU #
Sat., Oct.
29 Air
Force at New Mexico*
Sat., Oct.
29
Colorado State at UNLV*
Sat., Oct.
29
Wyoming at San Diego State*
Sat., Nov.
5
Army at Air Force
Sat., Nov.
5
Boise State at UNLV*
Sat., Nov.
5
New Mexico at San Diego State*
Sat., Nov.
5
TCU at Wyoming*
Sat., Nov.
12 Wyoming at
Air Force*
Sat., Nov.
12 TCU at
Boise State*
Sat., Nov.
12 San Diego
State at Colorado State*
Sat., Nov.
12 UNLV at
New Mexico*
Sat., Nov.
19 UNLV at
Air Force*
Sat., Nov.
19 Boise
State at San Diego State*
Sat., Nov.
19 Colorado
State at TCU*
Sat., Nov.
19 New Mexico
at Wyoming*
Sat., Nov.
26 Air Force
at Colorado State*
Sat., Nov.
26 Wyoming at
Boise State*
Sat., Nov.
26 San Diego
State at UNLV*
Sat., Dec.
3
New Mexico at Boise State*
Sat., Dec.
3
Wyoming at Colorado State*
Sat., Dec.
3
Fresno State at San Diego State
Sat., Dec.
3
UNLV at TCU*
% Georgia Dome
(Atlanta,
GA)
^ Invesco Field
(Denver, CO)
* Mountain West
Conference game.
# Dallas Cowboys
Stadium (Arlington, TX)
Dates subject to
change.
