WEEK 8 ~ OCT. 19-20, 2018NEW MEXICO BOWL WEEKLY NOTES

THIS WEEK’S MW & C-USA GAMESGame [#AP/Coaches] Records MT/TV Series NotesFRIDAY, OCT. 19 ^ Colorado State 3-4, 2-1 MW 7 p.m. BS leads, 7-0^ Boise State 4-2, 2-1 MW ESPN2 BS, 59-52 OT (2017)^ Air Force 2-4, 0-3 MW 8 p.m. AF leads, 15-6^ UNLV 2-4, 0-2 MW CBSSN AF, 34-30 (2017)SATURDAY, OCT. 20 ¢ FAU 3-3, 1-1 C-USA 12:30 p.m. MU leads, 4-1¢ Marshall 4-2, 2-1 C-USA CBSSN FAU, 30-25 (2017)^ Wyoming 2-5, 0-3 MW 12:30 p.m. US leads, 38-26-4^ Utah State 5-1, 2-0 MW AT&T WY, 28-23 (2017)¢ Charlotte 3-3, 2-1 C-USA 1 p.m. MT leads, 3-0¢ Middle Tennessee 3-3, 2-1 C-USA ESPN3 MT, 35-21 (2017)¢ UTEP 0-6, 0-2 C-USA 1:30 p.m. LT leads, 11-2-1¢ Louisiana Tech 4-2, 2-1 C-USA ESPN+ LT, 42-21 (2017)¢ UTSA 3-4, 2-1 C-USA 5 p.m. Series Tied, 2-2¢ Southern Mississippi 2-3, 1-1 C-USA ESPN+ SM, 31-29 (2017)^ Fresno State 5-1, 2-0 MW 5:30 p.m. FS leads, 12-4^ New Mexico 3-3, 1-1 MW ESPNU FS, 38-0 (2017)¢ Rice 1-6, 0-3 C-USA 5:30 p.m. Series Tied, 1-1¢ FIU 4-2, 2-0 C-USA ESPN+ FIU, 13-7 (2017)¢ North Texas 6-1, 2-1 C-USA 5:30 p.m. UAB leads, 2-1¢ UAB 5-1, 3-0 C-USA beIN NT, 46-43 (2017)¢ Old Dominion 1-6, 0-4 C-USA 5:30 p.m. WK leads, 4-0¢ WKU 1-5, 0-2 C-USA ESPN+ WK, 35-31 (2017)^ San Diego State 5-1, 2-0 MW 8:30 p.m. SD leads, 20-19-2^ San Jose State 0-6, 0-2 MW CBSSN SD, 52-7 (2017)^ Nevada 3-4, 1-2 MW 10 p.m. NV leads, 13-9^ Hawai`i 6-2, 3-0 MW Spectrum NV, 35-21 (2017)^ - denotes Mountain West game¢ - denotes Conference USA gameBYESNone

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2018 MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE STANDINGSWest Division Conference OverallSchool W-L Pct. PF PA W-L Pct. H A N StreakHawai`i 3-0 1.000 104 88 6-2 .750 4-0 2-2 0-0 L1Fresno State 2-0 1.000 48 6 5-1 .833 3-0 2-1 0-0 W4San Diego State 2-0 1.000 40 30 5-1 .833 4-0 1-1 0-0 W5Nevada 1-2 .333 58 77 3-4 .429 2-2 1-2 0-0 L2UNLV 0-2 .000 42 109 2-4 .333 2-1 0-3 0-0 L3San José State 0-2 .000 71 86 0-6 .000 0-4 0-2 0-0 L6

Mountain Division Conference OverallSchool W-L Pct. PF PA W-L Pct. H A N StreakUtah State 2-0 1.000 101 60 5-1 .833 4-0 1-1 0-0 W5Boise State 2-1 .667 78 60 4-2 .667 1-1 3-1 0-0 W1Colorado State 2-1 .667 96 91 3-4 .429 2-1 1-1 0-1 W2New Mexico 1-1 .500 68 34 3-3 .500 1-1 2-2 0-0 L1Air Force 0-3 .000 74 91 2-4 .333 2-1 0-3 0-0 L1Wyoming 0-3 .000 30 78 2-5 .286 1-2 1-3 0-0 L3

2018 CONFERENCE USA CONFERENCE STANDINGSEast Division Conference OverallSchool W-L Pct. PF PA W-L Pct. H A N StreakFIU 2-0 1.000 52 41 4-2 .667 3-1 1-1 0-0 W2Marshall 2-1 .667 86 71 4-2 .667 1-2 3-0 0-0 W1Middle Tenn. 2-1 .667 80 72 3-3 .500 2-0 1-3 0-0 L1Charlotte 2-1 .667 75 67 3-3 .500 3-1 0-2 0-0 W1FAU 1-1 .500 76 58 3-3 .500 3-0 0-3 0-0 W1WKU 0-2 .000 31 60 1-5 .167 0-2 1-3 0-0 L2Old Dominion 0-4 .000 98 150 1-6 .143 1-2 0-4 0-0 L3

West Division Conference OverallSchool W-L Pct. PF PA W-L Pct. H A N StreakUAB 3-0 1.000 98 14 5-1 .833 3-0 2-1 0-0 W4North Texas 2-1 .667 84 60 6-1 .857 4-1 2-0 0-0 W2La. Tech 2-1 .667 67 58 4-2 .667 1-1 3-1 0-0 W1UTSA 2-1 .667 53 55 3-4 .429 2-2 1-2 0-0 L1Southern Miss 1-1 .500 47 52 2-3 .400 2-1 0-2 0-0 L2UTEP 0-2 .000 45 57 0-6 .000 0-3 0-3 0-0 L18Rice 0-3 .000 25 102 1-6 .143 1-3 0-3 0-0 L6* - bowl eligible x - not eligible for postseason

Middle Tennessee vs. Utah State

UAB vs. Fresno State

North Texas vs. San Diego State

Middle Tennessee vs. Boise State

Marshall vs. Boise State

Marshall vs. Utah State

Southern Mississippi vs. Nevada

Middle Tennessee vs. Utah State

FIU vs. San Diego State

Middle Tennessee vs. Fresno State

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WEEK 7 CONFERENCE USA & MOUNTAIN WEST BOX SCORESGAME 1 2 3 4 T GAME 1 2 3 4 TUAB 14 14 14 0 42 Air Force 2 7 0 8 17Rice 0 0 0 0 0 San Diego State 7 7 0 7 21

Southern Miss. 0 7 0 0 7 Army 0 14 24 14 52North Texas 0 10 6 14 30 San Jose State 3 0 0 0 3

WKU 7 0 0 7 14 New Mexico 0 3 8 7 18Charlotte 6 3 21 10 40 Colorado State 7 7 3 3 20

Marshall 0 14 7 21 42 UNLV 7 0 7 14 28Old Dominion 0 3 7 10 20 Utah State 14 28 7 10 59

Louisiana Tech 7 10 7 7 31 Hawai`i 0 3 14 6 23UTSA 0 0 3 0 3 BYU 14 14 7 14 49

Middle Tennessee 0 14 7 0 21 Boise State 7 10 14 0 31FIU 3 10 0 11 24 Nevada 10 7 10 0 27

Wyoming 3 0 0 0 3 Fresno State 6 7 14 0 27

EXPERT PREDICTIONS FOR 2018 GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL

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2018 AP Top 25 Rankings(Week 8 - as of Oct. 14, 2018)

Rank Team (1st Place Votes) Record Prev.1. Alabama (60) 7-0 12. Ohio State (1) 7-0 33. Clemson 6-0 44. Notre Dame 7-0 55. LSU 6-1 136. Michigan 6-1 127. Texas 6-1 98. Georgia 6-1 29. Oklahoma 5-1 1110. UCF 6-0 1011. Florida 6-1 1412. Oregon 5-1 1713. West Virginia 5-1 614. Kentucky 5-1 1815. Washington 5-2 716. NC State 5-0 2017. Texas A&M 5-2 2218. Penn State 4-2 819. Iowa 5-1 NR20. Cincinnati 6-0 2521. South Florida 6-0 2322. Mississippi State 4-2 2423. Wisconsin 4-2 1524. Michigan State 4-2 NR25. Washington State 5-1 NRDropped From RankingsMiami 16, Colorado 19, Auburn 21.Others Receiving VotesStanford 71, USC 53, San Diego State 53, Appalachian State 51, Colorado 49, Miami 38, Utah State 38, Utah 33, Duke 17, Texas Tech 8, Fresno State 7, Houston 3, Virginia 2, Maryland 2.

2018 Amway Coaches Poll(Week 8 - as of Oct. 14, 2018)

Rank Team (1st Place Votes) Record Prev1. Alabama (61) 7-0 12. Ohio State (1) 7-0 33. Clemson (2) 6-0 44. Notre Dame 7-0 55. LSU 6-1 126. Georgia 6-1 27. Michigan 6-1 138. Texas 6-1 149. UCF 6-0 910. Oklahoma 5-1 1111. Oregon 5-1 1712. Florida 6-1 1613. West Virginia 5-1 614. Washington 5-2 715. NC State 5-0 1916. Penn State 4-2 817. Kentucky 5-1 2018. Texas A&M 5-2 2219. Wisconsin 4-2 1020. South Florida 6-0 2321. Cincinnati 6-0 2522. Iowa 5-1 NR23. Washington State 5-1 NR24. Stanford 4-2 2425. Colorado 5-1 18Dropped From RankingsMiami 15, Auburn 21.Others Receiving VotesMiami 124, Mississippi State 110, Michigan State 98, San Diego State 71, Duke 60, Appalachian State 55, Utah State 33, Utah 32, USC 25, Houston 7, Fresno State 6, South Carolina 5, Army 4, Virginia 4, Auburn 4, Virginia Tech 3, North Texas 3, Iowa State 3, Boston College 1, UAB 1, Texas Tech 1, Buffalo 1.

READY TO BOWL: Eight more teams joined Alabama, Cincinnati, Clemson, Georgia, Nortre Game, and Ohio State in garnering bowl eligibility last weekend. Conference USA’s North Texas is the first team from one of the New Mexico Bowl’s partner leagues to earn the status. CUSA’s UAB is one of 19 teams who can reach the six-win mark this weekend. The Mountain West’s Hawai`i is 6-1 but needs one more win due to its 13-game schedule this season. Utah State and Fresno State are also one win shy or securing a spot in the bowl lineup.

Despite achieving eligibility, all programs will need to wait a bit longer before their playoff destination is reached. Each fall, the College Football Playoff Selection Committee meets in person to produce interim rankings before Selection Day. During each meeting, the selection committee ranks 25 teams.

The dates for the fall of 2018 are as follows:Tuesday, October 30Tuesday, November 6Tuesday, November 13Tuesday, November 20Tuesday, November 27Sunday, December 2 (Selection Day and Playoff Semifinal teams announced)

2018-19 Bowl ScheduleDate Bowl Game Location Time (ET) TV Conferences12.15 Celebration Atlanta, Ga. 12 Noon ABC MEAC vs. SWAC New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M. 2 p.m. ESPN C-USA vs. MW AutoNation Cure Orlando, Fla. 2:30 p.m. CBSSN American vs. Sun Belt Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nev. 3:30 p.m. ABC MW vs. Pac-12 Raycom Media Camellia Montgomery, Ala. 5:30 p.m. ESPN MAC vs. Sun Belt R+L Carriers New Orleans New Orleans, La. 9 p.m. ESPN C-USA vs. Sun Belt12.18 Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Boca Raton, Fla. 7 p.m. ESPN American vs. C-USA12.19 Frisco Frisco, Texas 8 p.m. ESPN At-Large vs. American12.20 Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Tampa, Fla. 8 p.m. ESPN C-USA vs. American12.21 Makers Wanted Bahamas Nassau, Bahamas 12:30 p.m. ESPN C-USA vs. MAC Famous Idaho Potato Boise, Idaho 4 p.m. ESPN MAC vs. MW12.22 Birmingham Birmingham, Ala. 12 Noon ESPN SEC vs. American Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Fort Worth, Texas 3:30 p.m. ESPN Army vs. Big Ten Dollar General Mobile, Ala. 7 p.m. ESPN MAC vs. Sun Belt Hawai`i Honolulu, Hawai`i 10:30 p.m. ESPN American vs. MW12.26 SERVPRO First Responder Dallas, Texas 1:30 p.m. ESPN Big 12 vs. C-USA Quick Lane Detroit 5:15 p.m. ESPN Big Ten vs. ACC/ND Cheez-It Phoenix 9 p.m. ESPN Big 12 vs. Pac-1212.27 Walk-On’s Independence Shreveport, La. 1:30 p.m. ESPN2 ACC/SEC or ND New Era Pinstripe Bronx, N.Y. 5:15 p.m. ESPN ACC/B10 or ND Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Houston, Texas 9 p.m. ESPN Big 12 vs. SEC12.28 Franklin A.M. Music City Nashville, Tenn. 1:30 p.m. ESPN ND/SEC/B10/ACC Camping World Orlando, Fla. 5:15 p.m. ESPN Big12/ACC or ND Valero Alamo San Antonio, Texas 9 p.m. ESPN Big 12 vs. Pac-1212.29 Chick-fil-A Peach Atlanta, Ga. 12 Noon ESPN At-Larges (NY6) Belk Charlotte, N.C. 12 Noon ESPN ACC/SEC or ND NOVA Home Loans Arizona Tucson, Ariz. 1:15 p.m. CBSSN Sun Belt vs. MW Capital One Orange Miami Gardens, Fla. 4 or 8 p.m. ESPN CFP Semifinal Goodyear Cotton Arlington, Texas 4 or 8 p.m. ESPN CFP Semifinal12.31 Military by Northrop Grumman Annapolis, Md. 12 Noon ESPN ACC/ND vs. American Hyundai Sun El Paso, Texas 2 p.m. CBS ACC/Pac-12 or ND San Francisco Santa Clara, Calif. 3 p.m. FOX Big Ten vs. Pac-12 AutoZone Liberty Memphis, Tenn. 3:45 p.m. ESPN Big 12 vs. SEC SDCCU Holiday San Diego, Calif. 7 p.m. FS1 Big Ten vs. Pac-12 TaxSlayer Jacksonville, Fla. 7:30 p.m. ESPN Big Ten/SEC/ACC/ND1.1 Outback Tampa, Fla. Noon ESPN2 Big Ten vs. SEC Citrus Orlando, Fla. 1 p.m. ABC Big Ten/SEC/ACC/ND PlayStation Fiesta Bowl Glendale, Ariz. 1 p.m. ESPN At-Larges (NY6) Rose Bowl Pasadena, Calif. 5 p.m. ESPN At-Larges (NY6) Allstate Sugar New Orleans, La. 8:45 p.m. ESPN At-Larges (NY6)1.7 CFP Championship presented by AT&T Santa Clara, Calif. 8 p.m. ESPN Semifinalist 1 vs. 2

2018 Important DatesNov. 15 .................. Online media credential application opens at sportssystems.com/newmexicobowl

Dec. 2 ................................................ Selection Sunday

Dec. 7 ...... Intralot Team Announcement Lunch & Press Conference at Canyon Club at Four Hills

Dec. 9 ...............................Credential application closes

Dec. 12 ..... Team Arrivals, Welcome Dinner & Gift Suite

Dec. 13 ............................. Team Practice, Team Dinner

Dec. 14 .....Press Conference, Kickoff Lunch, Pep Rally

2018 Bowl Quick FactsGame Info

Date ................................Saturday, December 15, 2018

Kickoff ............................................. Noon MT/2 p.m. ET

TV .........................................................................ESPN

Radio ......................................................... ESPN Radio

Teams .................................................... C-USA vs. MW

Stadium ......................................... Dreamstyle Stadium

Stadium Capacity ............................................... 37,457

Playing Surface ............................................... FieldTurf

Tickets

Premium (Midfield) .................................................. $40

Sideline .................................................................... $30

North End Zone ....................................................... $25

Purchase Locations .............................(505) 925-LOBO

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Bowl Office Info

Executive Director ..................................Jeff Siembieda

Board Chairman ......................................Rudy Davalos

Operations Supervisor ............................... Cary Colbert

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Media Relations Director ...........................RaeAnn McKernan

................................................................ (505) 715-1281

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Fanfest Coordinator ................................. Esther Lovato

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Band/Cheer Coordinator....................... Amber Martinez

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Event Project Assistant ..................Monika Hendrickson

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Event Project Assistant ........................... Lydia Martinez

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Bowl Address ..................801 University Blvd. SE, Ste. 104

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