2016 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game

August 2023 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game Conference Championship File:2016 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game logo.png December 3 2016 2016 War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY San Diego State University San Diego State Aztecs 9–3 Rocky Long 7 3 14 3 University of Wyoming Wyoming Cowboys 8–4 Craig Bohl 10 0 0 14 Offensive: Rashaad Penny (RB, SDSU)Defensive: Damontae Kazee (S, SDSU) San Diego State by 7 Kevin Mar 24,001 ESPN Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Todd McShay The 2016 Mountain West Conference Championship Game was played on Saturday, December 3, 2016, at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming, and determined the 2016 football champion of the Mountain West Conference (MW). The game featured the MW West Division champion San Diego State Aztecs visiting the Mountain Division co-champion Wyoming Cowboys, with the Aztecs winning 27–24. It was broadcast nationally by ESPN for the second consecutive year.http://www.themwc.com/news/san-diego-state-to-play-in-2016-mountain-west-football-championship-game San Diego State To Play in 2016 Mountain West Football Championship Game Mountain West Conference 2016-11-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20161108052356/http://www.themwc.com/news/san-diego-state-to-play-in-2016-mountain-west-football-championship-game 2016-11-08 deadhttp://www.fbschedules.com/2016/04/2016-mountain-west-football-tv-schedule-announced/ 2016 Mountain West Conference Football TV Schedule Announced FBS Schedule The championship game was hosted by the participant with the best record in MW play. If the teams have the same conference record, a tiebreaker system is used. Even though the two teams played a conference game on November 19, with Wyoming winning, the MW does not use head-to-head results as its first tiebreaker in such a situation.https://mwc-platform-secure.silverchalice.co/v3/files/57d8621ce4b00665ed745532 Mountain West Football Championship Host Site Determination Mountain West Conference November 27, 2016 November 28, 2016 April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes The first tiebreaker of College Football Playoff ranking could not be used because neither team was ranked going into the final week of conference play. The second tiebreaker of a composite of computer rankings was used, with Wyoming receiving hosting rights.http://www.themw.com/news/wyoming-to-host-san-diego-state-in-2016-mountain-west-football-championship-game-2016 Wyoming to Host San Diego State in Mountain West Football Championship Game Mountain West Conference November 27, 2016 November 28, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161129021304/http://www.themw.com/news/wyoming-to-host-san-diego-state-in-2016-mountain-west-football-championship-game-2016 November 29, 2016 dead mdy-all The 2016 championship game was the fourth edition of the event. In the 2015 championship game, San Diego State defeated Air Force 27–24. The officials for the game were Kevin Mar (referee), Michael Henderson (umpire), Bill Scott (head linesman), Darren Deckard (lind judge), Dave Curschman (side judge), Robert "Scooter" Asel (field judge), Robert Lewis (back judge), and Darren Winkley (center judge).Austro Ben 2016-17 bowl officiating assignments https://www.footballzebras.com/2016/12/2016-17-bowl-officiating-assignments-by-conference/ Football Zebras 2022-12-02 Teams San Diego State 2016 San Diego State Aztecs football team The Aztecs got off to a 3–0 start after entering their first two games unranked in the AP Poll. Their second victory was against Pac-12 member California 45–40. Entering the fifth week after a bye, San Diego State traveled to Mobile, Alabama to face South Alabama, losing 42–24. The Aztecs then stormed through the conference undefeated 5–0, clinching the West Division for the second consecutive season. San Diego State lost its final two regular-season games, both in conference play—34–33 at Wyoming and 63–31 at home to Colorado State. The second loss ultimately cost the Aztecs a chance to host the title game. Wyoming 2016 Wyoming Cowboys football team The Cowboys entered the season poorly regarded, predicted by conference media to finish last in the Mountain Division at the MW football media days in July 2016 and also receiving the fewest points in the preseason media poll for any MW team since 2004.https://mwc-platform-secure.silverchalice.co/v3/files/5834cd4de4b0d1efd181a3d0 2016 MW Football Weekly Notes: Nov. 22 Mountain West Conference November 27, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20170222082345/https://mwc-platform-secure.silverchalice.co/v3/files/5834cd4de4b0d1efd181a3d0 February 22, 2017 dead mdy-all Wyoming finished its nonconference schedule 2–2, but then started its conference schedule 5–0, defeating then-nationally ranked Boise State during this stretch. The Cowboys suffered their first MW loss on November 12 at UNLV, rebounded the following week with their win over San Diego State, but lost their conference finale 56–35 at New Mexico on November 26. However, by the time of the New Mexico game, the Cowboys were already assured of winning a tiebreaker to represent the Mountain Division by virtue of Boise State's loss to Air Force. Wyoming finished in a three-way tie with Boise State and New Mexico at 6–2; all three teams were level on the first tiebreaker of head-to-head record, with Wyoming winning the second tiebreaker of division record (4–1 to 3–2 for Boise State and New Mexico). The Cowboys were assured of the best conference finish ever for any MW team that was picked last in the preseason media poll, with the best previous finish for such a team being third. Their title-game loss kept them from becoming the first such team to win the MW title. Game summary Scoring summary SDSU WY 1 8:04 WYO 5 18 1:23 FG Cooper Rothe 46 0 3 1 4:49 WYO 3 17 1:26 RecTD Jacob Hollister Josh Allen 12 good Cooper Rothe run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 10 1 1:46 SDSU 7 62 3:03 RushTD Donnel Pumphrey 9 good John Baron run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 10 2 9:39 SDSU 10 50 4:37 FG John Baron 37 10 10 3 12:35 SDSU 4 31 1:31 RushTD Rashaad Penny 6 good John Baron run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 10 3 1:25 SDSU 8 75 4:12 RushTD Rashaad Penny 6 good John Baron run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 10 4 13:49 WYO 8 75 2:36 RecTD Tanner Gentry Josh Allen 33 good Cooper Rothe run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 17 4 6:54 SDSU 7 19 3:59 FG John Baron 20 27 17 4 6:12 WYO 2 75 0:42 RecTD C. J. Johnson Josh Allen 43 good Cooper Rothe run/pass good/failed/incomplete 27 24 27 24 Source: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=155295 MW Championship: San Diego State at Wyoming Stat Broadcast 2016-12-03 Statistics Statistics SDSU WYO First downs 16 13 Plays–yards 66-327 62-343 Rushes–yards 53-242 31–95 Passing yards 85 248 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 6-13-2 14–31–1 Time of possession 33:55 26:05 References Category:2016 Mountain West Conference football season Category:Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game Category:San Diego State Aztecs football games Category:Wyoming Cowboys football games Category:College sports tournaments in Wyoming Category:December 2016 sports events in the United States Mountain West Conference Football