2015 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game Explained

Game Name:Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game
Title Sponsor:Sports Authority
Subheader:Conference Championship
Date Game Played:December 5
Year Game Played:2015
Football Season:2015
Stadium:Qualcomm Stadium
City:San Diego, California
Visitor School:United States Air Force Academy
Visitor Name Short:Air Force
Visitor Nickname:Falcons
Visitor Record:8–4
Visitor Coach:Troy Calhoun
Visitor 1Q:7
Visitor 2Q:3
Visitor 3Q:7
Visitor 4Q:7
Home School:San Diego State University
Home Name Short:San Diego State
Home Nickname:Aztecs
Home Record:9–3
Home Coach:Rocky Long
Home 1Q:0
Home 2Q:10
Home 3Q:7
Home 4Q:10
Mvp:Offensive: Christian Chapman (QB, SDSU)
Defensive: Na'im McGee (S, SDSU)
Odds:San Diego State by 4
Attendance:20,959
Us Network:ESPN2

The 2015 Sports Authority Mountain West Football Championship Game determined the 2015 football champion of the Mountain West Conference (MW).

History

After the 2013 phase of Mountain West Conference realignment, the league added two new members, San Jose State and Utah State[1] for the 2013 season. By adding two new members for a total of 12 football members (11 all-sports members and football-only Hawaii), the MW was able to split into two divisions, the Mountain and the West, and to organize an annual conference championship game.

Teams

Mountain Division Champions

See main article: 2015 Air Force Falcons football team.

This is Air Force's first appearance in the Championship

West Division Champions

See main article: 2015 San Diego State Aztecs football team.

This is San Diego State's first appearance in the Championship.

Game Summary

Statistics

Statistics AF SDSU
First Downs 14 17
Total offense, plays – yards 58–340 62–436
Rushes–yards (net) 46–305 46–233
Passing yards (net) 35 203
Passes, Comp–Att–Int 5–11–0 9–14–0
Time of Possession 28:44 31:16

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sources: Utah St., SJSU joining MWC. Andy Katz. ESPN. May 2, 2012. December 8, 2013.