| Game Name: | Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game |
| Subheader: | Conference Championship |
| Date Game Played: | December 7 |
| Year Game Played: | 2019 |
| Football Season: | 2019 |
| Stadium: | Albertsons Stadium |
| City: | Boise, ID |
| Home School: | Boise State University |
| Home Name Short: | Boise State |
| Home Nickname: | Broncos |
| Home Record: | 11–1 |
| Home Rank Ap: | 19 |
| Home Rank Coaches: | 17 |
| Home Rank Cfp: | 19 |
| Home Coach: | Bryan Harsin |
| Home 1Q: | 3 |
| Home 2Q: | 14 |
| Home 3Q: | 14 |
| Home 4Q: | 0 |
| Visitor School: | University of Hawaii at Manoa |
| Visitor Name Short: | Hawaii |
| Visitor Nickname: | Rainbow Warriors |
| Visitor Record: | 9–4 |
| Visitor Coach: | Nick Rolovich |
| Visitor 1Q: | 3 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 7 |
| Mvp: | Jaylon Henderson (offense) and Sonatane Lui (defense), Boise State |
| Odds: | Boise State by 14.5[1] |
| Referee: | Cooper Castleberry |
| Attendance: | 23,561 |
| Us Network: | ESPN |
| Us Announcers: | Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (analyst), and Lauren Sisler (sideline) |
The 2019 Mountain West Conference Championship Game was a college football game played on Saturday, December 7, 2019, at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho, to determine the 2019 champion of the Mountain West Conference (MW).[2] The game featured the Mountain division champions Boise State and the West division champions Hawaii, and was the conference's seventh championship game.
The 2018 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game featured Mountain Division champion Boise State against West Division champion Fresno State in the conference's sixth championship game. The Bulldogs upset the Broncos in overtime.[3]
The 2019 MW Conference Championship Game was contested by the Boise State Broncos, Mountain Division champions, and the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors, West Division champions. The teams have met 16 times previously, with Boise State holding a 13–3 edge in the series. The teams' last meeting came earlier this 2019 season; Boise State won, 59–37. Hawaii's last victory in the series came in 2007, when they defeated BSU 39–27.[4] This was the teams' first meeting in the MW Championship.
Boise State clinched its spot in the Championship Game after its November 23 win over Utah State.[5] This is Boise State's third consecutive and fourth overall appearance in the Championship Game. Boise State continues to represent the Mountain division for three consecutive MW Championship Games since the first game in 2013 and the first school to host the game for three years in a row.[6] The Broncos compiled a 2–1 record in the game, winning in 2014 and in 2017.
Hawaii earned its spot after clinching the West Division title on November 23 with a win over San Diego State.[7] This was Hawaii's first, and to date only, appearance in the title game.[8]
| Statistics | HAW | BSU |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 16 | 20 |
| Total yards | 62–320 | 68–364 |
| Rushes–yards | 26–79 | 37–144 |
| Passing yards | 241 | 220 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 20–36–1 | 21–31–1 |
| Time of possession | 27:53 | 32:07 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | Passing | 20/36, 241 yards, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Miles Reed | 12 carries, 87 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Jason-Matthew Sharsh | 7 receptions, 74 yards | |
| Boise State | Passing | Jaylon Henderson | 20/29, 212 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | George Holani | 16 carries, 67 yards | |
| Receiving | Khalil Shakir | 7 receptions, 89 yards, 1 TD |