2020 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game

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2020 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
1234Total
Boise State337720
San Jose State71201534
DateDecember 19, 2020
Season 2020
Stadium Sam Boyd Stadium
Location Whitney, NV
MVP Nick Starkel (offensive) and Cade Hall (defensive), San Jose State [1]
Favorite Boise State by 6.5 [2]
Referee Scott Campbell
Attendance0
United States TV coverage
Network Fox
Announcers Tim Brando (play-by-play) and Petros Papadakis (analyst)
Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game
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2020 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 24 San Jose State y$ 7 0   7 1  
Boise State y  5 0   5 2  
Nevada  6 2   7 2  
San Diego State  4 2   4 4  
Hawaii  4 4   5 4  
Fresno State  3 3   3 3  
Air Force  2 2   3 3  
Wyoming  2 4   2 4  
New Mexico  2 5   2 5  
Colorado State  1 3   1 3  
Utah State  1 5   1 5  
UNLV  0 6   0 6  
Championship: San Jose State 34, Boise State 20
  • $ Conference champion
  • y Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Mountain West suspended the season, but later decided to begin play on October 24. [3]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2020 Mountain West Conference Championship Game was a college football game played on Saturday, December 19, 2020, at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada, to determine the 2020 champion of the Mountain West Conference (MWC). [4] The game featured the regular-season champions San Jose State and regular-season runners-up Boise State, and was the conference's eighth championship game.

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the game was played behind closed doors without fans. Because San Jose State could not host the game due to COVID restrictions, the game was instead hosted in Nevada. [5] [6]

Teams

Boise State

Boise State entered the championship game with a 5–1 record (5–0 in conference play). Their only loss of the season was to BYU, then ranked ninth in the AP Poll, in early November.

San Jose State

San Jose State entered the championship game with a 6–0 record, all in games played against conference opponents. Their closest game of the season was a 10-point win over Nevada on December 11. This was San Jose State's first appearance in a Mountain West Conference Championship Game.

Game summary

2020 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game
Quarter1234Total
Boise State337720
No. 24 San Jose State71201534

at Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, Nevada

  • Date: Saturday, December 19, 2020
  • Game time: 4:40 p.m. EST (1:40 p.m. PST)
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Wind: NE 1 mph
  • Referee: Scott Campbell
  • TV announcers (Fox): Tim Brando (play-by-play) and Petros Papadakis (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:36) SJSU – Tre Walker 55 yard pass from Nick Starkel, Matt Mercurio kick (Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 1:48; San Jose State 7–0)
  • (3:31) BSU – Jonah Dalmas 51 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 5:05; San Jose State 7–3)
Second quarter
  • (14:46) SJSU – Matt Mercurio 24 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 3:45; San Jose State 10–3)
  • (6:40) SJSU – Matt Mercurio 36 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 1:56; San Jose State 13–3)
  • (2:31) SJSU – Matt Mercurio 26 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:27; San Jose State 16–3)
  • (0:50) SJSU – Matt Mercurio 32 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 1:05; San Jose State 19–3)
  • (0:01) BSU – Jonah Dalmas 50 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 0:50; San Jose State 19–6)
Third quarter
  • (2:48) BSU – Avery Williams 69 yard punt return, Jonah Dalmas kick (San Jose State 19–13)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:17) SJSU – Isaiah Hamilton 30 yard pass from Nick Starkel, 2-point pass good (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:31; San Jose State 27–13)
  • (10:51) BSU – Hank Bachmeier 2 yard rush, Jonah Dalmas kick (Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:26; San Jose State 27–20)
  • (3:48) SJSU – Derrick Deese Jr. 1 yard pass from Nick Starkel, Matt Mercurio kick (Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 4:30; San Jose State 34–20)

Statistics

StatisticsBSUSJSU
First downs1426
Plays–yards66–22477–498
Rushes–yards25–325–45
Passing yards221453
Passing: compattint20–40–032–52–0
Time of possession25:2734:32
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Boise StatePassing Hank Bachmeier 20/40, 221 yards
RushingAndrew Van Buren11 carries, 26 yards
ReceivingKhalil Shakir6 receptions, 85 yards
San Jose StatePassing Nick Starkel 32/52, 453 yards, 3 TD
RushingKairee Robinson12 carries, 39 yards
ReceivingTre Walker7 receptions, 137 yards, 1 TD

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