2024 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game

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2024 Old Trapper Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
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UNLV00077
Boise State7140021
DateDecember 6, 2024
Season 2024
Stadium Albertsons Stadium
Location Boise, Idaho
MVPOffensive: Ashton Jeanty (RB, Boise State)
Defensive: Seyi Oladipo (S, Boise State)
Referee Christian Watson [1]
Attendance36,663
United States TV coverage
Network Fox
Gridiron Radio
Announcers Jason Benetti, Brock Huard, and Allison Williams (Fox)
Chris Sylvester and Jared Petrino (Gridiron Radio)
Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game
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2024 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8 Boise State y$^  7 0   12 2  
No. 23 UNLV y  6 1   11 3  
Colorado State  6 1   8 5  
Fresno State  4 3   6 7  
San Jose State  3 4   7 6  
Air Force  3 4   5 7  
Hawaii  3 4   5 7  
New Mexico  3 4   5 7  
Utah State  3 4   4 8  
San Diego State  2 5   3 9  
Wyoming  2 5   3 9  
Nevada  0 7   3 10  
Championship: Boise State 21, UNLV 7
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game (officially known as the 2024 Old Trapper Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game for sponsorship reasons) was a college football game played on December 6, 2024, at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho. [2] The 12th edition of the Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game determined the champion of the Mountain West Conference (MW) for the 2024 season. The game began at 6:00 p.m. MT and aired on Fox. The game featured the Boise State Broncos and the UNLV Rebels in a rematch of the previous season's championship game. Boise State won 21–7.

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Teams

This was the fourteenth meeting between UNLV and Boise State; the Broncos entered the game leading the all-time series 10–3. [3]

Boise State Broncos

The Broncos entered the game with a 11–1 record, 7–0 in conference play. They made their third consecutive Mountain West title game appearance and seventh overall. They were 4–3 in previous appearances in the MW Championship game, having last won the title a year ago. [4] Ranked 10th in the College Football Playoff rankings, a victory would presumably clinch a berth in the 2024 CFP.

UNLV Rebels

The Rebels entered the game with a 10–2 record, 6–1 in conference play. They made their second consecutive MW and second overall title game appearance, having lost the title a year ago to the Broncos. [4] They attempted to win their first-ever MW championship and their first conference title overall since winning a share of the Big West Conference in 1994.

Scoring summary

2024 Mountain West Championship
No. 20 UNLV Rebels (10–2, 6–1) vs. No. 10 Boise State (11–1, 7–0)
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No. 20 UNLV00077
No. 10 Boise State7140021

at Albertsons StadiumBoise, ID

  • Date: Saturday, December 6, 2024
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 27 °F (−3 °C) • Wind: WNW at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) • Weather: Foggy
  • Game attendance: 36,663
  • Referee: Christian Watson
  • TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti, Brock Huard, and Allison Williams (Fox)
    Chris Sylvester and Jared Petrino (Gridiron Radio)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (3:51) BSU – Latrell Caples 22 yard pass from Maddux Madsen, Jonah Dalmas kick (Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 2:33; Boise State 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • (2:40) BSU – Maddux Madsen 14 yard run, Jonah Dalmas kick (Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 6:33; Boise State 14–0)
  • (0:29) BSU – Ashton Jeanty 75 yard run, Jonah Dalmas kick (Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:47; Boise State 21–0)
Third Quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth Quarter
  • (9:06) UNLV – Greg Burrell 31 yard run, Caden Chittenden kick (Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 3:30; Boise State 21–7)
StatisticsUNLVBSU
First downs1319
Plays–yards63–32764–373
Rushes–yards35–21737–215
Passing yards110158
Passing: compattint13–28–118–27–0
Time of possession27:4632:14
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UNLVPassing Hajj-Malik Williams 13/28, 110 yards, INT
RushingKylin James2 carries, 95 yards
ReceivingCorey Thompson Jr.2 receptions, 32 yards
Boise StatePassing Maddux Madsen 18/27, 158 yards, TD
Rushing Ashton Jeanty 32 carries, 209 yards, TD
Receiving Matt Lauter 5 receptions, 62 yards

References

  1. Austro, Ben (December 6, 2024). "Officiating crews for the 2024 college football conference championship games". FootballZebras.com. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  2. "Broncos to Host 2024 Old Trapper Mountain West Championship". broncosports.com. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  3. "Winsipedia - UNLV Rebels vs. Boise State Broncos football history" . Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Broncos Reach the Peak, Win Fifth MW Championship". mw.com. Retrieved November 29, 2024.