2015 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game

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2015 Sports Authority Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
2015 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game logo.png
1234Total
Air Force737724
San Diego State01071027
DateDecember 5, 2015
Season 2015
Stadium Qualcomm Stadium
Location San Diego, California
MVPOffensive: Christian Chapman (QB, SDSU)
Defensive: Na'im McGee (S, SDSU)
Favorite San Diego State by 4
Attendance20,959
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN2
Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game
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2015 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
Air Force x  6 2   8 6  
New Mexico  5 3   7 6  
Utah State  5 3   6 7  
Boise State  5 3   9 4  
Colorado State  5 3   7 6  
Wyoming  2 6   2 10  
West Division
San Diego State x$  8 0   11 3  
Nevada  4 4   7 6  
San Jose State  4 4   6 7  
Fresno State  2 6   3 9  
UNLV  2 6   3 9  
Hawaii  0 8   3 10  
Championship: San Diego State 27, Air Force 24
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Contents

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

This is Air Force's first appearance in the Championship

West Division Champions

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

Game Summary

Scoring Summary

Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP AFSDSU
14:012100:38AFTimothy McVey 8-yard touchdown run, Luke Strebel kick good70
214:568734:05SDSU Donnel Pumphrey 24-yard touchdown reception from Christian Chapman, Donny Hageman kick good77
24:427813:12AF21-yard field goal by Luke Strebel107
21:447582:58SDSU22-yard field goal by Donny Hageman1010
39:3410755:26AFTimothy McVey 3-yard touchdown run, Luke Strebel kick good1710
32:5813806:36SDSUDakota Gordon 1-yard touchdown run, Donny Hageman kick good1717
414:224741:42SDSU Rashaad Penny 28-yard touchdown run, Donny Hageman kick good1724
411:495562:33AFTimothy McVey 2-yard touchdown run, Luke Strebel kick good2424
45:106462:54SDSU46-yard field goal by Donny Hageman2427
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.2427

Statistics

StatisticsAFSDSU
First Downs1417
Total offense, plays – yards58–34062–436
Rushes–yards (net)46–30546–233
Passing yards (net)35203
Passes, Comp–Att–Int5–11–09–14–0
Time of Possession28:4431:16

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References

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