Broncos and Spartans in Las Vegas for Mountain West Title

Saturday, December 19

Las Vegas, Nev.

2:40 PM MT

Boise State

San Jose State

Photo by: Daniel Saline

Broncos and Spartans in Las Vegas for Mountain West Title

12/14/2020 9:24:00 PM | Football

Game Notes

Boise State (5-1, 5-0 MW)
vs.
No. 25 San Jose State (6-0, 6-0 MW)
Saturday, Dec. 19 • 2:40 p.m. MT
Las Vegas, Nev. • Sam Boyd Stadium
Series: Boise State leads, 14-0
Last Meeting: Nov. 2, 2019 (Boise State 52, San Jose State 42 - San Jose, Calif.)
TV: FOX (PxP: Tim Brando, Analyst: Spencer Tillman)
Radio: Bronco Radio Network (PxP: Bob Behler, Analyst: Pete Cavender)
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BOISE, Idaho - The Boise State football team is scheduled to play San Jose State for the 2020 Mountain West title

The matchup between the Broncos (5-1, 5-0 MW) and Spartans (6-0, 6-0 MW) marks the first time the championship game features two teams with undefeated records in conference play.

CONFERENCE WIN STREAK
The Broncos have recorded 14-straight conference victories, the second-longest streak in the country. Only Ohio State (20) has a longer winning streak against conference opponents. Boise State will carry into 2021 a 19-game regular-season winning streak in MW play. That figure ranks second in Mountain West history, behind only TCU (24; 2008-11).

THE SERIES
Since the first meeting between Boise State and San Jose State – a nonconference tilt in Boise, Oct. 14, 1978 – the Broncos have yet to lose to the Spartans. Following the initial meeting, Boise State went 10-0 against SJSU when the schools were members of the Western Athletic Conference, and the Broncos are 3-0 against the Spartans as members of the Mountain West.

QUICK HITTERS
...Boise State boasts the Mountain West's top-scoring unit (36.2 ppg), a mark that ranks 21st nationally.

...This past week in the win over Wyoming, Boise State gave up 146 yards, its fewest allowed since 33 against Northern Illinois in the 2015 Poinsettia Bowl.

...Boise State gives up 169.0 passing yards per game, the sixth-best mark nationally and best in the Mountain West.

…Boise State is fourth nationally in third down defense, stopping its opponents 73.6 percent of the time.

…Andrew Van Buren leads the Mountain West with eight rushing touchdowns.

...Only 10 players nationally have blocked multiple kicks this season, and two of them play for Boise State - Scott Matlock and Avery Williams.

...Avery Williams is fifth nationally in combined kick return yards with 575, is the only player with three returns for touchdowns and the only one to rank in the top 10 nationally in both punt returns (ninth, 11.4) and kickoff returns (ninth, 29.6).

…Shane Irwin ranks sixth nationally with 1.00 sacks per game, and he is the only Bronco since at least 2000 - when the NCAA officially began tracking the statistic - to have back-to-back games with at least 2.0 sacks. He accomplished the feat against both Colorado State and Hawai'i.

…Boise State has 378 sacks since 2010, the seventh-most in the country during that time. Clemson (453), Alabama (396), Virginia Tech (385), Ohio State (383), Stanford (382) and Penn State (380) are the only schools with more sacks during