Mountain West Tabbed For Six College Football Games on Facebook

DATE GAME TIME Saturday, Sept 2 UC Davis at San Diego State 5:30 p.m. PT Thursday, Sept. 7 Idaho State at Utah State 6 p.m. MT Saturday, Sept. 9 New Mexico State at New Mexico 6 p.m. MT Saturday, Sept. 23 Utah State at San José State 4:30 p.m. PT Saturday, Sept. 30 Texas State at Wyoming 2 p.m. MT Saturday, Oct. 14 Wyoming at Utah State 2:30 p.m. MT

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– During the 2017 college football season, through a partnership with Stadium, the Mountain West will have six games air exclusively on Facebook, a platform that has more than 100 million video views daily. This is Facebook’s first-ever Mountain West package.The six-game package features four nonconference contests, including in-state rivalry New Mexico State at New Mexico on Saturday, Sept. 9 and two Conference showdowns. Wyoming and, who is one of the top quarterbacks in the country, will be featured twice on Facebook. The two-time Mountain West defending champion San Diego State Aztecs open the Facebook MW package against UC Davis on Saturday, Sept. 2 at 5:30 p.m. PT.“We are continually exploring ways by which we can innovate and expand the visibility of our Conference membership,” said MW Commissioner. “Through our partnership with Stadium, we’re excited to offer our football product on the world’s most widely-used social media platform.”In 2016, the MW was featured in the first-ever live football game on Twitter.The complete listing of the contests that will be streamed live on Facebook are as follows:For the second consecutive year, the Mountain West kicks off the college football season when Colorado State hosts Oregon State on Saturday, Aug. 26 at 12:30 p.m. MT/11:30 a.m. PT on CBS Sports Network.Fans should follow the Mountain West on Facebook . Visit the MW’s Social Media Hub for direct access and links to all of the league’s social media channels and follow along with your favorite teams.Stadium is a new multi-platform sports network featuring exclusive live and on-demand games and events, extensive highlights, classic games, original programming, and daily live studio programming. Stadium was formed when Campus Insiders, 120 Sports and The American Sports Network merged into a singular network to take advantage of a combined collection of professional and collegiate rights and unique access to both digital and television distribution opportunities.Stadium includes a 24/7 linear feed distributed across both digital and broadcast platforms, as well as a comprehensive array of on-demand (VOD) digital content including additional live games and events. Stadium is owned by a collection of industry leaders including Silver Chalice, Sinclair, MLBAM, the NHL, the PGA TOUR, and Time, Inc. and will launch later this Summer 2017. To learn more, visit: http://watchstadium.com/.From its inception in 1999, the Mountain West has been committed to excellence in intercollegiate athletics, while promoting the academic missions of its member institutions. Progressive in its approach, the Mountain West continues to cultivate opportunities for student-athletes to compete at the highest level, while fostering academic achievement and sportsmanship. Now in its 19th year, the MW has been assertive in its involvement with the NCAA governance structure and has taken a leadership role in the overall administration of intercollegiate athletics. The Mountain West membership is comprised of 11 all-sport members: the United States Air Force Academy, Boise State University, Colorado State University, Fresno State, University of Nevada, University of New Mexico, San Diego State University, San José State University, UNLV, Utah State University and University of Wyoming. In addition, the University of Hawai‘i and Colorado College participate in the Mountain West as single-sport members in football and women’s soccer, respectively.