

(6/6) Boise State
(10-0/5-0) at Utah State (3-7/2-4)
TIME/SITE: Friday;
7:30 p.m. (MT); Logan, Utah; Romney Stadium (25,513/SprinTurf)
TELEVISION: ESPN2;
Joe Tessitore, Rod Gilmore
SERIES
LOOK:
Boise State leads the series 11-4 and has won eight straight including last
year in Boise, 49-14. Utah State's last
win came in 1997, 24-20, in Logan.
COACHES: Boise
State's Chris Petersen is in his fourth season with the Broncos and is
45-4. Utah State's Gary Andersen is in
his first season with the Aggies.
GAME
NOTES: Boise State - has won 11 consecutive road games ...
has won 13 straight conference games ... leads the nation in scoring and would
become the fifth WAC team to do so this decade ... has scored 161 points in the
second quarter, the most by any WAC team
in any quarter this year ... has allowed just 28 points in the first quarter,
the fewest by any WAC team in any quarter this year ... Jeremy Avery is 109
rushing yards shy of 1,000 for the season..
Utah State - ESPN2 is making its first ever visit to Logan for a
football game ... it is the first national television broadcast for the Aggies
since the 1997 Humanitarian Bowl (ESPN2) ... QB Diondre Borel leads the WAC in
total offense with 274.8 yards per game ... he is tied with Boise State's
Kellen Moore in least interceptions thrown with three.


Louisiana Tech
(3-7/2-4) at Fresno State (6-4/5-2)
TIME/SITE: 2:00 p.m.
(PT); Fresno, Calif.; Bulldog Stadium (41,031/Grass)
TELEVISION: None
SERIES
LOOK:
Fresno State leads the series 7-3.
Louisiana Tech won last year in Ruston, 38-35. Fresno State won the previous year at home,
17-6.
COACHES: Louisiana
Tech's Derek Dooley is in his third season with the Bulldogs and is 16-19. Fresno State's Pat Hill is in his 13th season
as a head coach and has a record of 98-65.
GAME
NOTES: Louisiana Tech - has lost four games in a row ... has
a six-game road losing streak ... is tied with Arkansas for the national lead
in red zone efficiency, scoring 33-of-34 times (24 touchdowns, 9-of-9 FGs) ...
is second in the nation in punt returns with a 17.3-yard average but has
returned just six punts, tied for the fewest by any team in the country ... has
lost four fumbles, the fewest in the WAC.
Fresno State - is honoring the 1989 Cal Bowl Championship team
... leads the WAC in time of possession (32:33) ... is the least penalized team
in the WAC with 39.8 yards per game ... has the made the fewest sacks in the
WAC (8) ... Ryan Mathews is nine rushing yards shy of 1,500 for the season ...
Kevin Goessling has converted 11 field goal attempts in a row and all 42 of his
extra point attempts this season.

Hawai'i (4-6/2-5) at
San Jose State (1-8/0-5)
TIME/SITE: 5:00 p.m.
(PT); San Jose, Calif.; Spartan Stadium (31,218/FieldTurf)
TELEVISION: Oceanic
PPV-Hawaii; Jim Leahey, Russell Yamanoha; ESPN GamePlan
SERIES
LOOK:
San Jose State leads the series 16-15-1 after winning last year in Honolulu,
20-17, snapping a seven-game losing streak against the Warriors. Hawai'i's last win came in 2007, a 42-35
overtime victory, in San Jose.
COACHES: Hawai'i's
Greg McMackin is in his second season with the Warriors and is 11-13. San Jose State's Dick Tomey is in his fifth
season with the Spartans and is 24-33.
Overall, he is 182-143-7 in 29 years with stints at Hawai'i and
Arizona. This week, he announced his
retirement effective at the end of the season.
GAME
NOTES: Hawai'i - has lost four consecutive road games ... is
12-1 in November since 2006 ... Mana Silva leads the WAC in interceptions with
five ... Leon Wright-Jackson has five rushing touchdowns in the past two games
... Greg Salas leads the nation in receiving yards per game with 136.0, but is
second in receptions per game (8.5) and is 32 receptions behind Bowling Green's
Freddie Barnes. San Jose State -
has lost five straight games and eight straight in WAC play ... is second in
the WAC in red zone efficiency (17-of-19) ... is second in the WAC in passing
defense.


Nevada (7-3/6-0) at
New Mexico State (3-7/1-4)
TIME/SITE: 8:30 p.m.
(MT); Las Cruces, N.M.; Aggie Memorial Stadium (30,343/Grass)
TELEVISION: ESPNU;
Mike Morgan, JC Pearson
SERIES
LOOK:
Nevada leads the series 10-2. New Mexico
State won last year in Reno, 48-45.
Nevada won the four games prior to last year including the last time the
teams played in Las Cruces in 2007, 40-38.
COACHES: Nevada's
Chris Ault is in his 25th year with the Wolf Pack and has a record of
205-94-1. He is a member of the College
Football Hall of Fame. New Mexico
State's DeWayne Walker is in his first season with the Aggies.
GAME
NOTES: Nevada - has a seven-game winning streak ... has won
seven consecutive WAC games ... has scored 123 points in the fourth quarter
this year, the most by any WAC team ... has not given up a sack in its last two
games ... is 80 yards shy of tying last year's record of 3,611 rushing yards in
a season ... Luke Lippincott needs 134 rushing yards to reach 1,000 on the
season ... if he does, Nevada would become the firs team in NCAA history with
three 1,000-yard rushers in the same season.
New Mexico State - has lost four games in a row ... is last in
the nation in total offense and scoring ... Kyle Hughes leads the WAC in
punting with a 42.7-yard average ... Davon House leads the WAC in passes broken
up with 11.