November 25, 2011
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Courtesy: Getty Images Nevada (6-4/4-1) at Utah State (5-5/3-2) TIME/SITE: 12:00 p.m. (MT); Logan, Utah; Romney Stadium (25,513/SprinTurf) TELEVISION: WAC Sports Network; Barry Tompkins (PbP), Joe Glenn (Analyst); Altitude; ESPN GamePlan SERIES LOOK: Nevada leads the series 17-4 and has won six in a row including last year in Reno, 56-42. Utah State's last win was in 1999, 37-35, on the road. COACHES: Nevada's Chris Ault is in his 27th year with the Wolf Pack and has a record of 225-101-1. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. Utah State's Gary Andersen is in his third season with the Aggies and is 13-21. GAME NOTES: Nevada - has won five consecutive WAC road games ... despite last week's loss, still controls its own destiny in its quest for back-to-back WAC titles ... Rishard Williams leads the WAC with 104.5 receiving yards per game ... DT Brett Roy leads the WAC and is fourth in the nation in both sacks and tackles for loss. Utah State - has a three-game winning streak ... has not won six games in a season since going 6-6 in 1997, the last year it went to a bowl game ... RB Robert Turbin is tied for the school career record in rushing TDs with 40 ... Stanley Morrison has caught at least one pass in 34 straight games, the longest active streak in the WAC. New Mexico State (4-7/2-3) at Louisiana Tech (7-4/5-1) TIME/SITE: 3:00 p.m. (CT); Ruston, La.; Joe Aillet Stadium (30,600/FieldTurf) TELEVISION: ERT; Trey Bender (PbP), Jay Taylor (Analyst); ESPN GamePlan SERIES LOOK: Louisiana Tech leads the series 6-4 and has won four in a row after last year's 41-20 win in Las Cruces. New Mexico State's last win came in 2006, 50-23, at home. COACHES: New Mexico State's DeWayne Walker is in his third season with the Aggies and is 9-27. Louisiana Tech's Sonny Dykes is in his second season with the Bulldogs and is 12-11. GAME NOTES: New Mexico State - has lost 13 consecutive WAC road games ... Taveon Rogers is 80 receiving yards shy of 1,000 for the season ... with 2,161 all-purpose yards, Rogers is on pace to break the WAC's single-season record of 2,591 set by Fresno State's Bernard Berrian in 2001 ... DB Donyae Coleman leads the WAC in picks (5) and is second in tackles with 10.2 per game. Louisiana Tech - has a six-game winning streak, tied for the seventh longest in the nation ... has not won seven in a row since 1974 when it won 10 straight ... a win would clinch at least a share of the WAC title, the first for the Bulldogs since 2001 ... in his last four games, Colby Cameron has thrown for 1,148 yards and 10 TDs with one interception. San Jose State (4-7/2-4) at Fresno State (4-7/3-3) TIME/SITE: 5:00 p.m. (PT); Fresno, Calif.; Bulldog Stadium (41,031/FieldTurf) TELEVISION: None SERIES LOOK: Fresno State leads the series 38-33-3. The Bulldogs won last year in San Jose, 33-18, and have won 16 of the last 17 meetings. San Jose State's lone win in that stretch came in 2006, 24-14, at home. COACHES: San Jose State's Mike MacIntyre is in his second season with the Spartans and is 5-19. Fresno State's Pat Hill is in his 15th season as a head coach and has a record of 112-78. GAME NOTES: San Jose State - has lost 11 consecutive WAC road games ... has more wins this year than last two combined (3) ... is the second least penalized team in the nation with 3.4 penalties per game ... is tied for third in the nation in turnovers gained with 30 ... is second to last in the nation in turnovers lost with 30 ... Matt Faulkner leads the WAC in passing with 278.6 yards per game. Fresno State - Robbie Rouse's 37 carries last week were the most by a WAC player this year ... he needs 50 rushing yards to reach 3,000 for his career ... Derek Carr is 68 passing yards shy of 3,000 for the season ... Isaiah Burse leads the nation in kick return yards with 1,338, 106 short of tying the single-season WAC record set last year (Kerwynn Williams, USU-1,444). Tulane (2-10) at Hawai'i (5-6) TIME/SITE: 6:00 p.m. (HT); Honolulu, Hawaii; Aloha Stadium (50,000/FieldTurf) TELEVISION: Oceanic PPV; Robert Kekaula (PbP), Darren Hernandez (Analyst), Lori Santi (Sidelines), Rob DeMello (Sidelines); ESPN GamePlan SERIES LOOK: Hawai'i leads the series 2-1 with all three games played in Honolulu. Tulane won the last meeting in the 2002 Hawai'i Bowl, 36-28. Hawai'i won the previous meeting in 1993, 56-17. COACHES: Tulane offensive line coach Mark Hutson is the interim head coach and is 0-5 with the Green Wave. He was also an interim head coach at Eastern Illinois in 2006 and was 8-5 that season. Hawai'i's Greg McMackin is in his fourth season with the Warriors and is 28-24. GAME NOTES: Tulane - played at Rice last week and lost 19-7 ... has lost nine games in a row, tied for the second longest in the nation ... LB Trent Mackey is fifth in the nation in tackles with 12.1 per game. Hawai'i - has a three-game losing streak ... has not gone winless in November since 1998 ... leads the WAC in sacks with 32 ... Royce Pollard is 116 receiving yards shy of 1,000 for the season ... QB David Graves is penciled in to make his first career start. To follow us or to comment on Facebook or Twitter click on the following links   |
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Nevada (6-4/4-1) at Utah State (5-5/3-2)
TIME/SITE: 12:00 p.m. (MT); Logan, Utah; Romney Stadium (25,513/SprinTurf)
TELEVISION: WAC Sports Network; Barry Tompkins (PbP), Joe Glenn (Analyst); Altitude; ESPN GamePlan
SERIES LOOK: Nevada leads the series 17-4 and has won six in a row including last year in Reno, 56-42. Utah State's last win was in 1999, 37-35, on the road.
COACHES: Nevada's Chris Ault is in his 27th year with the Wolf Pack and has a record of 225-101-1. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. Utah State's Gary Andersen is in his third season with the Aggies and is 13-21.
GAME NOTES: Nevada - has won five consecutive WAC road games ... despite last week's loss, still controls its own destiny in its quest for back-to-back WAC titles ... Rishard Williams leads the WAC with 104.5 receiving yards per game ... DT Brett Roy leads the WAC and is fourth in the nation in both sacks and tackles for loss. Utah State - has a three-game winning streak ... has not won six games in a season since going 6-6 in 1997, the last year it went to a bowl game ... RB Robert Turbin is tied for the school career record in rushing TDs with 40 ... Stanley Morrison has caught at least one pass in 34 straight games, the longest active streak in the WAC.
New Mexico State (4-7/2-3) at Louisiana Tech (7-4/5-1)
TIME/SITE: 3:00 p.m. (CT); Ruston, La.; Joe Aillet Stadium (30,600/FieldTurf)
TELEVISION: ERT; Trey Bender (PbP), Jay Taylor (Analyst); ESPN GamePlan
SERIES LOOK: Louisiana Tech leads the series 6-4 and has won four in a row after last year's 41-20 win in Las Cruces. New Mexico State's last win came in 2006, 50-23, at home.
COACHES: New Mexico State's DeWayne Walker is in his third season with the Aggies and is 9-27. Louisiana Tech's Sonny Dykes is in his second season with the Bulldogs and is 12-11.
GAME NOTES: New Mexico State - has lost 13 consecutive WAC road games ... Taveon Rogers is 80 receiving yards shy of 1,000 for the season ... with 2,161 all-purpose yards, Rogers is on pace to break the WAC's single-season record of 2,591 set by Fresno State's Bernard Berrian in 2001 ... DB Donyae Coleman leads the WAC in picks (5) and is second in tackles with 10.2 per game. Louisiana Tech - has a six-game winning streak, tied for the seventh longest in the nation ... has not won seven in a row since 1974 when it won 10 straight ... a win would clinch at least a share of the WAC title, the first for the Bulldogs since 2001 ... in his last four games, Colby Cameron has thrown for 1,148 yards and 10 TDs with one interception.
San Jose State (4-7/2-4) at Fresno State (4-7/3-3)
TIME/SITE: 5:00 p.m. (PT); Fresno, Calif.; Bulldog Stadium (41,031/FieldTurf)
TELEVISION: None
SERIES LOOK: Fresno State leads the series 38-33-3. The Bulldogs won last year in San Jose, 33-18, and have won 16 of the last 17 meetings. San Jose State's lone win in that stretch came in 2006, 24-14, at home.
COACHES: San Jose State's Mike MacIntyre is in his second season with the Spartans and is 5-19. Fresno State's Pat Hill is in his 15th season as a head coach and has a record of 112-78.
GAME NOTES: San Jose State - has lost 11 consecutive WAC road games ... has more wins this year than last two combined (3) ... is the second least penalized team in the nation with 3.4 penalties per game ... is tied for third in the nation in turnovers gained with 30 ... is second to last in the nation in turnovers lost with 30 ... Matt Faulkner leads the WAC in passing with 278.6 yards per game. Fresno State - Robbie Rouse's 37 carries last week were the most by a WAC player this year ... he needs 50 rushing yards to reach 3,000 for his career ... Derek Carr is 68 passing yards shy of 3,000 for the season ... Isaiah Burse leads the nation in kick return yards with 1,338, 106 short of tying the single-season WAC record set last year (Kerwynn Williams, USU-1,444).
Tulane (2-10) at Hawai'i (5-6)
TIME/SITE: 6:00 p.m. (HT); Honolulu, Hawaii; Aloha Stadium (50,000/FieldTurf)
TELEVISION: Oceanic PPV; Robert Kekaula (PbP), Darren Hernandez (Analyst), Lori Santi (Sidelines), Rob DeMello (Sidelines); ESPN GamePlan
SERIES LOOK: Hawai'i leads the series 2-1 with all three games played in Honolulu. Tulane won the last meeting in the 2002 Hawai'i Bowl, 36-28. Hawai'i won the previous meeting in 1993, 56-17.
COACHES: Tulane offensive line coach Mark Hutson is the interim head coach and is 0-5 with the Green Wave. He was also an interim head coach at Eastern Illinois in 2006 and was 8-5 that season. Hawai'i's Greg McMackin is in his fourth season with the Warriors and is 28-24.
GAME NOTES: Tulane - played at Rice last week and lost 19-7 ... has lost nine games in a row, tied for the second longest in the nation ... LB Trent Mackey is fifth in the nation in tackles with 12.1 per game. Hawai'i - has a three-game losing streak ... has not gone winless in November since 1998 ... leads the WAC in sacks with 32 ... Royce Pollard is 116 receiving yards shy of 1,000 for the season ... QB David Graves is penciled in to make his first career start.
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