2013 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game

2013 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
1234 Total
Utah State 07010 17
Fresno State 31470 24
DateDecember 7, 2013
Season2013
StadiumBulldog Stadium
LocationFresno, CA
MVPQB Derek Carr (Fresno State)
FavoriteFresno State by 2.5
RefereeReggie Smith
Attendance31,362
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS
Mountain West Radio Network
AnnouncersAndrew Catalon (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (color) & Allie LaForce (sideline)- CBS

Nate Kreckman (play-by-play) & Mike Pritchard (color)- Mountain West Radio Network
Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game
  2014
2013 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
Utah State x   7 1     9 5  
Boise State   6 2     8 5  
Colorado State   5 3     8 6  
Wyoming   3 5     5 7  
New Mexico   1 7     3 9  
Air Force   0 8     2 10  
West Division
Fresno State x$   7 1     11 2  
San Diego State   6 2     8 5  
UNLV   5 3     7 6  
San Jose State   5 3     6 6  
Nevada   3 5     4 8  
Hawaii   0 8     1 11  
Championship: Fresno State 24, Utah State 17
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game determined the 2013 football champion of the Mountain West Conference (MW). The game, played at Bulldog Stadium on the campus of California State University, Fresno (Fresno State), was the first football conference championship game for the Mountain West Conference. The game featured the West Division champions Fresno State Bulldogs hosting the Mountain Division champions Utah State Aggies.

Fresno State won 24–17 and represented the Mountain West in the 2013 Las Vegas Bowl on December 21 in Las Vegas, Nevada after defeating Utah State by 7 points.