COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – During the 2018 college football season, through a partnership with Stadium, the Mountain West will have seven games air exclusively on Facebook, a social media platform with more than 1.3 billion daily active users.
The seven-game package features four nonconference contests and three Conference showdowns. Utah State will be featured on Facebook on five occasions, while Air Force and Fresno State, which was predicted to win the MW West Division, will also have nonconference games broadcast by the social media platform. Air Force will open the 2018 Facebook MW package on Saturday, Sept. 1 at Noon MT when the Falcons host Stony Brook.
In 2017, six MW football games that aired on Facebook reached more than 17 million fans, led by Utah State at Wyoming on Oct. 14, which reached 4.6 million fans.
The complete listing of the contests that will be streamed live on Facebook are as follows:
DATE GAME TIME
Saturday, Sept. 1 Stony Brook at Air Force Noon MT
Saturday, Sept. 1 Idaho at Fresno State 7 p.m. PT
Saturday, Sept. 8 New Mexico State at Utah State 6 p.m. MT
Thursday, Sept. 13 Tennessee Tech at Utah State 6 p.m. MT
Saturday, Oct. 13 UNLV at Utah State* 2 p.m. MT
Saturday, Oct. 27 New Mexico at Utah State* 2 p.m. MT
Saturday, Nov. 10 San José State at Utah State* 2 p.m. MT
**All dates and times are subject to change.
For the third consecutive year, the Mountain West will be heavily featured in the opening day of the college football season as two of the four games scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 25 will feature a MW institution. Hawai‘i travels to Colorado State for a 5:30 p.m. MT kick off on CBS Sports Network, while Wyoming plays at New Mexico State (6 p.m. MT).
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.
About Stadium
Stadium is the original 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 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 Sinclair Broadcast Group, BAMTech, the NHL, the PGA TOUR, and Meredith Corp. To learn more, visit: http://watchstadium.com/
About the Mountain West
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.
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The seven-game package features four nonconference contests and three Conference showdowns. Utah State will be featured on Facebook on five occasions, while Air Force and Fresno State, which was predicted to win the MW West Division, will also have nonconference games broadcast by the social media platform. Air Force will open the 2018 Facebook MW package on Saturday, Sept. 1 at Noon MT when the Falcons host Stony Brook.
In 2017, six MW football games that aired on Facebook reached more than 17 million fans, led by Utah State at Wyoming on Oct. 14, which reached 4.6 million fans.
The complete listing of the contests that will be streamed live on Facebook are as follows:
DATE GAME TIME
Saturday, Sept. 1 Stony Brook at Air Force Noon MT
Saturday, Sept. 1 Idaho at Fresno State 7 p.m. PT
Saturday, Sept. 8 New Mexico State at Utah State 6 p.m. MT
Thursday, Sept. 13 Tennessee Tech at Utah State 6 p.m. MT
Saturday, Oct. 13 UNLV at Utah State* 2 p.m. MT
Saturday, Oct. 27 New Mexico at Utah State* 2 p.m. MT
Saturday, Nov. 10 San José State at Utah State* 2 p.m. MT
**All dates and times are subject to change.
For the third consecutive year, the Mountain West will be heavily featured in the opening day of the college football season as two of the four games scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 25 will feature a MW institution. Hawai‘i travels to Colorado State for a 5:30 p.m. MT kick off on CBS Sports Network, while Wyoming plays at New Mexico State (6 p.m. MT).
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.
About Stadium
Stadium is the original 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 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 Sinclair Broadcast Group, BAMTech, the NHL, the PGA TOUR, and Meredith Corp. To learn more, visit: http://watchstadium.com/
About the Mountain West
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.
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