Six teams from the Mountain West conference are going to bowl games. It is the 11th consecutive year the conference has sent at least five teams to postseason games.
Fresno State (9-4) is headed for the Hawaii Bowl against Houston (7-4) from the American Athletic Conference on Dec. 24. The game will be televised on ESPN, and the teams have never played each other before.
Mountain West champion Boise State (10-3) will play Oregon (7-5) from the Pac-12 in the Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 16. The game will be televised on ABC. This is the Broncos’ 16th year in a row going to a bowl game, sixth-best nationally, and they lead the series 2-0.