Note: Due to COVID-19, the Mountain West suspended the season, but later decided to begin play on October 24.[3]
Rankings from AP Poll
The 2020 Mountain West Conference Championship Game was a college football game played on Saturday, December 19, 2020, at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada, to determine the 2020 champion of the Mountain West Conference (MWC).[4] The game featured the regular-season champions San Jose State and regular-season runners-up Boise State, and was the conference's eighth championship game.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the game was played behind closed doors without fans.[5]
Boise State entered the championship game with a 5–1 record (5–0 in conference play). Their only loss of the season was to BYU, then ranked ninth in the AP Poll, in early November.
San Jose State entered the championship game with a 6–0 record, all in games played against conference opponents. Their closest game of the season was a 10-point win over Nevada on December 11. This was San Jose State's first appearance in a Mountain West Conference Championship Game.
Game summary[]
2020 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game