The Mountain West Conference and ROOT SPORTS announced on Thursday that eight Mountain West games will be televised by ROOT Sports during the 2014 college football season.

The Wyoming Cowboys will be featured in three of those eight games, including the Saturday, Aug. 30 home game versus Montana and road games at Colorado State on Saturday, Oct. 25 and at New Mexico on Saturday, Nov. 29.

Game times were also set for those three UW games. The Cowboys' home game vs. Montana will kick off at 2 p.m., Mountain Time. The road game at CSU is scheduled for 5 p.m., M.T., and the regular-season finale at New Mexico is set to kick off at either 1 or 1:30 p.m., M.T.

The Wyoming Cowboys will also be featured on five ESPN network telecasts as part of the 2014 Mountain West Conference television package with ESPN. Four Wyoming Saturday games selected for television by the ESPN networks will combine with a Friday, Nov. 7 home game versus Utah State on ESPN2 to give the Cowboys five ESPN appearances during the conference portion of the schedule. Wyoming's game at Michigan State on Saturday, Sept. 27 has been listed by MSU as a potential ESPN, ABC or Big Ten Network game.

The Saturday, Sept. 6 Wyoming home game versus Air Force will be televised on ESPNU, and will kick off at 8:15 p.m., Mountain Time. ESPN2 will carry the Friday, Nov. 7 game between Wyoming and Utah State at 6 p.m., M.T.

2014 Wyoming Cowboy Football Schedule
Date - Opponent (Special Events) - Time (MT) - Television
Sat., Aug. 30 - MONTANA (Hall of Fame) - 2 p.m. - ROOT Sports
Sat., Sept. 6 - AIR FORCE* (Military Day/Campus Pass) - 8:15 p.m.- ESPNU
Sat., Sept. 13 - at Oregon - Noon - Pac-12 Network
Sat., Sept. 20 - FLORIDA ATLANTIC (# Multiple Events) - TBA - TBA
Sat., Sept. 27 - at Michigan State - 10 a.m. - TBA
Sat., Oct. 4 - OPEN
Sat., Oct. 11 - at Hawai'i* - TBA - TBA
Sat., Oct. 18 - SAN JOSE STATE* (Homecoming) - TBA - ESPN Networks
Sat., Oct. 25 - at Colorado State* - 5 p.m. - ROOT Sports
Sat., Nov. 1 - at Fresno State* - TBA - ESPN Networks
Fri., Nov. 7 - UTAH STATE* (National WYO Night) - 6 p.m. - ESPN2
Sat., Nov. 15 - OPEN
Sat., Nov. 22 - BOISE STATE* - TBA - ESPN Networks
Sat., Nov. 29 - at New Mexico* - 1 or 1:30 p.m. - ROOT Sports
Sat., Dec. 6 - Mountain West Championship Game+

2014 Game Sponsors
Air Force Game - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming
Florida Atlantic Game - Celebrate Energy Day Presented by BP
San Jose State Game - Cheyenne Regional Medical Center
Utah State Game - Premier Bone & Joint Centers

*Indicates Mountain West Conference games

#Special events for the Florida Atlantic game include: Celebrate Energy Day, Family Weekend, Fan Festival, Youth Day and Band Day

+The Mountain West Football Championship Game will be played at the home stadium of the divisional champion with the highest national ranking.

Additional television coverage and game times will be announced at future dates.



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