The 2021 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game was a college football game played on December 4, 2021, at

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in Carson, California. It was the ninth edition of the

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and determined the champion of the

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(MWC) for the 2021 season. The game began at 12:00 p.m. PST and was aired on

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. The game featured the

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, the Mountain Division champions, and the

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, the West Division champions. San Diego State won the right to host the game as a result of having the better conference record between the two teams.

Previous season

The 2020 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game featured Boise State against

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. In the championship game, San Jose State was victorious by a score of 34–20, winning its first Mountain West championship.

Teams

Utah State Aggies

Utah State clinched the Mountain Division championship with a victory at

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on November 26. The Aggies finished with a conference record of 6–2 and held the head-to-head tiebreaker over

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thanks to their win over the Falcons on September 18. Utah State will be making their first conference championship game appearance since the inaugural contest in

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, and are seeking their first Mountain West Conference championship.

San Diego State Aztecs

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clinched the West Division championship outright with a conference record of 7–1 after beating Boise State on November 26. The Aztecs will be making their first conference championship game appearance since their victory in

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. This was the Aztecs' final game at their temporary home of Dignity Health Sports Park. They will move into their new home of Aztec Stadium, built on the site of their former home of

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, in 2022.

Game summary

Statistics

References

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