Rio Grande Rivalry Broadcast on Stadium, Facebook Live
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Rio Grande Rivalry matchup between the Lobos and New Mexico State, September 9 at 6 p.m. at Dreamstyle Stadium, was one of six games selected, through a partnership with Stadium, the Mountain West to air exclusively on Facebook. The game is a part of Facebook’s first-ever Mountain West package.
The Lobo game is one of a six-game package announced by the Mountain West and Stadium. The game will be the first ever Lobo Football game to be broadcast via Facebook. In June, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the platform had surpassed over 2 billion monthly users world-wide, giving the Rio Grande Rivalry game unique and tremendous exposure.
In 2016, the MW was featured in the first-ever live football game on Twitter.
The complete listing of the contests that will be streamed live on Facebook are as follows:
| Date | Game | Time |
| Saturday, Sept. 2 | UC Davis at San Diego State | 5:30 p.m. PT |
| Thursday, Sept. 7 | Idaho State at Utah State | 6 p.m. MT |
| Saturday, Sept. 9 | New Mexico State at New Mexico | 6 p.m. MT |
| Saturday, Sept. 23 | Utah State at San José State | 4:30 p.m. PT |
| Saturday, Sept. 30 | Texas State at Wyoming | 2 p.m. MT |
| Saturday, Oct. 14 | Wyoming at Utah State | 2:30 p.m. MT |
For the second consecutive year, the Mountain West kicks off the college football season when Colorado State hosts Oregon State on Saturday, Aug. 26 at 12:30 p.m. MT/11:30 a.m. PT on CBS Sports Network.
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.
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