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The 2013 Mountain West football schedule, released Thursday, includes 98 games as well as 48 Conference matchups during a 15-week period for the new 12-member football lineup.

Schools will have four home and four road MWC games a season and will play every Mountain West opponent home and away during each four-year cycle.

The season will conclude Dec. 7 with the inaugural Mountain West Football Championship Game to be played at the home stadium of the divisional champion with the highest BCS ranking.