2010 Mountain West Conference football season
2010 Mountain West Conference football season | |
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League | NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision |
Sport | Football |
Duration | September 2, 2010 through January 10, 2011 |
Number of teams | 9 |
TV partner(s) | Mtn., CBS College Sports, Versus |
2011 NFL Draft | |
Top draft pick | QB Andy Dalton, TCU |
Picked by | Cincinnati Bengals, 35th overall |
Regular Season |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 TCU $ | 8 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2010 Mountain West Conference football season was the 12th since eight former members of the Western Athletic Conference banded together to form the MW.
This was the last season for two of the conference's charter members. Utah left the MW to join the Pac-10 in 2011. At the same time, the Utes' historic rival, BYU, will become a football independent and join the West Coast Conference in other sports. In the 2011 season, Boise State joined from the WAC, while three other WAC members, Fresno State, Hawaiʻi and Nevada, have accepted invitations to join the MW in 2012. For more details on these developments, see 2010 NCAA conference realignment.
Previous season
[edit]TCU won its second Mountain West Conference Championship during an undefeated regular season. TCU beat Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl.
Rankings
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Final | ||
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Air Force | AP | (28) | (26) | (29) | 25 | 23 | (37) | (33) | (35) | (35) | |||||||
C | (T52) | (29) | (33) | (29) | (27) | 23 | (33) | (39) | (40) | (33) | (33) | ||||||
Harris | Not released | 23 | (31) | (39) | (39) | (36) | (37) | (37) | |||||||||
BCS | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
BYU | AP | (34) | (33) | (38) | |||||||||||||
C | (28) | 24 | (37) | ||||||||||||||
Harris | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
BCS | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | AP | ||||||||||||||||
C | |||||||||||||||||
Harris | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
BCS | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | AP | ||||||||||||||||
C | |||||||||||||||||
Harris | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
BCS | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | AP | (31) | (33) | (27) | (30) | (32) | (33) | (28) | |||||||||
C | (34) | (34) | (27) | (31) | (35) | (30) | (30) | (28) | |||||||||
Harris | Not released | (36) | (33) | (26) | (31) | (38) | (34) | (35) | |||||||||
BCS | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
TCU | AP | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Harris | Not released | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
BCS | Not released | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
UNLV | AP | ||||||||||||||||
C | |||||||||||||||||
Harris | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
BCS | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
Utah | AP | (28) | 20 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | (26) |
C | 24 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 23 | |
Harris | Not released | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | |||||||
BCS | Not released | 9 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | ||||||||
Wyoming | AP | ||||||||||||||||
C | |||||||||||||||||
Harris | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
BCS | Not released |
Mountain West vs. BCS matchups
[edit]Date | Visitor | Home | Notes |
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September 2 | Pittsburgh 24 | Utah 27 | Utah won its first season opener against a team ranked in the AP Poll when the Utes defeated the #15 ranked Panthers.[1] |
September 4^ | Colorado State 3 | Colorado 24 | Rocky Mountain Showdown. Played at Invesco Field at Mile High in Denver. |
September 4 | New Mexico 0 | Oregon 72 | The Lobos surrendered 720 yards of offense, a new record for the Ducks.[2] |
September 4 | Washington 17 | BYU 23 | |
September 4^ | TCU 30 | Oregon State 21 | Played at Cowboys Stadium; Andy Dalton got his 30th win as a starter to overtake Sammy Baugh for first place among TCU quarterbacks.[3] |
September 4 | Wisconsin 41 | UNLV 21 | UNLV fell to 2–9 all time against Big Ten Conference teams.[4] |
September 11 | Wyoming 7 | Texas 34 | Wyoming lost its 12th straight game against teams from the Big 12 Conference, a streak dating back to 1997.[5] |
September 11 | Texas Tech 52 | New Mexico 17 | |
September 18 | Air Force 24 | Oklahoma 27 | Air Force gained 458 yards of offense compared to Oklahoma's 367.[6] |
September 18 | BYU 10 | Florida State 34 | The Seminoles held BYU to 39 yards of offense during the second half.[7] |
September 18 | Baylor 10 | TCU 45 | Andy Dalton completed his first 11 passes and completed 21 out of 23 for 267 yards and two touchdowns.[8] |
September 18 | San Diego State 24 | Missouri 27 | T.J. Moe scored on a 68-yard pass from Blaine Gabbert with 51 seconds left to give Missouri a 27–24 win.[9] |
October 9 | UNLV 10 | West Virginia 49 | West Virginia scored its most points since scoring 66 in 2007 against Connecticut.[10] |
October 9 | Utah 68 | Iowa State 27 | Seven different Utes scored touchdowns as Utah got its first win against Iowa State[11] |
November 13 | Utah 3 | Notre Dame 28 | Notre Dame ended an 11-game losing streak against ranked teams when they beat the #15 Utes[12] |
^Denotes neutral site game |
Schedule
[edit]Week one
[edit]Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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September 2 | 6:30 PM | No. 15 Pittsburgh | Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City | Versus | W 27–24 OT | 45,730 | [13] |
September 4 | 12:00 PM | Northwestern State | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, Colorado | W 65–21 | 40,236 | [14] | |
September 4 | 12:00 PM | Colorado | Colorado State | Invesco Field at Mile High • Denver (Rocky Mountain Showdown) | the Mtn. | L 3–24 | 60,989 | [15] |
September 4 | 1:30 PM | New Mexico | Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon | CSN | L 0–72 | 59,104 | [16] |
September 4 | 5:00 PM | Washington | BYU | LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah | CBS-C | W 23–17 | 63,771 | [17] |
September 4 | 6:00 PM | Nicholls State | San Diego State | Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego | W 47–0 | 25,290 | [18] | |
September 4 | 5:45 PM | No. 24 Oregon State | No. 6 TCU | Cowboys Stadium • Arlington, Texas (Cowboys Classic) | ESPN | W 30–21 | 46,138 | [19] |
September 4 | 7:00 PM | Southern Utah | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming | W 28–20 | 20,043 | [20] | |
September 4 | 9:00 PM | Wisconsin | UNLV | Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, Nevada | Versus | L 21–41 | 31,107 | [21] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. |
Week two
[edit]Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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September 11 | 2:00 PM | BYU | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Versus | AFA 35–14 | 46,692 | [22] |
September 11 | 2:00 PM | UNLV | No. 20 Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah | the Mtn. | Utah 38–10 | 45,102 | [23] |
September 11 | 5:00 PM | Tennessee Tech | No. 4 TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas | W 62–7 | 37,117 | [24] | |
September 11 | 5:00 PM | Wyoming | No. 5 Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas | Fox Sports Net | L 7–34 | 101,339 | [25] |
September 11 | 6:00 PM | Texas Tech | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, New Mexico | L 17–52 | 25,734 | [26] | |
September 11 | 6:00 PM | San Diego State | New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, New Mexico | W 41–21 | 16,891 | [27] | |
September 11 | 8:30 PM | Colorado State | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, Nevada | ESPNU | L 6–51 | 18,098 | [28] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. |
Week three
[edit]Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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September 18 | 1:30 PM | Air Force | No. 7 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma | Fox Sports Net | L 24–27 | 84,332 | [29] |
September 18 | 1:30 PM | BYU | Florida State | Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida | ESPNU | L 10–34 | 68,795 | [30] |
September 18 | 1:30 PM | Colorado State | Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium • Oxford, Ohio | ESPN3 | L 10–31 | 16,691 | [31] |
September 18 | 2:30 PM | Baylor | No. 4 TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas | Versus | W 45–10 | 47,493 | [32] |
September 18 | 5:00 PM | San Diego State | Missouri | Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri | FSN PPV | L 24–27 | 56,050 | [33] |
September 18 | 6:00 PM | No. 14 Utah | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, New Mexico | the Mtn. | Utah 56–14 | 23,940 | [34] |
September 18 | 6:00 PM | No. 3 Boise State | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming | CBS-C | L 6–51 | 29,014 | [35] |
September 18 | 8:30 PM | UNLV | Idaho | Kibbie Dome • Moscow, Idaho | ESPNU | L 7–30 | 15,390 | [36] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. |
Week four
[edit]Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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September 24 | 6:00 PM | No. 4 TCU | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas (Battle for the Iron Skillet) | ESPN | W 41–24 | 35,481 | [37] |
September 25 | 12:00 PM | Air Force | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming | the Mtn. | AFA 20–14 | 22,413 | [38] |
September 25 | 2:00 PM | Idaho | Colorado State | Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, Colorado | W 36–34 | 23,925 | [39] | |
September 25 | 4:00 PM | Nevada | BYU | LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah | the Mtn. | L 13–27 | 61,471 | [40] |
September 25 | 6:00 PM | Utah State | San Diego State | Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego | W 41–7 | 45,682 | [41] | |
September 25† | 6:00 PM | San Jose State | No. 13 Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah | W 56–3 | 45,099 | [42] | |
September 25 | 8:00 PM | New Mexico | UNLV | Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, Nevada | the Mtn. | UNLV 45–10 | 16,961 | [43] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. |
Week five
[edit]Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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October 1 | 6:00 PM | BYU | Utah State | Romney Stadium • Logan, Utah | ESPN | L 16–31 | 24,152 | [44] |
October 2 | 12:00 PM | No. 5 TCU | Colorado State | Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, Colorado | the Mtn. | TCU 27–0 | 22,553 | [45] |
October 2 | 12:30 PM | Navy | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Versus | W 14–6 | 47,565 | [46] |
October 2 | 4:00 PM | UTEP | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, New Mexico | the Mtn. | L 20–38 | 22,511 | [47] |
October 2 | 5:00 PM | Wyoming | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, Ohio | W 20–15 | 20,843 | [48] | |
October 2 | 8:00 PM | No. 25 Nevada | UNLV | Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, Nevada (Battle for Nevada) | the Mtn. | L 26–44 | 28,958 | [49] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. |
Week six
[edit]Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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October 9 | 12:00 PM | Colorado State | No. 25 Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, Colorado | the Mtn. | AFA 49–27 | 41,547 | [50] |
October 9 | 1:30 PM | Wyoming | No. 5 TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas | CBS-C | TCU 45–0 | 38,081 | [51] |
October 9 | 1:30 PM | UNLV | West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia | ESPN Plus | L 10–49 | 58,234 | [52] |
October 9 | 4:00 PM | San Diego State | BYU | LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah | the Mtn. | BYU 24–21 | 62,176 | [53] |
October 9 | 5:00 PM | No. 10 Utah | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, Iowa | FCS | W 68–27 | 43,195 | [54] |
October 9 | 6:00 PM | New Mexico | New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, New Mexico (Rio Grande Rivalry) | L 14–16 | 21,437 | [55] | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. |
Week seven
[edit]Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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October 16 | 12:00 PM | UNLV | Colorado State | Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, Colorado | the Mtn. | CSU 43–10 | 30,753 | [56] |
October 16 | 2:00 PM | BYU | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas | Versus | TCU 31–3 | 40,416 | [57] |
October 16 | 4:00 PM | Utah | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming | the Mtn. | Utah 30–6 | 20,014 | [58] |
October 16 | 6:00 PM | Air Force | San Diego State | Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego | CBS-C | SDSU 27–25 | 28,178 | [59] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. |
Week eight
[edit]Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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October 23 | 12:00 PM | Wyoming | BYU | LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah | the Mtn. | BYU 25–20 | 60,505 | [60] |
October 23 | 4:00 PM | Utah | Colorado State | Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah | the Mtn. | Utah 59–6 | 45,029 | [61] |
October 23 | 6:00 PM | Air Force | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas | CBS-C | TCU 38–7 | 46,096 | [62] |
October 23 | 8:00 PM | San Diego State | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, New Mexico | the Mtn. | SDSU 30–20 | 16,488 | [63] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. |
Week nine
[edit]Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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October 30 | 12:00 PM | San Diego State | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming | the Mtn. | SDSU 48–38 | 16,252 | [64] |
October 30 | 4:00 PM | New Mexico | Colorado State | Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, Colorado | the Mtn. | CSU 38–14 | 18,266 | [65] |
October 30 | 5:30 PM | Utah | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, Colorado | CBS-C | Utah 28–23 | 37,211 | [66] |
October 30 | 9:00 PM | TCU | UNLV | Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, Nevada | CBS-C | TCU 48–6 | 16,745 | [67] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. |
Week ten
[edit]Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
November 6 | 10:00 AM | Air Force | Army | Michie Stadium • West Point, New York | CBS-C | W 42–22 | 38,128 | [68] |
November 6 | 11:00 AM | UNLV | BYU | LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah | the Mtn. | BYU 55–7 | 61,283 | [69] |
November 6 | 1:30 PM | TCU | Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah | CBS-C | TCU 47–7 | 46,522 | [70] |
November 6 | 4:00 PM | Wyoming | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, New Mexico | the Mtn. | NM 34–31 | 18,017 | [71] |
November 6 | 6:00 PM | Colorado State | San Diego State | Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego | the Mtn. | SDSU 24–19 | 34,689 | [72] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. |
Week eleven
[edit]Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 13 | 12:00 PM | BYU | Colorado State | Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, Colorado | the Mtn. | BYU 49–10 | 16,501 | [73] |
November 13 | 12:30 PM | Utah | Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBC | L 3–28 | 80,795 | [74] |
November 13 | 3:00 PM | San Diego State | TCU | Amon G. Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas | Versus | TCU 40–35 | 45,694 | [75] |
November 13 | 4:00 PM | New Mexico | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, Colorado | the Mtn. | AFA 48–23 | 27,309 | [76] |
November 13 | 7:00 PM | Wyoming | UNLV | Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, Nevada | the Mtn. | UNLV 42–16 | 16,111 | [77] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. |
Week twelve
[edit]Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
November 18 | 8:00 PM | Air Force | UNLV | Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, Nevada | CBC-C | AFA 35–20 | 13,790 | [78] |
November 20 | 12:00 PM | Colorado State | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming (The Border War) | the Mtn. | Wyo 44–0 | 17,011 | [79] |
November 20 | 4:00 PM | New Mexico | BYU | LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah | the Mtn. | BYU 40–7 | 59,077 | [80] |
November 20 | 8:00 PM | Utah | San Diego State | Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego | the Mtn. | Utah 38–34 | 34,951 | [81] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. |
Week thirteen
[edit]Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 27 | 1:30 PM | BYU | Utah | Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah (Holy War) | the Mtn. | Utah 17–16 | 45,272 | [82] |
November 27 | 2:00 PM | TCU | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, New Mexico | Versus | TCU 66–17 | 18,640 | [83] |
November 27 | 4:00 PM | UNLV | San Diego State | Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego | the Mtn. | SDSU 48–14 | 22,091 | [84] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. |
Week fourteen
[edit]Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
December 4 | 8:30 PM | UNLV | No. 25 Hawai'i | Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI | L 21–59 | 37,820 | [85] | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. |
Statistics
[edit]- Team
- Scoring offense: TCU (520 points, 43.3 average)
- Scoring defense: TCU (137 points, 11.4 average)
- Rushing offense: Air Force (317.9 yards per game)
- Rushing defense: TCU (89.2 yards per game)
- Pass offense: San Diego State (297.0 yards per game)
- Total offense: TCU (491.5 yards per game)
Bowl games
[edit]Mountain West teams finished 4–1 in bowl games in 2011, the best record out of all conferences[86] to win the Bowl Challenge Cup for the second consecutive year.
Bowl Game | Date | Stadium | City | Television | Team Matchups | Winning team | Score | Losing team | Score |
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New Mexico Bowl | December 18 | University Stadium | Albuquerque, New Mexico | ESPN | BYU vs. UTEP | BYU | 52 | UTEP | 24 |
Maaco Bowl Las Vegas | December 22 | Sam Boyd Stadium | Whitney, Nevada | ESPN | Utah vs. Boise State | Boise State | 26 | Utah | 3 |
Poinsettia Bowl | December 23 | Qualcomm Stadium | San Diego | ESPN | San Diego State vs. Navy | San Diego State | 35 | Navy | 14 |
Independence Bowl | December 27 | Independence Stadium | Shreveport, Louisiana | ESPN2 | Air Force vs. Georgia Tech | Air Force | 14 | Georgia Tech | 7 |
Rose Bowl | January 1 | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, California | ESPN | TCU vs. Wisconsin | TCU | 21 | Wisconsin | 19 |
Home attendance
[edit]Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Total | Average |
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Air Force | 40,236[14] | 46,692[22] | 47,565[46] | 41,547[50] | 37,211[66] | 27,309[76] | 240,560 | 40,093 |
BYU | 63,771[17] | 61,471[40] | 62,176[53] | 60,505[60] | 61,283[69] | 59,077[80] | 368,283 | 61,380 |
Colorado State | 23,925[39] | 22,553[45] | 30,753[56] | 18,266[65] | 16,501[73] | — | 111,998 | 22,399 |
New Mexico | 25,734[26] | 23,940[34] | 22,511[47] | 16,488[63] | 18,017[71] | 18,640[83] | 125,330 | 20,888 |
San Diego State | 25,290[18] | 45,682[41] | 28,178[59] | 34,689[72] | 34,951[81] | 22,091[84] | 190,881 | 31,814 |
TCU | 37,117[24] | 47,493[32] | 38,081[51] | 40,416[57] | 46,096[62] | 45,694[75] | 254,897 | 42,483 |
UNLV | 31,107[21] | 16,961[43] | 28,958[49] | 16,745[67] | 16,111[77] | 13,790[78] | 123,672 | 20,612 |
Utah | 45,730[13] | 45,102[23] | 45,099[42] | 45,029[61] | 46,522[70] | 45,272[82] | 272,754 | 45,459 |
Wyoming | 20,043[20] | 29,014[35] | 22,413[38] | 20,014[58] | 16,252[64] | 17,011[79] | 124,747 | 20,791 |
Awards and honors
[edit]All Conference teams
[edit]- Offensive Player of the Year: Andy Dalton, SR., QB, TCU
- Defensive Player of the Year: Tank Carder, JR., LB, TCU
- Special Teams Player of the Year: Jeremy Kerley, SR., KR/PR, TCU
- Freshman of the Year: Ronnie Hillman, RB, San Diego State
- Coach of the Year: Brady Hoke, San Diego State
Offense:
Pos. | Name | Yr. | School | Name | Yr. | School | |
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First Team | Second Team | ||||||
QB | Andy Dalton | SR. | TCU | Ryan Lindley | JR. | San Diego State | |
WR | Vincent Brown | SR. | San Diego State | Jeremy Kerley | SR. | TCU | |
WR | DeMarco Sampson | SR. | San Diego State | Jereme Brooks | SR. | Utah | |
RB | Ronnie Hillman | FR. | San Diego State | Asher Clark | JR. | Air Force | |
RB | Ed Wesley | SO. | TCU | JJ Di Luigi | JR. | BYU | |
TE | Lucas Reed | SO. | New Mexico | Gavin Escobar | FR. | San Diego State | |
OL | Matt Reynolds | JR. | BYU | A. J. Wallerstein | JR. | Air Force | |
OL | Marcus Cannon | SR. | TCU | Chase Darden | SR. | Air Force | |
OL | Jake Kirkpatrick | SR. | TCU | Paul Madsen | JR. | Colorado State | |
OL | Caleb Schlauderaff | SR. | Utah | Trask Iosefa | SR. | San Diego State | |
OL | Zane Taylor | SR. | Utah | Tony Bergstrom | JR. | Utah | |
PK | Joe Phillips | SR. | Utah | Abel Perez | JR. | San Diego State | |
PR/KR | Jeremy Kerley | SR. | TCU | Shaky Smithson | SR. | Utah |
Defense:
Pos. | Name | Yr. | School | Name | Yr. | School | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First Team | Second Team | ||||||
DL | Vic So'oto | SR. | BYU | Rick Ricketts | SR. | Air Force | |
DL | Guy Miller | SR. | Colorado State | Cory Grant | SR. | TCU | |
DL | Wayne Daniels | SR. | TCU | Stansly Maponga | FR. | TCU | |
DL | Christian Cox | SR. | Utah | Josh Biezuns | JR. | Wyoming | |
LB | Miles Burris | JR. | San Diego State | Mychal Sisson | JR. | Colorado State | |
LB | Tanner Brock | SO. | TCU | Carmen Messina | SO. | New Mexico | |
LB | Tank Carder | JR. | TCU | Chaz Walker | JR. | Utah | |
DB | Reggie Rembert | SR. | Air Force | Colin Jones | SR. | TCU | |
DB | Andrew Rich | SR. | BYU | Jason Teague | SR. | TCU | |
DB | Leon McFadden | SO. | San Diego State | Brandon Burton | JR. | Utah | |
DB | Tejay Johnson | SR. | Utah | Chris Prosinski | SR. | Wyoming | |
P | Brian Stahovich | JR. | San Diego State | Pete Kontodiakos | SO. | Colorado State |
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