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2019 Mountain West Conference football season

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2019 Mountain West Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sportfootball
DurationAugust 2019–January 2020
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)CBSSN, ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, CBS, Stadium, ATTSN
2020 NFL Draft
Top draft pickQB Jordan Love, Utah State
Picked byGreen Bay Packers, 26th overall
Regular season
Mountain Division championsBoise State Broncos
  Mountain Division runners-upAir Force Falcons
West Division championsHawaii Rainbow Warriors
  West Division runners-upSan Diego State Aztecs
Championship Game
ChampionsBoise State
  Runners-upHawaii
Football seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 23 Boise State xy$   8 0     12 2  
No. 22 Air Force   7 1     11 2  
Utah State   6 2     7 6  
Wyoming   4 4     8 5  
Colorado State   3 5     4 8  
New Mexico   0 8     2 10  
West Division
Hawaii xy   5 3     10 5  
San Diego State x   5 3     10 3  
Nevada   4 4     7 6  
San Jose State   2 6     5 7  
UNLV   2 6     4 8  
Fresno State   2 6     4 8  
Championship: Boise State 31, Hawaii 10
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Mountain West Conference football season, part of that year's NCAA Division I FBS football season, is the 21st season of College Football for the Mountain West Conference (MW) since 2012. 12 teams have competed in the MW-football conference. The season began on August 24, 2019, and will end on November 30. The entire schedule was released on February 4, 2019.[1]

Previous season

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In 2018 Boise State won the Mountain Division with a 7–1 Conference record, while Fresno State won the West Division with a 7–1 Conference Record. Fresno State beat Boise State 19–16 in Overtime in the 2018 Mountain West Conference Championship football game, held at Albertsons Stadium in Boise.[2]

Preseason

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Mountain West Media

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The Mountain West Media Days took place on July 23 and 24 at the Cosmopolitan.

Preseason Polls

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Place Mountain Division West Division
1 Boise State (15) 120 Fresno State (17) 122
2 Utah State (6) 108 San Diego State (3) 106
3 Air Force 73 Nevada 74
4 Wyoming 66 Hawai'i (1) 67
5 Colorado State 52 UNLV 51
6 New Mexico 22 San Jose State 22
  • First place votes in parentheses

Preseason All–Mountain West team

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Offense
Position Player Class Team
QB Jordan Love** Jr. Utah State
WR John Hightower Sr. Boise State
WR Cedric Byrd II Sr. Hawai'i
RB Juwan Washington Sr. San Diego State
RB Toa Taua So. Nevada
OL Ezra Cleveland* Jr. Boise State
OL John Molchon* Sr. Boise State
OL Jake Nelson Sr. Nevada
OL Keith Ismael Jr. San Diego State
OL Justin Polu Sr. UNLV
TE Jared Rice** Sr. Fresno State
Defense
Position Player Class Team
DL Jordan Jackson** Jr. Air Force
DL David Moa* Sr. Boise State
DL Curtis Weaver Jr. Boise State
DL Tipa Galeai Sr. Utah State
LB Mykal Walker Sr. Fresno State
LB Kyahva Tezino* Sr. San Diego State
LB David Woodward** Jr. Utah State
DB Jeremy Fejedelem Sr. Air Force
DB JuJu Hughes** Sr. Fresno State
DB Tariq Thompson** Jr. San Diego State
DB DJ Williams So. Utah State
Specialists
Position Player Class Team
P Ryan Stonehouse* Jr. Colorado State
PK Cooper Rothe* Sr. Wyoming
KR/PR Savon Scarver* Jr. Utah State
  • Preseason Offensive Player of the Year:
Jordan Love, Jr., QB, Utah State
  • Preseason Defensive Player of the Year:
Curtis Weaver, Jr., DL, Boise State
  • Preseason Special Teams Player of the Year:
Cooper Rothe, Sr., PK, Wyoming

(* – member of the 2018 All–Mountain West first team)

(** – member of the 2018 All–Mountain West second team)

Rankings

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Listed are the Mountain West teams who were ranked or received votes at some point during the season. Colorado State, Nevada, New Mexico, San Jose State, and UNLV were never ranked nor received any votes.

Legend
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RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
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Final
Air Force Falcons AP RV RV RV 25 24 22
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CFP Not released
Boise State Broncos AP RV 24 22 20 16 16 14 14 22 21 21 19 20 20 19 18 23
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CFP Not released 22 21 20 20 19 19
Fresno State Bulldogs AP RV
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Hawaii Rainbow Warriors AP
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San Diego State Aztecs AP RV RV 25 24 RV RV RV
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Utah State Aggies AP RV
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Wyoming Cowboys AP
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Coaches

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Coaching changes

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There was only one coaching change in the Mountain West Conference for the 2019 season.

Gary Andersen, who previously coached at Utah State, returned to Logan to replace Matt Wells, who left to coach at Texas Tech.

Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school MW record
Air Force Troy Calhoun 13 87–67 87–67 52–44
Boise State Bryan Harsin 6 57–20 49–13 32–8
Colorado State Mike Bobo 5 24–27 24–27 17–15
Fresno State Jeff Tedford 3 104–63 17–5 14–2
Hawaii Nick Rolovich 4 18–22 18–22 10–15
Nevada Jay Norvell 3 8–14 8–14 8–8
New Mexico Bob Davie 8 68–79 33–54 17–39
San Diego State Rocky Long 9 136–105 71–37 46–17
San Jose State Brent Brennan 3 3–22 3–22 2–15
UNLV Tony Sanchez 5 16–32 16–32 11–21
Utah State Gary Andersen 5 57–61 31–25 35–23
Wyoming Craig Bohl 6 132–67 28–34 19–21

Schedule

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The Regular season will begin on August 24 and will end on November 30.

Regular season

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Index to colors and formatting
Mountain West member won
Mountain West member lost
Mountain West teams in bold

Week One

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
August 24 4:30 p.m. Arizona Hawaii Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI CBSSN W 45–38   22,396
August 29 7:00 p.m. Northern Colorado San Jose CEFCU StadiumSan Jose, CA W 35–18   13,480
August 30 6:00 p.m. Utah State Wake Forest BB&T FieldWinston-Salem, NC ACCN L 35–38   29,027
August 30 6:30 p.m. Purdue Nevada Mackay StadiumReno, NV CBSSN W 34–31   20,144
August 30 8:00 p.m. Colorado State Colorado Broncos Stadium at Mile HighDenver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown) ESPN L 31–52   76,125
August 31 10:00 a.m. Boise State Florida State Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL[a] ESPNews W 36–31   50,917
August 31 1:30 p.m. Colgate Air Force Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO W 48–7   33,101
August 31 4:00 p.m. Sam Houston State New Mexico Dreamstyle StadiumAlbuquerque, NM W 39–31   13,749
August 31 5:30 p.m. Missouri Wyoming War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY W 37–31   26,037
August 31 7:00 p.m. Weber State San Diego State SDCCU StadiumSan Diego, CA W 6–0   40,222
August 31 7:00 p.m. Southern Utah UNLV Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV W 56–23   17,421
August 31 7:30 p.m. Fresno State USC United Airlines Field at the Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA ESPN L 23–31   57,329
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Week Two

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 6 7:00 p.m. Marshall No. 24 Boise State Albertsons StadiumBoise, ID ESPN2 W 14–7   31,951
September 7 2:00 p.m. Western Illinois Colorado State Canvas StadiumFort Collins, CO W 38–13   24,453
September 7 2:15 p.m. San Diego State UCLA Rose BowlPasadena, CA P12N W 24–14   36,951
September 7 5:00 p.m. Wyoming Texas State Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX ESPN+ W 23–14   20,003
September 7 5:30 p.m. Nevada No. 16 Oregon Autzen StadiumEugene, OR P12N L 6–77   50,920
September 7 5:30 p.m. Stony Brook Utah State Maverik StadiumLogan, UT Facebook W 62–7   22,247
September 7 7:00 p.m. Tulsa San Jose State CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA ESPN3 L 16–34   12,471
September 7 8:00 p.m. Arkansas State UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV Stadium L 17–43   18,472
September 7 8:30 p.m. Minnesota Fresno State Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA CBSSN L 35–38 2OT  34,790
September 7 9:59 p.m. Oregon State Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI Spectrum PPV W 31–28   26,807
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Week Three

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 14 11:00 a.m. Air Force Colorado Folsom FieldBoulder, CO P12N W 30–23 OT  49,282
September 14 12:30 p.m. New Mexico No. 7 Notre Dame Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN NBC L 14–66   77,622
September 14 1:30 p.m. UNLV Northwestern Ryan FieldEvanston, IL BTN L 14–30   37,714
September 14 2:00 p.m. Colorado State Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR SECN L 34–55   55,583
September 14 3:00 p.m. Idaho Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY ESPN3 W 21–16   28,814
September 14 5:00 p.m. Weber State Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV ESPN3 W 19–13   14,174
September 14 5:30 p.m. Hawaii No. 23 Washington Husky StadiumSeattle, WA P12N L 20–52   67,589
September 14 6:00 p.m. San Diego State New Mexico State Aggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces, NM FloSports W 31–10   10,123
September 14 8:15 p.m. Portland State No. 22 Boise State Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID ESPN2 W 45–10   31,068
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Week Four

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 20 7:00 p.m. Air Force No. 20 Boise State Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID ESPN2  BSU 30–19   36,498
September 21 1:30 p.m. Wyoming Tulsa H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK CBSSN L 21–24   16,246
September 21 2:30 p.m. New Mexico State New Mexico Dreamstyle Stadium • Albuquerque, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry) W 55–52   27,269
September 21 5:30 p.m. San Jose State Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR SECN W 31–24   56,058
September 21 6:00 p.m. Nevada UTEP Sun BowlEl Paso, TX ESPN3 W 37–21   10,493
September 21 8:00 p.m. Sacramento State Fresno State Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA W 34–20   31,034
September 21 8:15 p.m. Toledo Colorado State Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO ESPN2 L 35–41   24,464
September 21 8:30 p.m. Utah State San Diego State SDCCU Stadium • San Diego, CA CBSSN  USU 23–17   27,367
September 21 9:59 p.m. Central Arkansas Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI Spectrum PPV W 35–16   23,465
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Week Five

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 27 6:00 p.m. San Jose State Air Force Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO CBSSN  AF 41–24   24,786
September 28 4:00 p.m. New Mexico Liberty Williams StadiumLynchburg, VA ESPN+ L 10–17   17,101
September 28 5:30 p.m. Colorado State Utah State Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT CBSSN  USU 34–24   20,017
September 28 6:00 p.m. Fresno State New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM FloSports W 30–17   8,872
September 28 6:00 p.m. UNLV Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY ESPNU  WYO 53–17   23,029
September 28 8:30 p.m. Hawaii Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV ESPN2  HAW 54–3   15,137
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Week Six

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 4 8:00 p.m. New Mexico San Jose State CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA CBSSN  SJSU 32–21   16,119
October 5 10:00 a.m. Utah State No. 5 LSU Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA SECN L 6–42   100,266
October 5 1:30 p.m. Air Force Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) CBSSN L 25–34   37,957
October 5 8:00 p.m. San Diego State Colorado State Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO ESPN2  SDSU 24–10   29,767
October 5 8:30 p.m. No. 16 Boise State UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV CBSSN  BSU 38–13   24,681
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Week Seven

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 11 6:00 p.m. Colorado State New Mexico Dreamstyle Stadium • Albuquerque, NM CBSSN  CSU 35–21   15,393
October 12 2:00 p.m. UNLV Vanderbilt Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, TN SECN W 34–10   20,048
October 12 2:00 p.m. San Jose State Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV  NEV 41–38   15,311
October 12 5:00 p.m. Fresno State Air Force Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO CBSSN  AF 43–24   22,544
October 12 8:15 p.m. Hawaii No. 14 Boise State Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID ESPN2  BSU 59–37   36,902
October 12 8:30 p.m. Wyoming San Diego State SDCCU Stadium • San Diego, CA CBSSN  SDSU 26–22   28,758
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Week Eight

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 18 8:00 p.m. UNLV Fresno State Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA CBSSN  FRES 56–27   26,256
October 19 1:00 p.m. New Mexico Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY AT&TSNRM  WYO 23–10   22,884
October 19 5:00 p.m. San Diego State San Jose State CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA Stadium  SDSU 27–17   18,285
October 19 8:15 p.m. No. 14 Boise State BYU LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT ESPN2 L 25–28   58,930
October 19 8:15 p.m. Nevada Utah State Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT ESPNU  USU 36–10   15,240
October 19 9:00 p.m. Air Force Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Kuter Trophy) CBSSN  AF 56–26   23,757
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Week Nine

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 26 10:00 a.m. San Jose State Army Michie StadiumWest Point, NY CBSSN W 34–29   35,346
October 26 12:00 p.m. Nevada Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY AT&TSNRM  WYO 31–3   16,126
October 26 2:00 p.m. Hawaii New Mexico Dreamstyle Stadium • Albuquerque, NM SPEC HI  UH 45–31   12,617
October 26 5:30 p.m. Colorado State Fresno State Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA ESPNU  CSU 41–31   32,890
October 26 8:15 p.m. Utah State Air Force Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO ESPN2  AF 31–7   19,248
October 26 8:30 p.m. San Diego State UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV CBSSN  SDSU 20–17   19,652
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Week Ten

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 2 1:30 p.m. Army Air Force Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) CBSSN W 17–13   41,401
November 2 1:30 p.m. UNLV Colorado State Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO AT&TSN  CSU 37–17   24,103
November 2 8:00 p.m. BYU Utah State Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT ESPN2 L 14–42   25,472
November 2 8:30 p.m. New Mexico Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV ESPNU  NEV 21–10   15,631
November 2 8:30 p.m. No. 21 Boise State San Jose State CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA CBSSN  BSU 52–42   19,184
November 2 9:59 p.m. Fresno State Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Golden Screwdriver Trophy) Spectrum PPV/Facebook  FRES 41–38   22,058
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Week Eleven

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 9 5:00 p.m. Utah State Fresno State Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA CBSSN  USU 35–37   32,037
November 9 8:15 p.m. Wyoming No. 21 Boise State Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID ESPN  BSU 20–17 OT  33,018
November 9 8:30 p.m. Nevada No. 24 San Diego State SDCCU Stadium • San Diego, CA ESPN2  NEV 17–13   27,973
November 9 9:00 p.m. San Jose State Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Dick Tomey Legacy Series) SPEC PPV  UH 42–40   19,858
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Week Twelve

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 15 7:30 p.m. Fresno State San Diego State SDCCU Stadium • San Diego, CA ESPN2  SDSU 17–7   26,876
November 16 2:00 p.m. Wyoming Utah State Romney Stadium • Logan, UT (Bridger's Battle) ESPNU  USU 26–21   16,364
November 16 2:00 p.m. Hawaii UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV (Island Showdown) Facebook  HAW 21–7   21,317
November 16 5:00 p.m. Air Force Colorado State Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy) ESPN2  AF 38–21   24,914
November 16 8:15 p.m. New Mexico No. 19 Boise State Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID ESPN2  BSU 42–9   31,492
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Week Thirteen

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 22 7:30 p.m. Colorado State Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY (Border War) ESPN2  WYO 17–7   21,152
November 23 12:00 p.m. Air Force New Mexico Dreamstyle Stadium • Albuquerque, NM ESPN3  AF 44–22   13,844
November 23 1:00 p.m. San Jose State UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV  UNLV 38–35   17,373
November 23 8:30 p.m. No. 20 Boise State Utah State Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT CBSSN  BSU 56–21   18,315
November 23 8:30 p.m. Nevada Fresno State Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA ESPN2  NEV 35–28   32,303
November 23 9:00 p.m. San Diego State Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI SPEC PPV  HAW 14–11   24,911
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Week Fourteen

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 29 1:30 p.m. No. 20 Boise State Colorado State Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO CBSSN  BSU 31–24   12,324
November 30 12:00 p.m. Wyoming Air Force Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO  AFA 20–6   21,425
November 30 1:00 p.m. UNLV Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV (Fremont Cannon)  UNLV 33–30 OT  16,683
November 30 2:00 p.m. Utah State New Mexico Dreamstyle Stadium • Albuquerque, NM  USU 38–25   11,611
November 30 7:00 p.m. BYU San Diego State SDCCU Stadium • San Diego, CA CBSSN W 13–3   28,180
November 30 8:30 p.m. Fresno State San Jose State CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA (Valley Trophy)  SJSU 17–16   12,835
November 30 9:59 p.m. Army Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI CBSSN W 52–31   26,256
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Championship Game

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Week Fifteen (Mountain West Championship game)

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The 2019 Mountain West Conference Championship Game was held on December 7 between the champions of the Mountain Division and the West Division.

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
December 7 2:00 p.m. Hawaii No. 19 Boise State Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID ESPN  BSU 31–10   23,561
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time Zone.

Postseason

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Bowl games

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Legend
  Mountain West win
  Mountain West loss
Bowl game Date Site Television Time (MST) Mountain West team Opponent Score Attendance
Frisco Bowl December 20 Toyota StadiumFrisco, TX ESPN2 5:30 p.m. Utah State Kent State 41–51 12,120
New Mexico Bowl December 21 Dreamstyle StadiumAlbuquerque, NM ESPN 11:00 a.m. San Diego State Central Michigan 48–11 18,823
Las Vegas Bowl December 21 Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV ABC 5:30 p.m. No. 19 Boise State Washington 7–38 34,197
Hawaii Bowl December 24 Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI ESPN 6:00 p.m. Hawaii BYU 38–34 21,582
Cheez-It Bowl December 27 Chase FieldPhoenix, AZ ESPN 8:15 p.m. Air Force Washington State 31–21 34,105
Arizona Bowl December 31 Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ CBSSN 2:30 p.m. Wyoming Georgia State 38–17 36,892
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl January 3, 2020 Albertsons StadiumBoise, ID ESPN 1:30 p.m. Nevada Ohio 30-21 13,611

Rankings are from CFP rankings. All times Mountain Time Zone. Mountain West teams shown in bold.

Selection of teams

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Mountain West records vs Other Conferences

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2019–2020 records against non-conference foes:

Mountain West vs Power Five matchups

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This is a list of games the Mountain West has scheduled versus power conference teams (ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-12, BYU/Notre Dame and SEC). All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.

Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score
August 24 Pac-12 Arizona Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 45–38
August 30 ACC Utah State Wake Forest BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC L 35–38
August 30 Big Ten Purdue Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV W 34–31
August 30 Pac-12 Colorado State Colorado Sports Authority Field • Denver, CO L 31–52
August 31 ACC Boise State Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 36–31
August 31 SEC Missouri Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY W 37–31
August 31 Pac-12 Fresno State USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 23–31
September 7 Pac-12 Oregon State Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 31–28
September 7 Pac-12 San Diego State UCLA Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA W 23–14
September 7 Pac-12 Nevada Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR L 6–77
September 7 Big Ten Minnesota Fresno State Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA L 35–38 (2OT)
September 14 Pac-12 Air Force Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, CO W 30–23 (OT)
September 14 Independent New Mexico Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN L 14–66
September 14 Big Ten UNLV Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL L 14–30
September 14 SEC Colorado State Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR L 34–55
September 14 Pac-12 Hawaii Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 20–52
September 21 SEC San Jose State Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR W 31–24
October 5 SEC Utah State No. 5 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 6–42
October 12 SEC UNLV Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN W 34–10
October 19 Independent Boise State BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT L 25–28
November 2 Independent BYU Utah State Romney Stadium • Logan, UT L 14–42
November 30 Independent BYU San Diego State SDCCU Stadium • San Diego, CA W 13–3

Mountain West vs Group of Five matchups

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The following games include Mountain West teams competing against teams from the American, C-USA, MAC or Sun Belt.

Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score
September 6 C–USA Marshall Boise State Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID W 14–7
September 7 Sun Belt Wyoming Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 23–14
September 7 American Tulsa San Jose State CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA L 16–34
September 7 Sun Belt Arkansas State UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV L 17–43
September 21 MAC Toledo Colorado State Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO L 35–41
September 21 American Wyoming Tulsa Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK L 21–24
September 21 C–USA Nevada UTEP Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX W 37–21
October 5 American Air Force Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD L 25–34

Mountain West vs FBS independents matchups

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The following games include Mountain West teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, Liberty, New Mexico State, or UMass.

Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score
September 14 Independents San Diego State New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM W 31–10
September 21 Independents New Mexico State New Mexico Dreamstyle Stadium • Albuquerque, NM W 55–52
September 28 Independents New Mexico Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA L 10–17
September 28 Independents Fresno State New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM W 30–17
October 26 Independents San Jose State Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY W 34–29
November 2 Independents Army Air Force Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO W 17–13
November 30 Independents Army Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 52-31

Mountain West vs FCS matchups

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Date Visitor Home Site Score
August 29 Northern Colorado San Jose State CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA W 35–18
August 31 Colgate Air Force Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO W 48–7
August 31 Sam Houston State New Mexico Dreamstyle Stadium • Albuquerque, NM W 39–31
August 31 Weber State San Diego State SDCCU Stadium • San Diego, CA W 6–0
August 31 Southern Utah UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV W 56–23
September 7 Western Illinois Colorado State Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO W 38–13
September 7 Stony Brook Utah State Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT W 62-7
September 14 Idaho Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY W 21–16
September 14 Weber State Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV W 19–13
September 14 Portland State Boise State Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID W 45–10
September 21 Sacramento State Fresno State Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA W 34–20
September 21 Central Arkansas Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 35–16

Awards and honors

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Player of the week honors

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Week Offensive Defensive Special Teams
Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position
Week 1 (Sept. 2) Cedric Byrd Hawaii WR Alijah Halliburton Wyoming S Eric Sachse
Brandon Talton
Boise State
Nevada
PK
Week 2 (Sept. 9) JoJo Ward Hawaii WR Kyahva Tenzino San Diego State LB Matt Araiza San Diego State PK
Week 3 (Sept. 16) Donald Hammond III Air Force QB Jeremy Fejedelem Air Force S Brandon Talton (2) Nevada PK
Week 4 (Sept. 23) Josh Love San Jose State QB Bobby Brown II San Jose State DB Dominik Eberle Utah State PK
Week 5 (Sept. 30) Cole McDonald Hawaii QB David Woodward Utah State LB Savon Scarver Utah State WR/KR
Week 6 (Oct. 7) Josh Love (2) San Jose State QB Luq Barcoo San Diego State CB Matt Mercurio San Jose State PK
Week 7 (Oct. 14) Warren Jackson Colorado State WR Javin White UNLV LB Brandon Talton (3) Nevada PK
Week 8 (Oct. 21) Mike Schmidt Air Force QB Justin Rice Fresno State LB Brandon Heicklen San Diego State P
Week 9 (Oct. 28) Xazavian Valladay Wyoming RB Logan Stewart Colorado State S Matt Mercurio (2) San Jose State PK
Week 10 (Nov. 4) George Holani Boise State RB Evan Williams Fresno State DB Avery Williams Boise State PR
Week 11 (Nov. 11) Chevan Cordeiro Hawaii QB Sam Hammond Nevada DE Dominik Eberle (2) Utah State PK
Week 12 (Nov. 18) Jaylon Henderson Boise State QB Jake Ksiazek
Eric Munoz
Air Force
Utah State
DL
LB
Dominik Eberle (3) Utah State PK
Week 13 (Nov. 25) Donald Hammond III (2) Air Force QB Jericho Flowers UNLV CB Brandon Heicklen (2) San Diego State P
Week 14 (Dec. 2) Kenyon Oblad UNLV QB Jeremy Fejedelem (2) Air Force DB Brandon Heicklen (3) San Diego State P

Mountain West Individual Awards

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The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Mountain West Conference football coaches at the end of the season

Award Player School
Offensive Player of the Year Josh Love, Sr., QB San José State
Defensive Player of the Year Curtis Weaver, Jr., DE Boise State
Special Teams Player of the Year Avery Williams, Jr., Ret. Boise State
Freshman of the Year George Holani, RB Boise State
Coach of the Year Nick Rolovich Hawaii

All-conference teams

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All Conference Honorable Mentions

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  • Air Force: Milton Bugg III, Jr., DB; Jeremy Fejedelem, Sr., DB; Jordan Jackson, Jr., DL; Timothy Jackson, So., FB; Jake Koehnke, Sr., PK; Zan Lewis, Sr., DB; Geraud Sanders, Sr., WR; Kadin Remsberg, Jr., RB
  • Boise State: John Bates, Jr., TE; Sonatane Lui, Sr., DL; Eric Quevedo, Sr., OL; Khalil Shakir, So., WR; Avery Williams, Jr., DB
  • Colorado State: Anthony Hawkins, Sr., KR; Manny Jones, Jr., DL
  • Fresno State: Kevin Atkins, Jr., DL; Blake Cusick, Sr., P; JuJu Hughes, Sr., DB
  • Hawaii: Cortez Davis, Jr., DB; Rojesterman Farris II, Sr., DB; Solomon Matautia, Sr., LB; Kaimana Padello, Sr., DL; Gene Pryor, OL; Taaga Tuulima, Jr., OL; Blessman Ta'ala, So., DL
  • Nevada: Daniel Brown, Sr., DB; Romeo Doubs, WR, PR; Gabriel Sewell, Sr., LB; Toa Taua, So., RB
  • New Mexico: Ahmari Davis, Sr., RB; Alex Hart, Sr., LB; Teton Saltes, Jr., OL; Kyle Stapley, Jr., OL
  • San Diego State: Matt Araiza, Fr., PK; William Dunkle, Fr., OL; Darren Hall, So., DB; Brandon Heicklen, Sr., P; Dwayne Johnson Jr., Jr., DB
  • San Jose State: Bailey Gaither, Sr., WR; Troy Kowalski, Sr., OL; Matt Mercurio, Fr., PK; Jack Snyder, Jr., OL
  • UNLV: Julio Garcia, Jr., OL; Rayshad Jackson, Sr., LB; Justin Polu, Sr., OL; Javin White, Sr., LB
  • Utah State: Shaq Bond, Jr., DB; Gerold Bright, Sr., RB; Jordan Love, Jr., QB; Caleb Repp, Sr., TE; Christopher Unga, Sr., DL
  • Wyoming: Tyler Hall, Sr., DB; Logan Harris, Jr., OL; Cassh Maluia, Sr., LB

All-Americans

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The 2019 College Football All-America Teams are composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News (TSN), Sports Illustrated (SI), USA Today (USAT) ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), FOX Sports (FOX) College Football News (CFN), Bleacher Report (BR), Scout.com, Phil Steele (PS), SB Nation (SB), Athlon Sports, Pro Football Focus (PFF) and Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo!).

Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. Football consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans. Any player named to the First Team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is deemed a Unanimous All-American.[6][7]

Position Player School Selector
First Team All-Americans
DL, LB Curtis Weaver Boise State CBS, WCFF, TSN, BR
LB Logan Wilson Wyoming PFF
DB Luq Barcoo San Diego State BR
Position Player School Selector
Second Team All-Americans
DL, LB Curtis Weaver Boise State AP, AFCA, FWAA, SI, USAT, PFF
LB Logan Wilson Wyoming USAT
DB Luq Barcoo San Diego State WCFF, FWAA
PR Avery Williams Boise State PFF
Position Player School Selector
Third Team All-Americans
LB Logan Wilson Wyoming AP
DB Luq Barcoo San Diego State AP
C Keith Ismael San Diego State PFF

*AFCA All-America Team (AFCA)
*Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America Team (WCFF)
*Associated Press All-America Team (AP)
*The Sporting News All-America Team (TSN)
*Football Writers Association of America All-America Team (FWAA)
*Sports Illustrated All-America Team (SI)
*Bleacher Report All-America Team (BR)
*College Football News All-America Team (CFN)
*ESPN All-America Team (ESPN)
*CBS Sports All-America Team (CBS)
*Athlon Sports All-America Team (Athlon)

All-Academic

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National award winners

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2019 College Football Award Winners

Home game attendance

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Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Game 8 Total Average % of Capacity
Air Force Falcon Stadium 46,692 33,101 24,786 22,544 19,248 41,401† 21,425 162,505 27,084 58.0%
Boise State Albertsons Stadium 36,387 31,951 31,068 36,498 36,902 33,018 31,492 23,561 224,490 32,070 88.1%
Colorado State Canvas Stadium 41,200 24,453 24,464 29,767† 24,103 24,914 12,324 140,025 23,337 56.6%
Fresno State Bulldog Stadium 41,031 34,790† 31,034 26,256 32,890 32,037 32,303 189,310 31,551 76.9%
Hawaii Aloha Stadium 50,000 22,396 26,807† 23,465 23,757 22,058 19,858 24,911 26,256 189,508 23,688 47.8%
Nevada Mackay Stadium 30,000 20,144† 14,174 15,137 15,311 15,631 16,683 97,080 16,180 53.9%
New Mexico Dreamstyle Stadium 39,224 13,749 27,269† 15,393 12,617 13,844 11,611 94,483 15,747 40.1%
San Diego State SDCCU Stadium 54,000 40,222† 27,367 28,758 27,973 26,876 28,180 179,376 29,896 55.4%
San Jose State CEFCU Stadium 30,456 13,480 12,471 16,119 18,285 19,134† 12,835 92,324 15,387 50.5%
Utah State Maverik Stadium 25,513 22,247 20,017 15,240 25,472† 16,364 18,315 117,655 19,609 76.9%
UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium 35,500 17,421 18,742 24,681† 19,652 21,317 17,373 119,186 19,864 56.0%
Wyoming War Memorial Stadium 29,181 26,037 28,814† 23,029 22,884 16,126 21,152 138,042 23,007 78.8%

Bold – Exceed capacity
†Season High

NFL Draft

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The following list includes all Mountain West players who were drafted in the 2020 NFL draft.

Round # Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
1 26 Green Bay Packers Jordan Love QB Utah State
2 58 Minnesota Vikings Ezra Cleveland OT Boise State
3 65 Cincinnati Bengals Logan Wilson ILB Wyoming
4 119 Atlanta Falcons Mykal Walker ILB Fresno State
5 156 Washington Redskins Keith Ismael C San Diego State
5 164 Miami Dolphins Curtis Weaver DE Boise State
5 168 Philadelphia Eagles John Hightower WR Boise State
6 181 Denver Broncos Netane Muti G Fresno State
6 204 New England Patriots Cassh Maluia LB Wyoming
7 224 Tennessee Titans Cole McDonald QB Hawaii

Notes

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  1. ^ The game against Boise State was originally scheduled for 7:00 p.m. EDT at TIAA Bank Stadium in Jacksonville, but was moved over safety concerns related to Hurricane Dorian.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Mountain West Releases 2019 Football Schedule". Collegian.com. February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Southorn, Dave (December 2, 2018). "Wild Weather Turns Mountain West Championship Into Winter Weather Blunderland For Boise State". Idahostateman.con. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  3. ^ "Boise State, Fresno State Picked to Win 2019 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles". themw.com. Mountain West Conference. July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 Mountain West Football Preseason All-Conference Team". themw.com. Mountain West Conference. July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  5. ^ Kaur, Harmeet. "The FSU-Boise State game is being moved to Tallahassee over Hurricane Dorian". CNN. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  6. ^ "2010-11 NCAA Statistics Policies(updated 9/15/2010)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. September 15, 2010. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
  7. ^ 2018 Consensus All-America Team