2018 Mountain West Conference football season

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2018 Mountain West Conference football season
Mountain West Conference logo.svg
League NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport Football
DurationAugust 2018–January 2019
Number of teams12
TV partner(s) CBSSN, ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, CBS, Stadium, ATTSN
2019 NFL Draft
Top draft pickLB Jahlani Tavai, Hawaii
Picked by Detroit Lions, 43rd overall
Regular season
Mountain Division champions Boise State
West Division champions Fresno State
Championship Game
ChampionsFresno State
  Runners-upBoise State
Finals MVPRB Alexander Mattison, Boise State
DE Mykal Walker, Fresno State
Football seasons
  2017
2019  
2018 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
No. 23 Boise State x  7 1   10 3  
No. 22 Utah State  7 1   11 2  
Wyoming  4 4   6 6  
Air Force  3 5   5 7  
Colorado State  2 6   3 9  
New Mexico  1 7   3 9  
West Division
No. 18 Fresno State x$  7 1   12 2  
Nevada  5 3   8 5  
Hawaii  5 3   8 6  
San Diego State  4 4   7 6  
UNLV  2 6   4 8  
San Jose State  1 7   1 11  
Championship: Fresno State 19, Boise State 16 (OT)
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Mountain West Conference football season, part of that year's NCAA Division I FBS football season, will be the 20th season of college football for the Mountain West Conference (MW). Since the 2012 12 teams have competed in the MW-football conference. The season will begin on August 25 and will end on November 24. [1] Mountain West is a "Group of Five" conference under the College Football Playoff format along with the American Athletic Conference, Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, and the Sun Belt Conference. The Mountain West Championship Game will be played on December 1. The entire schedule was released on March 1. [2]

Contents

Preseason

Mountain West Media

2018 Mountain West media days took place on July 24 and 25 at the Cosmopolitan.

Preseason Polls

[3]

PlaceMountain DivisionWest Division
1Boise State (22) 132Fresno State (16) 126
2Wyoming 95San Diego State (6) 116
3Colorado State 82UNLV 78
4Utah State 78Nevada 72
5Air Force 52Hawaii 45
6New Mexico 23San Jose State 25

Preseason All–Mountain West team

[4]

Offense
PositionPlayerClassTeam
QB Brett Rypien**SR.Boise State
WR KeeSean Johnson**SR.Fresno State
WRMcLane MannixSO.Nevada
RB Alexander Mattison JR.Boise State
RBLexington Thomas*SR.UNLV
OL Ezra Cleveland SO.Boise State
OL John Molchon JR.Boise State
OLAaron JenkinsSR.New Mexico
OL Keith Ismael**SO.San Diego State
OLTyler Roemer**SO.San Diego State
TEDax RaymondJR.Utah State
Defense
PositionPlayerClassTeam
DLDavid Moa**SR.Boise State
DL Curtis Weaver*SO.Boise State
DLYouhanna Ghaifan*JR.Wyoming
DL Carl Granderson*DLWyoming
LBJeffrey Allison*JR.Fresno State
LB Jahlani Tavai**SR.Hawaii
LB Malik Reed SR.Nevada
DBTyler Horton*SR.Boise State
DBDameon Baber**SR.Nevada
DBTariq Thompson**SO.San Diego State
DB Andrew Wingard*SR.Wyoming
Specialists
PositionPlayerClassTeam
P Ryan Stonehouse SO.Colorado State
PK Dominik Eberle*JR.Utah State
KR/PR Avery Williams**SO.Boise State
  • Preseason Offensive Player of the Year:
Brett Rypien, SR., QB, Boise State
  • Preseason Defensive Player of the Year:
Andrew Wingard, SR., DB, Wyoming
  • Preseason Special Teams Player of the Year:
Avery Williams, SO., KR/PR, Boise State

(* – member of the 2017 All–Mountain West first team)

(** – member of the 2017 All–Mountain West second team)

Coaches

NOTE: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season

TeamHead coachYears at schoolOverall recordRecord at schoolMW record
Air Force Troy Calhoun 1282–6082–6049–39
Boise State Bryan Harsin 549–1742–1225–7
Colorado State Mike Bobo 421–1821–1815–9
Fresno State Jeff Tedford 292–6110–47–1
Hawaii Nick Rolovich 310–1610–165–12
Nevada Jay Norvell 23–93–93–5
New Mexico Bob Davie 765–7030–4516–32
San Diego State Rocky Long 8129–9864–2942–13
San José State Brent Brennan 22–112–111–8
UNLV Tony Sanchez 412–2412–249–15
Utah State Matt Wells 634–3234–3223–17
Wyoming Craig Bohl 5126–6122–2915–17

Rankings

Listed are the Mountain West teams who were ranked or received votes at some point during the season. Air Force, Colorado State, Nevada, New Mexico, San Jose State, UNLV, and Wyoming were never ranked or received any votes.

Legend
  Improvement in ranking
 Drop in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
RVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
 PreWk
1
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2
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14
Final
Boise State BroncosAP222017RVRVRVRV23211923
C221917242524RVRVRV24222024
CFPNot released25232225
Fresno State BulldogsAPRVRVRVRV2016RVRV2519
CRVRVRVRVRVRVRV2317RV232321
CFPNot released23232521
Hawaii Rainbow WarriorsAPRVRVRV
CRVRVRVRV
CFPNot released 
San Diego State AztecsAPRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV
CRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV
CFPNot released 
Utah State AggiesAPRVRVRV18141414RVRV
CRVRVRV201613152423
CFPNot released 2321

Schedule

Regular season

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

Week Zero

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
August 255:30 p.m. Hawaii Colorado State Canvas StadiumFort Collins, CO CBSSN  HAW 43–34  31,007
August 258:00 p.m. Wyoming New Mexico State Aggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces, NM ESPN2 W 29–7  20,322
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Week One

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
August 308:00 p.m. UC Davis San Jose State CEFCU StadiumSan Jose, CA L 38–44  12,675
August 314:00 p.m. Colorado Colorado State Broncos Stadium at Mile HighDenver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)CBSSNL 13–45  70,158
August 315:00 p.m. Utah State No. 11  Michigan State Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI BTN L 31–38  73,114
August 317:00 p.m. Portland State Nevada Mackay StadiumReno, NV W 72–19  17,525
August 317:00 p.m. San Diego State No. 13  Stanford Stanford StadiumStanford, CA FS1 L 10–31  40,913
September 112:00 p.m. Stony Brook Air Force Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO Stadium W 38–0  33,415
September 11:30 p.m. Washington State Wyoming War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY CBSSNL 19–41  24,131
September 12:00 p.m. UNLV No. 15  USC Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA P12N L 21–43  58,708
September 14:00 p.m.No. 22  Boise State Troy Veterans Memorial StadiumTroy, AL ESPNews W 56–20  29,612
September 16:00 p.m. Incarnate Word New Mexico Dreamstyle StadiumAlbuquerque, NM ESPN3 W 62–30  18,213
September 18:00 p.m. Idaho Fresno State Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA StadiumW 79–13  31,170
September 19:00 p.m. Navy Hawaii Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI CBSSNW 59–41  29,702
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Players of the week: [5]

OffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Cole McDonald HawaiiTyler HortonBoise StateJaron BryantFresno State

Boise State cornerback Tyler Horton was also named the Bronko Nagurski Trophy National Defensive Player of the Week. [6]

Week Two

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 810:00 a.m.New MexicoNo. 5  Wisconsin Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI BTNL 14–45  77,003
September 810:00 a.m.Nevada Vanderbilt Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, TN SECN L 10–41  25,676
September 812:00 p.m.Air Force Florida Atlantic FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL CBSSNL 27–33  24,101
September 85:00 p.m.Wyoming Missouri Faurot FieldColumbia, MO ESPNU L 13–40  50,820
September 85:30 p.m. Arkansas Colorado StateCanvas Stadium • Fort Collins, COCBSSNW 34–27  31,894
September 85:30 p.m.Fresno State Minnesota TCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN FS1L 14–21  38,280
September 86:00 p.m.New Mexico StateUtah State Maverik StadiumLogan, UT StadiumW 60–13  18,223
September 87:00 p.m. Sacramento State San Diego State SDCCU StadiumSan Diego, CA W 28–14  45,755
September 87:00 p.m. UTEP UNLV Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV ATTSN W 52–24  14,122
September 88:15 p.m. Connecticut No. 20 Boise State Albertsons StadiumBoise, ID ESPNUW 62–7  34,515
September 89:00 p.m.San Jose StateWashington State Martin StadiumPullman, WA P12NL 0–31  26,141
September 810:00 p.m. Rice HawaiiAloha Stadium • Honolulu SPEC HI W 43–29  23,112
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Players of the week: [7]

OffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Brett Rypien Boise StateAaron WadeUtah State Dominik Eberle Utah State

Week Three

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 136:00 p.m. Tennessee Tech Utah StateMaverik Stadium • Logan, UTStadiumW 73–12  15,011
September 1510:00 a.m.Hawaii Army Michie StadiumWest Point, NY CBSSNL 21–28  31,133
September 151:30 p.m.No. 17 Boise StateNo. 24  Oklahoma State Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK ESPN L 21–44  54,974
September 152:00 p.m.Colorado State Florida Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL SECNL 10–48  80,021
September 152:00 p.m. Wofford WyomingWar Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WYStadiumW 17–14  20,293
September 153:00 p.m.San Jose StateNo. 20  Oregon Autzen StadiumEugene, OR P12NL 22–35  50,049
September 155:00 p.m. Oregon State NevadaMackay Stadium • Reno, NVESPNUW 37–35  20,462
September 156:00 p.m.New MexicoNew Mexico StateAggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry) ELVN W 42–25  20,673
September 158:00 p.m. Prairie View A&M UNLVSam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NVW 46–17  14,786
September 158:30 p.m.Fresno State UCLA Rose BowlPasadena, CA FS1W 38–14  60,867
September 158:30 p.m.No. 23  Arizona State San Diego StateSDCCU Stadium • San Diego, CACBSSNW 28–21  34,641
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Players of the week: [8]

OffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Marcus McMaryionFresno StateMarcus HayesNew MexicoJohn Baron IISan Diego State

Week Four

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 2210:00 a.m.Nevada Toledo Glass BowlToledo, OH CBSSNL 44–63  23,675
September 221:00 p.m. Illinois State Colorado StateCanvas Stadium • Fort Collins, COATTSNL 19–35  26,259
September 225:00 p.m.UNLV Arkansas State Centennial Bank StadiumJonesboro, AR ESPN3L 20–27  18,537
September 228:30 p.m. Eastern Michigan San Diego StateSDCCU Stadium • San Diego, CACBSSNW 23–20 OT 30,898
September 228:15 p.m.Air ForceUtah StateMaverik Stadium • Logan, UTESPN2 USU 42–32  22,720
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Players of the week: [9]

OffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Jordan Love Utah State Darren Hall San Diego StateJohn Baron IISan Diego State

Week Five

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 292:00 pmNevadaAir ForceFalcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, COESPNews NEV 28–25  23,707
September 294:00 p.m. Liberty New MexicoDreamstyle Stadium • Albuquerque, NML 43–52  18,804
September 295:00 p.m.Boise StateWyomingWar Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WYCBSSN BSU 34–14  22,271
September 295:00 p.m.HawaiiSan Jose StateCEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA Spectrum  HAW 44–41 5OT 16,363
September 298:30 p.m.ToledoFresno StateBulldog Stadium • Fresno, CAESPNUW 49–27  33,401
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Players of the week: [10]

OffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Marcus McMaryionFresno State Mykal Walker Fresno StateRyan MeskellHawaii

Week Six

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 57:00 p.m.Utah State BYU LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT (Beehive Boot & The Old Wagon Wheel)ESPN2W 45–20  58,087
October 61:30 p.m.NavyAir ForceFalcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)CBSSNW 35–7  40,175
October 61:30 p.m.San Diego StateBoise StateAlbertsons Stadium • Boise, IDESPNU SDSU 19–13  36,679
October 62:00 p.m.New MexicoUNLVSam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NVATTSN UNM 50–14  18,949
October 68:30 p.m.Colorado StateSan Jose StateCEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CACBSSN CSU 42–30  13,802
October 68:30 p.m.Fresno StateNevadaMackay Stadium • Reno, NVESPNU FRES 21–3  15,367
October 610:00 p.m.WyomingHawaiiAloha Stadium • Honolulu, HISPEC HI HAW 17–13  23,907
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Players of the week: [11]

OffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Jordan LoveUtah StateDarren HallSan Diego StateJohn Baron IISan Diego State

Week Seven

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 127:00 p.m.Air ForceSan Diego StateSDCCU Stadium • San Diego, CACBSSN SDSU 21–17  25,326
October 131:30 p.m.ArmySan Jose StateCEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CAESPNUL 3–52  15,627
October 132:00 p.m.New MexicoColorado StateCanvas Stadium • Fort Collins, COATTSN CSU 20–18  36,514
October 132:00 p.m.UNLVUtah StateMaverik Stadium • Logan, UTStadium USU 59–28  21,212
October 138:15 p.m.HawaiiBYULaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UTESPN2L 23–49  52,354
October 138:30 p.m.Boise StateNevadaMackay Stadium • Reno, NV (rivalry)CBSSN BSU 31–27  21,431
October 138:30 p.m.WyomingFresno StateBulldogs Stadium • Fresno, CAESPNU FRES 27–3  28,501
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Players of the week: [12]

OffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Jordan LoveUtah StateKyahva TezinoSan Diego StateKaelin HimphillSan Diego State

Week Eight

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 197:00 p.m.Colorado StateBoise StateAlbertsons Stadium • Boise, IDESPN2 BSU 56–28  32,299
October 198:00 p.m.Air ForceUNLVSam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NVCBSSN AFA 41–35  17,881
October 2012:30 p.m.Utah StateWyomingWar Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY (Bridger’s Battle)ATTSN USU 24–16  18,378
October 205:30 p.m.Fresno StateNew MexicoDreamstyle Stadium • Albuquerque, NMESPNU FRES 38–7  16,708
October 208:30 p.m.San Jose StateSan Diego StateSDCCU Stadium • San Diego, CACBSSN SDSU 16–13  30,451
October 2010:00 p.m.NevadaHawaiiAloha Stadium • Honolulu, HISPEC HI NEV 40–22  24,475
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Players of the week: [13]

OffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Isaiah SandersAir ForceKorey RushNevadaJohn Baron IISan Diego State

Week Nine

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 268:00 p.m.WyomingColorado StateCanvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO (The Border War)CBSSN WYO 34–21  32,125
October 272:00 p.m.New MexicoUtah StateMaverik Stadium • Logan, UTStadium USU 61–19  16,119
October 274:30 p.m.UNLVSan Jose StateCEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CAATTSN SJSU 50–37  16,165
October 275:00 p.m.Boise StateAir ForceFalcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, COCBSSN BSU 48–38  27,753
October 278:30 p.m.HawaiiFresno StateBulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA (rivalry)ESPN2 FRES 50–20  33,659
October 278:30 p.m.San Diego StateNevadaMackay Stadium • Reno, NVESPNU NEV 28–24  14,545
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Players of the week: [14]

OffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Jordan LoveUtah StateDakari MonroeSan Jose StateQuinton ConawayNevada

Week Ten

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 310:00 a.m.Air ForceArmyMichie Stadium • West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)CBSSNL 14–17  38,502
November 312:00 p.m.San Jose StateWyomingWar Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WYATTSN WYO 24–9  13,238
November 38:15 p.m.BYUBoise StateAlbertsons Stadium • Boise, IDESPN2W 21–16  35,241
November 38:15 p.m.San Diego StateNew MexicoDreamstyle Stadium • Albuquerque, NMESPNU SDSU 31–23  14,646
November 38:30 p.m.No. 20 Fresno StateUNLVSam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NVCBSSN FRES 48–3  15,276
November 310:00 p.m.No. 18 Utah StateHawaiiAloha Stadium • Honolulu, HISPEC HI USU 56–17  21,476
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Players of the week: [15]

OffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Darwin Thompson Utah StateKyahva TezinoSan Diego StateJohn Baron IISan Diego State

Week Eleven

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 98:15 p.m.No. 16 Fresno StateBoise StateAlbertsons Stadium • Boise, ID (Battle for the Milk Can)ESPN2 BSU 24–17  33,118
November 101:30 p.m.New MexicoAir ForceFalcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, COCBSSN AFA 42–24  23,723
November 102:00 p.m.San Jose StateNo. 14 Utah StateMaverik Stadium • Logan, UTStadium USU 62–24  19,017
November 108:30 p.m.Colorado StateNevadaMackay Stadium • Reno, NVESPNU NEV 49–10  13,755
November 108:30 p.m.UNLVSan Diego StateSDCCU Stadium • San Diego, CAESPN2 UNLV 27–24  24,986
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Players of the week: [16]

OffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Jordan LoveUtah StateJericho FlowersUNLVTyson DyerNew Mexico

Week Twelve

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 167:00 p.m.No. 23 Boise StateNew MexicoDreamstyle Stadium • Albuquerque, NMCBSSN BSU 45–14  16,883
November 1712:00 p.m.No. 14 Utah StateColorado StateCanvas Stadium • Fort Collins, COATTSN USU 29–24  19,226
November 172:00 p.m.Air ForceWyomingWar Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WYESPNews WYO 35–27  14,996
November 173:00 p.m.NevadaSan Jose StateCEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CAESPN3 NEV 21–12  12,271
November 178:30 p.m.San Diego StateFresno StateBulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA (Battle for the Oil Can)CBSSN FRES 23–14  36,123
November 179:00 p.m.UNLVHawaiiAloha Stadium • Honolulu, HISPEC HI HAW 35–28  25,697
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Players of the week: [17]

OffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Tyler Vander WaalWyoming Andrew Wingard WyomingDominik EberleUtah State

Week Thirteen

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 221:30 p.m.Colorado StateAir ForceFalcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)CBSSN AFA 27–19  17,432
November 2412:30 p.m.WyomingNew MexicoDreamstyle Stadium • Albuquerque, NMATTSN WYO 31–3  14,269
November 245:00 p.m.San Jose StateFresno StateBulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA (Valley Cup)ESPNU FRES 31–13  26,162
November 247:30 p.m.NevadaUNLVSam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon)CBSSN UNLV 34–29  19,921
November 248:15 p.m.No. 14 Utah StateNo. 21 Boise StateAlbertsons Stadium • Boise, IDESPN BSU 33–24  35,960
November 248:30 p.m.HawaiiSan Diego StateSDCCU Stadium • San Diego, CAESPNU HAW 31–30 OT 28,014
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Players of the week: [18]

OffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Alexander Mattison Boise State Javin White UNLVCooper RotheWyoming

Mountain West Championship Game

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
December 15:45 p.m.No. 25 Fresno StateNo. 19 Boise StateAlbertsons Stadium • Boise, ID ESPN  FRES 19–16 OT 23,662
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Postseason

Bowl games

Legend
 Mountain West win
 Mountain West loss
Bowl gameDateSiteTelevisionTime (MST)MW teamOpponentScoreAttendance
New Mexico Bowl December 15 Dreamstyle StadiumAlbuquerque, NM ESPN 12:00 p.m. Utah State North Texas 52–1325,387
Las Vegas Bowl December 15 Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV ESPN1:30 p.m. Fresno State Arizona State 31–2037,146
Frisco Bowl December 19 Toyota StadiumFrisco, TX ESPN6:00 p.m. San Diego State Ohio 0–2711,029
Hawaii Bowl December 22 Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI ESPN8:30 p.m. Hawaii Louisiana Tech 14–3130,911
First Responder Bowl December 26 Cotton BowlDallas, TX ESPN11:30 a.m. Boise State Boston College No contest†
Arizona Bowl December 29 Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ CBSSN 11:15 a.m. Nevada Arkansas State 16–13 OT32,368

The First Responder bowl was delayed and ultimately canceled with 5:08 remaining in the 1st quarter with Boston College leading 7–0. The game was ruled a no contest. [19]

Records against FBS Conferences

Power Five conferences

Power 5 ConferencesRecord
ACC 0–0
Big Ten 0–3
Big 12 0–1
Pac-12 3–6
SEC 1–3
Power 5 Total4–13

Group of Five conferences

Group of 5 ConferencesRecord
American 3–0
C-USA 2–1
MAC 2–1
Sun Belt 2–1
Independents 5–5
Group of 5 Total14–8

FCS Subdivision

FCS OpponentsRecord
Football Championship Subdivision 8–2

Awards and honors

All Conference Teams

Offense:

Pos.NameYr.SchoolPos.NameYr.School
First TeamSecond Team
QB Brett Rypien Sr.Boise StateQB Jordan Love So.Utah State
WR John Ursua Jr.HawaiiWR KeeSean Johnson Sr.Fresno State
WR Preston Williams Jr.Colorado StateWRSean ModsterSr.Boise State
RBNico EvansSr.WyomingRBLexington ThomasSr.UNLV
RB Alexander Mattison Jr.Boise StateRB Darwin Thompson Jr.Utah State
TE Josh Oliver Sr.San José StateTEJared RiceJr.Fresno State
OL Ezra Cleveland So.Boise StateOLMicah St. AndrewSr.Fresno State
OL Keith Ismael So.San Diego StateOLAaron JenkinsSr.New Mexico
OLQuin FicklinSr.Utah StateOLRyan PopeSr.San Diego State
OLChristian CronkSr.Fresno StateOLRoman AndrusSr.Utah State
OL John Molchon Jr.Boise StateOLGriffin LandrumSr.Air Force
PKCooper RotheJr.WyomingPKJohn Baron IISr.San Diego State
PR/KR Savon Scarver So.Utah StatePR/KRMarcus HayesFr.New Mexico

Defense:

Pos.NameYr.SchoolPos.NameYr.School
First TeamSecond Team
DL Curtis Weaver So.Boise StateDL Carl Granderson Sr.Wyoming
DL Mykal Walker Jr.Fresno StateDL Jordan Jackson So.Air Force
DLJabril FrazierSr.Boise StateDLKaimana PadelloJr.Hawaii
DLKorey RushSr.NevadaDLBryson BridgesSr.San Jose State
LBKyahva TezinoJr.San Diego StateLBDavid WoodwardSoUtah State
LBJeff AllisonJr.Fresno StateLB Josh Watson Jr.Colorado State
LB Malik Reed Sr.NevadaLB Tipa Galeai Jr.Utah State
DBTyler HortonSr.Boise StateDB JuJu Hughes Jr.Fresno State
DBTank KellySr.Fresno StateDBMike BellJr.Fresno State
DBDakari MonroeSr.San José StateDBTariq ThompsonSo.San Diego State
DB Andrew Wingard Sr.WyomingDBJontrell RocquemoreSr.Utah State
P Ryan Stonehouse So.Colorado StatePBlake CusickJr.Fresno State

Honorable Mentions:

[20]

Home game attendance

TeamStadiumCapacityGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7TotalAverage% of Capacity
Air Force Falcon Stadium 46,69233,41523,70740,175 †27,75323,72317,432166,20527,70159.3%
Boise State Albertsons Stadium 36,38734,51536,67932,29935,24133,11835,960207,81234,63595.2%
Colorado State Canvas Stadium 41,20031,00731,89426,25936,514 †32,12519,226177,02529,50471.6%
Fresno State Bulldog Stadium 41,03131,17033,40128,50133,65936,123 †26,162189,01631,50376.7%
Hawaii Aloha Stadium 50,00029,702 †23,11226,17523,90724,47521,47625,697174,54424,93549.9%
Nevada Mackay Stadium 30,00017,52520,46215,36721,431 †14,54513,755103,08517,18057.3%
New Mexico Dreamstyle Stadium 39,22418,21318,804 †16,70814,64616,88314,26999,52316,58742.3%
San Diego State SDCCU Stadium 54,00045,755 †34,64130,89825,32630,45124,98628,014220,07131,43958.2%
San Jose State CEFCU Stadium 30,45612,67516,363 †13,80216,16512,27171,27614,25546.8%
Utah State Maverik Stadium 25,51318,22315,01122,720 †21,21216,11919,017112,30218,71773.4%
UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium 35,50014,12214,78618,94917,88115,27619,921 †100,93516,82347.4%
Wyoming War Memorial Stadium 29,18124,131 †20,29322,27118,37813,23814,996113,30718,88564.7%

Bold – Exceed capacity
†Season High

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