The 1999 Mountain West Conference football season was the first since eight former members of the Western Athletic Conference banded together to form the MW. Colorado State University, Brigham Young University and the University of Utah tied for the inaugural MW Championship.[1]
| Bowl | Date | Stadium | City | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas Bowl | December 18, 1999 | Sam Boyd Stadium | Las Vegas, Nevada | Utah 17, Fresno State 16 |
| Motor City Bowl | December 27, 1999 | Pontiac Silverdome | Pontiac, Michigan | Marshall 21, BYU 3 |
| Liberty Bowl | December 31, 1999 | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | Memphis, Tennessee | Southern Miss 23, Colorado State 17 |
| Award | Player | School | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Brian Urlacher, LB/S, Sr. | style= width=110 | New Mexico |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Kevin McDougal, RB, Sr. | style= width=110 | Colorado State |
| Defensive Player of the Year | John Frank, DE, Sr. | style= width=150 | Utah |
| Freshman of the Year | Luke Staley, RB, Fr. | style= width=150 | BYU |
| Coach of the Year | Sonny Lubick | style= width=150 | Colorado State |
| Position | Player | Class | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Team Offense | |||||
| QB | Kevin Feterik | Sr. | style= | BYU | |
| RB | Kevin McDougal | Sr. | style= | Colorado State | |
| Mike Anderson | Sr. | style= | Utah | ||
| WR | Margin Hooks | Jr. | style= | BYU (2) | |
| Wendell Montgomery | Sr. | style= | Wyoming | ||
| TE | Gray McNeill | Jr. | style= | San Diego State | |
| OL | James Norman | Sr. | style= | Air Force | |
| Matt Johnson | Sr. | style= | BYU (3) | ||
| Blaine Saipaia | Sr. | style= | Colorado State (2) | ||
| Mike Malano | Sr. | style= | San Diego State (2) | ||
| Luis Park | Sr. | style= | Utah (2) | ||
| First Team Defense | |||||
| DL | Byron Frisch | Sr. | style= | BYU (4) | |
| Clark Haggans | Sr. | style= | Colorado State (3) | ||
| Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila | Sr. | style= | San Diego State (3) | ||
| John Frank | Sr. | style= | Utah (3) | ||
| LB | Rob Morris | Sr. | style= | BYU (5) | |
| Ula Tuitele | Sr. | style= | Colorado State (4) | ||
| Kautai Olevao | Jr. | style= | Utah (4) | ||
| DB | Brian Gray | Sr. | style= | BYU (6) | |
| Erik Olson | Sr. | style= | Colorado State (5) | ||
| Brian Urlacher | Sr. | style= | New Mexico | ||
| Rico Curtis | Sr. | style= | San Diego State (4) | ||
| First Team Special Teams | |||||
| PK | Jackson Whiting | Sr. | style= | Air Force (2) | |
| P | Deone Horinek | Sr. | style= | Colorado State (6) | |
| RT | Steve Smith | Jr. | style= | Utah (5) | |
| Position | Player | Class | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second Team Offense | |||||
| QB | Matt Newton | Jr. | style= | Colorado State | |
| RB | Jonas Lewis | Sr. | style= | San Diego State | |
| Larry Ned | Jr. | style= | San Diego State (2) | ||
| WR | Dallas Davis | Jr. | style= | Colorado State (2) | |
| Steve Smith | Jr. | style= | Utah | ||
| TE | Ken Chandler | Sr. | style= | Air Force | |
| OL | Jimmy Richards | Sr. | style= | BYU | |
| Jason Carson | Sr. | style= | New Mexico | ||
| Ted Printy | Sr. | style= | San Diego State (3) | ||
| Andrew Kline | Sr. | style= | San Diego State (4) | ||
| Dan Delcorio | Sr. | style= | Wyoming | ||
| Second Team Defense | |||||
| DL | Shawn Thomas | Sr. | style= | Air Force (2) | |
| Setema Gali | Jr. | style= | BYU (2) | ||
| Jerome Haywood | So. | style= | San Diego State (5) | ||
| Scottie Nicholson | Sr. | style= | San Diego State (6) | ||
| LB | Justin Ena | So. | style= | BYU (3) | |
| Joey Mayo | Sr. | style= | San Diego State (7) | ||
| Patrick Chukwurah | Jr. | style= | Wyoming (2) | ||
| DB | Kevin Thomas | Sr. | style= | UNLV | |
| Andre Dyson | Jr. | style= | Utah (2) | ||
| Jay Hill | Sr. | style= | Utah (3) | ||
| Matt Lehning | Sr. | style= | Wyoming (3) | ||
| Second Team Special Teams | |||||
| PK | Owen Pochman | Jr. | style= | BYU (4) | |
| P | Ray Cheetany | Jr. | style= | UNLV (2) | |
| RT | Dallas Davis | Jr. | style= | Colorado State (3) | |