2005 Mountain West Conference football season explained

2005 Mountain West Conference football season
League:NCAA Division I-A
Sport:football
Pixels:150px
No Of Teams:9
Draft:2006 NFL Draft
Draft Link:2006 NFL Draft
Top Pick:C Ryan Cook, New Mexico
Picked By:Minnesota Vikings, 51st overall
Season:Regular season
Season Champs:TCU
Second Place:BYU
Top Scorer:DonTrell Moore (105 points)
Seasonslistnames:Football
Prevseason Year:2004
Nextseason Year:2006

The 2005 Mountain West Conference football season was the 7th since eight former members of the Western Athletic Conference banded together to form the MW. Texas Christian University was added as the conference's 9th member in 2005, and won the conference championship in their first season since moving over from Conference USA.

Coaching changes

Bowl games

BowlDateStadiumCityResult
Poinsettia BowlDecember 22, 2005Qualcomm StadiumSan DiegoNavy 51, Colorado State 30
Las Vegas BowlDecember 22, 2005Sam Boyd StadiumLas Vegas, NevadaCal 35, BYU 28
Emerald BowlDecember 29, 2005SBC ParkSan FranciscoUtah 38, Georgia Tech 10
Houston BowlDecember 31, 2005Reliant StadiumHoustonTCU 27, Iowa State 24

Awards

All Conference Team

Offense
QuarterbackJohn Beck, Jr, BYU
Running backCurtis Brown, Sr, BYU
DonTrell Moore, Sr, New Mexico
Wide receiverHank Baskett, Sr, New Mexico
Jovon Bouknight, Sr, Wyoming
Tight endJonny Harline, Jr, BYU
Offensive LineRyan Cook, Sr, New Mexico
Robert Turner, Jr, New Mexico
Herb Taylor, Jr, TCU
Michael Toudouze, Sr, TCU
Jesse Boone, Sr, Utah
KickerDan Beardall, Sr, Utah
Kick returnerCory Rodgers, Jr, TCU
Defense
Defensive lineTommy Blake, So, TCU
Chase Ortiz, So, TCU
Evroy Thompson, Sr, New Mexico
Steve Fifita, Sr, Utah
LinebackerMike Mahoric, Sr, New Mexico
Freddie Keiaho, Sr, San Diego State
Spencer Toone, Sr, Utah
Defensive backGabriel Fulbright, Sr, New Mexico
Marcus Demps, Sr, San Diego State
Eric Weddle, Jr, Utah
Quincy Butler, Sr, TCU
PunterJimmie Kaylor, So, Colorado State