| 2009 Mountain West Conference football season | |
| League: | NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) |
| Sport: | Football |
| Pixels: | 125px |
| Duration: | September 3, 2009 through January 7, 2010 |
| No Of Teams: | 9 |
| Tv: | Mtn., CBS College Sports, Versus |
| Draft: | 2010 NFL Draft |
| Draft Link: | 2010 NFL Draft |
| Top Pick: | DE Jerry Hughes, TCU |
| Picked By: | Indianapolis Colts, 31st overall |
| Season: | Regular Season |
| Season Champs: | TCU |
| Season Champ Name: | Champion |
| League Champs: | Brigham Young |
| League Champ Name: | Runners-Up |
| Seasonslistnames: | Football |
| Prevseason Year: | 2008 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2010 |
The 2009 Mountain West Conference football season was the 11th since eight former members of the Western Athletic Conference banded together to form the MW.
Utah won its fourth conference championship while being the only Division I team to go undefeated.
See also: 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings.
| Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Final | ||
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| Air Force | AP | (42T) | NR | ||||||||||||||
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| BYU | AP | 20 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | (26) | 25 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | |
| C | 24 | 12 | 9 | 20 | 21T | 20 | 19 | 16 | (27) | 25 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | ||
| Harris | Not released | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | (26) | 25 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | |||||
| BCS | Not released | 16 | NR | 22 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 14 | |||||||||
| Colorado State | AP | (42T) | (41) | (37T) | NR | ||||||||||||
| C | (47T) | (40T) | (40) | NR | |||||||||||||
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| New Mexico | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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| San Diego State | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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| TCU | AP | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
| C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Harris | Not released | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |||||
| BCS | Not released | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
| UNLV | AP | ||||||||||||||||
| C | |||||||||||||||||
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| Utah | AP | 19 | 17 | 18 | (35) | (31) | (30) | 24 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 22 | (26) | 23 | |
| C | 18 | 17 | 16 | (28) | (31) | (32) | (29) | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 23 | 19 | 25 | 24 | ||
| Harris | Not released | (31) | (32) | (26) | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 22 | |||||
| BCS | Not released | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 23 | ||||||||
| Wyoming | AP | ||||||||||||||||
| C | |||||||||||||||||
| Harris | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| BCS | Not released |
| Date | Visitor | Home | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 5 | San Diego State 14 | UCLA 33 | |
| September 5 | BYU 14 | Oklahoma 13 | BYU upset the third-ranked Oklahoma Sooners in their first game of the season. Game played at Cowboys Stadium. |
| September 5 | New Mexico 6 | Texas A&M 41 | |
| September 6 | Colorado State 23 | Colorado 17 | Rocky Mountain Showdown |
| September 12 | Texas 41 | Wyoming 10 | |
| September 12 | TCU 30 | Virginia 14 | The Horned Frogs opened the season by holding the Cavaliers to 177 yards total offense. UVa never started a play inside the red zone (the TCU 20), and did not score until the final 5 minutes, with the game out of reach. |
| September 12 | Air Force 13 | Minnesota 20 | The first game at the Gophers' new TCF Bank Stadium. |
| September 12 | Oregon State 23 | UNLV 21 | |
| September 19 | Utah 24 | Oregon 31 | |
| September 19 | Wyoming 0 | Colorado 24 | |
| September 19 | Florida State 54 | BYU 28 | |
| September 26 | Louisville 14 | Utah 30 | |
| September 26 | TCU 14 | Clemson 10 | |
| October 3 | New Mexico 28 | Texas Tech 48 | |
| Bowl Game | Date | Stadium | City | Television | Conference Matchups | Payout (US$) | |
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| Maaco Bowl Las Vegas | December 22 | Sam Boyd Stadium | Las Vegas, Nevada | ESPN |
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| Poinsettia Bowl | December 23 | Qualcomm Stadium | San Diego, California | ESPN |
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| Armed Forces Bowl | December 31 | Amon G. Carter Stadium | Fort Worth, Texas | ESPN |
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| New Mexico Bowl | December 19 | University Stadium | Albuquerque, New Mexico | ESPN |
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| Humanitarian Bowl | December 30 | Bronco Stadium | Boise, Idaho | ESPN |
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| Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | 64,209 | 64,091 | 64,103 | 64,641 | 64,071 | 64,301 | -------- | 385,416 | 64,236 |
| Utah | 45,333 | 45,588 | 45,129 | 44,837 | 45,051 | 44,991 | -------- | 270,929 | 45,155 |
| TCU | 35,249 | 37,130 | 31,156 | 33,541 | 50,307 | 41,738 | -------- | 229,121 | 38,187 |
| Air Force | 42,205 | 35,929 | 30,104 | 34,117 | 46,212 | 25,370 | -------- | 214,117 | 35,686 |
| New Mexico | 30,051 | 26,246 | 35,248 | 24,021 | 24,344 | 21,751 | -------- | 161,661 | 27,982 |
| San Diego State | 42,137 | 21,184 | 30,258 | 12,647 | 21,708 | 18,851 | -------- | 146,785 | 24,464 |
| Colorado State | 23,417 | 24,967 | 30,499 | 20,631 | 22,025 | 20,317 | -------- | 141,586 | 23,643 |
| UNLV | 22,195 | 25,967 | 29,717 | 25,597 | 26,315 | 15,902 | 13,730 | 159,423 | 22,775 |
| Wyoming | 18,016 | 31,017 | 19,196 | 14,502 | 19,201 | 15,031 | -------- | 116,963 | 19,494 |