2015 Mountain West Conference football season explained

2015 Mountain West Conference football season
League:NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Sport:Football
Pixels:150px
Duration:August 2015–January 2016
No Of Teams:12
Tv:CBS Sports Network, ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, CBS
Draft:2016 NFL Draft
Draft Link:2016 NFL Draft
Top Pick:LB Kamalei Correa, Boise State
Picked By:Baltimore Ravens, 42nd overall
Season:Regular season
Conf1:Mountain Division
Conf1 Champ:Air Force Falcons
Conf1 Runner-Up:Boise State Broncos
Conf2:West Division
Conf2 Champ:San Diego State Aztecs
Conf2 Runner-Up:Nevada Wolfpack
Seasonslistnames:Football
Prevseason Year:2014
Nextseason Year:2016

The 2015 Mountain West Conference football season was the 17th season of college football for the Mountain West Conference (MW). In the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the MW had 12 football members: Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, San Diego State, San Jose State, UNLV, Utah State, and Wyoming.

Pre-season

Mountain West Media

2015 Mountain West Media Day will be held at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, NV on July 28, 2015.

Preseason polls

Place Mountain Division West Division
1 Boise State (28) 177 San Diego State (27) 177
2 Utah State (2) 150 Fresno State (3) 141
3 Colorado State 108 Nevada 113
4 Air Force 90 San Jose State 91
5 Wyoming 64 Hawai'i 70
6 New Mexico 41 UNLV 38

Preseason All-Mountain West Teams

Offense! Position! Player! Class! Team
QBChuckie KeetonSRUtah State
RBDonnel PumphreyJRSan Diego State
RBMarteze Waller**SRFresno State
WRRashard HigginsJRColorado State
WRDevonte Boyd**SOUNLV
TESteven Walker*SRColorado State
OLMarcus Henry*SRBoise State
OLRees OdhiamboSRBoise State
OLAlex FifitaSRFresno State
OLBen ClarkeSRHawai'i
OLPearce SlaterSRSan Diego State
Defense! Position! Player! Class! Team
DLAlex Hansen**SRAir Force
DLKamalei CorreaJRBoise State
DLIan SeauSRNevada
DLEddie YarbroughSRWyoming
LBTanner VallejoJRBoise State
LBKyler FackrellSRUtah State
LBNick VigilJRUtah State
DBWeston Steelhammer*JRAir Force
DBDonte Deayon**SRBoise State
DBDarian ThompsonSRBoise State
DBDamontae KazeeJRSan Diego State
Specialists! Position! Player! Class! Team
PAlex Boy**SRNevada
PKDonny HagemanSRSan Diego State
Ret.Carlos WigginsSRNew Mexico
Rashard Higgins, Jr., WR, Colorado State
Kyler Fackrell, Sr., LB, Utah State
Donny Hageman Sr., PK, San Diego State

(* - member of the 2014 All-Mountain West first team)

(** - member of the 2014 All-Mountain West second team)

Award watch lists

The following Mountain West players were named to preseason award watch lists.Maxwell Award

[1]

Chuck Bednarik Award

[2]

John Mackey Award

[3]

Fred Biletnikoff Award

[4]

Bronko Nagurski Trophy

[5]

Outland Trophy

[6]

Jim Thorpe Award

[7]

Lombardi Award

[8]

Rimington Trophy

[9]

Davey O'Brien Award

[10]

Doak Walker Award

[11]

Walter Camp Award

[12]

Lott Trophy

[13]

Lou Groza Award

[14]

Coaches

NOTE: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season

TeamHead coachYears at schoolOverall recordRecord at schoolMW record
Air ForceTroy Calhoun959–4459–4434–30
Boise StateBryan Harsin219–712–27–1
Colorado StateMike Bobo11–01–00-0
Fresno StateTim DeRuyter427–1426–1419–5
HawaiʻiNorm Chow48-298-294-20
NevadaBrian Polian311-1411-147-9
New MexicoBob Davie446-5111-264-20
San Diego StateRocky Long497–8932-2022–9
San José StateRon Caragher353-379-157-9
UNLVTony Sanchez10–10–10–0
Utah StateMatt Wells319-919-913-3
WyomingCraig Bohl2108–404–82–6

*first year as conference member, ^achieved as head coach of New Mexico from 99 to 08

Rankings

See also: 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings.

Legend
 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Unranked the previous week
align=center style="width:20px; border:1px solid black;" RVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
  Pre Wk
2 		Wk
3 		Wk
4 		Wk
5 		Wk
6 		Wk
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9 		Wk
10 		Wk
11 		Wk
12 		Wk
13 		Wk
14 		Wk
15 		Final
Air ForceAPRVRV
CRVRV
CFPNot released
Boise StateAP2320RVRVRV2521RVRVRV
C2422RVRVRV2420RVRVRVRV
CFPNot released
Colorado StateAP
C
CFPNot released
Fresno StateAP
C
CFPNot released
HawaiʻiAP
C
CFPNot released
NevadaAP
C
CFPNot released
New MexicoAP
C
CFPNot released
San Diego StateAPRVRVRV
CRVRVRVRV
CFPNot released
San José StateAP
C
CFPNot released
UNLVAP
C
CFPNot released
Utah StateAPRV
CRVRV
CFPNot released
WyomingAP
C
CFPNot released
Legend
 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Unranked the previous week
align=center style="width:20px; border:1px solid black;" RVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll

Schedule

Championship game

The championship game was played on December 5, 2015. It featured the Air Force Falcons, champions of the Mountain Division, and the San Diego State Aztecs, champions of the West Division. The game was played at Qualcomm Stadium in front of 20,959. San Diego State won the game 27–24 to claim their first outright conference championship since 1986, and their first ever outright Mountain West Conference championship.[15]

Bowl games

Bowl GameDateStadiumCityTelevisionTeam MatchupsWinning TeamScoreLosing TeamScore
New Mexico BowlDecember 19University StadiumAlbuquerqueESPNArizona vs. New MexicoArizona45New Mexico37
Cure BowlDecember 19Orlando Citrus BowlOrlandoCBSSNSan Jose State vs. Georgia StateSan Jose State27Georgia State16
Famous Idaho Potato BowlDecember 22Albertsons StadiumBoiseESPNAkron vs. Utah StateAkron23Utah State21
Poinsettia BowlDecember 23Qualcomm StadiumSan DiegoESPNBoise State vs. Northern IllinoisBoise State55Northern Illinois7
Hawai'i BowlDecember 24Aloha StadiumHonoluluESPNSan Diego State vs. CincinnatiSan Diego State42Cincinnati7
Armed Forces BowlDecember 29Amon G. Carter StadiumFort WorthESPNCalifornia vs. Air ForceCalifornia55Air Force36
Arizona BowlDecember 29Arizona StadiumTucsonASNNevada vs. Colorado StateNevada28Colorado State23

Mountain West vs Power Conference matchups

Records against other conferences

2015 records against non-conference foes:

Regular season

Power 5 ConferencesRecord
ACC1–0
Big Ten0–6
Big 120–0
Pac-122–10
SEC0–3
Notre Dame0–0
Power 5 Total3–19
Other FBS ConferencesRecord
American0–2
C-USA1–0
MAC1–2
Sun Belt1–2
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame)1–2
Other FBS Total5–10
FCS OpponentsRecord
Football Championship Subdivision11–1
Total Non-Conference Record19–30

Post Season

Power ConferencesRecord
Pac-120–2
Power 5 Total0–2
Other FBS ConferencesRecord
American1–0
MAC1–1
Sun Belt1–0
Total Bowl Record4–4

Awards and honors

All Conference teams

[16]

Offense:

Pos.NameYr.SchoolNameYr.School
First Team Second Team
QBBrett RypienFR.Boise StateNick StevensSO.Colorado State
WRThomas SperbeckJR.Boise StateDevonte Boyd**SO.UNLV
WRRashard HigginsJR.Colorado StateHunter SharpSR.Utah State
RBDonnel PumphreyJR.San Diego StateJeremy McNicholsSO.Boise State
RBTyler ErvinSR.San Jose StateBrian HillSO.Wyoming
TEBilly FreemanJR.San Jose StateJake RohSO.Boise State
OLSevrin RemmoSR.Air ForceA.J. RuechelSR.Air Force
OLMarcus HenrySR.Boise StateFred ZerblisJR.Colorado State
OLRees OdhiamboSR.Boise StateAlex FifitaSR.Fresno State
OLNico SiragusaJR.San Diego StateWes SchweitzerSR.San Jose State
OLPearce SlaterSR.San Diego StateChase RoullierJR.Wyoming
PKTyler RausaJR.Boise StateBrent ZuzoJR.Nevada
PR/KRRashaad PennySO.San Diego StateCarlos WigginsSR.New Mexico

Defense:

Pos.NameYr.SchoolNameYr.School
First Team Second Team
DLAlex HansenSR.Air ForceKamalei CorreaJR.Boise State
DLKennedy TulimasealiiJR.Hawai'iCory JamesSR.Colorado State
DLIan SeauSR.NevadaLenny JonesSR.Nevada
DLAlex BarrettJR.San Diego StateEddie YarbroughSR.Wyoming
LBCalvin MunsonJR.San Diego StateEjiro Ederaine**SR.Fresno State
LBKyler FackrellSR.Utah StateJake Fely**SR.San Diego State
LBNick VigilJR.Utah StateChristian TagoJR.San Jose State
DBRoland LadipoJR.Air ForceDonte Deayon***SR.Boise State
DBWeston Steelhammer*JR.Air ForceDameon BaberFR.Nevada
DBDarian ThompsonSR.Boise StateJ.J. Whittaker**SR.San Diego State
DBDamontae KazeeJR.San Diego StateAndrew WingardFR.Wyoming
PMichael CarrizosaSO.San Jose StateHayden HuntJR.Colorado State
(* - Two-Time First-Team Selection)
(** - Two-Time Second-Team Selection)
(*** - Three-Time Second-Team Selection)

All-Academic

[17]

Home game attendance

TeamStadiumCapacityGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7TotalAverage% of Capacity
Air ForceFalcon Stadium46,69233,73422,38922,02320,21337,71620,083—156,15826,02655.7%
Boise StateBronco Stadium36,38736,83633,86835,90731,94632,78030,332—201,66933,61192.4%
Colorado StateSonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium32,50024,57132,50026,11732,54618,12515,641—149,50024,91676.7%
Fresno StateBulldog Stadium41,03132,54733,67530,54025,60425,47626,375—174,21729,03670.8%
HawaiʻiAloha Stadium50,00024,25525,71428,54322,43021,48520,32021,284164,03123,43346.9%
NevadaMackay Stadium30,00021,48324,35529,55120,42619,99217,215—133,02222,17073.9%
New MexicoUniversity Stadium39,22421,93024,16730,90020,54119,88621,64318,868157,93522,56257.5%
San José StateSpartan Stadium30,45615,19817,26416,33911,64615,65215,770—91,86915,31150.3%
San Diego StateQualcomm Stadium54,00048,785†18,19429,99625,89836,68822,93920,959203,45929,06553.8%
Utah StateMaverik Stadium25,51321,20922,05922,50920,96418,92222,509—128,17221,36283.7%
UNLVSam Boyd Stadium35,50031,26216,71719,19014,31520,00614,738—116,22819,37154.6%
WyomingWar Memorial Stadium29,18123,66919,11218,72317,02618,68211,149—108,36118,06061.9%

Bold – Exceed capacity
†Season High

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Football Club News . Maxwell Football Club . 2015-12-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304141002/https://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/news/2015-pre-season-watch-lists-maxwell-and-benarik-awards . 2016-03-04 . dead .
  2. Web site: Football Club News . Maxwell Football Club . 2015-12-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304141002/https://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/news/2015-pre-season-watch-lists-maxwell-and-benarik-awards . 2016-03-04 . dead .
  3. Web site: Home . johnmackeyaward.org.
  4. Web site: 2015 Biletnikoff Award watch list . Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation . 2015-12-29.
  5. Web site: 2015 Bronko Nagurski Trophy preseason watch list announced . NCAA . 2015-07-10 . 2015-12-29.
  6. Web site: 2015 Outland Trophy preseason watch list released . NCAA . 2015-07-10 . 2015-12-29.
  7. Web site: Jim Thorpe Award Watch List Announced . Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame . 2015-07-13 . 2015-12-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151215132524/http://oksportshof.org/jim-thorpe-award-watch-list-announced/ . 2015-12-15 . dead .
  8. Web site: 2015 Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List Announced . Rotarylombardiaward.com . 2015-07-14. 2015-12-29.
  9. Web site: Rimington Trophy Official Website: Trophy Watchlist . Rimington Trophy . 2015-12-29.
  10. Web site: 2015 Davey O'Brien Award watch list for nation's top quarterback released . NCAA . 2015-07-16 . 2015-12-29.
  11. Web site: 2015 Doak Walker Award Candidates. Smu.edu . 2015-12-29.
  12. Web site: 2015 Walter Camp Player of the Year Preseason Watch List Announced . Walter Camp Football Foundation . 2015-07-17 . 2015-12-29.
  13. Web site: Watch List . Lott IMPACT Trophy . 2015-12-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120718013531/http://www.lottimpacttrophy.com/watch-list . 2012-07-18 . dead .
  14. Web site: Current Watch List PB Sports Commission - Lou Groza . Lougrozaaward.com . 2015-12-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160718003948/http://www.lougrozaaward.com/watchlist.html . 2016-07-18 .
  15. Web site: themw.com . 2015-12-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208055650/http://www.themw.com/news/mwfb-15-champ-recap . 2015-12-08 . dead .
  16. All-MW Conference Football Team. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208154339/http://www.themwc.com/news/mwfb-15-allmw. 2015-12-08. dead. Mountain West Conference. December 2, 2015.
  17. http://www.themwc.com/news/fall-2015-academic-all-mountain-west-team-announced-02-11-2016 Fall 2015 Academic All-Mountain West Team Announced

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