2017 Mountain West Conference football season explained

2017 Mountain West Conference football season
League:NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport:Football
Pixels:150px
Duration:August 2017 – January 2018
No Of Teams:12
Tv:CBSSN, ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, CBS, AT&TSN
Draft:2018 NFL Draft
Draft Link:2018 NFL Draft
Top Pick:QB Josh Allen, Wyoming
Picked By:Buffalo Bills, 7th overall
Season:Regular season
Conf1:Mountain Division
Conf1 Champ:Boise State Broncos
Conf1 Runner-Up:Wyoming Cowboys
Conf2:West Division
Conf2 Champ:Fresno State Bulldogs
Conf2 Runner-Up:San Diego State Aztecs
Finals:Championship Game
Finals Link:2017 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game
Finals Champ:Boise State
Finals Runner-Up:Fresno State
Finals Mvp:QB Brett Rypien, Boise State
LB Leighton Vander Esch, Boise State
Seasonslistnames:Football
Prevseason Year:2016
Nextseason Year:2018

The 2017 Mountain West Conference football season, part of that year's NCAA Division I FBS football season, was the 19th season of college football for the Mountain West Conference (MW). Since 2012, 12 teams have competed in MW football—the conference's 11 full members, plus football-only member Hawaiʻi. The regular season began on August 26 and ended on November 25. The Mountain West Championship Game was played on December 2,[1] where Mountain Division champion Boise State defeated West Division champion Fresno State to win their first Mountain West championship since 2014.

Pre-season

Mountain West Media

2017 Mountain West media days took place on July 25 & 26 at the Cosmopolitan.

Preseason Polls

[2]

Place Mountain Division West Division
1 Boise State (21) 161 San Diego State (28) 168
2 Colorado State (6) 135 Hawai'i 135
3 Wyoming (1) 114 UNLV 105
4 Air Force 82 Nevada 79
5 New Mexico 68 San Jose State 54
6 Utah State 28 Fresno State 47

Preseason All–Mountain West Team

[3]

Offense! Position! Player! Class! Team
QBJosh AllenJR.Wyoming
WRMichael GallupSR.Colorado State
WRDevonte BoydSR.UNLV
RBRashaad PennySR.San Diego State
RBTyrone OwensJR.New Mexico
OLJake Bennett**SR.Colorado State
OLAustin CorbettSR.Nevada
OLDejon Allen**SR.Hawai'i
OLAaron JenkinsJR.New Mexico
OLMason HamptonSR.Boise State
TEDavid Wells**SR.San Diego State
Defense! Position! Player! Class! Team
DLDavid Moa*JR.Boise State
DLMalik ReedJR.Nevada
DLGarrett Hughes*SR.New Mexico
DLMike Hughes Jr.SR.UNLV
LBJahlani Tavai*JR.Hawai'i
LBLogan WilsonSO.Wyoming
LBFrank GindaJR.San Jose State
DBAndrew Wingard*JR.Wyoming
DBAndre Chachere*SR.San Jose State
DBTyler HortonJR.Boise State
DBTrayvon HendersonSR.Hawai'i
Specialists! Position! Player! Class! Team
PMichael CarrizosaSR.San Jose State
PKJohn Baron II*JR.San Diego State
RETRashaad PennySR.San Diego State
Josh Allen, JR., QB, Wyoming
Andrew Wingard, JR., DB, Wyoming
Rashaad Penny, SR., KR, San Diego State

(* – member of the 2016 All–Mountain West first team)

(** – member of the 2016 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 ForceTroy Calhoun1177–5377–5345–35
Boise StateBryan Harsin438–1431–918–6
Colorado StateMike Bobo314–1214–1210–6
Fresno StateJeff Tedford182–570–00–0
HawaiʻiNick Rolovich27–77–74–4
NevadaJay Norvell10–00–00–0
New MexicoBob Davie662–6127–3615–25
San Diego StateRocky Long9119–9554–2636–11
San José StateBrent Brennan10–00–00–0
UNLVTony Sanchez37–177–175–11
Utah StateMatt Wells528–2528–2519–12
WyomingCraig Bohl4118–5614–2410–14

Rankings

See also: 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings. Listed are the Mountain West teams who were ranked or received votes at some point during the season. Air Force, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, San Jose State, Utah State and UNLV were never ranked or received any votes.

Legend
  Improvement in ranking
 Drop in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
align=center style="width:20px; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; background:white;" RVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
тTied with team above or below also with this symbol
  Pre Wk
1 		Wk
2 		Wk
3 		Wk
4 		Wk
5 		Wk
6 		Wk
7 		Wk
8 		Wk
9 		Wk
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12 		Wk
13 		Wk
14 		Final
Boise State BroncosAPRVRVRVRVRVRV25RV2522
CRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV24RV2522
CFPNot released 252325
Colorado State RamsAP
CRVRVRV
CFPNot released 
Fresno State BulldogsAPRV25RVRV
CRVRVRVRV
CFPNot released 25
San Diego State AztecsAPRVRVRV22191919RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV
CRVRVRV25212118RVRVRVRVRV25RVRV
CFPNot released 
Wyoming CowboysAP
CRV
CFPNot released 

Schedule

Regular season

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

Week Thirteen

Championship Game

Week Fourteen (Mountain West Championship game)

The 2017 Mountain West Championship Game was held on December 2 between the champions of the Mountain Division, Boise State and the West Division, Fresno State. Boise State beat Fresno State 17–10.

Records against FBS conferences

ConferenceRecord
The American1–2
ACC0–2
Big Ten0–5
Big 120–1
C-USA0–0
Independents4–4
MAC1–1
Pac-123–7
SEC0–3
Sun Belt3–1
Total12–26

Power Five conferences and independents

Power 5 ConferencesRecord
ACC0–2
Big Ten0–5
Big 120–1
Pac-123–7
SEC0–3
Notre Dame0–0
Power 5 Total3–18

Group of Five conferences

Group of 5 ConferencesRecord
American1–2
C-USA0–0
MAC1–1
Independents (excluding Notre Dame)4–4
Sun Belt3–1
Group of 5 Total9–8

Postseason

Power 5 ConferencesRecord
ACC0–0
Big Ten0–0
Big 120–0
Pac-121–0
Notre Dame0–0
SEC0–0
Power 5 Total1–0
Other FBS ConferencesRecord
American1–0
C–USA0–1
Independents (excluding Notre Dame)0–1
MAC1–0
Sun Belt0–1
Total Bowl Record3–3

Postseason

Bowl games

Legend
 Mountain West win
 Mountain West loss

See also: 2017–18 NCAA football bowl games.

Bowl gameDateSiteTelevisionTime (EST)Mountain West teamOpponentScoreAttendance
Las Vegas BowlDecember 16Sam Boyd Stadium • Las Vegas, NVABC3:30 p.m.
  1. 25 Boise State Broncos (10–3)
Oregon Ducks (7–5)38–2836,432
New Mexico BowlDecember 16Dreamstyle Stadium • Albuquerque, NMESPN4:30 p.m.Colorado State Rams (7–5)Marshall Thundering Herd (7–5)28–3126,087
Famous Idaho Potato BowlDecember 22Albertsons Stadium • Boise, IDESPN4:00 p.m.Wyoming Cowboys (7–5)Central Michigan Chippewas (8–4)37–1416,512
Armed Forces BowlDecember 23Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TXESPN3:30 p.m.San Diego State Aztecs (10–2)Army Black Knights (8–3)35–4235,986
Hawaii BowlDecember 24Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HIESPN8:30 p.m.Fresno State Bulldogs (9–4)Houston Cougars (7–4)33–2720,546
Arizona BowlDecember 29Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZCBSSN5:30 p.m.Utah State Aggies (6–6)New Mexico State Aggies (6–6)20–2639,132

Boise State's ranking is from the CFP Poll.

Selection of teams: Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, San Diego State, Utah State, & Wyoming (6)

Awards and honors

All Conference Teams

Offense:

Pos.NameYr.SchoolPos.NameYr.School
First Team Second Team
QBNick StevensSr.Colorado StateQBBrett RypienJr.Boise State
WRCedrick Wilson Jr.Sr.Boise StateWRKeeSean JohnsonJr.Fresno State
WRMichael GallupSr.Colorado StateWRWyatt DempsSr.Nevada
RBRashaad PennySr.San Diego StateRBDalyn DawkinsSr.Colorado State
RBLexington ThomasJr.UNLVRBDiocemy Saint JusteSr.Hawaii
TEJake RohSr.Boise StateTEDavid WellsSr.San Diego State
OLMason HamptonSr.Boise StateOLAlex NortonSr.Air Force
OLJake BennettSr.Colorado StateOLArchie LewisSr.Boise State
OLZack GolditchSr.Colorado StateOLAaron MitchellSr.Fresno State
OLDejon AllenSr.HawaiiOLKeith IsmaelFr.San Diego State
OLAustin CorbettSr.NevadaOLTyler RoemerFr.San Diego State
PKDominik EberleSo.Utah StatePKJimmy CamachoSr.Fresno State
PR/KRRashaad PennySr.San Diego StatePR/KRAvery WilliamsFr.Boise State

(* – Two-Time First-Team Selection)
(** – Three-Time First-Team Selection)

Defense:

Pos.NameYr.SchoolPos.NameYr.School
First Team Second Team
DLCurtis WeaverFr.Boise StateDLJabril FrazierJr.Boise State
DLMalik ReedJr.NevadaDLDavid MoaJr.Boise State
DLYouhanna GhaifanSo.WyomingDLTobenna OkekeSr.Fresno State
DLCarl GrandersonJr.WyomingDLMike Hughes Jr.Sr.UNLV
LBLeighton Vander EschJr.Boise StateLBJahlani TavaiJr.Hawaii
LBJeffrey AllisonSo.Fresno StateLBRonley LakalakaJr.San Diego State
LBFrank GindaJr.San Jose StateLBLogan WilsonSo.Wyoming
DBTyler HortonJr.Boise StateDBKekoa NawahineSo.Boise State
DBKameron KellySr.San Diego StateDBDameon BarberJr.Nevada
DBJalen DavisSr.Utah StateDBTariq ThompsonFr.San Diego State
DBAndrew WingardJr.WyomingDBRico GaffordSr.Wyoming
PCorey BojorquezSr.New MexicoPMichael CarrizosaSr.San Jose State

(* – Two-Time Second-Team Selection)

Honorable Mentions:

[4]

Home game attendance

TeamStadiumCapacityGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7TotalAverage% of Capacity
Air ForceFalcon Stadium46,69237,28627,57526,67941,875†24,25717,252—174,92429,15462.4%
Boise StateAlbertsons Stadium36,38731,58128,38533,94735,565†30,85833,030—193,36632,22888.6%
Colorado StateColorado State Stadium41,20037,583†27,03836,76533,07432,16625,743—192,36932,06277.8%
Fresno StateBulldog Stadium41,03139,447†27,43428,09027,92229,37031,526—183,78930,63274.7%
HawaiʻiAloha Stadium50,00025,47225,687†25,01923,01821,35724,910—145,46324,24448.5%
NevadaMackay Stadium30,00018,617†16,39416,56616,78914,60417,359—100,32916,72255.7%
New MexicoDreamstyle Stadium39,22421,47532,427†21,86417,35819,29314,744—127,16121,19454.0%
San Diego StateSDCCU Stadium54,00046,13243,04035,71749,053†43,24329,26528,978275,42839,34772.9%
San José StateCEFCU Stadium30,45613,37710,66712,42618,483†17,62912,653—82,23514,20646.6%
Utah StateMaverik Stadium25,51319,63824,112†18,00422,23419,01217,650—120,65020,10878.8%
UNLVSam Boyd Stadium35,50015,66715,00919,77018,15716,27819,811†—104,69217,44949.2%
WyomingWar Memorial Stadium29,18119,05129,139†17,79621,78418,24922,84015,440144,29920,61470.6%

Bold – Exceed capacity
†Season High

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mountain West announces 2017 Football schedule. Mountain West Conference. March 2, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170304035645/http://www.themwc.com/page/mountain-west-announces-2017-football-schedule. March 4, 2017. dead. mdy-all.
  2. Web site: Boise State, San Diego State Picked to Win 2017 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles. Mountain West Conference. July 25, 2017. July 25, 2017.
  3. Web site: 2017 Mountain West Football Preseason All-Conference Team. Mountain West Conference. July 25, 2017. July 25, 2017.
  4. Web site: Mountain West Announces 2017 Football All–Conference Teams and Individual Honors. Mountain West Conference. 29 November 2017.

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