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.
| 2009 Mountain West Conference football season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) |
| Sport | Football |
| Duration | September 3, 2009 through January 7, 2010 |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| TV partner(s) | Mtn., CBS College Sports, Versus |
| 2010 NFL Draft | |
| Top draft pick | DE Jerry Hughes, TCU |
| Picked by | Indianapolis Colts, 31st overall |
| Regular Season | |
| Champion | TCU |
| Runners-Up | Brigham Young |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 TCU $ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 BYU | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Utah | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 0 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
editUtah won its fourth conference championship while being the only Division I team to go undefeated.
Rankings
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Final | ||
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| Air Force | AP | (42T) | NR | ||||||||||||||
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| Harris | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| BCS | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||
| Harris | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| BCS | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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| Harris | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| BCS | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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| BCS | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| Harris | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| BCS | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
Mountain West vs. BCS matchups
edit| 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 games
edit| Bowl Game | Date | Stadium | City | Television | Conference Matchups | Payout (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maaco Bowl Las Vegas | December 22 | Sam Boyd Stadium | Las Vegas, Nevada | ESPN | #1 MW vs. #4/#5 Pac-10 | |
| Poinsettia Bowl | December 23 | Qualcomm Stadium | San Diego, California | ESPN | #2 MW vs. #6 Pac-10 / WAC | |
| Armed Forces Bowl | December 31 | Amon G. Carter Stadium | Fort Worth, Texas | ESPN | #3 MW vs. Pac-10 | |
| New Mexico Bowl | December 19 | University Stadium | Albuquerque, New Mexico | ESPN | #4 MW vs. WAC | |
| Humanitarian Bowl | December 30 | Bronco Stadium | Boise, Idaho | ESPN | #5 MW vs. #1 WAC |
Home attendance
edit| 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 |
Awards and honors
editAll Conference teams
edit- Offensive Player of the Year: Andy Dalton, JR., QB, TCU
- Defensive Player of the Year: Jerry Hughes, SR., DE, TCU
- Special Teams Player of the Year: Jeremy Kerley, JR., KR, TCU
- Freshman of the Year: Austyn Carta-Samuels, QB, Wyoming
- Coach of the Year: Gary Patterson, TCU
Offense:
| Pos. | Name | Yr. | School | Name | Yr. | School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Team | Second Team | ||||||
| QB | Andy Dalton | JR. | TCU | Max Hall | SR. | BYU | |
| WR | Ryan Wolfe | SR. | UNLV | Vincent Brown | JR. | San Diego State | |
| WR | David Reed | SR. | Utah | DeMarco Sampson | SR. | San Diego State | |
| RB | Harvey Unga | JR. | BYU | Jared Tew | JR. | Air Force | |
| RB | Eddie Wide | JR. | Utah | Joseph Turner | SR. | TCU | |
| TE | Dennis Pitta | SR. | BYU | Andrew George | SR. | BYU | |
| OL | Matt Reynolds | SO. | BYU | Nick Charles | SR. | Air Force | |
| OL | Erik Cook | SR. | New Mexico | Peter Lusk | SR. | Air Force | |
| OL | Marshall Newhouse | SR. | TCU | Caleb Schlauderaff | JR. | Utah | |
| OL | Marcus Cannon | JR. | TCU | Zane Taylor | JR. | Utah | |
| OL | Zane Beadles | SR. | Utah | Jake Kirkpatrick | JR. | TCU | |
| PK | Ross Evans | SO. | TCU | Erik Soderberg | SO. | Air Force | |
| PR/KR | Jeremy Kerley | JR. | TCU | Dion Morton | SR. | Colorado State | |
Defense:
| Pos. | Name | Yr. | School | Name | Yr. | School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Team | Second Team | ||||||
| DL | Jan Jorgensen | SR. | BYU | Ben Garland | SR. | Air Force | |
| DL | Jerry Hughes | SR. | TCU | Johnathan Rainey | SO. | New Mexico | |
| DL | Koa Misi | SR. | Utah | Wayne Daniels | JR. | TCU | |
| DL | John Fletcher | SR. | Wyoming | Cory Grant | JR. | TCU | |
| LB | Carmen Messina | SO. | New Mexico | Mychal Sisson | SO. | Colorado State | |
| LB | Daryl Washington | SR. | TCU | Tank Carder | SO. | TCU | |
| LB | Stevenson Sylvester | SR. | Utah | Brian Hendricks | SO. | Wyoming | |
| DB | Reggie Rembert | JR. | Air Force | Andrew Wright | SO. | Air Force | |
| DB | Rafael Priest | SR. | TCU | Andrew Rich | JR. | BYU | |
| DB | Nick Sanders | SR. | TCU | Tejay Johnson | JR. | TCU | |
| DB | Robert Johnson | SR. | Utah | Chris Prosinski | JR. | Wyoming | |
| P | Adam Miller | SR. | New Mexico | Brian Stahovich | SO. | San Diego State | |
References
edit- ^ "Football All-Mountain West Teams and Superlative Awards" (Press release). Mountain West Conference.