Sports season
The 2010 Mountain West Conference football season was the 12th since eight former members of the Western Athletic Conference banded together to form the MW.
This was the last season for two of the conference's charter members. Utah left the MW to join the Pac-10 in 2011. At the same time, the Utes' historic rival , BYU , will become a football independent and join the West Coast Conference in other sports. In the 2011 season, Boise State joined from the WAC, while three other WAC members, Fresno State , Hawaiʻi and Nevada , have accepted invitations to join the MW in 2012. For more details on these developments, see 2010 NCAA conference realignment .
Previous season [ ]
TCU won its second Mountain West Conference Championship during an undefeated regular season. TCU beat Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl.
Rankings [ ]
Ranking MovementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
Pre
Wk 1
Wk 2
Wk 3
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Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
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Wk 12
Wk 13
Wk 14
Final
Air Force
AP
(28)
(26)
(29)
25
23
(37)
(33)
(35)
(35)
C
(T52)
(29)
(33)
(29)
(27)
23
(33)
(39)
(40)
(33)
(33)
Harris
Not released
23
(31)
(39)
(39)
(36)
(37)
(37)
BCS
Not released
BYU
AP
(34)
(33)
(38)
C
(28)
24
(37)
Harris
Not released
BCS
Not released
Colorado State
AP
C
Harris
Not released
BCS
Not released
New Mexico
AP
C
Harris
Not released
BCS
Not released
San Diego State
AP
(31)
(33)
(27)
(30)
(32)
(33)
(28)
C
(34)
(34)
(27)
(31)
(35)
(30)
(30)
(28)
Harris
Not released
(36)
(33)
(26)
(31)
(38)
(34)
(35)
BCS
Not released
TCU
AP
6
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
2
C
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
2
Harris
Not released
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
BCS
Not released
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
UNLV
AP
C
Harris
Not released
BCS
Not released
Utah
AP
(28)
20
14
13
13
10
11
9
8
6
15
25
23
21
20
(26)
C
24
20
14
13
12
10
10
9
7
6
15
24
22
21
19
23
Harris
Not released
10
9
7
6
15
21
20
21
19
BCS
Not released
9
8
5
14
23
20
20
19
Wyoming
AP
C
Harris
Not released
BCS
Not released
Mountain West vs. BCS matchups [ ]
Date
Visitor
Home
Notes
September 2
Pittsburgh 24
Utah 27
Utah won its first season opener against a team ranked in the AP Poll when the Utes defeated the #15 ranked Panthers.[1]
September 4^
Colorado State 3
Colorado 24
Rocky Mountain Showdown . Played at Invesco Field at Mile High in Denver .
September 4
New Mexico 0
Oregon 72
The Lobos surrendered 720 yards of offense, a new record for the Ducks.[2]
September 4
Washington 17
BYU 23
September 4^
TCU 30
Oregon State 21
Played at Cowboys Stadium ; Andy Dalton got his 30th win as a starter to overtake Sammy Baugh for first place among TCU quarterbacks.[3]
September 4
Wisconsin 41
UNLV 21
UNLV fell to 2–9 all time against Big Ten Conference teams.[4]
September 11
Wyoming 7
Texas 34
Wyoming lost its 12th straight game against teams from the Big 12 Conference , a streak dating back to 1997.[5]
September 11
Texas Tech 52
New Mexico 17
September 18
Air Force 24
Oklahoma 27
Air Force gained 458 yards of offense compared to Oklahoma's 367.[6]
September 18
BYU 10
Florida State 34
The Seminoles held BYU to 39 yards of offense during the second half.[7]
September 18
Baylor 10
TCU 45
Andy Dalton completed his first 11 passes and completed 21 out of 23 for 267 yards and two touchdowns.[8]
September 18
San Diego State 24
Missouri 27
T.J. Moe scored on a 68-yard pass from Blaine Gabbert with 51 seconds left to give Missouri a 27–24 win.[9]
October 9
UNLV 10
West Virginia 49
West Virginia scored its most points since scoring 66 in 2007 against Connecticut .[10]
October 9
Utah 68
Iowa State 27
Seven different Utes scored touchdowns as Utah got its first win against Iowa State[11]
November 13
Utah 3
Notre Dame 28
Notre Dame ended an 11-game losing streak against ranked teams when they beat the #15 Utes[12]
^Denotes neutral site game
Schedule [ ]
Week one [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 2
6:30 PM
No. 15 Pittsburgh
Utah
Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City
Versus
W 27–24 OT
45,730[13]
September 4
12:00 PM
Northwestern State
Air Force
Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, Colorado
W 65–21
40,236[14]
September 4
12:00 PM
Colorado
Colorado State
Invesco Field at Mile High • Denver (Rocky Mountain Showdown )
the Mtn.
L 3–24
60,989[15]
September 4
1:30 PM
New Mexico
Oregon
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon
CSN
L 0–72
59,104[16]
September 4
5:00 PM
Washington
BYU
LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah
CBS-C
W 23–17
63,771[17]
September 4
6:00 PM
Nicholls State
San Diego State
Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego
W 47–0
25,290[18]
September 4
5:45 PM
No. 24 Oregon State
No. 6 TCU
Cowboys Stadium • Arlington, Texas (Cowboys Classic )
ESPN
W 30–21
46,138[19]
September 4
7:00 PM
Southern Utah
Wyoming
War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming
W 28–20
20,043[20]
September 4
9:00 PM
Wisconsin
UNLV
Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, Nevada
Versus
L 21–41
31,107[21]
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time .
Week two [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 11
2:00 PM
BYU
Air Force
Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, Colorado
Versus
AFA 35–14
46,692[22]
September 11
2:00 PM
UNLV
No. 20 Utah
Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah
the Mtn.
Utah 38–10
45,102[23]
September 11
5:00 PM
Tennessee Tech
No. 4 TCU
Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas
W 62–7
37,117[24]
September 11
5:00 PM
Wyoming
No. 5 Texas
Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas
Fox Sports Net
L 7–34
101,339[25]
September 11
6:00 PM
Texas Tech
New Mexico
University Stadium • Albuquerque, New Mexico
L 17–52
25,734[26]
September 11
6:00 PM
San Diego State
New Mexico State
Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, New Mexico
W 41–21
16,891[27]
September 11
8:30 PM
Colorado State
Nevada
Mackay Stadium • Reno, Nevada
ESPNU
L 6–51
18,098[28]
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time .
Week three [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 18
1:30 PM
Air Force
No. 7 Oklahoma
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma
Fox Sports Net
L 24–27
84,332[29]
September 18
1:30 PM
BYU
Florida State
Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida
ESPNU
L 10–34
68,795[30]
September 18
1:30 PM
Colorado State
Miami (OH)
Yager Stadium • Oxford, Ohio
ESPN3
L 10–31
16,691[31]
September 18
2:30 PM
Baylor
No. 4 TCU
Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas
Versus
W 45–10
47,493[32]
September 18
5:00 PM
San Diego State
Missouri
Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri
FSN PPV
L 24–27
56,050[33]
September 18
6:00 PM
No. 14 Utah
New Mexico
University Stadium • Albuquerque, New Mexico
the Mtn.
Utah 56–14
23,940[34]
September 18
6:00 PM
No. 3 Boise State
Wyoming
War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming
CBS-C
L 6–51
29,014[35]
September 18
8:30 PM
UNLV
Idaho
Kibbie Dome • Moscow, Idaho
ESPNU
L 7–30
15,390[36]
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time .
Week four [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 24
6:00 PM
No. 4 TCU
SMU
Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas (Battle for the Iron Skillet )
ESPN
W 41–24
35,481[37]
September 25
12:00 PM
Air Force
Wyoming
War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming
the Mtn.
AFA 20–14
22,413[38]
September 25
2:00 PM
Idaho
Colorado State
Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, Colorado
W 36–34
23,925[39]
September 25
4:00 PM
Nevada
BYU
LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah
the Mtn.
L 13–27
61,471[40]
September 25
6:00 PM
Utah State
San Diego State
Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego
W 41–7
45,682[41]
September 25†
6:00 PM
San Jose State
No. 13 Utah
Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah
W 56–3
45,099[42]
September 25
8:00 PM
New Mexico
UNLV
Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, Nevada
the Mtn.
UNLV 45–10
16,961[43]
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time .
Week five [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
October 1
6:00 PM
BYU
Utah State
Romney Stadium • Logan, Utah
ESPN
L 16–31
24,152[44]
October 2
12:00 PM
No. 5 TCU
Colorado State
Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, Colorado
the Mtn.
TCU 27–0
22,553[45]
October 2
12:30 PM
Navy
Air Force
Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, Colorado
Versus
W 14–6
47,565[46]
October 2
4:00 PM
UTEP
New Mexico
University Stadium • Albuquerque, New Mexico
the Mtn.
L 20–38
22,511[47]
October 2
5:00 PM
Wyoming
Toledo
Glass Bowl • Toledo, Ohio
W 20–15
20,843[48]
October 2
8:00 PM
No. 25 Nevada
UNLV
Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, Nevada (Battle for Nevada )
the Mtn.
L 26–44
28,958[49]
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time .
Week six [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
October 9
12:00 PM
Colorado State
No. 25 Air Force
Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, Colorado
the Mtn.
AFA 49–27
41,547[50]
October 9
1:30 PM
Wyoming
No. 5 TCU
Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas
CBS-C
TCU 45–0
38,081[51]
October 9
1:30 PM
UNLV
West Virginia
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia
ESPN Plus
L 10–49
58,234[52]
October 9
4:00 PM
San Diego State
BYU
LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah
the Mtn.
BYU 24–21
62,176[53]
October 9
5:00 PM
No. 10 Utah
Iowa State
Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, Iowa
FCS
W 68–27
43,195[54]
October 9
6:00 PM
New Mexico
New Mexico State
Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, New Mexico (Rio Grande Rivalry )
L 14–16
21,437[55]
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time .
Week seven [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
October 16
12:00 PM
UNLV
Colorado State
Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, Colorado
the Mtn.
CSU 43–10
30,753[56]
October 16
2:00 PM
BYU
TCU
Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas
Versus
TCU 31–3
40,416[57]
October 16
4:00 PM
Utah
Wyoming
War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming
the Mtn.
Utah 30–6
20,014[58]
October 16
6:00 PM
Air Force
San Diego State
Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego
CBS-C
SDSU 27–25
28,178[59]
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time .
Week eight [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
October 23
12:00 PM
Wyoming
BYU
LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah
the Mtn.
BYU 25–20
60,505[60]
October 23
4:00 PM
Utah
Colorado State
Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah
the Mtn.
Utah 59–6
45,029[61]
October 23
6:00 PM
Air Force
TCU
Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas
CBS-C
TCU 38–7
46,096[62]
October 23
8:00 PM
San Diego State
New Mexico
University Stadium • Albuquerque, New Mexico
the Mtn.
SDSU 30–20
16,488[63]
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time .
Week nine [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
October 30
12:00 PM
San Diego State
Wyoming
War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming
the Mtn.
SDSU 48–38
16,252[64]
October 30
4:00 PM
New Mexico
Colorado State
Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, Colorado
the Mtn.
CSU 38–14
18,266[65]
October 30
5:30 PM
Utah
Air Force
Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, Colorado
CBS-C
Utah 28–23
37,211[66]
October 30
9:00 PM
TCU
UNLV
Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, Nevada
CBS-C
TCU 48–6
16,745[67]
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time .
Week ten [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
November 6
10:00 AM
Air Force
Army
Michie Stadium • West Point, New York
CBS-C
W 42–22
38,128[68]
November 6
11:00 AM
UNLV
BYU
LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah
the Mtn.
BYU 55–7
61,283[69]
November 6
1:30 PM
TCU
Utah
Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah
CBS-C
TCU 47–7
46,522[70]
November 6
4:00 PM
Wyoming
New Mexico
University Stadium • Albuquerque, New Mexico
the Mtn.
NM 34–31
18,017[71]
November 6
6:00 PM
Colorado State
San Diego State
Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego
the Mtn.
SDSU 24–19
34,689[72]
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time .
Week eleven [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
November 13
12:00 PM
BYU
Colorado State
Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, Colorado
the Mtn.
BYU 49–10
16,501[73]
November 13
12:30 PM
Utah
Notre Dame
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
NBC
L 3–28
80,795[74]
November 13
3:00 PM
San Diego State
TCU
Amon G. Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas
Versus
TCU 40–35
45,694[75]
November 13
4:00 PM
New Mexico
Air Force
Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, Colorado
the Mtn.
AFA 48–23
27,309[76]
November 13
7:00 PM
Wyoming
UNLV
Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, Nevada
the Mtn.
UNLV 42–16
16,111[77]
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time .
Week twelve [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
November 18
8:00 PM
Air Force
UNLV
Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, Nevada
CBC-C
AFA 35–20
13,790[78]
November 20
12:00 PM
Colorado State
Wyoming
War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming (The Border War )
the Mtn.
Wyo 44–0
17,011[79]
November 20
4:00 PM
New Mexico
BYU
LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah
the Mtn.
BYU 40–7
59,077[80]
November 20
8:00 PM
Utah
San Diego State
Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego
the Mtn.
Utah 38–34
34,951[81]
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time .
Week thirteen [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
November 27
1:30 PM
BYU
Utah
Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah (Holy War )
the Mtn.
Utah 17–16
45,272[82]
November 27
2:00 PM
TCU
New Mexico
University Stadium • Albuquerque, New Mexico
Versus
TCU 66–17
18,640[83]
November 27
4:00 PM
UNLV
San Diego State
Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego
the Mtn.
SDSU 48–14
22,091[84]
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time .
Week fourteen [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
December 4
8:30 PM
UNLV
No. 25 Hawai'i
Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI
L 21–59
37,820[85]
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time .
Statistics [ ]
Team
Scoring offense: TCU (520 points, 43.3 average)
Scoring defense: TCU (137 points, 11.4 average)
Rushing offense: Air Force (317.9 yards per game)
Rushing defense: TCU (89.2 yards per game)
Pass offense: San Diego State (297.0 yards per game)
Total offense: TCU (491.5 yards per game)
Bowl games [ ]
Mountain West teams finished 4–1 in bowl games in 2011, the best record out of all conferences[86] to win the Bowl Challenge Cup for the second consecutive year.
Home attendance [ ]
Team
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
Game 6
Total
Average
Air Force
40,236[14]
46,692[22]
47,565[46]
41,547[50]
37,211[66]
27,309[76]
240,560
40,093
BYU
63,771[17]
61,471[40]
62,176[53]
60,505[60]
61,283[69]
59,077[80]
368,283
61,380
Colorado State
23,925[39]
22,553[45]
30,753[56]
18,266[65]
16,501[73]
—
111,998
22,399
New Mexico
25,734[26]
23,940[34]
22,511[47]
16,488[63]
18,017[71]
18,640[83]
125,330
20,888
San Diego State
25,290[18]
45,682[41]
28,178[59]
34,689[72]
34,951[81]
22,091[84]
190,881
31,814
TCU
37,117[24]
47,493[32]
38,081[51]
40,416[57]
46,096[62]
45,694[75]
254,897
42,483
UNLV
31,107[21]
16,961[43]
28,958[49]
16,745[67]
16,111[77]
13,790[78]
123,672
20,612
Utah
45,730[13]
45,102[23]
45,099[42]
45,029[61]
46,522[70]
45,272[82]
272,754
45,459
Wyoming
20,043[20]
29,014[35]
22,413[38]
20,014[58]
16,252[64]
17,011[79]
124,747
20,791
References [ ]
Mountain Division West Division Championships & awards Seasons
Conference seasons Inter-conference All-Americans