2015 Mountain West Conference football season
2015 Mountain West Conference football season | |
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League | NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) |
Sport | Football |
Duration | August 2015–January 2016 |
Number of teams | 12 |
TV partner(s) | CBS Sports Network, ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, CBS |
2016 NFL Draft | |
Top draft pick | LB Kamalei Correa, Boise State |
Picked by | Baltimore Ravens, 42nd overall |
Regular Season | |
Mountain Division champions | Air Force Falcons |
Mountain Division runners-up | Boise State Broncos |
West Division champions | San Diego State Aztecs |
West Division runners-up | Nevada Wolfpack |
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Air Force x | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State x$ | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 0 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: San Diego State 27, Air Force 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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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 |
- Predicted Mountain West Championship Game Winner: Boise State is picked to win the Mountain West title game over San Diego State.
Preseason All-Mountain West Teams[]
Position | Player | Class | Team |
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QB | Chuckie Keeton | SR | Utah State |
RB | Donnel Pumphrey* | JR | San Diego State |
RB | Marteze Waller** | SR | Fresno State |
WR | Rashard Higgins* | JR | Colorado State |
WR | Devonte Boyd** | SO | UNLV |
TE | Steven Walker* | SR | Colorado State |
OL | Marcus Henry* | SR | Boise State |
OL | Rees Odhiambo** | SR | Boise State |
OL | Alex Fifita | SR | Fresno State |
OL | Ben Clarke | SR | Hawai'i |
OL | Pearce Slater | SR | San Diego State |
Position | Player | Class | Team |
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DL | Alex Hansen** | SR | Air Force |
DL | Kamalei Correa* | JR | Boise State |
DL | Ian Seau** | SR | Nevada |
DL | Eddie Yarbrough* | SR | Wyoming |
LB | Tanner Vallejo** | JR | Boise State |
LB | Kyler Fackrell | SR | Utah State |
LB | Nick Vigil* | JR | Utah State |
DB | Weston Steelhammer* | JR | Air Force |
DB | Donte Deayon** | SR | Boise State |
DB | Darian Thompson* | SR | Boise State |
DB | Damontae Kazee** | JR | San Diego State |
Position | Player | Class | Team |
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P | Alex Boy** | SR | Nevada |
PK | Donny Hageman | SR | San Diego State |
Ret. | Carlos Wiggins | SR | New Mexico |
- Preseason Offensive Player of the Year:
- Rashard Higgins, Jr., WR, Colorado State
- Preseason Defensive Player of the Year:
- Kyler Fackrell, Sr., LB, Utah State
- Preseason Special Teams Player of the Year:
- 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)
Recruiting classes[]
Award watch lists[]
The following Mountain West players were named to preseason award watch lists.
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Coaches[]
NOTE: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season
Team | Head Coach | Years at School | Overall Record | Record at School | MW Record |
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Air Force | Troy Calhoun | 9 | 59–44 | 59–44 | 34–30 |
Boise State | Bryan Harsin | 2 | 19–7 | 12–2 | 7–1 |
Colorado State | Mike Bobo | 1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0-0 |
Fresno State | Tim DeRuyter | 4 | 27–14 | 26–14 | 19–5 |
Hawaiʻi | Norm Chow | 4 | 8-29 | 8-29 | 4-20 |
Nevada | Brian Polian | 3 | 11-14 | 11-14 | 7-9 |
New Mexico | Bob Davie | 4 | 46-51 | 11-26 | 4-20 |
San Diego State | Rocky Long | 4 | 97–89 | 32-20 | 22–9 |
San José State | Ron Caragher | 3 | 53-37 | 9-15 | 7-9 |
UNLV | Tony Sanchez | 1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
Utah State | Matt Wells | 3 | 19-9 | 19-9 | 13-3 |
Wyoming | Craig Bohl | 2 | 108–40 | 4–8 | 2–6 |
*first year as conference member, ^achieved as head coach of New Mexico from 99–08
Rankings[]
Increase in ranking | |
Decrease in ranking | |
Unranked the previous week | |
RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll |
Pre | Wk 2 |
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Air Force | AP | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||
C | RV | RV | |||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
Boise State | AP | 23 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | ||||||
C | 24 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||
CFP | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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Fresno State | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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Hawaiʻi | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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Nevada | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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CFP | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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San Diego State | AP | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||
C | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
San José State | AP | ||||||||||||||||
C | |||||||||||||||||
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UNLV | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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Utah State | AP | RV | |||||||||||||||
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Wyoming | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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CFP | Not released |
Increase in ranking | |
Decrease in ranking | |
Unranked the previous week | |
RV | Received 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 Game | Date | Stadium | City | Television | Team Matchups | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Score |
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New Mexico Bowl | December 19 | University Stadium | Albuquerque | ESPN | Arizona vs. New Mexico | Arizona | 45 | New Mexico | 37 |
Cure Bowl | December 19 | Orlando Citrus Bowl | Orlando | CBSSN | San Jose State vs. Georgia State | San Jose State | 27 | Georgia State | 16 |
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | December 22 | Albertsons Stadium | Boise | ESPN | Akron vs. Utah State | Akron | 23 | Utah State | 21 |
Poinsettia Bowl | December 23 | Qualcomm Stadium | San Diego | ESPN | Boise State vs. Northern Illinois | Boise State | 55 | Northern Illinois | 7 |
Hawai'i Bowl | December 24 | Aloha Stadium | Honolulu | ESPN | San Diego State vs. Cincinnati | San Diego State | 42 | Cincinnati | 7 |
Armed Forces Bowl | December 29 | Amon G. Carter Stadium | Fort Worth | ESPN | California vs. Air Force | California | 55 | Air Force | 36 |
Arizona Bowl | December 29 | Arizona Stadium | Tucson | ASN | Nevada vs. Colorado State | Nevada | 28 | Colorado State | 23 |
Mountain West vs Power Conference matchups[]
Records against other conferences[]
2015 records against non-conference foes:
Regular Season
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Post Season
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Awards and honors[]
All Conference teams[]
- Offensive Player of the Year: Donnel Pumphrey, JR., RB, San Diego State
- Defensive Player of the Year: Damontae Kazee, JR., DB, San Diego State
- Special Teams Player of the Year: Rashaad Penny, SO., RS, San Diego State
- Freshman of the Year: Brett Rypien, QB, Boise State
- Coach of the Year: Rocky Long, San Diego State
Offense:
Pos. | Name | Yr. | School | Name | Yr. | School | |
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QB | Brett Rypien | FR. | Boise State | Nick Stevens | SO. | Colorado State | |
WR | Thomas Sperbeck | JR. | Boise State | Devonte Boyd** | SO. | UNLV | |
WR | Rashard Higgins* | JR. | Colorado State | Hunter Sharp | SR. | Utah State | |
RB | Donnel Pumphrey* | JR. | San Diego State | Jeremy McNichols | SO. | Boise State | |
RB | Tyler Ervin | SR. | San Jose State | Brian Hill | SO. | Wyoming | |
TE | Billy Freeman | JR. | San Jose State | Jake Roh | SO. | Boise State | |
OL | Sevrin Remmo | SR. | Air Force | A.J. Ruechel | SR. | Air Force | |
OL | Marcus Henry | SR. | Boise State | Fred Zerblis | JR. | Colorado State | |
OL | Rees Odhiambo | SR. | Boise State | Alex Fifita | SR. | Fresno State | |
OL | Nico Siragusa | JR. | San Diego State | Wes Schweitzer | SR. | San Jose State | |
OL | Pearce Slater | SR. | San Diego State | Chase Roullier | JR. | Wyoming | |
PK | JR. | Boise State | Brent Zuzo | JR. | Nevada | ||
PR/KR | Rashaad Penny | SO. | San Diego State | Carlos Wiggins | SR. | New Mexico |
Defense:
Pos. | Name | Yr. | School | Name | Yr. | School | |
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DL | Alex Hansen | SR. | Air Force | Kamalei Correa | JR. | Boise State | |
DL | Kennedy Tulimasealii | JR. | Hawai'i | Cory James | SR. | Colorado State | |
DL | Ian Seau | SR. | Nevada | Lenny Jones | SR. | Nevada | |
DL | Alex Barrett | JR. | San Diego State | Eddie Yarbrough | SR. | Wyoming | |
LB | Calvin Munson | JR. | San Diego State | Ejiro Ederaine** | SR. | Fresno State | |
LB | Kyler Fackrell | SR. | Utah State | Jake Fely** | SR. | San Diego State | |
LB | Nick Vigil* | JR. | Utah State | Christian Tago | JR. | San Jose State | |
DB | Roland Ladipo | JR. | Air Force | Donte Deayon*** | SR. | Boise State | |
DB | Weston Steelhammer* | JR. | Air Force | Dameon Baber | FR. | Nevada | |
DB | Darian Thompson* | SR. | Boise State | J.J. Whittaker** | SR. | San Diego State | |
DB | Damontae Kazee | JR. | San Diego State | Andrew Wingard | FR. | Wyoming | |
P | Michael Carrizosa | SO. | San Jose State | Hayden Hunt | JR. | Colorado State |
(* - Two-Time First-Team Selection)
(** - Two-Time Second-Team Selection)
(*** - Three-Time Second-Team Selection)
All-Academic[]
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Home game attendance[]
Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
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Air Force | Falcon Stadium | 46,692 | 33,734 | 22,389 | 22,023 | 20,213 | 37,716 | 20,083 | — | 156,158 | 26,026 | 55.7% |
Boise State | Bronco Stadium | 36,387 | 36,836 | 33,868 | 35,907 | 31,946 | 32,780 | 30,332 | — | 201,669 | 33,611 | 92.4% |
Colorado State | Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium | 32,500 | 24,571 | 32,500 | 26,117 | 32,546 | 18,125 | 15,641 | — | 149,500 | 24,916 | 76.7% |
Fresno State | Bulldog Stadium | 41,031 | 32,547 | 33,675 | 30,540 | 25,604 | 25,476 | 26,375 | — | 174,217 | 29,036 | 70.8% |
Hawaiʻi | Aloha Stadium | 50,000 | 24,255 | 25,714 | 28,543 | 22,430 | 21,485 | 20,320 | 21,284 | 164,031 | 23,433 | 46.9% |
Nevada | Mackay Stadium | 30,000 | 21,483 | 24,355 | 29,551 | 20,426 | 19,992 | 17,215 | — | 133,022 | 22,170 | 73.9% |
New Mexico | University Stadium | 39,224 | 21,930 | 24,167 | 30,900 | 20,541 | 19,886 | 21,643 | 18,868 | 157,935 | 22,562 | 57.5% |
San José State | Spartan Stadium | 30,456 | 15,198 | 17,264 | 16,339 | 11,646 | 15,652 | 15,770 | — | 91,869 | 15,311 | 50.3% |
San Diego State | Qualcomm Stadium | 54,000 | 48,785† | 18,194 | 29,996 | 25,898 | 36,688 | 22,939 | 20,959 | 203,459 | 29,065 | 53.8% |
Utah State | Maverik Stadium | 25,513 | 21,209 | 22,059 | 22,509 | 20,964 | 18,922 | 22,509 | — | 128,172 | 21,362 | 83.7% |
UNLV | Sam Boyd Stadium | 35,500 | 31,262 | 16,717 | 19,190 | 14,315 | 20,006 | 14,738 | — | 116,228 | 19,371 | 54.6% |
Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium | 29,181 | 23,669 | 19,112 | 18,723 | 17,026 | 18,682 | 11,149 | — | 108,361 | 18,060 | 61.9% |
Bold – Exceed capacity
†Season High
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