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2018 Mountain West Conference football season

2018 Mountain West Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 2018–January 2019
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)CBSSN, ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, CBS, Stadium, ATTSN
2019 NFL Draft
Top draft pickLB Jahlani Tavai, Hawaii
Picked byDetroit Lions, 43rd overall
Regular season
Mountain Division championsBoise State
West Division championsFresno State
Championship Game
ChampionsFresno State
  Runners-upBoise State
Finals MVPRB Alexander Mattison, Boise State
DE Mykal Walker, Fresno State
Football seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 23 Boise State x   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 22 Utah State   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Wyoming   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Air Force   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Colorado State   2 – 6     3 – 9  
New Mexico   1 – 7     3 – 9  
West Division
No. 18 Fresno State x$   7 – 1     12 – 2  
Nevada   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Hawaii   5 – 3     8 – 6  
San Diego State   4 – 4     7 – 6  
UNLV   2 – 6     4 – 8  
San Jose State   1 – 7     1 – 11  
Championship: Fresno State 19, Boise State 16 (OT)
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Mountain West Conference football season, part of that year's NCAA Division I FBS football season, will be the 20th season of college football for the Mountain West Conference (MW). Since the 2012 12 teams have competed in the MW-football conference. The season will begin on August 25 and will end on November 24.[1] Mountain West is a "Group of Five" conference under the College Football Playoff format along with the American Athletic Conference, Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, and the Sun Belt Conference. The Mountain West Championship Game will be played on December 1. The entire schedule was released on March 1.[2]

Preseason

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Mountain West Media

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2018 Mountain West media days took place on July 24 and 25 at the Cosmopolitan.

Preseason Polls

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Place Mountain Division West Division
1 Boise State (22) 132 Fresno State (16) 126
2 Wyoming 95 San Diego State (6) 116
3 Colorado State 82 UNLV 78
4 Utah State 78 Nevada 72
5 Air Force 52 Hawaii 45
6 New Mexico 23 San Jose State 25

Preseason All–Mountain West team

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Offense
Position Player Class Team
QB Brett Rypien** SR. Boise State
WR KeeSean Johnson** SR. Fresno State
WR McLane Mannix SO. Nevada
RB Alexander Mattison JR. Boise State
RB Lexington Thomas* SR. UNLV
OL Ezra Cleveland SO. Boise State
OL John Molchon JR. Boise State
OL Aaron Jenkins SR. New Mexico
OL Keith Ismael** SO. San Diego State
OL Tyler Roemer** SO. San Diego State
TE Dax Raymond JR. Utah State
Defense
Position Player Class Team
DL David Moa** SR. Boise State
DL Curtis Weaver* SO. Boise State
DL Youhanna Ghaifan* JR. Wyoming
DL Carl Granderson* DL Wyoming
LB Jeffrey Allison* JR. Fresno State
LB Jahlani Tavai** SR. Hawaii
LB Malik Reed SR. Nevada
DB Tyler Horton* SR. Boise State
DB Dameon Baber** SR. Nevada
DB Tariq Thompson** SO. San Diego State
DB Andrew Wingard* SR. Wyoming
Specialists
Position Player Class Team
P Ryan Stonehouse SO. Colorado State
PK Dominik Eberle* JR. Utah State
KR/PR Avery Williams** SO. Boise State
Brett Rypien, SR., QB, Boise State
Andrew Wingard, SR., DB, Wyoming
Avery Williams, SO., KR/PR, Boise State

(* – member of the 2017 All–Mountain West first team)

(** – member of the 2017 All–Mountain West second team)

Coaches

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NOTE: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season

Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school MW record
Air Force Troy Calhoun 12 82–60 82–60 49–39
Boise State Bryan Harsin 5 49–17 42–12 25–7
Colorado State Mike Bobo 4 21–18 21–18 15–9
Fresno State Jeff Tedford 2 92–61 10–4 7–1
Hawaii Nick Rolovich 3 10–16 10–16 5–12
Nevada Jay Norvell 2 3–9 3–9 3–5
New Mexico Bob Davie 7 65–70 30–45 16–32
San Diego State Rocky Long 8 129–98 64–29 42–13
San José State Brent Brennan 2 2–11 2–11 1–8
UNLV Tony Sanchez 4 12–24 12–24 9–15
Utah State Matt Wells 6 34–32 34–32 23–17
Wyoming Craig Bohl 5 126–61 22–29 15–17

Rankings

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See also: 2018 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, Colorado State, Nevada, New Mexico, San Jose State, UNLV, and Wyoming were never ranked or received any votes.

Legend
    Improvement in ranking
  Drop in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
  Pre Wk
1		 Wk
2		 Wk
3		 Wk
4		 Wk
5		 Wk
6		 Wk
7		 Wk
8		 Wk
9		 Wk
10		 Wk
11		 Wk
12		 Wk
13		 Wk
14		 Final
Boise State Broncos AP 22 20 17 RV RV RV RV 23 21 19 23
C 22 19 17 24 25 24 RV RV RV 24 22 20 24
CFP Not released 25 23 22 25
Fresno State Bulldogs AP RV RV RV RV 20 16 RV RV 25 19
C RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 23 17 RV 23 23 21
CFP Not released 23 23 25 21
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors AP RV RV RV
C RV RV RV RV
CFP Not released  
San Diego State Aztecs AP RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
C RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
CFP Not released  
Utah State Aggies AP RV RV RV 18 14 14 14 RV RV
C RV RV RV 20 16 13 15 24 23
CFP Not released   23 21

Schedule

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Regular season

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

Week Zero

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
August 25 5:30 p.m. Hawaii Colorado State Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO CBSSN  HAW 43–34   31,007
August 25 8:00 p.m. Wyoming New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM ESPN2 W 29–7   20,322
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Week One

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
August 30 8:00 p.m. UC Davis San Jose State CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA L 38–44   12,675
August 31 4:00 p.m. Colorado Colorado State Broncos Stadium at Mile High • Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown) CBSSN L 13–45   70,158
August 31 5:00 p.m. Utah State No. 11 Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI BTN L 31–38   73,114
August 31 7:00 p.m. Portland State Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV W 72–19   17,525
August 31 7:00 p.m. San Diego State No. 13 Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA FS1 L 10–31   40,913
September 1 12:00 p.m. Stony Brook Air Force Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO Stadium W 38–0   33,415
September 1 1:30 p.m. Washington State Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY CBSSN L 19–41   24,131
September 1 2:00 p.m. UNLV No. 15 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA P12N L 21–43   58,708
September 1 4:00 p.m. No. 22 Boise State Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPNews W 56–20   29,612
September 1 6:00 p.m. Incarnate Word New Mexico Dreamstyle Stadium • Albuquerque, NM ESPN3 W 62–30   18,213
September 1 8:00 p.m. Idaho Fresno State Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA Stadium W 79–13   31,170
September 1 9:00 p.m. Navy Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI CBSSN W 59–41   29,702
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Players of the week:[5]

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Cole McDonald Hawaii Tyler Horton Boise State Jaron Bryant Fresno State

Boise State cornerback Tyler Horton was also named the Bronko Nagurski Trophy National Defensive Player of the Week.[6]

Week Two

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 8 10:00 a.m. New Mexico No. 5 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI BTN L 14–45   77,003
September 8 10:00 a.m. Nevada Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN SECN L 10–41   25,676
September 8 12:00 p.m. Air Force Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL CBSSN L 27–33   24,101
September 8 5:00 p.m. Wyoming Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO ESPNU L 13–40   50,820
September 8 5:30 p.m. Arkansas Colorado State Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO CBSSN W 34–27   31,894
September 8 5:30 p.m. Fresno State Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN FS1 L 14–21   38,280
September 8 6:00 p.m. New Mexico State Utah State Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT Stadium W 60–13   18,223
September 8 7:00 p.m. Sacramento State San Diego State SDCCU Stadium • San Diego, CA W 28–14   45,755
September 8 7:00 p.m. UTEP UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV ATTSN W 52–24   14,122
September 8 8:15 p.m. Connecticut No. 20 Boise State Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID ESPNU W 62–7   34,515
September 8 9:00 p.m. San Jose State Washington State Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA P12N L 0–31   26,141
September 8 10:00 p.m. Rice Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Honolulu SPEC HI W 43–29   23,112
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Players of the week:[7]

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Brett Rypien Boise State Aaron Wade Utah State Dominik Eberle Utah State

Week Three

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 13 6:00 p.m. Tennessee Tech Utah State Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT Stadium W 73–12   15,011
September 15 10:00 a.m. Hawaii Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY CBSSN L 21–28   31,133
September 15 1:30 p.m. No. 17 Boise State No. 24 Oklahoma State Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK ESPN L 21–44   54,974
September 15 2:00 p.m. Colorado State Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL SECN L 10–48   80,021
September 15 2:00 p.m. Wofford Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY Stadium W 17–14   20,293
September 15 3:00 p.m. San Jose State No. 20 Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR P12N L 22–35   50,049
September 15 5:00 p.m. Oregon State Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV ESPNU W 37–35   20,462
September 15 6:00 p.m. New Mexico New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry) ELVN W 42–25   20,673
September 15 8:00 p.m. Prairie View A&M UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV W 46–17   14,786
September 15 8:30 p.m. Fresno State UCLA Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA FS1 W 38–14   60,867
September 15 8:30 p.m. No. 23 Arizona State San Diego State SDCCU Stadium • San Diego, CA CBSSN W 28–21   34,641
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Players of the week:[8]

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Marcus McMaryion Fresno State Marcus Hayes New Mexico John Baron II San Diego State

Week Four

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 22 10:00 a.m. Nevada Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH CBSSN L 44–63   23,675
September 22 1:00 p.m. Illinois State Colorado State Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO ATTSN L 19–35   26,259
September 22 5:00 p.m. UNLV Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN3 L 20–27   18,537
September 22 8:30 p.m. Eastern Michigan San Diego State SDCCU Stadium • San Diego, CA CBSSN W 23–20 OT  30,898
September 22 8:15 p.m. Air Force Utah State Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT ESPN2  USU 42–32   22,720
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Players of the week:[9]

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Jordan Love Utah State Darren Hall San Diego State John Baron II San Diego State

Week Five

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 29 2:00 pm Nevada Air Force Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO ESPNews  NEV 28–25   23,707
September 29 4:00 p.m. Liberty New Mexico Dreamstyle Stadium • Albuquerque, NM L 43–52   18,804
September 29 5:00 p.m. Boise State Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY CBSSN  BSU 34–14   22,271
September 29 5:00 p.m. Hawaii San Jose State CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA Spectrum  HAW 44–41 5OT  16,363
September 29 8:30 p.m. Toledo Fresno State Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA ESPNU W 49–27   33,401
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Players of the week:[10]

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Marcus McMaryion Fresno State Mykal Walker Fresno State Ryan Meskell Hawaii

Week Six

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 5 7:00 p.m. Utah State BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT (Beehive Boot & The Old Wagon Wheel) ESPN2 W 45–20   58,087
October 6 1:30 p.m. Navy Air Force Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) CBSSN W 35–7   40,175
October 6 1:30 p.m. San Diego State Boise State Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID ESPNU  SDSU 19–13   36,679
October 6 2:00 p.m. New Mexico UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV ATTSN  UNM 50–14   18,949
October 6 8:30 p.m. Colorado State San Jose State CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA CBSSN  CSU 42–30   13,802
October 6 8:30 p.m. Fresno State Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV ESPNU  FRES 21–3   15,367
October 6 10:00 p.m. Wyoming Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI SPEC HI  HAW 17–13   23,907
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Players of the week:[11]

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Jordan Love Utah State Darren Hall San Diego State John Baron II San Diego State

Week Seven

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 12 7:00 p.m. Air Force San Diego State SDCCU Stadium • San Diego, CA CBSSN  SDSU 21–17   25,326
October 13 1:30 p.m. Army San Jose State CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA ESPNU L 3–52   15,627
October 13 2:00 p.m. New Mexico Colorado State Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO ATTSN  CSU 20–18   36,514
October 13 2:00 p.m. UNLV Utah State Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT Stadium  USU 59–28   21,212
October 13 8:15 p.m. Hawaii BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT ESPN2 L 23–49   52,354
October 13 8:30 p.m. Boise State Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV (rivalry) CBSSN  BSU 31–27   21,431
October 13 8:30 p.m. Wyoming Fresno State Bulldogs Stadium • Fresno, CA ESPNU  FRES 27–3   28,501
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Players of the week:[12]

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Jordan Love Utah State Kyahva Tezino San Diego State Kaelin Himphill San Diego State

Week Eight

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 19 7:00 p.m. Colorado State Boise State Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID ESPN2  BSU 56–28   32,299
October 19 8:00 p.m. Air Force UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV CBSSN  AFA 41–35   17,881
October 20 12:30 p.m. Utah State Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY (Bridger’s Battle) ATTSN  USU 24–16   18,378
October 20 5:30 p.m. Fresno State New Mexico Dreamstyle Stadium • Albuquerque, NM ESPNU  FRES 38–7   16,708
October 20 8:30 p.m. San Jose State San Diego State SDCCU Stadium • San Diego, CA CBSSN  SDSU 16–13   30,451
October 20 10:00 p.m. Nevada Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI SPEC HI  NEV 40–22   24,475
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Players of the week:[13]

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Isaiah Sanders Air Force Korey Rush Nevada John Baron II San Diego State

Week Nine

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 26 8:00 p.m. Wyoming Colorado State Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO (The Border War) CBSSN  WYO 34–21   32,125
October 27 2:00 p.m. New Mexico Utah State Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT Stadium  USU 61–19   16,119
October 27 4:30 p.m. UNLV San Jose State CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA ATTSN  SJSU 50–37   16,165
October 27 5:00 p.m. Boise State Air Force Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO CBSSN  BSU 48–38   27,753
October 27 8:30 p.m. Hawaii Fresno State Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA (rivalry) ESPN2  FRES 50–20   33,659
October 27 8:30 p.m. San Diego State Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV ESPNU  NEV 28–24   14,545
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Players of the week:[14]

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Jordan Love Utah State Dakari Monroe San Jose State Quinton Conaway Nevada

Week Ten

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 3 10:00 a.m. Air Force Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) CBSSN L 14–17   38,502
November 3 12:00 p.m. San Jose State Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY ATTSN  WYO 24–9   13,238
November 3 8:15 p.m. BYU Boise State Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID ESPN2 W 21–16   35,241
November 3 8:15 p.m. San Diego State New Mexico Dreamstyle Stadium • Albuquerque, NM ESPNU  SDSU 31–23   14,646
November 3 8:30 p.m. No. 20 Fresno State UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV CBSSN  FRES 48–3   15,276
November 3 10:00 p.m. No. 18 Utah State Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI SPEC HI  USU 56–17   21,476
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Players of the week:[15]

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Darwin Thompson Utah State Kyahva Tezino San Diego State John Baron II San Diego State

Week Eleven

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 9 8:15 p.m. No. 16 Fresno State Boise State Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID (Battle for the Milk Can) ESPN2  BSU 24–17   33,118
November 10 1:30 p.m. New Mexico Air Force Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO CBSSN  AFA 42–24   23,723
November 10 2:00 p.m. San Jose State No. 14 Utah State Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT Stadium  USU 62–24   19,017
November 10 8:30 p.m. Colorado State Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV ESPNU  NEV 49–10   13,755
November 10 8:30 p.m. UNLV San Diego State SDCCU Stadium • San Diego, CA ESPN2  UNLV 27–24   24,986
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Players of the week:[16]

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Jordan Love Utah State Jericho Flowers UNLV Tyson Dyer New Mexico

Week Twelve

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 16 7:00 p.m. No. 23 Boise State New Mexico Dreamstyle Stadium • Albuquerque, NM CBSSN  BSU 45–14   16,883
November 17 12:00 p.m. No. 14 Utah State Colorado State Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO ATTSN  USU 29–24   19,226
November 17 2:00 p.m. Air Force Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY ESPNews  WYO 35–27   14,996
November 17 3:00 p.m. Nevada San Jose State CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA ESPN3  NEV 21–12   12,271
November 17 8:30 p.m. San Diego State Fresno State Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA (Battle for the Oil Can) CBSSN  FRES 23–14   36,123
November 17 9:00 p.m. UNLV Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI SPEC HI  HAW 35–28   25,697
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Players of the week:[17]

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Tyler Vander Waal Wyoming Andrew Wingard Wyoming Dominik Eberle Utah State

Week Thirteen

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 22 1:30 p.m. Colorado State Air Force Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry) CBSSN  AFA 27–19   17,432
November 24 12:30 p.m. Wyoming New Mexico Dreamstyle Stadium • Albuquerque, NM ATTSN  WYO 31–3   14,269
November 24 5:00 p.m. San Jose State Fresno State Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA (Valley Cup) ESPNU  FRES 31–13   26,162
November 24 7:30 p.m. Nevada UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon) CBSSN  UNLV 34–29   19,921
November 24 8:15 p.m. No. 14 Utah State No. 21 Boise State Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID ESPN  BSU 33–24   35,960
November 24 8:30 p.m. Hawaii San Diego State SDCCU Stadium • San Diego, CA ESPNU  HAW 31–30 OT  28,014
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Players of the week:[18]

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Alexander Mattison Boise State Javin White UNLV Cooper Rothe Wyoming

Mountain West Championship Game

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See also: 2018 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
December 1 5:45 p.m. No. 25 Fresno State No. 19 Boise State Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID ESPN  FRES 19–16 OT  23,662
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Postseason

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Bowl games

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Legend
  Mountain West win
  Mountain West loss
See also: 2018–19 NCAA football bowl games
Bowl game Date Site Television Time (MST) MW team Opponent Score Attendance
New Mexico Bowl December 15 Dreamstyle Stadium • Albuquerque, NM ESPN 12:00 p.m. Utah State North Texas 52–13 25,387
Las Vegas Bowl December 15 Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV ESPN 1:30 p.m. Fresno State Arizona State 31–20 37,146
Frisco Bowl December 19 Toyota Stadium • Frisco, TX ESPN 6:00 p.m. San Diego State Ohio 0–27 11,029
Hawaii Bowl December 22 Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI ESPN 8:30 p.m. Hawaii Louisiana Tech 14–31 30,911
First Responder Bowl December 26 Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX ESPN 11:30 a.m. Boise State Boston College No contest†
Arizona Bowl December 29 Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ CBSSN 11:15 a.m. Nevada Arkansas State 16–13 OT 32,368

†The First Responder bowl was delayed and ultimately canceled with 5:08 remaining in the 1st quarter with Boston College leading 7–0. The game was ruled a no contest.[19]

Records against FBS Conferences

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Power Five conferences

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Power 5 Conferences Record
ACC 0–0
Big Ten 0–3
Big 12 0–1
Pac-12 3–6
SEC 1–3
Power 5 Total 4–13

Group of Five conferences

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Group of 5 Conferences Record
American 3–0
C-USA 2–1
MAC 2–1
Sun Belt 2–1
Independents 5–5
Group of 5 Total 14–8

FCS Subdivision

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FCS Opponents Record
Football Championship Subdivision 8–2

Awards and honors

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All Conference Teams

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Offense:

Pos. Name Yr. School Pos. Name Yr. School
First Team Second Team
QB Brett Rypien Sr. Boise State QB Jordan Love So. Utah State
WR John Ursua Jr. Hawaii WR KeeSean Johnson Sr. Fresno State
WR Preston Williams Jr. Colorado State WR Sean Modster Sr. Boise State
RB Nico Evans Sr. Wyoming RB Lexington Thomas Sr. UNLV
RB Alexander Mattison Jr. Boise State RB Darwin Thompson Jr. Utah State
TE Josh Oliver Sr. San José State TE Jared Rice Jr. Fresno State
OL Ezra Cleveland So. Boise State OL Micah St. Andrew Sr. Fresno State
OL Keith Ismael So. San Diego State OL Aaron Jenkins Sr. New Mexico
OL Quin Ficklin Sr. Utah State OL Ryan Pope Sr. San Diego State
OL Christian Cronk Sr. Fresno State OL Roman Andrus Sr. Utah State
OL John Molchon Jr. Boise State OL Griffin Landrum Sr. Air Force
PK Cooper Rothe Jr. Wyoming PK John Baron II Sr. San Diego State
PR/KR Savon Scarver So. Utah State PR/KR Marcus Hayes Fr. New Mexico

Defense:

Pos. Name Yr. School Pos. Name Yr. School
First Team Second Team
DL Curtis Weaver So. Boise State DL Carl Granderson Sr. Wyoming
DL Mykal Walker Jr. Fresno State DL Jordan Jackson So. Air Force
DL Jabril Frazier Sr. Boise State DL Kaimana Padello Jr. Hawaii
DL Korey Rush Sr. Nevada DL Bryson Bridges Sr. San Jose State
LB Kyahva Tezino Jr. San Diego State LB David Woodward So Utah State
LB Jeff Allison Jr. Fresno State LB Josh Watson Jr. Colorado State
LB Malik Reed Sr. Nevada LB Tipa Galeai Jr. Utah State
DB Tyler Horton Sr. Boise State DB JuJu Hughes Jr. Fresno State
DB Tank Kelly Sr. Fresno State DB Mike Bell Jr. Fresno State
DB Dakari Monroe Sr. San José State DB Tariq Thompson So. San Diego State
DB Andrew Wingard Sr. Wyoming DB Jontrell Rocquemore Sr. Utah State
P Ryan Stonehouse So. Colorado State P Blake Cusick Jr. Fresno State

Honorable Mentions:

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Home game attendance

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Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Total Average % of Capacity
Air Force Falcon Stadium 46,692 33,415 23,707 40,175 † 27,753 23,723 17,432 166,205 27,701 59.3%
Boise State Albertsons Stadium 36,387 34,515 36,679 † 32,299 35,241 33,118 35,960 207,812 34,635 95.2%
Colorado State Canvas Stadium 41,200 31,007 31,894 26,259 36,514 † 32,125 19,226 177,025 29,504 71.6%
Fresno State Bulldog Stadium 41,031 31,170 33,401 28,501 33,659 36,123 † 26,162 189,016 31,503 76.7%
Hawaii Aloha Stadium 50,000 29,702 † 23,112 26,175 23,907 24,475 21,476 25,697 174,544 24,935 49.9%
Nevada Mackay Stadium 30,000 17,525 20,462 15,367 21,431 † 14,545 13,755 103,085 17,180 57.3%
New Mexico Dreamstyle Stadium 39,224 18,213 18,804 † 16,708 14,646 16,883 14,269 99,523 16,587 42.3%
San Diego State SDCCU Stadium 54,000 45,755 † 34,641 30,898 25,326 30,451 24,986 28,014 220,071 31,439 58.2%
San Jose State CEFCU Stadium 30,456 12,675 16,363 † 13,802 16,165 12,271 71,276 14,255 46.8%
Utah State Maverik Stadium 25,513 18,223 15,011 22,720 † 21,212 16,119 19,017 112,302 18,717 73.4%
UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium 35,500 14,122 14,786 18,949 17,881 15,276 19,921 † 100,935 16,823 47.4%
Wyoming War Memorial Stadium 29,181 24,131 † 20,293 22,271 18,378 13,238 14,996 113,307 18,885 64.7%

Bold – Exceed capacity
†Season High

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