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 |
| 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
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| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll |
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| Boise State | AP | 23 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | ||||||
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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:
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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 | Tyler Rausa | 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
| Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
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| Claude Alexander | Air Force | Junior | 3.24 | Operations Research |
| Cody Apfel | Air Force | Senior | 3.20 | Geospatial Science |
| Samuel Byers | Air Force | Junior | 3.00 | Business |
| Allen Caunitz | Air Force | Junior | 3.20 | Civil Engineering |
| Andrew Gikas | Air Force | Junior | 3.19 | Operations Research |
| Alexander Hansen | Air Force | Senior | 3.21 | Operations Research |
| Jacob Onyechi | Air Force | Junior | 3.01 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Sevrin Remmo | Air Force | Senior | 3.13 | Business |
| Karson Roberts | Air Force | Senior | 3.42 | Mechanical Engineering |
| A.J. Ruechel | Air Force | Senior | 3.51 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Luke Strebel | Air Force | Sophomore | 3.34 | Systems Engineering |
| Robert Ash | Boise State | Senior | 3.38 | Organization Performance |
| Steven Baggett | Boise State | Junior | 3.80 | Construction Business |
| Kellen Buhr | Boise State | Junior | 3.54 | Supply Chain Business |
| Alec Dhaenens | Boise State | Sophomore | 3.25 | Entrepreneurial Business |
| Jerhen Ertel | Boise State | Senior | 3.16 | Applied Mathematics |
| Jack Fields | Boise State | Senior | 3.41 | Criminal Justice |
| Mason Hampton | Boise State | Sophomore | 3.96 | Accounting |
| Jake Hardee | Boise State | Senior | 3.62 | Criminal Justice |
| Marcus Henry | Boise State | Senior | 3.11 | Business |
| Tyler Horn | Boise State | Senior | 3.00 | Communication |
| Tyler Horton | Boise State | Freshman | 3.26 | Undeclared |
| Kevin Keane | Boise State | Senior | 3.00 | Business |
| Darren Lee | Boise State | Junior | 3.50 | Criminal Justice |
| Tutulupeatau Mataele | Boise State | Senior | 3.40 | Communication |
| Sam McCaskill | Boise State | Junior | 3.25 | Supply Chain Business |
| Durrant Miles | Boise State | Freshman | 3.12 | Undeclared |
| Rees Odhiambo | Boise State | Senior | 3.18 | Kinesiology |
| A.J. Richardson | Boise State | Sophomore | 3.08 | Communication |
| Jake Roh | Boise State | Sophomore | 3.31 | Business |
| Brett Rypien | Boise State | Freshman | 3.68 | Undeclared |
| Thomas Sperbeck | Boise State | Junior | 3.37 | Business |
| Thomas Stuart | Boise State | Junior | 3.12 | Communication |
| Leighton Vander Esch | Boise State | Sophomore | 3.31 | Business |
| Sean Wale | Boise State | Junior | 3.83 | Health Science |
| Ben Weaver | Boise State | Junior | 3.35 | Business |
| Shane Williams-Rhodes | Boise State | Senior | 3.08 | Business |
| Ryan Wolpin | Boise State | Sophomore | 3.23 | Communication |
| Mario Yakoo | Boise State | Junior | 3.34 | Communication |
| Cory Young | Boise State | Sophomore | 3.18 | Business |
| Kelsey Young | Boise State | Senior | 4.00 | Business Administration |
| Cole Anderson | Colorado State | Senior | 3.02 | Business |
| Wyatt Bryan | Colorado State | Freshman | 3.68 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Patrick Elsenbast | Colorado State | Sophomore | 3.40 | History |
| Hayden Hunt | Colorado State | Junior | 3.16 | Political Science |
| Izzy Matthews | Colorado State | Freshman | 3.11 | Undeclared |
| Colby Meeks | Colorado State | Freshman | 3.01 | Business |
| SteveO Michel | Colorado State | Senior | 3.20 | Social Work |
| Kevin Nutt, Jr. | Colorado State | Sophomore | 3.02 | Communication Studies |
| Nolan Peralta | Colorado State | Junior | 3.62 | Biological Science |
| Trent Sieg | Colorado State | Sophomore | 3.01 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Nick Stevens | Colorado State | Sophomore | 3.08 | Business |
| Kilton Anderson | Fresno State | Freshman | 3.76 | Pre–Business |
| Bo Bonnheim | Fresno State | Senior | 3.20 | Animal Sciences |
| Dylan Detwiler | Fresno State | Senior | 3.45 | Criminology |
| George Helmuth | Fresno State | Freshman | 3.12 | Agricultural Business |
| Kyle Hendrickson | Fresno State | Freshman | 3.79 | Communications |
| Brandon Hughes | Fresno State | Junior | 3.49 | Business |
| Kody Kroening | Fresno State | Sophomore | 3.34 | Pre–Business |
| Michael Martens | Fresno State | Junior | 3.49 | Bus Ad–Business |
| Malique Micenheimer | Fresno State | Senior | 4.00 | Kinesiology |
| Justin Northern | Fresno State | Senior | 3.79 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Kyrian Obidiegwu | Fresno State | Senior | 3.67 | Health Sciences |
| Chad Olsen | Fresno State | Sophomore | 3.00 | Pre–Athletic Training |
| David Patterson | Fresno State | Sophomore | 3.25 | Business |
| Tyler Puccio | Fresno State | Freshman | 3.41 | Pre–Business |
| Kyle Riddering | Fresno State | Freshman | 3.02 | Construction Business |
| Garrett Swanson | Fresno State | Senior | 3.51 | Kinesiology |
| David Tangipa | Fresno State | Freshman | 3.29 | Political Science |
| Jacob Vazquez | Fresno State | Junior | 4.00 | Agricultural Business |
| Charles Washington | Fresno State | Senior | 3.11 | Criminology |
| Isaiah Bernard | Hawai'i | Junior | 3.07 | Sociology |
| Noah Borden | Hawai'i | Freshman | 3.67 | Undeclared |
| Duke Bukoski | Hawai'i | Senior | 3.01 | Family Resources |
| Makoa Camanse–Stevens | Hawai'i | Junior | 3.86 | Political Science |
| Ben Clarke | Hawai'i | Senior | 3.62 | Biology |
| Keelan Ewaliko | Hawai'i | Junior | 3.08 | Family Resources |
| Penitito Faalologo | Hawai'i | Senior | 3.08 | Family Resources |
| Davasyia Hagger | Hawai'i | Junior | 3.14 | Economics |
| Marrell Jackson | Hawai'i | Senior | 3.17 | Family Resources |
| Pereese Joas | Hawai'i | Senior | 3.01 | Business |
| Meffy Koloamatangi | Hawai'i | Junior | 3.05 | Communication |
| Leo Koloamatangi | Hawai'i | Senior | 3.19 | Business |
| Eperone Moananu | Hawai'i | Freshman | 3.00 | Undeclared |
| Harold Moleni | Hawai'i | Senior | 3.76 | Business |
| Jason Muraoka | Hawai'i | Senior | 3.29 | Sociology |
| Bordie Nakama | Hawai'i | Senior | 3.28 | Kinesiology |
| Damien Packer | Hawai'i | Senior | 3.00 | Family Resources |
| Ryan Pasoquen | Hawai'i | Senior | 3.08 | Communication |
| Kory Rasmussen | Hawai'i | Senior | 3.25 | Communication and Sociology |
| Ikaika Woolsey | Hawai'i | Senior | 3.25 | Family Resources |
| Dameon Baber | Nevada | Freshman | 3.24 | Business |
| Alex Bertrando | Nevada | Junior | 3.20 | Criminal Justice |
| James Butler | Nevada | Sophomore | 3.07 | Communications |
| Shane Cannon | Nevada | Sophomore | 3.05 | Business |
| Colton Concellos | Nevada | Sophomore | 3.07 | Public Health |
| Austin Corbett | Nevada | Sophomore | 3.39 | Kinesiology |
| Jordan Dobrich | Nevada | Senior | 3.85 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Don Jackson | Nevada | Senior | 3.25 | Education |
| Lenny Jones | Nevada | Senior | 3.10 | Education |
| Adam Khouri | Nevada | Sophomore | 3.46 | Political Science |
| Jake Lacaden | Nevada | Freshman | 3.41 | Public Health |
| Bryan Lane | Nevada | Senior | 3.20 | Education |
| Jeremy Macauley | Nevada | Junior | 3.31 | Business |
| Kalei Meyer | Nevada | Freshman | 3.58 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Ahki Muhammad | Nevada | Freshman | 3.23 | Public Health |
| Malik Reed | Nevada | Freshman | 3.26 | Biology |
| Korey Rush | Nevada | Freshman | 3.17 | Communications |
| Tyler Stewart | Nevada | Senior | 3.15 | Communications |
| Trevor Taft | Nevada | Senior | 3.50 | Education |
| Lucas Weber | Nevada | Freshman | 3.38 | Public Health |
| Brent Zuzo | Nevada | Junior | 3.30 | Business |
| Garrett Adcock | New Mexico | Senior | 3.25 | Law |
| Austin Apodaca | New Mexico | Senior | 3.50 | Liberal Arts |
| Ricky Bennett | New Mexico | Senior | 3.05 | Business |
| Dakota Cox | New Mexico | Senior | 3.29 | Business |
| Chris Davis, Jr. | New Mexico | Sophomore | 3.00 | Secondary Educations |
| Travis Green | New Mexico | Senior | 3.00 | Physical Education |
| Alex Hart | New Mexico | Freshman | 3.81 | Business |
| Delane Hart–Johnson | New Mexico | Sophomore | 3.00 | Liberal Arts |
| Daniel Henry | New Mexico | Senior | 3.19 | Business |
| Aaron Jenkins | New Mexico | Sophomore | 3.13 | Liberal Arts |
| Nick Lehman | New Mexico | Junior | 3.09 | Liberal Arts |
| Eden Mahina | New Mexico | Senior | 3.22 | Communication |
| Kene Okonkwo | New Mexico | Sophomore | 3.39 | Business |
| Zack Rogers | New Mexico | Senior | 3.19 | Liberal Arts |
| Steven Romero | New Mexico | Senior | 3.20 | Psychology |
| Killon Romine | New Mexico | Senior | 3.33 | Business |
| Jake Rothschiller | New Mexico | Junior | 3.13 | Liberal Arts |
| Jason Sanders | New Mexico | Sophomore | 3.11 | Liberal Arts |
| Reece White | New Mexico | Senior | 3.45 | Business |
| Daniel Brunskill | San Diego State | Junior | 3.06 | Civil Engineering |
| Luke Bussey | San Diego State | Freshman | 3.72 | Business |
| Christian Cumberlander | San Diego State | Sophomore | 3.00 | Communication |
| Arthur Flores | San Diego State | Junior | 3.31 | Computer Science |
| Lloyd Mills | San Diego State | Junior | 3.35 | Homeland Security |
| Jeff Overbaugh | San Diego State | Senior | 3.66 | Liberal Arts |
| Paul Pitts III | San Diego State | Senior | 3.80 | Liberal Arts |
| Pierre Romain | San Diego State | Senior | 3.49 | Criminal Justice |
| Maxwell Smith | San Diego State | Senior | 3.47 | Homeland Security |
| David Wells | San Diego State | Sophomore | 3.08 | Communication |
| J.J. Whittaker | San Diego State | Senior | 3.51 | Homeland Security |
| Mark Amann | San Jose State | Junior | 3.13 | Business |
| Tim Crawley | San Jose State | Junior | 3.81 | Business |
| Loni Fa | San Jose State | Junior | 3.60 | Recreation Business |
| Frank Ginda | San Jose State | Freshman | 3.54 | Business |
| Chris Gonzalez | San Jose State | Sophomore | 3.21 | Business |
| Chandler Hawkins | San Jose State | Freshman | 3.14 | Kinesiology |
| Jeremy Kelly | San Jose State | Freshman | 3.14 | Communication Studies |
| Jarrod Lawson | San Jose State | Junior | 3.18 | Communication Studies |
| Alex Manigo | San Jose State | Junior | 3.38 | Business |
| Josh Oliver | San Jose State | Freshman | 3.54 | Business |
| Malik Roberson | San Jose State | Freshman | 3.82 | Undeclared |
| Evan Sarver | San Jose State | Junior | 3.15 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Wes Schweitzer | San Jose State | Senior | 3.38 | Biochemistry |
| Shane Smith | San Jose State | Junior | 3.26 | Business |
| Nate Velichko | San Jose State | Sophomore | 3.65 | Kinesiology |
| Nicolai Bornand | UNLV | Junior | 3.08 | Public Administration |
| Blake Decker | UNLV | Senior | 3.37 | Business |
| Mike Hughes, Jr. | UNLV | Sophomore | 3.20 | Criminal Justice |
| Will Kreitler | UNLV | Junior | 3.15 | Business |
| Kurt Palandech | UNLV | Junior | 3.55 | Business |
| Andrew Price | UNLV | Junior | 3.36 | Kinesiology |
| J'Ondray Sanders | UNLV | Sophomore | 3.33 | Criminal Justice |
| Kyle Saxelid | UNLV | Sophomore | 3.01 | Business |
| Anthony Williams | UNLV | Senior | 3.04 | Criminal Justice |
| Jarom Baldomero | Utah State | Senior | 3.36 | Accounting |
| Chris Copier | Utah State | Senior | 3.03 | Business |
| Aaron Dalton | Utah State | Sophomore | 3.07 | Exercise Science |
| Edmund Fa'imalo | Utah State | Senior | 3.31 | Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Salanoa Galea'i | Utah State | Senior | 3.19 | Exercise Science |
| Daniel Gray | Utah State | Senior | 3.08 | Sociology |
| DeShane Hines | Utah State | Senior | 3.44 | Sociology |
| Landon Horne | Utah State | Senior | 3.48 | Business |
| Wyatt Houston | Utah State | Senior | 3.43 | Sociology |
| Derek Larsen | Utah State | Sophomore | 3.07 | Business |
| DJ Nelson | Utah State | Sophomore | 3.42 | Business |
| Jordan Nielsen | Utah State | Senior | 3.24 | Biology |
| Michael Okonkwo | Utah State | Senior | 3.55 | Business |
| Jentz Painter | Utah State | Senior | 3.05 | Exercise Science |
| Jontrell Rocquemore | Utah State | Sophomore | 3.22 | Exploratory |
| Siua Taufa | Utah State | Senior | 3.20 | Sociology |
| Zach Van Leeuwen | Utah State | Sophomore | 3.30 | Family, Consumer & Human Development |
| Brock Warren | Utah State | Senior | 3.08 | Sociology |
| Ben Wysocki | Utah State | Senior | 3.50 | Physical Education |
| Luis Bach | Wyoming | Freshman | 3.56 | Kinesiology |
| Cameron Coffman | Wyoming | Senior | 3.27 | Social Science |
| Jacob English | Wyoming | Junior | 3.21 | Kinesiology |
| Nico Evans | Wyoming | Freshman | 3.10 | Communication |
| Dalton Fields | Wyoming | Sophomore | 3.10 | Kinesiology |
| Carl Granderson | Wyoming | Freshman | 3.20 | Psychology |
| Josh Harshman | Wyoming | Freshman | 3.09 | Undeclared |
| Tim Kamana | Wyoming | Sophomore | 3.01 | Business |
| Rafe Kiely | Wyoming | Senior | 3.43 | Business |
| Anthony Makransky | Wyoming | Freshman | 3.61 | Business |
| Tayton Montgomery | Wyoming | Freshman | 3.22 | Business |
| Eric Nzeocha | Wyoming | Junior | 3.09 | Business |
| Kellen Overstreet | Wyoming | Freshman | 3.39 | Kinesiology |
| Adam Pilapil | Wyoming | Freshman | 3.41 | Communication |
| Chase Roullier | Wyoming | Junior | 3.18 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Nick Smith | Wyoming | Freshman | 3.90 | Business |
| Drew VanMaanen | Wyoming | Sophomore | 3.41 | Education |
| Zach Wallace | Wyoming | Freshman | 3.32 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Aaron Young | Wyoming | Sophomore | 3.00 | Psychology |
Home game attendance
| 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 | 33,734 | 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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