2016 MWC Football Season

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Mountain West Conference
2016 Season
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Number of Teams 12
Mountain Champion Air Force
Mountain Runner-up Colorado State
West Champion San Diego State
West Runner-up Fresno State
MWC Championship Game
Champion Air Force
Runner-up San Diego State
Offensive POTY Robert Martin, QB, Colorado State
Defensive POTY Matt Daniels, CB, San Diego State
Coach of the Year Wooden, San Diego State

2017 ->


2016 MWC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Mountain
#23 Air Force x^   8 0         10 4  
Colorado State   6 1         10 3  
Boise State   4 3         7 6  
New Mexico   3 4         4 8  
Wyoming   2 5         2 10  
Utah State   0 7         0 12  
West
#20 San Diego State x   6 2         11 3  
Fresno State   5 2         7 6  
Nevada   4 3         5 7  
North Texas   2 5         2 10  
San Jose State   2 5         2 10  
Hawaii   1 6         1 11  
MWC Championship Game: Air Force 30, San Diego State 17
† – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from Coaches Poll

2016 is the first year of competition for the Mountain West Conference. New teams North Texas, San Jose State, Utah State, and Wyoming join the 8 teams formerly of the AAC West Division.

Coaches

Stats are current as of season final.

Team Head Coach Years at School Overall Record MWC Record
Air Force DescretoBurrito 3 22-17 8-0
Boise State Kah32 4 37-10 2-1
Hattrickjoel454 1 2-3 2-2
CSU Slaughterhouse-Five 3 18-19 6-1
Fresno State TDenverFan 2 12-13 5-2
Hawaii BrianKelly'sFace 4 11-38 1-7
Nevada SageBow 1 5-7 4-3
New Mexico dml1 1 4-8 3-4
North Texas chuckthetruck 1 0-7 0-3
Zenrer 1 2-3 2-2
San Diego State Wooden 1 11-3 6-2
San Jose State JoGa 1 2-9 2-5
Huskers2495 1 0-1 0-1
Utah State jrram 1 0-12 0-7
Wyoming acewulf 1 0-7 0-3
statsheetstuffer 1 2-3 2-2

Rankings

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Regular Season

MWC non-conference win MWC non-conference loss MWC conference game

Week One

Time Visiting Team Home Team Location Result
Thursday Night Marshall Nevada Kansas City, MO L 31-26
Thursday Night Fresno State Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA L 7-48
Thursday Night Georgia State #16 Boise State Boise, ID W 24-41
Thursday Night Tulane San Diego State San Diego, CA W 3-28
Saturday Afternoon Iowa State Wyoming Lawamie, WY L 24-14
Saturday Afternoon Air Force Ohio State Columbus, OH L 17-27
Saturday Evening Colorado Colorado State Denver, CO W 14-27
Saturday Evening Hawaii #1 Texas Los Angeles, CA L 14-52

Conference Player of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special Teams
Moshae Jackson Boise State Jayshawn Watts Boise State Tamau Zereoue Air Force

Week Two

Time Visiting Team Home Team Location Result
Thursday Night UConn Utah State Logan, UT L 23-7
Thursday Night Virginia Tech San Jose State San Jose, CA L 31-14
Thursday Night New Mexico Louisville Louisville, KY L 17-41
Saturday Morning Boise State Temple Philadelphia, PA W 56-3
Saturday Morning Colorado State Kentucky Lexington, KY W 26-24
Saturday Morning San Diego State Wake Forest Winston-Salem, NC W 31-21
Saturday Afternoon NC State North Texas Denton, TX L 31-24
Saturday Afternoon Hawaii Navy Annapolis, MD L 6-24
Saturday Evening Oklahoma Air Force Colorado Springs, CO L 28-7
Saturday Evening Ohio State Fresno State Fresno, CA L 34-7
Saturday Evening Nevada Oregon State Corvallis, OR 7-42

Conference Player of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special Teams
Jeremy Scarborough Colorado State Defense Boise State Bryan Ray Colorado State

Week Three

Time Visiting Team Home Team Location Result
Thursday Night Utah State Houston Houston, TX L 14-35
Thursday Night Wake Forest Hawaii Honolulu, HI L 28-16
Saturday Morning New Mexico Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA L 7-42
Saturday Morning San Jose State Florida Gainesville, FL L 17-28
Saturday Afternoon North Texas Northern Illinois DeKalb, IL L 7-21
Saturday Afternoon #16 Boise State Iowa State Ames, IA L 10-13
Saturday Afternoon Fresno State Michigan State East Lansing, MI L 14-27
Saturday Evening Wyoming Oregon State Corvallis, OR L 7-38
Saturday Evening #20 UCLA Nevada Reno, NV L 38-3
Saturday Evening Oregon San Diego State San Diego, CA W 21-27
Saturday Evening TCU Colorado State Fort Collins, CO L 37-20
Saturday Evening Air Force Ole Miss Oxford, MS W 23-10

Conference Player of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special Teams
Cornelius Davis Colorado State Stephen Cannon San Diego State Carlos Cruz Air Force

Week Four

Time Visiting Team Home Team Location Result
Thursday Night Wyoming Marshall Huntington, WV L 0-41
Thursday Night New Mexico Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH L 7-35
Thursday Night Utah State Auburn Auburn, AL L 14-49
Saturday Afternoon Colorado State Virginia Charlottesville, VA W 31-10
Saturday Evening Utah Boise State Boise, ID L 34-17
Saturday Evening Fresno State Oregon Eugene, OR L 14-21
Saturday Evening Hawaii San Jose State San Jose, CA SJSU 17-23
Saturday Evening North Texas San Diego State San Diego, CA SDSU 17-21

Conference Player of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special Teams
Robert Martin Colorado State Joel Navarro Colorado State Robert Gilbert San Jose State


Week Five

Time Visiting Team Home Team Location Result
Thursday Night Tulane Wyoming Laramie, WY L 17-7
Thursday Night Wake Forest San Jose State San Jose, CA L 28-17
Saturday Morning Utah State Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA L 7-42
Saturday Morning Nevada Florida Gainesville, FL L 14-38
Saturday Evening Navy Air Force Colorado Springs, CO L 20-11
Saturday Evening North Texas Colorado State Fort Collins, CO CSU 14-49
Saturday Evening Hawaii New Mexico Albuquerque, NM UNM 14-28

Conference Player of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special Teams
Jeremy Scarborough Colorado State Michael Alley New Mexico Bryan Ray Colorado State

Week Six

Time Visiting Team Home Team Location Result
Thursday Night Northern Illinois Boise State Boise, ID W 28-31
Thursday Night Wyoming Fresno State Fresno, CA FRST 0-21
Thursday Night San Jose State Nevada Reno, NV SJSU 21-13
Thursday Night Hawaii San Diego State San Diego, CA SDSU 6-13
Saturday Afternoon New Mexico Wisconsin Madison, WI L 14-37
Saturday Afternoon North Texas Auburn Auburn, AL L 21-35
Saturday Evening Air Force Utah State Logan, UT AF 13-10

Conference Player of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special Teams
Moshae Jackson Boise State Michael Alley New Mexico Christian Valenzula Boise State

Week Seven

Time Visiting Team Home Team Location Result
Thursday Night Boise State North Texas Denton, TX BSU 30-10
Thursday Night Colorado State Wyoming Laramie, WY CSU 42-0
Saturday Morning Air Force Army West Point, NY W 13-3
Saturday Morning Nevada Navy Annapolis, MD W 42-14
Saturday Evening New Mexico Utah State Logan, UT UNM 16-14
Saturday Evening San Jose State Fresno State Fresno, CA FRST 21-49
Saturday Evening #21 San Diego State USC Los Angeles, CA W 17-14

Conference Player of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special Teams
Charles Rocha Nevada Fred Briggs San Diego State Thomas Fry San Diego State

Week Eight

Time Visiting Team Home Team Location Result
Thursday Night Utah State Hawaii Honolulu, HI HAW 14-20
Saturday Morning North Texas Miami Miami, FL L 7-35
Saturday Afternoon Wyoming Air Force Colorado Springs, CO AF 0-42
Saturday Afternoon Boise State New Mexico Albuquerque, NM BSU 41-3
Saturday Evening Navy Colorado State Ft. Collins, CO W 13-31
Saturday Evening BYU Fresno State Fresno, CA W 14-33
Saturday Night #17 San Diego State Nevada Reno, NV SDSU 17-6

Conference Player of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special Teams
Frederick Chacon Air Force Romulus Jackson Fresno State Sam Sarahi Hawaii

Week Nine

Time Visiting Team Home Team Location Result
Thursday Night Nevada Hawaii Honolulu, HI NEV 28-16
Thursday Night Utah State Wyoming Laramie, WY WYO 10-17
Thursday Night North Texas San Jose State San Jose, CA UNT 31-24
Saturday Evening UConn New Mexico Albuquerque, NM W 14-17
Saturday Evening Air Force Boise State Boise, ID AF 20-14
Saturday Evening #17 San Diego State Fresno State Fresno, CA SDSU 28-21

Conference Player of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special Teams
Sean Jenkins North Texas Matt Daniels San Diego State Sam Sarahi Hawaii

Week Ten

Time Visiting Team Home Team Location Result
Thursday Night Fresno State Utah State Logan, UT FRST 35-0
Saturday Afternoon North Texas Texas Austin, TX L 35-38
Saturday Evening New Mexico Air Force Colorado Springs, CO AF 10-21
Saturday Evening Nevada Boise State Boise, ID NEV 17-10
Saturday Evening #22 Colorado State San Jose State San Jose, CA CSU 35-0
Saturday Evening #17 San Diego State Vanderbilt Nashville, TN W 16-13

Conference Player of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special Teams
Fabian Morin North Texas John McElroy Fresno State Douglas Golden North Texas

Week Eleven

Time Visiting Team Home Team Location Result
Thursday Night #21 Colorado State Utah State Logan, UT CSU 42-3
Thursday Night North Texas Hawaii Honolulu, HI UNT 35-21
Saturday Evening Houston San Jose State San Jose, CA L 31-7
Saturday Evening Air Force Nevada Reno, NV AF 17-13
Saturday Evening New Mexico #14 San Diego State San Diego, CA SDSU 24-31
Saturday Evening Vanderbilt Wyoming Reno, NV L 42-14

Conference Player of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special Teams
Sean Jenkins North Texas James Sanchez Hawaii Rolando Anderson Nevada


Week Twelve

Time Visiting Team Home Team Location Result
Thursday Night San Jose State Wyoming Laramie, WY WYO 17-21
Thursday Night Fresno State North Texas Denton, TX FRST 24-7
Thursday Night Utah State Boise State Boise, ID BSU 21-28
Saturday Afternoon Hawaii Baylor Waco, TX L 35-38
Saturday Evening #21 Colorado State New Mexico Albuquerque, NM CSU 28-13

Conference Player of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special Teams
Adrian Jenkins Fresno State Romulus Jackson Fresno State James Dunn New Mexico


Week Thirteen

Time Visiting Team Home Team Location Result
Thursday Night San Jose State Nebraska Lincoln, NE L 17-30
Thursday Night Hawaii Army West Point, NY L 7-35
Saturday Morning Utah State UCF Orlando, FL L 7-24
Saturday Evening Boise State #20 Colorado State Ft. Collins, CO CSU 14-17
Saturday Evening Wyoming New Mexico Albuquerque, NM UNM 17-24
Saturday Evening Nevada Fresno State Fresno, CA NEV 28-21
Saturday Night #14 San Diego State Air Force Colorado Springs, CO AF 23-26

Conference Player of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special Teams
Charles Rocha Nevada Oronde Jackson Air Force Carlos Cruz Air Force


Week Fourteen

Time Visiting Team Home Team Location Result
Thursday Night Nevada North Texas Denton, TX NEV 13-9
Saturday Evening Wyoming Boise State Boise, ID BSU 0-14
Saturday Evening Fresno State Hawaii Honolulu, HI FRST 42-7
Saturday Evening #20 San Diego State San Jose State San Jose, CA SDSU 27-7
Saturday Night Air Force #19 Colorado State Ft. Collins, CO AF 38-35

Conference Player of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special Teams
Adrian Jenkins Fresno State Antonio White Nevada Carlos Cruz Air Force

MWC Championship Game

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Time Visiting Team Home Team Location Result
CCG Week Day 1 Air Force San Diego State Levis Stadium, Santa Clara CA AF 30-17

Bowl Games

Pick Name Location Opposing Conference Opposing Pick
1 Pinstripe Bowl New York, NY Big 12 2
2 Holiday Bowl San Diego, CA Pac-12 4
3 Boca Raton Bowl Boise, ID MAC 3
4 Foster Farms Bowl Santa Clara, CA MAC 4
5 Hawaii Bowl Honolulu, HI At-large -

Results

Time MWC Opponent Location Result
Navy National Bowl #20 Air Force #6 Wisconsin Big Ten San Diego, CA L 35-31
Pinstripe Bowl #24 San Diego State #19 Oklahoma State Big 12 Bronx, NY L 14-17
Holiday Bowl Colorado State Oregon Pac-12 San Diego, CA L 21-31
Boca Raton Bowl Fresno State Eastern Michigan MAC Boca Raton, FL W 20-10
Foster Farms Bowl Boise State Ball State MAC Santa Clara, CA L 14-17

Awards

National Awards

Semi-Finalists

Finalists

Winners

All-Americans

Offense

  • WR: Sean Jenkins, UNT

Defense

  • SS: Romulus Jackson, FrST

All Conference Team

Offense

  • QB: Robert Martin, CSU
  • RB: Moshae Jackson, BSU
  • FB: Johnnie Costa, AF
  • WR: Sean Jenkins, UNT
  • WR: Jeremy Scarborough, CSU
  • TE: Matt Thomas, Hawaii
  • OT: Patrick Wheeler, AF
  • OT: John Matthews, BSU
  • OG: Phillip Dickson, BSU
  • OG: Elijah Vasquez, CSU
  • C: Chris Lee, SDSU

Defense

  • DE: Charles Johnson, Hawaii
  • DE: Robert Thomas, AF
  • DT: Ian Lanier, CSU
  • DT: Danny Davis, UNR
  • ILB: Fred Briggs, SDSU
  • ILB: Paul Buck, AF
  • OLB: Troy Hall, Wyo
  • OLB: Santiago Brown, UNM
  • CB: Matt Daniels, SDSU
  • CB: John McElroy, FrST
  • FS: Antonio White, UNR
  • SS: Romulus Jackson, FrST

Special Teams

  • K: Sam Sarahi, Hawaii
  • P: Ollie O'Neal, BSU


Standings

Team Overall Conference Division Bowl
Win Loss Win Loss Win Loss
Air Force 10 4 8 0 5 0 Navy National Bowl
San Diego State 11 3 6 2 5 0 Pinstripe Bowl
CSU 10 3 6 1 4 1 Holiday Bowl
Fresno State 7 6 5 2 3 2 Boca Raton Bowl
Boise State 7 6 4 3 3 2 Foster Farms Bowl
Nevada 5 7 4 3 3 2 -
New Mexico 4 8 3 4 2 3 -
North Texas 2 10 2 5 2 3 -
Wyoming 2 10 2 5 1 4 -
San Jose State 2 10 2 5 2 3 -
Hawaii 1 11 1 6 0 5 -
Utah State 0 12 0 7 0 5 -

Statistics

Team PPG
For
Pass Yds/Gm
For
Rush Yds/GM
For
Total yds/Gm
For
PPG
Against
Pass Yds/GM
Against
Rush Yds/GM
Against
Total Yds/GM
Against
Turnover
Differential
Air Force 22.1 99.1 189.6 288.7 17.5 169.2 108.6 277.9 1
Boise 24.6 129.5 156.3 285.8 15.9 137.5 121.9 259.5 7
CSU 31.1 355.7 38.2 393.8 16.2 179.2 101.5 280.6 6
Fresno 23.7 305.3 55.9 361.2 18.8 195.6 98 293.6 9
Hawaii 14.9 227.3 48.5 275.8 30 261.4 118.5 379.9 -9
Nevada 17.5 106.2 169 275.2 22.8 257.8 96.5 354.3 1
New Mexico 15 105.4 122.3 227.7 27.9 193.4 109.8 303.2 -4
North Texas 18.1 312.9 38.6 351.5 28.5 262.6 93.7 356.3 -12
SDSU 22.1 186.1 135.7 321.9 16.1 175.7 96.5 272.2 2
SJSU 15.4 277.1 38.8 315.8 28.4 252.6 100.5 353.1 -5
Utah State 10.1 150.3 61.5 211.8 28.7 229.9 124.8 354.7 -12
Wyoming 8.1 95.6 65.8 161.4 27.7 218.8 130.3 349.1 -13

Individual Stat leaders

  • Passing 3500yd passers and stat leaders
Robert Martin, QB Colorado State, 431 of 706 for 4735 yds, 41 TD, 5 INT, in 13 games
Adrian Jenkins, QB Fresno State, 296 of 479 for 3855 yds, 28 TD, 7 INT, in 13 games
Fabian Morin, QB North Texas, 313 of 538 for 3667 yds, 23 TD, 17 INT, in 12 games
  • Rushing 1500yd rushers and stat leaders
Frederick Chacon, RB Air Force, 355 carries for 1817 yds, 11 TD in 14 games
Moshae Jackson, RB Boise State, 307 carries for 1716 yds, 19 TD in 13 games
  • Receiving 1000yd receivers and stat leaders
Sean Jenkins, WR North Texas, 105 receptions for 1580 yds, 13 TD in 12 games
James Brown, WR Colorado State, 102 receptions for 1254 yds, 15 TD in 13 games
Jeremy Scarborough, WR Colorado State, 107 receptions for 1234 yds, 11 TD in 10 games
Sam Hiller-Weeden, WR Fresno State, 90 receptions for 1185 yds, 13 TD in 13 games
  • Defense stat leaders
Fred Briggs, ILB San Diego State, 76 tackles, 1 FF, 1 FR
Romulus Jackson, SS Fresno State, 22 tackles, 7 INT
Robert Thomas, DE Air Force, 19 tackles, 8 sacks
Matt Daniels, CB San Diego State, 28 tackles, 6 INT, 3 TD
Ronald Young, DT Air Force, 8 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 Safety
  • Kicking
Carlos Cruz, K Air Force, 21 of 22, long of 51 yds