2009 Mountain West Conference football season

August 2023 2009 Mountain West Conference football season #Mountain West Conference 1 #Mountain West Conference 2 NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) Football 125px September 3, 2009through January 7, 2010 9 Mtn., CBS College Sports, Versus 2010 NFL Draft 2010 NFL Draft DE Jerry Hughes, TCU Indianapolis Colts, 31st overall Regular Season TCU Champion Brigham Young Runners-Up Football 2008 2010 The 2009 Mountain West Conference football season was the 11th since eight former members of the Western Athletic Conference banded together to form the MW. Rankings 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings   Pre Wk1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Wk14 FinalAir Force AP   (42T) NR C   Harris Not released   BCS Not released   BYU AP 20 9 7 19 20 18 18 16 (26) 25 22 19 18 16 15 C 24 12 9 20 21T 20 19 16 (27) 25 22 18 15 13 14 Harris Not released 19 17 17 16 (26) 25 22 18 15 13 14 BCS Not released 16 NR 22 22 19 14 14 Colorado State AP   (42T) (41) (37T) NR C   (47T) (40T) (40) NR Harris Not released   BCS Not released   New Mexico AP   C   Harris Not released   BCS Not released   San Diego State AP   C   Harris Not released   BCS Not released   TCU AP 17 16 15 15 11 10 12 10 8 6 4 4 4 4 3 C 17 16 15 14 10 9 8 7 6 4 4 4 4 4 3 Harris Not released 11 10 10 8 7 6 4 4 4 4 3 BCS Not released 8 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 UNLV AP   C   Harris Not released   BCS Not released   Utah AP 19 17 18 (35) (31) (30) 24 19 19 17 16 23 22 (26) 23 C 18 17 16 (28) (31) (32) (29) 20 19 16 14 23 19 25 24 Harris Not released (31) (32) (26) 19 19 16 16 21 19 24 22 BCS Not released 18 16 14 16 21 21 25 23 Wyoming AP   C   Harris Not released   BCS Not released   Mountain West vs. BCS matchups Date Visitor Home Significance September 5 San Diego State 14 UCLA 33 September 5 BYU 14 Oklahoma 13 BYU upset the third-ranked Oklahoma Sooners in their first game of the season. Game played at Cowboys Stadium. September 5 New Mexico 6 Texas A&M 41 September 6 Colorado State 23 Colorado 17 Rocky Mountain Showdown September 12 Texas 41 Wyoming 10 September 12 TCU 30 Virginia 14 The Horned Frogs opened the season by holding the Cavaliers to 177 yards total offense. UVa never started a play inside the red zone (the TCU 20), and did not score until the final 5 minutes, with the game out of reach. September 12 Air Force 13 Minnesota 20 The first game at the Gophers' new TCF Bank Stadium. September 12 Oregon State 23 UNLV 21 September 19 Utah 24 Oregon 31 September 19 Wyoming 0 Colorado 24 September 19 Florida State 54 BYU 28 September 26 Louisville 14 Utah 30 September 26 TCU 14 Clemson 10 October 3 New Mexico 28 Texas Tech 48 Bowl games Bowl GameDateStadiumCityTelevisionConference MatchupsPayout (US$)Maaco Bowl Las VegasDecember 22Sam Boyd StadiumLas Vegas, NevadaESPN#1 MW vs. #4/#5 Pac-10Poinsettia BowlDecember 23Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CaliforniaESPN#2 MW vs. #6 Pac-10 / WACArmed Forces BowlDecember 31Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TexasESPN#3 MW vs. Pac-10New Mexico BowlDecember 19University StadiumAlbuquerque, New MexicoESPN#4 MW vs. WACHumanitarian BowlDecember 30Bronco StadiumBoise, IdahoESPN#5 MW vs. #1 WAC Home attendance TeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7TotalAverageBYU64,20964,09164,10364,64164,07164,301 --------385,41664,236Utah45,33345,58845,12944,83745,05144,991 --------270,92945,155TCU35,24937,13031,15633,54150,30741,738 --------229,12138,187Air Force42,20535,92930,10434,11746,21225,370 --------214,11735,686New Mexico30,05126,24635,24824,02124,34421,751 --------161,66127,982San Diego State42,13721,18430,25812,64721,70818,851 --------146,78524,464Colorado State23,41724,96730,49920,63122,02520,317 --------141,58623,643UNLV22,19525,96729,71725,59726,31515,90213,730159,42322,775Wyoming18,01631,01719,19614,50219,20115,031 --------116,96319,494 Awards and honors All Conference teams https://themw.com/football-all-mountain-west-teams-and-superlative-awards/ Football All-Mountain West Teams and Superlative Awards Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Year: Andy Dalton, JR., QB, TCU Defensive Player of the Year: Jerry Hughes, SR., DE, TCU Special Teams Player of the Year: Jeremy Kerley, JR., KR, TCU Freshman of the Year: Austyn Carta-Samuels, QB, Wyoming Coach of the Year: Gary Patterson, TCU Offense: Pos.NameYr.SchoolNameYr.School First Team Second TeamQBAndy DaltonJR.TCUMax HallSR.BYUWRRyan WolfeSR.UNLVVincent BrownJR.San Diego StateWRDavid ReedSR.UtahDeMarco SampsonSR.San Diego StateRBHarvey UngaJR.BYUJared TewJR.Air ForceRBEddie WideJR.UtahJoseph TurnerSR.TCUTEDennis PittaSR.BYUAndrew GeorgeSR.BYUOLMatt ReynoldsSO.BYUNick CharlesSR.Air ForceOLErik CookSR.New MexicoPeter LuskSR.Air ForceOLMarshall NewhouseSR.TCUCaleb SchlauderaffJR.UtahOLMarcus CannonJR.TCUZane TaylorJR.UtahOLZane BeadlesSR.UtahJake KirkpatrickJR.TCUPKRoss EvansSO.TCUErik SoderbergSO.Air ForcePR/KRJeremy KerleyJR.TCUDion MortonSR.Colorado State Defense: Pos.NameYr.SchoolNameYr.School First Team Second TeamDLJan JorgensenSR.BYUBen GarlandSR.Air ForceDLJerry HughesSR.TCUJohnathan RaineySO.New MexicoDLKoa MisiSR.UtahWayne DanielsJR.TCUDLJohn FletcherSR.WyomingCory GrantJR.TCULBCarmen MessinaSO.New MexicoMychal SissonSO.Colorado StateLBDaryl WashingtonSR.TCUTank CarderSO.TCULBStevenson SylvesterSR.UtahBrian HendricksSO.WyomingDBReggie RembertJR.Air ForceAndrew WrightSO.Air ForceDBRafael PriestSR.TCUAndrew RichJR.BYUDBNick SandersSR.TCUTejay JohnsonJR.TCUDBRobert JohnsonSR.UtahChris ProsinskiJR.WyomingPAdam MillerSR.New MexicoBrian StahovichSO.San Diego State References