2004 Mountain West Conference football season

August 2023 February 2024 2004 Mountain West Conference football season #Mountain West Conference 1 #Mountain West Conference 2 NCAA Division I-A football 150px 8 2005 NFL Draft 2005 NFL Draft QB Alex Smith, Utah San Francisco 49ers, 1st overall Regular season Utah New Mexico Steve Savoy (102 points) Football 2003 2005 The 2004 Mountain West Conference football season was the sixth since eight former members of the Western Athletic Conference banded together to form the Mountain West Conference. It was the last season of the conference's original eight-team line up, as Texas Christian University (TCU) had agreed to join the conference for the 2005 season. Utah won the conference championship in 2004, the Utes' third title since the league began in 1999. On the strength of their perfect 11–0 record in the regular season, Utah became the first team from a BCS non-AQ conference to be invited to a Bowl Championship Series (BCS) bowl when they accepted an invitation to play Pittsburgh in the Fiesta Bowl. thumb|right|Utah Utes fans rush the field and carry the goalpost after defeating rival BYU, completing a perfect regular season, and becoming the first BCS Buster by clinching a spot in the 2005 Fiesta Bowl (hence the sombrero). thumb|UCLA vs. Wyoming in the 2004 Las Vegas Bowl Bowl games BowlDateStadiumCityResultLas Vegas BowlDecember 23, 2004Sam Boyd StadiumLas VegasWyoming 24, UCLA 21Emerald BowlDecember 30, 2004SBC ParkSan FranciscoNavy 34, New Mexico 19Fiesta BowlJanuary 1, 2005Sun Devil StadiumTempe, ArizonaUtah 35, Pittsburgh 7 Awards Coach of the Year: Urban Meyer, Utahhttps://www.deseret.com/2004/11/30/19864080/all-mwc-football-honors-all-around All-MWC football: Honors all around Dirk Facer Deseret News November 29, 2004 February 5, 2024 Offensive Player of the Year: QB Alex Smith, Jr, Utah Co-Defensive Players of the Year: LB Kirk Morrison, Sr, San Diego State and DB Morgan Scalley, Sr, Utah Freshman of the Year: WR Austin Collie, BYUhttps://byucougars.byu-dept-athletics-dev.amazon.byu.edu/story/football/52235/collie-named-mwc-freshman-year Collie named MWC Freshman of the Year BYU Cougars Athletics November 29, 2004 February 5, 2024 Pre-Season All Conference Team OffenseQuarterbackAlex Smith, Jr, UtahRunning backDarnell Stephens, Sr, Air Force DonTrell Moore, Jr, New MexicoWide receiverDavid Anderson, Jr, Colorado State Todd Watkins, Jr, BYUTight endJoel Dreessen, Sr, Colorado StateOffensive LineRyan Cook, Jr, New MexicoTrenton Franz, Sr, WyomingChris Kemoeatu, Sr, UtahErik Pears, Sr, Colorado StateClaude Terrell, Sr, New MexicoKickerDeric Yaussi, Jr, WyomingKick returnerBo Nagahi, Sr, Utah DefenseDefensive lineSteve Fifita, Sr, UtahZach Morris, Sr, WyomingMarcus Parker, Jr, New MexicoSione Pouha, Sr, UtahLinebackerKirk Morrison, Sr, San Diego StateBrady Poppinga, Sr, BYU John Rudzinski, Sr, Air ForceDefensive backJamaal Brimmer, Sr, UNLVAaron Francisco, Sr, BYUBrandon Payne, Sr, New MexicoMorgan Scalley, Sr, UtahPunterMatt Payne, Sr, BYU All-Conference teams First-team: OffenseQuarterbackAlex Smith, Jr, UtahRunning backDominique Dorsey, Sr, UNLVDonTrell Moore, Jr, New MexicoWide receiverSteve Savoy, So, Utah Todd Watkins, Jr, BYUTight endJoel Dreessen, Sr, Colorado StateOffensive LineRyan Cook, Jr, New MexicoTrenton Franz, Sr, WyomingChris Kemoeatu, Sr, UtahErik Pears, Sr, Colorado StateClaude Terrell, Sr, New MexicoKickerDeric Yaussi, Jr, WyomingKick returnerHoost Marsh, Fr, Wyoming DefenseDefensive lineSteve Fifita, Sr, UtahZach Morris, Sr, WyomingMarcus Parker, Jr, New MexicoSione Pouha, Sr, UtahLinebackerKirk Morrison, Sr, San Diego StateBrady Poppinga, Sr, BYUNick Speegle, Sr, New MexicoDefensive backJamaal Brimmer, Sr, UNLVAaron Francisco, Sr, BYUBrandon Payne, Sr, New MexicoMorgan Scalley, Sr, UtahPunterMatt Payne, Sr, BYU Second-team: OffenseQuarterbackJohn Beck, So, BYURunning backCurtis Brown, So, BYUMarty Johnson, Sr, UtahWide receiverDavid Anderson, Jr, Colorado StateParis Warren, Sr, UtahTight endJohn Wadkowski, Jr, WyomingOffensive LineJon Wilson, Jr, Air ForceScott Young, Sr, BYUMike Kracalik, Sr, San Diego StateJoel Critchfield, Sr, UNLVJesse Boone, Jr, UtahKickerMatt Payne, Sr, BYUKick returnerJovon Bouknight, Jr, Wyoming DefenseDefensive lineShaun Nua, Sr, BYUPatrick Goodpaster, Sr, Colorado StateBlake Lobel, Sr, San Diego StateDusty Hoffschneider, Jr, WyomingLinebackerMatt McCoy, Jr, San Diego StateRyan Claridge, Sr, UNLVAdam Seward, Sr, UNLVDefensive backJosh Bazinet, Sr, New MexicoGabriel Fulbright, Jr, New MexicoEric Weddle, So, UtahDerrick Martin, So, WyomingPunterAdam Brooks, Jr, Wyoming https://themw.com/football-all-mountain-west-teams-and-superlative-awards/ Football All-Mountain West Teams and Superlative Awards Mountain West Conference References