2010 Western Athletic Conference football season

August 2023 2010 WAC football season #800020 #C0C0C0 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Football Logo WAC.png 250px September 2, 2010through January 9, 2011 9 ABC, ESPN, WAC Sports Network 2011 NFL Draft 2011 NFL Draft QB Colin Kaepernick, Nevada San Francisco 49ers, 36th overall Regular Season Boise State, Hawaii, & Nevada (co-champions) Champions QB Colin Kaepernick, NevadaQB Kellen Moore, Boise StateDE Chris Carter, Fresno State Football 2009 2011 The 2010 Western Athletic Conference (WAC) football season was an NCAA football season played from September 2, 2010 – January 9, 2011. The Western Athletic Conference in 2010 consisted of 9 members: Boise State, Fresno State, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana Tech, Nevada, New Mexico State, San Jose State, and Utah State. Boise State, Hawaii, and Nevada all went 7–1 in conference play to share the WAC title. All three teams finished the regular season ranked in the top 25 of all four major polls. Boise State (12–1) was invited to the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas where they defeated Utah 26–3. Hawaii (10–4) was invited to the Hawaii Bowl where they lost to Tulsa 35–62. Nevada (13–1) was invited to the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl where they defeated Boston College 20–13. The only other WAC team to be bowl eligible was Fresno State (8–5), and they were invited to the Humanitarian Bowl where they lost to Northern Illinois 17–40. This was Boise State's final season as a WAC member. Amid a realignment of NCAA conferences, the school announced on June 11, 2010 that it would leave the WAC for the Mountain West Conference effective July 1, 2011.http://www.themwc.com/genrel/061110aaa.html Mountain West Conference Adds Boise State University Mountain West Conference June 11, 2010 June 11, 2010 https://archive.today/20120915072126/http://www.themwc.com/genrel/061110aaa.html 2012-09-15 dead Spring ball Team Start of Practice Spring GameBoise StateMarch 8April 17Fresno StateMarch 15April 16Hawai'iApril 1April 30IdahoMarch 23April 23Louisiana TechMarch 17April 10New Mexico StateApril 5May 1 NevadaMarch 5April 3 San Jose StateMarch 12April 22Utah StateMarch 23April 24 Preseason WAC media days During the WAC's football preview on July 26 in Salt Lake City,Boise State Named WAC Favorite in Both Media and Coaches Polls – WACSports.com—Official Web Site of the Western Athletic Conference https://web.archive.org/web/20160130195832/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=204969973 2016-01-30 . Wacsports.com (2010-07-26). Retrieved on 2010-12-22. Boise State was selected by both the coaches and media as favorites to win the conference. They received 42 of a possible 43 first place votes in the media poll with Nevada coming in second and receiving the other first place vote. The Broncos received eight of nine first place votes in the coaches poll, but Boise State head coach Chris Petersen was not allowed to vote for his own team in first place, thus the Broncos received all 8 possible first place votes. Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore was selected as the preseason offensive player of the year and Nevada defensive end Dontay Moch was selected as the preseason defensive player of the year. Moore and Moch were the 2009 WAC players of the year. Media poll Boise State – 386 (42) Nevada – 333 (1) Fresno State – 300 Idaho – 207 Louisiana Tech – 200 Utah State – 196 Hawai'i – 166 New Mexico State – 81 San Jose State – 66 Coaches poll Boise State – 64 (8) Nevada – 55 (1) Fresno State – 50 Utah State – 37 Hawai'i – 36 Idaho – 33 Louisiana Tech – 26 New Mexico State – 14 San Jose State – 9 WAC vs. BCS matchups WAC teams finished the season 5–9 against teams from BCS conferences. Boise State and Fresno State defeated two each with Nevada gaining the other win. Date Visitor Home Notes Winning teamSeptember 2 USC Hawaii USCSeptember 4 Cincinnati Fresno State Fresno StateSeptember 4 San Jose State No. 1 Alabama Alabama September 4 Utah State No. 8 Oklahoma OklahomaSeptember 6 No. 5 Boise State No. 6 Virginia Tech Played at FedExField in Landover, Maryland Boise State September 11 Idaho No. 7 Nebraska Nebraska September 11 Louisiana Tech Texas A&M Texas A&M September 11 San Jose State No. 11 Wisconsin Wisconsin September 17 No. 24 California Nevada Nevada September 18 Hawaii Colorado Colorado September 25 Oregon State No. 3 Boise State ESPN's College GameDay broadcast from Bronco Stadium Boise State September 25 Fresno State Mississippi Mississippi September 25 New Mexico State Kansas Kansas December 3 Illinois Fresno State Fresno State Regular season Index to colors and formattingWAC member wonWAC member lostWAC teams in bold The WAC has teams in 4 different time zones. Times reflect start time in respective time zone of each team (Central-Louisiana Tech, Mountain-New Mexico State, Boise State, Utah State, Pacific-Idaho, Fresno State, San Jose State, Nevada, Hawaiian-Hawaii). Conference games start times are that of the home team. Rankings reflect that of the USA Today Coaches poll for that week until week eight when the BCS poll will be used. Week one Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance September 2 5:00 pm USC Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI ESPN L 36–49 44,204 September 2 6:00 pm North Dakota Idaho Kibbie Dome • Moscow, Idaho Altitude W 45–0 11,466 September 2 6:00 pm Eastern Washington Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, Nevada W 49–24 16,313 September 4 4:00 pm San Jose State No. 1 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama L 3–48 101,821 September 4 5:00 pm Utah State No. 8 Oklahoma Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma FSN L 24–31 85,151 September 4 6:00 pm Grambling State Louisiana Tech Independence Stadium • Shreveport, Louisiana(Port City Classic) W 20–6 34,762 September 4 7:00 pm Cincinnati Fresno State Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, California ESPN2 W 28–14 37,238 September 6 6:00 pm No. 5 Boise State No. 6 Virginia Tech FedExField • Landover, Maryland(Allstate Kickoff in the Capital) ESPN/ESPN 3D W 33–30 86,587 Players of the week:Verizon WAC Football Players of the Week – WACSports.com—Official Web Site of the Western Athletic Conference https://web.archive.org/web/20121007085001/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=204989534&SPSID=45959&SPID=4122&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100 2012-10-07 . Wacsports.com (2010-09-07). Retrieved on 2010-12-22. Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Kellen Moore Boise State Logan Harrell Fresno State Kyle Brotzman Boise State Week two Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance September 11 7:00 am Hawaii Army Michie Stadium • West Point, New York CBSCS W 31–28 30,042 September 11 9:30 am Idaho No. 7 Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska FSN L 17–38 85,732 September 11 11:00 am San Jose State No. 11 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin ESPN L 14–27 78,469 September 11 6:00 pm Louisiana Tech Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, Texas L 16–48 77,579 September 11 6:00 pm San Diego State New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, New Mexico Altitude L 21–41 16,891 September 11 6:00 pm Idaho State Utah State Romney Stadium • Logan, Utah W 38–17 18,347 September 11 7:30 pm Colorado State Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, Nevada ESPNU W 51–6 18,098 Players of the week:Verizon WAC Football Players of the Week – WACSports.com—Official Web Site of the Western Athletic Conference https://web.archive.org/web/20121007085422/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=204993209&SPSID=45959&SPID=4122&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100 2012-10-07 . Wacsports.com (2010-09-13). Retrieved on 2010-12-22. Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Bryant Moniz Hawaii James-Michael Johnson Nevada Anthony Martinez Nevada Week three Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance September 17 7:00 pm No. 24 California Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, Nevada ESPN2 W 52–31 28,809 September 18 9:30 am Hawaii Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado FCS L 13–31 47,840 September 18 5:00 pm Southern Utah San Jose State Spartan Stadium • San Jose, California W 16–11 16,739 September 18 6:00 pm No. 3 Boise State Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming CBSCS W 51–6 29,014 September 18 6:00 pm Navy Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, Louisiana ESPN3 L 23–37 23,122 September 18 6:00 pm Fresno State Utah State Romney Stadium • Logan, Utah WAC Sports Network FRES 41–24 19,059 September 18 7:00 pm New Mexico State UTEP Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas(The Battle of I-10) L 10–42 39,214 September 18 7:30 pm UNLV Idaho Kibbie Dome • Moscow, Idaho ESPNU W 30–7 15,390 Players of the week:Verizon WAC Football Players of the Week – WACSports.com—Official Web Site of the Western Athletic Conference https://web.archive.org/web/20121007162847/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=204997506&SPSID=45959&SPID=4122&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100 2012-10-07 . Wacsports.com (2010-09-20). Retrieved on 2010-12-22. Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Colin Kaepernick Nevada Aaron Lavarias Idaho Trey Farquhar Idaho Week four ESPN's College GameDay broadcast from inside Bronco Stadium on the blue turf for the No. 3 Boise State vs Oregon State game.ESPN College GameDay & ABC Sports Headed To Boise – Broncosports.com – The Official Athletics Website Of Boise State University https://web.archive.org/web/20120310194737/http://www.broncosports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=9900&ATCLID=204997069 2012-03-10 . Broncosports.com (2010-09-18). Retrieved on 2010-12-22. This is the first time that College Gameday was broadcast from a WAC school. Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance September 25 1:00 pm Idaho Colorado State Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, Colorado L 34–36 23,925 September 25 3:00 pm Nevada BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah The Mtn. W 24–13 61,471 September 25 4:30 pm Fresno State Mississippi Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi CSS L 38–55 55,267 September 25 5:00 pm New Mexico State Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas FCS L 16–42 46,719 September 25 5:00 pm San Jose State No. 13 Utah Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City L 3–56 45,099 September 25 5:30 pm Charleston Southern Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI Oceanic PPV W 66–7 30,300 September 25 6:00 pm Oregon State No. 3 Boise State Bronco Stadium • Boise, Idaho ABC W 37–24 34,137 September 25 6:00 pm Southern Mississippi Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, Louisiana ESPN3 L 12–13 22,344 September 25 6:00 pm Utah State San Diego State Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego L 7–41 45,682 Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Kellen Moore (2) Boise State James-Michael Johnson (2) Nevada Rufus Porter La Tech Week five Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 1 6:00 pm BYU Utah State Romney Stadium • Logan, Utah(Beehive Boot) ESPN W 31–16 24,152 October 2 11:00 am Idaho Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, Michigan WAC Sports Network W 33–13 18,508 October 2 5:00 pm UC Davis San Jose State Spartan Stadium • San Jose, California L 13–14 17,844 October 2 5:30 pm Louisiana Tech Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI Oceanic PPV HAW 41–21 29,469 October 2 6:00 pm No. 3 Boise State New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, New Mexico WAC Sports Network BSU 59–0 19,661 October 2 7:00 pm Cal Poly Fresno State Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, California W 38–17 37,069 October 2 7:00 pm No. 25 Nevada UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, Nevada(Fremont Cannon) The Mtn. W 44–26 28,958 Players of the week:Verizon WAC Football Players of the Week – WACSports.com—Official Web Site of the Western Athletic Conference https://web.archive.org/web/20120325085530/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45959&SPID=4122&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205006118 2012-03-25 . Wacsports.com (2010-10-04). Retrieved on 2010-12-22. Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Kealoha Pilares Hawaii Robert Siavii Idaho Shawn Plummer Fresno State Week six Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 9 3:00 pm Utah State Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, Louisiana Alt/CST LT 24–6 16,073 October 9 6:00 pm Toledo No. 4 Boise State Bronco Stadium • Boise, Idaho WAC Sports Network W 57–14 33,833 October 9 6:00 pm New Mexico New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, New Mexico(Rio Grande Rivalry) ESPN3 W 16–14 21,437 October 9 7:00 pm Hawaii Fresno State Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, California ESPN3 HAW 49–27 38,494 October 9 7:30 pm San Jose State No. 23 Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, Nevada ESPNU NEV 35–13 20,636 Players of the week:Verizon WAC Football Players of the Week – WACSports.com—Official Web Site of the Western Athletic Conference https://web.archive.org/web/20120325085550/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45959&SPID=4122&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205010246 2012-03-25 . Wacsports.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-22. Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Vai Taua Nevada Donte Savage New Mexico State Tyler Stampler New Mexico State Week seven Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 16 3:00 pm Idaho Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, Louisiana Alt/CST LT 48–35 19,750 October 16 5:00 pm No. 3 Boise State San Jose State Spartan Stadium • San Jose, California WAC Sports Network BSU 48–20 20,239 October 16 5:30 pm No. 21 Nevada Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI WAC Sports Network HAW 27–21 42,031 October 16 7:00 pm New Mexico State Fresno State Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, California ESPNU FRES 33–10 32,334 Players of the week:Verizon WAC Football Players of the Week – WACSports.com—Official Web Site of the Western Athletic Conference https://web.archive.org/web/20120325085619/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45959&SPID=4122&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205014183 2012-03-25 . Wacsports.com (2010-10-18). Retrieved on 2010-12-22. Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Ross Jenkins La Tech Corey Paredes Hawaii Chris Potter Boise State Week eight Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 23 2:00 pm New Mexico State Idaho Kibbie Dome • Moscow, Idaho SWX IDA 37–14 13,812 October 23 3:00 pm Hawaii Utah State Romney Stadium • Logan, Utah Alt HAW 45–7 17,111 October 23 5:00 pm Fresno State San Jose State Spartan Stadium • San Jose, California(rivalry) WAC Sports Network FRES 33–18 11,314 Players of the week:Verizon WAC Football Players of the Week – WACSports.com—Official Web Site of the Western Athletic Conference https://web.archive.org/web/20120325085623/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205018136 2012-03-25 . Wacsports.com (2010-10-25). Retrieved on 2010-12-22. Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Alex Green Hawaii Corey Paredes (2) Hawaii Kevin Goessling Fresno State Week nine Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 26 6:00 pm Louisiana Tech No. 3 Boise State Bronco Stadium • Boise, Idaho ESPN2 BSU 49–20 32,026 October 30 5:30 pm Idaho Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI ESPN3 HAW 45–10 37,466 October 30 6:00 pm San Jose State New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, New Mexico Altitude NMSU 29–27 13,117 October 30 7:30 Utah State No. 24 Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, Nevada ESPNU NEV 56–42 11,558 Players of the week:Verizon WAC Football Players of the Week – WACSports.com—Official Web Site of the Western Athletic Conference https://web.archive.org/web/20120325085635/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205022531 2012-03-25 . Wacsports.com (2010-11-01). Retrieved on 2010-12-22. Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Bryant Moniz (2) Hawaii Mana Silva Hawaii Tyler Stampler (2) New Mexico State Week ten Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance November 6 1:00 pm New Mexico State Utah State Romney Stadium • Logan, Utah USU 27–22 14,524 November 6 1:30 pm Hawaii No. 4 Boise State Bronco Stadium • Boise, Idaho ESPNU/ESPN 3D BSU 42–7 34,060 November 6 2:00 pm No. 23 Nevada Idaho Kibbie Dome • Moscow, Idaho WAC Sports Network NEV 63–17 11,247 November 6 3:00 pm Fresno State Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, Louisiana(Battle for the Bone) WAC Sports Network FRES 40–34 17,057 Players of the week:Verizon WAC Football Players of the Week – WACSports.com—Official Web Site of the Western Athletic Conference https://web.archive.org/web/20120325085706/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45959&SPID=4122&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=205026953&DB_OEM_ID=10100 2012-03-25 . Wacsports.com (2010-11-08). Retrieved on 2010-12-22. Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Kellen Moore (3) Boise State Bobby Wagner Utah State Phillip Livas La Tech Week eleven Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance November 12 6:00 pm No. 4 Boise State Idaho Kibbie Dome • Moscow, Idaho (Battle for the Governor's Trophy) ESPN2/ESPN 3D BSU 52–14 16,453 November 13 5:00 pm Utah State San Jose State Spartan Stadium • San Jose, California USU 38–34 12,239 November 13 6:00 pm Louisiana Tech New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, New Mexico Alt 2 LT 41–20 12,486 November 13 7:30 pm No. 21 Nevada Fresno State Bulldogs Stadium • Fresno, California ESPN NEV 35–34 37,116 Players of the week:Verizon WAC Football Players of the Week – WACSports.com—Official Web Site of the Western Athletic Conference https://web.archive.org/web/20120325085724/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205031197 2012-03-25 . Wacsports.com (2010-11-15). Retrieved on 2010-12-22. Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Colin Kaepernick (2) Nevada Javontay Crowe La Tech Chris Potter (2) Boise State Week twelve Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance November 19 7:30 pm Fresno State No. 4 Boise State Bronco Stadium • Boise, Idaho (Battle for the Milk Can) ESPN2 BSU 51–0 33,454 November 20 1:00 pm New Mexico State No. 18 Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, Nevada NEV 52–6 10,906 November 20 5:30 pm San Jose State Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI ESPN3 HAW 41–7 30,011 November 20 12:00 pm Idaho Utah State Romney Stadium • Logan, Utah IDA 28–6 14,072 Players of the week:Verizon WAC Football Players of the Week – WACSports.com—Official Web Site of the Western Athletic Conference https://web.archive.org/web/20120325085731/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205035542 2012-03-25 . Wacsports.com (2010-11-22). Retrieved on 2010-12-22. Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Bryant Moniz (3) Hawaii Aaron Brown Hawaii Kyle Brotzman (2) Boise State Week thirteen Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance November 26 7:15 pm No. 4 Boise State No. 19 Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, Nevada ESPN NEV 34–31 OT 30,712 November 27 5:00 pm Louisiana Tech San Jose State Spartan Stadium • San Jose, California LT 45–38 8,467 November 27 6:00 pm Hawaii New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, New Mexico WAC Sports Network HAW 59–24 11,841 November 27 7:00 pm Idaho Fresno State Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, California WAC Sports Network FRES 23–20 25,965 Players of the week:Verizon WAC Football Players of the Week – WACSports.com—Official Web Site of the Western Athletic Conference https://web.archive.org/web/20111003052053/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205038600 2011-10-03 . Wacsports.com (2010-11-29). Retrieved on 2010-12-22. Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Alex Green (2) Hawaii Travis Brown Fresno State Phillip Livas (2) La Tech Week fourteen Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance December 3 7:15 pm Illinois Fresno State Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, California ESPN2 W 25–23 30,625 December 4 1:00 pm Utah State No. 11 Boise State Bronco Stadium • Boise, Idaho WAC Sports Network BSU 50–14 32,101 December 4 2:00 pm San Jose State Idaho Kibbie Dome • Moscow, Idaho IDA 26–23 OT 8,011 December 4 2:00 pm No. 17 Nevada Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, Louisiana WAC Sports Network NEV 35–17 18,562 December 4 5:30 pm UNLV Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 59–21 34,746 Players of the week:Verizon WAC Football Players of the Week – WACSports.com—Official Web Site of the Western Athletic Conference https://web.archive.org/web/20111003060221/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45959&SPID=4122&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=205043413&DB_OEM_ID=10100 2011-10-03 . Wacsports.com (2010-12-06). Retrieved on 2010-12-22. Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Bryant Moniz (4) Hawaii Dontay Moch Nevada Kevin Goessling (2) Fresno State All-WAC Teams First Team Offense QB Kellen Moore–Boise State QB Colin Kaepernick–Nevada RB Doug Martin–Boise State RB Vai Taua–Nevada WR Austin Pettis–Boise State WR Titus Young–Boise State WR Greg Salas–Hawaii TE Virgil Green–Nevada OL Thomas Byrd–Boise State OL Nate Potter–Boise State OL Kenny Wiggins–Fresno State OL Rob McGill–Louisiana Tech OL John Bender–Nevada Defense DL Shea McClellin–Boise State DL Ryan Winterswyk–Boise State DL Chris Carter–Fresno State DL Logan Harrell–Fresno State DL Dontay Moch–Nevada LB Winston Venable–Boise State LB Ben Jacobs–Fresno State LB Corey Paredes–Hawaii LB Bobby Wagner–Utah State DB George Iloka–Boise State DB Jeron Johnson–Boise State DB Mana Silva–Hawaii DB Davon House–New Mexico State Specialists PK Kevin Goessling–Fresno State P Bobby Cowan–Idaho ST Phillip Livas–Louisiana Tech Second Team Offense QB Bryant Moniz–Hawaii RB Alex Green–Hawaii RB Lennon Creer–Louisiana Tech WR Jamel Hamler–Fresno State WR Kealoha Pilares–Hawaii WR Eric Greenwood–Idaho WR Rishard Matthews–Nevada TE Daniel Hardy–Idaho OL Bryce Harris–Fresno State OL Lupepa Letuli–Hawaii OL Adrian Thomas–Hawaii OL Chris Barker–Nevada OL Ailao Eliapo–San Jose State Defense DL Billy Winn–Boise State DL Kaniela Tuipulotu–Hawaii DL Aaron Lavarias–Idaho DL Matt Broha–Louisiana Tech LB Byron Hout–Boise State LB Travis Brown–Fresno State LB Adrien Cole–Louisiana Tech LB James-Michael Johnson–Nevada LB Kevin Smigh–San Jose State DB Brandyn Thompson–Boise State DB Desia Dunn–Fresno State DB Shiloh Keo–Idaho DB Isaiah Frey–Nevada DB Curtis Marsh Jr.–Utah State Specialists PK Scott Enos–Hawaii P Harrison Waid–San Jose State ST Taveon Rogers–New Mexico State Players of the year Offense Kellen Moore–Boise State Colin Kaepernick–Nevada Defense Chris Carter–Fresno State Freshman Keith Smith–San Jose State Coach of the year Chris Ault–Nevada Rankings During the season Boise State, Hawaii, and Nevada were the only WAC teams to be ranked. 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings + Boise StateLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. ( )= First place votes. 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 AP 3 (1) 3 (8) 3 (1) 3 (1) 3 (1) 4 (1) 3 (8) 2 (15) 2 (11) 2 (7) 4 (7) 3 (9) 3 (10) 9 10 9 Coaches 5 3 3 3 3 4 3 (1) 2 (11) 2 (5) 3 (3) 4 (3) 3 (5) 3 (5) 10 10 7 Harris Not released3 (10) 2 (29) 2 (14) 3 (12) 4 (9) 3 (11) 3 (14) 10 10 BCS Not released 3 3 4 4 4 4 11 10 + HawaiiLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=receiving votes. 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 AP RV RV RV RV 25 24 RV Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 RV Harris Not released RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 BCS Not released 24 + NevadaLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=receiving votes. 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 AP RV RV 25 21 19 RV RV 25 21 19 19 14 13 11 Coaches RV RV RV RV 25 23 21 RV RV 23 21 18 19 17 15 13 Harris Not released 20 25 24 23 21 18 19 15 14 BCS Not released 24 23 21 18 19 17 15 Bowl games Bowl Date Winner* Score Loser* Score Location Time+ Network Notes UDrove Humanitarian Dec. 18, 2010Northern Illinois 40 Fresno State 17 Boise, Idaho 2:30 pm ESPN Maaco Bowl Las Vegas Dec. 22, 2010 #10 Boise State 26 No. 19 Utah 3 Whitney, Nevada 5:00 pm ESPN Sheraton Hawaiʻi Bowl Dec. 24, 2010 Tulsa 62 #25 Hawaii 35 Honolulu 5:00 pm ESPN Kraft Fight Hunger Jan. 9, 2011 #15 Nevada 20 Boston College 13 San Francisco 6:00 pm ESPN *WAC team is bolded. +Time given is Pacific Time Rankings reflect Coaches Poll Attendance TeamStadium (Capacity)Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7TotalAverage% of CapacityBoise StateBronco Stadium (33,500)34,13733,83332,02634,06033,45432,101199,61133,26999.3%Fresno StateBulldog Stadium (41,031)37,23837,06938,49432,33437,11625,96530,625238,84134,12083.2%HawaiiAloha Stadium (50,000)44,20430,30029,46942,03137,46630,01134,746248,22735,46170.9%IdahoKibbie Dome (16,000)11,46615,39013,81211,24716,4538,01176,37912,73079.6%Louisiana TechJoe Aillet Stadium (30,600)23,12222,34416,07319,75017,05718,562116,90819,48563.7%NevadaMackay Stadium (29,993)16,31318,09828,80920,63611,55810,90630,712136,03219,43364.8%New Mexico StateAggie Memorial Stadium (30,343)16,89119,66121,43713,11712,48611,84195,43315,90652.4%San Jose StateSpartan Stadium (31,218)16,73917,84420,23911,31412,2398,46786,84214,47446.4%Utah StateRomney Stadium (25,513)18,34719,05924,15217,11114,52414,072107,26517,87870.1% Expanded WAC standings Western Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L W L PF PA STREAK T1 No. 13 Nevada 7 1 13 1 574 300 W 7 T1 No. 10 Boise State 7 1 12 1 586 166 W 2 T1 No. 24 Hawaii 7 1 10 4 554 357 L 14 Fresno State 5 3 8 5 377 390 L 15 Louisiana Tech 4 4 5 7 321 368 L 1 6 Idaho 3 5 6 7 346 322 W 1 7 Utah State 2 6 4 8 264 405 L 2 8 New Mexico State 1 7 2 10 188 474 L 4 9 San Jose State 0 8 1 12 209 451 L 10 NFL draft The following list includes all WAC players who were drafted in the 2011 NFL draft. Round # Pick # NFL team Player Position College 2 36 San Francisco 49ers Colin Kaepernick QB Nevada 2 44 Detroit Lions Titus Young WR Boise State 3 66 Cincinnati Bengals Dontay Moch LB Nevada 3 78 St. Louis Rams Austin Pettis WR Boise State 3 90 Philadelphia Eagles Curtis Marsh Jr. CB Utah State 3 96 Green Bay Packers Alex Green RB Hawaii 4 112 St. Louis Rams Greg Salas WR Hawaii 4 131 Green Bay Packers Davon House CB New Mexico State 5 132 Carolina Panthers Kealoha Pilares WR Hawaii 5 144 Houston Texans Shiloh Keo S Idaho 5 160 Chicago Bears Nathan Enderle QB Idaho 5 162 Pittsburgh Steelers Chris Carter LB Fresno State 7 204 Denver Broncos Virgil Green TE Nevada 7 210 Atlanta Falcons Andrew Jackson G Fresno State 7 213 Washington Redskins Brandyn Thompson CB Boise State 7 238 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Daniel Hardy TE Idaho References 2