The 1999 Mountain West Conference football season was the first since eight former members of the Western Athletic Conference banded together to form the MW. Colorado State University, Brigham Young University and the University of Utah tied for the inaugural MW Championship.
Bowl games BowlDateStadiumCityResultLas Vegas BowlDecember 18, 1999Sam Boyd StadiumLas Vegas, NevadaUtah 17, Fresno State 16Motor City BowlDecember 27, 1999Pontiac SilverdomePontiac, MichiganMarshall 21, BYU 3Liberty BowlDecember 31, 1999Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TennesseeSouthern Miss 23, Colorado State 17
Mountain West Individual Awards AwardPlayerSchoolPlayer of the YearBrian Urlacher, LB/S, Sr.New MexicoOffensive Player of the YearKevin McDougal, RB, Sr.Colorado StateDefensive Player of the YearJohn Frank, DE, Sr.UtahFreshman of the YearLuke Staley, RB, Fr.BYUCoach of the YearSonny LubickColorado State
All-Conference Teams
Position Player Team First-team Offense QB Kevin Feterik BYU RB Kevin McDougal Colorado State Mike Anderson Utah WR Margin Hooks BYU Wendell Montgomery Wyoming TE Gray McNeill San Diego State OL James Norman Air Force Matt Johnson BYU Blaine Saipaia Colorado State Mike Malano San Diego State Luis Park Utah First-team Defense DL Byron Frisch BYU Clark Haggans Colorado State Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila San Diego State John Frank Utah LB Rob Morris BYU Maugaula Tuitele Colorado State Kautai Olevao Utah DB Brian Gray BYU Erik Olson Colorado State Brian Urlacher New Mexico Rico Curtis San Diego State First-team Special Teams K Jackson Whiting Air Force P Deone Horinek Colorado State RS Steve Smith Utah
Position Player Team Second-team Offense QB Matt Newton Colorado State RB Jonas Lewis San Diego State Larry Ned San Diego State WR Dallas Davis Colorado State Steve Smith Utah TE Ken Chandler Air Force OL Jimmy Richards BYU Jason Carson New Mexico Ted Printy San Diego State Andrew Kline San Diego State Dan Delcorio Wyoming Second-team Defense DL Shawn Thomas Air Force Setema Gali BYU Jerome Haywood San Diego State Scottie Nicholson San Diego State LB Justin Ena BYU Joey Mayo San Diego State Patrick Chukwurah Wyoming DB Kevin Thomas UNLV Andre Dyson Utah Jay Hill Utah Matt Lehning Wyoming Second-team Special Teams K Owen Pochman BYU P Ray Cheetany UNLV RS Dallas Davis Colorado State
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