The 2013 Mountain West Conference football season was the 15th season of college football for the Mountain West Conference (MW). In the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the MW had 12 football members: Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Hawaiʻi, Nevada, New Mexico, San Diego State, San Jose State, UNLV, Utah State, and Wyoming.
This was the third consecutive year in which the Mountain West saw changes in membership. In 2011, two of the conference's charter members, BYU (WCC and football independent) and Utah (Pac-12), left, while Boise State joined from the WAC. The following year, the MW lost TCU, members since 2005, to the Big 12, while gaining new all-sports members Fresno State and Nevada and football-only member Hawaii from the WAC. For 2013, the MW lost no schools, while adding two new full members from the WAC in San Jose State and Utah State. This brought the conference membership in football to 12, allowing the MW to split into divisions and launch a championship game.
Preseason
Award watch lists The following Mountain West players were named to preseason award watch lists.
Maxwell Award:
Chuck Bednarik Award:
John Mackey Award:
Fred Biletnikoff Award:
Bronko Nagurski Trophy:
Outland Trophy:
Jim Thorpe Award:
Lombardi Award:
Rimington Trophy:
Davey O'Brien Award:
Doak Walker Award:
Walter Camp Award:
Lott Trophy:
Lou Groza Award:
Mountain West media days
Media poll
All–Conference Team
Offense
Defense
Coaches NOTE: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school MW record Air Force Troy Calhoun 7 49–41 49–41 29–27 Boise State Chris Petersen 8 92–12 92–12 57–6 Colorado State Jim McElwain 2 11–14 11–14 8-8 Fresno State Tim DeRuyter 2 20–5 20–5 14–2 Hawaii Norm Chow 2 3-20 3-20 1–14 Nevada Brian Polian 1 4–8 4–8 3–5 New Mexico Bob Davie 2 42–43 42–43 2–14 San Diego State Rocky Long 2 89–83 89–83 17–6 San José State Ron Caragher 1 50–28 50–28 5–3 UNLV Bobby Hauck 3 93–54 93–54 10–21 Utah State Matt Wells 1 8–4 8–4 7–1 Wyoming Dave Christensen 4 27–35 27–35 16–23
*first year as conference member, ^achieved as head coach of New Mexico from 99 to 08
Rankings
+ Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Unranked the previous week RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
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Mountain West vs. BCS matchups
Bowl games The Mountain West Conference will have agreements with the following bowls for 2012–13: The MW champion will receive an automatic berth in one of the five BCS bowl games if they are the highest ranked non-automatic qualifying conference champion and either of the following: Ranked in the top 12 of the BCS Rankings. (Utah qualified under this criterion in 2004-05 and 2008–09, and TCU in 2009-10 and 2010–11.) Ranked in the top 16 of the BCS Rankings and its ranking is higher than that of an automatic qualifying conference champion.
Pick Name Location Opposing Conference Opposing Pick 1 Maaco Bowl Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada Pac-12 5 2 Poinsettia Bowl San Diego, California BYU (2012), Army (2013) – 3 Armed Forces Bowl Fort Worth, Texas C-USA (2012), Navy (2013) 3, – 4 New Mexico Bowl Albuquerque, New Mexico Pac-12 7 5 Hawai'i Bowl Honolulu, Hawaii C-USA 2
Regular season Index to colors and formattingMountain West member wonMountain West member lostMountain West teams in bold
All dates, times, and TV are tentative and subject to change.
The Mountain West has teams in 3 different time zones. Times reflect start time in respective time zone of each team (Mountain—Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, New Mexico, Wyoming; Pacific—Fresno State, Nevada, San Diego State, UNLV; Hawaii-Aleutian—Hawaiʻi). Conference games start times are that of the home team.
Home attendance TeamStadiumCapacityGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7TotalAverage% of Capacity Air ForceFalcon Stadium52,48032,09532,71635,38917,28044,67236,51229,898228,56232,65262.22% Boise StateBronco Stadium37,00033,29336,06935,35635,84333,992 — —174,55334,91194.35% Colorado StateHughes Stadium34,40014,14619,51726,02221,13315,234 — —96,05219,21056.5% Fresno StateBulldog Stadium41,03133,09833,26041,03137,60441,03141,031 —227,05537,84392.23% HawaiiAloha Stadium50,00039,05828,75527,14629,75228,530 — —153,24130,64861.30% NevadaMackay Stadium29,99327,05223,24024,54532,52120,737 — —128,09525,61985.42% New MexicoUniversity Stadium38,63426,31123,63929,74919,73921,83319,376 —140,64723,44160.67% San Diego StateQualcomm Stadium71,29442,97832,13322,47532,70735,89033,161 —199,34433,22446.60% San José StateSpartan Stadium30,45613,13610,53316,12317,93216,876 — —74,60014,92048.99% UNLVSam Boyd Stadium36,80026,95010,98113,01722,75515,83715,062 —104,60217,43447.38% Utah StateRomney Stadium25,51325,51325,51325,51321,42820,284 — —118,25123,65047.3% WyomingWar Memorial Stadium34,00022,03019,09122,85324,95315,70012,227 —116,85419,47657.28%
Awards and honors
All Conference teams
Offensive Player of the Year: Derek Carr, SR., QB, Fresno State Defensive Player of the Year: Shaquil Barrett, SR., LB, Colorado State Special Teams Player of the Year: Carlos Wiggins, SO., KR, New Mexico Freshman of the Year: Tyler Winston, WR, San Jose State Coach of the Year: Matt Wells, Utah State
Offense: Pos.NameYr.SchoolNameYr.School First Team Second TeamQBDerek CarrSR.Fresno StateDavid FalesSR.San Jose StateWRDavante AdamsSO.Fresno StateJosh HarperJR.Fresno StateWRChandler JonesSR.San Jose StateDevante DavisJR.UNLVRBJay AjayiSO.Boise StateKasey CarrierSR.New MexicoRBKapri BibbsSO.Colorado StateTim CornettSR.UNLVTECrockett GillmoreSR.Colorado StateMarcel JensenSR.Fresno StateOLCharles LenoSR.Boise StateMatt ParadisSR.Boise StateOLWeston RichburgSR.Colorado StateTy SambrailoJR.Colorado StateOLAustin WentworthSR.Fresno StateBryce QuigleySR.San Diego StateOLJoel BitonioSR.NevadaNicholas KasparSR.San Jose StateOLTyler LarsenSR.Utah StateBrett BoykoJR.UNLVPKJared RobertsJR.Colorado StateAustin LopezSO.San Jose StatePR/KRCarlos WigginsSO.New MexicoIsaiah BurseSR.Fresno State
Defense: Pos.NameYr.SchoolNameYr.School First Team Second TeamDLDeMarcus LawrenceJR.Boise StateTyeler DavisonJR.Fresno StateDLRicky Tjong-A-TjoeSR.Boise StateBeau YapJR.Hawai'iDLBrock HekkingJR.NevadaB.J. LarsenJR.Utah StateDLEddie YarbroughSO.WyomingA. J. Pataili'iSR.Utah StateLBShaquil BarrettSR.Colorado StateEjiro EderaineSO.Fresno StateLBKeith SmithSR.San Jose StateKyler FackrellSO.Utah StateLBJake DoughtySR.Utah StateZach VigilJR.Utah StateDBDerron SmithJR.Fresno StateDonte DeayonSO.Boise StateDBNat BerheSR.San Diego StateJeremy IoaneJR.Boise StateDBBené BenwikereSR.San Jose StateShaq BellSR.Colorado StateDBNevin LawsonSR.Utah StateMarqueston HuffSR.WyomingPBen SkaerSR.New MexicoChase TenpennySR.Nevada
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