2020 Mountain West Conference football season
The 2020 Mountain West Conference football season, part of that year's NCAA Division I FBS football season, is the 22nd season of college football for the Mountain West Conference (MW). Since 2012, 12 teams have competed in the MW football conference.
| 2020 Mountain West Conference football season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I FBS |
| Sport | Football |
| Duration | October 24-December 19 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| TV partner(s) | CBS Sports Family (CBS, CBSSN, CBS All Access), Fox Sports Family (Fox, FS1, FS2), Stadium, ATTSN |
| 2021 NFL Draft | |
| Top draft pick | CB Darren Hall, San Diego State |
| Picked by | Atlanta Falcons, 108th overall |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | San Jose State |
| Runners-up | Boise State |
| Championship Game | |
| Champions | San Jose State |
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| No. 24 San Jose State y$ | 7 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State y | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 3 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: San Jose State 34, Boise State 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On August 10, 2020, the conference suspended all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
The season was scheduled to begin on September 3, 2020 and end on November 28, 2020. The Mountain West football Conference Championship Game was to be played on December 5, 2020. The entire schedule was released on February 27, 2020.[3]
On September 24, 2020, the conference resumed Football,[4] and is working on resuming other fall sports competitions.[5] The Conference's amended regular-season schedule will begin on Saturday, Oct. 24, with the intent to play eight games. The MW Football Championship Game is slated for Saturday, Dec. 19. The new Mountain West schedule was released October 1.[6]
Previous season
In 2019 Boise State won the Mountain Division with perfect a 8–0 Conference record conference record while Hawaii won the West Division with a 5–3 Conference record. Boise State defeated Hawaii 31–10 in the 2019 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game which was held At Albertson's Stadium in Boise, Idaho
Preseason
Potential COVID-19 disruption
On May 12, 2020, California State University system chancellor Timothy White announced that all of its 23 campuses would hold essentially all classes in the 2020 fall term online. This in turn raised serious questions whether its member campuses—three of which (Fresno State, San Diego State, and San Jose State) are MW members—would be able to field teams in fall sports, including football, in light of statements by NCAA president Mark Emmert made on that organization's Twitter account on May 8:[7]
All of the [conference] commissioners and every [school] president that I've talked to is in clear agreement: If you don't have students on campus, you don't have student-athletes on campus. That doesn't mean [the school] has to be up and running in the full normal model, but you have to treat the health and well-being of the athletes at least as much as the regular students. ... If a school doesn't reopen, then they're not going to be playing sports. It's really that simple.
No decision on football at any of the CSU institutions has been made. However, on the same day that the CSU chancellor made his remarks, the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA), an NCAA Division II non-football league whose members are all CSU campuses, publicly announced that it had canceled its 2020 fall sports season.[7][lower-alpha 1]
Mountain West Media
The Mountain West Media days will be held at the Cosmopolitan July 28 and 29.
Preseason Poll
The Preseason Poll will be released in August 2020.
Rankings
| Pre | 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 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Final | ||
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| Boise State | AP | RV | 25 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||
| C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||
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| Colorado State | AP | |||||||||||||||||
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| Fresno State | AP | |||||||||||||||||
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| Hawaii | AP | |||||||||||||||||
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| Nevada | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||
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| New Mexico | AP | |||||||||||||||||
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| San Diego State | AP | RV | RV | |||||||||||||||
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| San Jose State | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 19 | |||||||||||
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| CFP | Not released | 24 | 22 | |||||||||||||||
| UNLV | AP | |||||||||||||||||
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| Utah State | AP | |||||||||||||||||
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| Wyoming | AP | |||||||||||||||||
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| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol | |
Coaches
Coaching changes
There were six coaching changes for Mountain West football programs for the 2020 season. New Mexico head coach Bob Davie resigned on November 25 and was replaced by Arizona State defensive coordinator Danny Gonzales on December 17. Later that same day UNLV head coach Tony Sanchez also resigned and he was replaced by Oregon offensive coordinator Marcus Arroyo On December 11. Colorado State's Mike Bobo resigned on December 4 and was replaced by former Boston College head coach Steve Addazio. Fresno State head coach Jeff Tedford resigned on December 5 and was replaced on December 17 by Indiana offensive coordinator and former Fresno State assistant Kalen DeBoer. On January 8, San Diego State head coach Rocky Long announced his retirement from coaching and was replaced that same day by Aztecs defensive line coach and former head coach Brady Hoke. The final coaching change took place on January 14, when Hawaii head coach Nick Rolovich resigned to accept the head coaching position at Washington State and was replaced by ex-Arizona State head coach Todd Graham On January 21.
Head coaches
| Team | Head coach | Years At School | Overall record | Record at school | MW record |
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| Air Force | Troy Calhoun | 14 | 98–69 | 98–69 | 59–45 |
| Boise State | Bryan Harsin | 7 | 69–22 | 61–15 | 40–8 |
| Colorado State | Steve Addazio | 1 | 57–55 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Fresno State | Kalen DeBoer | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Hawaii | Todd Graham | 1 | 95–61 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Nevada | Jay Norvell | 4 | 15–21 | 15–21 | 12–12 |
| New Mexico | Danny Gonzales | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| San Diego State | Brady Hoke | 3 | 78–72 | 13–13 | 7–9 |
| San Jose State | Brent Brennan | 4 | 8–29 | 8–29 | 4–21 |
| UNLV | Marcus Arroyo | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Utah State | Gary Andersen | 6 | 63–67 | 38–31 | 41–25 |
| Wyoming | Craig Bohl | 7 | 140–72 | 36–39 | 23–25 |
Schedule
The season began on October 3, 2020 and will end on December 19, 2020.
Regular season
| Index to colors and formatting |
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| Mountain West Member won |
| Mountain West Member lost |
| Mountain West teams in bold |
Week One
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| October 3 | 4:00 p.m. | Navy | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | CBSSN | W 40–7 | 5,000 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
Week Two
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| October 24 | 5:00 p.m. | Utah State | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | FS1 | BSU 42–13 | 0 | |
| October 24 | 5:00 p.m. | Wyoming | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Revo, NV | CBSSN | NEV 37–34 OT | 250 | |
| October 24 | 5:30 p.m. | Hawaii | Fresno State | Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA (rivalry) | KSEE/Spectrum OC16 | HAW 34–19 | 0 | |
| October 24 | 7:00 p.m. | New Mexico | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | FS2 | cancelled | n/a | |
| October 24 | 8:30 p.m. | UNLV | San Diego State | Dignity Health Sports Park • Carson, CA | CBSSN | SDSU 34–6 | 0 | |
| October 24 | 8:30 p.m. | Air Force | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | FS1 | SJSU 17–6 | 0 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
Week Three
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| October 29 | 8:00 p.m. | Colorado State | Fresno State | Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA | CBSSN | FRES 38–17 | 0 | |
| October 30 | 7:45 p.m. | Hawaii | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | FS1 | WYO 31–7 | 6,232 | |
| October 31 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 25 Boise State | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | CBSSN | BSU 49–30 | 500 | |
| October 31 | 5:00 p.m. | New Mexico | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | FS1 | SJSU 38–21 | 0 | |
| October 31 | 7:30 p.m. | San Diego State | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT | CBSSN | SDSU 38–7 | 5,116 | |
| October 31 | 8:30 p.m. | Nevada | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Las Vegas, NV (Fremont Cannon) | FS1 | NEV 37–19 | 2,000 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
Week Four
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| November 5 | 5:00 p.m. | Utah State | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | FS1 | NEV 34–9 | 250 | |
| November 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Wyoming | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO (Border War) | CBSSN | CSU 34–24 | 0 | |
| November 6 | 7:00 p.m. | San Jose State | San Diego State | Dignity Health Sports Park • Carson, CA | CBSSN | SJSU 28–17 | 0 | |
| November 6 | 7:45 p.m. | No. 9 BYU | No. 21 Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | FS1 | L 17–51 | 1,100 | |
| November 7 | 9:30 a.m. | Air Force | Army | Mitchie Stadium • West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | CBS | postponed | n/a | |
| November 7 | 1:30 p.m. | Fresno State | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Las Vegas, NV | CBSSN | FRES 40–27 | 2,000 | |
| November 7 | 9:00 p.m. | New Mexico | Hawaii | Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI | Spectrum OC16 | HAW 39–33 | 0 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
Week Five
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| November 12 | 6:00 p.m. | Colorado State | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | FS1 | BSU 52–21 | 1,100 | |
| November 14 | 12:30 p.m. | Fresno State | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT | FS2 | FRES 35–16 | 0 | |
| November 14 | 2:00 p.m. | Hawaii | San Diego State | Dignity Health Sports Park • Carson, CA | Spectrum OC16 | SDSU 34–10 | 0 | |
| November 14 | 4:30 p.m. | Nevada | New Mexico | Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV | FS2 | NEV 27–20 | 250 | |
| November 14 | 8:00 p.m. | Air Force | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | CBSSN | cancelled | n/a | |
| November 14 | 8:30 p.m. | UNLV | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | FS2 | SJSU 34–17 | 0 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
Week Six
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| November 19 | 7:00 p.m. | Utah State | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY (Bridger's Battle) | CBSSN | cancelled | n/a | |
| November 20 | 7:30 p.m. | New Mexico | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | FS1 | AF 28–0 | 100 | |
| November 21 | 1:30 p.m. | San Diego State | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | CBS | NEV 26–21 | 50 | |
| November 21 | 3:30 p.m. | UNLV | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | FS2 | cancelled | n/a | |
| November 21 | 5:00 p.m. | San Jose State | Fresno State | Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA (Valley Trophy) | CBSSN | cancelled | n/a | |
| November 21 | 9:00 p.m. | Boise State | Hawaii | Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI | CBSSN | BSU 40–32 | 0 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
Week Seven
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| November 26 | 12:00 p.m. | Colorado State | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Ram-Falcon Trophy) | CBSSN | cancelled | n/a | |
| November 26 | 5:00 p.m. | New Mexico | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT | FS1 | USU 41–27 | 198 | |
| November 27 | 2:00 p.m. | Wyoming | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Las Vegas, NV | FS1 | WYO 45–14 | 0 | |
| November 27 | 7:00 p.m. | San Diego State | Fresno State | Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA (Battle for the Oil Can) | FS1 | cancelled | n/a | |
| November 28 | 2:00 p.m. | San Jose State | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | FOX | cancelled | n/a | |
| November 28 | 3:37 p.m. | San Diego State | Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | PAC-12 | L 10–20 | 0 | |
| November 28 | 9:00 p.m. | Nevada | Hawaii | Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI | Spectrum OC16 | HAW 24–21 | 0 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
Week Eight
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| December 3 | 7:30 p.m. | Air Force | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT | CBSSN | AF 35–7 | 3,025 | |
| December 4 | 7:30 p.m. | Boise State | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Las Vegas, NV | CBSSN | cancelled | n/a | |
| December 5 | 4:00 p.m. | San Jose State | Hawaii | Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI | Spectrum OC16 | SJSU 35–24 | 0 | |
| December 5 | 5:00 p.m. | Colorado State | San Diego State | Dignity Health Sports Park • Carson, CA | CBSSN | SDSU 29–17 | 0 | |
| December 5 | 8:30 p.m. | Fresno State | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | FS1 | NEV 37–26 | 0 | |
| December 5 | 8:30 p.m. | Wyoming | New Mexico | Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV | CBSSN | UNM 17–16 | 0 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
Week Nine
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| December 11 | 8:00 p.m. | Nevada | San Jose State | Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV | CBSSN | SJSU 30–20 | 0 | |
| December 12 | 4:00 p.m. | Boise State | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | CBSSN | BSU 17–9 | 2,978 | |
| December 12 | 7:30 p.m. | Utah State | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | CBSSN | cancelled | n/a | |
| December 12 | 8:00 p.m. | San Diego State | No. 14 BYU | LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT | ESPN2 | L 14–28 | 1,099 | |
| December 12 | 8:30 p.m. | Fresno State | New Mexico | Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV | FS1 | UNM 49–39 | 0 | |
| December 12 | 9:00 p.m. | UNLV | Hawaii | Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI | Spectrum OC16 | HAW 38–21 | 0 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
Week Ten
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| December 19 | 1:00 p.m. | Air Force | Army | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | CBSSN | L 7–10 | ||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
Championship Game
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| December 19 | 2:15 p.m. | Boise State | No. 25 San Jose State | Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV | FOX | SJSU 34–20 | 0 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
Canceled regular season games
The following non-conference games were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic:
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Nov. 14
- UConn at San Jose State
Postseason
Bowl Games
| Legend | |
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| Bowl game | Date | Site | Television | Time (MST) | Mountain West team | Opponent | Score | Attendance |
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| Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | December 22 | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | ESPN | 1:30 p.m. | Nevada | Tulane | W 38–27 | 0 |
| New Mexico Bowl | December 24 | Toyota Stadium • Frisco, TX | ESPN | 1:30 p.m. | Hawaii | Houston | W 28–14 | 2,060 |
| Arizona Bowl | December 31 | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | CBS | 12:00 p.m. | San Jose State | Ball State | L 13–34 | 0 |
Rankings are from AP rankings. All times Mountain Time Zone. Mountain West teams shown in bold.
Awards and honors
Player of the week Honors
| Week | Offensive | Defensive | Special Teams | ||||||||||
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| Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | |||||
| Week 1 (October 26) | Carson Strong | Nevada | QB | Caden McDonald | San Diego State | LB | John Hoyland | Wyoming | K | ||||
| Week 2 (November 2) | Nick Starkel | San Jose State | QB | Charles Hicks | Wyoming | LB | Avery Williams | Boise State | KR | ||||
| Week 3 (November 9) | Ronnie Rivers | Fresno State | RB | Tre Jenkins | San Jose State | S | Brandon Talton | Nevada | K | ||||
| Week 4 (November 16) | Jalen Cropper | Fresno State | WR | Cade Hall | San Jose State | DL | Avery Williams | Boise State | KR | ||||
| Week 5 (November 23) | Brad Roberts | Air Force | FB | Dom Peterson | Nevada | DT | Julian Diaz | Nevada | P | ||||
| Week 6 (November 30) | Andrew Peasley | Utah State | QB | Nick Heninger | Utah State | LB | Connor Coles | Utah State | K | ||||
| Week 7 (December 7) | Carson Strong | Nevada | QB | Brandon Shook | New Mexico | LB | Jordan Byrd | San Diego State | KR | ||||
| Week 8 (December 14) | Isaiah Chavez | New Mexico | QB | Darius Muasau | Hawaii | LB | Shamar Garrett | San Jose State | KR | ||||
Mountain West Individual Awards
The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Mountain West Conference football coaches at the end of the season
| Award | Player | School |
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| Offensive Player of the Year | Carson Strong, QB | Nevada |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Cade Hall Jr., DL | San Jose State |
| Special Teams Player of the Year | Avery Williams, Ret. | Boise State |
| Freshman of the Year | Kyle Williams, WR | UNLV |
| Coach of the Year | Brent Brennan | San Jose State |
All-conference teams
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All-Americans
The 2020 College Football All-America Teams are composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News (TSN), Sports Illustrated (SI), USA Today (USAT) ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), FOX Sports (FOX) College Football News (CFN), Bleacher Report (BR), Scout.com, Phil Steele (PS), SB Nation (SB), Athlon Sports, Pro Football Focus (PFF) and Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo!).
Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. Football consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans. Any player named to the First Team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is deemed a Unanimous All-American.
| Position | Player | School | Selector | Unanimous | Consensus |
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| DL | Cade Hall | San Jose State | TSN | ||
| AP/RS | Avery Williams | Boise State | AFCA, FWAA, TSN, USAT | * | |
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| DL | Cade Hall | San Jose State | USAT | ||
| RS | Avery Williams | Boise State | CBS | ||
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| AP | Avery Williams | Boise State | AP | ||
Home game attendance
TBA
NFL Draft
The following list includes all Mountain West players who were drafted in the 2021 NFL Draft.
| Player | Position | School | Draft Round |
Round Pick |
Overall Pick |
Team |
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| Darren Hall | CB | San Diego State | 4 | 3 | 108 | Atlanta Falcons |
| John Bates | TE | Boise State | 4 | 19 | 124 | Washington Football Team |
| Avery Williams | CB | Boise State | 5 | 39 | 183 | Atlanta Falcons |
Footnotes
- While the cited story states that the CCAA has 13 schools, only 12 will be members in the 2020–21 school year. The only CCAA member in 2019–20 that was not a CSU campus, UC San Diego, joins the Division I Big West Conference on July 1, 2020.[8]
References
- "WE'RE BACK". twitter.com/MountainWest. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- "Mountain West Postpones 2020 Fall Sports". TheMW.com. August 10, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- "Mountain West Conference Announces 2020 Football Schedule". TheMW.com. February 27, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
- "2020 Mountain West Football Season to Begin on October 24". theMW.com. Mountain West Conference. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- "Commissioner Thompson Statement on Fall Sports". theMW.com. Mountain West Conference. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- "Mountain West Announces 2020 Football Schedule". theMW.com. Mountain West.
- Bonagura, Kyle (May 12, 2020). "California State University system to stay online, leaving fall sports up in air". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- "CSU Bakersfield, UC San Diego to Join Big West Conference" (Press release). Big West Conference. November 27, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- "Mountain West Announces 2020 Football All-Conference Teams and Individual Honors". themw.com. Mountain West Conference. December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.