Sports season
The2022 Mountain West Conference football season was the 24th season ofCollege football for theMountain West Conference . It was part of the2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season . 12 teams competed in the conference during the season. The season began August 27 and concluded on December 3 with theMountain West Conference Football Championship Game . The full schedule for the season was released on February 16, 2022[ 1]
Mountain West Media [ edit ] The Mountain West Media days was held at theMandalay Bay Las Vegas on July 20 and 21.
The Preseason Media Poll was released July 20, 2022. Boise State was picked to win the Mountain division, while Fresno State was picked to win the West division.[ 2]
Mountain Predicted finish Team Votes (for first) 1 Boise State 151 (14) 2 Air Force 136 (10) 3 Utah State 122 (3) 4 Colorado State 90 (1) 5 Wyoming 60 6 New Mexico 29
West Predicted finish Team Votes (for first) 1 Fresno State 160 (20) 2 San Diego State 148 (8) 3 San Jose State 105 4 Nevada 66 5 UNLV 58 6 Hawaii 51
Preseason All-Conference Team [ edit ] The Preseason All-Conference Team was announced only July 21, 2022.[ 3]
Offensive Player of the Year:Jake Haener (Senior, Fresno State quarterback) Defensive Players of the Year:Cade Hall (Senior, San Jose State defensive lineman) &Patrick McMorris (Senior, San Diego State defensive back) Special Teams Player of the Year:Jordan Byrd (Senior, San Diego State punt and kick returner) Preseason individual awards [ edit ] The following list contains Mountain West players who were included on preseason watch lists for national awards.
Award Head Coach/Player School Position Ref Bronko Nagurski Trophy Viliami Fehoko San Jose State DE [ 14] Kyle Harmon San Jose State LB Caden McDonald San Diego State LB Patrick McMorris San Diego State S Vince Sanford Air Force LB JL Skinner Boise State S Evan Williams Fresno State S Outland Trophy Alfred Edwards Utah State OT [ 15] Aaron Frost Nevada OT Scott Matlock Boise State DT John Ojukwu Boise State OT Everett Smalley Air Force OT Alama Uluave San Diego State C Lou Groza Award Cayden Camper Colorado State K [ 16] Jonah Dalmas Boise State K Daniel Gutierrez UNLV K Matthew Shipley Hawaii K Brandon Talton Nevada K Ray Guy Award Aaron Rodriguez New Mexico P [ 17] Stephen Kotsanlee Utah State P Paul Hornung Award Jordan Byrd San Diego State RB [ 18] Stefan Cobbs Boise State WR Nikko Remigio Fresno State WR Titus Swen Wyoming RB Luke Wysong New Mexico WR Wuerffel Trophy John Ojukwu Boise State OT [ 19] A'Jon Vivens Colorado State RB Jalen Cropper Fresno State WR Jonah Kalahawai-Welch Hawaii DL Christian Swint Nevada CB Luke Wysong New Mexico WR Michael Shawcroft San Diego State LB Chevan Cordeiro San Jose State QB Andre Grayson Utah State CB
Award Head Coach/Player School Position Ref Walter Camp Award Jake Haener Fresno State QB [ 20] Brad Roberts Air Force RB Bednarik Award Vince Sanford Air Force LB [ 21] Scott Matlock Boise State DT Dequan Jackson Colorado State LB Evan Williams Fresno State S Dom Peterson Nevada DT Patrick McMorris San Diego State S Viliami Fehoko San Jose State DE Rotary Lombardi Award Viliami Fehoko San Jose State DE [ 22] Caden McDonald San Diego State LB David Perales Fresno State DE Patrick Mannelly Award Rex Goossen UNLV LS [ 23] Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Logan Bonner Utah State QB Trace Bruckler New Mexico TE Stefan Cobbs Boise State WR Tyrell Shavers San Diego State WR Titus Swen Wyoming RB Calvin Tyler Jr. Utah State RB Manning Award Logan Bonner Utah State QB [ 24] Jake Haener Fresno State QB Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award Falepule Alo Utah State OL [ 25] Chevan Cordeiro San Jose State QB Leif Fautanu UNLV OL Viliami Fehoko San Jose State DL George Holani Boise State RB Kekeaniokoa Holomalia-Gonzalez Boise State OL Jonah Kahahawai-Welch Hawaii DL Alii Matau San Jose State LB Hale Motu'apuaka Utah State DL Ezekiel Noa Boise State LB Jonah Panoke Hawaii WR Blessman Ta'ala Hawaii DL Toa Taua Nevada RB Jonah Tavai San Diego State DL Justus Tavai San Diego State DL Alama Uluave San Diego State OL Solo Vaipulu Hawaii OL Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Hank Bachmeier Boise State QB [ 26] Logan Bonner Utah State QB Braxton Burmeister San Diego State QB Jake Haener Fresno State QB Ted Hendricks Award
On December 2, 2021Colorado State announced that they had fired head coachSteve Addazio after two seasons.[ 27] Jay Norvell , who had been atNevada , was hired to take the position at Colorado State.[ 28] On December 8, 2021,Fresno State announced thatJeff Tedford would rejoin the school as head coach to replace the departingKalen DeBoer . Teford had previously been head coach at Fresno State from 2017–2019, but had left the school after 2019 due to health issues.[ 29] On December 10, 2021,Nevada announced thatOregon defensive coordinatorKen Wilson would replace Jay Norvell as head coach. Wilson had been an assistant coach in various positions for Nevada from 1989–2012 prior to being hired as head coach.[ 30] On January 14,Hawaii head coachTodd Graham resigned from his position amid controversy surrounding mistreatment of players.[ 31] Timmy Chang as the new head coach.[ 32] Post-season changes [ edit ] On November 28, UNLV announced that they had fired head coachMarcus Arroyo . Arroyo posted a 7–23 record with the school over three years.[ 33] Barry Odom would become the new head coach for the 2023 season.[ 34] Pre Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Final Air Force AP RV RV RV RV C RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV CFP Not released Boise State AP RV RV RV RV RV RV RV C RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV CFP Not released Colorado State AP C CFP Not released Fresno State AP RV RV RV RV RV 24 C RV RV RV RV 24 CFP Not released Hawaii AP C CFP Not released Nevada AP C CFP Not released New Mexico AP C CFP Not released San Diego State AP RV C RV CFP Not released San Jose State AP RV RV C RV CFP Not released UNLV AP C CFP Not released Utah State AP RV C RV RV CFP Not released Wyoming AP C CFP Not released
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The schedule for the 2022 Mountain West football season was announced on February 16, 2022.[ 1]
Index to colors and formatting MW member won MW member lost MW teams inbold
All times Mountain time.
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. August 27 1:30 p.m. Idaho State UNLV Allegiant Stadium •Paradise, NV CBSSN W 52–21 19,579 August 27 2:00 p.m. UConn Utah State Maverik Stadium •Logan, UT FS1 W 31–20 19,553 August 27 2:00 p.m. Wyoming Illinois Memorial Stadium •Champaign, IL BTN L 6–38 37,832 August 27 8:00 p.m. Nevada New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium •Las Cruces, NM ESPN2 W 23–12 23,371 August 27 8:30 p.m. Vanderbilt Hawaii Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex •Honolulu, HI CBSSN L 10–63 9,346 # Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inMountain Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. September 1 6:30 p.m. Portland State San Jose State CEFCU Stadium •San Jose, CA NBCSBA W 21–17 16,291 September 1 6:30 p.m. Cal Poly Fresno State Bulldog Stadium •Fresno, CA FS1 W 35–7 36,011 September 3 10:00 a.m. Colorado State No. 8 Michigan Michigan Stadium •Ann Arbor, MI ABC L 7–51 109,575 September 3 11:00 a.m. No. 21(FCS ) Northern Iowa Air Force Falcon Stadium •Colorado Springs, CO Altitude W 48–17 31,180 September 3 1:30 p.m. Arizona San Diego State Snapdragon Stadium •San Diego, CA CBS L 20–38 34,046 September 3 1:30 p.m. Tulsa Wyoming War Memorial Stadium •Laramie, WY FS1 W 40–37 2OT 20,574 September 3 3:30 p.m. Texas State Nevada Mackay Stadium •Reno, NV NSN W 38–14 13,260 September 3 5:30 p.m. Utah State No. 1 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium •Tuscaloosa, AL SECN L 0–55 98,321 September 3 6:00 p.m. Maine New Mexico University Stadium •Albuquerque, NM MWN W 41–0 15,166 September 3 6:30 p.m. Boise State Oregon State Reser Stadium •Corvallis, OR ESPN L 17–34 27,732 September 3 10:00 p.m. Western Kentucky Hawaii Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI Spectrum Sports L 17–49 9,346 # Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inMountain Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. September 9 7:00 p.m. Boise State New Mexico University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM CBSSN BSU 31–14 16,157 September 10 1:30 p.m. Colorado Air Force Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO CBS W 41–10 33,647 September 10 2:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee Colorado State Canvas Stadium •Fort Collins, CO MWN L 19–34 27,641 September 10 2:00 p.m. UNLV California California Memorial Stadium •Berkeley, CA P12N L 14–20 38,180 September 10 2:00 p.m. Northern Colorado Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY MWN W 33–10 22,863 September 10 3:30 p.m. No. 8(FCS ) Incarnate Word Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV NSN L 41–55 14,092 September 10 5:00 p.m. No. 16(FCS ) Weber State Utah State Maverick Stadium • Logan, UT MWN L 7–35 17,781 September 10 5:30 p.m. San Jose State Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium •Auburn, AL ESPNU L 16–24 83,340 September 10 6:00 p.m. Idaho State San Diego State Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA MWN W 38–7 27,865 September 10 6:00 p.m. Hawaii No. 4 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI BTN L 10–56 110,012 September 10 8:30 p.m. Oregon State Fresno State Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA CBSSN L 32–35 41,031 # Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inMountain Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. September 16 6:00 p.m. Air Force Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY CBSSN WYO 17–14 18,277 September 17 1:00 p.m. North Texas UNLV Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV SSSEN W 58–27 19,623 September 17 2:00 p.m. No. 16(FCS ) UT Martin Boise State Albertsons Stadium •Boise, ID FS1 W 30–7 36,396 September 17 3:00 p.m. Colorado State Washington State Martin Stadium •Pullman, WA P12N L 7–38 23,611 September 17 5:30 p.m. Nevada Iowa Kinnick Stadium •Iowa City, IA BTN L 0–27 69,250 September 17 6:00 p.m. UTEP New Mexico University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM MWN W 27–10 15,269 September 17 8:00 p.m. San Diego State No. 14 Utah Rice–Eccles Stadium •Salt Lake City, UT ESPN2 L 7–35 51,602 September 17 8:30 p.m. Fresno State No. 7 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum •Los Angeles, CA FOX L 17–45 67,226 September 17 10:00 p.m. Duquesne Hawaii Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI Spectrum Sports W 24–14 8,991 # Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inMountain Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. September 23 6:00 p.m. Nevada Air Force Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO FS1 AF 48–20 20,506 September 23 7:00 p.m. Boise State UTEP Sun Bowl •El Paso, TX CBSSN L 10–27 11,227 September 24 1:30 p.m. Toledo San Diego State Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA FS1 W 17–14 27,108 September 24 2:00 p.m. No. 7(FCS ) Sacramento State Colorado State Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO MWN L 10–41 25,445 September 24 5:00 p.m. UNLV Utah State Maverick Stadium • Logan, UT CBSSN UNLV 34–24 17,454 September 24 5:30 p.m. New Mexico LSU Tiger Stadium •Baton Rouge, LA SECN+/ESPN+ L 0–38 100,501 September 24 6:00 p.m. Hawaii New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM FloSports L 26–45 12,879 September 24 8:15 p.m. Wyoming No. 19 BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium •Provo, UT ESPN2 L 24–38 60,092 September 24 8:30 p.m. Western Michigan San Jose State CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA CBSSN W 34–6 17,058 # Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inMountain Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. September 29 6:00 p.m. Utah State No. 19 BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT (Beehive Boot ,rivalry ) ESPN L 26–38 59,417 September 30 6:00 p.m. San Diego State Boise State Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID FS1 BSU 35–13 34,910 September 30 9:00 p.m. New Mexico UNLV Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV CBSSN UNLV 31–20 21,605 October 1 10:00 a.m. Navy Air Force Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy ) CBS W 13–10 36,947 October 1 1:30 p.m. Fresno State UConn Rentschler Field •East Hartford, CT CBSSN L 14–19 20,952 October 1 5:30 p.m. San Jose State Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY CBSSN SJSU 33–16 17,765 # Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inMountain Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. October 7 8:30 p.m. Colorado State Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV FS1 CSU 17–14 18,255 October 7 8:30 p.m. UNLV San Jose State CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA CBSSN SJSU 40–7 16,669 October 8 5:00 p.m. Wyoming New Mexico University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM CBSSN WYO 27–14 14,226 October 8 5:00 p.m. Air Force Utah State Maverick Stadium • Logan, UT FS1 USU 34–27 19,105 October 8 7:45 p.m. Fresno State Boise State Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID (rivalry ) FS1 BSU 40–20 37,663 October 8 8:30 p.m. Hawaii San Diego State Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA CBSSN SDSU 16–14 33,073 # Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inMountain Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. October 15 5:00 p.m. Utah State Colorado State Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO CBSSN USU 17–13 35,009 October 15 6:00 p.m. New Mexico New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry ) FloSports L 9–21 October 15 8:30 p.m. Air Force UNLV Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV CBSSN AF 42–7 23,847 October 15 8:45 p.m. San Jose State Fresno State Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA (rivalry ) FS2 FRES 17–10 41,031 October 15 10:00 p.m. Nevada Hawaii Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI NSN /Spectrum Sports HAW 31–16 9,231 # Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inMountain Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. October 22 12:30 p.m. UNLV Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium •South Bend, IN Peacock L 21–44 73,165 October 22 2:00 p.m. Hawaii Colorado State Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO Spectrum Sports CSU 17–13 22,843 October 22 4:00 p.m. San Jose State New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM FloSports Canceled n/a October 22 4:30 p.m. Fresno State New Mexico University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM FS2 FRES 41–9 14,667 October 22 5:00 p.m. Boise State Air Force Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO CBSSN BSU 19–14 25,254 October 22 7:45 p.m. Utah State Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY (Bridger’s Battle ) FS2 WYO 28–14 21,420 October 22 8:30 p.m. San Diego State Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV CBSSN SDSU 23–7 16,363 # Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inMountain Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. October 29 5:00 p.m. Colorado State Boise State Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID FS1 BSU 49–10 33,895 October 29 8:30 p.m. San Diego State Fresno State Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA (rivlary ) FS1 FRES 32–28 37,107 October 29 8:30 p.m. Nevada San Jose State CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA CBSSN SJSU 35–28 17,117 October 29 10:00 p.m. Wyoming Hawaii Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI (rivlary ) Spectrum Sports WYO 27–20 9,346 # Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inMountain Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. November 5 9:30 a.m. Air Force Army Globe Life Field •Arlington, TX (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy )CBS W 13–7 33,912 November 5 1:30 p.m. New Mexico Utah State Maverick Stadium • Logan, UT CBSSN USU 27–10 14,154 November 5 5:00 p.m. UNLV San Diego State Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA CBSSN SDSU 14–10 28,854 November 5 5:00 p.m. BYU Boise State Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID FS2 L 28–31 36,461 November 5 8:30 p.m. Hawaii Fresno State Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA (rivalry ) FS2 FRES 55–13 39,005 November 5 8:30 p.m. Colorado State San Jose State CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA NBCSBA SJSU 28–16 16,382 # Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inMountain Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. November 11 8:30 p.m. Fresno State UNLV Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV CBSSN FRES 37–30 23,146 November 12 1:30 p.m. New Mexico Air Force Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO CBSSN AF 35–3 20,827 November 12 5:00 p.m. Wyoming Colorado State Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO (Border War ) CBSSN WYO 14–13 30,300 November 12 8:30 p.m. San Jose State San Diego State Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA FS1 SDSU 43–27 28,406 November 12 8:30 p.m. Boise State Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV (rivalry ) CBSSN BSU 41–3 14,960 November 12 9:00 p.m. Utah State Hawaii Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI Spectrum Sports USU 41–34 8,862 # Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inMountain Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. November 18 7:45 p.m. San Diego State New Mexico University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM FS1 SDSU 34–10 14,309 November 19 5:00 p.m. Boise State Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY CBSSN BSU 20–17 17,345 November 19 7:00 p.m. Colorado State Air Force Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO FS2 AF 24–12 20,121 November 19 7:45 p.m. San Jose State Utah State Maverick Stadium • Logan, UT FS1 USU 35–31 13,677 November 19 8:30 p.m. Fresno State Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV CBSSN FRES 41–14 12,501 November 19 9:00 p.m. UNLV Hawaii Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI Spectrum Sports / SSSEN HAW 31–25 9,346 # Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inMountain Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. November 25 10:00 a.m. Utah State Boise State Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID CBS BSU 42–23 31,402 November 25 1:30 p.m. New Mexico Colorado State Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO CBSSN CSU 17–0 20,107 November 25 8:00 p.m. Wyoming Fresno State Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA FS1 FRES 30–0 40,214 November 26 1:30 p.m. Hawaii San Jose State CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA Spectrum Sports SJSU 27–14 15,012 November 26 4:00 p.m. Nevada UNLV Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV (Fremont Cannon ) SSSEN / NSN UNLV 27–22 24,873 November 26 7:00 p.m. Air Force San Diego State Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA CBSSN AF 13–3 25,223 # Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inMountain Time .
[ edit ] Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. December 3 2:00 p.m. Fresno State Boise State Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID (rivalry ) FOX FRES 28–16 # Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inMountain Time .
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Bowl game Date Site Television Time (MST ) Mountain West team Opponent Score Attendance LA Bowl December 17 SoFi Stadium •Inglewood, CA ABC 1:30 p.m. Fresno State Washington State W 29–632,405 Frisco Bowl December 17 Toyota Stadium •Frisco, TX ESPN 7:15 p.m. Boise State North Texas W 35–3212,211 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl December 20 Albertsons Stadium •Boise, ID ESPN 1:30 p.m. San Jose State Eastern Michigan L 27–4110,122 Armed Forces Bowl December 22 Amon G. Carter Stadium •Fort Worth, TX ESPN 6:30 p.m. Air Force Baylor W 30–15Hawaii Bowl December 24 Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex •Honolulu, HI ESPN 6:00 p.m San Diego State Middle Tennessee L 23–256,605 First Responder Bowl December 27 Gerald J. Ford Stadium •Dallas, TX ESPN 12:15 p.m. Utah State Memphis L 10–38Arizona Bowl December 30 Arizona Stadium •Tucson, AZ Barstool Sports 2:30 p.m. Wyoming Ohio L 27–30OT
Bowl eligible (7): Air Force, Boise State, Fresno State, San Diego State, San Jose State, Utah State, WyomingBowl ineligible (5): Colorado State, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, UNLVMountain West records vs. other conferences [ edit ] 2022–2023 records against non-conference foes:
Mountain West vs Power 5 matchups [ edit ] This is a list of games the Mountain West has scheduled versuspower conference teams (ACC ,Big Ten ,Big 12 ,Pac-12 ,BYU ,Notre Dame andSEC ). All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.
Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score August 27 Big Ten Wyoming Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL L 6–38August 27 SEC Vanderbilt Hawaii Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI L 10–63September 3 Pac-12 Boise State Oregon State Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR L 17–34September 3 Big Ten Colorado State No. 8 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI L 7–51September 3 SEC Utah State No. 1 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL L 0–55September 3 Pac-12 Arizona San Diego State Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA L 20–38September 10 Pac-12 Colorado Air Force Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO W 41–10September 10 Pac-12 Oregon State Fresno State Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA L 32–35September 10 Big Ten Hawaii No. 4 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI L 10–56September 10 SEC San Jose State Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL L 16–24September 10 Pac-12 UNLV California California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA L 14–20September 17 Pac-12 Colorado State Washington State Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA L 7–38September 17 Pac-12 Fresno State No. 7 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 17–45September 17 Big Ten Nevada Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA L 0–27September 17 Pac-12 San Diego State No. 14 Utah Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT L 7–35September 24 SEC New Mexico LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 0–38September 24 Independent Wyoming No. 19 BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT L 24–38September 30 Independent Utah State BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT (Beehive Boot ,rivalry ) L 26-38October 22 Independent UNLV Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN L 21–44November 5 Independent BYU Boise State Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID L 28–31
Mountain West vs Group of Five matchups [ edit ] The following games include Mountain West teams competing against teams from theAmerican ,C-USA ,MAC orSun Belt .
Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score September 3 American Tulsa Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY W 40–372OT September 3 C-USA Western Kentucky Hawaii Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI L 17–49September 3 Sun Belt Texas State Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV W 38–14September 10 C-USA Middle Tennessee Colorado State Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO L 19–34September 17 C-USA UTEP New Mexico University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM W 27–10September 17 C-USA North Texas UNLV Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV W 58–27September 24 C-USA Boise State UTEP Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX L 10–27September 24 MAC Toledo San Diego State Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA W 17–14September 24 MAC Western Michigan San Jose State CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA W 34–6October 1 American Navy Air Force Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy ) W 13-10
Mountain West vs FBS independents matchups [ edit ] The following games include Mountain West teams competing againstFBS Independents , which includesArmy ,Liberty ,New Mexico State ,UConn , orUMass .
Date Visitor Home Site Score August 27 UConn Utah State Maverick Stadium • Logan, UT W 31–20August 27 Nevada New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM W 23–12September 24 Hawaii New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM L 26–45October 1 Fresno State UConn Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT L 14-19October 15 New Mexico New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry ) L 9–21October 22 San Jose State New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM Canceled November 5 Air Force Army Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy ) W 13–7
Mountain West vs. FCS matchups [ edit ] The following games include Mountain West teams competing againstFCS schools.
Date Visitor Home Site Score August 27 Idaho State UNLV Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV W 52–21September 1 Cal Poly Fresno State Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA W 35-7September 1 Portland State San Jose State CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA W 21-17September 3 No. 21 (FCS ) Northern Iowa Air Force Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO W 48–17September 3 Maine New Mexico University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM W 41–0September 10 No. 16 (FCS ) Weber State Utah State Maverick Stadium • Logan, UT L 7–35September 10 Northern Colorado Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY W 33–10September 10 No. 8 (FCS ) Incarnate Word Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV L 41–55September 10 Idaho State San Diego State Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA W 38–7September 17 No. 16 (FCS ) UT Martin Boise State Alberstons Stadium • Boise, ID W 30–7September 17 Duquesne Hawaii Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI W 24–14September 24 No. 7 (FCS ) Sacramento State Colorado State Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO L 10–41
Player of the week honors [ edit ] Week Offensive Defensive Special Teams Freshman Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position Week 0 (August 29)[ 35] Doug Brumfield UNLV QB Isaiah Essissima Nevada CB Brandon Talton Nevada K Robert Briggs Utah State RB Week 1 (September 5)[ 36] Andrew Peasley Wyoming QB Bentlee Sanders Nevada DB John Hoyland Wyoming K Isaac Larsen Utah State S Week 2 (September 12)[ 37] Brad Roberts Air Force RB Shae Suiaunoa Wyoming LB John Hoyland (2) Wyoming K Christian Washington New Mexico RB Week 3 (September 19)[ 38] Aidan Robbins UNLV RB Reco Hannah New Mexico LB Jonah Dalmas Boise State K A. J. Haulcy New Mexico S Week 4 (September 26)[ 39] Brad Roberts (2) Air Force RB Austin Ajiake UNLV LB Jack Browning San Diego State K/P Jordan Pollard San Jose State LB Week 5 (October 3)[ 40] Chevan Cordeiro San Jose State QB DJ Schramm Boise State LB Daniel Gutierrez UNLV K Taylen Green Boise State QB Week 6 (October 10)[ 41] Chevan Cordeiro (2) San Jose State QB Ezekiel Noa Boise State LB Jonah Dalmas (2) Boise State K Ashton Jeanty Boise State RB Week 7 (October 17)[ 42] Brad Roberts (3) Air Force RB David Perales Fresno State DE Stephen Kotsanlee Utah State P Bishop Davenport Utah State QB Week 8 (October 24)[ 43] Titus Swen Wyoming RB Michael Shawcroft San Diego State LB Jonah Dalmas (3) Boise State K A. J. Haulcy (2) New Mexico S Week 9 (October 31)[ 44] Taylen Green Boise State QB Viliami Fehoko San Jose State DE John Hoyland (3) Wyoming K Taylen Green (2) Boise State QB Week 10 (November 7)[ 45] Jake Haener Fresno State QB Dallas Branch San Diego State CB Connor Coles Utah State K Max Alford Utah State LB Week 11 (November 14)[ 46] Jalen Mayden San Diego State QB Isaac Larsen Utah State S Daniel Gutierrez (2) UNLV K Isaac Larsen (2) Utah State S Week 12 (November 21)[ 47] Jake Haener (2) Fresno State QB JL Skinner Boise State S Jack Browning (2) San Diego State K/P Taylen Green (3) Boise State QB Week 13 (November 28)[ 48] Taylen Green (2) Boise State QB Jonathan Baldwin UNLV S Daniel Gutierrez (3) UNLV K Taylen Green (4) Boise State QB
Mountain West Individual Awards [ edit ] The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Mountain West Conference football coaches at the end of the season.[ 49]
All-conference teams [ edit ] The following players were selected as part of the Mountain West's All-Conference Teams.[ 49]
The following list includes all Mountain West players who were drafted in the2023 NFL draft .
^a b "Mountain West Announces 2022 Football Schedule" .themw.com . Mountain West Conference. February 16, 2022. RetrievedJune 7, 2022 .^ "Boise State, Fresno State Picked to Win 2022 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles" .themw.com . The Mountain West Conference. July 20, 2022. RetrievedJuly 22, 2022 .^ "2022 MW Football Preseason All-Conference Team" .themw.com . The Mountain West Conference. July 21, 2022. RetrievedJuly 22, 2022 .^ "Lott Impact® Trophy Announces 2022 Watch List" . May 19, 2022. RetrievedJuly 30, 2022 .^ "Dodd Trophy Releases 2022 Preseason Watch List" . July 12, 2022. RetrievedJuly 30, 2022 .^ "2022 Maxwell Award Watch List Recipients – Maxwell Football Club" . July 30, 2022.^ "Davey O'Brien Award Announces 2022 Preseason Watch List - 35 of nation's top returning quarterbacks honored on initial list" . July 19, 2022. RetrievedJuly 30, 2022 .^ "2022 Doak Walker Award Candidates" . July 21, 2022. RetrievedJuly 30, 2022 .^ "2022 Biletnikoff Award Watch List" . July 21, 2022. RetrievedJuly 30, 2022 .^ "2022 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF) . July 22, 2022. RetrievedJuly 30, 2022 .^ "Rimington Trophy Press Release" . July 22, 2022. RetrievedJuly 30, 2022 .^ "Butkus Award 38th Season Watch List Announced" (PDF) .thebutkusaward.com . The Butkus Award. July 25, 2022. RetrievedJuly 30, 2022 .^ "2022 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Watch List" . July 25, 2022. RetrievedJuly 30, 2022 .^ "2022 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List unveiled" .sportswriters.net . FWWA. July 26, 2022. RetrievedJuly 30, 2022 .^ "2022 Outland Trophy Watch List unveiled" .sportswriters.net . FWWA. July 26, 2022. RetrievedJuly 30, 2022 .^ "Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Announces 2022 Preseason Watch List" . July 27, 2022. RetrievedJuly 30, 2022 .^ "2022 Watchlist" . July 27, 2022. RetrievedJuly 30, 2022 .^ "52 Players from 10 Conferences, Plus 3 Independents, Named to 2022 PaulL Hornung Award Watch List" . July 28, 2022. RetrievedJuly 30, 2022 .^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils Watch List For 2022" . July 28, 2022. RetrievedJuly 30, 2022 .^ Carbone, Al (July 29, 2022)."Walter Camp 2022 Player of Year Preseason Watch List" .waltercamp.org . Walter Camp Football Foundation. RetrievedJuly 30, 2022 . ^ "2022 Bednarik Award Watch List" (PDF) .Maxwell Football Club . August 1, 2022. RetrievedAugust 5, 2022 .^ "Rotary Lombardi Award®, in conjunction with the Rotary Club of Houston, is pleased to announce the 77 players who will compete for this year's coveted award" (PDF) . Rotary Lombardi Award. August 1, 2022. RetrievedAugust 5, 2022 .^ "THE PATRICK MANNELLY AWARD 2022 WATCHLIST" . RetrievedAugust 6, 2022 .^ "Allstate Sugar Bowl Announces Manning Award Watch List, National Honor Recognizes Top Quarterback in Country After Bowls" . August 22, 2022. RetrievedAugust 22, 2022 .^ "Polynesian College Football Player of the Year 2022 watch list" .polynesianfootballhof.org . Polynesian Football Hall of Fame. August 18, 2022. RetrievedAugust 19, 2022 .^ "The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Unveils 2022 Watch List" . August 24, 2022. RetrievedAugust 24, 2022 .^ Cobb, David (December 2, 2021)."Colorado State fires coach Steve Addazio after going just 4-12 in two turbulent seasons" .cbssports.com . CBS Sports. RetrievedJune 7, 2022 . ^ Schubert, Matt (December 6, 2021)."Jay Norvell to be named CSU Rams football coach, source says" .The Denver Post . RetrievedJune 7, 2022 . ^ Jeyarajah, Shehan (December 8, 2021)."Fresno State hires former coach Jeff Tedford for second stint to replace Kalen DeBoer" .cbssports.com . CBS Sports. RetrievedJune 7, 2022 . ^ Schlabach, Mark (December 10, 2021)."Sources: Nevada set to hire Ducks co-DC Wilson" .ESPN.com . RetrievedJune 7, 2022 . ^ Tsai, Stephen (January 14, 2021)."Todd Graham resigns as University of Hawaii football coach" .Honolulu Star-Advertiser . RetrievedJune 7, 2022 . ^ "Former UH Legend Timmy Chang Named Head Coach" .University of Hawaii Athletics . RetrievedJune 7, 2022 .^ Yamashita, Andy (November 28, 2022)."UNLV athletic director discusses Arroyo dismissal..." Las Vegas Review-Journal . RetrievedNovember 28, 2022 . ^ Rittenberg, Adam; Low, Chris (December 6, 2022)."UNLV hires Arkansas defensive coordinator Barry Odom as coach" .espn.com . ESPN. RetrievedDecember 6, 2022 . ^ "MW Football Players of the Week - Aug. 29" .themw.com . Mountain West Conference. August 29, 2022. RetrievedAugust 29, 2022 .^ "MW Football Players of the Week - Sept. 5" .themw.com . Mountain West Conference. September 5, 2022. RetrievedSeptember 5, 2022 .^ "MW Football Players of the Week - Sept. 12" .themw.com . Mountain West Conference. September 12, 2022. RetrievedSeptember 12, 2022 .^ "MW Football Players of the Week - Sept. 19" .themw.com . Mountain West Conference. September 19, 2022. RetrievedSeptember 20, 2022 .^ "MW Football Players of the Week - Sept. 26" .themw.com . Mountain West Conference. September 26, 2022. RetrievedSeptember 26, 2022 .^ "MW Football Players of the Week - Oct. 3" .themw.com . Mountain West Conference. October 3, 2022. RetrievedOctober 8, 2022 .^ "MW Football Players of the Week - Oct. 10" .themw.com . Mountain West Conference. October 10, 2022. RetrievedOctober 11, 2022 .^ "MW Football Players of the Week - Oct. 17" .themw.com . Mountain West Conference. October 17, 2022. RetrievedOctober 17, 2022 .^ "MW Football Players of the Week - Oct. 24" .themw.com . Mountain West Conference. October 24, 2022. RetrievedOctober 25, 2022 .^ "MW Football Players of the Week - Oct. 31" .themw.com . Mountain West Conference. October 31, 2022. RetrievedNovember 1, 2022 .^ "MW Football Players of the Week - Nov. 7" .themw.com . Mountain West Conference. November 7, 2022. RetrievedNovember 8, 2022 .^ "MW Football Players of the Week - Nov. 14" .themw.com . Mountain West Conference. November 14, 2022. RetrievedNovember 15, 2022 .^ "MW Football Players of the Week - Nov. 21" .themw.com . Mountain West Conference. November 21, 2022. RetrievedNovember 21, 2022 .^ "MW Football Players of the Week - Nov. 28" .themw.com . Mountain West Conference. November 28, 2022. RetrievedNovember 28, 2022 .^a b "Mountain West Announces 2022 Football All-Conference Teams and Individual Honors" .themw.com . Mountain West Conference. November 29, 2022. RetrievedNovember 29, 2022 .
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