The 2003 Mountain West Conference football season was the fifth since eight former members of the
Western Athletic Conference banded together to form the
Mountain West Conference. The
Utah won the conference championship in 2003, the Utes' second overall and first outright title since the league began in 1999.
Coaching changes
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Joe Glenn took over at
Wyoming, replacing
Vic Koenning
Victor Emanuel Koenning Jr. (born February 26, 1960) is a former professional American football player, and current defensive coordinator at Louisiana–Monroe. He was the interim head coach at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 20 ...
.
*
Urban Meyer took over at
Utah.
Bowl games
Awards
*Coach of the Year:
Urban Meyer, Utah
*Offensive Player of the Year: QB
Bradlee Van Pelt
Bradlee Van Pelt (born July 3, 1980) is a former American football quarterback and safety. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft, and was also a member of the Houston Texans, Bergamo Lions in Italy and Le ...
, Sr, Colorado State
*Defensive Player of the Year: LB
Kirk Morrison, Sr, San Diego State
*Freshman of the Year: RB Lynell Hamilton, San Diego State
All Conference Team
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