The 2018 Mountain West Conference football season, part of that year's
NCAA
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Division I FBS
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football season
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, will be the 20th season of
college football for the
Mountain West Conference
The Mountain West Conference (MW) is one of the collegiate athletic conferences affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) (formerly I-A). The MW officially began operations ...
(MW). Since the
2012
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12 teams have competed in the MW-football conference. The season will begin on August 25 and will end on November 24. Mountain West is a
"Group of Five" conference under the
College Football Playoff
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format along with the
American Athletic Conference
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,
Conference USA, the
Mid-American Conference
The Mid-American Conference (MAC) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region (North America), Great L ...
, and the
Sun Belt Conference. The Mountain West Championship Game will be played on December 1. The entire schedule was released on March 1.
Preseason
Mountain West Media
2018 Mountain West media days took place on July 24 and 25 at the
Cosmopolitan
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Food and drink
* Cosmopolitan (cocktail), also known as a "Cosmo"
History
* Rootless cosmopolitan, a Soviet derogatory epithet during Joseph Stalin's anti-Semitic campaign of 1949–1953
Hotels and resorts
* Cosmopoli ...
.
Preseason Polls
*First place votes in parenthesis
Preseason All–Mountain West team
*Preseason Offensive Player of the Year:
;
Brett Rypien
Brett Rypien (; born July 9, 1996) is a Canadian-American football quarterback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Boise State and signed with the Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2019. ...
, SR., QB, Boise State
*Preseason Defensive Player of the Year:
;
Andrew Wingard, SR., DB, Wyoming
*Preseason Special Teams Player of the Year:
;
Avery Williams, SO., KR/PR, Boise State
(* – member of the 2017 All–Mountain West first team)
(** – member of the 2017 All–Mountain West second team)
Coaches
''NOTE:'' Stats shown are before the beginning of the season
Rankings
Listed are the Mountain West teams who were ranked or received votes at some point during the season. Air Force, Colorado State, Nevada, New Mexico, San Jose State, UNLV, and Wyoming were never ranked or received any votes.
Schedule
Regular season
Week Zero
Week One
Players of the week:
Boise State cornerback Tyler Horton was also named the
Bronko Nagurski Trophy National Defensive Player of the Week.
Week Two
Players of the week:
Week Three
Players of the week:
Week Four
Players of the week:
Week Five
Players of the week:
Week Six
Players of the week:
Week Seven
Players of the week:
Week Eight
Players of the week:
Week Nine
Players of the week:
Week Ten
Players of the week:
Week Eleven
Players of the week:
Week Twelve
Players of the week:
Week Thirteen
Players of the week:
Mountain West Championship Game
Postseason
Bowl games
†The First Responder bowl was delayed and ultimately canceled with 5:08 remaining in the 1st quarter with Boston College leading 7–0. The game was ruled a no contest.
Records against FBS Conferences
Power Five conferences
Group of Five conferences
FCS Subdivision
Awards and honors
All Conference Teams
*Offensive Player of the Year:
Brett Rypien
Brett Rypien (; born July 9, 1996) is a Canadian-American football quarterback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Boise State and signed with the Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2019. ...
, Sr., QB,
Boise State
*Defensive Player of the Year: Jeff Allison, Jr., LB,
Fresno State
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*Special Teams Player of the Year: Cooper Rothe, Jr., K,
Wyoming
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*Freshman of the Year: Toa Taua, RB,
Nevada
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*Coach of the Year:
Matt Wells,
Utah State
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Offense:
Defense:
Honorable Mentions:
*Air Force: Jeremy Fejedelem, Jr., DB.
*Boise State: Durrant Miles, Sr., DL; Kekoa Nawahine, Jr., DB;
Avery Williams, So, RS/DB.
*Colorado State: None
*Fresno State: Jaron Bryant, Jr., DB; Jasad Haynes, Jr, DL; George Helmuth, Sr., LB; Marcus McMaryion, Sr., QB.
*Hawai'i: Zeno Choi, Sr., DL; Rojesterman Farris II, Jr.; DB;
Cole McDonald
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, So., QB;
Jahlani Tavai, Sr., LB; Solo Vaipulu, Fr., OL.
*Nevada: Dameon Baber, Sr., DB; Daniel Brown, Jr., DB; Quinton Conaway, Jr., P; Sean Krepsz, Sr., OL; McLane Mannix, So., WR; Jake Nelson, Jr., OL Asauni Rufus, Sr., DB.
*New Mexico: Aaron Blackwell, Jr., DL; Tyson Dyer, So., P; Marcus Hayes, Fr., DB.
*San Diego State: Parker Baldwin, Sr., DB; Noble Hall, Sr., DL; Brandon Heicklen, Jr., P;
Kahale Warring
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, Jr., TE; Juwan Washington, Jr., RB.
*San Jose State: Ethan Aguayo, Jr., LB; Thai Cottrell, Sr., RS; Bryce Crawford, Sr., P; Boogie Roberts, Sr., DL.
*UNLV: Nathan Jacobson, Sr., OL; Roger Mann, Sr., DL; Justin Polu, Jr., OL.
*Utah State: Adewale Adeoye, Sr., DL; Rob Castaneda, Sr., OL;
Dominik Eberle, Jr., PK; Gaje Ferguson, Sr., DB; Fua Leilua, Jr., DL; Dax Raymond, Jr., TE; Christopher Unga, Jr., DL; DJ Williams, Jr., DB. Ron’Quavion Tarver, Sr., WR; Sean Taylor, Sr., OL.
*Wyoming:
Tyler Hall, Jr., DB;
Logan Wilson
Logan Wilson (born July 8, 1996) is an American football linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wyoming and was selected by the Bengals in the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft.
...
, Jr., LB.
Home game attendance
Bold – Exceed capacity
†Season High
References
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