2005 Mountain West Conference football season

2005 Mountain West Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I-A
Sportfootball
Number of teams9
2006 NFL Draft
Top draft pickC Ryan Cook, New Mexico
Picked byMinnesota Vikings, 51st overall
Regular season
Season championsTCU
  Runners-upBYU
Top scorerDonTrell Moore (105 points)
Football seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 TCU $   8 0     11 1  
BYU   5 3     6 6  
Colorado State   5 3     6 6  
Utah   4 4     7 5  
New Mexico   4 4     6 5  
San Diego State   4 4     5 7  
Air Force   3 5     4 7  
Wyoming   2 6     4 7  
UNLV   1 7     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Mountain West Conference football season was the 7th since eight former members of the Western Athletic Conference banded together to form the MW. Texas Christian University was added as the conference's 9th member in 2005, and won the conference championship in their first season since moving over from Conference USA.

Coaching changes

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Bowl games

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Bowl Date Stadium City Result
Poinsettia Bowl December 22, 2005 Qualcomm Stadium San Diego Navy 51, Colorado State 30
Las Vegas Bowl December 22, 2005 Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas, Nevada Cal 35, BYU 28
Emerald Bowl December 29, 2005 SBC Park San Francisco Utah 38, Georgia Tech 10
Houston Bowl December 31, 2005 Reliant Stadium Houston TCU 27, Iowa State 24

Awards

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All Conference Teams

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First-team:

Offense
Quarterback John Beck, Jr, BYU
Running back Curtis Brown, Sr, BYU
DonTrell Moore, Sr, New Mexico
Wide receiver Hank Baskett, Sr, New Mexico
Jovon Bouknight, Sr, Wyoming
Tight end Jonny Harline, Jr, BYU
Offensive Line Ryan Cook, Sr, New Mexico
Robert Turner, Jr, New Mexico
Herb Taylor, Jr, TCU
Michael Toudouze, Sr, TCU
Jesse Boone, Sr, Utah
Kicker Dan Beardall, Sr, Utah
Kick returner Cory Rodgers, Jr, TCU
Defense
Defensive line Tommy Blake, So, TCU
Chase Ortiz, So, TCU
Evroy Thompson, Sr, New Mexico
Steve Fifita, Sr, Utah
Linebacker Mike Mohoric, Sr, New Mexico
Freddie Keiaho, Sr, San Diego State
Spencer Toone, Sr, Utah
Defensive back Gabriel Fulbright, Sr, New Mexico
Marcus Demps, Sr, San Diego State
Eric Weddle, Jr, Utah
Quincy Butler, Sr, TCU
Punter Jimmie Kaylor, So, Colorado State

Second-team:

Offense
Quarterback Brian Johnson, So, Utah
Running back Kyle Bell, So, Colorado State
Quinton Ganther, Sr, Utah
Wide receiver David Anderson, Sr, Colorado State
Jeff Webb, Sr, San Diego State
Tight end Greg Estandia, Sr, UNLV
Offensive Line Jon Wilson, Sr, Air Force
Jake Kuresa, Jr, BYU
Lance Reynolds, Sr, BYU
Mike Brisiel, Sr, Colorado State
Tavo Tupola, Jr, Utah
Kicker Chris Manfredini, So, TCU
Kick returner Jovon Bouknight, Sr, Wyoming
Defense
Defensive line Manaia Brown, Sr, BYU
Kurt Kahui, Sr, San Diego State
Ranorris Ray, Sr, TCU
Dusty Hoffschneider, Sr, Wyoming
Linebacker Cameron Jensen, Jr, BYU
Jason Phillips, Fr, TCU
Beau Bell, So, UNLV
Defensive back Drew Coleman, Sr, TCU
Jeremy Modkins, Sr, TCU
Joe Miklos, Sr, UNLV
Casey Evans, Jr, Utah
Punter Michael Hughes, So, San Diego State

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References

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  1. ^ "Football All-Mountain West Teams and Superlative Awards" (Press release). Mountain West Conference.