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==Bowl Partners==
==Bowl Games==
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===[[2007 Poinsettia Bowl|Poinsettia Bowl]]===
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* '''Utah''' 35, [[Navy Midshipmen football|Navy]] 32
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[[December 20]], [[2007]] • [[Qualcomm Stadium]] • [[San Diego, California]] • [[ESPN]]
!Bowl Game

!Date
In the first bowl game of the 2007 season, the Utes' quarterback Brian Johnson threw for 226 yards as the Utah was able to outlast the 316 yards of rushing offense built up by the Midshipmen. It was Utah's seventh consecutive bowl victory, a streak that dates back to 1999.
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===[[2007 New Mexico Bowl|New Mexico Bowl]]===
!Television
*'''New Mexico''' 23, [[Nevada Wolf Pack football|Nevada]] 0
!2007 teams
[[December 22]], [[2007]] • [[University Stadium, Albuquerque|University Stadium]] • [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]] • [[ESPN]]
!Payout ([[United States dollar|US$]])<ref>http://insidehighered.com/news/2006/11/29/bowls Inside Higher Education Message Board, November 29, 2006.</ref>

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For the second year in a row, the Lobos were invited to play in their hometown bowl game. This time, however, they emerged victorious. It was their first bowl victory since 1961, snapping a five-game losing streak. Quarterback Donovan Porterie threw for 354 yards to earn MVP honors.
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|[[2007 Poinsettia Bowl|Poinsettia Bowl]]

|December 20, 2007
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===[[2007 Las Vegas Bowl|Las Vegas Bowl]]===
|[[Qualcomm Stadium]]
* '''BYU''' 17, [[UCLA Bruins football|Oregon]] 16
|[[San Diego, California]]
[[December 22]], [[2007]] • [[Sam Boyd Stadium]] • [[Las Vegas, Nevada]] • [[ESPN]]
|[[ESPN]]

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|[[2007 Utah Utes football team|Utah]] won 35-32 vs. [[2007 Navy Midshipmen football team|Navy]]
The Cougars and the Bruins had met in the regular season on September 8th, with UCLA claiming victory, 27-17. In front of the Las Vegas Bowl's fifth consecutive sell-out, however, the Cougars won the rematch 17-16, as they blocked UCLA kicker Kai Forbath's last-second field goal to preserve victory.
|$750,000

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|[[2007 New Mexico Bowl|New Mexico Bowl]]
===[[2007 Texas Bowl|Texas Bowl]]===
*'''TCU''' 20, [[Houston Cougars football|Houston]] 13
|December 22, 2007
[[December 28]], [[2007]] • [[Reliant Stadium]] • [[Houston, Texas]] • [[NFL Network]]
|[[University Stadium]]

|[[Albuquerque, New Mexico]]
In a rematch of former [[Southwest Conference]] rivals, TCU overcame a 10-7 halftime lead and then held back a last-minute rally by the Cougars to win their third consecutive bowl game, 20-13. Freshman quarterback [[Andy Dalton (American football)|Andy Dalton]] threw for 249 yards to earn MVP honors, while the TCU defense held Houston to just 32 yards rushing.
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|[[Nevada Wolf Pack football|Nevada]] lost 23-0 vs. [[New Mexico Lobos football|New Mexico]]
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===[[2007 Armed Forces Bowl|Armed Forces Bowl]]===
|$750,000
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*[[California Golden Bears football|California]] 42, '''Air Force''' 36
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[[December 31]], [[2007]] • [[Amon G. Carter Stadium]] • [[Fort Worth, Texas]] • [[ESPN]]
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|[[2007 Las Vegas Bowl|Las Vegas Bowl]]

|December 22, 2007
Making their first bowl appearance since 2002, Air Force jumped out to a 21-0 lead to start the game. But then the Cal offense got going, with quarterback Kevin Riley throwing for 269 yards and 3 touchdowns and running back Justin Forsett running for 140 yards and two scores. This was the MWC's only loss of the 2007 bowl season.
|[[Sam Boyd Stadium]]
|[[Las Vegas, Nevada]]
|ESPN
|[[2007 Brigham Young Cougars football team|BYU]] won 17-16 vs. [[2007 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA]]
|$1 Million
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|[[2007 Texas Bowl|Texas Bowl]]
|December 28, 2007
|[[Reliant Stadium]]
|[[Houston, Texas]]
|ESPN
|[[Houston Cougars football|Houston]] vs. [[2007 TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU]]
|$500,000
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|[[2007 Armed Forces Bowl|Armed Forces Bowl]]
|December 31, 2007
|[[Amon G. Carter Stadium]]
|[[Fort Worth, Texas]]
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|[[2007 California Golden Bears football team|California]] vs. [[Air Force Falcons football|Air Force]]
|$750,000
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==All Conference Team==
==All Conference Team==

Revision as of 21:38, 6 March 2008

The 2007 Mountain West football season is the 9th since eight former members of the Western Athletic Conference banded together to form the Mountain West Conference. It began on August 30th when UNLV defeated Utah State in Logan, Utah. The same night, Utah fell to Oregon State in Corvallis, Oregon. Brigham Young University won its second consecutive, undefeated, outright conference title, which was the Cougars' fourth MWC title since the conference began in 1999.


Coaching Changes

Standings

Team Conference Overall Rank
Wins Losses PF PA Wins Losses PF PA AP Coaches BCS
BYU 8 0 200 102 10 2 326 198 14 14 17
Air Force 6 2 228 164 9 3 353 232 32 32
Utah 5 3 167 87 8 4 306 187 34
New Mexico 5 3 161 176 8 4 298 247
TCU 4 4 220 153 7 5 319 230
San Diego State 3 5 169 217 4 8 274 365
Wyoming 2 6 130 233 5 7 233 311
Colorado State 2 6 179 232 3 9 304 369
UNLV 1 7 148 231 2 10 218 343

Awards

  • Coach of the Year: Troy Calhoun, Air Force
  • Offensive Player of the Year: RB/WR Chad Hall, Sr, Air Force
  • Defensive Player of the Year: LB Beau Bell, Sr, UNLV
  • Special Teams Player of the Year: K/P Louie Sakoda, Jr, Utah
  • Freshman of the Year: RB Harvey Unga, BYU

Statistical Leaders

Passing
Player School COMP ATT YDS TD INT
Max Hall BYU 277 461 3,617 24 12
Kevin O'Connell SDSU 224 384 2275 14 7
Donovan Porterie New Mexico 223 380 2636 13 8


Rushing
Player School ATT YDS YPC TD
Chad Hall Air Force 211 1415 6.7 14
Harvey Unga BYU 227 1,211 5.3 13
Rodney Ferguson New Mexico 292 1179 4.0 13
Darrell Mack Utah 231 1128 4.9 10


Receiving
Player School REC YDS YPC TD
Marcus Smith New Mexico 86 1039 12.1 3
Travis Brown New Mexico 68 895 13.2 5
Brett Swain UNLV 48 875 18.2 2
Austin Collie BYU 50 837 16.7 6


Tackles
Player School SOLO AST TOTAL
Beau Bell UNLV 79 47 126
Drew Fowler Air Force 43 67 110
Russell Allen San Diego St. 67 43 110
Kelly Poppinga BYU 42 58 100


Sacks
Player School SACKS
Jan Jorgensen BYU 12
John Fletcher Wyoming 10.5
Chase Ortiz TCU 8.0


Interceptions
Player School INT
Carson Bird Air Force 6
Julius Stinson Wyoming 5

Bowl Games

Poinsettia Bowl

December 20, 2007 • Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, California • ESPN

In the first bowl game of the 2007 season, the Utes' quarterback Brian Johnson threw for 226 yards as the Utah was able to outlast the 316 yards of rushing offense built up by the Midshipmen. It was Utah's seventh consecutive bowl victory, a streak that dates back to 1999.

New Mexico Bowl

December 22, 2007 • University Stadium • Albuquerque, New Mexico • ESPN

For the second year in a row, the Lobos were invited to play in their hometown bowl game. This time, however, they emerged victorious. It was their first bowl victory since 1961, snapping a five-game losing streak. Quarterback Donovan Porterie threw for 354 yards to earn MVP honors.

Las Vegas Bowl

December 22, 2007 • Sam Boyd Stadium • Las Vegas, Nevada • ESPN

The Cougars and the Bruins had met in the regular season on September 8th, with UCLA claiming victory, 27-17. In front of the Las Vegas Bowl's fifth consecutive sell-out, however, the Cougars won the rematch 17-16, as they blocked UCLA kicker Kai Forbath's last-second field goal to preserve victory.

Texas Bowl

December 28, 2007 • Reliant Stadium • Houston, Texas • NFL Network

In a rematch of former Southwest Conference rivals, TCU overcame a 10-7 halftime lead and then held back a last-minute rally by the Cougars to win their third consecutive bowl game, 20-13. Freshman quarterback Andy Dalton threw for 249 yards to earn MVP honors, while the TCU defense held Houston to just 32 yards rushing.

Armed Forces Bowl

December 31, 2007 • Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas • ESPN

Making their first bowl appearance since 2002, Air Force jumped out to a 21-0 lead to start the game. But then the Cal offense got going, with quarterback Kevin Riley throwing for 269 yards and 3 touchdowns and running back Justin Forsett running for 140 yards and two scores. This was the MWC's only loss of the 2007 bowl season.

All Conference Team

Offense
Quarterback Max Hall, So, BYU
Running back Chad Hall, Sr, Air Force
Rodney Ferguson, Jr, New Mexico
Wide receiver Travis Brown, Sr, New Mexico
Marcus Smith, Sr, New Mexico
Tight end Dennis Pitta, So, BYU
Offensive Line Blaine Guenther, Sr, Air Force
Ray Feinga, Jr, BYU
Dallas Reynolds, Jr, BYU
Devin Clark, Sr, New Mexico
Vince Natali, Sr, New Mexico
Kicker John Sullivan, Sr, New Mexico
Kick Returner Brian Bonner, Sr, TCU
Defense
Defensive Line Jan Jorgensen, So, BYU
Chase Ortiz, Sr, TCU
Tyler Donaldson, Sr, New Mexico
Martail Burnett, Sr, Utah
Linebacker Jon Rabold, Sr, Air Force
Bryan Kehl, Sr, BYU
Beau Bell, Sr, UNLV
Defensive back Carson Bird, Sr, Air Force
DeAndre Wright, Jr, New Mexico
Steve Tate, Sr, Utah
Julius Stinson, Sr, Wyoming
Punter Louie Sakoda, Jr, Utah

References

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