Mountain West Conference football individual awards

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The Mountain West Conference currently gives five individual football awards at the conclusion of every season. The five awards are Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Special Teams Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, and Coach of the Year. Recipients are selected by the votes of the conference's head coaches and a select media panel.[1]

Player of the Year

Brian Urlacher was the first and only player to be recognized as Mountain West Conference Player of the Year. He did so in 1999 after leading the conference in tackles (154), forced fumbles (5) and fumble recoveries (3). He went on to be drafted 9th overall in the 2000 NFL draft.

The Mountain West Conference awarded a Player of the Year award once, during its inaugural season.[2] It was not awarded again.

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Season Player[3] School Position Class Ref.
1999 Brian Urlacher New Mexico LB/S Sr [4]
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Offensive Player of the Year

The Offensive Player of the Year is awarded to the player voted most outstanding at an offensive position.

Winners

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Positions key
QB Quarterback RB Running back TE Tight end WR Wide receiver
Class key
Fr Freshman So Sophomore Jr Junior Sr Senior
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Season Player[5] School Position Class Ref.
1999 Kevin McDougal Colorado State RB Sr [6]
2000 Matt Newton Colorado State QB Sr [7]
Mike Thiessen Air Force QB Sr
2001 Luke Staley BYU RB Jr [8]
2002 Bradlee Van Pelt Colorado State QB Jr [9]
2003 Bradlee Van Pelt (2) Colorado State QB Sr
2004 Alex Smith Utah QB Jr [10]
2005 DonTrell Moore New Mexico RB Sr [11]
2006 John Beck BYU QB Sr [12]
2007 Chad Hall Air Force RB/WR Sr [13]
2008 Brian Johnson Utah QB Sr [14]
2009 Andy Dalton TCU QB Jr [15]
2010 Andy Dalton (2) TCU QB Sr
2011 Kellen Moore Boise State QB Sr [16]
2012 Derek Carr Fresno State QB Jr [17]
2013 Derek Carr (2) Fresno State QB Sr [18]
2014 Garrett Grayson Colorado State QB Sr [19]
2015 Donnel Pumphrey San Diego State RB Jr [20]
2016 Donnel Pumphrey (2) San Diego State RB Sr
2017 Rashaad Penny San Diego State RB Sr [21]
2018 Brett Rypien Boise State QB Sr [22]
2019 Josh Love San Jose State QB Sr [23]
2020 Carson Strong Nevada QB Jr [24]
2021 Carson Strong (2) Nevada QB Sr [25]
2022 Brad Roberts Air Force RB Sr [26]
2023 Ashton Jeanty Boise State RB So [27]
2024 Ashton Jeanty (2) Boise State RB Jr [28]
2025 Anthony Colandrea UNLV QB Jr [29]
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Winners by school

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School (Seasons) Winners Years
Colorado State (1999–2025) 5 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2014
Boise State (2011–2025) 4 2011, 2018, 2023, 2024
Air Force (1999–) 3 2000, 2007, 2022
San Diego State (1999–2025) 3 2015, 2016, 2017
BYU (1999–2011) 2 2001, 2006
Fresno State (2012–2025) 2 2012, 2013
Nevada (2012–) 2 2020, 2021
TCU (2005–2012) 2 2009, 2010
Utah (1999–2011) 2 2004, 2008
New Mexico (1999–) 1 2005
San Jose State (2013–) 1 2019
UNLV (1999–) 1 2025
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Defensive Player of the Year

The Defensive Player of the Year is awarded to the player voted most outstanding at a defensive position.

Winners

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Positions key
DE Defensive end DT Defensive tackle LB Linebacker DB Defensive back
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Fr Freshman So Sophomore Jr Junior Sr Senior
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Season Player[30] School Position Class Ref.
1999 John Frank Utah DE Sr [31]
2000 Rick Crowell Colorado State LB Sr [7]
2001 Kevin Thomas UNLV DB Sr [32]
2002 Jamaal Brimmer UNLV DB So [33]
2003 Kirk Morrison San Diego State LB Jr [34]
2004 Kirk Morrison (2) San Diego State LB Sr [35]
Morgan Scalley Utah DB Sr
2005 Eric Weddle Utah DB Jr [36]
2006 Eric Weddle (2) Utah DB Sr [37]
2007 Beau Bell UNLV LB Sr [13]
2008 Jerry Hughes TCU DE Jr [38]
2009 Jerry Hughes (2) TCU DE Sr [39]
2010 Tank Carder TCU LB Jr [40]
2011 Tank Carder (2) TCU LB Sr
2012 Phillip Thomas Fresno State DB Sr [17]
2013 Shaquil Barrett Colorado State LB Sr [41]
2014 Zach Vigil Utah State LB Sr [42]
2015 Damontae Kazee San Diego State DB Jr [43]
2016 Damontae Kazee (2) San Diego State DB Sr [44]
2017 Leighton Vander Esch Boise State LB Jr [45]
2018 Jeff Allison Fresno State LB Jr [46]
2019 Curtis Weaver Boise State DE Jr [47]
2020 Cade Hall San Jose State DL Jr [48]
2021 Cameron Thomas San Diego State DL Jr [49]
2022 Viliami Fehoko San Jose State DL Jr [26]
2023 Mohamed Kamara Colorado State DL Sr [50]
2024 Jackson Woodard UNLV LB Sr [51]
2025 Jaxton Eck New Mexico LB Jr [52]
Chris Johnson San Diego State DB Sr
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Winners by school

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School (Seasons) Winners Years
San Diego State (1999–2025) 6 2003, 2004, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2025
TCU (2005–2012) 4 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
UNLV (1999–) 4 2001, 2002, 2007, 2024
Utah (1999–2011) 4 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006
Colorado State (1999–2025) 3 2000, 2013, 2023
Boise State (2011–2025) 2 2017, 2019
Fresno State (2012–2025) 2 2012, 2018
San Jose State (2013–) 2 2020, 2022
New Mexico (1999–) 1 2025
Utah State (2013–2025) 1 2014
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Special Teams Player of the Year

The Special Teams Player of the Year award is given to the player voted best on special teams. The recipient can either be a placekicker, punter, returner, or a position known as a gunner.

Winners

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Positions key
PK Placekicker KR Kick returner P Punter PR Punt returner RS Return specialist
Class key
Fr Freshman So Sophomore Jr Junior Sr Senior
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Season Player[3] School Position Class Ref.
2006 Kenny Byrd New Mexico PK Sr [53]
Louie Sakoda Utah PK/P So [37]
2007 Louie Sakoda (2) Utah PK/P Jr [13]
2008 Louie Sakoda (3) Utah PK/P Sr [54]
2009 Jeremy Kerley TCU KR Jr [55]
2010 Jeremy Kerley (2) TCU KR Sr
2011 Greg McCoy TCU KR Sr [40]
2012 Mike Edwards Hawai'i KR Jr [56]
2013 Carlos Wiggins New Mexico KR So [41]
2014 Will Conant Air Force PK/P Sr [42]
2015 Rashaad Penny San Diego State KR So [43]
2016 Rashaad Penny (2) San Diego State KR Jr [44]
2017 Rashaad Penny (3) San Diego State RS Sr [21]
2018 Cooper Rothe Wyoming PK Jr [57]
2019 Avery Williams Boise State RS Jr [47]
2020 Avery Williams (2) Boise State RS Sr [48]
2021 Matt Araiza San Diego State P/PK Jr [49]
2022 Jack Browning San Diego State P/PK Sr [26]
2023 Jose Pizano UNLV PK Sr [50]
2024 Ricky White III UNLV WR Sr [51]
2025 Kansei Matsuzawa Hawai‘i PK So [58]
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Winners by school

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School (Seasons) Winners Years
San Diego State (1999–2025) 5 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022
TCU (2005–2012) 3 2009, 2010, 2011
Utah (1999–2011 3 2006, 2007, 2008
Boise State (2011–2025) 2 2019, 2020
Hawai'i (2012–) 2 2012, 2025
New Mexico (1999–) 2 2006, 2013
UNLV (1999–) 2 2023, 2024
Air Force (1999–) 1 2014
Wyoming (1999–) 1 2018
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Freshman of the Year

The Freshman of the Year award is given to the conference's best freshman.

Winners

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Positions key
DL Defensive lineman LB Linebacker DB Defensive back QB Quarterback
RB Running back WR Wide receiver KR Kick returner
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Season Player[3] School Position Ref.
1999 Luke Staley BYU RB [31]
2000 Brandon Ratcliff New Mexico DB [59]
Jason Kaufusi Utah DL
2001 Dominique Dorsey UNLV RB/KR [32]
2002 DonTrell Moore New Mexico RB [33]
2003 Lynell Hamilton San Diego State RB [34]
2004 Austin Collie BYU WR [60]
2005 Aaron Brown TCU RB [36]
2006 Ryan Wolfe UNLV WR [53]
2007 Harvey Unga BYU RB [13]
2008 Tim Jefferson Air Force QB [54]
2009 Austyn Carta-Samuels Wyoming QB [61]
2010 Ronnie Hillman San Diego State RB [62]
2011 Brett Smith Wyoming QB [63]
2012 Davante Adams Fresno State WR [17]
2013 Tyler Winston San Jose State WR [41]
2014 Devonte Boyd UNLV WR [42]
2015 Brett Rypien Boise State QB [43]
2016 Logan Wilson Wyoming LB [64]
2017 Armani Rogers UNLV QB [65]
2018 Toa Taua Nevada RB [57]
2019 George Holani Boise State RB [47]
2020 Kyle Williams UNLV WR [48]
2021 Cameron Friel UNLV QB [49]
2022 Taylen Green Boise State QB [26]
2023 Jayden Maiava UNLV QB [50]
2024 Caden Chittenden UNLV PK [51]
2025 Micah Alejado Hawai‘i QB [66]
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Winners by school

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School (Seasons) Winners Years
UNLV (1999–) 8 2001, 2006, 2014, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024
Boise State (2011–2025) 3 2015, 2019, 2022
BYU (1999–2011) 3 1999, 2004, 2007
Wyoming (1999–) 3 2009, 2011, 2016
New Mexico (1999–) 2 2000, 2002
San Diego State (1999–2025) 2 2003, 2010
Air Force (1999–) 1 2008
Fresno State (2012–2025) 1 2012
Hawai'i (2012–) 1 2025
Nevada (2012–) 1 2018
San Jose State (2013–) 1 2013
TCU (2005–2012) 1 2005
Utah (1999–2011) 1 2000
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Coach of the Year

Winners

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Season Coach[67] School Record Ref.
1999 Sonny Lubick Colorado State 8−4 [31]
2000 John Robinson UNLV 8−5 [7]
Sonny Lubick (2) Colorado State 10−2
2001 Gary Crowton BYU 12−2 [8]
2002 Rocky Long New Mexico 7−7 [33]
2003 Urban Meyer Utah 10−2 [68]
2004 Urban Meyer (2) Utah 12−0 [60]
2005 Gary Patterson TCU 11−1 [36]
2006 Bronco Mendenhall BYU 11−2 [53]
2007 Troy Calhoun Air Force 9−4 [13]
2008 Kyle Whittingham Utah 13−0 [54]
2009 Gary Patterson (2) TCU 12−1 [39]
2010 Brady Hoke San Diego State 9−4 [62]
2011 Dave Christensen Wyoming 8−5 [63]
2012 Rocky Long (2) San Diego State 9−4 [17]
2013 Matt Wells Utah State 9−5 [41]
2014 Jim McElwain Colorado State 10−2 [42]
2015 Rocky Long (3) San Diego State 11−3 [43]
2016 Craig Bohl Wyoming 8−6 [69]
2017 Jeff Tedford Fresno State 10−4 [70]
2018 Matt Wells (2) Utah State 10−2 [57]
2019 Nick Rolovich Hawai'i 10−5 [71]
2020 Brent Brennan San Jose State 7−1 [48]
2021 Brady Hoke (2) San Diego State 12−2 [49]
2022 Andy Avalos Boise State 10−4 [26]
2023 Barry Odom UNLV 9−5 [50]
2024 Spencer Danielson Boise State 12−2 [72]
2025 Jason Eck New Mexico 9−3 [73]
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Winners by school

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School (Seasons) Winners Years
San Diego State (1999–2025) 4 2010, 2012, 2015, 2021
Colorado State (1999–2025) 3 1999, 2000, 2014
Utah (1999–2011) 3 2003, 2004, 2008
Boise State (2011–2025) 2 2022, 2024
BYU (1999–2011) 2 2001, 2006
New Mexico (1999–) 2 2002, 2025
TCU (2005–2012) 2 2005, 2009
UNLV (1999–) 2 2000, 2023
Utah State (2013–2025) 2 2013, 2018
Wyoming (1999–) 2 2011, 2016
Air Force (1999–) 1 2007
Fresno State (2012–2025) 1 2017
Hawai'i (2012–) 1 2019
San Jose State (2013–) 1 2020
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