Location United States of America | Number of teams 12 | |
Duration August 2016–January 2017 TV partners Similar 2016 Sun Belt Conferen, 2015 Mountain West Con, 2007 Chicago Bears se, 2016 Mountain West Con, 2015 NCAA Division I | ||
The 2016 Mountain West Conference football season was the 18th season of college football for the Mountain West Conference (MW). In the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the MW had 12 football members: Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, San Diego State, San Jose State, UNLV, Utah State, and Wyoming.
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Mountain West Media
2016 Mountain West Football Media Days were held on July 26 & 27 at the The Cosmopolitan on the Las Vegas Strip.
Preseason polls
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Preseason All-Mountain West Teams
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(* - member of the 2015 All-Mountain West first team)
(** - member of the 2015 All-Mountain West second team)
Award watch lists
The following Mountain West players were named to preseason award watch lists.
Coaches
NOTE: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season
Championship game
The Championship Game was played between the San Diego State Aztecs, champions of the West Division, and the Wyoming Cowboys, champions of the Mountain Division, on December 3, 2016, at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. The Aztecs won 27–24, repeating as champions. Running back Rashaad Penny of San Diego State was the offensive MVP, and defensive back Damontae Kazee of San Diego State was the defensive MVP.
Records against other conferences
2016 records against non-conference foes:
Offense:
Defense:
(* – Two-Time First-Team Selection)
(** – Three-Time First-Team Selection)
(*** – Two-Time Second-Team Selection)
Home game attendance
Bold – Exceed capacity
†Season High