2003 Mountain West Conference football season

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The 2003 Mountain West Conference football season was the 5th since eight former members of the Western Athletic Conference banded together to form the MWC. The University of Utah won the conference championship in 2003, the Utes' 2nd and first outright MWC title since the league began in 1999.

Coaching changes

Final standings

2003 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#21 Utah $   6 1         10 2  
New Mexico   5 2         8 5  
Colorado State   4 3         7 6  
Air Force   3 4         7 5  
San Diego State   3 4         6 6  
BYU   3 4         4 8  
UNLV   2 5         6 6  
Wyoming   2 5         4 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Bowl games

Bowl Date Stadium City Result
Las Vegas Bowl December 24, 2003 Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas, Nevada Oregon State 55, New Mexico 14
Liberty Bowl December 31, 2003 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee Utah 17, Southern Miss 0
San Francisco Bowl December 31, 2003 SBC Park San Francisco, California Boston College 35, Colorado State 21

Awards

  • Coach of the Year: Urban Meyer, Utah
  • Offensive Player of the Year: QB Bradlee Van Pelt, Sr, Colorado State
  • Defensive Player of the Year: LB Kirk Morrison, Sr, San Diego State
  • Freshman of the Year: RB Lynell Hamilton, San Diego State

All Conference Team

Offense
Quarterback Bradlee Van Pelt, Sr, Colorado State
Running back DonTrell Moore, Jr, New Mexico
Lynell Hamilton, Fr, San Diego State
Wide receiver David Anderson, So, Colorado State
Paris Warren, Jr, Utah
Tight end Ben Moa, Sr, Utah
Offensive Line Jason Lenzmeier, Sr, New Mexico
Claude Terrell, Jr, New Mexico
Erik Pears, Jr, Colorado State
Ryan Cook, So, New Mexico
Brendan Darby, Sr, San Diego State
Kicker Wes Zunker, Sr, New Mexico
Kick Returner Dexter Wynn, Sr, Colorado State
Defense
Defensive Line D.J. Renteria, Sr, New Mexico
Brady Poppinga, Jr, BYU
Josh Savage, Sr, Utah
Bryan Save, Sr, Colorado State
Linebacker Kirk Morrison, Jr, San Diego State
Adam Seward, Jr, UNLV
Marchello Graddy, Sr, Air Force
Defensive back Jamaal Brimmer, Jr, UNLV
Aaron Francisco, Jr, BYU
Dexter Wynn, Sr, Colorado State
Brandon Ratcliff, Sr, New Mexico
Punter Matt Payne, Jr, BYU