2011 Mountain West Conference football season
Encyclopedia
The 2011 Mountain West Conference football season will be the 13th season of College Football for the Mountain West Conference
Mountain West Conference
The Mountain West Conference , popularly known as the Mountain West, is the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS . The MWC officially began operations in July 1999...

. The 2011 season will consist of eight members: Air Force
2011 Air Force Falcons football team
The 2011 Air Force Falcons football team represents the United States Air Force Academy in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons will be led by 5th year head coach Troy Calhoun and will play their home games at Falcon Stadium. They are members of the Mountain West...

, new member Boise State
2011 Boise State Broncos football team
The 2011 Boise State Broncos football team represents Boise State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Broncos are led by head coach Chris Petersen, winner of the 2010 Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award, and play their home games at Bronco Stadium...

, Colorado State
2011 Colorado State Rams football team
The 2011 Colorado State Rams football team represents Colorado State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rams will be led by 4th year head coach Steve Fairchild and will play their home games at Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium. They are members of the Mountain West...

, New Mexico
2011 New Mexico Lobos football team
The 2011 New Mexico Lobos football team represents the University of New Mexico in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Lobos were led by third year head coach Mike Locksley for the first four games and will be led by interim head coach George Barlow for the remainder of the season...

, San Diego State
2011 San Diego State Aztecs football team
The 2011 San Diego State Aztecs football team represents San Diego State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aztecs are led by first-year head coach Rocky Long and play their home games at Qualcomm Stadium. They are members of the Mountain West Conference.-Schedule:...

, TCU
2011 TCU Horned Frogs football team
The 2011 TCU Horned Frogs football team represents Texas Christian University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Horned Frogs will be led by 11th year head coach Gary Patterson and will play their home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium. They are members of the Mountain West...

, UNLV
2011 UNLV Rebels football team
The 2011 UNLV Rebels football team represents the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rebels will be led by second year head coach Bobby Hauck and will play their home games at Sam Boyd Stadium. They are members of the Mountain West...

, and Wyoming
2011 Wyoming Cowboys football team
The 2011 Wyoming Cowboys football team represents the University of Wyoming in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys will be led by third year head coach Dave Christensen and will play their home games at War Memorial Stadium...

.

This will be the first year the conference will be without two of its founding members. Utah
Utah Utes football
The Utah Utes football program is a college football team that currently competes in the Pacific-12 Conference of the Football Bowl Subdivision of NCAA Division I and represents the University of Utah. The Utah college football program began in 1892 and has played home games at Rice–Eccles...

 left to become a member of the Pacific-12 Conference and BYU left to become a FBS Independent (other sports joined the West Coast Conference
West Coast Conference
The West Coast Conference is an NCAA collegiate athletics conference consisting of nine member schools across the states of California, Oregon, Utah and Washington....

). In response to their departure, the conference added Boise State
Boise State Broncos football
This page discusses the Boise State football program. For more Boise State athletics, see Boise State Broncos.The Boise State Broncos football program represents Boise State University in college football and compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision of Division I as a member of the Mountain West...

 for this season and will add Fresno State
Fresno State Bulldogs football
The Fresno State Bulldogs football team represents California State University, Fresno in NCAA Division I FBS college football. The green “V” on the Bulldogs' helmets, uniforms, field symbolize California Central Valley, specifically the San Joaquin Valley, the agricultural valley from which they...

, Hawaii
Hawaii Warriors football
The Hawaii Warriors football team represents the University of Hawaii at Mānoa in NCAA Division I FBS college football. The team, which is currently coached by Greg McMackin, is part of the Western Athletic Conference until 2012, when the team joins the Mountain West Conference.The Hawaii Warriors...

 (football only, other sports will join the Big West Conference
Big West Conference
The Big West Conference is an NCAA-affiliated Division I mid-major college athletic conference. When the conference began in 1969, its name was the Pacific Coast Athletic Association . After nineteen years, in 1988, its name was changed to the Big West Conference. The conference stopped...

), and Nevada
Nevada Wolf Pack football
The Nevada Wolf Pack Football program represents the University of Nevada, Reno in college football. The Wolf Pack competes in the Western Athletic Conference at the Football Bowl Subdivision level of the NCAA...

 for the 2012 season.

This will also be the last year TCU will be a member of the Mountain West. They were originally set to become a member of the Big East Conference
Big East Conference
The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...

 in the 2012 season. However, on October 10, they accepted a bid to join the Big 12 Conference
Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...

.

Previous season

TCU
2010 TCU Horned Frogs football team
The 2010 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by tenth year head coach Gary Patterson and played its home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas...

 repeated as conference champions going undefeated (12–0) during the regular season for the second consecutive year. They finished the year as the highest ranked non-automatic qualifying school in the BCS
Bowl Championship Series
The Bowl Championship Series is a selection system that creates five bowl match-ups involving ten of the top ranked teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , including an opportunity for the top two to compete in the BCS National Championship Game.The BCS relies on a combination of...

 rankings to receive an automatic bid to a BCS game. Since Oregon
2010 Oregon Ducks football team
The 2010 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the 2010 college football season. The team was led by Chip Kelly in his second season as a head coach. The Ducks played their home games at Autzen Stadium for the 44th straight year....

 was ranked in the top two and selected to play in the BCS National Championship Game
2011 BCS National Championship Game
The 2011 Tostitos BCS National Championship Game was the final college football game to determine the national champion of the 2010 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision season. The finale of the 2010-2011 Bowl Championship Series was played at the University of Phoenix Stadium, the host...

, the Rose Bowl
2011 Rose Bowl
The 2011 Rose Bowl was the 97th edition of the annual bowl game played on January 1, 2011, as part of the 2010 college football season. Played in Pasadena, California, the TCU Horned Frogs of the Mountain West Conference defeated the Wisconsin Badgers of the Big Ten Conference. The Pasadena...

 was contractually obligated to take the highest ranked non-AQ to fill the Pac-10's spot. The Horned Frogs defeated Wisconsin
2010 Wisconsin Badgers football team
The 2010 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Badgers, led by fifth-year head coach Bret Bielema, were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Camp Randall Stadium...

 in the Rose Bowl 21–19 to finish the season 13–0 and finished ranked #2 in both the AP
AP Poll
The Associated Press College Poll refers to weekly rankings of the top 25 NCAA teams in one of three Division I college sports: football, men's basketball and women's basketball. The rankings are compiled by polling sportswriters across the nation...

 and Coaches Poll
Coaches Poll
The USA Today Coaches' Poll is the current name for a weekly ranking of the top 25 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football and Division I college basketball teams....

s.

Air Force
2010 Air Force Falcons football team
The 2010 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by fourth year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games in Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado...

, BYU
2010 BYU Cougars football team
The 2010 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars, led by head coach Bronco Mendenhall, played their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium and were members of the Mountain West Conference...

, San Diego State
2010 San Diego State Aztecs football team
The 2010 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by second year head coach Brady Hoke and played their home games in Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. They are members of the Mountain...

, and Utah
2010 Utah Utes football team
The 2010 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by sixth year head coach Kyle Whittingham and played their homes game in Rice–Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah. They were members of the Mountain West...

 also went to bowl games. Everyone but Utah won their bowl game to give the conference a 4–1 bowl record to win the Bowl Challenge Cup
Bowl Challenge Cup
The Bowl Challenge Cup was created by ESPN in 2002 as a competition among the conferences in the NCAA's Division I-A, now called the Football Bowl Subdivision, to see which one was the best in the college football bowl games that take place...

 for the second consecutive year.

At one point during the season, both TCU and Utah were both ranked in the top 5 of the BCS rankings.

Award watch lists

The following Mountain West players were named to preseason award watch lists.
Maxwell Award
Maxwell Award
The Maxwell Award is presented annually to the collegiate American football player judged by a panel of sportscasters, sportswriters, and National Collegiate Athletic Association head coaches and the membership of the Maxwell Football Club to be the best football player in the United States. The...

:
  • Doug Martin – Boise State
  • Kellen Moore
    Kellen Moore
    Kellen Moore is an American football quarterback with the Boise State Broncos of the Mountain West Conference . Moore was born in Prosser, Washington and finished fourth out of four in voting for the 2010 Heisman Trophy....

     – Boise State
  • Ronnie Hillman – San Diego State
  • Ryan Lindley
    Ryan Lindley
    Ryan Lindley is an American football quarterback for the San Diego State Aztecs. He is considered one of the top quarterback prospects for the 2012 NFL Draft.-Early years:...

     – San Diego State


Chuck Bednarik Award
Chuck Bednarik Award
The Chuck Bednarik Award is presented annually to the defensive collegiate football player adjudged by the Maxwell Football Club to be the best in the United States...

:
  • Billy Winn – Boise State
  • Tanner Brock – TCU
  • Tank Carder
    Tank Carder
    Ricky "Tank" Carder, Jr. is an American football linebacker for the TCU Horned Frogs. Carder was a 2010 All-American selection by the American Football Coaches Association....

     – TCU


John Mackey Award
John Mackey Award
The John Mackey Award is presented annually to college football's most outstanding tight end.The award is given to the collegiate tight end who best exemplifies the play, sportsmanship, academics, and community values of NFL Hall of Fame tight end John Mackey....

:
  • Kyle Efaw – Boise State
  • Lucas Reed – New Mexico

Fred Biletnikoff Award
Fred Biletnikoff Award
The Fred Biletnikoff Award has been presented since 1994 to America's top college football receiver by the TQC Foundation, Inc. , an independent not-for-profit organization which created the award in 1994 and has sponsored it since...

:
  • Tyler Shoemaker – Boise State
  • Josh Boyce – TCU


Bronko Nagurski Trophy
Bronko Nagurski Trophy
The Bronko Nagurski Trophy has been awarded annually since 1993 to the collegiate American football player adjudged by the membership of the Football Writers Association of America to be the best defensively in the National Collegiate Athletic Association; the award is presented by the Charlotte...

:
  • Billy Winn – Boise State
  • Mychal Sisson – Colorado State
  • Miles Burris – San Diego State
  • Tanner Brock – TCU
  • Tank Carder – TCU


Outland Trophy
Outland Trophy
The Outland Trophy is awarded to the best United States college football interior lineman by the Football Writers Association of America. It is named after John H. Outland. One of only a few players ever to be named All-America at two positions, Outland garnered consensus All-America honors in...

:
  • Nate Potter
    Nate Potter
    Nate Potter is an American football offensive tackle for the Boise State Broncos. He attended Timberline High School in Boise, Idaho. He is considered to be a top offensive tackle prospect for the 2012 NFL Draft.-Early years:...

     – Boise State
  • Billy Winn – Boise State

Jim Thorpe Award
Jim Thorpe Award
The Jim Thorpe Award, named in memory of multi-sport legend Jim Thorpe, has been awarded to the top defensive back in college football since 1986...

:
  • George Iloka – Boise State


Lombardi Award
Lombardi Award
The Rotary Lombardi Award is awarded annually to the best college football lineman or linebacker. The Lombardi Award program was approved by the Rotary Club in Houston in 1970 shortly after the death of Vince Lombardi. The committee outlined the criteria for eligibility for the award, which...

:
  • Thomas Byrd – Boise State
  • Shea McClellin – Boise State
  • Nate Potter – Boise State
  • Billy Winn – Boise State
  • Mychall Sisson – Colorado State
  • Carmen Messina – New Mexico
  • Miles Burris – San Diego State
  • Tanner Brock – TCU
  • Tank Carder – TCU


Rimington Trophy:
  • Thomas Byrd – Boise State
  • Weston Richburg – Colorado State
  • Dillon Farrell – New Mexico
  • Nick Carlson – Wyoming

Davey O'Brien Award
Davey O'Brien Award
The Davey O'Brien Award, officially the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award, named after Davey O'Brien, is presented annually to the collegiate American football player adjudged by the Davey O'Brien Foundation to be the best of all National Collegiate Athletic Association quarterbacks. The...

:
  • Kellen Moore – Boise State
  • Ryan Lindley – San Diego State


Doak Walker Award
Doak Walker Award
The Doak Walker Award, first awarded in 1990, honors the United States's top college football running back. It is named after the Southern Methodist and Detroit Lions football player Doak Walker...

:
  • Asher Clark – Air Force
  • Doug Martin – Boise State
  • Ronnie Hillman – San Diego State
  • Matthew Tucker – TCU
  • Ed Wesley – TCU
  • Alvester Alexander – Wyoming


Walter Camp Award
Walter Camp Award
The Walter Camp Player of the Year Award is given annually to the collegiate American football Player of the Year, as decided by a group of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I-A head coaches and sports information directors under the auspices of the Walter Camp Football Foundation;...

:
  • Kellen Moore – Kellen Moore
  • Ronnie Hillman – San Diego State
  • Tank Carder – TCU

Lott Trophy
Lott Trophy
The Lott IMPACT Trophy is presented annually to the college football Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year. IMPACT is an acronym for: integrity, maturity, performance, academics, community, and tenacity. The award purports to equally recognize the personal character of the winning player as well as...

:
  • Billy Winn – Boise State
  • Tank Carder – TCU


Lou Groza Award
Lou Groza Award
The Lou Groza Award is presented annually to the top college football placekicker in the United States by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission. The award is named after former Ohio State Buckeyes and Cleveland Browns player Lou Groza.-Winners:...

:
  • Able Perez – San Diego State
  • Ross Evans – TCU

Media poll

During the Mountain West media days on July 26–27 in Las Vegas, Boise State was picked as the overwehlming favorite to win the conference, garnering 28 of a possible 31 first place votes. Defending champion TCU received the other 3 first place votes and were picked second.
  1. Boise State – 236 (28)
  2. TCU – 208 (3)
  3. Air Force – 176
  4. San Diego State – 160
  5. Colorado State – 104
  6. Wyoming – 80
  7. UNLV – 77
  8. New Mexico – 39

All–Conference Team

The media also selected their preseason all–conference team. Boise State's Sr. QB Kellen Moore
Kellen Moore
Kellen Moore is an American football quarterback with the Boise State Broncos of the Mountain West Conference . Moore was born in Prosser, Washington and finished fourth out of four in voting for the 2010 Heisman Trophy....

 was selected as the offensive player of the year. TCU's Sr. LB Tank Carder
Tank Carder
Ricky "Tank" Carder, Jr. is an American football linebacker for the TCU Horned Frogs. Carder was a 2010 All-American selection by the American Football Coaches Association....

 was selected as the defensive player of the year. Air Force's Sr. KR Jonathan Warzeka was selected as the special teams player of the year.
Offense
QB Kellen Moore
Kellen Moore
Kellen Moore is an American football quarterback with the Boise State Broncos of the Mountain West Conference . Moore was born in Prosser, Washington and finished fourth out of four in voting for the 2010 Heisman Trophy....

–Boise State
RB Doug Martin–Boise State
RB Ronnie Hillman–San Diego State
WR Phillip Payne–UNLV
WR Josh Boyce–TCU
TE Lucas Reed–New Mexico
OL Thomas Byrd–Boise State
OL Nate Potter
Nate Potter
Nate Potter is an American football offensive tackle for the Boise State Broncos. He attended Timberline High School in Boise, Idaho. He is considered to be a top offensive tackle prospect for the 2012 NFL Draft.-Early years:...

–Boise State
OL A.J. Wallerstein–Air Force
OL Kyle Dooley–TCU
OL Paul Madsen–Colorado State

Defense
DL Billy Winn–Boise State
DL Shea McClellin–Boise State
DL Stansly Maponga–TCU
DL Josh Biezuns–Wyoming
LB Tank Carder
Tank Carder
Ricky "Tank" Carder, Jr. is an American football linebacker for the TCU Horned Frogs. Carder was a 2010 All-American selection by the American Football Coaches Association....

–TCU
LB Mychal Sisson–Colorado State
LB Miles Burris–San Diego State
DB George Iloka–Boise State
DB Leon McFadden–San Diego State
DB Anthony Wright–Air Force
DB Jon Davis–Air Force

Specialists
PK James Aho–New Mexico
P Brian Stahovich–San Diego State
KR Jonathan Warzeka–Air Force


Boise State all blue uniform ban

New conference member Boise State was banned by the Mountain West Conference from wearing their traditional all blue uniforms during conference home games. Mountain West commissioner Craig Thompson's reason for the rule was that coaches had stated that the Broncos received a "competitive advantage" when wearing all blue on the blue turf of Bronco Stadium
Bronco Stadium
Bronco Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium in Boise, Idaho, the home field of the Boise State Broncos of the Mountain West Conference. Since 1997, it has hosted the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Bronco Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium in Boise, Idaho, the home field of the Boise State Broncos...

. Boise State head coach Chris Petersen
Chris Petersen
Chris Petersen is an American football coach and former player in the United States. He is currently the head football coach at Boise State University, a position he has held since the 2006 season. Peterson has guided the Broncos to two BCS bowl wins, in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl and the 2010 Fiesta...

 was quoted that he thought the ban was, "ridiculous".

Coaches

NOTE: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season
Team Head Coach Years at School Overall Record Record at School MWC Record
Air Force Troy Calhoun
Troy Calhoun
-External links:*...

5 34–18 34–18 21–11
Boise State Chris Petersen
Chris Petersen
Chris Petersen is an American football coach and former player in the United States. He is currently the head football coach at Boise State University, a position he has held since the 2006 season. Peterson has guided the Broncos to two BCS bowl wins, in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl and the 2010 Fiesta...

6 61–5 61–5 0–0*
Colorado State Steve Fairchild
Steve Fairchild
-Personal life:Fairchild graduated from Colorado State University in 1980 with a degree in economics.-References:...

4 13–24 13–24 6–18
New Mexico Mike Locksley
Mike Locksley
Mike Locksley is an American football coach. After serving as an assistant coach for several college football squads, he became the 29th head coach of the University of New Mexico Lobos football team in 2009...

 (fired on 9/25/11)
George Barlow
George Barlow (American football)
George Barlow is the interim head coach coach for the University of New Mexico Lobos college football team. He was elevated from defensive coordinator to interim head coach following the firing of Mike Locksley on September 25, 2011....

 (interim)
3
1
2–22
0–0
2–22
0–0
2–14
0–0
San Diego State Rocky Long
Rocky Long
-External links:*...

1 65–69 0–0 40–34^
TCU Gary Patterson
Gary Patterson
Gary Patterson is the head coach of the TCU Horned Frogs college football team. He grew up in Rozel, Kansas and played football at Dodge City Community College and Kansas State University. Patterson is married to Kelsey Patterson . He has three sons: Josh, Cade and Blake...

11 98–28 98–28 61–18
UNLV Bobby Hauck
Bobby Hauck
Bobby Hauck is a college football coach, currently the head coach of the UNLV Rebels. Hauck was previously the head coach at Montana, where he led the Grizzlies to seven conference titles and postseason berths in as many seasons, including three national championship game appearances.-Early...

2 82–28 2–11 2–6
Wyoming Dave Christensen
Dave Christensen
Dave Christensen is an American college football coach. He is currently the head coach for the University of Wyoming. Christensen previously served as the offensive coordinator for the University of Missouri and University of Toledo....

3 10–15 10–15 5–11

*first year as conference member, ^achieved as head coach of New Mexico from 99–08

Rankings

The following Mountain West teams have been either ranked or received votes in the major polls during the 2011 season:

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
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Final
Air Force AP RV RV
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Harris Not released
BCS Not released
Boise State AP 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 10
C 7 5 4 4 5 6 6 7 5 5 5 11
Harris Not released 5 5 5 5 5 11
BCS Not released 5 4 5 5 10
San Diego State AP RV
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Harris Not released
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TCU AP 14 25 23 20 20 RV RV RV 19
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BCS Not released 19

Mountain West vs. BCS matchups

Date Visitor Home Notes
September 1 UNLV
2011 UNLV Rebels football team
The 2011 UNLV Rebels football team represents the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rebels will be led by second year head coach Bobby Hauck and will play their home games at Sam Boyd Stadium. They are members of the Mountain West...

17
#10 Wisconsin
2011 Wisconsin Badgers football team
The 2011 Wisconsin Badgers football team will represent the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Badgers, led by sixth-year head coach Bret Bielema, are members of the Leaders Division of the Big Ten Conference and will play their home games at Camp...

 51
September 2 #15 TCU
2011 TCU Horned Frogs football team
The 2011 TCU Horned Frogs football team represents Texas Christian University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Horned Frogs will be led by 11th year head coach Gary Patterson and will play their home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium. They are members of the Mountain West...

48
Baylor
2011 Baylor Bears football team
The 2011 Baylor Bears football team represents Baylor University in college football's 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team is coached by Art Briles and plays their home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas...

 50
TCU loss snapped a 25 game regular season winning streak
September 3^ #7 Boise State
2011 Boise State Broncos football team
The 2011 Boise State Broncos football team represents Boise State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Broncos are led by head coach Chris Petersen, winner of the 2010 Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award, and play their home games at Bronco Stadium...

35
#22 Georgia
2011 Georgia Bulldogs football team
The 2011 Georgia Bulldogs football team represents the University of Georgia in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs are led by 11th year head coach Mark Richt and play their home games at Sanford Stadium...

 21
Chick-fil-A College Kickoff
2011 Chick-fil-A College Kickoff
The 2011 Chick-fil-A College Kickoff, the fourth edition of the game, featured Boise State, of the Mountain West Conference, and Georgia, of the SEC, on September 3, 2011. The game took place in Atlanta, Georgia at the Georgia Dome. Boise State won the game 35–21 for the school's first ever win...

 at the Georgia Dome
Georgia Dome
The Georgia Dome is a domed stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, between downtown to the east and Vine City to the west. It is primarily the home stadium for the NFL Atlanta Falcons and the NCAA Division I FCS Georgia State Panthers football team. It is owned and operated by the...

 in Atlanta
Boise State's first ever win against an SEC team
September 10 New Mexico
2011 New Mexico Lobos football team
The 2011 New Mexico Lobos football team represents the University of New Mexico in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Lobos were led by third year head coach Mike Locksley for the first four games and will be led by interim head coach George Barlow for the remainder of the season...

3
#13 Arkansas
2011 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
The 2011 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represents the University of Arkansas in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Razorbacks will be led by fourth year head coach Bobby Petrino and will play five home games at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium and two at War Memorial Stadium...

 52
Played at Arkansas' secondary home in Little Rock
Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...

September 10 UNLV 7 Washington State
2011 Washington State Cougars football team
The 2011 Washington State Cougars football team represents Washington State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by fourth year head coach Paul Wulff and play their home games at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington...

 59
September 17^ Colorado State
2011 Colorado State Rams football team
The 2011 Colorado State Rams football team represents Colorado State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rams will be led by 4th year head coach Steve Fairchild and will play their home games at Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium. They are members of the Mountain West...

14
Colorado
2011 Colorado Buffaloes football team
The 2011 Colorado Buffaloes football team represents the University of Colorado at Boulder in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team is coached by first year head coach Jon Embree, plays their home games in Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado, and are members of the Pacific 12...

 28
Rocky Mountain Showdown
Rocky Mountain Showdown
The Rocky Mountain Showdown is an an American college football rivalry game played annually by the Colorado Buffaloes football team of the University of Colorado and the Colorado State Rams football team of Colorado State University. The winner of the game receives the Centennial Cup. The series...

 at Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver
September 17 Texas Tech
2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
The Red Raiders opened their 2011 season at home against the Texas State Bobcats, marking the 950th overall contest in the program's 86 year history. Texas Tech won the coin toss and elected to receive. Their first drive would end in a punt by Ryan Erxleben from their own 26 yard line...

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New Mexico 13 Second straight year the Lobos have hosted Texes Tech
September 17 Washington State 24 San Diego State
2011 San Diego State Aztecs football team
The 2011 San Diego State Aztecs football team represents San Diego State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aztecs are led by first-year head coach Rocky Long and play their home games at Qualcomm Stadium. They are members of the Mountain West Conference.-Schedule:...

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September 24 San Diego State 7 #21 Michigan
2011 Michigan Wolverines football team
The 2011 Michigan Wolverines football team represents the University of Michigan during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolverines play in the Legends Division of the Big Ten Conference and play their home games at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan, which hosted its first...

 28
Michigan head coach Brady Hoke
Brady Hoke
Brady Hoke is the head football coach at the University of Michigan. He is in his first season. He grew up in Ohio and attended Ball State University where he played linebacker from 1977 to 1980...

 coached San Diego State the last two seasons
September 24 #9 Nebraska
2011 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
The 2011 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team will represent the University of Nebraska in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team will be coached by Bo Pelini and will play their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska...

 38
Wyoming
2011 Wyoming Cowboys football team
The 2011 Wyoming Cowboys football team represents the University of Wyoming in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys will be led by third year head coach Dave Christensen and will play their home games at War Memorial Stadium...

14
October 8 Air Force
2011 Air Force Falcons football team
The 2011 Air Force Falcons football team represents the United States Air Force Academy in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons will be led by 5th year head coach Troy Calhoun and will play their home games at Falcon Stadium. They are members of the Mountain West...

33
Notre Dame
2011 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
The 2011 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represents the University of Notre Dame in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Fighting Irish are led by second year head coach Brian Kelly and play their home games at Notre Dame Stadium...

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^Denotes neutral site game

Regular season

Index to colors and formatting
Mountain West member won
Mountain West member lost
Mountain West teams in bold


All dates, times, and TV are tentative and subject to change.

The Mountain West has teams in 3 different time zones. Times reflect start time in respective time zone of each team (Central–TCU, Mountain–Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, New Mexico, Wyoming, Pacific–San Diego State, UNLV). Conference games start times are that of the home team.

Rankings reflect that of the USA Today Coaches poll for that week until week eight when the BCS poll will be used.

Week one

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 5:00 PM UNLV #10 Wisconsin
2011 Wisconsin Badgers football team
The 2011 Wisconsin Badgers football team will represent the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Badgers, led by sixth-year head coach Bret Bielema, are members of the Leaders Division of the Big Ten Conference and will play their home games at Camp...

 
Camp Randall Stadium
Camp Randall Stadium
Camp Randall Stadium is an outdoor stadium in Madison, Wisconsin. It has been the home of the Wisconsin Badgers football team in rudimentary form since 1895, and as a complete stadium since 1917. It is located on the center-southern region of the University of Wisconsin campus. The stadium seats...

 • Madison, WI
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....

 
ESPN  L 17–51 77,085
September 2 7:00 PM #15 TCU Baylor
2011 Baylor Bears football team
The 2011 Baylor Bears football team represents Baylor University in college football's 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team is coached by Art Briles and plays their home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas...

 
Floyd Casey Stadium
Floyd Casey Stadium
Floyd Casey Stadium is a stadium in Waco, Texas. It is primarily used for football, and is the home field of the Baylor Bears. Floyd Casey Stadium is about four miles from the Baylor campus. Floyd Casey Stadium was built in 1950 and cost $1.8 million dollars to construct...

 • Waco, TX
Waco, Texas
Waco is a city in and the county seat of McLennan County, Texas. Situated along the Brazos River and on the I-35 corridor, halfway between Dallas and Austin, it is the economic, cultural, and academic center of the 'Heart of Texas' region....

 
ESPN L 48–50 43,753
September 3 12:00 PM South Dakota
2011 South Dakota Coyotes football team
The 2011 South Dakota Coyotes football team represented the University of South Dakota in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Coyotes were led by eighth year head coach Ed Meierkort and played their home games at the DakotaDome. They are a member of the Great West Conference...

 
Air Force Falcon Stadium
Falcon Stadium
Falcon Stadium is an outdoor football stadium on the campus of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is the home field of the Air Force Falcons of the Mountain West Conference...

 • Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and most populous city of El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Colorado Springs is located in South-Central Colorado, in the southern portion of the state. It is situated on Fountain Creek and is located south of the Colorado...

 
The Mtn.
MountainWest Sports Network
MountainWest Sports Network, informally known as the mtn. , is an American regional sports network dedicated to the Mountain West Conference.-History:...

 
W 37–20 39,105
September 3 4:00 PM Colorado State New Mexico University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...

 
The Mtn. CSU 14–10 21,454
September 3 ^ 6:00 PM #7 Boise State #22 Georgia
2011 Georgia Bulldogs football team
The 2011 Georgia Bulldogs football team represents the University of Georgia in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs are led by 11th year head coach Mark Richt and play their home games at Sanford Stadium...

 
Georgia Dome
Georgia Dome
The Georgia Dome is a domed stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, between downtown to the east and Vine City to the west. It is primarily the home stadium for the NFL Atlanta Falcons and the NCAA Division I FCS Georgia State Panthers football team. It is owned and operated by the...

 • Atlanta, GA
(Chick-fil-A College Kickoff
2011 Chick-fil-A College Kickoff
The 2011 Chick-fil-A College Kickoff, the fourth edition of the game, featured Boise State, of the Mountain West Conference, and Georgia, of the SEC, on September 3, 2011. The game took place in Atlanta, Georgia at the Georgia Dome. Boise State won the game 35–21 for the school's first ever win...

)
ESPN W 35–21 73,614
September 3 7:00 PM Cal Poly
2011 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
The 2011 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University in the college football season of 2011. The team's head coach was Tim Walsh. The Mustangs played their home games at Alex G...

 
San Diego State Qualcomm Stadium
Qualcomm Stadium
Qualcomm Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, in San Diego, California, in the Mission Valley area....

 • San Diego, CA 
The Mtn. W 49–21 34,384
September 3 7:00 PM Weber State
2011 Weber State Wildcats football team
The 2011 Weber State Wildcats football team represented Weber State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were led by seventh year head coach Ron McBride and played their home games at Stewart Stadium. They are a member of the Big Sky Conference...

 
Wyoming War Memorial Stadium
War Memorial Stadium (Wyoming)
Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium is an outdoor football stadium on the campus of the University of Wyoming in Laramie. It is the home field of the Wyoming Cowboys of the Mountain West Conference. It is the highest Division I FBS college football stadium in the nation; the playing field sits at...

 • Laramie, WY
Laramie, Wyoming
Laramie is a city in and the county seat of Albany County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 30,816 at the . Located on the Laramie River in southeastern Wyoming, the city is west of Cheyenne, at the junction of Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 287....

 
W 35–32 21,492

^ Neutral site

Players of the Week
Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Kellen Moore
Kellen Moore
Kellen Moore is an American football quarterback with the Boise State Broncos of the Mountain West Conference . Moore was born in Prosser, Washington and finished fourth out of four in voting for the 2010 Heisman Trophy....

Boise State Nordly Capi Colorado State Greg McCoy TCU

Week two

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 10 9:00 AM San Diego State Army
2011 Army Black Knights football team
The 2011 Army Black Knights football team represents the United States Military Academy in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Black Knights are led by third year head coach Rich Ellerson and play their home games at Michie Stadium...

 
Michie Stadium
Michie Stadium
Michie Stadium is an outdoor football stadium located on the campus of the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York. It is the home field for the Army Black Knights. It opened in 1924 and has a current seating capacity of 38,000....

 • West Point, NY
West Point, New York
West Point is a federal military reservation established by President of the United States Thomas Jefferson in 1802. It is a census-designated place located in Town of Highlands in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 7,138 at the 2000 census...

 
CBS Sports Network  W 23–20 26,778
September 10 12:00 PM Northern Colorado
2011 Northern Colorado Bears football team
The 2011 Northern Colorado Bears football team represented the University of Northern Colorado in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears were be led by first year head coach Earnest Collins, Jr. and played their home games at Nottingham Field. They are a member of the Big Sky...

 
Colorado State Hughes Stadium
Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium
Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium is an outdoor football stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado. It is the home field of the Colorado State Rams of the Mountain West Conference....

 • Fort Collins, CO
Fort Collins, Colorado
Fort Collins is a Home Rule Municipality situated on the Cache La Poudre River along the Colorado Front Range, and is the county seat and most populous city of Larimer County, Colorado, United States. Fort Collins is located north of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. With a 2010 census...

 
The Mtn. W 33–14 25,367
September 10 1:30 PM #25 TCU Air Force Flacon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO Versus
Versus (TV channel)
Versus is a sports-oriented cable television channel in the United States. It was previously known as Outdoor Life Network and was launched on July 1, 1995, focusing on fishing, hunting, and other outdoor sports...

 
TCU 35–19 42,107
September 10 2:00 PM UNLV Washington State
2011 Washington State Cougars football team
The 2011 Washington State Cougars football team represents Washington State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by fourth year head coach Paul Wulff and play their home games at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington...

 
Martin Stadium
Martin Stadium
Martin Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium in Pullman, Washington, United States, on the campus of Washington State University. It is the home field of the Washington State Cougars of the Pacific-12 Conference, and is the smallest football stadium in the conference...

 • Pullman, WA
Pullman, Washington
Pullman is the largest city in Whitman County, Washington, United States. The population was 24,675 at the 2000 census and 29,799 according to the 2010 census...

 
L 7–59 27,018
September 10 4:00 PM Texas State
2011 Texas State Bobcats football team
The 2011 Texas State Bobcats football team represented Texas State University–San Marcos in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bobcats were led by first year head coach Dennis Franchione and played their home games at Bobcat Stadium...

 
Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY The Mtn. W 45–10 23,248
September 10 5:00 PM New Mexico #13 Arkansas
2011 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
The 2011 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represents the University of Arkansas in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Razorbacks will be led by fourth year head coach Bobby Petrino and will play five home games at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium and two at War Memorial Stadium...

 
War Memorial Stadium
War Memorial Stadium (Arkansas)
War Memorial Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas. The stadium is primarily used for American football and is the home stadium for the Arkansas Baptist Buffaloes, Catholic High School Rockets, and the secondary home stadium for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks...

 • Little Rock, AR
Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...

 
ESPNU
ESPNU
ESPNU is a television channel that specializes in college sports, and is produced by, affiliated with and owned by parent network ESPN. ESPNU originates out of ESPN Regional Television's ESPNU (often referred to as The U) is a television channel that specializes in college sports, and is produced...

 
L 3–52 52,606


Players of the Week
Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Casey Pachall
Casey Pachall
Casey Pachall is an American football quarterback for the TCU Horned Frogs.-Early years:Pachall attended Brownwood High School in Brownwood, Texas. As a senior he passed for 2,808 yards with 31 touchdowns and 11 interceptions....

TCU Jerome Long San Diego State Brian Stahovich San Diego State

Week three

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 16 6:00 PM #4 Boise State Toledo
2011 Toledo Rockets football team
The 2011 Toledo Rockets football team represent the University of Toledo during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rockets are led by second-year head coach Tim Beckman, compete in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference and play their home games at the Glass...

 
Glass Bowl
Glass Bowl
The Glass Bowl is a stadium in Toledo, Ohio. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the University of Toledo Rockets. It is located on the school's Bancroft campus, just south of the banks of the Ottawa River...

 • Toledo, OH
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...

 
ESPN W 40–15 28,905
September 17 10:00 AM Wyoming Bowling Green
2011 Bowling Green Falcons football team
The 2011 Bowling Green Falcons football team represents Bowling Green State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons are led by third year head coach Dave Clawson and play their home games at Doyt Perry Stadium. They are a member of the East Division of the...

 
Doyt Perry Stadium
Doyt Perry Stadium
Doyt L. Perry Stadium is a stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Bowling Green State University Falcons. It opened in 1966 and originally held 23,232 people. Recent renovations and new NCAA seating regulations have...

 • Bowling Green, OH
Bowling Green, Ohio
Bowling Green is the county seat of Wood County in the U.S. state of Ohio. At the time of the 2010 census, the population of Bowling Green was 30,028. It is part of the Toledo, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bowling Green is the home of Bowling Green State University...

 
W 28–27 14,813
September 17 ^ 11:30 AM Colorado State Colorado
2011 Colorado Buffaloes football team
The 2011 Colorado Buffaloes football team represents the University of Colorado at Boulder in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team is coached by first year head coach Jon Embree, plays their home games in Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado, and are members of the Pacific 12...

 
Sports Authority Field at Mile High • Fort Collins, CO
(Rocky Mountain Showdown
Rocky Mountain Showdown
The Rocky Mountain Showdown is an an American college football rivalry game played annually by the Colorado Buffaloes football team of the University of Colorado and the Colorado State Rams football team of Colorado State University. The winner of the game receives the Centennial Cup. The series...

)
FSN
Fox Sports Net
The Fox Sports Regional Networks, or simply Fox Sports Net , are a collection of cable TV regional sports networks in the United States owned and operated by News Corporation.- Beginnings :...

 
L 14–28 57,186
September 17 1:00 PM Louisiana-Monroe
2011 ULM Warhawks football team
The 2011 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks team represents the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Warhawks will be led by second year head coach Todd Berry and will play their home games at Malone Stadium. They are members of the Sun Belt...

 
#23 TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium
Amon G. Carter Stadium
Amon G. Carter Stadium is an open-air football stadium on the campus of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. It is the home stadium of the TCU Horned Frogs football team. It was named after Amon G...

 • Fort Worth, TX
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...

 
The Mtn. W 38–17 32,719
September 17 1:30 PM Texas Tech
2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
The Red Raiders opened their 2011 season at home against the Texas State Bobcats, marking the 950th overall contest in the program's 86 year history. Texas Tech won the coin toss and elected to receive. Their first drive would end in a punt by Ryan Erxleben from their own 26 yard line...

 
New Mexico University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM Versus L 13–59 20,674
September 17 3:00 PM Washington State San Diego State Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA The Mtn. W 42–24 57,286
September 17 7:00 PM Hawaii
2011 Hawaii Warriors football team
The 2011 Hawaii Warriors football team represents the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Warriors will be led by fourth year head coach Greg McMackin and will play their home games at Aloha Stadium...

 
UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium
Sam Boyd Stadium
Sam Boyd Stadium is a football stadium located in Whitney, Nevada, an unincorporated community in the Las Vegas metropolitan area; the mailing address of the stadium is "Las Vegas". The stadium is named after Sam Boyd, a major figure in the hotel/casino industry in Las Vegas. The stadium consists...

 • Whitney, NV
Whitney, Nevada
Whitney is an unincorporated town in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The population was 18,273 at the 2000 census.-Background:...

 
The Mtn. W 40–20 21,248

^ Neutral site
Players of the Week
Offensive Defensive Special teams
Co-Players Teams Co-Players Teams Player Team
Kellen Moore (2)/Ronnie Hillman Boise State/San Diego State Larry Parker/Josh Biezuns San Diego State/Wyoming Greg McCoy (2) TCU


Kellen Moore was also named the Davy O'Brien
Davey O'Brien Award
The Davey O'Brien Award, officially the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award, named after Davey O'Brien, is presented annually to the collegiate American football player adjudged by the Davey O'Brien Foundation to be the best of all National Collegiate Athletic Association quarterbacks. The...

 Quarterback of the Week. Greg McCoy was also named the National Kickoff Returner of the Week by College Football Performance Awards.

Week four

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 24 9:00 AM San Diego State #21 Michigan
2011 Michigan Wolverines football team
The 2011 Michigan Wolverines football team represents the University of Michigan during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolverines play in the Legends Division of the Big Ten Conference and play their home games at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan, which hosted its first...

 
Michigan Stadium
Michigan Stadium
Michigan Stadium, nicknamed "The Big House," is the football stadium for the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan Stadium was built in 1927 at a cost of $950,000 and had an original capacity of 72,000. Before playing football at the stadium, the Wolverines played on Ferry Field...

 • Ann Arbor, MI
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010...

 
BTN  L 7–28 110,707
September 24 1:00 PM Tennessee State
2011 Tennessee State Tigers football team
The 2011 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by second year head coach Rod Reed and played their home games at LP Field. They are a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the...

 
Air Force Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO The Mtn. W 63–24 33,487
September 24 4:00 PM #20 (FCS) Sam Houston State
2011 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team
The 2011 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represents Sam Houston State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bearkats will be led by second year head coach Willie Fritz and will play their home games at Bowers Stadium. They are a member of the Southland...

 
New Mexico University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM L 45–48 OT 16,313
September 24 5:30 PM #9 Nebraska
2011 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
The 2011 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team will represent the University of Nebraska in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team will be coached by Bo Pelini and will play their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska...

 
Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY Versus L 14–38 32,617
September 24 6:00 PM Tulsa
2011 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
The 2011 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Wave football team represents the University of Tulsa in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Hurricane are led by first year head coach Bill Blankenship and play their home games at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium...

 
#4 Boise State Bronco Stadium
Bronco Stadium
Bronco Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium in Boise, Idaho, the home field of the Boise State Broncos of the Mountain West Conference. Since 1997, it has hosted the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Bronco Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium in Boise, Idaho, the home field of the Boise State Broncos...

 • Boise, ID
Boise, Idaho
Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, as well as the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River, it anchors the Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area and is the largest city between Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon.As of the 2010 Census Bureau,...

 
CBS Sports Network W 41–21 34,019
September 24 6:00 PM Colorado State Utah State
2011 Utah State Aggies football team
The 2011 Utah State Aggies football team represents Utah State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies are led by third year head coach Gary Andersen and play their home games at Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium...

 
Romney Stadium
Romney Stadium
Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium is an outdoor football stadium in Logan, Utah, USA, on the campus of Utah State University . It is the home field of the Utah State Aggies of the Western Athletic Conference. It opened in 1968 and currently has a seating capacity of 25,513...

 • Logan, UT
Logan, Utah
-Layout of the City:Logan's city grid originates from its Main and Center Street block, with Main Street running north and south, and Center east and west. Each block north, east, south, or west of the origin accumulates in additions of 100 , though some streets have non-numeric names...

 
ESPN3  W 35–34 2OT 22,599
September 24 6:00 PM Portland State
2011 Portland State Vikings football team
The 2011 Portland State Vikings football team represented Portland State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Vikings were led by second year head coach Nigel Burton and played their home games at Jeld-Wen Field. They are a member of the Big Sky Conference...

 
#20 TCU Amon G. Cater Stadium • Fort Worth, TX W 55–13 33,825
September 24 6:00 PM #23 (FCS) Southern Utah
2011 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team
The 2011 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team represented Southern Utah University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Thunderbirds were led by fourth year head coach Ed Lamb and played their home games at Eccles Coliseum. They are a member of the Great West Conference...

 
UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV The Mtn. L 16–41 18,102


Players of the Week
Offensive Defensive Special teams
Co-Players Teams Player Team Player Team
Chris Nwoke/Deon Long Colorado State/New Mexico Shaquil Barrett Colorado State Tanner Hedstrom Colorado State


Coaching change

On September 25, 2011 following a 0–4 start which included a loss to Sam Houston State of the FCS, New Mexico relieved Mike Locksley of his duties as head coach. Associate head coach and defensive coordinator George Barlow assumed the job on an interim basis for the remainder of the season.

Week five

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 1 10:00 AM Air Force Navy
2011 Navy Midshipmen football team
The 2011 Navy Midshipmen football team represents the United States Naval Academy in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Midshipmen are led by fourth year head coach Ken Niumatalolo and play their home games at Navy – Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. They compete as an...

 
Navy – Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
Annapolis, Maryland
Annapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland, as well as the county seat of Anne Arundel County. It had a population of 38,394 at the 2010 census and is situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east of Washington, D.C. Annapolis is...

 
CBS
SEC on CBS
The SEC on CBS is a presentation of the college football television package owned by CBS Sports...

 
W 35–34 OT 37,506
October 1 12:30 PM Nevada
2011 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
The 2011 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represents the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack will be led by head coach Chris Ault in his 27th overall season and 8th straight since taking over as head coach for the third time in 2004...

 
#5 Boise State Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID
(Rivalry)
Versus W 30–10 34,098
October 1 2:00 PM San Jose State
2011 San Jose State Spartans football team
The 2011 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans were led by second year head coach Mike MacIntyre and played their home games at Spartan Stadium...

 
Colorado State Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO The Mtn. L 31–38 27,683
October 1 2:30 PM SMU
2011 SMU Mustangs football team
The 2011 SMU Mustangs football team represents Southern Methodist University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mustangs are led by fourth year head coach June Jones and play their home games at Gerald J. Ford Stadium...

 
#20 TCU Amon G. Cater Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
(Battle for the Iron Skillet
Battle for the Iron Skillet
The Battle for the Iron Skillet is the name of the college football rivalry between the Southern Methodist University Mustangs and the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs. The campuses are located 40 miles apart in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex...

)
CBS Sports Network L 33–40 OT 35,632
October 1 6:00 PM New Mexico State
2011 New Mexico State Aggies football team
The 2011 New Mexico State Aggies football team represents New Mexico State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies will be led by third year head coach DeWayne Walker and will play their home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium. They are members of the Western Athletic...

 
New Mexico University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM
(Rio Grande Rivalry
Rio Grande Rivalry
The Rio Grande Rivalry is an intercollegiate rivalry between The University of New Mexico and New Mexico State University. The rivalry began in 1894....

)
The Mtn. L 28–42 30,091


Players of the Week
Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Tim Jefferson Air Force Brady Amack Air Force Alex Means Air Force

Week six

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 7 7:00 PM #6 Boise State Fresno State
2011 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
The 2011 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represents California State University, Fresno in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs will be led by 15th year head coach Pat Hill and will play their home games at Bulldog Stadium...

 
Bulldog Stadium
Bulldog Stadium
Bulldog Stadium at Jim Sweeney Field is an outdoor football stadium on the campus of California State University, Fresno in Fresno, California. It is the home field of the Fresno State Bulldogs of the Western Athletic Conference. The stadium opened in 1980 with a capacity of 30,000 and has a...

 • Fresno, CA
Fresno, California
Fresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...


(Battle for the Milk Can
Milk Can (College Football)
The Milk Can is awarded to each season's winner of the Battle of the Milk Can, a college football game between the Fresno State Bulldogs and the Boise State Broncos. The team who wins the Milk Can gets to keep it for a year. The trophy was created in 2005, but was not ready in time for the annual...

)
ESPN W 57–7 33,871
October 8 1:30 PM Air Force Notre Dame
2011 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
The 2011 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represents the University of Notre Dame in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Fighting Irish are led by second year head coach Brian Kelly and play their home games at Notre Dame Stadium...

 
Notre Dame Stadium
Notre Dame Stadium
Notre Dame Stadium is the home football stadium for the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team. The stadium is located on the campus of the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana, United States, just north of the city of South Bend....

 • South Bend, IN
South Bend, Indiana
The city of South Bend is the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States, on the St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total of 101,168 residents; its Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 316,663...

 
NBC
Notre Dame Football on NBC
Notre Dame Football on NBC is a presentation of the Notre Dame football television package on NBC. The television network broadcasts all Notre Dame home games.-History:...

 
L 33–59 80,795
October 8 4:00 PM UNLV Nevada Mackay Stadium
Mackay Stadium
Mackay Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium in Reno, Nevada, on the campus of the University of Nevada. It is the home field of the Nevada Wolf Pack of the Western Athletic Conference, the university's venue for football and track & field....

 • Reno, NV
Reno, Nevada
Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...


(37th Battle for Nevada
Fremont Cannon
The Fremont Cannon is the trophy awarded to the winner of the Battle for Nevada, a college football rivalry game between the University of Nevada, Reno and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas . The trophy was built in 1970 and is a replica of a 19th century Howitzer cannon that accompanied...

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ESPN3 L 0–37 25,978
October 8 6:00 PM Wyoming Utah State Romney Stadium • Logan, UT ESPN3 L 19–63 17,561
October 8 7:30 PM TCU San Diego State Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA CBS Sports Network TCU 27–14 44,248


Players of the Week
Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Kellen Moore (3) Boise State Tekkerein Cuba TCU Ross Evans TCU

Week seven

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 13 6:00 PM San Diego State Air Force Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO CBS Sports Network SDSU 41–27 27,490
October 15 12:00 PM New Mexico Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV L 7–49 15,369
October 15 12:00 PM UNLV Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY The Mtn. WYO 41–14 22,985
October 15 4:00 PM #6 Boise State Colorado State Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO The Mtn. BSU 63–13 30,027

Players of the Week
Co–Offensive Defensive Special teams
Players Teams Player Team Player Team
Doug Martin/Ronnie Hillman (2) Boise State/San Diego State Tyrone Crawford Boise State Chris McNeill Wyoming

Week eight

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 22 1:00 PM New Mexico TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX The Mtn. TCU 69–0 33,833
October 22 1:30 PM Air Force #5 Boise State Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID Versus BSU 37–26 34,196
October 22 6:00 PM Colorado State UTEP
2011 UTEP Miners football team
The 2011 UTEP Miners football team represents the University of Texas at El Paso in the college football season of 2011–2012. The team's head football coach is Mike Price, who is coaching in his 8th season. The Miners play their home games at the Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas and are members...

 
Sun Bowl Stadium
Sun Bowl Stadium
The Sun Bowl is an outdoor football stadium, on the campus of the University of Texas at El Paso. It is home to the UTEP Miners of Conference USA , and the late December college football bowl game, the Hyundai Sun Bowl...

 • El Paso, TX
El Paso, Texas
El Paso, is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States, and lies in far West Texas. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 649,121. It is the sixth largest city in Texas and the 19th largest city in the United States...

 
TWC El Paso
Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable is an American cable television company that operates in 28 states and has 31 operating divisions...

 
L 17–31 31,797

Players of the Week
Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Kellen Moore (4) Boise State Byron Hout Boise State Antonio Graves TCU

Week nine

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 28 ^ 7:00 PM TCU BYU
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October 29 12:00 PM Air Force New Mexico University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM The Mtn. AFA 42–0 16,691
October 29 3:00 PM Colorado State UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV The Mtn. UNLV 38–35 21,289
October 29 7:00 PM Wyoming San Diego State Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA The Mtn. WYO 30–27 29,730

^ Neutral site

Players of the Week
Co-Offensive Co-Defensive Special teams
Players Teams Players Teams Player Team
Brett Smith/Ronnie Hillman (3) Wyoming/San Diego State James Dunlap/Jonathan Anderson Colorado State/TCU Deante' Purvis UNLV

Week ten

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 5 12:00 PM TCU Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY The Mtn. TCU 30–21 17,673
November 5 1:30 PM Army Air Force Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO CBS W 24–14 46,709
November 5 5:00 PM New Mexico San Diego State Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA The Mtn. SDSU 35–7 28,362
November 5 7:30 PM #5 Boise State UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV CBS Sports Network BSU 48–21 26,281

Players of the Week
Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Waymon James TCU Jon Davis Air Force Parker Herrington Air Force

Week eleven

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 12 12:00 PM Wyoming Air Force Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO The Mtn. WYO 25–17 33,823
November 12 1:30 PM TCU #5 Boise State Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID Versus TCU 36–35 34,146
November 12 4:00 PM San Diego State Colorado State Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO The Mtn. SDSU 18–15 16,811
November 12 8:00 PM UNLV New Mexico University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM CBS Sports Network UNM 21–14 14,937

Players of the Week
Offensive Co–Defensive Special teams
Player Team Players Teams Player Team
Casey Pachall (2) TCU Carmen Messina/Nat Berhe New Mexico/San Diego State Anson Kelton TCU

Week twelve

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 19 12:00 PM New Mexico Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY The Mtn.
November 19 2:30 PM Colorado State #19 TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX CBS Sports Network
November 19 4:00 PM UNLV Air Force Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO The Mtn.
November 19 5:00 PM #10 Boise State San Diego State Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA CBS Sports Network

Week thirteen

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 26 12:00 PM Wyoming Boise State Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID The Mtn.
November 26 4:00 PM Air Force Colorado State Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO
(Ram–Falcon Trophy)
The Mtn.
November 26 7:00 PM San Diego State UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV The Mtn.

Week fourteen

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
December 3 12:00 PM Wyoming Colorado State Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO
(Border War
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The Mtn.
December 3 1:30 PM UNLV TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX Versus
December 3 4:00 PM New Mexico Boise State Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID The Mtn.
December 3 5:00 PM Fresno State San Diego State Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA CBS Sports Network

Home attendance

Attendance>
Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Total Average % of Capacity
Air Force Falcon Stadium 52,480 39,105 42,107 33,487 27,490 46,709 33,823 222,721 37,121 70.7%
Boise State Bronco Stadium 33,500 34,019 34,098 34,196 34,146
136,519 34,130 101.9%
Colorado State Hughes Stadium 34,400 25,367 27,683 30,027 16,811
99,888 24,972 72.6.5%
New Mexico University Stadium 38,634 21,454 20,674 16,313 30,091 16,691 14,937
120,160 20,027 51.8%
San Diego State Qualcomm Stadium 71,294 34,384 57,286 44,248 29,730 28,362 52,256 246,266 41,044 57.6%
TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium 34,000 32,719 33,825 35,632 33,833
136,009 34,003 100.0%
UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium 36,800 21,248 18,102 21,289 26,281
86,920 21,730 59.0%
Wyoming War Memorial Stadium 34,000 21,492 23,248 32,617 22,985 17,673
118,015 23,603 69.4%
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