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2004 Mountain West Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I-A
Sportfootball
Number of teams8
2005 NFL Draft
Top draft pickQB Alex Smith, Utah
Picked bySan Francisco 49ers, 1st overall
Regular season
Season championsUtah
  Runners-upNew Mexico
Top scorerSteve Savoy (102 points)
Football seasons
← 2003
2005 →
2004 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Utah $   7 – 0     12 – 0  
New Mexico   5 – 2     7 – 5  
BYU   4 – 3     5 – 6  
Wyoming   3 – 4     7 – 5  
Air Force   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Colorado State   3 – 4     4 – 7  
San Diego State   2 – 5     4 – 7  
UNLV   1 – 6     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Mountain West Conference football season was the sixth since eight former members of the Western Athletic Conference banded together to form the Mountain West Conference. It was the last season of the conference's original eight-team line up, as Texas Christian University (TCU) had agreed to join the conference for the 2005 season. Utah won the conference championship in 2004, the Utes' third title since the league began in 1999. On the strength of their perfect 11–0 record in the regular season, Utah became the first team from a BCS non-AQ conference to be invited to a Bowl Championship Series (BCS) bowl when they accepted an invitation to play Pittsburgh in the Fiesta Bowl.

Utah Utes fans rush the field and carry the goalpost after defeating rival BYU, completing a perfect regular season, and becoming the first BCS Buster by clinching a spot in the 2005 Fiesta Bowl (hence the sombrero).
UCLA vs. Wyoming in the 2004 Las Vegas Bowl

Bowl games

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Bowl Date Stadium City Result
Las Vegas Bowl December 23, 2004 Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas Wyoming 24, UCLA 21
Emerald Bowl December 30, 2004 SBC Park San Francisco Navy 34, New Mexico 19
Fiesta Bowl January 1, 2005 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona Utah 35, Pittsburgh 7

Awards

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Pre-Season All Conference Team

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Offense
Quarterback Alex Smith, Jr, Utah
Running back Darnell Stephens, Sr, Air Force
DonTrell Moore, Jr, New Mexico
Wide receiver David Anderson, Jr, Colorado State
Todd Watkins, Jr, BYU
Tight end Joel Dreessen, Sr, Colorado State
Offensive Line Ryan Cook, Jr, New Mexico
Trenton Franz, Sr, Wyoming
Chris Kemoeatu, Sr, Utah
Erik Pears, Sr, Colorado State
Claude Terrell, Sr, New Mexico
Kicker Deric Yaussi, Jr, Wyoming
Kick returner Bo Nagahi, Sr, Utah
Defense
Defensive line Steve Fifita, Sr, Utah
Zach Morris, Sr, Wyoming
Marcus Parker, Jr, New Mexico
Sione Pouha, Sr, Utah
Linebacker Kirk Morrison, Sr, San Diego State
Brady Poppinga, Sr, BYU
John Rudzinski, Sr, Air Force
Defensive back Jamaal Brimmer, Sr, UNLV
Aaron Francisco, Sr, BYU
Brandon Payne, Sr, New Mexico
Morgan Scalley, Sr, Utah
Punter Matt Payne, Sr, BYU

All Conference Teams

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First-team:

Offense
Quarterback Alex Smith, Jr, Utah
Running back Dominique Dorsey, Sr, UNLV
DonTrell Moore, Jr, New Mexico
Wide receiver Steve Savoy, So, Utah
Todd Watkins, Jr, BYU
Tight end Joel Dreessen, Sr, Colorado State
Offensive Line Ryan Cook, Jr, New Mexico
Trenton Franz, Sr, Wyoming
Chris Kemoeatu, Sr, Utah
Erik Pears, Sr, Colorado State
Claude Terrell, Sr, New Mexico
Kicker Deric Yaussi, Jr, Wyoming
Kick returner Hoost Marsh, Fr, Wyoming
Defense
Defensive line Steve Fifita, Sr, Utah
Zach Morris, Sr, Wyoming
Marcus Parker, Jr, New Mexico
Sione Pouha, Sr, Utah
Linebacker Kirk Morrison, Sr, San Diego State
Brady Poppinga, Sr, BYU
Nick Speegle, Sr, New Mexico
Defensive back Jamaal Brimmer, Sr, UNLV
Aaron Francisco, Sr, BYU
Brandon Payne, Sr, New Mexico
Morgan Scalley, Sr, Utah
Punter Matt Payne, Sr, BYU

Second-team:

Offense
Quarterback John Beck, So, BYU
Running back Curtis Brown, So, BYU
Marty Johnson, Sr, Utah
Wide receiver David Anderson, Jr, Colorado State
Paris Warren, Sr, Utah
Tight end John Wadkowski, Jr, Wyoming
Offensive Line Jon Wilson, Jr, Air Force
Scott Young, Sr, BYU
Mike Kracalik, Sr, San Diego State
Joel Critchfield, Sr, UNLV
Jesse Boone, Jr, Utah
Kicker Matt Payne, Sr, BYU
Kick returner Jovon Bouknight, Jr, Wyoming
Defense
Defensive line Shaun Nua, Sr, BYU
Patrick Goodpaster, Sr, Colorado State
Blake Lobel, Sr, San Diego State
Dusty Hoffschneider, Jr, Wyoming
Linebacker Matt McCoy, Jr, San Diego State
Ryan Claridge, Sr, UNLV
Adam Seward, Sr, UNLV
Defensive back Josh Bazinet, Sr, New Mexico
Gabriel Fulbright, Jr, New Mexico
Eric Weddle, So, Utah
Derrick Martin, So, Wyoming
Punter Adam Brooks, Jr, Wyoming

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Facer, Dirk (November 29, 2004). "All-MWC football: Honors all around". Deseret News. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Collie named MWC Freshman of the Year". BYU Cougars Athletics. November 29, 2004. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "Football All-Mountain West Teams and Superlative Awards" (Press release). Mountain West Conference.
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