Mountain West Week Five Review

Another week is in the books for the 2015 college football season with the Mountain West Conference going 5-7. Conference play kicked into gear with four MWC games played. Let's take a look at the good, bad, and ugly of week five Independent football action.

Mountain West Conference Week Four Review

Another week is in the books for the 2015 college football season with the Mountain West Conference going 6-4 with two conference games taking place (New Mexico-Wyoming, Fresno State-San Jose State). Let's take a look at the good, bad, and ugly of week four MWC football action.

Mountain West Week Three Review

Another week is in the books for the 2015 college football season with Mountain West going 2-10 with no conference games taking place. Let's take a look at the good, bad, and ugly of week three Mountain West football action.

Week Three Scoreboard:

• Boise State 52, Idaho State 0
• Arizona State 34, New Mexico 10
• Michigan 28, UNLV 7
• Michigan State 35, Air Force 21
• Texas A&M 44, Nevada 27
• Washington 31, Utah State 17
• Colorado 27, Colorado State 24 (OT)
• Oregon State 35, San Jose State 21
• South Alabama 34, San Diego State 27 (OT)
• Washington State 31, Wyoming 14
• Utah 45, Fresno State 24
• Hawaii 47, UC Davis 27

Who/What Looked Good:

• Brian Hill, Wyoming: The sophomore running back has been one of the few bright spots for a Cowboys team that is 0-3. In the last two games, Hill has carried the ball 41 times for 381 yards and two touchdowns.
• Rashard Wiggin’s Health: After missing the loss to Minnesota due to injury, Wiggins was again his impressive self with eight catches for 125 yards and a touchdown versus Colorado. The Rams might easily be 3-0 if not for his injury.
• Hawaii: Say what you will about the win over UC Davis, but Hawaii is 2-1 with a win over a team that beat UMass and Colorado State. Max Wittek (43-86/541/5TD) bounced back from a poor showing at Ohio State with his second 200+ yard passing game of the season.

Who/What Looked Bad:

• Non-conference Woes: The MWC went 2-10 in non-conference play during week three and has no non-conference wins over FBS competition since week one. For a conference expected to be among the best in the G5, the start to this season has been disastrous.
• San Diego State’s Defense: The biggest question mark for the Aztecs was on offense heading into the season. Instead, the vaunted defense was the one to disappoint in week three, with South Alabama racking up over 500 yards of total offense. SDSU is playing on a razor’s edge with a bad offense and cannot afford to play like that one defense.
• Utah State’s Offense: The Aggies are struggling badly with only 14.3 points per game, under 300 yards of total offense per game. Injuries have played a major role, but this could get ugly before the season ends.

Week Four Schedule:

• Boise State at Virginia
• New Mexico at Wyoming
• Nevada at Buffalo
• San Diego State at Penn State
• Colorado State at UTSA
• Hawaii at Wisconsin
• Idaho State at UNLV
• Fresno State at San Jose State

Top G5 Versus G5 Games For Week Two

We are finally getting into a little more G5-G5 play with seven G5 games that I expect to be good matchups. I am oddly interested in the Army-UConn game, make because it will be close but ugly. **Some G5-G5 games may be listed in other categories. i.e. Games of the Week.**

Mountain West Week One Preview

With 12 games being played by Mountain West teams to start the 2015 season, Week One should be a very good start to the season as I have all but two teams winning their season opener.

MWC Non-Conference Games to Watch

Non-Conference Games to watch:

2015 MWC Football Schedule

With games on 25 different dates this fall, the Mountain West Conference is in line for a big season this fall. Let's check out the season schedule.

Top AAC non-conference games of 2015

The AAC schedule is full of non-conference games that will pique national interest for great story lines and just overall good football. Here is a look at some of the best non-conference AAC games this fall. **This list is in no particular order.**

Fall Previews 1-63: Air Force

Air Force: 

Group of Five players on the Jim Thorpe Award watch list

Jim Thorpe Award watch list:

Ranking In Order Of Watchability Of The MWC Week One Games

Mountain West Conference Week One Games Ranked:

Air Force's FBS non-conference record

Looking at each of the Mountain West Conference teams, the non-conference record versus current FBS teams is an excellent indicator for all-time success as a program. Next on the list is Air Force with a total of 241 FBS non-conference games. Some of the opponents may have been conference foes in the past but are now in different FBS conferences.

A brief look at Air Force Football

Air Force

Mountain West Players in the NFL

The Mountain West Conference is churning out players that end up on NFL rosters at an incredible rate lately with 106 MWC players on NFL rosters. Fresno State (17), Boise State (16), San Diego State (13), San Jose State (11), Nevada (15) and Utah State (12) all have double digit players in the NFL currently.

Mountain West Recruiting 6-15-13

The Mountain West Conference has secured 27 commitments from the 2014 class. San Diego State has been on fire with nine commitments and eight of those commits being 3-stars. SDSU has the 40th ranked class in the nation according to 247 sports. New Mexico, Fresno State, Utah State, and UNLV have not secured a commit yet. 

Air Force Football: A look at AFA History

Air Force Falcons:

Mountain West Spring Practices

With 4 Mountain West Teams starting spring practice before the end of February, lets take a look at when each team puts the pads on. 

Mountain West Divisions

Air Force 2013 Schedule

Mountain West Conference Recruiting Update: 2/5/13