# Mountain West Conference football individual awards

This is a list of Mountain West Conference players and coaches who have been recognized for their work on the field at the end of each football season.

## Player of the Year

This award was given only once, in the first conference's season and hasn't been awarded again.
| Season | Player | Pos. | Team | Ref. |
| 1999 | Brian Urlacher | S/LB | New Mexico | |

## Offensive Player of the Year

| Season | Player | Pos. | Team |
| 1999 | Kevin McDougal | RB | Colorado State |
| 2000 | Mike Thiessen | QB | Air Force |
| 2000 | Matt Newton | QB | Colorado State |
| 2001 | Luke Staley | RB | BYU |
| 2002 | Bradlee Van Pelt | QB | Colorado State |
| 2003 | Bradlee Van Pelt (2) | QB | Colorado State |
| 2004 | Alex Smith | QB | Utah |
| 2005 | DonTrell Moore | RB | New Mexico |
| 2006 | John Beck | QB | BYU |
| 2007 | Chad Hall | RB/WR | Air Force |
| 2008 | Brian Johnson | QB | Utah |
| 2009 | Andy Dalton | QB | TCU |
| 2010 | Andy Dalton (2) | QB | TCU |
| 2011 | Kellen Moore | QB | Boise State |
| 2012 | Derek Carr | QB | Fresno State |
| 2013 | Derek Carr (2) | QB | Fresno State |
| 2014 | Garrett Grayson | QB | Colorado State |
| 2015 | Donnel Pumphrey | RB | San Diego State |
| 2016 | Donnel Pumphrey (2) | RB | San Diego State |
| 2017 | Rashaad Penny | RB | San Diego State |
| 2018 | Brett Rypien | QB | Boise State |
| 2019 | Josh Love | QB | San José State |
| 2020 | Carson Strong | QB | Nevada |
| 2021 | Carson Strong (2) | QB | Nevada |
| 2022 | Brad Roberts | RB | Air Force |
| 2023 | Ashton Jeanty | RB | Boise State |
| 2024 | Ashton Jeanty (2) | RB | Boise State |
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## Defensive Player of the Year

| Season | Player | Pos. | Team |
| 1999 | John Frank | DE | Utah |
| 2000 | Rick Crowell | LB | Colorado State |
| 2001 | Kevin Thomas | CB | UNLV |
| 2002 | Jamaal Brimmer | S | UNLV |
| 2003 | Kirk Morrison | LB | San Diego State |
| 2004 | Kirk Morrison (2) | LB | San Diego State |
| 2004 | Morgan Scalley | S | Utah |
| 2005 | Eric Weddle | S | Utah |
| 2006 | Eric Weddle (2) | S | Utah |
| 2007 | Beau Bell | LB | UNLV |
| 2008 | Jerry Hughes | DE | TCU |
| 2009 | Jerry Hughes (2) | DE | TCU |
| 2010 | Tank Carder | LB | TCU |
| 2011 | Tank Carder (2) | LB | TCU |
| 2012 | Phillip Thomas | S | Fresno State |
| 2013 | Shaquil Barrett | LB | Colorado State |
| 2014 | Zach Vigil | LB | Utah State |
| 2015 | Damontae Kazee | CB | San Diego State |
| 2016 | Damontae Kazee (2) | CB | San Diego State |
| 2017 | Leighton Vander Esch | LB | Boise State |
| 2018 | Jeff Allison | LB | Fresno State |
| 2019 | Curtis Weaver | DE | Boise State |
| 2020 | Cade Hall | DE | San José State |
| 2021 | Cameron Thomas | DE | San Diego State |
| 2022 | Viliami Fehoko | DE | San José State |
| 2023 | Mohamed Kamara | DE | Colorado State |
| 2024 | Jackson Woodard | LB | UNLV |
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## Freshman of the Year

| Season | Player | Pos. | Team |
| 1999 | Luke Staley | RB | BYU |
| 2000 | Brandon Ratcliff | DB | New Mexico |
| 2000 | Jason Kaufusi | DE | Utah |
| 2001 | Dominique Dorsey | RB/RS | UNLV |
| 2002 | DonTrell Moore | RB | New Mexico |
| 2003 | Lynell Hamilton | RB | San Diego State |
| 2004 | Austin Collie | WR | BYU |
| 2005 | Aaron Brown | RB | TCU |
| 2006 | Ryan Wolfe | WR | UNLV |
| 2007 | Harvey Unga | RB | BYU |
| 2008 | Tim Jefferson | QB | Air Force |
| 2009 | Austyn Carta-Samuels | QB | Wyoming |
| 2010 | Ronnie Hillman | RB | San Diego State |
| 2011 | Brett Smith | QB | Wyoming |
| 2012 | Davante Adams | WR | Fresno State |
| 2013 | Tyler Winston | WR | San José State |
| 2014 | Devonte Boyd | WR | UNLV |
| 2015 | Brett Rypien | QB | Boise State |
| 2016 | Logan Wilson | LB | Wyoming |
| 2017 | Armani Rogers | QB | UNLV |
| 2018 | Toa Taua | RB | Nevada |
| 2019 | George Holani | RB | Boise State |
| 2020 | Kyle Williams | WR | UNLV |
| 2021 | Cameron Friel | QB | UNLV |
| 2022 | Taylen Green | QB | Boise State |
| 2023 | Jayden Maiava | QB | UNLV |
| 2024 | Caden Chittenden | K | UNLV |
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## Special Teams Player of the Year

| Season | Player | Pos. | Team |
| 2006 | Kenny Byrd | K | New Mexico |
| 2006 | Louie Sakoda | K/P | Utah |
| 2007 | Louie Sakoda (2) | K/P | Utah |
| 2008 | Louie Sakoda (3) | K/P | Utah |
| 2009 | Jeremy Kerley | RS | TCU |
| 2010 | Jeremy Kerley (2) | RS | TCU |
| 2011 | Greg McCoy | RS | TCU |
| 2012 | Mike Edwards | RS | Hawaii |
| 2013 | Carlos Wiggins | RS | New Mexico |
| 2014 | Will Conant | K/P | Air Force |
| 2015 | Rashaad Penny | RS | San Diego State |
| 2016 | Rashaad Penny (2) | RS | San Diego State |
| 2017 | Rashaad Penny (3) | RS | San Diego State |
| 2018 | Cooper Rothe | K | Wyoming |
| 2019 | Avery Williams | RS | Boise State |
| 2020 | Avery Williams (2) | RS | Boise State |
| 2021 | Matt Araiza | P/K | San Diego State |
| 2022 | Jack Browning | P/K | San Diego State |
| 2023 | José Pizano | K | UNLV |
| 2024 | Ricky White | RS | UNLV |
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## Coach of the Year

* Conference champion.
| Season | Player | Team |
| 1999 | Sonny Lubick | Colorado State |
| 2000 | Sonny Lubick (2) | Colorado State |
| 2000 | John Robinson | UNLV |
| 2001 | Gary Crowton | BYU |
| 2002 | Rocky Long | New Mexico |
| 2003 | Urban Meyer | Utah |
| 2004 | Urban Meyer (2) | Utah |
| 2005 | Gary Patterson | TCU |
| 2006 | Bronco Mendenhall | BYU |
| 2007 | Troy Calhoun | Air Force |
| 2008 | Kyle Whittingham | Utah |
| 2009 | Gary Patterson (2) | TCU |
| 2010 | Brady Hoke | San Diego State |
| 2011 | Dave Christensen | Wyoming |
| 2012 | Rocky Long (2) | San Diego State |
| 2013 | Matt Wells | Utah State |
| 2014 | Jim McElwain | Colorado State |
| 2015 | Rocky Long (3) | San Diego State |
| 2016 | Craig Bohl | Wyoming |
| 2017 | Jeff Tedford | Fresno State |
| 2018 | Matt Wells (2) | Utah State |
| 2019 | Nick Rolovich | Hawaii |
| 2020 | Brent Brennan | San José State |
| 2021 | Brady Hoke (2) | San Diego State |
| 2022 | Andy Avalos | Boise State |
| 2023 | Barry Odom | UNLV |
| 2024 | Spencer Danielson | Boise State |
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