2003 Mountain West Conference football season

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

2003 Mountain West Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I-A
Sportfootball
Number of teams8
2004 NFL Draft
Top draft pickJeff Shoate (San Diego State)
Picked byDenver Broncos, 152nd overall
Regular season
Season championsUtah
Runners-upNew Mexico
Top scorerDonTrell Moore (126 points)
2003 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 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

Coaching changes

Bowl games

Bowl Date Stadium City Result
Las Vegas Bowl December 24, 2003 Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas 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 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
QuarterbackBradlee Van Pelt, Sr, Colorado State
Running backDonTrell Moore, So, New Mexico
Lynell Hamilton, Fr, San Diego State
Wide receiverDavid Anderson, So, Colorado State
Paris Warren, Jr, Utah
Tight endBen Moa, Sr, Utah
Offensive LineJason 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
KickerWes Zunker, Sr, New Mexico
Kick ReturnerDexter Wynn, Sr, Colorado State
Defense
Defensive LineD.J. Rentería, Sr, New Mexico
Brady Poppinga, Jr, BYU
Josh Savage, Sr, Utah
Bryan Save, Sr, Colorado State
LinebackerKirk Morrison, Jr, San Diego State
Adam Seward, Jr, UNLV
Marchello Graddy, Sr, Air Force
Defensive backJamaal Brimmer, Jr, UNLV
Aaron Francisco, Jr, BYU
Dexter Wynn, Sr, Colorado State
Brandon Ratcliff, Sr, New Mexico
PunterMatt Payne, Jr, BYU
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