1999 Mountain West Conference football season

The 1999 Mountain West Conference football season was the first since eight former members of the Western Athletic Conference banded together to form the MW. Colorado State University, Brigham Young University and the University of Utah tied for the inaugural MW Championship.

1999 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Utah +  5 2   9 3  
BYU +  5 2   8 4  
Colorado State +  5 2   8 4  
Wyoming  4 3   7 4  
San Diego State  3 4   5 6  
New Mexico  3 4   4 7  
Air Force  2 5   6 5  
UNLV  1 6   3 8  
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Bowl games

Bowl Date Stadium City Result
Las Vegas Bowl December 18, 1999 Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas, Nevada Utah 17, Fresno State 16
Motor City Bowl December 27, 1999 Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, Michigan Marshall 21, BYU 3
Liberty Bowl December 31, 1999 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee Southern Miss 23, Colorado State 17

Mountain West Individual Awards

Award Player School
Player of the Year Brian Urlacher, LB/S, Sr. New Mexico
Offensive Player of the Year Kevin McDougal, RB, Sr. Colorado State
Defensive Player of the Year John Frank, DE, Sr. Utah
Freshman of the Year Luke Staley, RB, Fr. BYU
Coach of the Year Sonny Lubick Colorado State

All-Conference Teams

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