2011-2012 Football Previews – Mountain West Conference – UNLV Rebels
The UNLV Rebels are coming off one of their most embarrassing season in school history, and have continued their decade of irrelevancy, winning just two games in 2010.
The UNLV Rebels are coming off one of their most embarrassing season in school history, and have continued their decade of irrelevancy, winning just two games in 2010.
The New Mexico Lobos continued their loosing ways in 2010, their third bowl-less season in a row. Now their conference is tougher and their quarterback situation is as dicey as it gets.
Two seasons removed from their 40-35 victory over Fresno State in the 2008 New Mexico Bowl, the Colorado State Rams will try to recapture the success of previous years in 2011 that has been nonexistent in recent seasons.
An appalling season deserves no accolades, and that is what the Wyoming Cowboys turned in last year; an atrocious season. The only up side was the Boys’ final game when they shut out Colorado State 44-0. They will now try to make mends and built on that victory to get out of the cellar of the MWC.
The San Diego State Aztecs had an extraordinary year in 2010, finishing the season 9-4 after a 35-14 win in the Poinsettia Bowl again Navy. Now they will look to improve upon their success in 2011, but will face stiff competition in the WSC.
The Air Force Falcons head into the 2011 season ready to show what our military can do on the field. Last season they showed up with the will to win and a bruising running game that is sure to lead them to another successful season.
It seemed as though Boise State was poised for a BCS bowl last season until the stunning 34-31 overtime defeat at the hands of the Wolf Pack of Nevada that shoved them out of the national spotlight. Now they will be in a new conference ready to show that they are for real.
Eight months removed from going undefeated and edging out Wisconsin 21-19 in the Rose Bowl, Texas Christian University is heading into their final year as a member of the Mountain West Conference without their star quarterback.