Season 127 almanac
Final standings
East
New Mexico 10-5 (8-1), Boise State 8-6 (4-4), UTEP 5-8 (4-4), Wyoming 3-10 (2-6), Utah 2-11 (2-6), La Tech 2-11 (1-7).
West
San Jose State 13-2 (9-0), UNLV 11-3 (6-2), Fresno State 7-7 (4-4), Nevada 6-7 (4-4), Hawaii 5-8 (3-5), SDSU 2-11 (2-6).
Conference Championship: San Jose State defeats New Mexico 38-30. New Mexico had won the previous two CCs, but San Jose was clearly the class of the conference this year.
CI postseason awards
Western Athletic Conference awards
Offensive Player of the Year:
Robert Akins
University of New Mexico
Defensive Player of the Year:
Richard Lopez
University of Hawaii
Rookie of the Year:
Ronald Alexander
University of Texas at El Paso
CI Recruiting class rankings
1. San Jose State: 20 signed recruits, 2 open scholarships
2. UNLV: 12 signed recruits, 0 open scholarships
3. New Mexico: 12 signed recruits, 0 open scholarships
4. Utah: 7 signed recruits, 4 open scholarships
5. Wyoming: 3 signed recruits, 3 open scholarships
6. San Diego State: 3 signed recruits, 5 open scholarships
7. UTEP: 8 signed recruits, 10 open scholarships
8. Boise State: 2 signed recruits, 7 open scholarships
9. Nevada: 1 signed recruits, 6 open scholarships
10. Louisiana Tech: 1 signed recruits, 8 open scholarships
11. Hawaii: 3 signed recruits, 9 open scholarships
12. Fresno State: 1 signed recruits, 14 open scholarships