2010 Western Athletic Conference football season information
Sports season
2010 WAC football season
League
NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport
Football
Duration
September 2, 2010 through January 9, 2011
Number of teams
9
TV partner(s)
ABC, ESPN, WAC Sports Network
2011 NFL Draft
Top draft pick
QB Colin Kaepernick, Nevada
Picked by
San Francisco 49ers, 36th overall
Regular Season
Champions
Boise State, Hawaiʻi, & Nevada (co-champions)
Season MVP
QB Colin Kaepernick, Nevada QB Kellen Moore, Boise State DE Chris Carter, Fresno State
Football seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 11 Nevada +
7
–
1
13
–
1
No. 9 Boise State +
7
–
1
12
–
1
Hawaii +
7
–
1
10
–
4
Fresno State
5
–
3
8
–
5
Louisiana Tech
4
–
4
5
–
7
Idaho
3
–
5
6
–
7
Utah State
2
–
6
4
–
8
New Mexico State
1
–
7
2
–
10
San Jose State
0
–
8
1
–
12
+ – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
The 2010 Western Athletic Conference (WAC) football season was an NCAA football season played from September 2, 2010 – January 9, 2011. The Western Athletic Conference in 2010 consisted of 9 members: Boise State, Fresno State, Hawaiʻi, Idaho, Louisiana Tech, Nevada, New Mexico State, San Jose State, and Utah State.
Boise State, Hawaiʻi, and Nevada all went 7–1 in conference play to share the WAC title. All three teams finished the regular season ranked in the top 25 of all four major polls. Boise State (12–1) was invited to the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas where they defeated Utah 26–3. Hawaiʻi (10–4) was invited to the Hawaiʻi Bowl where they lost to Tulsa 35–62. Nevada (13–1) was invited to the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl where they defeated Boston College 20–13. The only other WAC team to be bowl eligible was Fresno State (8–5), and they were invited to the Humanitarian Bowl where they lost to Northern Illinois 17–40.
This was Boise State's final season as a WAC member. Amid a realignment of NCAA conferences, the school announced on June 11, 2010 that it would leave the WAC for the Mountain West Conference effective July 1, 2011.[1]
^"Mountain West Conference Adds Boise State University" (Press release). Mountain West Conference. June 11, 2010. Archived from the original on September 15, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
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