The 2024 Mountain West Conference football season will be the 26th season of college football for the Mountain West Conference. It is part of the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. 12 teams will compete in the conference during the season. The season will begin on August 24, 2024, and conclude with the Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game in December 2024. The full season schedule was released on February 29, 2024.[1]
| 2024 Mountain West Conference football season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I FBS |
| Sport | Football |
| Duration | August 24, 2024 – December 2024 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| TV partner(s) | CBS Sports Family (CBS, CBSSN) Fox Sports Family (Fox, FS1, FS2) TNT Sports family (truTV, Max) |
| 2025 NFL draft | |
| Regular season | |
| Championship Game | |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: December 6, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conference news
editFor the 2024 season, the Mountain West Conference signed a scheduling agreement with Oregon State and Washington State - the only remaining members of the Pac-12 Conference. All Mountain West teams will play a game against either Oregon State or Washington State. The games will not count toward conference standings, and neither Pac-12 school is eligible for the Mountain West Conference championship game.[2]
On July 1, the Mountain West Conference announced a new broadcasting deal with TNT Sports, with several games to be broadcast on TNT's truTV channel as well as their streaming service Max.[3]
Preseason
editPreseason Poll
editThe Preseason Media Poll was released July 10, 2024. Boise State was selected as the preseason favorite to claim the 2024 Mountain West football regular-season title.[4]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (for first) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boise State | 543 (38) |
| 2 | UNLV | 471 (4) |
| 3 | Fresno State | 460 (4) |
| 4 | Air Force | 384 |
| 5 | Colorado State | 337 |
| 6 | Wyoming | 296 |
| 7 | Utah State | 285 |
| 8 | San Diego State | 251 |
| 9 | Hawaii | 214 |
| 10 | San Jose State | 185 |
| 11 | New Mexico | 85 |
| 12 | Nevada | 77 |
Preseason All-Conference team
editMountain West preseason awards and all-conference teams were announced on July 10.[5]
Awards
edit| Position | Player | Class | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Award | ||||
| Offensive Player of the Year | Ashton Jeanty | Jr. | RB | Boise State |
| Co-Defensive Player of the Year | Ahmed Hassanein | Sr. | DL | Boise State |
| Co-Defensive Player of the Year | Jackson Woodard | Sr. | LB | UNLV |
| Special Teams Player of the Year | Jacob De Jesus | Sr. | KR/PR | UNLV |
All-conference team
edit| Position | Player | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Team Offense | |||
| QB | Mikey Keene | Jr. | Fresno State |
| RB | Ashton Jeanty | Jr. | Boise State |
| Malik Sherrod | Sr. | Fresno State | |
| WR | Tory Horton | Gr. | Colorado State |
| Ricky White III | Sr. | UNLV | |
| Jalen Royals | Sr. | Utah State | |
| TE | John Michael Gyllenborg | Jr. | Wyoming |
| OL | Kage Casey | So. | Boise State |
| Jacob Gardner | Gr. | Colorado State | |
| Mose Vavao | Sr. | Fresno State | |
| Tiger Shanks | Sr. | UNLV | |
| Jack Walsh | Jr. | Wyoming | |
| First Team Defense | |||
| DL | Ahmed Hassanein | Sr. | Boise State |
| Devo Bridges | Sr. | Fresno State | |
| Soane Toia | Sr. | San Jose State | |
| Jordan Bertagnole | Gr. | Wyoming | |
| LB | Andrew Simpson | Jr. | Boise State |
| Chase Wilson | Sr. | Colorado State | |
| Jordan Pollard | Jr. | San Jose State | |
| Jackson Woodard | Sr. | UNLV | |
| DB | A’Marion McCoy | Sr. | Boise State |
| Jack Howell | Sr. | Colorado State | |
| Cameron Oliver | Sr. | UNLV | |
| Ike Larsen | Jr. | Utah State | |
| First Team Special Teams | |||
| PK | Jonah Dalmas | Gr. | Boise State |
| P | James Ferguson-Reynolds | Jr. | Boise State |
| PR | Jacob De Jesus | Sr. | UNLV |
| KR | Jacob De Jesus | Sr. | UNLV |
Coaches
editCoaching changes
edit- On November 13, 2023, San Diego State head coach Brady Hoke announced that he would retire at the conclusion of the season.[6] On November 29, the school announced that Sean Lewis would become the head coach for the 2024 season. Lewis had previously been offensive coordinator at Colorado and the head coach of Kent State.[7]
- On November 25, 2023, New Mexico announced that they had fired head coach Danny Gonzales after four seasons as head coach.[8] Gonzales had posted a 11–32 record during his time at the school. On December 6, New Mexico announced Bronco Mendenhall as the new head coach for the 2024 season.[9] Mendenhall had previously been head coach at BYU and Virginia.
- On December 1, 2023, Nevada announced that they had fired head coach Ken Wilson.[10] Wilson had gone 4–20 in his two seasons with the school. On December 4, Nevada announced Jeff Choate as the new head coach for 2024.[11] Choate had previously been the co-defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach at Texas and the head coach of Montana State.
- On December 6, 2023, Wyoming head coach Craig Bohl announced that we would retire following Wyoming's 2023 bowl game.[12] Wyoming's defensive coordinator Jay Sawvel was promoted to head coach for 2024.
- On January 16, San Jose State head coach Brent Brennan was announced the new head coach of Arizona of the Big 12 Conference for the 2024 season.[13] On January 21, San Jose State announced Ken Niumatalolo as the school's new head coach.[14] Niaumatalolo had previously been head coach at Navy.
- On July 2, Utah State announced their intention to fire Blake Anderson due to non-compliance with Title IX policies regarding the reporting of disclosures of sexual misconduct. Defensive coordinator Nate Dreiling was named the school's interim head coach.[15]
Head coaches
edit| Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | MW record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force | Troy Calhoun | 18 | 130–82 | 130–82 | 77–54 |
| Boise State | Spencer Danielson | 2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Colorado State | Jay Norvell | 3 | 41–42 | 8–16 | 29–27 |
| Fresno State | Jeff Tedford | 6 | 127–79 | 45–22 | 27–13 |
| Hawaii | Timmy Chang | 3 | 8–18 | 8–18 | 5–11 |
| Nevada | Jeff Choate | 1 | 28–22 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| New Mexico | Bronco Mendenhall | 1 | 135–81 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| San Diego State | Sean Lewis | 1 | 24–31 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| San Jose State | Ken Niumatalolo | 1 | 109–83 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| UNLV | Barry Odom | 2 | 34–30 | 9–5 | 6–2 |
| Utah State | Nate Dreiling | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Wyoming | Jay Sawvel | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Rankings
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| No change in ranking from previous week | ||
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
Schedule
editThe schedule was released on February 29, 2024.[1]
| Index to colors and formatting |
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| MW member won |
| MW member lost |
| MW teams in bold |
All times Mountain time.
Week 0
edit| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 24 | 2:00 p.m. | Montana State | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | FS1 | |||
| August 24 | 6:00 p.m. | SMU | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | CBSSN | |||
| August 24 | Delaware State | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | |||||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
Week 1
editWeek 2
edit| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 7 | 1:30 p.m. | Idaho | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | truTV / Max | |||
| September 7 | 5:00 p.m. | Georgia Southern | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | truTV / Max | |||
| September 7 | 5:00 p.m. | San Jose State | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | CBSSN | |||
| September 7 | 8:00 p.m. | Boise State | Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | Peacock | |||
| September 7 | 8:30 p.m. | Oregon State | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA | CBSSN | |||
| September 7 | 9:00 p.m. | Utah State | USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | BTN | |||
| September 7 | Northern Colorado | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | |||||
| September 7 | Utah Tech | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV | |||||
| September 7 | Sacramento State | Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA | |||||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
Week 3
edit| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 13 | 5:00 p.m. | UNLV | Kansas | Children's Mercy Park • Kansas City, KS | ESPN | |||
| September 14 | 1:30 p.m. | Nevada | Minnesota | Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | BTN | |||
| September 14 | 2:30 p.m. | Utah | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT (Battle of the Brothers, Beehive Boot) | CBSSN | |||
| September 14 | 5:00 p.m. | Hawaii | Sam Houston | Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX | ESPN+ | |||
| September 14 | 5:00 p.m. | Kennesaw State | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | truTV / Max | |||
| September 14 | 5:30 p.m. | Colorado | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown) | CBS | |||
| September 14 | 5:30 p.m. | New Mexico | Auburn | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | ESPN2 or ESPNU | |||
| September 14 | 5:30 p.m. | Air Force | Baylor | McLane Stadium • Waco, TX | FS1 | |||
| September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | BYU | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | CBSSN | |||
| September 14 | 8:30 p.m. | San Diego State | California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | ESPN | |||
| September 14 | 8:30 p.m. | New Mexico State | Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA | truTV / Max | |||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
Week 4
edit| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 20 | 8:00 p.m. | San Jose State | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | The CW | |||
| September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Eastern Washington | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | ||||
| September 21 | 3:00 p.m. | UTEP | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | truTV / Max | |||
| September 21 | 6:30 p.m. | Fresno State | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | truTV / Max | |||
| September 21 | 7:45 p.m. | Portland State | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | FS1 | |||
| September 21 | Northern Iowa | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | |||||
| September 21 | Utah State | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | |||||
| September 21 | Wyoming | North Texas | DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX | |||||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
Week 5
edit| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 28 | 1:30 p.m. | Fresno State | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV | FS1 | |||
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | New Mexico | New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry) | ESPN Network | |||
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Air Force | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | CBSSN | |||
| September 28 | San Diego State | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | |||||
| September 28 | Washington State | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | FOX Network | ||||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
Week 6
edit| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 4 | 7:00 p.m. | Syracuse | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV | FS1 | |||
| October 5 | 10:00 a.m. | Navy | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | CBS | |||
| October 5 | 4:30 p.m. | Colorado State | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | The CW | |||
| October 5 | 5:30 p.m. | Nevada | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | truTV / Max | |||
| October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | Hawaii | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA | CBSSN | |||
| October 5 | Utah State | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | FOX Network | ||||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
Week 7
edit| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 11 | 7:00 p.m. | UNLV | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT | CBSSN | |||
| October 12 | 1:30 p.m. | San Diego State | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | CBSSN | |||
| October 12 | 1:30 p.m. | San Jose State | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | truTV / Max | |||
| October 12 | 5:00 p.m. | Air Force | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albquerque, NM | truTV / Max | |||
| October 12 | 5:30 p.m. | Oregon State | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | CBSSN | |||
| October 12 | 9:00 p.m. | Boise State | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | CBSSN | |||
| October 12 | Washington State | Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA | FOX Network | ||||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
Week 8
edit| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 18 | 8:30 p.m. | Fresno State | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | CBSSN | |||
| October 19 | 1:30 p.m. or 8:00 p.m. | Hawaii | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | The CW | |||
| October 19 | 1:30 p.m. or 8:00 p.m. | UNLV | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | The CW | |||
| October 19 | 4:00 p.m. | New Mexico | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT | truTV / Max | |||
| October 19 | 6:00 p.m. | Colorado State | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry) | CBSSN | |||
| October 19 | Wyoming | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | |||||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
Week 9
edit| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 25 | 8:30 p.m. | Boise State | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV | CBSSN | |||
| October 26 | 5:00 p.m. | Utah State | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY (rivalry) | CBSSN | |||
| October 26 | 6:00 p.m. | San Jose State | Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA (Battle for the Valley) | truTV / Max | |||
| October 26 | 8:30 p.m. | Washington State | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA | CBSSN | |||
| October 26 | Nevada | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | |||||
| October 26 | New Mexico | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | |||||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
Week 10
edit| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1 | 6:00 p.m. | San Diego State | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | FS1 | |||
| November 2 | 10:00 a.m. | Air Force | Army | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | CBS | |||
| November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | Wyoming | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | truTV / Max | |||
| November 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Colorado State | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | CBSSN | |||
| November 2 | Hawaii | Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA (rivalry) | |||||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
Week 11
edit| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 8 | 8:30 p.m. | New Mexico | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA | FS1 | |||
| November 9 | 1:30 p.m. or 8:30 p.m. | San Jose State | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | The CW | |||
| November 9 | 1:30 p.m. or 8:30 p.m. | Utah State | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | The CW | |||
| November 9 | 7:00 p.m. | UNLV | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | CBSSN | |||
| November 9 | Fresno State | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | FOX Network | ||||
| November 9 | Nevada | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID (rivalry) | FOX Network | ||||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
Week 12
edit| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Wyoming | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO (Border War) | CBSSN | |||
| November 16 | 1:30 p.m. | Oregon State | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | CBSSN | |||
| November 16 | 5:00 p.m. | Boise State | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | CBSSN | |||
| November 16 | 8:30 p.m. | San Diego State | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV | CBSSN | |||
| November 16 | Hawaii | Utah State | Maverik Stradium • Logan, UT | |||||
| November 16 | Washington State | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | FOX Network | ||||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
Week 13
edit| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 22 | UNLV | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | FS1 | ||||
| November 23 | 1:30 p.m. | San Diego State | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT | CBSSN | |||
| November 23 | 5:00 p.m. | Boise State | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | CBSSN | |||
| November 23 | 8:30 p.m. | Colorado State | Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA | CBSSN | |||
| November 23 | Air Force | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | FOX Network | ||||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
Week 14
edit| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 29 | 10:00 a.m. | Oregon State | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | FOX | |||
| November 29 | 2:00 p.m. | Stanford | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA (Bill Walsh Legacy Game) | CBS | |||
| November 29 | Utah State | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | FS1 | ||||
| November 30 | 4:30 p.m. | Wyoming | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | The CW | |||
| November 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Nevada | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV (Fremont Cannon) | CBSSN | |||
| November 30 | Fresno State | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | |||||
| November 30 | Air Force | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA | FOX Network | ||||
| November 30 | New Mexico | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | |||||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
Week 15
edit| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 6 | 6:00 p.m. | TBD • TBD (Mountain West Conference championship game) | FOX | |||||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
Mountain West records vs other conferences
edit2024–2025 records against non-conference foes:
| Power Five Conferences | Record |
|---|---|
| ACC | 0–0 |
| Big Ten | 0–0 |
| Big 12 | 0–0 |
| Pac-12 | 0–0 |
| Notre Dame | 0–0 |
| SEC | 0–0 |
| Power 5 Total | 0–0 |
| Other FBS Conferences | Record |
| American | 0–0 |
| C-USA | 0–0 |
| Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) | 0–0 |
| MAC | 0–0 |
| Sun Belt | 0–0 |
| Other FBS Total | 0–0 |
| FCS Opponents | Record |
| Football Championship Subdivision | 0–0 |
| Total Non-Conference Record | 0–0 |
Mountain West vs Power 5 matchups
editThis is a list of games the Mountain West has scheduled versus power conference teams (ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-12, Notre Dame and SEC). All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.
| Date | Conference | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 24 | ACC | SMU | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | |
| August 31 | SEC | Colorado State | Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | |
| August 31 | Big 12 | UNLV | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX | |
| August 31 | Big Ten | Fresno State | Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | |
| August 31 | Big Ten | UCLA | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | |
| August 31 | Big 12 | Wyoming | Arizona State | Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, AZ | |
| August 31 | Big 12 | New Mexico | Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | |
| September 7 | Big Ten | Boise State | Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | |
| September 7 | Pac-12 | Oregon State | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA | |
| September 7 | Big Ten | Utah State | USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | |
| September 13 | Big 12 | UNLV | Kansas | Children's Mercy Park • Kansas City, KS | |
| September 14 | Big Ten | Nevada | Minnesota | Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | |
| September 14 | Big 12 | Utah | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT | |
| September 14 | Big 12 | Colorado | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | |
| September 14 | SEC | New Mexico | Auburn | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | |
| September 14 | Big 12 | Air Force | Baylor | McLane Stadium • Waco, TX | |
| September 14 | Big 12 | BYU | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | |
| September 14 | ACC | San Diego State | California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | |
| September 20 | Pac-12 | San Jose State | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | |
| September 28 | Pac-12 | Washington State | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | |
| October 4 | ACC | Syracuse | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV | |
| October 5 | Pac-12 | Colorado State | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | |
| October 12 | Pac-12 | Oregon State | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | |
| October 12 | Pac-12 | Washington State | Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA | |
| October 19 | Pac-12 | Hawaii | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | |
| October 19 | Pac-12 | UNLV | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | |
| October 26 | Pac-12 | Washington State | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA | |
| November 9 | Pac-12 | San Jose State | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | |
| November 9 | Pac-12 | Utah State | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | |
| November 16 | Pac-12 | Oregon State | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | |
| November 16 | Pac-12 | Washington State | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | |
| November 29 | Pac-12 | Oregon State | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | |
| November 29 | ACC | Stanford | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | |
| November 30 | Pac-12 | Wyoming | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | |
| November 30 | Big Ten | Fresno State | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
Mountain West vs Group of Five matchups
editThe following games include Mountain West teams competing against teams from the American, C-USA, MAC, or Sun Belt.
| Date | Conference | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31 | Sun Belt | Boise State | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | |
| August 31 | Sun Belt | Nevada | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | |
| September 7 | Sun Belt | Georgia Southern | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | |
| September 14 | C-USA | Hawaii | Sam Houston | Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX | |
| September 14 | C-USA | Kennesaw State | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | |
| September 14 | C-USA | New Mexico State | Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA | |
| September 21 | C-USA | UTEP | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | |
| September 21 | American | Utah State | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | |
| September 21 | American | Wyoming | North Texas | DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX | |
| September 28 | C-USA | New Mexico | New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM | |
| September 28 | MAC | San Diego State | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | |
| October 5 | American | Navy | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | |
| November 2 | American | Air Force | Army | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY |
Mountain West vs FCS matchups
edit| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 24 | Montana State | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | |
| August 24 | Delaware State | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | |
| August 29 | Sacramento State | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | |
| August 31 | Merrimack | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | |
| August 31 | Texas A&M-Commerce | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA | |
| August 31 | Robert Morris | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT | |
| September 7 | Idaho | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | |
| September 7 | Northern Colorado | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | |
| September 7 | Utah Tech | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV | |
| September 7 | Sacramento State | Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA | |
| September 21 | Eastern Washington | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | |
| September 21 | Portland State | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | |
| September 21 | Northern Iowa | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI |
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