2023 Mountain West Conference football season
The 2023 Mountain West Conference football season will be the 25th season of College football for the Mountain West Conference. It will be part of the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. 12 teams will compete in the conference during the season. The season is scheduled to being August 26 and conclude on December 2 with the Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game. The full schedule for the season was released on March 2, 2023[1]
| 2023 Mountain West Conference football season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I FBS |
| Sport | Football |
| Duration | August 26, 2023 – December 2, 2023 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| TV partner(s) | CBS Sports Family (CBS, CBSSN) Fox Sports Family (Fox, FS1, FS2) |
| Regular season | |
| Championship Game | |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Air Force | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 0 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: December 2, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
During the 2022 Mountain West Conference football season, Boise State won the Mountain Division, while Fresno State won the West Division. In the 2022 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game, Fresno State defeated Boise State by a score of 28–16.
Conference changes
Prior to the 2023 season, the Mountain West Conference announced that it would eliminate divisions, with the two teams with the best conference records now playing in the championship game instead of division winners.[2]
Preseason
Preseason Poll
The Preseason Media Poll was released July 19, 2023. Boise State has been selected as the preseason favorite to claim the 2023 Mountain West football regular-season title.[3]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (for first) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boise State | 433 (28) |
| 2 | Air Force | 364 (2) |
| 3 | Fresno State | 351 (5) |
| 4 | San Diego State | 338 (1) |
| 5 | San Jose State | 293 |
| 6 | Wyoming | 281 |
| 7 | Colorado State | 201 |
| 8 | Utah State | 194 |
| 9 | UNLV | 177 (1) |
| 10 | Hawai'i | 102 |
| 11 | Nevada | 92 |
| 12 | New Mexico | 60 |
Preseason All-Conference team
Mountain West preseason awards and all-conference teams were announced on July 19.[4]
Awards
| Position | Player | Class | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Award | ||||
| Offensive Player of the Year | Chevan Cordeiro | Sr. | QB | San Jose State |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Easton Gibbs | Jr. | LB | Wyoming |
| Special Teams Player of the Year | Jack Browning | Sr. | PK/P | San Diego State |
All-conference team
| Position | Player | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Team Offense | |||
| QB | Chevan Cordeiro | Sr. | San Jose State |
| RB | John Lee Eldridge III | Sr. | Air Force |
| George Holani | Sr. | Boise State | |
| WR | Tory Horton | Sr. | Colorado State |
| Justin Lockhart | Jr. | San Jose State | |
| TE | Mark Redman | Sr. | San Diego State |
| OL | Thor Paglialong | Sr. | Air Force |
| Cade Beresford | Sr. | Boise State | |
| Mose Vavao | Sr. | Fresno State | |
| Cade Bennett | Jr. | San Diego State | |
| Frank Crum | Sr. | Wyoming | |
| First Team Defense | |||
| DL | Payton Zdroik | Jr. | Air Force |
| Mohamed Kamara | Sr. | Colorado State | |
| Devo Bridges | Sr. | Fresno State | |
| Jordan Bertagnole | Jr. | Wyoming | |
| DeVonne Harris | Jr. | Wyoming | |
| LB | DJ Schramm | Sr. | Boise State |
| Cody Moon | Jr. | San Diego State | |
| Easton Gibbs | Jr. | Wyoming | |
| DB | Trey Taylor | Sr. | Air Force |
| Jack Howell | Jr. | Air Force | |
| Cam Stone | Sr. | Hawai'i | |
| Ike Larsen | So. | Utah State | |
| First Team Special Teams | |||
| PK | John Hoyland | Jr. | Wyoming |
| P | Jack Browning | Sr. | San Diego State |
| PR | Tory Horton | Sr. | Colorado State |
| KR | Christian Washington | So. | New Mexico |
Coaches
Coaching changes
- On November 28, 2022, UNLV announced that they had fired head coach Marcus Arroyo. Arroyo posted a 7–23 record with the school over three years.[5] UNLV announced on December 6, 2022, that former Missouri head coach Barry Odom would become the new head coach for the 2023 season.[6]
Head coaches
| Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | MW record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force | Troy Calhoun | 17 | 121–78 | 121–78 | 72–51 |
| Boise State | Andy Avalos | 3 | 17–9 | 17–9 | 13–3 |
| Colorado State | Jay Norvell | 2 | 36–35 | 3–9 | 26–22 |
| Fresno State | Jeff Tedford | 5 | 118–75 | 36–18 | 23–9 |
| Hawaii | Timmy Chang | 2 | 3–10 | 3–10 | 2–6 |
| Nevada | Ken Wilson | 2 | 2–10 | 2–10 | 0–8 |
| New Mexico | Danny Gonzales | 4 | 7–24 | 7–24 | 3–20 |
| San Diego State | Brady Hoke | 6 | 101–84 | 36–24 | 23–15 |
| San Jose State | Brent Brennan | 7 | 27–42 | 27–42 | 19–28 |
| UNLV | Barry Odom | 1 | 25–25 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Utah State | Blake Anderson | 3 | 68–47 | 17–10 | 11–5 |
| Wyoming | Craig Bohl | 10 | 156–88 | 52–56 | 32–38 |
Rankings
| Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Final | ||
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| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol | |
Schedule
The schedule for the 2023 Mountain West football season was announced on March 2, 2023.[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
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 26 | 5:00 p.m. | Ohio | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA | FS1 | W 20–13 | 23,867 | |
| August 26 | 5:30 p.m. | Hawaii | Vanderbilt | FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, TN | SECN | L 28–35 | 21,407 | |
| August 26 | 6:00 p.m. | San Jose State | No. 6 USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | P12N | L 28–56 | 63,411 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
Week 1
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1 | 9:00 p.m. | Stanford | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | CBSSN | L 24–37 | 13,739 | |
| September 2 | 10:00 a.m. | Fresno State | Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | BTN | W 39–35 | 54,898 | |
| September 2 | 10:00 a.m. | Utah State | No. 25 Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | FS1 | L 14–24 | 69,250 | |
| September 2 | 11:00 a.m. | Robert Morris | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | Altitude/MWN | W 42–7 | 30,142 | |
| September 2 | 1:30 p.m. | Boise State | No. 10 Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | ABC | L 19–56 | 67,475 | |
| September 2 | 2:00 p.m. | Bryant | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV | W 44–14 | 20,347 | ||
| September 2 | 4:30 p.m. | Nevada | No. 6 USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | P12N | L 14–66 | 62,196 | |
| September 2 | 5:00 p.m. | Washington State | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | CBSSN | L 24–50 | 31,497 | |
| September 2 | 5:00 p.m. | New Mexico | No. 23 Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | ESPN | L 10–52 | 97,560 | |
| September 2 | 5:30 p.m. | Texas Tech | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | CBS | W 35–33 2OT | 26,450 | |
| September 2 | 8:30 p.m. | Idaho State | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA | CBSSN | W 36–28 | 22,345 | |
| September 3 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 18 Oregon State | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | CBS | L 17–42 | 20,337 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
Week 2
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 9 | 1:30 p.m. | UNLV | No. 2 Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | CBS | L 7–35 | 109,482 | |
| September 9 | 2:00 p.m. | Portland State | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | MWN | W 31–17 | 22,121 | |
| September 9 | 2:00 p.m. | Cal Poly | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | NBCS Bay Area | W 59–3 | 14,224 | |
| September 9 | 5:00 p.m. | UCF | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | FS1 | L 16–18 | 36,447 | |
| September 9 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 7 (FCS) Idaho | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | NSN/MWN | L 6–33 | 19,852 | |
| September 9 | 5:30 p.m. | UCLA | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA | CBS | L 10–35 | 32,017 | |
| September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Air Force | Sam Houston | NRG Stadium • Houston, TX | CBSSN | W 13–3 | 25,121 | |
| September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Tennessee Tech | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | MWN | W 56–10 | 17,279 | |
| September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Idaho State | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT | MWN | W 78–28 | 20,034 | |
| September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Eastern Washington | Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA | MWN | W 34–31 2OT | 41,031 | |
| September 9 | 10:00 p.m. | Albany | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | Spectrum | W 31–20 | 9,485 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
Week 3
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Utah State | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | CBSSN | AF 39–21 | 18,400 | |
| September 16 | 10:00 a.m. | No. 14 (FCS) North Dakota | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | FS1 | W 42–18 | 35,610 | |
| September 16 | 1:30 p.m. | San Diego State | No. 16 Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | FS1 | L 9–26 | 35,591 | |
| September 16 | 5:00 p.m. | San Jose State | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | ESPN+ | L 17–21 | 20,039 | |
| September 16 | 5:00 p.m. | Vanderbilt | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV | CBSSN | W 40–37 | 22,582 | |
| September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Hawaii | No. 13 Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | P12N | L 10–55 | 52,779 | |
| September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Wyoming | No. 4 Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | LHN | L 10–31 | 101,777 | |
| September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | New Mexico State | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry) | L 17–27 | 27,414 | ||
| September 16 | 8:00 p.m. | Colorado State | No. 18 Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown) | ESPN | L 35–43 2OT | 53,141 | |
| September 16 | 8:30 p.m. | Fresno State | Arizona State | Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, AZ | FS1 | W 29–0 | 46,723 | |
| September 16 | 8:30 p.m. | Kansas | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | CBSSN | L 24–31 | 44,182 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
Week 4
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 22 | 8:30 p.m. | Boise State | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA | CBSSN | BSU 34–31 | 23,374 | |
| September 22 | 8:30 p.m. | Air Force | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | FS1 | AF 45–20 | 16,124 | |
| September 23 | 1:30 p.m. | New Mexico | UMass | Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA | ESPN+ | W 34–31 OT | 8,298 | |
| September 23 | 5:00 p.m. | Colorado State | Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN | ESPN+ | W 31–23 | 19,806 | |
| September 23 | 5:00 p.m. | Appalachian State | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | CBSSN | W 22–19 | 21,169 | |
| September 23 | 5:00 p.m. | Nevada | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | ESPN+ | L 24–35 | 19,257 | |
| September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | James Madison | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT | L 38–45 | 19,994 | ||
| September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | UNLV | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX | ESPN+ | W 45–28 | 28,042 | |
| September 23 | 8:30 p.m. | Kent State | Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA | CBSSN | W 53–10 | 38,728 | |
| September 23 | 10:00 p.m. | New Mexico State | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | W 20–17 | 10,254 | ||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
Week 5
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30 | 10:00 a.m. | Utah State | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | CBSSN | W 34–33 | 21,227 | |
| September 30 | 2:00 p.m. | Boise State | Memphis | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN | ESPN2 | L 32–35 | 30,364 | |
| September 30 | 2:00 p.m. | Hawaii | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV | UNLV 44–20 | 25,328 | ||
| September 30 | 2:00 p.m. | New Mexico | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | WYO 35–26 | 25,477 | ||
| September 30 | 5:00 p.m. | Utah Tech | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | W 41–20 | 27,932 | ||
| September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | San Diego State | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | CBSSN | AF 49–10 | 24,869 | |
| September 30 | 8:30 p.m. | Nevada | No. 25 Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA | FS1 | FRES 27–9 | 39,246 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
Week 6
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Colorado State | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT | USU 44–24 | 22,864 | ||
| October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 24 Fresno State | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | FOX | WYO 24–19 | 20,788 | |
| October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | San Jose State | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | CBSSN | BSU 35–27 | 37,491 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
Week 7
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 13 | 6:00 p.m. | Fresno State | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT | CBSSN | FRES 37–32 | 17,220 | |
| October 14 | 3:00 p.m. | UNLV | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV (Fremont Cannon) | UNLV 45–27 | 24,578 | ||
| October 14 | 4:00 p.m. | San Jose State | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | SJSU 52–24 | 13,027 | ||
| October 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Wyoming | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | CBSSN | AF 34–27 | 28,311 | |
| October 14 | 7:45 p.m. | Boise State | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | CSU 31–30 | 34,901 | ||
| October 14 | 9:00 p.m. | San Diego State | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | CBSSN | SDSU 41–34 | 10,039 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
Week 8
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 21 | 10:00 a.m. | No. 22 Air Force | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | CBS | W 17–6 | 38,803 | |
| October 21 | 4:00 p.m. | Hawaii | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | UNM 42–21 | 13,723 | ||
| October 21 | 5:00 p.m. | Colorado State | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV | UNLV 25–23 | 22,585 | ||
| October 21 | 5:00 p.m. | Utah State | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | CBSSN | SJSU 42–21 | 15,028 | |
| October 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Nevada | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA | FS2 | NEV 6–0 | 27,122 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
Week 9
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 28 | 3:30 p.m. | Wyoming | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | FS2 | |||
| October 28 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 19 Air Force | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy) | CBSSN | |||
| October 28 | 8:30 p.m. | New Mexico | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | CBSSN | |||
| October 28 | 8:30 p.m. | UNLV | Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA | FS1 | |||
| October 28 | 10:00 p.m. | San Jose State | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI (Dick Tomey Legacy Game) | ||||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
Week 10
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 4 | Air Force | Army | Empower Field at Mile High • Denver, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | |||||
| November 4 | Boise State | Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA (rivalry) | |||||
| November 4 | Colorado State | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY (Border War) | |||||
| November 4 | Hawaii | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | |||||
| November 4 | UNLV | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | |||||
| November 4 | Utah State | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA | |||||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
Week 11
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 11 | Air Force | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI (rivalry) | |||||
| November 11 | Fresno State | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA (rivalry) | |||||
| November 11 | Nevada | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT | |||||
| November 11 | New Mexico | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | |||||
| November 11 | San Diego State | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | |||||
| November 11 | Wyoming | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV | |||||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
Week 12
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 18 | Boise State | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT | |||||
| November 18 | Hawaii | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY (rivalry) | |||||
| November 18 | Nevada | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | |||||
| November 18 | New Mexico | Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA | |||||
| November 18 | San Diego State | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | |||||
| November 18 | UNLV | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | |||||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
Week 13
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 25 | Air Force | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | |||||
| November 25 | Colorado State | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | |||||
| November 25 | Fresno State | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA (rivalry) | |||||
| November 25 | San Jose State | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV | |||||
| November 25 | Utah State | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | |||||
| November 25 | Wyoming | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | |||||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
Championship Game
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2 | ||||||||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
Mountain West records vs other conferences
2023–2024 records against non-conference foes:
| Power Conferences 5 | Record |
|---|---|
| ACC | 0–0 |
| Big Ten | 1–2 |
| Big 12 | 1–3 |
| Pac-12 | 1–10 |
| Notre Dame | 0–0 |
| SEC | 1–2 |
| Power 5 Total | 4–17 |
| Other FBS Conferences | Record |
| American | 1–1 |
| C-USA | 4–1 |
| Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) | 2–0 |
| MAC | 2–1 |
| Sun Belt | 1–2 |
| Other FBS Total | 10–5 |
| FCS Opponents | Record |
| Football Championship Subdivision | 11–1 |
| Total Non-Conference Record | 25–23 |
Mountain West vs Power 5 matchups
This 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 26 | SEC | Hawaii | Vanderbilt | FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, TN | L 28–35 |
| August 26 | Pac-12 | San Jose State | No. 6 USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | L 28–56 |
| September 1 | Pac-12 | Stanford | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | L 24–37 |
| September 2 | Pac-12 | Boise State | No. 10 Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | L 19–56 |
| September 2 | Pac-12 | Washington State | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | L 24–50 |
| September 2 | Big Ten | Fresno State | Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | W 39–35 |
| September 2 | Pac-12 | Nevada | No. 6 USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | L 14–66 |
| September 2 | SEC | New Mexico | No. 23 Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | L 10–52 |
| September 2 | Big Ten | Utah State | No. 25 Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | L 14–24 |
| September 2 | Big 12 | Texas Tech | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | W 35–33 2OT |
| September 3 | Pac-12 | No. 18 Oregon State | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | L 17–42 |
| September 9 | Big 12 | UCF | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | L 16–18 |
| September 9 | Pac-12 | UCLA | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA | L 10–35 |
| September 9 | Big Ten | UNLV | No. 2 Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | L 7–35 |
| September 16 | Pac-12 | Colorado State | No. 18 Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | L 35–43 2OT |
| September 16 | Pac-12 | Fresno State | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 29–0 |
| September 16 | Pac-12 | Hawaii | No. 13 Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | L 10–55 |
| September 16 | Big 12 | Kansas | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | L 24–31 |
| September 16 | Pac-12 | San Diego State | No. 16 Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | L 9–26 |
| September 16 | SEC | Vanderbilt | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV | W 40–37 |
| September 16 | Big 12 | Wyoming | No. 4 Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | L 10–31 |
Mountain West vs Group of Five matchups
The 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 26 | MAC | Ohio | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA | W 20–13 |
| September 9 | C-USA | Air Force | Sam Houston | NRG Stadium • Houston, TX | W 13–3 |
| September 16 | C-USA | New Mexico State | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | L 17–27 |
| September 16 | MAC | San Jose State | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | L 17–21 |
| September 23 | C-USA | Colorado State | Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN | W 31–23 |
| September 23 | MAC | Kent State | Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA | W 53–10 |
| September 23 | C-USA | New Mexico State | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | W 20–17 |
| September 23 | Sun Belt | Nevada | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | L 24–35 |
| September 23 | C-USA | UNLV | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX | W 45–28 |
| September 23 | Sun Belt | James Madison | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT | L 38–45 |
| September 23 | Sun Belt | Appalachian State | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | W 22–19 |
| September 30 | American | Boise State | Memphis | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN | L 32–35 |
| October 21 | American | No. 22 Air Force | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | W 17–6 |
Mountain West vs FBS independents matchups
The following games include Mountain West teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, UConn, or UMass.
| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 23 | New Mexico | UMass | Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA | W 34–31 OT |
| September 30 | Utah State | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | W 34–33 |
| November 4 | Air Force | Army | Empower Field at Mile High • Denver, CO | |
Mountain West vs FCS matchups
| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2 | Robert Morris | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | W 42–7 |
| September 2 | Idaho State | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA | W 36–28 |
| September 2 | Bryant | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV | W 44–14 |
| September 9 | Eastern Washington | Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA | W 34–31 2OT |
| September 9 | Albany | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | W 31–20 |
| September 9 | No. 7 (FCS) Idaho | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | L 7–33 |
| September 9 | Tennessee Tech | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | W 56–10 |
| September 9 | Cal Poly | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | W 59–3 |
| September 9 | Idaho State | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT | W 78–28 |
| September 9 | Portland State | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | W 31–17 |
| September 16 | No. 14 (FCS) North Dakota | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | W 42–18 |
| September 30 | Utah Tech | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | W 41–20 |
Awards and honors
Player of the week honors
| Week | Offensive | Defensive | Special Teams | Freshman | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | ||||||
| Week 0[7] | Nick Nash | San Jose State | WR | Cody Moon | San Diego State | LB | Jack Browning | San Diego State | K/P | Pofele Ashlock | Hawaii | WR | |||||
| Week 1[8] | Mikey Keene | Fresno State | QB | Levelle Bailey | Fresno State | LB | John Hoyland | Wyoming | K | Pofele Ashlock (2) | Hawaii | WR | |||||
| Week 2[9] | Dylan Hopkins | New Mexico | QB | Alec Mock | Air Force | LB | Matthew Dapore | Air Force | K | Matthew Coleman | San Jose State | WR | |||||
| Week 3[10] | Emmanuel Michel | Air Force | FB | Carlton Johnson | Fresno State | DB | Jose Pizano | UNLV | K | Jayden Maiava | UNLV | QB | |||||
| Week 4[11] | Ashton Jeanty | Boise State | RB | Wrook Brown | Wyoming | DB | Jakorey Hawkins | Wyoming | CB | Jai'Den Thomas | UNLV | RB | |||||
| Week 5[12] | Zac Larrier | Air Force | QB | Wyett Ekeler | Wyoming | S | Ike Larsen | Utah State | S | Brayden Fowler-Nicolsi | Colorado State | QB | |||||
| Week 6[13] | Andrew Peasley | Wyoming | QB | Ike Larsen | Utah State | S | James Ferguson-Reynolds | Boise State | P | Maddux Madsen | Boise State | QB | |||||
| Week 7[14] | Kairee Robinson | San Jose State | RB | Trey Taylor | Air Force | DB | Jack Browning (2) | San Diego State | K/P | Brayden Fowler-Nicolsi (2) | Colorado State | QB | |||||
| Week 8[15] | Dylan Hopkins (2) | New Mexico | QB | Jermarius Lewis | New Mexico | S | Jose Pizano (2) | UNLV | K | Jayden Maiava (2) | UNLV | QB | |||||
Home game attendance
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force | Falcon Stadium | 46,692 | 30,142 † | 18,400 | 24,869 | 28,311 | 101,722 | 25,431 | 54.4% | |||
| Boise State | Albertsons Stadium | 36,387 | 36,447 | 35,610 | 37,491 † | 109,548 | 36,516 | 100.3% | ||||
| Colorado State | Canvas Stadium | 41,000 | 31,497 | 27,932 | 34,901 † | 94,330 | 31,443 | 76.6% | ||||
| Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium | 41,031 | 41,031 † | 38,728 | 39,246 | 119,005 | 39,668 | 96.6% | ||||
| Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex | 15,194 | 13,739 † | 9,485 | 10,254 | 10,039 | 43,517 | 10,879 | 71.6% | |||
| Nevada | Mackay Stadium | 27,000 | 19,852 | 16,890 | 24,578 † | 61,320 | 20,440 | 75.7% | ||||
| New Mexico | University Stadium | 39,224 | 17,279 | 27,414 † | 13,027 | 13,723 | 71,443 | 17,861 | 45.5% | |||
| San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium | 35,000 | 23,867 | 22,345 | 32,017 † | 23,374 | 27,122 | 128,725 | 25,745 | 73.5% | ||
| San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium | 21,520 | 20,337 † | 14,224 | 16,124 | 15,028 | 65,713 | 16,428 | 76.3% | |||
| UNLV | Allegiant Stadium | 65,000 | 20,347 | 22,582 | 25,328 † | 22,585 | 90,842 | 22,711 | 34.9% | |||
| Utah State | Maverik Stadium | 25,100 | 20,034 † | 19,994 | 22,864 | 17,220 | 80,112 | 20,028 | 79.7% | |||
| Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium | 30,181 | 26,450† | 22,121 | 21,169 | 25,477 | 20,788 | 116,005 | 23,201 | 76.8% | ||
Bold – At or Exceeded capacity
†Season High
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