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) |
2024 NFL draft | |
Top draft pick | DE Mohamed Kamara, Colorado State |
Picked by | Miami Dolphins, 158th overall |
Regular season | |
Season champions | UNLV |
Runners-up | Boise State |
Championship Game | |
Champions | Boise State |
Runners-up | UNLV |
Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV y | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State y$ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 4 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Boise State 44, UNLV 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Mountain West Conference football season was the 25th season of college football for the Mountain West Conference. It was part of the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. 12 teams competed in the conference during the season. The season began on August 26 and concluded on December 2 with the Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game. The full schedule for the season was released on March 2, 2023. [1]
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]
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) |
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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 |
Mountain West preseason awards and all-conference teams were announced on July 19. [4]
Position | Player | Class | Position | Team |
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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 |
Position | Player | Class | Team |
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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 |
Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | MW record |
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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 |
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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Air Force | AP | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 19 | 17 | RV | |||||||||
C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 19 | 17 | RV | RV | RV | ||||
CFP | Not released | 25 | |||||||||||||||
Boise State | AP | RV | |||||||||||||||
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Colorado State | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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Fresno State | AP | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||
C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | ||||
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Hawaii | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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Nevada | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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New Mexico | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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San Diego State | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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San Jose State | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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UNLV | AP | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||
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Utah State | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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Wyoming | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||
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CFP | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
Improvement in ranking | ||
Drop in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
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 | |
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.
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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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. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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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. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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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. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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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. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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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. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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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. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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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. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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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. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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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. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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October 28 | 3:30 p.m. | Wyoming | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | FS2 | BSU 32–7 | 35,189 | |
October 28 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 19 Air Force | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy) | CBSSN | AF 30–13 | 22,570 | |
October 28 | 8:30 p.m. | New Mexico | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | CBSSN | NEV 34–24 | 13,083 | |
October 28 | 8:30 p.m. | UNLV | Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA | FS1 | FRES 31–24 | 41,031 | |
October 28 | 10:00 p.m. | San Jose State | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI (Dick Tomey Legacy Game) | SJSU 35–0 | 11,486 | ||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 3 | 6:00 p.m. | Colorado State | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY (Border War) | CBSSN | WYO 24–15 | 27,905 | |
November 4 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 25 Air Force | Army | Empower Field at Mile High • Denver, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | CBSSN | L 3–23 | 52,401 | |
November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | Hawaii | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | HAW 27–14 | 15,540 | ||
November 4 | 4:00 p.m. | UNLV | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | UNLV 56–14 | 12,353 | ||
November 4 | 5:00 p.m. | Utah State | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA | FS2 | USU 32–24 2OT | 23,096 | |
November 4 | 8:00 p.m. | Boise State | Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA (rivalry) | CBSSN | FRES 37–30 | 41,031 | |
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Mountain Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 10 | 8:45 p.m. | Wyoming | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV | FS1 | UNLV 34–14 | 25,568 | |
November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | Nevada | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT | USU 41–24 | 17,760 | ||
November 11 | 5:00 p.m. | San Diego State | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | CBSSN | CSU 22–19 | 22,033 | |
November 11 | 8:00 p.m. | New Mexico | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | FS1 | BSU 42–14 | 34,076 | |
November 11 | 8:30 p.m. | Fresno State | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA (rivalry) | CBSSN | SJSU 42–18 | 18,886 | |
November 11 | 9:00 p.m. | Air Force | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI (rivalry) | HAW 27–13 | 12,742 | ||
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Mountain Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Hawaii | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY (rivalry) | WYO 42–9 | 18,233 | ||
November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | Nevada | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | CSU 30–20 | 20,121 | ||
November 18 | 1:30 p.m. | UNLV | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | CBSSN | UNLV 31–27 | 23,574 | |
November 18 | 5:00 p.m. | Boise State | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT | CBSSN | BSU 45–10 | 17,821 | |
November 18 | 8:30 p.m. | New Mexico | Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA | FS1 | UNM 25–17 | 38,569 | |
November 18 | 8:30 p.m. | San Diego State | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | CBSSN | SJSU 24–13 | 16,224 | |
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Mountain Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 24 | 1:30 p.m. | Utah State | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | CBSSN | USU 44–41 2OT | 12,094 | |
November 24 | 2:00 p.m. | Air Force | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | FS1 | BSU 27–19 | 36,390 | |
November 25 | 1:00 p.m. | San Jose State | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV | SJSU 37–31 | 25,554 | ||
November 25 | 7:00 p.m. | Wyoming | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | CBSSN | WYO 42–6 | 12,044 | |
November 25 | 8:30 p.m. | Fresno State | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA (rivalry) | FS1 | SDSU 33–18 | 22,000 | |
November 25 | 9:00 p.m. | Colorado State | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | HAW 27–24 | 11,013 | ||
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Mountain Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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December 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Boise State | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV (Mountain West Championship Game) | FOX | BSU 44–20 | 31,473 | |
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Mountain Time. |
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Bowl game | Date | Site | Television | Time (MST) | Mountain West team | Opponent | Score | Attendance |
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New Mexico Bowl | December 16 | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | ESPN | 3:45 p.m. | Fresno State | New Mexico State | W 37–10 | 30,822 |
LA Bowl | December 16 | SoFi Stadium • Inglewood, CA | ABC | 5:30 p.m. | Boise State | UCLA | L 22–35 | 32,780 |
Armed Forces Bowl | December 23 | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | ABC | 1:30 p.m. | Air Force | James Madison | W 31–21 | 30,828 |
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | December 23 | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | ESPN | 1:30 p.m. | Utah State | Georgia State | L 22–45 | 12,168 |
Hawaii Bowl | December 23 | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | ESPN | 8:30 p.m. | San Jose State | Coastal Carolina | L 14–24 | 7,089 |
Guaranteed Rate Bowl | December 26 | Chase Field • Phoenix, AZ | ESPN | 7:00 p.m. | UNLV | Kansas | L 36–49 | |
Arizona Bowl | December 30 | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | Barstool / The CW | 2:00 p.m. | Wyoming | Toledo | W 16–15 | |
2023–2024 records against non-conference foes:
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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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
The following games include Mountain West teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, UConn, or UMass.
Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
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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 | No. 25 Air Force | Army | Empower Field at Mile High • Denver, CO | L 3–23 |
Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
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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 |
Week | Offensive | Defensive | Special Teams | Freshman | |||||||||||||
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Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | ||||||
Week 0 [16] | 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 [17] | Mikey Keene | Fresno State | QB | Levelle Bailey | Fresno State | LB | John Hoyland | Wyoming | K | Pofele Ashlock (2) | Hawaii | WR | |||||
Week 2 [18] | Dylan Hopkins | New Mexico | QB | Alec Mock | Air Force | LB | Matthew Dapore | Air Force | K | Matthew Coleman | San Jose State | WR | |||||
Week 3 [19] | Emmanuel Michel | Air Force | FB | Carlton Johnson | Fresno State | DB | Jose Pizano | UNLV | K | Jayden Maiava | UNLV | QB | |||||
Week 4 [20] | Ashton Jeanty | Boise State | RB | Wrook Brown | Wyoming | DB | Jakorey Hawkins | Wyoming | CB | Jai'Den Thomas | UNLV | RB | |||||
Week 5 [21] | Zac Larrier | Air Force | QB | Wyett Ekeler | Wyoming | S | Ike Larsen | Utah State | S | Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi | Colorado State | QB | |||||
Week 6 [22] | Andrew Peasley | Wyoming | QB | Ike Larsen | Utah State | S | James Ferguson-Reynolds | Boise State | P | Maddux Madsen | Boise State | QB | |||||
Week 7 [23] | 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 [24] | Dylan Hopkins (2) | New Mexico | QB | Jermarius Lewis | New Mexico | S | Jose Pizano (2) | UNLV | K | Jayden Maiava (2) | UNLV | QB | |||||
Week 9 [25] | Eric McAlister | Boise State | WR | Dean Clark | Fresno State | S | Brandon Talton | Nevada | K | Maddux Madsen (2) | Boise State | QB | |||||
Week 10 [26] | Ricky White III | UNLV | WR | Ike Larsen (2) | Utah State | S | Malik Sherrod | Fresno State | RB | Jayden Maiava (3) | UNLV | QB | |||||
Week 11 [27] | Kairee Robinson (2) | San Jose State | RB | Peter Manuma | Hawaii | DB | Jose Pizano (3) | UNLV | K | Jayden Maiava (4) | UNLV | QB | |||||
Week 12 [28] | Jacory Croskey-Merritt | New Mexico | RB | Marsel McDuffie | UNLV | LB | Jordan Noyes | Colorado State | K | Jayden Maiava (5) | UNLV | QB | |||||
Week 13 [29] | Levi Williams | Utah State | QB | Wyett Ekeler (2) | Wyoming | S | Jack Browning (3) | San Diego State | K/P | Marcus Ratcliffe | San Diego State | S | |||||
The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Mountain West Conference football coaches at the end of the season. [30]
Award | Player | School |
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Offensive Player of the Year | Ashton Jeanty, RB | Boise State |
Defensive Player of the Year | Mohamed Kamara, DE | Colorado State |
Special Teams Player of the Year | Jose Pizano, K | UNLV |
Freshman Player of the Year | Jayden Maiava, QB | UNLV |
Coach of the Year | Barry Odom | UNLV |
The following players were selected as part of the Mountain West's All-Conference Teams. [30]
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Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. College Football All-American consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans. Any player named to the First Team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is deemed a Unanimous All-American.
Position | Player | School | Selector | Unanimous | Consensus |
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First Team All-Americans | |||||
S | Trey Taylor | Air Force | AFCA | ||
K | Jose Pizano | UNLV | FWAA | ||
AP | Ashton Jeanty | Boise State | ESPN, USAT | ||
Position | Player | School | Selector | Unanimous | Consensus |
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Second Team All-Americans | |||||
TE | Dallin Holker | Colorado State | AFCA, AP, FWAA, SI, TSN, USAT, WCFF | ||
DE | Mohamed Kamara | Colorado State | FWAA | ||
S | Trey Taylor | Air Force | FOX | ||
K | Jose Pizano | UNLV | AFCA, AP, FOX, SI, WCFF | ||
P | James Ferguson-Reynolds | Boise State | AFCA, FOX, SI | ||
KR | Jacob De Jesus | UNLV | USAT | ||
AP | Ashton Jeanty | Boise State | AP, USAT | ||
Position | Player | School | Selector | Unanimous | Consensus |
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Third Team All-Americans | |||||
WR | Ricky White III | UNLV | AP | ||
S | Trey Taylor | Air Force | AP | ||
P | James Ferguson-Reynolds | Boise State | AP | ||
Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
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Air Force | Falcon Stadium | 46,692 | 30,142 † | 18,400 | 24,869 | 28,311 | 52,401 | 23,574 | 177,697 | 29,616 | 63.43% | |
Boise State | Albertsons Stadium | 36,387 | 36,447 | 35,610 | 37,491† | 35,189 | 34,076 | 36,390 | 215,203 | 35,867 | 98.57% | |
Colorado State | Canvas Stadium | 41,000 | 31,497 | 27,932 | 34,901 † | 22,570 | 22,033 | 20,121 | 159,054 | 26,509 | 64.66% | |
Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium | 41,031 | 41,031† | 38,728 | 39,246 | 41,031 | 41,031 | 38,569 | 239,636 | 39,939 | 97.34% | |
Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex | 15,194 | 13,739 † | 9,485 | 10,254 | 10,039 | 11,486 | 12,742 | 11,013 | 78,758 | 11,251 | 74.05% |
Nevada | Mackay Stadium | 27,000 | 19,852 | 16,890 | 24,578 † | 13,083 | 15,540 | 12,044 | 101,987 | 16,998 | 62.95% | |
New Mexico | University Stadium | 39,224 | 17,279 | 27,414 † | 13,027 | 13,723 | 12,353 | 12,094 | 95,890 | 15,982 | 40.74% | |
San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium | 35,000 | 23,867 | 22,345 | 32,017 † | 23,374 | 27,122 | 23,096 | 22,000 | 173,821 | 24,832 | 70.95% |
San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium | 21,520 | 20,337 † | 14,224 | 16,124 | 15,028 | 18,886 | 16,224 | 100,823 | 16,804 | 78.08% | |
UNLV | Allegiant Stadium | 65,000 | 20,347 | 22,582 | 25,328 † | 22,585 | 25,568 | 25,554 | 141,964 | 23,661 | 36.40% | |
Utah State | Maverik Stadium | 25,100 | 20,034 † | 19,994 | 22,864 | 17,220 | 17,760 | 17,821 | 115,693 | 19,282 | 76.82% | |
Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium | 30,181 | 26,450† | 22,121 | 21,169 | 25,477 | 20,788 | 27,905 | 18,233 | 162,143 | 23,163 | 76.75% |
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†Season High
The NFL draft was held at Campus Martius Park in Detroit. The following list includes all Mountain West players in the draft.
Player | Position | School | Draft Round | Round Pick | Overall Pick | Team |
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Mohamed Kamara | DE | Colorado State | 5 | 23 | 158 | Miami Dolphins |
Trey Taylor | S | Air Force | 7 | 3 | 223 | Las Vegas Raiders |