# 2021 Mountain West Conference football season

The 2021 Mountain West Conference football season, part of this year's NCAA Division I FBS football season was the 23rd season of college football for the Mountain West Conference (MW). Since 2012, 12 teams have competed in the Mountain West Conference. The season began on August 28, 2021 and ended on December 28, 2021. The entire schedule was released on March 5, 2021.

## Previous season

The San Jose State Spartans defeated the Boise State Broncos 34–20 in the 2020 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada.

## Preseason
### Mountain West Media

The Mountain West Media days was held at the Cosmopolitan on July 27 and 28.

### Preseason Poll

The Preseason Media Poll was released July 21, 2021. Boise State was picked to win the Mountain division, while Nevada was picked to win the West division.
Mountain :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (for first) |
| 1 | Boise State | 148 (23) |
| 2 | Wyoming | 115 (2) |
| 3 | Air Force | 104 |
| 4 | Colorado State | 72 |
| 5 | Utah State | 47 |
| 6 | New Mexico | 39 |
West :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (for first) |
| 1 | Nevada | 141 (19) |
| 2 | San Jose State | 121 (5) |
| 3 | San Diego State | 96 |
| 4 | Fresno State | 85 (1) |
| 5 | Hawaii | 56 |
| 6 | UNLV | 26 |

### Preseason awards

The following list contains players included on preseason watch lists for national awards.
| Award | Head coach/Player | School | Position |
| Maxwell Award | Khalil Shakir | Boise State | WR |
| Maxwell Award | Ronnie Rivers | Fresno State | RB |
| Maxwell Award | Carson Strong | Nevada | QB |
| Maxwell Award | Romeo Doubs | Nevada | WR |
| Maxwell Award | Greg Bell | San Diego State | RB |
| Maxwell Award | Nick Starkel | San Jose State | QB |
| Maxwell Award | Xazavian Valladay | Wyoming | RB |
| Bednarik Award | Scott Patchan | Colorado State | DE |
| Bednarik Award | Lawson Hall | Nevada | LB |
| Bednarik Award | Cameron Thomas | San Diego State | DE |
| Bednarik Award | Caden McDonald | San Diego State | LB |
| Bednarik Award | Cade Hall | San Jose State | DE |
| Bednarik Award | Justin Rice | Utah State | LB |
| Bednarik Award | Chad Muma | Wyoming | LB |
| Davey O'Brien Award | Nick Starkel | San Jose State | QB |
| Davey O'Brien Award | Carson Strong | Nevada | QB |
| Doak Walker Award | George Holani | Boise State | RB |
| Fred Biletnikoff Award | Romeo Doubs | Nevada | WR |
| Fred Biletnikoff Award | Khalil Shakir | Boise State | WR |
| Fred Biletnikoff Award | Cole Turner | Nevada | TE |
| John Mackey Award | Cole Turner | Nevada | TE |
| John Mackey Award | Trey McBride | Colorado State | TE |
| John Mackey Award | Derrick Deese Jr. | San Jose State | TE |
| John Mackey Award | Daniel Bellinger | San Diego State | TE |
| Rimington Trophy | Tyler Orsini | Nevada | C |
| Butkus Award | Chad Muma | Wyoming | LB |
| Outland Trophy | Keegan Cryder | Wyoming | C |
| Outland Trophy | Jack Snyder | San Jose State | OT |
| Outland Trophy | Jake Stetz | Boise State | G |
| Outland Trophy | Zachary Thomas | San Diego State | OT |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Cade Hall | San Jose State | DE |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Caden McDonald | San Diego State | LB |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Darius Muasau | Hawaii | LB |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Scott Patchan | Colorado State | DE |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Cameron Thomas | San Diego State | DE |
| Lou Groza Award | John Hoyland | Wyoming | K |
| Lou Groza Award | Brandon Talton | Nevada | K |
| Paul Hornung Award | Jordan Byrd | San Diego State | RB |
| Paul Hornung Award | Tyleek Collins | UNLV | WR |
| Paul Hornung Award | Romeo Doubs | Nevada | WR |
| Paul Hornung Award | Ronnie Rivers | Fresno State | RB |
| Paul Hornung Award | Calvin Turner | Hawaii | RB |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Kekaula Kaniho | Boise State | DB |
| Wuerffel Trophy | A'Jon Vivens | Colorado State | RB |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Hekili Keliiliki | Hawaii | RB/LB |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Tysyn Parker | San Jose State | LB |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Julio Garcia II | UNLV | OL |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Calvin Tyler Jr. | Utah State | RB |
| Walter Camp Award | Cade Hall | San Jose State | DE |
| Manning Award | Nick Starkel | San Jose State | QB |
| Manning Award | Carson Strong | Nevada | QB |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | Nick Starkel | San Jose State | QB |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | CT Thomas | Boise State | WR |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | Keric Wheatfall | Fresno State | WR |
| Ray Guy Award | Ryan Stonehouse | Colorado State | P |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Demytrick Ali'fua | Utah State | OL |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Falepule Alo | Utah State | OL |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Chevan Cordeiro | Hawaii | QB |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Leif Fautanu | UNLV | OL |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Viliami Fehoko | San Jose State | DL |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Kekaniokoa Holomalia-Gonzalez | Boise State | OL |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | George Holani | Boise State | RB |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Kekaula Kaniho | Boise State | DB |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Kohl Levao | Hawaii | OL |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Tyson Maeva | Fresno State | LB |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Alii Matau | San Jose State | LB |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Darius Muasau | Hawaii | LB |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Ezekiel Noa | Boise State | LB |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Jonah Panoke | Hawaii | WR |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Khalil Shakir | Boise State | WR |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Toa Taua | Nevada | RB |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Alama Uluave | San Diego State | OL |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Solo Vaipulu | Hawaii | OL |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | Hank Bachmeier | Boise State | QB |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | Sean Chambers | Wyoming | QB |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | Nick Starkel | San Jose State | QB |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | Carson Strong | Nevada | QB |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | Terry Wilson | New Mexico | QB |

### Preseason All-Conference Team

The Preseason All-Conference Team was announced only July 22, 2021.
* Offensive player of the year: Carson Strong (Junior, Nevada quarterback)
* Defensive player of the year: Cade Hall (Senior, San Jose State defensive lineman)
* Special Teams Player of the Year: Savon Scarver (Senior, Utah State kick returner)
| Position | Player | Team |
| Offense |||
| QB | Carson Strong | Nevada |
| RB | Xazavian Valladay | Wyoming |
| RB | Ronnie Rivers | Fresno State |
| OL | Keegan Cryder | Wyoming |
| OL | John Ojukwu | Boise State |
| OL | Jack Snyder | San Jose State |
| OL | Zachary Thomas | San Diego State |
| OL | Jake Stetz | Boise State |
| TE | Cole Turner | Nevada |
| WR | Romeo Doubs | Nevada |
| WR | Khalil Shakir | Boise State |
| Defense |||
| DL | Cade Hall | San Jose State |
| DL | Cameron Thomas | San Diego State |
| DL | Scott Patchan | Colorado State |
| DL | Viliami Fehoko | San Jose State |
| LB | Chad Muma | Wyoming |
| LB | Caden McDonald | San Diego State |
| LB | Darius Muasau | Hawaii |
| DB | Kekaula Kaniho | Boise State |
| DB | Jerrick Reed II | New Mexico |
| DB | Cortez Davis | Hawaii |
| DB | Tre Jenkins | San Jose State |
| Special teams |||
| K | Brandon Talton | Nevada |
| P | Ryan Stonehouse | Colorado State |
| PR | Calvin Turner | Hawaii |
| KR | Savon Scarver | Utah State |

## 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 |
| Air Force | AP | | | | | | | RV | RV | | | | | | | | RV |
| Air Force | C | RV | RV | RV | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | RV | RV | | RV |
| Air Force | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | |
| Boise State | AP | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Boise State | C | RV | | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Boise State | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | |
| Colorado State | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Colorado State | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Colorado State | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | |
| Fresno State | AP | | | RV | 22 | 18 | RV | | | | 25 | | | | RV | | RV |
| Fresno State | C | | RV | RV | 25 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | RV | RV | RV |
| Fresno State | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 23 | | | | | | |
| Hawaii | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hawaii | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hawaii | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | |
| Nevada | AP | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | RV | | | | | | |
| Nevada | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | | RV | RV | | | | RV | | | | | |
| Nevada | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | |
| New Mexico | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| New Mexico | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| New Mexico | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | |
| San Diego State | AP | | | | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | RV | RV | 23 | 22 | 19 | RV | 25 |
| San Diego State | C | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 21 | 20 | RV | RV | 23 | 22 | 19 | RV | RV |
| San Diego State | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 24 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 24 | |
| San Jose State | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| San Jose State | C | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| San Jose State | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | |
| UNLV | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UNLV | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UNLV | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | |
| Utah State | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | RV | | | RV | 24 |
| Utah State | C | | | | RV | | | | | | | | RV | | RV | RV | 24 |
| Utah State | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | |
| Wyoming | AP | | | | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wyoming | C | | | | | RV | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wyoming | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | |
Legend :
| | 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 |

## Coaches
### Coaching Changes

Bryan Harsin left Boise State after seven years at the school to take the head coach position at Auburn of the SEC. He was replaced by Andy Avalos.
Gary Andersen was fired by Utah State in November 2020. He was replaced by Blake Anderson.

### Head Coaches

| Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | MW record |
| Air Force | Troy Calhoun | 15 | 101–72 | 101–72 | 61–46 |
| Boise State | Andy Avalos | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Colorado State | Steve Addazio | 2 | 58–58 | 1–3 | 1–3 |
| Fresno State | Kalen DeBoer | 2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 |
| Hawaii | Todd Graham | 2 | 100–65 | 4–4 | 4–4 |
| Nevada | Jay Norvell | 5 | 25–22 | 18–14 | 18–14 |
| New Mexico | Danny Gonzales | 2 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 2–5 |
| San Diego State | Brady Hoke | 4 | 17–16 | 11–11 | 11–11 |
| San Jose State | Brent Brennan | 5 | 15–30 | 11–20 | 11–20 |
| UNLV | Marcus Arroyo | 2 | 0–6 | 0–6 | 0–6 |
| Utah State | Blake Anderson | 1 | 51–37 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Wyoming | Craig Bohl | 8 | 152–76 | 38–44 | 25–29 |

### Post-season changes

* On November 29, Fresno State head coach Kalen DeBoer announced that he would become the new head coach of Washington in the PAC-12 Conference beginning in 2022. Assistant head coach and running backs coach Lee Marks was named interim head coach for the team's bowl game. On December 8, the school announced that Jeff Tedford had been rehired as head coach after taking two years off for health issues.
* On December 2, Colorado State announced that they had fired head coach Steve Addazio after two seasons.
* On December 6, Nevada head coach Jay Norvell left the school to take the vacant head coach position at Colorado State.

## Schedule

The season began on August 28, 2021, and concluded on November 27, 2021.

### Regular season

* Index to colors and formatting
* Mountain West Member won
* Mountain West Member lost
* Mountain West teams in bold

#### Week zero

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 28 | 12:00 p.m. | UConn | Fresno State | Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA | CBSSN | W 45−0 | 26,043 |
| August 28 | 1:30 p.m. | Hawaii | UCLA | Rose Bowl Stadium • Pasadena, CA | ESPN | L 10−44 | 32,982 |
| August 28 | 8:00 p.m. | Southern Utah | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | CBSSN | W 45–14 | 16,204 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||||||

#### Week one

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 5:00 p.m. | Boise State | UCF | Bounce House • Orlando, FL | ESPN | L 31–36 | 43,928 |
| September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Houston Baptist | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | KASY-TV | W 27–17 | 15,908 |
| September 2 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 11 (FCS) Eastern Washington | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV | Stadium | L 33–35 $^{2OT}$ | 21,970 |
| September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 3 (FCS) South Dakota State | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | FS1 | L 23–42 | 32,327 |
| September 4 | 12:00 p.m. | Fresno State | No. 11 Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | P12N | L 24–31 | 43,276 |
| September 4 | 12:00 p.m. | Lafayette | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | Stadium | W 35–14 | 30,012 |
| September 4 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 12 (FCS) Montana State | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | | W 19–16 | 27,007 |
| September 4 | 3:00 p.m. | San Jose State | No. 15 USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | P12N | L 7–30 | 54,398 |
| September 4 | 8:30 p.m. | Nevada | California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | FS1 | W 22–17 | 35,117 |
| September 4 | 8:30 p.m. | New Mexico State | San Diego State | Dignity Health Sports Park • Carson, CA | CBSSN | W 28–10 | 10,116 |
| September 4 | 9:00 p.m. | Utah State | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | P12N | W 26–23 | 24,944 |
| September 4 | 10:00 p.m. | Portland State | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | Spectrum OC16 PPV | W 49–35 | 0 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||||||

#### Week two

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 9 (FCS) North Dakota | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT | CBSSN | W 48–24 | 18,124 |
| September 10 | 7:30 p.m. | UTEP | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | FS1 | W 54–13 | 35,518 |
| September 11 | 11:30 a.m. | Wyoming | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | ESPN+ | W 50–43 | 11,334 |
| September 11 | 1:30 p.m. | Air Force | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | CBS | W 23–3 | 36,997 |
| September 11 | 5:00 p.m. | New Mexico State | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry) | Stadium | W 34–25 | 28,470 |
| September 11 | 8:00 p.m. | San Diego State | Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | P12N | W 38–14 | 39,097 |
| September 11 | 8:00 p.m. | Vanderbilt | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | CBSSN | L 21–24 | |
| September 11 | 8:00 p.m. | Cal Poly | Fresno State | Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA | KFRE-TV | W 63–10 | 30,119 |
| September 11 | 8:30 p.m. | Idaho State | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | Stadium | W 49–10 | 23.965 |
| September 11 | 8:30 p.m. | UNLV | No. 23 Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | ESPN2 | L 10–37 | 42,918 |
| September 11 | 9:00 p.m. | Hawaii | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | FS1 | L 27–45 | 27,701 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||||||
| Date | Bye Week |
| September 11 | San Jose State |

#### Week three

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 18 | 10:00 a.m. | New Mexico | No. 7 Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | SECN | L 0–34 | 84,748 |
| September 18 | 12:05 p.m. | Nevada | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS | ESPN+ | L 17–38 | 48,768 |
| September 18 | 2:00 p.m. | Ball State | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | Stadium | W 45–12 | 23,467 |
| September 18 | 2:00 p.m. | Colorado State | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | ESPNU | W 22–6 | 21,365 |
| September 18 | 5:00 p.m. | Utah | San Diego State | Dignity Health Sports Park • Carson, CA | CBSSN | W 33–31 $^{3OT}$ | 11,090 |
| September 18 | 5:30 p.m. | Utah State | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | FS2 | USU 49–45 | 20,264 |
| September 18 | 7:00 p.m. | Oklahoma State | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | FS1 | L 20–21 | 36,702 |
| September 18 | 8:30 p.m. | No. 14 Iowa State | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV | CBSSN | L 3–48 | 35,193 |
| September 18 | 8:45 p.m. | Fresno State | No. 13 UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | P12N | W 40–37 | 50,698 |
| September 18 | 10:30 p.m. | San Jose State | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | FS1 | SJSU 17–13 | 0 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||||||

#### Week four

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 24 | 8:00 p.m. | UNLV | No. 22 Fresno State | Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA | CBSSN | FRES 38–30 | 35,093 |
| September 25 | 10:00 a.m. | Boise State | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT | CBS | BSU 27–3 | 23,715 |
| September 25 | 12:00 p.m | San Jose State | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI | ESPN+ | L 3–23 | 12,317 |
| September 25 | 1:30 p.m. | Colorado State | No. 5 Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | FS1 | L 14–24 | 65,456 |
| September 25 | 1:30 p.m. | Towson | San Diego State | Dignity Health Sports Park • Carson, CA | Stadium | W 48–21 | 7,619 |
| September 25 | 1:30 p.m. | Wyoming | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | CBSSN | W 24–22 | 12,538 |
| September 25 | 6:00 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | FS2 | W 31–7 | 19,763 |
| September 25 | 6:00 p.m. | Hawaii | New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM | KVIA-TV | W 41–21 | 13.932 |
| September 25 | 7:00 p.m. | New Mexico | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX | ESPN+ | L 13–20 | 15,069 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||||||
| Date | Bye Week |
| September 25 | Nevada |

#### Week five

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 1 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 13 BYU | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT (Rivalry) | CBSSN | L 20–34 | 25,240 |
| October 2 | 1:30 p.m. | Nevada | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID (Rivalry) | FS1 | NEV 41–31 | 37,426 |
| October 2 | 4:00 p.m. | UNLV | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | ESPN+ | L 17–24 | 20,154 |
| October 2 | 4:30 p.m. | Air Force | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | FS2 | AF 38–10 | 13,158 |
| October 2 | 8:30 p.m. | New Mexico State | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | NBCSBA | W 37–31 | 15,803 |
| October 2 | 9:00 p.m. | No. 18 Fresno State | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI (Rivalry) | CBSSN | HAW 27–24 | 0 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||||||
| Date | Bye Week | Bye Week | Bye Week |
| October 2 | Colorado State | San Diego State | Wyoming |

#### Week six

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 9 | 1:30 p.m. | Boise State | No. 10 BYU | Lavell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT | ABC | W 26–17 | 63,470 |
| October 9 | 1:30 p.m. | San Jose State | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | FS1 | CSU 32–14 | 34,780 |
| October 9 | 5:00 p.m. | Wyoming | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | CBSSN | AF 24–14 | 24,832 |
| October 9 | 7:00 p.m. | New Mexico | No. 25 San Diego State | Dignity Sports Health Park • Carson, CA | FS1 | SDSU 31–7 | 8,387 |
| October 9 | 8:30 p.m. | New Mexico State | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | CBSSN | W 55–28 | 21,448 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||||||
| Date | Bye Week | Bye Week | Bye Week | Bye Week |
| October 9 | Fresno State | Hawaii | UNLV | Utah State |

#### Week seven

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 15 | 8:30 p.m. | No. 24 San Diego State | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | CBSSN | SDSU 19–13 $^{2OT}$ | 17,177 |
| October 16 | 1:30 p.m. | Fresno State | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | FS2 | FRES 17–0 | 20,002 |
| October 16 | 5:00 p.m. | Utah State | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV | CBSSN | USU 28–24 | 21,322 |
| October 16 | 5:00 p.m. | Colorado State | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | Stadium | CSU 36–7 | 15,403 |
| October 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Air Force | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | FS1 | AF 24–17 | 34,446 |
| October 16 | 8:30 p.m. | Hawaii | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | CBSSN | NEV 34–17 | 22,098 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||||||

#### Week eight

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 21 | 9:00 p.m. | San Jose State | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV | CBSSN | SJSU 27–20 | 19,318 |
| October 22 | 7:30 p.m. | Colorado State | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT | CBSSN | USU 26–24 | 21,423 |
| October 23 | 1:30 p.m. | New Mexico | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | Stadium | UNM 14–3 | 20,133 |
| October 23 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 22 San Diego State | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | CBSSN | SDSU 20–14 | 23,887 |
| October 23 | 5:00 p.m. | Nevada | Fresno State | Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA | FS1 | FRES 34–32 | 33,012 |
| October 23 | 9:59 p.m. | New Mexico State | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | Spectrum OC16 ppv | W 48–34 | 0 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||||||
| Date | Bye Week |
| October 23 | Boise State |

#### Week nine

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 29 | 8:00 p.m. | UNLV | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV (Fremont Cannon) | CBSSN | NEV 51–20 | 28,960 |
| October 30 | 1:00 p.m. | Hawaii | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT | Spectrum OC16 PPV | USU 51–31 | 19,219 |
| October 30 | 2:00 p.m. | Wyoming | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | FS2 | SJSU 27–21 | 13,042 |
| October 30 | 5:00 p.m. | Boise State | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | CBSSN | BSU 28–19 | 25,221 |
| October 30 | 8:30 p.m. | Fresno State | No. 21 San Diego State | Dignity Health Sports Park • Carson, CA (Rivalry) | CBSSN | FRES 30–20 | 11,034 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||||||
| Date | Bye Week | Bye Week |
| October 30 | Air Force | New Mexico |

#### Week ten

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result |
| November 6 | 9:30 a.m. | Army | Air Force | Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | CBS | L 14–21 $^{OT}$ |
| November 6 | 1:30 p.m. | Colorado State | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY (Border War) | CBSSN | WYO 31–17 |
| November 6 | 2:00 p.m. | Utah State | New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM | KVIA-TV | W 35–13 |
| November 6 | 5:00 p.m. | Boise State | No. 25 Fresno State | Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA | CBSSN | BSU 40–14 |
| November 6 | 5:00 p.m. | UNLV | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | Stadium | UNLV 31–17 |
| November 6 | 8:00 p.m. | San Jose State | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | FS2 | NEV 27–24 |
| November 6 | 9:00 p.m. | San Diego State | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | FS1 | SDSU 17–10 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||||||

#### Week eleven

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result |
| November 12 | 7:00 p.m. | Wyoming | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | FS1 | BSU 23–13 |
| November 13 | 2:00 p.m. | Hawaii | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV | Spectrum OC16 PPV | UNLV 27–13 |
| November 13 | 5:00 p.m. | New Mexico | Fresno State | Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA | Stadium | FRES 34–7 |
| November 13 | 5:00 p.m. | Air Force | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO (Rivalry) | CBSSN | AF 35–21 |
| November 13 | 8:30 p.m. | Nevada | San Diego State | Dignity Health Sports Park • Carson, CA | CBSSN | SDSU 23–21 |
| November 13 | 8:30 p.m. | Utah State | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | FS1 | USU 48–17 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||||||

#### Week twelve

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result |
| November 19 | 7:00 p.m. | Air Force | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | FS1 | AF 41–39 $^{3OT}$ |
| November 19 | 9:30 p.m. | No. 23 San Diego State | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV | CBSSN | SDSU 28–20 |
| November 20 | 6:00 p.m. | Wyoming | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT (Rivalry) | CBSSN | WYO 44–17 |
| November 20 | 7:00 p.m. | New Mexico | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | FS1 | BSU 37–0 |
| November 20 | 9:00 p.m. | Colorado State | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | Spectrum OC16 PPV | HAW 50–45 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||||||
| Date | Bye Week | Bye Week |
| November 20 | Fresno State | San Jose State |

#### Week thirteen

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result |
| November 25 | 1:30 p.m. | Fresno State | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA (Rivalry) | FS1 | FRES 40–9 |
| November 26 | 10:00 a.m. | Boise State | No. 22 San Diego State | Dignity Health Sports Park • Carson, CA | CBS | SDSU 27–16 |
| November 26 | 11:00 a.m. | Utah State | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | FS1 | USU 35–10 |
| November 26 | 1:30 p.m. | UNLV | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | CBSSN | AF 48–14 |
| November 27 | 1:00 p.m. | Hawaii | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY (Rivalry) | Spectrum OC16 PPV | HAW 38–14 |
| November 27 | 7:00 p.m. | Nevada | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | CBSSN | NEV 52–10 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||||||

#### Week fourteen

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
| December 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Utah State | San Diego State | Dignity Health Sports Park • San Diego, CA | FOX | USU 46–13 | | |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||||||

## Postseason
### Bowl Games

Legend :
* Mountain West win
* Mountain West loss
| Bowl game | Date | Site | Television | Time (MST) | Mountain West team | Opponent | Score | Attendance |
| New Mexico Bowl | December 18 | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | ESPN | 12:15 p.m. | Fresno State | UTEP | W 31–24 | 16,422 |
| LA Bowl | December 18 | SoFi Stadium • Inglewood, CA | ABC | 5:30 p.m. | Utah State | Oregon State | W 24–13 | 29,896 |
| Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | December 21 | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | ESPN | 1:30 p.m. | Wyoming | Kent State | W 52–38 | 10,217 |
| Frisco Bowl | December 21 | Toyota Stadium • Frisco, TX | ESPN | 5:30 p.m. | San Diego State | UTSA | W 38–24 | 15,801 |
| Quick Lane Bowl | December 27 | Ford Field • Detroit, MI | ESPN | 9:00 a.m. | Nevada | Western Michigan | L 24–52 | 22,321 |
| First Responder Bowl | December 28 | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX | ESPN | 1:15 p.m. | Air Force | Louisville | W 31–28 | 15,251 |
* Hawaii was originally slated to play in the Hawaii Bowl against Memphis on December 24. The team was forced to withdraw from the bowl game due to a shortage of available players, stemming from a combination of a COVID-19 outbreak within the team, players already out with injury, and players who transferred away from the school at the conclusion of the regular season.
* Boise State was originally slated to play in the Arizona Bowl against Central Michigan on December 31. The team was forced to withdraw from the bowl game due to a COVID-19 outbreak within the team. The Arizona Bowl was cancelled, and Central Michigan was instead invited to move to a vacated spot in the Sun Bowl.

## Mountain West records vs Other Conferences

2021–2022 records against non-conference foes:
| Power 5 Conferences | Record |
| ACC | 0–0 |
| Big Ten | 0–1 |
| Big 12 | 0–3 |
| Pac-12 | 5–5 |
| BYU/Notre Dame | 1–1 |
| SEC | 0–2 |
| Power 5 Total | 6–12 |
| Other FBS Conferences | Record |
| American | 1–1 |
| C–USA | 1–2 |
| Independents (Excluding BYU & Notre Dame) | 8–1 |
| MAC | 3–1 |
| Sun Belt | 0–0 |
| Other FBS Total | 13–5 |
| FCS Opponents | Record |
| Football Championship Subdivision | 9–2 |
| Total Non-Conference Record | 28–19 |
| Power 5 Conferences | Record |
| ACC | 0–0 |
| Big Ten | 0–0 |
| Big 12 | 0–0 |
| Pac-12 | 0–0 |
| BYU/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 BYU & Notre Dame) | 0–0 |
| MAC | 0–0 |
| Sun Belt | 0–0 |
| Other FBS Total | 0–0 |
| Total Bowl Record | 0–0 |

### Mountain West vs Power Five matchups

The following games include Pac-12 teams competing against Power Five conferences teams from the (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Notre Dame, BYU and SEC). All rankings are from the AP Poll at the time of the game.
| Date | Conference | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
| August 28 | Pac-12 | Hawaii | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | L 10–44 |
| September 4 | Pac-12 | Fresno State | No. 11 Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Fresno, CA | L 24–31 |
| September 4 | Pac-12 | San Jose State | No. 15 USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | L 7–30 |
| September 4 | Pac-12 | Nevada | California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | W 22–17 |
| September 4 | Pac-12 | Utah State | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | W 26–23 |
| September 11 | Pac-12 | San Diego State | Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 38–14 |
| September 11 | SEC | Vanderbilt | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | L 21–24 |
| September 11 | Pac-12 | UNLV | No. 23 Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 10–37 |
| September 11 | Pac-12 | Hawaii | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | L 27–45 |
| September 18 | SEC | New Mexico | No. 7 Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | L 0–34 |
| September 18 | Big 12 | Nevada | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS | L 17–38 |
| September 18 | Pac-12 | Utah | San Diego State | Dignity Health Sports Park • Carson, CA | W 33–31 $^{OT}$ |
| September 18 | Big 12 | Oklahoma State | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | L 20–21 |
| September 18 | Big 12 | No. 14 Iowa State | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV | L 3–48 |
| September 18 | Pac-12 | Fresno State | No. 13 UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | W 40–37 |
| September 25 | Big Ten | Colorado State | No. 5 Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | L 14–24 |
| October 1 | Independent | No. 13 BYU | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT | L 20–34 |
| October 9 | Independent | Boise State | No. 10 BYU | Lavell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT | W 26–17 |

### 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 |
| September 4 | American | Boise State | UCF | Bounce House • Orlando, FL | L 31–36 |
| September 10 | C-USA | UTEP | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | W 54–13 |
| September 10 | MAC | Wyoming | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | W 50–43 |
| September 11 | American | Air Force | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | W 23–3 |
| September 18 | MAC | Ball State | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | W 45–12 |
| September 18 | MAC | Colorado State | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | W 22–6 |
| September 25 | C-USA | New Mexico | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX | L 13–20 |
| September 25 | MAC | San Jose State | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI | L 3–23 |
| September 25 | C-USA | Florida Atlantic | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | W 31–7 |
| October 2 | C-USA | UNLV | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | L 17–24 |

### Mountain West vs FBS independents matchups

The following games include Mountain West teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, Liberty, New Mexico State, UConn or UMass.
| Date | Conference | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
| August 28 | Independent | UConn | Fresno State | Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA | W 45–0 |
| September 4 | Independent | New Mexico State | San Diego State | Dignity Health Sports Park • Carson, CA | W 28–10 |
| September 11 | Independent | New Mexico State | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | W 34–25 |
| September 25 | Independent | Wyoming | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | W 24–22 |
| September 25 | Independent | Hawaii | New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM | W 41–21 |
| October 2 | Independent | New Mexico State | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | W 37–31 |
| October 9 | Independent | New Mexico State | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | W 55–28 |
| October 23 | Independent | New Mexico State | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | W 48–34 |
| November 6 | Independent | Army | Air Force | Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX | L 14–21$^{OT}$ |

### Mountain West vs FCS matchups

The Football Championship Subdivision comprises 13 conferences and two independent programs.
| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
| August 28 | Southern Utah | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | W 45–14 |
| September 2 | Houston Baptist | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | W 27–17 |
| September 2 | Eastern Washington | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV | L 33–35$^{2OT}$ |
| September 3 | South Dakota State | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | L 23–42 |
| September 4 | Lafayette | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | W 35–14 |
| September 4 | Montana State | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | W 19–16 |
| September 4 | Portland State | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | W 49–35 |
| September 10 | North Dakota | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT | W 48–24 |
| September 10 | Idaho State | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | W 49–10 |
| September 10 | Cal Poly | Fresno State | Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA | W 63–10 |
| September 25 | Towson | San Diego State | Dignity Health Sports Park • Carson, CA | W 48–21 |

## Awards and honors
### Player of the week honors

| Week | Offensive | Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special Teams | Special Teams | Special Teams | Freshman | Freshman | Freshman |
| Week | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position |
| Week 0 (August 30) | Nick Starkel | San Jose State | QB | Aaron Mosby | Fresno State | DE | Will Hart | San Jose State | P | Cale Sanders Jr. | Fresno State | DB |
| Week 1 (September 6) | Carson Strong | Nevada | QB | Chad Muma | Wyoming | LB | Connor Coles | Utah State | K | Ralph Fawaz | Wyoming | P |
| Week 2 (September 13) | Terry Wilson Jr. | New Mexico | QB | Justin Rice | Utah State | LB | Kaegun Williams | San Diego State | KR | Seyi Oladipo | Boise State | S |
| Week 3 (September 20) | Jake Haener | Fresno State | QB | Justin Rice (2) | Utah State | LB | Cayden Camper | Colorado State | K | Jack Howell | Colorado State | DB |
| Week 4 (September 27) | Jalen Cropper | Fresno State | WR | Cameron Lockridge | Hawaii | DB | Matt Araiza | San Diego State | K/P | Noah Avinger | San Diego State | CB |
| Week 5 (October 4) | Toa Taua | Nevada | RB | Khoury Bethley | Hawaii | S | Brandon Talton | Nevada | K | Brayden Schager | Hawaii | QB |
| Week 6 (October 11) | Carson Strong (2) | Nevada | QB | Vince Sanford | Air Force | LB | Cayden Camper (2) | Colorado State | K | Kaonohi Kaniho | Boise State | CB |
| Week 7 (October 18) | Deven Thompkins | Utah State | WR | Shaq Bond | Utah State | S | Matt Araiza (2) | San Diego State | K/P | No selection | No selection | No selection |
| Week 8 (October 25) | Jordan Mims | Fresno State | RB | Khoury Bethley (2) | Hawaii | S | Matt Araiza (3) | San Diego State | K/P | Isaiah Chavez | New Mexico | QB |
| Week 9 (November 1) | Jordan Mims (2) | Fresno State | RB | Evan Williams | Fresno State | S | Brandon Talton (2) | Nevada | K | Ralph Fawaz (2) | Wyoming | P |
| Week 10 (November 8) | Deven Thompkins (2) | Utah State | WR | Chad Muma (2) | Wyoming | LB | Jonah Dalmas | Boise State | K | Cameron Friel | UNLV | QB |
| Week 11 (November 15) | Charles Williams | UNLV | RB | Cameron Thomas | San Diego State | DE | Matt Araiza (4) | San Diego State | K/P | Aaron Dumas | New Mexico | RB |
| Week 12 (November 22) | DeAndre Hughes | Air Force | RB | Darius Muasau | Hawaii | LB | Cameron Stone | Wyoming | KR | Jack Howell (2) | Colorado State | DB |
| Week 13 (November 29) | Chevan Cordeiro | Hawaii | QB | Patrick McMorris | San Diego State | S | Matthew Shipley | Hawaii | P/K | No selection | No selection | No selection |

### Mountain West Individual Awards

The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Mountain West Conference football coaches at the end of the season.
| Award | Player | School |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Carson Strong, Jr., QB | Nevada |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Cameron Thomas, Jr., DL | San Diego State |
| Special Teams Player of the Year | Matt Araiza, K/P | San Diego State |
| Freshman Player of the Year | Cameron Friel, QB | UNLV |
| Coach of the Year | Brady Hoke | San Diego State |

### All-conference teams

The following players were selected as part of the Mountain West's All-Conference Teams.
| Position | Player | Team |
| First Team Offense |||
| WR | Khalil Shakir | Boise State |
| WR | Romeo Doubs | Nevada |
| WR | Deven Thompkins | Utah State |
| OL | Hawk Wimmer | Air Force |
| OL | John Ojukwu | Boise State |
| OL | Alex Akingbulu | Fresno State |
| OL | William Dunkle | San Diego State |
| OL | Zachary Thomas | San Diego State |
| TE | Trey McBride | Colorado State |
| QB | Carson Strong | Nevada |
| RB | Brad Roberts | Air Force |
| RB | Charles Williams | UNLV |
| KR | Jordan Byrd | San Diego State |
| PK | Jonah Dalmas | Boise State |
| First Team Defense |||
| DL | Scott Patchan | Colorado State |
| DL | Tristan Nichols | Nevada |
| DL | Cameron Thomas | San Diego State |
| DL | Viliami Fehoko | San Jose State |
| LB | Darius Muasau | Hawaii |
| LB | Caden McDonald | San Diego State |
| LB | Kyle Harmon | San Jose State |
| LB | Chad Muma | Wyoming |
| DB | Evan Williams | Fresno State |
| DB | Khoury Bethley | Hawaii |
| DB | Patrick McMorris | San Diego State |
| DB | Trenton Thompson | San Diego State |
| PR | Romeo Doubs | Nevada |
| P | Matt Araiza | San Diego State |
| Position | Player | Team |
| Second Team Offense |||
| WR | Jalen Cropper | Fresno State |
| WR | Calvin Turner | Hawaii |
| WR | Isaiah Neyor | Wyoming |
| OL | Ben Dooley | Boise State |
| OL | Jake Stetz | Boise State |
| OL | Aaron Frost | Nevada |
| OL | Jack Snyder | San Jose State |
| OL | Keegan Cryder | Wyoming |
| TE | Cole Turner | Nevada |
| QB | Jake Haener | Fresno State |
| RB | Greg Bell | San Diego State |
| RB | Xazavian Valladay | Wyoming |
| KR | Savon Scarver | Utah State |
| PK | Matt Araiza | San Diego State |
| Second Team Defense |||
| DL | Jordan Jackson | Air Force |
| DL | Scott Matlock | Boise State |
| DL | David Perales | Fresno State |
| DL | Keshawn Banks | San Diego State |
| LB | Vince Sanford | Air Force |
| LB | Daiyan Henley | Nevada |
| LB | Jacoby Windmon | UNLV |
| LB | Justin Rice | Utah State |
| DB | JL Skinner | Boise State |
| DB | Cortez Davis | Hawaii |
| DB | Tayler Hawkins | San Diego State |
| DB | C.J. Coldon | Wyoming |
| PR | Stefan Cobbs | Boise State |
| P | Ryan Stonehouse | Colorado State |

### All–Americans

The 2021 College Football All-America Teams are composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News (TSN), Sports Illustrated (SI), USA Today (USAT) ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), FOX Sports (FOX) College Football News (CFN), Bleacher Report (BR), Scout.com, Phil Steele (PS), SB Nation (SB), Athlon Sports, Pro Football Focus (PFF) and Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo!).
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. Football 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 |
| First Team All-Americans ||||||
| TE | Trey McBride | Colorado State | AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF | * | * |
| DE | Cameron Thomas | San Diego State | ESPN, The Athletic | | |
| P | Matt Araiza | San Diego State | AFCA, AP, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, The Athletic, TSN, USAT, WCFF | * | * |
| Position | Player | School | Selector |
| Second Team All-Americans ||||||
| OL | William Dunkle | San Diego State | AP |
| TE | Trey McBride | Colorado State | CBS |
| DE | Cameron Thomas | San Diego State | AP, FWAA, TSN, USAT, WCFF |
| LB | Chad Muma | Wyoming | WCFF |
| P | Ryan Stonehouse | Colorado State | TSN |
| Position | Player | School | Selector |
| Third Team All-Americans ||||||
| AP | Deven Thompkins | Utah State | AP |
| LB | Chad Muma | Wyoming | AP |

### National award winners

* John Mackey Award: Trey McBride, Colorado State
* Ray Guy Award: Matt Araiza, San Diego State

## NFL draft

The following list includes all Mountain West players who were drafted in the 2022 NFL draft.
| Player | Position | School | Draft Round | Round Pick | Overall Pick | Team |
| Trey McBride | TE | Colorado State | 2 | 23 | 55 | Arizona Cardinals |
| Chad Muma | LB | Wyoming | 3 | 6 | 70 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Cameron Thomas | DE | San Diego State | 3 | 23 | 87 | Arizona Cardinals |
| Daniel Bellinger | TE | San Diego State | 4 | 7 | 112 | New York Giants |
| Romeo Doubs | WR | Nevada | 4 | 27 | 132 | Green Bay Packers |
| Khalil Shakir | WR | Boise State | 5 | 5 | 148 | Buffalo Bills |
| Cole Turner | TE | Nevada | 5 | 6 | 149 | Washington Commanders |
| DaRon Bland | CB | Fresno State | 5 | 24 | 167 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Matt Araiza | P | San Diego State | 6 | 1 | 180 | Buffalo Bills |
| Zachary Thomas | OT | San Diego State | 6 | 7 | 186 | Chicago Bears |
| Jordan Jackson | DT | Air Force | 6 | 15 | 194 | New Orleans Saints |