# 2024 Mountain West Conference football season

The 2024 Mountain West Conference football season will be the 26th season of college football for the Mountain West Conference. It is part of the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. 12 teams will compete in the conference during the season. The season will begin on August 24, 2024, and conclude with the Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game in December 2024. The full season schedule was released on February 29, 2024.

## Conference news

For the 2024 season, the Mountain West Conference signed a scheduling agreement with Oregon State and Washington State - the only remaining members of the Pac-12 Conference. All Mountain West teams will play a game against either Oregon State or Washington State. The games will not count toward conference standings, and neither Pac-12 school is eligible for the Mountain West Conference championship game.
On July 1, the Mountain West Conference announced a new broadcasting deal with TNT Sports, with several games to be broadcast on TNT's truTV channel as well as their streaming service Max.

## Preseason
### Preseason Poll

The Preseason Media Poll was released July 10, 2024. Boise State was selected as the preseason favorite to claim the 2024 Mountain West football regular-season title.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (for first) |
| 1 | Boise State | 543 (38) |
| 2 | UNLV | 471 (4) |
| 3 | Fresno State | 460 (4) |
| 4 | Air Force | 384 |
| 5 | Colorado State | 337 |
| 6 | Wyoming | 296 |
| 7 | Utah State | 285 |
| 8 | San Diego State | 251 |
| 9 | Hawaii | 214 |
| 10 | San Jose State | 185 |
| 11 | New Mexico | 85 |
| 12 | Nevada | 77 |

### Preseason All-Conference team

Mountain West preseason awards and all-conference teams were announced on July 10.

#### Awards

| Position | Player | Class | Position | Team |
| Award |||||
| Offensive Player of the Year | Ashton Jeanty | Jr. | RB | Boise State |
| Co-Defensive Player of the Year | Ahmed Hassanein | Sr. | DL | Boise State |
| Co-Defensive Player of the Year | Jackson Woodard | Sr. | LB | UNLV |
| Special Teams Player of the Year | Jacob De Jesus | Sr. | KR/PR | UNLV |

#### All-conference team

| Position | Player | Class | Team |
| First Team Offense ||||
| QB | Mikey Keene | Jr. | Fresno State |
| RB | Ashton Jeanty | Jr. | Boise State |
| RB | Malik Sherrod | Sr. | Fresno State |
| WR | Tory Horton | Gr. | Colorado State |
| WR | Ricky White III | Sr. | UNLV |
| WR | Jalen Royals | Sr. | Utah State |
| TE | John Michael Gyllenborg | Jr. | Wyoming |
| OL | Kage Casey | So. | Boise State |
| OL | Jacob Gardner | Gr. | Colorado State |
| OL | Mose Vavao | Sr. | Fresno State |
| OL | Tiger Shanks | Sr. | UNLV |
| OL | Jack Walsh | Jr. | Wyoming |
| First Team Defense ||||
| DL | Ahmed Hassanein | Sr. | Boise State |
| DL | Devo Bridges | Sr. | Fresno State |
| DL | Soane Toia | Sr. | San Jose State |
| DL | Jordan Bertagnole | Gr. | Wyoming |
| LB | Andrew Simpson | Jr. | Boise State |
| LB | Chase Wilson | Sr. | Colorado State |
| LB | Jordan Pollard | Jr. | San Jose State |
| LB | Jackson Woodard | Sr. | UNLV |
| DB | A’Marion McCoy | Sr. | Boise State |
| DB | Jack Howell | Sr. | Colorado State |
| DB | Cameron Oliver | Sr. | UNLV |
| DB | Ike Larsen | Jr. | Utah State |
| First Team Special Teams ||||
| PK | Jonah Dalmas | Gr. | Boise State |
| P | James Ferguson-Reynolds | Jr. | Boise State |
| PR | Jacob De Jesus | Sr. | UNLV |
| KR | Jacob De Jesus | Sr. | UNLV |

## Coaches
### Coaching changes

* On November 13, 2023, San Diego State head coach Brady Hoke announced that he would retire at the conclusion of the season. On November 29, the school announced that Sean Lewis would become the head coach for the 2024 season. Lewis had previously been offensive coordinator at Colorado and the head coach of Kent State.
* On November 25, 2023, New Mexico announced that they had fired head coach Danny Gonzales after four seasons as head coach. Gonzales had posted a 11–32 record during his time at the school. On December 6, New Mexico announced Bronco Mendenhall as the new head coach for the 2024 season. Mendenhall had previously been head coach at BYU and Virginia.
* On December 1, 2023, Nevada announced that they had fired head coach Ken Wilson. Wilson had gone 4–20 in his two seasons with the school. On December 4, Nevada announced Jeff Choate as the new head coach for 2024. Choate had previously been the co-defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach at Texas and the head coach of Montana State.
* On December 6, 2023, Wyoming head coach Craig Bohl announced that we would retire following Wyoming's 2023 bowl game. Wyoming's defensive coordinator Jay Sawvel was promoted to head coach for 2024.
* On January 16, San Jose State head coach Brent Brennan was announced the new head coach of Arizona of the Big 12 Conference for the 2024 season. On January 21, San Jose State announced Ken Niumatalolo as the school's new head coach. Niaumatalolo had previously been head coach at Navy.
* On July 2, Utah State announced their intention to fire Blake Anderson due to non-compliance with Title IX policies regarding the reporting of disclosures of sexual misconduct. Defensive coordinator Nate Dreiling was named the school's interim head coach.
* On July 15, Fresno State head coach Jeff Tedford announced he would step down as head coach due to health concerns. Current assistant head coach and linebackers coach Tim Skipper was announced as the interim head coach for the 2024 season.

### Head coaches

| Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | MW record |
| Air Force | Troy Calhoun | 18 | 130–82 | 130–82 | 77–54 |
| Boise State | Spencer Danielson | 2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Colorado State | Jay Norvell | 3 | 41–42 | 8–16 | 29–27 |
| Fresno State | Tim Skipper (interim) | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Hawaii | Timmy Chang | 3 | 8–18 | 8–18 | 5–11 |
| Nevada | Jeff Choate | 1 | 28–22 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| New Mexico | Bronco Mendenhall | 1 | 135–81 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| San Diego State | Sean Lewis | 1 | 24–31 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| San Jose State | Ken Niumatalolo | 1 | 109–83 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| UNLV | Barry Odom | 2 | 34–30 | 9–5 | 6–2 |
| Utah State | Nate Dreiling | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Wyoming | Jay Sawvel | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |

### Mid-season changes

* On December 8, UNLV head coach Barry Odom was announced as the new head coach of Purdue in the Big Ten Conference. UNLV named their wide receivers coach Del Alexander as the interim head coach for the team's bowl game. On December 12, UNLV announced that Dan Mullen would be the new head coach for the 2025 season. Mullen had previously been head coach of Florida in the SEC.

### Post-season changes

* On December 4, Fresno State announced that Matt Entz would become the new permanent head coach beginning in 2025. Entz had previously been the associated head coach at USC
* On December 6, Utah State announced that they had hired Bronco Mendenhall away from New Mexico to become their head coach for 2025. On December 14, New Mexico announced Jason Eck as their new head coach for 2025. Eck had previously been head coach at Idaho.

## 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 | Wk 15 |
| Air Force | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Air Force | C | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Air Force | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | |
| Boise State | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
| Boise State | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
| Boise State | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| Colorado State | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | RV | | | |
| Colorado State | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | RV | | | |
| Colorado State | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | |
| Fresno State | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fresno State | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fresno State | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | |
| Hawaii | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hawaii | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hawaii | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | |
| Nevada | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nevada | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nevada | CFP | Not released | 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 | Not released | | | | | | |
| San Diego State | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| San Diego State | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| San Diego State | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | |
| San Jose State | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| San Jose State | C | | | | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| San Jose State | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | |
| UNLV | AP | | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 21 | 19 | 24 |
| UNLV | C | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 23 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 21 | 19 | 24 |
| UNLV | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | 24 | 22 | 20 | 24 |
| Utah State | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Utah State | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Utah State | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | |
| Wyoming | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wyoming | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wyoming | CFP | Not released | 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 |

## Schedule

The schedule was released on February 29, 2024.
* Index to colors and formatting
* 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 24 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 4 (FCS) Montana State | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | FS1 | L 31–35 | 17,314 |
| August 24 | 6:00 p.m. | SMU | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | CBSSN | L 24–29 | 20,263 |
| August 24 | 10:00 p.m. | Delaware State | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | SPEC PPV | W 35–14 | 12,206 |
| $^#$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 |
| August 29 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 8 (FCS) Sacramento State | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | truTV / Max | W 42–24 | 13,811 |
| August 31 | 1:30 p.m. | Colorado State | No. 4 Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | ESPN | L 0–52 | 99,171 |
| August 31 | 1:30 p.m. | Merrimack | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • USAF Academy, CO | CBSSN | W 21–6 | 31,658 |
| August 31 | 2:00 p.m. | Boise State | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | ESPNU | W 56–45 | 24,134 |
| August 31 | 5:00 p.m. | UNLV | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX | FS1 | W 27–7 | 25,750 |
| August 31 | 5:00 p.m. | Nevada | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | ESPN+ | W 28–26 | 27,412 |
| August 31 | 5:30 p.m. | Fresno State | No. 9 Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | NBC | L 10–30 | 110,665 |
| August 31 | 5:30 p.m. | UCLA | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | CBS | L 13–16 | 15,194 |
| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas A&M-Commerce | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA | truTV / Max | W 45–14 | 25,180 |
| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | Robert Morris | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT | MWN/KMYU | W 36–14 | 17,037 |
| August 31 | 8:30 p.m. | Wyoming | Arizona State | Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, AZ | FS1 | L 7–48 | 48,108 |
| August 31 | 8:30 p.m. | New Mexico | No. 21 Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ (rivalry) | ESPN | L 39–61 | 44,748 |
| $^#$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 7 | 1:00 p.m. | Utah Tech | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV | MWN/Silver State Sports | W 72–14 | 24,512 |
| September 7 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 7 (FCS) Idaho | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | truTV / Max | L 13–17 | 25,070 |
| September 7 | 5:00 p.m. | Georgia Southern | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | truTV / Max | L 17–20 | 16,245 |
| September 7 | 5:00 p.m. | San Jose State | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • USAF Academy, CO | CBSSN | SJSU 17–7 | 22,478 |
| September 7 | 5:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | MWN | W 38–17 | 36,573 |
| September 7 | 8:00 p.m. | Boise State | No. 7 Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | Peacock | L 34–37 | 58,134 |
| September 7 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 8 (FCS) Sacramento State | Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA | MWN | W 46–30 | 41,031 |
| September 7 | 8:30 p.m. | Oregon State | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA | CBSSN | L 0–21 | 25,318 |
| September 7 | 9:00 p.m. | Utah State | No. 13 USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | BTN | L 0–48 | 68,110 |
| $^#$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 13 | 5:00 p.m. | UNLV | Kansas | Children's Mercy Park • Kansas City, KS | ESPN | W 23–20 | 21,493 |
| September 14 | 1:30 p.m. | Nevada | Minnesota | Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | BTN | L 0–27 | 44,534 |
| September 14 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 12 Utah | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT (Battle of the Brothers, Beehive Boot) | CBSSN | L 21–38 | 24,107 |
| September 14 | 5:00 p.m. | Hawaii | Sam Houston | Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX | ESPN+ | L 13–31 | 15,134 |
| September 14 | 5:00 p.m. | Kennesaw State | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | truTV / Max | W 31–10 | 11,090 |
| September 14 | 5:30 p.m. | Colorado | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown) | CBS | L 28–9 | 40,099 |
| September 14 | 5:30 p.m. | New Mexico | Auburn | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | ESPN2 | L 19–35 | 88,043 |
| September 14 | 5:30 p.m. | Air Force | Baylor | McLane Stadium • Waco, TX | FS1 | L 3–31 | 46,212 |
| September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | BYU | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | CBSSN | L 14–34 | 24,513 |
| September 14 | 8:30 p.m. | San Diego State | California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | ESPN | L 10–31 | 35,197 |
| September 14 | 8:30 p.m. | New Mexico State | Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA | truTV / Max | W 48–0 | 39,079 |
| $^#$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 20 | 8:00 p.m. | San Jose State | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | The CW | L 52–54 $^{2OT}$ | 24,808 |
| September 21 | 12:00 p.m. | Utah State | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | ESPN+ | L 29–45 | 11,384 |
| September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Eastern Washington | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | MWN | W 49–16 | 16,399 |
| September 21 | 3:00 p.m. | UTEP | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | truTV / Max | W 27–17 | 29,151 |
| September 21 | 5:00 p.m. | Wyoming | North Texas | DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX | ESPN+ | L 17–44 | 27,049 |
| September 21 | 6:30 p.m. | Fresno State | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | truTV / Max | FRES 38–21 | 18,019 |
| September 21 | 7:45 p.m. | Portland State | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | FS1 | W 56–14 | 36,972 |
| September 21 | 10:00 p.m. | No. 25 (FCS) Northern Iowa | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | SPEC PPV | W 36–7 | 11,402 |
| $^#$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 28 | 1:30 p.m. | Fresno State | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV | FS1 | UNLV 59–14 | 24,638 |
| September 28 | 1:30 p.m. | San Diego State | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | CBSSN | L 21–22 | 27,072 |
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | New Mexico | New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry) | ESPN+ | W 50–40 | 21,062 |
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Air Force | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | CBSSN | WYO 31–19 | 23,068 |
| September 28 | 8:00 p.m. | Washington State | No. 25 Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | FS1 | W 45–24 | 37,711 |
| $^#$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 4 | 7:00 p.m. | Syracuse | No. 25 UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV | FS1 | L 41–44 $^{OT}$ | 31,329 |
| October 5 | 10:00 a.m. | Navy | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • USAF Academy, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | CBS | L 7–34 | 39,441 |
| October 5 | 4:30 p.m. | Colorado State | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | The CW | L 31–39 $^{2OT}$ | 36,433 |
| October 5 | 5:00 p.m. | Utah State | No. 21 Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | FS2 | BSU 62–30 | 37,210 |
| October 5 | 5:30 p.m. | Nevada | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | truTV / Max | SJSU 35–31 | 17,099 |
| October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | Hawaii | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA | CBSSN | SDSU 27–24 | 31,307 |
| $^#$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 11 | 7:00 p.m. | UNLV | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT | CBSSN | UNLV 50–34 | 20,295 |
| October 12 | 1:30 p.m. | San Diego State | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | CBSSN | SDSU 27–24 | 23,155 |
| October 12 | 1:30 p.m. | San Jose State | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | truTV / Max | CSU 31–24 | 27,280 |
| October 12 | 5:00 p.m. | Air Force | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | truTV / Max | UNM 52–37 | 15,561 |
| October 12 | 5:00 p.m. | Washington State | Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA | FS1 | L 17–25 | 41,031 |
| October 12 | 5:30 p.m. | Oregon State | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | CBSSN | W 42–37 | 21,541 |
| October 12 | 9:00 p.m. | No. 17 Boise State | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | CBSSN | BSU 28–7 | 15,194 |
| $^#$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 18 | 8:30 p.m. | Fresno State | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | CBSSN | FRES 24–21 | 18,319 |
| October 19 | 1:30 p.m. | Hawaii | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | The CW | L 10–42 | 25,112 |
| October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | Wyoming | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | MWN | SJSU 24–14 | 17,101 |
| October 19 | 4:00 p.m. | New Mexico | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT | truTV / Max | UNM 50–45 | 14,584 |
| October 19 | 6:00 p.m. | Colorado State | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • USAF Academy, CO (rivalry) | CBSSN | CSU 21–13 | 27,598 |
| October 19 | 8:00 p.m. | UNLV | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | The CW | W 33–25 | 35,195 |
| $^#$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 25 | 8:30 p.m. | No. 17 Boise State | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV | CBSSN | BSU 29–24 | 42,228 |
| October 26 | 3:00 p.m. | New Mexico | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | MWN | CSU 17–6 | 36,980 |
| October 26 | 5:00 p.m. | Utah State | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY (rivalry) | CBSSN | USU 27–25 | 17,724 |
| October 26 | 6:00 p.m. | San Jose State | Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA (Battle for the Valley) | truTV / Max | FRES 33–10 | 41,343 |
| October 26 | 8:30 p.m. | Washington State | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA | CBSSN | L 26–29 | 26,937 |
| October 26 | 10:00 p.m. | Nevada | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | SPEC PPV | HAW 34–13 | 12,006 |
| $^#$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 1 | 6:00 p.m. | San Diego State | No. 15 Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | FS1 | BSU 56–24 | 36,838 |
| November 2 | 10:00 a.m. | Air Force | No. 21 Army | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | CBS | L 3–20 | 30,046 |
| November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | Wyoming | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | truTV / Max | WYO 49–45 | 15,046 |
| November 2 | 5:00 p.m. | Hawaii | Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA (rivalry) | SPEC PPV | HAW 21–20 | 41,575 |
| November 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Colorado State | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | CBSSN | CSU 38-21 | 16,019 |
| $^#$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 8 | 8:30 p.m. | New Mexico | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA | FS1 | UNM 21–16 | 21,832 |
| November 9 | 1:30 p.m. | San Jose State | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | The CW | W 24–13 | 37,187 |
| November 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Nevada | No. 12 Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID (rivalry) | FOX | BSU 28–21 | 37,143 |
| November 9 | 7:00 p.m. | UNLV | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | CBSSN | UNLV 29–27 | 12,691 |
| November 9 | 7:45 p.m. | Fresno State | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • USAF Academy, CO | FS1 | AF 36–28 | 14,794 |
| November 9 | 8:30 p.m. | Utah State | No. 21 Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | The CW | L 28–49 | 20,011 |
| $^#$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 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Wyoming | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO (Border War) | CBSSN | CSU 24–10 | 36,720 |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Hawaii | Utah State | Maverik Stradium • Logan, UT | SPEC PPV | USU 55–10 | |
| November 16 | 1:30 p.m. | Oregon State | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • USAF Academy, CO | CBSSN | W 28–0 | 21,385 |
| November 16 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 13 Boise State | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | CBSSN | BSU 42–21 | 20,517 |
| November 16 | 8:30 p.m. | San Diego State | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV | CBSSN | UNLV 41–20 | 30,386 |
| November 16 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 18 Washington State | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | FS1 | W 38–35 | 14,067 |
| $^#$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 22 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 24 UNLV | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | FS1 | UNLV 27–16 | 13,671 |
| November 23 | 1:30 p.m. | San Diego State | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT | CBSSN | USU 41–20 | 12,583 |
| November 23 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 12 Boise State | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | CBSSN | BSU 17–13 | 18,094 |
| November 23 | 8:30 p.m. | Colorado State | Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA | CBSSN | FRES 28–22 | |
| November 23 | 8:30 p.m. | Air Force | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | FS1 | AF 22–19 | 12,228 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||||||

### Week 14

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result |
| November 29 | 10:00 a.m. | Oregon State | No. 11 Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | FOX | W 34–18 |
| November 29 | 2:00 p.m. | Stanford | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA (Bill Walsh Legacy Game) | CBS | W 34–31 |
| November 29 | 1:30 p.m. | Utah State | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | FS1 | CSU 42–37 |
| November 30 | 1:30 p.m. | Fresno State | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | BTN | L 13–20 |
| November 30 | 4:30 p.m. | Wyoming | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | The CW | W 15–14 |
| November 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Nevada | No. 22 UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV (Fremont Cannon) | CBSSN | UNLV 38–14 |
| November 30 | 8:30 p.m. | Air Force | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA | FS1 | AF 31–20 |
| November 30 | 9:00 p.m. | New Mexico | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | SPEC PPV | HAW 38–30 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||||||

### Week 15

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
| December 6 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 20 UNLV | No. 10 Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID (Mountain West Conference Championship Game) | FOX | BSU 21–7 | 36,663 | |
| $^#$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 |
| LA Bowl | December 18 | SoFi Stadium • Inglewood, CA | ESPN | 7:00 p.m. | No. 24 UNLV | California | W 24–13 | 24,420 |
| Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | December 23 | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | ESPN | 12:30 p.m. | Fresno State | Northern Illinois | L 20–28$^{2OT}$ | 10,359 |
| Hawaii Bowl | December 24 | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | ESPN | 6:00 p.m. | San Jose State | South Florida | L 39–41$^{5OT}$ | 6,720 |
| Arizona Bowl | December 28 | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | The CW | 2:30 p.m. | Colorado State | Miami (OH) | L 17–43 | 40,076 |
| College Football Playoff bowl games |||||||||
| Fiesta Bowl | December 31 | State Farm Stadium • Glendale, AZ | ESPN | 5:30 p.m. | No. 9 Boise State | No. 4 Penn State | L 14–31 | 63,854 |

### Selection of teams

* Bowl eligible (5): Colorado State, Boise State, Fresno State, San Jose State, UNLV
* Bowl ineligible (7): Air Force, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, San Diego State, Utah State, Wyoming

## Mountain West records vs other conferences

2024–2025 records against non-conference opponents:
| Power Five Conferences | Record |
| ACC | 1–3 |
| Big Ten | 0–6 |
| Big 12 | 2–6 |
| Pac-12 | 8–7 |
| SEC | 0–2 |
| Power 5 Total | 11–24 |
| Other FBS Conferences | Record |
| American | 0–4 |
| C-USA | 4–1 |
| Independents | 0–0 |
| MAC | 0–1 |
| Sun Belt | 2–1 |
| Other FBS Total | 6–7 |
| FCS Opponents | Record |
| Football Championship Subdivision | 11–2 |
| Total Non-Conference Record | 28–33 |

### 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, and SEC). All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.
| Date | Conference | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
| August 24 | ACC | SMU | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | L 24–29 |
| August 31 | SEC | Colorado State | No. 4 Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | L 0–52 |
| August 31 | Big 12 | UNLV | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX | W 27–7 |
| August 31 | Big Ten | Fresno State | No. 9 Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | L 10–30 |
| August 31 | Big Ten | UCLA | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | L 13–16 |
| August 31 | Big 12 | Wyoming | Arizona State | Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 7–48 |
| August 31 | Big 12 | New Mexico | No. 21 Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 39–61 |
| September 7 | Big Ten | Boise State | No. 7 Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | L 34–37 |
| September 7 | Pac-12 | Oregon State | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA | L 0–21 |
| September 7 | Big Ten | Utah State | No. 13 USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | L 0–48 |
| September 13 | Big 12 | UNLV | Kansas | Children's Mercy Park • Kansas City, KS | W 23–20 |
| September 14 | Big Ten | Nevada | Minnesota | Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | L 0–27 |
| September 14 | Big 12 | No. 12 Utah | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT | L 21–38 |
| September 14 | Big 12 | Colorado | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | L 9–28 |
| September 14 | SEC | New Mexico | Auburn | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | L 19–45 |
| September 14 | Big 12 | Air Force | Baylor | McLane Stadium • Waco, TX | L 3–31 |
| September 14 | Big 12 | BYU | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | L 14–34 |
| September 14 | ACC | San Diego State | California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | L 10–31 |
| September 20 | Pac-12 | San Jose State | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | L 52–54 (2OT) |
| September 28 | Pac-12 | Washington State | No. 25 Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | W 45–24 |
| October 4 | ACC | Syracuse | No. 25 UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV | L 41–44 (OT) |
| October 5 | Pac-12 | Colorado State | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | L 31–39 (2OT) |
| October 12 | Pac-12 | Oregon State | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | W 42–37 |
| October 12 | Pac-12 | Washington State | Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA | L 17–25 |
| October 19 | Pac-12 | Hawaii | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | L 10–42 |
| October 19 | Pac-12 | UNLV | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | W 33–25 |
| October 26 | Pac-12 | Washington State | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA | L 26–29 |
| November 9 | Pac-12 | San Jose State | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | W 24–13 |
| November 9 | Pac-12 | Utah State | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | L 28–49 |
| November 16 | Pac-12 | Oregon State | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • USAF Academy, CO | W 28–0 |
| November 16 | Pac-12 | Washington State | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | W 38–35 |
| November 29 | Pac-12 | Oregon State | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | W 34–18 |
| November 29 | ACC | Stanford | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | W 34–31 |
| November 30 | Pac-12 | Wyoming | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | W 15–14 |
| November 30 | Big Ten | Fresno State | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | L 13–20 |

### 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 31 | Sun Belt | Boise State | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 56–45 |
| August 31 | Sun Belt | Nevada | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | W 28–26 |
| September 7 | Sun Belt | Georgia Southern | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | L 17–20 |
| September 14 | C-USA | Hawaii | Sam Houston | Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX | L 13–31 |
| September 14 | C-USA | Kennesaw State | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | W 31–10 |
| September 14 | C-USA | New Mexico State | Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA | W 48–0 |
| September 21 | C-USA | UTEP | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | W 27–17 |
| September 21 | American | Utah State | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | L 29–45 |
| September 21 | American | Wyoming | North Texas | DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX | L 17–44 |
| September 28 | C-USA | New Mexico | New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM | W 50–40 |
| September 28 | MAC | San Diego State | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | L 21–22 |
| October 5 | American | Navy | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • USAF Academy, CO | L 7–34 |
| November 2 | American | Air Force | Army | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY | L 3–20 |

### Mountain West vs FCS matchups

| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
| August 24 | Montana State | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | L 31–35 |
| August 24 | Delaware State | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | W 35–14 |
| August 29 | No. 8 (FCS) Sacramento State | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | W 42–24 |
| August 31 | Merrimack | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • USAF Academy, CO | W 21–6 |
| August 31 | Texas A&M-Commerce | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA | W 45–14 |
| August 31 | Robert Morris | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT | W 36–14 |
| September 7 | No. 7 (FCS) Idaho | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | L 13–17 |
| September 7 | Northern Colorado | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | W 38–17 |
| September 7 | Utah Tech | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV | W 72–14 |
| September 7 | No. 8 (FCS) Sacramento State | Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA | W 46–30 |
| September 21 | Eastern Washington | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | W 49–16 |
| September 21 | Portland State | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | W 56–14 |
| September 21 | No. 25 (FCS) Northern Iowa | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | W 36–7 |

## 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 | Brayden Schager | Hawaii | QB | Jamih Otis | Hawaii | LB | Tylan Hines | Hawaii | PR | Tyson Ruffins | Nevada | OL |
| Week 1 | Ashton Jeanty | Boise State | RB | Jackson Woodard | UNLV | LB | Elliott Nimrod | Utah State | K | Sire Gaines | Boise State | RB |
| Week 2 | Ashton Jeanty (2) | Boise State | RB | Jordan Pollard | San Jose State | LB | Jalen Moss | Fresno State | WR | Greg Burrell | UNLV | RB |
| Week 3 | Nick Nash | San Jose State | WR | Jackson Woodard (2) | UNLV | LB | Caden Chittenden | UNLV | K | Caden Chittenden | UNLV | K |
| Week 4 | Avery Morrow | Colorado State | RB | Tuasivi Nomura | Fresno State | LB | Dylan Lynch | Fresno State | K | Dylan Riley | Boise State | RB |
| Week 5 | Ashton Jeanty (3) | Boise State | RB | Jalen Catalon | UNLV | S | Aaron Rodriguez | New Mexico | P | Caden Chittenden (2) | UNLV | K |
| Week 6 | Ashton Jeanty (4) | Boise State | RB | Trey White | San Diego State | EDGE | Ricky White III | UNLV | WR | Danny O'Neil | San Diego State | QB |
| Week 7 | Ashton Jeanty (5) | Boise State | RB | Jackson Woodard (3) | UNLV | LB | Jordan Noyes | Colorado State | K | Danny O'Neil (2) | San Diego State | QB |
| Week 8 | Devon Dampier | New Mexico | QB | Jalen Catalon (2) | UNLV | S | Caden Chittenden (2) | UNLV | K | Caden Chittenden (3) | UNLV | K |
| Week 9 | Brayden Schager (2) | Hawaii | QB | Cam Lockridge | Fresno State | CB | Tanner Cragun | Utah State | K | Tanner Cragun | Utah State | K |
| Week 10 | Maddux Madsen | Boise State | QB | Phoenix Jackson | Fresno State | LB | Jordan Noyes (2) | Colorado State | K | Kaden Anderson | Wyoming | QB |
| Week 11 | Ashton Jeanty (6) | Boise State | RB | DJ Harvey | San Jose State | CB | Matthew Dapore | Air Force | K | LaJuan Owens | New Mexico | LT |
| Week 12 | Devon Dampier (2) | New Mexico | QB | Jordan Vincent | Utah State | S | Caden Chittenden (3) | UNLV | K | Justin Marshall | Colorado State | RB |
| Week 13 | Bryson Barnes | Utah State | QB | Oscar Aihie | Air Force | ILB | James Ferguson-Reynolds | Boise State | P | Bryson Donelson | Fresno State | RB |
| Week 14 | Micah Alejado | Hawaii | QB | Tyrecus Davis | Wyoming | CB | John Hoyland | Wyoming | K | Micah Alejado | Hawaii | QB |

### 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 | Ashton Jeanty, RB | Boise State |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Jackson Woodard, LB | UNLV |
| Special Teams Player of the Year | Ricky White III, WR | UNLV |
| Freshman Player of the Year | Caden Chittenden, PK | UNLV |
| Coach of the Year | Spencer Danielson | Boise 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 |||
| QB | Devon Dampier | New Mexico |
| WR | Mac Dalena | Fresno State |
| WR | Nick Nash | San Jose State |
| WR | Ricky White III | UNLV |
| RB | Ashton Jeanty | Boise State |
| RB | Marquez Cooper | San Diego State |
| TE | Matt Lauter | Boise State |
| OL | Kage Casey | Boise State |
| OL | Ben Dooley | Boise State |
| OL | Jacob Gardner | Colorado State |
| OL | Baraka Beckett | New Mexico |
| OL | Tiger Shanks | UNLV |
| PK | Caden Chittenden | UNLV |
| KR | Tyler King | Wyoming |
| First Team Defense |||
| DL | Ahmed Hassanein | Boise State |
| DL | Jayden Virgin-Morgan | Boise State |
| DL | Trey White | San Diego State |
| DL | Soane Toia | San Jose State |
| LB | Marco Notarainni | Boise State |
| LB | Tuasivi Nomura | Fresno State |
| LB | Jordan Pollard | San Jose State |
| LB | Jackson Woodard | UNLV |
| DB | Cam Lockridge | Fresno State |
| DB | Cam Stone | Hawai‘i |
| DB | Michael Coats Jr. | Nevada |
| DB | Jalen Catalon | UNLV |
| PR | Jacob De Jesus | UNLV |
| P | Tyler Pastula | San Diego State |
| Position | Player | Team |
| Second Team Offense |||
| QB | Hajj-Malik Williams | UNLV |
| WR | Luke Wysong | New Mexico |
| WR | Justin Lockhart | San Jose State |
| WR | Jalen Royals | Utah State |
| RB | Jai’Den Thomas | UNLV |
| RB | Rahsul Faison | Utah State |
| TE | John Michael Gyllenborg | Wyoming |
| OL | Alex Moore | Air Force |
| OL | Drew Moss | Colorado State |
| OL | McKenzie Agnello | New Mexico |
| OL | Jalen St. John | UNLV |
| OL | Jack Walsh | Wyoming |
| KR | Jacob De Jesus | UNLV |
| PK | Gabe Plascencia | San Diego State |
| Second Team Defense |||
| DL | Braxton Fely | Boise State |
| DL | Devo Bridges | Fresno State |
| DL | Antonio Doyle | UNLV |
| DL | Cian Slone | Utah State |
| LB | Buom Jock | Colorado State |
| LB | Chase Wilson | Colorado State |
| LB | Malachi Langley | Fresno State |
| LB | Shae Suiaunoa | Wyoming |
| DB | Seyi Oladipo | Boise State |
| DB | DJ Harvey | San Jose State |
| DB | Robert Rahimi | San Jose State |
| DB | Johnathan Baldwin | UNLV |
| PR | Jalen Moss | Fresno State |
| P | Luke Freer | Air Force |

### National awards

* Maxwell Award: Ashton Jeanty, Boise State
* Doak Walker Award: Ashton Jeanty, Boise State