Sports season
The 2022 Mountain West Conference football season will be the 24th season of College football for the Mountain West Conference . It will be part of the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season . 12 teams will compete in the conference during the season. The season is scheduled to being August 27 and conclude on December 3 with the Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game . The full schedule for the season was released on February 16, 2022[1]
Previous season
In the 2021 Mountain West Conference football season, Utah State won the Mountain division, while San Diego State won the West division. In the conference championship game, Utah State took victory by a score of 46–13.[2]
Preseason
Mountain West Media
The Mountain West Media days was held at the Mandalay Bay Las Vegas on July 20 and 21.
Preseason Poll
The Preseason Media Poll was released July 20, 2022. Boise State was picked to win the Mountain division, while Fresno State was picked to win the West division.[3]
Mountain
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (for first)
1
Boise State
151 (14)
2
Air Force
136 (10)
3
Utah State
122 (3)
4
Colorado State
90 (1)
5
Wyoming
60
6
New Mexico
29
West
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (for first)
1
Fresno State
160 (20)
2
San Diego State
148 (8)
3
San Jose State
105
4
Nevada
66
5
UNLV
58
6
Hawaii
51
Preseason All-Conference Team
The Preseason All-Conference Team was announced only July 21, 2022.[4]
Offensive Player of the Year: Jake Haener (Senior, Fresno State quarterback)
Defensive Players of the Year: Cade Hall (Senior, San Jose State defensive lineman) & Patrick McMorris (Senior, San Diego State defensive back)
Special Teams Player of the Year: Jordan Byrd (Senior, San Diego State punt and kick returner)
Position
Player
Team
Offense
QB
Jake Haener
Fresno State
WR
Jalen Cropper
Fresno State
WR
Jesse Matthews
San Diego State
RB
Brad Roberts
Air Force
RB
Jordan Mims
Fresno State
OL
Isaac Cochran
Air Force
OL
John Ojukwu
Boise State
OL
Dontae Bull
Fresno State
OL
Aaron Frost
Nevada
OL
Alama Uluave
San Diego State
TE
Tanner Arkin
Colorado State
Defense
DL
Scott Matlock
Boise State
DL
Keshawn Banks
San Diego State
DL
Jonah Tavai
San Diego State
DL
Viliami Fehoko
San Jose State
DL
Cade Hall
San Jose State
LB
Vince Sanford
Air Force
LB
Caden McDonald
San Diego State
LB
Kyle Harmon
San Jose State
DB
JL Skinner
Boise State
DB
Evan Williams
Fresno State
DB
Jerrick Reed II
New Mexico
DB
Patrick McMorris
San Diego State
Special Teams
P
Aaron Rodriguez
New Mexico
PK
Jonah Dalmas
Boise State
PR
Jordan Byrd
San Diego State
KR
Jordan Byrd
San Diego State
Preseason individual awards
The following list contains Mountain West players who were included on preseason watch lists for national awards.
Award
Head Coach/Player
School
Position
Ref
Bronko Nagurski Trophy
Viliami Fehoko
San Jose State
DE
[15]
Kyle Harmon
San Jose State
LB
Caden McDonald
San Diego State
LB
Patrick McMorris
San Diego State
S
Vince Sanford
Air Force
LB
JL Skinner
Boise State
S
Evan Williams
Fresno State
S
Outland Trophy
Alfred Edwards
Utah State
OT
[16]
Aaron Frost
Nevada
OT
Scott Matlock
Boise State
DT
John Ojukwu
Boise State
OT
Everett Smalley
Air Force
OT
Alama Uluave
San Diego State
C
Lou Groza Award
Cayden Camper
Colorado State
K
[17]
Jonah Dalmas
Boise State
K
Daniel Gutierrez
UNLV
K
Matthew Shipley
Hawaii
K
Brandon Talton
Nevada
K
Ray Guy Award
Aaron Rodriguez
New Mexico
P
[18]
Stephen Kotsanlee
Utah State
P
Paul Hornung Award
Jordan Byrd
San Diego State
RB
[19]
Stefan Cobbs
Boise State
WR
Nikko Remigio
Fresno State
WR
Titus Swen
Wyoming
RB
Luke Wysong
New Mexico
WR
Wuerffel Trophy
John Ojukwu
Boise State
OT
[20]
A'Jon Vivens
Colorado State
RB
Jalen Cropper
Fresno State
WR
Jonah Kalahawai-Welch
Hawaii
DL
Christian Swint
Nevada
CB
Luke Wysong
New Mexico
WR
Michael Shawcroft
San Diego State
LB
Chevan Cordeiro
San Jose State
QB
Andre Grayson
Utah State
CB
Award
Head Coach/Player
School
Position
Ref
Walter Camp Award
Jake Haener
Fresno State
QB
[21]
Brad Roberts
Air Force
RB
Bednarik Award
Vince Sanford
Air Force
LB
[22]
Scott Matlock
Boise State
DT
Dequan Jackson
Colorado State
LB
Evan Williams
Fresno State
S
Dom Peterson
Nevada
DT
Patrick McMorris
San Diego State
S
Viliami Fehoko
San Jose State
DE
Rotary Lombardi Award
Viliami Fehoko
San Jose State
DE
[23]
Caden McDonald
San Diego State
LB
David Perales
Fresno State
DE
Patrick Mannelly Award
Rex Goossen
UNLV
LS
[24]
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award
Logan Bonner
Utah State
QB
Trace Bruckler
New Mexico
TE
Stefan Cobbs
Boise State
WR
Tyrell Shavers
San Diego State
WR
Titus Swen
Wyoming
RB
Calvin Tyler Jr.
Utah State
RB
Manning Award
Logan Bonner
Utah State
QB
[25]
Jake Haener
Fresno State
QB
Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award
Falepule Alo
Utah State
OL
[26]
Chevan Cordeiro
San Jose State
QB
Leif Fautanu
UNLV
OL
Viliami Fehoko
San Jose State
DL
George Holani
Boise State
RB
Kekeaniokoa Holomalia-Gonzalez
Boise State
OL
Jonah Kahahawai-Welch
Hawaii
DL
Alii Matau
San Jose State
LB
Hale Motu'apuaka
Utah State
DL
Ezekiel Noa
Boise State
LB
Jonah Panoke
Hawaii
WR
Blessman Ta'ala
Hawaii
DL
Toa Taua
Nevada
RB
Jonah Tavai
San Diego State
DL
Justus Tavai
San Diego State
DL
Alama Uluave
San Diego State
OL
Solo Vaipulu
Hawaii
OL
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
Hank Bachmeier
Boise State
QB
[27]
Logan Bonner
Utah State
QB
Braxton Burmeister
San Diego State
QB
Jake Haener
Fresno State
QB
Ted Hendricks Award
Coaches
Coaching changes
On December 8, 2021, Fresno State announced that Jeff Tedford would rejoin the school as head coach to replace the departing Kalen DeBoer . Teford had previously been head coach at Fresno State from 2017–2019, but had left the school after 2019 due to health issues.[30]
On December 10, 2021, Nevada announced that Oregon defensive coordinator Ken Wilson would replace Jay Norvell as head coach. Wilson had been an assistant coach in various positions for Nevada from 1989–2012 prior to being hired as head coach.[31]
On January 14, Hawaii head coach Todd Graham resigned from his position amid controversy surrounding mistreatment of players.[32] On January 22, Hawaii announced Nevada assistant coach Timmy Chang as the new head coach.[33]
Head coaches
Post-season changes
On November 28, UNLV announced that they had fired head coach Marcus Arroyo . Arroyo posted a 7–23 record with the school over three years.[34]
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
C
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Boise State
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
C
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Colorado State
AP
C
CFP
Not released
Fresno State
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
C
RV
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Hawaii
AP
C
CFP
Not released
Nevada
AP
C
CFP
Not released
New Mexico
AP
C
CFP
Not released
San Diego State
AP
RV
C
RV
CFP
Not released
San Jose State
AP
RV
RV
C
RV
CFP
Not released
UNLV
AP
C
CFP
Not released
Utah State
AP
RV
C
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Wyoming
AP
C
CFP
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 for the 2022 Mountain West football season was announced on February 16, 2022.[1]
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 27
1:30 p.m.
Idaho State
UNLV
Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV
CBSSN
W 52–21
19,579
August 27
2:00 p.m.
UConn
Utah State
Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT
FS1
W 31–20
19,553
August 27
2:00 p.m.
Wyoming
Illinois
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
BTN
L 6–38
37,832
August 27
8:00 p.m.
Nevada
New Mexico State
Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM
ESPN2
W 23–12
23,371
August 27
8:30 p.m.
Vanderbilt
Hawaii
Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI
CBSSN
L 10–63
9,346
# 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
6:30 p.m.
Portland State
San Jose State
CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA
NBCSBA
W 21–17
16,291
September 1
6:30 p.m.
Cal Poly
Fresno State
Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA
FS1
W 35–7
36,011
September 3
10:00 a.m.
Colorado State
No. 8 Michigan
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
ABC
L 7–51
109,575
September 3
11:00 a.m.
No. 21 (FCS ) Northern Iowa
Air Force
Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO
Altitude
W 48–17
31,180
September 3
1:30 p.m.
Arizona
San Diego State
Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA
CBS
L 20–38
34,046
September 3
1:30 p.m.
Tulsa
Wyoming
War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY
FS1
W 40–37 2OT
20,574
September 3
3:30 p.m.
Texas State
Nevada
Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV
NSN
W 38–14
13,260
September 3
5:30 p.m.
Utah State
No. 1 Alabama
Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL
SECN
L 0–55
98,321
September 3
6:00 p.m.
Maine
New Mexico
University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM
MWN
W 41–0
15,166
September 3
6:30 p.m.
Boise State
Oregon State
Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
ESPN
L 17–34
27,732
September 3
10:00 p.m.
Western Kentucky
Hawaii
Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI
Spectrum Sports
L 17–49
9,346
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time .
Week 2
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 9
7:00 p.m.
Boise State
New Mexico
University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM
CBSSN
BSU 31–14
16,157
September 10
1:30 p.m.
Colorado
Air Force
Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO
CBS
W 41–10
33,647
September 10
2:00 p.m.
Middle Tennessee
Colorado State
Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO
MWN
L 19–34
27,641
September 10
2:00 p.m.
UNLV
California
California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
P12N
L 14–20
38,180
September 10
2:00 p.m.
Northern Colorado
Wyoming
War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY
MWN
W 33–10
22,863
September 10
3:30 p.m.
No. 8 (FCS ) Incarnate Word
Nevada
Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV
NSN
L 41–55
14,092
September 10
5:00 p.m.
No. 16 (FCS ) Weber State
Utah State
Maverick Stadium • Logan, UT
MWN
L 7–35
17,781
September 10
5:30 p.m.
San Jose State
Auburn
Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
ESPNU
L 16–24
83,340
September 10
6:00 p.m.
Idaho State
San Diego State
Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA
MWN
W 38–7
27,865
September 10
6:00 p.m.
Hawaii
No. 4 Michigan
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
BTN
L 10–56
110,012
September 10
8:30 p.m.
Oregon State
Fresno State
Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA
CBSSN
L 32–35
41,031
# 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 16
6:00 p.m.
Air Force
Wyoming
War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY
CBSSN
WYO 17–14
18,277
September 17
1:00 p.m.
North Texas
UNLV
Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV
SSSEN
W 58–27
19,623
September 17
2:00 p.m.
No. 16 (FCS ) UT Martin
Boise State
Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID
FS1
W 30–7
36,396
September 17
3:00 p.m.
Colorado State
Washington State
Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA
P12N
L 7–38
23,611
September 17
5:30 p.m.
Nevada
Iowa
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA
BTN
L 0–27
69,250
September 17
6:00 p.m.
UTEP
New Mexico
University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM
MWN
W 27–10
15,269
September 17
8:00 p.m.
San Diego State
No. 14 Utah
Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT
ESPN2
L 7–35
51,602
September 17
8:30 p.m.
Fresno State
No. 7 USC
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
FOX
L 17–45
67,226
September 17
10:00 p.m.
Duquesne
Hawaii
Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI
Spectrum Sports
W 24–14
8,991
# 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 23
6:00 p.m.
Nevada
Air Force
Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO
FS1
AF 48–20
20,506
September 23
7:00 p.m.
Boise State
UTEP
Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX
CBSSN
L 10–27
11,227
September 24
1:30 p.m.
Toledo
San Diego State
Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA
FS1
W 17–14
27,108
September 24
2:00 p.m.
No. 7 (FCS ) Sacramento State
Colorado State
Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO
MWN
L 10–41
25,445
September 24
5:00 p.m.
UNLV
Utah State
Maverick Stadium • Logan, UT
CBSSN
UNLV 34–24
17,454
September 24
5:30 p.m.
New Mexico
LSU
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA
SECN+/ESPN+
L 0–38
100,501
September 24
6:00 p.m.
Hawaii
New Mexico State
Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM
FloSports
L 26–45
12,879
September 24
8:15 p.m.
Wyoming
No. 19 BYU
LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT
ESPN2
L 24–38
60,092
September 24
8:30 p.m.
Western Michigan
San Jose State
CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA
CBSSN
W 34–6
17,058
# 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 29
6:00 p.m.
Utah State
No. 19 BYU
LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT (Beehive Boot , rivalry )
ESPN
L 26–38
59,417
September 30
6:00 p.m.
San Diego State
Boise State
Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID
FS1
BSU 35–13
34,910
September 30
9:00 p.m.
New Mexico
UNLV
Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV
CBSSN
UNLV 31–20
21,605
October 1
10:00 a.m.
Navy
Air Force
Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy )
CBS
W 13–10
36,947
October 1
1:30 p.m.
Fresno State
UConn
Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT
CBSSN
L 14–19
20,952
October 1
5:30 p.m.
San Jose State
Wyoming
War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY
CBSSN
SJSU 33–16
17,765
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time .
Week 6
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
October 7
8:30 p.m.
Colorado State
Nevada
Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV
FS1
CSU 17–14
18,255
October 7
8:30 p.m.
UNLV
San Jose State
CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA
CBSSN
SJSU 40–7
16,669
October 8
5:00 p.m.
Wyoming
New Mexico
University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM
CBSSN
WYO 27–14
14,226
October 8
5:00 p.m.
Air Force
Utah State
Maverick Stadium • Logan, UT
FS1
USU 34–27
19,105
October 8
7:45 p.m.
Fresno State
Boise State
Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID (rivalry )
FS1
BSU 40–20
37,663
October 8
8:30 p.m.
Hawaii
San Diego State
Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA
CBSSN
SDSU 16–14
33,073
# 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 15
5:00 p.m.
Utah State
Colorado State
Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO
CBSSN
USU 17–13
35,009
October 15
6:00 p.m.
New Mexico
New Mexico State
Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry )
FloSports
L 9–21
October 15
8:30 p.m.
Air Force
UNLV
Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV
CBSSN
AF 42–7
23,847
October 15
8:45 p.m.
San Jose State
Fresno State
Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA (rivalry )
FS2
FRES 17–10
41,031
October 15
10:00 p.m.
Nevada
Hawaii
Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI
NSN / Spectrum Sports
HAW 31–16
9,231
# 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 22
12:30 p.m.
UNLV
Notre Dame
Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN
Peacock
L 21–44
73,165
October 22
2:00 p.m.
Hawaii
Colorado State
Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO
Spectrum Sports
CSU 17–13
22,843
October 22
4:00 p.m.
San Jose State
New Mexico State
Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM
FloSports
Canceled
n/a
October 22
4:30 p.m.
Fresno State
New Mexico
University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM
FS2
FRES 41–9
14,667
October 22
5:00 p.m.
Boise State
Air Force
Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO
CBSSN
BSU 19–14
25,254
October 22
7:45 p.m.
Utah State
Wyoming
War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY (Bridger’s Battle )
FS2
WYO 28–14
21,420
October 22
8:30 p.m.
San Diego State
Nevada
Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV
CBSSN
SDSU 23–7
16,363
# 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 29
5:00 p.m.
Colorado State
Boise State
Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID
FS1
BSU 49–10
33,895
October 29
8:30 p.m.
San Diego State
Fresno State
Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA (rivlary )
FS1
FRES 32–28
37,107
October 29
8:30 p.m.
Nevada
San Jose State
CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA
CBSSN
SJSU 35–28
17,117
October 29
10:00 p.m.
Wyoming
Hawaii
Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI (rivlary )
Spectrum Sports
WYO 27–20
9,346
# 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 5
9:30 a.m.
Air Force
Army
Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy )
CBS
W 13–7
33,912
November 5
1:30 p.m.
New Mexico
Utah State
Maverick Stadium • Logan, UT
CBSSN
USU 27–10
14,154
November 5
5:00 p.m.
UNLV
San Diego State
Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA
CBSSN
SDSU 14–10
28,854
November 5
5:00 p.m.
BYU
Boise State
Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID
FS2
L 28–31
36,461
November 5
8:30 p.m.
Hawaii
Fresno State
Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA (rivalry )
FS2
FRES 55–13
39,005
November 5
8:30 p.m.
Colorado State
San Jose State
CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA
NBCSBA
SJSU 28–16
16,382
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time .
Week 11
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
November 11
8:30 p.m.
Fresno State
UNLV
Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV
CBSSN
FRES 37–30
23,146
November 12
1:30 p.m.
New Mexico
Air Force
Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO
CBSSN
AF 35–3
20,827
November 12
5:00 p.m.
Wyoming
Colorado State
Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO (Border War )
CBSSN
WYO 14–13
30,300
November 12
8:30 p.m.
San Jose State
San Diego State
Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA
FS1
SDSU 43–27
28,406
November 12
8:30 p.m.
Boise State
Nevada
Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV (rivalry )
CBSSN
BSU 41–3
14,960
November 12
9:00 p.m.
Utah State
Hawaii
Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI
Spectrum Sports
USU 41–34
8,862
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time .
Week 12
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
November 18
7:45 p.m.
San Diego State
New Mexico
University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM
FS1
SDSU 34–10
14,309
November 19
5:00 p.m.
Boise State
Wyoming
War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY
CBSSN
BSU 20–17
17,345
November 19
7:00 p.m.
Colorado State
Air Force
Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO
FS2
AF 24–12
20,121
November 19
7:45 p.m.
San Jose State
Utah State
Maverick Stadium • Logan, UT
FS1
USU 35–31
13,677
November 19
8:30 p.m.
Fresno State
Nevada
Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV
CBSSN
FRES 41–14
12,501
November 19
9:00 p.m.
UNLV
Hawaii
Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI
Spectrum Sports / SSSEN
HAW 31–25
9,346
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time .
Week 13
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
November 25
10:00 a.m.
Utah State
Boise State
Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID
CBS
BSU 42–23
31,402
November 25
1:30 p.m.
New Mexico
Colorado State
Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO
CBSSN
CSU 17–0
20,107
November 25
8:00 p.m.
Wyoming
Fresno State
Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA
FS1
FRES 30–0
40,214
November 26
1:30 p.m.
Hawaii
San Jose State
CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA
Spectrum Sports
SJSU 27–14
15,012
November 26
4:00 p.m.
Nevada
UNLV
Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV (Fremont Cannon )
SSSEN / NSN
UNLV 27–22
24,873
November 26
7:00 p.m.
Air Force
San Diego State
Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA
CBSSN
AF 13–3
25,223
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time .
Week 14 – Mountain West Conference Championship Game
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
December 3
2:00 p.m.
Fresno State
Boise State
Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID (rivalry )
FOX
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time .
Postseason
Bowl Games
Legend
Mountain West win
Mountain West loss
Selection of teams
Bowl eligible (7): Air Force, Boise State, Fresno State, San Diego State, San Jose State, Utah State, Wyoming
Bowl ineligible (5): Colorado State, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, UNLV
Mountain West records vs. other conferences
2022–2023 records against non-conference foes:
Regular Season
Postseason
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 , BYU , Notre Dame and SEC ). All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.
Date
Conference
Visitor
Home
Site
Score
August 27
Big Ten
Wyoming
Illinois
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
L 6–38
August 27
SEC
Vanderbilt
Hawaii
Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI
L 10–63
September 3
Pac-12
Boise State
Oregon State
Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
L 17–34
September 3
Big Ten
Colorado State
No. 8 Michigan
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
L 7–51
September 3
SEC
Utah State
No. 1 Alabama
Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL
L 0–55
September 3
Pac-12
Arizona
San Diego State
Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA
L 20–38
September 10
Pac-12
Colorado
Air Force
Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO
W 41–10
September 10
Pac-12
Oregon State
Fresno State
Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA
L 32–35
September 10
Big Ten
Hawaii
No. 4 Michigan
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
L 10–56
September 10
SEC
San Jose State
Auburn
Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
L 16–24
September 10
Pac-12
UNLV
California
California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
L 14–20
September 17
Pac-12
Colorado State
Washington State
Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA
L 7–38
September 17
Pac-12
Fresno State
No. 7 USC
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
L 17–45
September 17
Big Ten
Nevada
Iowa
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA
L 0–27
September 17
Pac-12
San Diego State
No. 14 Utah
Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT
L 7–35
September 24
SEC
New Mexico
LSU
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA
L 0–38
September 24
Independent
Wyoming
No. 19 BYU
LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT
L 24–38
September 30
Independent
Utah State
BYU
LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT (Beehive Boot , rivalry )
L 26-38
October 22
Independent
UNLV
Notre Dame
Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN
L 21–44
November 5
Independent
BYU
Boise State
Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID
L 28–31
Mountain West vs Group of Five matchups
The following games include Mountain West teams competing against teams from the American , C-USA , MAC or Sun Belt .
Date
Conference
Visitor
Home
Site
Score
September 3
American
Tulsa
Wyoming
War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY
W 40–37 2OT
September 3
C-USA
Western Kentucky
Hawaii
Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI
L 17–49
September 3
Sun Belt
Texas State
Nevada
Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV
W 38–14
September 10
C-USA
Middle Tennessee
Colorado State
Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO
L 19–34
September 17
C-USA
UTEP
New Mexico
University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM
W 27–10
September 17
C-USA
North Texas
UNLV
Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV
W 58–27
September 24
C-USA
Boise State
UTEP
Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX
L 10–27
September 24
MAC
Toledo
San Diego State
Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA
W 17–14
September 24
MAC
Western Michigan
San Jose State
CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA
W 34–6
October 1
American
Navy
Air Force
Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy )
W 13-10
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
Visitor
Home
Site
Score
August 27
UConn
Utah State
Maverick Stadium • Logan, UT
W 31–20
August 27
Nevada
New Mexico State
Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM
W 23–12
September 24
Hawaii
New Mexico State
Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM
L 26–45
October 1
Fresno State
UConn
Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT
L 14-19
October 15
New Mexico
New Mexico State
Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry )
L 9–21
October 22
San Jose State
New Mexico State
Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM
Canceled
November 5
Air Force
Army
Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy )
W 13–7
Mountain West vs. FCS matchups
The following games include Mountain West teams competing against FCS schools.
Date
Visitor
Home
Site
Score
August 27
Idaho State
UNLV
Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV
W 52–21
September 1
Cal Poly
Fresno State
Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA
W 35-7
September 1
Portland State
San Jose State
CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA
W 21-17
September 3
No. 21 (FCS ) Northern Iowa
Air Force
Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO
W 48–17
September 3
Maine
New Mexico
University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM
W 41–0
September 10
No. 16 (FCS ) Weber State
Utah State
Maverick Stadium • Logan, UT
L 7–35
September 10
Northern Colorado
Wyoming
War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY
W 33–10
September 10
No. 8 (FCS ) Incarnate Word
Nevada
Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV
L 41–55
September 10
Idaho State
San Diego State
Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA
W 38–7
September 17
No. 16 (FCS ) UT Martin
Boise State
Alberstons Stadium • Boise, ID
W 30–7
September 17
Duquesne
Hawaii
Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI
W 24–14
September 24
No. 7 (FCS ) Sacramento State
Colorado State
Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO
L 10–41
Awards and honors
Player of the week honors
Week
Offensive
Defensive
Special Teams
Freshman
Player
Team
Position
Player
Team
Position
Player
Team
Position
Player
Team
Position
Week 0 (August 29)[35]
Doug Brumfield
UNLV
QB
Isaiah Essissima
Nevada
CB
Brandon Talton
Nevada
K
Robert Briggs
Utah State
RB
Week 1 (September 5)[36]
Andrew Peasley
Wyoming
QB
Bentlee Sanders
Nevada
DB
John Hoyland
Wyoming
K
Isaac Larsen
Utah State
S
Week 2 (September 12)[37]
Brad Roberts
Air Force
RB
Shae Suiaunoa
Wyoming
LB
John Hoyland (2)
Wyoming
K
Christian Washington
New Mexico
RB
Week 3 (September 19)[38]
Aidan Robbins
UNLV
RB
Reco Hannah
New Mexico
LB
Jonah Dalmas
Boise State
K
A.J. Haulcy
New Mexico
S
Week 4 (September 26)[39]
Brad Roberts (2)
Air Force
RB
Austin Ajiake
UNLV
LB
Jack Browning
San Diego State
K/P
Jordan Pollard
San Jose State
LB
Week 5 (October 3)[40]
Chevan Cordeiro
San Jose State
QB
DJ Schramm
Boise State
LB
Daniel Gutierrez
UNLV
K
Taylen Green
Boise State
QB
Week 6 (October 10)[41]
Chevan Cordeiro (2)
San Jose State
QB
Ezekiel Noa
Boise State
LB
Jonah Dalmas (2)
Boise State
K
Ashton Jeanty
Boise State
RB
Week 7 (October 17)[42]
Brad Roberts (3)
Air Force
RB
David Perales
Fresno State
DE
Stephen Kotsanlee
Utah State
P
Bishop Davenport
Utah State
QB
Week 8 (October 24)[43]
Titus Swen
Wyoming
RB
Michael Shawcroft
San Diego State
LB
Jonah Dalmas (3)
Boise State
K
A.J. Haulcy (2)
New Mexico
S
Week 9 (October 31)[44]
Taylen Green
Boise State
QB
Viliami Fehoko
San Jose State
DE
John Hoyland (3)
Wyoming
K
Taylen Green (2)
Boise State
QB
Week 10 (November 7)[45]
Jake Haener
Fresno State
QB
Dallas Branch
San Diego State
CB
Connor Coles
Utah State
K
Max Alford
Utah State
LB
Week 11 (November 14)[46]
Jalen Mayden
San Diego State
QB
Isaac Larsen
Utah State
S
Daniel Gutierrez (2)
UNLV
K
Isaac Larsen (2)
Utah State
S
Week 12 (November 21)[47]
Jake Haener (2)
Fresno State
QB
JL Skinner
Boise State
S
Jack Browning (2)
San Diego State
K/P
Taylen Green (3)
Boise State
QB
Week 13 (November 28)[48]
Taylen Green (2)
Boise State
QB
Jonathan Baldwin
UNLV
S
Daniel Gutierrez (3)
UNLV
K
Taylen Green (4)
Boise State
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.[49]
Award
Player
School
Offensive Player of the Year
Brad Roberts , Sr., RB
Air Force
Defensive Player of the Year
Viliami Fehoko, Jr. DL
San Jose State
Special Teams Player of the Year
Jack Browning, Sr. K/P
San Diego State
Freshman Player of the Year
Taylen Green , QB
Boise State
Coach of the Year
Andy Avalos
Boise State
All-conference teams
The following players were selected as part of the Mountain West's All-Conference Teams.[49]
Position
Player
Team
First Team Offense
WR
Tory Holton
Colorado State
WR
Jalen Moreno-Cropper
Fresno State
WR
Elijah Cooks
San Jose State
OL
Isaac Cochran
Air Force
OL
John Ojukwu
Boise State
OL
Ilm Manning
Hawaii
OL
Alama Uluave
San Diego State
OL
Alfred Edwards
Utah State
TE
Caleb Phillips
Hawaii
QB
Jake Haener
Fresno State
RB
Brad Roberts
Air Force
RB
Jordan Mims
Fresno State
KR
Jordan Byrd
San Diego State
PK
John Hoyland
Wyoming
First Team Defense
DL
David Perales
Fresno State
DL
Jonah Tavai
San Diego State
DL
Viliami Fehoko
San Jose State
DL
Cade Hall
San Jose State
LB
Caden McDonald
San Diego State
LB
Kyle Harmon
San Jose State
LB
Austin Ajiake
UNLV
LB
Easton Gibbs
Wyoming
DB
JL Skinner
Boise State
DB
Jack Howell
Colorado State
DB
Bentlee Sanders
Nevada
DB
Patrick McMorris
San Diego State
PR
Jordan Byrd
San Diego State
P
Jack Browning
San Diego State
Position
Player
Team
Second Team Offense
WR
Nikko Remigio
Fresno State
WR
Tyrell Shavers
San Diego State
WR
Brian Cobbs
Utah State
OL
Everett Smalley
Air Force
OL
Cade Beresford
Boise State
OL
Bula Schmidt
Fresno State
OL
Micah Vanterpool
Hawaii
OL
Cade Bennett
San Diego State
TE
Mark Redman
San Diego State
QB
Chevan Cordeiro
San Jose State
RB
George Holani
Boise State
RB
Calvin Tyler
Utah State
KR
Christian Washington
New Mexico
PK
Daniel Gutierrez
UNLV
Second Team Defense
DL
Scott Matlock
Boise State
DL
Mohamed Kamara
Colorado State
DL
Dom Peterson
Nevada
DL
Adam Plant
UNLV
LB
Vince Sanford
Air Force
LB
Ezekiel Noa
Boise State
LB
DJ Schramm
Boise State
LB
Michael Shawcroft
San Diego State
DB
Trey Taylor
Air Force
DB
Evan Williams
Fresno State
DB
A.J. Haulcy
New Mexico
DB
Isaac Larsen
Utah State
PR
Nikko Remigio
Fresno State
P
Aaron Rodriguez
New Mexico
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Teams Championships & awards Seasons
Conference seasons Inter-conference All-Americans