Sports 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.[ 1]
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.
The Mountain West Media days was held at the Cosmopolitan on July 27 and 28.
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.[ 2]
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
The following list contains players included on preseason watch lists for national awards.
Preseason All-Conference Team [ edit ] The Preseason All-Conference Team was announced only July 22, 2021.[ 22]
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
Pre
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Final
Air Force
AP
RV
RV
RV
C
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Boise State
AP
RV
C
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Colorado State
AP
C
CFP
Not released
Fresno State
AP
RV
22
18
RV
25
RV
RV
C
RV
RV
25
21
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
23
Hawaii
AP
C
CFP
Not released
Nevada
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
C
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
New Mexico
AP
C
CFP
Not released
San Diego State
AP
RV
RV
25
24
22
21
RV
RV
23
22
19
RV
25
C
RV
RV
RV
RV
24
21
20
RV
RV
23
22
19
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
24
22
19
21
19
24
San Jose State
AP
C
RV
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
UNLV
AP
C
CFP
Not released
Utah State
AP
RV
RV
24
C
RV
RV
RV
RV
24
CFP
Not released
Wyoming
AP
RV
C
RV
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
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 .[ 23]
Gary Andersen was fired by Utah State in November 2020. He was replaced by Blake Anderson .[ 24]
Post-season changes [ edit ] The season began on August 28, 2021, and concluded on November 27, 2021.
Index to colors and formatting
Mountain West Member won
Mountain West Member lost
Mountain West teams in bold
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
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 .
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
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
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
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 .
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
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
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
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
October 2
Colorado State
San Diego State
Wyoming
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
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
October 9
Fresno State
Hawaii
UNLV
Utah State
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
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 .
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
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
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
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
October 30
Air Force
New Mexico
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
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 .
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
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 .
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
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
November 20
Fresno State
San Jose State
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
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 .
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 .
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.[ 30]
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 .[ 31] Mountain West records vs Other Conferences [ edit ] 2021–2022 records against non-conference foes:
Regular season
Post Season
Mountain West vs Power Five matchups [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 14–21OT
Mountain West vs FCS matchups [ edit ] 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 33–352OT
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
Player of the week honors [ edit ] Mountain West Individual Awards [ edit ] The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Mountain West Conference football coaches at the end of the season.[ 46]
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 [ edit ] The following players were selected as part of the Mountain West's All-Conference Teams.[ 46]
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 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
Unanimous
Consensus
Third Team All-Americans
AP
Deven Thompkins
Utah State
AP
LB
Chad Muma
Wyoming
AP
National award winners [ edit ] The following list includes all Mountain West players who were drafted in the 2022 NFL draft .
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