26th season of Mountain West Conference football in 2024
Sports 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.[ 1]
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.[ 2]
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 .[ 3]
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.[ 4]
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 [ edit ]
Mountain West preseason awards and all-conference teams were announced on July 10.[ 5]
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 [ edit ]
Position
Player
Class
Team
First Team Offense
QB
Mikey Keene
Jr.
Fresno State
RB
Ashton Jeanty
Jr.
Boise State
Malik Sherrod
Sr.
Fresno State
WR
Tory Horton
Gr.
Colorado State
Ricky White III
Sr.
UNLV
Jalen Royals
Sr.
Utah State
TE
John Michael Gyllenborg
Jr.
Wyoming
OL
Kage Casey
So.
Boise State
Jacob Gardner
Gr.
Colorado State
Mose Vavao
Sr.
Fresno State
Tiger Shanks
Sr.
UNLV
Jack Walsh
Jr.
Wyoming
First Team Defense
DL
Ahmed Hassanein
Sr.
Boise State
Devo Bridges
Sr.
Fresno State
Soane Toia
Sr.
San Jose State
Jordan Bertagnole
Gr.
Wyoming
LB
Andrew Simpson
Jr.
Boise State
Chase Wilson
Sr.
Colorado State
Jordan Pollard
Jr.
San Jose State
Jackson Woodard
Sr.
UNLV
DB
A’Marion McCoy
Sr.
Boise State
Jack Howell
Sr.
Colorado State
Cameron Oliver
Sr.
UNLV
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
On November 13, 2023, San Diego State head coach Brady Hoke announced that he would retire at the conclusion of the season.[ 6] 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 .[ 7]
On November 25, 2023, New Mexico announced that they had fired head coach Danny Gonzales after four seasons as head coach.[ 8] 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.[ 9] Mendenhall had previously been head coach at BYU and Virginia .
On December 1, 2023, Nevada announced that they had fired head coach Ken Wilson .[ 10] 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.[ 11] 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.[ 12] 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.[ 13] On January 21, San Jose State announced Ken Niumatalolo as the school's new head coach.[ 14] 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.[ 15]
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.[ 16]
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Air Force
AP
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AP
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13
Colorado State
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CFP
Not released
Fresno State
AP
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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
C
CFP
Not released
San Jose State
AP
C
RV
CFP
Not released
UNLV
AP
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25
RV
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23
C
RV
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25
23
23
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Not released
Utah State
AP
C
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
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Tied with team above or below also with this symbol
The schedule was released on February 29, 2024.[ 1]
Index to colors and formatting
MW member won
MW member lost
MW teams in bold
All times Mountain time.
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
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 .
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
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 .
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
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 .
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
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 .
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
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 .
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
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 .
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
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 .
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
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 .
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
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 .
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
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 .
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
November 8
8:30 p.m.
New Mexico
San Diego State
Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA
FS1
UNM 21–16
November 9
1:30 p.m.
San Jose State
Oregon State
Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
The CW
W 24–13
November 9
6:00 p.m.
Nevada
No. 12 Boise State
Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID (rivalry )
FOX
BSU 28–21
November 9
7:00 p.m.
UNLV
Hawaii
Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI
CBSSN
UNLV 29–27
November 9
7:45 p.m.
Fresno State
Air Force
Falcon Stadium • USAF Academy, CO
FS1
AF 36–28
November 9
8:30 p.m.
Utah State
No. 21 Washington State
Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA
The CW
L 28–49
# 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 15
6:00 p.m.
Wyoming
Colorado State
Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO (Border War )
CBSSN
CSU 24–10
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
November 16
5:00 p.m.
No. 13 Boise State
San Jose State
CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA
CBSSN
BSU 42–21
November 16
8:30 p.m.
San Diego State
UNLV
Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV
CBSSN
UNLV 41–20
November 16
7:30 p.m.
No. 18 Washington State
New Mexico
University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM
FS1
W 38–35
# 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 22
8:00 p.m.
UNLV
San Jose State
CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA
FS1
November 23
1:30 p.m.
San Diego State
Utah State
Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT
CBSSN
November 23
5:00 p.m.
Boise State
Wyoming
War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY
CBSSN
November 23
8:30 p.m.
Colorado State
Fresno State
Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA
CBSSN
November 23
8:30 p.m.
Air Force
Nevada
Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV
FS1
# 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 29
10:00 a.m.
Oregon State
Boise State
Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID
FOX
November 29
2:00 p.m.
Stanford
San Jose State
CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA (Bill Walsh Legacy Game )
CBS
November 29
1:30 p.m.
Utah State
Colorado State
Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO
FS1
November 30
4:30 p.m.
Wyoming
Washington State
Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA
The CW
November 30
6:00 p.m.
Nevada
UNLV
Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV (Fremont Cannon )
CBSSN
November 30
9:00 p.m.
New Mexico
Hawaii
Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI
SPEC PPV
November 30
Fresno State
UCLA
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
November 30
Air Force
San Diego State
Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA
FOX Network
# 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 6
6:00 p.m.
TBD • TBD (Mountain West Conference championship game)
FOX
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time .
Mountain West records vs other conferences [ edit ]
2024–2025 records against non-conference opponents:
Mountain West vs Power 5 matchups [ edit ]
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
November 9
Pac-12
Utah State
Washington State
Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA
November 16
Pac-12
Oregon State
Air Force
Falcon Stadium • USAF Academy, CO
November 16
Pac-12
Washington State
New Mexico
University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM
November 29
Pac-12
Oregon State
Boise State
Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID
November 29
ACC
Stanford
San Jose State
CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA
November 30
Pac-12
Wyoming
Washington State
Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA
November 30
Big Ten
Fresno State
UCLA
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
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
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 [ edit ]
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
Player of the week honors [ edit ]
Week
Offensive
Defensive
Special Teams
Freshman
Player
Team
Position
Player
Team
Position
Player
Team
Position
Player
Team
Position
Week 0[ 17]
Brayden Schager
Hawaii
QB
Jamih Otis
Hawaii
LB
Tylan Hines
Hawaii
PR
Tyson Ruffins
Nevada
OL
Week 1[ 18]
Ashton Jeanty
Boise State
RB
Jackson Woodard
UNLV
LB
Elliott Nimrod
Utah State
K
Sire Gaines
Boise State
RB
Week 2[ 19]
Ashton Jeanty (2)
Boise State
RB
Jordan Pollard
San Jose State
LB
Jalen Moss
Fresno State
WR
Greg Burrell
UNLV
RB
Week 3[ 20]
Nick Nash
San Jose State
WR
Jackson Woodard (2)
UNLV
LB
Caden Chittenden
UNLV
K
Caden Chittenden
UNLV
K
Week 4[ 21]
Avery Morrow
Colorado State
RB
Tuasivi Nomura
Fresno State
LB
Dylan Lynch
Fresno State
K
Dylan Riley
Boise State
RB
Week 5[ 22]
Ashton Jeanty (3)
Boise State
RB
Jalen Catalon
UNLV
S
Aaron Rodriguez
New Mexico
P
Caden Chittenden (2)
UNLV
K
Week 6[ 23]
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[ 24]
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[ 25]
Devon Dampier
New Mexico
QB
Jalen Catalon (2)
UNLV
S
Caden Chittenden (2)
UNLV
K
Caden Chittenden (3)
UNLV
K
Week 9[ 26]
Brayden Schager (2)
Hawaii
QB
Cam Lockridge
Fresno State
CB
Tanner Cragun
Utah State
K
Tanner Cragun
Utah State
K
Week 10[ 27]
Maddux Madsen
Boise State
QB
Phoenix Jackson
Fresno State
LB
Jordan Noyes (2)
Colorado State
K
Kaden Anderson
Wyoming
QB
Week 11[ 28]
Ashton Jeanty (6)
Boise State
RB
DJ Harvey
San Jose State
CB
Matthew Dapore
Air Force
K
LaJuan Owens
New Mexico
LT
Week 12[ 29]
Devon Dampier (2)
New Mexico
QB
Jordan Vincent
Utah State
S
Caden Chittenden (3)
UNLV
K
Justin Marshall
Colorado State
RB
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^ "MW Football Players of the Week - Sept. 30" . themw.com . Mountain West Conference. September 30, 2024. Retrieved September 30, 2024 .
^ "MW Football Players of the Week - Oct. 7" . themw.com . Mountain West Conference. October 7, 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2024 .
^ "MW Football Players of the Week - Oct. 14" . themw.com . Mountain West Conference. October 14, 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2024 .
^ "MW Football Players of the Week - Oct. 21" . themw.com . Mountain West Conference. October 21, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024 .
^ "MW Football Players of the Week - Oct. 28" . themw.com . Mountain West Conference. October 28, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2024 .
^ "MW Football Players of the Week - Nov. 4" . themw.com . Mountain West Conference. November 4, 2024. Retrieved November 4, 2024 .
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