2023 Mountain West Conference football season

25th season of Mountain West Conference football in 2023

Sports season

2023 Mountain West Conference football season

League| NCAA Division I FBS
Sport| Football
Duration| August 26, 2023 – December 2, 2023
Number of teams| 12
TV partner(s)| CBS Sports Family (CBS, CBSSN) Fox Sports Family (Fox, FS1, FS2)
2024 NFL draft
Top draft pick| DE Mohamed Kamara, Colorado State
Picked by| Miami Dolphins, 158th overall
Regular season
Season champions| UNLV
Runners-up| Boise State
Championship Game
Champions| Boise State
Runners-up| UNLV
Seasons

← 2022

2024 →

2023 Mountain West Conference football standings

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UNLV y  |   | 6  | – | 2  |   |  |  |   | 9  | – | 5  |
Boise State y$  |   | 6  | – | 2  |   |  |  |   | 8  | – | 6  |
San Jose State |   | 6  | – | 2  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 6  |
Air Force |   | 5  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 9  | – | 4  |
Wyoming |   | 5  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 9  | – | 4  |
Fresno State |   | 4  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 9  | – | 4  |
Utah State |   | 4  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 6  | – | 7  |
Hawaii |   | 3  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 5  | – | 8  |
Colorado State |   | 3  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 5  | – | 7  |
Nevada |   | 2  | – | 6  |   |  |  |   | 2  | – | 10  |
New Mexico |   | 2  | – | 6  |   |  |  |   | 4  | – | 8  |
San Diego State |   | 2  | – | 6  |   |  |  |   | 4  | – | 8  |
Championship: Boise State 44, UNLV 20

* $ – Conference champion
* y – Championship game participant

The 2023 Mountain West Conference football season was the 25th season of College football for the Mountain West Conference. It was part of the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. 12 teams competed in the conference during the season. The season began on August 26 and concluded on December 2 with the Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game. The full schedule for the season was released on March 2, 2023.[1]

## Conference changes

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Prior to the 2023 season, the Mountain West Conference announced that it would eliminate divisions, with the two teams with the best conference records now playing in the championship game instead of division winners.[2]

## Preseason

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### Preseason Poll

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The Preseason Media Poll was released July 19, 2023. Boise State has been selected as the preseason favorite to claim the 2023 Mountain West football regular-season title.[3]

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1  | Boise State | 433 (28)
2  | Air Force | 364 (2)
3  | Fresno State | 351 (5)
4  | San Diego State | 338 (1)
5  | San Jose State | 293
6  | Wyoming | 281
7  | Colorado State | 201
8  | Utah State | 194
9  | UNLV | 177 (1)
10  | Hawai'i | 102
11  | Nevada | 92
12  | New Mexico | 60

### Preseason All-Conference team

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Mountain West preseason awards and all-conference teams were announced on July 19.[4]

#### Awards

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Award
Offensive Player of the Year  | Chevan Cordeiro | Sr.  | QB | San Jose State
Defensive Player of the Year  | Easton Gibbs | Jr.  | LB | Wyoming
Special Teams Player of the Year  | Jack Browning | Sr.  | PK/P | San Diego State

#### All-conference team

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First Team Offense
QB | Chevan Cordeiro | Sr.  | San Jose State
RB | John Lee Eldridge III  | Sr.  | Air Force
George Holani | Sr.  | Boise State
WR | Tory Horton | Sr.  | Colorado State
Justin Lockhart  | Jr.  | San Jose State
TE | Mark Redman  | Sr.  | San Diego State
OL | Thor Paglialong  | Sr.  | Air Force
Cade Beresford  | Sr.  | Boise State
Mose Vavao  | Sr.  | Fresno State
Cade Bennett  | Jr.  | San Diego State
Frank Crum | Sr.  | Wyoming
First Team Defense
DL | Payton Zdroik  | Jr.  | Air Force
Mohamed Kamara  | Sr.  | Colorado State
Devo Bridges  | Sr.  | Fresno State
Jordan Bertagnole  | Jr.  | Wyoming
DeVonne Harris  | Jr.  | Wyoming
LB | DJ Schramm  | Sr.  | Boise State
Cody Moon  | Jr.  | San Diego State
Easton Gibbs  | Jr.  | Wyoming
DB | Trey Taylor  | Sr.  | Air Force
Jack Howell  | Jr.  | Air Force
Cam Stone  | Sr.  | Hawai'i
Ike Larsen  | So.  | Utah State
First Team Special Teams
PK | John Hoyland  | Jr.  | Wyoming
P | Jack Browning | Sr.  | San Diego State
PR  | Tory Horton | Sr.  | Colorado State
KR  | Christian Washington  | So.  | New Mexico

## Coaches

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### Coaching changes

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* On November 28, 2022, UNLV announced that they had fired head coach Marcus Arroyo. Arroyo posted a 7–23 record with the school over three years.[5] UNLV announced on December 6, 2022, that former Missouri head coach Barry Odom would become the new head coach for the 2023 season.[6]

### Head coaches

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Air Force  | Troy Calhoun | 17  | 121–78  | 121–78  | 72–51
Boise State  | Andy Avalos | 3  | 17–9  | 17–9  | 13–3
Colorado State  | Jay Norvell | 2  | 36–35  | 3–9  | 26–22
Fresno State  | Jeff Tedford | 5  | 118–75  | 36–18  | 23–9
Hawaii  | Timmy Chang | 2  | 3–10  | 3–10  | 2–6
Nevada  | Ken Wilson | 2  | 2–10  | 2–10  | 0–8
New Mexico  | Danny Gonzales | 4  | 7–24  | 7–24  | 3–20
San Diego State  | Brady Hoke | 6  | 101–84  | 36–24  | 23–15
San Jose State  | Brent Brennan | 7  | 27–42  | 27–42  | 19–28
UNLV  | Barry Odom | 1  | 25–25  | 0–0  | 0–0
Utah State  | Blake Anderson | 3  | 68–47  | 17–10  | 11–5
Wyoming  | Craig Bohl | 10  | 156–88  | 52–56  | 32–38

### Mid-season changes

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* On November 12, Boise State announced that they had fired head coach Andy Avalos. Boise State's defensive coordinator Spencer Danielson was named as the interim head coach.[7] On December 3, Danielson was promoted to the school's permanent head coach.[8]

### Post-season changes

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* On November 13, San Diego State head coach Brady Hoke announced that he would retire at the conclusion of the season.[9] 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.[10]
* On November 25, New Mexico announced that they had fired head coach Danny Gonzales after four seasons as head coach.[11] 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.[12] Mendenhall had previously been head coach at BYU and Virginia.
* On December 1, Nevada announced that they had fired head coach Ken Wilson.[13] 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.[14] Choate had previously been the co-defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach at Texas and the head coach of Montana State.
* On December 6, Wyoming head coach Craig Bohl announced that we would retire following Wyoming's 2023 bowl game.[15] Wyoming's defensive coordinator Jay Sawvel was promoted to head coach for 2024.

## Rankings

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See also: 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

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C  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  | 22  | 19  | 17  | RV  | RV  | RV  |  |  |
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Boise State  | AP  | RV  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Fresno State  | AP  |  | RV  | RV  | RV  | 25  | 24  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  |  |  |
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RV  | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
т  | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

## Schedule

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The schedule for the 2023 Mountain West football season was announced on March 2, 2023.[1]

Index to colors and formatting

MW member won
MW member lost
MW teams in bold

All times Mountain time.

### Week 0

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August 26  | 5:00 p.m.  | Ohio | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA | FS1 | W 20–13   | 23,867 |
August 26  | 5:30 p.m.  | Hawaii | Vanderbilt | FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, TN | SECN | L 28–35   | 21,407 |
August 26  | 6:00 p.m.  | San Jose State | No. 6 USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | P12N | L 28–56   | 63,411 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

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September 1  | 9:00 p.m.  | Stanford | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | CBSSN | L 24–37   | 13,739 |
September 2  | 10:00 a.m.  | Fresno State | Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | BTN | W 39–35   | 54,898 |
September 2  | 10:00 a.m.  | Utah State | No. 25 Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | FS1 | L 14–24   | 69,250 |
September 2  | 11:00 a.m.  | Robert Morris | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | Altitude/MWN  | W 42–7   | 30,142 |
September 2  | 1:30 p.m.  | Boise State | No. 10 Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | ABC | L 19–56   | 67,475 |
September 2  | 2:00 p.m.  | Bryant | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV |  | W 44–14   | 20,347 |
September 2  | 4:30 p.m.  | Nevada | No. 6 USC  | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA  | P12N | L 14–66   | 62,196 |
September 2  | 5:00 p.m.  | Washington State | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | CBSSN | L 24–50   | 31,497 |
September 2  | 5:00 p.m.  | New Mexico | No. 23 Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | ESPN | L 10–52   | 97,560 |
September 2  | 5:30 p.m.  | Texas Tech | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | CBS | W 35–33 2OT  | 26,450 |
September 2  | 8:30 p.m.  | Idaho State | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA  | CBSSN | W 36–28   | 22,345 |
September 3  | 1:30 p.m.  | No. 18 Oregon State | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | CBS | L 17–42   | 20,337 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

### Week 2

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September 9  | 1:30 p.m.  | UNLV | No. 2 Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | CBS | L 7–35   | 109,482 |
September 9  | 2:00 p.m.  | Portland State | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY  | MWN  | W 31–17   | 22,121 |
September 9  | 2:00 p.m.  | Cal Poly | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA  | NBCS Bay Area | W 59–3   | 14,224 |
September 9  | 5:00 p.m.  | UCF | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | FS1 | L 16–18   | 36,447 |
September 9  | 5:00 p.m.  | No. 7 (FCS) Idaho | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | NSN/MWN  | L 6–33   | 19,852 |
September 9  | 5:30 p.m.  | UCLA | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA  | CBS | L 10–35   | 32,017 |
September 9  | 6:00 p.m.  | Air Force | Sam Houston | NRG Stadium • Houston, TX | CBSSN | W 13–3   | 25,121 |
September 9  | 6:00 p.m.  | Tennessee Tech | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | MWN  | W 56–10   | 17,279 |
September 9  | 6:00 p.m.  | Idaho State  | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT | MWN  | W 78–28   | 20,034 |
September 9  | 7:00 p.m.  | Eastern Washington | Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA | MWN  | W 34–31 2OT  | 41,031 |
September 9  | 10:00 p.m.  | Albany | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI  | Spectrum  | W 31–20   | 9,485 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

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September 15  | 6:00 p.m.  | Utah State | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO  | CBSSN |  AF 39–21   | 18,400 |
September 16  | 10:00 a.m.  | No. 14 (FCS) North Dakota | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID  | FS1 | W 42–18   | 35,610 |
September 16  | 1:30 p.m.  | San Diego State | No. 16 Oregon State  | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | FS1 | L 9–26   | 35,591 |
September 16  | 5:00 p.m.  | San Jose State | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | ESPN+ | L 17–21   | 20,039 |
September 16  | 5:00 p.m.  | Vanderbilt  | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV  | CBSSN | W 40–37   | 22,582 |
September 16  | 6:00 p.m.  | Hawaii | No. 13 Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | P12N | L 10–55   | 52,779 |
September 16  | 6:00 p.m.  | Wyoming | No. 4 Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | LHN | L 10–31   | 101,777 |
September 16  | 6:00 p.m.  | New Mexico State | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry)  |  | L 17–27   | 27,414 |
September 16  | 8:00 p.m.  | Colorado State | No. 18 Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)  | ESPN | L 35–43 2OT  | 53,141 |
September 16  | 8:30 p.m.  | Fresno State | Arizona State | Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, AZ | FS1 | W 29–0   | 46,723 |
September 16  | 8:30 p.m.  | Kansas | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV  | CBSSN | L 24–31   | 44,182 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

### Week 4

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September 22  | 8:30 p.m.  | Boise State | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA  | CBSSN  |  BSU 34–31   | 23,374 |
September 22  | 8:30 p.m.  | Air Force | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA  | FS1  |  AF 45–20   | 16,124 |
September 23  | 1:30 p.m.  | New Mexico | UMass | Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA | ESPN+  | W 34–31 OT  | 8,298 |
September 23  | 5:00 p.m.  | Colorado State | Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN | ESPN+  | W 31–23   | 19,806 |
September 23  | 5:00 p.m.  | Appalachian State | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY  | CBSSN  | W 22–19   | 21,169 |
September 23  | 5:00 p.m.  | Nevada | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | ESPN+  | L 24–35   | 19,257 |
September 23  | 6:00 p.m.  | James Madison | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT  |  | L 38–45   | 19,994 |
September 23  | 7:00 p.m.  | UNLV | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX | ESPN+  | W 45–28   | 28,042 |
September 23  | 8:30 p.m.  | Kent State | Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA  | CBSSN  | W 53–10   | 38,728 |
September 23  | 10:00 p.m.  | New Mexico State  | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI  |  | W 20–17   | 10,254 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

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September 30  | 10:00 a.m.  | Utah State | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | CBSSN  | W 34–33   | 21,227 |
September 30  | 2:00 p.m.  | Boise State | Memphis | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN | ESPN2  | L 32–35   | 30,364 |
September 30  | 2:00 p.m.  | Hawaii | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV  |  |  UNLV 44–20   | 25,328 |
September 30  | 2:00 p.m.  | New Mexico | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY  |  |  WYO 35–26   | 25,477 |
September 30  | 5:00 p.m.  | Utah Tech | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO  |  | W 41–20   | 27,932 |
September 30  | 6:00 p.m.  | San Diego State | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO  | CBSSN  |  AF 49–10   | 24,869 |
September 30  | 8:30 p.m.  | Nevada | No. 25 Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA  | FS1  |  FRES 27–9   | 39,246 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

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October 7  | 6:00 p.m.  | Colorado State | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT  |  |  USU 44–24   | 22,864 |
October 7  | 6:00 p.m.  | No. 24 Fresno State | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY  | FOX  |  WYO 24–19   | 20,788 |
October 7  | 6:00 p.m.  | San Jose State | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID  | CBSSN  |  BSU 35–27   | 37,491 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

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October 13  | 6:00 p.m.  | Fresno State | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT  | CBSSN  |  FRES 37–32   | 17,220 |
October 14  | 3:00 p.m.  | UNLV | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV (Fremont Cannon)  |  |  UNLV 45–27   | 24,578 |
October 14  | 4:00 p.m.  | San Jose State | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM  |  |  SJSU 52–24   | 13,027 |
October 14  | 6:00 p.m.  | Wyoming | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO  | CBSSN  |  AF 34–27   | 28,311 |
October 14  | 7:45 p.m.  | Boise State | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO  |  |  CSU 31–30   | 34,901 |
October 14  | 9:00 p.m.  | San Diego State | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI  | CBSSN  |  SDSU 41–34   | 10,039 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

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October 21  | 10:00 a.m.  | No. 22 Air Force | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)  | CBS | W 17–6   | 38,803 |
October 21  | 4:00 p.m.  | Hawaii | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM  |  |  UNM 42–21   | 13,723 |
October 21  | 5:00 p.m.  | Colorado State | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV  |  |  UNLV 25–23   | 22,585 |
October 21  | 5:00 p.m.  | Utah State | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA  | CBSSN |  SJSU 42–21   | 15,028 |
October 21  | 7:00 p.m.  | Nevada | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA  | FS2 |  NEV 6–0   | 27,122 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

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October 28  | 3:30 p.m.  | Wyoming | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID  | FS2  |  BSU 32–7   | 35,189 |
October 28  | 5:00 p.m.  | No. 19 Air Force | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy)  | CBSSN  |  AF 30–13   | 22,570 |
October 28  | 8:30 p.m.  | New Mexico | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV  | CBSSN  |  NEV 34–24   | 13,083 |
October 28  | 8:30 p.m.  | UNLV | Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA  | FS1  |  FRES 31–24   | 41,031 |
October 28  | 10:00 p.m.  | San Jose State | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI (Dick Tomey Legacy Game)  |  |  SJSU 35–0   | 11,486 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

### Week 10

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November 3  | 6:00 p.m.  | Colorado State | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY (Border War)  | CBSSN  |  WYO 24–15   | 27,905 |
November 4  | 12:30 p.m.  | No. 25 Air Force | Army | Empower Field at Mile High • Denver, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)  | CBSSN  | L 3–23   | 52,401 |
November 4  | 2:00 p.m.  | Hawaii | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV  |  |  HAW 27–14   | 15,540 |
November 4  | 4:00 p.m.  | UNLV | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM  |  |  UNLV 56–14   | 12,353 |
November 4  | 5:00 p.m.  | Utah State | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA  | FS2  |  USU 32–24 2OT  | 23,096 |
November 4  | 8:00 p.m.  | Boise State | Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA (rivalry)  | CBSSN  |  FRES 37–30   | 41,031 |
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Mountain Time.

### Week 11

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November 10  | 8:45 p.m.  | Wyoming | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV  | FS1  |  UNLV 34–14   | 25,568 |
November 11  | 1:00 p.m.  | Nevada | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT  |  |  USU 41–24   | 17,760 |
November 11  | 5:00 p.m.  | San Diego State | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO  | CBSSN  |  CSU 22–19   | 22,033 |
November 11  | 8:00 p.m.  | New Mexico | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID  | FS1  |  BSU 42–14   | 34,076 |
November 11  | 8:30 p.m.  | Fresno State | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA (rivalry)  | CBSSN  |  SJSU 42–18   | 18,886 |
November 11  | 9:00 p.m.  | Air Force | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI (rivalry)  |  |  HAW 27–13   | 12,742 |
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Mountain Time.

### Week 12

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November 18  | 12:00 p.m.  | Hawaii | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY (rivalry)  |  |  WYO 42–9   | 18,233 |
November 18  | 1:00 p.m.  | Nevada | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO  |  |  CSU 30–20   | 20,121 |
November 18  | 1:30 p.m.  | UNLV | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO  | CBSSN  |  UNLV 31–27   | 23,574 |
November 18  | 5:00 p.m.  | Boise State | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT  | CBSSN  |  BSU 45–10   | 17,821 |
November 18  | 8:30 p.m.  | New Mexico | Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA  | FS1  |  UNM 25–17   | 38,569 |
November 18  | 8:30 p.m.  | San Diego State | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA  | CBSSN  |  SJSU 24–13   | 16,224 |
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Mountain Time.

### Week 13

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November 24  | 1:30 p.m.  | Utah State | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM  | CBSSN  |  USU 44–41 2OT  | 12,094 |
November 24  | 2:00 p.m.  | Air Force | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID  | FS1  |  BSU 27–19   | 36,390 |
November 25  | 1:00 p.m.  | San Jose State | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV  |  |  SJSU 37–31   | 25,554 |
November 25  | 7:00 p.m.  | Wyoming | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV  | CBSSN  |  WYO 42–6   | 12,044 |
November 25  | 8:30 p.m.  | Fresno State | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA (rivalry)  | FS1  |  SDSU 33–18   | 22,000 |
November 25  | 9:00 p.m.  | Colorado State | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI  |  |  HAW 27–24   | 11,013 |
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Mountain Time.

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December 2  | 1:00 p.m.  | Boise State | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV (Mountain West Championship Game)  | FOX |  BSU 44–20   | 31,473 |
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Mountain Time.

## Postseason

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### Bowl Games

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Main article: 2023–24 NCAA football bowl games

Legend

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New Mexico Bowl | December 16  | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | ESPN | 3:45 p.m.  | Fresno State | New Mexico State | W 37–10  | 30,822
LA Bowl | December 16  | SoFi Stadium • Inglewood, CA | ABC | 5:30 p.m.  | Boise State | UCLA | L 22–35  | 32,780
Armed Forces Bowl | December 23  | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | ABC | 1:30 p.m.  | Air Force | James Madison | W 31–21  | 30,828
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | December 23  | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | ESPN | 1:30 p.m.  | Utah State | Georgia State | L 22–45  | 12,168
Hawaii Bowl | December 23  | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | ESPN | 8:30 p.m.  | San Jose State | Coastal Carolina | L 14–24  | 7,089
Guaranteed Rate Bowl | December 26  | Chase Field • Phoenix, AZ | ESPN | 7:00 p.m.  | UNLV | Kansas | L 36–49  |
Arizona Bowl | December 30  | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | Barstool / The CW | 2:00 p.m.  | Wyoming | Toledo | W 16–15  |

### Selection of teams

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

## Mountain West records vs other conferences

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2023–2024 records against non-conference foes:

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ACC | 0–0
Big Ten | 1–2
Big 12 | 1–3
Pac-12 | 1–10
Notre Dame | 0–0
SEC | 1–2
Power 5 Total  | 4–17
Other FBS Conferences  | Record
American | 1–1
C-USA | 4–1
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) | 2–1
MAC | 2–1
Sun Belt | 1–2
Other FBS Total  | 10–6
FCS Opponents  | Record
Football Championship Subdivision | 11–1
Total Non-Conference Record  | 25–24

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ACC | 0–0
Big 12 | 0–1
Big Ten | 0–0
Notre Dame | 0–0
Pac-12 | 0–1
SEC | 0–0
Power 5 Total  | 0–2
Other FBS Conferences  | Record
American | 0–0
C–USA | 1–0
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) | 0–0
MAC | 1–0
Sun Belt | 1-2
Other FBS Total  | 3-2
Total Bowl Record  | 3–4

### Mountain West vs Power 5 matchups

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This is a list of games the Mountain West has scheduled versus power conference teams (ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-12, Notre Dame and SEC). All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.

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August 26 | SEC | Hawaii | Vanderbilt | FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, TN | L 28–35
August 26 | Pac-12 | San Jose State | No. 6 USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | L 28–56
September 1 | Pac-12 | Stanford | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | L 24–37
September 2 | Pac-12 | Boise State | No. 10 Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | L 19–56
September 2 | Pac-12 | Washington State | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | L 24–50
September 2 | Big Ten | Fresno State | Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | W 39–35
September 2 | Pac-12 | Nevada | No. 6 USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | L 14–66
September 2 | SEC | New Mexico | No. 23 Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | L 10–52
September 2 | Big Ten | Utah State | No. 25 Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | L 14–24
September 2 | Big 12 | Texas Tech | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | W 35–33 2OT
September 3 | Pac-12 | No. 18 Oregon State | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | L 17–42
September 9 | Big 12 | UCF | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | L 16–18
September 9 | Pac-12 | UCLA | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA | L 10–35
September 9 | Big Ten | UNLV | No. 2 Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | L 7–35
September 16 | Pac-12 | Colorado State | No. 18 Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | L 35–43 2OT
September 16 | Pac-12 | Fresno State | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 29–0
September 16 | Pac-12 | Hawaii | No. 13 Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | L 10–55
September 16 | Big 12 | Kansas | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | L 24–31
September 16 | Pac-12 | San Diego State | No. 16 Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | L 9–26
September 16 | SEC | Vanderbilt | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV | W 40–37
September 16 | Big 12 | Wyoming | No. 4 Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | L 10–31

### Mountain West vs Group of Five matchups

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August 26 | MAC | Ohio | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA | W 20–13
September 9 | C-USA | Air Force | Sam Houston | NRG Stadium • Houston, TX | W 13–3
September 16 | C-USA | New Mexico State | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | L 17–27
September 16 | MAC | San Jose State | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | L 17–21
September 23 | C-USA | Colorado State | Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN | W 31–23
September 23 | MAC | Kent State | Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA | W 53–10
September 23 | C-USA | New Mexico State | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | W 20–17
September 23 | Sun Belt | Nevada | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | L 24–35
September 23 | C-USA | UNLV | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX | W 45–28
September 23 | Sun Belt | James Madison | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT | L 38–45
September 23 | Sun Belt | Appalachian State | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | W 22–19
September 30 | American | Boise State | Memphis | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN | L 32–35
October 21 | American | No. 22 Air Force | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | W 17–6

### Mountain West vs FBS independents matchups

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September 23 | New Mexico | UMass | Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA | W 34–31 OT
September 30 | Utah State | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | W 34–33
November 4 | No. 25 Air Force | Army | Empower Field at Mile High • Denver, CO | L 3–23

### Mountain West vs FCS matchups

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September 2 | Robert Morris | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | W 42–7
September 2 | Idaho State | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA | W 36–28
September 2 | Bryant | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV | W 44–14
September 9 | Eastern Washington | Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA | W 34–31 2OT
September 9 | Albany | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | W 31–20
September 9 | No. 7 (FCS) Idaho | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | L 7–33
September 9 | Tennessee Tech | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | W 56–10
September 9 | Cal Poly | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | W 59–3
September 9 | Idaho State | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT | W 78–28
September 9 | Portland State | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | W 31–17
September 16 | No. 14 (FCS) North Dakota | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | W 42–18
September 30 | Utah Tech | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | W 41–20

## Awards and honors

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### Player of the week honors

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Week 0[16] | Nick Nash | San Jose State  | WR  | Cody Moon  | San Diego State  | LB  | Jack Browning | San Diego State  | K/P  | Pofele Ashlock | Hawaii  | WR
Week 1[17] | Mikey Keene | Fresno State  | QB  | Levelle Bailey  | Fresno State  | LB  | John Hoyland  | Wyoming  | K  | Pofele Ashlock (2)  | Hawaii  | WR
Week 2[18] | Dylan Hopkins | New Mexico  | QB  | Alec Mock  | Air Force  | LB  | Matthew Dapore  | Air Force  | K  | Matthew Coleman  | San Jose State  | WR
Week 3[19] | Emmanuel Michel  | Air Force  | FB  | Carlton Johnson  | Fresno State  | DB  | Jose Pizano  | UNLV  | K  | Jayden Maiava  | UNLV  | QB
Week 4[20] | Ashton Jeanty | Boise State  | RB  | Wrook Brown  | Wyoming  | DB  | Jakorey Hawkins  | Wyoming  | CB  | Jai'Den Thomas  | UNLV  | RB
Week 5[21] | Zac Larrier  | Air Force  | QB  | Wyett Ekeler  | Wyoming  | S  | Ike Larsen  | Utah State  | S  | Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi | Colorado State  | QB
Week 6[22] | Andrew Peasley | Wyoming  | QB  | Ike Larsen  | Utah State  | S  | James Ferguson-Reynolds  | Boise State  | P  | Maddux Madsen | Boise State  | QB
Week 7[23] | Kairee Robinson  | San Jose State  | RB  | Trey Taylor  | Air Force  | DB  | Jack Browning (2)  | San Diego State  | K/P  | Brayden Fowler-Nicolsi (2)  | Colorado State  | QB
Week 8[24] | Dylan Hopkins (2)  | New Mexico  | QB  | Jermarius Lewis  | New Mexico  | S  | Jose Pizano (2)  | UNLV  | K  | Jayden Maiava (2)  | UNLV  | QB
Week 9[25] | Eric McAlister  | Boise State  | WR  | Dean Clark  | Fresno State  | S  | Brandon Talton  | Nevada  | K  | Maddux Madsen (2)  | Boise State  | QB
Week 10[26] | Ricky White III | UNLV  | WR  | Ike Larsen (2)  | Utah State  | S  | Malik Sherrod  | Fresno State  | RB  | Jayden Maiava (3)  | UNLV  | QB
Week 11[27] | Kairee Robinson (2)  | San Jose State  | RB  | Peter Manuma  | Hawaii  | DB  | Jose Pizano (3)  | UNLV  | K  | Jayden Maiava (4)  | UNLV  | QB
Week 12[28] | Jacory Croskey-Merritt | New Mexico  | RB  | Marsel McDuffie  | UNLV  | LB  | Jordan Noyes  | Colorado State  | K  | Jayden Maiava (5)  | UNLV  | QB
Week 13[29] | Levi Williams | Utah State  | QB  | Wyett Ekeler (2)  | Wyoming  | S  | Jack Browning (3)  | San Diego State  | K/P  | Marcus Ratcliffe  | San Diego State  | S

### Mountain West Individual Awards

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The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Mountain West Conference football coaches at the end of the season.[30]

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Offensive Player of the Year  | Ashton Jeanty, RB  | Boise State
Defensive Player of the Year  | Mohamed Kamara, DE  | Colorado State
Special Teams Player of the Year  | Jose Pizano, K  | UNLV
Freshman Player of the Year  | Jayden Maiava, QB  | UNLV
Coach of the Year  | Barry Odom | UNLV

### All-conference teams

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The following players were selected as part of the Mountain West's All-Conference Teams.[30]

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First Team Offense
WR  | Tory Horton | Colorado State
WR  | Ricky White III | UNLV
WR  | Jalen Royals | Utah State
OL  | Thor Paglialong  | Air Force
OL  | Cade Beresford  | Boise State
OL  | JC Davis  | New Mexico
OL  | Tiger Shanks | UNLV
OL  | Frank Crum | Wyoming
TE  | Dallin Holker | Colorado State
QB  | Chevan Cordeiro | San Jose State
RB  | Ashton Jeanty | Boise State
RB  | Kairee Robinson  | San Jose State
KR  | Jacob De Jesus  | UNLV
PK  | Jose Pizano  | UNLV
First Team Defense
DL  | PJ Ramsey  | Air Force
DL  | Ahmed Hassanein  | Boise State
DL  | Mohamed Kamara | Colorado State
DL  | Tre Smith  | San Jose State
LB  | Bo Richter  | Air Force
LB  | Jackson Woodard | UNLV
LB  | MJ Tafisi Jr.  | Utah State
LB  | Easton Gibbs | Wyoming
DB  | Trey Taylor | Air Force
DB  | Jack Howell | Colorado State
DB  | Emany Johnson  | Nevada
DB  | Ike Larsen  | Utah State
PR  | Jacob De Jesus  | UNLV
P  | James Ferguson-Reynolds  | Boise State
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WR  | Steven McBride  | Hawaii
WR  | Nick Nash | San Jose State
WR  | Terrell Vaughn  | Utah State
OL  | Adam Karas  | Air Force
OL  | Kage Casey  | Boise State
OL  | Jacob Gardner  | Colorado State
OL  | Mose Vavao  | Fresno State
OL  | Cade Bennett  | San Diego State
TE  | Mark Redman  | San Diego State
QB  | Jayden Maiava | UNLV
RB  | Emmanuel Michel  | Air Force
RB  | Jacory Croskey-Merritt | New Mexico
KR  | Terrell Vaughn  | Utah State
PK  | Jonah Dalmas  | Boise State
Second Team Defense
DL  | Jalen Dixon  | UNLV
DL  | Devo Bridges  | Fresno State
DL  | Soane Toia  | San Jose State
DL  | Jordan Bertagnole  | Wyoming
LB  | Alec Mock  | Air Force
LB  | Andrew Simpson  | Boise State
LB  | Chase Wilson  | Colorado State
LB  | Levelle Bailey | Fresno State
DB  | Carlton Johnson  | Fresno State
DB  | Morice Norris Jr.  | Fresno State
DB  | Noah Tumblin  | San Diego State
DB  | Cameron Oliver  | UNLV
PR  | Tory Horton | Colorado State
P  | Jack Browning | San Diego State

### National awards

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* Jim Thorpe Award: Trey Taylor, Air Force

### All-Americans

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For the complete All-America selections, see 2023 College Football All-America Team.

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. College Football All-American 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.

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S  | Trey Taylor | Air Force  | AFCA |  |
K  | Jose Pizano  | UNLV  | FWAA |  |
AP  | Ashton Jeanty | Boise State  | ESPN, USAT  |  |
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TE  | Dallin Holker | Colorado State  | AFCA, AP, FWAA, SI, TSN, USAT, WCFF |  |
DE  | Mohamed Kamara | Colorado State  | FWAA |  |
S  | Trey Taylor | Air Force  | FOX  |  |
K  | Jose Pizano  | UNLV  | AFCA, AP, FOX, SI, WCFF |  |
P  | James Ferguson-Reynolds  | Boise State  | AFCA, FOX, SI  |  |
KR  | Jacob De Jesus  | UNLV  | USAT  |  |
AP  | Ashton Jeanty | Boise State  | AP, USAT  |  |
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Third Team All-Americans
WR  | Ricky White III | UNLV  | AP |  |
S  | Trey Taylor | Air Force  | AP |  |
P  | James Ferguson-Reynolds  | Boise State  | AP |  |

## Home game attendance

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Air Force  | Falcon Stadium | 46,692 | 30,142 † | 18,400  | 24,869  | 28,311  | 52,401  | 23,574  |  | 177,697  | 29,616  | 63.43%
Boise State  | Albertsons Stadium | 36,387 | 36,447  | 35,610  | 37,491 † | 35,189  | 34,076  | 36,390  |  | 215,203  | 35,867  | 98.57%
Colorado State  | Canvas Stadium | 41,000 | 31,497  | 27,932  | 34,901 † | 22,570  | 22,033  | 20,121  |  | 159,054  | 26,509  | 64.66%
Fresno State  | Valley Children's Stadium | 41,031 | 41,031 † | 38,728  | 39,246  | 41,031  | 41,031  | 38,569  |  | 239,636  | 39,939  | 97.34%
Hawaii  | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex | 15,194 | 13,739 † | 9,485  | 10,254  | 10,039  | 11,486  | 12,742  | 11,013  | 78,758  | 11,251  | 74.05%
Nevada  | Mackay Stadium | 27,000 | 19,852  | 16,890  | 24,578 † | 13,083  | 15,540  | 12,044  |  | 101,987  | 16,998  | 62.95%
New Mexico  | University Stadium | 39,224 | 17,279  | 27,414 † | 13,027  | 13,723  | 12,353  | 12,094  |  | 95,890  | 15,982  | 40.74%
San Diego State  | Snapdragon Stadium | 35,000 | 23,867  | 22,345  | 32,017 † | 23,374  | 27,122  | 23,096  | 22,000  | 173,821  | 24,832  | 70.95%
San Jose State  | CEFCU Stadium | 21,520 | 20,337 † | 14,224  | 16,124  | 15,028  | 18,886  | 16,224  |  | 100,823  | 16,804  | 78.08%
UNLV  | Allegiant Stadium | 65,000 | 20,347  | 22,582  | 25,328 † | 22,585  | 25,568  | 25,554  |  | 141,964  | 23,661  | 36.40%
Utah State  | Maverik Stadium | 25,100 | 20,034 † | 19,994  | 22,864  | 17,220  | 17,760  | 17,821  |  | 115,693  | 19,282  | 76.82%
Wyoming  | War Memorial Stadium | 30,181 | 26,450† | 22,121  | 21,169  | 25,477  | 20,788  | 27,905  | 18,233  | 162,143  | 23,163  | 76.75%

Bold – At or Exceeded capacity
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## NFL draft

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See also: 2024 NFL draft

The NFL draft will be held at Campus Martius Park in Detroit. The following list includes all Mountain West players in the draft.

### List of selections

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Mohamed Kamara | DE | Colorado State | 5  | 23  | 158  | Miami Dolphins
Trey Taylor | S | Air Force | 7  | 3  | 223  | Las Vegas Raiders

## References

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1. ^ a b "Mountain West Announces 2023 Football Schedule". themw.com. Mountain West Conference. March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
2. ^ "Mountain West Announces Elimination of Football Divisions in 2023". themw.com. Mountain West Conference. May 20, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
3. ^ "Boise State Picked to Win 2023 Mountain West Football Title". themw.com. The Mountain West Conference. July 19, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
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