| 2005 | Colorado State6–6 | 0 / 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #31 (of 119 teams · 408.0 yds/g · 4,896 yards) | #58 (of 119 teams · 26.8 pts/g · 321 points) | #104 (of 119 teams · 428.8 yds/g allowed · 5,146 yards) | #92 (of 119 teams · 30.8 pts/g allowed · 369 points) | #81 (of 119 teams · -4.0 /g · -48 on the season) | #37 (of 119 teams · +5 on the season · 27 taken, 22 given · +0.42 /g) | #74 (of 119 teams · 17:21 /g · 3h 28m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #18 (of 119 teams · 0.128 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #112 (of 119 teams · 0.165 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #36 (of 119 teams · 42% of plays successful) | #113 (of 119 teams · 47% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #14 (of 119 teams · 1.100 average PPA on successful plays) | #28 (of 119 teams · 0.940 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| Median | of 9 Mountain West teams in 2005 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–10 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2005. Regular season only, with each opponent's rank frozen at the final regular-season poll — so a team you pin is measured against games it could also have played.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–25 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2005. Regular season only, with each opponent's rank frozen at the final regular-season poll — so a team you pin is measured against games it could also have played.) | #35 (Total offense: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2005. Range #10–#90. 1 of 9 in the top 10.) | #40 (Scoring offense: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2005. Range #22–#101. 0 of 9 in the top 10.) | #86 (Total defense: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2005. Range #30–#104. 0 of 9 in the top 10.) | #83 (Scoring defense: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2005. Range #15–#111. 0 of 9 in the top 10.) | #69 (Point margin: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2005. Range #11–#109. 0 of 9 in the top 10.) | #50 (Turnover margin: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2005. Range #1–#111. 1 of 9 in the top 10.) | #74 (Possession: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2005. Range #7–#91. 1 of 9 in the top 10.) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | #54 (Offensive EPA: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2005. Range #13–#105. 0 of 9 in the top 10.) | #54 (Defensive EPA: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2005. Range #3–#112. 1 of 9 in the top 10.) | #38 (Offensive success rate: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2005. Range #9–#90. 1 of 9 in the top 10.) | #59 (Defensive success rate: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2005. Range #6–#113. 1 of 9 in the top 10.) | #92 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2005. Range #12–#116. 0 of 9 in the top 10.) | #45 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2005. Range #14–#107. 0 of 9 in the top 10.) |
| 2005 | Air Force4–7 | 0 / 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #30 (of 119 teams · 417.3 yds/g · 4,590 yards) | #36 (of 119 teams · 30.0 pts/g · 330 points) | #103 (of 119 teams · 428.6 yds/g allowed · 4,714 yards) | #102 (of 119 teams · 31.7 pts/g allowed · 349 points) | #77 (of 119 teams · -1.7 /g · -19 on the season) | #92 (of 119 teams · -7 on the season · 17 taken, 24 given · -0.64 /g) | #81 (of 119 teams · 17:02 /g · 3h 07m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #54 (of 119 teams · 0.059 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #31 (of 119 teams · 0.024 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #38 (of 119 teams · 42% of plays successful) | #59 (of 119 teams · 40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #116 (of 119 teams · 0.853 average PPA on successful plays) | #45 (of 119 teams · 0.982 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2005 | BYU6–6 | 0 / 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #11 (of 119 teams · 462.4 yds/g · 5,549 yards) | #24 (of 119 teams · 33.0 pts/g · 396 points) | #96 (of 119 teams · 417.1 yds/g allowed · 5,005 yards) | #83 (of 119 teams · 29.3 pts/g allowed · 351 points) | #46 (of 119 teams · +3.8 /g · +45 on the season) | #47 (of 119 teams · +2 on the season · 22 taken, 20 given · +0.17 /g) | #11 (of 119 teams · 19:28 /g · 3h 54m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #13 (of 119 teams · 0.140 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #95 (of 119 teams · 0.118 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #9 — top 10 (of 119 teams · 47% of plays successful) | #95 (of 119 teams · 44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #96 (of 119 teams · 0.951 average PPA on successful plays) | #55 (of 119 teams · 0.997 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2005 | New Mexico6–5 | 0 / 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #37 (of 119 teams · 397.4 yds/g · 4,371 yards) | #40 (of 119 teams · 29.6 pts/g · 326 points) | #74 (of 119 teams · 385.1 yds/g allowed · 4,236 yards) | #85 (of 119 teams · 29.7 pts/g allowed · 327 points) | #67 (of 119 teams · -0.1 /g · -1 on the season) | #50 (of 119 teams · +1 on the season · 22 taken, 21 given · +0.09 /g) | #7 — top 10 (of 119 teams · 19:51 /g · 3h 38m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #84 (of 119 teams · 0.016 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #3 — top 10 (of 119 teams · -0.067 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #75 (of 119 teams · 37% of plays successful) | #6 — top 10 (of 119 teams · 32% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #100 (of 119 teams · 0.939 average PPA on successful plays) | #101 (of 119 teams · 1.082 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2005 | San Diego State5–7 | 0 / 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #52 (of 119 teams · 379.1 yds/g · 4,549 yards) | #56 (of 119 teams · 26.9 pts/g · 323 points) | #88 (of 119 teams · 406.0 yds/g allowed · 4,872 yards) | #71 (of 119 teams · 27.1 pts/g allowed · 325 points) | #69 (of 119 teams · -0.2 /g · -2 on the season) | #47 (of 119 teams · +2 on the season · 28 taken, 26 given · +0.17 /g) | #84 (of 119 teams · 16:59 /g · 3h 24m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #32 (of 119 teams · 0.107 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #98 (of 119 teams · 0.121 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #29 (of 119 teams · 42% of plays successful) | #105 (of 119 teams · 45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #92 (of 119 teams · 0.956 average PPA on successful plays) | #30 (of 119 teams · 0.948 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2005 | TCU11–1 | 0 / 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #35 (of 119 teams · 399.9 yds/g · 4,799 yards) | #22 (of 119 teams · 33.2 pts/g · 398 points) | #30 (of 119 teams · 329.1 yds/g allowed · 3,949 yards) | #15 (of 119 teams · 18.6 pts/g allowed · 223 points) | #11 (of 119 teams · +14.6 /g · +175 on the season) | #1 — top 10 (of 119 teams · +24 on the season · 43 taken, 19 given · +2.00 /g) | #38 (of 119 teams · 18:27 /g · 3h 41m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #55 (of 119 teams · 0.057 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #38 (of 119 teams · 0.033 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #45 (of 119 teams · 41% of plays successful) | #33 (of 119 teams · 37% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #113 (of 119 teams · 0.869 average PPA on successful plays) | #92 (of 119 teams · 1.058 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2005 | UNLV2–9 | 0 / 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #90 (of 119 teams · 325.2 yds/g · 3,577 yards) | #101 (of 119 teams · 18.8 pts/g · 207 points) | #86 (of 119 teams · 405.6 yds/g allowed · 4,462 yards) | #111 (of 119 teams · 34.6 pts/g allowed · 381 points) | #109 (of 119 teams · -15.8 /g · -174 on the season) | #101 (of 119 teams · -9 on the season · 16 taken, 25 given · -0.82 /g) | #90 (of 119 teams · 16:49 /g · 3h 05m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #67 (of 119 teams · 0.040 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #67 (of 119 teams · 0.075 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #85 (of 119 teams · 36% of plays successful) | #90 (of 119 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #12 (of 119 teams · 1.112 average PPA on successful plays) | #15 (of 119 teams · 0.908 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2005 | Utah7–5 | 0 / 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #10 — top 10 (of 119 teams · 473.0 yds/g · 5,676 yards) | #36 (of 119 teams · 30.0 pts/g · 360 points) | #65 (of 119 teams · 373.8 yds/g allowed · 4,486 yards) | #50 (of 119 teams · 24.1 pts/g allowed · 289 points) | #37 (of 119 teams · +5.9 /g · +71 on the season) | #78 (of 119 teams · -4 on the season · 23 taken, 27 given · -0.33 /g) | #24 (of 119 teams · 19:00 /g · 3h 48m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #15 (of 119 teams · 0.136 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #54 (of 119 teams · 0.054 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #27 (of 119 teams · 43% of plays successful) | #42 (of 119 teams · 38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #18 (of 119 teams · 1.091 average PPA on successful plays) | #107 (of 119 teams · 1.089 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2005 | Wyoming4–7 | 0 / 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #58 (of 119 teams · 363.2 yds/g · 3,995 yards) | #68 (of 119 teams · 24.6 pts/g · 271 points) | #68 (of 119 teams · 377.2 yds/g allowed · 4,149 yards) | #69 (of 119 teams · 27.0 pts/g allowed · 297 points) | #79 (of 119 teams · -2.4 /g · -26 on the season) | #111 (of 119 teams · -12 on the season · 21 taken, 33 given · -1.09 /g) | #91 (of 119 teams · 16:49 /g · 3h 05m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #105 (of 119 teams · -0.010 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #13 (of 119 teams · -0.006 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #90 (of 119 teams · 36% of plays successful) | #37 (of 119 teams · 37% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #46 (of 119 teams · 1.023 average PPA on successful plays) | #14 (of 119 teams · 0.904 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |