| 2009 | Louisiana Tech4–8 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2009. 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.) | #64 (of 120 teams · 372.3 yds/g · 4,467 yards) | #46 (of 120 teams · 29.2 pts/g · 350 points) | #60 (of 120 teams · 368.1 yds/g allowed · 4,417 yards) | #61 (of 120 teams · 25.8 pts/g allowed · 309 points) | #55 (of 120 teams · +3.4 /g · +41 on the season) | #18 (of 120 teams · +7 on the season · 20 taken, 13 given · +0.58 /g) | #79 (of 120 teams · 17:58 /g · 3h 36m 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) | #51 (of 120 teams · 0.054 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #64 (of 120 teams · 0.049 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #85 (of 120 teams · 39% of plays successful) | #89 (of 120 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #51 (of 120 teams · 0.934 average PPA on successful plays) | #16 (of 120 teams · 0.842 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| Median | of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2009 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2009. 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 Western Athletic teams in 2009. 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 Western Athletic teams in 2009. 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.) | #14 (Total offense: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2009. Range #2–#120. 3 of 9 in the top 10.) | #46 (Scoring offense: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2009. Range #1–#120. 2 of 9 in the top 10.) | #98 (Total defense: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2009. Range #14–#113. 0 of 9 in the top 10.) | #90 (Scoring defense: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2009. Range #14–#114. 0 of 9 in the top 10.) | #85 (Point margin: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2009. Range #2–#117. 1 of 9 in the top 10.) | #83 (Turnover margin: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2009. Range #3–#113. 1 of 9 in the top 10.) | #63 (Possession: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2009. Range #15–#85. 0 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) | #27 (Offensive EPA: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2009. Range #1–#118. 2 of 9 in the top 10.) | #102 (Defensive EPA: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2009. Range #6–#119. 1 of 9 in the top 10.) | #44 (Offensive success rate: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2009. Range #2–#119. 1 of 9 in the top 10.) | #78 (Defensive success rate: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2009. Range #9–#116. 1 of 9 in the top 10.) | #29 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2009. Range #1–#98. 3 of 9 in the top 10.) | #96 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2009. Range #16–#118. 0 of 9 in the top 10.) |
| 2009 | Boise State14–0 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2009. 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 120 teams · 450.2 yds/g · 6,303 yards) | #1 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 42.2 pts/g · 591 points) | #14 (of 120 teams · 300.2 yds/g allowed · 4,203 yards) | #14 (of 120 teams · 17.1 pts/g allowed · 240 points) | #2 — top 10 (of 120 teams · +25.1 /g · +351 on the season) | #3 — top 10 (of 120 teams · +21 on the season · 35 taken, 14 given · +1.50 /g) | #47 (of 120 teams · 18:53 /g · 4h 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) | #22 (of 120 teams · 0.093 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #6 — top 10 (of 120 teams · -0.056 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #14 (of 120 teams · 45% of plays successful) | #9 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 35% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #98 (of 120 teams · 0.866 average PPA on successful plays) | #41 (of 120 teams · 0.898 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | Fresno State8–5 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2009. 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.) | #17 (of 120 teams · 430.5 yds/g · 5,597 yards) | #14 (of 120 teams · 33.9 pts/g · 440 points) | #98 (of 120 teams · 413.7 yds/g allowed · 5,378 yards) | #84 (of 120 teams · 28.4 pts/g allowed · 369 points) | #44 (of 120 teams · +5.5 /g · +71 on the season) | #106 (of 120 teams · -8 on the season · 16 taken, 24 given · -0.62 /g) | #22 (of 120 teams · 19:31 /g · 4h 14m 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) | #27 (of 120 teams · 0.088 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #74 (of 120 teams · 0.058 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #44 (of 120 teams · 42% of plays successful) | #31 (of 120 teams · 38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #25 (of 120 teams · 0.976 average PPA on successful plays) | #117 (of 120 teams · 1.065 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | Hawai'i6–7 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2009. 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.) | #14 (of 120 teams · 437.5 yds/g · 5,687 yards) | #89 (of 120 teams · 22.8 pts/g · 296 points) | #93 (of 120 teams · 404.5 yds/g allowed · 5,259 yards) | #90 (of 120 teams · 29.5 pts/g allowed · 383 points) | #95 (of 120 teams · -6.7 /g · -87 on the season) | #113 (of 120 teams · -11 on the season · 22 taken, 33 given · -0.85 /g) | #15 (of 120 teams · 19:53 /g · 4h 19m 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) | #17 (of 120 teams · 0.110 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #112 (of 120 teams · 0.130 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #13 (of 120 teams · 45% of plays successful) | #116 (of 120 teams · 48% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #4 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 1.051 average PPA on successful plays) | #29 (of 120 teams · 0.881 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | Idaho8–5 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2009. 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.) | #9 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 451.1 yds/g · 5,864 yards) | #20 (of 120 teams · 32.7 pts/g · 425 points) | #107 (of 120 teams · 433.2 yds/g allowed · 5,632 yards) | #114 (of 120 teams · 36.0 pts/g allowed · 468 points) | #85 (of 120 teams · -3.3 /g · -43 on the season) | #107 (of 120 teams · -9 on the season · 14 taken, 23 given · -0.69 /g) | #63 (of 120 teams · 18:33 /g · 4h 01m 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) | #5 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 0.151 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #113 (of 120 teams · 0.132 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #17 (of 120 teams · 45% of plays successful) | #112 (of 120 teams · 46% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #29 (of 120 teams · 0.971 average PPA on successful plays) | #89 (of 120 teams · 0.959 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | Nevada8–5 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2009. 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.) | #2 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 505.6 yds/g · 6,573 yards) | #6 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 38.2 pts/g · 497 points) | #96 (of 120 teams · 409.3 yds/g allowed · 5,321 yards) | #86 (of 120 teams · 28.5 pts/g allowed · 371 points) | #24 (of 120 teams · +9.7 /g · +126 on the season) | #80 (of 120 teams · -4 on the season · 18 taken, 22 given · -0.31 /g) | #27 (of 120 teams · 19:23 /g · 4h 12m 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) | #1 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 0.175 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #75 (of 120 teams · 0.059 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #2 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 50% of plays successful) | #38 (of 120 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #71 (of 120 teams · 0.905 average PPA on successful plays) | #114 (of 120 teams · 1.048 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | New Mexico State3–10 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2009. 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.) | #120 (of 120 teams · 229.3 yds/g · 2,981 yards) | #120 (of 120 teams · 11.5 pts/g · 149 points) | #103 (of 120 teams · 423.6 yds/g allowed · 5,507 yards) | #101 (of 120 teams · 31.6 pts/g allowed · 411 points) | #115 (of 120 teams · -20.1 /g · -262 on the season) | #110 (of 120 teams · -10 on the season · 18 taken, 28 given · -0.77 /g) | #76 (of 120 teams · 18:12 /g · 3h 57m 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) | #118 (of 120 teams · -0.044 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #102 (of 120 teams · 0.117 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #119 (of 120 teams · 33% of plays successful) | #66 (of 120 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #67 (of 120 teams · 0.910 average PPA on successful plays) | #118 (of 120 teams · 1.071 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | San José State2–10 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2009. 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.) | #115 (of 120 teams · 284.0 yds/g · 3,408 yards) | #118 (of 120 teams · 13.8 pts/g · 165 points) | #109 (of 120 teams · 442.9 yds/g allowed · 5,315 yards) | #109 (of 120 teams · 34.5 pts/g allowed · 414 points) | #117 (of 120 teams · -20.8 /g · -249 on the season) | #83 (of 120 teams · -4 on the season · 21 taken, 25 given · -0.33 /g) | #80 (of 120 teams · 17:58 /g · 3h 36m 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) | #103 (of 120 teams · -0.014 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #119 (of 120 teams · 0.159 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #116 (of 120 teams · 35% of plays successful) | #115 (of 120 teams · 47% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #6 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 1.043 average PPA on successful plays) | #96 (of 120 teams · 0.973 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | Utah State4–8 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2009. 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.) | #12 (of 120 teams · 439.3 yds/g · 5,272 yards) | #47 (of 120 teams · 29.1 pts/g · 349 points) | #113 (of 120 teams · 455.1 yds/g allowed · 5,461 yards) | #107 (of 120 teams · 34.0 pts/g allowed · 408 points) | #88 (of 120 teams · -4.9 /g · -59 on the season) | #24 (of 120 teams · +6 on the season · 21 taken, 15 given · +0.50 /g) | #85 (of 120 teams · 17:52 /g · 3h 34m 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) | #46 (of 120 teams · 0.058 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #114 (of 120 teams · 0.142 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #94 (of 120 teams · 39% of plays successful) | #78 (of 120 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #1 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 1.125 average PPA on successful plays) | #109 (of 120 teams · 1.019 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |