| 2009 | New Mexico1–11 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Mountain West 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.) | #103 (of 120 teams · 315.3 yds/g · 3,784 yds) | #113 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 16.3 pts/g · 196 points) | #100 (of 120 teams · 418.7 yds/g allowed · 5,024 yds) | #113 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 35.9 pts/g allowed · 431 points) | #114 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · -19.6 /g · -235 on the season) | #96 (of 120 teams · -6 on the season · 20 taken, 26 given · -0.50 /g) | #109 (of 120 teams · 17:06 /g · 3h 25m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #97 (of 120 teams · 0.001 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #71 (of 120 teams · 0.056 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #113 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 36% of plays successful) | #91 (of 120 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #15 (of 120 teams · 0.999 average PPA on successful plays) | #27 (of 120 teams · 0.873 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| Median | of 9 Mountain West teams in 2009 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Mountain West 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 Mountain West 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 Mountain West 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.) | #78 (Total offense: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2009. Range #7–#107. 1 of 9 in the top 10.) | #77 (Scoring offense: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2009. Range #5–#113. 1 of 9 in the top 10.) | #74 (Total defense: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2009. Range #1–#115. 1 of 9 in the top 10.) | #73 (Scoring defense: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2009. Range #6–#113. 2 of 9 in the top 10.) | #99 (Point margin: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2009. Range #1–#114. 1 of 9 in the top 10.) | #60 (Turnover margin: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2009. Range #1–#111. 1 of 9 in the top 10.) | #59 (Possession: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2009. Range #16–#110. 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) | #54 (Offensive EPA: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2009. Range #4–#109. 1 of 9 in the top 10.) | #71 (Defensive EPA: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2009. Range #2–#120. 2 of 9 in the top 10.) | #58 (Offensive success rate: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2009. Range #3–#113. 2 of 9 in the top 10.) | #47 (Defensive success rate: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2009. Range #1–#117. 1 of 9 in the top 10.) | #86 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2009. Range #3–#119. 1 of 9 in the top 10.) | #54 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2009. Range #3–#115. 1 of 9 in the top 10.) |
| 2009 | TCU12–1 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Mountain West 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.) | #7 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 456.7 yds/g · 5,937 yds) | #5 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 38.3 pts/g · 498 points) | #1 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 239.7 yds/g allowed · 3,116 yds) | #6 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 12.8 pts/g allowed · 166 points) | #1 — top 10 (of 120 teams · +25.5 /g · +332 on the season) | #52 (of 120 teams · +2 on the season · 25 taken, 23 given · +0.15 /g) | #38 (of 120 teams · 19:13 /g · 4h 10m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #33 (of 120 teams · 0.080 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #2 — top 10 (of 120 teams · -0.096 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #7 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 48% of plays successful) | #1 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 29% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #119 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 0.766 average PPA on successful plays) | #108 (of 120 teams · 1.018 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | Air Force8–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Mountain West 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.) | #66 (of 120 teams · 371.9 yds/g · 4,834 yds) | #36 (of 120 teams · 29.7 pts/g · 386 points) | #11 (of 120 teams · 288.3 yds/g allowed · 3,748 yds) | #10 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 15.7 pts/g allowed · 204 points) | #14 (of 120 teams · +14.0 /g · +182 on the season) | #1 — top 10 (of 120 teams · +22 on the season · 34 taken, 12 given · +1.69 /g) | #16 (of 120 teams · 19:53 /g · 4h 18m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #53 (of 120 teams · 0.053 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #17 (of 120 teams · -0.025 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #68 (of 120 teams · 41% of plays successful) | #32 (of 120 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #116 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 0.805 average PPA on successful plays) | #3 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 0.779 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | BYU11–2 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Mountain West 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.) | #21 (of 120 teams · 427.1 yds/g · 5,553 yds) | #11 (of 120 teams · 35.5 pts/g · 461 points) | #28 (of 120 teams · 329.1 yds/g allowed · 4,278 yds) | #29 (of 120 teams · 21.5 pts/g allowed · 280 points) | #15 (of 120 teams · +13.9 /g · +181 on the season) | #60 (of 120 teams · +0 on the season · 24 taken, 24 given · +0.00 /g) | #59 (of 120 teams · 18:39 /g · 4h 02m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #4 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 0.159 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #43 (of 120 teams · 0.018 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #3 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 49% of plays successful) | #35 (of 120 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #86 (of 120 teams · 0.881 average PPA on successful plays) | #30 (of 120 teams · 0.882 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | Colorado State3–9 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Mountain West 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.) | #79 (of 120 teams · 351.2 yds/g · 4,214 yds) | #97 (of 120 teams · 21.7 pts/g · 260 points) | #78 (of 120 teams · 387.8 yds/g allowed · 4,653 yds) | #93 (of 120 teams · 29.8 pts/g allowed · 358 points) | #102 (of 120 teams · -8.2 /g · -98 on the season) | #60 (of 120 teams · +0 on the season · 19 taken, 19 given · +0.00 /g) | #84 (of 120 teams · 17:52 /g · 3h 34m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #54 (of 120 teams · 0.053 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #99 (of 120 teams · 0.102 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #52 (of 120 teams · 42% of plays successful) | #104 (of 120 teams · 45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #50 (of 120 teams · 0.936 average PPA on successful plays) | #64 (of 120 teams · 0.925 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | Utah10–3 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Mountain West 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.) | #54 (of 120 teams · 389.5 yds/g · 5,064 yds) | #34 (of 120 teams · 29.9 pts/g · 388 points) | #19 (of 120 teams · 313.9 yds/g allowed · 4,080 yds) | #23 (of 120 teams · 20.2 pts/g allowed · 263 points) | #25 (of 120 teams · +9.6 /g · +125 on the season) | #32 (of 120 teams · +5 on the season · 25 taken, 20 given · +0.38 /g) | #35 (of 120 teams · 19:18 /g · 4h 11m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #87 (of 120 teams · 0.018 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #9 — top 10 (of 120 teams · -0.033 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #34 (of 120 teams · 43% of plays successful) | #16 (of 120 teams · 36% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #117 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 0.800 average PPA on successful plays) | #67 (of 120 teams · 0.933 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | Wyoming7–6 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Mountain West 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.) | #107 (of 120 teams · 309.4 yds/g · 4,022 yds) | #109 (of 120 teams · 18.3 pts/g · 238 points) | #81 (of 120 teams · 393.3 yds/g allowed · 5,113 yds) | #73 (of 120 teams · 27.3 pts/g allowed · 355 points) | #105 (of 120 teams · -9.0 /g · -117 on the season) | #17 (of 120 teams · +8 on the season · 22 taken, 14 given · +0.62 /g) | #99 (of 120 teams · 17:31 /g · 3h 48m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #109 (of 120 teams · -0.025 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #78 (of 120 teams · 0.063 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #108 (of 120 teams · 37% of plays successful) | #94 (of 120 teams · 44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #91 (of 120 teams · 0.876 average PPA on successful plays) | #47 (of 120 teams · 0.902 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | San Diego State4–8 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Mountain West 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.) | #86 (of 120 teams · 341.9 yds/g · 4,103 yds) | #85 (of 120 teams · 23.3 pts/g · 280 points) | #74 (of 120 teams · 382.0 yds/g allowed · 4,584 yds) | #98 (of 120 teams · 30.5 pts/g allowed · 366 points) | #99 (of 120 teams · -7.2 /g · -86 on the season) | #111 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · -10 on the season · 15 taken, 25 given · -0.83 /g) | #110 (of 120 teams · 16:58 /g · 3h 24m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #48 (of 120 teams · 0.056 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #79 (of 120 teams · 0.064 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #92 (of 120 teams · 39% of plays successful) | #47 (of 120 teams · 40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #3 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 1.052 average PPA on successful plays) | #115 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 1.056 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | UNLV5–7 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Mountain West 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.) | #78 (of 120 teams · 351.3 yds/g · 4,215 yds) | #77 (of 120 teams · 24.8 pts/g · 298 points) | #115 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 456.2 yds/g allowed · 5,474 yds) | #103 (of 120 teams · 32.4 pts/g allowed · 389 points) | #100 (of 120 teams · -7.6 /g · -91 on the season) | #76 (of 120 teams · -3 on the season · 16 taken, 19 given · -0.25 /g) | #54 (of 120 teams · 18:43 /g · 3h 45m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #74 (of 120 teams · 0.031 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #120 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 0.170 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #58 (of 120 teams · 41% of plays successful) | #117 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 49% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #34 (of 120 teams · 0.964 average PPA on successful plays) | #54 (of 120 teams · 0.913 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |