| 2004 | San Diego State4–7 | 0 / 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Mountain West teams in 2004. 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 119 teams · 374.8 yds/g · 4,123 yds) | #93 (of 119 teams · 21.3 pts/g · 234 points) | #55 (of 119 teams · 366.1 yds/g allowed · 4,027 yds) | #63 (of 119 teams · 25.6 pts/g allowed · 282 points) | #78 (of 119 teams · -4.4 /g · -48 on the season) | #57 (of 119 teams · +0 on the season · 28 taken, 28 given · +0.00 /g) | #74 (of 119 teams · 17:51 /g · 3h 16m 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) | #75 (of 119 teams · -0.105 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #51 (of 119 teams · -0.047 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #77 (of 119 teams · 33% of plays successful) | #62 (of 119 teams · 37% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #30 (of 119 teams · 1.044 average PPA on successful plays) | #38 (of 119 teams · 0.945 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| Median | of 8 Mountain West teams in 2004 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Mountain West teams in 2004. 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 8 Mountain West teams in 2004. 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 8 Mountain West teams in 2004. 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.) | #54 (Total offense: median of 8 Mountain West teams in 2004. Range #3–#105. 1 of 8 in the top 10.) | #70 (Scoring offense: median of 8 Mountain West teams in 2004. Range #3–#103. 1 of 8 in the top 10.) | #65 (Total defense: median of 8 Mountain West teams in 2004. Range #29–#101. 0 of 8 in the top 10.) | #63 (Scoring defense: median of 8 Mountain West teams in 2004. Range #21–#99. 0 of 8 in the top 10.) | #66 (Point margin: median of 8 Mountain West teams in 2004. Range #2–#101. 1 of 8 in the top 10.) | #56 (Turnover margin: median of 8 Mountain West teams in 2004. Range #6–#115. 1 of 8 in the top 10.) | #53 (Possession: median of 8 Mountain West teams in 2004. Range #12–#97. 0 of 8 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) | #60 (Offensive EPA: median of 8 Mountain West teams in 2004. Range #2–#89. 1 of 8 in the top 10.) | #73 (Defensive EPA: median of 8 Mountain West teams in 2004. Range #24–#115. 0 of 8 in the top 10.) | #39 (Offensive success rate: median of 8 Mountain West teams in 2004. Range #2–#106. 1 of 8 in the top 10.) | #59 (Defensive success rate: median of 8 Mountain West teams in 2004. Range #37–#117. 0 of 8 in the top 10.) | #31 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 8 Mountain West teams in 2004. Range #6–#115. 1 of 8 in the top 10.) | #49 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 8 Mountain West teams in 2004. Range #5–#104. 1 of 8 in the top 10.) |
| 2004 | Utah12–0 | 0 / 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Mountain West teams in 2004. 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.) | #3 — top 10 (of 119 teams · 499.8 yds/g · 5,997 yds) | #3 — top 10 (of 119 teams · 45.3 pts/g · 544 points) | #43 (of 119 teams · 343.4 yds/g allowed · 4,121 yds) | #23 (of 119 teams · 19.5 pts/g allowed · 234 points) | #2 — top 10 (of 119 teams · +25.8 /g · +310 on the season) | #6 — top 10 (of 119 teams · +15 on the season · 29 taken, 14 given · +1.25 /g) | #21 (of 119 teams · 19:04 /g · 3h 49m 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) | #2 — top 10 (of 119 teams · 0.122 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #24 (of 119 teams · -0.106 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #2 — top 10 (of 119 teams · 46% of plays successful) | #37 (of 119 teams · 34% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #69 (of 119 teams · 0.979 average PPA on successful plays) | #41 (of 119 teams · 0.950 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2004 | New Mexico7–5 | 0 / 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Mountain West teams in 2004. 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.) | #105 (of 119 teams · 298.0 yds/g · 3,576 yds) | #103 (of 119 teams · 20.3 pts/g · 244 points) | #29 (of 119 teams · 323.2 yds/g allowed · 3,878 yds) | #21 (of 119 teams · 18.7 pts/g allowed · 224 points) | #56 (of 119 teams · +1.7 /g · +20 on the season) | #12 (of 119 teams · +11 on the season · 31 taken, 20 given · +0.92 /g) | #76 (of 119 teams · 17:48 /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) | #60 (of 119 teams · -0.076 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #61 (of 119 teams · -0.039 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #106 (of 119 teams · 29% of plays successful) | #52 (of 119 teams · 36% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #6 — top 10 (of 119 teams · 1.169 average PPA on successful plays) | #99 (of 119 teams · 1.055 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2004 | BYU5–6 | 0 / 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Mountain West teams in 2004. 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.) | #46 (of 119 teams · 384.0 yds/g · 4,224 yds) | #70 (of 119 teams · 24.3 pts/g · 267 points) | #65 (of 119 teams · 377.4 yds/g allowed · 4,151 yds) | #71 (of 119 teams · 26.8 pts/g allowed · 295 points) | #73 (of 119 teams · -2.5 /g · -28 on the season) | #109 (of 119 teams · -11 on the season · 20 taken, 31 given · -1.00 /g) | #75 (of 119 teams · 17:48 /g · 3h 16m 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 119 teams · -0.132 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #83 (of 119 teams · 0.000 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #95 (of 119 teams · 31% of plays successful) | #54 (of 119 teams · 36% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #22 (of 119 teams · 1.076 average PPA on successful plays) | #49 (of 119 teams · 0.968 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2004 | Wyoming7–5 | 0 / 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Mountain West teams in 2004. 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.) | #60 (of 119 teams · 369.8 yds/g · 4,437 yds) | #52 (of 119 teams · 26.5 pts/g · 318 points) | #74 (of 119 teams · 390.7 yds/g allowed · 4,688 yds) | #54 (of 119 teams · 24.8 pts/g allowed · 297 points) | #54 (of 119 teams · +1.8 /g · +21 on the season) | #20 (of 119 teams · +8 on the season · 30 taken, 22 given · +0.67 /g) | #15 (of 119 teams · 19:15 /g · 3h 51m 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) | #65 (of 119 teams · -0.084 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #82 (of 119 teams · -0.002 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #57 (of 119 teams · 35% of plays successful) | #89 (of 119 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #90 (of 119 teams · 0.940 average PPA on successful plays) | #75 (of 119 teams · 1.020 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2004 | Air Force5–6 | 0 / 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Mountain West teams in 2004. 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 119 teams · 425.4 yds/g · 4,680 yds) | #36 (of 119 teams · 29.6 pts/g · 326 points) | #101 (of 119 teams · 422.1 yds/g allowed · 4,643 yds) | #88 (of 119 teams · 31.1 pts/g allowed · 342 points) | #66 (of 119 teams · -1.4 /g · -16 on the season) | #56 (of 119 teams · +1 on the season · 17 taken, 16 given · +0.09 /g) | #12 (of 119 teams · 19:22 /g · 3h 33m 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) | #18 (of 119 teams · 0.033 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #110 — bottom 10 (of 119 teams · 0.118 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #30 (of 119 teams · 38% of plays successful) | #117 — bottom 10 (of 119 teams · 51% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #98 (of 119 teams · 0.922 average PPA on successful plays) | #5 — top 10 (of 119 teams · 0.837 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2004 | UNLV2–9 | 0 / 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Mountain West teams in 2004. 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.) | #81 (of 119 teams · 340.6 yds/g · 3,746 yds) | #97 (of 119 teams · 20.8 pts/g · 229 points) | #66 (of 119 teams · 378.6 yds/g allowed · 4,164 yds) | #99 (of 119 teams · 32.5 pts/g allowed · 357 points) | #101 (of 119 teams · -11.6 /g · -128 on the season) | #115 — bottom 10 (of 119 teams · -18 on the season · 17 taken, 35 given · -1.64 /g) | #97 (of 119 teams · 17:00 /g · 3h 07m 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) | #89 (of 119 teams · -0.135 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #73 (of 119 teams · -0.017 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #39 (of 119 teams · 37% of plays successful) | #59 (of 119 teams · 36% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #115 — bottom 10 (of 119 teams · 0.797 average PPA on successful plays) | #104 (of 119 teams · 1.085 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2004 | Colorado State4–7 | 0 / 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Mountain West teams in 2004. 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.) | #56 (of 119 teams · 372.9 yds/g · 4,102 yds) | #79 (of 119 teams · 23.7 pts/g · 261 points) | #96 (of 119 teams · 415.6 yds/g allowed · 4,572 yds) | #81 (of 119 teams · 29.6 pts/g allowed · 325 points) | #86 (of 119 teams · -5.8 /g · -64 on the season) | #114 — bottom 10 (of 119 teams · -15 on the season · 15 taken, 30 given · -1.36 /g) | #53 (of 119 teams · 18:12 /g · 3h 20m 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 119 teams · -0.056 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #115 — bottom 10 (of 119 teams · 0.161 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #26 (of 119 teams · 39% of plays successful) | #113 — bottom 10 (of 119 teams · 48% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #31 (of 119 teams · 1.040 average PPA on successful plays) | #72 (of 119 teams · 1.012 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |