| 2008 | San Diego State2–10 | 0 / 4 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2008. 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.) | #98 (of 120 teams · 312.4 yds/g · 3,749 yards) | #104 (of 120 teams · 19.3 pts/g · 231 points) | #114 (of 120 teams · 460.8 yds/g allowed · 5,529 yards) | #114 (of 120 teams · 37.2 pts/g allowed · 446 points) | #116 (of 120 teams · -17.9 /g · -215 on the season) | #100 (of 120 teams · -9 on the season · 19 taken, 28 given · -0.75 /g) | #118 (of 120 teams · 15:52 /g · 3h 10m 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) | #88 (of 120 teams · -0.010 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #113 (of 120 teams · 0.112 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #93 (of 120 teams · 37% of plays successful) | #102 (of 120 teams · 45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #30 (of 120 teams · 0.963 average PPA on successful plays) | #52 (of 120 teams · 0.893 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| Median | of 9 Mountain West teams in 2008 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2008. 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 2008. 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 2008. 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.) | #67 (Total offense: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2008. Range #14–#108. 0 of 9 in the top 10.) | #58 (Scoring offense: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2008. Range #15–#120. 0 of 9 in the top 10.) | #52 (Total defense: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2008. Range #1–#114. 1 of 9 in the top 10.) | #46 (Scoring defense: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2008. Range #2–#114. 1 of 9 in the top 10.) | #78 (Point margin: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2008. Range #7–#116. 2 of 9 in the top 10.) | #50 (Turnover margin: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2008. Range #2–#120. 2 of 9 in the top 10.) | #56 (Possession: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2008. Range #2–#118. 2 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) | #51 (Offensive EPA: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2008. Range #10–#100. 1 of 9 in the top 10.) | #72 (Defensive EPA: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2008. Range #2–#114. 1 of 9 in the top 10.) | #64 (Offensive success rate: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2008. Range #3–#93. 1 of 9 in the top 10.) | #70 (Defensive success rate: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2008. Range #1–#113. 1 of 9 in the top 10.) | #102 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2008. Range #12–#113. 0 of 9 in the top 10.) | #43 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2008. Range #27–#119. 0 of 9 in the top 10.) |
| 2008 | Air Force8–5 | 0 / 4 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2008. 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.) | #67 (of 120 teams · 349.1 yds/g · 4,538 yards) | #53 (of 120 teams · 26.8 pts/g · 348 points) | #52 (of 120 teams · 341.5 yds/g allowed · 4,439 yards) | #43 (of 120 teams · 22.2 pts/g allowed · 289 points) | #44 (of 120 teams · +4.5 /g · +59 on the season) | #9 — top 10 (of 120 teams · +16 on the season · 33 taken, 17 given · +1.23 /g) | #31 (of 120 teams · 18:56 /g · 4h 06m 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) | #72 (of 120 teams · 0.017 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #72 (of 120 teams · 0.042 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #87 (of 120 teams · 38% of plays successful) | #70 (of 120 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #106 (of 120 teams · 0.826 average PPA on successful plays) | #81 (of 120 teams · 0.937 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2008 | BYU10–3 | 0 / 4 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2008. 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 · 444.1 yds/g · 5,773 yards) | #20 (of 120 teams · 34.2 pts/g · 445 points) | #63 (of 120 teams · 355.9 yds/g allowed · 4,627 yards) | #39 (of 120 teams · 21.9 pts/g allowed · 285 points) | #22 (of 120 teams · +12.3 /g · +160 on the season) | #71 (of 120 teams · -2 on the season · 32 taken, 34 given · -0.15 /g) | #56 (of 120 teams · 18:23 /g · 3h 59m 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) | #10 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 0.143 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #84 (of 120 teams · 0.067 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #3 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 51% of plays successful) | #77 (of 120 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #112 (of 120 teams · 0.798 average PPA on successful plays) | #92 (of 120 teams · 0.956 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2008 | Colorado State7–6 | 0 / 4 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2008. 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.) | #41 (of 120 teams · 395.9 yds/g · 5,146 yards) | #60 (of 120 teams · 25.1 pts/g · 327 points) | #99 (of 120 teams · 410.1 yds/g allowed · 5,331 yards) | #90 (of 120 teams · 30.2 pts/g allowed · 393 points) | #88 (of 120 teams · -5.1 /g · -66 on the season) | #50 (of 120 teams · +2 on the season · 23 taken, 21 given · +0.15 /g) | #20 (of 120 teams · 19:12 /g · 4h 10m 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) | #40 (of 120 teams · 0.056 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #114 (of 120 teams · 0.112 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #39 (of 120 teams · 43% of plays successful) | #113 (of 120 teams · 47% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #70 (of 120 teams · 0.903 average PPA on successful plays) | #27 (of 120 teams · 0.851 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2008 | New Mexico4–8 | 0 / 4 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2008. 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 · 339.6 yds/g · 4,075 yards) | #94 (of 120 teams · 21.1 pts/g · 253 points) | #46 (of 120 teams · 335.8 yds/g allowed · 4,029 yards) | #46 (of 120 teams · 22.8 pts/g allowed · 273 points) | #78 (of 120 teams · -1.7 /g · -20 on the season) | #36 (of 120 teams · +5 on the season · 28 taken, 23 given · +0.42 /g) | #64 (of 120 teams · 18:15 /g · 3h 39m 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) | #65 (of 120 teams · 0.026 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #52 (of 120 teams · 0.015 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #64 (of 120 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #55 (of 120 teams · 40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #113 (of 120 teams · 0.792 average PPA on successful plays) | #41 (of 120 teams · 0.883 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2008 | TCU11–2 | 0 / 4 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2008. 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 · 421.3 yds/g · 5,477 yards) | #21 (of 120 teams · 33.6 pts/g · 437 points) | #1 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 217.8 yds/g allowed · 2,831 yards) | #2 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 11.3 pts/g allowed · 147 points) | #7 — top 10 (of 120 teams · +22.3 /g · +290 on the season) | #2 — top 10 (of 120 teams · +21 on the season · 36 taken, 15 given · +1.62 /g) | #2 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 20:36 /g · 4h 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) | #21 (of 120 teams · 0.094 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #2 — top 10 (of 120 teams · -0.097 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #17 (of 120 teams · 46% of plays successful) | #1 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 29% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #104 (of 120 teams · 0.828 average PPA on successful plays) | #119 (of 120 teams · 1.086 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2008 | UNLV5–7 | 0 / 4 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2008. 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.) | #69 (of 120 teams · 345.0 yds/g · 4,140 yards) | #58 (of 120 teams · 25.6 pts/g · 307 points) | #106 (of 120 teams · 422.8 yds/g allowed · 5,074 yards) | #101 (of 120 teams · 32.6 pts/g allowed · 391 points) | #92 (of 120 teams · -7.0 /g · -84 on the season) | #64 (of 120 teams · -1 on the season · 13 taken, 14 given · -0.08 /g) | #81 (of 120 teams · 17:38 /g · 3h 32m 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 · 0.048 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #109 (of 120 teams · 0.109 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #73 (of 120 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #105 (of 120 teams · 46% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #12 (of 120 teams · 1.004 average PPA on successful plays) | #40 (of 120 teams · 0.882 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2008 | Utah13–0 | 0 / 4 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2008. 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 120 teams · 400.9 yds/g · 5,212 yards) | #15 (of 120 teams · 36.9 pts/g · 480 points) | #11 (of 120 teams · 289.1 yds/g allowed · 3,759 yards) | #12 (of 120 teams · 17.2 pts/g allowed · 224 points) | #8 — top 10 (of 120 teams · +19.7 /g · +256 on the season) | #15 (of 120 teams · +14 on the season · 34 taken, 20 given · +1.08 /g) | #10 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 19:43 /g · 4h 16m 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) | #20 (of 120 teams · 0.094 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #56 (of 120 teams · 0.020 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #20 (of 120 teams · 45% of plays successful) | #30 (of 120 teams · 37% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #100 (of 120 teams · 0.846 average PPA on successful plays) | #43 (of 120 teams · 0.885 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2008 | Wyoming4–8 | 0 / 4 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Mountain West teams in 2008. 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.) | #108 (of 120 teams · 296.0 yds/g · 3,552 yards) | #120 (of 120 teams · 12.7 pts/g · 152 points) | #38 (of 120 teams · 329.7 yds/g allowed · 3,956 yards) | #74 (of 120 teams · 27.8 pts/g allowed · 333 points) | #113 (of 120 teams · -15.1 /g · -181 on the season) | #120 (of 120 teams · -27 on the season · 14 taken, 41 given · -2.25 /g) | #82 (of 120 teams · 17:38 /g · 3h 32m 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) | #100 (of 120 teams · -0.032 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #33 (of 120 teams · -0.006 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #86 (of 120 teams · 38% of plays successful) | #43 (of 120 teams · 38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #102 (of 120 teams · 0.841 average PPA on successful plays) | #31 (of 120 teams · 0.862 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |