| 2016 | San Diego State11–3 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2016. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #67 (of 128 teams · 407.4 yds/g · 5,703 yards) | #29 (of 128 teams · 35.2 pts/g · 493 points) | #11 (of 128 teams · 315.4 yds/g allowed · 4,416 yards) | #17 (of 128 teams · 20.2 pts/g allowed · 283 points) | #11 (of 128 teams · +15.0 /g · +210 on the season) | #4 — top 10 (of 128 teams · +14 on the season · 29 taken, 15 given · +1.00 /g) | #35 (of 128 teams · 31:23 /g · 7h 19m on the season) | #92 (of 128 teams · 20% of last season's passing production returning) | #48 (of 128 teams · 71% of last season's receiving production returning) | #84 (of 128 teams · 63% of last season's rushing production returning) | #74 (of 128 teams · 482.3 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #25 (of 128 teams · 0.230 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #14 (of 128 teams · 0.043 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #53 (of 128 teams · 44% of plays successful) | #19 (of 128 teams · 38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #39 (of 128 teams · 1.256 average PPA on successful plays) | #81 (of 128 teams · 1.220 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| Median | of 12 Mountain West teams in 2016 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2016. Range 0–0.) | 0 (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–10 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2016. 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.) | 0 (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–25 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2016. 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 12 Mountain West teams in 2016. Range #21–#120. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #38 (Scoring offense: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2016. Range #23–#125. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #68 (Total defense: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2016. Range #11–#112. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #81 (Scoring defense: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2016. Range #17–#113. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #62 (Point margin: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2016. Range #11–#117. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #73 (Turnover margin: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2016. Range #4–#117. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #70 (Possession: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2016. Range #3–#115. 2 of 12 in the top 10.) | #80 (Returning passing: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2016. Range #17–#98. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #48 (Returning receiving: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2016. Range #4–#119. 2 of 12 in the top 10.) | #62 (Returning rushing: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2016. Range #19–#128. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #101 (Team talent: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2016. Range #57–#128. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #43 (Offensive EPA: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2016. Range #10–#119. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #97 (Defensive EPA: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2016. Range #14–#121. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #53 (Offensive success rate: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2016. Range #14–#126. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #68 (Defensive success rate: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2016. Range #15–#120. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #34 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2016. Range #4–#128. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #78 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2016. Range #4–#128. 2 of 12 in the top 10.) |
| 2016 | Air Force10–3 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2016. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 1 (1 regular-season win over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason — #25 Navy) | #36 (of 128 teams · 452.1 yds/g · 5,878 yards) | #30 (of 128 teams · 35.1 pts/g · 457 points) | #34 (of 128 teams · 366.0 yds/g allowed · 4,758 yards) | #49 (of 128 teams · 26.2 pts/g allowed · 341 points) | #36 (of 128 teams · +8.9 /g · +116 on the season) | #28 (of 128 teams · +6 on the season · 23 taken, 17 given · +0.46 /g) | #3 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 34:03 /g · 7h 23m on the season) | #95 (of 128 teams · 14% of last season's passing production returning) | #80 (of 128 teams · 56% of last season's receiving production returning) | #53 (of 128 teams · 74% of last season's rushing production returning) | #128 (of 128 teams · 44.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #39 (of 128 teams · 0.208 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #60 (of 128 teams · 0.145 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #14 (of 128 teams · 48% of plays successful) | #15 (of 128 teams · 37% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #128 (of 128 teams · 1.003 average PPA on successful plays) | #128 (of 128 teams · 1.514 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2016 | Boise State10–3 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2016. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #21 (of 128 teams · 472.8 yds/g · 6,146 yards) | #38 (of 128 teams · 33.8 pts/g · 439 points) | #52 (of 128 teams · 389.8 yds/g allowed · 5,067 yards) | #29 (of 128 teams · 23.3 pts/g allowed · 303 points) | #27 (of 128 teams · +10.5 /g · +136 on the season) | #116 (of 128 teams · -9 on the season · 9 taken, 18 given · -0.69 /g) | #99 (of 128 teams · 28:01 /g · 6h 04m on the season) | #57 (of 128 teams · 86% of last season's passing production returning) | #42 (of 128 teams · 72% of last season's receiving production returning) | #60 (of 128 teams · 72% of last season's rushing production returning) | #57 (of 128 teams · 548.8 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #15 (of 128 teams · 0.274 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #43 (of 128 teams · 0.118 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #17 (of 128 teams · 48% of plays successful) | #46 (of 128 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #29 (of 128 teams · 1.273 average PPA on successful plays) | #27 (of 128 teams · 1.132 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2016 | Colorado State7–6 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2016. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #30 (of 128 teams · 462.5 yds/g · 6,012 yards) | #28 (of 128 teams · 35.3 pts/g · 459 points) | #70 (of 128 teams · 419.6 yds/g allowed · 5,455 yards) | #81 (of 128 teams · 30.4 pts/g allowed · 395 points) | #51 (of 128 teams · +4.9 /g · +64 on the season) | #73 (of 128 teams · -1 on the season · 14 taken, 15 given · -0.08 /g) | #74 (of 128 teams · 29:18 /g · 6h 21m on the season) | #56 (of 128 teams · 88% of last season's passing production returning) | #119 (of 128 teams · 31% of last season's receiving production returning) | #87 (of 128 teams · 60% of last season's rushing production returning) | #90 (of 128 teams · 412.3 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #17 (of 128 teams · 0.260 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #102 (of 128 teams · 0.222 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #30 (of 128 teams · 46% of plays successful) | #61 (of 128 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #38 (of 128 teams · 1.257 average PPA on successful plays) | #108 (of 128 teams · 1.293 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2016 | Fresno State1–11 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2016. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #120 (of 128 teams · 329.3 yds/g · 3,951 yards) | #125 (of 128 teams · 17.7 pts/g · 212 points) | #68 (of 128 teams · 414.3 yds/g allowed · 4,971 yards) | #83 (of 128 teams · 30.9 pts/g allowed · 371 points) | #117 (of 128 teams · -13.3 /g · -159 on the season) | #117 (of 128 teams · -9 on the season · 9 taken, 18 given · -0.75 /g) | #86 (of 128 teams · 28:49 /g · 5h 46m on the season) | #98 (of 128 teams · 13% of last season's passing production returning) | #43 (of 128 teams · 72% of last season's receiving production returning) | #128 (of 128 teams · 9% of last season's rushing production returning) | #93 (of 128 teams · 405.0 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #119 (of 128 teams · 0.046 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #97 (of 128 teams · 0.211 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #126 (of 128 teams · 36% of plays successful) | #117 (of 128 teams · 48% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #67 (of 128 teams · 1.204 average PPA on successful plays) | #4 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 1.036 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2016 | Hawai'i7–7 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2016. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #78 (of 128 teams · 391.3 yds/g · 5,478 yards) | #69 (of 128 teams · 28.3 pts/g · 396 points) | #112 (of 128 teams · 461.6 yds/g allowed · 6,462 yards) | #113 (of 128 teams · 37.3 pts/g allowed · 522 points) | #107 (of 128 teams · -9.0 /g · -126 on the season) | #111 (of 128 teams · -8 on the season · 17 taken, 25 given · -0.57 /g) | #70 (of 128 teams · 29:34 /g · 6h 54m on the season) | #88 (of 128 teams · 39% of last season's passing production returning) | #16 (of 128 teams · 88% of last season's receiving production returning) | #19 (of 128 teams · 95% of last season's rushing production returning) | #105 (of 128 teams · 385.0 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #55 (of 128 teams · 0.187 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #115 (of 128 teams · 0.250 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #70 (of 128 teams · 43% of plays successful) | #109 (of 128 teams · 47% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #34 (of 128 teams · 1.263 average PPA on successful plays) | #78 (of 128 teams · 1.214 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2016 | Nevada5–7 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2016. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #87 (of 128 teams · 382.2 yds/g · 4,586 yards) | #91 (of 128 teams · 25.4 pts/g · 305 points) | #108 (of 128 teams · 456.0 yds/g allowed · 5,472 yards) | #71 (of 128 teams · 29.0 pts/g allowed · 348 points) | #84 (of 128 teams · -3.6 /g · -43 on the season) | #36 (of 128 teams · +4 on the season · 15 taken, 11 given · +0.33 /g) | #75 (of 128 teams · 29:18 /g · 5h 52m on the season) | #17 (of 128 teams · 100% of last season's passing production returning) | #7 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 94% of last season's receiving production returning) | #90 (of 128 teams · 56% of last season's rushing production returning) | #101 (of 128 teams · 389.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #51 (of 128 teams · 0.192 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #101 (of 128 teams · 0.219 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #46 (of 128 teams · 45% of plays successful) | #120 (of 128 teams · 48% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #109 (of 128 teams · 1.105 average PPA on successful plays) | #31 (of 128 teams · 1.149 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2016 | New Mexico9–4 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2016. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #33 (of 128 teams · 456.9 yds/g · 5,939 yards) | #23 (of 128 teams · 36.7 pts/g · 477 points) | #56 (of 128 teams · 394.8 yds/g allowed · 5,132 yards) | #89 (of 128 teams · 31.5 pts/g allowed · 409 points) | #50 (of 128 teams · +5.2 /g · +68 on the season) | #73 (of 128 teams · -1 on the season · 13 taken, 14 given · -0.08 /g) | #5 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 33:55 /g · 7h 21m on the season) | #32 (of 128 teams · 99% of last season's passing production returning) | #73 (of 128 teams · 59% of last season's receiving production returning) | #62 (of 128 teams · 71% of last season's rushing production returning) | #104 (of 128 teams · 387.3 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #10 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 0.312 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #110 (of 128 teams · 0.239 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #23 (of 128 teams · 47% of plays successful) | #75 (of 128 teams · 44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #23 (of 128 teams · 1.288 average PPA on successful plays) | #117 (of 128 teams · 1.328 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2016 | San José State4–8 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2016. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #94 (of 128 teams · 377.8 yds/g · 4,534 yards) | #103 (of 128 teams · 24.4 pts/g · 293 points) | #88 (of 128 teams · 435.3 yds/g allowed · 5,223 yards) | #103 (of 128 teams · 34.7 pts/g allowed · 416 points) | #110 (of 128 teams · -10.3 /g · -123 on the season) | #76 (of 128 teams · -1 on the season · 19 taken, 20 given · -0.08 /g) | #52 (of 128 teams · 30:47 /g · 6h 09m on the season) | #70 (of 128 teams · 70% of last season's passing production returning) | #86 (of 128 teams · 54% of last season's receiving production returning) | #116 (of 128 teams · 28% of last season's rushing production returning) | #84 (of 128 teams · 437.4 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #104 (of 128 teams · 0.090 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #121 (of 128 teams · 0.273 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #101 (of 128 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #112 (of 128 teams · 47% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #33 (of 128 teams · 1.263 average PPA on successful plays) | #57 (of 128 teams · 1.184 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2016 | UNLV4–8 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2016. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #69 (of 128 teams · 404.4 yds/g · 4,853 yards) | #47 (of 128 teams · 31.6 pts/g · 379 points) | #81 (of 128 teams · 430.1 yds/g allowed · 5,161 yards) | #112 (of 128 teams · 36.8 pts/g allowed · 441 points) | #93 (of 128 teams · -5.2 /g · -62 on the season) | #47 (of 128 teams · +2 on the season · 15 taken, 13 given · +0.17 /g) | #92 (of 128 teams · 28:26 /g · 5h 41m on the season) | #84 (of 128 teams · 45% of last season's passing production returning) | #53 (of 128 teams · 69% of last season's receiving production returning) | #97 (of 128 teams · 52% of last season's rushing production returning) | #106 (of 128 teams · 376.3 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #44 (of 128 teams · 0.201 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #104 (of 128 teams · 0.229 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #80 (of 128 teams · 42% of plays successful) | #95 (of 128 teams · 45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #45 (of 128 teams · 1.245 average PPA on successful plays) | #95 (of 128 teams · 1.249 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2016 | Utah State3–9 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2016. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #97 (of 128 teams · 376.7 yds/g · 4,520 yards) | #108 (of 128 teams · 23.9 pts/g · 287 points) | #44 (of 128 teams · 379.8 yds/g allowed · 4,558 yards) | #73 (of 128 teams · 29.3 pts/g allowed · 352 points) | #94 (of 128 teams · -5.4 /g · -65 on the season) | #97 (of 128 teams · -5 on the season · 10 taken, 15 given · -0.42 /g) | #115 (of 128 teams · 26:45 /g · 5h 21m on the season) | #80 (of 128 teams · 51% of last season's passing production returning) | #90 (of 128 teams · 52% of last season's receiving production returning) | #35 (of 128 teams · 86% of last season's rushing production returning) | #111 (of 128 teams · 357.1 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #75 (of 128 teams · 0.143 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #70 (of 128 teams · 0.156 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #108 (of 128 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #68 (of 128 teams · 44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #4 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 1.362 average PPA on successful plays) | #6 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 1.071 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2016 | Wyoming8–6 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2016. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #48 (of 128 teams · 433.7 yds/g · 6,072 yards) | #25 (of 128 teams · 35.9 pts/g · 503 points) | #104 (of 128 teams · 453.1 yds/g allowed · 6,344 yards) | #101 (of 128 teams · 34.1 pts/g allowed · 477 points) | #62 (of 128 teams · +1.9 /g · +26 on the season) | #46 (of 128 teams · +3 on the season · 27 taken, 24 given · +0.21 /g) | #32 (of 128 teams · 31:34 /g · 7h 22m on the season) | #90 (of 128 teams · 22% of last season's passing production returning) | #4 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 97% of last season's receiving production returning) | #24 (of 128 teams · 91% of last season's rushing production returning) | #123 (of 128 teams · 316.2 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #43 (of 128 teams · 0.202 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #87 (of 128 teams · 0.193 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #72 (of 128 teams · 43% of plays successful) | #49 (of 128 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #22 (of 128 teams · 1.289 average PPA on successful plays) | #121 (of 128 teams · 1.370 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |