| 2018 | San Diego 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 2018. 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 Boise State) | #112 (of 130 teams · 348.9 yds/g · 4,535 yards) | #120 (of 130 teams · 20.6 pts/g · 268 points) | #23 (of 130 teams · 334.6 yds/g allowed · 4,350 yards) | #32 (of 130 teams · 22.1 pts/g allowed · 288 points) | #82 (of 130 teams · -1.5 /g · -20 on the season) | #83 (of 130 teams · -2 on the season · 15 taken, 17 given · -0.15 /g) | #49 (of 130 teams · 30:13 /g · 6h 33m on the season) | #1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's passing production returning) | #121 (of 130 teams · 33% of last season's receiving production returning) | #104 (of 130 teams · 42% of last season's rushing production returning) | #79 (of 130 teams · 472.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #90 (of 130 teams · 0.130 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #44 (of 130 teams · 0.110 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #106 (of 130 teams · 39% of plays successful) | #31 (of 130 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #33 (of 130 teams · 1.271 average PPA on successful plays) | #46 (of 130 teams · 1.186 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| Median | of 12 Mountain West teams in 2018 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2018. 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 2018. 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 2018. 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.) | #53 (Total offense: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2018. Range #11–#123. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #56 (Scoring offense: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2018. Range #2–#120. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #53 (Total defense: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2018. Range #17–#126. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #56 (Scoring defense: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2018. Range #3–#120. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #81 (Point margin: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2018. Range #3–#122. 2 of 12 in the top 10.) | #57 (Turnover margin: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2018. Range #3–#121. 2 of 12 in the top 10.) | #54 (Possession: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2018. Range #5–#122. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #56 (Returning passing: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2018. Range #1–#127. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #48 (Returning receiving: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2018. Range #2–#124. 2 of 12 in the top 10.) | #59 (Returning rushing: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2018. Range #3–#129. 3 of 12 in the top 10.) | #89 (Team talent: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2018. Range #65–#129. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #69 (Offensive EPA: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2018. Range #7–#127. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #54 (Defensive EPA: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2018. Range #10–#121. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #82 (Offensive success rate: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2018. Range #12–#126. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #55 (Defensive success rate: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2018. Range #11–#125. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #47 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2018. Range #23–#115. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #58 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2018. Range #11–#130. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) |
| 2018 | Air Force5–7 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2018. 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) | #53 (of 130 teams · 415.0 yds/g · 4,980 yards) | #56 (of 130 teams · 30.2 pts/g · 362 points) | #43 (of 130 teams · 360.9 yds/g allowed · 4,331 yards) | #56 (of 130 teams · 25.8 pts/g allowed · 309 points) | #55 (of 130 teams · +4.4 /g · +53 on the season) | #76 (of 130 teams · -1 on the season · 14 taken, 15 given · -0.08 /g) | #5 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 34:13 /g · 6h 51m on the season) | #48 (of 130 teams · 88% of last season's passing production returning) | #44 (of 130 teams · 70% of last season's receiving production returning) | #59 (of 130 teams · 69% of last season's rushing production returning) | #129 (of 130 teams · 186.3 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #48 (of 130 teams · 0.196 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #72 (of 130 teams · 0.168 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #29 (of 130 teams · 46% of plays successful) | #36 (of 130 teams · 40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #115 (of 130 teams · 1.108 average PPA on successful plays) | #130 (of 130 teams · 1.433 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2018 | 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 2018. 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 — #21 Fresno State) | #21 (of 130 teams · 459.5 yds/g · 5,974 yards) | #20 (of 130 teams · 35.4 pts/g · 460 points) | #35 (of 130 teams · 352.8 yds/g allowed · 4,586 yards) | #30 (of 130 teams · 22.1 pts/g allowed · 287 points) | #18 (of 130 teams · +13.3 /g · +173 on the season) | #17 (of 130 teams · +9 on the season · 22 taken, 13 given · +0.69 /g) | #13 (of 130 teams · 32:52 /g · 7h 07m on the season) | #56 (of 130 teams · 77% of last season's passing production returning) | #104 (of 130 teams · 47% of last season's receiving production returning) | #80 (of 130 teams · 55% of last season's rushing production returning) | #65 (of 130 teams · 543.4 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #17 (of 130 teams · 0.261 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #54 (of 130 teams · 0.122 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #15 (of 130 teams · 49% of plays successful) | #64 (of 130 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #71 (of 130 teams · 1.208 average PPA on successful plays) | #30 (of 130 teams · 1.141 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2018 | Colorado 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 2018. 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) | #60 (of 130 teams · 410.5 yds/g · 4,926 yards) | #108 (of 130 teams · 22.8 pts/g · 274 points) | #110 (of 130 teams · 451.2 yds/g allowed · 5,414 yards) | #117 (of 130 teams · 36.8 pts/g allowed · 441 points) | #118 (of 130 teams · -13.9 /g · -167 on the season) | #121 (of 130 teams · -10 on the season · 12 taken, 22 given · -0.83 /g) | #39 (of 130 teams · 30:31 /g · 6h 06m on the season) | #127 (of 130 teams · 0% of last season's passing production returning) | #124 (of 130 teams · 29% of last season's receiving production returning) | #105 (of 130 teams · 40% of last season's rushing production returning) | #75 (of 130 teams · 480.0 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #82 (of 130 teams · 0.141 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #119 (of 130 teams · 0.272 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #87 (of 130 teams · 42% of plays successful) | #125 (of 130 teams · 50% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #36 (of 130 teams · 1.264 average PPA on successful plays) | #57 (of 130 teams · 1.204 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2018 | Fresno State12–2 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2018. 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 Boise State) | #46 (of 130 teams · 421.4 yds/g · 5,900 yards) | #26 (of 130 teams · 34.6 pts/g · 485 points) | #17 (of 130 teams · 322.7 yds/g allowed · 4,518 yards) | #3 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 14.1 pts/g allowed · 198 points) | #6 — top 10 (of 130 teams · +20.5 /g · +287 on the season) | #9 — top 10 (of 130 teams · +12 on the season · 26 taken, 14 given · +0.86 /g) | #45 (of 130 teams · 30:22 /g · 7h 05m on the season) | #54 (of 130 teams · 81% of last season's passing production returning) | #26 (of 130 teams · 79% of last season's receiving production returning) | #6 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 96% of last season's rushing production returning) | #81 (of 130 teams · 459.1 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #25 (of 130 teams · 0.238 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #14 (of 130 teams · 0.032 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #22 (of 130 teams · 48% of plays successful) | #11 (of 130 teams · 37% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #106 (of 130 teams · 1.129 average PPA on successful plays) | #37 (of 130 teams · 1.168 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2018 | Hawai'i8–6 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2018. 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 130 teams · 419.2 yds/g · 5,869 yards) | #50 (of 130 teams · 30.8 pts/g · 431 points) | #98 (of 130 teams · 437.6 yds/g allowed · 6,126 yards) | #109 (of 130 teams · 35.1 pts/g allowed · 491 points) | #93 (of 130 teams · -4.3 /g · -60 on the season) | #118 (of 130 teams · -10 on the season · 11 taken, 21 given · -0.71 /g) | #80 (of 130 teams · 29:01 /g · 6h 46m on the season) | #118 (of 130 teams · 2% of last season's passing production returning) | #120 (of 130 teams · 33% of last season's receiving production returning) | #129 (of 130 teams · 7% of last season's rushing production returning) | #120 (of 130 teams · 344.0 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #42 (of 130 teams · 0.202 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #111 (of 130 teams · 0.238 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #36 (of 130 teams · 45% of plays successful) | #93 (of 130 teams · 45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #66 (of 130 teams · 1.215 average PPA on successful plays) | #84 (of 130 teams · 1.244 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2018 | Nevada8–5 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2018. 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) | #37 (of 130 teams · 428.5 yds/g · 5,570 yards) | #46 (of 130 teams · 31.1 pts/g · 404 points) | #59 (of 130 teams · 387.5 yds/g allowed · 5,038 yards) | #63 (of 130 teams · 26.9 pts/g allowed · 350 points) | #58 (of 130 teams · +4.2 /g · +54 on the season) | #99 (of 130 teams · -5 on the season · 22 taken, 27 given · -0.38 /g) | #78 (of 130 teams · 29:09 /g · 6h 19m on the season) | #43 (of 130 teams · 93% of last season's passing production returning) | #60 (of 130 teams · 64% of last season's receiving production returning) | #3 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 99% of last season's rushing production returning) | #87 (of 130 teams · 432.4 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #80 (of 130 teams · 0.148 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #31 (of 130 teams · 0.089 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #82 (of 130 teams · 42% of plays successful) | #18 (of 130 teams · 38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #47 (of 130 teams · 1.243 average PPA on successful plays) | #97 (of 130 teams · 1.264 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2018 | New Mexico3–9 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2018. 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) | #119 (of 130 teams · 331.3 yds/g · 3,975 yards) | #86 (of 130 teams · 26.6 pts/g · 319 points) | #120 (of 130 teams · 473.0 yds/g allowed · 5,676 yards) | #113 (of 130 teams · 36.2 pts/g allowed · 434 points) | #110 (of 130 teams · -9.6 /g · -115 on the season) | #102 (of 130 teams · -5 on the season · 21 taken, 26 given · -0.42 /g) | #113 (of 130 teams · 27:29 /g · 5h 30m on the season) | #71 (of 130 teams · 59% of last season's passing production returning) | #51 (of 130 teams · 67% of last season's receiving production returning) | #99 (of 130 teams · 45% of last season's rushing production returning) | #93 (of 130 teams · 411.9 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #110 (of 130 teams · 0.088 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #110 (of 130 teams · 0.236 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #100 (of 130 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #100 (of 130 teams · 46% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #79 (of 130 teams · 1.196 average PPA on successful plays) | #93 (of 130 teams · 1.255 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2018 | San José 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 2018. 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) | #123 (of 130 teams · 322.4 yds/g · 3,869 yards) | #117 (of 130 teams · 21.3 pts/g · 255 points) | #126 (of 130 teams · 495.1 yds/g allowed · 5,941 yards) | #115 (of 130 teams · 36.6 pts/g allowed · 439 points) | #122 (of 130 teams · -15.3 /g · -184 on the season) | #57 (of 130 teams · +1 on the season · 20 taken, 19 given · +0.08 /g) | #122 (of 130 teams · 26:34 /g · 5h 19m on the season) | #34 (of 130 teams · 96% of last season's passing production returning) | #2 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 96% of last season's receiving production returning) | #4 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 99% of last season's rushing production returning) | #89 (of 130 teams · 430.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #127 (of 130 teams · 0.002 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #103 (of 130 teams · 0.219 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #126 (of 130 teams · 35% of plays successful) | #99 (of 130 teams · 46% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #23 (of 130 teams · 1.298 average PPA on successful plays) | #58 (of 130 teams · 1.205 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2018 | 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 2018. 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) | #77 (of 130 teams · 391.5 yds/g · 4,698 yards) | #67 (of 130 teams · 28.8 pts/g · 345 points) | #116 (of 130 teams · 457.1 yds/g allowed · 5,485 yards) | #120 (of 130 teams · 37.3 pts/g allowed · 447 points) | #107 (of 130 teams · -8.5 /g · -102 on the season) | #57 (of 130 teams · +1 on the season · 18 taken, 17 given · +0.08 /g) | #54 (of 130 teams · 30:04 /g · 6h 01m on the season) | #64 (of 130 teams · 66% of last season's passing production returning) | #48 (of 130 teams · 68% of last season's receiving production returning) | #22 (of 130 teams · 90% of last season's rushing production returning) | #96 (of 130 teams · 400.8 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #69 (of 130 teams · 0.165 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #121 (of 130 teams · 0.280 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #95 (of 130 teams · 41% of plays successful) | #95 (of 130 teams · 45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #32 (of 130 teams · 1.275 average PPA on successful plays) | #119 (of 130 teams · 1.359 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2018 | Utah State11–2 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2018. 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) | #11 (of 130 teams · 495.3 yds/g · 6,439 yards) | #2 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 47.5 pts/g · 618 points) | #53 (of 130 teams · 379.7 yds/g allowed · 4,936 yards) | #33 (of 130 teams · 22.2 pts/g allowed · 289 points) | #3 — top 10 (of 130 teams · +25.3 /g · +329 on the season) | #3 — top 10 (of 130 teams · +15 on the season · 32 taken, 17 given · +1.15 /g) | #108 (of 130 teams · 27:40 /g · 6h 00m on the season) | #76 (of 130 teams · 53% of last season's passing production returning) | #42 (of 130 teams · 71% of last season's receiving production returning) | #89 (of 130 teams · 48% of last season's rushing production returning) | #102 (of 130 teams · 377.4 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #7 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 0.311 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #10 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 0.014 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #12 (of 130 teams · 49% of plays successful) | #14 (of 130 teams · 37% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #43 (of 130 teams · 1.250 average PPA on successful plays) | #83 (of 130 teams · 1.242 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2018 | Wyoming6–6 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mountain West teams in 2018. 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 130 teams · 330.9 yds/g · 3,971 yards) | #119 (of 130 teams · 20.7 pts/g · 248 points) | #19 (of 130 teams · 326.2 yds/g allowed · 3,914 yards) | #28 (of 130 teams · 22.0 pts/g allowed · 264 points) | #81 (of 130 teams · -1.3 /g · -16 on the season) | #37 (of 130 teams · +4 on the season · 15 taken, 11 given · +0.33 /g) | #67 (of 130 teams · 29:40 /g · 5h 56m on the season) | #93 (of 130 teams · 23% of last season's passing production returning) | #6 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 93% of last season's receiving production returning) | #50 (of 130 teams · 73% of last season's rushing production returning) | #116 (of 130 teams · 348.3 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #106 (of 130 teams · 0.099 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #32 (of 130 teams · 0.090 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #115 (of 130 teams · 38% of plays successful) | #55 (of 130 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #58 (of 130 teams · 1.226 average PPA on successful plays) | #11 (of 130 teams · 1.073 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |