The 2021 schedule will play out over 15 weeks, concluding on Sat., Dec. 4 with the Mountain West Football Championship Game featuring the two divisional champions.
The nonconference slate features eight games against teams ranked in the top 25 of the final Associated Press poll in 2020, including No. 4 Texas A&M, No. 9 Iowa State, No. 11 BYU (twice), No. 16 Iowa, No. 20 Oklahoma State, No. 21 USC and No. 23 Ball State.
Today’s release represents the first phase in the 2021 football schedule process. Mountain West national television partners CBS Sports and FOX Sports will now initiate a selection procedure which will include the shifting of particular games to non-Saturday dates. That will be followed by the identification of network outlets and kick times.
The 2021 MW football membership includes Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, New Mexico, Utah State and Wyoming in the Mountain Division and Fresno State, Hawai‘i, Nevada, San Diego State, San José State and UNLV in the West Division.
2021 Mountain West Composite Schedule
UConn at Fresno State
Hawai‘i at UCLA
Southern Utah at San José State
Thursday, September 2
Eastern Washington at UNLV
Saturday, September 4
Lafayette at Air Force
Boise State at Central Florida
South Dakota State at Colorado State
Houston Baptist at New Mexico
Utah State at Washington State
Montana State at Wyoming
Fresno State at Oregon
Portland State at Hawai‘i
Nevada at California
New Mexico State at San Diego State
San José State at USC
Saturday, September 11
Air Force at Navy
UTEP at Boise State
Vanderbilt at Colorado State
New Mexico State at New Mexico
North Dakota at Utah State
Wyoming at Northern Illinois
Cal Poly at Fresno State
Hawai‘i at Oregon State
Idaho State at Nevada
San Diego State at Arizona
UNLV at Arizona State
Saturday, September 18
Utah State at Air Force*
Oklahoma State at Boise State
Colorado State at Toledo
New Mexico at Texas A&M
Ball State at Wyoming
Fresno State at UCLA
San José State at Hawai‘i*
Nevada at Kansas State
Utah at San Diego State
Iowa State at UNLV
Saturday, September 25
Florida Atlantic at Air Force
Boise State at Utah State*
Colorado State at Iowa
New Mexico at UTEP
Wyoming at UConn
UNLV at Fresno State*
Hawai‘i at New Mexico State
Towson at San Diego State
San José State at Western Michigan
Friday, October 1
BYU at Utah State
Saturday, October 2
Air Force at New Mexico*
Nevada at Boise State*
Fresno State at Hawai‘i*
New Mexico State at San José State
UNLV at UTSA
Saturday, October 9
Wyoming at Air Force*
Boise State at BYU
San José State at Colorado State*
New Mexico at San Diego State*
New Mexico State at Nevada
Saturday, October 16
Air Force at Boise State*
Colorado State at New Mexico*
Utah State at UNLV*
Fresno State at Wyoming*
Hawai‘i at Nevada*
San Diego State at San José State*
Saturday, October 23
San Diego State at Air Force*
Colorado State at Utah State*
New Mexico at Wyoming*
Nevada at Fresno State*
New Mexico State at Hawai‘i
San José State at UNLV*
Saturday, October 30
Boise State at Colorado State*
Hawai‘i at Utah State*
Wyoming at San José State*
Fresno State at San Diego State*
UNLV at Nevada*
Saturday, November 6
Army vs. Air Force!
Boise State at Fresno State*
Colorado State at Wyoming*
UNLV at New Mexico*
Utah State at New Mexico State
San Diego State at Hawai‘i*
San José State at Nevada*
Saturday, November 13
Air Force at Colorado State*
Wyoming at Boise State*
New Mexico at Fresno State*
Utah State at San José State*
Hawai‘i at UNLV*
Nevada at San Diego State*
Saturday, November 20
Air Force at Nevada*
New Mexico at Boise State*
Colorado State at Hawai‘i*
Wyoming at Utah State*
San Diego State at UNLV*
Saturday, November 27
UNLV at Air Force*
Boise State at San Diego State*
Nevada at Colorado State*
Utah State at New Mexico
Hawai‘i at Wyoming*
Fresno State at San José State*
Saturday, December 4
Mountain West Football Championship Game
*MW Game
! Globe Life Field (Arlington, Texas)
