COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Mountain West today announced its 2026 football matchups, marking the beginning of an exciting new chapter for the league. With a refreshed lineup and expanded footprint, the 2026 season will showcase nine programs competing across 36 Conference games that will deliver a season packed with intensity, tradition and fresh rivalries.
NIU and UTEP join the Mountain West in 2026, bringing rich football traditions and passionate fan bases that will elevate the Conference’s competitive landscape. NIU and UTEP join Air Force, Hawai‘i, Nevada, New Mexico, San José State, UNLV and Wyoming.
Each team will play four home and four away Conference games over a 14-week schedule, culminating in the Mountain West Football Championship Game, featuring the two teams with the highest Conference winning percentages.
Fans can look forward to fierce rivalries, memorable road trips and a championship chase filled with drama from start to finish. The Mountain West is setting a new standard for competition as it drives toward the ultimate goal: the #MWPathtothePlayoff.
Air Force
Away – Hawai‘i
Away – Nevada
Away – New Mexico
Away – Wyoming
Home – NIU
Home – San José State
Home – UNLV
Home – UTEP
Hawai‘i
Away – Nevada
Away – NIU
Away – UTEP
Away – Wyoming
Home – Air Force
Home – New Mexico
Home – San José State
Home – UNLV
Nevada
Away – NIU
Away – UNLV
Away – UTEP
Away – Wyoming
Home – Air Force
Home – Hawai‘i
Home – New Mexico
Home – San José State
New Mexico
Away – Hawai‘i
Away – Nevada
Away – San José State
Away – Wyoming
Home – Air Force
Home – NIU
Home – UNLV
Home – UTEP
NIU
Away – Air Force
Away – New Mexico
Away – San José State
Away – UNLV
Home – Hawai‘i
Home – Nevada
Home – UTEP
Home – Wyoming
San José State
Away – Air Force
Away – Hawai‘i
Away – Nevada
Away – UTEP
Home – New Mexico
Home – NIU
Home – UNLV
Home – Wyoming
UNLV
Away – Air Force
Away – Hawai‘i
Away – New Mexico
Away – San José State
Home – Nevada
Home – NIU
Home – UTEP
Home – Wyoming
UTEP
Away – Air Force
Away – New Mexico
Away – NIU
Away – UNLV
Home – Hawai‘i
Home – Nevada
Home – San José State
Home – Wyoming
Wyoming
Away – NIU
Away – San José State
Away – UNLV
Away – UTEP
Home – Air Force
Home – Hawai‘i
Home – Nevada
Home – New Mexico
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