COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Mountain West today unveiled its updated 2026 football matchups, setting the stage for an exciting new era of MW football.
The 2026 season will showcase an expanded league footprint with 10 programs competing across 40 Conference games and four time zones.
The MW revised the previously announced MW football matchups after the recent addition of North Dakota State.
NDSU, NIU and UTEP join the Mountain West in 2026, in addition to 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 13-week schedule, culminating in the Mountain West Football Championship Game, featuring the two teams with the highest Conference win percentages, with a potential College Football Playoff berth on the line.
The full 2026 football schedule will be announced in the coming weeks.
Air Force
Away – Nevada
Away – New Mexico
Away – NIU
Away – Wyoming
Home – North Dakota State
Home – San José State
Home – UNLV
Home – UTEP
Hawai‘i
Away – Nevada
Away – NIU
Away – UTEP
Away – Wyoming
Home – New Mexico
Home – North Dakota State
Home – San José State
Home – UNLV
Nevada
Away – NIU
Away – North Dakota State
Away – UNLV
Away – UTEP
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 – North Dakota State
Home – UNLV
Home – UTEP
North Dakota State
Away – Air Force
Away – Hawaiʻi
Away – New Mexico
Away – UNLV
Home – Nevada
Home – NIU
Home – UTEP
Home – Wyoming
NIU
Away – North Dakota State
Away – San José State
Away – UNLV
Away – Wyoming
Home – Air Force
Home – Hawai‘i
Home – Nevada
Home – UTEP
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 – North Dakota State
Home – Wyoming
UTEP
Away – Air Force
Away – New Mexico
Away – NIU
Away – North Dakota State
Home – Hawai‘i
Home – Nevada
Home – San José State
Home – Wyoming
Wyoming
Away – North Dakota State
Away – San José State
Away – UNLV
Away – UTEP
Home – Air Force
Home – Hawai‘i
Home – New Mexico
Home – NIU
