COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The 2020 Mountain West football schedule is being released today and it is comprised of 98 games, including 48 Conference matchups. The scheduling format for the 12-member football lineup consists of five intra-divisional games and three cross-divisional contests. Each institution will play four home and four road Conference games. 2020 marks the last year of the four-year cycle and the eighth year overall featuring the current rotation.
The 2020 schedule will play out over 14 weeks, concluding on Sat., Dec. 5 with the Mountain West Football Championship Game featuring the two divisional champions.
The nonconference slate features 22 games against teams that earned bowl berths in 2019, including Arizona State, BYU (three games), Cal, Central Michigan, Florida State, Georgia Southern, Iowa State, Louisiana, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Mississippi State, Navy, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Texas A&M, USC, Utah, Washington and Washington State.
Four nonconference opponents finished ranked in last year's final Associated Press Top 25 and USA Today/Coaches' polls, including #5/5 Oregon, #9/9 Penn State, #16/16 Utah and #20/20 Navy.
Today's release represents the first phase in the 2020 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 2020 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.
2020 Mountain West Composite Schedule
Saturday, August 29
Idaho State at New Mexico
Hawai'i at Arizona
UC Davis at Nevada
California at UNLV
Thursday, September 3
Washington State at Utah State
Saturday, September 5
Duquesne at Air Force
Georgia Southern at Boise State
Colorado at Colorado State
New Mexico at Mississippi State
Weber State at Wyoming
Idaho State at Fresno State
UCLA at Hawai'i
Nevada at Arkansas
Sacramento State at San Diego State
San José State at Central Michigan
Louisiana Tech at UNLV
Saturday, September 12
Boise State at Air Force*
Colorado State at Oregon State
New Mexico at USC
Southern Utah at Utah State
Wyoming at Louisiana
Fresno State at Colorado
Fordham at Hawai'i
UTEP at Nevada
San Diego State at Toledo
UC-Davis at San José State
Arizona State at UNLV
Saturday, September 19
Air Force at Purdue
Florida State at Boise State
Northern Colorado at Colorado State
New Mexico at New Mexico State
Utah State at Washington
Utah at Wyoming
Hawai'i at Oregon
Nevada at South Florida
UCLA at San Diego State
San José State at Penn State
UNLV at Iowa State
Saturday, September 26
Air Force at Fresno State*
Boise State at Marshall
Colorado State at Vanderbilt
Wyoming at Ball State
San Diego State at Nevada*
Friday, October 2
Utah State at BYU
Saturday, October 3
Navy at Air Force
San José State at Boise State*
Fresno State at Colorado State*
UMass at New Mexico
Nevada at Hawai'i*
UNLV at San Diego State*
Saturday, October 10
Air Force at San José State*
New Mexico at Colorado State*
San Diego State at Utah State*
Wyoming at UNLV*
Fresno State at Texas A&M
New Mexico State at Hawai'i
Saturday, October 17
Hawai'i at Air Force*
Utah State at Boise State*
Nevada at New Mexico*
San Diego State at Wyoming*
New Mexico State at Fresno State
UNLV at San José State*
Saturday, October 24
Air Force at Wyoming*
Boise State at Hawai'i*
Colorado State at UNLV*
New Mexico at Utah State*
Fresno State at Nevada*
San José State at San Diego State*
Saturday, October 31
UNLV at Boise State*
Wyoming at Colorado State*
San José State at New Mexico*
Utah State at Nevada*
Hawai'i at Fresno State*
Friday, November 6
BYU at Boise State
Saturday, November 7
Air Force at Army
Colorado State at San Diego State*
New Mexico at Hawai'i*
Utah State at Wyoming*
Fresno State at UNLV*
Nevada at San José State*
Saturday, November 14
Colorado State at Air Force*
Boise State at New Mexico*
Fresno State at Utah State*
Wyoming at Nevada*
UNLV at Hawai'i*
San Diego State at BYU
UConn at San José State
Saturday, November 21
New Mexico at Air Force*
Boise State at Wyoming*
Utah State at Colorado State*
San Diego State at Fresno State*
Hawai'i at San José State*
Saturday, November 28
Air Force at Utah State*
Colorado State at Boise State*
Wyoming at New Mexico*
San José State at Fresno State*
Hawai'i at San Diego State*
Nevada at UNLV*
Saturday, December 5
Mountain West Football Championship Game
*MW Game
