Mountain West Releases Full 2023 Football Schedule
* Mountain West Conference press release
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., – The 2023 Mountain West football schedule is being released today and it is comprised of 98 games, including 48 Conference matchups, as the league begins its first season without divisions since 2012 (not including the 2020 season, impacted by COVID-19).
The Mountain West is coming off a 2022 season in which seven teams played in bowl games and three programs recorded 10-win seasons, the third-most among all FBS conferences.
The MW will debut a three-year schedule rotation where, within Conference play, each institution will face two opponents annually and six other teams on an alternating basis. Throughout the cycle, all institutions will play each other at least twice, including once at home and once on the road.
The new schedule format will put the MW in the best position for a spot in the College Football Playoff.
The 2023 schedule will play out over 14 weeks, concluding on Sat., Dec. 2, with the Mountain West Football Championship Game featuring the two teams with the highest Conference winning percentage.
Today’s release represents the first phase in the 2023 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 2023 MW football membership includes Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Hawai‘i, Nevada, New Mexico, San Diego State, San José State, UNLV, Utah State and Wyoming.
2023 MOUNTAIN WEST COMPOSITE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Saturday, August 26
Hawai‘i at Vanderbilt
Ohio at San Diego State
San José State at USC
Friday, September 1
Stanford at Hawai‘i
Saturday, September 2
Robert Morris at Air Force
Boise State at Washington
Washington State at Colorado State
Fresno State at Purdue
Nevada at USC
New Mexico at Texas A&M
Idaho State at San Diego State
Bryant at UNLV
Utah State at Iowa
Texas Tech at Wyoming
Sunday, September 3
Oregon State at San José State
Saturday, September 9
Air Force at Sam Houston
Central Florida at Boise State
Eastern Washington at Fresno State
Albany at Hawai‘i
Idaho at Nevada
Tennessee Tech at New Mexico
UCLA at San Diego State
Cal Poly at San José State
UNLV at Michigan
Idaho State at Utah State
Portland State at Wyoming
Saturday, September 16
Utah State at Air Force*
North Dakota at Boise State
Colorado State at Colorado
Fresno State at Arizona State
Hawai‘i at Oregon
Kansas at Nevada
New Mexico State at New Mexico
San Diego State at Oregon State
San José State at Toledo
Vanderbilt at UNLV
Wyoming at Texas
Friday, September 22
Boise State at San Diego State*
Saturday, September 23
Air Force at San José State*
Colorado State at Middle Tennessee State
Kent State at Fresno State
New Mexico State at Hawai‘i
Nevada at Texas State
New Mexico at UMass
UNLV at UTEP
James Madison at Utah State
Appalachian State at Wyoming
Saturday, September 30
Boise State at Memphis
Utah Tech at Colorado State
Hawai‘i at UNLV*
Nevada at Fresno State*
New Mexico at Wyoming*
San Diego State at Air Force*
Utah State at UConn
Saturday, October 7
Colorado State at Utah State*
Fresno State at Wyoming*
San José State at Boise State*
Saturday, October 14
Boise State at Colorado State*
Fresno State at Utah State*
San Diego State at Hawai‘i*
San José State at New Mexico*
UNLV at Nevada*
Wyoming at Air Force*
Saturday, October 21
Air Force at Navy
Colorado State at UNLV*
Hawai‘i at New Mexico*
Nevada at San Diego State*
Utah State at San José State
Saturday, October 28
Air Force at Colorado State*
New Mexico at Nevada*
San José State at Hawai‘i*
UNLV at Fresno State*
Wyoming at Boise State*
Saturday, November 4
Air Force vs. Army%
Boise State at Fresno State*
Colorado State at Wyoming*
Hawai‘i at Nevada*
UNLV at New Mexico*
Utah State at San Diego State*
Saturday, November 11
Air Force at Hawai‘i*
Fresno State at San José State*
Nevada at Utah State*
New Mexico at Boise State*
San Diego State at Colorado State*
Wyoming at UNLV*
Saturday, November 18
Boise State at Utah State*
Hawai‘i at Wyoming*
Nevada at Colorado State*
New Mexico at Fresno State*
San Diego State at San José State*
UNLV at Air Force*
Saturday, November 25
Air Force at Boise State*
Colorado State at Hawai‘i*
Fresno State at San Diego State*
San José State at UNLV*
Utah State at New Mexico*
Wyoming at Nevada*
Saturday, December 2
Mountain West Football Championship Game
*Mountain West game | % Denver, Colorado
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