2016 Mountain West Conference football season

2016 Mountain West Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 2016–January 2017
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)CBS Sports Network, ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, CBS
2017 NFL Draft
Top draft pickOG Nico Siragusa, San Diego State
Picked byBaltimore Ravens, 122nd overall
Regular season
Mountain Division championsWyoming Cowboys
  Mountain Division runners-upBoise State Broncos
West Division championsSan Diego State Aztecs
  West Division runners-upHawaii Rainbow Warriors
Championship Game
ChampionsSan Diego State
  Runners-upWyoming
Football seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
Wyoming xy   6 2     8 6  
Boise State x   6 2     10 3  
New Mexico x   6 2     9 4  
Air Force   5 3     10 3  
Colorado State   5 3     7 6  
Utah State   1 7     3 9  
West Division
No. 25 San Diego State xy$   6 2     11 3  
Hawaii   4 4     7 7  
Nevada   3 5     5 7  
San Jose State   3 5     4 8  
UNLV   3 5     4 8  
Fresno State   0 8     1 11  
Championship: San Diego State 27, Wyoming 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Mountain West Conference football season was the 18th season of college football for the Mountain West Conference (MW). In the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the MW had 12 football members: Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, San Diego State, San Jose State, UNLV, Utah State, and Wyoming.