2020 Mountain West Conference football season

2020 Mountain West Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I FBS
SportFootball
DurationOctober 24-December 19
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)CBS Sports Family (CBS, CBSSN, CBS All Access), Fox Sports Family (Fox, FS1, FS2), Stadium, ATTSN
2021 NFL Draft
Top draft pickCB Darren Hall, San Diego State
Picked byAtlanta Falcons, 108th overall
Regular season
Season championsSan Jose State
  Runners-upBoise State
Championship Game
ChampionsSan Jose State
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
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2020 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 24 San Jose State y$   7 0     7 1  
Boise State y   5 0     5 2  
Nevada   6 2     7 2  
San Diego State   4 2     4 4  
Hawaii   4 4     5 4  
Fresno State   3 3     3 3  
Air Force   2 2     3 3  
Wyoming   2 4     2 4  
New Mexico   2 5     2 5  
Colorado State   1 3     1 3  
Utah State   1 5     1 5  
UNLV   0 6     0 6  
Championship: San Jose State 34, Boise State 20
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Mountain West suspended the season, but later decided to begin play on October 24.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2020 Mountain West Conference football season, part of that year's NCAA Division I FBS football season, is the 22nd season of college football for the Mountain West Conference (MW). Since 2012, 12 teams have competed in the MW football conference.

On August 10, 2020, the conference suspended all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

The season was scheduled to begin on September 3, 2020 and end on November 28, 2020. The Mountain West football Conference Championship Game was to be played on December 5, 2020. The entire schedule was released on February 27, 2020.[3]

On September 24, 2020, the conference resumed Football,[4] and is working on resuming other fall sports competitions.[5] The Conference's amended regular-season schedule will begin on Saturday, Oct. 24, with the intent to play eight games. The MW Football Championship Game is slated for Saturday, Dec. 19. The new Mountain West schedule was released October 1.[6]

  1. ^ "WE'RE BACK". twitter.com/MountainWest. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "Mountain West Postpones 2020 Fall Sports". TheMW.com. August 10, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "Mountain West Conference Announces 2020 Football Schedule". TheMW.com. February 27, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  4. ^ "2020 Mountain West Football Season to Begin on October 24". theMW.com. Mountain West Conference. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  5. ^ "Commissioner Thompson Statement on Fall Sports". theMW.com. Mountain West Conference. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  6. ^ "Mountain West Announces 2020 Football Schedule". theMW.com. Mountain West.