2018 Mountain West Conference football season

2018 Mountain West Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 2018–January 2019
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)CBSSN, ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, CBS, Stadium, ATTSN
2019 NFL Draft
Top draft pickLB Jahlani Tavai, Hawaii
Picked byDetroit Lions, 43rd overall
Regular season
Mountain Division championsBoise State
West Division championsFresno State
Championship Game
ChampionsFresno State
  Runners-upBoise State
Finals MVPRB Alexander Mattison, Boise State
DE Mykal Walker, Fresno State
Football seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 23 Boise State x   7 1     10 3  
No. 22 Utah State   7 1     11 2  
Wyoming   4 4     6 6  
Air Force   3 5     5 7  
Colorado State   2 6     3 9  
New Mexico   1 7     3 9  
West Division
No. 18 Fresno State x$   7 1     12 2  
Nevada   5 3     8 5  
Hawaii   5 3     8 6  
San Diego State   4 4     7 6  
UNLV   2 6     4 8  
San Jose State   1 7     1 11  
Championship: Fresno State 19, Boise State 16 (OT)
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Mountain West Conference football season, part of that year's NCAA Division I FBS football season, will be the 20th season of college football for the Mountain West Conference (MW). Since the 2012 12 teams have competed in the MW-football conference. The season will begin on August 25 and will end on November 24.[1] Mountain West is a "Group of Five" conference under the College Football Playoff format along with the American Athletic Conference, Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, and the Sun Belt Conference. The Mountain West Championship Game will be played on December 1. The entire schedule was released on March 1.[2]

  1. ^ "Mountain West Announces 2018 Football Schedule". MountainWest.com. February 28, 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2018.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Mauss, Jeremey (March 1, 2018). "2018 Mountain West Football Schedule is Released". Mountain West.com. Retrieved March 1, 2018.[permanent dead link]