The College Football News Mountain West preseason predictions for every game, predicted order of finish, and lookahead to the 2021 season.
Mountain West Preseason Predictions: Mountain
Mountain West: Mountain Predicted Finish
1. Boise State
2. Air Force
T3. Colorado State
T3. Wyoming
T5. New Mexico
T5. Utah State
Air Force Falcons
2021 Preseason Prediction: 7-5
2021 Mountain West Prediction: 4-4
2018: 5-7 2019: 11-2 2020: 3-3
Sept. 4 Lafayette W
Sept. 11 at Navy W
Sept. 18 Utah State W
Sept. 25 Florida Atlantic W
Oct. 2 at New Mexico W
Oct. 9 Wyoming W
Oct. 16 at Boise State L
Oct. 23 San Diego State L
Oct. 30 OPEN DATE
Nov. 6 Army (in Arlington, TX) L
Nov. 13 at Colorado State L
Nov. 20 at Nevada L
Nov. 27 UNLV W
– Air Force 2021 Preview
Boise State Broncos
2021 Preseason Prediction: 8-4
2021 Mountain West Prediction: 7-1
2018: 10-3 2019: 12-2 2020: 5-2
Sept. 4 at UCF L
Sept. 11 UTEP W
Sept. 18 Oklahoma State L
Sept. 25 at Utah State W
Oct. 2 Nevada W
Oct. 9 at BYU L
Oct. 16 Air Force W
Oct. 23 OPEN DATE
Oct. 30 at Colorado State W
Nov. 6 at Fresno State W
Nov. 13 Wyoming W
Nov. 20 New Mexico W
Nov. 27 at San Diego State L
– Boise State 2021 Preview
Colorado State Rams
2021 Preseason Prediction: 5-7
2021 Mountain West Prediction: 3-5
2018: 3-9 2019: 4-8 2020: 1-3
Sept. 4 South Dakota State W
Sept. 11 Vanderbilt W
Sept. 18 at Toledo L
Sept. 25 at Iowa L
Oct. 2 OPEN DATE
Oct. 9 San Jose State L
Oct. 16 at New Mexico W
Oct. 23 at Utah State W
Oct. 30 Boise State L
Nov. 6 at Wyoming L
Nov. 13 Air Force W
Nov. 20 at Hawaii L
Nov. 27 Nevada L
– Colorado State 2021 Preview
New Mexico Lobos
2021 Preseason Prediction: 5-7
2021 Mountain West Prediction: 2-6
2018: 3-9 2019: 2-10 2020: 2-5
Sept. 2 Houston Baptist W
Sept. 11 New Mexico State W
Sept. 18 at Texas A&M L
Sept. 25 at UTEP W
Oct. 2 Air Force L
Oct. 9 at San Diego State L
Oct. 16 Colorado State L
Oct. 23 at Wyoming L
Oct. 30 OPEN DATE
Nov. 6 UNLV W
Nov. 13 at Fresno State L
Nov. 20 at Boise State L
Nov. 27 Utah State W
– New Mexico 2021 Preview
Utah State Aggies
2021 Preseason Prediction: 4-8
2021 Mountain West Prediction: 3-5
2018: 11-2 2019: 7-6 2020: 1-5
Sept. 4 at Washington State L
Sept. 11 North Dakota W
Sept. 18 at Air Force L
Sept. 25 Boise State L
Oct. 1 BYU L
Oct. 9 OPEN DATE
Oct. 16 at UNLV L
Oct. 23 Colorado State L
Oct. 30 Hawaii W
Nov. 6 at New Mexico State W
Nov. 13 at San Jose State L
Nov. 20 Wyoming W
Nov. 27 at New Mexico L
– Utah State 2021 Preview
Wyoming Cowboys
2021 Preseason Prediction: 7-5
2021 Mountain West Prediction: 3-5
2018: 6-6 2019: 8-5 2020: 2-4
Sept. 4 Montana State W
Sept. 11 at Northern Illinois W
Sept. 18 Ball State W
Sept. 25 at UConn W
Oct. 2 OPEN DATE
Oct. 9 at Air Force L
Oct. 16 Fresno State L
Oct. 23 New Mexico W
Oct. 30 at San Jose State L
Nov. 6 Colorado State W
Nov. 13at Boise State L
Nov. 20 at Utah State L
Nov. 27 Hawaii W
– Wyoming 2021 Preview
NEXT: Mountain West Preseason Predictions: West Predictions
Mountain West Preseason Predictions: West
Mountain West: West Predicted Finish
T1. Nevada*
T1. San Jose State
3. San Diego State
T4. Fresno State
T4. Hawaii
6. UNLV
*Nevada predicted to win West tie-breaker
Fresno State Bulldogs
2021 Preseason Prediction: 6-6
2021 Mountain West Prediction: 4-4
2018: 12-2 2019: 4-8 2020: 3-3
Aug. 28 UConn W
Sept. 4 at Oregon L
Sept. 11 Cal Poly W
Sept. 18 at UCLA L
Sept. 25 UNLV W
Oct. 2 at Hawaii L
Oct. 9 OPEN DATE
Oct. 16 at Wyoming W
Oct. 23 Nevada W
Oct. 30 at San Diego State L
Nov. 6 Boise State L
Nov. 13 New Mexico W
Nov. 20 OPEN DATE
Nov. 27 at San Jose State L
– Fresno State 2021 Preview
Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors
2021 Preseason Prediction: 7-6
2021 Mountain West Prediction: 4-4
2018: 8-6 2019: 10-5 2020: 5-4
Aug. 28 at UCLA L
Sept. 4 Portland State W
Sept. 11 at Oregon State L
Sept. 18 San Jose State W
Sept. 25 at New Mexico State W
Oct. 2 Fresno State W
Oct. 9 OPEN DATE
Oct. 16 at Nevada L
Oct. 23 New Mexico State W
Oct. 30 at Utah State L
Nov. 6 San Diego State W
Nov. 13 at UNLV L
Nov. 20 Colorado State W
Nov. 27 at Wyoming L
– Hawaii 2021 Preview
Nevada Wolf Pack
2021 Preseason Prediction: 8-4
2021 Mountain West Prediction: 6-2
2018: 8-5 2019: 7-6 2020: 7-2
Sept. 4 at Cal L
Sept. 11 Idaho State W
Sept. 18 at Kansas State L
Sept. 25 OPEN DATE
Oct. 2 at Boise State L
Oct. 9 New Mexico State W
Oct. 16 Hawaii W
Oct. 23 at Fresno State L
Oct. 30 UNLV W
Nov. 6 San Jose State W
Nov. 13 at San Diego State W
Nov. 20 Air Force W
Nov. 27 at Colorado State W
– Nevada 2021 Preview
San Diego State Aztecs
2021 Preseason Prediction: 8-4
2021 Mountain West Prediction: 5-3
2018: 7-6 2019: 10-3 2020: 4-4
Sept. 4 New Mexico State W
Sept. 11 at Arizona W
Sept. 18 Utah L
Sept. 25 Towson W
Oct. 2 OPEN DATE
Oct. 9 New Mexico W
Oct. 16 at San Jose State L
Oct. 23 at Air Force W
Oct. 30 Fresno State W
Nov. 6 at Hawaii L
Nov. 13 Nevada L
Nov. 20 at UNLV W
Nov. 27 Boise State W
– San Diego State 2021 Preview
San Jose State Spartans
2021 Preseason Prediction: 9-3
2021 Mountain West Prediction: 6-2
2018: 1-11 2019: 5-7 2020: 7-1
Aug. 28 Southern Utah W
Sept. 4 at USC L
Sept. 11 OPEN DATE
Sept. 18 at Hawaii L
Sept. 25 at Western Michigan W
Oct. 2 New Mexico State W
Oct. 9 at Colorado State W
Oct. 16 San Diego State W
Oct. 23 at UNLV W
Oct. 30 Wyoming W
Nov. 6 at Nevada L
Nov. 13 Utah State W
Nov. 20 OPEN DATE
Nov. 27 Fresno State W
– San Jose State 2021 Preview
UNLV Rebels
2021 Preseason Prediction: 3-9
2021 Mountain West Prediction: 2-6
2018: 4-8 2019: 4-8 2020: 0-6
Sept. 2 Eastern Washington W
Sept. 11 at Arizona State L
Sept. 18 Iowa State L
Sept. 25 at Fresno State L
Oct. 2 at UTSA L
Oct. 9 OPEN DATE
Oct. 16 Utah State W
Oct. 23 San Jose State L
Oct. 30 at Nevada L
Nov. 6 at New Mexico L
Nov. 13 Hawaii W
Nov. 20 San Diego State L
Nov. 27 at Air Force L
– UNLV 2021 Preview
