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