2025 Mountain West Preseason Predictions: Full Game-by-Game Picks and Team Schedules

How did we do last year? Awful, actually.

It wasn't that we misfired on a bunch of teams. It's that we weren't even close.

We got Boise State, Colorado State, Hawaii, San Diego State, and Utah State perfect on the regular season win total, or close enough. We were way off on thinking Air Force and Wyoming would be better, and way off on thinking Nevada, New Mexico, San Jose State, and UNLV would be worse.

Preseason Predictions 
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- CFN Preview 2025: All 136 Team Previews

Air Force Falcons

CFN Predicted Record: 7-5 (4-4)
Air Force Team Preview
Aug 30 Bucknell W
Sept 6 OPEN DATE
Sept 13 at Utah State W
Sept 20 Boise State L
Sept 27 Hawaii W
Oct 4 at Navy L
Oct 11 at UNLV L
Oct 18 Wyoming W
Oct 25 OPEN DATE
Nov 1 Army W
Nov 8 at San Jose State L
Nov 15 at UConn W
Nov 22 New Mexico W
Nov 29 at Colorado State L
Missing: Fresno State, Nevada, San Diego State

Boise State Broncos

CFN Predicted Record: 11-1 (8-0)
Boise State Team Preview
Aug 30 at USF W
Sept 6 Eastern Michigan W
Sept 13 OPEN DATE
Sept 20 at Air Force W
Sept 27 Appalachian State W
Oct 4 at Notre Dame L
Oct 11 New Mexico W
Oct 18 UNLV W
Oct 25 at Nevada W
Nov 1 Fresno State W
Nov 8 OPEN DATE
Nov 15 at San Diego State W
Nov 22 Colorado State W
Nov 29 at Utah State W
Missing: Hawaii, San Jose State, Wyoming

Colorado State Rams

CFN Predicted Record: 7-5 (5-3)
Colorado State Team Preview
Aug 30 at Washington L
Sept 6 Northern Colorado W
Sept 13 OPEN DATE
Sept 20 UTSA W
Sept 27 Washington State L
Oct 4 at San Diego State W
Oct 11 Fresno State W
Oct 18 Hawaii W
Oct 25 at Wyoming L
Nov 1 OPEN DATE
Nov 8 UNLV L
Nov 15 at New Mexico W
Nov 22 at Boise State L
Nov 29 Air Force W
Missing: Nevada, San Jose State, Utah State

Fresno State Bulldogs

CFN Predicted Record: 7-5 (5-3)
Fresno State Team Preview
Aug 23 at Kansas L
Aug 30 Georgia Southern W
Sept 6 at Oregon State L
Sept 13 Southern W
Sept 20 at Hawaii W
Sept 27 OPEN DATE
Oct 4 Nevada W
Oct 11 at Colorado State L
Oct 18 OPEN DATE
Oct 25 San Diego State W
Nov 1 at Boise State L
Nov 8 OPEN DATE
Nov 15 Wyoming W
Nov 22 Utah State W
Nov 29 at San Jose State L
Missing: Air Force, New Mexico, UNLV

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors

CFN Predicted Record: 6-6 (3-5)
Hawaii Team Preview
Aug 23 Stanford W
Aug 30 at Arizona L
Sept 6 Sam Houston W
Sept 13 Portland State W
Sept 20 Fresno State L
Sept 27 at Air Force L
Oct 4 OPEN DATE
Oct 11 Utah State W
Oct 18 at Colorado State L
Oct 25 OPEN DATE
Nov 1 at San Jose State L
Nov 8 San Diego State W
Nov 15 OPEN DATE
Nov 22 at UNLV L
Nov 29 Wyoming W
Missing: Boise State, Nevada, New Mexico

Nevada Wolf Pack

CFN Predicted Record: 3-9 (1-7)
Nevada Team Preview
Aug 30 at Penn State L
Sept 6 Sacramento State W
Sept 13 Middle Tennessee W
Sept 20 at WKU L
Sept 27 OPEN DATE
Oct 4 at Fresno State L
Oct 11 San Diego State L
Oct 18 at New Mexico L
Oct 25 Boise State L
Nov 1 OPEN DATE
Nov 8 at Utah State L
Nov 15 San Jose State W
Nov 22 at Wyoming L
Nov 29 UNLV L
Missing: Air Force, Colorado State, Hawaii

New Mexico Lobos

CFN Predicted Record: 4-8 (2-6)
New Mexico Team Preview
Aug 30 at Michigan L
Sept 6 Idaho State W
Sept 13 at UCLA L
Sept 20 OPEN DATE
Sept 27 New Mexico State W
Oct 4 at San Jose State L
Oct 11 at Boise State L
Oct 18 Nevada W
Oct 25 Utah State W
Nov 1 at UNLV L
Nov 8 OPEN DATE
Nov 15 Colorado State L
Nov 22 at Air Force L
Nov 29 San Diego State L
Missing: Fresno State, Hawaii, Wyoming

San Diego State Aztecs

CFN Predicted Record: 5-7 (4-4)
San Diego State Team Preview
Aug 28 Stony Brook W
Sept 6 at Washington State L
Sept 13 OPEN DATE
Sept 20 Cal L
Sept 27 at Northern Illinois L
Oct 4 Colorado State L
Oct 11 at Nevada W
Oct 18 OPEN DATE
Oct 25 at Fresno State L
Nov 1 Wyoming W
Nov 8 at Hawaii L
Nov 15 Boise State L
Nov 22 San Jose State W
Nov 29 at New Mexico W
Missing: Air Force, UNLV, Utah State

San Jose State Spartans

CFN Predicted Record: 7-5 (5-3)
San Jose State Team Preview
Aug 28 Central Michigan W
Sept 6 at Texas L
Sept 13 OPEN DATE
Sept 20 Idaho W
Sept 27 at Stanford L
Oct 4 New Mexico W
Oct 11 at Wyoming L
Oct 18 at Utah State W
Oct 25 OPEN DATE
Nov 1 Hawaii W
Nov 8 Air Force W
Nov 15 at Nevada L
Nov 22 at San Diego State L
Nov 29 Fresno State W
Missing: Boise State, Colorado State, UNLV

UNLV Rebels

CFN Predicted Record: 8-4 (6-2)
UNLV Team Preview
Aug 30 at Sam Houston W
Sept 6 UCLA L
Sept 13 Idaho State W
Sept 20 at Miami University L
Sept 27 OPEN DATE
Oct 4 at Wyoming L
Oct 11 Air Force W
Oct 18 at Boise State L
Oct 25 OPEN DATE
Nov 1 New Mexico W
Nov 8 at Colorado State W
Nov 15 Utah State W
Nov 22 Hawaii W
Nov 29 at Nevada W
Missing: Fresno State, San Diego State, San Jose State

Utah State Aggies

CFN Predicted Record: 3-9 (1-7)
Utan State Team Preview
Aug 30 UTEP W
Sept 6 at Texas A&M L
Sept 13 Air Force L
Sept 20 McNeese W
Sept 27 at Vanderbilt L
Oct 4 OPEN DATE
Oct 11 at Hawaii L
Oct 18 San Jose State L
Oct 25 at New Mexico L
Nov 1 OPEN DATE
Nov 8 Nevada W
Nov 15 at UNLV L
Nov 22 at Fresno State L
Nov 29 Boise State L
Missing: Colorado State, San Diego State, Wyoming

Wyoming Cowboys

CFN Predicted Record: 6-6 (4-4)
Wyoming Team Preview
Aug 28 at Akron W
Sept 6 Northern Iowa W
Sept 13 Utah L
Sept 20 at Colorado L
Sept 27 OPEN DATE
Oct 4 UNLV W
Oct 11 San Jose State W
Oct 18 at Air Force L
Oct 25 Colorado State W
Nov 1 at San Diego State L
Nov 8 OPEN DATE
Nov 15 at Fresno State L
Nov 22 Nevada W
Nov 29 at Hawaii L