Mountain West football champions have been crowned since the conference’s inception in 1999, but the first official championship game took place in 2013. This year’s matchup features the defending champions, Boise State, going head-to-head with UNLV, adding excitement to the storied rivalry.
Here is the complete list of Mountain West football champions, detailing the year and the winning team:
Mountain West Football Champions
Championship Game Era
- 2023: Boise State
- 2022: Fresno State
- 2021: Utah State
- 2020: San Jose State
- 2019: Boise State
- 2018: Fresno State
- 2017: Boise State
- 2016: San Diego State
- 2015: San Diego State
- 2014: Boise State
- 2013: Fresno State
Pre-Championship Game Era
- 2012: Boise State/Fresno State/San Diego State
- 2011: TCU
- 2010: TCU
- 2009: TCU
- 2008: Utah
- 2007: BYU
- 2006: BYU
- 2005: TCU
- 2004: Utah
- 2003: Utah
- 2002: Colorado State
- 2001: BYU
- 2000: Colorado State
- 1999: BYU/Colorado State/Utah
Who has won the most Mountain West Championships?
Mountain West football championships have been dominated by Boise State, which has claimed five titles since the establishment of the conference. Below is a list of schools that have achieved Mountain West championship glory:
- Boise State – 5 championships
- BYU – 4
- Utah – 4
- TCU – 4
- Fresno State – 4
- Colorado State – 3
- San Diego State – 3
- San Jose State – 1
- Utah State – 1
