Conference record book
Mountain West Conference Top 25 Games of the 2020s
The best games involving a MWC member at the time of kickoff, ranked without favoring either side.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 57/100
- Overtime
- 17
National ranking
The conference's top 25
12 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 2024College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Vrbo Fiesta BowlNeutral site
Penn State vs. Boise State
Penn State 31, Boise State 14
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 5 Penn State vs. No. 8 Boise State · 17-point margin
Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
Highlight · 2024 Boise State vs. Penn State (CFP Quarterfinal Full Game)
- 2021Week 3
Fresno State at UCLA
Fresno State 40, UCLA 37
Nonconference
Unranked Fresno State vs. No. 13 UCLA · 3-point margin
Ranking 13/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
45
Game score
Highlight · 2021 UCLA vs. Fresno State (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2024Week 15
UNLV at Boise State
UNLV 7, Boise State 21
Conference game
No. 19 UNLV vs. No. 10 Boise State · 14-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
44
Game score
Full Game · 2024 Boise State vs. UNLV (Mountain West Football Championship Game Full Game)
- 2023Week 12OT
Texas Tech at Wyoming
Texas Tech 33, Wyoming 35
Nonconference
Unranked Texas Tech vs. Unranked Wyoming · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 11/15
44
Game score
Highlight · 2023 Wyoming vs. Texas Tech (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2024Week 61OT
Syracuse at UNLV
Syracuse 44, UNLV 41
Nonconference
Unranked Syracuse vs. No. 25 UNLV · 3-point margin
Ranking 1/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
42
Game score
Highlight · 2024 UNLV vs. Syracuse (Regular Season Full Game)
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.
Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Conference inclusion comes from each team's conference ID stored on the game row, so later realignment never rewrites history. Regular-season AP ranks come from the game's week; postseason ranks use the final regular-season poll before bowl and playoff results.