2023 Mountain West Conference football season
The 2023 Mountain West Conference football season will be the 25th season of College football for the Mountain West Conference. It will be part of the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. 12 teams will compete in the conference during the season. The season is scheduled to being August 26 and conclude on December 2 with the Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game. The full schedule for the season was released on March 2, 2023 Previous season During the 2022 Mountain West Conference football season, Boise State won the Mountain Division, while Fresno State won the West Division. In the 2022 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game, Fresno State defeated Boise State by a score of 28–16. Conference changes Prior to the 2023 season, the Mountain West Conference announced that it would eliminate divisions, with the two teams with the best conference records now playing in the championship game instead of division winners. Preseason Preseason Poll The Preseason Media Poll was released July 19, 2023. Boise State has been selected as the preseason favorite to claim the 2023 Mountain West football regular-season title. Preseason All-Conference team Mountain West preseason awards and all-conference teams were announced on July 19. Awards