2012 Mountain West Football Schedules Announced

By Kevin Kelley -

MWCThe 2012 Mountain West Conference (MWC) football schedules were released today. Conference play begins on Saturday, Sept. 22 with Air Force at UNLV and Nevada at Hawaii.

The 2012 season will be the first in the MWC for Fresno State, Hawaii and Nevada. Each school comes from the WAC. 2011 was the final season for the TCU Horned Frogs in the MWC after they announced they were joining the Big East and ultimately the Big 12.

Some of the prominent non-conference games include Air Force at Michigan, Boise State at Michigan State, Colorado State vs. Colorado, Fresno State at Oregon, Hawaii at USC, Nevada at California, New Mexico at Texas, San Diego State at Washington, Minnesota at UNLV and Wyoming at Texas.

Listed below are direct links to the 2012 Mountain West Conference football schedules:

2012 Air Force Falcons Football Schedule

  • 09/01 – Idaho State
  • 09/08 – at Michigan
  • 09/15 – Open
  • 09/22 – at UNLV
  • 09/29 – Colorado State
  • 10/06 – Navy
  • 10/13 – at Wyoming
  • 10/20 – New Mexico
  • 10/27 – Nevada
  • 11/03 – at Army
  • 11/10 – at San Diego State
  • 11/17 – Hawaii
  • 11/24 – at Fresno State

2012 Boise State Broncos Football Schedule

  • 08/31 – at Michigan State (Friday)
  • 09/08 – Open Date
  • 09/15 – Miami (OH)
  • 09/22 – BYU
  • 09/29 – at New Mexico
  • 10/06 – at Southern Miss
  • 10/13 – Fresno State
  • 10/20 – UNLV
  • 10/27 – at Wyoming
  • 11/03 – San Diego State
  • 11/10 – at Hawai’i
  • 11/17 – Colorado State
  • 11/24 – at Nevada

2012 Colorado State Rams Football Schedule

  • 09/02 – Colorado (Sunday; at Denver, CO)
  • 09/08 – North Dakota State
  • 09/15 – at San Jose State
  • 09/22 – Utah State
  • 09/29 – at Air Force
  • 10/06 – Fresno State
  • 10/13 – at San Diego State
  • 10/20 – Open Date
  • 10/27 – Hawaii
  • 11/03 – at Wyoming
  • 11/10 – UNLV
  • 11/17 – at Boise State
  • 11/24 – New Mexico

2012 Fresno State Bulldogs Football Schedule

  • 09/01 – Weber State
  • 09/08 – at Oregon
  • 09/15 – Colorado
  • 09/22 – at Tulsa
  • 09/29 – San Diego State
  • 10/06 – at Colorado State
  • 10/13 – at Boise State
  • 10/20 – Wyoming
  • 10/27 – at New Mexico
  • 11/03 – Hawaii
  • 11/10 – at Nevada
  • 11/17 – Open Date
  • 11/24 – Air Force

2012 Hawaii Warriors Football Schedule

  • 09/01 – at USC
  • 09/08 – Open Date
  • 09/15 – Lamar
  • 09/22 – Nevada
  • 09/29 – at BYU
  • 10/06 – at San Diego State
  • 10/13 – New Mexico
  • 10/20 – Open Date
  • 10/27 – at Colorado State
  • 11/03 – at Fresno State
  • 11/10 – Boise State
  • 11/17 – at Air Force
  • 11/24 – UNLV
  • 12/01 – South Alabama

2012 Nevada Wolf Pack Football Schedule

  • 09/01 – at California
  • 09/08 – USF
  • 09/15 – Northwestern State
  • 09/22 – at Hawaii
  • 09/29 – at Texas State
  • 10/06 – Wyoming
  • 10/13 – at UNLV
  • 10/20 – San Diego State
  • 10/27 – at Air Force
  • 11/03 – Open Date
  • 11/10 – Fresno State
  • 11/17 – at New Mexico
  • 11/24 – Boise State

2012 New Mexico Lobos Football Schedule

  • 09/01 – Southern
  • 09/08 – at Texas
  • 09/15 – at Texas Tech
  • 09/22 – at New Mexico State
  • 09/29 – Boise State
  • 10/06 – Texas State
  • 10/13 – at Hawaii
  • 10/20 – at Air Force
  • 10/27 – Fresno State
  • 11/03 – at UNLV
  • 11/10 – Wyoming
  • 11/17 – Nevada
  • 11/24 – at Colorado State

2012 San Diego State Aztecs Football Schedule

  • 09/01 – at Washington
  • 09/08 – Army
  • 09/15 – North Dakota
  • 09/22 – San Jose State
  • 09/29 – at Fresno State
  • 10/06 – Hawaii
  • 10/13 – Colorado State
  • 10/20 – at Nevada
  • 10/27 – UNLV
  • 11/03 – at Boise State
  • 11/10 – Air Force
  • 11/17 – Open Date
  • 11/24 – at Wyoming

2012 UNLV Rebels Football Schedule

  • 08/30 – Minnesota (Thursday)
  • 09/08 – Northern Arizona
  • 09/15 – Washington State
  • 09/22 – Air Force
  • 09/29 – at Utah State
  • 10/06 – at Louisiana Tech
  • 10/13 – Nevada
  • 10/20 – at Boise State
  • 10/27 – at San Diego State
  • 11/03 – New Mexico
  • 11/10 – at Colorado State
  • 11/17 – Wyoming
  • 11/24 – at Hawaii

2012 Wyoming Cowboys Football Schedule

  • 09/01 – at Texas
  • 09/08 – Toledo
  • 09/15 – Cal Poly
  • 09/22 – at Idaho
  • 09/29 – Open Date
  • 10/06 – at Nevada
  • 10/13 – Air Force
  • 10/20 – at Fresno State
  • 10/27 – Boise State
  • 11/03 – Colorado State
  • 11/10 – at New Mexico
  • 11/17 – at UNLV
  • 11/24 – San Diego State

Comments (6)

Seems kind of silly that they didn’t go for the 9-game conference schedule now that there are 10 teams. Whoever got out of playing Boise State really lucked out.

That was my train of thought, too. But there’s a method to their madness: fewer conference games means more opportunities to schedule quality out-of-conference opponents.
After next season, though, it’ll all be a moot point.

I think the reason they skipped the 9th game this year is because most teams had already scheduled 4 OOC games and it’s expensive and a hassle to cancel games.

As for being lucky for missing Boise State, I don’t think I’d be as thrilled as you make it sound if I’m Air Force. They went to Boise last year and don’t get the home game, which would be an easy sellout and would be televised, so there’s monetary benefit. Also, Boise only has 1 or 2 starters back in the front 7 on defense, I wouldn’t mind making a young defense try and defend the option, and I wouldn’t be upset to see a quarterback not named Kellen Moore. Boise State would be favored regardless, but I wouldn’t mind that opportunity if I’m AFA.

Actually, SDSU got a bad break. They do not play New Mexico, plus no bye until week 12.Think the MWC is sending them a farewell gift?

I think that who ever goes up against bsu is going to lose bad without moore.