2025 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game

2025 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
1234Total
UNLV 0147021
Boise State 141401038
DateDecember 5, 2025
Season2025
StadiumAlbertsons Stadium
LocationBoise, Idaho
FavoriteBoise State by 5.5[1]
RefereePatrick Foy
United States TV coverage
NetworkFox
AnnouncersJason Benetti, Robert Griffin III, and Alexa Landestoy
2025 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Boise State y$   6 2     9 5  
UNLV y   6 2     10 3  
San Diego State   6 2     9 3  
New Mexico   6 2     9 3  
Fresno State   5 3     8 4  
Hawaii   5 3     8 4  
Utah State   4 4     6 6  
Air Force   3 5     4 8  
Nevada   2 6     3 9  
Wyoming   2 6     4 8  
San Jose State   2 6     3 9  
Colorado State   1 7     2 10  
Championship: Boise State 38, UNLV 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 21, 2025
Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2025 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game was a college football game played on December 5, 2025, at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho.[2] It was the 13th edition of the Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game and determined the champion of the Mountain West Conference (MW) for the 2025 season. The game began at 6:00 p.m. MT and aired on Fox. The game featured the Boise State Broncos and the UNLV Rebels in a rematch of the previous season's championship game.

Teams

This will be the sixteenth meeting between UNLV and Boise State; the Broncos lead the all-time series 12–3.[3] The game is a rematch of a regular season game on October 18. Boise State defeated UNLV, 56–31.

Due to a four-way tie between Boise State, UNLV, New Mexico, and San Diego State for best conference record, the participants in the Mountain West Championship game were determined by computer metrics using a composite average of metrics from Connelly SP+, ESPN SOR, KPI and SportSource rankings. UNLV and Boise State had the highest averages of 45.50 and 47.75, respectively. Boise State was selected as the host team due to their victory in the October 18 regular season matchup.[4]

Boise State Broncos

The Broncos entered the game with an 8–4 record, 6–2 in conference play. They will make their fourth consecutive Mountain West title game appearance and ninth overall. They are 5–3 in previous appearances, having last won the title a year ago.[5]

UNLV Rebels

The Rebels entered the game with a 10–2 record, 6–2 in conference play. They are making their third consecutive Mountain West and third overall title game appearance, having lost the title a year ago to the Broncos.[5]

Scoring summary

2025 Mountain West Championship
UNLV Rebels (10–2, 6–2) vs. Boise State (8–4, 6–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
UNLV 0 14 7021
Boise State 14 14 01038

at Albertsons StadiumBoise, ID

Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Statistics UNLV BSU
First downs 22 23
Plays–yards 409 460
Rushes–yards 34-184 38-171
Passing yards 225 289
Passing: compattint 18-38-0 17-31-0
Time of possession 28:40 31:20
Team Category Player Statistics
UNLV Passing Anthony Colandrea 18/38, 225 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Anthony Colandrea 12 carries, 66 yards, 1 TD
Receiving JoJo Earle 2 receptions, 45 yards
Boise State Passing Maddux Madsen 17/31, 289 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Dylan Riley 21 carries, 75 yards
Receiving Chase Penry 3 receptions, 96 yards

References

  1. ^ Bet MGM. "Mountain West Football Championship Odds for 2025". betmgm.com. MGM.
  2. ^ "Boise State to Host UNLV for 2025 Mountain West Football Championship". Mountain West Conference.
  3. ^ "Winsipedia - UNLV Rebels vs. Boise State Broncos football history". Retrieved December 2, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Boise State to Host UNLV for 2025 Mountain West Football Championship". themw.com. Mountain West Conference. November 30, 2025. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  5. ^ a b Mandel, Stewart (January 7, 2025). "Boise State, Ashton Jeanty steamroll UNLV to win Mountain West, close in on Playoff auto bid". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 1, 2025.