2025 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game


The 2025 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game was a college football game played on December5, 2025, at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho. It was the 13thedition of the Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game and determined the champion of the Mountain West Conference for the 2025 season. The game began at 6:00 p.m.MT and aired on Fox. The game featured the [2025 Boise State 2024 Boise State Broncos football team|Broncos football team|Boise State Broncos] and the UNLV Rebels in a rematch of the previous season's championship game.

Teams

This was the 16th meeting between UNLV and Boise State; the Broncos led the all-time series 12–3. The game was a rematch of a regular-season game on October 18, in which 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.

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.

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.