• Pokes to be featured on television 10 Times This Season
The Mountain West Conference and its television partners, CBS Sports, FOX Sports and The CW announced on Wednesday the 2026 Mountain West football television schedule. The Wyoming Cowboys will be televised on national TV 10 times with one additional contest on the MW+, the conference’s new subscription platform, and one on ESPN+.
Wyoming will have three contests shifted to Fridays with two of those contests being inside War Memorial Stadium. Wyoming will host Friday home games against Air Force on October 23 and host New Mexico on November 20. UW will play a road game at San Jose State on Friday, October 9.
Pokes to play Three Home Games on The CW
The Pokes will open their home portion of the schedule against Northern Colorado on September 12 with a 2 p.m. start on the conference’s new stream service MW+ with more information being released in the coming weeks.
The Pokes will host Hawai’i on September 26 for a 1 p.m. start on The CW, which marks three-straight home contests on the network. UW will host MW newcomer Northern Illinois at 1:30 p.m. on October 23 and then a Friday contest with Air Force on October 23 at 7 p.m.
Wyoming will host New Mexico on Friday, November 20 at 7 p.m. in a contest on FS1 and closes the regular season hosting UCONN on November 28 on the Fox Family of Networks with a time to be determined.
Road Slate Times
The Cowboys open the season with the Border War against Colorado State on Saturday, September 5 at 4 p.m. in a contest on the USA Network. Wyoming’s game at Central Michigan on Saturday, September 19 will kick at 11 a.m. on ESPN+.
Wyoming’s contest at North Dakota State is set for a 1:30 p.m. start on The CW on October 3. UW’s game at San Jose State shifted to Friday, October 9 and is set for a 7 p.m. start on CBS Sports Network.
The Cowboys will play at UNLV in an 8:30 p.m. kick on Saturday, November 7 also on CBS Sports Network. UW will renew their rivalry with UTEP on the Fox Family of Networks on Saturday, November 14 with time and station to be determined at a later date.
MW Championship Game
The 2026 Mountain West Football Championship game will be nationally televised on FOX for the seventh consecutive year. The championship game is scheduled to kick off Friday, Dec. 4 with a time of 7 p.m.
Season Tickets
Football Season Tickets are available for the 2026 Wyoming Football season at gowyo.com/tickets. Fans who have questions regarding UW Athletic ticketing may also: email tickets@uwyo.edu; call 307-766-7220; or stop by the UW Athletics Ticket Office on the west side of the Arena-Auditorium located on Willett Drive.
