| | Conference championship (outright) | | Conference championship (tie) | | National championship |
| Year | Record | Conference | Place | AP | Bowl | Result | Coach |
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| 2013 | 0-0 | Independent | | | | | | | 2012 | 8-5 | Independent | - | | Poinsettia Bowl | 23 - 6 W | Bronco Mendenhall | | 2011 | 10-3 | Independent | - | | Armed Forces Bowl | 24 - 21 W | Bronco Mendenhall | | 2010 | 7-6 | Mountain West | 3rd (tie) | | New Mexico Bowl | 52 - 24 W | Bronco Mendenhall | | 2009 | 11-2 | Mountain West | 2nd | 12 | Las Vegas Bowl | 44 - 20 W | Bronco Mendenhall | | 2008 | 10-3 | Mountain West | 3rd | 25 | Las Vegas Bowl | 21 - 31 L | Bronco Mendenhall | | 2007 | 11-2 | Mountain West | 1st | 14 | Las Vegas Bowl | 17 - 16 W | Bronco Mendenhall | | 2006 | 11-2 | Mountain West | 1st | 16 | Las Vegas Bowl | 38 - 8 W | Bronco Mendenhall | | 2005 | 6-6 | Mountain West | 2nd (tie) | | Las Vegas Bowl | 28 - 35 L | Bronco Mendenhall | | 2004 | 5-6 | Mountain West | 3rd | | | | Gary Crowton | | 2003 | 4-8 | Mountain West | 6th | | | | Gary Crowton | | 2002 | 5-7 | Mountain West | 7th | | | | Gary Crowton | | 2001 | 12-2 | Mountain West | 1st | 25 | Liberty Bowl | 10 - 28 L | Gary Crowton | | 2000 | 6-6 | Mountain West | 3rd (tie) | | | | Lavell Edwards | | 1999 | 8-4 | Mountain West | 1st (tie) | | Motor City Bowl | 3 - 21 L | Lavell Edwards | | 1998 | 9-5 | Western Athletic | 2nd | | Liberty Bowl | 27 - 41 L | Lavell Edwards | | 1997 | 6-5 | Western Athletic | 4th | | | | Lavell Edwards | | 1996 | 14-1 | Western Athletic | 1st | 5 | Cotton Bowl | 19 - 15 W | Lavell Edwards | | 1995 | 7-4 | Western Athletic | 1st (tie) | | | | Lavell Edwards | | 1994 | 10-3 | Western Athletic | 2nd (tie) | 18 | Copper Bowl | 31 - 6 W | Lavell Edwards | | 1993 | 6-6 | Western Athletic | 1st (tie) | | Holiday Bowl | 21 - 28 L | Lavell Edwards | | 1992 | 8-5 | Western Athletic | 1st (tie) | | Aloha Bowl | 20 - 23 L | Lavell Edwards | | 1991 | 8-3-2 | Western Athletic | 1st | 23 | Holiday Bowl | 13 - 13 T | Lavell Edwards | | 1990 | 10-3 | Western Athletic | 1st | 22 | Holiday Bowl | 14 - 65 L | Lavell Edwards | | 1989 | 10-3 | Western Athletic | 1st | 22 | Holiday Bowl | 39 - 50 L | Lavell Edwards | | 1988 | 9-4 | Western Athletic | 3rd (tie) | | Freedom Bowl | 20 - 17 W | Lavell Edwards | | 1987 | 9-4 | Western Athletic | 2nd | | All-American Bowl | 16 - 22 L | Lavell Edwards | | 1986 | 8-5 | Western Athletic | 2nd | | Freedom Bowl | 10 - 31 L | Lavell Edwards | | 1985 | 11-3 | Western Athletic | 1st | 16 | Citrus Bowl | 7 - 10 L | Lavell Edwards | | 1984 | 13-0 | Western Athletic | 1st | 1 | Holiday Bowl | 24 - 17 W | Lavell Edwards | | 1983 | 11-1 | Western Athletic | 1st | 7 | Holiday Bowl | 21 - 17 W | Lavell Edwards | | 1982 | 8-4 | Western Athletic | 1st | | Holiday Bowl | 17 - 47 L | Lavell Edwards | | 1981 | 11-2 | Western Athletic | 1st | 13 | Holiday Bowl | 38 - 36 W | Lavell Edwards | | 1980 | 12-1 | Western Athletic | 1st | 12 | Holiday Bowl | 46 - 45 W | Lavell Edwards | | 1979 | 11-1 | Western Athletic | 1st | 13 | Holiday Bowl | 37 - 38 L | Lavell Edwards | | 1978 | 9-4 | Western Athletic | 1st | | Holiday Bowl | 16 - 23 L | Lavell Edwards | | 1977 | 9-2 | Western Athletic | 1st (tie) | 20 | | | Lavell Edwards | | 1976 | 9-3 | Western Athletic | 1st (tie) | | Tangerine Bowl | 21 - 49 L | Lavell Edwards | | 1975 | 6-5 | Western Athletic | 4th (tie) | | | | Lavell Edwards | | 1974 | 7-4-1 | Western Athletic | 1st | | Fiesta Bowl | 6 - 16 L | Lavell Edwards | | 1973 | 5-6 | Western Athletic | 4th (tie) | | | | Lavell Edwards | | 1972 | 7-4 | Western Athletic | 2nd (tie) | | | | Lavell Edwards | | 1971 | 5-6 | Western Athletic | 4th | | | | Tom Hudspeth | | 1970 | 3-8 | Western Athletic | 7th (tie) | | | | Tom Hudspeth | | 1969 | 6-4 | Western Athletic | 3rd | | | | Tom Hudspeth | | 1968 | 2-8 | Western Athletic | 7th | | | | Tom Hudspeth | | 1967 | 6-4 | Western Athletic | 3rd | | | | Tom Hudspeth | | 1966 | 8-2 | Western Athletic | 2nd (tie) | | | | Tom Hudspeth | | 1965 | 6-4 | Western Athletic | 1st | | | | Tom Hudspeth | | 1964 | 3-6-1 | Western Athletic | 5th | | | | Tom Hudspeth | | 1963 | 2-8 | Western Athletic | 5th | | | | Hal Mitchell | | 1962 | 4-5-1 | Western Athletic | 2nd (tie) | | | | Hal Mitchell | | 1961 | 2-8 | Skyline | 5th (tie) | | | | Hal Mitchell | | 1960 | 3-8 | Skyline | 5th | | | | Tally Stevens | | 1959 | 3-7 | Skyline | 5th (tie) | | | | Tally Stevens | | 1958 | 6-4 | Mountain States | 3rd | | | | Hal Kopp | | 1957 | 5-3-2 | Mountain States | 2nd | | | | Hal Kopp | | 1956 | 2-7-1 | Mountain States | 7th | | | | Hal Kopp | | 1955 | 1-9 | Mountain States | 8th | | | | Chick Atkinson | | 1954 | 1-8 | Mountain States | 8th | | | | Chick Atkinson | | 1953 | 2-7-1 | Mountain States | 7th (tie) | | | | Chick Atkinson | | 1952 | 4-6 | Mountain States | 5th | | | | Chick Atkinson | | 1951 | 6-3-1 | Mountain States | 5th | | | | Chick Atkinson | | 1950 | 4-5-1 | Mountain States | 5th | | | | Chick Atkinson | | 1949 | 0-11 | Mountain States | 6th | | | | Chick Atkinson | | 1948 | 5-6 | Mountain States | 5th | | | | Eddie Kimball | | 1947 | 3-7 | Mountain States | 7th | | | | Eddie Kimball | | 1946 | 5-4-1 | Mountain States | 4th | | | | Eddie Kimball | | 1942 | 2-5 | Mountain States | 6th | | | | Floyd Millet | | 1941 | 4-3-2 | Mountain States | 2nd | | | | Eddie Kimball | | 1940 | 2-4-2 | Mountain States | 4th | | | | Eddie Kimball | | 1939 | 5-2-2 | Mountain States | 4th | | | | Eddie Kimball | | 1938 | 4-3-1 | Mountain States | 2nd | | | | Eddie Kimball | | 1937 | 6-3 | Rocky Mountain | 2nd (tie) | | | | Eddie Kimball | | 1936 | 4-5 | Rocky Mountain | 6th | | | | G. Ott Romney | | 1935 | 4-4 | Rocky Mountain | 6th (tie) | | | | G. Ott Romney | | 1934 | 4-5 | Rocky Mountain | 7th | | | | G. Ott Romney | | 1933 | 5-4 | Rocky Mountain | 5th | | | | G. Ott Romney | | 1932 | 8-1 | Rocky Mountain | 2nd | | | | G. Ott Romney | | 1931 | 4-4 | Rocky Mountain | 7th | | | | G. Ott Romney | | 1930 | 5-2-4 | Rocky Mountain | 3rd | | | | G. Ott Romney | | 1929 | 5-3 | Rocky Mountain | 4th | | | | G. Ott Romney | | 1928 | 3-3-1 | Rocky Mountain | 10th | | | | G. Ott Romney | | 1927 | 2-4-1 | Rocky Mountain | 7th | | | | C.J. Hart | | 1926 | 1-5-1 | Rocky Mountain | 9th | | | | C.J. Hart | | 1925 | 3-3 | Rocky Mountain | 6th (tie) | | | | C.J. Hart | | 1924 | 2-3-1 | Rocky Mountain | 10th | | | | Alvin Twitchell | | 1923 | 2-5 | Rocky Mountain | 7th (tie) | | | | Alvin Twitchell | | 1922 | 1-5 | Rocky Mountain | 8th | | | | Alvin Twitchell |
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