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College Football - Western Athletic Conference
History - Important facts - Teams - Winners
Important Facts
- The WAC conference covers an broad area in the Western part of the United States
- The Western Athletic Conference began with the sixth oldest of the 11 College Athletic Conferences currently affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I-A.
- In 2005 four members left the conference; these were: Rice, SMU, Tulsa and UTEP.
- The first championship was held in November 1962, when Arizona won the men’s cross country title and New Mexico followed with the first WAC football title.
- The WAC awards its Commissioner's Cup to the school with the best performance among the 19th men's and women's championships
- The Western Athletic Conference staged a conference title football game during the first three years with only sixteen members
- In 2001, the WAC partnered with ESPN and added a regional network for unprecedented coverage of football.
Membership Changes:
Charter Membership 1962
- Arizona
- Arizona St.
- Brigham Young
- New Mexico
- Utah
- Wyoming
Added
- 1968 - Colorado St. / Texas-El Paso
- 1978 - San Diego St.
- 1979 - Hawaii
- 1980 - Air Force
- 1992 - Fresno St.
- 1996 - Nevada-Las Vegas / Rice /
San Jose St. /
Southern Methodist / Texas Christian /
Tulsa
- 2000 - Nevada
- 2001 - Boise St. /
Louisiana Tech
- 2005 - Idaho /
New Mexico St. /
Utah St.
Dropped
- 1978 - Arizona /
Arizona St.
- 1999 - Air Force /
Brigham Young /
Colorado St. /
Nevada-Las Vegas /
New Mexico /
San Diego St. /
Utah /
Wyoming
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