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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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