The Mountain West Conference (MWC), the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS (formerly I-A), officially began operations in July 1999. Geographically, the MWC covers a broad expanse of the western United States, with member institutions located in California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Wyoming, and has announced expansion into Idaho beginning July 2011. Craig Thompson has served as Commissioner of the MWC since its founding in 1999.
Charter members included Air Force, BYU, Colorado State, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV, Utah, and Wyoming. Before forming the Mountain West Conference, seven of the eight charter members had been longtime members of the Western Athletic Conference; half were WAC charter members at its formation in 1962 – UNLV had only joined the WAC in 1996.
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Mountain West Conference Blog Results
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The Mountain West Conference announced Friday morning that Boise State would join its conference, effective July 1, 2011. The Mountain West Conference announced Friday morning that Boise State would join its conference, effective July 1 … Read more - Mountain West Adds Boise State, Joins Conference Expansion Fray …
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Mountain West Conference Expansion Checkup: Boise St. to the Mountain West and Utah to the Pac-10 (12).Read more - Boise State To Mountain West Conference: Broncos Leaving WAC
BOISE, Idaho — Boise State on Friday accepted an invitation to join the Mountain West Conference as the two-time Fiesta Bowl winner seeks out a league that’s a better launching pad into lucrative bowl games. Boise State, now with the … Read more - A Bronco Move to the Mountain West Conference has Pros and Cons …
One obvious plus about the Mountain West is better competition on the field. The Broncos often take heat for playing a soft schedule due to a Western Athletic Conference that is not considered very strong. The Mountain West Conference … Read more - Boise St accepts invitation to join Mountain West – sports …
Boise State on Friday accepted an invitation to join the Mountain West Conference as the two-time Fiesta Bowl winner seeks out a league that’s a better launching pad into lucrative bowl games. Read more
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