The Mountain West Conference (or MWC), the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS (I-A), officially began operations in July 1999. Geographically, the MWC covers a broad expanse of the western
Charter members included Air Force, BYU,
The WAC expanded from 10 to 16 universities in 1996, absorbing three teams from the defunct Southwest Conference (Rice, SMU, and TCU), adding two from the from the Big West (San Jose State and UNLV), and Tulsa from the Missouri Valley. After three football seasons, most of the pre-expansion members decided the that the new WAC was oversized, and departed to form the Mountain West Conference. The MWC added a ninth team in 2005: TCU, also a former WAC member, joined after four seasons in Conference
A lesser known “Mountain West Athletic Conference” existed from 1982-88, sponsoring championships for women’s sports at Big Sky Conference institutions. The Big Sky absorbed the MWAC in 1988, forming one league for both men’s and women’s competition.
Football Rivalries
Conference
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Schools |
First |
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Meeting |
Game |
Trophy |
Winner |
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(Last Meeting) |
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BYU |
1896 |
The Holy War |
Beehive Boot |
BYU |
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1899 |
Border War |
Bronze Boot |
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BYU |
1922 |
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BYU |
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1938 |
The Bowl |
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Air Force |
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1980 |
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Ram-Falcon Trophy |
Air Force |
Non-Conference
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Schools |
First |
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Meeting |
Game |
Trophy |
Reigning Champion |
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(Last Meeting) |
Next |
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Meeting |
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Air Force |
Army & Navy |
1972 |
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Commander in Chief’s Trophy |
Navy (2006) |
2007 |
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1892 |
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Beehive Boot |
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2008 |
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1893 |
Rocky Mountain Showdown |
Centennial Cup |
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2008 |
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1894 |
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2008 |
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1908 |
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Kit Carson Rifle |
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2008 |
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TCU |
SMU |
1915 |
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Iron Skillet |
TCU (2007) |
2008 |
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UTEP |
1919 |
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UTEP (2007) |
2010 |
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BYU |
Hawaiʻi |
1930 |
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BYU (2002) |
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BYU |
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1922 |
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Wagon Wheel |
BYU (2006) |
2008 |
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Hawaiʻi |
1978 |
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Paniolo Trophy |
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1935 |
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UNLV |
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1969 |
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2008 |
Postseason Records
Football Bowl Games
|
School |
W |
L |
T |
Winning |
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Percentage |
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9 |
3 |
0 |
.750 |
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TCU |
9 |
13 |
1 |
.413 |
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Air Force |
8 |
8 |
1 |
.500 |
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BYU |
8 |
16 |
1 |
.340 |
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5 |
6 |
0 |
.455 |
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4 |
8 |
0 |
.333 |
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UNLV |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
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3 |
4 |
0 |
.429 |
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2 |
7 |
1 |
.250 |
Men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament
|
School |
Appearances |
W |
L |
Wins Per |
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Appearance |
National Championships |
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28 |
35 |
29 |
1.346 |
1 (1944) |
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UNLV |
15 |
32 |
14 |
2.133 |
1 (1990) |
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BYU |
22 |
11 |
25 |
.440 |
0 |
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14 |
9 |
19 |
.643 |
1 (1943) |
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11 |
6 |
12 |
.545 |
0 |
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TCU |
7 |
5 |
7 |
.714 |
0 |
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8 |
3 |
9 |
.375 |
0 |
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5 |
0 |
5 |
.000 |
0 |
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Air Force |
4 |
0 |
4 |
.000 |
0 |
Conference Facilities
|
School |
Football Stadia |
Capacity |
Basketball Arenas |
Capacity |
Baseball Stadia |
Capacity |
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Air Force |
Falcon Stadium |
52,123 |
Clune Arena |
5,939 |
Falcon Baseball Field |
1,000 |
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BYU |
LaVell Edwards Stadium |
64,045 |
|
22,700 |
Larry H. Miller Field |
2,300 |
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Hughes Stadium |
35,000 |
Moby Arena |
8,745 |
No baseball team |
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|
University Stadium |
42,000 |
University Arena (The Pit) |
18,018 |
|
11,124 |
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Qualcomm Stadium |
71,294 |
Cox Arena |
12,414 |
Tony Gwynn Stadium |
3,000 |
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TCU |
Amon G. Carter Stadium |
46,083 |
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum |
7,200 |
Lupton Stadium |
3,500 |
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UNLV |
Sam Boyd Stadium |
40,000 |
Thomas & |
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Cox Pavilion (women) |
18,776 |
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|
2,472 |
Earl Wilson Stadium |
3,000 |
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Rice-Eccles Stadium |
45,017 |
|
15,000 |
Franklin Covey Field |
15,500 |
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War Memorial Stadium |
33,500 |
Arena-Auditorium |