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|[[LaVell Edwards Stadium]]
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|[[Marriott Center]]
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|Colorado State
|Colorado State
|[[Hughes Stadium]]
|[[Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium]]
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|[[Moby Arena]]
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|[[Amon G. Carter Stadium]]
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|[[Daniel-Meyer Coliseum]]
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|[[Jon M. Huntsman Center]]
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Revision as of 04:51, 3 October 2006

Mountain West Conference
150px Mountain West Conference
Data
Established 1999
Members 9
Sports fielded 14
Region Western United States
States 7 - California, Colorado, Nevada,
New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and
Wyoming
Headquarters Colorado Springs, Colorado

The Mountain West Conference (or MWC), the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division 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, and Wyoming.

Charter members included Air Force, Brigham Young University, Colorado State, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV, Utah, and Wyoming. Prior to banding together to form the Mountain West Conference, all of the charter members had been aligned with the Western Athletic Conference. TCU joined the Mountain West in 2005 from Conference USA.

Members (year joined)

Institution Athletics Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Year Joined Nickname
United States Air Force Academy Colorado Springs, Colorado 1954 Public/Federal (Department of the Air Force) 4,000 1999 Falcons
Brigham Young University (BYU) Provo, Utah 1875 Private/The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 32,400 1999 Cougars
Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado 1870 Public/State 26,418 1999 Rams
University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico 1889 Public/State 24,092 1999 Lobos
San Diego State University (SDSU) SDSU Aztecs San Diego, California 1897 Public/State (California State University system) 34,500 1999 Aztecs
Texas Christian University (TCU) Fort Worth, Texas 1873 Private/Disciples of Christ 8,749 2005 Horned Frogs
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Las Vegas, Nevada 1957 Public/State (Nevada System of Higher Education) 29,000 1999 Rebels
University of Utah Utah Utes Salt Lake City, Utah 1850 Public/State (Utah System of Higher Education) 29,192 1999 Utes
University of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming 1886 Public/State 13,162 1999 Cowboys

Teams

Sports

The MWC sponsors championships in baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's golf, skiing, women's soccer, swimming and diving, men's and women's tennis, women's volleyball, football, softball, outdoor track and cross country. Many of its member schools participate in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation for sports not sponsored by the Mountain West Conference (interestingly, for men's soccer, BYU fields a semi-professional team, and San Diego State competes as a member of the Pacific Ten Conference).

Television network

MountainWest Sports Network logo
MountainWest Sports Network logo
Main article: MountainWest Sports Network

Launched on September 1, 2006 by the Mountain West Conference (MWC), College Sports TV (CSTV), and Comcast, the "mtn." (the MountainWest Sports Network) (pronounced and referred to as "the mountain") is a 24-hour channel devoted entirely to covering MWC games from all sports.

Additionally, Versus (formerly OLN) will televise selected men's football and basketball games.

Yearly Championship Winners

Football

  • 1999 - BYU/Colorado State/Utah
  • 2000 - Colorado State
  • 2001 - BYU
  • 2002 - Colorado State
  • 2003 - Utah
  • 2004 - Utah
  • 2005 - TCU

Men's Basketball

  • 05-06 Regular Season - San Diego State
Tournament - San Diego State
Tournament Location - Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
  • 04-05 Regular Season - Utah
Tournament - New Mexico
Tournament Location: Pepsi Center
  • 03-04 Regular Season - Air Force
Tournament - Utah
Tournament Location: Pepsi Center
  • 02-03 Regular Season - BYU/Utah
Tournament - Colorado State
Tournament Location: Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
  • 01-02 Regular Season - Wyoming
Tournament - San Diego State
Tournament Location: Thomas & Mack Center
  • 00-01 Regular Season - BYU/Utah/Wyoming
Tournament - BYU
Tournament Location: Thomas & Mack Center
  • 99-00 Regular Season - UNLV/Utah
Tournament - UNLV
Tournament Location: Thomas & Mack Center

Women’s Basketball

  • 99-00 - Utah
  • 00-01 - Utah
  • 01-02 - Colorado State
  • 02-03 - Utah
  • 03-04 - New Mexico/Utah
  • 04-05 - New Mexico/Utah
  • 05-06 - BYU

Baseball

  • 2000 - New Mexico
  • 2001 - BYU
  • 2002 - San Diego State
  • 2003 - UNLV
  • 2004 - San Diego State
  • 2005 - UNLV
  • 2006 - TCU

Softball

  • 2000 - Utah
  • 2001 - BYU
  • 2002 - San Diego State
  • 2003 - San Diego State
  • 2004 - Colorado State
  • 2005 - BYU
  • 2006 - San Diego State

Women's Soccer

  • 1999 - San Diego State
  • 2000 - BYU
  • 2001 - BYU
  • 2002 - BYU
  • 2003 - Utah
  • 2004 - UNLV
  • 2005 - Utah

Volleyball

  • 1999 - BYU
  • 2000 - Colorado State
  • 2001 - Colorado State
  • 2002 - Colorado State
  • 2003 - Colorado State
  • 2004 - Colorado State/Utah
  • 2005 - BYU

Above information cited from the MWC's Media Guides of each respective sport or from the MWC official website

Football Rivalries

Conference

  • Air Force vs. Colorado State
  • BYU vs. Utah (Utah-BYU rivalry)
  • Colorado State vs. Wyoming (The Border War)
  • San Diego State vs. UNLV
  • Wyoming vs. BYU

Non Conference

  • Air Force vs. Army
  • Air Force vs. Navy
  • BYU vs. Utah State
  • Colorado State vs. Colorado (Rocky Mountain Showdown)
  • New Mexico vs. New Mexico State
  • New Mexico vs. UTEP
  • TCU vs. SMU (The Battle for the Iron Skillet)
  • UNLV vs. Nevada (The Battle For Nevada)
  • Utah vs. Utah State

Bowl Records

School Bowl Record Winning Percentage
Utah 8-3 .727
Air Force 8-8-1 .471
TCU 8-13-1 .364
BYU 7-16-1 .292
Wyoming 5-6 .455
CSU 4-8 .333
UNLV 3-0 1.000
SDSU 3-4 .429
New Mexico 2-6-1 .222

Conference facilities

School Football stadium Stadium capacity Basketball arena Arena capacity
Air Force Falcon Stadium 52,480 Clune Arena 5,939
Brigham Young LaVell Edwards Stadium 65,000 Marriott Center 22,700
Colorado State Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium 34,400 Moby Arena 8,745
New Mexico University Stadium 42,000 University Arena 18,018
San Diego State Qualcomm Stadium 71,400 Cox Arena 12,414
TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium 46,000 Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 7,200
UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium 40,000 Thomas & Mack Center (men)
Cox Pavilion (women) 		18,776
2,472
Utah Rice-Eccles Stadium 45,634 Jon M. Huntsman Center 15,000
Wyoming War Memorial Stadium 33,500 Arena-Auditorium 15,028
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