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Big Eight
1907: Missouri Valley Intercollegiate inaugural football season with 4 members
Kansas (previously Independents)
Missouri (previously Independents)
Nebraska (previously Independents)
Washington-St. Louis
1908: New members (new total of 6)
Drake (previously Independents)
Iowa State (previously Independents)
1913: New member (new total of 7)
Kansas State (previously Independents)
1918: Member leaves: (new total of 6)
Missouri (leaves FBS)
1919: New members (new total of 7)
Grinnell (new to FBS)
Missouri (new to FBS)
Member leaves:
Nebraska (moved to Independents)
1920: New members (new total of 8)
Oklahoma (moved from Southwest)
1921: New members (new total of 9)
Nebraska (moved from Independents)
1925: New members (new total of 10)
Oklahoma State (previously Southwest)
1928: Big Six formed from Missouri Valley Intercollegiate with the following members:
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
Missouri
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Members leave:
Drake (moved to Missouri Valley)
Grinnell (moved to Missouri Valley)
Oklahoma State (moved to Missouri Valley)
Washington-St. Louis (moved to Missouri Valley)
1948: Big Six renamed to the Seven
New member:
Colorado (moved from Independents)
1960: Big Seven renamed to the Big Eight
New member:
Oklahoma State (moved from Mountain States)
1995: Final season of the Big Eight with the following 8 members
Colorado (moves to Big 12)
Iowa State (moves to Big 12)
Kansas (moves to Big 12)
Kansas State (moves to Big 12)
Missouri (moves to Big 12)
Nebraska (moves to Big 12)
Oklahoma (moves to Big 12)
Oklahoma State (moved to Big 12)
Big West
1969: Pacific Coast Athletic inaugural football season with 7 members
California State Los Angeles
California-Santa Barbara
Fresno State
Long Beach State
Pacific (moved from Independents)
San Diego State
San Jose State (moved from Independents)
1972: Members leave (new total of 5)
California State Los Angeles
California-Santa Barbara
1975: New member (new total of 6)
California State Fullerton
1976: Member leaves (new total of 5)
San Diego State (moved to Independents)
1978: New member (new total of 6)
Utah State (moved from Independents)
1982: New member (new total of 7)
Nevada-Las Vegas (moved from Independents)
1984: New member (new total of 8)
New Mexico State (moved from Missouri Valley)
1988: Pacific Coast Athletic renamed Big West
1992: New member (new total of 7)
Nevada
Member leaves
Fresno State (moved to WAC)
Long Beach State
1993: New members (new total of 10)
Arkansas State (moved from Independents)
Louisiana Tech (moved from Independents)
Louisiana-Lafayette (moved from Independents)
Northern Illinois (moved from Independents)
Member leaves
California State Fullerton
1996: New members (new total of 6)
Boise State
Idaho
North Texas (moved from Independents)
Members leaves
Arkansas State (moved to Independents)
Louisiana Tech (moved to Independents)
Louisiana-Lafayette (moved to Independents)
Nevada-Las Vegas (moved to WAC)
Northern Illinois (moved to Independents)
Pacific
San Jose State (moved to WAC)
1999: New member (new total of 7)
Arkansas State (moved from Independents)
2000: Member leaves (new total of 6)
Nevada (moved to WAC)
Final season of the Big West with the following 6 members
Arkansas State (moves to Sun Belt)
Boise State (moves to WAC)
Idaho (moves to Sun Belt)
New Mexico State (moves to Sun Belt)
North Texas (moves to Sun Belt)
Utah State (moves to Independents)
Border Conference
1931: Border Conference inaugural football season with 5 members
Arizona
Arizona State
New Mexico
New Mexico State
Northern Arizona
1932: New members (new total of 6)
Texas Tech
1935: New members (new total of 7)
Texas-El Paso
1941: New members (new total of 9)
Hardin-Simmons (moved from Independents)
West Texas A&M
1943: No games
1944: New members (new total of 3)
New Mexico
Texas Tech (moved from Independents)
West Texas A&M
1946: New members (new total of 9)
Arizona
Arizona State
Hardin-Simmons
New Mexico State
Northern Arizona
Texas-El Paso
1951: Member leaves (new total of 8)
New Mexico (moves to Skyline)
1952: Member leaves (new total of 7)
Northern Arizona
1956: Member leaves (new total of 6)
Texas Tech (moves to Independents)
1961: Member leaves (new total of 5)
Arizona (moves to Independents)
Final season of the Border Conference with the following 5 members
Arizona State (moves to WAC)
Hardin-Simmons (moves to Independents)
New Mexico State (moves to Independents)
Texas-El Paso (moves to Independents)
West Texas A&M (moves to Independents)
Rocky Mountain Conference
1910: Rocky Mountain Conference inaugural football season with 7 members
Colorado (moved from Independents)
Colorado College (moved from Independents)
Colorado Mines (moved from Independents)
Colorado State
Denver (moved from Independents)
Utah
Wyoming (moved from Independents)
1914: New member (new total of 8)
Utah State
1918: Members leave (new total of 5)
Utah
Utah State
Wyoming
1919: New members (new total of 8)
Utah
Utah State
Wyoming
1922: New member (new total of 9)
Brigham Young
1923: New members (new total of 11)
Montana State
Northern Colorado
1925: New member (new total of 12)
Western State
1937: Final season of the Rocky Mountain Conference with the following 12 members
Brigham Young (moves to Mountain States)
Colorado (moves to Mountain States)
Colorado College
Colorado Mines
Colorado State (moves to Mountain States)
Denver (moves to Mountain States)
Montana State
Northern Colorado
Utah (moves to Mountain States)
Utah State (moves to Mountain States)
Western State
Wyoming (moves to Mountain States)
Skyline Conference
1938: Mountain States Conference inaugural football season with 7 members
Brigham Young (moved from Rocky Mountain)
Colorado (moved from Rocky Mountain)
Colorado State (moved from Rocky Mountain)
Denver (moved from Rocky Mountain)
Utah (moved from Rocky Mountain)
Utah State (moved from Rocky Mountain)
Wyoming (moved from Rocky Mountain)
1942: Members leave (new total of 3)
Brigham Young
Colorado State
Utah State
Wyoming
1944: New member (new total of 4)
Utah State
1945: New member (new total of 5)
Colorado State
1946: New member (new total of 7)
Brigham Young
Wyoming
1948: Mountain States renamed Skyline (new total of 6)
Member leaves:
Colorado (moved to Big Seven)
1951: New members (new total of 8)
Montana (moved from Independents)
New Mexico (moved from Border)
1961: Member leaves (new total of 7)
Denver
1962: Final season of the Skyline Conference with the following 7 members
Brigham Young (moved to WAC)
Colorado State (moved to Independents)
Montana (moved to Independents)
New Mexico (moved to WAC)
Utah (moved to WAC)
Utah State (moved to Independents)
Wyoming (moved to WAC)
Southwest Conference
1915: Southwest Conference inaugural football season with 8 members
Arkansas (moved from Independents)
Baylor (moved from Independents)
Oklahoma (moved from Independents)
Oklahoma State (moved from Independents)
Rice (moved from Independents)
Southwestern (TX) (moved from Independents)
Texas (moved from Independents)
Texas A&M (moved from Independents)
1917: Member leaves (new total of 7)
Southwestern (TX) (moved to Independents)
1918: New member (new total of 8)
Southern Methodist (moved from Independents)
1920: New member (new total of 8)
Phillips
Member leaves
Oklahoma (moved from Missouri Valley Intercollegiate)
1921: Member leaves (new total of 7)
Phillips (moved to Independents)
1923: New member (new total of 8)
Texas Christian (moved from Independents)
1925: Member leaves (new total of 7)
Oklahoma State (moved to Missouri Valley Intercollegiate)
1943: Member leaves (new total of 6)
Baylor
1945: New member (new total of 7)
Baylor
1960: New member (new total of 8)
Texas Tech (moved from Independents)
1976: New member (new total of 9)
Houston (moved from Independents)
1987: Member leaves (new total of 8)
Southern Methodist
1989: New member (new total of 9)
Southern Methodist
1992: Member leaves (new total of 8)
Arkansas (moved to SEC)
1996: Final season of the Southwest Conference with the following 8 members
Baylor (moves to Big 12)
Houston (moves to Conference USA)
Rice (moves to WAC)
Southern Methodist (moves to WAC)
Texas (moves to Big 12)
Texas A&M (moves to Big 12)
Texas Christian (moves to WAC)
Texas Tech (moves to Big 12)
Western Athletic Conference
1962: WAC inaugural football season with 6 members
Arizona (moved from Independents)
Arizona State (moved from Border)
Brigham Young (moved from Skyline)
New Mexico (moved from Skyline)
Utah (moved from Skyline)
Wyoming (moved from Skyline)
1968: New member (new total of 8)
Colorado State (moved from Independents)
Texas-El Paso (moved from Independents)
1978: New member (new total of 7)
San Diego State (moved from Independents)
Members leave
Arizona (moved to PAC-10)
Arizona State (moved to PAC-10)
1979: New member (new total of 8)
Hawaii (moved from Independents)
1980: New member (new total of 9)
Air Force (moved from Independents)
1992: New member (new total of 10)
Fresno State (moved from Big West)
1996: New members (new total of 16)
Nevada-Las Vegas (moved from Big West)
Rice (moved from Southwest)
San Jose State (moved from Big West)
Southern Methodist (moved from Southwest)
Texas Christian (moved from Southwest)
Tulsa (moved from Independents)
1998: Members leave (new total of 8)
Air Force (moved to Mountain West)
Brigham Young (moved to Mountain West)
Colorado State (moved to Mountain West)
Nevada-Las Vegas (moved to Mountain West)
New Mexico (moved to Mountain West)
San Diego State (moved to Mountain West)
Utah (moved to Mountain West)
Wyoming (moved to Mountain West)
2000: New member (new total of 9)
Nevada (moved from Big West)
2001: New members (new total of 10)
Boise State (moved from Big West)
Louisiana Tech (moved from Independents)
Members leave
Texas Christian (moved to Conference USA)
2005: New members (new total of 9)
Idaho (moved from Sun Belt)
New Mexico State (moved from Sun Belt)
Utah State (moved from Sun Belt)
Members leave
Rice (moved to Conference USA)
Southern Methodist (moved to Conference USA)
Texas-El Paso (moved to Conference USA)
Tulsa (moved to Conference USA)
2011: Member leaves (new total of 8)
Boise State (moved to Conference USA)
2012: New members (new total of 7)
Texas State
Texas-San Antonio
Members leave
Fresno State (moved to Mountain West)
Hawaii (moved to Mountain West)
Nevada (moved to Mountain West)
Final season of the WAC with the following 7 members
Idaho (moves to Independents)
Louisiana Tech (moves to Conference USA)
New Mexico State (moves to Independents)
San Jose State (moves to Montain West)
Texas State (moves to Sun Belt)
Texas-San Antonio (moves to Conference USA)
Utah State (moves to Montain West)
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