Western Athletic Conference
Former full members
The WAC has 27 former full members.

Western Athletic Conference

Section Title: Former full members
Table Section Text: The WAC has 27 former full members.

Institution	Nickname	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined	Left	WAC Titles	Current Primary Conference

United States Air Force Academy (Air Force)	Falcons	Colorado Springs, Colorado	1954	Federal	4,413	1980	1999	7	Mountain West

University of Arizona	Wildcats	Tucson, Arizona	1885	Public	39,236	1962	1978	18	Pac-12

Arizona State University	Sun Devils	Tempe, Arizona	1885	Public	59,794	1962	1978	29	Pac-12

Boise State University	Broncos	Boise, Idaho	1932	Public	22,678	2001	2011	33	Mountain West

Brigham Young University (BYU)	Cougars	Provo, Utah	1875	Private	34,130	1962	1999	193	WCC Division I FBS Independent

California State University, Fresno (Fresno State)	Bulldogs	Fresno, California	1911	Public	22,565	1992	2012	78	Mountain West

Colorado State University	Rams	Fort Collins, Colorado	1870	Public	28,417	1968	1999	15	Mountain West

University of Denver	Pioneers	Denver	1864	Private	11,476	2012	2013	7	Summit

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa	Rainbow Warriors & Rainbow Wahine	Honolulu	1907	Public	20,435	1979	2012	62	Big West Mountain West (football only)

University of Idaho	Vandals	Moscow, Idaho	1889	Public	12,312	2005	2014	17	Big Sky

Louisiana Tech University	Bulldogs (men's) Lady Techsters (women's)	Ruston, Louisiana	1894	Public	11,581	2001	2013	30	C-USA

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)	Rebels	Paradise, Nevada	1957	Public	28,203	1996	1999	2	Mountain West

University of Nevada, Reno	Wolf Pack	Reno, Nevada	1874	Public	18,227	2000	2012	22	Mountain West

University of New Mexico	Lobos	Albuquerque, New Mexico	1889	Public	35,211	1962	1999	46	Mountain West

Rice University	Owls	Houston	1912	Private	6,082	1996	2005	29	C-USA

San Diego State University	Aztecs	San Diego	1897	Public	28,789	1978	1999	20	Mountain West

San Jose State University	Spartans	San Jose, California	1857	Public	30,448	1996	2013	18	Mountain West

Southern Methodist University (SMU)	Mustangs	University Park, Texas	1911	Private	12,000	1996	2005	44	The American

Texas Christian University (TCU)	Horned Frogs	Fort Worth, Texas	1873	Private	9,725	1996	2001	18	Big 12

University of Texas at Arlington	Mavericks	Arlington, Texas	1895	Public	33,439	2012	2013	2	Sun Belt

University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)	Miners	El Paso, Texas	1914	Public	21,011	1968	2005	58	C-USA

University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)	Roadrunners	San Antonio	1969	Public	30,474	2012	2013	2	C-USA

Texas State University	Bobcats	San Marcos, Texas	1899	Public	34,229	2012	2013	3	Sun Belt

University of Tulsa	Golden Hurricane	Tulsa, Oklahoma	1894	Private	4,352	1996	2005	14	The American

University of Utah	Utes	Salt Lake City	1850	Public	32,388	1962	1999	68	Pac-12

Utah State University	Aggies	Logan, Utah	1888	Public	28,796	2005	2013	32	Mountain West

University of Wyoming	Cowboys & Cowgirls	Laramie, Wyoming	1866	Public	12,496	1962	1999	24	Mountain West

Sentence(s)

WAC schools New Mexico and San Diego State and UNLV joined the Mountain West Conference.

final_sentence: WAC schools New Mexico and San Diego State and UNLV joined the Mountain West Conference.