It was once the nation's first super-conference. However, when San Jose State defeated Bowling Green in yesterday's Military Bowl, the last football game involving a member of the Western Athletic Conference was played. The conference may live on as a non-football conference from some Rocky Mountain teams, and may be resurrected as an FCS conference, but it has likely seen it's last FBS game played.
There were some highlights to the old conference. The Fiesta Bowl was invented in 1971 as a place for the WAC champion. The Holiday Bowl came about in 1978 when Arizona State left for the PAC-10. After the Holiday Bowl outgrew the WAC, there was no set aside place for the champion.
The highlights of the WAC include Arizona State's unbeaten records in 1970 and 1975. BYU's 1984 National Championship season and their 14-win 1996 season. And Boise State's 2006 and 2009 seasons.
Alas, we knew thee well. The WAC, the springboard to better things.
Most dominant football teams in WAC history
1962-1963: New Mexico
1964-1965: Parity
1966-1968: Wyoming
1969-1977: Arizona State
1977-1985: BYU1986: San Diego State
1987-1988: Wyoming
1989-1991: BYU
1992-2001: Parity
2002-2010: Boise State (Hawaii won the championship in 2007).
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