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TCU, Boise Make History, but Progress?

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- As far TCU coach Gary Patterson is concerned, the landscape of college football was changed forever the day the TCU-Boise State Tostitos Fiesta Bowl was announced last month. Not one, but two programs from non-automatic BCS qualifying conferences meeting on the grand stage of the BCS on Monday night...

Boise Returns to Where the Party Started

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- As a spectator with a vested interest, Kellen Moore remembers being on the edge of his seat along with everyone else at University of Phoenix Stadium as Boise State and Oklahoma put on a show for the ages during the 2007 Fiesta Bowl. Boise State, the proverbial little guy from the WAC, stood...

Big Ten Leads Conferences Among Super Bowl Participants

The Big Ten leads all college football conference in number of Super Bowl players with 19. That's right, SEC fans, you don't rock the house - at least for this year's Super Bowl.Perhaps this reflects the necessary cold-weather taste of Chicago and Indianapolis general managers who knew they'd need a few extra cold weather...

Almost Belated WAC Weekend Summary: Week Four

It was a disappointing weekend for the WAC, with both Utah State and Idaho being blanked by out-of-conference foes. The lone bright spot was Nevada's 31-21 home win against Northwestern.In conference action, Boise State and Hawai'i fought a close game with the top 25 Broncos emerging victorious 41-34 before faithful...

WAC Weekend in Review

It was a big weekend against Pac-10 foes for the WAC. Boise State and San Jose State proudly held the conference banner after huge wins over Oregon State and Stanford, but three other peers fell to the Pac-10 and one was shut out playing the SEC.Big WinsBoise State 42, Oregon State 14Sophomore tailback Ian Johnson tied a...

Western Athletic Conference News From the Web

01/09/12 M. Basketball. Fresno State Hosts Hawai'i Thursday Source: GoBulldogs.com Two of the Western Athletic Conference's departing members will meet on the Save Mart Center hardwood Thursday night at 7 p.m. when Fresno State hosts Hawai'i in the Bulldogs' final WAC home opener.
10/31/11 M. Basketball. Aggie Men Host Adams State Saturday In... Source: UtahStateAggies.com Utah State will begin its 107th season of basketball against UC San Diego on Friday, Oct. 28.
10/11/11 Next Stop: The Islands Source: GoBulldogs.com A 10-match streak is on the line for the Fresno State women's soccer team who travels to face Hawai'i on Friday night at 9 p.m. PST.
10/03/11 Western Athletic Conference News and Notes Source: CBS - Today's THV - Little Rock AR The Bulldogs put up a pair of touchdowns in the first quarter against visiting Ole Miss on Saturday night, but managed just two more TDs after that as they stumbled in a 38-28 decision in California.
09/06/11 Western Athletic Conference News and Notes Source: KFTY TV50 The Bulldogs scored the first points of the night against California this past Saturday, a nine-yard TD run by Robbie Rouse, but for the most part the game belonged to the Golden Bears who delivered a 36-21 win on their home turf.

Background on Western Athletic Conference

The Western Athletic Conference (WAC) is an American collegiate athletic conference, which was formed on July 27, 1962, making it the sixth oldest of the 11 college athletic conferences currently participating in the NCAA's Division I FBS (formerly Division I-A).

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