2012 Big East football season was the 22nd NCAA Division I FBS football season of the conference that was known as the Big East Conference from its formation in 1979 until July 2013 , and ultimately proved to be the last for the conference under the " Big East " name , as well as the last with a full round-robin schedule for conference play . The conference consisted of eight football members : Cincinnati , Connecticut , Louisville , Pittsburgh , Rutgers , South Florida , Syracuse and Temple . In February 2012 , the Big East settled a lawsuit with West Virginia University that allowed them to move to the Big 12 Conference effective July 1 , 2012
Big East Conference
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2012 Big East Conference football season