College football instant replay was started by the Big Ten Conference in the 2004 season because of what happened in the 2002 Penn State vs. Michigan football game when reviews were used experimentally in the Big Ten Conference only . In the 2005 season , all conferences were allowed to use instant replay . Among Division I Football Bowl Subdivision ( see Division I-A ) conferences , the Atlantic Coast Conference , Big East ( since succeeded in football by the American Athletic Conference ) , Big Ten , Big 12 , Conference USA , MAC , Mountain West Conference , Pac-10 , and SEC used replay in 2005 . The Sun Belt and Western Athletic ( the latter of which no longer sponsors football ) did not
Big East
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Replay review in gridiron football