This was the third consecutive year in which the Mountain West saw changes in membership . In 2011 , two of the conference 's charter members , BYU ( WCC and football independent ) and Utah ( Pac-12 ) , left , while Boise State joined from the WAC . The following year , the MW lost TCU , members since 2005 , to the Big 12 , while gaining new all-sports members Fresno State and Nevada and football-only member Hawaii from the WAC . For 2013 , the MW lost no schools , while adding two new full members from the WAC in San Jose State and Utah State . This brought the conference membership in football to 12 , allowing the MW to split into divisions and launch a championship game
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2013 Mountain West Conference football season