This was the second consecutive year in which the Mountain West saw changes in membership . After losing two of its charter members in 2011 — BYU ( WCC and football independent ) and Utah ( Pac-12 ) — the MW lost TCU , members since 2005 , to the Big 12 in 2012 . The conference reloaded with three new members — full conference members Fresno State and Nevada , and football-only Hawaiʻi
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NCAA Division I FBS independent schools
2012 Mountain West Conference football season