This was the last season for two of the conference 's charter members . Utah left the MW to join the Pac-10 in 2011 . At the same time , the Utes ' historic rival , BYU , will become a football independent and join the West Coast Conference in other sports . In the 2011 season , Boise State joined from the WAC , while three other WAC members , Fresno State , Hawaii and Nevada , have accepted invitations to join the MW in 2012 . For more details on these developments , see 2010 NCAA conference realignment
football independent
NCAA Division I FBS independent schools
2010 Mountain West Conference football season