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Association | NCAA |
Founded | 1937 |
Ceased | 1962 |
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Division | University Division |
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Region | Western United States |
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The Skyline Conference was a college athletic conference based in the Western United States that was active from December 1937 to June 1962. The conference's formal name was the Mountain States Athletic Conference, although it was also known as the Mountain States Conference along with informal but popular nicknames. It is unrelated to the contemporary Skyline Conference that is active in NCAA Division III in the New York City area.
The conference began operating on December 3, 1937, when most of the larger schools in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference left to form a new conference. [1] The seven charter members of the conference were: BYU, Colorado, Colorado A&M (now Colorado State), Denver, Utah, Utah State, and Wyoming. [1] At the time of formation, the formal name of Mountain States Athletic Conference was adopted, [2] although newspapers were already calling it the Big Seven at that time. [3] The conference became popularly known as the Skyline Conference or Skyline Six after Colorado left in 1947. [4] Colorado joined the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA), informally known as the Big Six Conference, which took over the Big Seven name and would later become the Big Eight Conference.
The conference became known as the Skyline Eight after New Mexico and Montana joined in 1951. [5] The conference officially dissolved as of July 1, 1962, after four of its members (BYU, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming) departed to form the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). [6] Montana operated as an independent for one football season in 1962 until the formation of the Big Sky Conference in 1963. Colorado State became independent until it joined the WAC in 1968. Utah State operated as an independent for fifteen seasons, until it joined the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (later named the Big West Conference) in 1977.
The conference first had a full-time commissioner in 1949, appointing Dick Romney, who had led the Utah State Aggies football program since 1919. [7] He was succeeded in August 1960 by Paul Brechler, who had been athletic director at the University of Iowa. [8] [9] Brechler served as commissioner until the conference disbanded, and became the first commissioner of the WAC. [10]
Institution | Location | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Joined | Left | Nickname | Subsequent conference(s) |
Current conference(s) |
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Brigham Young University | Provo, Utah | 1875 | Private | 34,100 | 1937β38 | 1961β62 | Cougars |
WAC (1962β63 to 1998β99) Mountain West (1999β2000 to 2010β11) WCC (2011β12 to 2012β23) |
Big 12 (2023β24 to present) |
Colorado State University [a] | Fort Collins, Colorado | 1870 | Public | 34,166 | 1937β38 | 1961β62 | Rams |
FBS Independent (1962β63 to 1967β68) WAC (1968β69 to 1998β99) |
Mountain West (1999β2000 to present) |
University of Denver [b] | Denver, Colorado | 1864 | Private | 11,952 | 1937β38 | 1961β62 | Pioneers | various [c] |
Summit (2013β14 to present) |
University of Montana [d] | Missoula, Montana | 1893 | Public | 10,104 | 1951β52 | 1961β62 | Grizzlies |
FBS Independent (1962β63) |
Big Sky (1963β64 to present) |
University of New Mexico [e] | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 1889 | Public | 25,441 | 1951β52 | 1961β62 | Lobos |
WAC (1962β63 to 1998β99) |
Mountain West (1999β2000 to present) |
University of Utah | Salt Lake City, Utah | 1850 | Public | 33,000 | 1937β38 | 1961β62 | Utes |
WAC (1962β63 to 1998β99) Mountain West (1999β2000 to 2010β11) |
Pac-12 (2011β12 to 2023β24) ( Big 12 in 2024β25) |
Utah State University [f] | Logan, Utah | 1888 | Public | 27,691 | 1937β38 | 1961β62 | Aggies |
FBS Independent (1962β63 to 1977β78) Big West (1978β79 to 2004β05) WAC (2005β06 to 2012β13) |
Mountain West (2013β14 to present) |
University of Wyoming | Laramie, Wyoming | 1886 | Public | 12,450 | 1937β38 | 1961β62 |
Cowboys and Cowgirls |
WAC (1962β63 to 1998β99) |
Mountain West (1999β2000 to present) |
Institution | Location | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Joined | Left | Nickname | Subsequent conference(s) |
Current conference(s) |
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University of Colorado | Boulder, Colorado | 1876 | Public | 33,246 | 1937β38 | 1946β47 | Buffaloes |
Big 8 (1947β48 to 1995β96) Big 12 (1996β97 to 2011β11) |
Pac-12 (2011β12 to 2023β2024) ( Big 12 in 2024β25) |
Formerly |
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Association | NCAA |
Founded | 1937 |
Ceased | 1962 |
Commissioner |
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Division | University Division |
No. of teams |
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Region | Western United States |
Locations | |
The Skyline Conference was a college athletic conference based in the Western United States that was active from December 1937 to June 1962. The conference's formal name was the Mountain States Athletic Conference, although it was also known as the Mountain States Conference along with informal but popular nicknames. It is unrelated to the contemporary Skyline Conference that is active in NCAA Division III in the New York City area.
The conference began operating on December 3, 1937, when most of the larger schools in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference left to form a new conference. [1] The seven charter members of the conference were: BYU, Colorado, Colorado A&M (now Colorado State), Denver, Utah, Utah State, and Wyoming. [1] At the time of formation, the formal name of Mountain States Athletic Conference was adopted, [2] although newspapers were already calling it the Big Seven at that time. [3] The conference became popularly known as the Skyline Conference or Skyline Six after Colorado left in 1947. [4] Colorado joined the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA), informally known as the Big Six Conference, which took over the Big Seven name and would later become the Big Eight Conference.
The conference became known as the Skyline Eight after New Mexico and Montana joined in 1951. [5] The conference officially dissolved as of July 1, 1962, after four of its members (BYU, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming) departed to form the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). [6] Montana operated as an independent for one football season in 1962 until the formation of the Big Sky Conference in 1963. Colorado State became independent until it joined the WAC in 1968. Utah State operated as an independent for fifteen seasons, until it joined the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (later named the Big West Conference) in 1977.
The conference first had a full-time commissioner in 1949, appointing Dick Romney, who had led the Utah State Aggies football program since 1919. [7] He was succeeded in August 1960 by Paul Brechler, who had been athletic director at the University of Iowa. [8] [9] Brechler served as commissioner until the conference disbanded, and became the first commissioner of the WAC. [10]
Institution | Location | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Joined | Left | Nickname | Subsequent conference(s) |
Current conference(s) |
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Brigham Young University | Provo, Utah | 1875 | Private | 34,100 | 1937β38 | 1961β62 | Cougars |
WAC (1962β63 to 1998β99) Mountain West (1999β2000 to 2010β11) WCC (2011β12 to 2012β23) |
Big 12 (2023β24 to present) |
Colorado State University [a] | Fort Collins, Colorado | 1870 | Public | 34,166 | 1937β38 | 1961β62 | Rams |
FBS Independent (1962β63 to 1967β68) WAC (1968β69 to 1998β99) |
Mountain West (1999β2000 to present) |
University of Denver [b] | Denver, Colorado | 1864 | Private | 11,952 | 1937β38 | 1961β62 | Pioneers | various [c] |
Summit (2013β14 to present) |
University of Montana [d] | Missoula, Montana | 1893 | Public | 10,104 | 1951β52 | 1961β62 | Grizzlies |
FBS Independent (1962β63) |
Big Sky (1963β64 to present) |
University of New Mexico [e] | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 1889 | Public | 25,441 | 1951β52 | 1961β62 | Lobos |
WAC (1962β63 to 1998β99) |
Mountain West (1999β2000 to present) |
University of Utah | Salt Lake City, Utah | 1850 | Public | 33,000 | 1937β38 | 1961β62 | Utes |
WAC (1962β63 to 1998β99) Mountain West (1999β2000 to 2010β11) |
Pac-12 (2011β12 to 2023β24) ( Big 12 in 2024β25) |
Utah State University [f] | Logan, Utah | 1888 | Public | 27,691 | 1937β38 | 1961β62 | Aggies |
FBS Independent (1962β63 to 1977β78) Big West (1978β79 to 2004β05) WAC (2005β06 to 2012β13) |
Mountain West (2013β14 to present) |
University of Wyoming | Laramie, Wyoming | 1886 | Public | 12,450 | 1937β38 | 1961β62 |
Cowboys and Cowgirls |
WAC (1962β63 to 1998β99) |
Mountain West (1999β2000 to present) |
Institution | Location | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Joined | Left | Nickname | Subsequent conference(s) |
Current conference(s) |
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University of Colorado | Boulder, Colorado | 1876 | Public | 33,246 | 1937β38 | 1946β47 | Buffaloes |
Big 8 (1947β48 to 1995β96) Big 12 (1996β97 to 2011β11) |
Pac-12 (2011β12 to 2023β2024) ( Big 12 in 2024β25) |