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Revision as of 04:21, 23 October 2008

"Great West" redirects here. For the Canadian insurance company, see The Great-West Life Assurance Company.
Great West Conference
File:Gwest 100.jpg
AssociationNCAA
CommissionerEd Grom
Sports fielded
  • 16
    • men's: 7
    • women's: 9
DivisionDivision I
SubdivisionFCS
RegionMidwest and West
Official websitehttp://greatwestconference.cstv.com
Locations
Location of teams in {{{title}}}

The Great West Conference is a NCAA college athletic conference. It used to be a football-only conference. In 2008 it became an All-Sports Conference. It is a member of the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA).

History, Background and Reorganization

Cal Poly, North Dakota State , Northern Colorado, South Dakota State , Southern Utah , and UC Davis began conference play in the Great West Football Conference in 2004. St. Mary's (CA) was slated to join the conference, but dropped football prior to the 2004 season. In 2005 Cal Poly was the conference's first participant in the NCAA Div. I-AA (now FCS) playoffs.

Northern Colorado left the GWFC to join the Big Sky Conference for all sports for the 2006 season. On March, 7, 2007, North Dakota State and South Dakota State announced that they would leave the conference after the 2007 season and join the Gateway Football Conference in 2008;[1] by the time the two schools joined, the Gateway Conference renamed itself the Missouri Valley Football Conference. On August 2, 2007 the University of North Dakota and the University of South Dakota announced that they would be joining the Great West Conference in 2008.

On July 10, 2008 it was made official in press conferences that the conference would change from a football only conference into an all sports conference. The charter members of the all-sports conference include North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah Valley University, Houston Baptist, Texas-Pan American, and NJIT.[2] Chicago State joined the conference October 22. Seattle is considering membership.[3]

Members

Current

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Joined Nickname
Chicago State University Chicago, Illinois 1867 Public 7,131 2008 Cougars
Houston Baptist University Houston, Texas 1960 Private 3,100 2008 Huskies
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, New Jersey 1881 Public 5,263 2008 Highlanders
University of North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota 1883 Public 12,834 2008 Fighting Sioux
University of South Dakota Vermillion, South Dakota 1862 Public 8,241 2008 Coyotes
University of Texas-Pan American Edinburg, Texas 1927 Public 17,048 2008 Broncs
Utah Valley University Orem, Utah 1941 Public 24,487 2008 Wolverines

Affiliates

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Joined Nickname Primary Conference
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, California 1901 Public 18,722 2004 Mustangs Big West Conference
Southern Utah University Cedar City, Utah 1897 Public 7,509 2004 Thunderbirds The Summit League
UC Davis Davis, California 1905 Public 27,530 2004 Aggies Big West Conference

Former members

Football Champions

Season Champion Record
2004 Cal Poly 4-1
2005 Cal Poly & UC Davis 4-1
2006 North Dakota State 4-0
2007 South Dakota State 4-0

Conference facilities

School Football Stadium Capacity Basketball arena Capacity
Cal Poly Alex G. Spanos Stadium 11,775 Does not participate in Great West
Chicago State Does not sponsor football Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center 7,000
Houston Baptist Does not sponsor football Sharp Gymnasium 1,500
NJIT Does not sponsor football Fleisher Center 1,500
North Dakota Alerus Center 13,500 Ralph Engelstad Arena 11,640
South Dakota DakotaDome 10,000 DakotaDome 10,000
Southern Utah Eccles Coliseum 8,500 Does not participate in Great West
Texas-Pan American Does not sponsor football UTPA Fieldhouse 4,000
UC Davis Aggie Stadium 10,367 Does not participate in Great West
Utah Valley Does not sponsor football McKay Center 8,500

Notes

  1. ^ "Gateway Expands to Nine Members". Gateway Football Conference. 2007-03-07. Retrieved 2007-03-09.
  2. ^ http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,700241969,00.html New Great West Conference
  3. ^ Deseret News | UVU joins new sports conference

External links

Template:Great West Conference Template:GWFC Football Venues

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