Mountain West Conference

Conference
Since TCU joined the conference in 2005, BYU and TCU have begun to develop a heated rivalry. For at least the 2008 and 2009 football seasons, the TCU team placed a BYU helmet atop its tackling dummy.[8]

With the inclusion of Nevada, the interstate rivalry with UNLV will be brought within the conference as well. The two teams play for the Fremont Cannon, and Nevada leads the series 21-15.

The inclusion of Fresno State and Boise State will bring the rivalry between those two schools to the MWC. The schools currently play the Battle of the Milk Can, which began in 2005. Boise State currently leads this series 4-1 (8-4 all time). Boise State and Nevada also have a rivalry dating back to 1971, with Boise State leading the all time series 24-12.

Bowl games
The Mountain West Conference will have agreements with the following bowls for 2010-13: The MWC champion will receive an automatic berth in one of the five BCS bowl games if: [1]
 * ranked in the top 12 of the BCS Standings. (Utah qualified under this criterion in 2004-05, 2007–08 and TCU in 2008-09)
 * Or if ranked in the top 16 of the BCS Standings and its ranking is higher than that of a champion of a conference that has an annual automatic berth in one of the BCS bowls.
 * Maaco Bowl Las Vegas: Las Vegas, Nevada (MWC #1 pick against Pac-10 #5 pick)
 * Poinsettia Bowl: San Diego, California (MWC #2 pick against Navy (2010), WAC#1/2/3 pick (2011 & 2012) and Army (2013), with the WAC providing contingency selections in 2010 & 2013)
 * Independence Bowl: Shreveport, Louisiana (MWC #3 pick against ACC #7 pick)
 * Armed Forces Bowl: Fort Worth, Texas (MWC #4/5 pick against C-USA pick)
 * New Mexico Bowl: Albuquerque, New Mexico (MWC #4/5 pick against WAC #1/2/3 pick)

Postseason records
Future members in dark grey. Departing members in pink.

Bowl Challenge Cup
ESPN created the Bowl Challenge Cup in 2002 for the conference that had the best college football bowl record among Division I Football Bowl Subdivision conferences. The conference has won it three times, more than any other.