Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Data
Classification
NCAA Division II
Established
1909
Members
14
Sports fielded
19 (10 men's, 9 women's)
Region
Mountain states
States
3 - Colorado , Nebraska , New Mexico
Past names
Colorado Faculty Athletic Conference (1909-1910) Rocky Mountain Faculty Athletic Conference (1910-1967)
Headquarters
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Commissioner
Joel Smith
Locations
The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC ) is a College Athletic Conference which operates in the western United States , mostly in Colorado with some members in Nebraska and New Mexico . It participates in the NCAA 's Division II .
Founded in 1909, the RMAC is the fourth oldest college athletic conference in the United States (oldest in Division II), surpassed only by the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association , the Big Ten Conference and the Missouri Valley Conference . For its first thirty years, the RMAC was considered a major conference equivalent to today's Division I, before 7 larger members left and formed the Mountain States Conference (also called the Skyline Conference).
The Colorado Faculty Athletic Conference changed its name to the Rocky Mountain Faculty Athletic Conference (RMFAC) on May 7, 1910. Continued until 1967 when the name of the conference changed to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. The RMAC merged with the Colorado Athletic Conference in 1996.
Charter Members
Other Members
University of Denver , 1910-1938
University of Utah , 1910-1938
Utah State Agricultural College, later renamed Utah State University , 1914-1967
Montana State College, later renamed Montana State University , 1917-1959
Brigham Young University , 1918-1938
University of Wyoming , 1921-1938
Western State College, 1924-1967
University of Northern Colorado, 1924-1967
Idaho State University, 1948-1958
Adams State College, 1956-1967
Westminster College (Utah), 1967-1979
Fort Hays State University, 1981-2006
Member schools
Institution
Location
Nickname
Founded
Affiliation
Enrollment
Adams State College
Alamosa, Colorado
Grizzlies
1925
Public
2,486
Chadron State College
Chadron, Nebraska
Eagles
1911
Public
3,000
Colorado Christian University *
Lakewood, Colorado
Cougars
1914
Private/Baptist
1,500
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs *
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Mountain Lions
1965
Public
7,400
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, Colorado
Orediggers
1873
Public
3,100
Colorado State University-Pueblo
Pueblo, Colorado
ThunderWolves
1933
Public
4,000
Fort Lewis College
Durango, Colorado
Skyhawks
1911
Public
4,000
Mesa State College
Grand Junction, Colorado
Mavericks
1925
Public
6,062
Metropolitan State College of Denver *
Denver, Colorado
Roadrunners
1965
Public
21,109
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Kearney, Nebraska
Lopers
1903
Public
6,379
New Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas, New Mexico
Cowboys/Cowgirls
1941
Public
3,500
Regis University *
Denver, Colorado
Rangers
1877
Private/Catholic
6,123
Western New Mexico University
Silver City, New Mexico
Mustangs
1893
Public
2,500
Western State College of Colorado
Gunnison, Colorado
Mountaineers
1901
Public
2,400
Football champions
1909 Colorado & Denver
1910 Colorado College & Colorado
1911 Colorado
1912 Colorado Mines
1913 Colorado
1914 Colorado Mines
1915 Colorado State
1916 Colorado State
1917 Denver
1918 Colorado Mines
1919 Colorado College
1920 Colorado State
1921 Colorado
1922 Utah
1923 Colorado
1924 Colorado
1925 Colorado State
1926 Utah
1927 Colorado State
1928 Utah
1929 Utah
1930 Utah
1931 Utah
1932 Utah
1933 Utah
1934 Colorado
1935 Colorado
1936 Utah State
1937 Colorado
1938 Montana State
1939 Colorado Mines
1940 Colorado College
1941 Colorado College
1942 Colorado Mines
1943 No League play World War II
1944 No League play World War II
1945 Colorado College
1946 Montana State
1947 Montana State
1948 Northern Colorado
1949 Colorado College
1950 Colorado College
1951 Colorado Mines
1952 Idaho State
1953 Idaho State
1954 Montana State
1955 Idaho State
1956 Montana State
1957 Idaho State
1958 Colorado College & Colorado Mines
1959 Idaho State
1960 Adams State
1961 Adams State
1962 Adams State
1963 Western State
1964 Western State
1965 Western State
1966 Western State
1967 Adams State
1968 Adams State
1969 Northern Colorado
1970 Pittsburg State
1971 Northern Colorado
1972 Adams State
1973 Western State
1974 Western State
1975 Western State
1976 Western State
1977 Western State
1978 Western State
1979 Western State
1980 Adams State & Southern Colorado
1981 N.M. Highlands
1982 Mesa State
1983 Mesa State
1984 Fort Lewis
1985 Mesa State
1986 Mesa State
1987 Mesa State
1988 Mesa State
1989 Adams State
1990 Mesa State
1991 Western State
1992 Western State
1993 Fort Hays State
1994 Western State
1995 Fort Hays State & Western State
1996 Chadron State
1997 Western State
1998 Chadron State & Western State
1999 Chadron State & N.M. Highlands
2000 Mesa State
2001 Chadron State
2002 Nebraska-Kearney
2003 Mesa State
2004 Colorado Mines
2005 Nebraska-Kearney
2006 Chadron State
2007 Chadron State
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