A brief history of the WAC, 1962-2012
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Nickname: Roadrunners
Year joined: 2013
Year departed: N/A
WAC championships: N/A
CSU-Bakersfield, along with Utah Valley University, applied for league membership in 2011, but was denied entry.
Like most of the WAC's recent applicants and admittees, the Roadrunners have no football program. Until Oct 9, 2012, CSU-B was an NCAA Division I independent institution
Year joined: 2013
Year departed: N/A
WAC championships: N/A
CSU-Bakersfield, along with Utah Valley University, applied for league membership in 2011, but was denied entry.
Like most of the WAC's recent applicants and admittees, the Roadrunners have no football program. Until Oct 9, 2012, CSU-B was an NCAA Division I independent institution

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Thank you for a fantastic article. It is very interesting to be brought up to date on the history of the WAC.
what's really WACY that Carl Benson is no longer the commish which he belongs to CUSA.
Carl Benson is the commissioner of the Sun Belt and not C-USA.