The 2012 WAC football schedules were announced today. Conference play begins on Saturday, Sept. 29 when UTSA travels to face New Mexico State.

For the 2012 season, the WAC welcomes new members Texas State and UTSA. Fresno State, Hawaii and Nevada are no longer members as they have joined the Mountain West Conference.

Some of the prominent non-conference games include Idaho at LSU, Texas A&M vs. Louisiana Tech (at Shreveport, LA), New Mexico State at Auburn, San Jose State at Stanford, Texas Tech at Texas State, Utah State at Wisconsin and UTSA at Rice.

One game involving a WAC team has already been set for national TV. Utah at Utah State will be televised by ESPN2 on Friday, Sept. 7 at 6:00 p.m. MT.

Listed below are the 2012 Western Athletic Conference football schedules:

2012 Idaho Vandals Football Schedule

08/30 – Eastern Washington (Thursday)

09/08 – at Bowling Green

09/15 – at LSU

09/22 – Wyoming

09/29 – at North Carolina

10/06 – New Mexico State

10/13 – at Texas State

10/20 – at Louisiana Tech

10/27 – Open Date

11/03 – San Jose State

11/10 – at BYU

11/17 – UTSA

11/24 – at Utah State

2012 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Football Schedule

08/30 – Texas A&M (Thursday; at Shreveport, LA)

09/08 – at Houston

09/15 – Rice

09/22 – at Illinois

09/29 – at Virginia

10/06 – UNLV

10/13 – Open Date

10/20 – Idaho

10/27 – at New Mexico State

11/03 – UTSA

11/10 – at Texas State

11/17 – Utah State

11/24 – at San Jose State

2012 New Mexico State Aggies Football Schedule

08/30 – Sacramento State (Thursday)

09/08 – at Ohio

09/15 – at UTEP

09/22 – New Mexico

09/29 – UTSA

10/06 – at Idaho

10/13 – Open Date

10/20 – at Utah State

10/27 – Louisiana Tech

11/03 – at Auburn

11/10 – San Jose State

11/17 – Open Date

11/24 – BYU

12/01 – at Texas State

2012 San Jose State Spartans Football Schedule

09/01 – at Stanford

09/08 – UC Davis

09/15 – Colorado State

09/22 – at San Diego State

09/29 – at Navy

10/06 – Open Date

10/13 – Utah State

10/20 – at UTSA

10/27 – Texas State

11/03 – at Idaho

11/10 – at New Mexico State

11/17 – BYU

11/24 – Louisiana Tech

2012 Texas State Bobcats Football Schedule

09/01 – at Houston

09/08 – Texas Tech

09/15 – Open Date

09/22 – Stephen F. Austin

09/29 – Nevada

10/06 – at New Mexico

10/13 – Idaho

10/20 – Open Date

10/27 – at San Jose State

11/03 – at Utah State

11/10 – Louisiana Tech

11/17 – at Navy

11/24 – at UTSA

12/01 – New Mexico State

2012 Utah State Aggies Football Schedule

08/30 – Southern Utah (Thursday)

09/07 – Utah (Friday; 6:00 p.m. MT; ESPN2)

09/15 – at Wisconsin

09/22 – at Colorado State

09/29 – UNLV

10/05 – at BYU (Friday)

10/13 – at San Jose State

10/20 – New Mexico State

10/27 – at UTSA

11/03 – Texas State

11/10 – Open Date

11/17 – at Louisiana Tech

11/24 – Idaho

2012 UTSA Roadrunners Football Schedule