History
See also: List of Utah Utes football seasonsAt the start of Utah's football history in 1892, the school did not have a conference affiliation so Utah played as an independent. That changed in 1910 when Utah joined the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. The Utes have played in five different conferences in their history. As of 2011, Utah football competes in the Pacific-12 Conference (South Division).
Timeline of Utah's conference history:
- 1910–1937: Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
- 1938–1947: Big Seven Conference
- 1948–1961: Skyline Conference
- 1962–1998: Western Athletic Conference
- 1999–2010: Mountain West Conference
- 2011– Pacific-12 Conference
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