United Athletic Conference
American college athletics conference
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| 2024 | Stephen F. Austin State University and University of Texas Rio Grande Valley departed from the United Athletic Conference, with Stephen F. Austin moving to Southland and UTRGV also to Southland. |
| 2024 | University of West Georgia joined the United Athletic Conference. |
| 2023 | The United Athletic Conference began listing football conference champions from this year. |
| 2023 | Kennesaw State University departed from the United Athletic Conference, moving to CUSA. |
| 2023 | Tarleton State University joined the United Athletic Conference. |
| 2023 | Jacksonville State University announced its departure from ASUN to join Conference USA (CUSA), an FBS conference. |
| September 8 2023 | The University of West Georgia announced its transition from Division II to join the ASUN in 2024, with its football program also joining the United Athletic Conference that same year. |
| April 17 2023 | The ASUN-WAC Football Partnership formally rebranded as the United Athletic Conference (UAC). The NCAA subsequently denied the UAC's waiver request to be recognized as a single-sport FCS football conference. |
| January 5 2023 | The ASUN and WAC jointly announced the establishment of a basic governing structure for the new football conference and hired Oliver Luck as executive director. |
| 2022 | Kennesaw State University joined the United Athletic Conference. |
| 2022 | Austin Peay State University, University of North Alabama, and Southern Utah University joined the United Athletic Conference. |
| December 20 2022 | The ASUN and WAC officially confirmed the football merger, announcing the new football league would start playing in 2023 under the tentative name 'ASUN–WAC Football Conference'. |
| December 9 2022 | ESPN reported that the ASUN and WAC agreed to form a new football-only conference planning to start play in 2024, with initial membership from nine schools across both conferences. |
| July 2022 | WAC and ASUN Conference renewed their football alliance for the 2022 season. |
| April 8 2022 | Lamar announced plans to return to the Southland Conference in 2023. |
| 2021 | WAC-ASUN Challenge initiated, which was a precursor to the formation of the United Athletic Conference. |
| 2021 | Jacksonville State University, Lamar University, Sam Houston State University, Stephen F. Austin State University, and University of Texas Rio Grande Valley joined the United Athletic Conference. |
| 2021 | University of Central Arkansas and Abilene Christian University joined the United Athletic Conference. |
| November 5 2021 | New Mexico State and Sam Houston announced they would leave the WAC for Conference USA in 2023. |
| September 17 2021 | ASUN Conference announced Austin Peay State University as a new member for the 2022–23 season, expanding its football-sponsoring schools. |
| July 2021 | The Texas Four universities joined the WAC, earlier than originally planned after being expelled from the Southland Conference. |
| January 29 2021 | ASUN Conference announced the addition of University of Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky University, and Jacksonville State University, with plans to sponsor football in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) in 2022. |
| January 14 2021 | WAC announced intention to reinstate football at the FCS level and add five new members: the 'Texas Four' (Abilene Christian University, Lamar University, Sam Houston State University, and Stephen F. Austin State University) and Southern Utah University. |
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