Aside from switching head coaches after the 1971 season, the Indians would also eventually switch athletic conferences and create a new nickname.

The Seahawks are the only NFL team to switch conferences twice in the post-merger era.

Universities sometimes switch conferences, but there has never been a battle quite like this: former conference allies suing a member institution for simply thinking of leaving.

Over all, 10 teams were reassigned, Seattle being the only one to switch conferences.

The team has switched conferences, stadiums and owners, but it has remained through most of its history dull and nondescript.

The move to switch conferences resulted in the ending of the 118 year rivalry between the two schools.

In an era when many colleges have switched conferences, Villanova Coach Jay Wright clearly likes the new Big East.

After the season, they switched conferences with the Seattle Seahawks and became part of the NFC.

This arrangement lasted for one season only before the two teams switched conferences.

They switched conferences (along with the Chicago Bulls) in the 1980-81 season with the addition of the Dallas Mavericks.