Columbia Valley Conference

Defunct college athletic conference

The Columbia Valley Conference (also known as the Columbia Valley Intercollegiate Conference) was an intercollegiate athletic conference composed of member schools located in the states of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington that operated from 1920 to 1929. Originally called the Spokane Intercollegiate Conference, the conference was founded in 1920 with four charter members: Eastern Washington College of Education (now known as Eastern Washington University), Spokane College, Spokane University, and Whitworth College (now known as Whitworth University. The conference changed its name to Columbia Valley Intercollegiate Conference in October 1923.[1] In December 1923, the conference admitted two new members: Columbia College of Milton, Oregon, and Lewiston State Normal School—now known as Lewis–Clark State College.[2]

## Football champions

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* 1920: Spokane University[3]
* 1921: Cheney Normal[4]
* 1922: Whitworth[5]
* 1923: Cheney Normal[6]
* 1924: Cheney Normal and Spokane College[7][8][9]
* 1925: Cheney Normal[10]
* 1926: Spokane University[11]
* 1927: Spokane University[12]

## Yearly football standings

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1920 Spokane Intercollegiate Conference football standings |

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Team | W |   | L |   | T |  |  | W |   | L |   | T
Spokane University $  | 6  | – | 1  | – | 0 |  |  | ?  | – | ?  | – | ?
Cheney Normal | 5  | – | 2  | – | 0 |  |  | 5  | – | 2  | – | 0
Spokane College | 2  | – | 4  | – | 0 |  |  | ?  | – | ?  | – | ?
Whitworth | 0  | – | 6  | – | 0 |  |  | ?  | – | ?  | – | ?

* $ – Conference champion

1921 Spokane Intercollegiate Conference football standings |

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Team | W |   | L |   | T |  |  | W |   | L |   | T
Cheney Normal $  | 3  | – | 0  | – | 0 |  |  | 3  | – | 3  | – | 0
Whitworth | 4  | – | 1  | – | 0 |  |  | 5  | – | 1  | – | 0
Spokane College | 1  | – | 3  | – | 1 |  |  | ?  | – | ?  | – | ?
Spokane University | 0  | – | 4  | – | 1 |  |  | ?  | – | ?  | – | ?

* $ – Conference champion

1922 Spokane Intercollegiate Conference football standings |

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Team | W |   | L |   | T |  |  | W |   | L |   | T
Whitworth $  | 5  | – | 0  | – | 0 |  |  | ?  | – | ?  | – | ?
Spokane College | 3  | – | 2  | – | 0 |  |  | ?  | – | ?  | – | ?
Cheney Normal | 1  | – | 2  | – | 0 |  |  | 1  | – | 5  | – | 0
Spokane University | 0  | – | 5  | – | 0 |  |  | ?  | – | ?  | – | ?

* $ – Conference champion

1923 Spokane Intercollegiate Conference football standings |

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Team | W |   | L |   | T |  |  | W |   | L |   | T
Cheney Normal $  | 3  | – | 0  | – | 0 |  |  | 5  | – | 2  | – | 0
Spokane College | 2  | – | 1  | – | 0 |  |  | ?  | – | ?  | – | ?
Whitworth | 1  | – | 2  | – | 0 |  |  | ?  | – | ?  | – | ?
Spokane University | 0  | – | 3  | – | 0 |  |  | ?  | – | ?  | – | ?

* $ – Conference champion

1924 Columbia Valley Conference football standings |

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Team | W |   | L |   | T |  |  | W |   | L |   | T
Cheney Normal \+  | 2  | – | 0  | – | 1 |  |  | 3  | – | 4  | – | 1
Spokane College \+  | 2  | – | 0  | – | 1 |  |  | ?  | – | ?  | – | ?
Whitworth | 1  | – | 2  | – | 0 |  |  | ?  | – | ?  | – | ?
Lewiston Normal | 0  | – | 3  | – | 0 |  |  | ?  | – | ?  | – | ?

* \+ – Conference co-champions

1925 Columbia Valley Conference football standings |

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Team | W |   | L |   | T |  |  | W |   | L |   | T
Cheney Normal $  | 3  | – | 0  | – | 0 |  |  | 6  | – | 3  | – | 0
Spokane College | 2  | – | 1  | – | 0 |  |  | ?  | – | ?  | – | ?
Whitworth | 1  | – | 2  | – | 0 |  |  | ?  | – | ?  | – | ?
Spokane University | 0  | – | 3  | – | 0 |  |  | ?  | – | ?  | – | ?

* $ – Conference champion

## References

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1. ^ "Adopt New Name For Conference". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Spokane, Washington. October 20, 1923. p. 2. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Columbia Group Admits Colleges". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. December 9, 1923. p. 17. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Spokane U Team Tops Conference". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 26, 1920. p. 17. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Whitworth Out For Stiff Fight". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Spokane, Washington. November 17, 1921. p. 24. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Whitworth Team Wins Title". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 25, 1922. p. 16. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Cheney Normal Captures Title". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 3, 1923. p. 16. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Spokane C. Wins Football Title". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 15, 1924. p. 14. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Cheney Claims Race Is Tied". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 16, 1924. p. 18. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Whitworth Field For Game". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 17, 1924. p. 12. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Columbia Title Goes To Cheney". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Spokane, Washington. November 25, 1925. p. 12. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Spokane U. Wins Gridiron Crown". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Spokane, Washington. November 22, 1926. p. 8. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "University Trims Spokane College". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Spokane, Washington. November 19, 1927. p. 12. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

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