Midlands Conference

US intercollegiate athletic conference

For the Indiana conference, see Midland Conference.

The Midlands Conference was an intercollegiate athletic conference that existed from 1947 to 1953. Its members were located in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, and Wisconsin. The conference was formed in 1947 and opened for the 1947–48 basketball season with five member schools: Loras College of Dubuque, Iowa, St. Ambrose College—now known as St. Ambrose University—of Davenport, Iowa, St. Benedict's College—now known as Benedictine College—of Atchison, Kansas, Saint Joseph's College of Rensselaer, Indiana, and St. Norbert College of De Pere, Wisconsin.[1] Lewis University of Romeoville, Illinois joined the conference in 1950.[2]

## Football champions

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* 1948 – Loras and St. Ambrose[3]
* 1949 – St. Ambrose[4]

* 1950 – St. Norbert[5]
* 1951 – Lewis

* 1952 – St. Norbert

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## Football standings

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1948 Midlands Conference football standings |

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Loras \+  | 2  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0
St. Ambrose \+  | 2  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
St. Norbert | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Saint Joseph's (IN) | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0

* \+ - Conference co-champions

1949 Midlands Conference football standings |

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
St. Ambrose $  | 3  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 0
St. Norbert | 2  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Saint Joseph's (IN) | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Loras | 0  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

1950 Midlands Conference football standings |

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
St. Norbert $  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 0
St. Ambrose | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 12  | - | 1  | - | 0
Loras | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
Lewis | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Saint Joseph's (IN) | 0  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 6  | - | 1

* $ - Conference champion

1951 Midlands Conference football standings |

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Lewis $  | 3  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0
St. Ambrose | 2  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 0
St. Norbert | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Loras | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Saint Joseph's (IN) | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

1952 Midlands Conference football standings |

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
St. Norbert $  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0
Loras | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
St. Ambrose | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Lewis | 0  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 1
Saint Joseph's (IN) | 0  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 0  | - | 8  | - | 1

* $ - Conference champion

## See also

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* List of defunct college football conferences

## References

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1. ^ "Midlands Conference Goes Into Operation With Five Schools From Four States". The Democrat and Leader. Davenport, Iowa. November 30, 1947. p. 49. Retrieved March 17, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .
2. ^ Raglin, Jim (October 21, 1950). "Knights-Lewis Homecoming Battle Today". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Green Bay, Wisconsin. p. 13. Retrieved March 17, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .
3. ^ "Loras and Saints Tie for Midlands Conference Crown". The Daily Times. Davenport, Iowa. Associated Press. November 15, 1948. p. 16. Retrieved March 17, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .
4. ^ "St. Ambrose Wins Sixth Straight, 20-12". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. October 24, 1949. p. 14. Retrieved March 17, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ Daley, Art (November 6, 1950). "St. Norbert Grinds Out 23-7 Win To Finish Unbeaten, Untied". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Green Bay, Wisconsin. p. 17. Retrieved March 17, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .
6. ^ Midlands Conference Archived 2015-09-07 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved October 29, 2015.

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