Nebraska College Conference

The Nebraska College Conference (NCC), known as the Nebraska Intercollegiate Conference from 1916 to 1926 and later as the Nebraska College Athletic Conference (NCAC), was an intercollegiate athletic conference that existed from 1916 to 1976. The league had members, as its name suggests, in the state of Nebraska.[1] The public colleges in the conference departed for the separate Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NIAA) in 1928 but re-joined after 1942.

In November 1959, the Nebraska College Conference accepted the withdrawal of Concordia College (now known as Concordia University Nebraska), Dana College, and Midland College (now known as Midland University). Those three schools joined the Tri-State Conference at its formation in 1960.[2] Nebraska Wesleyan University left in 1969 to join the newly formed Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NIAC) (now called the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC)).

## Football champions

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* 1916 – York (NE)[3]
* 1917 – Unknown
* 1918 – Unknown
* 1919 – York (NE)[4]
* 1920 – No champion[5]
* 1921 – Nebraska Wesleyan[6]
* 1922 – Midland[7]
* 1923 – Unknown
* 1924 – Peru Normal
* 1925 – Chadron Normal[8]
* 1926 – Chadron Normal[9]
* 1927 – Peru Normal[10][11]
* 1928 – Hastings[12]
* 1929 – Cotner[13]
* 1930 – Cotner
* 1931 – Nebraska Wesleyan
* 1932 – Hastings and Nebraska Wesleyan
* 1933 – Hastings
* 1934 – Nebraska Wesleyan
* 1935 – Hastings
* 1936 – Hastings

* 1937 – Hastings
* 1938 – Doane and Midland
* 1939 – Vacant[14]
* 1940 – Doane and Hastings
* 1941 – Midland[15]
* 1942 – Doane[16]
* 1943 – No champion
* 1944 – No champion
* 1945 – Nebraska Wesleyan
* 1946 – Doane
* 1947 – Chadron State and Nebraska Wesleyan
* 1948 – Chadron State and Wayne State (NE)
* 1949 – Wayne State (NE)[17]
* 1950 – Doane
* 1951 – Doane and Peru State
* 1952 – Peru State
* 1953 – Peru State
* 1954 – Hastings
* 1955 – Kearney State
* 1956 – Kearney State

* 1957 – Hastings
* 1958 – Chadron State and Kearney State
* 1959 – Kearney State
* 1960 – Peru State
* 1961 – Peru State
* 1962 – Kearney State
* 1963 – Kearney State
* 1964 – Kearney State
* 1965 – Kearney State, Peru State, and Wayne State (NE)
* 1966 – Wayne State (NE)
* 1967 – Kearney State
* 1968 – Kearney State
* 1969 – Kearney State
* 1970 – Wayne State (NE)
* 1971 – Wayne State (NE)
* 1972 – Kearney State
* 1973 – Kearney State and Peru State[18]
* 1974 – Kearney State
* 1975 – Kearney State
* 1976 – Kearney State

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## See also

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* List of defunct college football conferences

## References

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1. ^ Nebraska College Athletic Conference Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved October 30, 2015.
2. ^ "NCC OKs Withdrawal". Lincoln Journal Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. November 14, 1959. p. 7. Retrieved December 17, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
3. ^ "State Title Goes To York Athletes". The Lincoln Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. December 1, 1916. p. 7. Retrieved July 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
4. ^ "State Conference Grist". The Nebraska State Journal. Lincoln, Nebraska. December 1, 1919. p. 3. Retrieved August 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ "State Colleges Award No Title". The Lincoln Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. December 12, 1920. p. 11. Retrieved July 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
6. ^ "Nebraska Wesleyan Cops Cornhuskers Championship". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. December 4, 1921. p. 16. Retrieved July 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
7. ^ "Midland Wins First State Title". The Nebraska State Journal. Lincoln, Nebraska. December 1, 1922. p. 9. Retrieved July 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
8. ^ "Chadron Huskies Win State Title". Lincoln Journal Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. November 28, 1925. p. 10. Retrieved July 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
9. ^ Zimmerman, Paul (November 29, 1926). "Chadron Normal Retains Honors". Lincoln Journal Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. p. 5. Retrieved July 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
10. ^ McBride, Gregg (November 27, 1927). "Title Goes to Peru Bobcats". The Lincoln Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. p. 1. Retrieved July 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
11. ^ McBride, Gregg (November 27, 1927). "Peru Bobcats (continued)". The Lincoln Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. p. 4. Retrieved July 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
12. ^ "Hastings Broncs Win N. C. A. C. Grid Title". Lincoln Journal Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. November 26, 1928. p. 8. Retrieved July 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
13. ^ Dobbins, Walter E. (November 25, 1929). "Cotner Gridders Cop N.C.A.C Pigskin Cup". The Nebraska State Journal. Lincoln, Nebraska. p. 3. Retrieved December 17, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
14. ^ "Hastings Not Grid Titlist". Beatrice Daily Sun. Beatrice, Nebraska. December 3, 1939. p. 12. Retrieved July 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
15. ^ "Midland ends season with N.C.A.C. title". Lincoln Journal Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. Associated Press. November 15, 1941. p. 5. Retrieved July 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
16. ^ "Doane, Kearney On Top in State College Leagues". Fremont Tribune. Fremont, Nebraska. Associated Press. November 28, 1942. p. 7. Retrieved July 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
17. ^ "Midland Ends NCC Season in Last Place Tie". Fremont Tribune. Fremont, Nebraska. November 14, 1949. p. 10. Retrieved December 17, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
18. ^ "The Standings". Lincoln Journal Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. November 13, 1973. p. 25. Retrieved January 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .