Prairie College Conference

The Prairie College Conference was an intercollegiate athletic conference that existed from 1953 to 1991. The league had members the states of Illinois and Indiana.[1] The Prairie College Conference formed in 1953 with eight members: Blackburn College in Carlinville, Illinois, Concordia Seminary in Springfield, Illinois, Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois, Greenville College—now known as Greenville University—in Greenville, Illinois, McKendree College—now known as McKendree University—in Lebanon, Illinois, Principia College in Elsah, Illinois, Rose Polytechnic Institute—now known as Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology—in Terre Haute, Indiana, and Shurtleff College in Alton, Illinois.[2]

## Football champions

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* 1953 – Rose Polytechnic
* 1954 – Principia (IL)
* 1955 – Principia (IL) and Illinois College
* 1956 – Principia (IL)[3]
* 1957 – Rose Polytechnic[4]
* 1958 – Rose Polytechnic[5]

* 1959 – Illinois College and Principia (IL)
* 1960 – Principia (IL)
* 1961 – Illinois College and Principia (IL)
* 1962 – Principia (IL)
* 1963 – Principia (IL)
* 1964 – Principia (IL)

* 1965 – Illinois College, Principia (IL), Rose Polytechnic
* 1966 – Principia (IL)
* 1967 – Principia (IL)
* 1968–1987 – conference did not sponsor football
* 1988 – Greenville (IL)

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## See also

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* List of defunct college football conferences

## References

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1. ^ Prairie College Conference (1953–1967) Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved October 30, 2015.
2. ^ "Prairie College Conference Set". Edwardsville Intelligencer. Edwardsville, Illinois. May 2, 1953. p. 6. Retrieved November 22, 2020 - via Newspapers.com .
3. ^ "Principia Wins Prairie Title". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. United Press. November 11, 1956. p. 15. Retrieved January 26, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
4. ^ "Prairie Title To Rose Poly; Principia Loses". The Star Press. Muncie, Indiana. Associated Press. November 10, 1957. p. C3. Retrieved January 26, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ "Rose Poly Wins Crown; Rocky Gets All Points". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. Associated Press. November 9, 1958. p. 24. Retrieved January 26, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .