The Illini–Badger Football Conference (IBFC) was an athletic conference with the NCAA's Division III. Member teams were located in Illinois and Wisconsin. As the name indicates, member teams only competed in football. They participated in other athletic conferences in other sports. The conference's last season was in 2007.
In 1989, the conference changed its name to the Illini–Badger–Hawkeye Football Conference and added four new members: Blackburn College in Carlinville, Illinois, Greenville College—now known as Greenville University—in Greenville, Illinois, MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Illinois, and Iowa Wesleyan College—later known as Iowa Wesleyan University—in Mount Pleasant, Iowa.
Member teams during final season Aurora University Benedictine University Concordia University Chicago Concordia University Wisconsin Eureka College Greenville College Lakeland College MacMurray College
Former members Iowa Wesleyan College (1989–1992) Milton College (1976–1982) Northeastern Illinois University (1976–1988) Principia College (1989–1992) Quincy University (1993–1996)
Conference champions 1975 – Milton 1976 – Milton 1977 – Northeastern Illinois 1978 – Milton 1979 – Lakeland 1980 – Milton 1981 – Concordia (WI), Milton & Northeastern Illinois 1982 – Northeastern Illinois 1983 – Concordia (IL) 1984 – Northeastern Illinois 1985 – Lakeland 1986 – Lakeland 1987 – Concordia (IL) 1988 – Concordia (WI) 1989 – Greenville 1990 – Concordia (WI) 1991 – Eureka 1992 – Greenville 1993 – Quincy 1994 – Quincy 1995 – Eureka 1996 – Lakeland 1997 – Lakeland 1998 – Aurora 1999 – Aurora 2000 – Aurora 2001 – MacMurray 2002 – MacMurray 2003 – Concordia (WI) 2004 – Aurora, Concordia (WI) & Lakeland 2005 – Lakeland 2006 – Concordia (WI) 2007 – Concordia (WI) & Lakeland
See also Lake Michigan Conference Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Northern Athletics Conference
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