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.
History 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.
Football champions
1953 – Rose Poly 1954 – Principia 1955 – Principia and Illinois College 1956 – Principia 1957 – Rose Poly 1958 – Rose Poly
1959 – Illinois College and Principia 1960 – Principia 1961 – Illinois College and Principia 1962 – Principia 1963 – Principia 1964 – Principia
1965 – Illinois College, Principia, Rose Poly 1966 – Principia 1967 – Principia 1968–1987 – conference did not sponsor football 1988 – Greenville (IL)
Yearly football standings
See also List of defunct college football conferences
References