The Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference (ICAC) was a junior college athletic conference composed of member schools located in the states of Colorado, Idaho, and Utah. The league was part of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). Originally called the Intermountain Junior College Conference, the league began football competition in 1925. The conference was officially renamed as the Intermountain Junior Collegiate Athletic Conference in 1941.
History
In 1936, the conference had six members:
Dixie Junior College (St. George, Utah) Ricks College (Rexburg, Idaho) Albion State Normal School (later the Southern Idaho College of Education [SICE]) (Albion, Idaho) Branch Agricultural College (later the College of Southern Utah) (Cedar City, Utah) Weber College (Ogden, Utah) Westminster College (Salt Lake City, Utah)
In 1938, Mesa College joined the league. In 1939, the league saw its largest membership when Carbon Junior College (later College of Eastern Utah) and Snow College joined. In the early 1940s, the league saw disruption due to the outbreak of World War II – Ricks and Albion were forced to leave prior to the 1941 season, while Weber and Westminster were forced to leave prior to the 1942 season. The entire league suspended operations from 1943 to 1945. In 1946, the league resumed operations with Albion and Weber also re-joining the league. Prior to 1948, Mesa left the league, while Westminster and Ricks rejoined, and a new member also joined – Boise Junior College (later Boise College).
Following this expansion, the league would see a gradual reduction in teams. 1950 would be the final season for SICE as the school closed in 1951. Westminster left the league after the 1954 season. Weber left following the 1961 season, while Southern Utah left the following year. In 1963, Mesa returned, but Eastern Utah decided to depart the league following that season. Boise left after the 1967 season, and Mesa left after the 1974 season. The league reached its final configuration in 1979 when Eastern Utah re-joined. In 1983, member schools were Eastern Utah, Dixie, Ricks, Snow, Utah Technical College at Provo (UTCP), and Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC).
1984 would be the final season of league play for the ICAC. In 1985, the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) realigned its regions in response to a large number of Oregon and Washington schools leaving the organization to form the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges. NJCAA Region 18 was expanded to include schools in Utah, which resulted in all ICAC members being merged into the Scenic West Athletic Conference (Ricks had already been a member of the SWAC in non-football sports since 1968). For football, the league was merged with the Arizona Community College Conference to form the Western States Football League.
Member schools Former members Institution Location Founded Nickname Colors Joined Left Today (Boise Junior College) Boise, Idaho 1932 Broncos 1948 1967 Now known as Boise State University. Member of NCAA Division I FBS Mountain West Conference. St. George, Utah 1911 Trailblazers 1936 1984 Now known as Utah Tech University. Member of NCAA Division I FCS Western Athletic Conference. (Carbon Junior College) Price, Utah 1937 Eagles 1939,1979 1963,1984 Now known as Utah State University Eastern. Member of NJCAA Scenic West Athletic Conference. Grand Junction, Colorado 1925 Mavericks 1938,1963 1947,1974 Now known as Colorado Mesa University. Member of NCAA Division II Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. Rexburg, Idaho 1888 Vikings 1936,1948 1940,1984 Now known as Brigham Young University-Idaho. Dropped intercollegiate athletics in 2002. Ephraim, Utah 1888 Badgers 1939 1984 Member of NJCAA Scenic West Athletic Conference (football independent). (Albion State Normal School) Albion, Idaho 1894 Panthers 1936,1946 1940,1950 Closed in 1951, academic programs transferred to Idaho State University. (Branch Agricultural College) Cedar City, Utah 1897 Thunderbirds 1936 1962 Now known as Southern Utah University. Member of NCAA Division I FCS Western Athletic Conference. Ogden, Utah 1889 Wildcats 1936,1946 1941,1961 Now known as Weber State University. Member of NCAA Division I FCS Big Sky Conference. Salt Lake City, Utah 1875 Griffins 1936,1948 1941,1954 Now known as Westminster University (Utah). Member of NCAA Division II Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
Membership timeline
Champions Football champions YearChampion(s)Conference recordOverall recordHead coachReferences19331–0–1Clyde Packer1934Bryan Patterson1935Orville HultBryan Patterson19363–0Orville Hult1937Bob Davis19384–1–14–1–1Bob DavisPete Carlston19395–17–1Pete Carlston19405–04–0Orville HultJay Tolman19414–08–0Pete Carlston19423–05–0Jackson Jewkes19465–0Jay Tolman19475–0Jackson Jewkes19483–1Gene Cooper19495–010–0Lyle Smith19505–09–1Lyle Smith / George Blankley19514–09–1George Blankley19523–08–1Lyle Smith19533–08–1Lyle Smith19543–09–1–1Lyle Smith19553–07–2Lyle Smith19564–06–08–0–17–1Lyle SmithSark Arslanian19575–09–1Lyle Smith19584–010–0Lyle Smith19594–16–3Wally Nalder19605–08–2Lyle Smith19616–09–1Lyle Smith19624–1Bob Stoddard19635–09–0Sark Arslanian19644–09–1Sark Arslanian19654–09–2Lyle Smith19664–09–1Lyle Smith19674–08–1–1Jack Perrin19682–12–12–14–48–26–3Bill SladeJack PerrinCharles Grant19693–06–2–2Jack Perrin19703–04–6Jack Perrin19713–07–3Don Rydalch19723–0–1Ray Odette19733–08–2Charles Grant19743–06–3Charles Grant19754–16–3Charles Grant19762–12–18–39–2Lee BunnellDave Arslanian19773–27–2–1Dave Arslanian19784–16–4Dave Arslanian19794–1–15–3–1Lee Bunnell19806–07–2Ken Schmidt19816–010–1Ken Schmidt19824–24–27–48–4Ron HaunBill Kelly19834–24–24–29–29–25–6Greg CroshawRon HaunWalt Criner19846–010–1Ron Haun
National champions won the NJCAA National Football Championship in 1958.
Yearly football standings
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