The Wisconsin Christian Football Conference is a former high school football conference in Wisconsin. Composed entirely of private schools, the conference lasted for only two seasons (1997–1998) and all of its member schools belonged to the Wisconsin Independent Schools Athletic Association.
History
The Wisconsin Christian Football Conference was formed in 1997 by seven private high schools in Wisconsin: Edgewood, Fox Valley Lutheran, Luther Prep, Manitowoc Lutheran, St. Mary's Springs, Winnebago Lutheran and Xavier. All seven schools previously belonged to the Wisconsin Independent Football Association, a football-only conference associated with WISAA and were preparing to transition into Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association membership by the 2000-01 school year. Four schools were affiliated with the Fox Valley Christian Division (Fox Valley Lutheran, Manitowoc Lutheran, St. Mary's Springs and Xavier) and three were members of the WIFA Midwest Division (Edgewood, Luther Prep and Winnebago Lutheran). The conference was expected to be a stopgap before its members found affiliations with existing WIAA-member conferences and only lasted for two seasons. Luther Prep joined the Parkland Conference after the 1997 season and the remaining six schools disbanded the conference at the conclusion of the 1998 season. Most of the schools' new affiliations were for all sports: Fox Valley Lutheran and Xavier became members of the new Valley 8 Conference, Edgewood joined the Badger Conference, Manitowoc Lutheran entered the Olympian Conference and Winnebago Lutheran was accepted into the Flyway Conference. St. Mary's Springs also joined the Flyway Conference but became football-only members of the original East Central Conference before its merger with the Flyway Conference in 2001.
Conference membership history SchoolLocationAffiliationMascotColorsSeasonsPrimary ConferenceEdgewoodMadison, WIPrivate (Catholic)Crusaders 1997–1998IndependentFox Valley LutheranAppleton, WIPrivate (Lutheran, WELS)Foxes 1997–1998Fox Valley ChristianLuther PrepWatertown, WIPrivate (Lutheran, WELS)Phoenix 1997Midwest ClassicManitowoc LutheranManitowoc, WIPrivate (Lutheran, WELS)Lancers 1997–1998Fox Valley ChristianSt. Mary's SpringsFond du Lac, WIPrivate (Catholic)Ledgers 1997–1998Fox Valley ChristianWinnebago LutheranFond du Lac, WIPrivate (Lutheran, WELS)Vikings 1997–1998Midwest ClassicXavierAppleton, WIPrivate (Catholic)Hawks 1997–1998Fox Valley Christian
Membership timeline
List of state champions SchoolYearOrganizationDivisionSt. Mary's Springs1997WISAADivision 3St. Mary's Springs1998WISAADivision 2
List of conference champions SchoolQuantityYearsLuther Prep11997St. Mary's Springs11998Edgewood0Fox Valley Lutheran0Manitowoc Lutheran0Winnebago Lutheran0Xavier0 References