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This is a list of defunct college football conferences in the United States and a defunct university football conference in Canada. Not all of the conferences listed here are truly defunct. Some simply stopped sponsoring football and continue under their current names, where others changed their names after changes in membership.




Contents





  • 1 United States

    • 1.1 Notes



  • 2 Canada


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References




United States[edit]


  • Conferences whose charter no longer functions, listed by year of dissolution.

    • ██ indicates a former Division I FBS/I–A or University Division conference


    • ██ indicates a former Division I FCS/I–AA conference


    • ██ indicates a former Division II/College Division conference


    • ██ indicates a former Division III conference


    • ██ indicates a former NAIA conference

    • † indicates a former conference, of any level, that technically still exists but under a different name

    • ‡ indicates a conference that still exists but has ended its sponsorship of football


  • Successor conferences in bold are still in existence:







































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































ConferenceFirst
Season
Final
Season
Geographic AreasPredecessor(s)Successor(s)

Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference ‡
College Athletic Conference (1962–1991)
19622016South
SAA
New England Football Conference19652016New England
Commonwealth Coast
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference19242013
Pennsylvania, West Virginia

Mountain East

Great West Conference
Great West Football Conference (2004–2008)
20042013
California, Interior West, Upper Midwest

Big Sky
MVFC

Western Athletic Conference [A]
19622012Western States
Mountain West

Big East Conference †
19932012Eastern States
American
Dakota Athletic Conference20002012
North Dakota, South Dakota

NDCAC
SDIC

North Star

Pacific-10 Conference †
Pacific-8 Conference (1964–1978)
Big Six Conference (1962–1964)
Big Five Conference (1959–1962)
Athletic Association of Western Universities (1959–1968)

19592011
Arizona, California, Oregon, Washington

Pac-12
Great Lakes Football Conference20062011Midwest
GLVC
Atlantic Central Football Conference19972010Mid-Atlantic
Empire 8
NJAC
USA South

Gateway Football Conference [B]
Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (1985–1992)
19852008
Plains States, Midwest States

MVFC

Illini-Badger Football Conference
Illini-Badger-Hawkeye Football Conference (1989–1990)
19762007
Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin

NACC

North Central Conference
North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1922–1929)
19222008Upper Midwest

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference [C]
19932007Mid-Atlantic States

Dixie Conference (1963–2003) †
19632003Southern United States
USA South

Atlantic 10 Conference [D]
19972006Mid-Atlantic StatesYankee
CAA

Upstate Collegiate Athletic Conference†
19952004New York
Liberty League
Freedom Football Conference19922003
New England, New York

Empire Eight
NEFC
NJAC
Liberty League


Nebraska-Iowa Athletic Conference †
Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1969–1992)
19692000
Iowa, Nebraska

GPAC

Big West Conference [E]
Pacific Coast Athletic Association (1969–1988)
19692000Western States
WAC
Columbia Football Association19872000
Oregon, Washington
CFL
GNAC
Eastern Football Conference19972000Northeast
Northeast-10

North Dakota College Athletic Conference
North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference
19311999North Dakota
Dakota AC

Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference †
19871998Ohio Valley
HCAC

Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference
Midwest Intercollegiate Conference (1990)
19901999MidwestHeartland
GLIAC

GLIAC
South Dakota-Iowa Athletic Conference19951999
Iowa, South Dakota
SDIC
DAC

Mid-Ohio Conference†
Mid-Ohio League (1949–1961)
19491998Ohio
American Mideast

Northern California Athletic Conference
Far Western Conference (1925 –1982)
19251998
California, Nevada, Oregon
California Coast

Wisconsin State University Conference
Wisconsin State Normal Conference
19131997Wisconsin
WIAC
Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference19741997OklahomaOCAC
Lone Star
Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association19761997Texas
ASC
Eastern Collegiate Football Conference19901997New England
NEFC
Southwest Conference19141996
Arkansas, Texas

Big 12
Conference USA

Big Eight Conference
Big Seven Conference (1947–1958 )
Big Six Conference (1907–1946)

19071996
Interior West, Plains States
MVIAA
Big 12
Yankee19471996
Mid-Atlantic States, New England
New England
Atlantic 10
American West Conference19931996
California, Utah
Western
Big Sky
Big West
South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference19171995South Dakota
SDIAC
Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference19281995Arkansas
Gulf South
Lone Star
SCAC
Sooner Athletic
TransSouth Athletic
Association of Mideast Colleges19911995Kentucky

Northern Intercollegiate Conference†
State Teacher's College Conference of Minnesota (1942 –1961)
Northern Teachers Athletic Conference (1932–1941 )

19321993Upper Midwest
Northern Sun
Western Football Conference19821993
California, Utah

Big Sky
Great West

Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association †
19121992Missouri
MIAA
Liberty Football Conference19851992New YorkMet-Intercollegiate
MAAC

College Athletic Conference†
19621991Southern United States
SCAC
Independent College Athletic Conference19641991
New Jersey, New York

Empire 8
Atlantic Collegiate Football Conference19881991Mid-Atlantic

Heartland Collegiate Conference
Indiana Collegiate Conference (1951–1977)
19511989
Indiana, Ohio

MIFC
Tri-State Athletic Conference19881989
Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota

Colby-Bates-Bowdoin Conference19651988MaineMaine IAA
NESCAC
Columbia Football League19871988
Oregon, Washington
Evergreen
CFA
Prairie College Conference (1988)19881988Illinois

Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives †
Big Ten Conference (1917-1946, 1949–1987)
Big Nine Conference (1899–1906, 1912–1917, 1946–1948)
Western Conference

18961987Midwestern United StatesIAAN
Big Ten
Gulf Star Conference19841987
Louisiana, Texas

Southland
Central States Intercollegiate Conference19761986
Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
Great Plains
MIAA

Missouri Valley Conference [F]
19071985
Illinois, Oklahoma

Mountain West

Hoosier-Buckeye Conference
Hoosier Conference (1948–1970)
19481985
Indiana, Ohio

HCAC
Pacific Northwest Conference19261984
Idaho, Oregon, Washington

Northwest

Evergreen Conference
Washington Intercollegiate Conference (1938–1947)
19481984
Oregon, Washington
Tri-Normal
Columbia FL
Met-Intercollegiate Conference19791984New YorkMetropolitan IC
Liberty FC

Mid-Continent Athletic Association [G]
Summit League
19781981Midwestern States
Gateway/MVFC
Ohio Valley
Tri-State Conference19601978
Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota

GPAC
Twin River Collegiate Conference19761978Minnesota
Metropolitan Intercollegiate Conference19721977New York
Met-Intercollegiate

Nebraska College Athletic Conference
Nebraska Intercollegiate Conference (1916–1926)
19161976Nebraska
NIAC/GPAC
Great Plains Athletic Conference19721976
Colorado, Plains States
RMAC
CSIC
North Central
RMAC

Middle Three Conference19291975
New Jersey, Pennsylvania

MAC
Patriot
Virginia Collegiate Athletic Association19721975VirginiaVirginia Little Eight
ODAC
Mason-Dixon Conference19361974Mid-Atlantic StatesChesapeake
ODAC
Gateway Conference19621974
Illinois, Wisconsin

Eastern Football Conference19651974Northeast
Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association18931973Maine
Yankee
NESCAC
Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference19291973OklahomaOklahoma IC (I)
Oklahoma IC (II)

Carolinas Conference
Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1961–1972)
North State Conference (1930–1961)

19301973
North Carolina, South Carolina


Mid-South Athletic Conference†
19711972Mid-South
Gulf South
Missouri College Athletic Union19241970MissouriMIAA
Heart of America
Gulf States Conference19481970
Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi
Louisiana IC
Alabama Collegiate Conference19601969AlabamaAlabama Intercollegiate
Gulf South
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference19281968
Kansas, Missouri

KCAC
Great Plains
Prairie College Conference19531967
Illinois, Indiana

Western Pennsylvania Conference19581967Pennsylvania

Midwestern Conference
Midwest Conference (1962–1963)
Midwest Athletic Association (1926–1961)

19261966Central States
Oregon Collegiate Conference19501965Oregon
Evergreen

South Carolina Little Three
South Carolina Little Four (1946–1951)
19461964South Carolina
Great Plains College Association19631964Nebraska
Mountain States Conference19381963Interior West
RMAC
Border

Big 8
WAC
Green Mountain Conference19631963Vermont
Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association19311962
Arizona, New Mexico, Texas

WAC

Frontier Conference
New Mexico Intercollegiate Conference (1940–1954)
19401962
Arizona, Colorado New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas

Volunteer State Athletic Conference19491962TennesseeSmoky Mountain

Southeastern Athletic Conference
South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1929–1942)
19291961
Florida, Georgia, South Carolina

South Central Athletic Conference19421961Southern United States
SWAC

Badger-Gopher Conference
Badger-Illini Conference (1948–1956 )
Badger State Intercollegiate Conference (1940–1947)
Tri-State Conference (1932–1939 )

19321961
Minnesota, Wisconsin

Gulf Coast Athletic Conference19581961
Louisiana, Texas

Pacific Coast Conference19151959
Pacific States, Interior West

Pac-12
Alabama Intercollegiate Conference19381959Alabama
Alabama Collegiate
Eastern Intercollegiate Conference19531959South Atlantic States
CIAA
Western New York Little Three Conference19461958Western New York

Virginia Little Eight Conference
Virginia Little Seven Conference (1954–1955)
Virginia Little Six Conference (1949–1953 )

19491958Virginia
Mason-Dixon
VCAA
Smoky Mountain Conference19271957
Tennessee, Virginia

Volunteer State
Big Seven Conference19471957
Colorado, Plains States

Big Six
Skyline

Big 8
Gulf Coast Conference19491957TexasLone Star
SIAC
Central Church College Conference19511957
Missouri, Nebraska

Texas Collegiate Athletic Conference19261956
New Mexico, Texas
TIAA
Southwest
Lone Star
New Mexico Intercollegiate Conference19401954New Mexico
Dixie Conference (1948–1954)19481954Southeastern United States
Midlands Conference19471952
Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin


Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1908–1950)
19081970
Illinois, Michigan

MAC
Indiana Intercollegiate Conference19221950Indiana
Indiana CC
Vermont State Conference19481950Vermont
Upper Peninsula Conference19491949Michigan
Pioneer Conference19471949Illinois
Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Association19281948Nebraska
Dakota-Iowa Athletic Conference19461948
Iowa, South Dakota

Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference19391947Louisiana
Gulf States
New England Conference19381946New England
Yankee
North Atlantic Conference19461946Mid-Atlantic States
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association18941942Southern United States
Southern
SAIAA
Dixie
Louisiana
Illinois Intercollege Conference19381942Illinois
Dixie Conference (1930–1941)19301941Southeastern United States
Michigan-Ontario Collegiate Conference19301941
Michigan, Ontario

South Dakota College Conference19331940South Dakota
Alamo Conference19361940Texas
Eastern Pennsylvania Conference19371940Pennsylvania
Buckeye Athletic Association19261939OhioOhio Athletic
Mid-American
Tri-Normal League19201937Washington
Evergreen
Chesapeake Conference19331937VirginiaVirginia
Mason-Dixon
Virginia Little Eight
Virginia Conference19281935Virginia
Chesapeake
Southern
New York State Conference19251934New York
Mississippi Valley Conference19281934Mid-South
Tri-State Conference (1932–1934)19321934
Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia

Middle Atlantic Athletic Association19341934Mid-Atlantic
Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association19091932Texas

Northwestern Ohio Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Little Ohio Conference
19211932Ohio
Big Four Conference of Wisconsin19231932Wisconsin
Michigan Collegiate Conference19261932Michigan
Big 4 Conference19291932OklahomaOklahoma Intercollegiate
Metropolitan Conference19231931New York
Arkansas Association19271929Arkansas
Arkansas Intercollegiate
Metropolitan Collegiate Conference19281929New York

Kansas Collegiate Athletic Association
Kansas College Athletic Conference (1902–1920)
Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1890–1901)

18901928Kansas
KCAC (II)
Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference19141928Oklahoma
Oklahoma CAC
Big 4
Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association19071927
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma

Big Six
Missouri Valley
Western Interstate Conference19231927
Illinois, Iowa

Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association19121925LouisianaSIAA
SIAA
Louisiana IC
California Coast Conference19221924California
Far Western

Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletics Association†
19131922Mid-Atlantic States
MAC'
South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association19111921East Coast
Southern
Little Five Conference19121917Illinois
Illinois IAC
Hawkeye College Conference19141917Iowa
Iowa IAC
Western IC
Indiana College Athletic League19161917Indiana
Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Association19141916Kentucky
KIAC
Colorado Football Association18901908Colorado
RMAC

Triangular Football League
Northeast Intercollegiate League (1891–1892)
Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association (1887–1890)
Northern Intercollegiate Football Association (1885–1886)

18851901
Massachusetts, New Hampshire

Maryland Intercollegiate Football Association18941899Maryland
SAIAA
Western Interstate University Football Association18921897
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska

MVIAA
Illinois Intercollegiate Football League18911895Illinois
Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association18901894Indiana
Middle States Intercollegiate Football League18931894
New Jersey, Pennsylvania

Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest18921893
Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin

ICFR
Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Football Association18911891Pennsylvania


Notes[edit]



  • A Dropped football as a conference sport after the 2012 season, following a near-complete membership turnover from 2011 to 2013. All but two of the WAC's football schools left the conference in that period. Both remaining football schools, Idaho and New Mexico State, will play as independents in the 2013 season before returning to football-only membership in the Sun Belt Conference in 2014.


  • B Before 1985, the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference was a women's athletic conference whose membership featured several schools now in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). When the MVC stopped sponsoring its hybrid Division I-A (now FBS) and Division I-AA (now FCS) football league in 1985, the Gateway Conference took on football as its only men's sport. The initial football membership included the two I-AA football programs then in the MVC, plus the four final members of the AMCU football league. When the women's portion of the Gateway Conference merged with the MVC in 1992, the football conference maintained the Gateway charter, with a name change to Gateway Football Conference. In 2008, the Gateway Conference, by now featuring five current MVC members, changed its name to the Missouri Valley Football Conference to better align itself with the MVC. The two conferences, however, remain legally separate, although they operate out of the same offices in St. Louis.


  • C Initially formed as a non-football conference, began sponsoring football in 1993. Dropped football after the 2007 season, after most of its member schools discontinued their football programs.


  • D In 2007, the Colonial Athletic Association began sponsorship of football. However, the football conference that operates as part of the CAA has been in existence since 1938, under different charters: the New England Conference (1938–1945), the Yankee Conference (1947–1996), and the Atlantic 10 Conference (1997–2006). In 1997, the Atlantic 10 Conference, initially formed as a non-football conference, absorbed the Yankee Conference football programs and began football sponsorship in 1997. After several membership changes in the CAA in the early 2000s, the CAA had six schools with FCS football teams, and eventually, it was agreed that the CAA would take over management of the A-10 football conference. The changeover occurred in 2007. Further illustrating the continuity between conferences, the Yankee's automatic berth in the FCS playoffs passed in succession to the A-10 and CAA.


  • E Big West Conference changed name to the Big West Conference in 1988 as it admitted more schools located in the interior West. Dropped football as a conference sport after the 2000 season.


  • F Founded in 1982, it absorbed the former Mid-Continent Athletic Association and sponsored Division I-AA football through the 1984 season. Of the four schools that participated in AMCU football in the 1982–84 period, three now compete at the Division I FCS level in the football-only Missouri Valley Football Conference, and the other is an all-sports member of the FCS Ohio Valley Conference. After dropping football, the AMCU (informally known as the "Mid-Continent") became the Mid-Continent Conference in 1989, and adopted its current name of The Summit League in 2007. Currently, four Summit League members sponsor football; all are MVFC members.


  • G Dropped football as a conference sport after the 1985 season. As noted above, the Missouri Valley Football Conference is a separate entity from the MVC, although the football conference has a licensing agreement with the MVC allowing it to use an adapted version of the MVC logo.


Canada[edit]


  • Ontario-Québec Intercollegiate Football Conference (1975-2000) – This conference existed with varying membership with many Ontario teams leaving for the current Ontario University Athletics in 1980. The remaining Ontario teams departed after the 2000 season and the remaining Quebec teams ultimately became the Quebec University Football League in 2004.


See also[edit]


  • List of defunct college football teams


References[edit]



  • Previous Conferences, A–F, College Football Data Warehouse, accessed February 20, 2009.


  • Previous Conferences, G–M, College Football Data Warehouse, accessed February 20, 2009.


  • Previous Conferences, N–Z, College Football Data Warehouse, accessed February 20, 2009.



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