Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference (1926)

Eastern Pennsylvania Conference

Founded	1926
Ceased	c. 1943

The Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference, also known as the Eastern Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Conference, and called the Central Pennsylvania Conference in 1927, was an intercollegiate football conference that operated from 1926 until the 1940s. Its members were located in the state of Pennsylvania. The conference was formed on February 22, 1926, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with five charter members: Dickinson College, Franklin & Marshall College, Gettysburg College, Muhlenberg College, and Ursinus College. ^[1] Drexel Institute—now known as Drexel University—was added as the conference's sixth member in 1935. ^[2]

Football champions

• 1926: Muhlenberg ^[3]
• 1927: Gettysburg ^[4]
• 1928: Gettysburg ^[5]
• 1929: Gettysburg ^[6]
• 1930: Ursinus ^[7]
• 1931: Ursinus ^[8]
• 1932: Franklin & Marshall, Gettysburg, Muhlenberg, and Ursinus ^[9]
• 1933: Gettysburg and Muhlenberg ^[10]
• 1934: Franklin & Marshall and Gettysburg ^[11]
• 1935: Franklin & Marshall ^[12]
• 1936: Franklin & Marshall ^[13]
• 1937: Drexel ^[14]
• 1938: Franklin & Marshall, Gettysburg, and Muhlenberg ^[15]
• 1939: Gettysburg ^[16]
• 1940: Franklin & Marshall ^[17]
• 1941: Franklin & Marshall, Gettysburg, and Muhlenberg ^[18]
• 1942: Muhlenberg ^[19]

Yearly football standings

1926 Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Muhlenberg $ 3 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Gettysburg 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 1 Ursinus 1 – 1 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Dickinson 0 – 2 – 1 1 – 7 – 1 Franklin & Marshall 0 – 3 – 1 0 – 8 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1927 Central Pennsylvania Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Gettysburg $ 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Ursinus 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Muhlenberg 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Franklin & Marshall 1 – 2 – 0 1 – 7 – 1 Dickinson 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1928 Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Gettysburg $ 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 1 Ursinus 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Dickinson 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 1 Franklin & Marshall 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Muhlenberg 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1929 Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Gettysburg $ 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 1 Franklin & Marshall 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Ursinus 1 – 1 – 1 2 – 4 – 3 Muhlenberg 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Dickinson 0 – 3 – 1 2 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1930 Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Ursinus $ 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Franklin & Marshall 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Muhlenberg 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Gettysburg 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Dickinson 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 6 – 2 $ – Conference champion	1931 Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Ursinus $ 3 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Franklin & Marshall 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Gettysburg 1 – 1 – 2 2 – 4 – 2 Dickinson 1 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 2 Muhlenberg 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1932 Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Franklin & Marshall + 2 – 1 – 1 4 – 2 – 1 Gettysburg + 2 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 Ursinus + 2 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 Muhlenberg + 2 – 1 – 1 3 – 4 – 2 Dickinson 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1933 Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Gettysburg + 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 1 Muhlenberg + 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Franklin & Marshall 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Ursinus 1 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 2 Dickinson 0 – 3 – 1 2 – 4 – 2 + – Conference co-champions	1934 Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Franklin & Marshall + 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Gettysburg + 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Ursinus 1 – 1 – 2 3 – 3 – 3 Dickinson 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 2 Muhlenberg 0 – 3 – 1 2 – 6 – 1 + – Conference co-champions
1935 Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Franklin & Marshall $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 1 Ursinus 3 – 1 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Dickinson 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Gettysburg 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 1 Drexel 0 – 1 – 0 3 – 2 – 2 Muhlenberg 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1936 Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Franklin & Marshall $ 3 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1 Ursinus 2 – 0 – 2 3 – 4 – 2 Dickinson 1 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Muhlenberg 1 – 2 – 1 2 – 6 – 1 Gettysburg 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1937 Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Drexel $ 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Franklin & Marshall 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Muhlenberg 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Gettysburg 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Ursinus 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1 $ – Conference champion
1938 Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Franklin & Marshall + 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Gettysburg + 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Muhlenberg + 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Drexel 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 1 Ursinus 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 7 – 1 + – Conference co-champions	1939 Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Gettysburg $ 3 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Muhlenberg 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Franklin & Marshall 1 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Drexel 0 – 1 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Ursinus 0 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1940 Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Franklin & Marshall $ 3 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Muhlenberg 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Gettysburg 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Drexel 1 – 1 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Ursinus 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion
1941 Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Franklin & Marshall + 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 1 Gettysburg + 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Muhlenberg + 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Ursinus 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 6 – 2 + – Conference co-champions	1942 Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Muhlenberg $ 3 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Gettysburg 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Ursinus 1 – 2 – 1 1 – 2 – 1 Franklin & Marshall 0 – 2 – 1 1 – 4 – 2 Drexel 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion

See also

• List of defunct college football conferences

References

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2. "Drexel Admitted To Football League". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. January 23, 1935. p. 17. Retrieved June 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
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