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The Evergreen Conference (EvCo), known as the Tri-Normal League from 1920 to 1938 and the Washington Intercollegiate Conference (WINCO) from 1938 to 1947, was an intercollegiate athletic conference composed of member schools located in the states of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington and, for a time, the Canadian province of British Columbia. [1] The league existed from 1938 to 1984. [2] Most of the conference's members subsequently joined the Columbia Football Association.

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Members

InstitutionLocationFoundedNicknameJoinedPrevious
conference
LeftConference
joined
Current
conference
Central Washington University Ellensburg, Washington 1891 Wildcats 1920Independents1984 PNWAC Great Northwest
Eastern Washington University Cheney, Washington 1882 Eagles 1920Independents1979Independents Big Sky
Spokane University Spokane, Washington 19131920Independents1933school closedclosed 1933
Western Washington University Bellingham, Washington 1893 Vikings 1920Independents1984 PNWAC Great Northwest
Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, Washington 1890 Lutes 1938Independents1965 Northwest Northwest
Saint Martin's University Lacey, Washington 1895 Saints 1939
1982
Independents
Independents
1951
1984
Independents
PNWAC
Great Northwest
Seattle University Seattle, Washington 1891 Redhawks 1945
1982
Independents
WCC
1947
1984
Independents
PNWAC
WAC
Whitworth University Spokane, Washington 1890 Pirates 1945
1982
Independents
Northwest
1970
1984
Northwest
PNWAC
Northwest
University of Puget Sound Tacoma, Washington 1888 Loggers 1948 Northwest 1966Independents Northwest
University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia 1908 Thunderbirds 1949 Northwest 1959IndependentsIndependents
Eastern Oregon University La Grande, Oregon 1929 Mountaineers 1970 Oregon 1982Independents Cascade
Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls, Oregon 1947 Owls 1970 Oregon 1982Independents Cascade
Southern Oregon University Ashland, Oregon 1882 Raiders 1970 Oregon 1982Independents Cascade
Western Oregon University Monmouth, Oregon 1856 Wolves 1970 Oregon 1982Independents Great Northwest
Seattle Pacific University Seattle, Washington 1891 Falcons 1978Independents1980Independents Great Northwest
Lewis–Clark State College Lewiston, Idaho 1893 Warriors 1982Independents1984 PNWAC Frontier
Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia 1965 Clan 1982Independents1984 PNWAC Great Northwest
Whitman College Walla Walla, Washington 1859Missionaries1982 Northwest 1984 Northwest/
PNWAC
Northwest

Membership timeline

Evergreen Conference

 Full member (all sports) 

Football champions

Tri-Normal League (1920–1937)

Washington Intercollegiate Conference (1938–1947)

Evergreen Conference (1948–1984)

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References

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