Evergreen Conference

The Evergreen Conference (EvCo) 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 conference was formed on February 17, 1948 with seven charter members, all located in the state of Washington. Six of the member schools had been a part of the Washington Intercollegiate Conference (WINCO): Central Washington College of Education (now known as Central Washington University), Eastern Washington College of Education (now known as Eastern Washington University), Pacific Lutheran College (now known as Pacific Lutheran University), Saint Martin's College (now known as Saint Martin's University), Western Washington State College (now known as Western Washington University), and Whitworth College (now known as Whitworth University. The seventh member, the College of Puget Sound (now known as the University of Puget Sound), had been a member of the Northwest Conference. ^[2]

Members

Institution	Location	Founded	Nickname	Joined	Previous conference	Left	Conference joined	Current conference
Central Washington University	Ellensburg, Washington	1891	Wildcats	1948	WINCO	1984	PNWAC	Great Northwest
Eastern Washington University	Cheney, Washington	1882	Eagles	1948	WINCO	1979	Independent	Big Sky
Pacific Lutheran University	Tacoma, Washington	1890	Lutes	1948	WINCO	1965	Northwest	Northwest
University of Puget Sound	Tacoma, Washington	1888	Loggers	1948	Northwest	1966	Independent	Northwest
Saint Martin's University	Lacey, Washington	1895	Saints	1948 1982	WINCO Independent	1951 1984	Independent PNWAC	Great Northwest
Whitworth University	Spokane, Washington	1890	Pirates	1948 1982	WINCO Northwest	1970 1984	Northwest PNWAC	Northwest
Western Washington University	Bellingham, Washington	1893	Vikings	1948	WINCO	1984	PNWAC	Great Northwest
University of British Columbia	Vancouver, British Columbia	1908	Thunderbirds	1949	Northwest	1959	Independent	Independent
Eastern Oregon University	La Grande, Oregon	1929	Mountaineers	1970	Oregon	1982	Independent	Cascade
Oregon Institute of Technology	Klamath Falls, Oregon	1947	Owls	1970	Oregon	1982	Independent	Cascade
Southern Oregon University	Ashland, Oregon	1882	Raiders	1970	Oregon	1982	Independent	Cascade
Western Oregon University	Monmouth, Oregon	1856	Wolves	1970	Oregon	1982	Independent	Great Northwest
Seattle Pacific University	Seattle, Washington	1891	Falcons	1978	Independent	1980	Independent	Great Northwest
Lewis–Clark State College	Lewiston, Idaho	1893	Warriors	1982	Independent	1984	PNWAC	Frontier
Seattle University	Seattle, Washington	1891	Redhawks	1982	Independent WCC	1984	PNWAC	WAC
Simon Fraser University	Burnaby, British Columbia	1965	Clan	1982	Independent	1984	PNWAC	Great Northwest
Whitman College	Walla Walla, Washington	1859	Missionaries	1982	Northwest	1984	Northwest/ PNWAC	Northwest

Membership timeline

 Full member (all sports) 

Football champions

1948 – Eastern Washington and Puget Sound 1949 – Eastern Washington and Puget Sound [3] 1950 – Eastern Washington 1951 – Pacific Lutheran, Puget Sound, and Western Washington 1952 – Pacific Lutheran 1953 – Puget Sound and Whitworth 1954 – Whitworth 1955 – Whitworth 1956 – Puget Sound 1957 – Central Washington 1958 – Central Washington and Western Washington 1959 – Whitworth 1960 – Whitworth

1961 – Central Washington 1962 – Whitworth 1963 – Central Washington 1964 – Pacific Lutheran 1965 – Eastern Washington 1966 – Eastern Washington 1967 – Eastern Washington 1968 – Central Washington 1969 – Eastern Washington and Western Washington 1970 – Central Washington 1971 – Western Washington 1972 – Central Washington

1973 – Central Washington 1974 – Oregon Tech 1975 – Western Oregon 1976 – Western Oregon 1977 – Western Oregon 1978 – Western Oregon 1979 – Western Oregon 1980 – Eastern Oregon, Oregon Tech, and Western Oregon 1981 – Oregon Tech 1982 – Central Washington and Oregon Tech 1983 – Puget Sound 1984 – Central Washington

See also

• List of defunct college football conferences
• List of Evergreen Conference football standings

References

1. "Eastern drops EvCo, team shuffle expected". Ellensburg Daily Record. November 23, 1977. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
2. "Door Left Open For Gonzaga U. In New League". Spokane Daily Chronicle . Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. February 18, 1948. p. 19. Retrieved January 30, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
3. "Savages Again Tied For Title". Spokane Chronicle . Spokane, Washington. November 21, 1949. p. 17. Retrieved November 11, 2019– via Newspapers.com .