Interstate Conference

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The Interstate Conference was a junior college athletic conference with member schools located in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. It was formed on March 14, 1938 at a meeting held in Chillicothe, Missouri, by officials from five charter members: Chillicothe Business College of Chillicothe, Missouri, Graceland College (now known as Graceland University) of Lamoni, Iowa, Kemper Military School of Boonville, Missouri, Moberly Junior College (now known as Moberly Area Community College) of Moberly, Missouri, and Wentworth Military Academy of Lexington, Missouri. [1] In 1939, Kansas City Kansas Junior College—now known as Kansas City Kansas Community College—joined as the conference's sixth member. [2] Moberly withdrew from the conference in the 1940s. Burlington Junior College—now known as Southeastern Community College—of Burlington, Iowa joined the Interstate Confernece in 1951. [3]

Yearly football standings

1938 Interstate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Kemper + 2 –1 –1 ? – ? – ?
Moberly + 2 –1 –1 ? – ? – ?
Graceland 2 –2 –0 ? – ? – ?
Chillicothe 1 –1 –2 ? – ? – ?
Wentworth 1 –3 –0 ? – ? – ?
  • + – Conference co-champions
1939 Interstate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Kemper $ 5 –0 –0 ? – ? – ?
Graceland 4 –1 –0 ? – ? – ?
Kansas City JC (KS) 3 –2 –0 ? – ? – ?
Chillicothe 2 –3 –0 ? – ? – ?
Wentworth 1 –4 –0 ? – ? – ?
Moberly 0 –5 –0 ? – ? – ?
  • $ – Conference champion
1940 Interstate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Kemper $ 4 –0 –18 –0 –1
Kansas City JC (KS) 3 –0 –24 –1 –3
Graceland 2 –1 –25 –1 –2
Wentworth 2 –2 –16 –2 –1
Moberly 1 –4 –01 –6 –0
Chillicothe 0 –5 –01 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1941 Interstate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Graceland $ 5 –0 –07 –1 –0
Kemper 4 –1 –06 –2 –1
Wentworth 3 –2 –05 –4 –0
Chillicothe 1 –3 –13 –5 –1
Moberly 1 –4 –01 –7 –0
Kansas City JC (KS) 0 –4 –10 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1942 Interstate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Chillicothe + 3 –1 –0 ? – ? – ?
Graceland + 3 –1 –0 ? – ? – ?
Wentworth + 3 –1 –0 ? – ? – ?
Kansas City JC (KS) 1 –3 –0 ? – ? – ?
Kemper 0 –4 –0 ? – ? – ?
  • + – Conference co-champions
1946 Interstate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Graceland $ 4 –0 –05 –1 –1
Wentworth 2 –1 –16 –3 –1
Kansas City JC (KS) 2 –1 –13 –3 –1
Chillicothe 1 –3 –0 ? – ? – ?
Kemper 0 –4 –01 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1947 Interstate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Graceland $ 4 –0 –07 –1 –0
Wentworth 3 –1 –0 ? – ? – ?
Kansas City JC (KS) 2 –2 –03 –4 –0
Kemper 1 –3 –03 –5 –1
Chillicothe 0 –4 –0 ? – ? – ?
  • $ – Conference champion
1948 Interstate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Graceland $ 3 –0 –16 –1 –1
Kemper 2 –0 –23 –3 –2
Chillicothe 2 –1 –1 ? – ? – ?
Wentworth 1 –3 –0 ? – ? – ?
Kansas City JC (KS) 0 –4 –00 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1949 Interstate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Kansas City JC (KS) $ 4 –0 –08 –0 –0
Chillicothe 3 –1 –0 ? – ? – ?
Graceland 2 –2 –04 –5 –0
Wentworth 1 –3 –03 –6 –0
Kemper 0 –4 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1950 Interstate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Graceland $ 4 –0 –07 –0 –0
Wentworth 2 –1 –1 ? – ? – ?
Chillicothe 2 –2 –0 ? – ? – ?
Kemper 1 –3 –0 ? – ? – ?
Kansas City JC (KS) 0 –3 –1 ? – ? – ?
  • $ – Conference champion
1951 Interstate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Wentworth $ 4 –0 –17 –2 –1
Graceland 3 –0 –15 –3 –1
Kansas City JC (KS) 2 –1 –0 ? – ? – ?
Burlington 2 –2 –0 ? – ? – ?
Chillicothe 1 –4 –0 ? – ? – ?
Kemper 0 –5 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1952 Interstate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Graceland $ 4 –0 –05 –4 –0
Burlington 2 –1 –0 ? – ? – ?
Kemper 1 –2 –1 ? – ? – ?
Kansas City JC (KS) 1 –2 –0 ? – ? – ?
Wentworth 0 –3 –1 ? – ? – ?
  • $ – Conference champion
1953 Interstate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Graceland $ 4 –0 –06 –3 –0
Burlington 2 –1 –0 ? – ? – ?
Kansas City JC (KS) 1 –2 –0 ? – ? – ?
Kemper 1 –3 –0 ? – ? – ?
Wentworth 1 –3 –0 ? – ? – ?
  • $ – Conference champion
1954 Interstate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Graceland $ 4 –0 –07 –1 –1
Fort Scott 1 –0 –1 ? – ? – ?
Kemper 2 –2 –0 ? – ? – ?
Burlington 1 –2 –0 ? – ? – ?
Wentworth 1 –3 –1 ? – ? – ?
Kansas City JC (KS) 1 –3 –0 ? – ? – ?
  • $ – Conference champion
1955 Interstate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Fort Scott $ 5 –1 –0 ? – ? – ?
Joplin 4 –1 –0 ? – ? – ?
Graceland 4 –1 –0 ? – ? – ?
Wentworth 3 –3 –0 ? – ? – ?
Kansas City JC (KS) 2 –4 –0 ? – ? – ?
Highland 1 –4 –0 ? – ? – ?
Kemper 0 –5 –0 ? – ? – ?
  • $ – Conference champion
1956 Interstate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Highland $ 5 –0 –0 ? – ? – ?
Joplin 4 –1 –0 ? – ? – ?
Fort Scott 3 –2 –0 ? – ? – ?
Kansas City JC (KS) 2 –3 –0 ? – ? – ?
Wentworth 1 –4 –0 ? – ? – ?
Kemper 0 –5 –0 ? – ? – ?
  • $ – Conference champion
1957 Interstate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Joplin $ 5 –0 –0 ? – ? – ?
Fort Scott 4 –1 –05 –4 –0
Highland 2 –2 –0 ? – ? – ?
Kemper 2 –3 –04 –4 –0
Wentworth 1 –3 –02 –5 –0
Kansas City JC (KS) 0 –5 –0 ? – ? – ?
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Interstate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Joplin $ 3 –0 –07 –1 –0
Highland 2 –1 –06 –3 –0
Wentworth 1 –2 –03 –4 –1
Fort Scott 0 –3 –0 ? – ? – ?
  • $ – Conference champion
1962 Interstate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Fort Scott $ 4 –0 –09 –1 –0
Joplin 3 –1 –03 –5 –0
Highland 1 –2 –15 –2 –1
Fairbury 1 –2 –13 –4 –1
Wentworth 0 –4 –01 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1964 Interstate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Joplin $ 4 –0 –06 –3 –0
Fairbury 2 –1 –1 ? – ? – ?
Highland 2 –2 –0 ? – ? – ?
Haskell 1 –2 –12 –4 –2
Wentworth 0 –4 –0 ? – ? – ?
  • $ – Conference champion
1965 Interstate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Joplin $ 5 –0 –010 –0 –0
Highland 4 –1 –07 –1 –0
Fairbury 3 –2 –05 –4 –0
Wentworth 2 –3 –03 –5 –0
Haskell 1 –4 –01 –8 –0
Kemper 0 –5 –01 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

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