Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference

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Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
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FormerlyKansas Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Kansas College Athletic Conference
Association NAIA
Founded1890
CommissionerTed Breidenthal (since 2023)
Sports fielded
  • 21
    • men's: 10
    • women's: 11
No. of teams14
Headquarters Wichita, Kansas
Official website www.kcacsports.com
Locations
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The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The KCAC is the oldest conference in the NAIA and the second-oldest in the United States, tracing its history to 1890.

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History

On February 15, 1890, the Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Association was formed; it was the first successful attempt to organize Kansas colleges for the purposes of promoting and regulating amateur intercollegiate athletics. In addition to the private universities and colleges, the conference also included Kansas State Agriculture College (now Kansas State University), the University of Kansas, and Washburn University. In November of that year, the first college football game in Kansas was played between the Kansas Jayhawks and Baker University. [1]

About 1902 the association allied with the Kansas College Athletic Conference, the first group to adopt a definite set of rules and regulations. By the 1920s the conference had changed its name to Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference and had grown to include 17 regular members and 2 allied members (no longer including the University of Kansas or Kansas State). In 1923 seven colleges withdrew to form the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

On December 1, 1928, the Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference was formally disbanded and replaced by a new Kansas College Athletic Conference which included six members and formed the present legal entity. It was commonly referred to as the "Little Six", in contrast to the Big Six Conference that eventually became the current Big 12. By 1968 the conference grew to include 12 members. It was organized into Northern and Southern divisions until 1970 when three colleges withdrew to join Missouri-based conferences. In the mid-1970s the name was changed to its current form. [2]

1905 night game

See 1905 Cooper vs. Fairmount football game

In the 1905 season, the Coleman Company set up temporary gas-powered lighting for a night game against Cooper College (now called the Sterling Warriors). It was the first night football game played west of the Mississippi River. [3] Fairmount (now Wichita State University) won the game 24–0. [4]

1905 "experimental" game

See 1905 Washburn vs. Fairmount football game

On December 25, 1905, Fairmount played a game against the Washburn Ichabods using a set of experimental rules. The game was officiated by then Washburn head coach John H. Outland.

The experiment was considered a failure. Outland commented, "It seems to me that the distance required in three downs would almost eliminate touchdowns, except through fakes or flukes." [5] The Los Angeles Times reported that there was much kicking and that the game was considered much safer than regular play, but that the new rule was not "conducive to the sport." [6]

In his history of the sport of football, David M. Nelson concluded that "the first forward passes were thrown at the end of the 1905 season in a game between Fairmount and Washburn colleges in Kansas." [7] According to Nelson, Washburn completed three passes, and Fairmount completed two.

Chronological timeline

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  • 1902 – The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) was founded as the Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC). Charter members included Baker University, Bethany College, Bethel College, the College of Emporia (CoE), Cooper Memorial College (now Sterling College), Fairmount College (now Wichita State University), Friends University, Kansas Wesleyan University, Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia (now Emporia State University), Kansas State Teachers College of Hays (now Fort Hays State University), Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg (now Pittsburg State University), Kansas State Agricultural College (now Kansas State University), McPherson College, Ottawa University, St. Benedict's College (now Benedictine College), St. Mary's College (now Saint Mary's Academy and College), Southwest Kansas Conference College (now Southwestern College), Washburn College (now Washburn University) as full members (with St. John's College and Kansas City University as allied members), beginning the 1902–03 academic year.
  • 1913 – Kansas State left the KIAC to join the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA) after the 1912–13 academic year.
  • 1923 – Nine institutions left the KIAC to join their respective new home primary conferences: The College of Emporia, Emporia State, Fort Hays State, Pittsburg State, Southwestern (Ks.), Washburn and Wichita State to form the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIC), and Kansas City U. and St. John's (Ks.) as Independents, all effective after the 1922–23 academic year.
  • 1928 – Bethel (Ks.), Friends, Sterling and St. Benedict's (Ks.) left the KIAC to become Independents, effective in December 1928 (during the 1928–29 academic year).
  • 1928 – The KIAC was rebranded as the Kansas College Athletic Conference (KCAC), effective in December 1928 (during the 1928–29 academic year).
  • 1931 – St. Mary's (Ks.) left the KCAC as the school ceased operations after the 1930–31 academic year.
  • 1933 – The College of Emporia (CoE) rejoined the KCAC in the 1933–34 academic year.
  • 1939 – Bethel (Ks.) rejoined the KCAC in the 1939–40 academic year.
  • 1953 – Friends rejoined the KCAC in the 1953–54 academic year.
  • 1958 – Southwestern (Ks.) and Sterling rejoined the KCAC, in the 1958–59 academic year.
  • 1968 – St. Mary of the Plains College and Tabor College joined the KCAC in the 1968–69 academic year.
  • 1970 – The KCAC has been rebranded as the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC), beginning the 1970–71 academic year.
  • 1971 – Baker, the College of Emporia (CoE) and Ottawa left the KCAC to form part of the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) after the 1970–71 academic year.
  • 1982 – Ottawa rejoined the KCAC in the 1982–83 academic year.
  • 1992 – St. Mary's of the Plains left the KCAC as the school ceased operations after the 1991–92 academic year.
  • 1999 – The Saint Mary College of Leavenworth (now the University of Saint Mary) joined the KCAC in the 1999–2000 academic year.
  • 2015 – Oklahoma Wesleyan University joined the KCAC in the 2015–16 academic year.
  • 2015 – Six institutions joined the KCAC as associate members, all effective in the 2016 spring season (2015–16 academic year):
  • 2016 – St. Gregory's (Okla.) left the KCAC as an associate member for men's lacrosse after the school suspended it during the 2016 spring season (2015–16 academic year).
  • 2016 – York College (now York University) joined the KCAC (coming from the defunct Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference (MCAC)) in the 2016–18 academic year.
  • 2016 – St. Ambrose University joined the KCAC as an associate member for men's lacrosse in the 2017 spring season (2016–17 academic year).
  • 2017 – Five institutions joined the KCAC as associate members (and/or added other single sports into their associate memberships), all effective in the 2017–18 academic year:
  • 2018 – Johnson & Wales–Colorado left the KCAC as an associate member for women's lacrosse after the 2018 spring season (2017–18 academic year).
  • 2018 – Avila University joined the KCAC in the 2018–19 academic year.
  • 2019 – Seven institutions joined the KCAC as associate members (and/or added other single sports into their associate memberships), all effective in the 2019–20 academic year:
  • 2020 – Missouri Valley left the KCAC as an associate member for women's wrestling after the 2019–20 academic year.
  • 2020 – Five institutions joined the KCAC as associate members (and/or added other single sports into their associate memberships), all effective in the 2020–21 academic year:
  • 2021 – Lincoln (Ill.) left the KCAC as an associate member for men's and women's swimming after the 2020–21 academic year.
  • 2021 – Two institutions joined the KCAC as associate members (and/or added other single sports into their associate memberships), both effective in the 2022–23 academic year:
    • Columbia (Mo.) for eSports
    • and Jamestown for women's swimming
  • 2022 – Seven institutions left the KCAC as associate members (and/or removed some single sports into their associate memberships), all effective after the 2022 spring season (2021–22 academic year):
    • Culver–Stockton for women's lacrosse
    • and Benedictine, Clarke, Missouri Valley, Morningside, St. Ambrose and William Penn for men's and women's lacrosse
  • 2022 – Four institutions joined the KCAC as associate members (and/or added other single sports into their associate memberships), all effective in the 2022–23 academic year:
  • 2023 – Columbia (Mo.) left the KCAC as an associate member for eSports after the 2022–23 academic year.
  • 2023 – Evangel University joined the KCAC in the 2023–24 academic year.
  • 2023 – Four institutions joined the KCAC as associate members (and/or added other single sports into their associate memberships), all effective in the 2023–24 academic year:
  • 2024 – Eight institutions left the KCAC as associate members (and/or removed some single sports into their associate memberships), all effective after the 2023–24 academic year:
    • Columbia (Mo.) for men's lacrosse
    • Missouri Baptist for men's and women's lacrosse
    • the UHSP for women's lacrosse
    • Midland for men's and women's lacrosse and women's wrestling
    • and Dakota Wesleyan, Doane, Hastings and Morningside for women's wrestling, and for men's and women's lacrosse

Member schools

Current members

The KCAC currently has fourteen full members, all are private schools:

InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoined [a]
Avila University Kansas City, Missouri 1916 Catholic
(C.S.J.)		1,676 Eagles 2018
Bethany College Lindsborg, Kansas 1881 Lutheran ELCA 500 Swedes 1902
Bethel College North Newton, Kansas 1887 Mennonite 500 Threshers 1902;
1939 [b]
Evangel University Springfield, Missouri 1955 Assemblies of God 1,511 Valor 2023
Friends University Wichita, Kansas 1898 Nondenominational 3,000 Falcons 1902;
1953 [c]
Kansas Wesleyan University Salina, Kansas 1886 United Methodist 1,000 Coyotes 1902
McPherson College McPherson, Kansas 1887 Brethren 844 Bulldogs 1902
Oklahoma Wesleyan University Bartlesville, Oklahoma 1972 Wesleyan Church 1,103 Eagles 2015
Ottawa University Ottawa, Kansas 1865 Baptist 726 Braves 1902;
1982 [d]
University of Saint Mary Leavenworth, Kansas 1859Catholic
(S.C.L.)		1,280 Spires 1999
Southwestern College Winfield, Kansas 1885United Methodist1,650 Moundbuilders 1902;
1958 [e]
Sterling College Sterling, Kansas 1887 Evangelical Christian 750 Warriors 1902;
1958 [f]
Tabor College Hillsboro, Kansas 1908 Mennonite Brethren 600 Bluejays 1968
York University York, Nebraska 1890 Churches of Christ 459 Panthers 2016
Notes
  1. ↑ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
  2. ↑ Bethel (Ks.) left the KCAC in December 1928 (during the 1928–29 school year) before rejoining in the 1939–40 school year.
  3. ↑ Friends left the KCAC in December 1928 (during the 1928–29 school year) before rejoining in the 1953–54 school year.
  4. ↑ Ottawa left the KCAC after the 1970–71 school year before rejoining in the 1982–83 school year.
  5. ↑ Southwestern (Ks.) left the KCAC after the 1922–23 school year before rejoining in the 1958–59 school year.
  6. ↑ Sterling left the KCAC in December 1928 (during the 1928–29 school year) before rejoining in the 1958–59 school year.

Associate members

The KCAC currently has ten associate members, all are private schools:

InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoined [a] KCAC
sport		Primary
conference
Aquinas College Grand Rapids, Michigan 1886 Catholic
(D.S.G.R.)		2,300 Saints 2022m.sw.
2022w.sw.		men's swimming
women's swimming		 Wolverine–Hoosier (WHAC)
Baker University Baldwin City, Kansas 1858 United Methodist 989 Wildcats 2023women's flag football Heart of America (HAAC)
Bethel University Mishawaka, Indiana 1947 Missionary 1,964 Pilots 2020m.sw.
2020w.sw.		men's swimming
women's swimming		 Crossroads
Cottey College Nevada, Missouri 1884Nonsectarian300 Comets 2020women's flag football American Midwest
Graceland University Lamoni, Iowa 1895 Community of Christ 2,301 Yellowjackets 2023women's flag football Heart of America (HAAC)
University of Jamestown [b] Jamestown, North Dakota 1883Presbyterian
(PCUSA)		1,000 Jimmies 2021women's swimming North Star (NSAA)
(Northern Sun (NSIC) [c] in 2025)
Midland University [d] Fremont, Nebraska 1883 Lutheran ELCA 1,394 Warriors 2019m.sw.
2019w.sw.
2020w.f.fb.		men's swimming
women's swimming
women's flag football		 Great Plains (GPAC)
Morningside University [e] Sioux City, Iowa 1894 United Methodist 2,824 Mustangs 2020m.sw.
2020w.sw.		men's swimming
women's swimming		 Great Plains (GPAC)
Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, Illinois 1907 Nazarene 3,255 Tigers 2019m.sw.
2019w.sw.		men's swimming
women's swimming		 Chicagoland (CCAC)
College of Saint Mary Omaha, Nebraska 1923Catholic
(R.S.M.)		1,070 Flames 2022women's swimming Great Plains (GPAC)
Notes
  1. ↑ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
  2. ↑ Jamestown competed in the KCAC as an associate member for women's wrestling from 2017–18 to 2023–24.
  3. ↑ Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.
  4. ↑ Midland competed in the KCAC as an associate member for men's lacrosse from 2019–20 to 2023–24, women's lacrosse from 2015–16 to 2023–24, and women's wrestling from 2017–18 to 2023–24.
  5. ↑ Morningside competed in the KCAC as an associate member for men's and women's lacrosse from 2019–20 to 2021–22, and women's wrestling during the 2023–24 school year.

Former members

The KCAC had 12 former full members, all but five were private schools:

InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoined [a] Left [b] Subsequent
conference(s)		Current
conference
Baker University Baldwin City, Kansas 1858 United Methodist 989 Wildcats 19021971 Heart of America (HAAC)
(1971–present)
College of Emporia Emporia, Kansas 1882 Presbyterian N/A Fighting Presbies 1902;
1933		1923;
1971 [c] 		various [d] Closed in 1974
Fairmont College [e] Wichita, Kansas 1895Public15,778 Shockers 19021923various [g] The American [f]
(2017–present)
Kansas City University Kansas City, Kansas 1896 Methodist N/A Cowboys 19021923Independent
(1923–33)		Closed in 1933
Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia [h] Emporia, Kansas 1863Public5,887 Hornets &
Lady Hornets 		19021923various [i] Mid-America (MIAA) [j]
(1991–present)
Kansas State Teachers College of Hays [k] Hays, Kansas 1902Public14,658 Tigers 19021923various [l] Mid-America (MIAA) [j]
(2006–present)
Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg [m] Pittsburg, Kansas 1903Public7,102 Gorillas 19021923various [n] Mid-America (MIAA) [j]
(1989–present)
Kansas State Agricultural College [o] Manhattan, Kansas 1863Public
(Land-grant)		20,229 Wildcats 19021913various [p] Big 12 [f]
(1996–present)
St. Benedict's College [q] Atchison, Kansas 1858 Catholic
(Benedictines)		2,189 Ravens 19021928 [r] various [s] Heart of America (HAAC)
(1991–present)
St. John's College Winfield, Kansas 1893 Lutheran LCMS N/A Eagles 19021923Independent
(1923–86)		Closed in 1986
St. Mary of the Plains College Dodge City, Kansas 1913Catholic
(Diocese of
Dodge City)		N/A Cavaliers &
Saints 		19681992Closed in 1992
St. Mary's College St. Marys, Kansas 1848Catholic
(SSPX)		N/A Knights 19021931N/A [t]
Washburn University Topeka, Kansas 1865Public7,971 Ichabods 19021923various [u] Mid-America (MIAA) [j]
(1989–present)
Notes
  1. ↑ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
  2. ↑ Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.
  3. ↑ The College of Emporia previously withdrew from the KCAC from 1923–24 to 1932–33.
  4. ↑ The College of Emporia had various subsequent conference affiliations: the Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) from 1923–24 to 1932–33 and the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) from 1971–72 to 1973–74.
  5. ↑ Currently known as Wichita State University since 1964.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Currently an NCAA Division I athletic conference.
  7. ↑ Wichita State had various subsequent conference affiliations: the Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) from 1923–24 to 1939–40, as an NAIA Independent from 1940–41 to 1944–45, and the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) [f] from 1945–46 to 2016–17.
  8. ↑ Currently known as Emporia State University since 1977.
  9. ↑ Emporia State had various subsequent conference affiliations: the Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) from 1923–24 to 1967–68, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) from 1968–69 to 1971–72, the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) from 1972–73 to 1975–76, the Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) from 1976–77 to 1988–89, and as an NCAA D-II Independent from 1989–90 to 1990–91.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.
  11. ↑ Currently known as Fort Hays State University since 1977.
  12. ↑ Fort Hays State had various subsequent conference affiliations: the Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) from 1923–24 to 1967–68, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference [j] (RMAC) from 1968–69 to 1971–72 (also from 1989–90 to 2005–06 in its second stint), the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) from 1972–73 to 1975–76, and the Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) from 1976–77 to 1988–89.
  13. ↑ Currently known as Pittsburg State University since 1977.
  14. ↑ Pittsburg State had various subsequent conference affiliations: the Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) from 1923–24 to 1967–68, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) from 1968–69 to 1971–72, the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) from 1972–73 to 1975–76, and the Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) from 1976–77 to 1988–89.
  15. ↑ Currently known as Kansas State University since 1959.
  16. ↑ Kansas State had various subsequent conference affiliations: the Missouri Valley Conference [f] (MVC) from 1913–14 to 1927–28, and the Big Eight Conference [j] from 1928–29 to 1995–96.
  17. ↑ Currently known as Benedictine College since 1971.
  18. ↑ Benedictine left the KCAC in December 1928 (during the 1928–29 school year).
  19. ↑ Benedictine had various subsequent conference affiliations: as an Independent from January 1929 (during the 1928–29 school year) to 1936–37, the Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) from 1937–38 to 1961–62, and as an NAIA Independent from 1962–63 to 1990–91.
  20. ↑ St. Mary's (Ks.) dropped its athletics program after the 1930–31 school year.
  21. ↑ Washburn had various subsequent conference affiliations: the Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) from 1923–24 to 1932–33 (also from 1940–41 to 1967–68 on its second stint), as an Independent from 1933–34 to 1939–40, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference [j] (RMAC) from 1968–69 to 1971–72, the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) from 1972–73 to 1975–76, and the Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) from 1976–77 to 1988–89.

Former associate members

The KCAC had four 16 associate members, all were private schools:

InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoined [a] Left [b] KCAC
sport		Primary
conference
Benedictine College Atchison, Kansas 1858 Catholic
(Benedictines)		2,189 Ravens 2015m.lax.
2015w.lax.		2022m.lax.
2022w.lax.		men's lacrosse
women's lacrosse		 Heart of America (HAAC)
Clarke University Dubuque, Iowa 1843Catholic
(B.V.M.)		1,075 Pride 2015m.lax.
2015w.lax.		2022m.lax.
2022w.lax.		men's lacrosse
women's lacrosse		 Heart of America (HAAC)
Columbia College of Missouri Columbia, Missouri 1851Nonsectarian4,000 Cougars 2017m.lax.
2021eSp.		2024m.lax.
2023eSp.		men's lacrosse
eSports		 American Midwest
Culver–Stockton College Canton, Missouri 1853 Disciples of Christ 1,066 Wildcats 20192022women's lacrosse Heart of America (HAAC)
Dakota Wesleyan University Mitchell, South Dakota 1885 United Methodist 895 Tigers 20232024women's wrestling Great Plains (GPAC)
Hastings College Hastings, Nebraska 1882 Presbyterian
(PCUSA)		1,150 Broncos 20202024women's wrestling Great Plains (GPAC)
University of Jamestown [c] Jamestown, North Dakota 1883Presbyterian
(PCUSA)		1,000 Jimmies 20172024women's wrestling North Star (NSAA)
(Northern Sun (NSIC) [d] in 2025)
Johnson & Wales University–Colorado Denver, Colorado 1914Nonsectarian1,291 Wildcats 20152018women's lacrosseClosed in 2020
Lincoln College Lincoln, Illinois 1865Nonsectarian800 Lynx 2019m.sw.
2019w.sw.		2021m.sw.
2021w.sw.		men's swimming
women's swimming		Closed in 2022
Midland University [e] Fremont, Nebraska 1883 Lutheran ELCA 1,394 Warriors 2019m.lax.
2015w.lax.
2017w.wr.		2024m.lax.
2024w.lax.
2024w.wr.		men's lacrosse
women's lacrosse
women's wrestling		 Great Plains (GPAC)
Missouri Baptist University Creve Coeur, Missouri 1957 Southern Baptist 5,309 Spartans 2019m.lax.
2019w.lax.		2024m.lax.
2024w.lax.		men's lacrosse
women's lacrosse		 American Midwest
Missouri Valley College Marshall, Missouri 1889Presbyterian
(PCUSA)		1,728 Vikings 2015m.lax
2015w.lax.
2017w.wr.		2022m.lax
2022w.lax.
2020w.wr.		men's swimming
women's lacrosse
women's wrestling		 American Midwest
Morningside University [f] Sioux City, Iowa 1894 United Methodist 2,824 Mustangs 2019m.lax.
2019w.lax.
2023w.wr.		2022m.lax.
2022w.lax.
2024w.wr.		men's lacrosse
women's lacrosse
women's wrestling		 Great Plains (GPAC)
St. Ambrose University Davenport, Iowa 1882Catholic
(Diocese of
Davenport)		3,607 Fighting Bees 2016m.lax.
2017w.lax.		2022m.lax.
2022w.lax.		men's lacrosse
women's lacrosse		 Chicagoland (CCAC)
St. Gregory's University Shawnee, Oklahoma 1914Catholic
(Benedictines)		692 Cavaliers 20152016men's lacrosseClosed in 2017 [g]
William Penn University Oskaloosa, Iowa 1873 Quakers 1,550 Statesmen 2019m.lax.
2019w.lax.		2022m.lax.
2022w.lax.		men's lacrosse
women's lacrosse		 Heart of America (HAAC)
Notes
  1. ↑ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
  2. ↑ Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.
  3. ↑ Jamestown remains in the KCAC as an associate member for women's swimming.
  4. ↑ Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.
  5. ↑ Midland remains in the KCAC as an associate member for men's and women's swimming and women's flag football.
  6. ↑ Morningside remains in the KCAC as an associate member for men's and women's swimming.
  7. ↑ St. Gregory's (Okla.) discontinued its athletic program once the school announced that it would close after the 2017 fall season (2017–18 school year).

Membership timeline

Graceland UniversityDakota Wesleyan UniversityBaker UniversityEvangel UniversityDoane UniversityAquinas College (Michigan)Hastings CollegeCottey CollegeBethel University (Indiana)William Penn UniversityOlivet Nazarene UniversityMorningside UniversityLincoln College (Illinois)Culver–Stockton CollegeAvila UniversityMissouri Baptist UniversityUniversity of JamestownColumbia College (Missouri)St. Ambrose UniversityYork College (Nebraska)St. Gregory's UniversityMissouri Valley CollegeMidland UniversityJohnson %26 Wales UniversityClarke UniversityBenedictine UniversityOklahoma Wesleyan UniversityUniversity of Saint MaryTabor College (Kansas)St. Mary of the Plains CollegeKansas City University (1896–1933)St. John's College (Kansas)Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics AssociationCentral States Intercollegiate ConferenceGreat Plains Athletic Conference (1972–1976)Rocky Mountain Athletic ConferenceCentral Intercollegiate ConferenceCentral Intercollegiate ConferenceWashburn UniversityCentral Intercollegiate ConferenceSouthwestern College (Kansas)Sterling College (Kansas)Saint Mary's Academy and CollegeHeart of America Athletic ConferenceNAIA independent schoolsCentral Intercollegiate ConferenceBenedictine CollegeHeart of America Athletic ConferenceOttawa UniversityMcPherson CollegeBig 12 ConferenceBig Eight ConferenceMissouri Valley ConferenceKansas State UniversityMid-America Intercollegiate Athletics AssociationCentral States Intercollegiate ConferenceGreat Plains Athletic Conference (1972–1976)Rocky Mountain Athletic ConferenceCentral Intercollegiate ConferencePittsburg State UniversityMid-America Intercollegiate Athletics AssociationRocky Mountain Athletic ConferenceCentral States Intercollegiate ConferenceGreat Plains Athletic Conference (1972–1976)Rocky Mountain Athletic ConferenceCentral Intercollegiate ConferenceFort Hays State UniversityMid-America Intercollegiate Athletics AssociationNCAA Division II independent schoolsCentral States Intercollegiate ConferenceGreat Plains Athletic Conference (1972–1976)Rocky Mountain Athletic ConferenceCentral Intercollegiate ConferenceEmporia State UniversityKansas Wesleyan UniversityFriends UniversityAmerican Athletic ConferenceMissouri Valley ConferenceCentral Intercollegiate ConferenceWichita State UniversityHeart of America Athletic ConferenceCollege of EmporiaBethel College (Kansas)Bethany College (Kansas)Heart of America Athletic ConferenceBaker UniversityKansas Collegiate Athletic Conference

 Full member (all sports)  Full member (non-football)  Associate member (sport) 

Sports

A divisional format is used for football.
Dr. Ted Kessinger (South)
  • Bethany (Ks.)
  • Bethel (Ks.)
  • Evangel
  • Friends
  • McPherson
  • Southwestern (Ks.)
  • Oklahoma Wesleyan (non-football)
Franklin "Gene" Bissell (North)
  • Avila
  • Kansas Wesleyan
  • Ottawa
  • Saint Mary
  • Sterling
  • Tabor
  • York (Neb.) (non-football)
Conference sports
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<span class="mw-page-title-main">River States Conference</span> US college athletic conference

The River States Conference (RSC), formerly known as the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC), is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Although it was historically a Kentucky-only conference, it has now expanded to include members in Indiana, Ohio, and West Virginia, and at various times in the past has also had members in Missouri, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Virginia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">University of Saint Mary</span>

The University of Saint Mary (USM) is a private Catholic university in Leavenworth, Kansas, United States. It is sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, who established it in 1923 as Saint Mary College. Though it was originally a school for women, the school is now coeducational. The mother house of the order is also on the premises. The university offers 26 bachelor's degree programs and six master's degree programs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wichita State Shockers</span> Intercollegiate sports teams of Wichita State University

The Wichita State Shockers are the athletic teams that represent Wichita State University, located in Wichita, Kansas, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the NCAA Division I ranks, primarily competing in the American Athletic Conference since the 2017–18 academic year. The Shockers previously competed in the D-I Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) from 1945–46 to 2016–17; as an Independent from 1940–41 to 1944–45; in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIC) from 1923–24 to 1939–40; and in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1902–03 to 1922–23. As of the 2020s conference realignment, Wichita State is one of two full members of The American to have never been a member of Conference USA, although it became a single-sport member of that conference for bowling in 2024. They are also currently the only non-football-sponsoring institution that is a member of an FBS conference.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Southwestern Moundbuilders</span> Intercollegiate sports teams of Southwestern College

The Southwestern Moundbuilders are the athletic teams that represent Southwestern College, located in Winfield, Kansas, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) since the 1958–59 academic year; which they were a member on a previous stint from 1902–03 to 1922–23. The Moundbinders previously competed in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIC) from 1923–24 to 1957–58.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ottawa Braves</span> Athletics of Ottawa University, Kansas

The Ottawa Braves are the athletic teams that represent Ottawa University, located in Ottawa, Kansas, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) since the 1982–83 academic year; which they were a member on a previous stint from their charter member days in 1902–03 to 1970–71). The Braves previously competed as a charter member of the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) from 1971–72 to 1981–82.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Washburn Ichabods</span> Athletic teams representing Washburn University

The Washburn Ichabods are the athletic teams that represent Washburn University, located in Topeka, Kansas, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the NCAA Division II ranks, primarily competing in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) since the 1989–90 academic year. The Ichabods previously competed in the Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1976–77 to 1988–89; in the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) from 1972–73 to 1975–76; in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) from 1968–69 to 1971–72; in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIC) from 1940–41 to 1967–68 ; as an Independent from 1933–34 to 1939–40; and in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) from 1902–03 to 1922–23.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sterling College (Kansas)</span> Evangelical Christian college in Sterling, Kansas, US

Sterling College is a private evangelical Christian college in Sterling, Kansas, United States. It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Saint Mary Spires</span> Athletic teams representing University of Saint Mary

The Saint Mary Spires are the athletic teams that represent the University of Saint Mary, located in Leavenworth, Kansas, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) since the 1999–2000 academic year. The Spires previously competed in the defunct Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference (MCAC) from 1994–95 to 1998–99. Their team colors are navy and gold.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sterling Warriors</span> Athletic teams representing Sterling College

The Sterling Warriors are the athletic teams that represent Sterling College, located in Sterling, Kansas, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) since the 1958–59 academic year; which they were a member on a previous stint from 1902–03 to December 1928.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fort Hays State Tigers</span> Athletic teams representing Fort Hays State University

The Fort Hays State Tigers are the athletic teams that represent Fort Hays State University, located in Hays, Kansas, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the NCAA Division II ranks, primarily competing in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) for most of its sports since the 2006–07 academic year; while its men's soccer team competes in the Great American Conference (GAC). The Tigers previously competed in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) from 1989–90 to 2005–06 ; in the Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1976–77 to 1988–89; in the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) from 1972–73 to 1975–76; in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIC) from 1923–24 to 1967–68; and in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) from 1902–03 to 1922–23.

The Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) was an American intercollegiate athletic conference that operated from 1928 to 1968. It was less often referred to as the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIAC), particularly towards the beginning of its existence. Formed in late 1927, the conference initially had seven members, all located in the state of Kansas, and began play in early 1928. Many of the league's members went on to form the Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) in 1976.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Benedictine Ravens</span> Athletic teams representing Benedictine College

The Benedictine Ravens are the athletic teams that represent Benedictine College, located in Atchison, Kansas, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) since the 1991–92 academic year. The Ravens previously competed as an NAIA Independent from 1962–63 to 1990–91; in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIC) from 1937–38 to 1961–62; as an Independent from January 1929 to 1936–37; and in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) from 1902–03 to 1927–28.

The 1946 Central Intercollegiate Conference football season was the season of college football played by the six member schools of the Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) as part of the 1946 college football season. The Southwestern Moundbuilders compiled an 8–2 record and won the CIC championship. None of the CIC teams was ranked in the Associated Press poll or played in a bowl game.

The 1961 Central Intercollegiate Conference football season was the season of college football played by the six member schools of the Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) as part of the 1961 college football season.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Harold (August 1940). "College Football in Kansas". Kansas Historical Quarterly. pp. 285–311. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  2. ↑ National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics "Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference"
  3. ↑ "First Light (1900–1929)". Coleman Company . Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  4. ↑ DeLassus, David. "Wichita State Yearly Results (1905)". College Football Data Warehouse . Retrieved April 4, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Ten Yard Rule a Failure" (PDF). New York Times . December 26, 1905.
  6. ↑ "New Football Rules Tested". Los Angeles Times . December 26, 1905. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012.
  7. ↑ Nelson, David M. (1994). The Anatomy of a Game: Football, the Rules, and the Men Who Made the Game . University of Delaware Press. ISBN   0-87413-455-2., p. 128
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