Michigan-Ontario Collegiate Conference

The Michigan-Ontario Collegiate Conference (MOCC) was an intercollegiate athletic conference that existed from 1930 to 1942. ^[1] The league had members in the states of Michigan and Ohio as well as the Canadian province of Ontario. ^[2] Calvin College (now known as Calvin University) of Grand Rapids, Michigan and Ferris Institute (now known as Ferris State University) of Big Rapids, Michigan joined the conference in late 1936 in time for the basketball season that winter. ^[3]

Football champions

1930 – Adrian 1931 – Adrian [4] 1932 – Adrian and St. Mary's (MI) [5] 1933 – Adrian and Lawrence Tech [6]

1934 – Adrian 1935 – Adrian [7] 1936 – Adrian [8] 1937 – Ferris Institute and Lawrence Tech [9]

1938 – Lawrence Tech [10] 1939 – DeSales (OH) [11] 1940 – Assumption (ON), DeSales (OH), and Lawrence Tech [12] 1941 – Lawrence Tech [13]

Yearly football standings

1931 Michigan-Ontario Collegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Adrian $ 4 – 0 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Detroit Tech 2 – 1 – 1 3 – 3 – 1 General Motors Tech 2 – 2 – 0 2 – 5 – 2 Assumption (ON) 1 – 2 – 1 ? – ? – ? St. Mary's (MI) 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1932 Michigan-Ontario Collegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T St. Mary's (MI) + 2 – 0 – 1 3 – 2 – 1 Adrian + 2 – 0 – 1 2 – 6 – 1 Assumption (ON) 0 – 2 – 1 ? – ? – ? Detroit Tech 0 – 2 – 1 ? – ? – ? + – Conference co-champions	1935 Michigan-Ontario Collegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Adrian $ 3 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Assumption (ON) 1 – 1 – 1 ? – ? – ? St. Mary's (MI) 1 – 1 – 1 1 – 4 – 1 Lawrence Tech 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1937 Michigan-Ontario Collegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Lawrence Tech + 2 – 0 – 1 4 – 1 – 1 Ferris Institute 2 – 0 – 1 2 – 3 – 2 St. Mary's (MI) 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 Assumption (ON) 0 – 3 – 0 ? – ? – ? $ – Conference champion	1938 Michigan-Ontario Collegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Lawrence Tech $ 3 – 0 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 St. Mary's (MI) 1 – 1 – 1 1 – 4 – 2 Ferris Institute 0 – 1 – 2 0 – 5 – 2 Assumption (ON) 0 – 2 – 1 ? – ? – ? $ – Conference champion	1939 Michigan-Ontario Collegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T DeSales (OH) $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 0 – 0 Lawrence Tech 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Ferris Institute 2 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Assumption (ON) 2 – 2 – 0 ? – ? – ? St. Mary's (MI) 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1940 Michigan-Ontario Collegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Lawrence Tech + 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Assumption (ON) + 3 – 1 – 0 ? – ? – ? DeSales (OH) + 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 St. Mary's (MI) 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 3 – 0 Ferris Institute 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 + – Conference co-champions

See also

• List of defunct college football conferences

References

1. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-herald/147686047/
2. "Conference Champions". March 12, 2016. Archived from the original on March 12, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
3. "Ferris and Calvin Join M-O League". Detroit Free Press . Detroit, Michigan. November 26, 1936. p. 18. Retrieved December 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
4. "Assumption To Play at Flint". The Border Cities Daily Star . Windsor, Ontario. November 17, 1931. p. 3, section 2. Retrieved December 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
5. "Vindal Elected M. O. C. Official". The Battle Creek Enquirer and The Evening News . Battle Creek, Michigan. November 17, 1932. p. 13. Retrieved December 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
6. "M.-O. Circuit Heads Convene". The Battle Creek Moon-Journal. Battle Creek, Michigan. November 20, 1933. p. 6. Retrieved December 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
7. "Michigan College Season Is Ended". The Grand Rapids Press . Grand Rapids, Michigan. Associated Press. November 25, 1935. p. 17. Retrieved December 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
8. "Kalamazoo, Undefeated, Wins Title". The New-Palladium . Benton Harbor, Michigan. Associated Press. November 9, 1936. p. 8. Retrieved March 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
9. "St. Mary's Yields To Lawrence '11'". The Flint Journal . Flint, Michigan. Associated Press. November 14, 1937. p. 40. Retrieved December 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
10. "Lawrence Tech Whips St. Mary's Team, 32-0, to Annex M-O Grid Championship". The Flint Journal . Flint, Michigan. Associated Press. November 20, 1938. p. 30. Retrieved December 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
11. "Ends Year Unbeaten In First Attempt". The Philadelphia Inquirer . November 11, 1939. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
12. Bob Latshaw (November 10, 1940). "DeSales Blasts Blue Devils: Sailors Win, 33-7, to Throw M.O.O.C. Race into Three-Way Tie". The Detroit Free Press. p. Sport 5 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Lawrence Tech Nails Down M-OCC Laurels". The Bay City Times . Bay City, Michigan. United Press. November 9, 1941. p. 14. Retrieved December 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com .