Middle States Intercollegiate Football League

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The Middle States Intercollegiate Football League (MSIFL) was an early intercollegiate athletic football conference which played for the 1893 and 1894 seasons. [1]

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Member Schools

The members who made up the MSIFL were Lafayette College, Rutgers College (now Rutgers University–New Brunswick) and Stevens Institute of Technology.

InstitutionLocationFoundedJoinedTypeEnrollmentNicknameCurrent ConferenceColors
Lafayette College Easton, PA 18261893 PrivatePresbyterian 2,610 Leopards Patriot League (FCS)   
Rutgers University–New Brunswick New BrunswickPiscataway, NJ 17661893 Public 70,876 Scarlet Knights Big Ten  
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ 18701893 Private 6,125 Ducks MAC (Division III)   

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References

  1. Middle States Intercollegiate Football League Archived June 26, 2015, at the Wayback Machine , College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved October 29, 2015.
  2. "Rutgers Football History Database".