Midwest Athletic Association

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The Midwest Athletic Association was an intercollegiate athletic conference of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) that existed from 1926 to 1970. It was later known as the Midwest Conference from 1962 to 1963 and as the Midwestern Conference from 1964 to 1970. The conference's membership was widespread due to the lack of HBCUs in the Midwest, with members located in Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, West Virginia, [1] and Texas. [2]

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Members

InstitutionLocationFoundedNicknameJoinedPrevious
conference
LeftConference
joined
Current
conference
Bluefield State College 1 Bluefield, WV 1895Big Blues1926Independents1932 CIAA Independents
(DII)
Kentucky State College 2 Frankfort, KY 1886 Thorobreds 1926Independents1970Independents
(GLVC 1989)
SIAC
(DII)
West Virginia State College 3 Institute, WV 1891 Yellow Jackets 1926Independents1942 CIAA MEC
(DII)
Wilberforce University Wilberforce, OH 1856Bulldogs41926Independents1970Independents
(AMEC 1999)
HBCUAC
(NAIA)
Tennessee State University 5 Nashville, TN 1912 Tigers 1930 SIAC 1966Independents
(OVC 1986)
OVC
(D1)
Louisville Municipal College Louisville, KY 1931Bantams1931none (new school)1951none (school closed)merged into Louisville
Lincoln University Jefferson City, MO 1866 Blue Tigers 1932Independents1970 MIAA MIAA
(DII)
Philander Smith College Little Rock, AR 1877Panthers1940Independents1948 SCAC GCAC
(NAIA)
Central State University 6 Wilberforce, OH 1887Marauders71947none (new school)1970Independents
(AMEC 2000)
SIAC
(DII)
Grambling College Grambling, LA 1901 Tigers 1952Independents1958 SWAC SWAC
(DI)
Jackson College Jackson, MS 1877 Tigers 1952 SCAC 1958 SWAC SWAC
(DI)
Texas Southern University Houston, TX 1949 Tigers 1952Independents1954 SWAC SWAC
(DI)
Huston–Tillotson College Austin, Texas 1875 Rams 1954 [2] SWAC 1956 [3] Independents
(GCAC 1957)
RRAC
(NAIA)
  1. Known as Bluefield Institute until 1931.
  2. Known as Kentucky State Industrial College until 1938.
  3. Known as West Virginia Institute until 1929.
  4. Team name was Green Wave until 1947.
  5. Known as Tennessee A&I State College until 1968.
  6. Known as Wilberforce State College until 1951, and Central State College until 1965.
  7. Known as Green Wave until 1951.

Football champions

Midwest Athletic Association

Midwest Conference

Midwestern Conference

See also

References

  1. Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine , College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved October 30, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "H–T Plans To Resume Grid Sport". Austin American (p. 23). September 21, 1955.
  3. Marion E. Jackson (May 25, 1956). "Sports Of The World: Eye-Opener". Montgomery Alabama Tribune (p. 7).