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The Oregon Collegiate Conference (also the Oregon Intercollegiate Conference) was an intercollegiate athletic conference that existed from 1950 to 1970. The conference's members were located in the state of Oregon. [1]

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Members

InstitutionLocationFoundedNicknameJoinedLeftConference
joined
Current
conference
Eastern Oregon College La Grande, Oregon 1929Mountaineers19501970 Evergreen Cascade
George Fox College Newberg, Oregon 1885 Bruins 19501969Independents Northwest
Oregon College Monmouth, Oregon 1856 Wolves 19501970 Evergreen Great Northwest
Oregon Technical Institute Klamath Falls, Oregon 1947 Owls 19501970 Evergreen Cascade
Portland State College Portland, Oregon 1946 Vikings 19501964NCAA Independents Big Sky
Southern Oregon College Ashland, Oregon 1882 Raiders 19501970 Evergreen Cascade

Football champions

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