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The Prairie College Conference was an intercollegiate athletic conference that existed from 1953 to 1991. The league had members the states of Illinois and Indiana. [1] The Prairie College Conference formed in 1953 with eight members: Blackburn College in Carlinville, Illinois, Concordia Seminary in Springfield, Illinois, Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois, Greenville College—now known as Greenville University—in Greenville, Illinois, McKendree College—now known as McKendree University—in Lebanon, Illinois, Principia College in Elsah, Illinois, Rose Polytechnic Institute—now known as Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology—in Terre Haute, Indiana, and Shurtleff College in Alton, Illinois. [2]

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  1. Prairie College Conference (1953–1967), College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved October 30, 2015.
  2. "Praire College Conference Set". Edwardsville Intelligencer . Edwardsville, Illinois. May 2, 1953. p. 6. Retrieved November 22, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
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