Prairie College Conference

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.

History

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. ^[1]

Football champions

1953 – Rose Poly [2] 1954 – Principia [3] 1955 – Principia and Illinois College 1956 – Principia [4] 1957 – Rose Poly [5] 1958 – Rose Poly [6]

1959 – Illinois College and Principia [7] 1960 – Principia [8] 1961 – Illinois College and Principia [9] 1962 – Principia 1963 – Principia [10] 1964 – Principia [11]

1965 – Illinois College, Principia, Rose Poly [12] 1966 – Principia 1967 – Principia [13] 1968–1987 – conference did not sponsor football 1988 – Greenville (IL)

Yearly football standings

1955 Prairie College Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Illinois College + 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 1 – 1 Principia + 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 2 – 2 Eureka 1 – 2 – 0 1 – 6 – 1 Rose Poly 1 – 2 – 0 1 – 6 – 1 + – Conference co-champions	1959 Prairie College Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Illinois College + 1 – 0 – 1 3 – 2 – 2 Principia + 1 – 0 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 Rose Poly 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 4 – 1 + – Conference co-champions	1960 Prairie College Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Principia $ 2 – 0 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Illinois College 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Rose Poly 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 5 – 1 $ – Conference champion
1961 Prairie College Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Principia + 1 – 0 – 1 3 – 3 – 2 Illinois College + 1 – 0 – 1 2 – 4 – 2 Rose Poly 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1963 Prairie College Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Principia $ 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 1 Illinois College 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 0 Rose Poly 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1964 Prairie College Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Principia $ 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Rose Poly 1 – 1 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Illinois College 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1965 Prairie College Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Illinois College + 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Principia + 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Rose Poly + 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1966 Prairie College Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Principia $ 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 Rose Poly 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 4 – 1 Illinois College 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1967 Prairie College Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Principia $ 2 – 0 – 0 4 – 3 – 1 Rose Poly 0 – 1 – 1 1 – 6 – 2 Illinois College 0 – 1 – 1 1 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion

See also

• List of defunct college football conferences

References

1. "Prairie College Conference Set". Edwardsville Intelligencer . Edwardsville, Illinois. May 2, 1953. p. 6. Retrieved November 22, 2020– via Newspapers.com .
2. "Principia Defeated By Rose". Alton Evening Telegraph . Alton, Illinois. November 16, 1953. p. 18. Retrieved January 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
3. "Principia Wins Prairie Title; Defeats Rose". Chicago Tribune . Chicago, Illinois. Associated Press. November 14, 1954. p. 2, part 2. Retrieved December 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
4. "Principia Wins Prairie Title". The Pantagraph . Bloomington, Illinois. United Press. November 11, 1956. p. 15. Retrieved January 26, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
5. "Prairie Title To Rose Poly; Principia Loses". The Star Press . Muncie, Indiana. Associated Press. November 10, 1957. p. C3. Retrieved January 26, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
6. "Rose Poly Wins Crown; Rocky Gets All Points". The Indianapolis Star . Indianapolis, Indiana. Associated Press. November 9, 1958. p. 24. Retrieved January 26, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
7. "Principia Paced by Walpole". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . St. Louis, Missouri. November 8, 1969. p. 3C. Retrieved December 31, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
8. "Principia Wins Prairie Grid Crown". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . St. Louis, Missouri. November 6, 1960. p. 5C. Retrieved December 31, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
9. "10 Principia Players Tally In 80 To 0 Game". Chicago Tribune . Chicago, Illinois. Associated Press. November 5, 1961. p. 6, part 2. Retrieved December 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
10. "Principia Romps Over Rose Engineers, 41-7". The Terre Haute Tribune-Star . Terre Haute, Indiana. Associated Press. November 3, 1964. p. 53. Retrieved December 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
11. "Principia Dumps Rose Poly". The Indianapolis Star . Indianapolis, Indiana. Associated Press. November 1, 1964. p. 6, section 4. Retrieved December 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
12. "Principia Lands Six on All-Stars". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . St. Louis, Missouri. November 18, 1965. p. 8D. Retrieved December 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
13. "Principia College Takes Prairie Title". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . St. Louis, Missouri. October 29, 1967. p. 7B. Retrieved December 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com .