The Tri-Normal Conference (also known as the Tri-Normal League) was an intercollegiate athletic conference composed of member schools located in the state of Washington that operated from 1922 to 1938. The conference's three members were Washington State Normal School in Ellensburg (now known as Central Washington University), the State Normal School at Cheney (now known as Eastern Washington University), and Western Washington College of Education in Bellingham (now known as Western Washington University). When the conference disbanded in 1938, the three members joined Pacific Lutheran College—now known as Pacific Lutheran University—to form the Washington Intercollegiate Conference (WINCO). [1]
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Philip John Sarboe was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the State College of Washington — now Washington State University — and professionally in National Football League (NFL) with the Boston Redskins, Chicago Cardinals, and Brooklyn Dodgers.
The Eastern Washington Eagles are the intercollegiate varsity athletic teams that represent Eastern Washington University, located in Cheney, southwest of Spokane. A member of the Big Sky Conference, EWU's athletic program comprises five men's sports: basketball, cross country, football, tennis, and track and field, and seven women's sports: basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, track and field, and volleyball.
The West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an award given to the most outstanding men's basketball player in the West Coast Conference (WCC). The award was first given following the conference's inaugural 1952–53 season, when it was known as the California Basketball Association. The only season in which the award was not presented was the conference's second season of 1953–54. There have been six ties in the award's history, most recently in 2022–23 between Brandin Podziemski of Santa Clara and Drew Timme of Gonzaga. There have also been 13 repeat winners, but only one, Bill Cartwright of San Francisco, has been player of the year three times.
Spokane College was the name of two colleges in Spokane, Washington. The first operated from 1882 to 1891, and the second operated from 1906 to 1929.
The 1940 Eastern Washington Savages football team represented Eastern Washington College of Education—now known as Eastern Washington University—as a member of the Washington Intercollegiate Conference (WINCO) during the 1940 college football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Red Reese, Eastern Washington compiled an overall record of 6–2 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, placing second in the WINCO.
The Evergreen Conference (EvCo) was an intercollegiate athletic conference composed of member schools located in the states of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington and, for a time, the Canadian province of British Columbia.
The Washington Intercollegiate Conference (WINCO) was an intercollegiate athletic conference composed of member schools located in the state of Washington that operated from 1937 to 1948. The conference was formed in 1937 with four charter members. Three of the members had been a part of the disbanded Tri-Normal Conference: Central Washington College of Education, Eastern Washington College of Education, and Western Washington State College. The fourth charter member was Pacific Lutheran College. Saint Martin's College and Whitworth College (now known as Whitworth University later joined the WINCO. When the conference disbanded in 1948, the six member schools joined the newly-formed Evergreen Conference.
William Bryan "Red" Reese was athletic director and coach of multiple sports at Eastern Washington University in Cheney from 1930 to 1964.
The 1980 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Jim Walden, the Cougars compiled a 4–7 record, and outscored their opponents 287 to 271.
The 1970 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State College—now known as Boise State University—as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. This was the third season of Boise State Broncos football at the four-year level and the first for the program as a member of the Big Sky and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Led by third-year head coach Tony Knap, the Broncos were compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the Big Sky. Boise State played home games at the new Bronco Stadium, located on on campus in Boise, Idaho.
The 1941 Gonzaga Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Gonzaga University during the 1941 college football season. They played their home games on campus at Gonzaga Stadium in Spokane, Washington. In their third year under head coach Puggy Hunton, the Bulldogs compiled a 3–7 record and were outscored by their opponents by a total of 201 to 65.
Nicholas Edward Hinch was a Canadian-American professor of English and a college football and college basketball coach. He was an 1898 graduate of the University of Toronto. He was instrumental in founding the English department at State Normal School at Cheney–now known as Eastern Washington University–in Cheney, Washington. Hinch served the head football coach at Cheney Normal in 1908 and 1912, compiling a record of 2–4. He was also the school's head basketball coach for one season, in 1905–06, tallying a mark of 3–6.
The 1946 Washington Intercollegiate Conference football season was the season of college football played by the six member schools of the Washington Intercollegiate Conference (WINCO) as part of the 1946 college football season.
The 1938 Western Washington Vikings football team was an American football team that represented Western Washington State College of Bellingham, Washington, as a member of the Washington Intercollegiate Conference (WINCO) during the 1938 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Charles Lappenbusch, the Vikings compiled a perfect 7–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 98 to 30.
The 1940 Pacific Lutheran Lutes football team, also known as the Gladiators, was an American football team that represented Pacific Lutheran University as a member of the Washington Intercollegiate Conference (WINCO) during the 1940 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Cliff Olson, the Lutes compiled an 8–0 record, won the WINCO championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 207 to 53.
The 1961 Evergreen Conference football season was the season of college football played by the six member schools of the Evergreen Conference (EC) as part of the 1961 college football season.
The Columbia Valley Conference was an intercollegiate athletic conference composed of member schools located in the states of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington that operated from 1920 to 1929. Originally called the Spokane Intercollegiate Conference, the conference was founded in 1920 with four charter members: Eastern Washington College of Education, Spokane College, Spokane University, and Whitworth College (now known as Whitworth University. The conference changed its name to Columbia Valley Intercollegiate Conference in October 1923. In December 1923, the conference admitted two new members: Columbia College of Milton, Oregon, and Lewiston State Normal School—now known as Lewis–Clark State College.
The 1925 Cheney Normal Savages football team represented the State Normal School at Cheney—now known as Eastern Washington University—as member of the Columbia Valley Conference and the Tri-Normal Conference during the 1925 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Vin Eustis, the Savages compiled an overall record of 6–3. They were 3–0 in Columbia Valley play and 2–0 against Tri-Normal opponents, winning both conference titles.
The 1937 Eastern Washington Savages football team represented Eastern Washington College of Education—now known as Eastern Washington University—as a member of the Tri-Normal Conference during the 1937 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Red Reese, the Savages compiled an overall record of 6–1 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, winning the Tri-Normal title for the fourth consecutive season.