Tri-State Conference (1923–1934)

See also: Tri-State Conference (1960–1981)

The Tri-State Conference was an intercollegiate athletic conference that existed from 1923 to 1934 and one of two conferences to share this name. The league had members in the Tri-State region of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. ^[1]

Football champions

1924 – Geneva and Thiel [2] 1925 – Geneva [3] 1926 – Geneva [4] 1927 – Geneva 1928 – Duquesne and Westminster (PA) [5] 1929 – Duquesne 1930 – Geneva 1931 – Geneva [6] 1932 – Waynesburg [7] 1933 – Geneva [8]

Yearly football standings

1924 Tri-State Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Geneva + 2 – 0 – 1 3 – 4 – 2 Thiel + 2 – 0 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Westminster (PA) 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Bethany (WV) 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 7 – 1 Duquesne 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 4 – 2 + – Conference co-champions	1925 Tri-State Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Geneva $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Waynesburg 2 – 1 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Thiel 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Bethany (WV) 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 1 Westminster (PA) 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Duquesne 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1926 Tri-State Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Geneva $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Bethany (WV) 2 – 1 – 2 2 – 5 – 2 Waynesburg 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Thiel 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Duquesne 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 1 Westminster (PA) 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 4 – 1 $ – Conference champion
1927 Tri-State Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Geneva $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1 Duquesne 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Westminster (PA) 1 – 1 – 1 2 – 3 – 2 Bethany (WV) 1 – 1 – 1 1 – 6 – 1 Waynesburg 1 – 2 – 2 1 – 5 – 3 Thiel 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1928 Tri-State Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Duquesne + 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Westminster (PA) + 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Geneva 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Bethany (WV) 0 – 2 – 1 1 – 6 – 1 Thiel 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 6 – 2 Waynesburg 0 – 3 – 1 0 – 6 – 2 + – Conference co-champions	1929 Tri-State Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Duquesne $ 3 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 1 Thiel 2 – 1 – 0 2 – 5 – 2 Waynesburg 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Westminster (PA) 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Geneva 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 1 Bethany (WV) 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1930 Tri-State Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Geneva $ 3 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Thiel 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Waynesburg 1 – 1 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Westminster (PA) 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Bethany (WV) 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1931 Tri-State Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Geneva $ 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 2 Waynesburg 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 3 – 2 Thiel 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Bethany (WV) 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 Westminster (PA) 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1932 Tri-State Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Waynesburg $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Geneva 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Westminster (PA) 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Grove City 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1 Thiel 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Bethany (WV) 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 5 – 2 $ – Conference champion
1933 Tri-State Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Geneva $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Grove City 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 1 Thiel 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Westminster (PA) 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Waynesburg 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Bethany (WV) 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 5 – 1 $ – Conference champion

See also

• List of defunct college football conferences

References

1. Tri-State Conference (PA-WV) Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine , College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved October 30, 2015.
2. "Thiel And Geneva Tie For Conference Title; Allegheny Is Leader". The Gazette Times . Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 24, 1924. p. 9. Retrieved December 22, 2020– via Newspapers.com .
3. "Geneva Wins Tri-State Conference Grid Title By Beating Waynesburg". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post . Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 22, 1925. sec. 3, p. 2. Retrieved December 22, 2020– via Newspapers.com .
4. "'Bo' M'Millan's team Wins From Bethany". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. November 28, 1926. p. 16. Retrieved December 22, 2020– via Newspapers.com .
5. Hannum, Max E. (December 1, 1928). "Westminster and Duquesne Share Conference Honors". The Pittsburgh Press . Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 2. Retrieved December 22, 2020– via Newspapers.com .
6. "Geneva Tops Conference". The Pittsburgh Press . Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 9, 1931. p. 26. Retrieved December 22, 2020– via Newspapers.com .
7. "Tri-State Records". The Pittsburgh Press . Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 14, 1932. p. 25. Retrieved December 22, 2020– via Newspapers.com .
8. "Conference Race Ends; Geneva's Covenanters Win". The Record-Argus. Greenville, Pennsylvania. November 28, 1933. p. 6. Retrieved December 22, 2020– via Newspapers.com .