West Penn Conference

West Penn Conference

Founded	1958 (1958)
Ceased	1969 (1969)
No. of teams	8
Region	Western Pennsylvania

The West Penn Conference (WPC) was an intercollegiate athletic conference that operated from 1958 to 1969. Its members were located in Western Pennsylvania and included the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now known as Carnegie Mellon University) in Pittsburgh, Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Grove City College in Grove City, Saint Francis University in Loretto, Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Waynesburg College (now known as Waynesburg University) in Waynesburg, and Westminster College in New Wilmington. ^[1]

Football champions

• 1958 – Westminster (PA) ^[2]
• 1959 – Westminster (PA) ^[3]
• 1960 – Westminster (PA) ^[4]
• 1961 – Westminster (PA) ^[5]
• 1962 – Westminster (PA) ^[6]
• 1963 – Waynesburg and Westminster (PA) ^[7]
• 1964 – Westminster (PA) ^[8]
• 1965 – Waynesburg ^[9]
• 1966 – Waynesburg ^[10]
• 1967 – Waynesburg ^[11]
• 1968 – Waynesburg ^[12]

Yearly football standings

1958 West Penn Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Westminster (PA) $ 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 1 Geneva 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Saint Vincent 1 – 1 – 1 4 – 2 – 1 Carnegie Tech * 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Waynesburg 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1 $ – Conference champion * – ineligible for conference title	1959 West Penn Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Westminster (PA) $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Carnegie Tech 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 Geneva 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Saint Vincent 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Grove City 0 – 2 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Waynesburg 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 6 – 2 $ – Conference champion	1960 West Penn Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Westminster (PA) $ 5 – 0 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Saint Vincent 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 1 Carnegie Tech 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Geneva 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Grove City 0 – 3 – 1 2 – 4 – 3 Waynesburg 0 – 4 – 1 0 – 8 – 1 $ – Conference champion
1961 West Penn Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Westminster (PA) $ 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Grove City 2 – 0 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Waynesburg 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Saint Vincent 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 3 – 1 Geneva 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Carnegie Tech 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1962 West Penn Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Westminster (PA) $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Waynesburg 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Grove City 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Geneva 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 5 – 1 Saint Vincent 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 Carnegie Tech 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1963 West Penn Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Waynesburg + 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Westminster (PA) + 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 1 Geneva 1 – 2 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 Grove City 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Waynesburg and Westminster (PA) tied for the conference title based on two points per victory.
1964 West Penn Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 6 Westminster (PA) $ 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0 Waynesburg 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Geneva 1 – 2 – 0 1 – 6 – 1 Grove City 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll	1965 West Penn Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Waynesburg $ 2 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Westminster (PA) 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Grove City 1 – 1 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Geneva 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1967 West Penn Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 7 Waynesburg $ 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Westminster (PA) 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Grove City 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Geneva 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll
1967 West Penn Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 7 Waynesburg $ 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Westminster (PA) 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Grove City 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Geneva 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll	1968 West Penn Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 19 Waynesburg $ 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Westminster (PA) 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Geneva 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll

See also

• List of defunct college football conferences

References

1. "Tech Quits West Penn Conference". The Evening Standard. Uniontown, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. November 15, 1961. p. 13. Retrieved June 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
2. "Final WPC Standings". The Pittsburgh Press . Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 16, 1958. p. 72. Retrieved December 27, 2020– via Newspapers.com .
3. "Final Unofficial College Standings". Simpson's Leader-Times. Kittanning, Pennsylvania. November 16, 1959. p. 8. Retrieved December 27, 2020– via Newspapers.com .
4. "WPC Standings Final". The Pittsburgh Press . Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 13, 1960. p. 72. Retrieved December 27, 2020– via Newspapers.com .
5. "WPC Standings Final". The Pittsburgh Press . Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 12, 1961. p. 123. Retrieved December 27, 2020– via Newspapers.com .
6. "WPC Standings: Final Standings". Latrobe Bulletin. Latrobe, Pennsylvania. November 15, 1962. p. 30. Retrieved December 27, 2020– via Newspapers.com .
7. "WPC Standings". The Pittsburgh Press . Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 3, 1963. p. 77. Retrieved December 27, 2020– via Newspapers.com .
8. "11 Titans Make All-WPC". New Castle News . New Castle, Pennsylvania. November 20, 1964. p. 18. Retrieved December 27, 2020– via Newspapers.com .
9. "Jacket Grid Opponents Scored 44 Victories". The Morning Herald. Uniontown, Pennsylvania. November 24, 1965. p. 39. Retrieved December 27, 2020– via Newspapers.com .
10. "Waynesburg To Be Crowned By WPC Mon". The Daily Republican. Monongahela, Pennsylvania. November 18, 1966. p. 8. Retrieved December 27, 2020– via Newspapers.com .
11. "Area Conference Standings". The Pittsburgh Press . Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 3, 1967. p. 77. Retrieved December 27, 2020– via Newspapers.com .
12. "Final WPC Standings". The Daily Courier . Connellsville, Pennsylvania. November 6, 1968. p. 6. Retrieved December 27, 2020– via Newspapers.com .