Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

History

The IIAC was formed in April 1908 with eight charter members: Bradley Polytechnic Institute (now Bradley University), Illinois College, Illinois State Normal University (now Illinois State University), Illinois Wesleyan University, Knox College, Lombard College, Millikin University and Monmouth College. The first track meet was held on May 22, 1908. The group quickly expanded. Eastern Illinois State Teachers College (now Eastern Illinois University) and Western Illinois University joined in 1912 and 1914 respectively.

In 1920, the name "Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference" was adopted, providing the initials IIAC. Conference membership reached a peak of 23 member schools in 1928, when virtually all of the small colleges in Illinois were included.

Private schools withdrew during much of the 1930s, until in 1942 only the five state schools remained: Eastern Illinois University, Illinois State University, Northern Illinois University, Southern Illinois University Carbondale and Western Illinois University. In 1950, the league name became the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, when Central Michigan University and Eastern Michigan University brought the membership to seven. In 1961-62, Eastern Michigan University and Southern Illinois University Carbondale withdrew; Northern Illinois University followed in 1965-66. The conference disbanded at the end of the 1969–70 academic year.

Member schools

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Final members

Former members

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Membership timeline

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bar:1 color:Full from:1908 till:1929 text:Lombard (1908–1929)

bar:2 color:Full from:1908 till:1937 text:Bradley (1908–1937)

bar:3 color:Full from:1908 till:1937 text:Illinois College (1908–1937)

bar:4 color:Full from:1908 till:1937 text:Illinois Wesleyan (1908–1937)

bar:5 color:Full from:1908 till:1937 text:Knox (1908–1937)

bar:6 color:Full from:1908 till:1937 text:Millikin (1908–1937)

bar:7 color:Full from:1908 till:1937 text:Monmouth (1908–1937)

bar:8 color:Full from:1908 till:end text:Illinois State (1908–1970)

bar:9 color:Full from:1910 till:1917 text:William & Vashti (1910–1917)

bar:10 color:Full from:1910 till:1926 text:Hedding (1910–1926)

bar:11 color:Full from:1910 till:1928 text:Lincoln (1910–1928)

bar:12 color:Full from:1910 till:1937 text:Shurtleff (1910–1937)

bar:13 color:Full from:1910 till:1942 text:Eureka (1910–1942)

bar:14 color:Full from:1912 till:1937 text:Augustana (1912–1937)

bar:15 color:Full from:1912 till:1938 text:McKendree (1912–1938)

bar:16 color:Full from:1912 till:1941 text:Carthage (1912–1941)

bar:17 color:Full from:1912 till:1970 text:Eastern Illinois (1912–1970)

bar:18 color:Full from:1913 till:1962 text:Southern Illinois (1913–1962)

bar:19 color:Full from:1914 till:1923 text:Blackburn (1914–1923)

bar:20 color:Full from:1914 till:1970 text:Western Illinois (1914–1970)

bar:21 color:Full from:1916 till:1938 text:St. Viator (1916–1938)

bar:22 color:Full from:1919 till:1937 text:Lake Forest (1919–1937)

bar:23 color:Full from:1919 till:1937 text:Wheaton (1919–1937)

bar:24 color:Full from:1920 till:1966 text:Northern Illinois (1920–1966)

bar:25 color:Full from:1922 till:1931 text:Mount Morris (1922–1931)

bar:26 color:Full from:1927 till:1937 text:North Central (1927–1937)

bar:27 color:Full from:1929 till:1941 text:Elmhurst (1929–1941)

bar:28 color:Full from:1950 till:1962 text:Eastern Michigan (1950–1962)

bar:29 color:Full from:1950 till:1970 text:Central Michigan (1950–1970)

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Football champions

Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

• 1910 – Illinois Wesleyan

• 1911 –

• 1912 – Carthage, Eastern Illinois, and William & Vashti

• 1913 – Eastern Illinois and William & Vashti

• 1914 – Eastern Illinois

• 1915 – Illinois College

• 1916 –

• 1917 – Lombard (IL)

• 1918 – No champion

• 1919 –

• 1920 – , North Central, and Wheaton

• 1921 –

• 1922 –

• 1923 – Lombard

• 1924 – and Lombard

• 1925 – Bradley and

• 1926 – Bradley and

• 1927 – Bradley

• 1928 – Eastern Illinois and

• 1929 – and

• 1930 – , , and Southern Illinois

• 1931 –

• 1932 – and

• 1933 –

• 1934 – and

• 1935 – and

• 1936 – and

• 1937 – , , and Illinois State Normal

• 1938 – Northern Illinois State

• 1939 – Western Illinois

• 1940 – Illinois State Normal

• 1941 – Illinois State Normal and Northern Illinois State

• 1942 – Western Illinois

• 1943 – No champion

• 1944 – Northern Illinois State

• 1945 – Illinois State Normal

• 1946 – Northern Illinois State

• 1947 – Southern Illinois

• 1948 –

• 1949 – Western Illinois

Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

• 1950 – Illinois State Normal
• 1951 – Northern Illinois State
• 1952 – Central Michigan
• 1953 – Central Michigan
• 1954 – Central Michigan and Michigan State Normal
• 1955 – Central Michigan and Michigan State Normal
• 1956 – Central Michigan
• 1957 – Eastern Michigan
• 1958 – Western Illinois
• 1959 – Western Illinois
• 1960 – Southern Illinois
• 1961 – Southern Illinois
• 1962 – Central Michigan
• 1963 – Northern Illinois
• 1964 – Northern Illinois and Western Illinois
• 1965 – Northern Illinois
• 1966 – Central Michigan
• 1967 – Central Michigan and Illinois State
• 1968 – Central Michigan and Illinois State
• 1969 – Western Illinois

References

References

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2. "EIU Football History". Eastern Illinois University Athletics.
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4. (December 9, 1922). "Bradley Joins I.I.A.C. At Annual Conference". The Daily Pantagraph.
5. . (November 26, 1927). ["Colorful Year For Little 19 Ends Thursday"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55497481/herald-and-review/). *[[Herald & Review]]*.
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