Pioneer Conference (Illinois)

The Pioneer Conference was a short-lived intercollegiate athletic conference that existed from 1946 to 1950. The league had members in the state of Illinois.^[1]

Football champions

• 1947 – Quincy (IL)^[2][3]
• 1948 – Quincy (IL)^[4][5]
• 1949 – Quincy (IL)^[6][7]

Football standings

1947 Pioneer Conference (Illinois) football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Quincy (IL) $ 3 – 0 – 0 4 – 3 – 0 Shurtleff 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Eureka 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 McKendree 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion

1948 Pioneer Conference (Illinois) football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Quincy (IL) $ 3 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Shurtleff 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Eureka 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0 McKendree 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion

1949 Pioneer Conference (Illinois) football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Quincy (IL) $ 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 McKendree 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Eureka 1 – 2 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 Shurtleff 1 – 2 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion

See also

• List of defunct college football conferences

References

1. Pioneer Conference Archived 2015-06-26 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved October 28, 2015.
2. "Pioneer Conference". The Decatur Review. Decatur, Illinois. November 10, 1947. p. 6. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Quincy Tames Shurtleff". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. Associated Press. November 16, 1947. p. 9. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Payoff Round For State 11's". The Decatur Review. Decatur, Illinois. Associated Press. November 8, 1948. p. 8. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "List Standings Of Illinois Loops". The Daily Independent. Murphysboro, Illinois. November 15, 1948. p. 3. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Quincy Thrashes Eureka 60-13 To Win Pioneer Title". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. November 6, 1949. p. 13. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "Pioneer Conference (Final)". The Decatur Review. Decatur, Illinois. November 14, 1949. p. 6. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .