Badger-Illini Conference

The Badger-Illini Conference (known as the Tri-State Intercollegiate Conference from 1932 to 1939 and the Badger State Conference or Badger State Intercollegiate Conference from 1940 to 1947) was an intercollegiate athletic conference that existed from 1932 to 1956.^[1] It had members in the states of Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin.^[2] After the departure of certain members in 1956, the league subsequently became the Badger-Gopher Conference.

Football champions

Tri-State Intercollegiate Conference (1932–1939)

1932 – Wisconsin Mines 1933 – Milton, Wisconsin Mines, and Northwestern (WI) 1934 – Aurora and Wartburg[3] 1935 – Milton[4] 1936 – Wisconsin Mines 1937 – Northwestern (WI) 1938 – Northwestern (WI) 1939 – Milton

Badger State Intercollegiate Conference (1940–1947)

1940 – Mission House and Wisconsin Tech 1941 – Mission House and Northwestern (WI) 1942 – Milton, Northwestern (WI), and Wisconsin Tech[5] 1943 – No champion 1944 – No champion 1945 – No champion 1946 – Northwestern (WI) 1947 – Mission House and Northwestern (WI)[6]

Badger-Illini Conference (1948–1956)

1948 – Lewis (IL) and Northwestern (WI)[7] 1949 – Lewis (IL)[8] 1950 – Mission House[9] 1951 – Northwestern (WI) 1952 – Northwestern (WI) 1953 – Northwestern (WI) 1954 – Northwestern (WI) 1955 – Mission House and Northwestern (WI) 1956 – Milton[10]

References

1. "Badger-Illini Loop Folds". The Capital Times. Madison, Wisconsin. Associated Press. November 17, 1956. p. 9. Retrieved November 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
2. Badger-Illini Conference Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved November 1, 2015.
3. Okeson, Walter R., ed. (1935). Spalding's Official Intercollegiate Foot Ball Guide 1935. New York, New York: American Sports Publishing Co. pp. 68, 181–207.
4. Okeson, Walter R., ed. (1936). Spalding's Official Intercollegiate Foot Ball Guide 1936. New York, New York: American Sports Publishing Co. pp. 65, 167–192.
5. "Plateville Tech Ties for Title". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. November 26, 1942. p. 42. Retrieved November 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Mission House Co-Titlist; Three Men On Honor Team". The Sheboygan Press. Sheboygan, Wisconsin. November 22, 1947. p. 14. Retrieved November 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "Mission House End Campaign; Weber, Plum Tram Standouts". The Sheboygan Press. Sheboygan, Wisconsin. November 23, 1948. p. 16. Retrieved November 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
8. "Milton College Second In Badger-Illini Conference". The Gazette. Janesville, Wisconsin. November 26, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved November 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
9. "Muskies Close '50 Campaign With School's Best Record". The Sheboygan Press. Sheboygan, Wisconsin. November 7, 1950. p. 21. Retrieved November 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
10. "Big Season Ends For Milton Team". Monroe Evening Times. Monroe, Wisconsin. Associated Press. November 13, 1956. p. 7. Retrieved November 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .