Badger-Illini Conference

The Badger-Illini Conference (known as the Tri-State Intercollegiate Conference from 1932 to 1939 and the 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[]

^ "Badger-Illini Loop Folds". The Capital Times. Madison, Wisconsin. Associated Press. November 17, 1956. p. 9. Retrieved November 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Badger-Illini Conference Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved November 1, 2015.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "Plateville Tech Ties for Title". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. November 26, 1942. p. 42. Retrieved November 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "Milton College Second In Badger-Illini Conference". The Gazette. Janesville, Wisconsin. November 26, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved November 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .

[1] "Badger-Illini Loop Folds". The Capital Times. Madison, Wisconsin. Associated Press. November 17, 1956. p. 9. Retrieved November 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .

[champs-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 .

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