Evergreen Conference
The Evergreen Conference (EvCo), known as the Tri-Normal League from 1920 to 1938 and the Washington Intercollegiate Conference (WINCO) from 1938 to 1947, was an intercollegiate athletic conference composed of member schools located in the states of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington and, for a time, the Canadian province of British Columbia.[1] The league existed from 1938 to 1984.[2] Most of the conference's members subsequently joined the Columbia Football Association.
Members
- The following is an incomplete list of the membership of the Evergreen Conference.
Institution | Location | Founded | Nickname | Joined | Previous conference | Left | Conference joined | Current conference |
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Central Washington University | Ellensburg, Washington | 1891 | Wildcats | 1920 | Independents | 1984 | PNWAC | Great Northwest |
Eastern Washington University | Cheney, Washington | 1882 | Eagles | 1920 | Independents | 1979 | Independents | Big Sky |
Spokane University | Spokane, Washington | 1913 | 1920 | Independents | 1933 | school closed | closed 1933 | |
Western Washington University | Bellingham, Washington | 1893 | Vikings | 1920 | Independents | 1984 | PNWAC | Great Northwest |
Pacific Lutheran University | Tacoma, Washington | 1890 | Lutes | 1938 | Independents | 1965 | Northwest | Northwest |
Saint Martin's University | Lacey, Washington | 1895 | Saints | 1939 1982 | Independents Independents | 1951 1984 | Independents PNWAC | Great Northwest |
Seattle University | Seattle, Washington | 1891 | Redhawks | 1945 1982 | Independents WCC | 1947 1984 | Independents PNWAC | WAC |
Whitworth University | Spokane, Washington | 1890 | Pirates | 1945 1982 | Independents Northwest | 1970 1984 | Northwest PNWAC | Northwest |
University of Puget Sound | Tacoma, Washington | 1888 | Loggers | 1948 | Northwest | 1966 | Independents | Northwest |
University of British Columbia | Vancouver, British Columbia | 1908 | Thunderbirds | 1949 | Northwest | 1959 | Independents | Independents |
Eastern Oregon University | La Grande, Oregon | 1929 | Mountaineers | 1970 | Oregon | 1982 | Independents | Cascade |
Oregon Institute of Technology | Klamath Falls, Oregon | 1947 | Owls | 1970 | Oregon | 1982 | Independents | Cascade |
Southern Oregon University | Ashland, Oregon | 1882 | Raiders | 1970 | Oregon | 1982 | Independents | Cascade |
Western Oregon University | Monmouth, Oregon | 1856 | Wolves | 1970 | Oregon | 1982 | Independents | Great Northwest |
Seattle Pacific University | Seattle, Washington | 1891 | Falcons | 1978 | Independents | 1980 | Independents | Great Northwest |
Lewis–Clark State College | Lewiston, Idaho | 1893 | Warriors | 1982 | Independents | 1984 | PNWAC | Frontier |
Simon Fraser University | Burnaby, British Columbia | 1965 | Clan | 1982 | Independents | 1984 | PNWAC | Great Northwest |
Whitman College | Walla Walla, Washington | 1859 | Missionaries | 1982 | Northwest | 1984 | Northwest/ PNWAC | Northwest |
Membership timeline
Full member (all sports)
Football champions
Tri-Normal League (1920–1937)
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Washington Intercollegiate Conference (1938–1947)
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Evergreen Conference (1948–1984)
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See also
- List of defunct college football conferences
- Oregon Collegiate Conference
- Columbia Football League
- Columbia Football Association
- Great Northwest Athletic Conference
References
- ^ "Eastern drops EvCo, team shuffle expected". Ellensburg Daily Record. 23 November 1977. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- ^ Evergreen Conference Archived 2015-06-01 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved October 22 2015.
- ^ "Bellingham Gains Title". The Tacoma News Tribune. Tacoma, Washington. Associated Press. November 22, 1938. p. 15. Retrieved January 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ James, Dave (November 19, 1940). "Lutherans Happy Over Winko Title". The Tacoma News Tribune. Tacoma, Washington. p. 15. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Central In 'Pear Bowl'". The Tacoma News Tribune. Tacoma, Washington. Associated Press. November 19, 1946. p. 15. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Savages Again Tied For Title". Spokane Chronicle. Spokane, Washington. November 21, 1949. p. 17. Retrieved November 11, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .