Badger-Illini Conference Explained

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 –
• 1933 –,, and
• 1934 – and ^[3]
• 1935 – ^[4]
• 1936 –
• 1937 –
• 1938 –
• 1939 –

Badger State Intercollegiate Conference (1940–1947)

• 1940 – and
• 1941 – and
• 1942 –,, and ^[5]
• 1943 – No champion
• 1944 – No champion
• 1945 – No champion
• 1946 –
• 1947 – and ^[6]

Badger-Illini Conference (1948–1956)

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

Notes and References

1. News: . Badger-Illini Loop Folds . . . . November 17, 1956 . 9 . November 23, 2020 . .
2. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/conference_champs/champions.php?conid=13 Badger-Illini Conference
3. Book: Okeson . Walter R. . Walter R. Okeson . 1935 . Spalding's Official Intercollegiate Foot Ball Guide 1935 . . American Sports Publishing Co. . 68, 181–207.
4. Book: Okeson . Walter R. . Walter R. Okeson . 1936 . Spalding's Official Intercollegiate Foot Ball Guide 1936 . . American Sports Publishing Co. . 65, 167–192.
5. News: . Plateville Tech Ties for Title . . . November 26, 1942 . 42 . November 24, 2020 . .
6. News: . Mission House Co-Titlist; Three Men On Honor Team . . . November 22, 1947 . 14 . November 23, 2020 . .
7. News: . Mission House End Campaign; Weber, Plum Tram Standouts . . . November 23, 1948 . 16 . November 24, 2020 . .
8. News: . Milton College Second In Badger-Illini Conference . . . November 26, 1949 . 8 . November 24, 2020 . .
9. News: . Muskies Close '50 Campaign With School's Best Record . . . November 7, 1950 . 21 . November 24, 2020 . .
10. News: . Big Season Ends For Milton Team . Monroe Evening Times . . . November 13, 1956 . 7 . November 23, 2020 . .