Columbia Football Association Explained

The Columbia Football Association was intercollegiate athletic football-only conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). It was composed principally of member schools from the states of Oregon and Washington. From 1988 to 1995, the conference was divided into two separate, geographic divisions, the northern Mount Rainier League (a reference to Mount Rainier in Washington) and the southern Mount Hood League (a reference to Mount Hood in Oregon).^[1] After 1995, the conference consolidated into a single division. Former members are currently scattered between NCAA Division II, and NCAA Division III, and the NAIA.

Champions

Division format (1988–1995)

Mount Rainier League

• 1988 – Central Washington
• 1989 – Central Washington
• 1990 – Central Washington
• 1991 – Central Washington
• 1992 – Pacific Lutheran
• 1993 – Pacific Lutheran
• 1994 – Pacific Lutheran
• 1995 – Western Washington

Mount Hood League

• 1988 – Oregon Tech
• 1989 – Lewis & Clark
• 1990 – Southern Oregon
• 1991 – Lewis & Clark and Linfield
• 1992 – Linfield
• 1993 – Linfield
• 1994 – Linfield
• 1995 – and

Single Division (1996–2000)

• 1996 – Western Washington
• 1997 – Central Washington and Western Oregon
• 1998 – Central Washington
• 1999 – Western Washington
• 2000 – Central Washington and Western Washington

Standings

See also

• List of defunct college football conferences
• Pacific West Conference, NCAA Division II conference that Columbia Football Association members subsequently joined
• Great Northwest Athletic Conference, NCAA Division II conference with teams in the Pacific Northwest

Notes and References

1. News: English . Reid . NAIA schools form a new league . . . September 13, 1988 . 3D . November 6, 2019 . .