Evergreen Conference Explained

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
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

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Football champions

Tri-Normal League (1920–1937)

• 1920 – Spokane
• 1921 – Normal–Cheney
• 1922 – Unknown
• 1923 – Normal–Cheney and Normal–Bellingham
• 1924 – Normal–Bellingham
• 1925 – Normal–Cheney
• 1926 – Normal–Ellensburg
• 1927 – Normal–Ellensburg
• 1928 – Normal–Ellensburg

• 1929 – Normal–Ellensburg
• 1930 – Unknown
• 1931 – Unknown
• 1932 – Unknown
• 1933 – Normal–Ellensburg
• 1934 – Normal–Cheney
• 1935 – Normal–Cheney
• 1936 – Normal–Cheney
• 1937 – Normal–Cheney

Washington Intercollegiate Conference (1938–1947)

• 1938 – Western Washington^[3]
• 1939 – Eastern Washington & Pacific Lutheran
• 1940 – Pacific Lutheran^[4]
• 1941 – Pacific Lutheran

• 1942 – Central Washington
• 1943 – No champion
• 1944 – No champion

• 1945 – No champion
• 1946 – Central Washington^[5]
• 1947 – Eastern Washington & Pacific Lutheran

Evergreen Conference (1948–1984)

• 1948 – Eastern Washington and Puget Sound
• 1949 – Eastern Washington and Puget Sound^[6]
• 1950 – Eastern Washington
• 1951 – Pacific Lutheran, Puget Sound, and Western Washington
• 1952 – Pacific Lutheran
• 1953 – Puget Sound and Whitworth
• 1954 – Whitworth
• 1955 – Whitworth
• 1956 – Puget Sound
• 1957 – Central Washington
• 1958 – Central Washington and Western Washington
• 1959 – Whitworth
• 1960 – Whitworth

• 1961 – Central Washington
• 1962 – Whitworth
• 1963 – Central Washington
• 1964 – Pacific Lutheran
• 1965 – Eastern Washington
• 1966 – Eastern Washington
• 1967 – Eastern Washington
• 1968 – Central Washington
• 1969 – Eastern Washington and Western Washington
• 1970 – Central Washington
• 1971 – Western Washington
• 1972 – Central Washington

• 1973 – Central Washington
• 1974 – Oregon Tech
• 1975 – Western Oregon
• 1976 – Western Oregon
• 1977 – Western Oregon
• 1978 – Western Oregon
• 1979 – Western Oregon
• 1980 – Eastern Oregon, Oregon Tech, and Western Oregon
• 1981 – Oregon Tech
• 1982 – Central Washington and Oregon Tech
• 1983 – Puget Sound
• 1984 – Central Washington

See also

• List of defunct college football conferences
• Oregon Collegiate Conference
• Columbia Football League
• Columbia Football Association
• Great Northwest Athletic Conference

Notes and References

1. News: Eastern drops EvCo, team shuffle expected. July 26, 2016. Ellensburg Daily Record. 23 November 1977.
2. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/conference_champs/champions.php?conid=54 Evergreen Conference
3. News: . Bellingham Gains Title . . . . November 22, 1938 . 15 . January 14, 2022 . .
4. News: James . Dave . Lutherans Happy Over Winko Title . . . November 19, 1940 . 15 . January 13, 2022 . .
5. News: . Central In 'Pear Bowl' . . . . November 19, 1946 . 15 . January 13, 2022 . .
6. News: . Savages Again Tied For Title . . . November 21, 1949 . 17 . November 11, 2019 . .