- Association of Mid-Continent Universities football
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Association of Mid-Continent Universities football
(AMCU)Established 1978 Dissolved 1984 Association NCAA Division Division II (1978-1980)
Division I-AA (1981-1984)Members 4 (final), 7 (total) Sports fielded 1 (football) (men's: 1; women's: 0) Region Midwest Former names Mid-Continent Athletic Association The Association of Mid-Continent Universities football was a part of the college athletic conference which operated in the midwestern United States. It participated in NCAA Division II until moving to NCAA Division I-AA in 1981.[1]
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History
The founding members of the Mid-Continent Athletic Association football were Akron, Eastern Illinois, Northern Iowa, Northern Michigan, Western Illinois, and Youngstown State. After the 1979 season Akron and Youngstown State left. After the 1980 season Northern Michigan left, then starting with the 1981 season Southwest Missouri State joined the conference. In 1982 the Association of Mid-Continent Universities started sponsoring football.
Membership
Membership time line
Year-by-year standings
1978 Mid-Continent football standings Conf Overall Team W L T W L T Youngstown State † 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0 Akron 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Eastern Illinois 3 – 2 – 0 12 – 2 – 0 Northern Michigan 1 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Western Illinois 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1 Northern Iowa 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 † – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll1979 Mid-Continent football standings Conf Overall Team W L T W L T Youngstown State † 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 2 – 0 Northern Iowa 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Akron 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Eastern Illinois 1 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Northern Michigan 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Western Illinois 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 † – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll1980 Mid-Continent football standings Conf Overall Team W L T W L T Eastern Illinois † 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Northern Michigan 3 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Northern Iowa 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Youngstown State 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 1 Western Illinois 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 † – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll1981 Mid-Continent football standings Conf Overall Team W L T W L T Eastern Illinois § 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Western Illinois § 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Northern Iowa § 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Southwest Missouri State 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 2 § – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll1982 Mid-Continent football standings Conf Overall Team W L T W L T Eastern Illinois § 2 – 0 – 1 11 – 1 – 1 Northern Iowa § 2 – 0 – 1 4 – 6 – 1 Southwest Missouri State 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Western Illinois 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 § – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll1983 Mid-Continent football standings Conf Overall Team W L T W L T Eastern Illinois † 3 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0 Southwest Missouri State 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Northern Iowa 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Western Illinois 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 † – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll1984 Mid-Continent football standings Conf Overall Team W L T W L T Eastern Illinois § 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Northern Iowa § 2 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Southwest Missouri State 1 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 Western Illinois 0 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1 § – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP PollChampions
Football was sponsored by the conference from 1978–84. Members of the conference went on to form the Missouri Valley Football Conference.
Year Champion Record 1978 Youngstown State 5–0–0 1979 Youngstown State 5–0–0 1980 Eastern Illinois 4–0–0 1981 Eastern Illinois
Northern Iowa
Western Illinois2–1–0 1982 Eastern Illinois
Northern Iowa2–0–1 1983 Eastern Illinois 3–0–0 1984 Eastern Illinois
Northern Iowa2–1–0 Conference titles by school
School Championships Championship Years Eastern Illinois 5 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 Northern Iowa 3 1981, 1982, 1984 Youngstown State 2 1978, 1979 Western Illinois 1 1981 Conference facilities
School Football Stadium Capacity Akron Rubber Bowl 31,000 Eastern Illinois Lincoln Field Missouri State SMS Stadium 16,300 Northern Iowa UNI-Dome 17,000 Northern Michigan Western Illinois Hanson Field 16,368 Youngstown State External links
Notes and references
- ^ "2009 EIU Football Media Guide". http://issuu.com/eiu_panthers/docs/2009_eiu_football_guide_web.
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