Midwest Athletic Association

The Midwest Athletic Association was an intercollegiate athletic conference of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) that existed from 1926 to 1966. It was later known as the Midwest Conference from 1962 to 1963 and as the Midwestern Conference from 1964 to 1966. The conference's membership was widespread, with members located in Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, and West Virginia.[1]

Members

• The following is an incomplete list of the membership of the Midwest Athletic Association.

Institution	Location	Founded	Nickname	Joined	Left	Current Conference
Grambling College	Grambling, Louisiana	1901	Tigers	1952	1957	SWAC
Kentucky State College (Kentucky State College for Negroes, 1945−1952)	Frankfort, Kentucky	1886	Thorobreds	1945	1966	SIAC
Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial University	Nashville, Tennessee	1912	Tigers	1945	1966	Ohio Valley

Football champions

Midwest Athletic Association

1926 – Wilberforce 1927 – Bluefield 1928 – Bluefield 1929 – Wilberforce 1930 – Wilberforce 1931 – Wilberforce 1932 – Kentucky State 1933 – Wilberforce 1934 – Kentucky State 1935 – Wilberforce 1936 – West Virginia State 1937 – Kentucky State

1938 – Kentucky State 1939 – Wilberforce 1940 – Wilberforce 1941 – Kentucky State 1942 – Kentucky State 1943 – No champion 1944 – No champion 1945 – Tennessee A&I 1946 – Tennessee A&I 1947 – Tennessee A&I 1948 – Wilberforce State 1949 – Tennessee A&I

1950 – Wilberforce State 1951 – Wilberforce State 1952 – Lincoln (MO) and Texas Southern 1953 – Lincoln (MO) 1954 – Tennessee A&I 1955 – Grambling 1956 – Tennessee A&I 1957 – Jackson State and Tennessee A&I 1958 – Lincoln (MO) 1959 – Tennessee A&I 1960 – Tennessee A&I 1961 – Tennessee A&I

Midwest Conference

• 1962 – Lincoln (MO)
• 1963 – Tennessee A&I

Midwestern Conference

• 1964 – Tennessee A&I
• 1965 – Tennessee A&I
• 1966 – Tennessee A&I

See also

• List of defunct college football conferences
• Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC)
• Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC)

References

1. Eastern Intercollegiate Conference, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved October 30, 2015.