The Gateway Conference was an
intercollegiate athletic conference that existed from 1962 and 1975. Its membership included schools located in on the states of
Illinois
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and
Wisconsin
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.
[Gateway Conference]
, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved October 25, 2015. The formation of the Gateway Conference was announced in December 1961 with eight member schools:
Eureka College
Eureka College is a private college in Eureka, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1855, it is related by covenant to the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). The college enrolled approximately 559 students in 2023.
Eureka College was founde ...
in
Eureka, Illinois
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Eureka is a small community centered on the intersection of what is ...
,
George Williams College
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in
Chicago
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, Lakeland College—now known as
Lakeland University
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—in
Plymouth, Wisconsin
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,
Milton College
Milton College was a private college located in Milton, Wisconsin. Founded in 1844 as the Milton Academy, it closed in 1982. Its campus is now part of the Milton Historic District.
History
The college was founded as the Milton Academy (high sc ...
in
Milton, Wisconsin
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The city was formed as a result of the 1967 merger of the villages of Milton and Milton Junction. In No ...
, Northwestern College—which later merged into
Martin Luther College
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—in
Watertown, Wisconsin
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,
Shimer College
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in
Mount Carroll, Illinois,
Trinity Christian College
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in
Palos Heights, Illinois
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, and the University of Illinois—Navy Pier—now known as the
University of Illinois at Chicago
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.
Football champions
*1962 – and
*1963 –
*1964 –
*1965 –
*1966 –
*1967 –
*1968 –
*1969 –
*1970 –
*1971 –
*1972 – and
*1973 –
*1974 – and
Basketball champions
*1974–75 – and
Yearly football standings
See also
*
List of defunct college football conferences
This is a list of defunct college football conferences in the United States and a defunct university football conference in Canada. Not all of the conferences listed here are truly defunct. Some simply stopped sponsoring football and continue under ...
References
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