The Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference (ICAC) was an

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composed of member schools located in the states of

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, and

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. The league was part of the

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(NJCAA). Originally called the Intermountain Junior College Conference, the league began football competition in 1925. The conference was official renamed as the Intermountain Junior Collegiate Athletic Conference in 1941.

History

In 1936, the conference had six members: In 1938, Mesa College joined the league. In 1939, the league saw its largest membership when Carbon Junior College (later College of Eastern Utah) and

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joined. In the early 1940s, the league saw disruption due to the outbreak of

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– Ricks and Albion were forced to leave prior to the 1941 season, while Weber and Westminster were forced to leave prior to the 1942 season. The entire league suspended operations from 1943 to 1945. In 1946, the league resumed operations with Albion and Weber also re-joining the league. Prior to 1948, Mesa left the league, while Westminster and Ricks rejoined, and a new member also joined –

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(later Boise College). Following this expansion, the league would see a gradual reduction in teams. 1950 would be the final season for SICE as the school closed in 1951. Westminster left the league after the 1954 season. Weber left following the 1961 season, while Southern Utah left the following year. In 1963, Mesa returned, but Eastern Utah decided to depart the league following that season. Boise left after the 1967 season, and Mesa left after the 1974 season. The league reached its final configuration in 1979 when Eastern Utah re-joined. In 1983, member schools were Eastern Utah, Dixie, Ricks, Snow, Utah Technical College at Provo (UTCP), and

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(CNCC). 1984 would be the final season of league play for the ICAC. In 1985, the

(NJCAA) realigned its regions in response to a large number of

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and

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schools leaving the organization to form the

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. NJCAA Region 18 was expanded to include schools in Utah, which resulted in all ICAC members being merged into the

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(Ricks had already been a member of the SWAC in non-football sports since 1968). For football, the league was merged with the Arizona Community College Conference to form the

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Member schools

Former members

Membership timeline

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Ricks College Ricks may refer to: People * Andre Ricks (born 1996), American basketball player * Bob Ricks (21st century), American police chief * Christopher Ricks (born 1933), British literary critic and scholar * Desmond Ricks, American football player * ...

(1936–1940) bar:2 color:WWII from:1943 till:1946 text: bar:2 color:Full from:1948 till:end text:(1948–1984) bar:3 color:Full from:1936 till:1941 text: Albion State N.S. (1936–1940) bar:3 color:WWII from:1943 till:1946 text: bar:3 color:Full from:1946 till:1951 text:(1946–1950) SICE bar:4 color:Full from:1936 till:1943 text: Branch A.C. (1936–1962) bar:4 color:WWII from:1943 till:1946 text: bar:4 color:Full from:1946 till:1953 text: bar:4 color:Full from:1953 till:1963 text: C of Southern Utah bar:5 color:Full from:1936 till:1942 text:

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(1939–1984) bar:9 color:WWII from:1943 till:1946 text: bar:9 color:Full from:1946 till:end text: bar:10 color:Full from:1948 till:1965 text: Boise J.C. (1948–1967) bar:10 color:Full from:1965 till:1967 text: Boise College ScaleMajor = gridcolor:line unit:year increment:5 start:1940 # > Legend: <#

Champions

Football champions

National champions

* won the

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in 1958.

Yearly football standings

Notes

References

{{Reflist Defunct junior college sports conferences in the United States NJCAA conferences