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|name = Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference |
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| name = Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference |
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|short_name = KCAC |
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| color = #003F5F |
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|established = 1890 |
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|logo = Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference logo.svg |
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| logo = Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference logo.svg |
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|logo_size = 250 |
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|association = [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]] |
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| founded = 1890 |
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| association = [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]] |
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| teams = 14 |
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|members = 13 (14 in 2023) |
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|sports = 21 |
| sports = 21 |
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|mens = 10 |
| mens = 10 |
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|womens = 11 |
| womens = 11 |
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| formerly = Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Association<br>Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference<br>Kansas College Athletic Conference |
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| headquarters = [[Wichita, Kansas]] |
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| commissioner = Scott Crawford |
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|hq_state = Kansas |
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| since = 2007 |
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|commissioner = Scott Crawford |
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| website = {{url|www.kcacsports.com}} |
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|since = 2007 |
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| map = KCAC-USA-states.PNG |
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|website = {{url|www.kcacsports.com}} |
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The '''Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference''' ('''KCAC''') is |
The '''Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference''' ('''KCAC''') is a [[List of college athletic conferences in the United States|college athletic conference]] affiliated with the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics]] (NAIA). The KCAC is the oldest conference in the NAIA and the second-oldest in the United States, tracing its history to 1890. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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===1905 night game=== |
===1905 night game=== |
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:''See [[1905 Cooper vs. Fairmount football game]]'' |
:''See [[1905 Cooper vs. Fairmount football game]]'' |
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In the 1905 season, the [[Coleman Company]] set up temporary gas-powered lighting for a [[night game]] against Cooper College (now called the [[Sterling Warriors]]). It was the first night football game played west of the [[Mississippi River]].<ref name=Coleman>{{cite web|url=http://www.coleman.com/FirstLight/|title=First Light (1900 – 1929)|publisher=[[Coleman Company]] |access-date=November 24, 2012}}</ref> Fairmount (now [[Wichita State University]]) won the game 24–0.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=119&year=1905|publisher=[[College Football Data Warehouse]]|access-date=April 4, 2011|first=David|last=DeLassus|title=Wichita State Yearly Results (1905)}}</ref> |
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In the 1905 season, the [[Coleman Company]] set up temporary gas-powered lighting for a [[night game]] against Cooper College (now called the [[Sterling Warriors]]). It was the first night football game played west of the [[Mississippi River]].<ref name=Coleman>{{cite web|url=http://www.coleman.com/FirstLight/|title=First Light (1900–1929)|publisher=[[Coleman Company]] |access-date=November 24, 2012}}</ref> Fairmount (now [[Wichita State University]]) won the game 24–0.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=119&year=1905|publisher=[[College Football Data Warehouse]]|access-date=April 4, 2011|first=David|last=DeLassus|title=Wichita State Yearly Results (1905)}}</ref> |
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===1905 "experimental" game=== |
===1905 "experimental" game=== |
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:''See [[1905 Washburn vs. Fairmount football game]]'' |
:''See [[1905 Washburn vs. Fairmount football game]]'' |
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On December 25, 1905, Fairmount played a game against the [[Washburn Ichabods]] using a set of experimental rules. The game was officiated by then Washburn head coach [[John H. Outland]]. |
On December 25, 1905, Fairmount played a game against the [[Washburn Ichabods]] using a set of experimental rules. The game was officiated by then Washburn head coach [[John H. Outland]]. |
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The experiment was considered a failure. Outland commented, "It seems to me that the distance required in three downs would almost eliminate touchdowns, except through fakes or flukes."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1905/12/26/101375075.pdf|work=[[New York Times]]|title=Ten Yard Rule a Failure|date=December 26, 1905}}</ref> The ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' reported that there was much kicking and that the game was considered much safer than regular play, but that the new rule was not "conducive to the sport."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/349469012.html?dids=349469012:349469012&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Dec+26%2C+1905&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=NEW+FOOTBALL+RULES+TESTED.&pqatl=google|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|title=New Football Rules Tested|date=December 26, 1905}}</ref> |
The experiment was considered a failure. Outland commented, "It seems to me that the distance required in three downs would almost eliminate touchdowns, except through fakes or flukes."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1905/12/26/101375075.pdf|work=[[New York Times]]|title=Ten Yard Rule a Failure|date=December 26, 1905}}</ref> The ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' reported that there was much kicking and that the game was considered much safer than regular play, but that the new rule was not "conducive to the sport."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/349469012.html?dids=349469012:349469012&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Dec+26%2C+1905&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=NEW+FOOTBALL+RULES+TESTED.&pqatl=google|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|title=New Football Rules Tested|date=December 26, 1905}}</ref> |
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In his history of the sport of football, [[David M. Nelson]] concluded that "the first [[forward pass]]es were thrown at the end of the 1905 season in a game between Fairmount and Washburn colleges in Kansas."<ref name= nelson>{{cite book|title=The Anatomy of a Game: Football, the Rules, and the Men Who Made the Game|first=David M.|last=Nelson|publisher=University of Delaware Press|year=1994|isbn=0-87413-455-2|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/anatomyofgamef00nels}}, [https://books.google.com/books? |
In his history of the sport of football, [[David M. Nelson]] concluded that "the first [[forward pass]]es were thrown at the end of the 1905 season in a game between Fairmount and Washburn colleges in Kansas."<ref name= nelson>{{cite book|title=The Anatomy of a Game: Football, the Rules, and the Men Who Made the Game|first=David M.|last=Nelson|publisher=University of Delaware Press|year=1994|isbn=0-87413-455-2|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/anatomyofgamef00nels}}, [https://books.google.com/books?id=OmwfnipKuogC&pg=PA156 p. 128]</ref> According to Nelson, Washburn completed three passes, and Fairmount completed two. |
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===Chronological timeline=== |
===Chronological timeline=== |
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* 1902 - The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) was founded as the Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC). Charter members included [[Baker University]], [[Bethany College (Kansas)|Bethany College]], [[Bethel College (Kansas)|Bethel College]], the [[College of Emporia]] (CoE), [[Sterling College (Kansas)|Cooper Memorial College]] (now Sterling College), [[Wichita State University|Fairmount College]] (now Wichita State University), [[Friends University]], [[Kansas Wesleyan University]], [[Emporia State University|Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia]] (now Emporia State University), [[Fort Hays State University|Kansas State Teachers College of Hays]] (now Fort Hays State University), [[Pittsburg State University|Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg]] (now Pittsburg State University), [[Kansas State University|Kansas State Agricultural College]] (now Kansas State University) , [[McPherson College]], [[Ottawa University]], [[Benedictine College|St. Benedict's College]] (now Benedictine College), [[Saint Mary's Academy and College|St. Mary's College]] (now Saint Mary's Academy and College), [[Southwestern College (Kansas)|Southwest Kansas Conference College]] (now Southwestern College), [[Washburn University|Washburn College]] (now Washburn University) as full members, and [[St. John's College (Kansas)|St. John's College]] and [[Kansas City University (1896–1933)|Kansas City University]] as allied members, effective beginning the 1902-03 academic year. |
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* 1913 - Kansas State left the KIAC to join the [[Missouri Valley Conference|Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association]] (MVIAA), effective after the 1912-13 academic year. |
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* 1923 - Nine institutions left the KIAC to join their respective new home primary conferences: The College of Emporia, Emporia State, Fort Hays State, Pittsburg State, Southwestern (Ks.), Washburn and Wichita State to form the [[Central Intercollegiate Conference|Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]] (CIC), and Kansas City U. and St. John's (Ks.) as Independents, effective after the 1922-23 academic year. |
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* 1928 - Bethel (Ks.), Friends, Sterling and St. Benedict's (Ks.) left the KIAC to become Independents, effective on December 1928 (during the 1928-29 academic year). |
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* 1928 - The KIAC has been rebranded as the Kansas College Athletic Conference (KCAC), effective on December 1928 (during the 1928-29 academic year). |
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* 1931 - St. Mary's (Ks.) left the KCAC as the school closed, effective after the 1930-31 academic year. |
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* 1933 - The College of Emporia re-joined back to the KCAC, effective in the 1933-34 academic year. |
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* 1939 - Bethel (Ks.) re-joined back to the KCAC, effective in the 1939-40 academic year. |
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* 1953 - Friends re-joined back to the KCAC, effective in the 1953-54 academic year. |
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* 1958 - Southwestern (Ks.) and Sterling re-joined back to the KCAC, effective in the 1958-59 academic year. |
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* 1968 - [[St. Mary of the Plains College]] and [[Tabor College (Kansas)|Tabor College]] joined the KCAC, effective in the 1968-69 academic year. |
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* 1970 - The KCAC has been rebranded as the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC), effective in the 1970-71 academic year. |
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* 1971 - Baker, the College of Emporia and Ottawa left the KCAC to form part of the [[Heart of America Athletic Conference]] (HAAC), effective after the 1970-71 academic year. |
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* 1982 - Ottawa re-joined back to the KCAC, effective in the 1982-83 academic year. |
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* 1992 - St. Mary's of the Plains left the KCAC as the school closed, effective after the 1991-92 academic year. |
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* 1999 - The [[University of Saint Mary|Saint Mary College of Leavenworth]] (now the University of Saint Mary) joined the KCAC, effective in the 1999-2000 academic year. |
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* 2015 - [[Oklahoma Wesleyan University]] joined the KCAC, effective in the 2015-16 academic year. |
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* 2015 - Six institutions joined the KCAC as associate members: [[St. Gregory's University]] for men's lacrosse, [[Midland University]] and [[Johnson & Wales University|Johnson & Wales University–Colorado]] for women's lacrosse, and [[Clarke University]] and [[Missouri Valley College]] for men's and women's lacrosse (with Benedictine re-joining back for both sports), all effective in the 2016 spring season (2015-16 academic year). |
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* 2016 - St. Gregory's left the KCAC as an associate member for men's lacrosse after the school suspended it, effective during the 2016 spring season (2015-16 academic year). |
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* 2016 - [[York College (Nebraska)|York College]] joined the KCAC, effective in the 2015-16 academic year. |
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* 2016 - [[St. Ambrose University]] joined the KCAC as an associate member for men's lacrosse, effective in the 2017 spring season (2016-17 academic year). |
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* 2017 - Five institutions joined the KCAC as associate members: [[Columbia College (Missouri)|Columbia College of Missouri]] for men's lacrosse, St. Ambrose adding women's lacrosse to its KCAC associate membership, and [[Hastings College]], the [[University of Jamestown]] and [[Missouri Baptist University]] for women's wrestling, all effective in the 2017-18 academic year. |
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* 2018 - Johnson & Wales–Colorado left the KCAC as an associate member for women's lacrosse, effective after the 2018 spring season (2017-18 academic year). |
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* 2018 - [[Avila University]] joined the KCAC, effective in the 2015-16 academic year. |
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* 2019 - Six institutions joined the KCAC as associate members: [[Culver–Stockton College]] for women's lacrosse, [[Lincoln College (Illinois)|Lincoln College]], [[Morningside University|Morningside College]] (now Morningside University) and [[William Penn University]] for men's and women's swimming (with Missouri Baptist adding these sports), and Midland adding men's lacrosse and men's & women's swimming to its KCAC associate membership, all effective in the 2019-20 academic year. |
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* 1902 – The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) was founded as the Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC). Charter members included [[Baker University]], [[Bethany College (Kansas)|Bethany College]], [[Bethel College (Kansas)|Bethel College]], the [[College of Emporia]] (CoE), [[Sterling College (Kansas)|Cooper Memorial College]] (now Sterling College), [[Wichita State University|Fairmount College]] (now Wichita State University), [[Friends University]], [[Kansas Wesleyan University]], [[Emporia State University|Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia]] (now Emporia State University), [[Fort Hays State University|Kansas State Teachers College of Hays]] (now Fort Hays State University), [[Pittsburg State University|Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg]] (now Pittsburg State University), [[Kansas State University|Kansas State Agricultural College]] (now Kansas State University), [[McPherson College]], [[Ottawa University]], [[Benedictine College|St. Benedict's College]] (now Benedictine College), [[Saint Mary's Academy and College|St. Mary's College]] (now Saint Mary's Academy and College), [[Southwestern College (Kansas)|Southwest Kansas Conference College]] (now Southwestern College), [[Washburn University|Washburn College]] (now Washburn University) as full members, and [[St. John's College (Kansas)|St. John's College]] and [[Kansas City University (1896–1933)|Kansas City University]] as allied members, effective beginning the 1902–03 academic year. |
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* 2020 - Missouri Baptist left the KCAC as an associate member for women's wrestling, effective after the 2019-20 academic year. |
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* 1913 – Kansas State left the KIAC to join the [[Missouri Valley Conference|Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association]] (MVIAA), effective after the 1912–13 academic year. |
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* 2020 - Four institutions joined the KCAC as associate members: [[Bethel University (Indiana)|Bethel University of Indiana]] for men's and women's swimming (with Morningside adding these sports), [[Cottey College]] for women's flag football, and Midland adding women's wrestling and women's flag football to its KCAC associate membership, all effective in the 2020-21 academic year. |
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* 1923 – Nine institutions left the KIAC to join their respective new home primary conferences: The College of Emporia, Emporia State, Fort Hays State, Pittsburg State, Southwestern (Ks.), Washburn and Wichita State to form the [[Central Intercollegiate Conference|Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]] (CIC), and Kansas City U. and St. John's (Ks.) as Independents, effective after the 1922–23 academic year. |
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* 2021 - Lincoln (Ill.) left the KCAC as an associate member for men's and women's swimming, effective after the 2020-21 academic year. |
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* 1928 – Bethel (Ks.), Friends, Sterling and St. Benedict's (Ks.) left the KIAC to become Independents, effective in December 1928 (during the 1928–29 academic year). |
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* 1928 – The KIAC was rebranded as the Kansas College Athletic Conference (KCAC), effective in December 1928 (during the 1928–29 academic year). |
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* 1931 – St. Mary's (Ks.) left the KCAC as the school closed, effective after the 1930–31 academic year. |
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* 1933 – The College of Emporia rejoined the KCAC, effective in the 1933–34 academic year. |
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* 1939 – Bethel (Ks.) rejoined the KCAC, effective in the 1939–40 academic year. |
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* 1953 – Friends rejoined the KCAC, effective in the 1953–54 academic year. |
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* 1958 – Southwestern (Ks.) and Sterling rejoined the KCAC, effective in the 1958–59 academic year. |
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* 1968 – [[St. Mary of the Plains College]] and [[Tabor College (Kansas)|Tabor College]] joined the KCAC, effective in the 1968–69 academic year. |
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* 1970 – The KCAC has been rebranded as the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC), effective in the 1970–71 academic year. |
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* 1971 – Baker, the College of Emporia and Ottawa left the KCAC to form part of the [[Heart of America Athletic Conference]] (HAAC), effective after the 1970–71 academic year. |
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* 1982 – Ottawa rejoined the KCAC, effective in the 1982–83 academic year. |
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* 1992 – St. Mary's of the Plains left the KCAC as the school closed, effective after the 1991–92 academic year. |
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* 1999 – The [[University of Saint Mary|Saint Mary College of Leavenworth]] (now the University of Saint Mary) joined the KCAC, effective in the 1999–2000 academic year. |
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* 2015 – [[Oklahoma Wesleyan University]] joined the KCAC, effective in the 2015–16 academic year. |
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* 2015 – Six institutions joined the KCAC as associate members: [[St. Gregory's University]] for men's lacrosse, [[Midland University]] and [[Johnson & Wales University|Johnson & Wales University–Colorado]] for women's lacrosse, and [[Clarke University]] and [[Missouri Valley College]] for men's and women's lacrosse (with Benedictine re-joining back for both sports), all effective in the 2016 spring season (2015–16 academic year). |
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* 2016 – St. Gregory's left the KCAC as an associate member for men's lacrosse after the school suspended it, effective during the 2016 spring season (2015–16 academic year). |
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* 2016 – [[York College (Nebraska)|York College]] joined the KCAC, effective in the 2015–16 academic year. |
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* 2016 – [[St. Ambrose University]] joined the KCAC as an associate member for men's lacrosse, effective in the 2017 spring season (2016–17 academic year). |
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* 2017 – Five institutions joined the KCAC as associate members: [[Columbia College (Missouri)|Columbia College of Missouri]] for men's lacrosse, St. Ambrose adding women's lacrosse to its KCAC associate membership, and [[Hastings College]], the [[University of Jamestown]] and [[Missouri Baptist University]] for women's [[college wrestling|wrestling]], all effective in the 2017–18 academic year. |
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* 2018 – Johnson & Wales–Colorado left the KCAC as an associate member for women's lacrosse, effective after the 2018 spring season (2017–18 academic year). |
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* 2018 – [[Avila University]] joined the KCAC, effective in the 2015–16 academic year. |
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* 2019 – Six institutions joined the KCAC as associate members: [[Culver–Stockton College]] for women's lacrosse, [[Lincoln College (Illinois)|Lincoln College]], [[Morningside University|Morningside College]] (now Morningside University) and [[William Penn University]] for men's and women's swimming (with Missouri Baptist adding these sports), and Midland adding men's lacrosse and men's & women's swimming to its KCAC associate membership, all effective in the 2019–20 academic year. |
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* 2020 – Missouri Baptist left the KCAC as an associate member for women's wrestling, effective after the 2019–20 academic year. |
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* 2020 – Four institutions joined the KCAC as associate members: [[Bethel University (Indiana)|Bethel Indiana University]] for men's and women's swimming (with Morningside adding these sports), [[Cottey College]] for women's flag football, and Midland adding women's wrestling and women's flag football to its KCAC associate membership, all effective in the 2020–21 academic year. |
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* 2021 – Lincoln (Ill.) left the KCAC as an associate member for men's and women's swimming, effective after the 2020–21 academic year. |
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* 2022 – The [[College of Saint Mary]] (Neb.) joined the KCAC as an associate member in women's swimming & diving effective in the 2022–23 academic year. |
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* 2023 – [[Evangel University]] joined the KCAC, effective beginning the 2023–24 academic year. |
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==Member schools== |
==Member schools== |
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===Current members=== |
===Current members=== |
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The KCAC currently has |
The KCAC currently has fourteen full members, all are [[Private university|private]] schools: |
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! Joined{{efn|group=full|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}} |
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| '''[[Avila University]]''' |
| '''[[Avila University]]''' |
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| 500 |
| 500 |
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| [[Bethel Threshers|Threshers]] |
| [[Bethel Threshers|Threshers]] |
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| 1902;<br>1939{{efn|group=full|Bethel (Ks.) left the KCAC in December 1928 (during the 1928–29 school year) |
| 1902;<br>1939{{efn|group=full|Bethel (Ks.) left the KCAC in December 1928 (during the 1928–29 school year) before rejoining effective the 1939–40 school year.}} |
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| '''[[Evangel University]]''' |
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| [[Springfield, Missouri]] |
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| 1955 |
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| [[Assemblies of God USA|Assemblies of God]] |
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| 1,511 |
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| [[Evangel Valor|Valor]] |
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| 2023 |
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| '''[[Friends University]]''' |
| '''[[Friends University]]''' |
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| 3,000 |
| 3,000 |
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| [[Friends Falcons|Falcons]] |
| [[Friends Falcons|Falcons]] |
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| 1902;<br>1953{{efn|group=full|Friends left the KCAC in December 1928 (during the 1928–29 school year) |
| 1902;<br>1953{{efn|group=full|Friends left the KCAC in December 1928 (during the 1928–29 school year) before rejoining effective the 1953–54 school year.}} |
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| '''[[Kansas Wesleyan University]]''' |
| '''[[Kansas Wesleyan University]]''' |
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| [[McPherson, Kansas]] |
| [[McPherson, Kansas]] |
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| 1887 |
| 1887 |
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| [[Church of the Brethren| |
| [[Church of the Brethren|Brethren]] |
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| 844 |
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| [[McPherson Bulldogs|Bulldogs]] |
| [[McPherson Bulldogs|Bulldogs]] |
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| 1902 |
| 1902 |
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| 726 |
| 726 |
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| [[Ottawa Braves|Braves]] |
| [[Ottawa Braves|Braves]] |
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| 1902;<br>1982{{efn|group=full|Ottawa left the KCAC after the 1970–71 school year |
| 1902;<br>1982{{efn|group=full|Ottawa left the KCAC after the 1970–71 school year before rejoining effective the 1982–83 school year.}} |
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| {{sort|Saint Mary|'''[[University of Saint Mary]]'''}} |
| {{sort|Saint Mary|'''[[University of Saint Mary]]'''}} |
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| 1859 |
| 1859 |
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| Catholic<br>{{small|([[Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth|S.C.L.]])}} |
| Catholic<br>{{small|([[Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth|S.C.L.]])}} |
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| 1,280 |
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| [[Saint Mary Spires|Spires]] |
| [[Saint Mary Spires|Spires]] |
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| 1999 |
| 1999 |
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| 1,650 |
| 1,650 |
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| [[Southwestern Moundbuilders|Moundbuilders]] |
| [[Southwestern Moundbuilders|Moundbuilders]] |
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| 1902;<br>1958{{efn|group=full|Southwestern (Ks.) left the KCAC after the 1922–23 school year |
| 1902;<br>1958{{efn|group=full|Southwestern (Ks.) left the KCAC after the 1922–23 school year before rejoining effective the 1958–59 school year.}} |
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|- |
|- |
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| '''[[Sterling College (Kansas)|Sterling College]]''' |
| '''[[Sterling College (Kansas)|Sterling College]]''' |
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| 750 |
| 750 |
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| [[Sterling Warriors|Warriors]] |
| [[Sterling Warriors|Warriors]] |
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| 1902;<br>1958{{efn|group=full|Sterling left the KCAC in December 1928 (during the 1928–29 school year) |
| 1902;<br>1958{{efn|group=full|Sterling left the KCAC in December 1928 (during the 1928–29 school year) before rejoining effective the 1958–59 school year.}} |
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|- |
|- |
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| '''[[Tabor College (Kansas)|Tabor College]]''' |
| '''[[Tabor College (Kansas)|Tabor College]]''' |
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| 1968 |
| 1968 |
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|- |
|- |
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| '''[[York |
| '''[[York University (Nebraska)|York University]]''' |
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| [[York, Nebraska]] |
| [[York, Nebraska]] |
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| 1890 |
| 1890 |
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{{notelist|group=full}} |
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===Future member=== |
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The KCAC will have one future member, which will also be a [[Private university|private]] school: |
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |
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! Institution |
|||
! Location |
|||
! Founded |
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! Affiliation |
|||
! Enrollment |
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! Nickname |
|||
! Joining |
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! Current<br>conference |
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|- |
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| '''[[Evangel University]]'''<ref>{{cite news |title=KCAC to Add Evangel University as 14th Member Institution in 2023 |url=https://www.kcacsports.com/article/7695 |access-date=February 26, 2022 |publisher=Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference |date=February 10, 2022}}</ref> |
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| [[Springfield, Missouri]] |
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| 1955 |
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| [[Assemblies of God USA|Assemblies of God]] |
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| 1,511 |
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| [[Evangel Valor|Valor]] |
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| 2023–24 |
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| [[Heart of America Athletic Conference|Heart of America (HAAC)]] |
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|} |
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===Associate members=== |
===Associate members=== |
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The KCAC currently has |
The KCAC currently has 15 associate members, all are [[Private university|private]] schools: |
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |
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! Enrollment |
! Enrollment |
||
! Nickname |
! Nickname |
||
! Joined{{efn|group=assoc|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}} |
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! Joined |
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! KCAC<br>sport |
! KCAC<br>sport |
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! Primary<br>conference |
! Primary<br>conference |
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| 2,189 |
| 2,189 |
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| [[Benedictine Ravens|Ravens]] |
| [[Benedictine Ravens|Ravens]] |
||
| |
| 2015{{sup|m.lax.}}<br>2015{{sup|w.lax.}} |
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| men's lacrosse<br>women's lacrosse |
| men's lacrosse<br>women's lacrosse |
||
| [[Heart of America Athletic Conference|Heart of America (HAAC)]] |
| [[Heart of America Athletic Conference|Heart of America (HAAC)]] |
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| 1,964 |
| 1,964 |
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| [[Bethel Pilots|Pilots]] |
| [[Bethel Pilots|Pilots]] |
||
| |
| 2020{{sup|m.sw.}}<br>2020{{sup|w.sw.}} |
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| men's swimming<br>women's swimming |
| men's swimming<br>women's swimming |
||
| [[Crossroads League|Crossroads]] |
| [[Crossroads League|Crossroads]] |
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| 1,075 |
| 1,075 |
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| [[Clarke Pride|Pride]] |
| [[Clarke Pride|Pride]] |
||
| |
| 2015{{sup|m.lax.}}<br>2015{{sup|w.lax.}} |
||
| men's lacrosse<br>women's lacrosse |
| men's lacrosse<br>women's lacrosse |
||
| [[Heart of America Athletic Conference|Heart of America (HAAC)]] |
| [[Heart of America Athletic Conference|Heart of America (HAAC)]] |
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| 4,000 |
| 4,000 |
||
| [[Columbia Cougars|Cougars]] |
| [[Columbia Cougars|Cougars]] |
||
| |
| 2017{{sup|m.lax.}}<br>2021{{sup|w.lax.}} |
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| men's lacrosse<br>eSports |
| men's lacrosse<br>eSports |
||
| [[American Midwest Conference|American Midwest]] |
| [[American Midwest Conference|American Midwest]] |
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| 300 |
| 300 |
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| [[Cottey Comets|Comets]] |
| [[Cottey Comets|Comets]] |
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| 2020 |
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| 2020–21 |
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| women's flag football |
| women's flag football |
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| [[American Midwest Conference|American Midwest]] |
| [[American Midwest Conference|American Midwest]] |
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| 1,066 |
| 1,066 |
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| [[Culver–Stockton Wildcats|Wildcats]] |
| [[Culver–Stockton Wildcats|Wildcats]] |
||
| 2019 |
|||
| 2019–20 |
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| women's lacrosse |
| women's lacrosse |
||
| [[Heart of America Athletic Conference|Heart of America (HAAC)]] |
| [[Heart of America Athletic Conference|Heart of America (HAAC)]] |
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| 1,150 |
| 1,150 |
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| [[Hastings Broncos|Broncos]] |
| [[Hastings Broncos|Broncos]] |
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| 2017 |
|||
| 2017–18 |
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| women's wrestling |
| women's wrestling |
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| [[Great Plains Athletic Conference|Great Plains (GPAC)]] |
| [[Great Plains Athletic Conference|Great Plains (GPAC)]] |
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| 1,000 |
| 1,000 |
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| [[Jamestown Jimmies|Jimmies]] |
| [[Jamestown Jimmies|Jimmies]] |
||
| |
| 2017{{sup|w.wr.}}<br>2021{{sup|w.sw.}} |
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| women's wrestling<br>women's swimming |
| women's wrestling<br>women's swimming |
||
| [[Great Plains Athletic Conference|Great Plains (GPAC)]] |
| [[Great Plains Athletic Conference|Great Plains (GPAC)]] |
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| 1,394 |
| 1,394 |
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| [[Midland Warriors|Warriors]] |
| [[Midland Warriors|Warriors]] |
||
| |
| 2019{{sup|m.lax.}}<br>2015{{sup|w.lax.}}<br>2020{{sup|w.wr.}}<br>2019{{sup|m.sw.}}<br>2019{{sup|w.sw.}}<br>2020{{sup|w.f.fb.}} |
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| men's lacrosse<br>women's lacrosse<br>women's wrestling<br>men's swimming<br>women's swimming<br>women's flag football |
| men's lacrosse<br>women's lacrosse<br>women's wrestling<br>men's swimming<br>women's swimming<br>women's flag football |
||
| [[Great Plains Athletic Conference|Great Plains (GPAC)]] |
| [[Great Plains Athletic Conference|Great Plains (GPAC)]] |
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| 5,309 |
| 5,309 |
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| [[Missouri Baptist Spartans|Spartans]] |
| [[Missouri Baptist Spartans|Spartans]] |
||
| |
| 2019{{sup|m.lax.}}<br>2019{{sup|w.lax.}} |
||
| men's lacrosse<br>women's lacrosse |
| men's lacrosse<br>women's lacrosse |
||
| [[American Midwest Conference|American Midwest]] |
| [[American Midwest Conference|American Midwest]] |
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| 1,728 |
| 1,728 |
||
| [[Missouri Valley Vikings|Vikings]] |
| [[Missouri Valley Vikings|Vikings]] |
||
| |
| 2015{{sup|m.lax.}}<br>2015{{sup|w.lax.}} |
||
| men's lacrosse<br>women's lacrosse |
| men's lacrosse<br>women's lacrosse |
||
| [[Heart of America Athletic Conference|Heart of America (HAAC)]] |
| [[Heart of America Athletic Conference|Heart of America (HAAC)]] |
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| 2,824 |
| 2,824 |
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| [[Morningside Mustangs|Mustangs]] |
| [[Morningside Mustangs|Mustangs]] |
||
| |
| 2019{{sup|m.lax.}}<br>2019{{sup|w.lax.}}<br>2020{{sup|m.sw.}}<br>2020{{sup|w.sw.}} |
||
| men's lacrosse<br>women's lacrosse<br>men's swimming<br>women's swimming |
| men's lacrosse<br>women's lacrosse<br>men's swimming<br>women's swimming |
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| [[Great Plains Athletic Conference|Great Plains (GPAC)]] |
| [[Great Plains Athletic Conference|Great Plains (GPAC)]] |
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| [[Davenport, Iowa]] |
| [[Davenport, Iowa]] |
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| 1882 |
| 1882 |
||
| Catholic<br>{{small|([[Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport|Diocese of |
| Catholic<br>{{small|([[Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport|Diocese of<br>Davenport]])}} |
||
| 3,607 |
| 3,607 |
||
| [[St. Ambrose Fighting Bees|Fighting Bees]] |
| [[St. Ambrose Fighting Bees|Fighting Bees]] |
||
| |
| 2016{{sup|m.lax.}}<br>2017{{sup|w.lax.}} |
||
| men's lacrosse<br>women's lacrosse |
| men's lacrosse<br>women's lacrosse |
||
| [[Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference|Chicagoland (CCAC)]] |
| [[Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference|Chicagoland (CCAC)]] |
||
|- |
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| {{sort|Saint Mary College|'''[[College of Saint Mary]]'''}} |
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| [[Omaha, Nebraska]] |
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| 1923 |
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| Catholic<br>{{small|([[Sisters of Mercy|R.S.M.]])}} |
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| 1,070 |
|||
| [[Saint Mary Flames|Flames]] |
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| 2022 |
|||
| women's swimming & diving |
|||
| [[Great Plains Athletic Conference|Great Plains (GPAC)]] |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
| '''[[William Penn University]]''' |
| '''[[William Penn University]]''' |
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| 1,550 |
| 1,550 |
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| [[William Penn Statesmen|Statesmen]] |
| [[William Penn Statesmen|Statesmen]] |
||
| |
| 2019{{sup|m.lax.}}<br>2019{{sup|w.lax.}} |
||
| men's lacrosse<br>women's lacrosse |
| men's lacrosse<br>women's lacrosse |
||
| [[Heart of America Athletic Conference|Heart of America (HAAC)]] |
| [[Heart of America Athletic Conference|Heart of America (HAAC)]] |
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! Enrollment |
! Enrollment |
||
! Nickname |
! Nickname |
||
! Joined{{efn|group=former|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}} |
|||
! Joined |
|||
! Left{{efn|group=former|Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.}} |
|||
! Left |
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! Subsequent<br>conference(s) |
! Subsequent<br>conference(s) |
||
! Current<br>conference |
! Current<br>conference |
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| 989 |
| 989 |
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| [[Baker Wildcats|Wildcats]] |
| [[Baker Wildcats|Wildcats]] |
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| 1902 |
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| 1902–03 |
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| 1971 |
|||
| 1970–71 |
|||
| colspan="2" | [[Heart of America Athletic Conference|Heart of America (HAAC)]]<br>( |
| colspan="2" | [[Heart of America Athletic Conference|Heart of America (HAAC)]]<br>(1971–present) |
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|- |
|- |
||
| {{sort|Emporia|'''[[College of Emporia]]'''}} |
| {{sort|Emporia|'''[[College of Emporia]]'''}} |
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| N/A |
| N/A |
||
| [[College of Emporia Fighting Presbies|Fighting Presbies]] |
| [[College of Emporia Fighting Presbies|Fighting Presbies]] |
||
| |
| 1902;<br>1933 |
||
| |
| 1923;<br>1971{{efn|group=former|The College of Emporia previously withdrew from the KCAC from 1923–24 to 1932–33.}} |
||
| various{{efn|group=former|The College of Emporia had |
| various{{efn|group=former|The College of Emporia had various subsequent conference affiliations: the [[Central Intercollegiate Conference]] (CIC) from 1923–24 to 1932–33 and the [[Heart of America Athletic Conference]] (HAAC) from 1971–72 to 1973–74.}} |
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| Closed in 1974 |
| Closed in 1974 |
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|- |
|- |
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| 15,778 |
| 15,778 |
||
| [[Wichita State Shockers|Shockers]] |
| [[Wichita State Shockers|Shockers]] |
||
| 1902 |
|||
| 1902–03 |
|||
| 1923 |
|||
| 1922–23 |
|||
| various{{efn|group=former|Wichita State had |
| various{{efn|group=former|Wichita State had various subsequent conference affiliations: the [[Central Intercollegiate Conference]] (CIC) from 1923–24 to 1939–40, as an [[NAIA independent schools|NAIA Independent]] from 1940–41 to 1944–45, and the [[Missouri Valley Conference]] (MVC){{efn|group=former|name=D1|Currently an [[NCAA Division I]] athletic conference.}} from 1945–46 to 2016–17.}} |
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| [[American Athletic Conference|The American]] |
| [[American Athletic Conference|The American]]{{efn|group=former|name=D1}}<br>(2017–present) |
||
|- |
|- |
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| '''[[Kansas City University (1896–1933)|Kansas City University]]''' |
| '''[[Kansas City University (1896–1933)|Kansas City University]]''' |
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| N/A |
| N/A |
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| [[Kansas City Cowboys (college football)|Cowboys]] |
| [[Kansas City Cowboys (college football)|Cowboys]] |
||
| 1902 |
|||
| 1902–03 |
|||
| 1923 |
|||
| 1922–23 |
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| Independent<br>( |
| Independent<br>(1923–33) |
||
| Closed in 1933 |
| Closed in 1933 |
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|- |
|- |
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| 5,887 |
| 5,887 |
||
| [[Emporia State Hornets|Hornets]] &<br>[[Emporia State Hornets|Lady Hornets]] |
| [[Emporia State Hornets|Hornets]] &<br>[[Emporia State Hornets|Lady Hornets]] |
||
| 1902 |
|||
| 1902–03 |
|||
| 1923 |
|||
| 1922–23 |
|||
| various{{efn|group=former|Emporia State had |
| various{{efn|group=former|Emporia State had various subsequent conference affiliations: the [[Central Intercollegiate Conference]] (CIC) from 1923–24 to 1967–68, the [[Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference]] (RMAC) from 1968–69 to 1971–72, the [[Great Plains Athletic Conference (1972–1976)|Great Plains Athletic Conference]] (GPAC) from 1972–73 to 1975–76, the [[Central States Intercollegiate Conference]] (CSIC) from 1976–77 to 1988–89, and as an [[NCAA Division II independent schools|NCAA D-II Independent]] from 1989–90 to 1990–91.}} |
||
| [[Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association|Mid-America (MIAA)]] |
| [[Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association|Mid-America (MIAA)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D2|Currently an [[NCAA Division II]] athletic conference.}}<br>(1991–present) |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| '''[[Fort Hays State University|Kansas State Teachers College of Hays]]'''{{efn|group=former|Currently known as Fort Hays State University since 1977.}} |
| '''[[Fort Hays State University|Kansas State Teachers College of Hays]]'''{{efn|group=former|Currently known as Fort Hays State University since 1977.}} |
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| 14,658 |
| 14,658 |
||
| [[Fort Hays State Tigers|Tigers]] |
| [[Fort Hays State Tigers|Tigers]] |
||
| 1902 |
|||
| 1902–03 |
|||
| 1923 |
|||
| 1922–23 |
|||
| various{{efn|group=former|Fort Hays State had |
| various{{efn|group=former|Fort Hays State had various subsequent conference affiliations: the [[Central Intercollegiate Conference]] (CIC) from 1923–24 to 1967–68, the [[Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference]]{{efn|group=former|name=D2}} (RMAC) from 1968–69 to 1971–72 (also from 1989–90 to 2005–06 in its second stint), the [[Great Plains Athletic Conference (1972–1976)|Great Plains Athletic Conference]] (GPAC) from 1972–73 to 1975–76, and the [[Central States Intercollegiate Conference]] (CSIC) from 1976–77 to 1988–89.}} |
||
| [[Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association|Mid-America (MIAA)]] |
| [[Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association|Mid-America (MIAA)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D2}}<br>(2006–present) |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| '''[[Pittsburg State University|Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg]]'''{{efn|group=former|Currently known as Pittsburg State University since 1977.}} |
| '''[[Pittsburg State University|Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg]]'''{{efn|group=former|Currently known as Pittsburg State University since 1977.}} |
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| 7,102 |
| 7,102 |
||
| [[Pittsburg State Gorillas|Gorillas]] |
| [[Pittsburg State Gorillas|Gorillas]] |
||
| 1902 |
|||
| 1902–03 |
|||
| 1923 |
|||
| 1922–23 |
|||
| various{{efn|group=former|Pittsburg State had |
| various{{efn|group=former|Pittsburg State had various subsequent conference affiliations: the [[Central Intercollegiate Conference]] (CIC) from 1923–24 to 1967–68, the [[Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference]] (RMAC) from 1968–69 to 1971–72, the [[Great Plains Athletic Conference (1972–1976)|Great Plains Athletic Conference]] (GPAC) from 1972–73 to 1975–76, and the [[Central States Intercollegiate Conference]] (CSIC) from 1976–77 to 1988–89.}} |
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| [[Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association|Mid-America (MIAA)]] |
| [[Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association|Mid-America (MIAA)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D2}}<br>(1989–present) |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| '''[[Kansas State University|Kansas State Agricultural College]]'''{{efn|group=former|Currently known as Kansas State University since 1959.}} |
| '''[[Kansas State University|Kansas State Agricultural College]]'''{{efn|group=former|Currently known as Kansas State University since 1959.}} |
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| 20,229 |
| 20,229 |
||
| [[Kansas State Wildcats|Wildcats]] |
| [[Kansas State Wildcats|Wildcats]] |
||
| 1902 |
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| 1902–03 |
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| 1913 |
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| 1912–13 |
|||
| various{{efn|group=former|Kansas State had |
| various{{efn|group=former|Kansas State had various subsequent conference affiliations: the [[Missouri Valley Conference]]{{efn|group=former|name=D1}} (MVC) from 1913–14 to 1927–28, and the [[Big Eight Conference]]{{efn|group=former|name=D2}} from 1928–29 to 1995–96.}} |
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| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] |
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]{{efn|group=former|name=D1}}<br>(1996–present) |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| {{sort|Saint Benedicts|'''[[Benedictine College|St. Benedict's College]]'''}}{{efn|group=former|Currently known as Benedictine College since 1971.}} |
| {{sort|Saint Benedicts|'''[[Benedictine College|St. Benedict's College]]'''}}{{efn|group=former|Currently known as Benedictine College since 1971.}} |
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| 2,189 |
| 2,189 |
||
| [[Benedictine Ravens|Ravens]] |
| [[Benedictine Ravens|Ravens]] |
||
| 1902 |
|||
| 1902–03 |
|||
| |
| 1928{{efn|group=former|Benedictine left the KCAC in December 1928 (during the 1928–29 school year).}} |
||
| various{{efn|group=former|Benedictine had |
| various{{efn|group=former|Benedictine had various subsequent conference affiliations: as an Independent from January 1929 (during the 1928–29 school year) to 1936–37, the [[Central Intercollegiate Conference]] (CIC) from 1937–38 to 1961–62, and as an [[NAIA independent schools|NAIA Independent]] from 1962–63 to 1990–91.}} |
||
| [[Heart of America Athletic Conference|Heart of America (HAAC)]]<br>( |
| [[Heart of America Athletic Conference|Heart of America (HAAC)]]<br>(1991–present) |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| {{sort|Saint Johns|'''[[St. John's College (Kansas)|St. John's College]]'''}} |
| {{sort|Saint Johns|'''[[St. John's College (Kansas)|St. John's College]]'''}} |
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| N/A |
| N/A |
||
| [[St. John's Eagles|Eagles]] |
| [[St. John's Eagles|Eagles]] |
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| 1902 |
|||
| 1902–03 |
|||
| 1923 |
|||
| 1922–23 |
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| Independent<br>( |
| Independent<br>(1923–86) |
||
| Closed in 1986 |
| Closed in 1986 |
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|- |
|- |
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| [[Dodge City, Kansas]] |
| [[Dodge City, Kansas]] |
||
| 1913 |
| 1913 |
||
| Catholic<br>{{small|([[Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodge City|Diocese of |
| Catholic<br>{{small|([[Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodge City|Diocese of<br>Dodge City]])}} |
||
| N/A |
| N/A |
||
| [[St. Mary of the Plains Cavaliers|Cavaliers]] &<br>[[St. Mary of the Plains Saints|Saints]] |
| [[St. Mary of the Plains Cavaliers|Cavaliers]] &<br>[[St. Mary of the Plains Saints|Saints]] |
||
| 1968 |
|||
| 1968–69 |
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| 1992 |
|||
| 1991–92 |
|||
| colspan="2" | Closed in 1992 |
| colspan="2" | Closed in 1992 |
||
|- |
|- |
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| N/A |
| N/A |
||
| [[St. Mary's Knights|Knights]] |
| [[St. Mary's Knights|Knights]] |
||
| 1902 |
|||
| 1902–03 |
|||
| 1931 |
|||
| 1930–31 |
|||
| colspan="2" | N/A{{efn|group=former|St. Mary's (Ks.) dropped its athletics program after the 1930–31 school year.}} |
| colspan="2" | N/A{{efn|group=former|St. Mary's (Ks.) dropped its athletics program after the 1930–31 school year.}} |
||
|- |
|- |
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| 7,971 |
| 7,971 |
||
| [[Washburn Ichabods|Ichabods]] |
| [[Washburn Ichabods|Ichabods]] |
||
| 1902 |
|||
| 1902–03 |
|||
| 1923 |
|||
| 1922–23 |
|||
| various{{efn|group=former|Washburn had |
| various{{efn|group=former|Washburn had various subsequent conference affiliations: the [[Central Intercollegiate Conference]] (CIC) from 1923–24 to 1932–33 (also from 1940–41 to 1967–68 on its second stint), as an Independent from 1933–34 to 1939–40, the [[Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference]]{{efn|group=former|name=D2}} (RMAC) from 1968–69 to 1971–72, the [[Great Plains Athletic Conference (1972–1976)|Great Plains Athletic Conference]] (GPAC) from 1972–73 to 1975–76, and the [[Central States Intercollegiate Conference]] (CSIC) from 1976–77 to 1988–89.}} |
||
| [[Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association|Mid-America (MIAA)]] |
| [[Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association|Mid-America (MIAA)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D2}}<br>(1989–present) |
||
|} |
|} |
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! Enrollment |
! Enrollment |
||
! Nickname |
! Nickname |
||
! Joined{{efn|group=fass|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}} |
|||
! Joined |
|||
! Left{{efn|group=fass|Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.}} |
|||
! Left |
|||
! KCAC<br>sport |
! KCAC<br>sport |
||
! Primary<br>conference |
! Primary<br>conference |
||
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| 1,291 |
| 1,291 |
||
| [[Johnson & Wales–Denver Wildcats|Wildcats]] |
| [[Johnson & Wales–Denver Wildcats|Wildcats]] |
||
| 2015 |
|||
| 2015–16 |
|||
| 2018 |
|||
| 2017–18 |
|||
| women's lacrosse |
| women's lacrosse |
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| N/A{{efn|group=fass|Johnson & Wales–Denver discontinued its athletic program once the school announced that it would close after the 2019–20 school year.}} |
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*[[List of Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference people]] |
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Formerly | Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Association Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Kansas College Athletic Conference |
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Association | NAIA |
Founded | 1890 |
Commissioner | Scott Crawford (since 2007) |
Sports fielded |
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No. of teams | 14 |
Headquarters | Wichita, Kansas |
Official website | www |
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The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The KCAC is the oldest conference in the NAIA and the second-oldest in the United States, tracing its history to 1890.
History
[edit]On February 15, 1890, the Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Association was formed; it was the first successful attempt to organize Kansas colleges for the purposes of promoting and regulating amateur intercollegiate athletics. In addition to the private universities and colleges, the conference also included Kansas State Agriculture College (now Kansas State University), the University of Kansas, and Washburn University. In November of that year, the first college football game in Kansas was played between the Kansas Jayhawks and Baker University.[1]
About 1902 the association allied with the Kansas College Athletic Conference, the first group to adopt a definite set of rules and regulations. By the 1920s the conference had changed its name to Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference and had grown to include 17 regular members and 2 allied members (no longer including the University of Kansas or Kansas State). In 1923 seven colleges withdrew to form the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
On December 1, 1928, the Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference was formally disbanded and replaced by a new Kansas College Athletic Conference which included six members and formed the present legal entity. It was commonly referred to as the "Little Six", in contrast to the Big Six Conference that eventually became the current Big 12. By 1968 the conference grew to include 12 members. It was organized into Northern and Southern divisions until 1970 when three colleges withdrew to join Missouri-based conferences. In the mid-1970s the name was changed to its current form.[2]
1905 night game
[edit]In the 1905 season, the Coleman Company set up temporary gas-powered lighting for a night game against Cooper College (now called the Sterling Warriors). It was the first night football game played west of the Mississippi River.[3] Fairmount (now Wichita State University) won the game 24–0.[4]
1905 "experimental" game
[edit]On December 25, 1905, Fairmount played a game against the Washburn Ichabods using a set of experimental rules. The game was officiated by then Washburn head coach John H. Outland.
The experiment was considered a failure. Outland commented, "It seems to me that the distance required in three downs would almost eliminate touchdowns, except through fakes or flukes."[5] The Los Angeles Times reported that there was much kicking and that the game was considered much safer than regular play, but that the new rule was not "conducive to the sport."[6]
In his history of the sport of football, David M. Nelson concluded that "the first forward passes were thrown at the end of the 1905 season in a game between Fairmount and Washburn colleges in Kansas."[7] According to Nelson, Washburn completed three passes, and Fairmount completed two.
Chronological timeline
[edit]- 1902 – The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) was founded as the Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC). Charter members included Baker University, Bethany College, Bethel College, the College of Emporia (CoE), Cooper Memorial College (now Sterling College), Fairmount College (now Wichita State University), Friends University, Kansas Wesleyan University, Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia (now Emporia State University), Kansas State Teachers College of Hays (now Fort Hays State University), Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg (now Pittsburg State University), Kansas State Agricultural College (now Kansas State University), McPherson College, Ottawa University, St. Benedict's College (now Benedictine College), St. Mary's College (now Saint Mary's Academy and College), Southwest Kansas Conference College (now Southwestern College), Washburn College (now Washburn University) as full members, and St. John's College and Kansas City University as allied members, effective beginning the 1902–03 academic year.
- 1913 – Kansas State left the KIAC to join the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA), effective after the 1912–13 academic year.
- 1923 – Nine institutions left the KIAC to join their respective new home primary conferences: The College of Emporia, Emporia State, Fort Hays State, Pittsburg State, Southwestern (Ks.), Washburn and Wichita State to form the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIC), and Kansas City U. and St. John's (Ks.) as Independents, effective after the 1922–23 academic year.
- 1928 – Bethel (Ks.), Friends, Sterling and St. Benedict's (Ks.) left the KIAC to become Independents, effective in December 1928 (during the 1928–29 academic year).
- 1928 – The KIAC was rebranded as the Kansas College Athletic Conference (KCAC), effective in December 1928 (during the 1928–29 academic year).
- 1931 – St. Mary's (Ks.) left the KCAC as the school closed, effective after the 1930–31 academic year.
- 1933 – The College of Emporia rejoined the KCAC, effective in the 1933–34 academic year.
- 1939 – Bethel (Ks.) rejoined the KCAC, effective in the 1939–40 academic year.
- 1953 – Friends rejoined the KCAC, effective in the 1953–54 academic year.
- 1958 – Southwestern (Ks.) and Sterling rejoined the KCAC, effective in the 1958–59 academic year.
- 1968 – St. Mary of the Plains College and Tabor College joined the KCAC, effective in the 1968–69 academic year.
- 1970 – The KCAC has been rebranded as the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC), effective in the 1970–71 academic year.
- 1971 – Baker, the College of Emporia and Ottawa left the KCAC to form part of the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC), effective after the 1970–71 academic year.
- 1982 – Ottawa rejoined the KCAC, effective in the 1982–83 academic year.
- 1992 – St. Mary's of the Plains left the KCAC as the school closed, effective after the 1991–92 academic year.
- 1999 – The Saint Mary College of Leavenworth (now the University of Saint Mary) joined the KCAC, effective in the 1999–2000 academic year.
- 2015 – Oklahoma Wesleyan University joined the KCAC, effective in the 2015–16 academic year.
- 2015 – Six institutions joined the KCAC as associate members: St. Gregory's University for men's lacrosse, Midland University and Johnson & Wales University–Colorado for women's lacrosse, and Clarke University and Missouri Valley College for men's and women's lacrosse (with Benedictine re-joining back for both sports), all effective in the 2016 spring season (2015–16 academic year).
- 2016 – St. Gregory's left the KCAC as an associate member for men's lacrosse after the school suspended it, effective during the 2016 spring season (2015–16 academic year).
- 2016 – York College joined the KCAC, effective in the 2015–16 academic year.
- 2016 – St. Ambrose University joined the KCAC as an associate member for men's lacrosse, effective in the 2017 spring season (2016–17 academic year).
- 2017 – Five institutions joined the KCAC as associate members: Columbia College of Missouri for men's lacrosse, St. Ambrose adding women's lacrosse to its KCAC associate membership, and Hastings College, the University of Jamestown and Missouri Baptist University for women's wrestling, all effective in the 2017–18 academic year.
- 2018 – Johnson & Wales–Colorado left the KCAC as an associate member for women's lacrosse, effective after the 2018 spring season (2017–18 academic year).
- 2018 – Avila University joined the KCAC, effective in the 2015–16 academic year.
- 2019 – Six institutions joined the KCAC as associate members: Culver–Stockton College for women's lacrosse, Lincoln College, Morningside College (now Morningside University) and William Penn University for men's and women's swimming (with Missouri Baptist adding these sports), and Midland adding men's lacrosse and men's & women's swimming to its KCAC associate membership, all effective in the 2019–20 academic year.
- 2020 – Missouri Baptist left the KCAC as an associate member for women's wrestling, effective after the 2019–20 academic year.
- 2020 – Four institutions joined the KCAC as associate members: Bethel Indiana University for men's and women's swimming (with Morningside adding these sports), Cottey College for women's flag football, and Midland adding women's wrestling and women's flag football to its KCAC associate membership, all effective in the 2020–21 academic year.
- 2021 – Lincoln (Ill.) left the KCAC as an associate member for men's and women's swimming, effective after the 2020–21 academic year.
- 2022 – The College of Saint Mary (Neb.) joined the KCAC as an associate member in women's swimming & diving effective in the 2022–23 academic year.
- 2023 – Evangel University joined the KCAC, effective beginning the 2023–24 academic year.
Member schools
[edit]Current members
[edit]The KCAC currently has fourteen full members, all are private schools:
- Notes
- ^ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
- ^ Bethel (Ks.) left the KCAC in December 1928 (during the 1928–29 school year) before rejoining effective the 1939–40 school year.
- ^ Friends left the KCAC in December 1928 (during the 1928–29 school year) before rejoining effective the 1953–54 school year.
- ^ Ottawa left the KCAC after the 1970–71 school year before rejoining effective the 1982–83 school year.
- ^ Southwestern (Ks.) left the KCAC after the 1922–23 school year before rejoining effective the 1958–59 school year.
- ^ Sterling left the KCAC in December 1928 (during the 1928–29 school year) before rejoining effective the 1958–59 school year.
Associate members
[edit]The KCAC currently has 15 associate members, all are private schools:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined[a] | KCAC sport |
Primary conference |
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Benedictine College | Atchison, Kansas | 1858 | Catholic (Benedictines) |
2,189 | Ravens | 2015m.lax. 2015w.lax. |
men's lacrosse women's lacrosse |
Heart of America (HAAC) |
Bethel University | Mishawaka, Indiana | 1947 | Missionary | 1,964 | Pilots | 2020m.sw. 2020w.sw. |
men's swimming women's swimming |
Crossroads |
Clarke University | Dubuque, Iowa | 1843 | Catholic (B.V.M.) |
1,075 | Pride | 2015m.lax. 2015w.lax. |
men's lacrosse women's lacrosse |
Heart of America (HAAC) |
Columbia College of Missouri | Columbia, Missouri | 1851 | Nonsectarian | 4,000 | Cougars | 2017m.lax. 2021w.lax. |
men's lacrosse eSports |
American Midwest |
Cottey College | Nevada, Missouri | 1884 | Nonsectarian | 300 | Comets | 2020 | women's flag football | American Midwest |
Culver–Stockton College | Canton, Missouri | 1853 | Disciples of Christ | 1,066 | Wildcats | 2019 | women's lacrosse | Heart of America (HAAC) |
Hastings College | Hastings, Nebraska | 1882 | Presbyterian (PCUSA) |
1,150 | Broncos | 2017 | women's wrestling | Great Plains (GPAC) |
University of Jamestown | Jamestown, North Dakota | 1883 | Presbyterian (PCUSA) |
1,000 | Jimmies | 2017w.wr. 2021w.sw. |
women's wrestling women's swimming |
Great Plains (GPAC) |
Midland University | Fremont, Nebraska | 1883 | Lutheran ELCA | 1,394 | Warriors | 2019m.lax. 2015w.lax. 2020w.wr. 2019m.sw. 2019w.sw. 2020w.f.fb. |
men's lacrosse women's lacrosse women's wrestling men's swimming women's swimming women's flag football |
Great Plains (GPAC) |
Missouri Baptist University[b] | Creve Coeur, Missouri | 1957 | Southern Baptist | 5,309 | Spartans | 2019m.lax. 2019w.lax. |
men's lacrosse women's lacrosse |
American Midwest |
Missouri Valley College | Marshall, Missouri | 1889 | Presbyterian (PCUSA) |
1,728 | Vikings | 2015m.lax. 2015w.lax. |
men's lacrosse women's lacrosse |
Heart of America (HAAC) |
Morningside University | Sioux City, Iowa | 1894 | United Methodist | 2,824 | Mustangs | 2019m.lax. 2019w.lax. 2020m.sw. 2020w.sw. |
men's lacrosse women's lacrosse men's swimming women's swimming |
Great Plains (GPAC) |
St. Ambrose University | Davenport, Iowa | 1882 | Catholic (Diocese of Davenport) |
3,607 | Fighting Bees | 2016m.lax. 2017w.lax. |
men's lacrosse women's lacrosse |
Chicagoland (CCAC) |
College of Saint Mary | Omaha, Nebraska | 1923 | Catholic (R.S.M.) |
1,070 | Flames | 2022 | women's swimming & diving | Great Plains (GPAC) |
William Penn University | Oskaloosa, Iowa | 1873 | Quakers | 1,550 | Statesmen | 2019m.lax. 2019w.lax. |
men's lacrosse women's lacrosse |
Heart of America (HAAC) |
- Notes
Former members
[edit]The KCAC had 12 former full members, all but five were private schools:
- Notes
- ^ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
- ^ Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.
- ^ The College of Emporia previously withdrew from the KCAC from 1923–24 to 1932–33.
- ^ The College of Emporia had various subsequent conference affiliations: the Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) from 1923–24 to 1932–33 and the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) from 1971–72 to 1973–74.
- ^ Currently known as Wichita State University since 1964.
- ^ a b c d Currently an NCAA Division I athletic conference.
- ^ Wichita State had various subsequent conference affiliations: the Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) from 1923–24 to 1939–40, as an NAIA Independent from 1940–41 to 1944–45, and the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC)[f] from 1945–46 to 2016–17.
- ^ Currently known as Emporia State University since 1977.
- ^ Emporia State had various subsequent conference affiliations: the Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) from 1923–24 to 1967–68, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) from 1968–69 to 1971–72, the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) from 1972–73 to 1975–76, the Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) from 1976–77 to 1988–89, and as an NCAA D-II Independent from 1989–90 to 1990–91.
- ^ a b c d e f g Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.
- ^ Currently known as Fort Hays State University since 1977.
- ^ Fort Hays State had various subsequent conference affiliations: the Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) from 1923–24 to 1967–68, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference[j] (RMAC) from 1968–69 to 1971–72 (also from 1989–90 to 2005–06 in its second stint), the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) from 1972–73 to 1975–76, and the Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) from 1976–77 to 1988–89.
- ^ Currently known as Pittsburg State University since 1977.
- ^ Pittsburg State had various subsequent conference affiliations: the Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) from 1923–24 to 1967–68, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) from 1968–69 to 1971–72, the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) from 1972–73 to 1975–76, and the Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) from 1976–77 to 1988–89.
- ^ Currently known as Kansas State University since 1959.
- ^ Kansas State had various subsequent conference affiliations: the Missouri Valley Conference[f] (MVC) from 1913–14 to 1927–28, and the Big Eight Conference[j] from 1928–29 to 1995–96.
- ^ Currently known as Benedictine College since 1971.
- ^ Benedictine left the KCAC in December 1928 (during the 1928–29 school year).
- ^ Benedictine had various subsequent conference affiliations: as an Independent from January 1929 (during the 1928–29 school year) to 1936–37, the Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) from 1937–38 to 1961–62, and as an NAIA Independent from 1962–63 to 1990–91.
- ^ St. Mary's (Ks.) dropped its athletics program after the 1930–31 school year.
- ^ Washburn had various subsequent conference affiliations: the Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) from 1923–24 to 1932–33 (also from 1940–41 to 1967–68 on its second stint), as an Independent from 1933–34 to 1939–40, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference[j] (RMAC) from 1968–69 to 1971–72, the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) from 1972–73 to 1975–76, and the Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) from 1976–77 to 1988–89.
Former associate members
[edit]The KCAC had four former associate members, all were private schools:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined[a] | Left[b] | KCAC sport |
Primary conference |
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Johnson & Wales University–Colorado | Denver, Colorado | 1914 | Nonsectarian | 1,291 | Wildcats | 2015 | 2018 | women's lacrosse | N/A[c] |
Lincoln College | Lincoln, Illinois | 1865 | Nonsectarian | 800 | Lynx | 2019m.sw. 2019w.sw. |
2021m.sw. 2021w.sw. |
men's swimming women's swimming |
N/A[d] |
Missouri Baptist University[e] | Creve Coeur, Missouri | 1957 | Southern Baptist | 5,309 | Spartans | 2017 | 2020 | women's wrestling | American Midwest |
St. Gregory's University | Shawnee, Oklahoma | 1914 | Catholic (Benedictines) |
692 | Cavaliers | 2015 | 2016 | men's lacrosse | N/A[f] |
- Notes
- ^ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
- ^ Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.
- ^ Johnson & Wales–Denver discontinued its athletic program once the school announced that it would close after the 2019–20 school year.
- ^ Lincoln (Ill.) discontinued its athletic program once the school announced that it would close after the 2021–22 school year.
- ^ Missouri Baptist remains in the KCAC as an associate member for men's and women's lacrosse.
- ^ St. Gregory's (Okla.) discontinued its athletic program once the school announced that it would close after the 2017 fall season (2017–18 school year).
Membership timeline
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See also
[edit]- 2012 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football season
- List of college athletic programs in Kansas
- List of Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference people
- Timeline of college football in Kansas
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Harold (August 1940). "College Football in Kansas". Kansas Historical Quarterly. pp. 285–311. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
- ^ National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics "Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference"
- ^ "First Light (1900–1929)". Coleman Company. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Wichita State Yearly Results (1905)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
- ^ "Ten Yard Rule a Failure" (PDF). New York Times. December 26, 1905.
- ^ "New Football Rules Tested". Los Angeles Times. December 26, 1905.
- ^ Nelson, David M. (1994). The Anatomy of a Game: Football, the Rules, and the Men Who Made the Game. University of Delaware Press. ISBN 0-87413-455-2., p. 128