The Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) was an American intercollegiate athletic conference that operated from 1928 to 1968. It was less often referred to as the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIAC), particularly towards the beginning of its existence. Formed in late 1927, the conference initially had seven members, all located in the state of Kansas, and began play in early 1928.Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference , College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved November 1, 2015. Many of the league's members went on to form the Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) in 1976.
Member schools Final members Institution Location Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Subsequentconference Currentconference Kansas State Teachers College Emporia, Kansas Public 5,887 Hornets 1927 1968 various Mid-America (MIAA)(1991–present) Kansas State Teachers College in Hays Hays, Kansas 14,658 Tigers 1927 1968 various Mid-America (MIAA)(2006–present) Kansas State Teachers College in Pittsburg Pittsburg, Kansas 7,102 Gorillas 1927 1968 various Mid-America (MIAA)(1989–present) University of Omaha Omaha, Nebraska 15,431 Indians 1959 1968 various Summit(2012–present) Washburn University Topeka, Kansas 7,971 Ichabods 1927,1940 1933,1968 various Mid-America (MIAA)(1989–present)
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Former members Institution Location Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Subsequentconference Currentconference College of Emporia Emporia, Kansas Presbyterian N/A Fighting Presbies 1927 1940 various Closed in 1974 Rockhurst College Kansas City, Missouri Catholic 2,746 Hawks 1948 1951 various Great Lakes Valley (GLVC)(2005–present) St. Benedict's College Atchison, Kansas Catholic 2,189 Ravens 1937 1963 NAIA Independent(1963–91) Heart of America (HAAC)(1991–present) Southwestern College Winfield, Kansas United Methodist 1,650 Moundbuilders 1927 1958 Kansas (KCAC)(1958–present) Municipal University of Wichita Wichita, Kansas Public 15,778 Shockers 1927 1940 various The American(2017–present)
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Membership timeline
Football champions
1928 – College of Emporia 1929 – 1930 – 1931 – and 1932 – Wichita 1933 – Wichita 1934 – 1935 – and 1936 – 1937 – Wichita 1938 – Wichita 1939 – Wichita 1940 – 1941 –
1942 – 1943 – No champion 1944 – No champion 1945 – No champion 1946 – Southwestern (KS) 1947 – 1948 – 1949 – Pittsburg State and Washburn 1950 – 1951 – and 1952 – 1953 – and 1954 – and 1955 –
1956 – 1957 – Pittsburg State 1958 – 1959 – 1960 – 1961 – Pittsburg State 1962 – 1963 – 1964 – 1965 – 1966 – and 1967 – 1968 –
See also List of defunct college football conferences
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