The Evergreen Conference (EvCo) was an intercollegiate athletic conference composed of member schools located in the states of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington and, for a time, the Canadian province of British Columbia.

The conference was formed on February 17, 1948 with seven charter members, all located in the state of Washington. Six of the member schools had been a part of the Washington Intercollegiate Conference (WINCO): Central Washington College of Education (now known as Central Washington University), Eastern Washington College of Education (now known as Eastern Washington University), Pacific Lutheran College (now known as Pacific Lutheran University), Saint Martin's College (now known as Saint Martin's University), Western Washington State College (now known as Western Washington University), and Whitworth College (now known as Whitworth University. The seventh member, the College of Puget Sound (now known as the University of Puget Sound), had been a member of the Northwest Conference.

Members InstitutionLocationFoundedNicknameJoinedPreviousconferenceLeft ConferencejoinedCurrentconferenceCentral Washington UniversityEllensburg, Washington1891Wildcats1948WINCO1984PNWACGreat NorthwestEastern Washington UniversityCheney, Washington1882Eagles1948WINCO1979IndependentBig SkyPacific Lutheran UniversityTacoma, Washington1890Lutes1948WINCO1965NorthwestNorthwestUniversity of Puget SoundTacoma, Washington1888Loggers1948Northwest1966IndependentNorthwestSaint Martin's UniversityLacey, Washington1895Saints19481982WINCOIndependent19511984IndependentPNWACGreat NorthwestWhitworth UniversitySpokane, Washington1890Pirates19481982WINCONorthwest19701984NorthwestPNWACNorthwestWestern Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington1893Vikings1948WINCO1984PNWACGreat NorthwestUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouver, British Columbia1908Thunderbirds1949Northwest1959IndependentIndependentEastern Oregon UniversityLa Grande, Oregon1929Mountaineers1970Oregon1982IndependentCascadeOregon Institute of TechnologyKlamath Falls, Oregon1947Owls1970Oregon1982IndependentCascadeSouthern Oregon UniversityAshland, Oregon1882Raiders1970Oregon1982IndependentCascadeWestern Oregon UniversityMonmouth, Oregon1856Wolves1970Oregon1982IndependentGreat NorthwestSeattle Pacific UniversitySeattle, Washington1891Falcons1978Independent1980IndependentGreat NorthwestLewis–Clark State CollegeLewiston, Idaho1893Warriors1982Independent1984PNWACFrontierSeattle UniversitySeattle, Washington1891Redhawks1982IndependentWCC1984PNWACWACSimon Fraser UniversityBurnaby, British Columbia1965Clan1982Independent1984PNWACGreat NorthwestWhitman CollegeWalla Walla, Washington1859Missionaries1982Northwest1984Northwest/PNWACNorthwest

Membership timeline

Football champions

1948 – Eastern Washington and Puget Sound 1949 – Eastern Washington and Puget Sound 1950 – Eastern Washington 1951 – Pacific Lutheran, Puget Sound, and Western Washington 1952 – Pacific Lutheran 1953 – Puget Sound and Whitworth 1954 – Whitworth 1955 – Whitworth 1956 – Puget Sound 1957 – Central Washington 1958 – Central Washington and Western Washington 1959 – Whitworth 1960 – Whitworth

1961 – Central Washington 1962 – Whitworth 1963 – Central Washington 1964 – Pacific Lutheran 1965 – Eastern Washington 1966 – Eastern Washington 1967 – Eastern Washington 1968 – Central Washington 1969 – Eastern Washington and Western Washington 1970 – Central Washington 1971 – Western Washington 1972 – Central Washington

1973 – Central Washington 1974 – Oregon Tech 1975 – Western Oregon 1976 – Western Oregon 1977 – Western Oregon 1978 – Western Oregon 1979 – Western Oregon 1980 – Eastern Oregon, Oregon Tech, and Western Oregon 1981 – Oregon Tech 1982 – Central Washington and Oregon Tech 1983 – Puget Sound 1984 – Central Washington

See also List of defunct college football conferences List of Evergreen Conference football standings

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