All-time members
3
1920-1969
Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
The Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) is a historical FBS football conference tracked from 1920-1969. 3 programs appear in the membership history, with 1 in the latest snapshot. 0 national title seasons and 0 Heisman-winning seasons come from member programs.
Current/final members
1
Final tracked snapshot
National title seasons
0
Won by member programs while in the league
Heisman winners
0
Heisman-winning seasons from member programs
Current teams
1
Final tracked membership snapshot
Latest champion
No champion available
No champion is available yet
Most conference titles
Unavailable
No official title leader is available yet
Newest members
1950
Central Michigan
Championship format
Standings
1969: Regular-season standings
Division status
No divisions
No divisions inferred; champion derived from conference standings.
Overview
Fast historical context for this conference.
The Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) is a historical FBS football conference tracked from 1920-1969. 3 programs appear in the membership history, with 1 in the latest snapshot. 0 national title seasons and 0 Heisman-winning seasons come from member programs.
Complete latest member list
Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference teams in the latest CFBTrack snapshot: Central Michigan.
Major eras
- 1920-1924: 1-1 members, regular-season title era
- 1928-1949: 1-1 members, regular-season title era
- 1950-1961: 3-3 members, regular-season title era
- 1962-1965: 2-2 members, regular-season title era
Current/final status
Historical league ending in 1969.
Latest champion: No champion available
Quick facts
- Founded / tracked from
- 1920
- Last tracked season
- 1969
- Standings seasons
- 0
- Title-game seasons
- 0
- Churn score
- 10
Members
All-time membership and tenure overview.
| Team | First season | Last season | Seasons | Status | Titles in conference | Heismans in conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois | 1920 | 1965 | 43 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Central Michigan | 1950 | 1969 | 20 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Eastern Michigan | 1950 | 1961 | 12 | Former | 0 | 0 |
Membership events feed
- 1970: Central Michigan departed
- 1966: Northern Illinois departed
- 1962: Eastern Michigan departed
- 1950: Northern Illinois departed
- 1950: Central Michigan joined
- 1950: Eastern Michigan joined
- 1950: Northern Illinois joined
- 1928: Northern Illinois joined
- 1925: Northern Illinois departed
- 1920: Northern Illinois joined
Standings
Season-aware conference standings, champion context, and tiebreak summary.
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1969 standings
UnavailableNo conference games have been completed for this season yet.
Member count
1
No divisions inferred; champion derived from conference standings.
Champion
Unavailable
No champion is available for this season in the current dataset.
How this season was decided
Standings are ordered from game results, but the dataset does not store the official conference tiebreak procedure for this season.
- Conference win percentage
- Conference wins
- Conference losses
- Alphabetical fallback
Official tiebreak path not available in dataset.
| Rank | Team | Conference | Win % | Overall | PF | PA | +/- | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Michigan | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Champions
Conference title history by season.
| Season | Champion | Co-champion | Qualifiers | Title game | Notes |
|---|
Champion leaders
- No official title leaders are available yet.
Era breakdown
- 1920-1924: 1-1 members, regular-season title era
- 1928-1949: 1-1 members, regular-season title era
- 1950-1961: 3-3 members, regular-season title era
- 1962-1965: 2-2 members, regular-season title era
- 1966-1969: 1-1 members, regular-season title era
Structure & Tiebreakers
Era groupings and confidence-based rules context.
1920-1924
Partial1920-1924: 1-1 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1925: Northern Illinois departed
- 1920: Northern Illinois joined
1928-1949
Partial1928-1949: 1-1 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1950: Northern Illinois departed
- 1950: Central Michigan joined
- 1950: Eastern Michigan joined
- 1950: Northern Illinois joined
1950-1961
Partial1950-1961: 3-3 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1962: Eastern Michigan departed
- 1950: Northern Illinois departed
- 1950: Central Michigan joined
- 1950: Eastern Michigan joined
1962-1965
Partial1962-1965: 2-2 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1966: Northern Illinois departed
- 1962: Eastern Michigan departed
1966-1969
Partial1966-1969: 1-1 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1970: Central Michigan departed
- 1966: Northern Illinois departed
Division history
Historical division assignments are not stored in the current dataset.
Selected season tiebreak summary
Standings are ordered from game results, but the dataset does not store the official conference tiebreak procedure for this season.
- Conference win percentage
- Conference wins
- Conference losses
- Alphabetical fallback
Official tiebreak path not available in dataset.
Realignment
Membership changes and before/after conference snapshots.
Join events
5
Derived from membership starts
Departure events
5
Derived after final membership season
Newest member
Central Michigan
Joined in 1950
Longest member
Northern Illinois
43 seasons
Shared members
Joined since start
- Central Michigan
Departed since start
- Northern Illinois
Realignment timeline
- 1970: Central Michigan departed Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference after the 1969 season.
- 1966: Northern Illinois departed Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference after the 1965 season.
- 1962: Eastern Michigan departed Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference after the 1961 season.
- 1950: Northern Illinois departed Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference after the 1949 season.
- 1950: Central Michigan joined Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for the 1950 season.
- 1950: Eastern Michigan joined Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for the 1950 season.
- 1950: Northern Illinois joined Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for the 1950 season.
- 1928: Northern Illinois joined Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for the 1928 season.
- 1925: Northern Illinois departed Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference after the 1924 season.
- 1920: Northern Illinois joined Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for the 1920 season.
Records
Conference-level leaderboards and contribution summaries.
Most conference titles
N/A
No title leader inferred yet.
Longest membership tenure
Northern Illinois
43 tracked seasons
Newest member
Central Michigan
First joined in 1950
Most reshaped metric
10
5 joins and 5 departures tracked.
Team contribution leaderboard
In-conference totals only count seasons when the program was a member. All-time totals count the full program history.
| Team | Conference titles | National title seasons (in conference) | National title seasons (all-time) | Heismans (in conference) | Heismans (all-time) | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Eastern Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
Data Sources
How CFBTrack treats membership, standings, champions, and future-season caveats.
Membership is tracked from curated CFBTrack conference tables. Standings and champions may be official, curated, or inferred depending on season. Future seasons are provisional until games are played and source records settle.
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