Evergreen Conference
The Evergreen Conference, known as the Tri-Normal League from 1920 to 1938 and the Washington Intercollegiate Conference from 1938 to 1947, 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 league existed from 1938 to 1984. Most of the conference's members subsequently joined the Columbia Football Association.
Members
- The following is an incomplete list of the membership of the Evergreen Conference.
Institution | Location | Founded | Nickname | Joined | Previous conference | Left | Conference joined | Current conference |
Central Washington University | Ellensburg, Washington | 1891 | Wildcats | 1920 | Independents | 1984 | PNWAC | Great Northwest |
Eastern Washington University | Cheney, Washington | 1882 | Eagles | 1920 | Independents | 1979 | Independents | Big Sky |
Spokane University | Spokane, Washington | 1913 | 1920 | Independents | 1933 | school closed | closed 1933 | |
Western Washington University | Bellingham, Washington | 1893 | Vikings | 1920 | Independents | 1984 | PNWAC | Great Northwest |
Pacific Lutheran University | Tacoma, Washington | 1890 | Lutes | 1938 | Independents | 1965 | Northwest | Northwest |
Saint Martin's University | Lacey, Washington | 1895 | Saints | 1939 1982 | Independents Independents | 1951 1984 | Independents PNWAC | Great Northwest |
Seattle University | Seattle, Washington | 1891 | Redhawks | 1945 1982 | Independents WCC | 1947 1984 | Independents PNWAC | WAC |
Whitworth University | Spokane, Washington | 1890 | Pirates | 1945 1982 | Independents Northwest | 1970 1984 | Northwest PNWAC | Northwest |
University of Puget Sound | Tacoma, Washington | 1888 | Loggers | 1948 | Northwest | 1966 | Independents | Northwest |
University of British Columbia | Vancouver, British Columbia | 1908 | Thunderbirds | 1949 | Northwest | 1959 | Independents | Independents |
Eastern Oregon University | La Grande, Oregon | 1929 | Mountaineers | 1970 | Oregon | 1982 | Independents | Cascade |
Oregon Institute of Technology | Klamath Falls, Oregon | 1947 | Owls | 1970 | Oregon | 1982 | Independents | Cascade |
Southern Oregon University | Ashland, Oregon | 1882 | Raiders | 1970 | Oregon | 1982 | Independents | Cascade |
Western Oregon University | Monmouth, Oregon | 1856 | Wolves | 1970 | Oregon | 1982 | Independents | Great Northwest |
Seattle Pacific University | Seattle, Washington | 1891 | Falcons | 1978 | Independents | 1980 | Independents | Great Northwest |
Lewis–Clark State College | Lewiston, Idaho | 1893 | Warriors | 1982 | Independents | 1984 | PNWAC | Frontier |
Simon Fraser University | Burnaby, British Columbia | 1965 | Clan | 1982 | Independents | 1984 | PNWAC | Great Northwest |
Whitman College | Walla Walla, Washington | 1859 | Missionaries | 1982 | Northwest | 1984 | Northwest/ PNWAC | Northwest |
Football champions
Tri-Normal League (1920–1937)
- 1920 – Spokane
- 1921 – Normal–Cheney
- 1922 – Unknown
- 1923 – Normal–Cheney and Normal–Bellingham
- 1924 – Normal–Bellingham
- 1925 – Normal–Cheney
- 1926 – Normal–Ellensburg
- 1927 – Normal–Ellensburg
- 1928 – Normal–Ellensburg
- 1929 – Normal–Ellensburg
- 1930 – Unknown
- 1931 – Unknown
- 1932 – Unknown
- 1933 – Normal–Ellensburg
- 1934 – Normal–Cheney
- 1935 – Normal–Cheney
- 1936 – Normal–Cheney
- 1937 – Normal–Cheney
Washington Intercollegiate Conference (1938–1947)
- 1938 – Western Washington
- 1939 – Eastern Washington & Pacific Lutheran
- 1940 – Pacific Lutheran
- 1941 – Pacific Lutheran
- 1942 – Central Washington
- 1943 – No champion
- 1944 – No champion
- 1945 – No champion
- 1946 – Central Washington
- 1947 – Eastern Washington & Pacific Lutheran
Evergreen Conference (1948–1984)
- 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