The Association of Mid-Continent Universities football was a part of the college athletic conference which operated in the midwestern United States. It participated in NCAA Division II until moving to NCAA Division I-AA in 1981.

History

The founding members of the Mid-Continent Athletic Association football were Akron, Eastern Illinois, Northern Iowa, Northern Michigan, Western Illinois, and Youngstown State. After the 1979 season Akron and Youngstown State left. After the 1980 season Northern Michigan left, then starting with the 1981 season Southwest Missouri State joined the conference. In 1982 the Association of Mid-Continent Universities started sponsoring football.

Year-by-year standings

Champions

Football was sponsored by the conference from 1978–84. Members of the conference went on to form the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

Year	Champion	Record
1978	Youngstown State	5–0–0
1979	Youngstown State	5–0–0
1980	Eastern Illinois	4–0–0
1981	Eastern Illinois Northern Iowa Western Illinois	2–1–0
1982	Eastern Illinois Northern Iowa	2–0–1
1983	Eastern Illinois	3–0–0
1984	Eastern Illinois Northern Iowa	2–1–0

Conference titles by school

School	Championships	Championship Years
Eastern Illinois	5	1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
Northern Iowa Northern Iowa Panthers football The first year of Northern Iowa Panthers football was in 1895. They have fielded a football team every year since then with the exceptions of 1906-1907 and 1943-1944...	3	1981, 1982, 1984
Youngstown State Youngstown State Penguins football The Youngstown State Penguins football team represents Youngstown State University in college football. Youngstown State currently plays as a member of the NCAA at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision and are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference...	2	1978, 1979
Western Illinois	1	1981

Conference facilities

School	Football Stadium	Capacity
Akron	Rubber Bowl Rubber Bowl The Rubber Bowl is a stadium in Akron, Ohio primarily used for American football. From 1940 to 2008, it served as the home field of the University of Akron's Zips football team...	31,000
Eastern Illinois	Lincoln Field O'Brien Field O'Brien Field is a baseball field located in downtown Peoria, Illinois. It is the home of the Peoria Chiefs, the Class A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs; the Chiefs previously played at Meinen Field. The college baseball team of Bradley University also uses the field. The first game scheduled for...
Missouri State	SMS Stadium	16,300
Northern Iowa	UNI-Dome UNI-Dome UNI-Dome is a multi-purpose stadium, on the campus of the University of Northern Iowa, in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States. It opened in 1976, as the home of the UNI Panthers basketball and football teams. The facility's capacity, for football, is 16,324...	17,000
Northern Michigan
Western Illinois	Hanson Field Hanson Field Hanson Field is a 17,168-seat multi-purpose stadium in Macomb, Illinois, USA. It opened in 1950 and is home to the Western Illinois University Leathernecks football team. The Leathernecks have a record of 205-37-7 since 1950. From 1996 through 2004, Hansen Field was the training camp home of the...	16,368
Youngstown State

External links

• The Summit League website
• http://www.library.uni.edu/gateway/indexuni/full_record.php?id=58920