Hoosier–Buckeye Conference

The Hoosier-Buckeye Conference, also known as the Hoosier-Buckeye Collegiate Conference and prior to 1971 as the Hoosier Conference or Hoosier College Conference, was an intercollegiate athletics conference that existed from 1947 to 1985.[1] As the name suggests, its member schools were located in the states of Indiana and Ohio.[2] Many of its members are now in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference.

Member schools

Final members

The HBCC had seven final full members, all were private schools:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left
Anderson University Anderson, Indiana 1917 Church of God 2,565 Ravens 1947–48 1985–86
Bluffton University Bluffton, Ohio 1899 Mennonite 1,094 Beavers 1971–72 1985–86
Defiance College Defiance, Ohio 1850 United Church of Christ 1,000 Yellow Jackets 1971–72 1985–86
University of Findlay Findlay, Ohio 1882 Churches of God 4,870 Oilers 1971–72 1985–86
Hanover College Hanover, Indiana 1827 Presbyterian 1,068 Panthers 1947–48 1985–86
Manchester University North Manchester, Indiana 1860 Church of the Brethren 1,250 Spartans 1947–48 1985–86
Wilmington College Wilmington, Ohio 1870 Quakers 990 Quakers 1971–72 1985–86

Former members

The HBCC had six former full members, all were private schools:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left
Canterbury College Danville, Indiana 1876 Episcopal N/A Knights 1947–48 1950–51
Earlham College Richmond, Indiana 1847 Quaker 1,194 Quakers 1947–48;
1967–68		 1957–58;
1983–84
Franklin College Franklin, Indiana 1834 Baptist 1,047 Grizzlies 1947–48 1968–69
University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana 1902 United Methodist 4,168 Greyhounds 1947–48 1969–70
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, Indiana 1874 Nonsectarian 1,970 Fightin' Engineers 1947–48 1949–50
Taylor University Upland, Indiana 1846 Interdenominational 1,887 Trojans 1949–50 1982–83

Membership timeline
Wilmington College (Ohio)University of FindlayDefiance CollegeBluffton UniversityTaylor UniversityRose–Hulman Institute of TechnologyManchester University (Indiana)University of IndianapolisHanover CollegeFranklin College (Indiana)Earlham CollegeCanterbury College (Indiana)Anderson University (Indiana)

 Full member (all sports) 

Football champions

Hoosier Conference

Hoosier-Buckeye Conference

See also

References
  1. "New Name". Rushville Republican. Rushville, Indiana. Associated Press. December 16, 1970. p. 3. Retrieved November 12, 2019 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. Hoosier-Buckeye Conference Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved October 22 2015.
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