Border Conference
The Border Conference, officially known as the Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association, was an NCAA-affiliated college athletic conference founded in 1931 that disbanded following the 1961–62 school year. Centered in the southwestern United States, the conference included nine member institutions located in the states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.
History
Chronological timeline
- 1931 – The Border Conference was founded. Charter members included the University of Arizona, Arizona University|Arizona State Teachers College at Flagstaff], Arizona State Teachers College at Tempe, the University of New Mexico and New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts, beginning the 1931–32 academic year.
- 1932 – Texas Technological College joined the Border in the 1932–33 academic year.
- 1935 – The University of [Texas at El Paso|College of Mines and Metallurgy of the University of Texas] joined the Border in the 1935–36 academic year.
- 1941 – Hardin–Simmons University and West Texas State Teachers College joined the Border in the 1941–42 academic year.
- 1952 – New Mexico left the Border to join the Skyline Conference (a.k.a. the Mountain States Conference) after the 1951–52 academic year.
- 1953 – Northern Arizona left the Border to join the New Mexico Conference after the 1952–53 academic year.
- 1957 – Texas Tech left the Border to join the Southwest Conference after the 1956–57 academic year.
- 1957 - Border Conference considers expanding into California with Fresno State, University of the Pacific, San Diego State University, and San Jose State University considered.
- 1959 - Border Conference considers expanding by adding Abilene Christian University and Trinity University.
- 1960 - Border Conference considers expanding again by adding Abilene Christian University, University of New Mexico, University of North Texas, Trinity University, University of Tulsa, and Wichita State University.
- 1962 – The Border ceased operations as an athletic conference after the 1962–63 academic year; as many schools left to find new conference homes, beginning the 1963–64 academic year: Arizona and Arizona State to the Western Athletic Conference ; while Hardin–Simmons, New Mexico State, UTEP and West Texas A&M began to compete as Independents.
Member schools
Final members
;Notes:Previous members
;Notes:Membership timeline
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